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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
A MODERN WONDER.
Sunstroke Caused by Agencies Produced
by an Electric Battery.

by an Electric Battery.
A highly interesting and suggestive
account of what may be called sunstroke
by electricity was recently printed. At
the Creuzot foundry in France AN cleo
trio furnace is used, in which the light
equals that of 100, 900 candles, and the
heat is such that steel melts like butter
in a few seconds. Now people stand
ing about at distance of few yards
feel no heat, thermometer five yards
away does not indicate much increase
of temperature. Yet subtle influence
is at work, and Il spectator who re-
mains for an hour or two is said to ex-
pcrience "a burning sensation, with
more or less pain in the neck, face and
forehead, the skin at the same time as
Stunning coppery red tint. Later
symptoms are headache and sleepless-
ness. Afterwards the skin of the face
gradually peals off in broad flakes,
while the complexion is left of fine
brick color The symptoms are those
of continued exposure to hot, bright
sunlight. In extreme cases they are
those of sunstroke, though the only
apparent agent has been intense light.
As to this it must be remembered
that the quality of radiant heat
is to pass through the air with
out appreciably rising its temperature.
When it meets a calorific body that
body is heated, as illustrated in a room
warmed by a glowing fire. The air may
not be warmer than fifty degrees. while
the furniture is warm to the touch, yet
no sense of chilliness is experienced,
because the body and its clothes have
the property of absorbing the heat
thrown out from the fire. In the same
way the intense heat of the electric
focus may exert its influence at dis
tance. The value of the observation,
if it is correctly reported, lies in its sug-
gestion as to the way in which sun
stroke of the indicated type is produced.
1t suggests, for instance, that the whole
matter may be II question of the rapid
ity of the vibrations originated by the
| luminous body whether those that are
known under the name of light, or those
| slower ones that are described by tho
word heat. Molecular changes in the
system due to heat, or light. or both,
produce in some way not yet definitely
explained the affection known as sun
stroke. Whatever throws light on the
conditions or nature of the changes
helps to clear up very obscure and
pulling subject, specially related to
the functions of the nervous system,
and bearing at the same time on the
mechanics of ETHEREAL vibrations. Heat.
light and chemical effect are all con-
nected, and very possibly all involved
in this particular problem. 1t offers
magnificent possibilities for students
who have courage and patience to at
tack it.-Hartt0rG CO1trdnt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
WORK FOR WOMEN.
How Two Enterprislng and Industrious
Ladies Make Living.

How Two Enterprislng and Industrious
Ladies Make IA Living.
Here is the way one woman turns the
honest penny: She is a seamstress by
trade and a good one, but after all her
faithful industry is barely able to exc
out scanty living with her needle.
Constant and weary toll makes mad
anne none the less lady, however, and
one of the first requirements of her life
is to occupy pleasant apartments. Rent
per month is say five dollars. With a
hundred and one drains on a small
treasury this is a considerable sum to
compass, and the cleverness with which
she manages to secure the amount
would put to shame many an older
financier. In the first instance one dol
lar was invested at the bakers, which
as every one knows will buy two dozen
fat loaves.
She next secured twenty-four regular
customers to pay five cents apiece as she
delivered the bread early every morn
ing, carrying it warm and crisp from
the oven. This, as will be seen, gives
her twenty cents clear profit day.
Being carefully deposited in savings
bank on the mantle shelf, behold when
the landlord knocks the required sum
is all ready for payment The early
walk in no way interferes with her reg
ular duties, but on the contrary serves
as a good constitutional, healthful
preparation for the sedentary employ
ment of the rest of the day. Hearing
of woman who has courage and ener-
gy to do this sort of thing helps others
along, no matter what their calling or
pursuit.
The first woman to occupy the posi-
ton of cane weigher on sugar planta-
tion-a place of some trust and respon-
sibility-was a young girl from the
North. Fortune took her up in the
coast country this past autumn, and,
asking work. the situation was offered
and Immediately accepted. She went
to work without hesitation, and, giving
perfect satisfaction to her employers,
proved there is still another line of
work opened to those of her sex look
ing for employment. N. o. Times
Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
Sleep as a Medicine.

The cry for rest has always been
louder than the cry for food, not that it
is more important. but it is often harder
to obtain. The best rest comes from
sound sleep. OF two men or women,
otherwise equal, the one who sleeps the
best will be the most moral, healthy and
efficient. Sleep will do much to cure
irritability or temper, peevishness aud
uneasiness. 1t will restore to vigor an
overworked brain. 1t will build up and
make strong weary body. 1t will cure
II headache Indeed, we might make a
long list of nervous and other maladies
that sleep will cure. The cure of Sleep
lessness requires a clean, good bed. suf-
ficient exercise to produce WEAKNESS.
pleasant occupation, good air, not too
warm room, a clear conscience and
avoidance of stimulants and narcotics.
For those who are overworked, haggard
and nervous. who pass sleepless nights,
we recommend the adoption of such
habits as shall secure sleep, otherwise
life will be short, and what there is of
it sadly imperfect II Medical Times.
We don't know of any thing that Is
needed more than a mince pic trust
Rochester Post ETDTeSS,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
SECRETS OF THE DEEP.
A New York Diver Chats About His Unro
mantle Calling.

A New York Diver Chats About His Unro-
mantle Calling.
The most unpleasant thing diver
can meet is the dead body of q human
being. 1t is popular delusion that all
drowned men come to the surface after
several days. Probably they would if
they were left alone and were not at
tackled by wharf-rats, eels and fishes.
But in the Hudson they are always at
tackled in this way within an hour or
two after they are submerged. Once
attacked, that ends it. The breaking
of the skin dif'tses something, it may
be ascent around, and then every thing
travels for that body to get a square
meal. Long before decomposition it is
so cut and riddled that what gases are
formed have no chance to accumulate
and initiate the walls of the abdomen.
We divers never touch bodies in this
state, because it brings the worst luck
possible. The only exception to the
rule l know was the body of man who
had committed suicide. He had
tied around his neck bag of
some heavy stuff, shot or lead
pipe, it may have been, and had jumped
in from ferry-boat or a pier-head
near to shore When l came across it
it was dilated with its own gases and
seemed in the half light under the
water to be stout man trying to swim
to the surface, but anchored down by Il
heavy weight. There was so much
travel that it had kept the fishes awSy.
A single cut of my knife severed the
cord and the body rose to the surface,
where it was found and afterwards
identified as that of German cobbler,
who had been drinking to excess. Other
somber objects beneath the water arc
the remains of wrecks and WORKOUT
boats. Most are gray and black in color
naturally. They become covered with
greenish scum and slime and with the
dark ooze of the river. They are of no
value and so we never bother ourselves
about them.
There is very little romance or beauty
about divers life. The white sand
beaches and coral floors. the brilliant
colored fishes and the exquisite forests
of the sea that the reading public never
weary of in Jules Verne and other
writer's, do not exist. 1t is cold, dark,
filthy and dead. The first time you &c
down there is a novelty and excitement
about it which are very pleasant When
these wear off you feel like the grave
diggers who every morning go to work
in the great cemeteries. You must be
quick, alert and sober. You must KEEP
your eyes and ears always open and be
ready for any thing If you don't you'll
probably feed the fishes. N Y. Cor
| 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
-He-"I fear l am wearying you
with my prosy conversation. You lool
n little tired" She-"O, no, indeed;
was only thinking how very tired yor
must be. Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
An Accommodating Climate.

"Pretty cold out your way, winters,
isn't it? Mercury twenty below, and
all that sort of thing?"
"Why, yes" said the Minneapolis
man. sit is kind O. cold; but then the
fact is, the cold sort o strikes right in
and takes hold, and stays there; and
you really aren't conscious of it till it
begins to thaw out of your system in
the spring. And then the weather S
warm, and you can stand it. "-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03
STRANGE FETICHES.
Some of Those Cherished and Worshiped
by the Congo Negroes.

Some of Those Cherished and Worshiped
by the Congo Negroes.
Every Congo negro carries a M kissi
upon himself, and there may be thou
sands of kinds Of them that escape the
eyes of the white man. The Nganga,
or medicine man, is usually the fabri-
cant of the fetch, and whatever he
finds good to impose upon his simple
minded, credulous brethren for high
price, sewed up in cloth or leather or
inclosed in goats horn. is doubly
valuable in the eyes of its new posses
sor because he believes that his M kissi
stands in personal relation to HIM
self, and he can not be induced to give
it up to white man for any price.
Among those amulets are dried
snakes and lizards heads, little pieces
of skin, feathers of certain birds and
parts of known poison plants. The eye
teeth of leopards are an exceedingly
valuable fetch on the Kroo coasts, and
it is easy to buy with them articles of
vastly more real value, like ivory rings,
etc.
The Kabnda negroes wear a little
brown shell, very much like our Lin
nmus, on their necks. Tho shells are
Sealed with wax, and are made, per-
haps, vessels containing magic medi-
cines. The large snail shells found in
the Cassava or manioc fields on the
Kuilu Niad are also NJ kissi. and
-, 4bo Eol1. htr thn
who till them to protect the planta-
tions. One of the chiefs in tho Upper
Kuilu Niadi, in N'kuangita, has Il
NJ kssi against the tornado. 1t is an
antelope horn. On the approach Of
storm the King calls his people together;
the horn is stuck in the ground and a
dance is begun around it, which is kept
up, in spite of wind and storm, till the
tornado is over.
Every house in the village has its
Mkissi they are frequently put over
the door or brought inside, and then
they protect the house from fire and
robbery These penates of the negroes
are sometimes figures very :rtistically
| cut in wood or ivory, and show GER
| tain degree Of native skill and taste in
the people. But it is not the guardi-
ans of his house only that the negro
thus represents in material figures. He
also gives corporal form to diseases like
smallpox and fever. Every town has
its war FETCH
The hyp@ne palm tree on the Kuilu
shows how the negro sees a spirit ut
work in the wonders of nature which
he can not explain. Tho tree was
M'kissi to the whole village. Good
medicines, with which the negroes are
acquainted or of which they experience
the salutary effect, are also called
Mkissi. A negro called a dose of cas-
tor oil which gave him M kissi IN bote,
or good medicine.-N Y. Journal.
AT q restaurant; 1rate Customer
waiter, look here; this isn't a beef
steak; it's paving-stone, l call it."
Waiter hurries up and courteously re-
marks: "Oh! we thought. we might
safely offer it to monsieur" How
SOP" because monsieur has such u
splendid set Of teeth. la GaGIOiS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03

The colored school at Hawkinsville,
Ca. to be known as the Dempsey
Clarke Institute, was named after
Dempsey Clarke. who years ago was
sold as u slave on the block by the
sheriff ut Hawkinsville. He ran away
from his new master, took to the
swamps, and for years lived as a runa-
way slave. He was at length captured
by dogs, but again ran away. His
owner sold him while yet in the woods.
Dempsey was pleased with his new
owner, and became his most trusty
servant After the war he became q
landowner. prospered, and is now one
of the most prominent planters of
Houston County, and his liberal gifts
have resulted in the new school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03

"A rubber ball, two inches smaller
than the pipe, was placed in one end of
a new natural gas main in McKeesport,
and five pounds pressure suddenly
turned ON. The ball turned several
sharp corners, passed through two T
joints up six feet to the top of the regu-
lator and landed at the other end Of
the main, a mile distant, in forty-ive
seconds. actnm time,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03

AT restaurant; Tate Customer
Waiter look here; this isn't beef
steak; it's a paving-stone, l call it."
Waiter hurries up and courteously re-
marks: "Oh! we thought, we might
safely offer it to monsieur" How
SOP" because monsieur has such u
splendid set Of teeth. la GaaIoiS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03

We don't know of any thing that is
needed more than mince pic trust
Rochester Post Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-03

-He-I fear l am wearying you
with my prosy conversation. You look
n little tired" She-"O, no, indeed; |
was only thinking how very tired you
must be. "-Jadge,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
another trusted One Gone wrons.

PHILADELPHIA, February l4.-David
r. Hit, treasurer of the Philadelphia
Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, is said to be about s., 800 short in
his accounts. Mr.. Hit was custodian of
the Elks charity fund, which amounts
to about 1000, and it was his duty to
have the money deposited to the credit
Of the society with the Fidelity Trust
Company. Yesterday, however, il was
discovered that the Efks' deposit
amounted to only $1,515. Hit has
promised to meet the trustees of the
order to-day and make full explana-
tion. The order is composed largely of
actors and the disclosure has caused
considerable excitement IN theatrical
circles here. Mr.. Hit is an Insurance
broker and has been treasurer of the
local lodge Of Elks since 1881.
A warrant for Hits arrest was issued
this morning, but it was Withdrawn
later, Hits having settled his accounts
in full. He and his friends claim thaI
there was no default or wrongdoing ol
any kind. He had collected the fund
for the Elks and deposited the funds O
the society along with his own funds
He settled when the accounts wer
| balanced.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
REX IN NEW ORLEANS.
One Of the Handsomest Displays Ever Made in the
city-Reautiful Weather.


New ORLEANS, February 14-His
gracious Majesty, Rex, made his appear
ance on the streets to-day in gorgeous
pageant. The theme illustrated was the
''Realm of Flowers" The weather is
most delightful-in fact, could not be
more appropriate to the occasion-the
temperature being seventy in the shade
and the sun shining brightly. The
streets along the line of procession were
crowded with spectators. The car con-
tanning Boeuf Gras was the first in the
procession, the float being decorated
with flowers of every description. Then
came tableau No. /, which represents
the King of the Carnival, who,
from his realm in the land
of flowers gives an illustration of their
varied loveliness Then followed tab
leaux representing Spring, the daisy,
violet, honeysuckle, sunfower, corn
flower, lily of the valley, rose, pond lily,
forget-me-not, Nile lily, golden rod,
Easter lily, convolvulus, ferns, aster and
trating the fairies at home. Then fol-
lowed display made by the Order of
the Moon, in burlesque illustration of
scenes and situations of every day life.
Legends of the Middle Ages were bril-
liantly portrayed by Proteus tonight.
The programme of the pageant included
illustrations of tabled deeds of the Lom-
bardian period and incidents in the story
gether with tableaux from stories of
"Lohengrin, 'sTannhauser'' and s.Die
Walkure." Proteus, in compliment to
his cousin, Rex, whose pageant illus
trated the "Realm of Flowers" appeared
In guise of the s'Prince of Flowers" 4"
riding butterfly, which hovered over
an immense bed of flowers. This por-
tion of the pageant constituted the first
uableau. The second tableau was
king Rother's Departure for CONSTANT
nople.' The third-the Reception
and Banquet Given by Emperor Con-
stantine to King Rother." Fourth,
| the Combat Between Warriors and
| Fabled Animals at Moorland Lake. >
| Fifth, death of Drusian." Sixth,
''Dietreck of Birn Rescues Queen vir-
ginal.' Seventh, ''King Tawrius
Realm" Eighth, Rose Garden Flowers
in Perpetual Bloom Surrounded by
Eternal Snow Ninth, Siegfried Stays
the Dragon" Tenth, Treasures of the
Niebelunge." Eleventh, Awakening
| OF Bruenhilde." Twelfth, ''Hajen in the
''Griffin's Nest. Thirteenth, "Cudrun ant
the Mermaid" Fourteenth, 'sBeowulf, the
Driver and the She Wolf of the Sea.
| Fifteenth, ''Sir Percival crowned Knigh
of the Holy Grail" Sixteenth, bay
ards Escape from Mount vulcanus.
Seventeenth, "Tannhauser at Horsel
berg, the Realm of Venus" Eighteenth
"Lohengrin, the Knight of the Swan
Rescuing Elsa.
i This was one of. the handsomest dis
plays ever made in this city if it did no
Ieclipse all previous efforts in this line.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
DESPERATE KILLED.
Brack cornett Slain In Texas While Resisting
Arrest.

Brack cornett Slain in Texas While Resisting
Arrest.
ST. LOUIS, February 14.-Brack Cor
nett, better known as Captain Dick, the
desperate and leader of the notorious
train robbers, was shot and killed yester-
day afternoon, while resisting arrest, By
Deputy Sheriff Alice, of Trio County,
Texas. Cornett was a noted outlaw and
had been a leader in several train rob-
berries. Cornett's gang are the original
Texas train robbers, having had no con-
nection with the Burrows and Block
bands recently broken up, and they were
as successful in their career as the re-
nowned Frank and Jesse James gang,
which excited such terror in Missouri
some years ago. Three have been cap
tured, one killed and two are at large.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
MARDI GRAS AT MOBILE.
Best Celebration for Years-very large At
tendance of Visitors.

Best Celebration for Years-very large At
tendance of Visitors.
MOBILE, ALA, February 1.-THE
Mardi Gras celebration here this year
was the best that has been witnessed in
a long time, and the attendance of visi-
tors was the largest known in the past
ten years. The parade of the Mystic
krewe last night comprised seven gor-
geous floats illustrating scenes in the
celestial. terrestrial and internal king
doms. To-day the Knights of Beverly
pictured the Crusades in series of
three floats, with large
cavalcade of men in full armor. The
Conalc cowboys then caricatured local
issues In seven floats, and tonight the
Order of Myths illustrated the origin of
color with eight representions of mytho-
logical subjects. The Infant Mystics did
not parade, but gave grand ball in the
Princess Theatre. the interior of which
was comDletely transformed so as to
represent the scene from the pencil OF
Watteau. The guests were costumed
to suit the age of Louis Quinze.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
TO THE BITTER END.
Desperate Means to Bring the schusikiII Strike
TO a Close


PHILADELPHIA, February 14.-Every
indication points to the most desperate
means being resorted to for the purpose
of bringing the strike in the Schuylkill
Executive Committee of District Assem-
bly, No. 213-Hays, Ford and Britton-
left this city this morning, after fruit
less effort to secure a conference with
the officials of the Reading Coal and
Iron Co., and the belief that they have
returned to their respective localities
with instructions for general strike, on
or before Saturday, of all the eccentric
engineers, firemen, pumpmen and other
mining mechanics, is confirmed by the
following telegram, which was forward
ed early to-day
ITO E. Thompson, Master Workman Sub -Divis-
ion No. IL, Miners National District Assembly
No. 135, Middleport, Pa:
Have all engineers, firemen and
pumpmen in Division No. IL ready to go
out with National District No. 21S.
"W. T. LEWIS
NJ W., Nat. ID. A. 135.'
1t is understood that an alliance was
formed to-day, through the medium of
the General Executive Board of Knights
of Labor, between Miners of District No.
135 and District No. 213, whereby the
two districts were to act in harmony in
the contemplated move. Subdivision
No. ~ is composed largely of engineers
and other skilled labor about the mines,
and they are attached 10 District
No. 135, because they are not
numerically strong enough to
form division of their own. Within
District No. 213 all of the interests have
been harmonized, however, and should
the proposed strike take place it would
result in the flooding of all of the idle
mines and cause damage which months
of time could hardly undo.
The leaders say that while they realize
the hurtful effects of such step, they
feel that it is forced upon them by the
stubborn refusal of the Reading officials
to confer with them in reference to their
grievances.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
A Negro Brute lynched.

ST. LOUIS. February 14.-A POstD Dis
patch special says that at o'clock this
morning mob of sixty men marched
from st. Johns to Pinckneyville, H.,
Jail, and there demanded Sheriff Pen.
warden to deliver Alonzo Holly, the ne
gro who ravished white woman at St.
Johns two months ago. The sheriff re-
fused and they threatened to batter
down the doors and proceeded to get in
readiness to do so when the sheriff ad-
mitted them. They seized the negro and
dragged him fifty yards from the jail
and hanged him to tree.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15

the band out TO the range near the rail-
road crossing. The dummy started
from the lower depot with the band and
teams, and the shooting began a little
after 8 p. m. The score is given more
as a matter of record. The targets Were
probably not as large as some of our
shooters have been in the habit of using,
OF maybe some of them are near-sighted.
1t has been suggested that hereafter the
targets be made in the form of ROSTERS
combs, and one at least of our riflemen
will not mistake them for goose eggs.
The only contesting teams We're from
the Gainesville Guards and the Gem
City Guards. The Gainesville team
carries off the gold medals awarded TO
the members of the winning team, and
our own shooters take what the Gaines
vile boys left-the silver medals. b. j..
Jordon, of the Gainesville Guards, wins
the handsome gold badge for making the
best individual score. The following is
the score:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-15
ASSEMBLIES AT WAR.

Nos. 48 and 2t6 Have Locked Horns Over the
Shoe Lockout In Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, February 1.-THE lock-
out of the shoemakers has resolved into
fight between two assemblies, District
Assembly No. 4S, and the National As
sembly No. GIG. The shoe manufactur-
ers favor No. 4S, because it has head
quarters here as well as because it had
ordered an end of the lockout. No. 216,
on the other hand, tells the workmen
not to go back until the manufacturers
will agree to recognize the rules adopted
in May last. So the war goes on.
Meantime the local district sees its or
ders openly disregarded. None of the
employees have returned to work. Sus.
pension is the penalty.