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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
Yellnn anck,s Rnraaes

The yellow fever continues to spread through
out Florida, Georgia and Alabama. and several
cases have occurred in New York and Phila
delphia, among them being the we'll known
astronomer, Prof. Proctor, who died in New
York last week Of the fatal disease, he having
reached that city from his home IN Florida.
All the people Of Jacksonville who can get
away have fed from that city and are taking
refuge IN adjoining States, where temporary
shelter has been provided in houses erected for
the purpose, and large numbers of them are
quartered in tents. Measures for the relief of
the sufferers are being carried out all over the
country, and subscriptions are pouring IN from
all sections, while Congress has passed a bill
appropriatiug 100000 for use by Surgeon
General Hamilton in preventing the spread of
the dreadful disease. The weather has been
such as 10 breed the disease and add to the ter.
rors Of the situation. 1t win be long time
before frost viii come to the relief Of these
stricken communities, and they will need all
the help that can be sent them The proyerbial
generosity Of the American people win doubt
less be shown IN this instance, as it always has
been when they have been called upon TO succor
the helpless and unfortunate
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
RECENT LITERATURE.
Magazines.

Table Talk for this month has its customary
store of cnlinaryand household miscellany OF
unusual interest HoGsekeepers will find in il
many valuable suggestions about domestic
management and recipes useful in the kitchen
The English Illustrated MagasiRe.- Mcmillan
d Co., New York. Price $I,75 a year; Is cents
number. The September issue contains The
Patagonians part second). by Henry James
London Street Studies by J. Ashby Sterry
Hampton Court, by Barbara Clay Finch, and
the concluding chapters of The Mediation OF
Ralph Hardeiot, by Prof. w. Mimic, and other
interesting papers.
Vide Quake for Observation-Disclosures by
ID. Lothrop Co., Boston. Price 1910 a year;
20 cents q number.
In An Abyssinian Monkey" Miss Risley
Seward relates in the September Wide Quake
the adventures of the well known little monkey
which belonged successfully to Secretary Seward
and Senator Eyarts and finally found home
in the Geological Gardens in New York Central
Park
Cassell & Co. have just issued work called
u 50, purporting TO be edited by Edgar Henry
from the original manuscript of one Ryal Owen,
Grand Master Of the Order of the Southern
Cross, an organization formed to make possible
separation between the South and the North
after the Presidential election of 1883. 1t is a
mixture of fact and fiction, and the authors
symphaties are entirely with the Southern
Republic he feels sure will exist in time.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20

A train on the B. & o. Railroad jumped the
switch at Ankenytown, some 20 miles south of
Mansfield, O., Sept. II, and came in collision
with freight train on the siding The mail
car, followed by the express car and two day
coaches, struck the engine and rolled over on
their sides and were badly wrecked. The
freight engine exploded, throwing the wreck
in al directions. The hot water aud steam
poured into the passenger coaches scaldiug
those passengers who had not been injured by
broken timbers The injured are 30 in num-
Der, three Of whom are likely to die. The fol-
lowing IS a complete list
Thomas Kitchen, Dupont, O.; A. Cheney.
Ayersville o.; J. c. Meyers Dupont; Aaron
Dickson, Ayersyille; J. H. Meyers. Defiance.
O.; Jacob Dasee, Newark, o.; George Daniels.
oandusky; l.. II. Myers, North Baltimore; c..
j. Mcbride Mansfield; John Breithbili, Def
ance; 4. i. Brelthbill, Defiance; T. B. Lutte,
Ayersyille; Peter Wettell, Ayergville: J. ID,
Thomas. Commander. Burnside Post No. 90.
Shenandoah, Iowa; Edward Waldener Def
ance; Mrs. Edward Valentine. Chicago cannot
live; Edward Valentine, Chicago; w. II. Bri-
denbach, Bunerberg, o.; Michael Healy. New
ark, fireman on freight; Mrs Sarah Wentz.
Shelby; Henry Wentz, Shelby; John Shelter,
Syracuse, Ind; Crawford Porter. Allen County.
Ind; William Pontius, Circleville, O.: J. r.
Mckinley, Mansfield; ]. II. Fiannagen. Clin-
ton, Iowa; y. +. Luckens Newark, express
messenger; Arthur Wing, Defauce r. Frazier,
Baltimore; Edward Ralley. Chicago; William
G. Grinslcy, Shawnee, O., brakeman: John
Brand, foniana, Kan, and Laura Boyce, Tren-
ton, no. The majority of the injured are
members Of the Grand Army of the Republie.
Some Of them were put in sleeping-cars and
taken 20 their homes this afternoon. Those
who could not be moved were taken care Of "A
nei ghboring houses.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
Monument Of the 10th n. Y. Cav.

The survivors of the 10th n. Y. Cav will
hold a Reunion at Gettysburg Oct. and 10, at
which time they will dedicate their monument.
The dedication ceremonies, which will be held
on Brinkerhoff Ridge, about two miles cast of
the village, near the Bonaughtown or Hanover
road will occur on the 9th st p. m. The site
selected for the monument is on the summit of
Brinkerhof Ridge, on the north side Of and
near the BouaughtOwn road, and marks the
position held by the regiment on the afternoon
of the Cd day of July. The position is one cal
Culated to show to the best advantage this
beautiful monument, which was modelled from
suggestions made by the President of the 10th
n. Y. Cav. Veteran Association, Lieut. r. E.
Hayes, of Brooklyn, who has had the design
copyrighted. The monument rests upon rec
tangular pedestal six feet by four feet six on
tue ground, and nine feet high surmounted by
a horses head in bronze three feet high. This
head is a beautiful work of art. 1t is from a
spirited model by Caspar Buberl, the celebrated
New York sculptor, and cast at the bronze
foundry of Henry BOnnard Bronze Co. The
foundation cap is of native Gettysburg granite,
and shows six inches above ground. The sides
are roClI-faCed, with margin draft, the washes
hammered. The base stone Of Quincy granite,
is roek-faced on the sides, with hammered
washes, and contains the Cavalry Corps badge
in bronze, front and rear. The die is also of
Quincy granite, finely hammered. The regi-
mental record is shown on the face in clean-cut
raised letters, while the coat of arms of the
State of New York appears on the rear of the
stone in bronze.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
Monuments of the 98d Pa.

The monument about to be erected by the
State of Pennsylvania at Gettysburg showing
the position held by the ODD Pa. in that battle
is so nearly completed that the Executive Com
mittee have decided to have it unvailed on
Wednesday, Oct 3. A special excursion train
will be run by the Philadelphia g. Reading
Railroad from Norristown, Reading, and inter-
mediate points via Lebanon and Harrisburg
aud from fremont and Cornwall via Lebanon,
at very low rates. Tickets are good for three
days. Excursions from other points will enable
comrades to get low rates of fare from their
homes to Gettysburg
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
Mexican Var poneinns


On the Sd inst. Judge D. L. Hawkins, As
sistant Secretary of the Interior, decided in the
case Of Lieut.. Theodore J. Eckerson that re-
tired Regular Army officer, drawing his pay as
such, who served in the Mexican war and was
honorably discharged, is entitled TO the benefits
Of the act of Jan. 20, 1887, granting pensions to
the survivors of the Mexican war
Yesterday Judge Hawkins went beyond this
decision and expressed the opinion that the
law of 1897 makes nc distinction between an
officer on the retired list and one on the active
list, and that the only requisites are enlistment
and service III the Mexican war, an honorable
discharge from this service, and the minimum
age Limitation Of 62 years. He also expressed
the opinion that the declaration of peace at the
termination of the Mexican war must be re.
garded as IAN honorable discharge" within
the meaning of the act of Jan. 80, 1857, to every
man engaged in it, whether in the Regular or
volunteer service, and whether he continued
in the service or not.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
PESsIo,, BILLS PASSED.

Bills granting pensions or increases Of pen
sions to the following persons have been passed
by both Houses OF Congress: Richard Hudson,
Christian Winkel, Samuel A. Tate, Jacob Pit
Der. Carl u Schwantes 8Irs. Sarah J. Martin,
William Thields Mrs. Mary Morrison Elliott.
Pierre BOttiueau, Patrick Welch. georgia A.
Nashburn, James Mcdonald, Henry Z. Kaiser
and VIM. II. Dean.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
The STEADY Uand.

The clear head, the vigorous stomach unbrolSen
SUMMER arc the priceless possessions Of those who
do not suier from nervousness It Is quite possible
Tor you, u your nerves are weak to cndow them
Win renewed Ylgor Pleasant are the means
and easy. Use Hostctter's Stomach Ritfers re-
tire early, rise with tile lark, cat regularly and
take plenty OF outdoor exercise. The Bitters sub
dues malaria.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20

~ ANTED-By George E Lemon Washington, ID. c.
w The address Of Grin +. DaugbertT late pri-
vate Co. II, lo0th y. " last heard from in 1sS Uioa
City Pa s67-lf
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20

1t IS proposed in England to provide Judges
at racetraess with an instantaneous photograph
ing apparatus 10y which TO tell beyond posi-
bility OF mistake what horse has won IN a close
finish.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20

TsNhe Burlesque Rituals of COmrade J. p Van Nest OF
A Wooster. Ohio, is enjoying extensive sale
among G.. A. Z. Posts and 5. Of v. Camps Write him
for new +-pa.e Circular.
Mention The National TrIDuna
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-20
WANTED-ADDRESSES

VETANTED-By THE NATIONAL TRIGUSR-Fhe adj
w dress of John Devere, Second Class Fireman CT s.
5. Alaska who in lsS5 inmate Of Soldiers E0ms
near Hampton, Va S55-tE
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
A Crop of stones.

Did YOU ever hear of crap Of
stones2 employed an old black man
when | first came here TO gather up the
stones niger heads" as they are
called by some-and pile them up in the
fence corners. | paid him well, for |
was glad to get them out Of my way,
and thought this was the end Of It, But
the old man turned the silver in his
hands, twisted his hat, and said he
should like the job Of gathering the next
crap" Sure enough, each year about
the same number Of stones insist on
coming to the surface. The old black
man has gathered his fourth crap Of
stones for me on Meridian hill He
firmly believes, and SO DO all the numer-
Gus negroes here, that they grow up out Of
the ground the same as anything else. We
know. however, that it IS the washing
away and the settling down Of the earth
that LAYS the stones bare, and, beside
that, the pick and spade bring some to
the surface that otherwise might not be
seen.-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.

Ed Snyder, Of Dayton, o., has dog that
eats onions. The curious canine will dig up
an onion bed to get at the dubious vegeta-
bles.
John Hendricks, Of Catawba, O., has a
lamb with three perfectly developed ears
two Oh the sides and one on the top Of the
head.
Chinese peasants are 50 thick in the
Waldo Hills, Colo, that they have to be
shooed out of the burrows by the plowmen,
50 greedy are they in gobbling up the angle
worms. They are becoming nuisance.
Joseph Tucker, of Marion township, near
Findlay, o., has "A cow that is noted for its
remarkable appetite for eats. The animal
eats every cat that comes within itsreach,
and has disposed Of five 50 far this spring.
Planter Hotter, of City Point, Miss, was
blowing when he heard panther III thicket
near by. He got his gun, mounted has mule,
rode in pursuit, overlook the beast, and shot
it dead AS he was examining it the mule
suddenly took fright, and, rearing up, struck
viciously at the dead panther, but, instead,
hit his master, who at last accounts was
likely to die
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
ASTRONOMICAL TlOBiTS.

The vegetarians are losing ground in Lon
don, and some of their restaurants have been
closed.
Fresh salmon tickleth the palate Of tho
epcure now, but it is beyond the reach OF tho
impecunious.
Frog legs will soon be kicking themselves
into gastronomic notice again, prejudice 20
contrary Notwithstanding.
Australian preserves have found market
In London, and it is said Of the raspberries
that they are especially nice
An English authority says that fish sauce
should always be thick enough 10 adhere 70
the fish. /, is better to be too thick than too
thin.
They have way in Baltimore Of dipping
sardines in butter and frying them, which 10
novel, and, it is to he presumed, peculiar TO
Baltimore.
Dear, dearl The London Caterer says that
at some fashionable houses, japanese pastilles
are burnt after the fish courses, TO disguise
the faint odor it leaves behind. The same
paper continues, this may appear fastidious,
but it is decidedly agreeable
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29

In making a vessel water tight g~at
deal is left to oakum, but cracks such as
would be left by using too small piece
of lumber, never. The oakum must DO
forced in tightly to be Of service. The
old timbers replaced by new ones, the
caulking process then begins. This is
where the oakum il used First opening
the seams between the planks and beams
with heavy Steel tool, the workman
next takes long string Of oakum, and
with 4 similar tool moves along, driving
in the oakum with a heavy live OAK
mallet until he has reached the end.
Then he starts over again, and putting
on little more strength drives the
oakum in until it il completely hidden.
Where apparently there was not room
for thread there is sixteenth OF an
inch of packed oakum, a guarantee
against leaking. This is covered wiki
white lead on the outside Calking Old
boats, the steel instruments drive out the
old packing in long strings, and by the
time the new oakum has been pushed in
fully the inside Of the hold resembles the
under side Of lathed floor spread above
with hair plaster, just thin enough to
drive through and thick enough to hang,
Globe Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
SCIENTIFIC soUIBs.

S,ecn impairs tne action OF drugs and poi
.ops Persons in tho state OF melancholin
are less susceptible to the action OF poisohs
eiian others.
The National Telephone company OF Scot
land has several submarine cables OF seven
eight and nine miles in length, which give
perfect satisfaction.
Scientists say there is no plant that does
not serve as food for some animal, but tue
only article used as food from the mineral
kingdom Is common salt.
A scientific Journal says that there - nc
properly recorded instance OF Il railroad To-
connective ever attaining speed greater thail
eighty five miles an hour, and that highe:
speeds are mythical
Imitation maple sirup Is made from
glucose 10y adding an extract obtained oy
soaking hickory, or sometimes maple bark
In water The process, said to be patented
inparts the peculiar taste and smell OF the
real article.
In the new process of making watch
springs the steel wire is first treated to an OIL
bath, aud is then brought to the proper de-
gree Of heat by electricity. With the old
method the wire was heated first and then
plunged in oil.
The health OF New York compares very
unfavorably with that of London. The an
nual mortality in the British metropolis Is
about 70 in 1000, while in New York 1t Is
81 in 600 The population of New York Is
also much more crowded, there being an
average OF IL persons to dwelling, while III
London the average Is only I.
A wire rope half a mile long, six and one
fourth inches III circumference and weighing
seven and one-haf tons, has been manufac
tured at Gateshead, England. There are six
strands of nineteen wires each in it, the
breaking strain of the whole being 10 tons,
and that of each wire in the rope 100 tons to
the square inch This immense rope Is to be
used in colliery in North Wales.
The presence of sewer gas ina room may be
detected by the following method: Unglazed
paper is saturated with ii solution of acetate
OF lead in rain water, one ounce of lead sal,
being dissolved in eight ounces of the liquid
Allow the paper to partially dry, and then
expose 1t in the room which Is suspected OF
containing deeterious gas. ANY considerable
quantity of the gas will turn the paper black.
A writer in a medical journal says: BE
ware of too much quininc. 1t Will produce a
congestion of the ear and irritation of the
auditory nerve. The common habit Of tax
Ing quinne for neuralgia aud other ailments
without consulting doctor is altogether re-
prehensibIe, and may lead TO very serious re-
suits Many cases OF deafness are produced
by oyerdoSes and long continued use of the
drag"
Heavy machinery is now run by artesian
we'll power in many parts Of France, and tho
experience Of the French shows that the
deeper the well the greater the pressure and
the higher the temperature. The famous
Grenelle well, sunk to the depth of / 500 feet
and flowing daily come 10000 gallons, has a
pressure Of 90 pounds to the square inch, the
water being also SO hot that it is used fol
heating the hospitals.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
>nocimen of ChIncsn Ingenuity.

Messrs. f. Claudel & Bro. have re
ceived from San Francisco a wonderful
piece Of workmanship. which is a strik
ing evidence of the patience. skill and
ingenuity Of the natives of the Celestial
empire. 1t is intended as an Easter offer
inc, an EGG. but little larger than n tur-
keys, and. to outward appearance moth
ing but such an egg as might be picked
up in any farm yard. But inside Of the
she'll there is such a delicate mechanism
that an accurate description of il Is well
nigh impossible. and 10 get fair idea Of
the limits to which human skill may
reach it is necessary to see this marvel.
The oggshell is divided INTO two parts.
but so closely and skillfully are they
Joined that the naked eve fails to dis
cover the line of junction The tiny
works by which its different parts are
operated are a lot Of microscopic springs
and dminutiye wheels, 50 small that the
largest Of the lot hardly rivals in size
those small spancles which are used III
gold lace embroidery.
The arrangement Is such that once in
hinged at the base. fly apart with a
spring, displaying to view a gorgeous
tulip so artistically and truthfully col
orcd that one can hardly believe that it
has not been plucked from a flower bed
instead Of being a production Of art. The
petals Of the tulip slowly unfold, opening
one after the other until the flower Is
full blown. Within it stands n wee
church, with belfry, on the outside Of
which is a small dial plate, where the
tniest hands point tine hour. The latter
are so very small that, placed next TO
them, the finest needle seems monstrous.
The hour strikes with fairy-llke tink-
ling, the church slowly revolves on It's
axis. when the rear comes 10 view, ex-
posing the works to the sight Then the
petals of the tulip fold together again,
the shells of the eggIejoin, and for an
other hour the whole seems to the I'M
initiated beholder nothing but a common
egg. New Orleans Tnmes-Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29
BOARD OF ALDERMEN ENJOINED.

Yesterday Judge Barton, sitting for
Judge Holiday, granted an Injunction
restraining The Board of Aldermen from
voting on the passage over the Mayors
veto OF the ordinance granting the Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway the fran.
chise to extend its line up Cary street.
Of course Judge Barton is learned in
the law and knows what he is doing, but
to one unfamiliar with the devious tech
nicalties of the law, it certainly looks as
II his action was, in spirit at least,
unconstitutional The Federal COnstitu-
ton declares distinctly that the execu-
tive, legislative, and judiciary depart
meuts of the general Govern
ment shall be separate, independent,
and distinct. Now. it is clear
that these constitutional principles
of Government should apply, if they do
not, TO municipal as we'll as State and
Federal Governments, else why the ne
cessity for executive, legislative, and
al.department3 in municipal Gov
eminent? 1t would seem that the city Leg
islature would have as much right TO pass
an ordinance prohibiting city Judge
from sdjudicating certain case, as a
city Judge would have to issue an order
prohibiting the city Legislature, or either
branch thereof, from passing a certain
ordinance
But, as remarked at the outset, Judge
Barton probably knows what he is doing
At any rate the question will soon be
decided on its merits one way or the
other.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-29

DR.. SAWYER remarks that fulI exercise
OF the brain is favorable 10 heath ana
longevity, and that prolonged brain work
is not necessarily in furious when unat-
tended by hurry. anxiety or excitement
The Young and strong have an overplus
Of nerve force. but when the nerve capt
tai is small the effect Of over activity Is
an immediate danger. The carrying
Of business cares and worriments over
night is a drain on the nervous system.
Occupations requiring keen. continued
aIertness. like that of locomotive engi-
neers and bank tellers. are extremely
wearing. The nerve strain on specula-
tors is obvious The excitement Of poll
tics wrecks some men. a very monot-
onous occupation exercises but one part
Of the brain, and that excessively.
Thus the bookkeeper, dealing with
figures and nothing but figures year after
year, becomes tired. lisiless, iuelastic
and finally incapable Of work. a yaca-
ton trip to the seaside or the mountains
benefits him immensely, partly by the
power Of pure air and exercise, but
LARGELY because the overworked areas OF
the brain are rested. and because a new
set of acts and impressions exercises other
brain cells that need exercising
As American business men grow older
they do not reduce the nervous eXpendi-
ture to correspond with its natural de-
cline Herbert Spencer touched upon
this point in the gospel of relaxation -
he preached after his visit to this coun.
try. Domestic and business troubles are
corrodlng upon the nerves. Cranmlng in
school results in what Huxley calls pre-
cocious mental debauchery The brain
of child suffering from over study robs
the blood of elements provided for the
growth Of the body. rs a consequence
the child is stunted, though his parents
may have been fine animals. Parents Of
nervous children should see that the
deadly school honor be subordnated
to physical Development What is the
! use of high skill without staying powerl
Too much Of the night given 10 amuse-
ment, TO social or other affairs, is the
! cause of nervous impairment So are
prolonged drudgery, the over use of
stimulating drinks or drugs, and other
abuses and excuses. Cincinnati Com
merciaI Gazette.