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Harper'sY Dung People,
AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY

THE Eleventh Volume OF Harper's You ng
People, whibh begins with the Novem-
Der Number, 1889, presents an attractive
programme 1t will offer TO its readers At
least four ssrials of the usual .ength and
others in two or three parts, namely 1.-The
Red Mustang" by VIM o stoddard; Phil
and the Baby" by Lucy C Lille; "Prince
Tommy" BY John Russell Corysll; and
Mothers Way" by Margaret Z sangster;
two abort serials by Hialmar Hjorth Boye-
sen. Two series of Fairy Tales will attract
the attention of lovers Of the wonder worldf
namely the quaint tales told BY Howard
Pyle, and so admirably illustrated b him,
and another series in di erent VEIN by
Frank NJ Bicknell There will be short
stories by W D Howels. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mary E wilkins, Nora Perry, uar-
riets Prescott spoford, David Ker. Heck; ali
Butterworth Sophie SWEET, Richard dali
colin Johnston, etc
A subscription to Harpsr's Young Peo-
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useful knowledge, also plenty of amuse-
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-11-28
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
A TRIP TO AFRICA.

Arranging the Details of the Scientific
 Expedition to Africa to Observe the
 Eclipse of the Sun December 2I Next
 A Man-of-War will Convey This Party
 of Peace.
 WASHINGTON, July 6.-The committee appointed by the Secretary of the Navy O arrange for the scientific expedition to Africa next fall to observe the elipse of he sun, December 2l next, held meet ing at the Navy Department recently. The conference consisted of John Wal ter, Commander in Chief of the Bureau of Navlgation; Captain Phythian, Super intendent of the Naval Observatory; Prof. Hall, of the Naval Observatory and Prof. Newcomb, Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac office.
 IL was decided to divide the expedition into two parties-one under Prof Todd, of Amherst College, and the other under Prof. Jos. Russell, of this city. both to leave this country about October l in a man-of- var. Both will go first 10 St.. Paul de Loanda, on the west coast of Africa, and will then separate, going into two different camps. The idea at the Navy Department is that the United States ship Baltimore will be selected for the trip. She will be tried within a month, and will undoubtedly be ready for sea by October. In case of an acci- dental delay the Richmond will probably be selected. The Baltimore will not have her guns on board for at least year. but that fact need not bar her from the scien- tihc expedition.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
THE LAST STRAW.

The Back of the "Agreement Among
 Gentlemen" in Danger of Being Broken
 by tho Last Stra " Laid Upon It by tue
 Baltimore & Ohio, and Freight War
 Imminent.
 BALTIMORE Md, July 6.-Commenting upon the reduction in freight rates made by the Baltimore & Ohio road. which goes into effect to-day, Hambleton's Circular says; The cut in grain rates by the Bal timore & Ohio was the last straw which threatens to break the back of the "agree- ment among gentlemen" The cut rate is seventeen cents from Chicago to Balti- more, and eighteen 10 Philadelphia. Whether the step taken by the Baltimo re & Ohio is wise one remains to be seen If the Baltimore & Ohio is permitted to carry freight at reduced rate without the reduction being met by other lines, it would, of course, secure very large traffic, and enjoy an advantage; but it is not to be pres tuned that such will be the case, as more than likely the other roads will make such sweeping reductions as that only the ft- test will survive. One would suppose the Baltimore & Ohio would be about the last road to take any action which might precipitate a railroad war. The last management tried the experiment of taking independent action," which pol icy was so disastrous as to bring the Bal timore & Ohio to the verge of bankrupt- cy from which it escaped only by ap- pealing to the Drexel- Morgan Syndicate for aid and by paying dearly for the assistance rendered.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
Warning to Chinese Dudes.

The acting Governor of Kiangsu, Hwang, has issued a proclamation call ing attention to the sumptuary laws of the collected statutes of the Ta-ts' ing Dynasty, which he says will be vigor- ously enforced as regards wearing ap- parel. The people Of this province (which includes SoOchow and Shang- haD, are, he observes, notoriously eX- travagant in their way of living, striv- ing to surpass each other in the rich ness of their apparel, and their want of propriety is shown in the crowded state of flower boats and restaurants where men and women assemble to- gether The bright-colored jackets and waistcoats of the young men. em- broidered at neck and sleeves with flowers and other ornaments, are shock ing to the view of sober, respectable citizens, who know that money should not be squandered by men on such things. It is Governors duty to watch over the behavior of the people committed to his charge. and he warns them. therefore, that young men dressed in foolish, extrayagaut way will be arrested and punished, and tho responsibility of their fathers elder brothers and tutors win not De over. locked -Fq{in Gazette,
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
THE fiALF-CENT PIECE.
We Had It in the Republics Early Days
 and May Have It Again.

W
 and May Have It Again.
 It is stated that petition will go be fore the next Congress asking for the coinage of the half cent, and already the proposition is bringing out some discussion. The fact that the half cent was recognized as 8 factor in our currency during the early days Of the Republic, and that it's coinage was dis continued without provoking any effect i've remonstrance from the people would seem to be a strong argument against rope lting the experiment. At the time when the half cent was in cir culation, the people were of neces- sity as careful of their money as they have been at any time since. They and their fathers before them had been trained in the hard school of colonial experience. They had but little money, and what they did have was gained only by hard work, and saved only by economy, which amounted in many cases to privation. They were as like ly to make account of the half cent as their descendants, more favorably situated, are likely to be, Asother reason, which has no force now, had something to do with the recognition of the half cent in the earlier days. The people had been accustomed to reckon money in shillings and pence. and when the change was made to the decimal system there were few, if any, States in which the shilling represent ed an even number of cents. A shilling was 124c in New York, 163c in New England, and so on. The half cent ena- bled the people to approximate the value of the shilling more closely than could have been done had the cent been the lowest denomination coined. But with these reasons in favor of the half cent, it ceased to be regarded as necessary by the people, and it's coinage was dis continued. The half cent had been authorized by act of Congress. April ?. 1792. It was to be of copper, and it's weight 132 grains. The weight was changed by act of Congress, in l793, to 104 grains, and again, by PlQNAdhhdtibu VT Aht T EtHiutilts III ifJO, to s4 grains. It was finally discontin- ued, by act Of Congress. February 2l, 1857, the total amount coined having reached $39 926. H.
 This, in brief. Is the history of the half cent, and would appear to indi- cate that after fair trial it was not recognized by the people as neces- sary factor of the currency, but on the other hand there are several argn. ments that may be urged in its favor. 1t would seem reasonable that value which persistentiy continues to be recognized in the commercial circles pf Q country shopld Do represented in
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
" A PECULIAR IDEA.
An Ex-Detectiye Calls for Law Involving
 Compulsory Photography.


 Years ago l did a quantity of detect i've work in the East, and was once sent on a chase after adefaulter, which took me right round the world. Be- fore quitting the business for some thing less sensational, but more profta- ble, l elaborated scheme for the pre- vention of crime and the detection of crime by means of photography, and the only feasible objection to it was the crude condition of the art at that time, and the absence of portable cameras. The scheme involved a law for com pulsory photography. Every man on arriving at say, twenty years of age, should be compelled to have his picture taken by Government photographers who should retain one and give another to the sub ject, On the back the name, age, height weight and any peculiaritie5 should be written. Now see how this would work. A man who offered stolen horse or team for sale could be challenged to produce his official photograph, and there could be no more of the old fashioned defenses alleging purchase from some person who could not be found. Or if man wanted to cash a check and was not known, he could produce his picture and the teller could satisfy himself from the desorip- ton and likeness, as to the identity. This scheme, in fact would make the commission of crime difficult, and no man could long escape detection. As to the expense, it would be quite nom- inal, and would be more than met by money saved, which would have been spent by detectives on useless trips or false scents. l know this idea will be ridiculed, but l am convinced some- thing of the kind will be finally adopt ed. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
OZONE AND DISEASES.
New Facts Concerning the Relation of
 Plants to the Public Health.


 Plants to the Public Health.
 Ozone-active oxygen--is believed to be product of plant life, espec- ially, according to Dr. finders, the product of opening blossoms. As ozone is believed to be the agent which destroys the germs of disease, or per haps prevents their active develop ment, the relation of plants to the pub lie health assumes new interest. There was marked deficiency of ozone in the atmosphere at Marseilles during the existence of cholera there, and in one hospital where artificial ozone was provided the death-rate was low. The fatality was found to be greatest always in pro- portion to the smallest amount of atmosphere ozone. The influence of 6 thunder-shower on vegetation is well known to be wonderful, and it is said that after thunder-showers the atmos- phere always presents a marked ad- dition to its ozone, and instances are given where epidemies at once ceased after thunder-showers. The atmos- pherie fragrance so perceptible after a summer thunder-shower is referred to the increase of ozone. The belief becoming prevalent that pine forests aid in the production of ozone, does not find support. Itis well known that the terrible yellow-fever scourge of a few years ago was just as prevalent if not more so in some of the thickly- growing pine regions of Southwestern Mississippi as elsewhere. There is more ozone in a pine forest than in the open, but this is attributed to the greater presence of moisture in the air, and not to any influence direct from the pine-trees. Humidity with a high temperature seems to be par ticularly favorable to the existence of ozone. Humidity under a low tenn perature has no influence whatever. A moist and cool climate may be un- salubrious, but a warm, moist one much healthier than has generally been supposed. The exact manner in which ozone acts in favor of health is not yet known The proof seems to tend to the conclusion that there is nc physiological action connected with it. And yet there seems to be an active consumption of ozone in what may be termed the purifying process. This would indicate that besides being in some measure an agent opposed to the development of disease germs, it also acts as an oxidizer. San Francisco Aruonaut
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.
The Mem phis Crop Dlstrlct.

The regular monthly crop report for the Memphis district, which embraces West Tennessee North Mississippi, North Ar kansas and North Alabama. says:
 The weather during June was in the main unfavorable for cotton. The complaint IS gen. eral Of too much rain and crops arc badly in the grass. Stands as rule, are very irregu- lar. The early is good, but late planting Of cot ton was affected by the drought which prevailed during May, and the result is that fully one half Of the crop is late, generally about two weeks later than last year. The imperfect stands taken together with the lateness oi the crop and the unfavorable weather that pre- vailed during the month makes the outlook any thing but favorable for the cotton crop. The plant is reported small and backward in form ing while blooms arc very scarce. or our Sf correspondents, ~ preportland planted in cotton having been ablneoned, owing to imperfect stands and continuous rains. The majority oi these crops of abandoned lands come from Tennessee, where the weather has been most uniavorable, and crops are in the poorest con dit on. Arkansas has Inc most favorable out look, with Mississippi ranking second. Corn ID al the four States is in most iiUurshing con dition, and the outlook for large yield Of this cereal is very ti3ttering.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
THE ZiNGARl RACE.
Homes of the Mysterious People Who
 Wander About the Earth.

Wander About the Earth.
 There is fascination about gypsy tore n which is perhaps increasingly felt now that these nomadic insurgents are being gradually-slowly, it may be, bur surely by the en- vironing civilization. The altered conditions of modern society make their wandering life more difficult their language is invaded by gaujo elements, mixed marriages attenuate the strenth of Romany blood, and dotted over the map of Europe there are now little stationary colonies oi house-dwelling gypsies, who no longer take the road or {" fold their tents like the Arabs.
 The gypsies have been clearly visi- ble in Europe for four centuries and a half They have been the Ishmaelites of the modern world. If at the pre- sent day the law has ceased to treat them harshly, the social pressure is probably greater, so that it is now or never for those who wish to make scientific study of these wanderers. A volume entitled. The Gypsies, ' by Adrian A. Colocci, forms an excellent introduce tion to such u study. The persecu- tions of the Zingari have been many and bitter. Even in the last century they were accused of cannibalism! To their foreign appearance and strange mode of life they added the practice ol srts that were regarded as irreligious and heathenish.
 It will be news to many to learn that it was not until 1856 that, by the abo- lition of Romany slavery in Dacia, the freedom of the Zingari in Europe was completed. Colocci agrees with other observers in regarding the gypsies as practically destitute of religion, al- though willing to adopt nominally the prevailing faith of any country in which they may be sojourners. In England they are Protestants, in Fur key Mohammedans. Morally they are untrained children, indifferent to every thing but the satisfaction of the desire of the moment, whether that desire be the offspring of love, or greed, or hate.
 While there is but little gypsy poetry among the English tribes, the gift and faculty divinen appears pro- fusely both in Spain and in the re- morter parts of Europe; and one of the most interesting portions of the book is that which gives specimens of the Romany muse. The pieces are mostly short, often strange in form, but not infrequently inspired by genuine poetic feeling. This sometimes finds express sion in modes so unexpected as to have almost the quality of genius. The gypsy sings the beauty of his sweet heart, apostrophizes the sun and stars with heather fervor, and celebrates the success of the knavish ruses by which he has gained an advantage over the busno. Filial affection, also. finds place in his songs. While he shops the fraukest enjoyment of the material side of life, there is often a spirit of profound melancholy mani tested in these lyrics. The Zingar{ have always been famous for their love of music. The estimate which gives the gypsy race a million souls is probably far below the truth. - Academy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
VERY BAD TASTE.
Serious Subjects of Which No One shoul
 Make Light.

Serious Subjects of Which No One should
 Make Light.
 It takes certain hard personal ex- periences to teach us elfectually that there are subjects of which no one should make light. A lady who was in deep trouble was sitting at the din- ner table of friend, when some one told the following story of w. $. Gill bert, the English humorist:
 Gilbert was one day walking along the street and met a friend, who was looking very melancholy. Whats the matter?n cried Gilbert. Why do you look so sadP"
 "I have lost my mother" was the reply.
 A short time passed. Again the two friends met, and the humorist repeat ed his question: "Why do you look so dolefuIp"
 ''I have lost my father" said the other, and Gilbert rejoined; Dear me, what careless man you must ber
 When the story was finished hearty laugh went round the table, but one person quietly rose and left the room. It was the lady, whose father had died within the year
 "I could not wait to be excused she said, afterward, to her hostess, "J was afraid l should cry.
 Many of us who have keen sense of the ludicrous are willing to smile al some joke which, though it may not be in good taste, is certainly funny. Like the boy who insisted on reading ''partridges" iusteadu Of 'patriarchs. :" we feel that we may be occasionally excused for making game" of sacred subjects, and laugh, with sort Of mental apology, at pleasantries which deal with religion. or with the dead
 It is well to remember that neither subject can be lightly touched upon ih any promiscuous assembly without bringing acute pain to some member of it Our own mental cuticle may be thick as that of the rhinoceros, but there are those all about us whom grief has fayed alive, and who vince at every touch of remembrance Youths G0mpanioH
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

tho coinage of that country, either as distinct coin or by com
 bination of coins. or coursa. in
 the case of the half-cent combination
 is impossible. and yet, without any fractional currency to represent it, the half cent plays an important part in the daily round of trade. It not unfre- quently represents the margin of profit or loss, and goods are habitually
 marked at prices which take account of it If the purchaser buys more than single unit in this calculation.
 whether of yard, pound, number, or whatever standard the goods are sold by, he gets the benefit of the half cent, but if he requires no more than unit he of necessity pays the half cent ad- ditional or saves it by purchasing more than he actually requires. In short, the people, after permitting the
 half cent to be dropped from their list of coins, have clung to tho
 value which it would represent with tenacity which sug
 gests the possibility of it's practical use. Again it is reasonable that the half cent, as coin, might play some part in the exercise of economy. A cent, by itself, is an insignificant af
 fair, and yet, by passing daily, and many times a day, from hand to hand, it represents an enormous total in any active community before a years end
 In many of the transactions in which it figures on this journey, q half cent would very likely have served the pur- pose equally as well, and while the difference to the individual might be slight the difference in the aggregate would be a material saving to any community. state or nation. It is just possible that the coinage of the half cent ought to be resumed. At all events, it will be interesting to follow the discussion which the petition, if presented, will be almost certain to provoke. Manchester (N. H. Union
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11

The annual contest on the Scbuylkfli Tor
 ths Childs Cup Won by Cornell by n
 Brilliant Squirt When the University of
 Pennsylvania Crew Thought They Had
 It iu Their Grasp,
 PHTLADELPHTA. July 6.-The annual contest for the Childs cup took place yesterday afternoon on the SchuylkiH river and the Cornell eight were the vic- tors. The distance was one and q hali miles straight away and the only other competitor for the trophy was the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania eight The race was the most remarkable ever rowed over the course, and the Cornells won it i'll the last one hundred yards after ths spectators had made up their minds that the Pennsylvaniaus would win. The water was very high, owing to recent heavy rains, and the current was very strong. The start was made at i'2j p. m., and be- fore the Cornells had taken half a dozen strokes swell struck their boat, dreuoh- ing the oarsmen, throwing them ont of stroke and giving the Pennsylvaniaus a lead of nearly two lengths. Cornell also shipped 75 or 100 pounds of water which they carried over the course.
 The Ithaca men quickly gathered them- selves and pulled a quick, steady stroke of 40 to their opponents's 30. At the half mile the Peunsylvanias led by about two lengths, and at the mile their lead was unchanged. At the one-and- a-quarter- mile post Pennsylvania led by only a length. The relative positions were maintained until within hundred yards of the finish, when the Cornells made one of the grandest spur,s ever witnessed on the Schuylkill, and won by one. quarter of length. Time, GAO; University's time, 6:40h.
 Courtney, who has charge of the Cor nell crew, ran along the foot-path the last half mile of the race, coaching and shouting words of encouragement to his crew. The finish was witnessed by great crowds on both banks who greeted the victors with hearty. cheers. Courtney was very enthusiastic over the finish. He had almost given up hope of his crew winning, the University seemingly hay ing the race in hand, but the Cornells' grand spurt at the finish to which the Uniyersitys were unabls to respond, changed the complexion of things and gave them an unexpected victory.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
Terrible Accident at a Crossing.

LoNG BRANCH, N. J., July 6.-Mr. Ward, wealthy collar manufacturer of New York, his wife, baby and coachman were instantly killed yesterday afternoon by being struck by the train which left New York at half-past three o'clock on the New Jersey Central railroad. As they were crossing the tracks Mir. Ward saw train coming from the south, and or- dered the coachman to increase his speed to avoid being struck by it. They crossed the up track safely, but none of the occu- pants of the carriage saw the train from the north, which struck them as they attempted to cross the second track. The bodies of the four victims were terribly mangled. The horses were also killed.