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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-13
81 below these figures.
FREIGHTS.

LUMBER-From lack of available tonnage
there are no transactions TO report. Rates arr
the range of S. 5OQIs 90 from this to Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York and Sound ports VITA
2j05Uc additional if loaded at near by Georgia
potts. Timber 50c0SI 90 higher than lumber
rates. 70 the West Indies and Windward
nominal; to Rosario, S25 o.; to Bueaos Ayres or
Monteyideo. $40 90; to Rio Janeiro, $40 COO
20 90; to Spanish aud Mediterranean ports,
S15 50Gl15 o.; to United Kingdom for orders,
nominal at for timber IS los standard; lumber,
s. IS. Steam-To New York, Sc 90; to Pha-
delphia, S. 90; to Boston, s. 90; to Baltimore,
So so.
NAVAL SToREs-very firm. Foreign-Cork,
etc, for orders, August and
September loading, rosin, As, and 5s
Sd spirits, Adriatic rosin. As Sd; Genoa As;
South America, rosin, 81 % per barrel of $50
pounds Coastwise- Steam-To Boston, 45c on
rosin, SOC on spirits; to New York, rosin, soc;
spirits, soc; to Philadelphia, rosin, 30c; spirits
soc; to Baltimore, rosin, 30c; spirits, 70c Coast
wise, quiet
CoTToS-By steam-The market is STEADY:
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY.

Steamship Nacoochee, Kempton, New York
G g Anderson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-13

P0ULTRY-Market fair supply; old fowls
plentiful; demand light.
Eoas-Market firmer, with stock scarce
and fair demand.
PEANUTs-Fair stock; demand moderate;
prices firm
SUGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none
in market.
HoNEY-Demand nominal.
SWEET PoTAToEs-Nomnal;s some new coming
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losing.

CINOINXArI. Aug. 12.-Fiour easy; family
81 90, Wheat easier; No. red, lGGTc Corn
i'll fair demand; No mixed 3SGb3slac. Oats
in fair demand; No mixed, 20 G2Q59c; old "A
@2l12c Pork easier at 81 3D.. Lard steady
and quiet AT Sc 1870. Bulk meats dull. Short
ribs IS 20. Bacon in moderate demand, short
clear 81 IS. WHISKY steady at 81 o.. Hogs in
good demand. Commol and light So 75@4 20;
packing and butchers 81 1904 90.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 12--Flom quiet but steady.
Wheat higher Market advanced on visible in
crease, which was much essSthans expected, but
eased off again and close AGpi2c above Satur-
day. No. red cash, 78ls l73isc; August de-
livery '3Is a i33sc, closing at 7jAc, September
1336Q17lc, closing at 1880. Corn lower; No.
mixed, cash, 3214 @32 &C, August 81 sa@39@Sc,
closed at 32i5 333s SC bid SeptemOer32 0132l ~,
closed at 321sc asked. Oats firmer Nc. :, cas-,
1850, SeeteInber 1916, casa 1889 August 1870
bid. Whiskey 81 o.. Provisions quiet aud easy.
BALTIMORE, Aug. l2.-Eiour inactive Wheat
Southern steady; Fultz, so S7c; Longberry, 81
gSsc; Western firm; No. winter red, on spot
S3a40c sc lOrn-Southern easier; waite "a
4Sc; yellow A g 4 C; Western dull but easy
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12.-Colfee steady; Rio
cargoes, common TO prime lo1bQ lS12c. Sugar
quiet; Louisiana centrifugal, choice yellow
Molasses quiet; centrifugals, good common to
good far l2,91Gc, inferior to common 9@1tc.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 12.-draln and provisions
unchanged.
NAVAL STORES.
New YoRK, Aug 12.-Spirts turpentine firm
at $500 I3c. BoSn steady at 81 O5Hl TO-
500 p. m.-Rosin sIoady and quieJ. Turpen-
tine steady and quiet.
CHARLEsToN, Aug 12.-Turpentre firm at
42c asked. RoSn steady; good strianel soc.
WILMISG-oN. Aug. 12.-Sprlts UuepeuUne
firm at 4019c Eosn firm; strained 75c; good
strained 15c. Tar r.n at 81 60 'iu e tur pen
tine tirm Lard 81; yellow dip and virgin 81 10.
RICE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Rce quiet but steady.
New ORLEANS, Aug 12-Market dull; ordinary
to prime 3l205c.
PETROLEUM.
New Yo7K. Aug Petroleum market opened
weak at G916c, and after first sales moved up
to 81 001s, BAT declined again under lig It sales
and closed wea!l at 93sc. Stock Excaaoge
opening at 99A higest CO.'S; lowest 991sc,
closing 90}6. Consolidated Echange -Septeul-
Der opened at 81 %; higest 81 0O4 lowest 991sc;
closing at 81 %. Total sa es .2s9 900 barrels.
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N,v.r Sr0Rrs-The market for spirits tur-
,a9finl was an et, but very firm at the advance:
HE Sales dur!n; the day were SIG casks, of
rL.,.. "a cas6s we're at Age for regulars and
9.5c Sis Of regulars at 4l34c At the Board of
Trade on the opeuing cali the market was re-
Idrtai firm nj 4ls4c for regulars. At the last
fal 1t closed firm at 41lc FOR regulars. RoSin-
The market was quiet, but iairly steady az
qaotatlons. There was apretty fair inquiry and
gboI,t Zoo barrels were disp sed Of during the
Gay. Al the Board OF Trade on the first call
The market was reported firm. with sales of
Il. cam u nae, + S21pc + S1l2c q 92l6c II
81 or, s. s.. KS1 80 n 81 SIS, N 81 50, window
gas, ;. 10, water white s. 30. At the second
call it closed firm, with further sales of 1874 bar
res. at unchanged prices, except for n, which
was quoted at 81 1591 So
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cn,.,I-R CIAL.

S-V-%N -
T11r MORNING NEWS, /

OFFICE OF tn ~; ;io 4asl p, t ~ N.
,r-Tae market very dull dull a sinE neG trans
there was ho. nom. I'm, the day. On Change
.ea 9ll5s c a: NJ the market mar 9oIl %as
reare 'l' li,a spot quotations. of the Cotton
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01

Sin 8ruber Stubto trat zines Mbenbs
i'm October In bas @irtbsbaus elmer
tleinen Stabt am &bein miibe unb bmne,
rig eth, uto ais er bic ubr 3og, tparf er
einen tpebmitbiaen 8lid barauf: Mfor=
gen tpeiief bu mir bic Stunoen tppbl
ni4t mebr!" St firdtete ndmli9,
fe als Pfano fit bic 3sds lafen gu
miiiIen.
Do@ beitelIte CT u,per3ast einen
S&pppen unb Elm 9utes Mbenbbrob,
unb fa@te babura balb feline t1atten
2ebensseiifer uieber mddtis an, 10 baB
ct redt boil 2aune unb nebermutb
fedte, alS bte Stammsdlte fiG aImdbs
ltd itm ben runoen Slid iammelter.
9unet fteben nbr trat auh NIT tplroe=
bplem Sdritt 6err 8ertram Mnbres,
Der stpeite Mann bes Stdotleins, Elm,
uno nabm NIT einem mibbiQigenoen
8lide auf einem l~eerselafenen Stuble
neben benz 5tubenten Ylab. Ser 3tpeite
Mfann oes Stdctdens, iaste id, BENT
Der erffe tpar u~nbebinet iein 8ruoer,
Qerr Mnton Mnores (umeine betoen
Namen faneen nit benz eriten 8u9itas
ben oes M8G an" pfeste er itol3 gu
iasen). Ser blidte auf i'm berab, Der
b~eg0nnette i'm NIT oerielben neberlesen=
bett uno 6erablaiung, pie er bic ibris
gen 8ireer> uno 9err 8ertram lief es
fit, menn AUDI selegentli9 ft6 easesen
aulebneno, rrbts sefaaen, neil eben
GER Clinton bret NAL reiher tpar. Der
STUDENT, ntdt abnenb, bab er auf BEN
8labe bes bpben Germ iaB, tebrts ltd
an 8ertrams iheele 8ltde ni6t, ionoern
fubr fort, f@ lebbaft an Der geieaisen
Sreuoe at betbeilieen. Semano madte
ein Rartenfunffld. sd tanm Elm
ihDneres !" rief er. Sin arberer gab ein
&dtbiel auf ct lDife es. go gtne's
fort, ct tpar in allen Sdtteln eerett,
l1no plaubette unermilbli6. Da par's
benz Germ 8ertram, Der fid psrnad=
ldiist flblte, enolid gu arg.
uSmneer 9err," iprad er, unb
tuanbte i9m ernft bas breits Nntlib su:
Isle Raben uns jstt 10 bteI geuadt
uno ersdblt> tpas Sic f0nnen, Bite iasen
Sic uns bod au@ Elm NAL ettpas, pas
Sic ni4t t6nnen-ih m6dte tpetten. i4
fann's!"
u9u@ bamit fann ih bienen," ents
eegnete Der STUDENT i@nel; vt9 fam
meme 3sde unb mein Na9tquartter niht
be3ablen ; es ioa mid @freuer, uenn Sic
ba3u tint ifanbe fnb."
Iae ladten> uno sulest fimmte Der
petoubte, aber eisentlta ~sutmitbise
Ger Ineres ielber NIT Elm.
uSG tann's !" rtef betielbe i'm Soil
sefiibl ieiner 3ablunssfdbisfeit, uuno
i'd nia's."
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01

- SIN 9bilabelpbia bat fih eine
uMerial Exhibition QiIociatipn" su Dem
3pede gebilbet, Dem Or. q. De @auHett
Die nDtbise @eIbbeibulfe gum 8aue zines
It d9lernen 2uftidiffes nad
ben 8eisben bonn luftleeren &aume All
~gepdbren. Tas Sdif iod eans unS
gar aus biinneu, Der mDsIidf er6bten
Spanmng fdbisen StablpIatten gebaut
uno intuenbig NIT neuerfunbenen 8ors
ridtuneen gum @ibafanoe gesen ben
OrHd Der 2uft oerieben tperben.
Man eruartet, baB bas Shif int
ifanbe iein ptro, 200 ga1a9iere unb
so Sonnen Qpfiahen Deer Anoeres su
befDrosrn, babel aber au1 bic nDtbige
eIettriiGe Maidinerie CUR grb5bung iei=
ner Sdneqisfeit auf mtnbefens 70
Neilen In Der Stunbe gu tragen. 81.
De 8auhstt bat rn bic grlOubniB ge=
beten, fem Sdtff, beFen 8aufpfen auf
100000 bsranihlagt tperoen, in benz
S4ifibaubofe In Gbarlefopn baue1 at
oiirfen. St bebauptet, baB feline gldne
bon ben setuiegteifen iadseritdnbigen
Sneeniei1ren uno Mdnnerr Der @iIen=
i4aft i'm 2anoe setiaist tpuroen ftno.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01
Die S6tueitern bottt 0mtem
Gtrtet.

8em AUDI bic eetpDbnliGen Tueet,.
ben ces @trsiten binreiden, llm oas
etpise3iel 81 errei6en, 10 itrb fir aubers
9etrDbnlide Me,fe cine gang belonoere
Mrt poltommener Tugenoen unb etne
pOltommene 0eitisuns oes menIdlihen
9ebens i'm 9inblid auf Soft notbpen=
big Das 1T etn Silnoamentalee1eb Der
Oroensgriinounsen, beiIen Nnsanpen.
ouns fi1 uni@wer III Der &irdense=
i&i@te perfplsen ldBt. DeBba!b ieben
mir AUDI, pie iecer eeiifige SprtiHiitt
ii4 frilber ooer ip6ter In ei,em reIisiD=
len Orcen permirtlidt, tpeIter baourh
gu beiien lebenber Sncarnaiipn mlro.
Gas flDfetlide 2eben floB ben Orsen
our4 st. 8eneo,ctus au ; bos Mmt ees
Breoieers ourh ct. Sominieus cas
apoftDIat oer 8ubibunsen bur9 Sran=
discus bon Iitt Die nebunsen beili.
ger 8etrahtunsen burh Die bI. Sbereiia;
o.e nersebrenoeS bdtieteit zines tdinpfsns
ben 9ebens burb ben 81. Ssnatius bon
2opoIa; Die Organization Der 8arm:
bersisteit our& ben FL. 8incen; bon
Saul II. I. ~. Mit ieber Aeuberung
bes Gtrifentbums, NIT jebem 8sbitfs
n,b Der Seelen muB ein relisi5ier Or.
ben IN @erbinonns ffeben, segrinbet
mad ben @sbDten oesgpaneeliuuts, ari
Der armutb, Ger &euidbeit LIMB bes@ es
brriams aufseridtet. 8eprnberunss=
tuiiroiger Rlan Der 8~oriebune, mad,
pel&em ale bieie ginridtlnsen basu
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01

Sor etnisen Sabren ftarb in 8rlfeI
ein reider, alter 6err, Der beinabe iein
san3es 8ermDgen einem ibm pDlie
unbelannten iuneen Mdohen bermadl
bate. Der @elftorbsne mar Elm 1onber.
barer 8au3, Der es fid aud, tpie Dor
3eitsn Dipgenes, CUR Aufsabe semadt
bate, Men'4en ;u iuden. I'm bic
8edtiGafenbeit ieiner Mtmenid,n
auf Die Yrpbe su fteQen, erlann unb
madte er oft Die ieltiamit item Geriu9e,
bic leiosr meiitens rngilnitts ausfieIen,
unb Jpn IN ietner ialsdten Memung
bon ben MsniGen behdrtten. So fsbr
er einif ldneete Belt tdgli9 bielelbe
Streds III sinem Omnibus unb leste
iid tets auf ben gIab biht neben Dem
Sbafner. St rermit;elte iebr bereit=
wints bas 9in= unb 0erseben res Sci
oes, uno jebssmaI, tpsnn Der SHafner
Sleineelo t~eraussablte, iberrsihte unier
Something Dem betrefenben Snbrsaf
bic Summe, aber er fiiete itets unbez
merit unb iebr Seididt Elm @elbltnd
aus ieiner Tai@e binsu, 'uie tpenn Der
S4afner fi& eeirrt unb supiel teraliss
eegeben bdtte, tpprauf ct bnnn feline
Selte iharf beDbodtete. Dieie iiber=
sdtlten rubts itr @eIb, n1ertten natirlih
ben Srrtbnm. sdblten nod etnnal ur,o
fedten bieEauf fdmin;elnb ibren fleiaen
8etutan eth. Oft tuieoerbplte Der Alte
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01

Cine fir ben 8ersbau bbafi
tpihtiee @rftnbmrs bat Der Be-
riibmte Gletttifer Tbpmas 81. Goiion
eemadt unb bteisl6e aud bsreits in ben
Gii~eaerstpetfen BON 8ehteIsb,ue In
Benn'pIpanten in 8etrieb seiett. Die
@lfinoung be;tuedt cine idneue, GRIND
lide nno einfade Shetoune oes Glen
er3ss BON Den u%mgeben6en S~tetnitoffsn.
Der SteinbIpd, aus peLhem oas MtaQ
ausselHieoen psroen icu, gebt Iaut
.SQ. Staatsa.' - burh einen MDrier,
UDrin ct In fleine Stide bon Der @r0Be
zines Sis 3ermolmt niro. 0Rle 6tiide
tperoen eann III cine @a6errinne gefabtt,
uno bier befinoet fth Elm ltartsr maane=
tilaer Ipparot, welher bos gileners aas
oen Steinen {? = Sol tppbL beiben
Die etienbaltigen 8rudfiide. &eb b.
.W.' an5iett, pdbreno Die Stenlz unb
SanotbsiIe lelbf benz itarten Strcm bes
Wa1ers folsen uno binwesssipilt tper=
Den. Oie @,finoung Fat fth anssblif,
auf's bette bemdbrt, rtno es bat iih Be-
rs;ts cine @eieIiGaft BON Stem gprfer
@apttaliiten gebiloet, tpelde sroBe 9dn,
oereien ansetauft haben, i'm @iisrer3 81
eetpinmen.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01

iein &uniffiid, aber llnter ben utelen
9erionen tuar nidt etre, bic NIT benz
arr1en Sauffner, Der oes Cages tilr
brei Granten perbiente, Mitleto bate
unb I'm iein @elb suridsab. gines
Cages aber rtef Elm jurses Mdbden 10.
fort baffie: uSdaHner, Sie baben mir
etnen balben Granten au piel seseben",
unb reidte ibm bas @elo Fin. Das
@eiidt bes Sonoerlinss belte fih auf
unb tpi1rbe proentlih freuotg psrtldrt.
St eius benz Mdoden mad, perf9afte
it& feline Morefe, 3os @rtunoisuneen
iiber fe ein> bic ieoenfals giinifig arss
eefallen ietn mubten. Denn Der talbe
Sranf eruarb benz Mdehen, elmer arnten
Ndberin, Die @rbidaft BON elmer balben
Mtlipn.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
Mineral Wool.
"What is mineral wool 2"


That question was interestingly an
swered at the Kimball last night by Mr..
\. I'll. Massey, of Cleveland Ohio.
Mineral wool, " said he, sis vitreous
substance converted to fibrous condi-
ton. 1t is made by mixing scor;a or
Stag with quartz, and melting them by u
steam process, thus converting them to
a fibrous state. The resemblance of these
mterlaced fibTes to wool, gave rise to the
name mineral wool. The principal color
is white, but often yellow or grey and
sometimes dark. 1t partakes of the ma
ture of glass, without its brittleness, the
fibers being soft, plant and elastic
''What are some of its propert;es!'
cit is the greatest known non-con-
ductor of heat, which can be used i'll the
arts-which is due to the facts that it
holds in confinement greater proper
ton of air than any other material. 1t
is non-combuEtible, and practically in
destructible by heat. 1t is also non
conductor of sound. A close analys;s
shows it to be silicate of magnesia,
lime, alumina, potash and soda. There
is nothing organic in the material, to
decay or become musty, or furnish food
to insects or vermin, and the fibers of
glass are irritating to anything that at
tempts to burrow in them. 1t is there
fore protection against rats, mice, in
sects and disease germs"
''NOw, as to some of its uses -
''Well, the non-condu :tivity of heat,
non-combustibility, non-decaying and
vermin-repelling qualities make it of
value for lining cold storage warehouses.
refr;gerators and coolers of all kinds,
Its non-conductiv.ty of sound is bring
ing it more and more into use as "dead-
ener," or "deafener," of the floors and
walls of buildings. 1t has been sue
cessful in protecting water pipes from
freezing where all other means have
failed, and as a protection against fire,
properly used, it is of inestimable value
It is used in hospitals and asylums be-
cause of its nOn-decaying properties; in
school houses and music halls as sound
deadener, and in theatres for fire
proofng, as it will retard fire so as to
afford timefo the escape of an audience
1t renders a car comparatively tire-proof;
its use will cause it to burn so slowly
that no lives would be lost by reason of
fire in cases of accident and collision.
1t has also been used with success in
covering steam pipes, incketing locomo-
tive boilers, covering water tanks to
keep them from freezing, and for other
purposes. "-AtlantG Constitution.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
A STEAMSHIPS LARDER.
what 1t Costs to Feed the Passen-
gers on One Ocean Voyage.

The big steamships which ply between
New York and Europe carry ON each trip
across the Atlantic a little city OF people.
Two thousand persons sometimes are
stored away on these floating palaces.
To appease the sea-sharpened appeutes
and ass1aoe the thirst of this horde re-
ouires a great deal of solid and liquid
food. The steward of certain liner
took on at Liverpool for the last round
VOYAGE 1000 bottles of champagne,
@ 600 of claret, 5000 of ale, 2, 500 of por-
ter. 5000 of mineral water and TOO OF
spirits. They used last year on one
line of steamers 5000 quarts and II ,6l3
pints of champagne. The Americans
drink the greater part of the cham
pagne, according to the Indianapolis
Ne1es. They call for five quarts OF 1t to
one of any other nationality.
They also used on that line last year
1881 quarts and $40 pints of claret.
This had the largest sale among the
French travellers, and indeed all the pas
sengers from the continent preferred
claret.
The Britishers drank the greater part
of the years supply of ale and porter, IN
all 1870, 900 bottles. This with l75, OOO
bottles of mineral water, made enough
liquid to float one of their ships III.
Pretty good, showing that, in the way OF
wet goods, isn't it?
The other vices weren't neglected.
The steward says their line used last
wear 5000 pounds of tobacco, $1,000
cigars and 1000 cigarettes; the lemons
used ON shipboard averaged two apiece
every day, apples the same, oranges
leading with three apiece each day.
The steward says: "We sailed from
Liverpool with SAT cabin passengers and
800 in the crew. We had on board
when we started II, 500 pounds of fresh
beef, 700 pounds of corned beef, 5000
pounds of mutton, $50 pounds of lamb,
$50 pounds of veal, $50 pounds of pork.
There were besides 9, ZOO pounds of fresh
fish, 600 fowls, 800 chickens, 100 ducks,
80 geese, 50 turkeys, 300 brace of grouse,
10 tons of potatoes, 30 hampers of vege-
tables, $50 quarts of ice cream, 1000
quarts of milk, II, 800 eggs.
''In the dry groceries there were $50
pounds of tea, 1000 pounds of coffee,
GOO pounds of white sugar, $50 pounds
of pulverized sugar, 1900 pounds of
cheese, 1000 pounds of butter $500
pounds Of ham and 1000 pounds of
bacon. You can form an idea of what it
costs to victual the vessel for every
voyage.
MY figures are not done yet. This
line uses 10000 tons of ice every year,
and an average of 1000 tons of coal
every day. They use 1O4, 900 gallons of
engine oil for one item, and an average
OF four pounds of meat q minute, or
over 1000, 900 pounds year. They use
% tons of raisins and currants, over
1000, 900 eggs, the average being one
every minute. They use ID tons of
mustard, Is tons of peas, II tons of rice
and 460 tons of flour, exclusive of the
$4,000 loaves of bread. They use ID
tons of cheese and 10 of yellow soap, not
counting the toilet soap. These are
only the figures of one line, and there
are many. Here's one more little item,
which is that they break $500 worth of
crockery every round trip. "-StGr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
The Worlds Hebrews.

An estimate accepted at the opening
of Jewish Young Mems Club in Glas-
COW lately, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
as the lowest that can be entertained,
stated the number of the ubiquituousrace
at 100000. With the exception of
half million they are all in state of
political bondage. But the Young
Mems Club just opened in Glasgow
means to strike to cure that evil. "Did
it not occur to them," asked fervently
patriotic speaker of his more fortunate
countrymen, "that, having obtained
their own emancipation, a great deal
fell upon their shoulders; that the Jews
Of the British Empire, and of France
and America, if they were men with any
thing like pluck in their souls, would
never rest content till they fought the
battle for the great mass of their race
who are still writing under persecution.
That was quite sufficient reason for the
formation of Jewish associations, and
ne trusted that they, the young men of
Glasgow, would not forget that in Rus
sia alone there were 100000 of their
ace whose every step was logged by
hat curse, that abuse of Christianity,
religious hatred and persecution.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
A Strange Human Freak.

The Dartmouth Medical College has
found a most startling case of chronic
hydrocephalus, or, i'll plain English,
water on the brain, and already the
medical fraternity are puzzling their
brains over the strange human freak
whose head weighed folty-ive pounds
and its body only seven pounds. No
similar clse has ever been known to
reach such enormous dimensions. The
child has just died, aged thirty-two
months.
Two physicians connected with the
medical college had the child's photo
graph taken for use in medical work
on the subject. At birth the child s
head was of normal size, but in about
two weeks it began t. enlarge. When
twenty-eight months old the child
weighed fifty-two pounds and the head
was estimated to weigh forty to forty
five pounds.
The child was never weaned, and,
after the first two weeks of swelling was
unable to support that tremendous
weight alone or hold its head erect.
The only symptoms of intelligence ever
given i'll the little sufferer was after the
head had SO enlarged rs to draw up the
lower lids and almost close the eyes,
when he would lift his hand and attempt
to draw down the frightened skin that he
might be able 10 sec bis mother.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
Secret Hiding Places.

One of the most interesting features
of our country houses is the secret hid
ing place. This generally has been
contrived with much architectural skill,
and in days gone by bafflcd discovery
from the most observant and expert
enced eve. In certain cases it would
appear that, for some reason or other,
the hiding place has been specially kept
a secret among members of the family
Thus in the North of England may be
mentioned Netherall, near Maryport,
Cumberland, the seat of the old family
of Senhouse. In this time-honored
mansion there is said to be real secret
chamber, its exact position being only
known to two persons-thc hcir-in-law
and the family solicitor.
According to the popular tradition,
the secret of the hidden room has never
been revealed to more than two liv-
ing persons Mt time This mysteri-
Gus room has no window, and, despite
every effort to discover it, has, it is said,
detied the ingenuity of every visitor
staying in the house. With this secret
chamber may be compared the one at
Glamas, the latter possessing a window,
but which has not led to the identified
ton of the mysterious room.-LireypOol
Carrier
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
Buildings of Paper.

The use of paper fabric for building
purposes-by the term paper being
meant, broadly, O flexible sheet made
of vegetable or other fibre, which has
been reduced to pulp and then pressed
out and spread and dried-is now adj
vocated by some builders on the follow
ing grounds, says the american analyst:
First, continuity of surface; that is, it
can be made in rolls of almost any
width and length, is flexible, or, by glue
ing several layers together, may be
made stiff, and will stop the passage OF
dir because there are no joints.
Second, it has no grain, like wood.
and will not split
Third, it is not affected by change of
temperature, and therefore has an adj
vantage over sheet metal as roofing ma
terial.
Fourth, whereas in its natural condi-
ton it is affected by moisture, it may be
rendered waterproof by saturatlnS
with asphalt or by variety OF other
methods.
Fifth, it is non-resOnant, and well
fitted to prevent the passage of sound.
Sixth, it is non-conductor of heat,
and can be made, also, of incombustible
material like abestos, or rendered fire
resisting by chemical treatment. The
combination of paper with other sub
stances, and solidifying the mass by
pressure, renders practicable the pro
duction of material capable of roplac-
ing wood for many purposes, and not
the least among its characteristics of
adaptabili5y is the case with which it
may be made into sheets of any width
and thickness, that will not warp or
shrink from heat, cold or dampness.