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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
LIGHT.ABSCRBING DIAMONDS.
From The Manufacturing Jeweler.

From The Manufacturing Jeweller.
The journal of the Franklin Institute for October
contains paper precious stones by George ;
Kunz. who describes exceedingly interesting ana
beautiful experiments phospborescent diamonds
which he was enabled TO make In Paris during me f.N
position through the courtesy OF prominent sclentlnc
A dark prOvldel3 In when was
placed collection Of q hundred ana nity
diamonds. In a side of the wall a lens was IN
serted. and outside of the alternating arc
lamp Of the Thomson llOrsOn system was hung. The
lens. which employed 10 concentrate the light. was
covered with violet colored glass, 50 that only
ulra-Soet rays fell the gems Of which but three Of
the entire number proved 10 be phosphoreseeni: All
the Others assumed beautiful violet tint. The Two
stones whose .phosphorescencc was most marked el.
were perfectly transparent white stones one having
a blush tinge. Mr.. Kunz says The phosphor'
cscence exhibited by these stones was extremely bean
tful it remained visible when metallic cap was
put over the lens-graduay losing its intensity. how
rver-fOr fifteen minutes after the exposure All
the other stones Invisible In the dark
The experiment also made with pure white
light and though less beautiful. the fact Of ph0s
phorescencc was not less obviOus. As whole the
lest In Mr.. Kunzs opinion. fully demonstrated the
fact that some diamonds possess the power Of alb
sorbing light and emitting it in the dark and they
possess il In different degrees OF intensity.
These experiments invite the attention of scientists
10 "A most attractive field of inquiry: and IL will be
curious indeed. If the searching rays of the electric
light shall not reveal treasures of science In that
mystic field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
BTRDETTE'S WINE SUPPER IN AMHERST.
Tho Cbicaoo Tribune

From The Chicago 1fiDuhe
Bob Burdete left the Palmer House and Chicago
YESTERDAY with mournfu expression upon his usually
Jolly face. The joke Bob IL has been o,
him for four wears. but he didn't find IL out hntII
Yesterday. Not that Robert ]. doesn't enjoy a Joke
as well as ANYBODY else. But this one was-weL the
Joke will speak for itself
in Amherst Mass lie has not lectured there since
Why Because he has not been invited. There's
where the story comes ill., The college boys geve him
D. complimentary supper after the lecture. IL was a
private affair-Only a few OF the boys and bob
The landlord OF the principal hotel In town did the
catering. II wine supper.
Amherst is prohibition town. as nearly so as
any ia tho old Bay state. The supper passed on
psyly. d" Bob" was at mis- best and were the boys
so the wine. The wine got little the best OF
10 toward the end % the ceremonies, sad TO st; But
BOYS will be boys especially while they I'm college
The news spread around town the next day that
heard-going 10 their the night before in con
ditIon that perfectly scandslOuS- An investi-
CATION was made. The hoteikecper indicted for
selling inoNicsnts and there CONSERVATION among
the particlpatos in the little afai-all but limo
cent Bob who was far away and knew not hing OF
the aftermath
The boys held a secret conference and decided f.
make scapeeOat of Bob lie had gone aud H.
wouldn't hurt him they said aud il the only way
unblushingly declared that Rob had brought tle
wine with him To Amherst and that the landlord had
nothing wlstever to do with il. The landlord 90. on
so did The yOung men The latter all scattered far
and wide now. and 10 any OF them who may happen
To this Bob wishes to that the end does some
times justify the means AID that they have lis entire
forgiveness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
4 DOCTOR CHATS ABOUT POTsoys.

From The Plttsbufg Dlspa,fh.
DIR. William H. Greene. demonstration of chemistry
OF the University of Pennsylvania and OF
scholarly chemists Of time, sends the following
Interesting letter:
in reply to your questions. ] would say: First,
the most painless poison Is probably morphIa some
similar narcotic second, hydrocyanic prusSc acid
ia The most rapidly fatal Of all po-ons In its action
Third. chemical and physiological tests may be
applied with such certainty TO detect poison In food
and drink and I'm the human body after death that II
scientific examination and Judicial inquest he possible
the administration OF almost any poison is attended
with the risk OF possible detection.
"The polsons which would be most likely 90 escape
detection would he those most closely resembling the
ptomaincs Of poisonous fungi. ! do not believe. how
ever thai there exists poison or that exist
That could not be positively identified after death
either by the LESSONS produced In the organs affected
or by tile extraction from the corpse OF victim oil
poison ITSELF and By the study OF It's properties
u do not think that the people OF any other age
could have taught us anything In this matter. The
crimes OF the Borgas were well known at the time Of
their preparation and the Borgas We're well known 10
be poisners but their power protected them Except
under conditions that would now be only Of very
almost mpossible-occurrence, such murders by
poison could not be perpetratcd Borgia would most
Inevitably be detected exposed and punished at the
present day.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
TAKING ONLY "CAT-NAPS.s.
From The baltimore News.


Boncicault was so anxious TO get much out OF
life possible that during the last four five years
OF his career he denied himself proper sleep. going
TO bed at = and rising NJ q. The time passed In
sumbcr he considered wasted More rest than this
he did not seem 70 require.
Tho other day | read OF in London who
never sleeps, as understand the word He Is the
janior OF large building 10 which people resort at
all hours OF the twenty four. This Cerberus volun.
teered for double salary 10 do the watching day and
night, and he does, sitting in a chair and opening
q gate every time the hell rings. There IL never u
longer interval than fifteen minutes, and yet he con
tivcs - snatch sufficient sleep to serve him. Ills
health Is good and his happiness apparently complete
lie looks upon himself fortunate In having this
eXactng place which most other people would not ac-
ccpt AT any price, The amount III sleep Is 10 u con-
siderable degree II matter OF temperament Napoleon,
according 10 the life OF Josephine, recently published.
was prodgious sleeper. taking nine hours when he
could get H. His active brain required this amount
OF rest ON the other hand. Emile lttre the author
of tho dictionary. needed only four hours lie went
to bed mt m and got up at 4. All the rest Of the
time, except few minutes at his meals he spent At
perfect health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
A Disease Unaecounsa b,, Prevalent.

Tho prevalence Of AILMENTS attributable 10 miAsmas'
poison In air that peope breathe and the water m
drink Is well nigh unaccantable Not alone 10 pess'
lcn,is swamps. badly drained suburban districts az
marshes exposed the suss rays by the .reeedng sn~
is this seourgc humanity found Even in great e'ies
BEAUTIFULLY located skifuls severed. well looked af'~
in every respect in 'antiry way we and malaria ~
nresence is often inexplicse but is attacks aws
prcventablc Tho protector Is IIostster's Stomach ~
ters. The eradieator bears the same name-s NJ
krown TO thousands throughout our broad land and
where as q synonym OF relld, prevention and cure
insidous disorders In its sbomipabe phsses-ehls -
fever bilious remittent duab ague and ague TAKE.
we'll others. Nor IL the Differs less e"seu'e 10.
digestion. kidney complaint. biliousness and rasums
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
SLEEP FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
From The Popular Science Monthly: Professor Axe


From The Popular Science Monthly Professor Axel
Key.
dren for sleep than OF grOwI PERSONS and how neces
sary FOR their good IL is to be able fully 10 satisfy this
heed bnt now great 1t T. generally at any particular
amount varies under different climatic conditions In
Sweden. we consider sleep Of eleven twelve hours
necessary for the younger school children and of al
least eight or nine hours for the older Yet the
INVESTIGATIONS have shown that this requirement Lacks
school. Boys In the Higher classes get bat little more
than hours In bed and that ~ the average 4,
is easy TO perceive that many OF them must content
themselves with st less sleep. 10 IL also evident
from the investigation that the sleeping time Is dimn.
ished with the Increase Of the wording hours from
class 10 class, 30 that pupils OF tho same age enjoy
less according a. they are higher In their classes. Ii
thus appears constantly that IN schools OF relatively
longer onrs OF WORK the seepin gtime Of the pupils
IL correspondingy shorter. short prolon cation
OF the working hours takes place for tbs most part
at the cost Of the time for sleep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02

4, T. a., nm and ask t.c clerk what is the best attTac-
ton a: TIE theatres or n there Is any iins else gons
on In the city IN this way the e,rh pra.. na.,
in almost ali cities FOR the hotel CLERKS TO have al.
mission 20 the baseball parks bu' nece ~ IS ~,
-" In N;Iwankrc IL doesn't make murh difference With
The Plankint0n as nobody here particularly for
baseball but | have Known the time w'e, worn orr
ra,, tho ccrs would have sent a number OF men ot
70 the part but the word was not forthcoming, as
there was objec for the clerks 70 hcp aons .e
10 tant factor in these things"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
DELAYING SINNER.

NFarcwell!" she says: and yet again, Farewell!
And turns TO CO. and yet returns again,
With hying feet. DESTROYS TO remain.
Though In the soDgless coverts Of the dell u
The hawthorn eddens. and the brown nuts SVEN =.
Down the spent ieid the plOughman drives his VAIN
And deso!ate are left in wood and lane -
Tho happy nest, the wild bees fragrant cell
And yet between the sobs Of wind and RAM
Dotwecn ts tears. the sky Is blue again
As August haicbells, and the winds are mcte'
A blackbird runs the ganut of his hnte'
A huttercup's In bloom; and one believes
A swallow broods beneath the sunny caves. ,,,rp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
HOTEL CLERKS AND THEATRES.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel.


You have no idea how much good advertising e,e
clerks OF hotel can do remarked an atache OF the
Plankinion yesterday. "Thc theatres know what
valuable advertising mediums they are, and tho
Of them keep the hotel clerks supplied with passes.
The Academy l. the only exception 10 this rule and
doubt whether they make much BY it. Every evening
there arc from ten To fifty travelling I'm the house
who want TO 90 somewhere. and the first thing tiey
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-01
Co Where You Like !!

That is your privilege, but kindly solicit
share OF your patronage. / keep Carriages,
Buggies, Carts and Harnesses also Lumber
Wagons; five sizes always on hand. The hol
low axle is the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-01

of this character and who knows exactly
what he is talking about. The figure
given includes the expense of a water
power, pumping station building, a
pump ample for fire purposes as well as
the ordinary domestic supply; two water
Wholesome for everyday use and the
other, of far greater power, TO be coupled
on in case of fire; flume, filter and all the
appurtenances of the pumping station,
together with the street mains and 40 hy-
drants-in short, the whole system except
the service pipes from the mains into the
houses. The system would be very much
like that in Vergennes. The pumps
maintain steady pressure in the mains,
regulating themselves and going ahead
or stopping as the pressure falls or rises.
The system is practically automatic, is
Inexpensive to maintain, does away with
expensive reservoirs, and fully comes up
to the requirements of towns much great
er than this, as has been demonstrated by
the experience of years.
Taking S35, 900 as the limit of cost, as
may safely be done, and deducting from
that sum the amount Mr.. Starr will give
-S60OO-and we have $4,000 to be pro-
vided for. The money can be had for
four per cent. The interest charge would
be SLIGO. Add to this Sl00 for the year
ly running expenses, which Mr.. Lang,
who ran the Vergennes system several
years, says is all it ought to be, and there
is total annual expense of S156O. Bran
don gets S2300 out of its water rents, and
we should do as we'll. At any rate, there
is every reason to believe the income
something more, and that would warrant
the outlay.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-01
THE WATER QUESTION.

The matter of a water supply for this
village continues to receive the attention
its Importance demands. Investigations
made by the members of the board of
trustees and others interested during the
past week have made perfectly clear two
essential points:
First, that the only place from which
and adequate amount of water can be
had, at price the village can afford to
pay, is Otter creek.
Second, the cost of water system,
taking from the creek, and furnishing an
abundance for present and all possible
future requirements, need not exceed
| S35.O 900.
If we had money enough to do it.
water might be had from four sources
other than the creek. They are Lake
Dunmore, East Middlebury river above
East Middlebury, Roaring brook, so
called, which flows off the mountains
directly east of here, and, lastly, the
stream which comes down Little Notch,
in the south part of Bristol. But there
are valid objections against each and
every one of these sources. Lake Dun
more is long way off, in the first place,
and, besides, there is quite an elevation
of land on the north shore of the lake
so that to get the water out there would
necessitate ditch from 20 to 40 feet deep
for distance of from half to third OF
a mile. The alternative is to take the
water from the south end of the lake
Either plan is obviously altogether toe
Expensive for us. Nearly the same OBJ
jections apply to East MiIdlebury river
In order to obtain the requisite elevation
the pipe line would have TO be carried q
mile or more aboye the forges through
the rocks, and that mile would cost more
than all the rest of the plant. As tC
Roaring brook and the Little Notch
stream it is sufficient to say that there
exists, in the minds of men entitled by
observation to hold an opinion worth
considering, a reasonable doubt as to the
sufiiciency of the supply, and, of course
that settles the thing so far as those
streams are concerned. Works of sucl
magnitude ought not to be undertaken
when there is Il particle of question OF
this head
The problem before the people of the
village, then, becomes this; Shall We
have water supply from Otter creek, ol
none at all; and if from the creek, car
we afford to pay for the system. On the
first point little needs to be said. 1t i,
plain to every one that thinks about the
matter for moment that if the village
S to be clean, healthful, comfortable
place of residence, water system mus
be put in sooner or later. The sooner the
better is a good rule in such cases, and il
especially so with us, in view of the
generous offer of Mr.. Starr.
The cost, as we have said, need not ex
teed S35, 900. This statement is not bas
Fd on guess-work, but on figures mad,
by MIR. Lang, of Lang, Goodhue q Co. o.
Burlington, a gentleman who has beeI
Engaged all his life IN engineering works
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

For Senators,
NJ. F. ALLEN of North Ferrisburgh,
GEO. +. CHILD of Weybridge.
Assistant Judges,
w. II. BINGHAM OF Cornwall,
NJ. b. COVE of Lincoln.
For County Commissioner,
S.B. NJ. COWLES of New Haven.
For Sheriff,
HOWARD CLARK I'd, of Lincoln.
For High Bailiff,
ANSON W. FROST of Cornwall.
Judge Of Probate, New Haven District
JOHN ID. SMITH OF Vergennes.
Judge of Probate, Addison District,
JAMES NJ. SLADE of Middlebury.
For States Attorney,
w. II. BLISS of Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-01
FRIDAY, AUGUST l, 1890.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
CARROLL ). PAGE
OF Hyde Park.
For Lieutenant.Govern
HENRY A. FLETCHER
OF Cavendish.
For Treasurer,
HENRY f. FIELD
OF Rutland.
For Secretary of State,
CHAUNCEY W. BROWNELL, JR,
of Burlington.
For Auditor,
Z. HENRY POWELL
OF Richtord.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-14
TRANSFORMED 70 A CAT.
Terrible Experience that BefeI
a Young Man. 5.
A WEIRD METAMORPH0slS.
How n Gentleman for Several Days
Became in Appearance ono OF tho
Feline FamIly-llls Tragic
sr4 Death by. Drowning.

have been u cat. 1t does not matter,
for tho purpose OF this story, how came
TO be thus changed, for I was born hu.
man, whether 1t was by drinking an I'm.
known elixir or by some mysterious
physical change, but tho change did
happen, ind propose to tell OF my OK.
perience as one Of the abused feline
family. t'a III.
On tho os.h OF February, 1870, an ad.
vertisement might have been seen in
some local paper calling for information
Of the whereabouts Of o young man, but
80 worded as to DO Ineligible to none
but himself. That young man was my.
sell, and all the time was shiveriny on
the kitchen doorstep, trying with piteous
mewings to attract tho kind notice ofour
cook. How l got there. as I have said,
is no matter, but ut last the door opened
and I walked in. All my feelings were
human and ! distinctly remember hop
ing that tho saucer OF milk l saw the
kind-hearted 1rishwoman preparing
would DO clean. Eagerly I Tapped up
the liqnid and then could feel my lips
trying to form tho words thanks. Then
the bitterness OF my situation for the
first time burst upon me. could not
speak. l was indeed beast. The
house servants now began to stir about.
The little page who waited on the door
came in aud all began inquiring OF the
cook where 1 came from. The story was
soon told. and l felt that l could remain
with safety. ..o "a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-14
BrenistufIs md proyislons.

NEW foRK, March l3.-Flour, receipts L, 900
Packages: exports Z. 91 barrels aud 1890 sacks;
market s.ea'iier; sales $3.50 barrels. Wheat. re.
seip9 II oo' bushels: exports 0s2Sl bushels: sales
SSVo.o0J bushels Of futures and 5lO0vU bushels OF
spot; spot market active and k1as1.c higher; No.
sred 10; nngraded rcd 7iaS67sc: No. northern
y5Taa,,tc; No. hard SIC; options fairly active
shd sssher Sosrea March Sc: Apsl s7c; May
inE at SjIc: July S3zsls414c, closing al S49lc:
August s3iS3!zc, closing ut S3ttc; September
S's4asIMc closing al S2Nc: December e6ast11c
closing stSSAc. Rye ArM; western o5aS7c. Bar.
1905 bushels sales l.sS cd bushels q futures
graded mixed ssasoc ' Karen sse; App s
SG14c closing Il: SGs4c: May SIC; June she; July
3sc Oats. receipts e. 900 busheA: CT ports IL, 800
DTshels sales $4,000 bushels q futures and
firm; March 2SHc: April 27Hc; MAY
?6isc: spot No. . white 29334a3lc mixed western
2,iaNc; white do "aS411s.e; No. . Chicago xSlssc.
hay and hops quiet. Coffee steady and 6aaO
points up: March u.s. l5alS. Csc: Aprll Is
May l7.95als.N5c; June l7.S0al790c; July l7.70a
E.15c; August 17.35a!7.4Oc; September l7.4oa
!I5oc: October II. SOC; November l1,l5c; Decem.
her l1.loal7. 100: January and February l7o5a
l7.l5o; spot Rio unsettled at 201Ssc. Sugar, raw
TONERS 4 Lille: powdered a exc. Molasses
trm. nlce fairly active. Tallow strong, Rosin
quiet. Iurpenune easy At 441j4c. Eggs .tentiy:
western l4Ic. PorI quiet and firm. Cut meats
quiet. Lard steady; western steam 0.5oc: March
and April G,iic; May 6.4tc; Juno Sic: July and
August csc; september Cole; October 6C6c.
Butter firm; western dairy 15alsc: do creamery
iSasbc; 90 held sal5c. Cheese firm; western lOa
l0Hc. - = ''"''' ~
CHICAGO, March lS.-whcat-Ouly a moderate
business Was transacted, hut Il very firm feeling
existed most Of the session. Rather Liberal
Cleanliness and good export inquiry at the sea.
SIDE win some business doing here were the
principal influences affecting the market. The
market cloted Nc higher than yesterday. Corn.
moderately trndcd III with 1rmer feeling. Oats,
steady uud fluctuations narrow. Mess po.k
moderately active. feeling unsettled and prices
iuctuatcd considerably. Prices were advanced
l5aeoc on May mud 71aalOc on more deliveries,
settled back and closed comparatively steady,
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat, cash No. 2
spring lS}4a1SIsc: No. . spring G7a7ac; No. 2 red
1Aa7ls4c: Mnrch 77751sa7S;tc, closing at 77sIc:
Nay 7s4a!a5sc. closing at we; July % .a777sc,
2S:.ass4e; eos!oE at ?s.5c; May 29a:lc, clos
Oats, cnsh No. 2. 2614asG5lsc: May 2lAc. Ryo,
No. ., iaHc. Flax seed 81 IS. Timothy 81 is,
PORK, cash $40 .0nl0 y: May $40 o71sal0 50, clos.
lug at $40 ~: June $40 3111:al0 10, closing at
$40 Is. Lard, cash G.071!c: May 6O7aa6 l5c, clos.
iDs at G.loe; June S.l21.e. bacon, short rib,
5GCaj Csc; shoulders iiOli.50c: short clear 5:s0a
$3.50. Butter lower; fancy Elgn creamery o5a
!51Ic: finest western 23a9ic; tlno 2la22c: finest
1airies 20a23c: ii:e lialSc Eggs l2Hc. Whisky,
81 o..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-14

VIM. Nmmonu, postmaster at Idarillo
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver tropble.n John
Lcslle, farmer and stockman, OF same
place, says: Find Electric Bitters 70 be
the best kidney and liver medicine, made
me feel like now man, INV. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town, says:
Electric Aitters is just the thing for q
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies he found new
strength, good appetite and felt Just like
he had a new lease on life.5 Only SOC a
bottle, at Logan Drug Co.'S drug store. 9
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-14
BATTLE WITH TERRIERS.

Suddenly the door opened and two CT
my fathers terriers rushed in. They
spraug at mo and I felt the hair rise on
my back. I had time to give one rake
with my paw across tho nose that sent
him bowling into the corner, and never
shall forget the satisfaction l had at
seeing the blood flow. Then the cook
drove the other away and l made my
escape up stairs. l wanted to see mir
ror. I wanted to see ii l was a hand
some animal, and eagerly did I spring
on the ledge Of the hall mirror and take
a good look at myself. Yes, was
beauty and the pleasure OF such knowl-
edge went long way to reconcile me
with my unhappy lot. Presently down
came the family to breakfast and I can
still hear my mothers exclamation OF
where did that cat come from; hate
cats?" All, dearest mother, you will
never know the pain that Unconscious
exclamation gave mt. The Waterman
told them how came and my father
said in his kind way: "Let the poor
thing stay, it will keep the house clear
Of mice" That settled it and l rubbed
my buck against his leg, tho only way l
could show my gratitude. '4O