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Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
where Pumice Stone 10 Found.

We often hear II remarked, and par.
ticularly after an eruption of q vol.
cano. pumice stone ought to be plenti.
full and cheap. as quantities must have
been elected during the volcanic dis.
turbance. As matter OF fact, how.
ever. none Of the white stone In general
use Is obtained from active volcanoes.
1t comes from deposits Of the article
discovered In one or two quarters oil
the globe, the best Of which il at
present to be found in the Island Of
Lipari. situate in the Tyrhenian Sea.
The island il mountainous in character.
and consists Of tufts and lavas, and of
highly siliceous volcanic products. The
district where the stone Is found ID
called Camyo Blanco or Monte Petalo
Q,500 feet above the level Of the SEAL
After riding q considerable distance
partly along precipitous paths suffi-
GENTLY dangerous to be interesting, and
partly through vineyards and over the
grassy plains, one almost suddenly
comes upon q seemingly snow-clad,
narrow valley inclosed by hills. also
quite white. and the whole glaringly
bright on sunny day. Into these
bills workmen are ceaselessly digging
deep burrows. working within BY
candle light. In their excavations they
come across many Jumps of pumice
stone. which are placed 10 baskets, sub
sequently being conveyed along the
valley to the seashore, where small
boats are loaded and sailed to the sea-
port near by. where the stone Is sorted,
packed and shipped to distant parts,
either via Messina or Leghorn.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
DRIFTING AWAY FROM GLORY.

They talk about the power OF the
press" said the editor, publisher, pro-
prietor. pressman and compositor COM
bined. as he put his feet on the pine Ia
BILE and leaned back 10 his splint-bot-
toned chair. but think I can see that
that power is on the wane. Yes. hang
1t. I'm sure it has decreased 80 per
cent In the last three years"
I'm what respect?' was asked.
"Well, mostly in respect to railroad
passes. Look a-here! Five years ago
had passes over dozen different rail-
road lines-annual passes. understand
while to-day I've got to pay my fare
the same as a ditch digger. Doesn't
this prove that the power Of the press
is on the wanee"
Possibly"
why, man, its conclusive evidence,
and IL something isn't done to restore
our prestige the day will come when we
won't get e burned cent knocked of
our hotel bills, nor a free ticket to q
theater. Yes. I've seen the day that !
could send friend to New York and
back on passes by four different routes,
but to-day I'd have to take the tow
path myself"
That seems sad"
Its sadness boiled down, sir. 1t
isn't the loss of the pass SO much as
the spirit which withholds 1t. It's that
breaking away Of the railroads. that
and independence,
which bemoan, and which can lead
to nothing but disaster to a free press.
For instance. In days gone by I'd sit
down with railroad guide and write
to dozen different passenger agents
for an annual. ! might have no earth
ly use for some of them, but 1t was to
maintain our prestige. you see. Every
agent would respond, and announce
that he took great pleasure In 50 do
ing. He'd even ask II l couldn't use
two"
And how is ii now?"
Here is letter to answer your
query. i wrote to the X. and X. folks
toI. . trip pass to Albany and return,
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
Storm and Calm.
eroRN.

erokN.
Over the iesden sea the wind blows shffll.
Hurting the billows on the sullen shore;
1t thunders With the battle's brazen roar
Filing the waves In many N angry hill;
The tempest bellows with mAddenod viii.
What surging harmonles its trumpetA pour,
In cboruses that TO the heavens soar,
And all the sky with rumblinH tumult NIL
While variations Of Its wind-swept wall
Are interminGled with the sudden Blooms
OF seethlnG breakers on the shore OF night
Out Of the inky darkness and the gale
Calmly, dehantly the lighthouse looms.
AL glorious In its wreath Of living light.
CALM.
New morning on the pulselcss ocean throws
Its white.winEed kiss. and In the smile OF
day
DIssolves the ses's pale drapery Of spray.
while the new moon beneath It's bosom goes.
II shimmefs family In tho kindllng ross
OF dawn that decks the weary wastes Of gray
A soothing quiet stretches far away
That seems the incarnation of repose;
The music Of tho SEA- that's never still
Bresths It's celestial spirit on the calm,
Like soft prelude from the tide Of sleep;
while the nrst sunbeams tremulously dlf
You Idle sail that, spread for isles Of palm,
Rests like dsy-dresm on the shining
-BK. Nunkittrick in Harper's weekly.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
The Slot.

A gentleman writing from Sheffield,
England. to the Inrcnstrs Age, says:
'1n q grimy little inn Of this place
found the landlord quietly smoking his
pipe. wanted to smoke but had
neither pipe nor tobacco, but that mat
tered not. The good landlord brought
from his collection pipe of the
church warden variety. 80 long that
the stem once in my mouth ] had to
slip forward yard or 80 to reach the
bowl. For tobacco he placed tin box
on the table. 1t was about foot long,
8 inches wide. and perhaps deep.
There was slit in the cover. Into
this the landlord dropped a big En-.
glish penny, whereupon the lock was
released with click. and having raised
the cover. we filed our pipes with the
tobacco lying loose inside. 1t was a
crude but effective example OF the
nickel-in-the-slot machine. This box,
said the landlord. is always in the
smoking-room for the convenience oil
the guests who are out of tobacco, and
the pennies dropped in to secure pipe
full just about pay for keeping the sup.
ply undiminished.' 4 should think
suggested, that the box once opened
all the tobacco might be extracted by
some constituencies vagabonds. Your
box isn't modern. It ought to be SO
contrived that only q limited supply
could be obtained for each penny
1 don't think he responded, THAT the
box has suffered much from dishonest
users. and as for being modern, Of
course il isn't. That box has been In
use in this hotel for more than $50
years, and is probably the forerunner
Of all the penny-in-the-slot machines
now so common all over England, and
America, too, as I understand The
box was certainly battered and dusty
enough to have been in use that length
of time, ard there seems to be no
reason to doubt the landlords state
ment with regard to it,"
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
Perfectly Paralyzed.

A man got of the Michigan avenue
car at Woodward yesterday, stopped a
pedestrian who was passing, and said:
IF you please, I'd like to borrow
your handkerchief a moment"
"Oh. certainly" was the reply, as it
was handed out.
The stranger received it, punched it
up in his hand, and then blew and
wiped his nose in the most vigorous
manner. saying, as he handed it back:
Thanks. / have very bad cold,
and have to borrow five or six per
day."
The owner of the cambria threw 1t
into the street and jumped up and
down and tried to say something, but
it was no go. He was paraly zed.-
Detroit Free Press.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
"A Crucial Test.

Maine Lawyer-"What Is your
opinion Of the character Of Deacon
blank"
Witness (cautiously)-"I never heard
nothin' ag'in him."
Don't you know him to be an honest
mani"
Wall. he's been fair an square in all
his dealin's with me. and with others 50
far a. i know"
Isn't that sufficient to prove him q
man OF sterling integrity7h
Wall, ! dunno. / never traded
bosses with him. Y. Weekly.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
I answered. "Y.. v Yea VIM

..5f -
answered. yea Y yea viii
madam" -,
She began, nDi4. nnAAppf GIRL
Your Bernard has perfshed. What ID
llfe 10 you any iongerf He Is dead.
Had ne lived, blind. or MANNED. or
helpless In any wsy, there would be
hope for you. You could Nv ID
him; you could comfort him; you
could toll for rim; YOU could be his
suniiRbt Alasl no such ioy awaits
yoA. He IL no longer anywhere where
you can find him. Lie down and die.
That Il all you can do, He A dead"
She ended Ia q Hood of tears.
started d uhy feet.
why do you write thusp- / cried.
WHO are youp How aid Won come by
that voice! Spsakrn
Then felt two Ntiie hands steal
about nv neck and a wet cheek touched
mise, Ard . whisper came: Bernard
It isI. Did y6u mot o,,ess, Do Won
not knov vonr ovn Res,irap-
She ciasned me closer heard tho
door close: the doctor was onne.
The GOOD doctorm an. ssjd, "ThH
6rst day Of yonr illness h fonnd a lei.
ter Won had beoun In ms.-.nd .en, h,
with word AZ your misfortnne, and A
letter N one sho rorId hrins ma ~
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
Euphemisttc.

In speaking of prominent New
Yorker the N. Y. Herald remarks that
he is a gentleman upon whom nature
has layished all those qualities which
irppel man to ''rush in where angels
fear to tread"
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
e RAE eARrH LApYNAMo2


teresting Argument ~ sus ooVect
The earth Is great dynamo. revolv..
ing around It's axis at o peripherical
velocity at the equator Of more than
1 900 miles an hour, much higher
speed than ID attained by any dynamo
Eads by than writes Jacob Reese In the
Philadelphia Iiqdfrsr:
BY virtue Of The dynamic action Of
the earth electricity Is drawn into u.
And az the dynamic action Is largely
due to its velocity. and the velocity
being greatest at the equator the dy.
manic effect will be greatest at thai
point. Hence the greatest amount Of
electricity will be drawn to the earth al
the equator and the least at the poles.
Temperature being the measure Of
molecular activity (as weight Is the
measure III mattefJ the temperature
will be highest at the equator because
tbe molecular activity h greatest 81
that point; and % the Temperature will
be less and less rs We past from the
equator toward the North or the b01tf
poles, BECAUSE the peripherical velocity
grow less and the dynamic action Il
diminished. The phenosena we cal
sun rays are produced by the electric
currents drawn to the earth by It's dy'
manic attioU;
Matter per 80 Ii imponderable and
inert; It ii endowed with energy By IN.
physical forces, and il thus made cleo
trical. The different elementary bodies
are endowed with energy in dlneren
degrees. hence they vary Id their cleo
trio capacity. The phencmena Q
weight and specific gravity are caused
by the dynamic action Of the eartt
drawing all matter c5ntaining ,elcctrf
city to Il, and consequently drawing
all matter containing electricity, amt
as the ffisttsr II dinerentially endowed
with electric power, The dynamic eff
feet In drawing 1t to the eafth viii var!
accordingly. We thus find that th'
difference in the weight and the specific
gravity OF matter is caused by the dy
hamie action Of the earth.
Matter may be divided; the end O
physical division Is the nolecule. Sii
William Thompson, an expert In mole
sular physics. says that 'thefs are
nineteen million million million mole'
Jules 10 cubic centimeter OF any gas.
From this We learn that the particles
hat compose the atmosphere are IN.
hnltely small. The dynamic action OF
the earth drawing the electric sun eur.
rent through the atmosphere forces
these minute molecules into sucn . hign
state OF activity that they exhibit the
phenomenon we call sunlight. sun
light being produced by the molecular
activity OF our atmosphere, 10 connneo
to 1t, and darkness prevails between
our atmosphere and the sun. :,
The electricity drawn into the earth
ty its dynamic action increases the
molecular activity OF the material, and
~ the electric currents approach the
center Of the earth they focus, and by
their aggregated action the molecular
activity OF the earth Is increased to that
velocity that exhibits incandescence.
Thus we lind that the heat OF the earth
. not produced nor is il sustained by
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
Husband and Wife Reunited

Wifely devotion seems TO have been
carried altogether too far by the Bidde.
ford woman who. when her lord and
master got sent to jail for thirty days.
promptly got drunk herself for the sake
OF being sent up after him.-Lewistos,
Journal.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19
Southern California.

The five counties comprising southern
California have an area almost 4.000
square miles larger than the state Of
Ohio.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19

The late Dowager Empress of Ger.
many left q fortune Of 100, 900 marks.
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19

Sixty-three per cent of the West
Point cadets TAIL on mental examine
ton
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19

Dtttiuds
And you think she does not love
you as well?n he said.
''She loves me even as I love her.
said. "Ah, doctor, it is because love
her 50 that l would spare her all can.
You will write"
II will WRITE" he said. Stay
come to my office. have nurse here
now who can break the news tenderly,
I believe, il any one can. She has
waited on you for day or two saying
very little, ] forbade that. But her
hands are soft, her touch kind. think. :"
Heaven bless her! She Is gentle as
. mother ! said. Yes, let her write
the letter."
He took my hand in his and led me
TO the room he called his Office. Then
he left me moment. and when he re-
turned | heard the rustic Of wornan's
garments following him.
This is the nurse who will write the
letter" he said.
Il thank her. said /. BE gentle,
madam; my Bettina has a gentle
heart"
what shall ! writer" she asked al
most In whisper.
Write that ! am dead" said.
Write that I love her to the last.
Write that / babe you tell her when
her grief had passed to wed another.
and be happy
Happy. and you dead!" she said.
"And she loves you"
Madam. said !. I'VE have proverb
IN our country that the dead trouble il
better than living one A blind
beggar whom she loved and who hope
1essly loved her. would be heavier on
Bettina's life than the memory of her
dead Bernard. ! can do little now.
but I can do this. Write. madame"
The pen moved over the paper. Soon
she said: Il have written. Shall ]
read 1t to yQu3"
Mohave County miner., 1890-04-19

century.
1t Is related Of Bishop Potter that be WA
onco taken 10 task by few OF his deuomi.
national brethren on the charge Of exhibit.
ing conceit Of himself at variance with the
spirit Of humility. ut Is not conceitp
said tho bishop, with that ponderous bear.
ing that silenccd opposition. "it Is not con.
ceit brethren; 1t 10 tho consciousness OF
superiority
Tho advent Of lot OF ballot girls Of
Barnsin and Baily's circus In bridgeport
Conn. has caused two corset factory girls
10 loose their situations. DESTROYS of
emulating the high kickers they prsctIced
during lunch hours and were surprised by
the shocked foreman. He dismissed the
offenders with the remark that mo kick.
crsi were wanted there.n
Sir Julian Pauncefots and Secretary
Blaine have become warm friends They
liked each other from their FIRST meeting
and further intercourse has strengthened
their regard for one another. Sir Julian
has even gone 30 far n to read Blains's
Twenty Year, OF Congress- Whsteycr
may come between Thorn diploma ticaily
they Will always b well disposed toward
each other.
There are allowed at tho United Naval
Academy at Annapolis one naval cadet for
each member or delegate OF the United
States house Of representatives, one for tho
District Of Columbia and ten at large. The
president appoints the ten ct large and the
one for the District Of Columbia TIN
course Of naval cadets Is six years, the last
two of which must be spent at sea. Can.
didates must DO between fourteen and
eighteen years OF age. physically sound.
well formed and Of robust coustItu,iou
The pay OF naval cadet Is $500 year.
The Portuguese men are rather be,ow
tho medium height. Of olive couplexion
and have brilliant black eyes. For thu
most part they are very handsome. The
women, on the contrary, are excessively
homely, but dress In very good tasts, 10th
gentlemen and ladies copy the Partisan
fashions. The prettiest women are thu
usher maids, who go about the streets
barefooted with their baskets OF fsh on
their heads, after the fashion Of the Eryn.
tan women with their pitchers Of wster
some OF these girls are remarkably pretty
and, strange TO say, their feet are anal,
fu s'ssS
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
THE TOBACCO TAX.

How Senator John sherman Under.
stood the Rebate Clause In the Rev.
enue Bill.
CINCINNATI, Oct 2S.-To-day's issue of
the Western Tobacco Journal contains the
following: Last week we published an
extract from one of the Cincinnati papers
in which Senator Sherman said that the
absence of the rebate clause from the reve-
nue. bill was intentional. To ascertain
if Senator Sherman was quoted correctly
we addressed him letter and below will
be found his reply: -...-
MANSFIELD O., October "a, 1890.
In response to your letter of the 23d have to
advise you that the express purpose OF postpon-
ing the taking effect of section 80 of the tariff
act which provides for the reductionsof internal
taxes on smoking and manufactured tobacco
from cents pound under the old law to cents
per pound until after January l, 1881 Yves that II
was believed the general law took effect October
g. The lapse of nearly three months would be
sufficient to exhaust the supply on hand and,
therefore, no rebate provided as in some former
reductions. / understood it distinctly that way
and have no doubt that all who participated ir
the conference took the same view of the matter
Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
Mr.. SHERMAN ON THE TOBACCO TAX.
WRECK OF A CIRCUS TRAIN.

WRECK OF A CIRCUS TRAIN.
Two Men and Eight Horses Killed
Engines Badly Damaged-How
the Accident Occurred.
MACON, Ga, Oct 28.-Barnum's circus
train in five sections left this morning at
six o'clock for Athens on the Covington
and Macon road. Five miles from Month
cello the trainmen lost control of the third
section on a long down grade, and it
dashed into the rear of the second section
on the end of which was the cooks car,
preceded by car containing horses.
A man named Kelley of Kalamazoo,
Mich, in the car was killed, and with an
other man, name unknown, was badly
hurt Eight horses in the forward car
were killed.
The engines pulling the third section
were derailed and badly damaged as were
six or eight cars following. The fireman
of the first engine, Lewis Glenn, was
instantly killed. The engineers of both
engines and the other fireman jumped.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. 28.-Richard
Cade, about thirty years old, an employee
of the Union Signal and Switch company,
who was at work on the New York, Provi-
dence and Boston tracks at Central Falls,
was struck by train this afternoon. He
was knocked to one side by the locomotive.
He was brought to this city, but died at
the Rhode Island hospital
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs,

It is reported that vessel with 700
emigrants on board has foundered off
Cape st. Vincent.
The King of Portugal yesterday received
the captain and officers of the United
States cruiser Baltimore.
Thirty-two cases of diphtheria, eleven
cases of typhoid fever and thirteen cases
of scarlet fever have been reported to
the board of health in Camden, N. j.
Ex-State Senator J. W. Robbins of Tall
Bottom, Ga, was instantly killed yester-
day afternoon in the fair grounds by a
falling pole which was erected for balloon
ascension. He was 55 years old and leaves
a large family.
+ 1. s. Plautt, cloak manufacturer at No.
1914 Broadway, New York, and proprietor
of the Hotel Vendome, made an assign
ment yesterday for the benefit of his cred
itors. Arrangements are being made by
which the business will be carried on as
usual
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
Entertainments.
PRoCToR's OPERA HOUSE.


Evans and Hoey in their brilliant sue
cess, "a Parlor Match" appeared to q
packed house last evening. Nearly all the
old features and many new ones make this
the most laughable skit now on the stage.
Mr.. Evans was as clever as ever in 81. Nc
Corker," and Mr.. Hoey n,ver seemed SO
funny. He has made the character of
"Old Hoss" one that will be remembered
among the very best stage portraits the
vaudeville companies have given u.s. His
latest song, They're after me-" received
six encores. The Levy sisters sang, danced
and played the mandolin very well, and
won deserved applause. One enjoyable
feature of the entertainment was the pic
colo solo given between the first and sec
ond acts. 1t received deserved encore.
Kate Claxton and Charles A. Stevenson
appear in "The Two Orphans" this after
noon and evening. This is the strongest
of the pieces in which Mr. and Mrs. Ste
venson appear, even exceeding s'Called
Back" in popularity.
Denman Thompson's pretty play, 1.-The
Two Sisters" comes tomorrow night 1t
is well presented.
'Tvy Leaf" is the Saturday bill.
Marie Frohman in her new play, ''The
Witch, is due on November IL and 10,
and Isabel Morris in the fine comedy, SIN
a Whirl," November and s.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Reilly & Woods vaudevilles have sue
ceeded in packing the house at every per-
Torrance. The last two performances are
given to-day. Pat Reilly and Mary Lotus
prove unequalled favorites.
"True Irish Hearts" is the attraction for
the last half of the week.
HYPERION THEATER.
MacLennan's Scotch ballad singers will
Join with Clan Macleod in a gleeful Hal
lowe'en celebration Friday night.
The first of the Boston Symphony con-
certs will be given on November 10.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
Met with a Rough Reception.

ALLEeHAN, Mich, Oct. 28.-Last night
four men went to the house of an old man
named Griffin in Ganges township to pay
off an old grudge. They broke in the
door of the house, but met with stout re-
sistance from Griffin. and man named Hale
who was with. him. In the melee
Hale shot one of the men and felled anoth-
er with an axe. He then went for assist
ance and upon returning found Griffin
still alive but badly used up and the as
sailants gone, having taken their wounded
away in o wagon.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
blew n Hurricane.

ARIEHAr, G. B., Oct. 2S.-About dusk
last evening the wind commenced blowing
smartly, accompanied with rain and trc-
mendously high tide. About midnight the
wind shifted to tho southeast and blew
with increasing violence, eliminating in a
hurricane and q heavy downpour of rain.
By daybreak the rain had ceased
and the wind had shifted to the
southwest. The gale continued with una
bated fury, tossing up heavy sea which
swept many of the wharves and occasioned
considerable damage to property. Several
boats were badly smashed and it is feared
considerable destruction may have been
caused on the coast and fishing grounds,
where extensive preparations had been
under way for the fall mackerel fishing.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
Shipped the Wrong Body.

ROCHESTER, Oct. 2s.-Yesterday the body
of Roman Leach, a former resident of Gen
esee, was brought to that place for burial.
During the funeral services at the ceme-
terry the bearers and others who were
around the coffin thought they heard
means proceeding from it and after
the friends had departed they opened the
casket and were Mortified to find that the
remains were not those of Leach, nor did
the body look like him in any way. The
body was shipped under the name of Fred
Leach, and probably it was a mistake in
shipment. The body of Leach is missing
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
AUTUMNAL- ADVICE.

Keep your feet warm and dry.
Wear waterproof boots in preference to arc
tics or rubbers
Keep your eye on your umbrella-you will need
1t yourself
Stop cough or cold at once. Pneumonia
and consumption may be started by either.
If you wear rubbers take them off whenever
you have the chance, even if only for few min
utes.
If you feel a cough or a cold coming on take a
drink of pure whiskey at once. 1t will keep the
blood in circulation and is the best preventive
against the diseases of the season.
Remember that only pure whiskey should be
taken. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has the
strongest recommendations from the leading
scientists and medical men in the country, and IL
the only standard medicinal whiskey known
Insist on having it, SIS oaw
Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-29
Speeches and Songs.

Centennial lodge No. 90, New England
Order of Protection, held a sociable at st.
Georges hall last evening. Speeches were
made by Grand Warden Wilbur Peck of
Stratford, Grand Secretary T. ID. Grinnell
and others. Some pleasing songs and
recitations were rendered by little Miss
Olson. Selections were also given by the
Scandal Glee club and the Elm City Man
dolin club.