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Evening journal., 1890-02-25

HuMoR OF The DAY.

Baynard's thermometer, a. m. as;
q. M, "A: il a. m. 45; p. m. 50.
Evening journal., 1890-02-25

TnE Supreme Court of Nebraska has
rendered decision holding sleeping
car company liable for the loss of pro
perty left in its care just as Inn keepers
are liable The court says:
A passenger on entering sleeping car
as a guest-because that is what he is in
necessarily must take his ordinary
wearing apparel with him and some arti-
cies for convenience, comfort or necessity.
The articles, when placed in the care Of
the company's employees are at the com.
panys risk. His property Is left in
fhe custody 'of the company which Is
liable for It's safekeeping.
Evening journal., 1890-02-25

4
Additional Trains.
Daily except Saturday and Sunday, leava
Wilmington II p. m b. a D.. junction 50
p. M, Newbridge Al p. m Arrive Mont
chanin 80 p m.
On Saturday only, will leave Wilmington al
II p. m. Arrive at Newbridge at Al D. m.
Leave Wilmington ~ 10 D. m. Arrive at New
bridge 10 80 p. M, and Montchanin 10 s. D. m
Leave Birdsboro 10 D. m. Arrive Reading
40p. m
Daily Sunday
Daily lex Sunday onlg
Evening journal., 1890-02-25

WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN RAIL-.
w ROAD. Timetable. IN effect Nov. %. 1873,
GOING NORTH.
Sun
Daily dag
tex Sunday Daily. only
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06
ALUMINUM SHIPS.

fhe EmvloyDent - the New Metal Woal6
Increase the 8psed q Steamers.
In talking with some ocean steamship
officers yesterday about the length Of
voyages between here and Liverpool,
apropos Of the racing which has been
going on during the last two years. they
all agreed that time would not be short
ened until one Or both Of two things
shall be accomplished-the lessening of
the weight Of the ships and the decreas-
ing Of the amount Of fuel consumed.
The second is partially included In tho
arst Of course.
'.How can they b acoomplished?' I
asked.
'sWell, tho use Of aluminium will
lessen the dead weight Of the ships.
Many experts In metal are experiment.
ing. and IL will not b long before ain.
minum will b manufactured ~ chesply
as steel. Of such quality that 1t can be
used for the construction Of ships.
There Is plenty Of aluminium; but the
problem 10 Its separation from tho
droes. believe that before the lapse
Of Ave years aluminium will b manu-.
isctured Of such quality that the same
strength and endurance can be got -
from steel. with half tho weight A
vessel Of tho aize Of the City OF Paris
Of Teutonic, OF Normannia. will then
not weigh - much BY many thousand
tons - any one Of them now does. 80
that engines Of the same horse power
will drive them through the water
faster."-N. Y. Star.
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SWALLOWS AS MESSENGERS

a rropositlea to Sahssitato Them Y0s
Carrier Pigeons.
. For some time past great deal has
made in continental countries with car
rier pigeons. and Of tho largo numbers
that are ready for immediate service In
case war should break out Military
men acknowledge that they will form .
very important adjunct 70 the signal
corps. and have encouraged theis
breeding. There Is rival to the pigeon
looming up in tho shape Of tho swal-
low. and application has recently becn
made to the French Minister OF War to
substitute them for pigeons
The idea il now started for the drst
time. although It IL . most excellent
one. Pliny relates that Roman noble
named CDcina, who had racing stable.
employed swallows to take to Rome the
news Of the result OF the chariot raccA
In those times things were conduc ted
In moro or less style. Four horses from
the same stable wcre harneasea to .
car, and the swallows returned TO these
nests bearing tho colors Of the winners.
Pliny also tells Of . garrison that WAS
cut on by enemies from all communicar
tion with the outer world and whose
hopes were only kept up by the arrival
Of . swallow from friendly sllieA A
thread WAS fastened TO the log Of .
swallow and . number OF knots wero
tied In It These indicated tho days
that would elapse before ths arrival Of
succor, 20 that when the day arrived the
garrison sailed out and the besiegers,
being unable 70 stand the combined at-
tack, wero forced 70 withdraw.
II has been satisfactorily proved that
tho training Of the birds requires only .
few weeks. A farmer trained . lot Ut
swallows in three weeks 20 that theS
were perfectly trsctablo. At . public
exhibition recently given. he he'd . d4.
ferent-colored ribbon tied 70 ono OF the
feet Of each Of the birds. and then
opened tho door Of tho cage. Awsy
dew the birds 70 the four winds and the
spectators thought that they had seen
the last Of them, but after awhile Erst
one and them smother returned with the
came rspidity With which they had do
parted and perched. on the finger Of the
tanner, who returned them 70 their cage.
The swallow II. as . messenger. con-
si6ered BY those who have had ample
opportunity for comparison. superior to
the pigeon Hts flight Is higher. moro
rapid, and ho is moro faithful. moro i'm
tclligcnt and easier to take care Of. In
long flight, no docs not havo to stop 50
often for rest and his food Is taken -
- 1ieA-N. Y. Tines
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06

4 yoDoaD ksotookv UigAway HS0m0s
t. An 0saAssts - History.
The road I Travelled was that great
highway between Kentucky and the
South which ct various times within .
hundred pears has been known ~ the
Wilderness Road, or tho Cumberland
Road. OF the National Turnpike. or tho
''Kaintuck Hog Road, as 1t was called
by the mountaineerA 1t Is impossible
to come upon this road without pausing.
or to write Of it without . tribute. 1t
led from Baltimore over tho mountains
Of Virginia through the great wilderness
BY Cumberland Gap ALI roads below
Philadelphia converge at this gap just
- the buffalo and Indian trails had
earlier oonverged. AMI just - many
railroads are convcrging now. Tho im-
provement Of this road became In timo
tho pct scheme Of the State govern
ments Of Virginia and Kentucky. Be-
fore the war millions Of head Of stock
horses. hogs. cattle. mules-were driven
over it to the southern markets; and
servants and trunkA have somehow
passed over it; coming northward over
It into kentucky, or going southward ON
pleasure excursions. During the war
vast commissary stores passed back and
forth, following the movement Of ar
mieA But despite all despite all
that has been done to civilize 1t since
Boone traced its course In 1790. this
honored historic thoroughfare remains
to-day as It was in tho beginning. with
al its sloughs and sands, its mud and
holes. and jutting lodges Of rock and
loose bowlderA and twists and turns.
and general total dcpravity
IL 1t not susDrising that when tho
original Kentuckians wero settled ON
the bluegrass plateau they sternly set
about the making OF goods roads. and
70 this day remain tho best road-builders
In America Ono such road was enough.
They arc said to have been notorious
Tor profanity those who osme into Ken
tucky from this sida. Naturally. Many
wero inildels-thefe arc roads that make
. man lose faith. Il 10 known that tho
moro pious companies Of them. - they
travelled along. would now and then
give up in despair, sit down. raise .
hymn. and have prayers before they
could 90 further Perhaps ono Of the
provocatioas to homicide among tho
mountain people should Be reckoned
this road. have seen two Of tho mild
est Of men. after riding over It for .
few hours. lose their temper and begin
to hght-hRht any thinx-6ght their
horscA fight. the dies. fight tho cob
webs ON their noseA-James Lane Al.
len. in Harper's Magazine
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% b. united - they issue BY tho cxtsr-

% b, united - they issue by tho cxtsr.
nal aperture into one thread.
Having fed itself during the ten days
subsequent to the last molting up to tho
full sisc tho caterpillar, constituted rs
We havc described. begins to feel the
stimulus of nature urging It to the neat
change Of its condition, which Is ncccs-
sary to bring 1t to the moth or butterfly
state. and which Is accompanied with
operations most beneficial to the human
race. Tho caterpillar seeks corner or
angular spot in which to begin its spin
ming. Having settled this point Il
weavcs . number Of irregular threads
around tho place. to be . support to its
future tenement Tho mode in which
IL docs this Is BY fixing portion of the
gum or silk ON . certain point and then
by receding from the spot or turning
its head and body. drawing out tho
thread BY tho two holes already alluded
to. Separate hlamcnts Issue from these
aperturcs, but the animal is provided
with hook At the edge Of its mouth
with which 1t unitos them into one.
In one day the caterpillar, proceed
Ing with its work, weaves . pretty thick
layer of loose sill, called tho floss silk,
in the oval interior of which the Great
ure, Of course, remains For the whole
OF tho succeeding three or four days it
is occupied in spinning tho cocoon, or
solid b.ll OF silk, which Is mans valua-
BILE prize. This cocoon is seldom above
three grains in weight yet. whom un-
rolled. the filamcnts composing 1t are
sometimes found to be moro than .
milo long. This shows the wonderful
celebrity with which the caterpillar
must emit the material during its three
days operations 1t takes the quickest
way OF working. and that most easy for
itself. spinning the thread not in regu-
lar circles. which would demand an ex-
tensivc motion Of the body. but In short
wavy lines from point to point Tho
whole cocoon Is usually less In size than
= pigeons egg, and Is Of ycllow hue.
Having effected this great xork, and
shut itself up within strong and firm
covering. tho caterpillar. much de-
creased In bulk by this extensive and
uncompensatcd excretion. prepares for
its final change. 1t throws on itS last
caterpillar case within fcw days after
the completion Of tho COCOON, and as
sumcs the chrysalis form. 1t Is now an
oblong, soft brownish body without
limbs, apparently. or power Of motion.
Its members, however. cxist In embryo.
and in about twcnty days they develop
themselves fully. and the chrysalis b.
comes perfect moth or butterfly. by
thc use of its hooked feet and its head.
1t then separates tho fllament Of the
cocoon. and makes its way into light
and life, the winged creature Of IN
hour. seeming to have little other pur.
pose in Its existence but to seek =
mate. that new eggs may be produced
for tho continuation Of the race This
It does Immediately on coming to light
Horace Gale Horton, in N. Y. Ledgcr
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STRANGE REPTILES.

Some Extraordinary Creatures which Ex-
listed In the Rack Ages.
An extraordinary creature Of this
time was the 'iish-lizard." 1t had q
head like lizard, jaws and teeth like
. crocodile. tho backbone Of fish. the
paddles of . whale. and the trunk and
tail OF . quadrupcd. The first skeleton
Of this animal was discovered in En-.
gland by . country girl. She used to
make her living by selling fossils,
which were very abundant in her native
place. One day she discovered some
bones projecting from . cliff. Clearing
away the rubbish, she found that they
belonged to tho skeleton of an animal
embodied in the rock. She hired some
workmcn to dig out tho entire rock, and
the monster proved to be thirty feet
long. What . sensation it created!
That region. Lyme Regis. was
found to be veritable grave
yard of these wonderful animals The
jaws of some of them were eight feet
long. and contained one hundred and
sixty teeth. Whenever o tooth was
lost in . conflict . duplicate tooth in
tho jaw was ready to take its place.
Their eyes were larger than mans
head. and possessed Of very powerful
and far-sceing vision. so that no matter
how far distant tho prey. there could
be no escaping those eyes! Its stom-
sch Was like great pouch, and 1t swal.
lowed its food without chewing TWAS
20 greedy . monster that it ate oven
smaller animals of its own kind!
Nobody can say for certain whether
its skin was covered with scales or not
Still. - NO remains Of scales have been
found, IL WAS probably soft and smooth.
1t had to come up to the surface to
breathe, like . whale. and perhaps It
had ''blowers" to blow out water. What
q commotion It must have made!
Another animal Of this family had
the head Of serpent upon the neck Of
. gigantic swan. 1t was fitted for
quicker motion than the fish-lizard. 1t
probably swan on the surface like .
swan. and thrust its long neck down in
search OF prey.
The most wonderful Of all. however.
was the dragon" Of which told you.
II is called by hard Greek name which
VIC will translate into ''wing-fnger. +"
There were two points in which it re-
scmbled bat: its eyes wero SO formed
that IL could zee in the dark; and it had
enormous wings joined to its claws like
those Of bat II was probably water
animal. whose wings were used to take
flying leaps through the air. as the n.y.
ing Ash does. but probably 1t could re-
main longer ON the wing.-Teresa C.
Crofton, in St. Nicholas
Judge Ito Prisoner)-''What led vcu
to commit this crime?' Prisoner -'sBct.
ter ask my lawyer. lie can lie better
than can."-Yankee Blade
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06
cH,lo-w,ves IN INDIA.


4 Native Rs6esnee's Able Ateeeks - the
Laaa's 0fsos Evil.
Tho name Of Behramr Malabari de-
serves to be known and respected In
England as that OF native Indian who
Is doing good work in social reforma.
tion. Hc is ono OF the ablest and At the
fame timo most temperate sssailants Of
the greatest social curse Of India--in-
FAINT marriage In pamphlet which he
has published he invites English women
to realize II they can the meaning OF
such expressions - infant marriage"
''baby wife," girl mother" virgin
widow" As we explained tho other
day, II . ''wife" becomes . ''widow." !"
widow she must remain all her days
The most ill-fstcd Of these child
wives are. Of course. those who become
wives not merely in law. but in fact at
ages varying from ten to twelve Girls
Of twelve and thirteen" writos Mr..
Malabari. ''havo to bear the burdens Of
wifchood and motherhood" I" and he adds
that mot . few of these martyrs sue
cumb to tho shock of tho first child
birth" This horrible. this hideous
practice of child-marriagc explains
most II not al, OF the poverty and tho
misery-the physical and moral deg
radation-to be seen in hundreds Of
thousands of native Indian families
Ono Of the worst forms OF girl-marriage
Ii known as marrying the girls TO the
gods which practically means slavery
Of body and soul to priests great num-
bers OF whom live upon the immorali-
~ Of their girl-wives. This dreadful
custom Of child-marriage Is one which
the Legislature that had the courage to
abolish suttee has been afraid to med
die with. 1t was universal. To uproot
1t would havo seemed like uprootin2
native society.
lesa And its extinction will come
about in way not tho least Aattering
to the rule OF the English. The con.
domination of child marriage Is coming
from the people themselves. Its dis
appearance will not be the work OF
day, but when it does como it will be
splendid tribute TO the benign civil!zing
influence Of England in the East Mr..
Malabari's owncountrymen. the Parsees
Of Bombay. have for years been labor
ing in the good cause with
zeal and Intelligence which 1t would
bo dificult to overpraisc. We have
already described how the native
BARRIERS OF Bombay have pronounced
against the cruel custom. Tho cdu.
Gated and intelligent natives Of Madras
are petitioning for fixing tho minimum
age OF girl marriages 1t fourteen years.
Mr.. Mslabari's own proposals IS to limit
Of age, right to remarrv, etc, arc detailed
in the pamphlet to which we had re-
fcrrcd. Nor should 1t be forgotten that
some OF the native chiefs are not only
theoretically in favor Of reform. but
have introduced IL Of their own free
will and without any Recommendation
from the supreme government The
Intervention of the supreme government
has been chiefly confined to collecting
evidence ON tho question throughout
the length and breadth of India and to
the distribution Of papers to the local
administra tiOns London News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06
MOROUS.

THAT girl IS from Chicago" 'HoW
:an you tcll?" "Why, showed her IN
Egyptian pitcher and she exclaimed:
Holy smoke! Get onto the curveA'"-
N. Y. Journal.
-"Pa, I'll DO sorry when you get
WE'LL" said . boy to his sick pa rent
''Why. my son3" because won't gst
any moro empty medicine bottles "a
soil. ."-Leisure Moments
He sighed with his hand on hts heart;
Before her he went on his knees:
He'd have acted the true lovers part
II fate hadn't forced him 70 snees@
-Harper's Bazar.
-Billings-"I will take little more
Of that railroad SOUP please" MrA
Hashcroft- Railroad soup?" Billings
yes Moro water than stock. you
know."-Terro Hautc Express
"A mans got to have plenty Of sand
to attempt to cross tho desert Of Sa-
hara." Tut You might Is we'll say
. man must have plenty Of coal IL he
wants to 60 to Newcastle. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
by George" said tho weary. pa.
tience-tried passenger on local train.
to the conductor. II guess you men who
run this train deserve great deal ol
credit" What for?" "For keeping
it from going backward. ."-Washingtoa
Post
Tho factories Of England. France.
Germany and Holland produce shout
n, 900, 600 pins daily. and . contempo-
rary asks: 'Where do they all 70 tor
Young men who are engaged In the
courting business say that . great
many Of them 60 to waist t-Noeristown
Herald.
Tho idea of Diana kissing Endy.
mion in his slumher," said the Boston
girl. "Would you kiss mo IL fell
asleep. Mr.. Harvard9" I'm afraid I
would, Miss Beans" "Well, I'd like "a
eco you." she gently returned. remov-
ing her spectaclea - Philadelphis
Times
Merchants Wife (sudd enly appear
ing in her husbands odlce)-''Hah!
thought you said your typewriter girl
was an old maid" Merchant (uuch
confused)-'Um-er. yes. m dear. Of
course. Of course; but she Il sick today.
and she sent her little grand-daughter
Is . substitute. "-Philadelphia Record.
"A Relief to Himself f-Gentleman
Ito Uncle Rastus, who 10 troubled with
balky mule)-"Uncle RastuA DO you
think kicking that mule in the stomach
will mako him goT Uncle Rastus-
''Da hain't nufhn wosl mako dat mule
60 when he 'cludes not to. sab. I'm
only kickin' him To- my own astisfas.
lion. ."-Accident News
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HUNTING osTRlcHEs.


0OW the Chlldren Of the Desert Deceive
the Pooe Birds.
When travelling in the Kalihari des-
crt writes Mr.. J. Huncberg in tho
Fcathcred World, had often opportu.
mites Of observing bushmcn come to
our camps with ostrich-feathcrs. I was
informed Of tho manner in which these
children Of tho desert deceive tho birds,
and WAS very anxious to see for my
self; and 1t my request 1t was arranged
that I should 60 with two bushmen
whom wo had been using for somo timo
as guides Accordingly wo left camp
ono morning At about two o'clock, and
after stin ride Of about three hours on
horseback we arrived ut one of the trc-
mcndous sand-hills which abound In this
part Of she country. One Of the BUSH
men then crept slowly onto the ridge Of
the sand-hill, while the other trans
formed himself into what appeared to
me at first to be an ostrich without neck
and wings-that is, he cnveloped him
self In an ostrich skin ON which all tho
feathers were left. but which had been
brazed-in . man4er peculiar to all
soft and pliable as glove. Then .
stick about from eight to ten feet long
was produced, over which WAS pulled
the skin Of an ostrich's neck, with tho
head left ON. Then pair Of wings wero
fastened to the bushman's elbow, and
his toilet WAS finished. I was all the
time lost in wondermcnt st these prep
arations. which took about ten minutes,
an active conversation being carried on
betwecn the two bushmen (the distance
between them being about seventy-nve
yards. by means OF signals made by Va
rious movements Of their arms and legs.
Presently my companion, moving ON as
quickly as his disguise would let him,
bcckoned mo to follow him. We crept
cautiously onto the ridge. and there I
had to lie down on my chest while my
ostrich, alias bushman. showed himself
in his full plumage, gesticulating most
vehemently with his wings and turning
his long neck In all directions
Suddenly saw two magnificent cock
ostrichcs approaching US from different
directions at full speed, and 50 intent
were they on what they saw before them
that they never noticed the deception
practiced upon them BY the willy BUSH
men until it was too late, and they both
fell to the well-directed arrows Of my
two companions The poison with
which tho ''loosio" (the name given to
tho bark Of certain tree which Is used
to fasten the point Of tho arrow to its
shaft) Is saturated, speedily does its
work. Tho coup de grace was given tho
two binds. and after taking such Of thoir
a. was considered worth carry
ing We entered on our journey back r.
csmn
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:" KINDLY OMIT FLOWERS. !.

Bst2s me no l10wefs whom Tn dooA
No lilies fair. q pallid roses.
No doral crown TO weigh me down
When over mo the earth rcposcs.
tshould not feel how near they were,
Nor yct fnhale thstr fF1grass Rraccs:
30 would thcy se less dear 70 me
Than tears upon yuur living faces
Sut your kindly tho1ghss design
such Offering os fricndship tender.
Why wait TIL death has stopped my breath
To send me wrcaths a 0OS1l splenduel
Your pcsics now ia much prefer.
Sweet buds a Nay. bright bloo0 q antumn
Then take the hint. which hero Iprint
And send my MOWERS antemor.cm-
-Nrx. n. L. Rayne. q Dctrods Free PresA
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Sometimes. writes . correspondent
Of trade paper. 81 have had to mako
holes In steel that WAS too hard TO cut
or iile easily. Then I make . mixture
that will cut hole. mix ono ounce
OF sulphate OF copper. quarter Of IN
ounce Of alum. half . teaspoonful Of
powdered salt . gill Of vinegar and
twenty drops Of nitric acid. This viii
make Q hole"
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Doctor Ito pstient)-'Ido not wish
to frighten you, but II you have no OBJ
lection I'd like to call in . couple Of my
brother physicians" Irascisle Patient
-.Ml right! II -ou need any assist
anco In numbering mo call In your 90
complices."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06

-"Rridget" asked my wife, somc
days after her advent do you know
how to stone cherries?" Tho cook re-
luctantly confessed herself ''metag-
nostic." which, according to the new
coinage OF the Brooklyn Ethical Asso-
cistion. sigaiass one who has encount-
cred something beyond her knowledge.
..It IL very simple" said my wife.
.sPress the cherry -. and out comes the
stone." Ny wife thoughtlessly put
the cherry into her mouth and left the
kitchen. When Bridgets work WAS in
spected dish OF stones was all that re-
mained OF the luscious fruit our treas.
urc having faithfully followed the ex-
ample sot hef and industriously Gates
I'll the cherrioA
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Tho net gain Of the Lutheran
church IN this country in 1850 in her
communicant membership was 5000.
She now has 1911 churches. l.6l9 min
listers. anA 1.0e6. ols eomnunicant mem
boea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06

. whats the mstterr' asked The stage
nsnaeer. who .nottosa that someshihS
was going wrong Aaria9 the grsve-dig.
sine scene In :4aaleA:
Its the Arst grsve-digger." whis'
persd HoeStia He sAys that unless
the nanagsr senas hin hack the price
Of square neal he's going % eat the
o. Of bfeaA they're using for YorickS
skull. The Jury.