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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
A GREAT CALCULATOR.
some Anecdotes OF the Famous Problem
solver. Babbage.

some Anecdotes OF the Famous Problem
solver. BabbaGe.
Among the guests at Kenyon's table
whose personality struck me the most,
says q writer In Temple Bar, were Walter
Savage Landor and Babbage. The latter
was a very interesting though an egotis-
teal talker, but few had SO good a self
to talk about. To my regret he mo longer
gave those saturday evenings" which
had been SO fashionable n few years be-
fore. One OF three qualifications were
necessary for those who sought to be in
vited-intellect, beauty, or rank; without
one of these. you might be rich as Crusns
and yet be told you cannot cufer here. /
remember his telling me that as long q
as 1889 he had foretold that steamers
would go to America in seven days.
His calculating machine was an endless
subject of monologue. II Is a curious fact
that / nee learned, not many years "
from nj old nan who had been a boy at
the same class with him at Da rtmouth,
that "Babbage was the stupidest boy in
the whole school i'm arithmetic" i asked
IL he remembered anything remarkable
about the great calculator in his boyhood.
"No, nothing-we used to call him Barley
Cabbage and he didn't like IT," Babbage
was very fond of talking Of Byron's
kLlttI, w hltttl EtiS va ulWatS Wa
for he had carried her i'm his arms as q
child and he was her friend and counselor
when she was Lady Lovelace. Kenyon
had met her ut Fyne Court, where she was
q frequent guest, being intensely in.
terested In Mr.. Crosses electrical
experiments. Kenyon acknowledged
Lady Lovelace to be a of remark
able intellect. but she vas too mathemati-
cal for his taste, sour family are an al
ternate stratiflcation of poetry I'M math-
ematics," Lady Lovelace used to say.
Babbage thought that IL he was blind he
could write poetry; "and l should take
for my subject the description Of an intel
lectual inferno,' he said. II was difficult
To associate poetry in any form with Bah
bage-he was SO eminently practical. He
told me that he never allowed himself to
walk in the London streets or o drive In
an omnibus ! give myself certain prob
lens to think out.
He even calculated the effect of imagin-
alton in self-delusion. He found himself
away from home without his nightcap; he
felt certain of catching cold, when happily
he bethought himself Of tying n piece of
string around his head as a make-believe
nightcap, II was quite successful, and he
slept without feeling chilly. Babbage
said he had told this story to Rogers, who
capped ii. kenyon shook his head al
the pun, for he affected to despise them.)
Rogers declared he had caught q cold
through "a trick of his imagination; he
thought he had been sitting with an open
window behind him mt a luncheon party
at Lady Cork's, in New Burlington street,
violent tit of sneezing n all the sensa-
tons OF catarrh, but he discovered that
the window was Of plate-glass, and per.
fectly shut.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
IOERMAL ART.
How New Zealanders Act Uuder the Oper-
alton Of T~attOoing.

How New Zealanders Act Uuder the Oper-
alton Of Tattooing.
Tattooing is by no NEAR confined to
the Polynesians but this 'dermal art" is
certainly carried by them to an ex-
ten which is u~nequaled by any other
people. Ii pervades all the principal
groups of islands and is p~racticed by all
classes, though by q greater extent by the
Marquesans N New Zealanders than
any other. BY the vast number Of them
IL is adopted simply as n personal orna-
ment, though there are some grounds for
believing that the tattoo may in n few
cases and to q small extent be looked
upon as a badge OF mourning or a mo-
mento of n departed friend. Like every
thing else i'm Polynesia its origin is re-
lated to n legend which credits its inven-
ton TO the gods and says II was first prac-
ticed by this children OF Taaroa, their
principal deity.
The sons of Taaroa and Apouvaru were
the gods of tattooing N their images
were kept in h temples of those who
practiced the art as a profession, N to
them petitions are offered that the figures
might be handsome, attract attention and
otherwise accomplish the ends for which
they submitted themselves to this painful
operation. The coloring matter was the
charcoal Of b candle-nut mixed with oil
and the instrument USED was q needle
made OF fish bone and "A thread which
was drawn through the skin, after which
puncturing the black coloring matter was
injected with instruments made for the
purpose. To show any sign of suffering
under the operation is looked upon as
~disgraceful and accordingly, in some of
the islands, while the operation is going
on the young nan undergoing il will lay
his head ON the lap of his sister or of
some young relation, while a number of
female friends will keep up n song SO as
To drown the murmuring which the tor
ture may draw from him inadvertently
and that, therefore, he may not be de-
meane in Ia eyes of his countrymen
who are present as spectators,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
A Thief In Hard Luck.

Al Chengkiatuan. China, while a thief
was engaged in robbinR a house during
the absence Of the family, the Waterman,
hearing a noise, entered, but, failing to
discover the intruder, proceeded to enjoy
his pipe. He fell asleep and set fire to
the building. The frightened thief was
caught by the villagers as he essayed to
escape, and, as many houses were con
sumed by the devouring flames, they pro.
ceeded TO lynch him as an incendiary
caught II the act. He was bound hand
and foot, saturated with oil, hurled into
the burning mass, and speedily cremated,
a victim TO the blind fury Of q Mopgolian
mob.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
IDAHO.

As yet there is m manufacturing in
Idaho, but the day is coming when We
shall hear the hum OF the engine shops,
the roar of the furnace, the heavy thud
of the trip-hammer, mingling with the
music of the pick and the hammer, as
the miners stroke vibrates through the
valleys.-Statesmon.
p. a. who lives about six miles
above the junction of the Middle and
south Fork of Boise. ON the former killed
!, hIack hear with n knife a few DAYS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE &
ST. PAUL RY.

IL the Fast Mail Short Line from st. Paul
and Minneapolis via La Crosse and Mil
waukee to Chicago and all points In the
Eastern States and Canada. II is the only
line under management between 81.
Paul and Chicago, and is the Finest
Equipped Railway in the Northwest. II
IL the only line running Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Cars with luxurious smok-
ing rooms and the finest dining cars in
the world, via the famous "River Bank
Route" along the shores Of Lake Pepin
and the beautiful Mississippi River . o
Milwaukee and Chicago. Its trains con-
with those Of the Northern lines in
the Grand Union Depot at ST. Paul. No
change Of cars of any class between St.
Paul and Chicago. For through tickets,
time tables, and full information apply 10
m coupon ticket agent in the North
west.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-19

the True Meridian Magnetic Variation, l6deg
81 min East. The Location Notice of this
mine is recorded in the Recorders office of
Railroad Mining District, in Book E, page
GO of the records of said Mining District The
SKY Blue; OH the South, the Mounted Ledge;
anI on the west the Bullion and the Web
Foot. Any ana all persons claiming adverse
ly any portion OF said Cleveland Mine or
surface ground, are required to file their ad-
verse claims with the register OF the United
States Land Office at Eureka, in the Sta,e OF
Nevada, during the sixty days period of pub
i!cation hereof, or they will lie barred by vir-
tue of the provisions Of the Statute.
ID. Ii. HALL
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No.
tice of Application for It Patent lie published
Tor period Of sixty days, or ten consecutive
weeks, in the ELKo INDEPENDENT, u daily
newspaper published in Elko, Nevada.
ID. II. HALL, Register.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05

Rns ars oenVsrasissiy ~ ~
CONS outside The oasriaES anl Ieat
buAGAs inteceA thAs kaew - vhaA
- sEtht tAs vsea tsaR.G Iaissa
i sasslsl aAA ~ naAAesas0> ~
b Asesnsary b earrY - . well ~
QasSA voeA bending ss>aAahhMsuA
Nv hsw tAal the fns eassiagss thsy
sids n ars VIZ largely .aaAs Il ls.a
woed The fslloes Of Asir wheels an
Isn't and made in two part. 1hs
framework Of coaches and heavy ea,-
AAgs b nsasiy al made a hsat sbosk.
Thy ~ not esly bet>sr, ~ nsss
ohesply made. The frames Of mos q
our pleasure boats are beut, and 70 ars
many Il tho frames Of some q our An.
ct sailing yachts. Furniture q many
linda has bent frames. The objects q
bending arc. saving OF time and stock,
stability and strength Of work and
beauty Of form. Il Is . ba4ness that
needs 10 be well understood, however,
to mako q success Of it Simple as the
work seems to Be, yet it il full Of little
details which must be strictly attended
to, else the result is miserable fail.
ure.-Now York Telegram.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
No Party Question.

Prohibition ought not to be
party question, but question of
conscience, of good government,
of moral development Of material
prosperity, Of protection to the
home. No good citizen can afford
not to devote all the time to 40 i'm
portant a question that is needed
for its success. The people ought
to be more interested in it than in
any other question before them.
There is more at stake in this con-
flict which pertains to the real well
fare Of the State than in any form
er election. Our position on this
question is well known. We stand
without mental reservation or
apology on the ground taken by
the last General COnference.-Cen-
trail Christian Advocate.
The Third party by taking the
name Of Prohibition party, has
made 1t party question a. they
admit no man to be q Prohibition
list who does not belong to the Third
party. This TO some extent drives
every PrOhibitionist In the two old
parties into . semi opposition to
the question itself, as they cannot
work for it in either OF tho old par-
ties; besides to hght for prohibition
is to fight your own party orgsniza-
ton. So it makes every party
Prohibitionist an enemy to the old
parties, while If the question Of
prohibition Of the liquor traffic was
left as other crimes, like murder,
arson, burglary, theft and rape,
each voter in his own respective
party could vote and act as his con-
science dictated, laboring for can.
didates who favored prohibition.
Then there could and would be
progress, especially if the same
labor was given and the same
amount Of money expended for
success as was given and expended
in the Third party; great results
would come to state, nation and
people. The PrOhibitiOnists have
separated from the old parties and
are fighting them, thus it becomes
question of political life or politi-
cal death; so that the fight in real
ity is one of political hatred on all
sides. With this state of things
there is nothing but darkness
gloom and disappointment before
the country on this great question.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
tificates of registration shall be TAX
en- up ami cancelled"
THE BUZZ OF INSECTS.
1t Is Not Caused by the Wings as I
Generally Supposed.

It Is Not Caused by the Wings as Is
Generally Supposed.
1t is an opinion generally enter
tanned that the noise produced by
insects, such as the gad.fy and bee,
during their flight, arises from the
vibration or rapid motion of their
wings. Such supposition is ex-
tremely plausible at first sight.
We see the animal moving through
the air; we know that the wings
are in state of rapid motion, and
we also know that it is natural for
a body rapidly vibrating to cause a
sound. But, says the New York
Ledger, like many other hyphothe-
ses which owe their origin to the
evidence of the senses alone, this
appears to be erroneous.
The subject has been Investigated
with much ingenuity, and the con-
clusiOn arrived at is very different
from the common belief. 1t has
been found that the wings have no
part in the formation of the sound,
for the hum of the insect continues
even when they are cut away. That
part of the insect by which alone
by which the sound is produced is
the breast or thorax. In two.wing-
ed insects this consists simply Of a
cavity covered by a thin membrane
which exhibits on its surface various
elevations and depressions, but is,
nevertheless, perfectly continuous.
To this hollow case are attached
different sets of muscles, which
serve for the motions Of the legs
and wings, and are capable Of con-
tracing the cavity in various direc.
lions. In this cavity Of the insects
thorax there are two very small
holes, which let air out or in as the
wings rise or fall.
There is, therefore, connected
with the motions of the wings q
constant proportionally rapid and
intense breathing, and this breath.
ing is the true cause of the sound
It is the efflux and influx of the all
which produces the buzz or hum
which we hear, just as the current
of air draws music from the collar
hnrp when forced at short intervals
through the small holes of thu
sound board, or, to take more ia
miliar example, by a mechanism
similar to that of the mouth il
whistling.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
The Administration.

It is a dismal season for the foes
of the administration whose voca-
ton it is to criticise and find fault
for the reason that it is so carefully
attending to its duties that there is
no opportunity to do more than to
sneer or to snarl. The President
has exercised care in the selec-
ton of subordinates which, if it has
not pleased everybody, has cOnvin-
ced reasonable people that he has
always aimed to secure men of
character and ability for positions
of responsibility. No one can say
of him, as an Indiana Democrat
said of Mr.. Cleveland when GER
tain Office was not filled, that she is
waiting for man to get out of the
penitentiary." The friends Of Gen.
Harrison can say to-day that he
has not made what can be called a
disreputable appointment. To
avoid this he has taken much time
and has not always pleased those
whom it would have given him
pleasure to crafty; but when the
decision has made all fair.minded
men must admit that the selections
he has made are erninently At.
Not a single scandal or anything
bordering on one has been discov-
cred by lynx.eyed and imagin ,tive
foes Of the administration, while
four years ago the Pan-electric tele-
phone scandal had involved one Of
the Cleveland Cabinet and several
sabordinates. Every candid man
in both parties cheerfully admits
that the State Department has
achieved wonders in tn, Samoan
and British extraditiOn treaties,
and in the success of the all-Ameri.
can congress. That branch Of the
public service was never so effec.
tive as it is to-day. The Treasury
Department has been at work cor.
recting existing evils. New deci.'
ions have been made in the customs
service, putting an end to frauds
and the banks have been compelled
to pay back the millions on which
they were paying no interest. The
POstOffice service, which was in 8
bad way because of the filling O
the railway mail service with inft
rior men, has been vastly improve
Ia fact which is admitted by pa
pers not friendly to the administra
ton. The work done in the Int
rior Department has been the mos
extensive and important ever done
in that branch Of the service, be
cause of the opening of Oklahom,
and other reservations. The In
dian Bureau has never more full!
silenced its critics, while the man
agement Of the Pension Bureau ha
not been so efficient for years. Thu
Navy Department has shown grea
ability and energy in carrying GU
the policy of building a new navy
while the head Of the War Depart
ment has instituted needed reforms
| In short, it is clean, reputable
administration, one which, by il
conservatism and intelligence, Ia
won the confidence of the bushes
! people of the country.-Indianapo
lis Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
She Knew.

At an evening party recently q
young lady was asked to parse the
sentence, He kissed NO." She reluc-
family consented. He" she com
menced, with unnecessary emphasis
and fond lingering over the word
that brought crimson to her cheeks,
lis . pronoun, third person, singular
number, masculine gender, q gentle.
man pretty well fixed, universally
considered q good catch. Kiss is q
verb transitive, too much 50, regular
every evening, indicative mood, indi.
eating affection; first and third per
sons, plural number and governed by
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
A Snug Little Home For Sale.

1 offer for sale my place ga miles
north of this place on the Knox
vile road.
There are 1O,< acres of good land
the best Log House in the county,
a good Frame Stable, &C., and has
over three hundred Fruit Trees in
nice condition. About one-third
are beginning to bear nicely. There
are so Bartlett, 20 Clapp's Favorite,
6 LecOnt and Keifer Pear Trees,
% Alexander Peach, the remainder
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
Very Likely.

JOHNNY wonder why l can't
make my kite hy.
Elder Sister-Perhaps the caudal
appendage is disproportionate to the
superficial area.
II don't think thas's it. / believe
there isn't weight enough on the tail. T"
Texas Siftin0s.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05

consisting of various kinds Of APP
pies &c.
If you want one of the best little
places, and live in one of the best
neighborhOOds in this or any other
country, call on me any week day
at the Post Office, Maryville, Tenn,
and will tell you how you can
get it. M. M. SIMPSON.
Il If
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
For Sale,

A good two story nine room house
built in 's3 with cellar, cistern, wood
house, barn etc. Over two acres of
land. Quite near Maryville College.
A splendid chance for some one
with a family to educate, or wish
ing to keep boarders. Terms easy
Inquire of
w. G. STANLY.
tt. Maryville, Tenn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-28
after business matters pertaining to the

after business matters pertaining to the
road.
A. Aamold, Louie Aamold, Miss Laura
Elbel, Miss A. Beldan and George Liegrist,
of the Aamold Concert company, are at the
Broom.
1t is reported that the Broom hotel will
be changed to the European plan soon.
The masquerade ball was largely attended
last evening.
Thanksgiving services were held in each
ward at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. Ralph Savage, of Salt Lake, ate
Thanksgiving dinner with her sister, Mrs.
Newton Farr, yesterday.
Mccartney & Co. will move their news
stand to the Broom hotel corner IN few
days.
Several Ogdenites went to Brigham and
Logan to eat turkey yesterday
Thanksgiving day is over and now Tor
Christmas.
Work was generally suspended on the
new buildings yesterday.
Mr.. G. B. Horton, assistant superln-
tendant of the Western Union Telegraph
company, Omaha, who has been in the city
looking after business interests, returned
home yesterday morning.
The Ogden City cornet band was out on
the streets yesterday and rendered some
elegant music.
The Swltchman's Mutual Aid society
gave a rousing social in the A. o. U. w.
hall last evening.
Another prize fight is to come off in the
Union opera house this evening. An eight
round contest will be fought by George
Morrison, of this city, and Jack Neff, of St.
Louis, Mo. Billy HARDWOOD and profess
sional viii give a wrestling exhibition and
California Dempsey will show the audience
how hard he can punch bag of sand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-28
From the Collector.
panied ther

The following is a copy of a cummunica-
ton of Tax Collector Bluth to those de-
lnquent in paying their taxes:
''To the Taxpayers of Weber County:
''In accordance with the provisions of the
revenue law, passed during the last legisla-
tive session, the list of Weber county tax
payers, against whose names are assessed
taxes which have been delinquent three
weeks, has been published and will still ar
pear for few days. The law also provides
that the collector shall, on the third Mon
day IN December December 15), expose for
sale sufficient property of each delinquent
taxpayer TO pay taxes and COSTS 1t is
necessary TO give notice of levy on such
property for period of ten days, said
notice naming property and time and place
OF such sale. From present appearances
there viii be large list levied upon. in
fact, so much that the work of making out
notices and posting them canno. be possi-
bly, done IN one day-several days will be
necessary, and therefore Monday, Decem-
Der !, has been set as the latest day in
which the levy can be postponed 1t
is far from pleasing to be under
the necessity of adding cost or
greater expense to taxpayers, such as a
levy or sale would involve. Already there
IS a cost of 81 on the property of each delin-
quent and further expense should by all
means be avoided.
The leniency shown in past years by
granting extention of time, the new law,
by its provisions, practically prohibits, [
therefore respectively invite every tax
payer owning property on which taxes are
not paid to call and settle his taxes on or
before Saturday, November %. When not
certain that taxes on property since
January have been paid by former own
ers, 1T would in many instances be paving
investment TO enquire at my oficeSfor
such information as will prevent apy un
pleasantness. l trust those interested in
this matter will seek to accommodate them
selves to these new rules which, as a public
servant, / must enforce
JOHN V. BLUTH, county collector
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-28

1t being Thanksgiving the police court
did not convene. However. the following
subjects were collected for his honor's at
tention this morning.
Ben Oppman was colralled for commit
ting assault and battery.
Joe Metzler. of the Hotel de Metzler
fame, was arrested for violating the fire
Ordinance.
Thomas McCue wanted some fresh fish
for his Thanksgiving dinner table and I'm
dertook to skip out with supply from the
market on Grant avenue without the pro
the charge OF theft.
q. Many and j. Clemency constitute the
DRINK list
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-28
General GIeanings.

"Uncle Toms Cabin tomorrow NIGHT
In the Union opera house.
Hon. George Q. Cannon was in Ogden
yesterday morning.
Ogden had the appearance of Sunday
yesterday. All the leading business houses
were closed.
There are kilograms for the following
persons in the Western Union telegram
office: c. L. Mckee, Mrs. Kate Carter
Peter Manemo, Joseph Lorando and M. c.
Fluger.
The ladies' of the Baptist church gave a
Thanksgiving dinner in the church vester-
day
1t being legal holiday, the First district
court and all the county offices were closed
yesterday.
Quite a number went out to the Ogden
Driving park to attend the races yesterday
afternoon.
The tragedian William Keene is booked
for the Union opera house Dec. 1 and 2.
1t was rumored night before last that the
outlaw, Dick Rogers, had been seen at
Statewide, but upon investigation the re-
port was found to be false.
The Reed hotel building has been en-
closed. The inside work is being pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Superintendent Welby, OF the Rio Grande
Western railway, was in the city looking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-28
ELECTRIC RITTERS.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise,-A purel
medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid
neys. will remove Pimples, Boils, Sal,
Rheum and other affections caused by i'm
pure blood.-Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
Malarial fevers.-tor cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric
Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaranteed,
or money refunded.-Price 80 cents an6
Sl.00 per bottle at A G. Smith 81 Co.'s drug
store. D