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The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29

The hottest region on the earth is on the southwestern coast of Per sia, where Persia borders the gulf of that name. For forty consecu- tive days in the months of July and August the thermometer has been known not to fall lower than 100 degrees, night or day, and to often run up as high as 128 in the afternoon. At Bahrin, in the cen ter of the torrid part of the torrid belt, as though 1t were natures in- tention to make the region as un- bearable as possible, no water can be obtained from digging wells 100, 200 or even 300 feet deep, yet "a com paratively, numerous Population contrive to live there, thanks to CO., pious springs which break forth from the bottom of the gulf, more than mile from shore. The water from these springs is obtained by divers, who dive to the bottom and fill goat-skin bags with the cooling liquid and sell it for living. The source of these submarine foun- tains is thought to be in the green hills of Osman, some 800 or 600 miles away.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29
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A rat which attacked brood of chickens at Pottstown, Pa, was kill ed by the hen. and after the battle the barnyard rooster, who had view ed the battle from a safe perch on the fence, celebrated the victory by growing lustilyo
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29

The King of Ashantee has 3,333 wives. They all live on one street in Coomassie, and when they go out for walk in body, preceded by the eunuchs, everybody else has to walk in the gutter.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29
Miscellaneous Items.

vice of Great Britain transmits, it } is said, on the average, 1,53S,270 words day to newspapers alone. A recent patent applies to a ma-
 chine for dusting poisonous pow ders on growing plants, such as cot
 ton or potatoes, to rid then of in-
 sects.
 Those interested in astronomy will have an opportunity to observe a total eclipse of the sun, under fa- vorable condition, in the year 1900. It will occur in the early morning of May 27th, and will be visibe from Virginia to Louisiana.
 The library of Cornell Univer- sity possesses an Oriental manu- script written on palm leaves, con- sisting of 195 strips of leaves, each seven by one and a quarter inches, fastened together by cord passing through a hole in the center of each leaf.
 AS Rev. NJ. Rohrleough was go- ing to an appointment in Phillips, w. Va, he was met on the highway by Peter $. Reed and Miss Martha Mcdaniel on horseback. They were eloping and irate parents were in hot pursuit. The minister was halt ed, the license handed over, and in a twinkling the knot was tied.
 The heart beats sixty-nine times each minute and throws blood nine feet. Computed thus, the mileage of the blood through the body might be taken as 207 yards per minutes, ' miles hour, 168 miles per day, 61 200 miles per year, or 4,292 400, miles in lifetime of 70 year.
 A wealthy citizen of Dover, Me-, was mortified the other day. He had just been making a clean breast of his deplorable financial condi- tion to the Assessors, and going to a grocery store soon after he was appalled, to find that the Assessor had taken his statement so literal ly as to order a barrel of flour, codfSh and some other things sent to him at the towns expense,
 Lieutenant John P. Finley of tho Signal Service has compiled a state ment of the number of tornadoes in this country for the last seven- teen years. While in 1870 there were only nine, the number has in- creased annually, the year 1886 having been credited with 2SO. But since that time there has been a gradual decrease in the number, only forty-two having been record ed in 1889.
 The catch ofssfsh on the Euro pean and North American coasts is computed by German statistician to amount to 15O,OOO tons. A ton of fish corresponds with twenty-five sheep in weight and with twenty sheep in nourishing power. There fore the total European and North American catch equals, in number 100000 sheep and in nourishing power 3Q,OOO,OOO.
 A St. Louis jeweler outwitted his landlord in rather unique fashion. He desired to move, but was com- pelled to pay a full months rent of S2S0 because he had not given the required thirty days notice. He consulted a lawyer, but was assured that the claim was valid, ''I can use the store. can l not?" he asked. Certainly" said the lawyer. His stock had nearly been moved to the new store, but the remaining occupant of the store, who was the landlord, was much surprised when the jeweler.returned with a select assortment of four dozen cheap alarm clocks. These the owner set to suit himself and then went out
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29

An official Stenographer of the German imperial Parliament has calculated the exact rapidity ot speech of some of the most cele- brated German statesmen. Rickert
 a leader of the free trade indepen dents, he says, talks in minute 153 words; Count Herbert Bismarck, IA; Singer, the socialist, 121 Bamberger, the best known bime- tallist among the independents, 129; Stumm, the coal baron, 148.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29

The Catholic population of the United States is estimated at 8,277,- 230. There are S,332 Catholic priests, 7,523 churches, 3,302 chap els, 5 seminaries with 2,132 stud ents, 102 colleges, 635 academies, 553 charitable institutions, 3,194 parochial schools with 633, ,23S pu- piis, 13 arehbishops, :z3 bishops 13 archdioeeses, 66@df6ceses, , vicari- -ates-apostol1o and : 1 prefecture apOstalie: . .:.a
The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
FIG. 3. THE ROCK.

made in the earth with an iron bar, and
exploded in the usual manner. Dyna-
mite is a very safe explosive, although
it is so powerful. 1t is put up in rolls
about ten inches long and one and one
fourth inches thick, and wrapped in
strong oiled paper, as at a, Fig. l. 1t is
of the consistency of soft cheese. and
may be cut with knife. 1t is used as
follows: The roll of dynamite is cut in
the right size, and the paper is opened
to admit the cap, which is made of cop
per, in the shape shown at C, Fig. 1.
The end of the fuse is pushed in the
cap, which it fits closely, and the cap is
placed on the end of the cartridge. The
paper is then drawn together over the
fuse and tied firmly with a string, leav-
ing the fuse free, as shown at b, Fig. 1.
The cartridge is then pushed into the
hole with slender wooden rod, and tho
earth is packed down so as to close the
hole. To make the hole in the best
position. some earth may be removed,
as shown in Fig. 8. The fuse is then
lighted with match and the cartridge
exploded. The length of fuse need not
be more than two feet, as that will give
ample time for getting to safe dis
tance, out of the way of the flying frag-
ments. The effect of the blast is to
shatter the rock rather than to scatter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
FIG. 2.-nLAsTING TOOLS.

this moisture and the chemical effect Of
the roots themselves. If stones so
buried are not torn up by the harrow
afterwards, they will remain out Of the
way for years; and a sloping tooth or an
Acme harrow should always be used to
prevent disturbing them.
Where large rocks cucumber the sur
face they may bo got rid of by digging
under them with care, to avoid over
balancing them until the hole is made,
and then tipping them over. Or they
may be broken up and removed and
used for building materials for walls or
cellars, or put in drains, for which they
are excellent, being imperishable.
Large rocks may be broken by blasting
or by splitting them with wedges. Ten
cents worth of dynamite judiciously
used will break into fragments rock
of several tons weight This explosive
may be used without drilling, as it's
combustion is so rapid that the force is
equal to eight times that of the same
weight of common gunpowder. The
cartridge is merely placed under the
center of gravity of the rock, in hole
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

FIG. 4 AFTER THE BLAST.

1t, 30 that it can be easily forced apart
with sharp-pointed steel bar. Fig. 8
shows a rock before the blast, and Fig.
the same after it. Stumps may be
thrown out in the same manner, or
whole trees may be thrown out by the
roots, and woodland thus cleared very
cheaply.
Rocks may be split with wedges, and
brought into useful shapes for various
purposes, as for steps, hearth-stones,
hitching-posts, etc. To do this, the
rock is first marked with shallow
groove, made with chisel-pointod
steel hammer of about eight pounds
weight Ia, Fig. p in the line where it
is desired to split it, A few holes are
then made along the line with q short
drill (d) and q four-pound hammer (b),
and wedges arc inserted into tho holes
with pair Of feathers or small, thin
Plates of steel on each side of the
wedge, to protect it from battering or
flying out (c) The wedges arc then
struck in succession with the sledgo (e),
one after another, and very soon crack
extends along the line of the groove,
and tho stone is easily separated. AS
stone is now getting valuable where u
few years ago it was worthloss, it can
be got rid OF easily at a good price,
which will more than pay for clearing
the land, leaving the small stuff for
home use for drains, for building, or for
paving roads
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
jefferson Davis and Kossuth.

Another reminiscence of Jefferson Da-
Wis, warranted genuine. 1t was in
"Pierce's time" and they were speaking
of Kossuth, whose fame and hat over.
shadowed the land, though as to his
name the directions for pronouncing it
had not come to hand. why do our
people try to work themselves into sym
pathy with the Hungarian revolution?'
he said. sympathy with all aspiration
for freedom? No, sir. The Magyars
are mobiles and the revolution is not in
the least an uprising of the people, but
simply an insurrection of the aristocra-
cy. AS such, Americans can have, and
ought to have, no interest in 1T what
ever" Then he added shrewd thing.
'The Hungarians failed because they
put Kossuth at their head, and nature
made him not for the leader of rebell-
ion, but for its editor. AS its editor he
would have been success, and under o
soldier Hungary must have succeeded
Chicago Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

FIG 1.-DYNAMITE plow at the next
CARTRIDGE. turn. When land is
being laid down to grass, this may be
done with much advantage, and rs the
stones gradually wear down, they i'm
prove the soil and add fresh plant-food
TO it, Grass and clover roots, as those
of all plants, exert reducing and cor
rosive effect upon the stones, and are
able to procure some nutriment from
them. This has been Dscertained most
conspicuously in soils containing lime
stone, upon which the roots of plants
have left their marks in plainly seen
lines wherever they have come in con-
tact with the surfaces Stones in the
soil always retain moisture on their
surface through their superficial attrac-
tion, and this moisture encourages the
roots to spread in network over them,
aided, no doubt, by the plant-food OBJ
tanned through the solvent action of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
ON THE sKIRMIsH LINE.

THE Department of Iowa has a men,
bership of 21 900.
ONLY the regular hotel prices will be
charged during the encampment week
at Boston in August next.
THE Department of Connecticut has a
total membership of 6,S40 comrades, a
gain of 100 during the past year.
THE National Soldiers Home at Mil.
waukee, Wis, is full. No new appli-
cants can be admitted for the present.
THE State of Kansas allows $50 for the
burial of any soldier or sailor whose
family is too poor to afford decent
funeral.
A BILL has been introduced in the
House for marking the lines of battle
and the positions of troops of the Army
of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, ap-
propriating $4,000 Tor the purpose.
The Pension Office report for 1889
shows one pensioner of the war of the
revolution still living in Maine. The
person is Mrs. Susan Curtis, of Topsham
the widow of Caleb Curtis, a revolution
ary soldier.
GEORGE HARLAN PosT, Alliance, o.,
with membership of nearly three hun
dred, has surrendered its charters, and
formed the George Harlan Veteran
Battalion" A disagreement with the
department officials led to this step.
THE posts at Tarrytown, N. Y, and
vicinity have raised So, 600 to be used to
purchase bronze statue of soldier to
be placed on the handsome pedestal in
| Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, to take the
place of "the Tin Soldier" monument.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
A CAVALRY CHANGE.
Bold Men Moving Down Into n MatGstrom
of Death.


We had been held in reserve the Sec
ond day ut Gettysburg so long that men
and horses became nervous and afraid
My horse was an old veteran who would
drop his head and pick at the green
grass with battery firing on either
side of us; but as the moments dragged
away on this occasion he evinced wom.
ans nervousness. l looked down the
line and saw that the alignment was
constantly being broken by the horses
backing up or forging ahead. They
could see the fighting to the right and
in front and the smoke from the Union
battery to the left and in front of us
drove back and over us and the horses
breathed it in and blew it out OF their
nostrils in gasps.
tremor of excitement-asort of shiv-
down the line.
4 had shifted bit to blow
our left, and down across
We saw the Confederate
with green woods for a
, Stuarts men were
n-men from Hamp-
'den's Virginians-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
How's Tlilai

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials free.
Price, 15c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
Consumpt on surely Cured.

ToTHE inform your read
ers that 1 have positive remedy for the
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manently cured. shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post-office ad-
dress. Respectfully, T. A SLocUM, NJ c.,
1S1 Pearl street, New York
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

matter of good hus-
bandry, and should
not be neglected
when the work can
be done convenient-
ly and time and op-
portunity o fl @ r.
When the stones are
not large they may
be put out of the way
by laying them in
the burrows and COW
ering them by the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the use of Syrup
of Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature
to effectually cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in SOC and S1.00
bottles by all leading druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
Home-Seekcrs' Half-Rate Excursions via
the Wabash.

On April 90 and May 90 the Wabash Rail-
round trip to points in Kansas, Nebraska,
Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana,
North and South Dakota, Northwestern
Iowa and Minnesota. Tickets will be good
returning thirty (S0J days from date of sale
For particulars apply to the nearest ticket
agent of the Wabash or connecting railroads.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

THERE probably never was woman who
said an unpleasant thing to man that she
did not add that she wns telling him for his
own good. -Atchison Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

You hardly realize thatitis medicine, ,wher
taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they are
very small; no bad effects; all trouble:
from torpid liver are relieved by their use.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

Sin Nopels Free, will be sent by Cragin q
Co., Philada., Pa, to any one in the .. S: or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt of 25
Dobbins' electric Soap wrappers See list
of novels ON circulars around each bar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

A MAN seldom realizes what "ashes to
ashes" means until he has to slit some
when the wind is blowing great guns
Elmira Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

CHEMISTS are seldom henpecked hus-
bands. They have too much experience
with rctorts. BURLINGTON Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

THERE are no good liars, though some of
them are very skillful and talented.-N. Q.
Picayune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

For Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, etc,
effectual relief is found in the use OF
"Brolpn's Bronchial Trocles." Price 25 cts.
Sold Oi.iy in bOreS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

A DEAD-BEAT can generally stand loan
even if he can't support himself -Bing'
hamton Republican.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

THE fashionable woman in the forties is
not generally ambitious to discover new
wrinkle -Binghamton Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

IsN'T it rather remarkable that ''the
oldest inhabitant" is never womanf-
Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

SoME men are born great, some achieve
greatness, and some nre United States
Senators, Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

DEAD men tell no tales, but the ones who
write their obituaries often do.-Elmira
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

A GEoLoeIsT ought to be q good strata
gist.--Y Yenowines News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

Dr. Pierce's Pellets-gently laxative or
actively catharto according to dose. 25 cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

THE revolver and the bank cashier are
alike, they never 30 off unless they are
loaded.-Washingto Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

ONE rule for Lent-Never allow your un-
brella to be permanently borrowed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

A POCKET mirror free to smokers of "Tan
sjll's Punch" &c. Cigar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
REMOVING ROCKS.

This Is a Matter OF Some Importance and
Should BE Attended To.
To clear the land of stones that are
large enough to interfere with work Is o
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
How to Save Money.

Call at Kings Palace, Sl2-Sl4 Seventh street
northwest, and take advantage of the immense
bargains now being offered at this mammoth
millinery and dry goods establishment. Black
and white Leghorn hats, which are sold every
where for Sl.25 and Sl37, we are now selling at
S5c. Childrens' trimmed sailors, at 15c. Black
straw flats that worth SOC. we are now SELL
ing for l5c. In our dry goods department we are
now offering special inducements for this COM
ing week. We mention q few of the many bar
gains which are now being offered at Kings
Palace: Sateens worth l5c., we are now selling
for lac. Sateens that are worth 25c., we are now
selling for l5c. French sateens. that sold form
erly for &c., 35c., and 4Oc, are selling at pc.
In our gingham department we are Offering
fancy dress ginghams in paids and stripes, sold
everywhere for lOc;; we are now Offering them
sold for 10c. Criterion ginghams sold every
where for l5c.; our price, l2lc. Zephyr gng-
hams, in plaids, side bands, and plain, worth l5c.;
we offer them at lac. In our white goods de-
bargains: which we. are now offering
spreads, worth 75c., which will sell at 55c. See
our 40-inch apronette with lace border which we
are Offering at Sc. Beautiful stripe lawns, good
value at 10c;; we offer them at &c. Pacific 1,4Oo
lawns, in plain, check and figured, we offer at
lOc: Imitation China silk, worth zoe. per yard,
hosiery department: We carry first qualities
only and when we sell you, hosiery, re
member we guarantee them. Children's black
derby ribbed hose, double knee, worth l5c.; we
offer them at lOc. Chldren's black ribbed hose,
extra long, double knee, worth 2lc our price
lac. Ladies' full regular made, extra long,
patent split soles hose at l9c Misses plain black
hose, Hermsdorf celebrated Soudan black, guar
anteed fast black, or money refunded at 23c.
Ladies' fancy hose, good quality, beautiful boot
patterns, worth 35c our price 25c. See our
stock OF hosiery. we guarantee a saving OF 10
per cent. on your purchase. We desire to
announce that we are constantly Offering bar
gains in all of our ladies and gents
furnishings, jewelry, corsets, kid and fabric
gloves, velvets, lace caps, infants coats, silks,
jerseys umbrellas, parasols, wraps, notions,
YelVets, flowers ribbon, ETC., etc. A word to you
before we close: We wish to impress upon your
mind that we have no branch store and no con-
nection with any other establishment in this
city. There is only one Kings Palace, and do not
allow yourself to be imposed upon by impOsters.
Look well; remember our grand double store, Sl2
and sl4 Seventh street northwest.
KINGS PALACE,
Sl2, Sl4 Seventh Street,
Grand Double Store.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
Island Park, at Historic Harper's
Ferry.

This beautiful family resort has been vastly
improved and made more attractive than ever,
and the B. dl o. r. r. Co. takes pleasure in an
nouncng that on Thursday, July 10, the first
select excursion of the season will leave b. & O.
station by special train at 10 A. NJ. These
PERSONAL y-conducted excursions are limited,
each passenger holding reserved seat coupon
This arrangement obViates all crowding and
confusion to secure good seats, and insures
family parties against the annoyance of being
intruded upon, and is one of the ''little re-
forms" originated by the b. q o. Round trip,
81. Seats reserved in advance at 6l9 and 1881
Pennsylvania avenue, without extra charge.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
Going to the sea.shore.

Before starting for the sea-shore Or mountain
to spend your vacation you should have case
Of Cooks Balm OF Life shipped to your hotel
ners will prevent dyspepsia.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29

All the leading restaurants have Il. Portner
Brewing Co.'s Vienna Cabinet and Culmbacher
Beers on draught. Call for it and drink no other.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
Excursion Tickets to fredericksburg,
Va, via Pennsylvania Railroad

Company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounces that on Sunday, June 20, excursion
tickets will be placed on sale from Washington,
d. c., to Fredericksburg, Va, at a rate of 81 60
These tickets will be on sale on Sundays only,
until further notice, and will present an oppor-
tunity for pleasurable jaunt.