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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
Danger in the Dust.

New York Herald.
Few persons reflect on the danger of
inhaling the bacteria of tuberculosis or
diptheria when they go out of doors.
But III. Manfredi has recently shown
that on the cleaner streets of Naples in
every Is grains of dust there are from
$1,000 to 100000 microbes, the num-
Der varying according to the hygienic
condition of each street. In the dirtiest
1000, 100000 to 5000, 900, 600 All bacteria
are not injurious to human health. But
NJ. Manfredi's researches indicate that
about SO per cent, of those examined by
him were pathogenic or Infectious. This
was ascertainad by inoculating guinea
pigs with a culture of the micrcbe-in-
tested dust. The result showed that the
dust was coloniZed by the micro-organ-
isms of suppuration, malignant 9dema,
tetanus and tuberculosis. For these
diseases were communicated to the ani-
mails upon which the experiment was
made.
Nothing could more clearly demons
strate than this experiment does the
necessity for thorough sanitation of all
public thoroughfares. We water some
of our streets in summer to keep down
the dust. This procedure is wise and
we'll. But If it is demanded by health
considerations in summer, when the air
is usually very tranquil, it is far more
1 IL
wintry season, when pedestrians are ex-
posed to gales of filthy and fatal dust.
Other important subjects discussed by
our medical correspondent are the treat
ment OF carbuncle by total excision, the
treatment of ur@mia and the manage
ment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
Bits of Information.

The new twenty-five cent piece will be
the first of the new coins to go into cir
culation.
All of the principal cities in the Repub-
TIC OF Columbia are now lighted with
electricity.
The women in Boston have been COM
PEELED to begin I; crusade against expec-
torating in the horse cars.
Russia is experimenting extensively
with the idea of using metal sleepers
upon the railroads Of that country.
Over one hundred thousand dollars,
worth of pearls We're found in mussels
on Sugar River, Wis, last summer.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
Social Ties.

(Talmage0
This evil makes much of society in>
sincere. You know not what to believe.
When people ask you to come, you do
not know whether they want you to
come When they send their regards,
you do not know whether it is an ex.
preston of their heart or an external
civility. We have learned to take almost
everything at a Discount. Word is sent,
mot at home, " when they are just too
lazy to dress themselves. They say,
1.-THE furnace has just gone out" when
in truth they have had no fire in it all
winter. They apologize for the unusual
barrenness of their table, when they
never live any better. They decry their
most luxurious entertainments to win
shower of approx al. They apologize
for their appearance, as though it were
unusual, when always at home they
look just so. They would make you
believe that some nice sketch on the
wall was the work of master painter.
''It was an heir loom, and once hung on
the walls of castle, and a duke gave it
| to their grandfather" When the fact is
that painting was made by man ''down
east, y and baked so as to make it look
Old and sold with others at ten dollars
a dozen. People who will lie about
nothing else will lie about picture.
On a small income we must make the
world believe that we are affiuent, and
our life becomes a cheat, counterfeit
and a sham.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19

Governor Hogg of Texas has offered a
reward of 81, 900 for the arrest and con-
viction of each of the lynehers who re>
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11

In his "Dynamics Of the Sun" New York
Woodbridge School. 1901. Mr.. J. Woodbridge
Davis undertake to prove that the atm osphere
OF the sun. consisting OF vnpors. gases. and
their condensed PARTICLES the products Of a
powerful vaporization. IL continually flying
outward past the planets until it comes In con-
tact with tho similar atmospheres OF the stars
He first develops his theory automatically
by deducing from the laws OF thermo-dynam-
les series %; formula applying to body stu
a;nd in ethereal space, 50 far removed from
extrancous forces that their effects upon It
are insignificant. consisting Of n mixture o.
solids. liquids, and vapors and containing
some quantity Of hcat.' BY the falling together
OF the solid and LIQUID portions nucleus is
formed. which retains the "orlginal energy Of
rotation OF it's constituent PARTICLES The
vapors range themselves about the nucleus.
and the body ls then ready for the application
OF Mr.. Davis's formulas. Starting out with tho
general assumption that the behavior OF
tho atmosphere NJ the body depends upon
the mass density. and temperature OF
the nucleus. he proc'cdS - develop five
principal cases or conditions In which tne
body will he found, u &c riding as tlo funda-
mental formnle are varied. Examining the
known phenomena OF tho sun he concludes
that It's present condition accords With ono OF
the cases thus dsyelopsd. IN which the atmos-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
q" WILT CAN WE DO.:"
Toistoi breaches His Gospel OF Love with
the Russian Famlne ms u lEAt.

Some literary person OF st. Petersburg. II,
doubt an ardent admirer of To!st,i. wrote u
the shoemaker and author and nobcmun for
advice. What shall W. Ito t. help the star
ing peasnnts?' inquired this person. Tol~'i
an'wered at length:
II wish with all my heart" wr,:eth" Count.
that could express what | think and t""I on
this question Of the famine. | think and feel.
in brief that the famine exists and can hut in.
to those In need Of It." After reviewing The
social conditions which have produced this
and other famines IN Russia. he 'ays:
Il think it Ia necessary that W. u.s. al our
powers to combat these primal "au-r- of
famine. but ty ask aid OF III" Gn""rnntp' and
to ta ke up collections ar" "i'ir"ly n."lnss HT,
ready for that sort # ,'iny eo.i.nat,nry.l,
tsonsh to he T psor M "f"I & mo
understand or despis'. tl,"nr BOT ll"r ara
suddenly seized by II lrrn%' 81 I"n i'r ,hmlr
people are very responsive '''H "2n ~ 'ho
collections.
i think one "arnot snh,i@snl%. tnrq t. e.
good is q thing Of yrs.crEy and the drr BE-
fore. TO- mor-nw and the day after. iamn" ot
famine. It is n"ressa T ths, men ou sy
themselves as far ns r"seibin to good w"rhss ~
all times. The good wo,S doc. nj consist ~
ing tho hungry and nssistinE them, IS
moro important to love than I, giyr broad. i"r
one may give bread without loving. huf $40
may moi love without giving hr"nI ...,
II am writing this less for yr: thnn i'r 'h"'t
persons to whom find mysrlf s"o'icnn "lr .,,n
on this subject. who assnr, that t. r"Nn'' nim'
and to- distribute them is Il good W"rT Wl'n,
out being ahlc to Sec, that good MnlH y
work OF sacrifice Therefore 10 y"lr question:
What shall he done :, | reply: Let 81" ;lIrtt
OF men. not love because 81 farin". tut i"'N
above ali and at all times. But IL er"al- 'm'
this ncvcr c"Ill be don. by wr!ttu: h","
which would touch the hearto n ~" ri,h;
Write IT, II God will permit you. for mys'f
should be MOST happy II God sh"nld r'd'' no
To write Il -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11


The exhibition Of tho Photograph" SriG'I
Of Great Britain. which opens to IT,, n ,,n|
the artistic and tho scientific ,p"in; q view. ~
y Jescrich. German. has devoted MI nu.h,
means OF assisting the ndniinistr"ii,'n 81 ne
law The screcI which contain, ~ ,E y, . az.
hlhiton. Hc has shown. hv "ml nrGihg ne. (.
grarhs tak"n MpoI .onsi'T,d ldg;ifs i ,n, N n
tho most unimprarhable way; :yr Is s.,
rmnc where IA nSnnTIsc or ,nr "oI "i H., ,Hs
connmonist kinds 81 forecr,'-thc different 10. I,
employed appear In tho plato IL Iaiir, d!'trr",
colors. Similarly where name ~. fr't III
however carefully tho pencil marl;t have hrr n
erased. some faint traces ~ the rl'imhas""n,r"
sure to remain in tn" intcrstirss "i On; rni.F.
and these nrc revealed ip tn" maTnilieh li'n,ni
graph. DR.. Jcscrich's photographs 81 iltir HL ,r
of pure mud impure blood. hcf"r" ana az,
treatment with reducing agents, are a, n's =
most curious, and several -tpri.s "rI W., ,n,r.
the use that has been made OF then III 'hu''
der trials In Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11

from ne NIiI Fd0fIs'I UIIy N'I''
Two OF the crew 81 tn" schooner Mnr@uGIn
Muller, on the north side q the Alaskan Ir.,
insula. Their names nre Thongs Boswel. a.to
]. Schleffolin. and they were ashore pr"slccr
inu for coal. Both were armed with rLfII'
They came across u bear and both hrce
Though badly wounded tho animal maIl,H I, !. =
we'll GOT cartridge damned In his gun l'o-
fore Schiefrciin could reload the bear was -,
on them and knocked them down. Oh" nm Io
tried to get to his feet. but tho bear 'ci%"I ll,n
by the leg and crushed it from the kn"G '"W X
Tho animal thcn ran away. but returned az
recovered CONSCIOUSNESS ., SNni u, Ne W.
men got back 10 the s.hopnrr, and ne oi," ,
ret there. and ,hen'Surgeon Berry lli!i 81 me
Marion nnputated BosEeil's lee. " u 1cafoe
that blood poisoning will set In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
IL l..

Before marking the authors formulation OF
his proposed synthetic and reconciling view.
let us note how he brings out certain short
comings In the argument for matcraisn. OF
this argument one branch is derived from
brain physiology. the other from evolution.
As regards the former branch. 1t is admitted
that psychologists have established the corre-
laton OF vital with chemical and physical
forces. and probably In some sense mt least. OF
mental with vital forces. They have proved in
every act Of perception. first physical change
In n nervo-terminal. then n propagated thrill
along nerve-ilbre. ind then q resulting
change. physical or chemical. in the brain.
They have also proved In every act OF
volition. first change in Il brain cell. then m
outward expedited thrill along u nerve fibre.
and a resulting contraction OF muscle. Even
the velocity OF tho transmission to and fro has
been measured. and tho time necessary to
produce brain change estimated. Physiolo-
gists have also established the existence Of
physical and chemical changes in tho brain
corresponding to certain changes OF mental
state. and they have given great probability
to tho assertion That OH exact uuantltatiyc
relation may exist between the changes OF
brain and the corresponding changes Of
mind. Prof. Le Conte admits that hereafter
physioio2lsts may localize all the different
faculties and powers Of the tellect. each In
its specific plnce In tho brain. and thus lay the
foundations offs truly scientific chronology. In
the far distant future they may do even more
They may connect each kind Of menta.
state with n distinctive kind Of brain
change. They may find, for exam
pie. II rIght-handch rotation OF atoms
associated with love and "a left handed rotation
associated with hate. or gentle sideways os-
clllatIon associated with consciousness and II
vertical pounding assuriat 81 with will. As
Stunning all this 10 be accomplished. tho na-
teraists maintain that mind would thereby he
identified with matter. mental forces with ma
tera forces. Thought, emotion. conscious
ness. and will would thenceforth be recog-
nized as products OF the brain in the same
sense as bile is product OF the liver. Or urea
q product OF the kidneys
40 much for the argument Of the ma
terialsts: now for what the author OF
this book deems it's nadeGuacy He
submits that We may push Our knowledge
in physiological direction as far u, the
boldest imagination can reach. yet even then
we shall 10 no neare' the solution OF the
mystery Of the relation Of brain changes to
mental! changes than We are now. Even thenit
will DO impossible for US to conceive Loc brain
changes produce mental changes. or Vice versa,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11

phere Of the body under examination 10 flying
swiftly outward. Not only does the theory.
according to the authors opinion. account
satisfactorily for the phenomena OF the solar
photosphere. the corona. and the zodiscai
light, tho tails Of comets. and variable stars,
but also for those OF terrestrial magnetism.
including tho variations Of tho needle and tho
secular movement Of the magnetic poles.
Just hero there Is point OF meeting between
Mr.. Daviss theory and the recent results OBJ
tanned by Prof Frank H. Bigelow In his inves-
tigation Of the solar origin Of terrestrial mag
netism. But there Is no resemblance in
the two theories. Prof Bieelow believes
that tho field Of radiant sunlight is
magnetic field OF force surround
ing the sun. and that the phenomena OF
terrestrial magnetism arise from the motions
Of the earth through this field OF force. Mr..
Davis undertakes to derive the same pho
nomena from the effects Of the imagined out
flying atmosphere Of tho sun brushing past
the earth. The astronomers have lent will
ing ear to Prof BiRelow, and look upon his in
vestigations with both favor and expectation.
Mr.. Davis specially addresses himself to the
same critical audience, and seems confident
that he has explained the principal remaining
mysteries in astronomy In q very simple as
we'll rs comprehensive way But perhaps the
the great secret OF the universe is out.
The whole subject, however, Is one Of par
ticular interest just now. when new light is
constantly dawning upon questions Of celes-
tial physics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11

the evolution Of the canon may bcst be de-
scribed in the phraseoloey used BY that his
torian. He distinguishes three classes Of
books. First, tho acknowledged: second. tho
disputed; third the spurious. As early as tho
close Of the second century what Eusebius
calls the acknowledged books had all been
generally recognized in the Church "a apos-
tolic. They were the four gospels. thirteen
epistles OF st. Paul. l. John. and I. Peter.
Those which he classed as disputed we're III.
and III. John. Jude. Hebrews. II. Peter. and the
Apocalypse. numberof other books there
were. some Of them, like tho Shepherd OF
Hermas, accounted pious and genuine. but
not apostolic: some OF them repudiated as
dishonest endeavors on the part OF
heretics to strengthen their opinions by
honored name The progress Of knowl-
edge and criticism in Tho third century was to
put them all aside. At the time when def
mite canon had to be drawn up during the Do
cletian persecution the list Of inspired books
had long been fully formed and weeded OF un.
authorized intruders. Thus ut the General
Council Of Mecca. A. d. 1926. the New Tesla
mont rs We have 1t to-day was the basis Of all
argument.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11

The author ot this book holds that the con-
gerics of psychcal qualities TO which we would
fajn attribute m Immortality. ent sred the
scale OF evolution with the advent OF man:
that II was however no new thing added nj
once out OF hand but that 1t grew out of some.
thing already existing in animals This he
deems the only tenablc view. tho only view
that can effect the reconciliation between the
two extreme, mutually excluding Views now
usually accepted: the only view. In other
words. which can satisfy the test nf a rational
philosophy. Prof Le Conts believes that
tho spirit OF man WAS developed out Of
the nbLna or conscious principle OF anil
mails. and TINT this again Ind been devel-
oped out Of tho lower forms OF life force. and
this In its turn out OF the chemical and physi-
cal forces OF nature He believes that al a GER
tain stag" in this gradual development. viz.
with the advent Of man. this spirit acquired
the property Of Immortality precisely as it
now In the individual history Of zach man at
certain stage acquires the capacity OF abstract
thought. This view is the authors own. hav-
ing been promulgated many years before Mr..
A. II. Wallace gave qualified assent [ } 1t. and,
therefore. for it, accreptnnce. he is constrained
To appeal not to authority. hut to reason solely.
We proceed - giva All outline ~ his argument:
Our attention H. frst invited t. tho fuct That
there IL nothing wholly exerptions In tha as
sumcd transformation. coupled with the sud
den appearance Of nav powers and properties.
On the contrary. such II metamorphosis and
emergence Of distinct capacities has
many analogues In tho lower forces.
and is. consequently. priori not only
credible but probable. For example. force and
matter may be said to exist now on several
planes raised one above another. These ex-
hibit a sort Of taxonomlc scale. There are.
~ gnln .ta.p
Of chemical compounds: thirdly. the plane Of
vegetable lie: fourtiily. thu pltne Of animal
Iire: and Athly. the plane 81 ration
Al and. az mel hope. immortal lie.
Each plane has its own appropriate force and
phenomena. Moreover. although
there are great differences Of level on, each OF
these planes. yet there 10 very distinct bresk
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14
Nellie Grant Sartoris.

Speaking of Mrs. Sartoris," con-
tinued Col. Ochiltree. reminds me
that Nellie Grant, can't help calling
her by the old name which she bore
when l kissed her as a little girly-is
prettier than ever. l saw her while in
London. and never knew her to be
so charming. With hertwo daughters
and her 13-year-old son she spends the
fashionable season in u fine house in the
fashionable quarter of London. Cadogan
square, that Is pronounced as If it
were pronounced Caduggan. She also
has fine country place. l dislike ex-
tremely much talking about her pri-
vate affairs. but as 1t is well known
that she and her husband do not live
together, and rs there have been many
surmises which are capable of doing
her wrong. l will speak briefly con-
corning them. Mr.. Sartoris is not
pleasant kind of an individual. and
Nellie found it out to her cost within u
short time after she had married him.
and that discovery was one of the
great griefs of Gen. Grants later life.
His conduct in later years became such
that his wife could not live with him.
Without going into the equities of the
matter. the business of Mrs. Sartoris'
position can easily be judged from the
conduct of her father-in-law.l Up to
the time of his death the elder Sartoris
was devoted friend and admirer of
his American daughter-in-law. and by
the terms of his will Nellie Grant is
now very rich woman, living In q
house which cost "a 600 and enjoying
an annual income OF FL. 500. while her
husband receives liberal allowance
only, which ceases with his death and
reverts to his hildren. Mrs. Sartoris is
frequent nd welcome visitor at
Marlboro House, and once in two
weeks she dimes with the Queen, which
1t Is needless. for me to add is u dis
tinction conferred upon few people not
of royal aristocratic BIRTH"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14
Longstreet and the Scots.

The New York Highlanders. a vol
unteer regiment which served with
conspicuous distinction in the war. has
a new name on its roster; the recruit
is no less distinguished command
err shan Gen. Longstreet the Confcd-
crate. He was elected at the recent
visit Of the regiment to Knoxville. Aft
err his election no told of his first meet
ing with the Scots He said he was
about to meet an attack. and inquired
Of IN aide who was making the charge
on his line on the left. The aide an-
swered: Those Irishmen with the
Scotch caps" Il asked him how they
were fighting" continued the General.
land he said: Can't you hear the
racketp / could. Just then a squad
OF men came running from where the
engagement was the hottest. and
asked the Lieutenant In command II
there was any serious fighting going
on, and where they were going. Co
ing echoed the Lieutenant. to the
rear This Is no fit place for any man.
From that time my estimation Of the
Scotch boys rose 100 per cent"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14
A Cat as n Nurse.

At u farm in the district of Forest
Hall one of the brood of chickens was
famed. Unable to follow the hen in
search of food, it was soon half starved.
The chick was recently missed. and
next day was found lying with three
kittens. the mother of which gave the
fledgling every attention. Every day
the cat has carried the bird in its
mouth into the farm yard, where it
has obtained food, and rs regularly
conveyed 1t in the same manner back
to lie with the kittens. Through the
care of puss the injured limb is grow
ing stronger and the chicken is thriv-
ing. The conduct of the cat has been
n matter of great interest to the inhab-
itants OF the farm. who have carefully
watched puss in all her proceedings
Feathered World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14
History OF n Snap Button.

Few Of those who fasten their gloves
with the ingenious little snap button in
use for few years past know the his
tory OF the contrivance. It was i'm
vented by an American. who tried in
vain to enlist in his invention the in
terest OF American capitalists. No
body could see any promise in the thy
bit OF mechanism. and finally the in
ventor betook himself to Paris. There
he found capital. and the invention
speedily became popular. Now .he
inventor and the capitalists Interested
are getting rich out OF the contrivance,
and even the American agency is. prov
ing mint OF money. The fastener.
Mt first applied chiefly to gloves, is
now affixed to umbrellas and to dozen
other articles Of daily use. Made OF
silver. 1t Is put upon ornamental
pocket books. portfolios and the like.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14

Thess sss now q. 90 protestant ChI<p
tians IN Nsxioo.
The Southern Presbyterian church now
has three colored prssbytsriss.
During 1890 the Baptists sent out the
largest missionary force they ever put
into the Geld In any one year.
Evangelist Moody says that those who
say they win forgive but can't forget an
injury, simply bury the batchet while they
leave tho handle out. ready for immediate
use.
Canon Scott Robertson has figured up
the money given and bequeathed to for
eign missions in the British islands during
the year 1889, and finds the sum TO b.
50, b06,5e
Tho Protestant Episcopal church has
4, 1873 clergy, 900 candidates Tor orders,
$3.50 parishes and missions and sos, agS
communicates. The number Of baptisms
last year was 1905, of which nearly AT
900 werc infants. The contributions for
tho year were Si2, 7S4,7