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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02

j. able dwelling house late of DR.. Buck
deceased. situated at N. f. corner of Rod
ney and Thirteenth st., the lot having
" fl. front on Rodney. This dwelling has
all of the modern improvements and con-
Neniences with complete system of drain
age, Apply to BENJAMIN NIELDS, SO
Market street nl3-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02

IN0R RENT-A VERY DESIRABLE
Il residence furnished for the winter,
can give possession At any time. Apply TO
HEALD q Co. nN-eod-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02

oARDING-wANTED YOUNG MEN
d or man and wife, for one nice front
and middle rooms, with heat and good
board. Apply at 7o9 King street. MRS.
III. p. BILDEltBAUk. n26-6ts
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02

r oST = ON SATURDAY MORNING,
- between Fifth and Sixth on Market
street, leather pocket book containing
sli and several papers. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving the same at
tn IS oiiice or with T. Crawford. at Elan,
In. dl-2t
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
forms rhat Really Mean tho same.

The English language must appear
fearfally and wonderfully made to a for
eigner One Of them, looking at "a mum
Der Of vessels, said, "See what a flock Of
ships" He was told that was q fleet,
and that a fleet Of sheep was Il flock,
and, it was added, for his guidance in
mastering the iutricacies Of our lam
guage. that a flock Of girls is called a
bcyy, and bevy Of wolves il called
drove and q drove Of thieves is called a
gang. and a gug Of warriors is called a
hest, and q host Of porpoises is called q
sAoal and q saoal Of buffaloes is called
herd, and @ herd of children is called
a troop, and "a troop Of cartridges IS
called pack, and a pack Of swans is
called a whiteness, and a whiteness Of
geese is called a gaggle, and a gaggle Of
brant is called gang, and a gang o.
ducks is called IA team.
a team Of widgeon Is called a COM
pany Tor trip, and a company Of teal is
called a flock, and a flock Of snipe is
called whisp, and whisp of bitterns
and herons is called sedge, and a sedge
Of ployers is called n flock, and q flock Of
larfs is called an exaltaton, and an ex-
altation of beauties is called q galaxy,
and q galaxy of rufians is called a horde,
and horde of rubbish is called a heap,
and heap Of oxen is called a drove, aud
a drove Of blackguards is called a mos.
and mob Of whales is called a school,
and a school Of worshipers is called a
congregation, and congregation Of sol
diers is called q corps, and a corps Of
sailors is called q crew, and a crew Of
robbers is called a band, and band Of
bees is called a swarm, and a swarm Of
people is called n crowd. Ashton E..g.)
Reporter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

The Sargossa sea is a region in the At
lantic, about midway between southern
Europe and America, extending from q
to 23 degs north latitude and between
20 and As degs. west longitude 1t de-
rived its name from a Portuguese word
signifyiug a grape, and was SO called be
cause the seaweeds characteristic Of the
region bear on their branches small air
cells, which in shape are not unlike the
grape clusters. The weeds themselves
are among the most peculiar Of vegetable
productions. since they have no roots,
nor any signs Of fructifeation, and are
propagated by division. They float n
the water, sometimes in dense masses ez-
tending for miles.
This portion Of the Atlantic is great
eddy. little affected by the currents
which surround it on every side, and the
stiffness of the water, it is supposed, has
contributed to the development Of the
weeds in the vast quantities in which
they are found. The floating masses
were noticed by Columbus and his men,
to whom they were a source Of uneas-
ness, as the sailor. supposed they indi-
Gated shallow WI. er. Detached masses
of the weed are often seen in the Gui
stream, and the long, yellow lines o.
floating weed are a sure indication Of lts
close proximity. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
s--5+
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

A correspondent asks, What /, !,
dust destructory The dust degt-,. 'Os
is a group Of furnaces set in an in r,Io'ot
space containing the requisite yards 49,, ~
buildings used for CONSUMING ~ N ~
bish which is swept off the Tor ~
streets, which amounts to am, v =
sands of tons in year. The fn-as -
house Is approached by an inc inc 80 80
way leading to a covered rlace sb.I,
the furnaces. In this place the sc a,s''
gers carts shoot their rubbish wbioh =
simple apparatus is dropped into y.
furnaces, where it is speedily cnnva-s1,
into "chnker." This clinke1 is then :, :.
moved and broken up. Some Of i !.
ground, some reground, and some prorrs
a third time.
IN the ward are seer piles Of hroL,.
and ground chnker, some Of Con-
Jumps, some resembling gravel sorn.
looking like the finest sand. For n
this material there is a use. Some ~ i
goes to form the foundation Of ro.5,.
some, mixed with tar, is made into
NttAA et1Al E'tSf NA44bAlts 00lAlC DldheS atrU1ra
bic sand for mortar and cement Ana
some is made into imitation stor- 4,
sidewalks. IN the Battersea distrir,
Of London the parish wagon houses
stables, blacksmith shops, etc, bavs
been constructed entirely of this imi.a.
ton stone made from the refuse Of d.
nestle dust bins and the streets.
If any Of the residents Of the parish
want any Of the broken or grops5
olsAhVT Lor any purpose rHey ars Uen
mitted to take as much of it as they an
carry away in barrows or carts. Moth.
ing goes to waste. The process Of cra
nation is cheap, and this method Of dis.
posing Of the refuse Of a crowded ds.
trict has had a wholesome effect froma
sanitary point of view. In Battergss
the death rate has gone down from
eighteen to eleven. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

A United Brethren preacher, the Rev.
John r. EJerly, Of Lewiston, has been
conducting meetings at the Brush Ridge
school house, in this county, for three
weeks The countryside for miles
around is represented nightly, and in
tense interest is shown. The other
night an amusing climax occurred dur
ing the delivery Of Brother Eberly's
opening prayer. The venerable minister
has shown a Iaruality for the phrase,
90 Lord, shower thy blessing down
upon us, which is incorporated in all
his prayers.
When this period Of his invocation was
reached the audience was thrown into
condition Of extreme excitement by the
copious tall Of water from the trap door
directly over the minister, drenching
him through aud through. A temporary
check was given to the services by this
sudden fuliillment of the preachers
prayer and tine tranquility of the meet
ing was not re-established until an In
vestigation revealed the cause of the I'M
expected downpour John L. Smith,
fifteen year-old boy, had secreted him
self IN the attic Of the school house in adj
vance Of the meeting and given practical
effect to Mr.. Eberlys invocation with
two buckets of water. Lewiston (Pa.)
Gazette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
A rlash from an rlcetric car.

Richard II. Earle, the insurance agent
who lives in Worthington street, had a
pecuharand rather startling experience
with electricity early one evening re-
Gently through the medium of the cleo
trio cars, He was crossing Main street
just below Stateatre where the Forest
park line ends, and happened 10 pass the
rear of an electric ear just as it started
on its southwark trip. He went very
close to the car, perhaps within q foot,
he thinks, and as he went by there came
from beneath the'car a fash as Of light
ming. which seemed to start from the
wheels and strike him on the left side
under the arm No harm seemed to
have been done, and Mr. Earle contin-
ued ON his way.
just as he turned down Howard street
to 60 to the house If an acquaintance,
Carl Wunsch, he felt a pain In his side
as if he was being roughly rubbed
When he reached Mr. Wunsch's house
the latter exclaimed that something was
burning, and on Mr. Earles unbuttou-
ing his overcoat smoke and flame came
out, and 1t took lively work On the part
Of Mr. and Mrs Wunsch ana Mr. Earle
TO save the clothing, On examination it
was found that the overcoat and under
coat had been burned through from the
outside, and also the vest as far as the
lining, The hole in the overcoat is two
OF three inches wide and four or five
inches long a leather book i'm the I'M
dercoat containing some papers was bad
II burned on the lower end and the pa
pers therein We're scurched.
Mr.. Earle thinks there IS no doubtthar
She mischief was caused BIZ the spark
from the electric car, and no other sulu-
tion of the matter seems possible, since
Mr. Earle does not smoke and the burns
in the clothing re NOT af the sort To Be
started from such a source. The stree &
railway tracks We're verv wet that night,
and this of itself would end t5 dissip8te
the electric fund as il entered the rails
Taken altogether Mr Earla,s experience
was certainly a singular one Spring.
field Republican
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

A California invention has just been
patented which bids fair to revolut.onize
the methods now in vogue for decorat-
ing glass and porcelain. The object Of
the invention is to so decorate such sur-
faces as to produce and permanently fix
upon them impressions Of figures, por-
traits or scenery,
A sheet Of glass or porcelain is covered
with an emulsion, and after being sub
iected to q dry heat is placed over a pho
tograph, engraving, etching or any kind
of drawing. The glass or porcelain,
after being sensitized, Is exposed for
about three minutes in n strong sul-
light. After the exposure is made the
picture is developed by the use Of ce--
annie powders of any color desired.
The powder is taken dry and sifted
evenly in the desired locations and
brushed over with soft brush. Grad
ua}ly the images develop on the plates,
green foliage, brown trunks and branches
appear, vivid and true TO nature, When
the image is thus developed a thin coat
ing Of Hux is applied, the plate is put
into a firing furnace, and the picture
becomes permanent = San Francisco
Chronicle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

Weighs e75 Pounds. Wants to Weigh 1, ooo
Before his recent visit to wonderland,
in tnis city, John Harmon Craig had
travelled more than 400. 900 miles. II is
long journey, but John has much size.
The floor over which John may choose
to walk raust be prepared to Withstand
strain o. 075 pounds. Nevertheless,
he eats and sleeps regularly, aud conse-
quently is ealthy. His ambition is TO
weigh 1000 pounds, which would shatter
the records Of both historical and myth
illogical heavy weights. He thinks he
will do it soon, unless his anxiety to do
so retards his growth.
1T has been the law with people Of
abnormal weight and size" said Mr..
Craig during his recent exhibition here,
ito be short lived and subject to violent
attacks Of illness. | am the only one
who has enjoyed throughout life perfect
health"
Craig has accumulated several fort
unes, and lost two or three in an attempt
to run a circus. He yet possesses a bank
account well proportional to his own
size. Besides being a fat man he is a
Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow and
United Workman. Those tina. know
him best say that he is also a regular
bureau Of charity.
He was born in Iowa City, la, and is
thirty-fve years old. At birth he
weighed eleven pounds. At eleven
months he weighed seventy-seven
pounds, and at the age Of two years he
weighed 206 pounds. lie was the big
gest baby in the world for his age, and
captured the 81 600 cash prize offered by
Barnum in 1858. For the next two years
he travelled ia Europe. When he re-
turned he weighed 300 pounds, and a
year later he weighed 40j pounds. When
twenty-five years old he weighed 625
pounds.
There is Mrs. Craig and Mr., Craig,
Jr. Mrs Craig is blonde, twenty-four
years of age, and weighs III pounds
They met for the first time in St. 10
seph ia 1884, when Craig was on exhi-
bitiOn there It was a case of love at
first sight for both, and in less than a
week after the meeting matrimonial
negotiations had ended successfully,
They were married in Fort Scott, Kan,
two weeks later.
Craig's father weighed IN pounds, his
mother 125 pounds Kansas City Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

A somewhat amusing incident oc-
Cured at an English provincial theater
during q performance Of "Called Back. I"
Early ia the evening an old lady took
mp her seat in the balcony and coucen-
Tated her attention on the play When
Antony received his coup de grace at
tho hands Of Macar the lady became
very excited and tainted She was
taken down to the vestibule, and on re-
coyery it was suggested she should leave
the theater This, however, She de-
clinod 10 do, being anxious to witness,
as SHE put 1T, the beautiful play
She accordingly returned to her seat,
apparently we'll The vision scene in
Act next proved too much for her, and
again She tainted, Once more restora-
tives were applied, ana she declared her
intention Of staying to the end. Nothing
occurred in Act II to arouse her sympa
tbies. bat The Siberian scene in Act Ill,
IN which Dr. Ceneri shutlles or the NOR
tai coil, again upset her neves. and once
more she faiuted. by this time the man
agemeut had hal enough of the thing
and the old lady was sent away in q cab
to her residence. not far OF. Jester.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

that only small quanuUy WIS neosazaI ,
to increase the fuidity Of the metal l.
rendered the iron ductile, and in low
grades acted as purifier. The product
of the alloy was a homogeneous metal
Of very fine pores, capable OF higher
finish than before. The Stag expelled
by its use contained no metal, and was
very light. In the treatment Of iron
with only one per cent. Of this new ore
the formers tensile strength was in
creased from 10 TO % per cent.
Using Oh " half Of one per cent, Of
this or in n ixture with copper, found
that it gave the metal greater density
and great ncrease-from 90 to 100 per
cenJ.-or Ter sIle strength. The result
ing metal, too, is capable Of high polish
In a word, found that the ore increased
the tensile strength and the fuidity
under heat Of both these metals and
makes them both OF finer grain. 1t is
non-corrosiYe.
Mr. Clarke produced a handful Of the
ore-a substance that looked like fine
sandstone, save that it was black, and
many pieces Of it presented highly pol
ished surfaces as smooth as a bit Of glass.
Mr.. Clarke refused to state the location
of the field, winch, he said. was exposed
over tine space Of an acre, as he is trying
to get control Of it first Cor Chicago
Tribune
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
shstlnr is nancernns.

We have often heard that shaving the
face with a razor was a bad thing that
it injured the nerves and caused weak
ewes; that it removed the natural cover
ing from tile throat and neck, and that
altogether II was thoroughly physiologi-
cal. A writer in The Medical Classics
bas been looking into this matter little
more closely, BY the aid Of a miara-
scope applied Co a closely shaveu face bo
discovered that tho skin resembles a
piece of raw beef The razor removes
not only the hair, but also q portion of
the cutcle The 81 sod vessels thus Elk
posed are NOT visible 80 tile naked eye,
but under the microscope each little
Qmyerins mouth holds drop of blood
TbeuTye lips ars also uncovered and
the pores are left unprotected, making
the s.in tender and unhealthy, and THE
person IS lHhle so have colds, hoarseness
and sore throat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
purango's Tin Mine.

With reference to the reported dis.
coyery of very rich tim mine about
fortv-dve miles faom the city Of Du-
range, John PershHaker, the owner,
says the discovery of the vein was almost
an accident He had gone to what is
known as the Diabalt mine for the pur-
pose of examining the yield Of metal
bearing ores, not knowing that tin had
ever been found there He found a shaft
about 800 feet deep, which had passed
through two light veins Of gold, iron and
silver bearing ores,
On making q ciosb examination Of the
sides Of the shaft he noticed a large and
very rich lead Of oxide and tin. He ran
a horizontal tunnel for a short distance,
striking vein of ore over four feet wide
and composed Of n solid mass of oxide of
tin, assaying from 80 TOGO per cent. of the
pure metal. There IS no sulphur in it
whatever. so that the work Of reducing
the ore simply amounts to the work Of
smelling and casting into ingots- New
York Telegram,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
The Rugby Boys, Busy Day.

I give the everyday routine at Rugby
just as my young Lower Middle friend
ratified it off to me: "Well, the CHS
morning bell wakes us, but we don't
want to get up. Then another bell ring,
at $3.50 for five minutes. We've got 10
get in our places in chapel in that tina
to be called over, and if we are too lazy
to make it, it means a licking, that's
all. After service we march in order to
our different form rooms and say les
sons till S;l5 Then we have fifteen min.
utes to buy any little Injuries, like penny
loayes-the house breads pretty dry
and then C mes breakfast. From 915
TO Ills, lessons; and dinners at 1850.
I'VE get a rest spell from dinner until
3, and then lessons 60 on again until G.
except Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days Them's half holidays, Every boy
has got to join the games then, unless
he's got good excuse. Sometimes we get
off by shamming a sore foot and many
other ways well known to us boys. But
whatever We're doing at 6 o'clock, games,
sauutering or study, everythings drop
ped, and we give a grand rush for tea.
After tea in winter, and after 7;15 10
summer, comes locking up. Nobody
likes that. Then we have to pitch in
'on preparation'-that's getting our les.
sons for the next forenoon-until
o'clock, when they give us a very light
supper that don't make anybody dream
Then it's SO to bed, and no fooling, or it
means another licking, sure as fees aud
marshals, that's allr-E, L. Wakemal
in Wilmington News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

Several citizens Of New York city,
Poughkeepsie, Mount Washington and
Great harrington nave organized the
South Berkshire club for the purpose Of
establishing a summer resort for them
selves and families at Sky farm, Mount
Washington, the birthplace of Elaine
and Dora Goodale Those best known
in the vicinity as active in the enterprise
are ii. F. Keith, Of Mount Washington,
S. B, Goodale, F. L. Pope, Of New York;
and Lawyer A. G. Collins, of Great Bar
rington. The farm Of 600 acres is to be
called Taconic Woodland, and be laid
on as a park Of sixty-fye shares. and it
is expected that a shareholder viii build
a cottage upon each lot and have a sixty
ifth interest in the property Of the asso-
citation
The club house for the entire company
win be the historic Sky Farm cottage,
from which a magnificent view is OBJ
tanned in every direction The house
will contain dining rooms, parlor and
library, with accommodations for tran
sient guests Thirty shares are already
subscribed for, and the lots are sold only
to approved parties under proper restric-
tons The town Of Mount Washington
is in the southwestern part Of Berkshire
county, and was organized June p,
1919. Previous to its incorporation it
was known as Tauconnuck Mountain,
meaning the great wooded mountain,
and here were made, about 1903, the
earliest settlements in Berkshire.
Springfield Republican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

landscape was as beautiful as DAY IN
June.
Mr.. Belts shut himself up and wrestled
with the secrets Of nature. At last he
ssszaa& pay gravel, and his patent is APP
rIsd frr.
at r large rubber bah filled with
gun cotton or dynamite" he explained,
(which viii be hurled with terrific force
at the advancing cyclone. The explo-
sive win have a fuse to it which win be
ignited automatically"
He further explained that the propell-
ing instrument was so arranged that it
always pointed at the cyclone. The bali
vas thrown after the wind had attained
a CERTAIN veIOCIUy.
Mr.. Belts has had a great deal Of
trouble in arranging this last detail.
For he found that if he set it at too low
a notch the machine would 70 Of in a
stiff breeze and throw the rubber ball Of
dynamite over into neighb0ring past
ure or down into a COW lot, doing great
and immediate damage to the cows with
ont any material advantage Then, again,
If the machine were set too high, it would
not get into active operation until after
the e, lire family had crossed the Dark
River and the cyclone was in the next
county.
Mr. Belts a@ys there is no question but
that a dose Of dynamite will knock any
cyclone cold The machines can be put
on high pole out of the reach Of goats
and children. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
snn,ethlnr 80 b. Yests.

The skeleton vest has full vest front
and mn open back. The collar and a
piece Of the shoulder top run all the wav
around. thus afTording sufficient body
for a proper shoulder set The vest is
then fastened around the waist by a
belt. These skeleton vests are made in
two sizes. One size will &c q 81, 81, Sc or
8S bust. and the other viii fit a 40 to 30.
The garment sits beautifully and fits
the figure perfectly. The main feature
are that Ii does away with a great deal
Of weight and useless material and
makes a very cool Earment -Mercer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

ing plants can be put in at once. oweer
peas in the open ground should be plant
ed at the earliest opportunity; they
should make their best growth in the
cooler weather Of the spring.
Lawns can be seeded to grass as soon
as the ground can be properly put in
order.
All kinds OF work that can be done in
the garden should be pushed along and
be out Of the way when the hurrying
time comes later, as it surely will
Nick's Magazine,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23
A Window necoratlnn.

What more beautiful for a low screen
around the kitchen windows than sweet
peas. If tie kitchen is on the sunny
side Of thehouse they will luzuriate with
no other fertilizer tnau the soap suds Of
tine weekly washing. The seed should
be planted very early in the season, IN a
rich, sunny place, rs deep as SIX or eight
inches. Some horiaulgurisrs plant them
in tGe fall putting them down the depth
of ten inches and covering the ground
with rich fertilizer They must be given
something for support as soon as they
are out Of the ground. Bushes may be
used for this purpose, but wire gauze
Of large MESH painted a medium shade
of green, is prerJier than anything else.
The new varieties Of sweet peas are CON
siierably larger than the ola varieties
and VIII cover a trelhs from four to six
feet in height Alnizture Of black-pur-
pie sweet peas with the old fashioned
rose and white painted lady" looks very
pretty on such treiis New York Trib-
uup
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-23

For some mysterious reason the ele-
vator in Fuler's block did not stop at
the desired floor the other day, and kept
en- to the top Of the building in spite Of
the small boy who was running it. The
sole passenger was au elderly lady. 1t
was nearly noon when the ascent was
made and it was after dinner that a
gentleman discovered that the elevator
boy aid not respond to the bells and went
to the roof To see what was the matter.
he discovered, Gagged mp in the elevator,
very much frightened CID lady and a
bog, who also showed signs Of anxiety.
With a step ladder and some outside
help the prisoners were rescued through
q very small opening above the door on
the top Haar and the elevator was set in
motion again il viii BE some time be-
fore tina, lady trusts herself to an ele-
vatlr again. Springfield .Nass,) Home
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