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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-10-09
CAN We MAKE IT RAIN!
Experiments SO Far Look En-
couraging-

4 AAiNAA~N' - al HSpcA
couraging-
General r. &. Dyrenforth, q Sc
: enlist Of some note. has bee!
making experiments in the rain
producing business under the aus
ices OF the DepaGtment Of A ri
culture. The amount apprnpri
ated by Congress for the expert
ment5 WAS SEQ O, and this was
expended in the arid reginn d
Texas. General Dyreniorth in IN
article under the above heal Ia
the \ Drth American Review de
scribes the'methed II procedure
OF the expedition and the result
OF three eXpe riinents. The first
WAS on the 9Th # August at Mid
lani, small station on the Texas
& Pacific Railway, situated on the
sraked Plains of Texas. The
weather was clear, and the baron
J oter stood at its normal height 1T
/ Z P. NJ. on the 9th. At noon on the
] 10th clouds began TO gather d.
| rectly over the ranch where the
experiments wee conducted, and
during the afternoon and evening
a heavy rain nearly two
inches - transforming the road
ways into rushing torrents. and
every hollow Of the prairie into q
small lake.
The mkt important operation
was on August is. The morning
dawued clear and beautiful, and
neither the appearance of the at
mosphere nor the readings of the
instruments gave Indications OF
augqt but the fairest weather.
Late in the afternoon heavy
clouds gathered and the operators
at the gr und batteries were
forced % run FIR shelter throu d a
drenching rain. which fell in tor
rents for two and half hours
over the en-ire southern and east
torD portion of Andrews and most
Of INDIAN county, and the coun
ties 20 the south and west of j..
The final operation OF the ex-
perlments was begun at IL A. NJ
on the 18th of August. The sky
was clear, except for a very 'ew
light scattered cumulus clouds,
which were estimated by move
ments OF balloons to be at a
height OF two and half miles.
Seven balloons were sent up aud
exploded at a heighth Of one
thousand feet, but the larger bal
looms were exploded at attitudes
Of from one to three miles. At IL !
P. NJ. firing ceased, and at 3 A. NJ. |
heavy rolling thunder was heard.
and an hour later rain began to !
fall in torrents, and the country
over many hundred square miles
received the most thorough water
log it had had for three years.
Ia the 0 5inion of General Dy-
'enforth the experiments clea,ly
demonstrate that concussionsfr from
EXPLOSIONS exert q marked effect
lpon the atmospheric conditions
n producing or occasi ming rain
all; and that when the atmos.
)here is ia Threatening" co2diti n
which is frequently the case in
most arid regions, without anv
ain resulting-Iain can be caused
o fail almost Immediately by jar
ing together the PARTICLES of
moisture which hang in suspen-
ion in the air. This result was
effected during the
perations. the drops sometimes
commencing to fall within twelve
econds from the moment Of the
Initial explosion.
Altogether, considering the !
reat difficulties under which they
Ibored, the results Of their first
apartments were exceedingly
and encouraging to the I
dvocates of the theory that rain
IN be produced at will 10y arti-
cial means.
4 Good Company.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

peds or beating puddings and even
more. when it is the harder matter of
adjusting household difficulties, and
making the people at home happy and
contented.
hope that no girl who reads this
ever condescends to coax or wheedle
her father into giving spending money
for her indulgence, when he plainly
tells her that he can not afford to do
so. A girl named Gertrude, of whom /
heard the other day. did this. Her ia
Their was greatly embarrassed to meet
expenses, and she knew ii, yet, vanity
urging her, she leased and teased him
until he gave her fifty dollars to spend
for some dainty superfiuities in the way
of furs and lace The burrows on his
poor, tired face grew deeper, his Shout
ders more STOPPING, his credit less
stable day by day; but do you think
Miss Gertrude cared? Don't initiate
her example. A selfish daughter will
be after awhile a selfish wife, and very
likely when a mother will train her
children in sel6shness. The high
est grace of character is found
in self-forgetfulness. would rather
see the young girl anxious and
able TO relieve her parents in their
hours of perplexity; anxious and able
TO sustain her end of the load. She can
do this If she set out in life with an oh,
ject, with a definite aim, with de-
termination to be helpful in an intelli-
gent way.
So now, little girl, think. II you are
fond of taking care of the baby, of ty-
ing up Dicks finger when he has cut it,
of nursing the bird or the cat that is
i'll, you may become a doctor, or a
trained nurse, when you grow up. Or
if you like to cut out dolls clothes, and
fit them neatly, that may be hint that
you will become a very clever dress
maker. Perhaps you have genius for
cooking or for writing books or for
keeping accounts. Find out what you
like best, and then study that with all
your might Margaret E. Sangster, in
Interior
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FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
THE GOOD CHILD.

when Tommy Brown came home from
school,
frown was on his brow;
His mother said: "what's happened, TOMB
What is the matter now?"
Said Tommy, with darker scowl:
II wish that you could see
The way the other children acti
They're bad as bad can bel
"They push and pull, and tear my clothes,
And make a horrid noise;
They fight at noon-time, and the girls
Are worser than the boysl
"They plague me so 1 can not learn;
1t is no use to try;
There's just one good one in the school,
And that one, it Is Ii'
said Mrs. Brown: 20. deari o. deari
Now, have heard them say
That all the other children talk
la just that very way;
Sand each. If anything goes wrong,
When questioned, will reply;
There's just one good one in the school,
And that one, it is l."
Marian Douglas, in Our Little Men and
Women.
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HENS AS A STUDY.
A Protest Against Making Them In,
More Eggs Than They Want tn

A Protest Against Making Them La,
More Eggs Than They Want To.
iC,opvrighted by Lee q Shepard. Boston. ana
published by special arrangement with them
In our last issue we republished from
an agricultural journal an article on feed
for hens. We would like to say hers
that it is the duty of journals to publish
all such information, however pertinent
il may or may not be. That's the reason
we printed the piece in question We
don't know whether the writer knew
what he was about when he brought
forth the article, and we don't care
There was no choice with us. We sub
missively appropriated it just as we do
all those matters which pertain to the
house and farm department. But Vhatwe
started out to do was to protest against
recipes for making hens lay more eggs
than nature designed they should
Not day passes but somebody comes
forward with system of diet which be
has tested to his entire satisfaction, and
which is adapted to every breed and
temper of hen in existence. One man
gives his fowls oats alone, and finds that
they lay fourth more eggs than they
did when he fed them exclusively on
corn. This statement fires up somebody
to explain that he didn't know what
laying hen really was until he got to
feeding his flock on corn alone. Hereto.
fore he had dosed them with oats Here's
a decided fix apparently, but the next
week the owner of couple of hens in
Kalamazoo modestly states in card
that years of careful experimenting have
demonstrated beyond all cavil that oats
and corn equally mixed will fire up the
ambition of any hen on the face of the
earth. So they go on IN the matter Of
food. Then there is the man who ad.
vises lime and oyster shells TO prevent
the hens from laying soft shelled eggs
As hen lays about two such eggs in the
course of a year a couple of dollars
worth of lime judiciously fed to her
will prevent the loss and be money well
expended. Then there is the man who
advocates better ventilation. Hens are
mighty sore on the subject Of ventila-
ton. as you may have noticed.
Another recommends an alright
roosting place, and still another advises
shutting up the fowls all the time, and
is Immediately confronted by poultersr
who says that if they are not allowed to
run loose you can't get eggs out of them
any way These things are what give
journals their wonderful
variety But we protest against them.
If any one understands a hens business
better than the hen itself we are pre-
pared to listen to him. but until such
phenomenon appears we unqualifedly
refuse to republish hen recipes A hens
stomach is an appalling mystery. Men
who can translate the elegies Of the
most barbarous of ancient nations and
give You the weight TO an ounce of
square mile of atmosphere precipitately
back down from the analysis of hen;
An animal that can take
down whole dishcs5th at one gulp and
regret that it wasn't roll Of stair car
pet is not to be told what it shall eat
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

The only time we desire short
weight - between the acts Kings
Jester.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19
A startling Anair.

A horse attached to the cart Of Tin
peddler. while on Balmforth avenue FRI
day. became startled and ran away at
speed that was marvellous in tin ped
dler's horse. The wagon was old and
rickety, and the horse did not appear to
be in better condition; but both Of
them got through that avenue with aw-
full velocity, the former hopping is
spine and shaking its head and throw
ing its heels uproariously. while the lat
ter reeled from one side the road TO the
other and bounded from rut to rut and
threw an invoice of old junk and new
tinware At every heave.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

The Watson 0. Flagg farm of about 100
acres OF productive land, well divided as
70 tlllage, pasture and woodland. well
fenced and abundance Of excellent watt-
OooQ mouse, barns, corn barn. all in 90
repslr; ms farm Is pleasantly loca' on
a good road, only two miles south ~ ~
Randolph village Il will be sold a. ',sr-
gain and 5000 Of purchaSe monev CA -
main on mortgage. Inquire Of unaar.
signed or Of Nelson II. Martin or Mw u
Dubois. ELLA /. FLAGo. Admiuistrafr;T
no West Randolph, Vt.
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Black Beauty

The most wonderful book that has been
published during the past year. over
526. 600 sold. Price 10 cts. postpaid. :.
Probably no book has ever appeared IN
America which has received such univer-
sal uniform and unanimous praise from
both the secular and religious press IN an
parts OF the country. We couio M
whole paper with extracts ike tne ioiio"
ing .,oots
SWill do more for horses than tracts,
speeches or newspaper articles. Spring
field, Mass. Homestead.
Address L. P. THAYER,
West Randolph, VT.
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-7~--------7---7--
OLD AND TRUE FRIENDS.
The Youngest Sons Legacy Proved the
Most Lasting and Valuable.

The Youngest Sons Legacy Proved the
Most Lasting and Valuable.
When Abdallah had reached a good
old age he called his ten sons to his side,
and told them that he had acquired a
would give them one hundred gold
pieces each before his death, so that
they might begin business for them
selves. II happened. however, that soon
after he lost portion of his property,
and had only nine hundred and fifty
pisces left So he gave one hundred &c
each of his nine sons. When his
youngest son, whom he loved most OF
all, asked what was to be his share, he
replied:
MY son, promised to give each OF
thy brothers one hundred gold pieces.
have fifty left Thirty will reserve
for my funeral expenses. and twenty
will be thy portion. / possess, in ad.
dition, ten friends, whom | give over to
thee as compensation for thy loss of the
eighty gold pieces; and they are worth
more than all the gold and silver"
The man died in few days, and the
hiuC bohS boOh bhch iuouc}s anu WIFI
out thought Of their youngest brother
followed each his own fancy. But the
youngest son, although his portion was
the least, resolved to heed his fathers
words, and hold fast TO the ten friends
So after awhile he prepared modest
feast, went to the ten friends Of his
father, and said TO them: my father
asked me TO keep you, his friends, In
honor. Before leave this place to seek
my fortune elsewhere, will you not
share with me farewell meal?"
The ten friends accepted his invita-
ton with pleasure, and enjoyed the re-
past; and when the moment for parting
arrived one of them rose and spoke. |
My friends, it seems to me that of all |
the sons of our dear friend that has
gone, the youngest alone is mindful OF |
his fathers friendship for us. Let us, |
then, be true friends TO him, and pro- |
vide for him a generous sum that he
may begin business here
The proposal was received with APP
plause. The youth was proud of their
gift of friendship. and soon became a
prosperous merchant, who never forgot
that faithful friends were more valua-
BILE than gold or silver, and who left an
honored name to his descendants. DIR.
A. 5. lsaacs. in Harpers Young People.
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The pen may be mightier than the
sword, but if you take two swords and
rivet them together near the center, you
VIII ind that in many newspaper Offices
they are far mightier than the pen. as
they have to do four-fifths of the work
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

kitty, Kitty, what are you doing?i
Kitty turned in guilty haste from the
crib.
'Baby's eyes are so shiny, mamma
Iguess-I-was-going-to-put-my-
tinger-in-them, just to see how they
felt you know" she added. hoping
mamma would understand
We'll. come to me. and will mt nv
finger in your eye, and then ! can tell
you how it feels"
But Kitty, with a little shake Of he,
head, went over TO grandma's side. and
grandma said: II knew a little girl
once who did the very thing to her baby
brother you wanted to do to yours He
was on the bed. and she came up and
began to play with him. How bright
Henry's eyes are, she thought"
20, grandma, was the baby papa?u
interrupted Kitty.
"1es, the baby was papa. AsIwas
saying, the little sister looked and
looked at them, and then said to her.
self; 1 wonder how eyes feel?' and the
next moment she had put her finger
right into one Of the bright eyes,
OH" said Kitty, what did papa
do?" -r-
He shut the poor smarting eyes and
cried so loud the naughty little sister
was frightened; she was a really low
ing sister and did not want to hurt the
baby. Kitty, it is dangerous thing TO
touch an eye. Why do you suppose YOU
have a little curtain with a fringe on
the edge over your eyes?r
Why do ]. graHdma?- asked Kitty.
Grandma put her finger toward Kittvss
eyes-in a moment they where both
tight shut Now. Kitty" said she.
you see how quickly you shut vour
eyes when you think they are in dan.
ger; that is what eyeiids are for-thev
are door hat &c seep out things
which mig in su1 give you pain
Annie i. Hannah, in Our Little Men
Ind Women
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

At the funeral of woman il his
nelghoorhood. one day rently. D.
pathetic and admiring .nbor 7olun-
teered the information tlat ''f r patient
resignation the corpse could dance al
around any woman living
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

A Liberty street man makes com
plant to the police Of his wife, who eats
dry cake in bed II the police won't
neip him. ne is going to get a suit Of I'M
aerciothes made Of sheet iron and wear
lnem nights j. NJ BAILEY
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19

One old lady was caught around the
neck by a pair of satinet pants and
nearly choked to death, and hoopskirt
badly damaged. descended over the head
Of man who was telling a neighbOr
what his mother rubbed on sprains, and
so frightened him that he fell over 8
barrel and put both his ankles out OF
joint, and was bitten ON the shoulder by
the dog Of the man he was trying to
benefit The horse. having filed the air
with boilers and old vests and fatirOns
and worthless overalls and brass kettles
and broken down CATERS. suddenly fetch
ed up by jumping off the bridge and into
the river. dragging the wagon and
motheaten undershirt in after it.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-19
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-26
Frightful Loss of Life!

of the many disasters with which mankind
has been visited. one OF the worst is that class
OF ailments which, originating simply with In
activity OF the kidneys aud bladder, causes such
frightful loss OF life. Under this appalling cate
CORY come Brights disease, diabetes, gravel
ordinary nephritis and catarrh of the bladder
No class of organic maladies, against which
medical skill is pitted, SO often battles the ex-
pert practitioner and sets his skill at naught.
Easy Is 1t, however, to arrest these direful all
ments al the start. The dluretic action OF Hos
letters Stomach Bitters Is Just su ticient to set
the bladder aud kidneys at work. preserve or
rescue them from fatal inactivity without ex-
citing them. The unmedicated stimulants of
commerce excite without either strengthening
or regulating. Hostetter's stomach Bitters
does both. 1t is unfailing for malaria dyspep-
sla, debility, rheumatism. liver complaint and
consultation
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batteries OF Caldera, moored to buoy
about mile off shore, accompanied only
by the transport Bio Bio. BY some neg
lect she had no picket boats out or tor
pedo nets rugged and her fires were
banked. None of the ordinary precau-
tions were taken; even the guns were
not cleared for action. Commander
Fuentes, of the Almirante Lynch, who
was senior officer, was informed by Com
mander Morago OF the Almirante Con-
dell, which was leading, of the presence
OF the battleship, and it would seem as II
he had signalled to his other consorts to
remain outside, and then to have ordered
the Almirante Condell to proceed and to
have followed her.
The battle is thus described by the
London Graphic:
The Condell had slowed down broad
on the starboard beam of the Blanco
Encalada, and the Lynch, after seeing
the Condell's torredoes discharged, APP
pears to have passed on inside of her,
within fifty feet Of the Blanco, and to
have fired two more torpedoes "a she
went, but they also missed. A hand
grenade thrown from the Blanco ex-
ploded on the Lynch's deck and killed
six men. The Lynch now seems to have
turned to port and - have again passed
the Blanco, this time so closely as TO al
most touch her. AS she went she fired
her third torpedo, which struck the
Blsnco just abaft the citadel on the
starboard side, and rent great
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hole, sixteen feet by four, In her.
The ironclad keeled over, and ut once
began TO sink. For brief period there
was terrible s,ene; but within ten
minutes the vessel disappeared carrying
with hor $50 OF her officers and men, and
leaving only her topmasts showing above
water The Condell was but little dam
aged the Lynch had been struck twelve
times, had lost seye al OF GERS and men,
and was making water rapidly. AT this
crisis, and Just as the Balmacedist yes
sells, having done their work, were
about To steam away, the Congressional
list transport Aconcagua, which, though
she carries light temporary arma-
ment. cannot be ranked as a
fighting craft, appeared. and made
plucky attempt TO cut off the
torpedo gunboats. There seems 10 have
been misapprehension OF orders, owing
to which, ms cad OF remaining OF Cal
dera, the "Imperial," "Sargeante AL
dea," and "Guaco'da" had proceeded
northward to Chanaral. The "Acon-
cagua" was thus able to enter unob-
STIR cted from the seward. Both gun
boats made for her without hesitation as
she approached, and brisk engagement
followed, and lasted an hour and half.
The "Aconcagua" atter time turned 10
flee, but not apparently until she had
nine times hulled the "Almirante
Lynch" and had forced her to discon-
tinue the action. The "Condell" pur-
sued the "Aconcagua, and would very
probably have either taken or DESTROYED
her had not the smoke from another
vessel opportunely appeared on the horl-
zon TO the northward. The Balmacedists
concluded that they were about to be in
terfered with by the "Esmeralda" or
"O'Higgins, " and therefore gave up the
chase. but were annoyed half an hour
later to discover that the newcomer
was only the British armored cruiser
tho "Warsprite, Captain hampton, flag
ship Of Rear Admiral Hotham Ere,
however, they were fully aware of their
mistake, tn, "Aconcagua" had got safe
ly away, AMI when. later in the day,
they proceeded to the northward, the
@Aconcagua" had doubled on them and
entered Caldera.
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of the water. While she was thus en-
gagged, tho Almirante Condell got out
side her. thus placing her between two
fires; but the Congrcssionalist corvette
went astern In the darkness unseen, the
result being that for several minutes
the Balmacedsts were firing into one an
other without knowing 10. The fire from
her friends so seriously damaged tho
Condell that she had TO BE- beached.
The Magellanes, as q parting compli-
ment, steamed across the bows of the
Lynch, raked her, dismantled every one
OF her guns, killed fourteen and wounded
many more, and then triumpha ltly re-
tired She lost thirty men, but was
still fit for action, and reached Caldera
without mishap. The action-which
lasted an hour-scems TO have been as
well planned and as heroic an affair as
is TO be found I'm naval annals. Either
on her way south or on her return she
encountered the topedo-boat Guacolda
and sank her. This seems the course Of
the Gillian naval war.
The bombardment OF Iquiquo by the
Congressional party was one of the most
cruel outrages OF modern times. lquique
is city which exports large quantities
OF nitrates, and is an important post for
the Balmacedists. Opportunity was
given for foreigners to leave previous 10
the fusilade, but large number of per-
sons, including women and Children,
were ruthlessly killed and over Two hun.
dred houses DESTROYED
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When Tobacco Injuries Men.

~ believe that ninety-nine men on I Of
avery hundred who use tobacco are In
1ured by it." Such Is the opinion Of Q
man who has been prominent In the to-
bacco business for twenty years. ~
know 1t has hurt my health, he cont.n-
ned, "but l cannot throw off the habit.
The most dangerous cigars are those
imported, and the rich heavy havana
contains enough nicotine to be really
poisonous II used often The reason for
this superabundance OF nicotine In tho
imported cigars can be charged to the
soil on which is grown the tobacco. Do
nestle cigars are much less harmful, but
to men accustomed TO imported ones they
taste like so much hay
THE ideal smoker Is he who buys
seven French briarwood pipes, and uses
one every day in the week, carefully
cleansing it when through smoking, and
using only the best graduated Virginia
leaf. But cigar smoker rarely can &C
custom himself to the use of a pipe.
Tobacco rarely Injuries laborers who
walk along with picks over their Shout
ders and short little clay pipes in their
mouths. They smoke cheap domestic
tobacco In the open air, and in clay
pipes. But then, bless my soul! it's
worth while to cut off year Of ones
life if one can enjoy good cigars during
oil the Others" -Phuddelph td Press.