The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-08-06
ley Aaron Burr.

Aaron Burr was, by nature and
training. a man of extraordinary self
control. He allowed 20 circumstance
to throw him off his balance. An an
ecdote told by Rufus Choate to the
late Richard Ii. Dana. recorded in MIR.
nana's "niarv," illustrates the moral
callousncss which aided Burr so greatly
in controlling himself Several years
after the death of Hamilton killed by
Burr in duel-Durr visited Boston.
and Mr.. ncvereux of Salem paid him
some attentions. The visitor was
taken to the Boston Athcneum, where.
while the two men were walking
through a gallery of sculpture, Mr..
Dcvereux happened to catch sight of
bust of Hamilton.
Tie thought flashed across his mind
thai Burr might not care to be con
frontcd with the sight of the features
OF the man he had slain But no.
Burr was undisturbed. He also espied
the bust, and although Mr.. Devereux
instinctivelv turned away. h walked
mp TO it aud said in a loud tone: "Ah,
here is Hamilton!" Then passing his
fingers along certain lines of the face.
lie added: There was the poetry"
Hamiltons contemporaries gave him
credit for possessing poetic mind,
though his writings hetrav no trace Of
poetv. but, on the contrary, are as in
tcllectual as Euclid. -ltaata Con-
SHtltt{On.
Bia>tin. Paper.
The preparation Of paper SO that it
may be used as a blasting material for
tearing down Lodges, blowing up build
ingS, or even firing cannon, is de-
Scribcd as follows by a writer in this
Paper Trade Journal: Almost any
good unsized paper can be made into
an explosive comroInd b. coating it
with hot mixture of yellow rrussiatc
of potash and charcoal. Take each Of
these, II parts: mix with refined salt
pctre, b parts: chloride of potassium.
~ parts: wheat starch, 10 parts: and
water, 1.5nO parts. The ingredients
must be dissolved until they form a
clear solution in the water. Dip the
paper and soak it in the solution until
i: is thoroughly wet. 1t then may be
dried, rolled into cartridges and fired
in the ordinary manner, either with
G fuse or with decorating caps similar
to those used in firing cannon or dyn-
amite when used in blasting lodges.
Blasting paper is especially useful
in operating the gunpowder pile driver,
as several thicknesses of the explosive
paper may be placed on top of the
timber together with an explosive cap
ard fired by impact of the ram as it
falls from the previous stroke. Car
tridges of this paper may be rolled to
anv desired size, and are very handy
when blasting wheel pit or tlume. as
the cartridge can he made of exactly
the size to fill the drill hole.
Playing Oh tn, Ruins.
"These firemen must he a frivolous
SET" said Mr.. Spillkins, who was read
ing a paper:
"Why SOP"
81 read in the paper that after q fire
was under control the tiremen played
all night on the ruins. Why didn't
they go home and go to bed like senai-
BILE men, instead of romping abo It
like children ?"-Terds Stttings.
Startling Prescription.
"These symptoms would soon leave
YOU" said the physician, "if you would
get up early in the morning. put on a
pair tf stout walking shoes, and go out
for q tramp
"Go out for a tramp!" echoed the
astonished lady. "Why. doctor, there's
a dozen of the creatures at my kitchen
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