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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05
CURIos AND INVENTIONS.

A Viennese chemist has discovered a
composition that will render fire-proof
even such gauzy and insubstantial articles
as ballet dancers dresses.
Mail matter can be sent from Paris to
Berlin now in pneumatic tubes. It takes
thirty five minutes for a package to go
from one city to the other
A Brazilian senator has proposed that
the legislature Of the new republic dis.
pense with the services of the short. hand
reporters and use Edison's photograph to
record and report the speeches of the
members.
Among other old-fashioned clocks re-
Gently sold in London was one made about
1871 in solid brass case, by Windmill, of
London, who is reputed to have been one
of the most famous makers of the late
seventeenth and early eighteenth CEN
turtles. The specimen is in going order.
One of the curiosities of the George W.
Childs collection of autographs and books
in the library of the Drexel institute in
Philadelphia is the smallest book in the
world. Its pages are only about an inch
square, and it is not much thicker than
silver dollar, yet it contains in legible
type the full text of Dante's La Divina
Commedia
A Utica dry goods firm has recently
placed in his store a device calculated to
cure hardness among their clerks. The
continuance is placed near the main door,
and consists of a sort of clock by the side
of which is a case Of numbered keys, one
key for each clerk. When the clerk en-
tiers in the morning he takes his key from
the box and inserts it in the lower part of
the clock A short turn to the right and
the work is accomplished. Automatically
the clock has registered the hour and
minute the clerk arrives and also his num-
Der. At night the register is taken out
and transcript made in the books from
which the pay roll is made.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05
MORE OR LESS SCIENTIFIC.

There are few flowers whose perfume Is
actually deadly. The flowers of the kali
mujah, or death plant found in tho
islands of Java and Sumatra, emit per-
fume so powerful as to overcome, if in
hailed for any length OF time, full. grown
man and killing all forms Of insect life
approaching it.
1t is intimated that over 2,70O, 900, 900
pounds in weight of phosphoric acid are
removed every year from the soil Of the
United States in the crops of cereals and
pounds an acre Of cereals and twelve
pounds an acre Of grass. To maintain
the fertility of the soil this vast amount
Of this special mineral must sooner or
later be returned to 1t.
The native agave is one of the most
useful plants known to the Mexican. Il
has been cultivated there certainly as far
back as 1918, and its roots, leaves and
juice yield variety of products Paper
is made from the pulp of the leaves,
Irvine and thread from their flbres, and
needles from the sharp tips of their leaves.
These leaves also serve as matching for
the houses Of the poor ~
In South Carolina the output of phos-
PLAT is over 6O0,0 900 tons by companies
with capital Of over So, 900, 900, while
the capital Of companies engaged in the
same business in Florida IL over $50, 0OO,-
900. When it is remembered that phos-
phate mining did not begin in South Car
DINA until 1867, and not until 1883 in
Florida, the phenomenal development Of
this industry is apparent
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05
PRODUCTS OF SKILL.

A perfumer in Cannes uses 20 tons Of
violets every year.
The Lick telescope photographs are so
perfect that they must be strongly magni-
fed before their details can be examined.
The rudder Of the French ironclad Bren-
nus, which was recently launched ct
Lorient, was Is feet high and 10 feet wide,
weighing IL tons.
Judge Thomas I. Bouldin, of Charlotto
county, Nd, who died recently at the age
Of seventy eight breathed his last it is
said, in the same house, same room and
same bed in which he was born.
The municipal authorities Of Toronto
recently ordered the police to make E
count of the unoccupied houses in the
city. The count shows that there are
3,679 dwelling houses and 564 storoJ va
can't in the city.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05
CURT COMMENTS.

What young man who has best girl
wants is to hold his own.-Alton Sentinel.
1t doesn't take many pints of whisky to
make peck of trouble. --Glens Falls Re-
publican.
A statesman can always get a pull BY
going to the dentists Office. -Binghamton
Republican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
Bacteria on Bank Notes.

Some singular facts concerning tho
danger OF infection by paper money have
been educed by a meteorological analysis
of the bank notes of 1.-THE Spanish Bank
of Havana in general circulation. At
tention was drawn 10 the subject by the
fact that circulation increased the weight
of the notes in consequence OF their ac-
curing foreign matter. The examina'
ton made showed On the notes in use
for some time a considerable number OF
microbes, and on some notes as many as
1O. 900 microbes were detected. Eight
pathogenic species were encountered,
including those of diptheria and tuoer-
culosis. The result of the examination
was that a general warning was issued
to the public against this active source
Of danger. The use of bank notes IS at
all times attended with a certain degree
of risk, and especially in Havana, where
children have the habit of carrying paper
money in their mouth, and arc thus very
liable to swallow the germs of some NOR
tal disease. journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
Pure Nickel Currency.

It is probable that the Austro- Hun
garian Government will adopt pure
nickel for its currency. The alleged
coin generally used, containing only
twenty-five perc cent. OF nickel, combined
with seventy-fve per cent. OF copper,
possesses, it is considered, numerous dis
advantages, while the favorable points
of the pure nickel piece are that, not
withstanding its hardness, it can easily
be coined, that it has the quality of ex-
traordinary durability, loss by wear and
tear being reduced to minimum; that
it is preserved clean in circulation and
that no oxidation worth mentioning
sets in.-Iron Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
Few ROund.tOp Trunks, Now.

There are comparatively few round
TOP trunks made now. The idea was
that greater resisting power could be
obtained with least weight, but, unfor-
tunately, there was no guarantee that
the baggage smasher would always
stand the trunk the right way up. His
failure to do this gave numberless re-
minders of the fact that no box Is
stronger than at its weakest point, aud
the damaged sides became very common.
Now most trunks are made with fiat
tops, and are so strong all over that it
is very difficult, even for an expert
trunk -smasher, to break one.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
rs the estate Of Maine. -

Why do the people of our most North
western States always talk OF the State
of Maine instead of simply using the one
word "Maineln The explanation IS as
follows: Up to the year 1920 this por-
ton of the country was politically at
tached to the State of Massachusetts, and
was known as the "District Of Maine. y
After it was incorporated into State
and admitted into the Union the people
from long habit continued to place the
proposition "of' before the word
'sMaine," aud the custom has been con-
tinued to the present time.-Bostor
Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
THE MODEL Nus BAND.

Most wives will end their story with:
'Ah. well, men are but human"
Hong to tell the secret OF
A truly happy woman.
Through all the sunshine-lghted yearz
Lived now in retrospection,
My husbands word brought never tears, !.
Nor caused a sad reflection.
Whate'er the burdens Of the day,
Unflinching, calm and steady,
To bear his part-the larger half -
always find him ready.
House cleaning season brings no frown,
No sarcasm, pointed keeniy;
Through carpets up, and tacks head down
He makes his way serenely.
Our evenings pass in converse sweet
Or quiet contemplation,
We never disagree except
To ''keep up conversation"
And dewy morn of radiant June,
Fair moonlight Of September,
April with bird and brook atune,
Stern, pitiless December
Each seems to my adoring eyes
Some new grace to discover,
For he unchanging through the years.
Is still my tender lover.
So life no shadows hold, though we
Have reached the side that's shady;
Ny husband? On. Dreams he,
And I'm a maiden lady.
Ladies' Home burnal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

sAmen" And all the congregation
answered together, amen"
Up sprang the hitherto motionless
listeners-women to the rear, men to
the front-and from the pulpit the old
minister, with sword and gun, led the
way to the aid Of the Others, who were
beginning to give ground before the OF
hidcously. painted figures who were fore
ing their way through the entrance.
Then came out another side of tue
Puritan character. The fierce energy
almost ioy-with which the coionists
fought was as susprisingas the stony self
control they had shown but moment
before. Ahead of them all, Pdrson
Pladley swung his mighty sword with
cries which betrayed the old horse
soldier of Cromwell aud Harrison. for
such he had been and of those who fol-
lowed him, more than one had stood in
the ranks of the pikemen who met the
charges of Prince Ruperts Cavaliers,
and repealed them. too.
As if he remembered this, the minis
ter lifted up his strong voice in a stern
Psalm which had Numbered over the bat
tledelds OF Naseby and Marston Moor
the war song of David the King, re-
joicing over his victory;
II have pursued mine enemies and
overtaken them; neither did l turn
again till they were consumed.
II have wounded them that were
not able to rise; they are fallen IN
der my feet.
"For Thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle; Thou has sub
dyed under me those that rose up
against me-.
The Indians were like wolves combat
ing lions. They shrank, wavered and
were pressed back to the door, through
it, and outside of it. Then, By one last
rush, they were broken, scattered and
dispersed. They ran in every direction
for the shelter of the woods; many OF
them fell by the way under the pixies
and swords of their pursuers. HGdders-
field WAS saved.
Within the meeting house, nov half
ruined, dim with powder-smoke and
heaped with broken benches, arrows aud
dead bodies, the congregation gathered
around its minister, who, blackened and
bloody, with gown torn to shreds and a
great slash across his forehead, once
more raised IN his voice-this time IN
the glorious strain of one Of their trl-
umphant hymns.
All joined IN it-even the wounded,
who could scarcely lift their heads from
the ground, and the dying, who sang
their own breaths away in the grateful
chorus.
When the injured had been cared for,
and there was once more time for or
dinarg matters, Parson Piadieg called
Abner True to him.
"Son Abner, thou didst we'll 50 cum
niagly to avoid those ruthless savagcs,
and privily' warn US betimes. For TINS
thou meritest reward.
Abn:r looked no, astonished.
"Aud this shall be thy reward-that
for thy wilful tarrylng away from the
sanctuary thou shalt receive no discipline
from the church.
"But my father will stammercd
the bog.
"Of surety he will" placIdly replied
the minister, land l trust 1t may do
thee good"
..Come with me, Abner," said Deacon
Amos.-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

cleared fields, Tor every soul IN the place
from the old man OF ninety to the young.
est child, was in the Westinghouse on
the hill-every soul, that is, except
Abner True.
Abner True, whose father was a
deacon and tithing-man and counted
second only to the minister himself in
rigid piety, was actually playing truant
from meeting; and this in village
which locked upon Plymouth and Wey-
mouth as dangerously worldly towns,
relaxed in morals and manners BIZ over
much prosperity.
But Abner had worked from sun to
sun every day of the last week, and
knew he must do the same every day Of
the next week and the week after that
for the corn was to be hoed, the grass
crops got in, and score of other tasks
to be done.
1t seemed to him too hard that, on
this one day of rest, he should be obliged
to sit upon backless plank bench all
the forenoon, if, indeed, he did not find
himself forced TO sit there longer; since
Parson Pladley, who rarely preached less
than three hours, sometimes preached
four, and once or twice had been known
10 exceed five hours.
Abner felt sure that the sermon would
not be a short one this day, even accord
ing to the preachers ideas of brevity
and the more he thought of it the more
he dreaded it, until he became willing
to incur any punishment for the sake OF
escaping that discourse.
So when Deacon Amos, with his wife
and younger children, were ready
for meeting, no Abner could be found.
Hidden in the little hay-mow of the
rough barn, he saw the family depart
his father marching ahead, equipped
with musket, bandoleer and powder
horn; for King Philip and his Indians
were az war against tho whites, and nc
man throughout the colony went to field
or church without his arms.
Similar groups, similarly ACQUIRED
paced sClemnly along toward the rude
sanctuary upon the hill, until Abner,
seeing that all Huddersfeld had passed
felt that he was safe-for the present
and lay down upon the soft hay to pre-
pare for the sound nap he had so longea
for.
Below old Fly, the farm horse, stamped
and munched; without, the hens croweC
in the sunshine, with drowsy note tina
should have been favorable enough TO
slumber. But between his guilty con
seriousness of what he had done and hi
dread of Deacon Amos would do, Abne
could not manage to go to sleep.
He began to wish himself upon tina
backless plank bench, even If the sermo
were to last all day; yet tardy arriva
would be nearly as great offence as not
come at all; and he had not the courag
to meet the public reproof which Parse
Pladley might administer, or to haste
the private cnastisement. that Deacon
Amos would surely infict.
The time went on. The old hous
was still now; the hens uttered only a
occasional croak. From the far distauc
the preachers voice came down on tn
warm breeze in a softened murmu
Abner was doing.
What was that9 He heard SCUM
that Weakened him quite, and he spran
up to listen.
Nothing but slight swishing SCUM
in the tall grass behind the barn-nott
ing but that. 1t was probably some 10
or polecat on the watch to snatch
chicken. Abner peered out through
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

r was "meeting.
time" in Hudder-
field, Massachusetts
Bay Colony, on a
Sunday morning in
June, 1876. The
fifty or sixty log
buildings whic h
made up the settle
ment stood silent
as so many tombs
among the black
stumps of the half
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
Named From Men.

Appended is a list of technical terms,
common nouns, derived from the names
of scientific men. l shall be glad to have
commissions pointed out.
Ampere, cOuIomb, daguerreotype,
davy, farad, galvanism, hessian, jaco-
bian, joule, kyanism, lieberkuhn, mon-
crieffian, nonius, oersted, ohm, ORGY,
pfafiiau, talbotype, vernier, volt. watt,
weber, wronskian.-Notes and Queries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

crack to see if he could discover the
animal, for the swishing sound seemed
drawing near.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

The street surface roads Of New York
City carried 1926, 650,613 passenger
during the year 1891, daily average
Of 629, 157.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30

Girls over twelve can make valid wills
under the laws Of Scotland.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
PEARSON PLADLEY.

BY MANLEY Il. PIKE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
AFRICA'S PlGMY TRIBES.
BEARDED DwARFs INHABIT THE
DARK CONTINENT.

The Tribes of Little People Are Vide
ly Separated, But Have Striking
Resemblances-So Are Warlike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15
BITTEN BY 4 M.ADMAN
Doormnn Kavnnngh Of the Elizabeth Stree
station Attacked by . Maniac.


A brawny. well-built man. Of medium size.
entered the Elizabeth street station about <
A. NJ yesterday and approached the desk. He
said he was sick in a tone that indicated that
he expected to be taken at once to hospital
in an ambulance.
whats that in your hand 2" the Sergeant
at the desk asked him.
"My best friend" the man answered. hold
ing up prayer book.
Thinking he was merely q religious crank.
the Sergeant told him to go home. and the
man started for the door. On reaching it he
began to froth at the mouth. and. dropping the
prayer book. with roar like that OF wild
| east he sprang upon Thomas Kavanagh the
doorman. who stood nenr The sudden attack
brought Kavanagh to the floor: on which he
fought for his lie with the mailman. who bit
aud tore him with his teeth.
Sergeant Langdon tried in vain to pull the
Infatuated lunatic from his prey. and 1t took
the united efforts % six r2iisemen to separate
:. The lunatic proved to be James Alalloy. who
lives with his mother. brother and two sisters
at 10G South street When taken to Bellevue
Hospital his case was diagnosed as one Of
Kavanagh had his wounds -cauterized at the
Chambers street Hospit al. Both his legs and
arms were bitten. the right leg being feartuliy
in fear Of blood poisoning for the madman's
froth entered some Of the wounds. police
surgeon has him under observation at his
The doctors at Bellevue. Hospital decided
that the man was suffering from the enects OF
alcoholism and yesterday afternoon sent him
for treatment to the alcoholic pavilion. NAL
confined there on several occasions suffering
from similar complaint
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15

o 900 Arrests Lust Year, Raids ON Dis
orderly Houses and Gambling Houses, 60.

OIL 900 Arrests Last Year, Raids on Dis.
orderly Houses and Gambling Houses, cog.
The Police Justices have just issued their
annual report on the sins OF New York for the
past year and what tho police have done to
overcome the sinners. The report shows that
0l.O7S mon and women were nrraiRned In the
police courts during the year: that 2So disor-
DERBY houses were raided and that during the
past ton ynars 1904 were raided: that 3O7
gambling houses were raided In 1881 that
3.Dl7 persons were arraigned in court for vic,
lation OF the excise laws. and that In the past
Tor such violations; and that 1+3 yiolators OF
tn" sunday laws We're punished last year The
law con sisted in the inhiction OF lines aGgrs-
eating S13.41l, while many offenders went to
prison. In their report the Justices say that
they were compelled to do an enormous amount
Of work during the year hy reason Of us 94s in
ca as brought before them 10y summary PRO;
cccdinss. That 81 the 81 300 persons arrested
with by the Justices themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15
A EET.lLIiIORY POLICE.
Tho Trouble Brtwe-n Canada and New.
foundlnnd q Go On.

OTTAWA. Ont. April lit now appears evil
dent that tic Dominion Government have aban-
doncd all hope OF cifecting reconciliation
with Newfoundland. ant. in order to enable
them to retaliate against the aggressive policy
which tho Newfoundland Government. has d.
rected against Canadian fishing vessels. Min
ister OF Marine Upper has introduced bill
In Parliament which gives tho Government
power to rctaliatc against Newfoundland vcs-
sells entering Canadian waters. In the samo
way that Canadian vessels. in tho waters OF
that colony. are dealt with. Daring tho las, SEN
son lUS Newfoundland vessels shcd on Cana
dian Labrador without hindranc,; ut the same
time six Newfoundland lgniS have fishing sta
tons Mt pla ,cs on the Canadian shore. 4 largo
fleet Is expected This Year unless prevented.
The British Government Is bringing every pos
sible influence to boar 10 h"nl the difficulty be.
tween Newfoundland ami Canada; but latest
a,lvices from that colony indicate that there is
not the slightest possimi;!t O. the government
II has taken to retalintc against Canada for tho
Interference OF the dominion Government in
preventing tho ratification If the treaty that
colony had negotiated with tho United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15
FOOD FOR TIE S7ARTING.
American Relief Supplies Saving the Lives
CT Many Furnishing Russians.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 14-The agents for
tho distribution OF the relief supplies from
America have opened soup Kitchens in TWEEN
ty-sour districts. The peasants in these dis
tricts have been provided with seed potatoes.
and corn has been supplied for 10000 horses
The corn for cattle will be especially produce
tive of good results. as in many districts they
have been dying by thousands. and the peas-
ants have been thus deprived Of means OF cul-
tiyatinG the fields in tho coming season. Tho
people arc too weak from hUn:'r and illness
to do much llrld work. and had il not been for
the present aid would have been obliged to
leave the land untitled.
In tho province Of Samnra. for which much
Of the relief provision was destined. the suf:
ferng is described as terrible OF q total
want and 100000 OF these are on the verge Of
starvation. The distribution OF the flour and
other provisions has been accompanied by re-
Teasants have fallen on the ground before
the agents. kissing their hands ana the hens
Of their coats. Thousands, who had resigned
themselves To- death, r"u.cd th"mSteiros upon
crawled to the SOUP Kitchens and Il"ces of
distri' ution. Half the people are almost
without clothesnnh many peasant ne win
lagos tho meals now set before the ocr are
the first they have tasted for months. They
were found IivlnG on grass. the bark OF trees.
II The roads to a ali the larger towns in snmara
are thronged with beGGars., often group Of
ten or twelve may be seen sleeping IN the rain
aud sleet by the waysdc Deaths on the road
either buried under lew inches of earth by
companions. or. II ncura Village. are left for
the authorities to hurry. The central Govern;
m"nj efforts to any the distLsss are .
ton among subordinate Oiflcla!S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15
GREAT STORM OUT VEST
A Blizzard in Iowa-The BIG Lakes Lashs1
Into Fury.

BOONE. Ia. April 1.-THE storm which has
been raging here for some time has 80 In.
creased In fury as to be now fearful blizzard.
All telegraph and telephone wires are down
and all business is suspended.
CHICAGO. April IA furious storm Of wind.
rain. sleet, and hail. finally turning into snow.
began yesterday evening and continued all
night. The wind was from the northeast and
as 1t swept over the lake it raised tremen-
dous sea. This morning sixty emile gale was
blowing. and the waves as they struck the
lines Of p.iing along the lake shore shO: high
into the mir. The iron steamer Ivanhoe,
which was tied up at the breakwater. was
pounded heavily by the waves. and no tug
could be found to venture out to her assist
ance. There was no one on board.
Heavy snow and rain storms are reported
throughout Minnesota. the Dakotas. Iowa, and
the northwest generally. and this morning
there is a gale blowing along the lakes. ac-
compnnioi in most cases by rain or snow
Telegraihic communication with points west,
southwest. and northwest OF this clty is almost
entirely cut off,
BURLINGTON. Iowa. April 1.-THE Buring.
ton. Cedar Rapids. and Northern passenger
train. due here at 7:4O A. NJ. did not arrive
till 40 i. NJ. having becn delayed by q
furious snow storm which blocked the road
for thirty miles south OF Albert Lea. The
drifts are from eight to twelve feet high and
there Is no Geographic comm unication, the
wires being pros trated.