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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
TnbercnIosIs in Rats.

For seven years l have been making
almost daily experiments upon the in
ternal organs of dead animals in order
TO increase my knowledge Of compare
tive pathology. The pOstmOrtem ex-
aminations were made for the most part
at the Lampartcr Glue works, in the
suburbs OF Lancaster, Pa. Here Of
course were the bodies Of large numbers
Of animals which afforded me an album
dant supply Of subjects for examination.
The vicinity Of the works swarmed with
rats. Many of those, the workmen told
me, sickencd and died from time 20 time,
and / became curious to know something
about the disease that carried so many
Of the rodents off.
/ could find next TO nothing abOut the
rat in books, so the thought growing
upon me that the disease so fatal to the
rat might be made dangerous to the
rats nearest neighbor, man himself, /
undertook a series of experiments. My
first rat subject was a sick one which /
captured in the yard Of the glue works
without any exertion. The animal
crawled about, made no effort to escape
from me and when picked up offered no
resistance. Its appearance indicated that
It was dying Of general debility. Its
body was greatly emaeiated. Its back
was arched aud its face bore an expires.
sion Of distress. IL refused food, was
Tacked with a constant cough and In q
few hours after being captured was
found dead In the comfortable prison In
which / had placed Il.
Ny next subject was q healthier and
more active rat. caught him only h
mark him and then gave him his free.
dom. He clme into the yard regularly
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
strnnre ETects of Ertreme co1d.

DR.. Moss, Of the English polar expe-
dition Of 1857, among many other
things, tells Of the strange effects of the
extreme cold upon the candles they
burned. The temperature was from 35
to 80 dogs. below zero, and the doctor
says he was considerably discouraged
when upon looking at his candle he dis
covered that the fame 'had all It could
do to keep warm" It was so cold that
the fame could not melt all of the tallow
Of the candle, but was forced to eat its
way down, leaving a sort of skeleton
candle standing. There was heat enough,
however, to melt odd shaped holes in
the thin walls of tallow, the result be-
ing a beautiful lacelike cylinder of white
with a narrow tongue Of yellow fame
burning on the inside and sending out
many streaks Of light into the darkness.
st. Louis Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

know what was going on in PARIS; so
after a few minutes chat he said: MAR
quis, it is not often that l have a chance
to talk with any one so well informed
on the signs Of the times in Paris as
yourself. Now in case | return to Paris.
what would you advise me to dor
He waited for a bit Of profound po-
litical philosophy. The marquis looked
at "Henri the Fifth" and hesitated.
Should he venture on a great liberty
But his advice had been asked; as a
loyal subject he would give it frankly.
"Sire-monseigneur," he stammered, Il
think you had better give up your Ger
man tailor and have your trousers mado
in Paris" My trousersr' Yes, sire;
pardon me, but your trousers are out of
fashion. San Francisco Argonaut.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
vyalled cities in India and China.

Tho first glimpse we get of an eastern
walled city unfolds at once memories Of
u childhood days, which have perhaps
never been awakened since, and the pic
lures of our childish books, which i'm
pressed themselves so WILDLY upon our
minds, are reproduced in the bright col
ors Of old, when VIC are brought face to
face with the quaint battlements and
the dark gateways, with the accessories
of bright, burning sunshine and tur-
baned figures and professions Of camels
and the ~listless calm of the tropical land.
Such old cities are still to be seen in In
dia, still walled in the old fashion and
still peopled by the figures Of the Biblical
picture book.
Closely akin to them are those walled
towns standing on the canals Of MD
China, passing through which, say at
the close of day, when every tower and
every roof stands out clearly cut against
the brilliant western sky and we are
challenged by a grotesque figure, armed
with a spear and probably wearing
armor, the illusion is complete, and for
the moment we find it hard to realize
that we are travelling at the ED OF the
Nineteenth century,
Even in much changed Japan there
are old cities which still retain their walls
of the age of feudalism. and in the very
heart of the capital the imperial palace
is surrounded by the same quaint fOrti-
ications which in old troublOus times
made it an imperium in imperiO, al.
though the walls are crumbliug and the
gates are never shut, and the moats have
been abandoned TO the lotus and to carr
Of monstrous size and fabulous age
Cor. Chicago Herald.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
THE EVENING PRIMROSE.

Sad Evening Primrose. with your silkon stole
Hung dciicatcly suuward. what a soul
Looks from your patient cycf How frail and
pale
You siaad among the noweretsi and your bowl
shows like a vanishing phantom Of tho grail
Young buds that point a finger to the blue
Crowd On your stem, aud youth. aud hopo are
new.
while the sap runs; yet scarcely has the sun
Warmed twice upon yunr petals ere their hue
Falls into phlidness Of death begun.
And sirewn about The grass the blossoms hide
The poor dlscolorcd fragments Of heir pride,
or hang disconaolate with dragged vest.
And c~linging, sodden corements, 70 abide
The gradual workings Of tho AlkahosL
Was IL for this you struggled into light7
That me brief day should crown a tedious
nightg
Was II for this you felt your way along
The paths Of natural growth, that from their
height
sUng2
n ma be ~. There are who say the bliss
Requites the pain. yet could Il be for this
God knowsl you opened your sweet, patient
eyes
To see tho suns face once aud lie in his klss7
For me-you bloom again IN Paradise.
Nina Layard in Longman's Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The history of the federal govern
ment is one Of growing strength and in
~luence. The difference between the
intention of the founders Of the system
and of the existing fact is nearly rs
great as that between the opinions OF
jefferson and moderate Federalists.
From the first organization Of the gov
eminent to the present time there has
been almost a steady advance toward
Capitalization. This advance has been
both aided and retarded by the supreme
court; but in the Legislative branch of
the government and in the popular mind
the proportions Of the federal govern
ment have constantly grown larger. II
has not been the tendency of the people
of the republic to strengthen the local
government at the expense Of the general
government. On the contrary, the gen.
eral government has grown at the cost
Of the states.-Henry L. Nelson in Har-
per's,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
IN CHINA.
The wheels mOVo slowly I'm "a
DraEOnsa Enpire.

The wheels HTOvc slowly fin the
Dragons Empire
His Majesty the Emperor Of China and the
"Son Of Heaven is enjoying a train of min
iature railroad cars, presented 10 him By the
French syndicate Of capitalists who wish TO
get contracts for building railways.
In China, they will wonder at its steam
engine and the elk thousand electric lights,
which are now heing introduced into the
hottest Of Chinese ~sanctuaries, cannot but
turn their eyes 10 cur civilization. 1t viii
not be long ere n material advancement win
be made in the science Of medicine, which
has for so many centuries remained a blot
upon their civilization.
The missionaries arc doing much 10 dispol
the mysticism and reverend awe which the
Chinaman holds for the connections Of
snakes, toads, lizards, etc, prepared by the
native doctors. They recommend standard
remedies which have long been favorably
known in America and Europe, such as DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, a remedy
for all cases Of Uood-tdints or hU3ROrs, which
has had years of uninterrupted success in the
United States, and numbers its cures by the
tens Of thousands. This is a point gained for
the future welfare OF the Drogomen Empire.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

A gentleman who believed that to an
important extent clothes made the man,
even when the man lisa royal parsonage.
visited the Comte do Chambord at FROM
dOrf a few years ago. The Comte dc
Chambord was the grandson Of Charles
X. the last Bourbon king Of France, and
the French Royalists called him Henri
V, and hoped, until his death, in 1883, TO
restore him to the throne. The mar
quis, Of whom this story Is told. was a
Partisan. a man of fashion and On ar
dent Royalist. The Comte de Chambord
was glad Of an opportunity to talk over
political affairs with man who must
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

for his rationa Of flesh from various AMI.
mails, but gradually showed the same
symptoms that marked the condition Of
my First subject, and IA fourteen days
after capture he, too, was dead. Tho
postmortem examination Of these two
cases developed the fact that the lungs
were badly diseased Tuberculosis had
destroyed the right lung Of each and
only q part Of the left r~emained.-Dr.
S. L. Weber's Lecture.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The Nepalese ''kukri', or hear
curved knife, with the edge on the inn.
side, is familiar 10y name TO readers o
the accounts Of our 'little wars" in
which the Ghoorka infantry have taken
part. But there is another Nepalese
weapon, the "kora," the most strangely
shaped sword ever used, which, starting
from the hilt about an inch and a half
wide, when near the end turns at right
angles and expands to six inches. The
late Jung Bahadur, a noted expert at all
eastern arms and exercises, was able Ia
decapitate a bullock with one blow OF
the kora.-Chambers' journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

Wade Hampton never smoked cigars
in a rational way like the rest OF man-
kind. Instead, he took the cigars as lie
bought them and crushed them TO pow
der between the palms Of his hands and
made use Of the fragments as the old
regime use snuh. The coarse bits were
thrown away, and in the military com
mittee room, OF which he was SO long
an occupant, there vas always a pile Of
cigar shavings on the floor beside his
chair. The finest cigars in the market
We're mono too good 20 be treated this
way, and more than n genuine cigar
smoker has been moved TO expostulation
as he has seen Hampton dispose Of a fine
weed in such an unceremonious way
Kate Fields Washington.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The hard volcanic rock Of Easter
island is covered with carvings intended
10 represent human faces, birds, fishes
and mythical animals. Fishes end tur-
ties appear ommon among these sculp-
lures, but tile most common figure is a
mythical animal, half human in form,
with bowed back and long, clawlike
legs and arms. According TO the ma
tives this symbol was intended to rep
resent the god "Meke-Meke," the great
spirit of the ea.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
The AGE OF PAPER.

ne Time II Coming When Paper VIII
Be the Only Useful Thing.
The world has seen Is iron age and its
brazou age. but this is the age Of paper.
We are making so many things Of paper
that Il will soon DO true that without
paper there s. nothing made. We live
IN paper houses. wear paper cl0thing,
and 81 GA paper cushions in paper cars
rolling on paper wheels. IL we lived IN
Bergen, Norway, We cOuld 60 on Sum
days goa paper church
We 10 a paper business over paper
counier, hiyin8 paper goods, paying for
them with leper money, and deal ~
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The Colored Lights I'm Roman Candles.
In making Roman candles a cylin.
drical case is taken and packed with a
lot Of stars. At the bottom Of tho case
they put some of the composition they
put in rockets, and on top Of each star
is some more Of it. BY mixing certain
chemicals green and red lights are
produced. Green lights like those used
in death scene on the stage at the the
alter are made by mixing a great guam
tity Of nitrate Of barytes with small
quantities of sulphur, chlorate of pot
ash, charcoal pulyerized and arsenic. -
New York Evening Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

A wedding came of ut Tyrone at the
unusual hour of GAS in the morning. 1t
is unnecessary to add that this was the
wedding of a railroad man. Amy other
kind Of a man selecting the same time
would have been married at a quarter
Of z o'clock-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

It is calculated that It would take a
person over 800 years TO read all the
standard works that are published, and
yet we seldom come across q man who
viii acknowledge that he has not read
every one.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

When you send your check out of the
city TO pay bills, write the name and
residence Of your payee thus; PAY to
John Smith 81 Co., Of Boston" This
will put your bank on its guard If pre-
scented at the counter.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
An UnIuoky Number.

81 should think Pope Leo XIII would
be a very unhappy manY' said Judge
Pennybunker. II should think he
would be troubled with dreadful fore
bodings?"
why SOP" asked Colonel Yerger.
Because he can never sit down to the
table without being the thirteenth-Leo
KILL" replied Judge Pennybuiker.-
Texas Siftings.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

Twenty miles from Newcastle, North
cumberland county, New Brunswick, a
deposit of natural paint (96 per cent.
oxide of from has been discovered, and
so pure that it does not require refining
or even manufacture, since it is ready
for mixing with oil in the proportion of
two pounds of paint to a gallon Of OIL
EXCHANGE
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The doublet is the imitation Of ajewel,
the lower part Of which, the culet, is an
appropriately colored paste, while the
upper part, the table, 10 an inferior ges
uine gem, both being fastened upon the
culet with a water clear cement. These
doublets a readily be distinguished by
the expert.-Jewelers' Circular.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

A quaint minister once said, "Now,
brethren, | propose to throw this hymn
book at the man who has been thinking
of something other than the Sermon"
He made the necessary gesture, as
though he would hurl the book, and,
c~uriously enough, every mar in the con
gregation ducked his head.-London Tit
Bits.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

Mrs. McClaugh-Is your son goin 10
school now, Mrs McGooghang
Mrs. Mcd0oghan-No. sure, he'st'rew
Wild tho English branches. He's per
fectin bis iiulian now.
"WhereY'
"Helpin dig a sewer down ON the
road beyant New York Weeklv.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The investment Of "a, OOO. 600 made by
the British government Ia the Suez
canal shares will ia a year or two, &C
cording to Mr.. Goschen, he worth el0,-
GOO, 600, which proves Il to have been an
excellent stroke Of business as well As Of
diplomacy New York Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
Tic Cook Was An nI.ht.

"Do you like the dinner, JohnY' anx-
iously inquired his wife. 81 cooked It
all by myself"
"Ye-es," said John, trying 10 be kind
and truthful at once, but I'm afraid,
dear, that there must be some misprints
Ia the cookbook you use. Free Baptist.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

The rapid progress Of photography in
the discovery on the one hand Of new
wonders la the heavens, and the revela-
ton on the other hand Of many hitherto
hidden facts concerning familiar objects
upon the earth, is n Of the most nota-
bic phenomena Of this ~distinctiYely sci
entiie age.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

Cyrus Thompson claims to have dis
covered the key which win unlock the
mystery Of the Maya codices and proba-
bly, Of the Central American inscrip-
tiOna.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
FIr.t Whent IN AmerIon.

The first wheat raised in the New
World was sown on the Island Of Isa-
bella in January, 1894, and Of March 80
the ears were gathered.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26

Lake Erie, It is said. produces more
FISH to the square mile than any body Of
water in the world. This Is because Of
the result Of the good work done by the
fish commissioners.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29
People,s PartY Meet1ngs.

The Peoples party committee have
arranged for several large meetings
in this county during the next two
weeks. The first will be held at Sis
sons grove in the northeast corner of
Arcade township, on Saturday. Octo-
Der 1, 1892, where addresses will be
made by n. 3. Mccormick, o. L.
Smith and others.
The congressional committee have
decided to have Hon. William Baker
at Phillipsburg ON October 10, 1892.
Mr.. Baker will be accompanied by
Hons Charles Moody and George E.
Smith.
The next meeting Will be at Kirwin
on October u, where Judge Dorster
will be the principal speaker. This
meeting viii be followed by q mon
ster rally at Logan on October Ii,
where the people Will have the pleas
ure OF listening to Senator Pfeffer
and Congressman Otis.
In order to accommodate the peo-
pie o. the northwest part of the
county, Sndge Dorster has consented
to speak 1t Long Island on October
II, 1892 The public in general is
cordially invited to attend these
meetings. Local committees will
have charge of all the meetings aad
will make arrangements accordingly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29
Lewelling,s Meeting.

Last Saturday the largest political
rally for this campaign was held in
this city under the auspices of the
Peoples party. While the crowds in
attendance were not as large as those
of some meetings of previous cam
paIgns, still, considering the busy
times and that farmers are now en-
gagged in cutting hay and fodder,
those present numbered some 1,20O
to 1,5OO.
The day speaking was held In the
beautiful grove on Jacob Closes
farm just west of town, where a
speakers stand and seats had been
erected. The meeting was presided
over by Hon P G. Wagner, and adj
dresses were made by Messrs. Level
ling, Geiger and Mrs. Emery.
Mr. Lewelling, who made the main
speech, confined his remarks to mat
ters pertaining to state interests, and
presented his party's side of the ques-
ton Ii q very attractive and forcible
manner. His spseea was frequently
interrupted by well nseFiked APP
plause. Mr.. Lewelling Is a naeR o.
fine appearance, of good voice, and
one who will make a governor tina:
Kansas may well be proud Of He
gave universal satisfaction and made
many friends by his visit Short
speeches were also made by Mr.
Geiger and Mrs. Emery. Music was
furnished by the Agra brass band.
In the evening the court house was
packed full with an enthusiastic au
dience that was we'll repaid for com
ing out. Mr.. Geiger made one Of the
most brilliant and argumentive ad
{ dresses ever delivered in this city
presenting unansWerable facts in Ian
guage well chosen and in the mos
/ convincing mannef, Mrs. Emer!
closed the day Her efforts to enter
/ tain and instruct her audience Wext
well repaid with the most enthusiast
tic plaudits. No moge synopsis cal
do these speeches justice.
The Peoples party comparing thi
/ meeting in point of numbers and en-
thasiasm with those held by their Pc
| litical opponents, can feel highly en-
cocraged to 60 on with the gooc
work. Owing to the sHae lIpess Of tn,
room dozens o. people were apai2i'
to gain admittance.
The next meeting in this city Wi
be on October 10, when our peopl,
VIII have the pleasure of listening t,
Hon. William Baker, G. H. Mood.
and George E. Smith. Come on
and hear them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29

That the Republicans are going to
make superhuman efforts to carry
this state becomes more and more ap-
parent as the campaign goes on. The
dispatches of Tuesday give the fol-
lowing as the plan upon which the
campaign wiil ba conducted:
"BY October Is the Republican
state central committee expects to
have completed its poll of the state
and its township organization. 1t
has been found a difficult matter to
get the voters to understand the ivot-
ing squads of twenty" idea. A poll
by actual count has never been at
tempted IN this state and it was nee
essarily slow Wesk; The organiza-
ton by blocks of twenty mas been
carried along simultaneously with the
poll of tue state and the Republican
central committee Will know exactly
how many votes the Republicans will
have to gain in order to win.
The voters throughout the state
who have been accustomed TO the old
time campaign methods do not take
kineis 70 the Indiana methods. Sec
rotary Brown, wh1 has charge of this
work. has found it necessary 10 do a
wonderful amount of letter writing
and. eieF many personal explana-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29
a 4 Township Rally.

The Peoples party clubs of Plum.
Arcade, Greenwood and Crystal
townships have arranged for a 4
township rally at Sisson's grove in
The northeast corner of Arcade town
ship. on Saturday, October l. 1t is
the intention to have speeches from
Peoples party, Republican and DEM
ocratic orators, and give everybody q
chance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29

The HERALD notices from its Re-
publican exchanges that many edi-
tors attended the fair at st. Joseph,
but that few have z word to say re-
gardIng the Kansas State Far.
What is the matter with you fellows
that you do not stand mp for Kansas.
Or we're the beer pots of ST. Joseph
700 much Of an attraction for you?