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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

with everything in the nature of pouches
and scientific conveniences for the proper
storing of their specimens, but paid little or
no attention to the sporting" end of their
outfit, leaving that to the guide.
Luckily the scientists were each in the
habit of carrying revolver. The guide was
armed with only an old carbine.
Not until they were we'll into the recesses
of the great wood and the distant cry Of
some wild denizeu reached the Professors
ears, did it occur to him that perhaps they
had been careless in the provision OF fire.
arms and ammunition.
"What is that?" he asked, as the indis-
tinct cry of the animal was repeated.
.sKuguar," was the guides reply.
care we likely to be troubled with beasts
of prey?"
"What animal are you most afraid off"
again questioned the Professor, as they
trudged along, picking their way through
the thick tangle of luxuriant vines.
srWarrees, was the natives reply.
"Wsrrees?" mused Karl, trying to iden-
tify the name with some tropical animal of
which he had heard. As his father asked
no further questions, but confined his inves-
tigations to taking an invoice of the ammu-
milton in his cartridge box, Karl concluded
he was as ignorant of the nature of the beast
as himself. but did not care to confess it.
Karl followed his fathers example and
drew from his pocket well-nigh empty box
of cartridges 1t contained just four rounds
-2S cartridges.
As they approached partial opening in
the forest, beyond which lowered guard Of
magnificent trees, the guide pointed to
them: "Red cinchona.
The alert botanist instantly noted that
the trees were of slightly different type than
those which they had seen within the bounds
of standardization. In his eagerness to
reach them and sink his hatchet into their
bark Karl outstripped his father and the
ouide. and was soon hidden in the labyrinth
of vines and short vegetation with which
the partial clearing was interspersed, the
professor smiling approval at his sons zeal.
Suddenly the guide stopped and minutely
scanned a patch of bare ground which bore
the marks of having been worn and tram
pled by the hoofs OF herd of small animals
An American farmer boy from the Central
States would have declared 1t looked pre-
cisely like hog
The guide was greatly agitated. He ex-
claimed, "Warrees! Warrees! Climb
treeP'
"What are warrees?" asked the profess
sor
s'Little wild hog. Big peccary. Go to
trees" added the guide, who evidently en-
tertained some wholesome and shameless
fear of the invisible small brutes
Calling Karl, they made their way toward
the nearest timber Meanwhile Karl had
pushed his passage through the tangled
underwood to within few rods of the
cinohona trees. There was only one more
stretch of the low shubbery to be waded
through. He decided it would be easier to
walk around than stumble through. Just
As he was passing the end of this covert he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A COLLECTION OF INSECTS.

Entomolosist Riley, OF the o. 8 Depart
meht OF Agriculture, Tells How to Be-
gina Call for Young Bug Hunters
The Cabinet and Speakers.
lwRITrEN FOR THE pIsPArcHl
Insects, as a class, are more numerous in
species and individuals than all other ami
mails combined. There is hardly plant
which grows that does not support many
different kinds. Some of our orchard trees,
the apple or pear, for instance, are infested
by an almost countless host. A French
author has written a charming book called
'The Population of an Old Pear Tree," and
the entire volume is made up of stories
about the insects which lived on this one
old tree
In addition to the hundreds of thousands
Of kinds which live on plants, there are yet
more which live in other ways. The ma
jority, perhaps, of these feed upon other in
sects and thus act as check upon the null
tiplication Of injurious species, which
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
THE INSTINCT OF PLANTa
Discrimination Each shows to Produce Ms
Own Individuality.

EoCh SnoWs " ETOuuCo It8
Own Individuality.
1t has ALWAYS been to me one of the most
amazing things that every plant should
draw only its own colors and forms from the
great laboratory of nature, never making q
mistake, but each plant taking from its sur
roundings just those qualities that will pro-
duce its own especial characteristics, writes
Mrs. Celia Thaxter. For instance Gf left
to themselves), the California poppies will
take yellow OF many resplendent shades for
their color; the peacock will always be
searlet-crimson with black spot trimmed
with white in every petal; the corn poppy
will be clear scarlet; the opium white, and
80 on.
By what power do they know how TO Sc
lect each its own color and shape, and be
each only its own self and no other, when
earth and air hold all the colors that the
good God has invented to make glorious his
world of beauty?
The suble knowledge of plants-instinct,
perhaps, would be the proper words most
astonishing. If you dig hole in the ground
and put into it rose bush. and fill up one
side of the hole with rich earth and the
other side with poor soil, every root of that
rose bush will leave the poor half to inhabit
the rich and nourishing portion. That is .
matter OF course, but the instinct Of the rose
Is something to think about, nevertheless
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

by the first guns. Lights flashed, as if
10y magic, from the windows of every
house, and in the twinkling of an eve an
agitated mass of people were rushing
toward the water fronts of the city. Grave
citizens, usually distinguished by their
dignity, hurried along the streets, dressing
while they ran and madly shouting hur-
rahS There were men without coats,
women without hats and children in their
nightgowns ali Fastening to the same point
OF view.
The fashionable promenade, known as
"Tke Battery" presented conglomera-
tion of persons in dishabille, who, at any
other time, would not have thought of
violating the social conventionalities of
attire. And there, with plea faces and
ewes sharpened by the strange fascination
of the scene, the multitude remained hour
after hour, peering into the darkness and
watching the progress of the fight by the
flashing of the guns.
In a few minutes all the batteries that
environed Fort Sumter had opened fire, or,
TO use the words of General Ripley, then
commanding on one of the islands, "rung
their breakfast bell for Major Anderson"
but it was two hours before the latter re-
sponued 10 the call.
Hardly, however, had objects of the low
coast become we'll defined among the
shadows of the morning, wheh, as if wrath
ful from enforced delay, there suddenly
poured from the parapet and classmates of
Fort Sumter storm of iron nail. The mur-
mur instantly ran through the city, "Fort
Sumter has opened fire." The battle now
ragged with fury, and the fiery messengers
from both sides followed each other with
spitetul haste.
Beauregard Was Soon Popular.
Short, sharp spurts of flame told of burst
ing shells in and around the beleaguered
fortress over which floated the only flag of
the Stars and Stripes to be found on the
soil Of South Carolina, while splashes of
spray or clouds of crumbled brick marked
the ugly force OF round shot striking its face.
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vet in spite of this marble two seasons old
is not common, and one that dates back four
years is old enough to pass as an antique,
and is kept by its owner "for LUCK" like
Continental Dimes Peter Barlow knives and
relics of by-gone days.
No one can tell you what becomes of the
marbles, but can tell you how marbles are
made. They are all made in Germany. and
marble grinding. molding, glazing and
painting form one of the chief industries in
large part Of the Thuringen Woods The
work is largely done by the peasant wood
landers in their homes. The commonest Of
all marbles are the brownies" About
600, o,OO0,0 900 of them are imported every
year. They are not made from clay, as
most boys suppose, but from peculiar sort
of sandstone which is found in these Ger
man woods. Throughout the district there
are large numbers of quarries and mills
These are owned by the marble capitalists
The stone is cut into small squares by ma
chinery. These are then distributed by
he miller to the workn1en, who take them
by the cartload to their homes
How Brownies are Ground.
The process of grinding is primitive in the
extreme. Each workman has q machine
as large as sewing machine. A treadle
which is worked by the foot furnishes the
power. The machine consists of two disks,
one of which rests ON top of the other like
pancakes on q plate. The lower disk is
made of iron and is grooved with U-shaped
burrows, which start at the center and 60
out to the edge as the spokes of wheel ex-
tend from the hub to the rim. These fur
rows are wider at the rim than at the Gen.
ter. In the center there is round hole
precisely the size of the marble which is to
be made from the square piece OF stone.
squares Of stone. Then the upper disk,
which is made of wood, is pressed hard
down upon the lower and the treadle be-
gins to work. At each pressure OF the foot
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
THE BLACK SWALLOWED

Species Of Fish That Can Swallow Eight
Times Its Own Bulk.
What terrible, horrible animal tiger
would be were it able at one meal to swallow
from 8 to II times its own bulkI 1t
seems impossible that there can be any
Creatures able to do this, and yet, far
down in the depths of the Southern seas,
there lives fish known as the Black Swal-
lower, chiasmodon niger, which can swallow
whole q fish to - times larger than itself.
Happily for the other inhabitants of the
sea the chiasmodon niger is rare, there
being but three known specimens in the
museums of the world. In appearance the
chiasmodon niger is a slender, elongated
fish Of uniform thickness, from eight inches
to a foot in length. The skin is
without scales, the head somewhat
cone-shaped, narrowing forward. Its
fins end in spines, thus preventing it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

If a single hair of wool be examined
through microscope it will be seen to con
sist of a central stock, with apparently a
large number of branches starting from it
in every direction. It is this popularity of
wool which renders it so valuable in max
ing felt. When mass of wool is mixed to-
gether and pressed with the hands the
hbers intertwine and the projecting
branches interleck in such a way that with
. little pressure the whole will condense
into solid mass,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
CHEVIoT AND SERGE,

Some Facts That viii Enable Buyers to Get
Their Moneys Worth
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
Serge and cheviot are the staple woolens
in use for hard wear the year round.
Cheviot is strictly Scotch production,
though made also in England and France.
Among the hills which give it its name
leggings are made of it by the men, and
petticoats by the women, to wear out in
the wet weather.
Serge Is peculiarly French product,
though made to some extent also in England.
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filed with transparent glass Then the
figure is dropped into it and after that the
molds are hlfed up with the transparent
glass.
Real agates are made from agate which is
found in Oberstein, near the Rhine. They
are ground round as lapidaries grind
precious stones. In spite of the fact that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Polion In tho HONEY.

There are certain plants which produce
flowers which make not only poisonous
honey, but also poisonous wax. Cases often
occur of persons being made Ill after eating
honey, and the cause is sometimes attrib-
uted to indigestion, but more frequently the
reason IL found in, the honey itself, the bets
having Ied upon poisonous flowers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

heard sharp bark or grunt, then score or
mole, followed by confused scramble in
the thicket.
The cloud of dust which at first rose about
the underground concealed the makers of
the disturbance. and Karl, drawing his re-
volver, stopped and waited for the dust to
clear away.
In momen. more he was able to dis
Germ great herd of small hogs, crowded
together, their little alert eyes regarding
him with stupid confusion. It flashed
through his mind that these must be the
peccaries of which he had read in books of
travel and adventure Perhaps they were
the "warrees'' Of which the guide had
spoken!
He decided that at any rate IL would be
discreet to climb the nearest tree. He
broke into q vigorous run and made for the
timber.
The peccaries, for such they were,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

they are made from pieces of stone which.
are not suitable for the manufacture of
jewelry, they are very expensive. They
cost from l3 to % cents each. Once in a
while perfect agate is found in lot. Such
q marble generally commands fancy price,
which varies from so cents to IS.
BENJAMIN EoRTHROP.
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WRITTEN ron THE prsrArcE

HAT becomes Of all
the marbles? There
are 1000, 900, 900
marbles brought
from Germany and
sold to the boys and
girls Of this country
every year. That
would give every
child of the marble
playing age about 50
-orh1a, a ~Aar and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
HOW MARBLES ARE MADE.

All the Pretty Little Globes Como From
Gcrmany-Peasants Grind Them by
Foot Power-Secret OF Colored Glass
some OF Real Agate.
rMRIrrrN ron THE nfse ArcH.I
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but every moment it grew darker until,
shooting out from the base of the black Pill
lar, great yellow tongues of flame could be
seen tapping the tops of the barracks anu
officers quarters
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
TIE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

Speculations in Savannah as to the
Nominations.
Chicago is the center of interest to Savan-
nAhians now and will remain SO until the
democratic convention selects the party's
standard-bearers for President and Vice
President Every piece OF political news
from the metropolis of the west Is eagerly
read ard people are guessing and speoulat-
ing on the outcome.
The Cleveland men are elated over the
outlook for their favorite, aud express
themselves as confident that he will carry
of the honor. The Hill men, on the other
hand, are still hoping that the New York
senator viii eventually win. They base
their hopes on the possibility of a large
number of Cleveland delegates leaving the
ex-Presideut's cause after the first ballot il
he doesn't secure enough votes TO get the
nomination on that ballot.
The possibility OF western man getting
the prize is also much talked about. IL il
must be western man Savannah's choice
is Boies Of Iowa, because IL is believed he
may be able to carry some of western re-
publican states.
The MORNING NEWS has a special wire in
its office and will bulletin both the Western
Union and Associated Press reports as fast
as they arrive Two screens viii be used to
post the bulletins
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
AN OPERA SINGERS LOT.

Clever Little Madeline Lucette Busy
With a Divorce Case Now.
Little Madeline L1cette, who was the
prima donna OF the Deshon Opera Company
during its May week engagement in Savan-
nah, is just now busyinR herself with a lit
tie domestic affair that Is somewhat com
mon to the theatrical profession.
Madeline, when or the stage, is
Mrs. J. H. Ryley, No. 2. Mr.. Ryley is a
comic opera actor OF considerable repute,
and is now singing at the Fifth Avenue
thester IN New York.
Twenty years agohe married Marie Barn.
ham of England Soon after he left there
and about 1875 married Madeline in this
country. Mrs. Ryey No. came over two
years ago, descended upon her too-much
married husband and made a sensa-
tion. She concluded to get a divorce
aud she took 81, 500 down in lieu OF alimony
Now she wants the divorce set aside 30 she
can come at him again. She says he 10 rioh.
He declares that his property is mortgaged,
and what there is OF 1t was partly paid for
out of MadelIns's earnings The court is
considering what should be done in the case,
Mrs. Marie Ryley having charged that COL
fusion was used By her husband in obtaining
the divorce -'-c. 81" tf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY.

Louis P. Maggioni Thrown From a
Wagon on Bull Street
Mr.. L. P. Maggioni narrowly escaped Be-
rious injury yesterday In a runaway acci~
dent on Bull street. His horse and de-
livery wagon was standing between the Pu-
loski house and the WesSern Union tele~
graph office while Mr.. Maggloni was in the
hotel. '-.'
As he got into his wagon and picked up
the reins the horse started into run. In
making a short turn to avoid if possible a
collision with buggy standing in front Of
the Pulaski barber shop. the wagon slid on
the pavement and striking the buggy was
nearly overturned. MIR. Meggioni was
pitched headlong to the pavement
striking head first and outing an
ugly cash In his forehead. He was picked
up by number of people who witnessed
the accident and was taken into the BARRIERS
shop and his wound was bethed. He was
then taken to his home.
The horse got loose from the wagon
by the breaking Of shaft and
part of the harness and ran down the street
toward the market where he was captured.
The buggy with which she runaway col
lided was considerably damaged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
THE NEW 1k1sa ORGANIZATION.
The National League Afaliates With
the Irish National Federation.

The National League Afdlietes With
the Irish National Federation.
The temporary organization known as the
Irish League of Savannah perfected its or
ganization at Catholic Library hall last
night by utilization with the Irish National
Federation of America, OF which DR..
Thomas Adds Emmett is national presi-
dent. with Eugene Kelly, Esq. and Conn
missioner James 8. Coleman as national
treasurer and national secretary respect
lively. The following officers we're elected /:
President-P. J. O'Connor.
Vice President-Jobn r Crohan.
Decentralization Kehoe
Secretary-T. H. O'Donovan.
Sergeant-at- Arms-Daniel Connor.
Five hundred dollars OF the sum which
has been accommodating in the treasury for
some time was unanimously voted for inn
mediate transmission to Ireland, Most Rev.
Thomas w. Croke, the patriotic archbishop
of Cashel being selected as the medium for
its distribution. with strict injunctions that
it shall not be used for fectiopsl purposes
Otherwise the application of the fund is
entirely left to the discretion Of the arch
bishop, to be used wherever it will prove
most effective In battling against the pres
ent tory government and It's concomitant
evils Of landlordism and oppression in the
great and final struggle which Is now ap-
preaching its climax.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
LOCAL PERSON AL.

Henry Hardman of Atlanta is at the Pu-
laski.
Hon. Ben E. Russell Of cambridge is in
the city.
J. P. Bondurant Of Augusta is guest Of
the De SOTO.
Mrs. James Douglass left for the north
yesterday on the Kansas City.
P. s. Ferris Of Atlanta was one Of last
nights arrivals at the Do Soto.
Supt. McNeely of the Central re urned
yesterday from trip over the main stem.
Maj L. NJ. Warfield was a passenger on
the Kansas City for New York yesterday.
Miss Maud D. Smith has returned home
after several years at school 10 Wilmington,
Del.
Mrs. H. c. Cunningham was q passenger
on the Kansas City yesterday for New
York.
Rev. G.. s. Johnson Of the New Houston
Street Methodist church will preach at the
1sie Of Hope church tomorrow at IL O'Clock
q. N.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
THE YOUNG BARrows' BENEFIT.
The Boy Soldiers Give a Delightful
Entertainment.

Entertainment.
The entertainment of the Barlow Light
Infantry at Masonic temple last night was
q successful aud interesting affair. Despite
the warm weather the hall WAS comfortably
crowded with the friends of the young SOL
ders.
The programme opened with a cornet
solo by Mr.. Gotwell Mr.. Julian Walker
followed with a song, which delighted the
audience and brought forth great applause.
The strtnged quartet, Messrs. Lage,
Coburn, Little and Conner, rendered artis-
tically a difficult selection.
The hoop drill, by sixteen young ladies.
was one Of the most interesting features of
the entertainment. They were dressed in
pink and pale blue costumes with lace caps
and carried miniature hoops hung with lit
tie bells. The young ladies marched with
the swing Of veteran soldiers ia single file,
by twos, tours and company, and their
pretty execution OF the move-
ments was greeted continually
with applause. Their 'salutes "
''pressnts" and grounding Of arms were
performed With a uniformity which was
calculated to make the members OF Savan-
nah's crack commands a little envious.
After the drill the young ladies formed
several pretty tableaux on the stage, which
were Illuminated by oolored fires, making
pretty eueots.
Following the hoop drill Miss Lesesne
sang YOU" which was go we'll rendered
as to cause a demand for it's repetition.
The drill Of the Bartows was the event of
the entertainment. The boy soldiers showed
a high state OF proficiency in the new regu-
lsttons, and their drill was all that could be
desired. The drill in the bayonet exercise
was the prettiest part of the programme
The Charges. guard" "head parry"
"side lunges," "buts backward
and forward advances and re-
treats were remarkably we'll ex-
ecuted. The bayonet exercise was new
thing to the majority of the audience and
it applanded vigorously. The spectators
were SO taken with the exercise that the
Bartows were encored and had to repeat
the performance.
After the stage part of the
entertainments the hall was cleared
and dancing was INDUCED in for
several hours. The Harmony orchestra fur
nished the music for the occasion.