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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
A Mile Differs Sometimes.

The measurement in English yards of
the different lengths of a mile in several
countries is as follows: Arabian mile.
2,148; Austrian mile, $685.; Bohemian
mile, 0,137; Brabant mile, 6,092; Err
gundian mile, 6,183; Danish mile, SPA:
Dutch mile, $685.; English mile, 1,76O;
English mile, geographical, 2,025; Eng
lish mile, nautical, $3.50; Flemish mile,
6,S69; German mile, long, 10, 1885,; Ger
mar mile, short, $3.50; German mile,
geographical, 500; Hamburg mile, s.
244; Hanoverian mile, 1859; Hessian
mile, 1854; Hungarian mile, 9,113; Irish
mile, ancient, 2,240; Italian mile, 2,025:
Lithuanian mile, 8, $50; Oldenburg mile.
10,S2O; Persian mile, 6,0S6; Polish mile.
long, 500; Polish mile, short, 6,O71;
Prussian mile, 8,237; Roman mile, 1928;
Russian, verst, 1,165; Saxon mile. 1904;
Scotch mile, ancient, 1884; Spanish
mile, 4,635; Swedish mile, II, 700; Swiss
mile, 8, 153; Tuscan mile, 1903; United
States mile, /, 760.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
Walled Cities of ItaIx

Necessarily the romantic and histor-
lcal charm Of English walled cities is
but small compared with that of CONT
mental cities. The walls of Rome. for
instance, are standing monun 3 of
the clty's history from the ~earlies, times
to within the last half century; but
owing to the extraordinary character
and variety of other antiquarian objects,
they hardly come in for that share of
the visitors attention which they de-
terve. Yet an inspection of them, with
their ancient and medieval gates, the
many styles of their construction, each
pointing to a particular period of their
history, their size and strength. their
odd little hooks and corners and their
picturesqueness, is worth a journey,
which convinces the stranger that they
would form the chief attraction of any
other city but Rome.
Indeed, as is not surprising, Italy is a
nest of ancient walled towns, and we
may note all degrees of grandeur, from
the still formidable looking zone which
surround Geneva La Soperba or Firenze
La Bella to the quaint little lines of
Notifications which zigzag up the vine
clad hillsides of the north coast of the
Mediterranean, surrounding in many in
stances mere villages, but speaking elo-
quently to US of those hard, stirring
times when the hand of every man was
against his neighbOr.-Cor. Chicago Her
aid
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
Bagging Grapes.

People often ask what is the use of the
abstract studies scientific men and wom-
en often indulge III. The reply is you
must first discover a new truth before
you a tell whether you can make any
value of it. The valuable discovery
that the black rot can be prevented from
injuring grapes by inclosing the bunch
in a paper bag is the direct result of
scientific studies.
When it was found that the rot was
caused by a fungus growing from a lit
tie seed or spore which. floating through
the atmosphere. attaches itself to the
grape berry, it was the easiest thing to
think of putting bags over the bunch
early in the season so that the spore
couldn't get there. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been saved to the
c%ultivator by this bagging of grapes
which would have been totally lost but
for the labors of scientific men.-Mee-
hans Monthly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
Columbus Idea of the World.

Columbus believed the solid part OF
the sphere to be larger than the liquid
part, and the distance by the sunset road
between the East Indies and western
Europe to be less than it is.
But in those two capital errors lay the
great incentive to the execution and sue
cess of his purpose. Had he known the
vast planetary spaces covered by the
waters; the continent interposed be-
tween his own Europe and the land of
diamonds, gold and spices; the difficulty
and peril of the passage yet to be braved
in the far regions of the antarctic pole in
order to sail from our continental En-
rope to the oriental Indies by the west
ern way. be would perhaps have shrunk
back in alarm and dread.-Emilio Cas-
telar in Century.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
WhV. Indeed?

Why does a dog run sideways or di-
agonally?:" inquired the purchaser of a
fine black Newfoundland pup of a dog
fancier the other day. We'll, sir, that's
a question I've been asked frequently,
and after some investigation ] have con-
cluded the reason is that the animal has
been brought up that way. Why does
a chicken roost on foot, or an owl
keep its eyes wide open all night long,
or a rooster crow vigorously at the break
of early dawn, or a pig run homeward
with straws in its mouth before ap-
preaching rain: These are questions
that are as difficult to solve as some OF
the astronomical problems."-Philadel
phia Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
The Rat Transmits Disease Germs

When the reader thinks of the count
less number of rats that infest the re-
gions occupied by human beings, of
their wonderful reproductive power,
and of their seemingly causeless but
rapid migration from one dwelling place
to another hundreds of miles away, he
must admit that if it is possible for the
rat TO convey disease germs from point
to point this power for evil is incalcul-
able. When he left plague stricken
London and sought another field did he
leave the plague behind, or did he keep
a share of it to distribute e~lsewhere?-
DR.. 8. E. Weber's Lecture.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
The ingredients of Fireworks.

The chief constituents of all fireworks
are gunpowder and its ingredients.
Iron and steel filings and castiron Dor
ings, free from rust, are used to in
crease the brightness of the display and
produce the Chinese fire. When the
rocket explodes up in the air the bright
and varicolored sparks are produced
by these filings as they ignite in the
oxygen.
Copper filings and copper salts are
used to produce greenish tints. A fine
blue is made with zinc filings. A light
greenish tint with much smoke is made
out of sulphuret of antimony. Amber,
resin and common salt protected from
dampness produce a yellow fire. Salts
of strontia make a red light. A green
light is also made by the salts of bari
um.-New York Evening Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
SHE WAS SHOT.
But the Missile Was Projected by a
Harmless Airgun.

Harmless Airgun.
Il had a curious experience while
passing through New York." said a
western lady TO some friends On the
beach at Newport. 1--WE had taken
rooms at the B-k, and unfortunately
reached New York just in time for an
absolutely torrid hot wave AS / had
pressing need for a few days shipping
l kept my husband and brother in town
for forty-eight hours, to their great dis
comfort, and they spent their evenings
by the windows of our sitting room in
the lightest of attire, drinking iced
drinks and trying vainly to keep cool.
The night before we left town we re-
tired rather late, after the men had
been solacing themselves in their usual
fashion.
"'It was 80 hot that it was some time
before l could sleep, and just IS l was
doing off | remembered that l mad left
my rings on the dressing table near the
sitting room door, the windows Of which
were wide open on a little iron balcony.
a good chance for robbers l thought
drowsily, but was too lazy to get up to
put them in a safer place. Late in the
night l was aroused by the report of a
pistol. or what sounded like one; and
my first impression was that I was shot,
for l was literally bathed, head and
shoulders, in something that l felt sure
for the moment wa blood.
"'Henry,' l screamed, i have been
shot! l am dying And l felt so strange
and giddy that | was sure my end was
approaching. Take good care of the
children l murmured. And, oh,
Henry, promise me not to marry that
horrid Miss M that you seem to ad-
mire so muchv What nonsense, Emf
said my callous spouse, as he struck a
light and turned ON the gas, you have
been dreaming
"'But l am wet with bloodp I ex-
claimed Indignantly, feeling that after
all he wasn't worthy Of a tender death
bed scene, and that I felt all right again.
by Jo3e, you are moist he said, put
ting his hand on my shoulder, but it is
not blood, whatever it is Suddenly he
gave a great guffaw of laughter and
pointed to the parlor, which was dimly
lighted by the gasjet in my room.
well, what is it? l don't see any
thing l put in Grossly, for by this time
1 felt thoroughly upset.
"'Oh, it is too delicious he gasped.
You have been shot, you poor little
thing, but not by burglars; only by a
soda water bottle, and there on the table,
where he and my brother Harry had left
them, lay a couple Of bottles, n point
ing as straight for my bed as if it had
been aimed at me. Henry had cut the
wires combining the cork of one Of the
bottles and had then concluded not to
open it, and l suppose the heat may have
helped the effervescence, for the force of
the explosion carried both cork and the
soda water across the room, hitting me
on the shoulder.
"Of curse you may imagine how my
two men enjoyed my shooting affair
and what capital they have made out of
it."-New York Tribune. =
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-16
The Eskimo Circns.

The Eskimo are very fond Of theat-
ricals. They mimic al sorts of animals
wonderfully. and the man who a do
this best is considered a great actor.
This sort Of mimicry is o into the
shape of dramatic entertainments. One
performer will be a bear, for example,
clad in appropriate skins, while the
others hunt him. Commonly the hunt
winds up with the death OF the bear or
seal.-Boston Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25

Civilization in it's onward march has
swept away from this country many OF the
peculiar customs and ceremonies OF half
century ago, but there is no truer rule
than that there is an exception to every
rule" and accordingly many outlandish
practices are still in vogue in sparsely set
tied parts of the Union. Every section OF
country has something uncouth or old
fashioned within its borders, to which a
few OF the old inhabitants will cling, but
If they are all as harmless as a ceremony
still being occasionally performed in GER
tain parts Of the south no one is injured.
In the section alluded TO, which embraces
Georgia, the Carolinas and northern Ala
bama, is small and widely scattered re-
ligious sect known as Hard Shell, 4" or anti
missionary Baptists, whose custom of wash
ing one another's feet is worth noting on
the score of novelty if nothing else. The
operation is one which always attracts a
crowd. With the increase of schools in the
country, where these churches are invaria-
bly, situated, the practice is fast dying out,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25

however, and in short time will doubtless
be unknown.
This denomination claims to be the prim-
tive Baptist church and traces its origin
directly TO John the Baptist. 1t was in
1887 that the Georgia Hard Shells" with
drew from the orthodox Baptist church on
account of difference in opinion on the
subject of foreign missions, and so bitter
were they against this work that they de-
clared in infancy against all forms of mis-
sionary teaching. Tract societies, Sunday
schools, temperance and Bible organiza-
tions fell under the edict which went forth
when they declared themselves the primi-
tive church and began to wash each others
feet during their religious meetings Ia
Middleton, Ca, a paper is published BIZ
monthly in the interests of this sect, and
the late editor, Gilbert Beebe, is said to
have been a very brilliant writer. AT any
rate, when he went to Georgia to preach
every member of the church in the neigh
borhood would go to see him. His sons
now run the paper, which takes no adver-
tisements.
cellent farmers.
The crowning glory of their religion con-
sists in carrying out the biblical injunc-
y
say well; for so am. II am then your
Lord and Master have washed your feet;
We ought also to wash one anothers feet.
For have given you an example that ye
should do as have done to you"
The washing process is exceedingly sim.
pie, the women sitting on one side of the
church and the men on the other. At the
conclusion of the service basins are brought
to the front of the church, and with them
buckets OF water and towels. When all is
ready the women march in groups up TO
the front bench on their side of the church,
and the men the same on their side. Half
of the group of each side sit down and
remove their shoes and stockings and the
remainder wash their feet in semagony
of religious fervor, carefully drying them
after the process. This is continued until
all have had their feet washed-those who
sat down first always washing immedi-
ately afterward the feet OF those who per
formed like service for them.
The ceremony differs in various parts Of
the section in which the lizard Shells" are
found, but as il always provokesa spirit of
levity on the part Of the ever present crowd
of spectators, only the old people now en-
gage in it.-New York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
Measuring the Time or Thou ght.

Among those who delight in pushing
their investigation into the byways oi
science is learned doctor, who has con-
structed an ingenious apparatus by whic
he can determine. with considerable de.
gree Of accuracy, the time it takes t'
think. He has shown that to see piece
OF white paper. and be conscious OF th'
fact, takes one-twentieth OF second; e
see a picture takes one-tenth OF n second /;
to see a letter OF common print, one
eighth of second; TO see n full word,
one-seventh OF q second, and to be able &c
Judge between red and blue, one-thir-
teenth OF a second. BY this machine the
time OF remembering can also be accu-
rately measured.
According to its enthusiast inventor,
much less time is occupied in remember
ing the name OF a familiar word than the
rame OF a letter. This seems strang'
especially when the fact that we can Sc,
the letter in less time than the word, IL
taken into consideration. This machine
also shows that sensations travel by the
nerves to the brain at the rate OF one mile
per minute, much slower than has been
euDpDcC % pfff -t,.s~.- Tl'-sN~t .is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
WHAT THEPASTORS SAID
Opening Of Roger Williams and St.
James Churches Yesterday.
SERVICES AT OTHER CHURCHES.
Bishop Ciark's Sermon at st. James and
President Andrews Discourse on
"Gratitude" at the Benificent Con-
gregationaI Church.

At the Roger Williams Baptist Church
the service and sermon We're appropri-
ate to the occasion or entering the re-
modelled auditorium after an absence of
several weeks. Great satisfaction was
manifested by the congregation over the
tasteful and artistic improvements in
the interior of the church. The pastor,
the Rev. George A. Smith, discoursed
upon the third verse of the eighty
seventy Psalm-"Glorious things are
spoken of thee, o City of God" The
speaker said in substances: To Israel
Jerusalem was the citadel of all things
glorious, the type of the very heart of
God; hence David's desire Ito dwell in
the house of the Lord all the DAYS of
his life, TO behold the beauty of the Lord
and TO enquire in his holy temple"
One of the glorious things spoken of
I'm Zion is the name and character of
God. He himself declares: 81 ann the
Lord your God dwelling in Zion" and
another declares of him: "Out of Zion,
the perfection of beauty God hath
shined." Christ is also spoken OF as the
'.precions corner stone, the sure founda-
tion" of Zion.
With pride men point out the natural
birth places Of Washington and Webster,
or the the birth places of genius in the
intellectual and artistic world. Spiritual
birth places are more significant than
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
uuick Telephone Work.

A clever bit OF telephone work was done
at Tewkesbury. England. on the occasio'
Of tho opening of the public call-room.
The representative of a Tewkesbury paper
had 10 transmit over the telephone &,
Cheltenham report OF some 700 words
The time allowed 10 users OF the tele-
phono for communication between towns
at the call-rocm Is three minutes. and In
that time the whole OF the report wac
spoken over tho wire and received. Any.
one who has ever tried TO speak extern
pore at the rate OF even 200 words min
ute will have a good idea OF the clever.
ness OF speaking and receiving more than
2sO words a minute over the telephone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
Church Notes.

The first Of series of collections to be
taken in aid of the new st. Joseph's Hos
pital was taken yesterday at the Cathe-
dral. The collections taken at the differ
ent services amounted TO $l.l63.
Edgewood is fast growing district.
This fact is recognized by the Episco-
palians of that district who intend, in
the near future, to build chapel. At a
meeting recently held at the residence
of George A. Peckham a committee to
secure land for chapel was appointed
as follows Messrs. Hall, Newhall and
Peckham Mrs. Rider, Mrs. Arnold,
Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. Potter,
Mrs. Flint, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs.
Newhall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25

The young mems meeting yesterday
afternoon was well attended and the
address by Rev. a. III. Chittenden of the
North Congregational church, who
spoke for the first time before the
association. was much appreciated.
This evening reception will be given
to all who have joined the association
during the past two months. Mrs. j.
q. Gomwell and corps OF ladies from
the First Baptist church will provide
supper and DIR. King, their pastor, and
Dr. Baker. the y. NJ. &. A. physical
director, will each make fifteen minutes
addresses. Instrumental and vocal
music will be furnished by talent from
Worcester and this city.
The monthly business meeting of the
religious work committee will be held
this evening.
Wednesday evening the Association
will entertain the employees of the
Gorham Manufacturing Company. Fri
day evening d. w. Hoyt will give the
second OF a series of practical talks. His
subject will be Typographical Survey
of Rhode Island"
The second term OF evening educational
classes is now progressing and five
branches on each being pursued two
nights n week and education is an as
sured study for each Friday evening.
under Prof. Hooting's instruction.
"A large audience gathered in the
rooms Of the Providence Evangelical
Young Women's Christian Association
yesterday afternoon To participate IN the
devotional exercises. There was singing
by Mr.. and Mrs, Willard y. Wilson, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
Opening of St. James, Church.

Church-going people will remember
what the little st. James Episcopal
Church has been and will see that the
beautiful new building at the corner of
Broadway and Courtland street bears no
resemblance TO the former place of wor-
ship ON Gesler street. For years the
congregation has worshipped first in an
humble hall in Olneyville, afterwards at
the Gesler street house, but now ON
Broadway there rises an edifice which is
a source of pride not only TO the MEM
bers of st. James parish, but also to the
residents of Broadway and adjacent
streets. The building cost So, ,000 and
will seat nearly 500 persons, and yester-
day morning and evening witnessed the
opening services. Bishop Clark preached
the opening sermon in the morning and
the Rev. Sr. Abbott of st. James
Church, Cambridge. Mass, preached
the sermon in the evening.
The regular morning service was con-
Quoted by the rector, the Rev. j. w.
Atwood, and before he introduced
Bishop Clark he said he could not re-
frain from few words of congratulation
ON the outcome of the years of labor
which the society had undergone. He
was thankful for the help which had
come TO them from other churches in
this and other dioceses, but the results
which now appear are due to the earnest
persistent efforts of the people of the st.
James parish.
Bishop Clark began his address with
congratulations for both rector and
people and then announced as his sub
ject The House of God" the text being
Ezra 10: LET the House of God be
Builded in its Place" Wherever
organized communities exist you will
find houses of worship. They may be
the mighty temples filled with idols OF
the heather, the mosque with its lofty
tower, the grand Christian cathedral
the plain Christian church or even the
little hut of the conjurer or prophet: the
spirit of worship is there and the
spirit Of dependence ON something more
powerful than the human being
a city or town without house of wor-
ship would be wonderful sight. II i,
great hardship 10 be far removed from
churches and yet many people in ON
cities who have every advantage do moi
attend church. They may say they car
worship as well at home. but rs a geue
raj rule worshippers attend some church
or other. We must have churches and
the people must have church-goinl
habits or the result will I've low stand
-srri uf 1r1Urufs uI1t CufruFe.
Location Is n great factor in the sue
cess OF any church. The tendency o
church goers is toward the centre Of !
community, and yet location should moi
be the only attraction Tor any church
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25

they all. The highway to Damascus to
O Paul, the Phillipian river side to a
Lydia, the journey to Rome to a Luther,
with the Pauline words. "The Just shall
live by faith" making music in his soul
these all are only fulflments of the
Psalmists' prediction that "of Zion it
shall be said, this and that man was
born in her."
Zion is not only to be the place of
spiritual begetting, but also of spiritual
renewal. He who creates anew Twill
send help from the sanctuary and
strengthen out of Zion"
May we all be like certain company
of olden time, and as the way to Zion,
with our faces thitherward, saying
''come, let us join the Lord in propet-
ual covenant which shall not be forgot
ten."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-25
Mathew.on street VI. T.. Church.

Yesterday morning Rev. l.. o. Ben
ton, presiding elder of the Providence
district, preached at the Mathewson
street M. K. church. The text was:
But we shall receive power after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you" st.
John predicted baptism by fire and
apostles and disciples looked for it in the
early days of Christ's ministry, but it
was reserved for the day of Pentacost
when 5000 men We're converted and
when the apostles spoke many different
languages as result of the power of
the Holy Ghost.
What does it mean to say that the
Holy Ghost will come with power. 1t
means that each individual will have
the power TO live in daily conquest over
sin, and whatever duty we have to per-
form we can do through the strength of
God.