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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
STOOD ON A srBEPLE CRoss.
Wonderful Equipose OF an Expert
Climber of Spires.

Wonderful Bquipose OF an Expert
Climber of Spires.
After describing in interesting detail how
Clarence E. Ward Of Cincinnati, with the
aid of a rope, climbed the 29O-foot steeple
of st. Peters church, Cleveland, the
Leader, of that city, says:
By repeating the process of passing one
gIrdle above the other, he reached the large
ball at the top Of the spire and at tie base
of the cross. Fifteen minutes we're spent in
getting his ropes and girdles over the ball,
Having accomplished this feat, he climbed
over Their ball, and was safely lodged at the
foot OF the cross. His first movement was
to securely fasten the pully through which
the long rope passed to the base of the cross.
Then he placed both arms around the cross
and shocked it vigorously. From the street
the tall pole could be seen to shake to and
fro, and, to the spectators, looked as II it
would not bear Wards weight. With the
agility of q cat however, he mounted the
cross and the next moment was astride of
the arm which pointed to the north Then it
was that he produced the national flag, and
a cheer broke from the crowd as he fastened
it the upright part of the cross above the
arms.
His next act was to make fast short
rope which reached to the foot OF the
cross. Half a minute later he slid down
and again stood on the ball. Waving his
hat TO the people he began the descent
THIS was easy. Ward simply sat in his
CHAIR and allowed the rope to pass slowly
through his hands. Three times on the way
down he stopped his descent, and pushing
himself away from tho spire with bis feet,
spun around in mid-air. The crowd thought
he was doing 1t for the sake OF hravado. but
his object was to twist the rope so that 10
would not pass through his hands SO
quickly.
Ward has been engaged for the three
weeks job of regilding the steeple cross.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
Planting Shade Trees.

My experience leads me to recommend
the planting of small trees. says writer.
The trees now growing in my yard, which
have shown the greatest thrift and most
rapid growth, we're transplanted when half
an inch or so in diameter, and not higher
than my head. and it is surprising how
rapidly they have grown, furnishing fine
shade in six or seven years, but to get this
rapid growth, cultivation at hrsS Is mois-
nensable. Because OLE forests we're self;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

sown and not cultivated most persons
but we must remember that nature is both
prodigal and patient, she sows a million
seeds for score of perfect trees, and it
makes no difference whether a tree is ten
years or 100 years in coming to a size suf-
ficient for shade
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
FOR SEAsICKNESS
a Horsford's acid Phosphate.

DR.. w. w. BLAcKNAN, Brooklyn, N. Y,
saws: ''I am very much pleased with it in
seasickness. Several cases have been
brought TO my attention where it afforded
prompt and entire relief. "-dd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

Questions and communications relative to
agricultural and horticultural subjects if ad-
dressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N. Mill
edgeville, Ga, will receive immediate atten-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

P P. P. stimulates the appetite and aids tho
process of assimilation, cures nervous troubles,
and invigorates and strengthens every organ Of
the body Nervous prostration Is also cured by
the great and powerful P. P. P. Its effects are
permanent and lssting.--Gd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

Illinois, Champaign; George E. Morrow,
director. No. 81: General report on horti-
culture (which includes variety tests of
various fruits and vegetables.) Expert
ments in corn crossing with several we'll
executed plates of cob corn to illustrate the
subject. 80 pages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

Maryland, College Park; Henry E.
Alvord, director. Fourth Annual Report
for 1891 200 pages. A quite extended
report of the agricultural and horticultural
work of the station-among the latter
variety tests of tomatoes, potatoes, straw
berries, raspberries, etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

Massachusetts, Amherst; Henry a. Good
cell, director. No. Is: Fertilizers for
potatoes, oats and corn. The use OF muriate
Of potash on corn, with much other miscel-
laneons matter. so pages. No. 10: Report
on insects with a number of illustrations.
"a Dapes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
HOTEL BELMONT, ASheYilIe. n. C.

(Ashevilo sulphur Springs Hotel)
Fire-proof Brick, 900 Rooms. elegant new
Furnishings. New Concert and Dance Pavilion.
Best orchestra and brass band of any resort
South. SULPHUR and From Springs. Baths
Fine grounds and GOOD park Special electric
car from depot and city. Perfect plumbing
Otis electric elevator. Bowling alleys, lawn
tennis, ball grounds etc. Table and Service the
best, second to none IN Asheville. A clean house
specially Prices moderate. j. B. STEELE
Manager (late Mgr. Battery Park HoteD,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

We solicit articles for this department.
The name Of tina writer should accompany
tbeletter or article, not necessarily for pub
cation, but as an evidence of good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
The Experimental STATIONS.
.(R,lfletins Recentlu Issued.,

Texas, College Station; George w. Curtis,
director. No. 20: Grasses and Forage. A
study of composition and value. Texas
Grains: Ash analyses Of grasses and grain.
10 pages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
UMM Eft RESULTS.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, ". Va

The GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL and COT
TAGES will open JUNE LIST.
Situated high up in the Alleghanies, 1000 feet
above the level Of the sea CUISINE up to the high
est standard Railroad service first-class For
information inquire of all general ticket Offices,
or address b. f. EAKLE
Superintendent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL.

LAKE GEORGE N. Y.
VIM open June 2s. The largest, best ap-
pointed and most libeFally conducted Hotel at
Lake George SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED
SOUVENIR For terms and particulars, apply
to Hotel Grenoble. 9th street and 18th avenue,
New York. Special rates for families
WILLIAM NOBLE. OWNER AED PRoPRIEroR,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
(ontrollinR the Weather.

Tn regard to the future of electricity and its agency in influencing the move ments of nature. an English theorist has this to say:
 'A point at which the practical cleo trician should aim is nothing less than the control of the weather. We arc told that the British islands have no climate merely samples-and that the only fruit that ripens with us is the baked apple. There is moro than a grain of truth in this sarcasm. The great evil of a thunderstorm in this country is not that the lightning may kill a man or a cow, or set barns or stacks on fire. The real calamity consists in the weather being upset The storm is followed by fall of temperature; and fit of rain, clouds and wind, which rarely lasts less than a week, sadly interferes with the growth and ripening of grain and fruits The question Is: Cannot the accumula- tion of electric energy in the atmos- phere be thwarted, or turned to practi- cal use? In like manner we may hope to abate the terrible fog nuisance, which is now in point of time no longer confined to the month of November, and by no means limits it's attacks to Lon don. It has been shown that during a genuine London fog the air is decidedly electro-positive. What the effect would be of neutralizing it would not be very difficult to show. We hear of attempts at rain-maldng, said to have been moro or less successful. Shall we ever be able, not to reduce our rainfall in quan- tity, but to concentrate it on a smaller number of days, so as to be freed from a perennial drizzle2 I shall.> perhaps, be styled a dreamer, or something worse, if I remotely hint at still further amending the ways of nature. We all know too we'll that cloudiness and rain- fall occur chiefly by day, and clear skies at night. This is precisely the opposite distribution to that which our crops re- quire. We need clear heavens by day, that the supply of sunshine may not be interfered with, and we want clouds at night to prevent the earth losing by radiation the heat which 1t has gained in day. As we have just seen, nature supplies energy amply sufficient How Is this enormous quantity of power to be made available? These are the problems which may safely be left to the devices and the inspirations of our electrical engineers"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
laolrlnMI Es9A.

d most remarkable discovery adaptok to wide field of usefulness is reported. The inventor Is one Teslas young Montenegrin who has lived some years in this country and been an enthusi- astic student of electrical laws and phenomena. If the reports are to be credited he has discovered some method of carrying the electric current from one point to another without any con- ductor. Tn an experiment conducted before some of the leading English scientists he stood between two plates, one on each side of a room, which were connected not with one another but with battery that supplied electric waves which are described as nearly identical with light waves" No con nection exists between the plates. When the current Is turned on the ex- perimenter holding an incandescent lamp shows that there is a passage o1 the current between the plates through the atmosphere because the lamp be- comes lighted as soon as it comes into the line between the plates. In another experiment. he causes the current to pass through wood or brick or stone as light passes through a window-pane. Thus
 far the experiments have been made
 simply to satisfy the studious and curl ous; but it is not difficult to see that il
 there is no deception the new discovery has an enormous commercial value. As
 the current passes, 1t is said, without
 any obstruction through the densest fog 1t would be invaluable as a means \ of signaling at sea-.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
THE BIRD OF WISDOM.
Some Interesting Facts Concerning the
 Owl and Its Habits.

Some Interesting Facts Concerning the
 Owl and Its Habits.
 Owls are found in all parts of the world, and there are many kinds of owls, differing in size and color, but not much in habit. Our cut shows one of the smaller species, says an exchange.
 They are all grave, majestic-looking creatures, that hide in lonely places dur ing the day and come out at night to look for such prey as mice, small birds or any animal food of which they can get hold. They never by any chance look as if they were happy, but they al- ways look wise, and you know, proba- bly,, that in o1den times the Greeks con- sidered the owl 0 sacred bird, s.nd it was said to be especial favorite of the god dess of wisdom, Athene. TE9re is some thing attractively mysterious about an owl, and when one of the big ones, known as barn owls or screech owls, flies noiselessly through the air on 0 warm summer night, uttering weird and mournful cry, one has almost the feeling, as one stands and watches it, as if one had suddenly got into quite a strange world. In the woods after dark one may often hear owls call to each other, or listen to the queer little att tempts at shrielxing by the little owlets.
 One of the most curious of North American species is the burrowing owl, which inhabits a hole in the ground. If necessary it will make it's own bur row, but prefers to take possession of that of the prairie dog.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
Destructive Floods.

Every spring, when the ice and snow of the western mountains melt, the val leys beneath suffer from an overflow. This year is no exception, while heavy and continuous rains have added to the floods. Kansas and Missouri have been the greatest sufferers so far, and the Mississippi has started on its annual destructive inundation. Miles of terri tory have been submerged, and the story of years before repeated, with great damage to crops and other prop erty along the river bank. The floods came very unexpectedly in some dis tricts, and ruined the farmers by wash ing away livestock and growing crops. Towns have been overfowed, houses carried away, and every little stream transformed into good-sized raging river. Late reports say that owing to the rising of the Mississippi some i'm portant levees have been broken by the rush of water, and great injury inflicted upon the sugar-cane of the southern plantations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

A PHILADELPHIA lady who was once a teacher in Chinese Sunday school lately married one of her pupils, who was formerly interpreter for the Chi nese American union and manager of the Chinese theatrical company of that city. There seems to be a dangerous fascination and almost a fatality in the innocent occupation of teaching China men, but only those who have been similarly situated can solve the myste- rious influence of the "Heathen Chinee'' over susceptible young women who are trying to Christianize them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
.lr1IlI AMn nAlH.
.rhe Formsr subasaaee E oals'a vaalsss

.rho Former suhstance 1s Onlys& vaxlst
 er che Latter.
 B. R. Bowlrer, the microscopist and general investigator, says that wool is . kind of hair, and that hair is simply species of plant rooted in the skin of animals. After discussing its mode of drawing sustenance from the layers of skin, he makes known Q startling, although not wholly unknown, pecul- iaritv. i. e., that their life and growth are not identical with the life of the body, but that they will grow after the death of the animalIin whose skin they have taken root. Then. too, he says that the root of the hair exudes the hair pulp, which Is formed into cells containing the pigment which gives color to the hair itself; each row of these cells forms aring. As the rings of cells are pushedJaway from the skin by the giving out-of the flesh pulp from the roots the cells, dry, forming scales, which curiously resemble miniature fish scales. Thusthe shows that a hair is simply long tube formed of these rings into a sort of sheath. These "saw teeth" which theolder writers mention as being one of the characteristics of the human hair, are formed by rings of these dried-up cells, which are very fine and closely set. Goats hair has a more rapid growth and longer cells, SO that it is less regular and straight than that of the human species, consequently 1t shows little of the toothlike edge. The hair of the sheep of the common sort is also shown to be irregular, with a'tendency to curl or wave, but, unlike that of the goat, shows marked tooth like edges. Wool has barbed projec- ttions along the ''hairs," which is one of its distinguishing peculiarities. The ''wool" of the negro is really hair, but lis less perfect than straight hair; the same may be said of the ''lxinlzy" hair in the white race. Through the whole range of human, plant, goats hair, and sheep's wool, however, nature shows such close gradations that 1t would be difficult to draw an exact line or to dis tinguish beyond question of doubt be- tween wool and hair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Count Leo TolstOi, the Russian novel. iSt and social rofOrmer, is critically i'll.
 Ex-Keeper James B. Buck Is on trial at Utica for assisting Buncoer O'Brien to escape.
 The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists are holding their State convention at Scran- ton to-day.
 While sinking Q coal pit near Swansea ten men were caught in the debris of the falling shaft. One man was killed in- ntantly, three were hurt fatally, and the rest received severe injuries.
 The PittsburR ''Times," of PittsburR, having completed it's new and handsome structure, which will bo known aa the '"rimes" Building, opened 1t formally with a reception yesterday,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
CAUSE OF A QUEER SENSATION.

Danger of Eating Ico Cream Quickly in
 Hot WeAther-Its Physical Enoct.
 During the scorching weather of July and August you often rush into an ice cream saloon with the avowed intention of cooling your body to at least a few degrees below the melting point. If you are in 8 great hurry. says the Globe-Democrat, you are apt to make the first few spoonfuls of the cooling mixture rather large. This almost i'm mediately gives you a violent pain in the temples or somewhere in the region of the eyes. Why is this2 Did you ever stop to thinlz2 One who has studied the physiology of the case says that 1t is caused in the following manner: The frozen mixture, coming in contact with the nerves of the throat (the larynx, pharynx, etc.) temporarily paralyzes them. The sensation instantly shoots to the center of those nerves, which is in the brain, but finds there a side con- nection in the shape of the great facial nerve, which starts from in front of the ear and extends its branches over the sides of the face. One branch of this facial nerve, extending across the tenn pie, is ''nerve of sensation," utilized chiefly to govern the play of the mouth. This great facial nerve side-traclxs the pain which proceeds from the chill, throwing it out along the nerve branch which traverses the temple, the pain be- ing most agonizing at the points where the nerve branches. If the irritation be extraordinary the ''rehex" action which takes place may cause a violent pain in the eyeballs as well as in the tenn pie, the eye pain being simply sympa- thetic. The person who rashly swallows great mouthfuls of frozen milk should remember that every time 1t comes in contact with the nerves of his throat the whole nervous system is injured to greater or less extent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
Yankee Thrift.

It doesn't taLe the enterprising Yankee long to adapt himself to changed conditions. Kittery, Me-, has an old resident who has long been famed as a sculptor of hgureheads for vessels, and his work is known in near ly every port in the world. Unfortu. nately, however, there are styles in ship ornamentation just the same as in bon. longer ''the things" for vessels. That meant want of work for the Kittery sculptor. Now, did he sit him down and bewail his misfortune? Not at all. He did little hustling, and now has e contract for furnishing idols and grayer images for the heather of Central As's which 1t will take him two years to com plete.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

IN view of the constant increase of a traffic on railroads it would, in the opin- ion of the San Francisco Chronicle, be an excellent idea for every state to adopt laws providing that when the traffic be- tween certain specified points of inn portance, or, on the entire roads within the state, if they should be deemed ex- pedient, had reached a certain limit that is, so many tons of freight or so many passengers transported within 8 certain time-the railroad companies should be compelled to double-track their roads, and when certain other increase was made to lay third track. The states certainly have ample power to establish such general regulations and to enforce them, for the life of citi- zens and the security of their property are superior to any rights which a com. mon carrier may deem to have become vested, either by law or by custom oI usage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON, of Indi- ana, has been heartily cursed, on the quiet, by the republican leaders, for having given away the sentiments of MT Harrison on the force bill. They say that if Johnson had the sense he was born with he would have known that he could not have possibly pleased the democrats better than by making such a speech as he made last week. Some of them pretend to believe that Johnson was "put up" to it by some wicked democrat in search of campaign mate rial for his party. Whatever the cause, the party got the campaign ammu- nition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

ACCORDING to a statement made by 0 woman compositor in an English publi- cation, only about two hundred women are employed as competitors in London. In printing women can earn far higher wages than in most trades, but the Eng fish factory acts absolutely rule women out of newspaper offices by preventing them from working nights or Sundays This not only tends to keep the numbers small, but also to keep the wages of women competitors low.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
"A 1anaIz glannhaE. '

This ia the sIiRhtine xemark that is often applied to women who try to seem young, though they no longer look 60, Sometimes appearances are deceitful. Female weakness, functional troubles. displacements and irregularities will add fifteen years to woman's looks. These troubles are removed by the use of Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription. Try this remedy, all you whose beauty and fresh- ness is fading from such casues, and no longer figure in society as ssbock number" It's guaranteed to give satis- faction in every case, or money paid for 1t refunded. See guarantee on bottle wrapper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

THE establishment of a college com mons where good board can be secured for four dollars week, which is prom ised for next fall in the annual report of President Dwight, of Yale university, is considered most excellent thing. Board has always been very high in New Haven and the high price of living has kept many young men of moderate means away from Yale and has obliged others to live in a way which is preju- dicial to health and future usefulness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

MIR BLAINE is again at his Washing
 ton residence, but he is not doing any talking, at least that is what the favored few who get to see him say. He llstens
 and smiles, but says not a word that can by any possible twisting be made to give even the slightest indication of
 how he regards the efforts that are being made for him, or whether he will ac-
 cept if they are successful in getting him nominated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
okice. Dog Owners.

Notice i1 hereby given that all dog. found within the hmits of the town oi Waterbury not wearing . collar properly marked with the owners name and regis. tered number, according to Section S,746 of General Statutes will, after the hrsi day of June, be killed. The proper officers will make diligeni search for the same.
 The owner or keeper will also be liable to fine. Per order,
 E. W. PINNEY,
 G. A. BoUGHToN,
 M. F. CARAoDY,
 Selectmen,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

THE liberation of carrier pigeons anG the keeping of a record of their flight will be an interesting feature of the live stock exhibit at the worlds fair. A mum Der of breeders of pigeons will exhibit birds, and they are now making ar engagements for the proposed contests George w. Childs of Philadelphia, anG several others have offered prizes fol the winners in the contests. The speed record now is 325 miles iD 329 minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01
Big Programme For The WATERBURY DRIVING co.

May 30. S1, and June I, 3. creat Trottirg. Racing and Fast Bicycle
 Riding.
 MONDAY, MAY 30. Glass 800, trot, purse $950; Il entries. Class 2:3O, trot, purse $250; 10 entries. Class 2:45, members horses, purse $15O; 10 entries. Bicycle Race-opsn race for Waterbury wheelmen and handicap club race for $25 prizes.
 TUESDAY, MAY S1. ... Glass 2:37, trot, purse $250; 2 entries. Glass 2:27, pace and trot, purse $25O; entries. Glass 2:40, pace and trot, purse $50; 10 entries-For local horses.
 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1. Glass 2:50, trot, purse $25O; IA entries. Glass 2:33, pace and trot, purse $25O; 10 entries
 THURSDAY, JUNE 3. Glass 2:4O, pace and trot, purse $25O; 15 entries. Glass s:s4, trot, purse $e5O; 9 entries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-01

JUNE will be convention month, con- sequently congress will only be nomi- nally in session. The first part of the month all the leading republicans will be absent, and during the latter part half the democrats will take their turn.