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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
GOING T'oTHER WAY.
Prof. Reese Says 1t Will Soon Be
Lost to Sight.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Prof. Reese, of
the Columbia college observatory, was
busy viewing the comet tonight. At
$3.50 o'clock he said the comet was
scarcely visible. and was rapidly dis
appearing straight above the earth.
He thought it would soon be invisible
even to the astronomer. Up to that
hoar he had not observed any meteors,
and he hardly expected any during the
night.
s.Tomorrow night, though" said he,
81 expect brilliant display of meteors,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
SAYS IT'S BIELA'S.
Prof. Richie Thinks 1t Belongs
to the Austrian.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 26.-Prof.
John Richie Jr., the eminent astron-
omer believes that the present visitor
is the famous Biela comet. For over a
week he has been noting the movements
of the new comet. Prof Richie
is in constant communication with Ber-
bercher. the ancient German astrono-
mer, and if Biela should spare the uni
verse this time the two men Of science
will exchange valuable notes regarding
their.observations. Prof. Pickering. also
of Harvard, will bring his eight-inch,
eleven-inch, fifteen and sixteen-inch
telescopes to bear upon the comet, and
will also take several photographs of
the visitor,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
HANsBRoUGH SERENE.
The Successor of Casey Will Be a
Republican, He says.

Senator H. G. Hansbrough, of North
Dakota. was at the Merchants yester-
day, on his way TO the national capital.
Naturally enough Mr.. Hansbrough is
not taking the same interest in the COM
ing senatorial contest in his state that
he did two years ago, when he made his
race against Gov. Pierce. Although it
has been some time since election the
political waters in North Dakota are
still verv much discolored. and like
Alex Mckenzie and Jud La Moure, the
Jumbo senator is unwilling to make any
prediction as to the result of the COM
ing contest.
II he next United States senator from
North Dakota" said Senator Hans
brough, Evil be Republican.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
A Suspicion Dispelled.

New YORK Herald.
PrunelIa's Mother-Prunella, that
Mr.. Madison is becoming much too ia
miliar with you. l believe 1 heard him
ask you to go driving with him.
Prunella--Oh, no, mamma! He was
merely proposing to me-nothing more.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
THE KILLING OF COCK ROB
Der.

Who killed Cock Robber?
al says Tom Reed,
81 took the lead;
I killed Cock Robber."
Who killed Cock Robberf
ST" says Magic.
with my Southern idee;
killed Cock Robber."
Who killed Cock Robber?
81" says Mckinley.
II spread out too thinly;
I killed Cock Robber."
Who killed Cock Robber?
II. says Hank Frick,
ST hit the lick;
I killed Cock Robber."
Who killed Cock Robber?
81" says Jake Reid,
'With my rodential breed;
killed Cock Roboer."
Who killed Cock Robber2
81" says Depew,
"With my cheap breaches new;
killed Cock Robbef.''
Who killed Cock Robber?
81" says the voter,
"And l am the toter
Who'll bury Cock Robber.''
st. Louis Post-Dispareh.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
Unpopular Women.

Good News.
Mother-How do you like that new
little boy next door?
Little Dick-Oh, like him well
enough, but don't like his mother.
''Why not?"
''She's just as particular bout him as
you are bout me-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
OLD EARTH is SAFE
Whether Biela's or Not, the
Comet Will Not Hit Our
Orb.
Astronomers Differ as to Who
the Wandeper Belongs
To.
Some Say 1t Is Coming,
While Others Say 1t Is
Going.
The Ann ual Crop Of Shooting
'9 Stars Will Be Harvested
Tonight.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.--Prof. Hale, OF
the Kenwood observatory. says he is in
clined to think the comet which is now
attracting so much attention is not
/ B iela's. In fact the opinion of astron
omers differ so widely it is not possible
ito form a definite conclusion one
way or the other. 1t appears to
shine by reflected light. aud conse-
quently neither Its size nor distance
from the earth nor direction of its mo-
ton can be accurately determined. Its
motion is very slow and during the
time since ii was first located it has
moved only about twice the apparent
diameter of the sun.
Prof. Hale expects that the sky will
DE full of meteors tomorrow evening,
as this is the season in which happens
the annual showers of shooting stars
and meteoriteS from Andromeda. The
comer, however, has nothing TO do with
these fireworks. Be this Belia'S comet
OF not, it Is
pBat vs. Not Going to Rit 9s4-
the earth. Prof. Hale says. The OBJ
servations made tonight show that it is
rapidly decreasing Ill DrlllIaney, Sug
costing that it is fastening away from
this city.
The earth's danger from a comet is
very remote, and consists only of the
possibility of conclusion or an attrac
ton to the sun. If. it should come to-
ward the earth the atmosphere would
act as a cushion, and the comet would
bound off into space. In case of a coils
ion, unless the pieces weighed many tons
the bombardment would simply be a
meteoric shower The most disastrous
thing this or any other comet could do
would be to attempt to cross the SUMS
track at a grade and get caught. Such
a catastrophe is possible. For instance
if comet of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
andths part of the earth's mass
should strike the sun with velocity
OF four hundred miles a second there
would be generated by the force of the
blow as much heat as this earth needs
in eight days. This heat would do great
mischief, raising the temperature on
summers day to some 720 degrees, OF
that of today to about 800. This danger
is even more remote than the other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27

''the only way to beat the horses is to
let 'em alone"
Besides" added Mr.. Thompson, re-
flectively, Pm not in the business for
my health"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27

apd probably on Monday night also.
The best time to see, the display will be
from midnight till "a. M, although 1T
may commence early, as the one
"Wednesday night last"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27

sanue nEnows
r1Ined nvn eenthe cudm w
miracle hvehad trdr nwd
umeAa Storey
WILDE aveiabe to
Mondays see a
You UNant KNOW.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27

their ability to ''pick winner" and
the llberalty of their ''clients.7 Some
| times q tout will tt:tipn six horses to as
many different bettors when there are
but six horses in the race. One of the
six is sure to be winner, and may be a
"long shot" This form of tipping,
however,is seldom INDUCED in. Besides,
it is somewhat dangerous experiment
even for tout. oiI!
The tout. as d rule, makes a study OF
equine form, and very often succeeds in
inducing moneyed bettor to ''make a
plunge on the horse he has selected.
If the horse wins the tout has made what
he terms "hog killing" A tont's fees
will vary from % cents to $50, according
to the locality of the pool room and the
amount of the bet.
Tonts, as did the ancient Gauls, differ
among themselves in language, customs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
DIR. CulIum

Has removed his dental Office to corner
ofSixth and Wabasha.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27

and his manners are quite in keeping
with his appearance. 1t is with the in
different air of the man-about-town that
he approaches you and asks:
'tWhat do you think of Flyaway's
chances in that racer"
OF course you are not prepared to say.
and you tell him So He will then train
his batteries in this fashion:
II don't think much of FIyaway my
self. / was given tip on Jumper this
| morning. A friend of mine laid an
even hundred straight on him at four to
one just now. He's good thing,
hear, and liable to beat the others out.
Unfortunately dropped all l had on
Snatchem in the first race. Ii | had
500, though, I'd consider it pretty
safe bet to back Jumper for place at
even money. However, you may do as
you please. Pm only giving it to you
, for what it is WORTH"
'sDidn't 4 Tell You 500"
If upon receiving this information
you should conclude to place bet on
Jumper. and find that some other horse
had ''dOne the trick" you will lool. in
vain for the tout who gave you the tip.
But if, on the other hand, Jumper
should happen to win, this particular
tout will be the very first person to ac-
cost you after you have cashed your
ticket
There" he will say, "what did | tell
you? | couldn't get aboard myself, but
| am glad. at any rate, to see some one
else beat the game" A .'loan" of S. or
$40 usually follows this announcement.
A great rendezvous for touts is in
Butch" ThOmpson's pool room. al the
rear of the ''White Elephant" at the
corner of Broadway and Thirty-first
street. Butch" lays his prices earlier
than any one else. and the tOutS are on
hand bright and early every morning
ready to base their tips upon what
Butch thinks the horses are going TO
do. In the opinion OF the average tout
Butch" Thompson is character sec
Ond in Importance to no citizen Of this
metropolis.
1t sometimes happens that a horse
owner finds the services of a tout of
great use to him in furthering his own
ends. He may give it out ''in strict con-
fidence' that his horse Rather Is
s'cock-sure winner" The tout is moth
ing if not generous with his news, and
soon the tip has leaked out among the
other touts. These in turn scatter the
Information broadcast. A wild plunge
on Rather follows. Down go Rattler's
odds, and up go the prices laid against
the other horses.
The Only Way to Beat EN-.
Mr.. Owner. knowing all along that
his horse has no chance whatever in the
race, then proceeds to back at
liberal odds the horse which, in
his opinion, stands the best chance to
win. 1t is an old trick. and, as rule,
works to charm.
Verify, as a disconsolate bettor once
wisely remarked, this borse-racing is
hard game to beat" 1t was Butch"
Thompson himself who is said to have
once volunteered the information that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
Picked a Sure Winner.

Finally his gaze centered itself upon
a blackboard at one corner of the room.
This is what he saw:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
Not Going to Hit

the earth. Prof. Hale says. The OBJ
servations made tonight show that it is
rapidly decreasing i'll brillianey, sug
costing that it is fastening away from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05

There is an old man who olives not a
dozen miles from Jacksonville, on the
st. Johns river, who has what might
be called an alligator farm, says the
Florida Times Union. He owns a
tract Of about twelve or thirteen acres,
and in one part is alow, marshy place,
which, in wet weather, is filed with
water, A ditch connects this with
the river.
One spring day the owner of the
farm while walking near the swamp
heard crashing sound in the marsh
grass, and looking over to the center
saw large alligator moving around.
He stood still and watched the sauri.
an, and discovered that it was throw
ing up mound of mud and grass.
After a time, when the heap had as
sumed a shape not unlike that of q
hut such the ESquimauX are pctur.
ed as living in, the alligator lay OF
top. The farmer came to the conclu
sion that she was laying here and,
not wishing todisturb her, left.
The next day he visited the place
again, and saw that the mound had
been 9l'mly bedded all around, while
the old gator lay summing herself on a
log. Each day he visited the place
and carried food to the old one in the
shape of fish and meat, and as the
time went on she got 50 tame that on
a certain hour she was On the lookout
and came crawling up to be fed.
One morning he was startled by a
loud believing in the direction of the
swamp, and fastening over found
things in high state of excitement.
There, lying in pool of water was
the old mother, surrounded by num-
erous little alligators, some of which
climbed upon her back and then slid
off, seeming to enjoy the fun i'm
mensely. At the slight of her friend
a bright light beamed in her eyes,
and, after receiving a few caresSes,
she started off toward the river, fol.
lowed by her young
Every spring after that the owner
of the place has watched for the old
gator which has never failed to show
up and each year build a new mound
and raise her young.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05

In all books on geography published
during the latter part of the last century
and the first two decades of the present
it was plainly stated that Mount Chin
borazo, peak of the Andes in Old
Peru (now Ecuador, with an altitude of
Il APO feet, was the most lofty peak in
the world. The reputation of Chlmbo-
razo received a severe shock when Mr..
Pentland, a British scientist, began his
explorations in the Bolivian Andes,
where he soon found two peaks, Sorato
and lllimanI, whose respective attitudes
were "a, 600 and %, 900 feet.
But while Mr.. Pentlaud was making
his historic observations in the Andes,
others with observing minds were ex-
ploring the Handicapped peaks of the
Himalayas aud measuring the heights of
the principal SUBMITS. Forty peaks of
that chain were measured, none of which
were less than $1,000 feet in height.
One of these, Dlawaageri white Noun
tain) has an altitude Of 26, 762 feet, aud
till the height of Mount Everest was
computed, was believed to be the highest
mountain peak in the world. Three
Others in the same range besides Everest
and Dhawalageri are higher than the
highest mountain in America. They
are; Jawahir, 25,749 feet; Chamalari,
10000 feet even, and GossiDgthar, a.
740. Add Everest to the tour above
enumerated and we have five mountain
peaks in one chain, almost in sight of
each other, which are all over "a, 900
feet high, Everest being the most lofty,
its height being reckoned all the way
between 30, 002 and 29,700. For nearly
half century Mount Everest, or Gauri-
sacker las it is known in Europe and
Asia, was thought to be the apex of the
world. In 1881, however, Captain
Lawson, sent out by the British Geogra-
phical Society, discovered a peak on the
Isle of Papua which is 32,763 feet in
height. He named it Mount Hercules.
st. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05

In the extreme South, more es-
pecially in Louisiana, and in New
Orleans, worst OF all, where French,
Spanish, Italian and African-all
races peculiarly susceptible to occult
influences predominant, superstition
runs riot. Perhaps the most peculiar
Of the many methods adopted to work
upon the superstitious negroes was
the insertion By apparently super
natural means of balls OF feathers
into pillows and bed. The closest
scrutiny failed to discover rip or new
ly sewed seam in bed or pillow tick,
and yet the balls were found buried
in the mattresses and among the soft
feathers of the pillows. They were
made of soft. highly colored feathers,
brilliant and gaudy, scarlet and gold,
bright blue and vivid green, and were
about the size and shape OF an orange.
A peculiar odor was exhaled, and
when lightly struck an almost impal-
able powder arose. One Of the queer
objects when cut in halves showed
therein such an assortment as ShakS-
peare puts into his witches caldron,
as they brewed in darkness and
tempest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05
THERE is HUMOR IN GRAVE
STONES.
Few Novel Instances of LaushabIa Post
Norton DeyoI on.

Few Novel Instances of Laughabla Post
Norton Devon.
The tombstone literature of the
world is sometimes amusing reading.
In little country churchYard, not
far from New York, is a tombstone
erected over a girl who died at the
age of 10. 1t bears the inscription:
educated to be wife, Fancy the
curriculum of the educational instItu-
ton she attended, In Baltimore
cemetery is lot with three graves.
The stone at the right has an inscrip-
ton testifying to the fact that wo-
man lies beneath and a hand sculp-
tured below the inscription points to
the center grave with the significant
sentence: Gle was mine" The
grave at the left likewise has an In
scription testifying TO the fact that a
woman lies there, and here again Is
carved had pointing to the center
grave with the legend: "IIe was
mine also." In the middle grave is
buried the husband of the these two
women and on his tombstone are
carved two hands joined at the wrist
one pointing to the right and the
other to the left. Then there is the
inscription: "rhey were both mine"
Every one who has visited Holly
wood Cemetery in Richmond, Va,
will remember the burial lot of GER
tain gentleman who laid away decor
ously and tearfully in this grassy plot
three wives. The tombstone erected
over this trio of unhappy women are
exactly alike, and on each one is
sculptured a beautiful hand pointing
upward, delicate method of signify
ing that the souls of these women are
now soaring III realms of heavenly
bliss.
1t IS related that the husband of
these wives, upon recovering from his
third bereavement, paid court to Miss
Matte Ould who was the belle of
Richmond, and who, although dead
many years, is still quoted by NiT-
ginians as the wittiest. most fascinat-
ing, and delightful of all the charm
ing women who have claimed the O.d
Dominion as their birthplace. Uptn
one occasion Miss Ould accompanied
this gentleman to the cemetery, aud
standing beside these monuments she
said positively: If | ever should
marry you. Mr.. Steele, and ! should
die before you, would you mird
having the hand on my tombstone
point down? Just by way Of variety,
you know."-New York Recorder
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05

A mixed train will run between Hagers: own
and. Winchester, as follows; Leave Hagers-
own 600 m, arrive Martinsburg freight
Station 7:25 m; leave Marinsburg Pas
senRer Station) 500 m, arrive Winchester
$3.50 a m.
Additional train will leave Harrisburg
dEily except Saturday and Sunday at $40 D
IN. arriving at Carlisle at 7:10p m, stopping
st all intermediate stations; on Saturdays
trains will leave Harrisburg at $50 p m
arriving at Carlisle 6l0 p m, stopping at al
intermediate stations.
Memphis ESpressand New Orleans Express
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagers-
town and Morning Mail daily between Har-
riSburg and Chambersburg.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between
Hagsrstown and New York on Atlantic Ex-
press and Night Express east and on Memphis
Express and New Orleans Express west.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Night Express
and New Orleans Express between Phladel-
phiR and New Orleans.
Through Coaches to and from Philadelphia
on Morning Mail east and Hagerstown Ac
sommodstion west.
~Connections for all stations on Cum
bsFiAnd Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania
Railroad system.
J. F. BOYD, Superintendent.
WIN. GARD. Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05

Andrew J. Ogilvit writes as follows
from Tamala, Shark Bay, Western Aus
traha, to the London Spectator
"IhaVe read with interest your articles
on the instinct of cattle. That cattle
and horses can communicate intelligence
to each other, and are endowed with
certain amount of reasoning faculty,
the following facts are pretty con-
elusive proof l once purchased q sta
ton on which large number of cattle
and horses had gone wild. To get the
cattle in, | fenced the permanent water
"a distance of twenty niles, leaving traps
at intervals. At first this answered all
right; but soon the cattle became ex-
ceedingly cautious about entering the
traps, waiting outside fer two or three
nights before going in, and, if they
could smell man or his tracks, not
going in at all. At last they adopted
plan which beat me. A mob would
come to the trap gate, and one would go
in aud drink, aud conc ou.; and then
another would do the same, and so on,
till all had waterel. They hal evidently
arrived at the conclusion that | would
not catch one and brighten all the others
away.
go get 10 the wild horses, 600 of
which were running on 4 large plain
about 1000 acres), 1 erected a stock
yard with gradually widening lane in
hollow whelc it could not easily be
seen, and by stationing horsemeu at ia
tervals on the plain galloped the wild
horses in. My first hunt (which lasted
for some days. was successful, the wild
horses heading toward the mouth of the
lane without much difficulty, but, of
course, some escaped by charging back
at the stock-yard gate and in other ways.
My second hunt, about a month later,
was a failure; every mob of horses on
the plain seemed to know where the
yard was and would not head that way.
This seems to show that the horses that
escaped from the first hunt told all the
others where the stock yard was
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-05
CURIOUS FACTS.
Greenland has no cats.

Greenland mas no cats.
Turkeys have been known to live thirty
years in Indiana.
Chess matches by telephone are very
popular in England.
Artificial ice ponds are now being in
tfoduced into England.
At Tornea. Finland, Christmas Day is
less than three hours in length.
A lady in Stoningto1, Conn, has
slept 81, 900 consecutive nights in one
house.
For forty days after au Egyptian
Khedive's death food is served with c1f-
fee and cigarettes to all who visit the
tomb.
A camel of the largest size has been
known to drink from thirty to fifty gal
Ions of water, and then travel without
any more for twenty days.
A -year-old Philadelphia has
carefully preserved all the hair cut from
his head during his whole life. The ac.
emulation weighs 100 pounds.
There is Chinese theatre in British
Columbia where company OF thirteen
players have repertory of 500 plays
and the bill is changed nightly.
The cormorant is still occasionally usel
for fishing in preserved waters in Eng
land. The bird generally wears light
collar to prevent 1t from swallowing the
fish.
The winter term in Dartmouth College
opened with only three -fourths of the
students present. The Others were
away teaching school to pay their col
lege expenses.
Charles A. Dean, of Boston, Mass. has
just caught in Florida the largest tarpon
ever taken with rod and reel. 1t
weighed 1861 pounds, and was over
seven feet in length.
A farmer in North Carolina has a hog
which is six feet six inches long and
seven feet six inches around the body.
He is so painfully fat that his eyes have
been closed for two months.
Authorities appear to agree that the
only proper garment for the pet dog at
breakfast is single blanket ~ blue or
white flannel, and that to wear collar
before noon is the quintessence Of vul-
garity.
1t is interesting to learn that in the
ninth century European kings wore
wooden shoes. In those days, in fact,
monarch did not possess one-half the
creature comforts and luxuries that the
humblest peasant can now obtain.
The largest amount of ground in the
world devoted to the culture of gladi-
olus, is at Floral Park, N. Y, where j.
L. Childs has fifty acres planted in that
flower. At this place $50 acres are de.
voted 10 floral culture in the spring and
summer.
'lf child has swallowed anything
that will not digest, said a noted physi-
clan, particularly if it is sharp, let him
eat Immediately two or three pieces of
dry bread. This is very apt to surround
the object swallowed with sort of
coating. In addition let the food for
several days be more solid than usual,
and under no circumstances give purga-
tive medicine. The chances are that the
child will feel no trouble from the care
lessness."