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The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-31
STIMULATING GROWTH.
A Practical and Scientific Use of Elec-
 tricity in Franco.

tricity in Franco.
 A practical, scientific use of cleo tricity is made in France to stimulate the growth and increase the product of field crops. An apparatus which has been successfully used is called the geomagnetifer, says tho Philadelphia Record, and consists of high pole set up in the field where the potatoes or other crops are growing. It supports an insulated head of galvanized iron, which terminates in the air in a sort of plexus of points and branches made of copper. This collector of electrici- ty communicates by wire with net work of other wires, which ramify through the earth around the foot of the pole and among the growing roots, beets, cabbages, potatoes or other crop buried deep enough to be out of the way in cultivating the crop.
 l It is found by experience that this apparatus collects the electricity which always exists in the atmosphere, and which is made especially manifest by storms, rain, wind, etc., and transmits it to the earth and the stratum of air nearest the earth. The resulting stimulus to the crop is very marked. In one test within superficial area of thirty-two meters the potato yield, in proportion to the yield of adjoining areas not electrically stimulated. was as ninety-one to sixty. Another report showed sixty-three kilograms of pota- toes, as against thirty-eight kilograms grown undeE. ordinary conditions. Other root crops and grapes give equal ly good results.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-31
Blondes as Musicians.

A New York phrenologist says blonde constitutions are favorable to musical sentiment and the thin skinned. light or auburn haired individuals are nearly always impulsive, imaginative, poetical and talented in the direction of art rather than science.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02

Senator Henry G. Lodge, OF NJ ssa.
ehnsetts, estimates that 300, 900 workers
are on, Of employm ment in New England
Bradstreet's commercial agency last week
estimated the army Of the unemployed
at rou I'd million and the past week has
swelled it's ranks.
Gen. Weaver in speech before 90.
600 farmers on Tuesday made these wise
observations:
When farmers come into power, and
they are going into power, they will give
more money. Farmers will make dol
lar that will stay at home. They don't
want money that will go abroad. That
Is what is the matter with gold.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
Beatty's Pianos and Organs.

Hon. Daniel F. Beatty, the great Or
gan and Piano manufacturer, is building
and shipping more Organs and Pianos
than ever. In 1870 Mr.. Beatty lett home
a penniless plow bow, and by his indom-
liable will he has worked his way up 80
as to sell 80 far, nearly 100, 900 Of Beatty 3
Organs and Planes since 1870. Nothing
seems 10 dishearten him; obstacles laid
in his way, that would have wrecked any
ordinary man forever, he turns to an adj.
vertIsement and comes out brighter than
ever. His instruments, as is well known,
are very popular and are to be found in
all parts Of the world. We are informed
that during the next ten years he intends
TO sell 200 900 more Of his make, that
means business of 10000, 900 IL we
average them at 800 each. Itis already
the largest business Of the kind in exist
ence-Send to Daniel F. Beatty, WASH
ington, New Jersey, for Catalogue.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02

Among the incidents OF childhood that
stand out in bold relief, as our memory
reverts TO the days when We were young,
none are more prominent than severe
sickness. The young mother vividly re.
members that 1t was Cham berlain's q
Cough Remedy cured her Of Group, and
in turn administers it to her own off.
spring and always with the hest results.
For sale by II. II. Watkins, Druggist.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
ND the Fight for S,Iver.

Every lover Of his country should con.
tribute to the cause OF Free Colnage.
Mail silver documents to your friends
east, or, send list OF addresses with post.
age TO the undersigned, and silver liter.
ature will be furnished from this Office.
BY the Committee,
A. G. FISK, Chairman.
I. +. VAN WAGESEs, Sec'y & Treas,
202 Boston BlocK,
Denver, Colo.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
0reson's Big Salmon.

In the Oregon booth In the Fisheries
o"i'ding al the worlds fair during the
past lew days there has been on exhibit.
Ion giant salmon from the Columbia
nver, This beauty, which is probably
the largest salmon ever taken from the
~a'ers OF the west, y al -four c,es
long, forty inches around and weighs
eighty-two pounds. He is encased In
the center Of solid cake Of perfectly
clear Ice in which he was frozen before
leaving the ooast
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
Europe is Harmed.

The dictators Of finance even in nar,s
OF the world remote from the United
States are becoming alarmed ut the ex.
hibiiioD of scarcity Of currency that has
kept the nsnkers Of this country hust.
ling to contend with during the past few
weeks. The flow Of gold TO this country
in frequent aud large amounts is mai king
them nervous. The yellow metal CON.
mands premium Of 8 per cent in Rome
and per cent in Madrid. The Bank Of
England has raised the rate Of discount
once and will probably raise il again
very soon on account OF the heavy ship
ments to the United States. Its gold 70.
serve ID disappearing faster than ever
before In the history Of the institution.
Such is the news brought, bv the cable "A
few days since.
leading factor in the present condi-
tion OF things is the balance OF trade.
The hgures ior ten months up to July
showed a balance OF over $4,000 OOJ
against US. due chiefly to the low price
OF wheat and cotton. 4, had TO be paid
IN gold and big shipments were made to
Europe which the wicked and the
ignorant ascribe to the Sherman Law.
Then came the season Of financial de-
preston in this country. Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars worth Of European
orders were cancelled, while European
trade with this country did not abate.
As natural result the balance Of trade
was quickly restored in our favor. The
falling of IN the imports Of this country
will continue until there is a better feel.
ing.
Meanwhile il is time for the crops to
move. EnroDe will want more grain
than usual. There is great increase
in exports from this country. Gold will
continue to fow to the United States,
becoming scarcier and scarcier abroad.
The New York Sun sees In all these
signs and conditions indications that
there may be another monetary confer
ence at which England will appear with
less disdsin and indifference than at the
former one, with less inclination to die
tate and with more favorable disposi-
tion to consider the great and important
subject Of international bimetallism.
The silver cause gains strength every
day and often from most unexpected
quarters. Denver Times.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
HEAL tn and ACCIDENT INSURANCE
FIDELITY MUTUAL AID ASSN.
San Francisco, Cal.
FOR FIVE CENTS Per DAY

Will pay you, according 70 the hazard ofyour
occupation. from Ss. 90 to e25. 90 week. when
unable to work through being accidentally hurt;
will pay your family, u you are acci.
Will pay you so. 90 week, when you are
sick and unable TO work. Will pay 800. 90 for
your funeral expenses. n you lose hand and
foot or both feet OF both hands, II win pay you
ol3s. OOto $4,000.
If INSURED, you cannot lose ALL YOUR
INCOME when you are SICK or DISABLED
by ACCIDENT.
upon paying $500 life membership fee and
dues of $3.50 per month.
The FIDELITY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION Is
Pre-emnently thel argest and Strongest Ac-
tident and Health Association in the United
States.
States q California and Missouri, which, together
with an ample Reserve Fund and large assets.
make its certificate an absolute guarantee OF the
solidty Of its protection TO its members.
Reliable Agents Wanted. Write
J. l.. n. sHETTERLEY,
Secretary and General Manager,
San Fvauciseo, Cal
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
For Safe.

In Weaver district. one Bryant mill,
one rock breaker, two fiat boats, 40 feet
10 length by IL feet wide, each, shafting,
betting, blacksmith tools. etc.. will be
sold cheap for cash. This machinery
has not been used over week. Apply 10
HARVEY HUBS,
Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02
WORLDS
FAIR
EDITION.
OF

In its Worlds Fair
Edition." the ARIZONA
GAZETTE is now en-
gagged in the compila-
ton of the most i'm
portant publication ev-
er issued in Arizona.
1t will be a full pre-
sentation of the resour-
ces of every portion of
Arizona, thoroughly
comprehensive, up to
dete, truthful, attract
i've, compact. 1t will
not, like too many
prior publications, be
simply an advertising
sheet of purely local
interest. 1t will be a
publication ofthe high
est class, designed pri-
marily to attract hithe-
immigrants and capi-
tel. In size it will be
about thirty-six pages,
newspaper size, and
geographically per-
feet. Illustrations con-
fined to from two to
fhree representative
views in each county,
will be of the highest
order.
This issue should be in
the hands of everyone
interested in the devel-
opment of Arizona.
Every citizen of the
Territory should Sc
cure a number of cop
les for distributor
abroad.
By especial action of
the Board of Worlds
Fair Managers of Ari-
zona, this publication
has been designated as
the official paper of the
Territory at the World
Fair, and by the same
body Twenty Thou
sand copies have been
ordered for gratuitous
distribution to inquir-
ers at the Arizona
building. An edition
of 100, ,0O0will be print
ed, the work to be done
in Chicago; issuance
to be about May 1st.
Orders for copies
should be booked early
To ensure the most
widespread distaibu-
ton, the rate per copy |
has been set at the low
price of Ten Cents; on
orders of over 600, |
Eight Cents. Adver-
tising will be limited
and only a choice line
taken. Rate, $500
per inch of column.
Address all orders.
Mohave County miner., 1893-09-02

Ex-Vice Presi lent Morton denies the
story that le intends to make Paris his
future home. New York is good enough
for him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
Too Funny.

In small New Hampshire town,
which happens to be the junction Of
two roads, young woman had occasion
to change cars. She explained to the
station agent that she was to wait for
the seven-forty train for such O place,
and he nodded grufiiy. A train came
in about seven twenty-five, and she
asked the guardian of the place:
'Is that my train ?"
mo" said he gruffly, lit amt"
She waited patiently. In half an
hour she advanced again and asked
isn't the train to very late p
Gone" replied the man, laconio.
lilly.
When did it go p
Went at seven twenty seven"
"What You said that train WASH Z
my train + a
1T wasn't your train. That train
belonged to the New England and Arc.
tic railroad"
The humorist is now looking for q
job.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
Two Facts About a Rinp.

An impressionable young gen tleman
in country town recently met charm
ing girl whose grace and beauty took
his heart by storm. While conversinp
with her he made discovery which he
fondly hoped would enable him to
make at one brilliant stroke an elegant
proof of his ready wit and his bound.
less affection. Glancing at @ modest
band of gold that encircled her finger
he began:
Sweet damsel, pray you present
me with the ring You wear, for l assure
you it exactly resembles my love for
you-it has no end"
Indeed, sir, promptly replied the
maiden, you must excuse me if 1 keep
the ring, for it exactly resembles also
my love for you-it has no beginning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
How They Were Married,

The wife Of popular preacher says
that fine-looking young farmer,
roughly dressed, with an OK whip in
his hand, knocked at the door and was
shown into the parlor. There he laid
his whip down upon the mantelpiece
and proceeded to make known his
errand.
Il say, parson," he began, with some
embarrassment, IF I was to fgger
round to-day till I got things fixed to
my notion, could come up here along
with girl and git married?'
Certainly" said the minister. What
seems to be the trouble2"
Wal" answered the farmer, I've
got my license-that's all ready; I got
it more than week ago. And now
I've got a place to get married at.
That's two things But I haven't said
anything to the girl yet. She's in town
to-day, though, and saw her in store
buying some things, and I'm going
right down now to ask her."
He took down his whip. flung il owe r
his shoulder and went out of the door
and down the street.
Inc minister and his wife laughed,
but the wife went often to tho window
and peeped out to see if the couple
were in sight.
More than an hour passed; sho had
nearly given them up; but at last thew
appeared-the girl, as the parsons
wife expressed it, "a perfect little beauty
and as neat as a PIN"
Il had lots of trouble finding her."
said the young farmer, by way of ex.
PLANTATION.
Then they stood up and we're mar.
rled, while the bride seemed hardly to
know whether to smile or to weep.
But when the ceremony was over and
the minister's wife said something to
her about it being so sudden, she re.
Piled, while tears brimmed her eyes:
But you see, ma'am. I've loved Jim
ever since can remember, and he was
Just too stupid to find it out"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
Electric heaters give satisfaction

Electric heaters give satisfaction.
Sir Robert Ball declares that tho
smallest objects that would be discerni.
BILE on Mars must be as large as Lon
don.
1t is claimed that an electric plant
has been discovered in India, which
will influence magnetic needle twenty
five feet distant.
Pipes of cement, in which wire net.
ting is imbedded, are manufactured in
Berlin. The wire netting is intend ed
to greatly increase the strength of the
pipes against bursting, so that they are
well adapted for water conduits.
A new use for aluminium is men.
toned by French paper. 1t consists
in inserting thin plate of the metal
between the two soles of shoe, with
the object of preventing the penetra-
tion OF dampness, while retaining the
warmth of the foot.
There is point near the famous
Stony Cave, i'll the Catskill Mountains.
where leo may be found on any day in
the year This locality is locally known
as the Notch, and is walled in by steep
mountains, some of which are more
than g. 900 feet high.
According to French Investigator
the production of smoke does not re-.
suit in an important waste of fuel.
Even where the smoke is purposely
made as dense AS possible, he says that
the waste of combustible material is
less than l per cent. He considers
that the best method Of reducing the
smoke to minimum is to burn it by
providing for its being mixed with very
hot gases.
Russia has tried an experiment with
aluminium shoes for cavalry horses. A
fow horses in the Finland Dragons
were shod with one aluminium shoe
an three iron shoes each, the former
being on the forefoot in some cases,
aud ON the hind in others. The ex,
pcrinients lasted six weeks, and showed
that he aluminium shoes lasted longer
and preserved the foot better than the
iron ones. No aluminium shoes broke,
IN they were used over again for re-
fhoring. These horses were worked
over hard and very stony ground. The
most important fact of all is that alum
inium rse-shoes are only one third tc
ona IoIrth tn" weight of iron shoes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
LITTLE PEOPLE.

Mr.. Staylate-Is your sister expect.
ing me tonight? Tommy-I guess so.
She's been sleeping all day.-Brooklyn
Life.
Little Dot-Oh, mamma, there's q
ign, Puppies for Sale" Won't you
buy me one? Mamma-Wait till you
are little older, dear. Little Dot
But then they'll be dogs.-Td-B Bits.
A Chip of the Old Block-"My papa
says am one of those children who
can only be managed by kindness, said
the little son of Leech, the illustrator,
to new servant. 80 please go and
get me some sponge cake and an
orange l"-Youth's Companion.
Little Tommy-What is that man
cutting the trees for, papa ? Tommy's
Papa-He is pruning them, my boy.
Little Tommy-How soon will the
prunes be ripe ?-Philadelphia Record.
Little Dorothy, who was playing with
her kitten one day, turned to her
mamma and said: Where will my
kitten go when it dies ?" Her mamma,
for lack of better answer, said You
had better ask your papa" "Oh, yes, 4"
said Dorothy, "that is too hard a ques-
ton for ladies to answer"
A Question of Legs-"You ought to
run all mammals errand's without
grumbling,' said papa Little boys
ought to be better than spiders and
yet spiders are just as patient us posi-
ble." Yes, sir, was the answer, 'and
perhaps if had as many legs as a
spider I'd be patienter. Young Peo-
pie.
Little Johnny-Dogs don't need to
talk, cause any one can understand
their bark. Visitor-Can you? Little
Johnny--Easy rs rollin' off a log.
When my dog is at the door and barks,
that means he wants to get in if he's
inside the door and barks, that means
he wants to got out. Visitor-Humph
Suppose lie is half inside and half out
side and barks, what does that mean +?
Little Johnny---That means that there 4
bigger dog than him in our yard. -
, Good News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
THE HUSTLER.

The hustler, being unbeloved.
BY every Grace aud Muse,
He eats at night In Boston and
Next morn In Syracuse.
From the Adirondack Mountains
To the far Pacific slopes
He plays with lines Of latitude
Like little skipping-ropes.
His home is in the sleeping-car-
No vine or fg-tree's shade
His music is its clanking wheels,
His poetry is trade.
This missionary of the mart
He spreads the true faiths germs
The endless merits of his house
Above all other firms.
He buttonholes the kings of trade.
His sample case unrolls,
And talks until the love of life
Grows feeble in their souls.
The bolted doors swing wide for him,
He heeds not bolts nor bars.
And fears not any face of man
Beneath the sun or stars.
The heroes of baronial times
Were armed from hair to heel.
With iron pots upon their heads
And pantaloons of steel,
The hustler hero of to-day
Is armOrless and weak,
But for the vigor of his tongue
And blushless breadth OF cheek.
He meets all men with fearless mein
Nor knows to pause or swerve.
With liliputian bashfulness
And Brobdignagian nerve.
No dim abstraction veX his soul,
His creed and happiness
Is Just to make n sale and catch
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
Throwing slipperAfter aBride.

The practice Of throwing an old shoe
after bride is, it seems, quite mis-
applied when it is done by some OF her
companions for luck. According to the
spirit of the ceremony, which is of very
ancient lineage, it should be done by
the parent or guardian of the bride, as
indicating q renouncing of all authority
over her. Chieftains in feudal times
took off their shoes and handed them
to their conquerors in token of accepted
defeat from which practice the slipper
throwing custom is said to have de-
scended.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
slTS OF INFORMATION

There are 10000 species of plants.
Uncle Sam has 5000 postmistresses.
Stone bridges were built in China
1000 years ago.
The world has thirty three magnetic
observatories.
Blotting paper is male of cotton rags
boiled with soda
During the Crimean War of 1S54-55
TS5.O00 men we're slain.
Clocks were worn as ear pendants in
Germany in the days of Charles V.
Millions of butterflies arc eaten every
year by the Australian aboriginos.
Three of the first four presidents Of
the United States married widows.
The first book storeotyped in this
country was a New Testament in
1914.
The blood travels through our arter-
les Mt u rate of about twelve feet per
second.
There are said to be about two thou
sand varieties of apples raised in this
country.
The temperature of the planet Nep-
tune is estimated to be 900 degrees be-
low zero.
a cherry tree at Elkin, N. c., is said
to measure twenty one feet in circum-
ference.
The Croton aqueduct in New York
surpasses all modern engineering efforts
of this kind.
Before the War OF Independence all
the colonies, which afterward became
States, contained slaves.
Place five hundred earths like ours
side by side, yet Saturn's outermost
ring could easily enclose them.
On the Isthmus of Darien either sex
can do the courting, with the natural
result that almost every one gets mar
ried.
In manufacturing occupations the av-
orage life of soap boilers is the highest,
and that of grindstone- makers the low
est.
The registry fec is reduced from ten
to eight cents. The fee OF eight cents
must be in addition to the regular post.
age.
A recent estimate places the amount
of standing timber in the State OF
Washington at three hundred billion
feet.
The first patent in the United States
was issued July 81, 1890, to Samuel
Hopkins for making pot and pearl
ashes.
The Hoosac tunnel in Massach usetts.
which is said to be the longest in the
country, is four and three.quarter miles
in length.
The Italians invented the term in.
fuenza in the Seventeenth century, and
attributed the disease to the influence
OF certain planets.
The longest day in the year at Ward
bury, Norway, lasts from May 21st to
July 22d. In Tornes, Finland, Christ
mas day is only three hours in length.
Of the whole length Of the Suez
Canal, sixty-six miles are cuttings, four
teen have been made by dredging
through the lakes, and eight miles re-
quired no labor.
Punctuation points are omparatively
modern. Only the period is more than
five hundred years old. The colon is
reputed to date from 1885, tho comma
about 1920, the semicolon about 1870;
the others have been gradually added.
1t is estimated that in the United
States the annual expenditure for pub
lie charitable institutions is fully one
hundred and twenty-five million dol
lars. and not less than five hundred
million is invested in buildings and
equipments for carrying on the work of
these institutions. In this estimate no
account is taken Of penitentiaries and
jails.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-10
One Was Easily Recognized.

One Was Easily Recognized.
Gummey-Youll have to admit that
Snodgrass has his strong points.
Glanders-YeS, of course l will.
There is his breath, for instance. .--Har.
lem Life.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
AFRICAN lRoNMAsTERs.

How the Balubans Produce Results
From tho Crude Material.
The Balubans as natives of the
Muansanyomma district of Central
Africa are styled. enjoy an excellent
local reputation as iron workers.
They find their crude material in the
form of bog iron ore on the surface
of the land. It rarely happens that
digging to any appreciable depth is
necessary. Their smelling furnaces
which are constructed of clay, are
from six to ten feet high from forty
to sixty inches in diameter at the base
and conical in shape. The ore is
tipped into the furnace from above;
the charcoal on the other hand. is
introduced into basin-like side open
ings which also receive continuous
air blast while the iron and Stag are
removed from the bottom of the fur
mace about every eight or twelve
hours according to the degree of
heat obtained.
The forge is a circular building.
some sixteen feet in diameter. with a
pointed roof and open sides. At a
distance it might be taken for park
band stand. In the center of this hut
is the fire. which is maintained in
constant activity by means of unique
pair of bellows which merit a
special description. They consist of
block of wood. generally twenty
inches long followed out and fitted
with funnel head made Of clay. At
the lower end are two orifces over
which skins are stretched. Motion is
impaired to the instrument by the
action Of two small rods The ham
mer is of solid iron; the tongs are
marvels of simplicity wit: bent
palm branch. An iron wedge driven
into a timber hole serves as an anvil
The recollections of the Balubans
carry them back to the time when
they wrought metals with stone tools.
Some of the natives are comparative
ly artistic workers. Very fine axes
tastefully lnlaid with copper: are pro.
duced. Strikes among these swarthy
artificera it should be noted. are of
comparatively rare occurrence prob
ably owing to the fact that the NAL
contents invariably have their heads
Topped off and their skins placed on
one side for patching. or in case OF
need entirely recovering the afore.
said curious bellows.