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The herald., 1893-12-10
Christeped In the Ferris wheel.

One of the last occurrences on the Fer
ris wheel was the christening of two chill
dren of Mr.. G. r. Rhodes Of Chicago on
the last day of the fair. 1t was done
without the knowledge of the company,
which steadfastly protested against such
notoriety. The mother carried chris
tening bowl wrapped in paper and her
2-year-old boy. Ayoung woman took up
bottle of water in shopping bag and
bore the 3-month-old girl in her arms,
and the officiating reverend gentleman,
DR.. D. F. Fox Of Chicago, for once dis
creetly concealed his Bible in his over
coat pocket. Thus they passed the un-
suspecting guard. The small boy was
christened Harold Wheeler Rhodes as tho
car reached the top on her first trip. The
name of Ferris Rhodes was bestowed
upon the girl as the wheel reached the
turn on the second trip.-Chicago Letter
The herald., 1893-12-10

Nos. and 2, and another on top of the
hill above the tunnels, intending to
pump the water from the lower one,
which has 26 feet more fall than the
present system, the upper one being on
level with the flagstaff ON the Arcadia.
1t means a glorious development for
all concerned, and a subdivision OF the
big ranch in the near future. With
orchards and vineyards in every direc.
ton, snj happy firesides where plenty
will dwell and prosperity abide. 1t
means freight for the steamers touching
at the wharf, and q good-sizcd town
where now is Santa Monica to attend to
commercial needs.
The herald., 1893-12-10
The Czarss Gifts.

The czar Of Russia always carries
with him, when he visits his wife's rel
atives in Denmark, one largo trunk that
is filled with valuables. These are in
the shape of watches, diamond rings,
various crosses and ribbons of minor Or
ders and purses of money. They are
used judiciously by the czar to distri-
butte among telegraph operators, sta
tionmen, policemen and other minor
functionaries with whom the emperor
and his family come in contact. The
advent of the czar is always heralded
with delight at Copenhagen.
The herald., 1893-12-10
CONNECTICUT FREAKS.

October Strawberries white Blackbirds
and Aibinos In tho Nutmeg State.
This has been the latest, warmest, most
blooming autumn for many years in this
state. There had been no severe frosts
until this week, and the orchards were
fragrant with unreasonable blossoms on
peach, pear, apple and plum trees, and
the fields bright with dandelions, violets
and other wild flowers. There were also
strawberry and raspberry blossoms, and
farmer of neighboring rural town
picked luscious ripe strawberries and
raspberries in his garden a day or two
ago. More wonderful still, Norwich
gardener, Charles H. Miner, got mess
of fine green corn in his garden on Oct.
81. 1t was the latest green corn proba-
bly, in the whole record of the Nutmeg
State. On the same day Engineer Henry
J. Adams of the Norwich and Worcester
railroad picked bouquet of wild roses
and buds by the roadside in Greeneville,
in the outskirts of Norwich.
A great number of albinos have been
shot by hunters in this county this fall.
There were several pure white black
birds and crows, a white robin and two
albino red squirrels. A milk white robin,
with pink toes, raised family in nest
in shade tree in front Of the Congrega-
tional church at the borough of Stoning-
ton, on the seashore, and recently mi
grated to the south No one molested
her or her nest. Her young were of the
color of ordinary robins. The strangest
albino freaks were killed recently by
hunters in the forests among the wild
hills about Middletown. They were per-
fectly white gray squirrels, with beauti.
full pink eyes and claws and great
flowing tails as beautiful as white
plumes. Special.
The herald., 1893-12-10
A Fatal Scare.

Sunday, while a young man, aged IL,
and his mother, named Peters, residing
10 miles east of Macon. were on their
way to church, they overlook Miss Mag
gle Pierce, aged 16, who was also going
to church. When Miss Pierce heard
them coming, she stepped to one side Of
the road. AS Peters and his mother
passed she jumped out to scare them.
Young Peters drew his revolver and
fred at the young woman. The ball
took effect in her head on the side of her
nose. Her wound is considered fatal.
The boy asserted that he fred before he
knew who Miss Pierce was - Macon
(Mo.) Dispatch.
The herald., 1893-12-10
SIGNS OF 4 MILD WINTER.
A Prophet Produces Evidence to show tho
Other wise Men Are Wrong.

A Prophet Produces Evidonoe to show the
Other wise Men Are Wrong.
81 notice that some wise men in vari-
ous parts of the country are predicting
an uncomnonly severe winter,n said the
old Lackawanna valley weather prophet
''but they are all wrong. All the signs
point to a mild and an open winter.
When you see caterpillars crawling on
the ground all through October, as they
did last month, you may set it down as
fact that the temperature will be un-
reasonably high throughout the winter.
Caterpillars don't crawl up to election
time whep cold winter is ahead.
Robins were thick in the sumacs
and laurels on the hillsides on All Saints
day, and that is sure sign that there
will be no real celd weather till the sec
ond or third month next year. On Nov.
2 picked basketful Of dandelion and
crows foot blossoms ON the highest hill
in Lackawanna county. never saw the
like of it before, although have search
ed for such indications Of mild winter
at about that time in the year every fall
since 1887. also ran across some bone
set and ferns that hadn't been touched
by frost, and that is another good sign
of mild winter,
I'm piece of beech woods / knocked
chipmunk over with stone on the
afternoon before Halloween and found
that it hadn't single beechnut in its
chops, although the nuts were plentiful.
That is a sure sign of warm weather up
to the holidays. On Oct. % I saw
woodchuck sitting on stone wall. That
is one of tae best of open winter signs,
as woodchucks hole up three weeks be-
fore that time when the winter is going
to be severe. The toads sang 16 days
later than usual-another good sign of
mild winter. The fur of skunks and
coons is thinner by half than it was
year ago, and that is another reason why
I predict very light snowfall before
grounding day. Rabbits are lean to
what they were last year, although fool
is abundant-a sure sign of mild winter
weather. All in all, / have never seen
in go years so many favorable indica-
tions of an open winter, and therefore /
predict that the sales of fuel, sleighs
and cutters will be small to what they
were year ago. Scranton Letter.
The herald., 1893-12-10
selecting Carriags, llorses.

In the selection of pairs for carriages
the first requisites generally demanded
are that TIE horses should be Of a like
color and external conformation. So
far as fashion and appearance go, when
the pair is at rest. the eye is satisfied.
Something more, however, is wanted
when the horses are in motion. They
should not only be the same in color
and in height and of like characteristics
in shape, but their action should be uni
form in character. Without this-for
instance, high stopper paired with a
The herald., 1893-12-10
An Egg For . stamp.

A little child walked into the postof-
fee at Mazeppa with an egg in it's hand.
1t lisped to the mail dispenser that it
wanted stamp and would give the egg
in payment This led to an investiga-
ton, and the chld's mother, Mrs. G. E.
Edwards, was found to be in destitute
condition. She had no money and had
sent the child with the egg to the post
Office for stamp, intending to notify
Mount Carmel friends Of her want. Tho
husband is missing from home.--Shamo-
kin Pa.) Correspondent.
The herald., 1893-12-10
Bur:,ed .- Death ut 10.

Old Aunt Venus Walters was burned
to death this morning few miles from
Rome. She was alone in the house, and
when the others living there returned
from work they found the house and
all burned. She was said to be the old
est woman in this part Of the country,
her age being given at 110 years~-;sss~rss
The herald., 1893-12-10
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b b. wa I!ften an tfr Waeife
III MEW IA EM &iiife.

Los ANG Ef.rrs DIVISION,
I:3 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
YOUTHS suffering from results Of folies or
excesses, causing nervous debility, semin II
weakness, loss of vigor and mem ory, despond
ency, diseases of the Kidneys, blood and re.
productive organs, gleet, gonorrhoea, syphilis,
varicocele, structure and many chronic and
destroying diseases.
MEN older In ye,rs, having too frequent
excavations OF bladder, with loss of vital ma
terial, phosphetes, ETC., woolly or brick dust
deposits In urine. which are symp toms of sec
oadary seminal weakness, the loss impoverish
ing the vital organs.
COMPLICATIUNS-T reason thousa nds
cannot get cured OF above complaints is owing
to com pliostious not understood by ordinary
doctors. Dr. Liebig & Go. have discovered the
secret OF curing the complications
FREE-Gur conh Dental book and diagnosis
sheet sent free on application, securely sealed.
OFFICE HOUks--9 am to pm. SUI
days, 10 to H.
The herald., 1893-12-10

GEORGE H. BoNEBRAKE, President
F. G. HOWE5. Cashier.
z. w. COE, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
Col. n. Fl. Markham, Perry NJ. Green, War.
rem Gilleen. l.. p. Crawford, c. A. Mariner,
Geo. II. Bonebrake, f. U. Howes. 9-15 u
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12

Sir John Hawkins was the first En-
glish slave trader He formed com
pany composed of the leading men of
London and fitted out three small
ships, which sailed in 1862. Later,
Queen Elizabeth lent Hawkins Jesus, ~
a large ship of her own of seven hun
dred tons, and took shares in the Sec
ond African company. She not only
equipped the ship, but put one hum
dred soldiers on board to provide for
contingencies. On the second voyage
Hawkins brought four hundred ne
groes. and had a narrow escape from
losing them, owing to the lack Of
water when he was near the equator;
but, as he piously recorded in his log:
THE Almighty God would not suffer
His elect to perish, and sent a breeze,
which carried them safe to Dominica
This was the beginning of the slave
trade, which lasted for more than two
centuries before it was finally sup
pressed. Chicago Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12

cellar. The accompanying figure rep
resents cross-section of the wall and
ditch, + being the earth outside the
whole building, and + the ditch filled
from bottom to top with broken stone
or coarse gravel. 1t is in contact with
the cellar wall. Below the whole is a
ditch filed with broken stone and one
or two pipetiles for carrying off all the
water which runs down from the ditch
f. This bottom ditch must be wide
and deep enough to receive and convey
away all the water which otherwise
would enter the cellar. is a heavy
flagstone on which the wall rests. The
owner will of course know the proper
slant to give the ditch The ditch +
remaining open while digging, must be
braced with heavy blocks if necessary,
to prevent the main wall from falling
till filed. Country Gentleman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
A FREAK OF NATURE.
The Most Remarkable Curiosity Among
Apples Yet Recorded.

Apples Yet Recorded.
Although the effect of the root-stock
on grated fruit is well known general
ly. vet there is continual inquiry on
the subject. The freak of nature, or
probably the natural result of grating,
referred to here, may be Interesting as
well as instructive.
On ''greening" tree was grated
some scions from a 'sweeting" tree.
Not an apple from the scions was all
sweet or all sour but every apple was
both sweet and sour in nearly equal
proportions Half of an apple might
be sweet and the other half sour; or
there might be several sweet parts and
alternately as many sour parts, the skin
of the latter being green and that of
the former yellow.
The sweet and sour parts of every APP
pie were shaped like the parts of an
orange, and it was possible to cut
slice of sweet and then slice of sour
apple until the whole apple was divided
into equal parts. In cooking the apples
baking them for ''apples and milk
the sour parts Of an apple were cut out
and slices from another sweet apple in.
serted, and the whole when baked was
like an apple originally all sweet
George Appleton, in Farm and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
ABOUT THE SCUPPERNONG.
Experience of German ViticuIturist in
the South,

Experience of German Niticulturist in
the South.
Upon the subject of fruit growing in
the south the Farmer and Fruit Grower
says: The southerners are just begin
ming to learn that handsome profits
may be made by the sxillful cultivation
of fruits. Some who have been aware
of this for several years have not had
the means to change from the old
routine of raising cotton, cane, etc A
German writer states that he was born
and raised in one of the best wine dis
tricts on the Rhine, and had worked in
vineyards twenty years before his re-
moval to the United States. Over here
of the scuppernongs, and had had TWEEN
ty years experience in this before he
wrote. Comparing these with the vines
of Germany, he states that the latter
yielded only one fine crop in five years,
and that two crops out of five would
be poor. lie began planting fifteen
feet apart, and increased the distance
to twenty-five: then to thirty-five, and
lastly to forty-fve. 1t may be re-
marked how different this from bunch
or staked grapes, at six feet apart each
way, which, we believe, is the distance
in the vineyards along the Ohio. A few
dozen scuppernongs will cover an acre;
while it takes thousands of the Euro
pean grapes. He found that the greater
distance he gave the better for the
vines the quality of the juice and the
quantity produced. He fertilized only
every other year, and this was done by
trench a spade deep and two spades
wide, just outside of the reach of the
branches. and filling it with rich com
post. The grapes were gathered by
four men holding canvas and shaking
the vines over it with the back of IA
rake; five men could thus gather 100
bushels in a day when the vines had
been well trained from the beginning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live Bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 1t Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs IL for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but II is man
ufactured by tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any Substitute II offered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
Sulphur for Ticks IN Cows.

Speaking of the screw worm the Mis-
sissippi station says that nearly one
half the cases in cattle occur when
ticks have been crushed. The great
trouble is that cattle are not kept free
from these pests. The old manner of
killing the ticks by the application of
kerosene, sulphur or tobacco requires
more time than the average stock raiser
can give, and when the ticks are de-
stroyed in this way it is but a short
time before they are again abundant
The method of combating with ticks
practiced by this station is by feeding
sulphur with the salt. A covered
trough is made in one corner of the
pasture, and in this is kept a quantity
of sulphur and salt. about half and half.
When the supply is nearly exhausted
the trough is retilled and thus the cat
tie can get il whenever they may wish
Some claim this will cause rheumatism
during wet weather, but no such re-
suits have ever been noticed. and when
thus given the sui hur will keep the
cattle free from thu ticks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
LIGHT ROAD MACHINE.
New York Mans Substitute for tn
Heavy Horse KilIerS.W

A New York Mans Substitute for the
Heavy "Horse Killers"
Regardless of the compulsion of the
law, self-interest in every rural commu-
nifty demands good roads. They in
crease the facility for marketing prod
uce, save in horse flesh and wagon re-
pairs, attract money-spending summer
visitors and enhance the value of prop
erty. The macadam and similar sys-
TENS are unQuestionably the best, al
though rather costly at first. But I'M
fortunately in many country towns the
usual method of roadmaking consists of
blowing up the loan, clay, gravel and
turf and scraping it up toward the CEN
ter of the highway, with more or less
bungljng attempts at smoothing. Spe-
cial machines for this purpose have
been devised, some of them heavy and
cumbrous, weighing from 1000 to 5000
pounds, needing from four to six horses
or oxen to operate them, and so eXpan-
slve as not TO be turned around easily
on a narrow road They are costly in
more ways than one, not merely to the
town or district which buys them, but
to the owners of horses which are
hitched thereto in service Hence the
road machine invented by Stockport
Columbia county, N Y man and rep
resented herewith, may, perhaps, fill
long-felt want in many parts of the
country. Only single sample has
been built, but it has been practically
tested. Its weight is only 400 pounds.
1t needs only pair of horses, can turn
easily anywhere, and the inventor
claims that it does better work and
does it more easily than anything else
of the kind.
As will be seen from the accompany
ing picture, the machine is mainly sup
ported by one wheel, the axle of which
is secured 10 u section of anglo iron
that serves as a continuation of the
pole, and resembles pillow beam. The
wheel is Hanged, in order to make it
run exactly in the line of draft A
tendency to shift to one side results
from the angle at which the scraper-
blade is set with the beam. A stay-rod,
shown here with, maintains this angle;
and it may be used, in cooperation with
the beam, to sustain drivers seat The
scraper-bla is six feet long, and
tapers from nine to twelve inches in
width. Bolted on TO the lower half of
its front Surface are two cast-iron
plates, or shears The rear lever is used
to change the level of the surface of
the road, grading up from side toward
center. and also to lift the blade en-
tirely free from the ground when going
to and fro or turning around. A small
wheel, not visible in our illustration, is
placed under the nigh or forward
end of the blade, to carry that part of
the apparatus when not in use. and
also at times, especially in soft soil, to
regulate the depth to which the blade
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
CONVENIENT CARRYING YOKE.

sketch by W. Donnell, and may be
found very convenient upon farm for
the carrying of heavy pals of milk,
baskets of fruit or vegetables, or other
burdens which otherwise would fall
upon the unaided arms. TwO-inch
strips of ash or other plant and tough
wood are bent and secured by a bolt
and nut at either end, these bolts secur-
ing also to the ends of two swinging
rods of iron. three-eighths of an inch in
diameter with hooks at the ends, or d
light chain, or even IA rope with hook
at the end can be used instead of the
iron rods. Across the yoke are stretched
two bands of canvas, or webbing. four
inches wide. and secured to the wood.
If stretched completely around the yoke
the latter can be used on one side as
well as the other These bands res:
upon the shoulders and support the
weight Of the articles being carried.
The yoke. when completed, should be
about four feet long and very light, yet
strongly made. American Agricul-
turlst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
FACTS ABOUT COLOR.
The Eject on the Eye of Heating Ar
Black Substance.

BLACK substance
We often speak OF white heat and
red heat" by which is meant the APP
pearance of bodies, such as masses OF
iron, raised to different degrees of tenn
perature. A white-hot body is hotter
than a red-hot one. But this distinc-
ton may be carried further Watch
ing an iron ball, for instance, as its
temperatur is gradually increased, we
may have it, successfully, in a condi-
tion of ''blacl heat" when it will give
OFF no light except that which is re-
fected from it: of red heat" when it
has begun to glow with a light of its
oikn; of yellow heat" when both the
tempera ture and the luminosity have
increased, and finally of white heat"
when It shines wildly and is intensely
hot.
1t will be noticed that these success
sive colors follow, as far as they go, the
order of the colors of the spectrum,
beginning at the red end. But they
start with black, which we say is the
absence of all color, and end with
white, which is called the combination
of all colors. And after reaching the
yellow, instead of going on and pre-
senting in succession green, blue, ETC.,
they jump, so to speak, to white.
One might suppose that when the
blue element was introduced, the three
primary colors being then present,
white light would be the immediate
igsult.
1t has recently been pointed out that
there is yea one more visible step in
this procession of color representing
increase of heat. Between the black
and red stages there is n point where
the heated body first becomes visible by
its own light, and then presents faint
grayish tint.
Now experiments have shown that
this first sensation of light from body
that is becoming luminous corresponds
with the sensation that produces the
color known as violet. When the sem
sation is strong the impression of n
violet color is distinct, but when the
sensation is weak the color impression
is that of an indistinct gray; and by
gradually decreasing the amount of
light every color in succession may be
caused TO laue TO q PfaylSll nue. just De-
fore the light completely disappears.
A simple experiment partially illus
trating this may be made by any one
who will visit at twilight Il garden
filed with brilliant flowers. The red
flowers will first lose their gorgeous
color as the light diminishes and then
the grass and leaves will appear gray
ish. The last flowers to part with
their distinctive color-white flowers
being left out Of the account-will be
the blue or violet ones. This fact is
useful to such insects as. in order to
avoid their enemies, visit wild flowers
in the twilight.
The scientific conclusion based upon
these curious facts about color is that
the primitive sensation of light in the
eye is that which corresponds to violet.
Youths Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
Cheap Excur,Ions to the west.

An exceptionally favorable opportunity
for visiting the richest and most productive
sections of the west and northwest will be
afforded by the series of low rate harvest
excursions which have been arranged by
the North Western line. Tickets for these
excursions will be sold on August 22d, Sep
TENDER 18th and October 10th, 1893 to points
in Northwestern Iowa, Western Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
and will be good for return passage within
twenty days from date of sale. Stop-over
privileges will be allowed on going trip IN
territory TO which the tickets are sold. Fot
further information call on or address
Ticket Agents of connecting lines. Circu-
lars giving rates and detailed information
will be mailed free, uuon application to w.
A. Thrall, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent Chicago & North Western Railway,
Chicago.