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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
E. AND o. SECRET SERVICE.
An Ingenious Continuance for Use In the
Telegraph Department.


Telegraph Department.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company has adopted an ingenious
contrivancc for use in the telegraph
department says the Baltimore Amer
lean.
There are along the various lines
Of the great Baltimore and Ohio
system scores of Offices where the
agent is also the telegraph operator
His duties as agent frequently call
him so far away from his instrument
that it is impossible, unde.' the pres
ent system, to make him hear his call
when it is desired to communicate
with him. The new device is so ar
ranged that in all Offices where these
circumstances exist bell will be
placed. and the operator at terminal
or division headquarters can call the
operator wanted without informing
any other office on the line, no mat
ter how many offices there may be
which have these bells in them.
AS telegraph lines are operated at
present-if. for example, the Balti-
more office desires to call the Wheel
ing CIV. Va) office, nearly 400 miles
nway-the call passes through every
intermediate Office, but under the
new system the turning OF switch
will cut out all the o'lces except the
one wanted.
The system will also be applied to
those Offices where the amount of bus
mess done at night is not sufficient
to justify the employment OF night
operator. and where the day operator
resides in the depot building, there
being instances when 1t is desirable.
from various causes. to communicate
with the operator after the close of
the regular business hours. The in
vention is the result of over twenty
years Of experimenting, and the COM
bination of more than twenty patents.
The contrivance is the New York
electric secret service system. The
transmitter at the central point Is
operated by an ordinary telegraph
key. This trausmitter can send ont
any combination of dots, dashes and
spaces. AT each station there ire
instruments so arranged that they
will respond only to the peculiar
combination for which they are ar
ranged.
When the operator ut the central
station desires to call up station
along the line, he places the key
where it will make the necessary
mbination that cuts out all other
stations but the one he wants. This
causes a bell at the station he calls to
ring, and at the same time operates
magnet which causes IN answering
signal to sound in the central station.
He thus knows that his call was audi
BILE at the station he desires to com
municate with. The bell at the station
will continue to ring until the opera
tor answers, and if no answer is made
the bell will ring all day.
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INSECTS WITH LITTLE TASTE.
Spiders Have Only a slight Sense. while
Others show Preference.


Many experiments have been made
in order to find out what and whore
the organ of taste is in the lower
creation; but, according to Chambers
Journal, it is easier to say where it Is
not, Crayiish and worms seem to
have very decided preferences in the
matter Of food, though no special
taste organ has yet been found. Lob
sters like decaying food; tho crab is
more particular in its diet, Snails
and slugs show n decided preference
for certain kinds Of food, US garden
lovers know to their cost; peas and
cabbages, dahlias and sunilowcrs are
great tavorites, but they will not
touch the white mustard. Some pre-
fer animal food. especially II rather
high. Spiders have only slight
sense OF taste; flies soaked in parailin
seem quite palatable to them, though
one species. the dialema. is somewhat
more particular and refuses to touch
alcohol in any form whatever
The antennae of insects do not ap-
pear to contain any organ of taste,
for wasps and ants quite readily took
into their mouths poisonous and un
pleasant food, even swallowing
enough to make themselves i'll. while
some bees and cocbroaches fell prey
to the temptation OF alum, Epson
! salts and other nauscous foods placed
in their way These substances wero
not. however. swallowed. but were
soon spat out, the creatures sputter-
ing angrily, as if disguised with the
taste. The proboscis OF the fly and
the tongues OF bees and ants are fur
uished with numerous delicate hairs
set in minute pits; these are, per-
haps, connected with tho organ Of
taste, but. though the exact locality
of this sense in insects is uncertain,
we know that groups of cells in the
tongues of animals, called taste bulbs.
fo.'m in part the ends OF the organ OF
taste These vary in number. in
creasing in the higher animals. They
arc very close and exceedingly num-
erous in man. while the tongue OF
even the COW has some So, 00J taste
bulbs 1t would be interesting to
know whether each special taste ex-
cites a special group Of nerves and
that only-thus corresponding to the
auditory nerves. Theso taste bulbs
were discovered In 1857. Each one
consists of two kinds of cells, one
set forming an outor protective cov-
ering. through an opening in which
project from five to ten of the true
taste cells. Though important, they
nre not, apparently, an essential part
OF the organ, for birds and reptiles
have none, but neither have they u
keen sense Of tastc-exccpt, perhaps.
the parrot a boa-constrictor that
was nearly blind was once found to
DO contentedly swallowing blanket
for dinner. instead of rabbit, which
was also within reach. and it was only
with great difficulty that it was
forced to disgorge this singular arti-
Gle of food. \ snakes ton yuc is.
therefore, not an organ OF taste, nor
is it, as many think, u sting; it is
more probably. delicate organ OF
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SOLDIERS POISONED.
Apparently PHO, to KIN Hawaiian

Apparently q Plot to KIN Hawaiian
Guards.
The barkentno lrmgarl arrived from Homo
lulu on the 22ud, bringing advices up to the
April 1e. The leading event ,lnce the last
letter To the Associated Press was the whole
sale attempt to poison the soldiers and mem
bers of the national guard, On the night of
April Il the soldiers at the barracks were
taken with vomiting SPELL. Surgeon Rod
gers was hastily summoned ant found that
the men eviHcod signs Of poisoning,
The men were so distressed " 10 be obliged
to take to their cots. 10 the meantime Il r,,-
port came from tae government building,
where Company A OF the national guard IS
stationed TO the effect that number 5f
men were suffering with severe lt4 Of yDmit-
ing Dr. Dahl was summoned and relieved
the men as speedily as possible. In all about
sixty men, thirty at The uufracbs and thirty 10
Company Of the natiogal guards, were rem
derei unit for duty. but most Of them viii re-
cover
Many theories u bow tle men were pois-
oHed wesa put forth, but when . committee
Of Investigation bad sampled all of the arti-
cles eaten by the men At their lat meal the
real cause Uf the meu's misery was unknoHn.
Some Of the cooks are Eoyalist aud naturally
suspicion is directed against them. and hints
Of plot % cxtcrpinate The soldiers are made
The Royalists very Indignantly deny the ex-
istencc OF such plot
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,iu,; Vote o. ~ TareI.

When Eu.a- CHS sUupl,la uo, charter.
Hru.ly four slr- ago, lt euu'HIael nu aUtGuc
ila,.-.Hp !m.H-'uE q lu.l t1E ui $50 upon
cTg-F Hi.- s.Hzru ever q year of sge who
failed TO FUir ut aug general pI'r clccrlua
Iar .GE did Bs' hSvc Gle effect uf bringing ont
O. iull vote, however ~ last -priugs election
Nnur over 1900 qualified yOirF- failed TO c3-l
Ihrl- ull'ul-, aud at tBc preceding EJaauu
nearly a., Ialr Tie yltg uuI.iGr has upon
b books uu ips- th-r eIlBl2 uf tbc Gcliu-
4uCHf poll trE not figuring Interest T4-
las been Of yary mai. concern 10 the citizen,
WHO failed 10 Vote y fru who had con-
sciences OF unu-Iai tyulorHe-s occasionally
paid the tax, huf uu iI tie pgrsrut only $50
has been received from tEIs -Uurcn Nos
things wll chanEe,aud there viii br rush tu
pay tho ta&e-, s. l,ir Justices and constable.
Will soon harc morg business than they can
a.uule- in decision uauir1 down in % clso
brought 10y tae city 9--r-t 3. r. WhlprIe lur
failure t1 pag biz s. 20 poll tax, Judge nlrsu1
Golds The charter provision legul, The out
come VIII bring thou-asd- " dollars into lie
city treasury. Able counsel was employed
aud the charter provision Nu- vigorously nt-
tackled as uucpu-tut'uuul. but all 10 No avail
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.now ln thr Northwr.t.

\ dispatch from St Paul say The oldest
citizen has been compelled 10 hide his head
for he has no ancestor With which 10 Offset
the big storm of the past two or three day.
True there had been heavy snoHs Ia April.
but fall Of from twelve to thlriy-six lBclir-
on the twentieth of April was unprecedented
The stOrl1 center has now passed oil aoros.
the lakes aud the Northwest brralbes easier.
The storm began Tuesday, and continued.
with only slight Interruptions until Friday
night. II has extended from The center ul
North Dakota across the great lakes, took .a
strip along the eastern border VI south Dt-
kOta and covered Iinncsota, Iowa and Wis
uonsln; rain hard and steady followed quick.
ly by fan of wet snow. The average depth
in the territory meHtOucd WIS about fifteen
Inches, aul reports Of delayed business and
threatened danger 10 crop have been great
In South Dakota the Storm had lille effect on
crops and seeding went ug uninterrupted
nearly all over the state, although South Da.
kota railroads were suffering from the effect
Of the storm and slight cod wave troubled
stOCkrueu
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
Krrpp'. uig Gun.

Tie Immense canHau which Herr Knipp
Aa, sent 10 'hc WORLDS Fair has reached II
destination ills wce. il perfect -aiciy, aud
will soon he lu place.
hs most people know this gun Is one Of the
two largest ever made # was east at The
famous works at E--ep. Gcrmuny. and
weighs 2iU,Og0 pounds il Is Il feet long,
fee; 1ld Inches lu diameter nt H. thieke,t
part, has lb' iuch bore and is made Of the
hue-t Steel ut "a cost Of $50 .O0J The shell
used Is made Of forged stCel The range is
sixteen miles, with absolute accuracy and
elect az distance Of twelve miles. The gun
h9, teen Used te;wcen fDflF aud Glly Tines
and each time II cost Sl 80 to discharge H.
The l2-lnch steel plates which were perior.
aicd at distance Of four miles are here and
Will be exhibited with the gun in the Kmpp
building The two arms which fc-t on The
carriage project Two feet from either side and
are two feet thick. So perfectly Is this grca,
wheel balanced that when resting on these
arms It stays in Il horizontal position TC
move its position hydraulic pressure Is used.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

APESNsYLyASIA lawyer has found ia
Year Book the oldest book of refer
encc known TO law, that it / libclous
to call lawyer a fool. "bccause it il
injurious to him in his profession. =
The same authority says 1t is not liboi.
Gus to so characterize Il clergyman
"Because one may be a good clergy
man and yet a fool" No authority
would hold in those days that it would
be injurious to lawyers professional
reputation to call him knevc. for to
deny that he was a Lnave would bc 20
assume that he held himself better
than n majority OF his clients
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
THE UNION PACIFIC STRIKE.
An Agreement Reached and the Men " II
Go to Work


GO to Work
\ dispatch from Omaha dated the 3iJh
says The strike Of the Union Pacific ma-
ehlnists, biaelS.ullh- and bol-rmaker, which
began one week ago. aud threatened 10 iu-
vo!ve 3 500 men In lA iadeluits Il. kJut, yvss
brou ght to an nd this evening, and Io-mo5-
roN morning The men VII! rg-umr work all
along the line OF The road
The conference which aIoIracl without
date saturday resumed at 80 thi. aftcrpUoo.
and At six o'clock President Broderick of the
strikers committee announced 10 The tacu
that an Iulicable adjustment had been made.
and that an hands would ~ 10 work 'u thu
morning This was received With mighty
shout BY The several hundred men who we re
waiting for tie news.
AL expressed satisfaction az The Announce.
meut that tile strike wa, 5f.aHl vcre content
With the statement from Brolerisl, thls the
terms Of the settlement would not be giyel
ont ultil Hftcr ties had been I-tiaed ly Prc-l-
Gent Clark, Thai gentleman was waited up0n
by Superintendent Of Machinery Mcconnell
and q member Of the str,kers' committee who
presented the agreement reached "a confer
encs- Il f. expected Pres dcat Clark VIII give
the matter his attention to-morros aud that
tho ierms of settlement may be made public
The men have been assured by the 60 mmrtet
Jbgt the terms agreed to are such a- ill be
completely satisfactory.
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WHAT Mr.. CLEVELAND SAYS.
Ths President Declares that Gold wiu
BE r.ed Tor Redemption OF ait
yrRu-ury


To a Representative u .ac uu.ted Press
TIE President sa'd Saturday night
"Tur inclination 0a the part o; the pubic
to accept newspaper grPoru CONGO ruiur The
Intentions Of ulo-, charged with the manage
meat NJ our national naaussa -esIns 10 iJ-r.fy
M emphatic contradiction %; the .L5t,meu.
that the redemption Of any kind of treasury
notes except Ia gold ll. nj auy i'ulo been de
jerm,u,d upou or contemplated by tho st.rc-
turg g. lhe lrsasuls OT any other mul.le. 20
the ura-ca- administration
The President mud his caOiuct are abso-
luteiT harmoui1a, so the determination 20 cy-
erc.se every pueyr conferred uDou them 10
maintain thc public credit TO keep the public
faith and 20 preserve the parity between gold
and silver aul bctwccn uu financial obllsa-
uoEs of the government
While the law ~ 1s@5 forcing tAc pur-
chasc OF "a fixed amount ot silver c,csy
month, PROVIDE that The secretary of The
treasury In bis discretion. may redeem, In
either gold or silver the treasury notes <. ven
IN payment OF silver pureEl7es, set Tue de-
ciarauou Of the policy ot Jbc government 70
maintain the partly between The two metals
seems so clearly 70 regulate thl- discretion rs
70 dictate lhci5 redemption Ia gold.
"ot cogrse pcrp,eyltle- and l,nieulrlr- have
grown out OF aa unfortunate guanes. policy
Shich we found ia vogue, UHd omburrnss-
meuts have arisen from il-algiseI HauucM
legislation confronting us at every turu; brt
with cheerful confidence among the people
and patriotic disposition To- cooperate,
threatened danger will be averted pending a
legislative return 10 u better oud souader
financial plan.
"Thc strong credit OF the country still uu-
impaired, and the good sense Of our people,
which has never failed iu The time Of need.
arc at hand to safe Us from di-aster"
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

CorroS seed is becoming a= in.yor-
amt commercial ARTICLE a. cotton
Itself with fair prospects Of exceed
.ng in value the older staple Cotton
seed oil is Il wholesome article OF
1ieti the meal is u superior stock
,ood; the hull is q very valuable fer
cilizer, and as though this were not
'utiicicnt, it has been found to Yield
substance which can be used 10
manufacture . superior waterproof
garment rubber boots and all that
sort Of thing,
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RULES governing race courses are
beyond the ken OF ordinary mortals.
A jockey at the Bay District track
complained that he had b.en struck
by the starters whip, showing tile
bruises TO substantiato his story,
and with what seemed an Unreason-
able spirit requested cessation OF
lashing The result was that he
was ruled of altogether, along with
such relatives as had dared to
strengthen his protest. The starter
was supplied with new whip.
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WIN Not Receive Judd.

Count kalnoky. the Austrian premier, has
given notice 10 the American minister, Mr..
Grant, that the Austrian government viii not
grant exequatur 10 Mr.. Max JGdd Of st.
Louis, appointed By President Cleveland CON
sui general OF the United States at Vienna
Count Kalnoky states that the reason for re
fusng the excguatur Is because Mr.. Judd Ia
an Austrian By his former allegiance and Is
engaged in the emigration business. Count
KalnoEv has also stated that bis decision TO
refuse the eXfqiiatur was not affected by Mr.
Judd's religious belief. Minister Graut
stated I'm reply that another consul general
would he appointed. who would be Jew but
not Of former Austrian alliaEcc.
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4 Ilnrlcnl sirlIAn.

\ peculiar strike Is now on at SrleuI. the
capitol Of Oregon. Salem ministers have re-
fused to hold services at different state insti-
tut.ons. AT q meeting Of the ministerial az
rocintion a resolution was passed to TIC effect
tbat So be the standard price for sermons
that non-union ministers could only occupy
pulpts with the consent nf the union, and
that when puipits are occupied by visiting
clcrgymen union ministers shonld receive
compensation. State officers say they will
disregard the resolution.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

"HosPIrALGrY which includes the
whole human race is not Desirable "
says the great American snob, Ward
McAllister. What is hospitality,
pray, Mr.. McAllistcr' Get thee &c
the Bedouins and learn the definition
OF word whose significance is as
unknown in thy New York as is that
of charity.
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a HowLING lunatic happened u
board train upon which Helsr
Gould and Mrs. Russell sage were
passengers, and a he reiruined from
molestiug them they did not faint,
The two are now spoken OF as hero
ines, showing how greatness is oc-
rasionaliy thrust upon people who
must in modesty be surprised at the
gratuity.
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How Women Identify.

The Timid Woman at the Front
Door. rs the bell rings at 10 p. M
Who's there?
The Experienced Burglar Outside,
with confidenco-It's nc.
The Timid Woman at the Front
Door, unlocking the door-Oh. All
right if it's you. l thought it might
be somebody else. News
Record.
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HERE is said to be a conspiracy
1nder way having for its object the
prevention OF the sale AZ the world.
fair of peanuts in the shell II will
be disastrous The chances are that
the plain people who now eat peanuts
audibly and leave behind them a trad
of debris viii reject the new idea as
the fad OF some gastronomic dude,
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

THE London Lancet advises yisi-
tors to the worlds fair to drink no
water that has not boon boiled The
advice ought to be universal in its
application. Water to drink is never
absolutely safe until it has been
boiled This truth has been known
even to Celestial John FOR centuries,
and this is one Of the reasons why he
can sleep in nailed-up dry goods
box and not be smothered lfhc poi
sons his blood with impure air he
takes good care that no poison enters
that blood through his stomach.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
Achieved Fame in short Lives.

Alexander the Great, the conqueror
OF the world, died when he was so
years old. Maurice of Saxony, the
greatest captain and statesman of his
time, died at tho same age, The
duke of Weimar. one of Adolphus'
generals, died at She age OF So,
while Gustavus Adolphus died when
he was 3s. Pascal, the great French
writer, and Raphael, tho great Ital
ian artist, both died ut 81.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
A Had Break.

Vicar, who has an unfortunate
habit OF saying "guite so" during
conversation calls upon the bishop
about some parish grievance. Tho
bishop during the interview tells the
vicar how badly he (thc bishop) is
being treated. The fact is, Mr.
Smith, many people seem to thinl;
I'm perfect ass"
Vicar, consolingly - Quite so. my
lord quite so
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WORK FOR US

a few dnya, and you will be startled at the uneA.
pectcd success that Will reward your efforts. We
positively have the best business to otter AN agent
ihut can be found ON the fnce of this earth.
SI5. 90 profit On $40 90 worth of businessi Is
being easily and honorably made by and paid 10
hundreds of men, women, boys, and girls III our
euipIuy You can make money faster nj work for
us linn YOU have any idea Of. The business is 81
en- ~ learn, and instructions so simple and plain
that all succeed from the start. Those who take
hold of the business reap the advantage that
arises from the sound reputation OF one OF the
oldest, most successful, and largest publishing
houses in America. Secure for yourself the prchts
that the business so readily and handsomely ytede
All beginners succeed ernndly, nnd more than
realize their greatest exp.clations. Those wno
try II find exactly tell them. There 10 plenty
Of room for few more workers, and we urge
them to begin at once. II you are already EN-
plnye ed. but have few spare moments, and WISH
10 u.e ihem TO advantage, then write us at once
,for ilis Is your grand opportunity, and receive
fnIl particulars by return mall. Address,
TRUE d co. BOX No. 400, Augusta, Me.
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The story is told that explorers
along the Nile have unearthed plOw
Of modern shape, y telescope and
photograph camera, the evidence
being indisputable that the articles
are at least G,QJJ years old. This il
, fairly good story. it might have
oeen advantageously ad rounded out by
Idding TO the collection a Hicllel-iH
;he-slot machine. type writer and
salantograph, but then Is will do a.
Il Il
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

The misguided Cuban nIibusters arc
arranging for another raid on the
gem Of the Antilles with heGdguar-
ters at Key West. As means OF
working of superluou5 energy and
getting killed il captured these fiji
bustering enterprises are great but
as an assistance 10 Cuba they arc
doleful failures, Some time the
United States may send an Official ex-
pedition down there composed Of mon
in blue uniforms, but until that time
Cuba is better oil without these cut
throat gangs OF patriots
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

Now 10 the time when the farmer
might be expected to give second
hought to au argument for better
country roads. With the wheels Of
mis- wagon up TO their hubs in mud,
lrc beauties Of the anti4uated poll
AK system OF road making. whereby
he man who can tell the most and
argest stories and do tho least work
S reckoned the best man on the job,
must appear beautifully less,
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

SUICIDES, like fires, seem to have
their cycles. Every despondeut man
and woman should paste in his OF her
hat the words which Napoleon spoke
to person who said he would avoid
certain situation by blowing out his
brains. Yes, can do that, said
the emperor. "but those who wish
me well could rot profit by it, and
those who wish me harm would be
pleased
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

The arrest Of Il woman of Cheney.
Wash. on charge OF shop-liiting
was quickly found to be = mistake.
She was guilty simply Of klcptomanta.
The shopkeepcr felt much chaarined
at his error, but how was he TO know
that she was rich and respectable?
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

AN exchange in speaking OF the
marriage of u popular citizen gives
age OF the groom "a seventy-two, and
says that "for everyone of those years
he was bachelor y a truly remark
ablo mau. Comparatively few are born
In the full bloom Of bachelorhood
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

TIE English language has not been
appreciably enriched by any new swear
words since the hegirs to Washington
began, but many infections aud orna-
mental shades Of meaning have been
added to the old stock by those who
failed to realize on their fondcst hopes
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

Nrw YORK society people who are
sending expeditions 10 Chicago TO
ascertain whether they can attend
the Columbian exposition without
contamination are fur more different
kinds of iackasses than the mind OF the
Average Westerner has conceived Of
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29

EVERY time producers of any arti-
,le combine and eliminate the sle-
ment of competition their first assur-
,uce is that they have not formed a
trust. just ds consumers are feeling
glad TO know this prices 20 MS. OF
course this is no sign that the men in
The combination intend 10 deceive,
out the unfailing regularity Of the co
incidence is apt TO shake popular
faith.