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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-30

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encourage and investors should not
undertake, the building of railroads,
regardless of existing necessities or
future complication, and that when
ever these principles are ignored,
railroads are detrimental to the
public as we'll as to the investors.
On the question of railroad man.
agement; or railroad competition
and necessity of the enactment of
restrictive railroad legislation, I find
the following in that same report:
He says.
81 do not agree with the claims SO persis-
tentiy made by railroad managers that the
recent losses sustai ned in railroad business
are mainly due to the restrictive laws which
have of late be enacted by Congress and in
many of the western states. Most of the
legislation for the regulation of railway
traffic within the State has been wisely con
sentative. and was as surely demanded for
the protection of the public against A,sjusf
charges and discrimination in Loe0[ trade
as was the interstate commerce law to protect
commerce 6rt7c<en the States.
The theory that the recognized laws of
trade &c. ,lnpetition) would ultimately SO far
prevail as to sufficiently regulate the mana
cement of railroads in the interest of the
public, has not proven to be a correct one.
Events have demonstrated that these laws
(of trade) have beSonc practically inopcra-
tive, and that it is necessary TO i,svokc A:gis-
Aaksere to supplement the operations of natu-
raj laws in establishing the legitimate rights
and easrSimg the ~sssooSSowf<d pr<fevsiows
of Il ansportation companies
That your readers, might not be
led to believe that competition, the
recognized law of trade, to which
reference is made by Mr.. Taylor,
does not need legislation to supple
| ment it in this state, but that on the
contrary, railroads here are what
they are generally in this respect,
reproduce the syllabus of q
decision of the Surreme Court OF
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-30

To which he invites the attention
of intending buyers, prOmfsfng to
give as cheap, If not cheaper
prices, than found elsewhere
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-30

We are, it will be seen, far more
marrying race than our British,
Scotch or Irish cousins. The lat
ter, in particular, are very careful,
and show great prudence in selecting
for life. It will also be
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
CarIylo's London Residence.

This is not a 'hero worshiping'
age. 1t looks as if Carlyle's resi-.
dcnce would disappear unless Amer
leans subscribed to save it. This is
the house in Cheync row, Chelsea, to
which Carlyle went when, in 1884, he
left Craigenputtock for London to
finally discover whether or not it
were possible for @ man 'imprac-
ticable, unpersuadablc, as indcpen-
dent and willful as an elder son and
the heir to peeragc, ard also as
poor as poverty, to earn in the great
city living out Of literature, when
booksellers and editors had turned
their backs on him as hopeless and
closed the door Of periodical litcra-
turc in his face. Tt is the house in
which, forty-six years later, he died.
Boston Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
A SmuggIer's Device.

Several years ago ! was an in
spector of customs, and during my
term Of Office ran across some rath-
er unique devices arranged for the
purpose of getting contraband goods
into this country duty free. One
day I apprehended q woman who
had just arrived on steamer from
Europe, suspecting that she had
some smuggled tobacco in her pos
session. Upon examining her dress
seventeen pounds of tobacco were
found concealed under 1t. But the
most remarkable of the expedients
which she had resorted to for the
purpose OF deceiving the custom
house officers was that of giving to the
contraband leaf the resemblance of
! loaf of bread. A quantity OF cut
tobacco had been placed into o tin,
over which o thin layer of dough
was spread, and this being baked,
had the appearance of q veritable
and edible loaf. The quantity of to-
bacco which the woman had con-
trived to secrete in this and other
modes amounted to over seventy
pounds Louis Globe-Dcmocrat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
SINGULAR PHENOMENON.
Volcanic Underground Noises Re-
sembling the Tolling Of q Bell.

volcanic Underground NOISES he
scmbling the Tolling Of Bell.
A singular phenomenon occurs on
1.-THE borders of the Red sea at q
place called Nakous, where the in
;ternittent underground sounds
have been heard for on unknown
number of centuries. 1t is situated
'at about half q miles distance from
tho shore, whence a long reach Of
sand ascends rapidly to height Of
almost three hundred feet. This
reach is eighty feet wide, and re-
;scmbles an amphitheater, being
rallied in BY low rocks. The sounds
coming up from the ground at this
place recur at intervals of about an
hour. They at first resemble low
.inurmur, but before long there is
heard q loud knocking, somewhat
like the strokes of bell, and which,
;at the end of five minutes, becomes
so strong as to agitate the sand.
The explanation of this curious
phenomenon given by the Arabs is
that there is convent under the
ground, and these are sounds OF the
bell which the monks ring for
prayers. So they cali 1t Nalous,
(which means o bell. The Arabs
affirm that the noisc so frightens
their camels when they hear it as to
render them furious. Scientists
attribute the sounds to suppressed
volcanic action-probably to the
''bubbling of gas Or vapors under
ground.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
sQuADRoNs OF HORSE FLIES.
a Frcrchnnn's Scheme FOR Carrying, Dis-
case Into tho Canr of thu Encmx

a Frerchnnn's Scheme Eor Carrying Dis-
case Into tho Camp of tho Enemy.
Some amusing particulars of the in.
vent.ons that have been offered to the
French war Office since 1871 have re.
Gently been published in French
newspaper, the majority Of which, ac-
cording to the London Court Journal,
are about equal to the Laputan scheme
for plowing fields, namely, by sowing
acorns in rows and then turning in pigs
to root them up. One genius sought a
patent for the training of squadrons OF
horse flies. These auxiliaries were to
be fed exclusivelyon blood served up
beneath the delicate epidermis of me-
chanical figures clothed in the uniforms
of members Of the triple alliance, SO
that when political relations in Europe
were strained the flies might be given
daily little of the juice of certain
poisonous plants, and on nctual declara-
tion of war be turned out In the path
of the enemy. Another ingenious per-
son proposed scheme for educating
war dogs. In times of peace he would
train French dogs to bite lay figures
wearing Prussian helmets, In order thnt
on the outbreak of the war the kennels
of the whole country might be mobil-
lied and let loose on the enemy. Then
there are numerous proposals for
bridging rivers by means Of ropes
attached to cannon balls, and q pho
tographer suggests novel kind of cap
tive shell, which, breaking over the
fortified position OF on enemy, would
disclose smnll camera attached to q
parachute. The enemy's Notifications
would be instantaneously photographed
and the apparatus hauled back by the
string and the negatives developed at
leisure. Two ideas are very inhuman.
One is O scheme for sending largo
quantities Of poisoned needles, as if in
charity, to the enemy's generals, who
would Of course, distribute them to
their forces, and SO poison their unfor-
tunate users; and the other to charge
explosive bullets with pepper. Two
objects are pursued by the inventor Of
the pepper-its discharge would blind
the enemy and the great demand for
tho condiment in timo Of war would
stimulate the trade OF the French col
onies and increase tho revenue Of the
country. There arc clso many other
equally absurd proposals, such as sug-
gestions for making soup by machinery,
growing potatoes on barracll roofs in
December and killing whole army corps
of Prussians by post-but they aro too
numerous to bc mentioned.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
How to Retain Beauty.

Lady Londonderry, whose ex-,
quisite rose annd white loveliness
time has not the heart to despoil,
attributes her youthful freshness to
the practice OF spending one out Of
every ten days in bed. She sleeps.
until she wakens naturally, takes q
warm bath, and goes back to bed
again, where she partakes OF q light.
breakfast, remaining in bed resting
until six o'clock in the evening, while
her maid reads to her light novel.
At six o'clock she puts on her dress
ing robe and has her dinner served
in her room, and ndreclines on her sofa
until ten o'clock. She will not allow
any thing to interfere with this pro-
gramme.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
ACROSS TIE PLAINS 5Y WAGON.
::,;aer,la t;.e Journey Is D..ic,uDt t:tr.
What 1t Was in 40.

::aeroia ti:v Journey Is D!.ic,uDt i:cr-.
What 1t Was in 40.
A day or two since family OF inlrni-
grants from southern Kansas, who had
Travelled all the way across to Oregon
in their own wagon and were Eve
months on the way, camped few
miles east of this city, says tho Port
land Orcgonian. So seldom do immi-
grants "cross the plains with teams
nowadays that Mr.. Smith inquired how
they had come to make the trip.
The immigrant said thero were many
more families on the way, strung along,
whom he had passed. He had become
weary Of the ups and downs Of life in
Kansas, and had started to make a
homo on Lewis river, where no had
some friends lie was man Of some
means, and had q wife and several
half grown children. When he con-
cludcd to emigrate lie had nine horses,
one of them mare for which he had
paid five hundred dollars He could
not sell them for anything, so con-
cluded to drive to Oregon, save railroad
fare, and have his horses after he got
here. He bought carriage and cart
for his family, and, loading his outfit
in o farm wagon, hitched up his horses
and struck out
The mans account of the trip shows
that, while crossing the plains now Is
much the same Us in tho days Of 40 and
thercabouts, In other respects 1t Is o
very different affair. For instance, in
stead of finding plenty Of grass for his
stock and game for his family, he found
no game, and had to buy feed for his
horses all the way, the ''plains" being
now comparatively settled country.
AS far as wear and tear to wagons and
animals goes, the trip was oil that
could have been anticipated. He lost
oil his horses, his cart and carriage,
and came through tho Barlow Gate
with o pair of eastern Oregon cayuscs
hitched to his farm wagon, the wheels
Of which were braced with oak grubs
and body bound up with withes He
said his five hundred-dollar mare was
stolen, and the others had succumbed
to alkali voter and other things He
now says it would have been cheaper
to shoot his horses and come by rail-
road. He could have arrived at his
destination in three days from the time
he started at q cost of about two hun
dred dollars. However, he did not
care. They had seen the country, and
had at last reached the promised land.
From the Kansas mans account
there are several score families follow
ing on his trail. It Is comfort to
know that there will be no trouble in
finding bread for them, and bacon, too,
should any Of them chance to arrive
hungry, as wns often the case in days
gone by.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
The Bicycle System.

First Citizen-It is not enough
that bicycles carry bells; the law
should enforce q regular system Of
signals that MI can understand.
(; Second Citizen-What would you
ieuggest?
: First Citizcn-Well, don't know
exactly, but it might be something
like this: One ring, 'stand STILL"
Two rings, dodge to the right" !"
three rings, "dive to the left" four
rings, "junp straight up and I'll
rua ra'!ar : .51u:" t'o rings, "trr.. y
bach: handspring and land oe2l-ad
M, and SO on. You see, Us folks
WHO walk alc always glad to be ac-
commodating, but the trouble is to
find out what the follow behind wants
ns 70 do.--N. Y, Weekly
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28

Have you ever thought why it is that
n dog turns around and around when
he jumps up on his cushion CT starts to
settle himself anywhere for q ncp?
Now you arc reminded you can recall
that you have seen q dog do it many
times, can't you9 This habit is about
oil that is left to our tame little dog
gics of tho days long ago, when they
were raco of wild animals and liTed
IN the woods. Their beds there were
matted grass and leaves, and it was to
tranple enough grass and properly nr-
range the leaves that the dog always
trod around u narrow circle before he
would lic down. The dog Of to-day
keeps Up the same old Aabit, although
there Is no longer any need for il, and,
Of coarse, tie au,na1 hes % rotion
VIII be 3oes i.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
A HEAVY ELECTRIC SHOCK.
How It Feels to Be Knocked Over
by $500 Volts.

by $500 Volts.
An accident occurred one morn
Ing, says the Baltimore American,
on tho roof Of a plumbing establish
ment.
The insulation Of an electric light
wire running in q fourth-story win
dow of the establishment burnt
through, and was noticed by Joseph
Stevens, who was standing in front
Of q stable near by. Capt. Joseph
G. McGregor and J. V. Young, of the
salvage corps, went up on the roof
OF the house.
AS is customary In cases where
the woodwork catches fire, Capt.
McGregor used the iron pruning
knife that fremen carry with them
to scrape the woodwork to see if any
sparks remained. The knife acci-
dentally came IL contact with the
barred live wire. ''Then," to use the
words of Capt. McGregor himself,
who had far enough recovered to
converse with on American re-
porter, "the first thing I knew I
felt o shock-I can't describe just
exactly what it was like-and I was
thrown violently on the roof against
Young, who also fell. Fortunately,
sign erected at the end of the roof
stopped us, or We would surely
have both fallen down four
stories into the street below.
I was altogether conscious through
out the whole affair. I did
not feel any pain at all; the shock
was SO sudden that merely ex-
claimed: :Ohp and fell. I was alto
gether powerless, though conscious
and when the rest of the men came
on the roof I myself told them to
pick me up and carry me in the
house and beat my arms and hands.
Then came the queerest part of the
whole affair. I could feel the blood
coming back into circulation and my
heart beginning to beat more strong
ly. had been weak as child, and
I could feel my strength return with
the rccirculation of the blood.
Throughout this slime my brain was
perfectly clear" After resting for
some time Capt. McGregor was able
to go to the Office Of doctor, who
attended him, and sent him to his
home. Capt. McGregor's right
hand, in which he held the pruning
knife, was badly burned, and he also
complained Of @ general feeling of
soreness all through his body. Not
only was the place in the palm Of his
hand badly burned where the cleo
tric current entered, but two holes
we're burned in bis body, where, in
all probability, the current escaped
to the ground. An electrical ex-
pert who was sent to examine the
wire announced that not less than
twenty-five hundred volts passed
throuh Capt. McGregor's body. Tho
escape was truly wonderful one,
double, as it was, from the electricity
and dangerous fall. 1t Is OF inter
est to note that Capt. McGregor tes-
titles to feeling no pain In being SO
severely shocked.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
DIGEsT!BILlTY OF FOODS.
Why Some People Cannot EndurI
Some Articles of Diet.

SOHl6 RFtlC'6S OI DIct'
Animal foods, such as meat, fish,
eggs and milk, are rather more di-
gestib!e than most OF the vegetable
foods, although bread made from
ordinary white wheat flour is very
easily and completely digested.
Bread from whole wheat -four, or
that from which only part of the
hull of the grain has been removed,
is not 80 completely digestible, but
is decidedly healthful for some peo-
pie in aiding the passage of the food
through the intestines.
There are great differences in peo-
pie in respect to their power for
utilizing different kinds Of food.
Milk is one of the most wholesome
and digestible OF foods, and yet there
are people who cannot endure it.
Lnte research makes 1t probable
that in the change which all milk un-
dergoes in the body injurious CON-
pounds are sometimes formed, and
that this is tho reason why milk docs
not agree with some people. The
case is 'the samc with eggs, with
certain fruits, As the strawberry,
and, indeed, With many different
food materials. Hence 1t may be
literally true tllct "Onc mans meat
is another mans poison" But while
there are exceptions, the general
rule holds good that, for ordinary
people with goo6 powers of digestion
and assimilation, the nutritive val
ucs of the ordinary standard food
materials are measured pretty accu
:atcly by their chemical compost
ton, and that the right mixtures of
food arc those which furnish the MI
trients in the proportions demanded
by the body.-Pr'f. ". O. Atwater,
in Good Housekeeping.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
Pats by Rail.

In n bacl,wcods Maine settlement
that q great railroad brought into
touch with the rest of the world q
few years ago the inhabitants say
there never were any rats until the
railroad came. Now they are SO
:tick that the housckeepers have to
.i;.nsc ,h.i.' d;iiliti,: by a strip2
from Tie cellar beams. This may
prove warning to the ratlcss COM
nlunitics when Il railroad Offers to
come in their direction, and furnish
u new argument 70 the obstruction
;s.s. eY.istcu Ja!.,rnGl.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
ON a CROWDED STREET.
u Stenosraphic Record Of What One
Person Heard.

-
Person Heard.
II the linetoscope, that latest
wonder Of science, could but record
for one single minute q faithful pic
ture of the corner OF State and Madi-
son streets at four o'clock any sun:
shiny afternoon, what wonderful
panorama we could stretch before
us, and how we should love to dis
sect it, face by face, In the quiot Of
our homes, free from the hustle and
noise and the countless distractions
which are the inevitable accompani-
ments Of o crowd on the street. But
the kinetoscope has not gone as far
as this yet. A young lady, how
ever, handed me the other evening
something that is almost as good as
o picture in It's way. 1t was the
verbatim transcript of a five minutes
dialogue, snatched from the crowd
as she hurried homeward. An ex-
pert stenographer, she iotted down
each sentence or exclamation as it
reached her cor, broken or disjointed
as it might be. The result is anus
ing. Here 1t is:
"Told him he was going too for,
and he drew in his horns quite q bit,
/ can tell you. The soup was cold
and the fish reminded me of a side
of sole leather. Perhaps if you did
you'd never get paid for it. ! should
send them C. o.d. You little wretch,
I'll whip you good when I get you
home. Lavender, sweet lavender.
How much package? It's good for
Hnen-6ve cents-not by a jugful.
Lerd me two. Haven't got q cent
with me, my dear fellow. How's the
folks2 That's another fish story,
but he's always telling them. I
shouldn't put any stock Does my
white skirt show behind? Evening
paper, Newsmailanspatch, evenin'
journalfve o'clock bloody
murder on the west side. Let that
car 20. It's full. Well take an-
other, Excuse me. Great heavens,
how these people shove, no more
manners. How do, old man? Up
at Bellies the other night and had a
deuce Of o time. Is your cigar out?
All the latest songs for a nickel
Daisy Bell went to the Fatal We'd
ding After the Ball because her papa
wouldn't buy her bowwow. Was
bear on wheat and held Reading
pretty strong considering the re-
ports. Get me cab, George. Told
him If he didn't pay up by Thursday
I'd sue him, by Cad, sir. Got any
tobacco2 Kept pinching him oil the
while, but he didn't tumble. What
bullabaloo he made about having q
tooth out, why shee-. It was
either at Fields or Goss-ninety-
seven cents yard. Threatened to
turn her out Of doors II she ever
spoke to him again. Put up twenty
on Captain and the beggar lost by o
neck. That's pretty woman; red
hair is what I most admire; but say
Just lovely sermon, but far too
long. Said that his nothcr-in-law
had discovered it ord he was likely
to have bad time. Chicago Dis
match.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
A BURNING BUSH,
Curious Phenomenon of Nature
Seen Near Similar.
'The Bush Burned with Fire, and the
Bush Was Not Consumed"-Oiten
Worshiped by supersti-
tiocs Natives.

A few years ago was crossing
the passes Of the giant Himalayas,
near Similar, with two Raiput noun,
taineers for guides and servants,
and q company of native carriers
coming on behind, says writer in
Leslie's Weekly, when we reached o
point where the narrow path had
been carried away by landslide.
The path was only o narrow shelf
at best, cut along the side. of o pro-
.cipitous mountain ledge. One. side
was a cliff rising high above our
heads, while the other side was an
almost perpendicular precipice. Just
before us this path was carried
away, without leaving enough for q
mouse to cling to.
There was another, q much longer
way, to the same destination, and
the carriers, with one Rajput, turned
back; butI was in the greatest haste,
and resolved upon trying to climb
down into the valley below, and,
making my way about the break,
climb up to the sound again.
reached the deep, dark valley
in safety, and all day long the Raj
put and I pushed our way through
the dense growth and masses Of rock
and plunging mountain streams,
where it was quite possible no hui
man foot had ever passed before,
>and, just before dark, In dismal
rain, we hit upon q place where we
could climb up again. It was too
late to try it then, however, SO we
took refuge under shelving rock,
ate o cold supper, and, thoroughly
tired out, were soon fast asleep.
In the-middle Of the night half
opened my eyes, and thought the
storm had cleared and the moon was
shining. Then I realized that it was
still raining, and looked again to see
that the light came from bush not
far away. Every leaf was as bright
as 8 glow-worm.
: woke the Raiput, but he seemed
more annoyed than surprised. He
lit o taper with some difficulty, and,
covering it with his hand, went to
the bush and held it among the
leaves.
Suddenly the whole bush was
wrapped in flames. They burned
brightly for q few minutes and then
died away, leaving everything black.
"There, "said the mountaineer. as
he rolled himself up for another nap,
!. ..."that will not'trouble you again to-
night"
In the morning examined the
bush, but the fire had not injured it
in the least. Itwas not an uncommon
variety. / had seen the same kind
before, but never heard Of this Gu
rious freak. My guide told me that
often, when wet, they would glow at
night, and the only way to stop them
was to set them on fire.
There is one place, near Similar,
where an entire hillside is covered
with these bushes, and when they.
glow the superstitious natives go
out and worship them.