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The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Tho Locomotive Whistle.

When locomotives were first built and
began to trundle their small loads up and
down the newly and rudely constructed
railways of England the country roads
We're for the most part crossed al grade,
and the engine driver had no way Of
giving warning of his approach except
i.y blowing a tin horn. This horn, as
may Inc imagined, says 4 writer in the
Cardlif Mail, was far from being a suf-
ticient warning. One day in the year
1889 4 farmer of Thornton was crossing
the railway track on one of the country
roads with a great load of eggs and but
ter. Just as he came Out upon the track
a train approached. The engine man
blew his tin horn Justly. but the farmer
did not hear it. Eighty dozen of eggs
and fifty pounds of butter were smashed
into an indistinguishable, unpleasant
mass. and mingled with the kindling
wood to which the wagon was reduced.
The railway company had to pay the
farmer the value of his fifty pounds of
butter, his $50 eggs, his horse and wa
gon. 1t was regarded as a very serious
matter and s~traightway a director of
the company, Ashlen Bagster by name,
went to Alton Grange, where George
Stephenson lived, to see if he could not
invent something that would give 4
warning more likely TO be heard. Ste
phenson went to work and the next day
had a continuance which. when attached
to the engine boiler and the steam
turned on. gave out a shrill, discordant
sound. The railway officials, greatly
delighted. ordered similar contrivances
attached TO all the locomotives. and
from that day to this the vOice of the
locomotive whistle has never been ST
lent.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Temperature Of Forests.

For twenty years the Swiss gov
eminent has been making Observa-
tions through its forestry stations on
the temperature of the air, of the
trees and the soil in the forests.
These observations show that the
temperature in the forests is always
below the temperature outside. The
temperature also varies according to
the trees composing the forests. A
beech forest IS always cooler than a
forest of larch. As to the trunks of
the trees. they are always colder than
the surrounding air. Regarding the
temperature of the soil, it is found
that in the forest the temperature is
invariably below that of the air.
Outside the forest the soil is always
warmer than the air in summer and
colder in winter.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Aerial Trolley Railroad Scheme,

An electro aerial railroad, to carry
mail and perishable freight at the rate
of over $50 miles an hour, is projected
to be constructed between Detroit and
Cleveland. a distance of 10 miles. AL
bert l.. Wddis is the inventor of the
scheme for the road, and he believes he
has amply demonstrated its practica-
bility. An experimental line wa in
operation at the Chicago fair and made
surprising speed. A car fifteen feet
long and four feet square is suspended
by four wheels on an elevated rail, and
operated by motors deriving power from
a trolley wire. The ends of the car are
cone-shaped to reduce the atmospheric
resistance. Mr.. Widdis does not pro-
pose to carry passenger on his railroad,
but says that with it perishable freight.
mails and such matter could be carried
across the continent in a day. The plan
seems feasible when the prodig;Ous
speed attained by dynamos is consid-
cred.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
FLEEI-FOOTED zEeRAS.
Their Dash Of Speed When Alarmed by
tho Whiz OF u Rife hail.

Their Dash Of Speed When Alarmed by
tho Whiz OF u Rife hail.
Tho rapidity with which the diff
ferent zebras have been extermina-
ted, owing to the advance of civiliZa-
tiOn i'm South Africa, is shown by
reference to such works as that of
Sir CORVALLIS Harris, written in
1874, in which the author tells us
that the Guagga was at the time
found in ..interminable herds" bands
of many hundreds being frequently
seen, while he describes Burchcll's
zeb 4 as cOngregating in herds of
eighty or One hundred, and abound
ing to a great extent; but now, after
the expiration of about fifty years,
the m species is extinct or practical
iy So. while the other has been driven
much farther afield and it's numbers
are yearly being reduced.
This authors description of the
common zebra is we'll worth repeat
ing. says the Saturday Review. He
sequestered spots. naughty troops
are exceedingly difficult to approach.
"a we'll on account of their extreme
agility and fieetness of foot as from
the abrupt and inaccessible nature
Of their highland abode. Under the
special charge of 4 sentinel. so
posted on some ad accent crag as 10
command IL view of every avenue of
approach, the checkered herd whom
painted skins adorn' is to be viewed
perdmbulating some rocky ledge, on
which The rifle ball alone can reach
them. No sooner has the note of
alarm been sounded by the vidette.
than, pricking their long ears, the
whole flock hurry forward. to ascer-
tain the nature of the appr, aching
danger. am, having gazed a moment
at the advancing hunter. whisking
their brindled tails alolt. helter-skel-
ter away they thunder. down craggy
precipiccS and over yawning ravines.
where no less agile foot could follow
them"
OF Burchell's zebra he v
Fierce. strong, fleet and surprising
ly beautiful, there is, perhaps, no
quadruped in the creation. not even
excepting the mountain zebra, more
~splcndidly attired or presenting q
picture OF more singularly attractive
beauty" Zeb as are by no means
amiable animals, and. though many
of the stories told of their ferocity
are doubtless much exaggerated.
they have so far not proved them
selves amenable to dOmestication.
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mingled with some stronger terms,
but the man stuck to his text. and
offered to show the colonel and his
companions the Indians. lie seemed
very anxious l thought
Among us at the time were ben
Mcllor and his sister. her friend, q
Miss NeviI, and two other men named
Radcliffe and Mitchell The Ion
was my partner in the rancho (ranchD.
Bowler was his naInc-mine doesnt
matter.
..Indians.'' exclaimed Miss Mellor;
surely they won't come here"
Indians is queer cusses. But you
NAV depend when they do come they
won't give US much notice. Let US
ride up and see.
In the course of a few minutes we
all rode out into the plain. On We
went until road gave way to path and
,ath to desert track and this to desert
"a word Of grass. with here and
there a tree. Beyond a pond of water.
called BY the natives estanque. near
which the herds of sheep and goats
were gathered. Out on the plain was
a moving mass, which the dark shep-
herd called Indians.
why. it's buffalo, cried my part
ner, "Iiurrah. hurrah!"
You must ride back, ladies'. l said:
this chase will be a long onc Rad
cliffc will escort you. PERHAPS"
ooh mo-. yya ccp take care Of Our-
selves. We are armed and can shoot if
necessary" replied Miss Mellor: Come
on. Violet; let these hunters go their
own way. Manuel (the shepherd) will
accompany u.s."
So we parted. We all had pistols,
and two of us carried rifles as we'll.
Mise was hung by my saddle. but we
did rot anticipate any attack. The
shepherd had turned back with the
ladies. / did not altogether trust him.
and mentioned my suspicious to the
colonel.
'Oh. he can't hurt: they'll soon set
tie him." was my friends reply; "he's
4 hillman certainly. and I'm not sure
that he's over-honest, but he can't
hurt the rancho"
We saw the ladies picking their way
along the brown prairie, for the paths
are many and pulling: then we
started full gallop on the trail of the
buffaloes. which had stampeded to-
ward the hilly country. We rushed
on pell-mell, in nc order, until we
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Yet here they were. standing irreso-
lutte. There was no time to be lost
NV approach was almost unheedsd as
l emerged from the cover of the wood
around the house. One glance was
sufficient.
Hating, I fired all the chambers Of
my rifle in quick succession. An
answering fire came from the hall.
Four Indians dropped; the others fed
arrows at the defenders. who avoided
them by promptly lying down as soon
as they saw the bows drawn.
NV establishment was extreme when
in the defenders of our house I recog-
rized Miss Mellor and a shepherd
no. the young stranger who had in
formed us of the neighborhooi of In
dams In q few moments I vas in
possession of the facts, but Miss Nevil
was missing and Miss Mellor "a in
the greatest distress concerning her.
1t appeared that the dark-skianed new
shepherd had carried her away into
the wood, and the servants who now
UeRdu u 8SSCuIUlC SdSC CSAuCASC SuoS
he had actually done so.
As we were discussing the chances,
the other members of our party,
alarmed by the reports of firearms.
had come up. A search wa at once
instituted. The cry which I had
heard while chasing the buffalo was
still ringing in my ears. We hurried
into the wood. or scrub. and after q
search were rewarded by hearing a
faint cry for help. We searched in
the direction of the sound. and a most
remarkable tableau met our gaze.
On the ground Law the dark-featurcd
shepherd dead. his body pierced by a
bullet from my Wincles' CT. Standing
beside him mas an Indian pony. and
strapped to the body b a belt lay-or
rather hung-Miss Nevil. quite unable
I move and but half sensible.
A few moments sufficed to relieve
her from her perilous position. Sh'
aftcrward told us how the shcphcrd.in
league with the Apaches. had at
tempted to plumber our house and ar
ry her off. The b~uffaloes were only Il
decoy, driven in b. some of the tribe.
while others plundered us. The traitor
shepherd had attempted to carry off
Miss Nevil, but the first shot which !
had fired struck him and put al end to
his career. My secood bullet had
glanced away, fortunately. perhaps:
but Miss Nevil's scream OF terror had
guided me to the house.
need hardly say that the rescue
was entirely due to the course adopted
by the bull, and we were very CRATE
full for his share in the business But,
alas for sentiment! we needed beef.
and many an excellent meal was
made from what Radcliffe ever after
ward termed that blessed buffalo,
Saturday Post.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
rive ramona FtchtDcs.

TIE Passenger Department of the Ne!
York Central has just issued a series of five
beautiful eicbings, which artistically out
rank anything of the kind ever issued by q
any advertising feature renders them suit
able for hanging in your office, library or
home.
A brief description of each, with q glance
a. their titles, Is all that is neces sary to OBJ
tain q fair idea Of the pictures.
No. ! is "Washington Bridge" which
spans the Harlem River at lsIst Street -
one Of the finest bridges in the world, and
q marvo! Of engineering. In the distance
is H'gbhriige, the CrotOn Viaduct- In the
foreground q characteristic river scere,
that will be recognized by any one at all
familiar with the locality.
No. 2-'Rock Of Ages, Niagara Falls"
from a photo by William h. Jackson q
Co. Denver. A view that has been ad-
,nired by every one who has seen it. The
soft tones in which il is printed add greatly
10 the effect Of the falling waters and
spray.
No. 3-"Old Spring at West Point also
from a pnnto iy William II. Jackson &
80. Denver. A romantic scene, Tecsiirg
military academy.
No. 4 .99s and the Dewitt Clinton
The famous Empire State Express Engine
'.gg9' which occaS.oaed such widespread
comment at the Worlds FAIR. occupies the
top half Of the card. and heiow appears the
old Dewitt Clinton" afording a truly 70
markab'e example of the progress Of rail
road science in the past fifty years.
No. 5-"Rounding the Nose, Mohawk
Valley One Of the handsomest railroad
pictures ever made. The scene is just
below Little Falls.
These etchirgs are all printed on fine
plate paper, 1882 inches, suitable for
framing Copies Of either of them can be
procured at tie office of ". b. Jerome, %
Clark street. Chicago, for 80 cents each, or
will be mailed in stiff tube, secure from in
jury, to any address, post paid, for -
postal money order, upon application TO
George H. Daniels, general passenger
agent, Grand Central station, New FORK.
Il don't care an ace" is the cant OF a
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reached the summit of a rising ground,
whence we perceived the herd-a few
only. attended by two splendid bulls:
one of these standing sentry. as is the
habit of the buffalo to do
He knew our object and perhaps in
some rough bullish way guessed that
he would be the first victim. He
gave the alarm and away fed the
herd numbering along in front of
him. We dashed down the slope and
scattered. To my surprise the sen
tinel bull, instead of running with the
he continued in his course, would
bring his pursuer back by a wide
circle to our ranch again.
This fellow attracted me. SO l
quilted the line and went after him.
believing that my mustang would
soon Overtakc him. for huffaloes are
o rapid But to my aston
i>hment. Pedro, my horse, showed
signs of fatigue, and perceived that
some time must elapse before I could
overtake the bull. Ny Winchester
ride was now across my saddle: the
buffalo headed for home. 4 most an
usual course. and l could not imagine
what instinct guided the animal to
rush in a direction opposite to his com
radcs and toward our rancho.
Iiut / pressed on. getting nearer
II nearer. by this time the ladies
must be safe at home, ] thought, and
they will be rather u prised to see
Inc hunting a buffalo close up &c the
station. They could thus witness the
denou,rent and my prowess. for l was
not altogether inscnsible to Miss
Mellor's charms and glad to display
my unerring aim and my skill in hunt
ing,
Now was my chance! True. I could
not see the house. but if l wished to
kill my buffa.o now was my time. I
fred, and TO my establishment. missed!
Missed! Yes. The bullet went fly ng
on its mission. Little did l imagine
what that mission was.
Once again ! fired. stopping my
mustang in order to take \ steadier
aim. The buffalo swerved; the bullet
struck a tree and in another moment
/ heard a loud cry. The animal could
not have uttered the sound. 1t was
more like 4 human voice. Had | shot
any one?
Suddenly a horror came over me
Had nv random bullet struck one of
tho iuisn3 HI srl l.,
Miss Melior Or he. friend? Was il pos
sib,e"
In my anxiety l spurred Ioor Pedro
and was intent on di>patching the
buffalo, when two pistol shots rang
out from the direction of our rancho.
One lucky shot: the bull fell: another
in the heart: nv victory stood COM
picte. But r.y jog was very quickly
tempered with alarm. when | heard Il
savage yell, which l could not mis-
take.
Great powers, Indians at the rancho.
And the ladies'
My heart leaped to my throat.
Hastily loading all the chambers of
ms Winchester, Ispurred my steed for
home The house was not far distant
and in a few minutes I came within
view.
The door stood open. In front were
six Apaches, held in check at thirty
PAGES distant by a woman and a SER
vant-a youth-both of whom were
armed and actually defying the In
dams for the moment
Why they had opened the door 1
could not understand 1t would not
easily have been found, and the win
dows were handler for the assaiiauts.
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I'll never, never speak to him
again" she exclaimed. Never in
this wide, wide world"
Why, Clara. he adores YOU"
'Perhaps he does, but he has no
appreciation, no Judgment. no idea
of the fitness of things. Why, the
other night when he called l put on
that new gown l have just had made. "
Yes. what of it,"
What of it? You know what a
beautiful and artistic creation it is?"
Yes. indeed"
And how perfectly it tits?"
Yes"
well, l asked him how I looked
and he said l looked like an angel.
Why. l could have cried for NORTH
cation. and my d~resSmaker was
nearly heart-broken. She felt it
keenly. Such a reflection on her
work. you know"
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Simplifying q Problem.

Teacher-If 1 should give you ten
cents and your father should add
twenty-five cents, and your mDther
five and your sister One, how much
would you have?
Dull Bodybuilding like that ever
happened to me.
Just imagine it has happened.
Can't you imagine?
..Yes'm."
well? Come! Seems to me you
are a long time at it."
..Yes'm. I'm imaginin' I'm runnin'
to a candy store so it will be easier"
..HOw will it,"
..'Cause then there won't be any
leftn
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31

SO serious have been the discoveries
in connection with the sanitary cOndi-
ton of Buckingham palace that the
question is now being discussed as to
whether it can yer again be used as a
royal residence. Not only is the drain
age in a shocking condition, which will
necessitate the expenditure of a fabu-
lous sum to set Alright, but it has also
been found that n of the largest of
the main sewers of the metropolis pass
es Immediately under the palace, and
that the gases arising therefrom per-
meate the foundations of the royal
abode. The proposal to alter the course
of the W in question is declared i'm
practicable.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Began Work at Once.

Fond MOther-And so my little
angel joined the Little defenders to-
day. and will always be kind to dumb
animalsp
Little Angel-Ycs'm. Comm home
l met a man wifi Il bag full of kittens
at he was gOin' to drown. and he
promised to bring them home for us
tn no kind to-
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Facts Worth Knowing.

In all diseases of the nasal mucous mem,
brane h remedy used must he non-irri-
tating. Nothing satisfactory can be ac-
cOmplished with dOucheS. snuffs or powders,
because they are all irritating. do not reach
the affected surfaces and should be aban-
dOned as failures. A multitude of persons
who had for years borne all the worry and
pain that catarrh can infict testify to rad
zeal and permanent cures wrought by Ely
Cream Balm.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31

A Mexican kitchen contains no cook
ing stove nor even . fireplace. Instead,
on one side Of the room a shelf is built
into the wall about breast high, on the
center of which a small fire burns built
of gnarled and knotty sticks, which
thrifty American housewives would
consider unfit for use. Occasionally
this method is varied bv making a char
coal fire in a large carthern pot and set
ting smaller cooking utensils upon the
Goals. So little baking is done that
many households dispense with an owe
entirely, but when one is used it Is
built of mud, either out of doors or at
one end of the fircshelf.
Tortillas are the staff of life in Mex
leo. and consist simply of crushed o
which has been previously boiled in a
weak I've, rolled into balls Dishwash-
ing in a Mexican kitchen is conducted
on 4 novel plan. There is no a no
dishclOth and no wiping towel, much
less a table provided with q dishpan
and draining rack. The dishwasher
seats herself comfortably on the floor
with a pail of water beside her and
some sliced amole root, which makes
excellent suds, and in place of a dish
cloth she usesa tiny, stiff whisk broom
Dishwiping is unknown. The dishes
are simply turned up against the wall
to dry, and somehow or other they
always come I the table clean and
shining. The spoons and knives of
brass and steel are as bright as the
traditional dollar, though no brickdu
or patent silver polish is applied to
them. nothing but common Mexican
dirt, dug up in the dooryard.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Ills Experience.

Mr.. Pry-You must have had some
peculiar experiences in your army
practice, DR.. Lancet.
DR.. Lancet-Very. | have noticed.
for example. that some Of the pa
tents who did the least tightin"
during the war have dyae the mos,
bleeding sincc.-.ifc.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Mary Nlaedaleue in Franco.

Fifteen thousand pilgrims annually
visit st. Baume, in Provence, not far
from Marseilles. in France. where
Mary Magdalene is said to have
spent the last thirty years of her life.
The legend. according to the Nou-
velle Revue. runs that Mary Magda-
lcne came from Judea in Il small
boat, with Lazarus, Martha, the two
Marys and SalOme. bringing with
themthe body of st. Anne, the head
of st. James the Less, and a few wee
bones of the i%nnoccntS mastered by
King HerOld.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31

-Four hundred and sixtY-one de-
giees below the freezing point Of the
Fahrenheit Thermometer, lies a mys-
FERROUS. specially indicated degree of
cold which science has long been
gazing toward and striving to attain.
wondering meanwhile what may be
the condition of matters ct this I'M
explored point. Its existence has
long been in 4:atei and its position
established.
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judging From Experience.

Brown, who has met an old friend
Il suppose your son is quite a young
man now?
Smite-O. yes. he's arrived at
years OF discretion. Indeed, he's
going to be married.
Brown-Do you call that discre.
tior?-Truth.
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| down from heaven, the man securely
fastened to one end of the great
variegated band. the woman at the
other. The end of time, according
to the Kurds, will DO ushered in by
the appearance of four rainbows,
which will cross at the zenith, fur
nishing eight passageways for God
and his hosts.
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A Queer Rainbow Superstition.

The kurds and Armenians, whose
many folklore stories and tales of
superstitious fancies far exceed those
of the gypsies, have some rainbow
beliefs which are, perhaps, not dupIi-
Gated in the popular notions of any
others among tho races of mankind.
They boot at the idea of its being q
witness to Gods covenant with man
that the earth vii! no more undergo
the ordeal of food. and declare that
it was made for the express purpose
OF letting the first man and woman
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
DiSObl C.ng.

John" said Mrs. Trimm:es,
''there's a burglar in the house"
is there?"
Yes. On, John, / do believe it's
Jack the Slasher."
.'Of course you do And suppose
you want me to go down and see him
and come back and tell you how he
going to do it. I've got something
to do besides gratifying your idle Gu
riosity."
And John turned over and went to
sleep.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
GIG BUS. . LBs. OATS FROM ONE Bus.
SEED.

This remarkable, almost unheard of,
yield was reported to the John A. Sal
ger seed Co, La Crosse, Wis, by Frank
Winter, of Montana. who planted one
bushcl of Great Northern oats, care
fully titled and irrigated same, and be
lieves that in 1894 he can grow from
one bus. OF Great Northern Oats three
hundred bushels. It's a wonderful Dat.
You win cut Tht>C Gut and END
With Sc postage to the above firm You
will receive sample package of above
oats and their farm SEED catalogue. W
A Scotch preacher who found his
congregation going to sleep one Sun
day before he had fairly begun, sud-
denly stopped and exclaimed: "Breth-
rem. it is nae fair. Wait till I get .
start, and then if l am nae worth
listening to gang to sleep; but dinna
nod your pows before I get commenced.
Gle a mon a chance"
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The Almighty Dollar.

Nine. Newriche-l want a first
class passage to Havrc.
The Agent of the Standard Line
Yes, ma'am.
Mime. Ncwrichc-And insist upon
having a smooth passage, no matter
what the cost-Chicago Record.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Sp endi,l Ide:..

JOo Kerr-I was in hopes you
would take that joke.
Editor-I never buy a joke unless
| can see the point to it.
Joe kerr-What's the matter with
buying it and starting q guessing
contest.
The Columbus journal., 1894-01-31
Anw'a Thin

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