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Obituary

Fannie r. widow II the late Ralph c.
johnson of Belfast, died suddenly Dee. 10Th
at her home, 40. 10Th street. Washington
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1894-12-27

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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Building q House.

In some parts Of New Guinea whola
towns are built 'in the sea-" The
inhabitants live in constant fear OF
the bush tribes, and as a protection
against them, construct their houses
just of the shore. Mr.. W. D. Pit
cairn, in his Two Years Among the
Savage Of New Guinea" describes a
villa which he built after the native
pattern at cost Of twenty or twenty
i've dollars. Two chiefs undertook
the work, and received a little more
than half the money, so that the lab
orers got ten or twelve dollars.
I drew on the beach rough ground
plan of the house, showing the length
and breadth, the division Of rooms
and the two verandas. Peter, one of
the chiefs, measured the plan with a
piece OF cane, making the length and
breadth, and then rolled up the cane
and put it in mis- pocket, or rather in
his dilly-bag, for Of course natives. are
not provided with pockets.
He went home to his island, and in
Il few days came back with several
conoes with all the necessary logs,
timber and other materials lashed to
them. including the sago palm-leaves
for the roofing, and the cane for
splitting into laths; and when the
house was finished there was very
little material left. How he calcu-
lated so nicely I cannot say, but OF
course he had considerable experience
in building native houses.
Not nail was used in the build
ing. On the sea side the house stood
in about four feet Of water at low
tide, and on the shore side was con-
nected with the beach by a gangway.
The people have curious way OF
driving. piles. We gave them rope.
wuicu lney fixed round the head CT
the pile. leaving the two ends dang
ling. Several natives got hold OF
each end and pulled alternately, until
the pile was worked down 20 the. re-
quired depth. -
The piles are made of white man.
grove, and in order to prevent the
ravages Of the cobra insect, 1t is best
to tar the piles well, or better STILL
though very expensive, to copper
them all over.
The flooring is Of cane, the walls
are made of the bark or skin Of the
palm, and the roof Of the leaves OF
the go-palm, which have to ae put
on separately, the leaves overlapping
! little, and on the outside are placed
some branches Of the coco-nut' palm.
| A house of this kind is quite rain
proof, and if we'll constructed will
keep IN good condition for at least
| two years. -----.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Native Recruits for the Army.

A point worth noting in the recent
report Of the Adjutant General of the
army is that out Of the 9, SAT accepted
recruits for the last year 6, 652 were
natives of this country against 3,l95
of foreign birth. A popular mlsap-
prehension may be removed by
thus observing that such a ratio OF
the men who enlist are Americans oy
birth. The remainder, too, are taking
a short cut to citizenship, since the
laws give special privileges in natural.
ization to those who serve honoraDly
in the army.
A second point on which Gen.
Williams comments is also worth at
tention. He shows that the schools
to which army officers are assigned as
Instructors of military tactics are
cteadily increasing in number OF tnen
pupils. They now have an aggregate.
of 49, 4S4, which is a gain Of 2,767
over last year, and Of 6, 900 over the
year previous, Presumably, there
fore, the introduction Of this branch
of instruction makes the schools
themselves more popular. That 1t IS
a very economical form Of providing
for popular military education there
is no doubt. Fully Is, 900, OF these
pupils are reported to be physically
capable of rendering military duty
New York Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
EXPERIMENTS with glass building

EXPERIMENTS with glass building
bricks were begun in 1891 by NJ. Fal-
confer, an architect Of Lyons. says
the Ashland (England) Reporter.
These bricks are hollow, being blown
like bottles, and are given FORMS
such as cubes. heXagons, etc.-that
permit of ready layirg. A bituminous
cement, with base Of asphalt, is
used with them. The bricks serve
as double windows, giving protection
against both cold and heat; they are
good iusulators OF humidity and noise.
and they lend themselves readily TO
the decoration of buildings either by
their form or color. The bricks are
heater than marble In meat markets,
and especially adapted for bath halls,
hoth. hospitals, refrigeGating
establishments ard buildings in
which the absence Of windows would
be an advantage. a hothouse Of
glass bricks Is of about ordinary cost,
s,ves fuel and resists hail.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Gateway to Starving Russia.

Why did the Missouri sail for LIZ
bau, Russia, with her cargo OF flour
and provisions for the starving sub
jects of the Gar? many people ask.
What was the reason the Indiana,
which sailed on the same mission
from Philadelphia, also went to Lii
bau?
The reason is that Libau is better
adapted than any other seaport as
distributing point. 1t is the gate
way to starving Russia. It's In Cour-
land, on the bleak Baltic Sea, and lo3
miles southwest Of Milan, It's har-
bor is artificial, and tits walled city.
It's population ten years ago was 27,'
AIS, and is probably less now.
Libau has a council hall; theater,
hospital an almshouse, alas! no"
full to o7erhowing, and an orphan
asylum.
! A railway connects with the in
terror, and over its rails America $
food Offering will 60 to the famishlnS
peasants.-New York Herald.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
HGer Shaved"

Sir" he said as he stalked into
the clergyman's study, "you are the
man who tied the knot, I believe"
Il beg your pardon" said the cler-
man, looking up from his sermon.
You performed the marriage cere.
mony for me, didn't you?"
yes, certainly, Mr.. Wllings.
What, may ask"
Then you know what the rights Of
a husband are?"
''Why, yes, in general way"
"And the rights of wife,"
"Of course"
"WelI. now, SIR" said the caller,
drawinga chair up to the clergyman's
desk and taking a seat, ''has wife
license to torture her husband?".
Certainly not"
IF she makes his life miserable he
has redress, of courSe?"
"Ie>, but I should advise"
"Neyer mind your advise now.
Wei come to that later. My wife
complains that I don't shave often
enough
30, that's small matter"
''It is, sir. Is it! Just wait! /
told her that that was my affair, and
then she taught the children to cry
when / kissed them so that she could
say that my rough chin hurt them"
That hardly shows Christian"
"Wait minute. Yesterday morn
ing I found them playing with the
cylinder of a broken music-box You
know how that seems to the touch::"
''Certaj?ly."
"Well, She taught them to cali it
Papa;s chin"
Really, sir, I must confess"
"Wait till I'm through. To-day
one Of them got up on my knee,
passed his little hand over my chin,
and called it 'Papa's music-box.' Now,
sir, I ask of you as Christian man
and as the man who tied the knot,
what shall I do:"
Get shaved" replied the clergy
man, softly, as he returned to his
work.-IChicago Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

THE building of the great trans.
Siberian railway is having pro-
nounced influence already on the
country through which it passes, ard
indeel on all Russia. Vast quanti-
ties Of supplies are Of course con-
sume1 in the constitution, and the
widening Of the market is building
up new industries in what must be a
most gratifying manner to the Rus
san people. The demand for rails,
for instance, far exceeds the capacity
of the rail-roling mills, and one new
mill Of this character has been put
up which is under contract to furnish
10000 tons Of rails. In other de-
partments Of industry the activity Is
just as noticeable. The whole indus
trial life Of Russia is being stimu'
lated by the colossal undertaking.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

ACCORDING to the Philade' phia
Times, the latest tnvention in bed
covering is the hay quilt. 1t is made
of tannelette cretonne or wool and an
armful or two Of hay. The goods are
sewed strongly across the top and
bottom and down one side, and quilt
ed across from side to side at dis
tances of about fourteen inches. The
hay is put in lightly and the remain
in. side sewed down. When the hay
becomes limp hang the quilt before
the fire and it soon becomes crisp
auain. The warmth Of these quilt:
cannot be realized except by those
who have tried them. In making
these quilts they should be made
quite as wide as the beds they are in
tended to cover. They are equal in
warmth to two or three blank cts.
Su h CULTS are much used by the
peasantry in the Swiss mountains,
who appreciate the warmth they
afford.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
X, afaTV end there yfI be rush info Nfd

cemetery, and there WIN be rush into irfd
at the command. Young man, I say unto
thee arise" As the child shakes off the dust
OF the tomb and cones forth fresh and fais
and beautiful. and you throw your arms
around 1t and press it TO your heart. ange
to angel will repeat the story OF Main, HE
delivered him to his mother" Did you no,
tice that passage in the text as read III
"He delivered him to bis mother" Oh, ye
troubled souls Oh, ye who have lived to
see every prospect blasted, peeled, scattered,
consumed, wait little! The seedttme OF
tears will become the wheat harvest. In
cline cut OF no wlntry blast, under q sky
palled by no hurtling tempest and amid re-
deemed ones that weep not, that part not,
that die not, friend will come to friend, and
kindred will join kindred, and the long pro,
cession that marches the avenues OF gold
Will lit up their palms as again and again II
is announced that the same one who came to
the relief OF this woman OF the text came 70
the relief Of many maternal heart and re-
peated the wonders Of resurrection and de, DE-
iivered him to his mother" Oh, that Will
be the harvest Of the world. That will oe
the coronation OF princes. That will be the
Sabbath OF eternity.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
So MANY inventors and inreSt0

So MANY inventors and investors
are nowadays interested in Lying
machine>"-so many acute minds are
working for the solution Of the great
problem Of navigating the air-that
a universal thrill OF sympathy will be
felt for poor Lilienthal, who fell
nearly 200 feet at Brussels, while prac-
ticing with wings. Icarus and Darius
Green had the same fate. So Herr
Lleuthal, If he survives, need not
feel abashel: and the other inventors
will continue their efforts for tramp
ling the slant winds on high, whether
or not they drop to failure and death
Man is bound to fly; it is only mat
ter Of time. And how joyful summer
travel will be then! No tunnels, no
smash-ups, can cast shadows over the
weary mans vacation. His only risks
will be a tumble Of few thousand
feet, and he will willingly take that
for the fun Of dying.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

from under his arm and opened it, I
lind that I have twenty-seven dead
heads to whom furnish the Blizzard
Tree. Among these deadheads is your
chairman, for whom l have the high
est respect, together with the four
other preachers in SpiketoWn. Your
secretary is another deadhead. He
advertiSes to the extent OF $50 a year.
most of which I take in trade, and 1
have charged him nothing for his
copy of the Blizzard. The two gentle
men I see sitting by the stove are
Also"
1T is asking too much of Mr..
Clugston, perhaps" suggested the
banker suavely, ''to expect him to
enumerate all his deadhead subscribers
in this 3udieDce. and I move,
"No trouble dc aIl,' cneer1ulIy IN
terposed Mr.. Clugston, ''only l don't
want to consume the time Of this
meeting. There's about fifteen of
them here, l think. And when it
comes to delinQuents, who owe me
from so cents to So, this meeting.
gentleman, comes pretty near being
unanimous. I've got over $500
outstanding on subscription, and, SO
help me Horace Greeley, there's nearly
$500 of it in this audience!"
Editor Clugston looked over the
congregation. There were the fel-
lows who had subscribed two years
before ito help him along" and had
never paid cent. There were the
merchants who got extra copies
to send to friends and thought they
were entitled to them for nothing.
There were the tough men Of the vii
lage, whose names had got on his list
somehow, whom he didn't dare to
dun, and there were the men who
borrowed the paper instead Of SUBJ
scribing for it and found more fault
with it than anybody else did.
awhile l am explaining things
continued Editor Clugston, 81 will
explain that 1 owe my cub at the
office a months salary. l owe
board bill Of s17.30. owe about
$-.j in bills coming due in a week.
And I've got Sl.35 to pay 'em with.
Took in 81 on subscription to-day. 1t
isn't likely" he added, raising his
voice, that III ever have as favorable
an opportunity to inaugurate my cash
system as | have right now. Your
accounts on subscription are in this
book, gentlemen. You will oblige
me very much by coming forward and
settling at once"
In the sepulchral stiffness that fol-
lowed his remarks Banker Wildcat
came to the front with s6.25, which
he said was the payment in advance
for five copies Of the Blizzard.
Then the Chairman, followed by
the Secretary and several others Of
the assembled deadheads, handed
over S1.25 each IN silence.
Subscribers who were in arrears for
various amounts squared up their
accounts, and when the editor Of the
Blizzard left the Town Hall he had
sl74.60 in his pocket, aud his paper
was established On solid cash basis.
And now mark how Editor Clugs-
ton had met this last great crisis in
his career.
That indignation meeting was his
own scheme.
He originated it in all its details,
and it's successful outcome was toe re-
suit of a private arrangement ma6a
with Banker Wildcat the day before.
Once again let it go on record that
no combinations of circumstances can
ever crush the truly great Journalist.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

The Nicaragua canal scheme is0ne
Of the most important enterprises be-
fore the country, and the South Is
particularly interested in its compile
tion. 1t is therefore quite RI 1T that
representative commercial and tinan'
cial bodies in all the Southern State:
should take action to induce Congress:
to exercise its legislative powers IL
the matter in order that trade anC
commerce may be benefited. Every
Southern city and State should exert
itself in behalf Of this magnificent
enterprise and bring powerful infu-
ences to bear upon Congress through
their local representatives.. Our peo-
die have the control Of a great en-
pire within their grasp, if they will
only reach out and take it. ATLANTA
Financial Index.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

FLORIDA people delight in citing
Northern tourists to their acres OF
beautiful yellow jasmin in the early
springtime. But the farmer says the
plant is poisonous in all its parts, not
only to man, but to animals. Even
to bees it is rank poison, and so is 1t
to the honey made from the flowers.
The plant should he eXterminated.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
The Biggest Ones.

Mr.. Collarbutton Qeadius from an
engineering journaD-Some Of the
biggest dams in the world are in Cali
fOrnia.
Mrs. C. (meeklv)-Iye heard some
very large ones around here. Hiram
Detroit Free Press
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

LEMON JUICE, squeezed in Call
fornia, treated with preserved proc
ess, and sent East by the barrel, is
now sold in earthen jugs containing
from half gallon to ten gallons. 1t
is used for all sorts Of dom estic pur-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

THERE are 50 many people who are
pious only n pleasant weather. -.
GOD never needs many soldiers
when they are led by a Gideon.
TdosE who are close with money
are very often liberal with advice.
TIE pra. ers that reach Heaven
soonest are those that are full OF
gratitude.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
Advice (s Ready Made.

Mrs Primmins - Nv dear, if ycll
will let me give you some advice
Miss Giddings-Wi,l you alter 1t To
TT. without making a fuss?--PucS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13

II Is sad that Coghlan will never
act again. II he does, and acts as he
mas for the last few months, some
friend Of humanity ought to swear
ont an in JUNCTION or a warrant.
Connecticut western news., 1894-11-15
Burglary in North Canaan.

During Saturday night or in the "wee sma' hours" of Sunday morning the store of Fuller & Peet was entered by tramps, probably four in number, who effected an entrance. by breaking in one of the cellar windows. They made a complete change of their wardrobes. SUD- plying themselves with new clothing including hats for caps) and shoes and stockings and underwear. They also took pistols and knives. The value. of goods stolen amounted to about S1OO Their old clothes were left in the store. They left town the same morning on the six o'clock west bound freight, al though they were put of once before the train started, Telegrams were sent, however, in all directions.
 Tuesday afternoon Fuller & Peet re- oeived telegram from Fishkill Land, ing, N. Y., stating that men answering the description had been arrested there Fuller & Peet telegraphed description of the property stolen and yesterday a message came back that the men arrest ed were the parties wanted. According ly George s. Fuller and Deputy Sheriff William B. Perry, of Lakeville. went to Fishkill Landing by the 12 38 p. m. train yesterday to take the proper steps to secure their attendance before a jus tice in this town.
Connecticut western news., 1894-11-15
Mark Twain,s New Book.

Mark Twain's most popular and suc- cessful books have been sold by sub soription and the American Publishing Company of. Hartford, Conn. announce for early publication his new book ''The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins The Tragedy and Comedy were at first dual story-two stories in one-and the authors account, as given in the preface, of tine difficulty he had in writing the book, of the incompati- bility of some of the characters and oi his having to finally separate them by pulling one of the stories out by the roots and leaving the other-a kind of literary Cmsarean operation, is certainly one of the :most original, breeziest and cl verest chapters choice fun-that has been written for many 8 day. We are told that ''There is time to laugh" and The Churchman says, "The reader will begin to smile at the very first paragraph"
 The book will be sold only by sub scription and as it possesses, in pro- nounced degree, the remarkable charac- teristics of the authors best works it is sure to have a large sale. Each page will be beautifully illustrated with marginal sketches, the work of one oi our best artists, and the publishers have wisely decided to sell the volume at a popular price-bringing it within the reach of all
 An advertisement for agents appears in another column and applications fol territory should be sent to the publish CTS at once.