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The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
POISONOUS GASES
some That Produce Death In an Incrsdl-
be short Time.

some That Produce Death In an Incrsdl-
be short Time.
CarbOnic oxide il one Of the most
dangerous gases; il is disengaged espe-
eially by the combustion Of coal Lee
blanc found that the difficulty Of
breathing air impregnated with coal
gas Is due especially TO the earbonie
thus generated, and not TO carbonie OK
ide acid, which is not generatedin sufi-
cient quantity to account for the
poisonous quality Of the air. A kilo.
gramme Of glowing coal will suffice to
make the air in space of 2S cubic
meters unbreathable. An equally
poisonous gas is sulphureted hydrogen.
In the experiments Of Dupuytren and
Thenard l-l6OO Of this gas in the at
mosphere proved fatal to a greenhnch,
1880 to a dog and 1880 to a horse.
ChauHler observed that both this gas
and ammonia vapor proved fatal to
animals in q few seconds. Chlorine
gas cannot be inhaled, as the epiglottis
closes spasmodically; even the small.
est quantity mixed with the air pro-
vokes violent coughing. II kills ami
mails quickly. Many poisons inhaled
in gaseous form are equally as danger,
Gus US If introduced into the blood in
other ways. The noxiousness Of the
vapor Of quicksilver Is we'll known.
Arsenious gas Is one Of the most dan
gerous poisons; and numerous deaths
have occurred from the inhalation Of
cyanogen gas.-Der Stein der Weisen.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

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Ralaaa larw Aga a-H
BIT g. ben eaal flfl 1e11E 1Ua
4Elia f.ealg vera sEaauzg
Lee .a laH eaaT1-sfu1E Eree-
Aa1 Haula here declare ii.
Aal NJ 3 elge Yel leeu ~ rhYna
Whg, Ellrly -1v-z and helf ltH
Wa casE.s1si Fraieciz ecns q usugal
lt pan el1islera uaazIas
hsa 1saEs 40 a1z.ds Fru fTllesI fhrlgh1
HFing iaas ia h1ar1ed treasure
VIA frisads s1rssks azd FOES ingsasa
PIT On laqzzh haai ta HasFii
A szEly SMILE uf periect peace-
Iva hsip-i-It 'Euin and hsariL-
N-hHu Wcss Gene thick aad stil mere thicE
Disasters gathsFiaF daily.
V-hea hcrs deferred ne hart m1kss siak.
Whils round yul iestilg Eayiy,
ne Worid knoHs not how sd Your sou,
Dreams not Hhai Eriefs DO tesrit
Keep over self q calm ccnuoL
And hrzFsly girls and heaF a.
An, sneaih hess homsly Eords there ns
Vast miaes of deepest meaning;
Whale tones Of sound ph1csuahy
Wen Uurth most careful Eieaning.
Yet not mere stCic's lore urge
Forever foFsWear IL
Let earth's and heavens best wisdom merge
Trust God then grin and bar "a
Philip 2. Suoug. In Detroit Free Press
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
Ono Pound of Hydrogen.

The total heat of combustion Of one
pound of hydrogen is 62.O32 units, and
of one pound of carbon 14,5OO units. II
requires 1,213.4 units Of heat to convert
water at temperature ofzero to steam
OF 100 pounds pressure, but as steam Il
generally generated from water aver
aging about sixty degrees the total
heat required to convert IT into steam
Is only 1894 units, and one pound Of
bituminous coal of average quality
contains heat enough to convert twelve
and one-half pounds Of water at this
temperature into steam Of 100 pounds
absolute pressure.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
Extinction Of AlllgatOrs.

Alligators are the next animals to be
In danger Of complete determination
at the hands Of reckless and merciless
hunters. There has been a great de-
mand for alligator skin, which for
many purposes is unsurpassed, and
with even decent killing Of the crea-
lures the supply of this useful leather
might be kept up indefinitely. That
their extinction Is close at hand Is not
surprising when we learn that over
100000 have been killed in Florida
since 1880, and that 600 was at one
time fair weeks work. As IL Is with
the alligators, buffalo, and seals. so II
is with many species of southern birds
which have been so relentlessly
slaughtered for their plumage that
within few years they will become
ahaOlutplv extipct
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

The really popular girl always knows
a lot She knows enough not to gossip
about people who have done her IA
vors and who are in way of doing her
favors. She knows enough to dress APP
propriately at all times and never to be
overdressed. She knows enough not
to wear diamonds, discuss religion or
politics, boast about her ancient lin
cage or tell long-winded tales. She
knows enough to keep silence and she
knows enough to talk well. She knows
how to dance, swim, row, sail a boat,
play the piano and banjo. ,.sing negro
melodies and college songs. She knows
enough not to give away" all the fun
ny condolences that the boys give her
when in the blues or feeling particulars
ly good, and she knows how much to
cook when they are stranded on an
island, becalmed and without oars 81. 4
stick with which to pole home. She
knows just how to catch a fish and
then to cook it, and she knows enough
not to growl and whine and esmplain
until they are safely home, Phiiadel.
phia Enquirer
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

] never saw whole day in London
that could honestly be described az
"fne, let alone the hyperboles. One
may speak of fine" five minutes, a
fine half hour, or an hour. Nothing
beyond that, SO far as l could see. 1t IS
a settled point among scientists that
with his naked eyes no man can gaze
at the MONDAY sun, am prepared to
confound these learned theorists On
the lst Of August, 1890, about one D,
M, | gazed at the London sun from
the top of an omnibus standing near
Hyde Park corner take my oath on
1t that to the best of my knowledge
and belief, did gaze at the sun, did
stare at him boldly, did, in fact, out
stare him and make him retire behind
the gathering clouds. This is his
torical fact, and record it, therefore.
with all the pomp and circumstance
BETTING 1t. I give date, place and
hour, which is more than most of our
modern scientists do in announcing
their discoveries Of mares nests. The
Indian Eye on English Life-Mala-
bari.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

vibrates like the diaphragm Of a tele-
phone; and box behind il, forming a
resonance chamber" magniAes the
sound. which is then communicated
mechanically through q tube to the
observers room. Instead Of inserting
special plato into the ships side a
section Of the ordinary wall Of the yes
sci, If of metal, may be utilized, and
for the tube wire may be substituted,
starting from a thin. elastic, tightly
drawn membrane in the inner wall Of
the resonance chamber. equipped there
with an electrical sound transmitter or
microphonc, and terminating In tele-
phone receiver. Indeed, the micro
phone may be attached directly to the
wall Of the vessel. II two or three Of
these "hydrophones" are placed in diff
ferent parts Of a ship the observer,
whose room should be secluded from
noise on shipboard as fully as possible,
can thus tell more readily tho direc-
tion from which a sound proceeds by
the unequal intensity with which the
several instruments repeat the signals.
These, according to Prof. Blake's
plan, are given by submerged appar-
atus, either inserted in a ships side
below the water line or similarly on
shore, the special device for that pur-
pose which he favors being similar to o
siren; that is, he would have a let of
water forced against the edge of re-
volving, toothed steel disc; and to In
crease the effectiveness of the system
he would have both stern and receiv-
Ing diaphragm carefully tuned to ex-
nctlv the same pitch Combinations Of
long and short sounds, corresponding
to the Morse telcgraphic alphabet,
would constitute the message.
Experiments were begun in 1888, at
Newport; and since then Prof. Blake
has continued them in Buzzard's and
Narragansett bays. and at the Ports
mouth navy yard. The perfected appar-
atus will work between ships six or sew
en- miles apart. No trouble has been ex-
perienced in distinguishing the signals
from all other sounds inside or outside
the vessel. The most important appli-
cation Of this invention, perha ps, would
be to warn large steamships of the ap-
prGach OF other vessels, and thus to
prevent collision Prof. Blake, who
was graduated at the University Of
Berlin, where he studied under Helm
holtz, occupied the chair Of physics
and electrical engineering in the Rose
Polytechnic school lie now fills sim
liar position in the University Of Kan
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

In the house, big hive Of work peo-
pie, situated in the Rue Delambre,
where for six months Tony Robec had
occupied a room, everyone thought that
he was a widower He could not have
been widower very long. for his little
boy Adrien, who lived with him ard
who was always well cared for, was
not more than six years old. Yet nei-
ther Of them wore mourning
Early every day Tony Robec, who
was employed as a compositor in a
printing house In the Quarter Latin,
left his room with the child still half
asleep on his shoulder. He left the lit
tie one at school and called for him
again at night when returning from
work Then they went shopping to-
gether, after which they shut them
selves up in their garret, and nothing
more was seen OF them until the follow
ing morning.
The kind.hearted gossiPs were full of
pity for the poor fellow. He couldn't
be more than forty and was still good
looking, although sad and pale, and
with silver streaks in his black beard
Behind his back they said; That man
ought 10 marry again"
They wished to make his acquaint-
ance. Generally this is not difficult in
such a house, where the tenants live
with open doors, But Tony had very
reserved manner, and bowed so distant
ly and coldly-although politely-to
his neighbors when he met them on the
stairs that they were afraid to ap-
proach hiu.
Ne ladies'" said the doorkeeper,
who was inclined to be sentimental,
'that widower will never marry again.
mark my words. The other Sunday
passed him in the cemetery at Mont
parnasse. His wife is doubtless buried
there. 1t cut me to the heart to see the
poor man with the motherless little
chap at his side. He must have dotted
on his wife"
Certainly Tony had been very de
voted TO his wife and would not be con
soled now that he had lost her-but he
was not a widower
His life had been simple, but not by
any means happy. Although a CON
scientious workman he was not partic-
ularly good at his trade, and therefore
until he was thirty he had not succeed
ed in making a tolerably good living,
and could not think of marrying.
When he did resolve to marry he ought
to have chosen a sensible. economical
wife, who had known want as he had.
But love does not occupy itself with
such trifies Tony lost his head over
pretty, light-minded light.hearted
flower girl of nineteen, honest doubt
less, but frivolous, and thinking more
of her toilet than of anything else un-
der the sun. 1t must be admitted, how
ever, that she could make dress out
of few scraps Of stuff.
He had saved little money with
which to start housekeeping. Among
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

platform for the discovery Of the cleo
trio telegraph Now will tell you of
a way Of making this apparatus for
yourself readily and without the least
expense.
The articlesyou must secure are sim
ply these; A large glass full of water,
q goblet or bowl half full Of strcnr
salt water, teaspoon, a fork, some
coke broken up into Jumps no bigger
than cherry stones, a sewing needle, a
small magnet (such as you can buy for
twenty-five cents or even less), and,
lastly, strip of zinc about ten inches
long by one inch wide.
Let Us begin with the necessary com
pass, To obtain one, rub the needle on
the magnet, each stroke in the same
direction, and cause 1t to float on the
water in the FIRST glass, either by coat
ing 1t with grease or by threading It
along a slip Of paper cut into the form
OF an animal or insect We know that
one of the ends Of the needle, say that
which corresponds with the feet Of the
cut figure, will instantly point to the
magnetic north. Somuch for the com
pass Now, for the galvanoscope,
whose purpose il to indicate the pres
euce Of the current BY causing tho
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
WHERE rHE MoIIEY IS


TIE worlds money forms q very
small part Of its wealth. The amount
now in use is estimated by Mulhall as
ETS0, ,O0O, 900 Of gold, Eso1, 900, 600 silver,
Es4s. .Oo0. 900 paper; total, 81, ,4s7, 900, ,ooo
Is Denmark the value Of real estate
has increased flo2. 100000 in thirty
seven years This result is due to the
breaking up Of the large estates Of the
nobility and their purchase by the
peassntry.
SrArIsrICIANs estimate that in Great
britain there are 100 millionaire fam
lilies, $3.50 very rich" l4S,s50 rich, F"
T30,O 900 in moderate circumstances" "
2,0oS.c0 struggling to keep mp" and
s,916,0OO poor"
TIE value Of land in Great Britain
rose enormously during the Canadian
and American wars of the last century,
and increased still further during the
French wars, owing to the demand for
grain and its advanced price.
Tux official classification Of French
houses in 1868 showed that l5s,O 900 were
inhabited by the nobility and gentry,
5Ss,OOO by merchants and commercial
people, 2,167,OOO by "tradesmen" and
l45s, 900 by laborers and operatives.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

with the air of suppliant, she sai6;
"How good of you"
But he, already at her side, said
huskily, almost harshly: Don't talk
Take my arm"
1t is not far from the ce metery to the
RSe Delambre, and they walked quick.
ly and without uttering a word. The
child, engrossed in his newly-found
treasure, trotted along at their side,
thinking only of his toys
When they reached the house the
door-keeper was standing on the steps.
Madam" said Tony to her, "this is
my wife. She has been six months in
the country with her mother who was
ILL., and now she has come back to liys
with me-
When they reached the room Tony
made his wife sit down in the only arm
chair, placed the boy in her lap, and
opened a DIR aver from which he took an
old cardboard box Out Of this he took
the wedding ring, which he pressed on
his wife's finger. Then, without a
word of reprodth or bitterness about
the sorrowful past, silently, gravely,
with the overfowng generosity of a
simple, childlike heart, he gently
pressed his lips to her forehead as the
seal Of his forgiveness. Translated for
Romance.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
PEKIN has 500 police static ms.


Are annually lost because poor seed Is
planted. Now, when you sow you
want to reap. For instance, A. NJ.
Lamb, Penn, made $500 on ten acres
of vegetables; r. Bey, Cal, cropped
1913 bushels Salzer's onions per acre;
Frank Close, Mimi, 100 bushels of
spring wheat from two acres; A. Hahn,
Wis, 1,4lO bushels potatoes per acre;
Frank Winter, Montana, 2l6 bushels 8
pounds oats from one bushel planted.
This is what Salzer calls reaping.
IFYoU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 1T
with 1Oc to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co, La Crosse, Wis, you will receive
their mammoth catalogue and ten
sample packages of farm seeds. Cat
alogue alone, sc postage. tKl
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

1t would be difficult to convince the
average man that fir is a stronger wood
than oak, but such has been proven by
actual tests that were made by fair
and impartial committee appointed
for that purpose The timbers used
were each 2x4 inches and feet long,
both ends solidly braced and the
weight applied In the middle Of the
span. Yellow fir stood a strain Of
S,OO2 pounds, common Oregon oak,
9,022 pounds. Fine grained yellow fir
from near the butt stood strain of
1896 pounds, and best Michigan oak
snapped with a strain of only 2,420
pounds. These tests were made by the
Northern Pacific Railroad company a;
Tacoma, Wash.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
August
Flower

81 am Post Master here and keep
Store. Ihave kept August Flower
for sale for some time. l think it is
a splendid medicine" L. A. Bond,
P. NJ, Pavilion Centre, N. Y.
The stomach is the reservoir.
If it fails, everything fails. The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong. If you feel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower, 1t assures a good appetite
and a good digestion. o
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
SCIENCE AT HOME.


uow to Conduct an Electric Experiment
with Simple Means.
The celebrated experiment Of the
Danish philosopher Grsted is repeated
In the laboratories by the help Of cost
ly apparatus, the mariners compass,
the galvanoscope and tie electric pile.
The problem is to demonstrate that a
conducting wire, trayersed by an cleo
trio current and placed near the mag.
netic needle, causes the latter to devi.
ate from its position of equilibrium.
The Importance Of the experiment is
very considerable, for it served as a
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

A Spanish inventor claims to have
produced an iron automaton whose
inner organs are machinery and whose
diet is cartridges. The rifle which the
monster carries can be turned in anv
direction, and delivers ffty thousand
shots In fifteen minutes. Electricity
provides the motive power by which
the machinery is set in motion.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Watts-I never buy from peddlers
because most Of them are foreigners.
Potts-l don't see any reason in that.
Matts-I do; because know II lwas
selling to foreigner myself what sort
OF truck would stick him with II ]
could. see2-Indianapolis journal
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Mother-He is very desirable match
Mary, and think he loves you.
Daughter-I'm not so sure Of that
Mother-Why not2
Daughter-He leaves me In less thar
an hour after bidding me good night
N. Y. Press
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
The Most Pleasant WAY

OF preventing the grippe, colds headaches
and feyers is to use the liquid laxative
remedy Syrup of Figs, whenever the sys.
TEN needs gentle, yet effective cleansing
70 be benefited one must get the true
remedy manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only. For sale by all druggists
in SOC. and 81 bottles.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

'DAT's de mos wun fullest ting, dat is"
remarked Uncle Eben, as he gazcd at the
electric light, "Dey done put de match 10
de uddah end OBJ de connection, an when
you turns on do spigot dc light les flows
out Ln-WaShlnrtnn Star
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Physician (severely)-I have no hesi.
tation in saying, sir, that your wife's
nervous fits are occasioned by your
staying out late every night.
Witherby-Great heavens, doctor,
didn't know she was suffering from an
incurable disease.-N. Y. Sun.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

"How many lodges did you say your
husband belonged toP" she suddenly
asked.
Fifteen"
Mercy on mel But think Of a man
being out fifteen nights a weekl l am
really glad that I'm NATURALIZATION
Globe.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Judge-You%are clearly guilty, pris.
oner. Ten dollars or ten days
Prisoner-0, z. I'll take the ten
days It's the softest snap I've had
yet. A dollar day is big savin' for
me.-Harper's Bazaar
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Parker is awfully conceited. Hc
doesn't seem able to get away from
himself
That's because he Is stuck on him
self."-Harper's Bazaar. - = ~
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

May-If you were ], what would You.
do?
Jack-well, arst Of ell. I'd let lac
kiss you. Life.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

We czer 0ue HundHcd Dollars Reward Tor
any case az Catarrh that cannet be cured by
Hsllis Cziarrh Cure.
p . CuKNEr & Co, FFopS, Toleae. q.
We. TIE uadersigned. have knoEn p ]
Cheney for the Lass IS years. and believe
HIN perfectly konorahls In an business
transactions and financially ahle 10 carry
out any Obligation uisde ~ their fru,.
Vest & Trusx. Wholesale Druggists, To-
leto, o WaldinC. kinnan a Marvin,
MAolesaia Druggists. Toieio. O.
Halls CRtarrh Cure il taken internally,
ecasng diFeetlY On The blood and mucous
surfaces cf the system. Price. I5c. per bot
te Sold by all Drlgrisis Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills. &C.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16


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L r fa
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aa ZH ~ eia ar saai =
Farl zr -l % q -
~ sHHHte1 aad
1ssr 4 = - ea1l eF9f
E aa aE1 aran lfll1-
.ass aa eeler - - eia1c Qgl1e-
fsrrs a-r=sf loafrrii e1 ctt.scr eacugh 70
~ bis 81 aent41f sEsurs. val make
s b Hasf s eesa Enoa ercaEn
laa EHE / hare ten aorkzuE t1e scl
asafig a Fears 411 asVsE igaad anythiHg
taiaF ta ceHndFe iH trra uert with
tts u1atarlll aad Eainahla e1laa, Whach
IS FursHsed5HE xtnre cofee - fast Es iia
uzEits heocua kuoTa- Order ~ free cata-
lazga aad see shat ny Fatruns say about
&. vie have tired b. 81 over the country.
C.E Goa, BgE la7, Backner, No.
i saens that tae seed points of somepeo-
nIa MaHa aH - ke.aa-s.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

THAT fellow Jawley is broker, isn't her'
Yes" 'Has he got any moneyln Yes
he's got mine, life.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

DEACON EAUKNo-"My friend, do vou
drink" StoughtOn-"Is that an invitation
or only a Queston}" Deacon Eaukno-eIt
Is a question StoughtOn-"0hl Never,
sir, never. Boston Transcript.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

"CLIFrON looks unusually happy 70
night "Yes; he proposed 70 Miss FIintiy
last night" And she gave him a favor
able snswerln YES; told him she was en-.
gagged 70 Snagley.n
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

THE bashful lover who gets hold of his
best girls arm often manages TO say great
deal in pinch. Buffalo Courier.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
WOMEN WHO SUFFER

each month can find relief and emancipation
from their troubles. DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription is a safe and certain remedy
compounded by an eminent physician for
those weaknesses common to women. Back
ache, lrregularity, Headaches, Dizziness,
Leucorrhea, Womb Troubles, and Nervous
ness, are readily cured by the "Prescrip-
tion." DR.. Pierce has received hundreds Of
testimonials. Here is one:
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Old fallaries arc being rsfated. old errors
In ncoverumentpOhcy corrected, old foEyisms
scouted and above al, old complaints thor.
ouEhly remedied BY H0stetter's stomach
Bitters. Chronic cases Of malaria and biI
i0us trouble, constipation and dyspepsia, al
WAYS knock under to the Bitters. So "a
rheumatic, kidney and nervous ailments. Il
is a great reformer
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

FoR Throat Diseases and Coughs use
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. 25 cts. (
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

II you want 70 be cured Of a cough use
Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies TO0thaehe Drops Cure in oneminute.
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16
The Only Way


To ours Caisrrh IN ne heaa Is 70 remove
from no blood the impurities which cause snd
fsed Il This can Be- done BY taking hoods
sarsapariilA, the great blOod puriasr. uhieh
sasesualiy sxpeis sll traces Of poison and germs
Of disease and peFmsneatly cures Catarrh
This 4 Nos tTheOrY, but simple Iaet and
ths success Of Hoods sarsaparilla as remedy
for caiarrh Is testihed 10 by many people whom
ii has cured. not Tor . time 0nly, but peraaA-
nsnily. Remember
Hood;S's'~CUres
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

THE nan Of note is one who never paws
bis debts. Dallas News
The Southern herald., 1894-02-16

Hseens that the gaod points of somepeo-
le have az been hrokea oH--GalTeston
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-11-28
BOEE SMITHS REPORT
Leading Feature Will Be on
 Indian Affairs.
ADDITIONAL REPORT PROBABLE.

The Secretary of the Interior Has Been
 Giving Much of His Time to This Ques-
 tion and Sent Letters to Agents to Help
 Him Out-The Printing Bill May Be-
 come Law.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The leading feature of Secretary Smiths annual re- port of the doings of the interior depart ment will be its reference to Indian af- fairs. Since its preparation Secretary Smith has been devoting some time to the Indian question and will perhaps make an addition to the report devoted strictly to that problem. With this end in view he had addressed to various 1n- dian agents letter of inquiry, asking for complete information of the condi- ton of Indians at each agency, the con- dition of the land of the. reservation, agriculturally, and from mineral standpoint, the amount of work done by Indians, the amount and kind they are capable of doing, the climate and kinds of grain and agricultural products or that can be produced and whether the lands be adapted to agriculture or stock raisinp atc