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The morning times., 1895-11-10
POINTERS.

Mile. Jane May, a French pantomimIst. and
her company are rehearsing at Daly's The
ater, where they will open November Is
IN Mile. Pygmalion."
"In Sight of st. Paul" another red h OF
English melodrama, was produced at the
American this week, with fair success.
gohn I. Sullivan, Rose Coughlan's hus-
band, was seen In the leading part.
The Casino reopened Monday night, when
Frank Daniels, the midget comedian, made
pis debut as a comic opera star in piece
eaiied "The Wizard of the Nile.- The
pouse was packed to the doors. and the
performance was received with many
demonstrations Of approval.
=
Charles B. Jefferson and T. B. Mac.
ponough have secured Honor" the pIay
tn which Lillian Walrath started out a a
star, and have arranged to produce It =
The morning times., 1895-11-10

The continuous performance inaugurated
at the Fourteenth Street Theater last week
by John b. Doris is an awful frost. I
went down there one afternoon last week
and counted fourteen people in the audience
and seventeen on the stage.
The morning times., 1895-11-10

This Corset is made of Alex
andra Cloth, Satteen Stripes,
two side steels on each side,
extra long waist, high corded
bust, boned with the best
French bone, sizes Is to rs.
1t is made up expressly for US.
We know what is in it and
guarantee it. If out of town
people want it, state size de-
sired.
The morning times., 1895-11-10

/ understand Walker Whiteside is "kick-
ing" because of my criticism of his Ham
let" What | said was without malice,
and II goes. NANCY SYKES.
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Jewelrv Offerings for Tomorrow.

4Sc Rolled Gold Scarf Pins
with Rhinestone settings, | Sc
4Sc Jet Combs Csc
4Sc Side Combs, Sterling
Silver trimmed 25C
The morning times., 1895-11-10
Lansburgh & Bro.

I
U.s. WHo heard Ln5gh WHo Lansbagh
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
CURIOUS TREES.
Several That Are Valuable, Gigantic and
 Historic.

Several That Are Valuable, Gigantic and
 Historic.
 The largest orange tree in the south is gigantic specimen which grows out of the rich soil in Terre Bonne parish, Louisiana. It is fifty feet high aud fif- teen feet in circumference at the base. Its yield has often been ten thousand oranges per season.
 The ''tallow tree" of China has pith from one inch to two feet in di- ameter, according to the size of the tree, which is composed of a greasy wax, which is so highly volatile that it often catches fire spont aneously, consuming the tree to the very ends of its roots.
 The largest oak tree now left stand ing in England is "Cowthorp's oak, !" which is seventy-eight feet in. circum- ference at the ground. The oldest tree in Britain is Parliamentary oak" i" in Clipstone park, London, which is known to be fifteen hundred years old.
 The largest apple tree in New York state is said to be one standing near the town of Wilson. 1t was planted in the year 1915. and it is on record that it once yielded thirty-thr ee barrels of apples in single season.
 There are four hundred and thirteen species of trees found growing within the limits of the United States. The curiosity of the whole lot is the black ironwood, of Florida, which is thirty per cent. heavier than water. Well dried black ironwood will sink in water almost as quickly as will bar of lead.
 The life tree" of Jamaica is harder to kill than any other species of wood growth known to arboriculturists. 1t continues to grow and thrive for months after being uprooted and ex- poSed to the sum-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
MEANNEss EXTRAORDINARY.
The Name of Hog Would Be Compii-
 me0t to This Man,

The champion mean man paid San Francisco visit the other day, says the Post of that city. He was big, long legged, raw-boned fellow, with nose like the blade of hatchet His eyes, like little black beads, were set withiis half an inch of each other and glistencl! and gleamed at everybody and every thing at once. He clutchcd the arm oi a sad-faced little woman with long, bony hand and clawcd at his wKisllcr-s with the other as he ordered the waiter in Market street restaurant to give him a cup of coffee. The waiter brought it with some bread and butter and laid down a check for ten cents.
 ''Would you give me an extra pitcher of cream?" asked the mean nan. The waiter brought it.
 ''Yes. by the way, give me cup of hot water, will you, please?"
 The waiter brought it and watched the mean man curiously. He poured the cream into the hot water, put lit tie sugar in it, showed it to his wife and flung one slice of bread without butter in her direction. The little woman ate it hungrily and the waiter added five cents to the mean mans check.
 The row was heard three blocks ur Market street. He declared he was be ing robbed because he was from the country, but he finally paid when threatened with arrest.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
A LUCKY ACCIDENT.
Why . Jsckstons Maker Turned His At
 tentKon to Puzzles.

As an example of how a remunerative speciality in hardware forced itself on receptive and appreciative Yankee the following incident will be of in- tercSt:
 Among manufacturers, says the Iron Age, small castings are often put in re- volving cylinders with pickers or stars made of cast iron. having usually six points. the extremes of which are abo 1t an inch apart. They are also familii,r to toy dealers, who sell them to chil- dren as ''jaclzstones." The pickers. together with small castings, are put into the tumbling barrels so that any particles of sand adhering may be re- moved and a better finish given the castings. A large and well-known New England concern, which, in addition to other lines, manufactures screw wrenches largely, formerly used a peculiarly shaped malleable iron fer rule with irregular openings at the two ends weighing about an ounce. Some of these ferrules chanced to be a part of the contents in one of the tum- bling barrels.
 When the barrel was opened the at- tendant noticed, what to him seemed almost incredible, that the picker with all its prongs was inside the ferrule, the openings of which were compara- lively small The observant mechanic logically concluded that as it had got ten in it could be gotten out again.
 The phenomenon was brought to the attention of parties who decided to apply the idea in puzzle, and the re- suit has been that the original manu- lecturers are now making the two parts under contract in ton lots, while the first order is said to have netted. a profit to the promoters of seventeen hundred dollars. This is known on the streets as the Trilby puzzle.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
THE LARGEST LENS.
The Splendid Achievement of an Amer
 ican Manufacturer.

ican Manufactures.
 The Clarks have accomplished what has long been regarded as an impossi- ble thing, and one which no European manufacturer of lenses could be induced to attempt. This is the making of a per feet lens of more than three feet across the face. No one but this American manufacturer ever thought of exceed ing the twenty-six-inch lenses which are in use at several observatories on both continents, one at the naval ob- servatory at Washington, through which NIT. Hall discovered the long sought satellites of Mars and many double stars. The highest power was supposed to be reached when the Lick telescope in California was put up with Q thirty-six-inch lens. The difficulties to be met in the production of perfectly clear lens of great size arc so many that the European observers who have wanted anything above the twenty-six- ing telescope, which has concave mir TOT. It requires, of course, a much larger refecting telescope to get the same amount of light and the same magnitude of object.
 The making of this forty-one and a half-inch lens, says the New York Com mcrcial Advertiser, is regarded as the crowning work of Mir. Alvan Clark's life. It is probable no larger lens will ever be made. Under existing condi- tions larger telescope than the Yerkes-the telescope of the Chicago university observatory for which the lens is made-would be of no great value To increase the magnifying power is at the same time to increase the Instructions to clear vision. When the object is magnificd the atmospheric agitation is increased to such degree that distinctncss is virtually sacrificed when the object glass is larger than forty-one and a half-inches. It is doubtful if the Yerkes will be any more useful than the Lick. Some day it may be possible to remove the ob- stacles to clearness in the case of a powerful lens, though the only reason for suggesting it is that Prof. Tyndall was able to construct glass by which the blue of the atmosphere was dissi- pated in looking through deep space.
 If the Yerlxes glass answers expecta- tions it will enable an experienced ob- server to catch occasional glimpscs of the Mars canals, which, though drawn firmly on the Vatican maps, are vague and wavering and almost imaginary through any glass. They can be seen at all only by the trained observer. The great telescope will be most useful in the study of double stars, which is now a matter of special interest to many observers.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Two Elephants Quarrel Over Peanut
 and Injure Several People.
 Two elephants fought over peanut and nearly scared the life out of fifteen thousand people at Lawrenceburg, Ind, the other day.
 It was during circus street parade, says local exchange. There arc six elephants in the show, and one of the two big ones, named Prince, was offered peanut by a bystander. h. stantly his mate, Diamond, rushed at him, trumpeting wildly. Prince knocked Diamond down and the fun commenced.
 The tigers, lions and hyenas added their outcries and beat the bars of their cages. Patsy Forepaugh and Johnnie Kelley, the elephant keepers, rushed on the big beasts. Diamond caught Forepaugh and threw him thirty feet away against box car, rendering him unconscious and bruising him terribly. Kelley was knocked down by Prince.
 The four other elephants were then called in to capture the two rebels. They crowded upon them, aud after a terrible struggle, knocked the offend CTS down and held them until they were chained. They were punished in the most severe manner for three hours before they cried for relief.
 Several people were bruised and knocked about in the melee. One circus man had leg broken and was hurled sevcnty-five feet. In the after noon the parade was held as usual, the e1enhantS heinz n ntirelv Suhdnod
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
Course of the Missouri.

Mlchael Vincent, professional en- gineer and draughtsman of Onawa, Ia. !, has had the happy thought to plot the course of the Missouri in 1894, as laid down in the manuscript journals of Lewis and Clark, at least for the Iowa portion of the river. A few blue prints of this map are in private circulation. The plotting possesses an extraordinary interest and no small Photographic value, inasmuch as it includes the United States survey of 1852 and the county survey of April, 1894, and thus exhibits the changes in the stream at two intervals of approximately forty five years. The antics of this mighty river in alluvial soil are almost incred- ible, one who should attempt to follow literally in the track of Lewis and Clark in their ascent of the Missouri would have frequently to convert his pirogue into prairie schooner" The tendency of the river on the whole at this particular point has been to straighten inself, and Iowa has been the gaincr of the operation at the ex- pcnse of Nebraska.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
Macs Rejoinder.

The captain of Cunard liner one day while crossing the ''herring pond, found that his ship was not doing the speed he considered she ought to, and, putting on his best frown, he went down to the room of the chief engineer, hard and dry Scotchman and an amateur violinist. The captain knocked at the door; the gay chords of Scotch reel played on a fiddle was the only an swer to his summons, so he burst the door open. ''Mr. Mac," he thundered, what arc you about? lam not at all satisfied with your engines; we go like snails, sir" Mr. Mac made a flourish with his bow, and, after jolly chord, said: 'Sair, my engines should hae been in Liverpool these three days. It's your slow old ship that's at fault"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
A SACRED STONE.
It Served tho Oneida Indians as Q Sac- rificial Altar.

It SerVou tho O0c10A lnOidnB a0 6 S8os
 rificial Altar.
 It is a well-lSnown fact in history that the Oneidas, one of the confederation of the five nations, were the allies of the English, and rendered valuable as sistance to the British troops in their numerous encounters with the French. They were recognized, says the Utica (N. Y.) Herald, by the various names of Oneiadds, Oneides, Oneids, Oneya- ders, Oneyders, Oney des, Oneyedas, onneydes, Onneydoes, Onyades, Onye- dauns and Oneidas From time imme- morial it has always been their custom to regard with great solemnity a cer- tain huge powder which went with them from one place to another when ever they changed their habitations. The 0neidas were referred to by the other Indians as the people with the stone, and they called it onia, oinota meaning man who had sprung from stone. It was used by those red men as a kind of sacrificial altar, and in front of it the sachems held their coun- cil fires, celebrated the feasts of the dead, and worked themselves into a frenzy of excitement with their war dances.
 The stone stood on the summit of a foothill overlooking the valley Of the Oneida creek, and there it remained unmolested after the Oneidas joined the federation and long after the last bold warrior had gone to his happy hunting ground in the unknown world beyond this mundane sphere. The stone was readily identified, for the legends of the tribe made known it's history, and Dr. NJ. NJ. Bagg, the li- brarian of the Oneida Historical soci- ety, had it removed many years ago to the Forest Hill cemetery, where it can yet be seen. .,,w,,-.;,,J
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
WHEELS AND PUFFS.
Some Interesting Information About
 Locomotive.

Locomotive.
 The number of puffs given by loco motive always depends upon the cir conference of it's driving wheels and the rate of speed at which the engine is moving. For every one round of the driving wheels locomotive always gives forth puffs-2 out of each cylin- der, all such cylinders being double.
 The size of the driving wheels vary greatly on different patterns of en- zines, they being from 15 to 23 feet in diameter, the general run, however, being IS, 19 or 20 feet. Five engines out of every may be set down as having driving wheels 20 feet in diam eter.
 The speed of the average express train varies from 54 to 58 miles per hour. Taking the average circumfer- ence of the driving wheel to be 20 feet, and the average speed per hour at 50 miles, locomotive will give, going at express speed, $50 puffs per minute, or 52, 800 puffs per hour. During the same time the wheels will revclve 13,2oO times, which will cause the locomotive to give 1,056 puffs to the mile. Tbere- fore an express train going from Lon don to Liverpool, distance of 204A miles, will throw out 213,04S puffs be- tween the time when it leaves the Lon don depot and that at which it arrives at it's destination.
 During the tourist season of 1888 the journey from London to Edinburgh was accomplished in less than hours, the distance being 401 miles, giving a speed throughout of 50 miles per hour. According to the figures shown above, locomotive making such journey in the time stated must have given forth upwards of 5OO,OO0 puffs, or say 5s2. .456.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
HOMES OF RIVER PIRATES.
Caves In the Mountain Sides Are Watched
 with Awe by LoESshoremen.


 with Awe by LoEgshoremen.
 Along the west shore of the Hudson river, between West Point and Esopus, according 10 the New York World, there arc several sidchill openings that are supposed to lead into big reccsses not yet explored. Daring men have made the attempt to discover the inte- rior, but have been frightened into re- treat by all sorts of i-aGGi2ings.
 At Marlborough, Highland and in the famous Storm King mountain, at Corn wall, these rocky openings are watched by longshorcmen, who have reason to believe that valuable property is con- tained therein.
 A Cornwall fisherman says he be- lieves that oac of these caves, near the foot of Storm King, is the rendezvous of gang of New York thieves, who re- ceive and dispose of tLeir nl-gotten stock on strict mercantile basis. He remembers that abo3t the 1St of April he and his father saw Q small boat, in which were four men, put ashore at this point. It was an i1iiy black night, and it was not safe for small craft in the wind-tosscd water of Cornwall bay.
 The fisherman watched the landing and saw the company, who were dis tinguishcd by tho lanterns they carried, work their way up tho mountain side. About twenty minutes after the landing the lights were lost sight of at point about one hundred feet from the waters edge.
 The suppo5ition i5 that these men entered one of those mercantile caves to make ready for tho years business. No one has vcat1rcd near the place, although several hunters say that there is an opening at the spot designated by the Cornwall man. It is believed that this cave is the main resort of river pirates and robbers, who plunder in the Hudson river valley, and if so there is considerable danger attending visitation to the locality.
 This site i3 particularly lonely and deserted. It can be located by passen- gers on the day boats Gs they are pass ing. It is about three hundred feet west of the place where an attempt has been made to quarry stone for crushing, and to reach it one mus run the risk of being bitten by the most poisonous snakes.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
FIGHTING WITH CHEESE.
Few Broadsides of tho Dutch Article
 Won the Day.


 The most remarkable ammunition ever heard of was used by the ccle- brated Commodore Coe, of the Monte vidian navy, who, in an engagement with Admiral Brown, of the Buenos Ayrean service, fired every shot from his lockers. What shall we do, sir?" asked his first lieutenant.
 It looked, says the Pittsburgh Dis patch, as if Coe would have to strike his colors, when it occurred to his first lieutenant to use Dutch cheese as can non balls. There happened to be a large quantity of these on board, and in a few minutes the fire of the old Santa Maria Goes ship, which had ceased entirely, was reopencd, and Admiral Brown found moro shot flying over his head. Directly one of them struck his mainmast, and as it did so shattered and flew in every direction.
 ''What the dickens is the enemy firing?" asked Brown. But nobody could tell. Directly another came in through port and killed two men who were near him, and then, striking the opposite bulwarl1s, burst into pieces.
 Brown believed it to be some new tangled paixhan or other, and as four or five more of them came slap through his sails, be gave orders to Gll away, and actually backed out of tho fight, receiving a parting broadsidc of Dutch cheese
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
Unhappy Comparison.

Ministers cannot be answered back on Sunday, but on week days, some times, the case is different.
 Why weren't you at the kirk on Sunday?" asked Scotch preacher of one of his parishioners.
 II was at Mir. Dunlop's kirk" was the answer.
 ''I don't like your running about to strange kirks in that way. Not that 1 object to your hearing Mir. Dunlop, but I'm sure you widna like your sheep straying away into strange pastures.
 ''I widna care Q grain, sir, if it was better grass" said the parishioner.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
ENTHuslAsM ovERcAME HIM
And Uo Gavo Away I1i, Employers Secret
 as Ecyul..

And Uo Gave Away I4i5 Employers Secret
 as EcTuIe.
 A few years ago prominent oil pro. ducer of Pittsburgh was putting down Q well in territory that had never been tested for oil. He was keeping the fact 8 profound secret, says the San Francisco ArFonG-3t, in order that in case he gota cod well lie might with out difficulty eeour3 all the leases he desired il thc vicinity. He was on the ground hi,lsclf. watching with great interest the indications. Everything pointed to success. Two days before the well was expected to come in" ho was called home. Anxious about tho result, hc arranged with his contracto. to telegraph him as soon as the dril' reached tho sand. He knew, however that secrets viJ soinct ines leak out a telegraph office ard so he told the drilicr flat the sentence: Pine tree grow tall" woL:l mean that had struck Gil. Inc Griller promised t. do as, he was c3';;c-cd. Tluc mingle' satisfaction @nl v2z;.tion of the pro duccr may bc imagine when two day later hc received !lc following tele- gram: ''i'iae trees grow tall. She's squirting clean over tlc dcrricl1." His hope thGe !le shoail h, ye no competi- tors for leases was disappointed.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
WRGINiAS SWELLING TOAD.
4 Queer Batrachian That Strongly Re
 sembles Fish.

sembles a Fish.
 The wonder of the genus batrachia and the greatest natural history oddity to be found along the Atlantic coast of the United States is the swelling toad, a semi-aquatic creature known to nat uralists as bufomachalatus. It is occa- sionally met with from New York city to Jacks onville, Fla, but is most com mon along tke coasts of Virginia, Mary land and North Carolina. When in its natural state the ''swell toad" is about the size of large bullfrog, but looks more~like fish than it does like either a frog or toad. He is about six inches in length and has the curious faculty o1 being able to swell to the size of a Yale football, in which state his legs tail and head are scarcely visible. Irri- tation appears to be the chief factor in causing these curious creatures to in- hale air until they swell almost to bursting. The bellies of both the males and females are nearly pure white and are covered with spines which give that portion of their an atomy the appearance of well-ripened simpson" burr. Persons who under stand the ''swen toad" and know what an irritable little rascal he is, catch him and rub the spines on his belly un- til he swells up until he is utterly help less. Another curious point about the creature is that as long as he is kept on his back he is unable to expel the air so as to reduce the swelling.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-10
MALAGASY COOKERY.
Great Care Taken in Preparing the Sin
 pie Food.


 Great Care Taken in Preparing the Sim
 pie Food.
 Cooking being an art, every race has style of it's own. The Malagasy, like the gentle Hindu, knows how to pre- pare his mess of rice, says the London Telegraph. IL is not boiled to mash as in England, or as our potatoes are sometimes pulped, bat, covered with a proper suilicicrcy of water, is carefully treated until the grains arc swollen fit to burst and yet remain full, intact, soft and rather mealy. The manioc root is an easier dish to prepare. It is sometimes served boiled, as yamS and sweet potatoes, and again as sort of cold porridge. Native coffee they un- derstand how to make. and the aroma is excellent; but tea. alas! you have to look to the brewing of that from starr to finish if you desire drinllablc cup. Poultry and game arc eaten fresh, and the cooks hlvc a clever and withai clcanly trick of dipping the dead ami malls in boiling water, which enables them to plucl; tacn easily and quickly. The preparation fer trusting comes later There i, no li;k of variety at |; Malagasy taLi1, bi;. III the same, you miss the wheaton four bread, sugar and condiments when cloyed with rice. fowls, nanioe and eggs. The staple fuel is bunch grass, which when dried burns ferccly, and settles into glow ing cmbcr that gives off deal of heat. All the cooking is done on earthcn hcarths, and the roasting, boiling and baking in big iron pots. The grass be- ing slightly aronatie, the odor is as agreeable as that of . hardwood fire.