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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

HOODS PILLS have won high praise
Tor their prompt and efficient YET easy
action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

tHt CUllultu.
This list would run 10 tiresomeness n
we'd mention everything.
Windmill Building A, Il, BLOCKS, ,
feet high. Tor ........-........... -.
Wooden PatrolWagon. Horses Gong
and Men, for ..............s..... .pc
Large Size Mrs. Potts Sad-lrons. .l0c
A Doll at ........... ............... 800. ..oC'
Dolls with bisque heads and cloth
bOdles...... 1871 ...''' ., -
lndestructible-Head Dolls, no~lns
mar ..-...-... ...-........-.. +-s.s-+- s+' ~
Unbreakable Dolls. very large ......lsc
BLONDES and Brunettes.)
MovabIe-Jofnt. Kid-Body Dolls Jc.
Bisque Dolls. movable joints..--...- .33c
Large Shoo-F'lies .......................f3
Large Express Wagons for............ 81
Iron Wagon, large and strong, iron
body and wheels. for.............Sl.J
Sleighs from soc. up.
Spring-Runner Coasters.
100 Large Sleighs, : feet long.......S 90
(Spring runners)
Large Sleighs. for girls. only........JO soc.
Large Size Wheelbarrows for.........13c
Very Large Blackboards for Doc
Small Tables. for dolls................23
Solid Oak Extension for......sl
Ladies' sewing Tables for .....,....Sl.
japanese Pin-Trays. very unique. DC.
(Worth fully l9c)
Lovely line China Jardinieres at all
prices
Special Jardiniere Sale to-day ...... Csc
Large Size Chairs for dolls. 25c
Lovely lot Imitation Crayon Paintings
at ............ ....-.s.s.s.+ss..ss.... .-oc-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable,
harmless. effeotive. do not pain or grippe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

All shades-Brown. Tan. and Modes..sl.
Extra value Gentlemen's Scotch Gloves.
% and SOC.
A live sale of Mems Furnishings.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

The gentlemen OF the Albemarie Club.
with handsome quarters at Third and
Grace streets. are justly gratfied at
the result OF the announcement In the
local papers that on Thursday. between
the hours of IL and 2. the house would
be open for the inspection of the ladies.
and that lunch would be served by
committee of charming married women
iSsES. WAS in every sense tho brilliant
success which the popularity of the club
and the personnel OF the reception COM
Inittee justified mutual fStends In antict-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08
Tho Basement Repeats The OFT old Story OF Santa

TOYS. Such agathering! Every
thing from everywhere.
Basement Santa Claus smiles him
self to know of the delight occasioned
the children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08

Mrs. Bryce Stewart Hume's luncheon
of Wednesday goes down on the record
OF the winter as one OF the most ele-
CANT of similar functions thus far. The
decorations were of blue and yellow. the
former being present In the ribbons and
cloth. and the latter in the flowers-chry-
santhemums. The exceeding daintiness
of every appointment was not less nota-
BILE than the beauty. Mrs. Humes
guests were Mrs. John Wilder Atkinson.
in whose honor the luncheon was given:
Mrs. Charles V. Darlington. Mrs. W.
James Walker. Miss Norma Stewart.
Mrs. Phil SHIELD. Mrs. Cartel Scott,
and Mrs. Calvin Stewart
In connection with Miss Molly Elliott
Seawelrs victory in the Herald contest,
IL will be remembered that in 1871 this
very woman contributed to the Critic"
an article on THE Creative Faculty in
Woman" which created a magazine dis
CUSTOM several months long, into which
Mr.. Andrew Lang entered. Miss Sea-
well took the negative. 1t Is not sig
nifcant OF the strength OF her argument
that she should come off victorious In a
contest into which over five hundred men
entered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08
Sterling Silver.
THAIIilMEE>

Main Floor. uant il o95.1000
fine, the patterns new, and this de-
partment offers many suggestions TO
seekers of Xmas gifts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

ance in immediate contact with the
electrodes or terminals Of the circuit.
But this has just been found to be an
erroneous conclusion.
Mr.. Andreoli divided small vat into
three compartments by means of porous
partitions. Into the ends Of this vat,
where his electrodes were immersed,
he poured q solution Of common salt,
and into the central portion one Of cy.
anide Of gold. The current being
turned on, the same action occurred ct
the terminals which would have oc-
CURED had there been but q single huid,
the one first named, and no partitions.
Salt is chloride Of sodium; 1t one pole
therefore, chlorine was liberated, and
It the other sodium. the latter. how
ever, combined with the water to form
. hydroxide, or caustic soca. No change
occurred in the cyanide solution In the
meantime until several clean metal
plates were dipped into the middle COM
partment, parallel with each other and
with the ends Of the vat. Tho liquid
In the central receptacle was now cleo
trolyzed also, and tho gold was depos-
iscd ON the baser metal. rs in ordinary
clectro-plating, although there was no
metallic connection with the terminals.
This phenomenon is called secondary
electrolysis" by its discoverer. He j.
inclined to think that 1t may have prac-
teal uses in the arts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
THE CANDLE MOTOR.

Il II Easily Aado and Creates Lets u
Genuine Am1some0t.
A novel kind Of motor is illustrated
in the accompanying cut. It is worked
neither by steam, electricity nor COM
pressed air; it requires neither boiler,
nor cylinder, nor piston, and consists
solely Of q simple candle. Amotor like
this is easily made.
Stick two pins heated over : lamp
through . candle 1t opposite middle
points, vertically to the wick. These
pins will be the axis of our motor, and
you must set their extremities on tho
edges of two glasses.
Now light both ends Of the candle.
which will burn furiously. Presently .
drop Of the wax or sperm falls into ono
Of the plates set beneath to receive II.
The equilibrium Of the balance shaft
being thus destroyed, the other end 81
the candle falls downward, causing the
end which has lost the first drop Of wax
to 60 up. But in its downward move
mcnt the falling end loses several drops.
and therefore in turn becomes lighter
than the other and rises again. In this
way an oscillatory movement is begun,
weak at first. but gradually growing
wider and wider until the candle finally
assumes almost vertical position.
To utilize this movement of the candle
fastcn to its axis by means Of pins long
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
PARROT AND HAWK.

Q1eeR Fight Witnessed BY m American
Joarnallse In Mexico.
A correspondent from Mexico gives
us the following information of fight
between hawk and parrot. ending in
the downfall of the former:
Tho onslaught was commenced Ly
the hawk, who swooped down into the
brush when he was quite . distance on.
Pretty soon there was the most extraOr-
binary racket in the scrub oak.
The parrot had the hawks neck in
lis claws and was driving away with
his hook bill at the hawks head. The
hawk was willing enough to quit. but
couldn't.
They few up and down. first one on
top and then the other. 1t was not n
long fight. The hawk 3eat Ills adver-
sary with his wings, and even got his
tail and beak to work; but TIE re6-and-
green bird was too big and rtrong for
him, and would not release his grip .
moment. Before the gentleman got
very near the hawk ceased fighting.
The parrot had apparently sunk his
talons through the hawks neck. and
that is probably the reason they did not
separate. When the hawk got quiet
the parrot managed to discngage hiia-
self and few up into tree, where he re-
manned, scolding and Strengthening
his feathers. He was pretty badly
scratched up, and ono of his eyes
seemed to be gone, but he had killed the
hawk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MY DADS The ENGINEER.

We were mono Of NJ thinking o. danger
A the train sped On In the night
I'M the flames from the burning forest
llade the passengers Wild with fright
Thea tiny maid near window
With smile said: There's nothing 70 tear:
Tn sure that no harm will beSau yous
NJ dads the eaGineer!"
RRynAIx
"Daddy's en- the engine,
Don't b afraid:
Daddy knows what no u DOING
Said the little maid:
swell soon be out OF danger.
Don't you ever fear;
Everyone Is safe. because
Ny dads ~ e1gineerv'
With the sparks falling closely about "a.
Through the flames Ne sped on 20 fast
And the brave little maids father brought 20
Through the danger all safo q last
And the proud. sweet face OF tho lassio
And the words OF the calm. little dear:
I'm sure that no harm will befall you.
Ny dads tho enGineer!''
RETHAIx
Daddy's on the engine.
Don't b afraid:
Daddy knows what ho 10 dolne.~
Said the little maid:
sWc'll soon be out OF danger
Don't you ever fear:
Everyone Is safe. because
Ny dads the engincerT'
~ 7. Commercial AdvssesDoe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
SOME rAlL sraucruRGa

A Oh1o WatosWog0 3oUog 0eDoos -
WasAlngtsA Asaansoe.
The tallest chimney WAS built Of
Port Dundas, Glasgow. Scotland, 1857
to 1859, for f. Townsend. It II thu
highest chimney in the world (4sA teeth
and one of the Hottest masonry struc-
lures in existence. Il Is, independent
Of its size, one Of the best specimens OF
substantial, well made brick-work IN
existence. In Europe there are only
two church steeples that exceed this
structure In hcight-namely that Of the
Cologne cathedral $40 feet, and that Of
the Strasburg cathedral (4os feet) Tho
great Pyramid Of Tizeh was originally
$50 feet, although not 20 high ct pres
emit. The United States outtops them
all with It's Washington monument, $50
feet high, and the tower Of the Phila-
delphia public buildings, which i 81
feet high.
The Ei6el tower. ct Paris, France,
surpasses al other terrestrial metal
structures with tt altitude Of nearly
1905 feet. The ''Great Tower" for
London, England, In course Of con-
struction from designs Of Mr.. Henry
Davey, c. E.. will outtop al metal
structure, being built Of steel, and IL
extreme height win be 1850 feet when
finished.
The highest and most remarkable
metal chimney In the world Il erected
1t the imperial foundry 1t Halsbrucke,
near Frieberg, in Saxony. The height
Of this structure IL 459.6 feet, and Is. a
feet In internal diameter. and Is situ-
ated on the right bank Of Nude, 1t IN
elevation Of 2l0 feet above that of the
foundry works, 90 that its total height
above the sea IL no less than 7l1.7s feet.
The works are situated on the left bank
Of the river, and the furnace gases ara
conveyed across the river to the Chin
ney on . bridge through . pipe S,397H
feet In length.
The highest artificial structure "a
America IL the waterwoeles tower u
Eden park, Cincinnati, o. The door Of
the. tower. reached by elevators, Il So
feet above the Ohio river. The base d
l0l feet above the stream. II the height
Of the elevator shaft be added to the
observation door the grand total height
Is $50 feet.
The highest oflace building in tho
world Il the Manhattan Life Insurance.
company Of New York city; its height
above the sidewalk Il 8A7 feet, and ita
foundations 60 down IS feet below the
same, being 20 feet below tidewatez
level, making total Of 400 feet The
foundations consist Of fifteen masonry
piers, and ore carried by the same mum
Der Of steel caissonA The latter were
sunk to. bedrock by the pneumatic
process. The cantilever system Wa
used for the foundationa-Mschinery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
POPULAR SCIENCE.
IMPORTANT pIsCOVeRY,

4 New EIsctro-Chcaical Rroesu Which
May Prove UssfsL
A curious and possibly important
discovery Is reported BY E. Andreoli, Of
London, in the Electrical Review. Il
will be understood more readily II ono
recalls the methods employed In cleo
tEo-plating. II IN calculated solution
Of sulphatc Of copper be placed in .
glass dish and an electric current from
= battery or dynamo be led into the
liquid by one wire and out by another
(the two being kept apart carefully
the salt will be gradually disintegrated.
the sulphuric acid being liberated at
the positive pole, OF anode. and the cop
per accommodating 1t the negative pole,
or cathode, where II will be deposited
in . thin film. Any chemical compound,
II properly prepared, could be broken
mp in . similar manner. Hitherto,
however, it has been supposed that the
elements into which It would be re-
solved would first make their appear
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
WITH ! erasA and I sang the ia tub

came in conflict with another largo
stone, and In . minute the new convey,
auce was in fragments, and the boys,
followed by some Of the sfkvcs, were
thrown into the pond by the impetus
which they had gained. Fortunately.
TOMS call had been heard by Uncle
John, and he was ON the spot in q mar
velously short space Of time. consider
ing what . sedate bachelor he was. Il
was well that he had not entirely for
gotten his athletic training, too, for tho
poor, bruised boys would have found Il
very hard work to get themselves out
Of the water, and Tom Winters couldn't
swim. In fact, there was not . square
inch Of space on their bodies that was
not black and blue.
Uncle John was blamed for this I'D.
venture because he had suggested il by
his story. He says even il the boys are
his nephews, they are the most stupid
pack themselves In tight and select .
smaller and less stony hill for their ride.
Frank n. Crane, in Boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
A RAwH,oE CANNON.

Successfully Tested b the Ordnance Beard
Of the Army.
The Scientific American gives IN in
teresting description Of what It well
terms - curious weapon-nothing more
nor less than . cannon chiefly made Of
rawhidc," invented by Frederick La
tulip. and recently tested by the United
States Army Ordnance board at the
Sandy Hook proving grounds, with very
surprising results. The engraving
(which we reproduce) shows the idea.
A is core Of steel, furnished with =
number of collars, q, to prevent end
wise movement In tho rawhide casing;
B,which consists of strips wound around
the core, cemented, and finally turned
down to shape. A steel cap, C, having
= groove or rabbet, c, is fitted tightly
over the breech portion Of the thus far
constructed gun, and . steel shell, d.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

conforming to the taper Of the forward
portion Of the gun, is forced over the
rawhide until its inner end fits snugly
within the groove Or rabbet, c, of the
cap. where they are secured together.
The cap, C, is provided with the usual
trunnions.
The particular cannon tested by the
ordnance board was feet inches
long, with 21f inches caliber, and
weighs 458 pounds. It Cooked strong
enough to stand IN ordinary charge,
but not an officer present believed that
there would be much more than . few
bits of the carriage left after the first
heavy tests had been made" It was
tried first, with fear and trembling,
with : pound Of powder, giving . press
ure Of Z, 471 pounds to the square inch;
then with II pounds, 1880 pounds
pressure; then with . pounds, %, 706
pounds pressure; then with an extra
ball added, to increase the resistance
a, 800 pounds pressurc-and tho gun
was 1t good rs ever, and perfectly cool.
Altogether. the leather cannon has
proved . surprise to the authorities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
TUBING ADVENTURE.

Jack and Ted Had . Little Moro Fun
Than They Bargained For.
"When was boy" said Uncle John
8 he sat on the porch and watched the
sun 90 down behind the hill, II man.
aged to have q pretty good time up
here on the farm. How do you find it,
boys?"
eve do toe" said Ted. 81 guess there
aren't many things that we haven't
tried, are there, Jack?"
"We've been here only . week," re-
piled Jack, land we know every corner
of the farm. and we've tried every way
of excitement. We have great fun
sliding down the ice house roof and
bringing the COWS in and riding the
horses down In the field. Did you live
here when You were . boy, Uncle
John?"
"Why, of COURSE" said their uncle. II
was born and brought up here. and il
my business wasn't in Japan I'd be here
every summer of my life. I'd like to BE-
. boy again with you and show you
all the pranks used to play. Wouldn't
you enjoy rolling down hill in the cask
cs We used to dol" and Uncle John
laughed heartily Is he thought of 1t.
''Oh do tell US about it," cried the
boys. and 90 after lighting his pipe, he
commenced:
''Wc boys had very inventive minds
and were up to all sorts Of capers, SO
it is no wonder that after reading in
the fairy tale Of the old woman who
was rolled down the hill in . cask we
decided to see what her sensations were
like. We got large and strong cask
which belonged to grandfather. taking
care to pull all the nails out, however,
and fixed it to start on its travels. We
lined it with old grain sacks to make
it more comfortable, and then three Of
us boys piled in, and the fourth sent the
barrel rolling down the hill. 1t was
the strangest sensation ever felt anil
after practicing for awhile we grew
quite fond of the sport, although it was
quite q dangerous one, and called it
'tubbing.' The old drawback was in
getting the old tub up the hill again.
but after awhile we remedicd that BY
rigging up . sort Of pulley attach
mcnt."
cit must have been fine!" cried Ted
and Jack together. and just then Tom
Winters, the boy who lived on the next
farm. came up and the next subject was
forgotten.
The next day when the boys were
rummaging underneath the old corn
crib looking for some mischief to get
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
PAotoer.phiag Flyi.s Insscts.

The French artists appear to have
gotten the art Of photography down to
. much finer basis than those of Amer
ia and England. They were first to
photograph flying bullets, race horses
IN motion and other rapidly moving OBJ
jects. The latest triumph reported
from Paris is . photograph Of Tying
dragon-fiy by NJ. Marcy, In which the
exposure was the 1-e5 900 part Of . sec
oud. BY the aid Of small electric
lamp inside the mouth Of IN assistant,
Marcy 9lso claims to have photographed
the moving globules Of blood circulat-
ing In the veins, and to have detected .
difference in the motion Of the colored
and coaorless corpuecles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28


Bradford Torrcy, the naturalist, told
pretty story some time since to Z
party Of friends. Of = tryst Of his with a
blackcap. He saw the bird for the first
time one 18th Of May, in . corner Of his
garden. and, happening to look at his
watch, noticed the hour: It was /
o'clock. He spoke to his family Of this
FIRST encounter with the little creature,
and was led by : within to return to the
same spot on the following 18th Of May.
and at o'clock. Again he saw the
blackcap ny down upon his ''rockery''
~ he stood waiting for II. Then the
tale was told about among his &C
quaintances, and, In the next year. at
tho same day and hour, be persuaded
one Of his family to accompany him to
the tryst. Mr.. TorEey acknowledged
that he felt nervous and almost dreaded
to put the strange coincidence once
more to the test. They went down to
the pile Of rocks and moss, and, taking
out their watches, stationed themselves
In the old spot. just q the clock
struck there was : flutter Of wings In
tho bushes; tho blackcap few forth.
faithful TO the strange appointment be-
tween man and bird.-N. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

into they came upon queer old barrel
which brought Uncle Johns story back
to their minds.
II guess this is the tub Uncle John
was telling N about," said Ted. "Isn't
it . queer old machine. say, boys"-
to Jack and Tom Winterst"let's try
it! Uncle said he used to think II great
sport"
So the old cask WIS rolled out and
brushed quite clean and then hoisted on
the whcelbarrow and wheeled to the
top Of Sunset hill. The hill was quite
steep, which was al the better for the
purpose, the boys thought, but Il was
question in which direction il should
be started. The woods commenced at
the foot Of the hill 70 the south; the
railroad track was toward the east,
the pond toward the west, 20 north was
the onlysfeasible direction to take, III
though il did seem rather rocky
and quite steep. Only two Of the
boys could 60 At once-the third had
to Be left behind to start the tub roll
ing. Tom Winters took : look 1t the
sidehill before him and then kindly
volunteered to do this, while Jack and
Tea. took the lrst ride. So they
erawled IN. -.
Whes All was ready Tom Winters
SHOWED the barrel, and on Il went gayly.
sk1pplng down the 6de Of the hill. At
the very nrst tnrn q a and Jack knocked
heads violently. ul1oEtnnately. they
bod forgotten that When Uncle John
went down there WelD three inside.
which made e . comfortable flt.
At the second tur1 they were thrown
against tho side Of The barrel, and BE-
fore they had turned half : do.en times
they were sorry they hadn't taken
Uncle Johns word tor e and not tried
IL themselves. Oyer and OYER theywent,
bruised and beaten about till they were
almost insenaihle. and there was No way
g atnpping their sAeed until tie foot
- She ineltne should Be 1eached.
I'D ey been capable Of hearing they
Wca6 hsve Aeard : great shout from
Tam Wiuters and have woudered what
& meant. When the barrel was about
hAlf way down &c struck . large stone.
which. instead q stopping Is turned tn
coaFne to the west, and Tom wos hog1i-
Aed to - II steering for ~ ponds The
water wasn't very dsen bit ev1n 81
saall0w watertwo hoys coopea1rIa :
barrel stood very little ehaneoUk SnS1nx
0e0selvea. Il was tAen tGt Ton
sAonted. md. taking % NJ haG2a Id
3oou6 tha fnnf-faenoeni3fnRA ~ SaRuaonrs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

enough to keep it from contact with the
flames : strip Of pasteboard in imita-
ton Of . plank. at each extremity Of
which stick two little figures cut out OF
stiff paper. When the candle ends arc
lighted the figures will seem to be err
joying a game of see-saw, and will great
~ heighten the interest of the expert
ment,-Once q Week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

Wheo WEinkles Seam the Brow.
And the locks grow scant and stlvery, In.
Armities OF ago come on apacc. To retard
and ameliorat4 these IL one Of the benign ef-
fects Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, AIMED
icine to which the aged and infirm can ~
oort . . safe solace and iuvigorant. Il
counteracts tendency to rheumatism and
neuralgia, improves digestion, rectifes bill
iousness and overcomes malaria. A wine
glass before retiring promotes slumber.