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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
Pasteur's Work.

Jean Martin Charcot has q sketch Of the
life and labors Of Pasteur, the eminent
bacteriologist, In The Cosmopolitan Mag
azine.
1.-The natural Sciences" he says, "have
largely benefited by Pasteur's discoveries,
but It is, after nll, medical science that
has beon most powerfully affected. A rev.
'olution, the scope Of which cannot yet be
measured, is taking place in medicine. BY
proving that the penetration and pullula-
tion Of living germs Is the necessary cause
OF contagious diseases among human be.
ings Pasteur at the same time pointed out
tho remedy. Thanks to him, tho physician
can, by means of suitable antiseptics fight
micro o-organisms, arrest tholr develop
ment, destroy them, and consequently
cure the discnso they had caused. II sue.
cess does not always crown his efforts, tho
reason of this Is not In the method, but In
tho facts that for each microbe must be
found an antiscptio that most quickly and
certainly destroys 1t; that 1t Is not always
easy to have the remedy reach tho seat Of
the disease; that In tho endeavor to do
stroy the microbe care must bo taken not
to destroy the patient, for In human case
things cannot bo done as In an experiment
In yitroD
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
Assertion, Speculation and Facts About the
Paper. Its Editor and His Health.

Assertion, Speculation and Facts About the
Paper. Its Editor and His Health.
Mr.. II. II. Kohlsaat Of Chicago, who is now
in New York renewing his former negotiations
for tho purchase Of tho New York Tribune,
made his million or more In baking and selling
bread to the Chicago public. Then he retired
and purchased tho Chicago Inter Ocean, which
no sold last year. Now he wants to buy The
Tribune. Whitelaw Reid. the editor, and owner
Of the controlling interest. who Is in declining
health, is now in Egypt. Mr.. Reid and his
father law own 20 shares Of The Tribune 8
100 shares and they hold their interest at
So, 000. .0OO This would make the total value Of
tho New York Tribune about 81, ,000, 600. which
seems trife high.-Leslie's Weekly.
OF course there Is no truth whatever In
the report that Mr.. Kohlsaat Is negotiat.
ing for the purchase of The Tribune. Mr..
Kohlsant knows very we'll, from the best
authority, that The Tribune Is not for sale,
nor Is Il true that Mr.. Reid Is In deolin-
ing health. On the contrary, ho is In a.
good health today az he has been at any
time during the last ten years. And
whether the value Of The Tribune is esti-
mated at 81, 600, 900 or IS, 900, 600 Is mat
ter Of no moment-not single ono Of Its
200 shares Of stock IL on the market.-
New York Tribune.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
Tho New Woman Wore It.

MADAM" said tho new woman's hus.
band severely, II have borne your inter
feronce with my affairs too long. You OBJ
ject to my leaving the children In charge
of tho nurseman while 60 out to after
noon toas. You criticise the extravaganza
Of my shopping expeditions You sneer at
my patronage OF bargain sales. You ind
fault with the number Of callers whom
receive afternoons.
II will not endure It, wish you to
understand that wear the divided skirt
In this family. ."-Buffalo Expross.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
ooop STONES or TO-DAY.


Papa Iiad bought Sior u0wwows' pus sns
wn stiIi Unsatisned.
"Pnpn, "said tho millioDaire's beautiful
daughter as sho put her arms around him
affoctionately, "pnpn. won't you buy mo
won't you buy me-
sho hesitated, and hc hastily interrupt
cd:
"Oh, you've got nil tho bowwows you
need. This dog show IL driving every one
crazy"
"But I don't want a bowwow. she
ssid petuIantly. you've always boon 80
good to mo, you know. You bought ms
pony cart, and lot of Paris dresses, and
summer cottage, md o sailboat, and foot
man. and a coachman, and an opera box
for the seGson, and--and-'oh. know
you've bocn real goodi"
1T should say I hadi' he exclaimed.
"pye bought you everything that you
wanted that could be had for money"
"Oh, no, not everything, papa. she put
In hastily.
"wsll. what Is thors left to buy" be
asked.
"weli, you see, papa, all the girls are
getting foreign noblemen, and-l-I want
ono too"
"Better take bowwow," no urged.
"No. papa"
"A scalskin sack, then"
"No."
"a steam yacht and another triI
abroad"
mo"
Ho saw that his beautiful daughter wa
determined, and he sighed.
"Well," he said Mt last, "I'll look tn
matter up today, and II find I can get
good one without having to pay impor
duties I'll place an ordcr for him. Bu
you'll have to mako tho most of him. IL
never buy another for you. ."-Chicag
| Post.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
Tho Truo Optimist.

Father" said the small boy who thirsts
for knowledge, whats an optimist"
IAN optimist, my son, is man who
never loses hope; one who, In spite OF re-
peatod discouragements, believes every
thing will come out for the best, who Is
not discouraged by defeat and"-
"Oh," interrupted tho small boy, Il
know what you mean--a Washington
baseball crank. Washington Star.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
The MIGHTY PRICE CUTTERS !
MISFIT PARLORS.

MISFIT PARLORS stands alone upon its
merits without peer rival in this State and to serious
OPPOSITION have We sell the very best readyfor
use clothing every stitch of which is made under
supervision and order and equal custom Eade
every respect and guarantee to save you rs per cent or
refund your purchase money:
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
In 1900.

1t looks very much as though Benja-
min Harrison would recover his health
IN time to meet an emergency. New
York World
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
The First Lady's Bonnet.

Mrs. Cleveland's Lenten bonnet Is said
to be a mass of Parma violots and so nat
ural In appearances that many people re-
fuse to believe that they arc artificial.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
sTrolleved.~

Tho verb "trolloyed" Is coming into use
In Brooklyn. II is shorter and easier to say
than run over by trolley car and
killed. "--Chicago Tribune
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23

Our reputation for and daring price cutters is al
ready established Rhode Island and the very knowledge
that people expect from bargains of superior Sort
spurs to still greater efforts
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
II Hung Change Attitude.

( Ii Hung Chang proceeds OH his mis-
sion with his heart In his mouth, II not
exactly with his head In his hand. -
New York Telegram.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
Butter and Bacon.

Physicians declare that tho most nptri-
tious article Of diet IL butter, and that
bacon comes noxt
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
Henry Georee,s BeQuest.

One of his many admirers has loft Henry
George bequest Of $4,000. 1t is to be
hoped that 1t is not In improved real %.
tate. New York Telegram.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23

This is going to bo bad yoar for the
oldest Mason. Ho has already died In
threc statos since January. Chicago Dis.
patoh
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23

HAVANA, March VI Tho commander OF
the Spanish cruiser Conds de Vcnndlto
hns buep callnl 70 Havana 70 -Nyplsis thNu
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23

Horse clipping by the only lpower clipper
In the city at j. II. Bar6er's stable, tCenfra
Falls. Your horse clipped while You walt.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

The total ash of crop OF salt bush,
as indicated by the percentage, is more
than three times that contained in one
of timothy, two and half timer that
removed by a crop OF alfalfa, and about
one and q half times greater than the
figure obtained for crossword.
Potash The amount of potash re-
moved from the soil by crop OF salt
bush does not differ materially from
that reported for crossword; but ls
greatly in excess OF the quantity with
drawn by alfalfa, more than twice that
required for timothy, and nearly five
times the amount found in wheat hay.
Phosphoric acd-The draft upon the
coil for phosph oric acid is greatest in the
case OF alfalfa and least in wheat hay,
The amount found in the salt bush, 90
pounds, being nearly three times that
given for wheat nay, still is only about
three-fourths the weight OF phosphoric
acid required for crop of alfalfa.
Lime With reference to lime it is
seen that crop of alfalfa carries away
more of this Ingredient than do all the
remaining plants here presented, as
shown by the figures 274.32 for alfalfa
and only 1877 80 for the other crops cons
bined.
Nitrogen-The highest figure for mis-
trogen, 225. 90, is reported for alfalfa |;
the salt bush requiring about four
fifths of this quantity. We Therefore
see that while the salt bush removes
from the coil an enormous amount OF
ash, it does not draw upon the vital in
gradients to corresponding extent.
Amount of alkali salts removed from
the soil by a crop of ealt busn-lt is of
interest to know just how much OF the
injurious salts OF alkali soils are ex'
tracted, peraore by an average crop OF
the salt bush. As before stated this
plant is grown on some OF the worst
spots OF black alkall'' at Tulare sta
ton.
An analysis OF the alkali salts OF one
OF these spots gave the following results !:
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1t is thus seen that the ash Of the salt
bush approaches more nearly to the
composition OF the ash OF the grease
wood than to that OF either the al
ialia or the timothy. The percentages
OF potash and phosphoric acid in the ash
of the salt bush are both less than in
any OF the other plants.
But although the percentages ut thesa
two vital ingredients are somewhat low,
the actual amounts contained in tho ash
from single crop of the salt bush are
far in excess OF those found for an or
binary crop of hay.
The lime in the case OF the salt bush
is about four times that found in the
greasewood, but little less than one
seventh OF the amount noted for alfalfa
and about two.thirls the quantity prea-
emit in timothy hay. The most striking
feature of the salt bush. as compared
with the other plante. ia the excessive
amount of chlorine, as shown by the
figure "a. 3S. as against 1880 for grease
wood, and 3. IL per cent and 800 for al
falfa and timothy, espsctively. The
corresponding amounts of sodium
chloride Common salD are 1898, "a 4S,
4. 80 aud 500.
Willis it is true that the percentages
of potash and phosphoric acid are less
in the ash of the salt bush than in that
of the other plsuts, when calculated on
the same amount of ash, yet the per-
centags of ash being 30 much greater in
the salt bush, there will be Withdrawn
from the soil more potash by ton OF
salt bush than by the game weight OF
the other cultures. Table V illustrates
this point.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

This analysis shows that the chief in
gredient of the alkal ie sodium sulphate
or Glaubsr's salt; still. sodium carbon>
ate ("black alkall") forms nearly so per
cent OF the slkal salts and more than
one-half of per cent of the soil.
In column l, of table 6. below. are
given the amounts in pounds per acre OF
alkali salts in the crude ash OF a crop of
the salt bush, estimating the yield at
five tons per acre. In column two, the
mum ber of pounds OF salts as they occur
in the soil. assuming an acre of one foot
deep to weigh 1000. 900 pounds. Col
umn three expresses the percentage OF
the total quantity in the soil, hich is
extracted by the salt bush
TABLE VI.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

ing the ealt bush. and permanently re-
moving each cutting from the land.
3. The Yield il very large, about the
same as that of alfalfa and the flat pea
but nearly, if not quite double that OF
either oas, barley or wheat hay.
4. The competition is. aside from the
ASH. such az to make 1t au excellent
food for stock; it, seems to be readily
eaten by them.
The question still to be settled 10
whether the large amount of saline in-
gredlents will be harmless to all kinds
OF stock. e. g. mich COWS. 'Assuredly
no sailing will be needed; and if no
purgsiive effects are noted, no other
disadvantages need bs apprehended.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

claim to be the original Curtana, forged
by the famous Munifcan. This original
Curtana was tho magic weapon oil
Oyer the Dane, bold knight OF CHARLIE
me9ne's most warlike days. Our own
Curtana is in any case centuries old. 1t
ia equare-p pointed, with the look as
though the point had been broken short;
hence pussibl Its name. A fine gold wire
covers its handle, and the scabbRrd ia
remarkable ornate. I've other swords
are carried at the coronation cere-
mony-swords symboical of spiritual
and temporal justice. the fret with an
obtuse point, the latter sharp. CURTAINS
and these two juatice-swords are not
often called upon to make public ap-
pearance; it ia happily more than half
u century since they were last required
at coronation. But whenever the
sovereign opens Parliament in person
the sword OF atate first mentioned 10
called from its repose.
The lord mayors sword is even moro
familiar to the general public; and not
only London, but most other corpora
tions, have their sword and sword
bearer. 1t is picturesque survival OF
the Middle Ages, which one would re-
greet to sec abolished; part of the ritual
OF state customs. which ritual is by no
means meaningless. Public actions
must often be OF fgurative character.
Such is tho mode by which the
city of London sometimes does
honor to those who have rendered the
nation good service. presenting to them
swords OF honor. These civic swords
have been given to men like Lord Clyde.
Lord Wolseley. Wellington received
one in his day, and SO did the Prussian
Blucher. London Standard.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01
TABLE VI.

From this showing it will be noted
that sodium carbonate and sodium
chlorid, the two most injurious of skali
salts, are removed from the soil in no
uncomfortable quantities by a single
crop Of the salt bush; and while it
would require many years of such crop.
ping to render such a soil, containing
nerly IL per cent of alkali salts. fl for
other cultures, yet ON soils where the
percentage of alkali is near the limit of
injury, few crops OF the salt bush
would, in all probability, bring it below
the danger point.
Summary of practical advantages OF
the salt bush.
/. 1t can be grown successfully on
arid and Rlkali lands.
2. Soils whore the percentages of al
kali are near the limit Of tolerance can
no doubt be sensihly relieved by plant
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

From the data here presented we see
that for 100 pounds of sir-dried material
there are 1887 pounds pure ash. As
Stunning the water in the fresh substance
at about 70 per cent, every 100
of dry matter corresponds to
400 green. Each ton of green
stuff is equivalent to 500 pounds of
strictly dry material or $50 pounds of
air-dried matter, containing about ITO
pounds Of mineral Ingredients. OF this
extraordinary amour. of ash, nearly 40
per cent, or "A pounds, is common salt,
and about Is per cent, or IL pounds
moro is soda in other combinations in
the crude ash mainly in the form of car
Donate of soda. The amounts of potash,
lime and phosphoric acid are relatively
small, thus rendering the salt bush ex.
celleEt for "desalting," or freeing the
soil from Objectionable sodium com.
pounds.
FERTILIZING VALUE OF THE ASH.
In the ash from q ton of air-dried
plant there are nearly IA lbs. OF potash,
and 3.5 lbs. phosphorlo acid available "a
plant food; or, estimating about tons
to the acre, "a lbs. potash and q lbs. OF
phosphoric acid. But as potash exists
in more than sufficient quantity in most
OF the valley soils of the state. it ia only
the phosphoric acid that ia to be oonsid.
cred when regarding the fertilizing value
Of the ash. The advantage which would
accrue to the soil by the addition of that
amount of phosphoric acid would be
much more than Offset by the large
amount OF alkali salts. chief among
which would be the "black alkali," or
carbonate OF soda, and the common salt,
accompanying the phosphoric acid.
In the following table IL given the
analysis of the ash OF the salt bush and
that of some other plants, for the pur-
pose of showing the comparative
amounts OF mineral Ingredients with
drawn from the soil by them:
Table Nv. Showing ash composition
Of the salt bush in comparison with
some other plants.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

The irst analysis here given was pub
lished in the report of the United States
department of agriculture for 1878 and
refers to roots from orthwestern Texas.
IL will be noted that the tannin peresnt-
age there given 1884 on the avsrage) 10
the lowest of all the results obtained
from wild roots. The Arizona station
Rivss as the average Of wild roots from
that territory 305 per cent of tannin
while the average Of the wild
roots from California 10 seen to be
5.S5, or 5,36 per cent higher Whsthsr
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH.

Atrplex semi baccatum, forage plant for al
kali soils. BY NJ L. Jaffa, Phi b., Instruc-
tor i'll charge OF Agricultural Laboratory.
According TO our observation this
plan, originally obtained from Baron v.
Mueller of Melbourne, strongly COM
msnds itself as forage plant for alkali
landau San Joaquin valley and elsewhere
in California. 1t seems to be readily
ssten by stock and can be successfully
grown on ekali lands which will not
sustain any other crop. As tho name
implies, the plant ia indigenous to Aus
tralia; and on page SO OF Baron Ferd.
Won Musller's Select Extra-tropioal
Plants" ia found the following atate-
ment:
"Atriplsx emibaocatum, r. Brown
Extra-tropic Australia "A perennial
hero, very much liked by shoep Or. H,
Andrews), thus considered among the
best of saline herbAge Of the salt bush
this herb as wonderful for it's pro duct
iveness and ita drought~resietng
power"
Unlike most OF the other salt bua he's.
this plant has PROSTATE habit, cover
ing the ground with agresn cushion to
10 inches thick. Single plants form
whesl-shaped masses, with small,
narrow leaves ~ to q long by
u to SIG inca wiiel thickly
SGT on numerous small, slender branches;
flowers inconspicu0us but fruit Chart
shaped aud about LILO inch long, OF II
brownish red tint, very abundant.
Plant perennial and when cut ao1n 70
producing itself from the sama root.
At the experiment station neer
Tulare, tn herb, or bush, has been
planted with excellsns results in coma
OF the worst alkali epots OF ths station
grounds, single plants having reached
diameter OF IL foet In one season. The
Weld OF full cut il about 20 tons OF
green material, or, calculating on u basis
OF - per cent water, five tons Of dry
matter per acre, According to the data
given by the foreman, Mr.. Forrsr, u long
eeason would permit OF two such cuts
PROPAGATION.
The plant grows very readily from
seed, which ia prodpcsi ia nblu lance
ind which. az Foremla Fsrrer states,
nould not DO covsIei whsn fresh. being
liable to roS. blt shuIld be dropped on
the surface OF the coil before a rain. and
when warm weather comes it Will GER
inmate and take care OF itseh. When
yolng plants are trha5plaats1 in dry
time they nesd watering two or three
tnie5.
Ia feeding the salt bush it has been
used in conjauc;ion with hay, abou, ~
pounda OF green aalt bash to 21a pounds
OF hay at ono fed, Or in. this ratio OF
three to one. Shesp and hogs eat it
green without the least trouble; horses
and cattle soon get used to it ii fed
mixed with other iced at first. Th ey
never need any sailing.
Composition-A chemical analysis OF
tho fresh plant as grown at Tulare gave
the following reauits: analyses of other
folders are given for comparison:
TABLE I.-pnoxIMArE Analysis OF THE AUS
TrALIAS SALT BUSH COMPARED WITH SOM E
GREEN FODpENS.
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The above analyses provo that this
fodder is one of considerable merit; con-
tanning high percentages OF that very
important constituent, the albumnoids.
The contents in nitrogen-free extract
(starch, sugar. gums. etc., are about an
average, while the fat is some n hat low.
The mineral matter represented by the
ceedhngiy high, being nearly one.fith
A comparison with some typical fod-
dsn will more strongly bring our tho
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01

An inspection of the figures indcat-
ing the protein contents OF the differep
foode chow that the salt bush, contain
ing 11.64 per cent, exceeds in THE res
pect both the oat. with S.3l, and the
barley hay. with 8 81 per cent. Alfalfa
showing IA. 10 per cent. is somewhat
richer in this respsct than il the salt
bush, while the fiat pea contains nearly
double the quantity SO found, 40 indi-
Gated by the respective figures, 20. Is
and 1854.
The fat percentage. 2O1, in the salt
bush is about four-fifths OF that
found in the other materials,
with the exception of the
fiat pea. which has 4.02 per cent, just
double the above figure.
The figure for nitrogen-free extract,
4O-05, does not differ materially except
in the case of the fiat pea, where it is
only about three .fourths of this amount.
Crude fiber in the salt bush ia present
in much smaller amount 15.88 per
cent? than it is in the other folders. tbs
average for them being 20 So: since
woody fiber is the least digestible Of
any part Of fodder this lie rather an
advantage than otherwise.
When the amounts of di0estible nu-
trients (protein, fat, starch. sugar,
gums, etc in each food are compared,
tho showing for the salt bush is still
more promising. Tho nutritivo ratio
CHE proportion between the digestible
heterogeneous and non-nitrogenous parts
of the iood) for alfalfa and this salt bush
are almost identic Il and ahead OF both
the oat and barley hay. as is seen when
comparing the figures "A and | %. The
fat pea being exceptionally rich in pro-
,ein, shows naturally all excellent nu-
sritys ratio, 1:2.7. The potential en-.
cray is slightly moro in the case of the
other foods than that given for the salt
bush, owing TO its high ash pare ntage.
COMPOSITION OF THE ASH.
The large proportion of ash in the
salt bush and tbs fact OF the plant yield
ing such excellent results in some OF the
worst alkali spots, rendered decirable a
complete examination OF the ash. in Or
der to ascertain the character of the miu
sral ingredients taken from the soil. The
results of the analysis, made by Mr..
?. W. Tompki q atudent in the Agri-
cultural lahnratOrv ara pivpn bploW.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-01
A Loaf type.
from the Detroit Free Press. |

A Loaf Type.
From the Detroit Free Press1
o, for the glimpse OF natural boy,
boy with freckled face
With forehead white meath the tangled hal
And limbs devoid oi grace.
Whose feet toe in while his elbows flare,
Whose knees are patched all ways,
Who turns as red rs lobster when
You give him word OF praise.
A boy who was born with an appetite,
Who seeks the pantry shelf
10 eat his ''pieca" with rel Orndtng smack,
Who isn't gone on himself.
Robinson Crusoe Reading boy,
whose pockets bulge with trash:
VINO Knows the use of rod and gun,
And where the brook trout splash.
It's true he'll sit in the easiest chair,
With hat on his tousled head;
That his hands and feet are everywhere
For youth must have room to spread.
But he doesn't d ub his father sold man."
Nor deny his mothers call,
Nor ridicule what b is elders say,
Or think that he knows II ali.
rough and wholesome natural boy,
OF q GOOD old-fashioned clay;
God bless him If hes still on earth,
For he'll make man some day.
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The concentration of sulphu rio acid
has recently been effected electrically.
Heaters consisting of coils platinum
wire are suspended in the acid and
current lie passed through. The method.
under suitable conditions, is said to be
very convenient.