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A Great Inland OYSTER Bed.

zone OF the greatest natural curiositics
in the world is the Texas oyster bed, "
said f. e. Scntcr This bed extends
across the entire state from south to north
and has LAIN long enough to become STRAIT
flied. The shells are soft when first taken
out, but harden upon exposure to the at
mosphere. At Henriettc in the panhan-
die number of beautiful buildings have
been constructed of this material. Al
Weatherford and San Antonio shell roads
have been made. The oysters embraced
several species long since extinct, and
while biologists agree that Texas must at
one time have been at the bottom of the
gulf of Mexico, they are at loss to &C.
count for the presence of this oyster bank,
there being none found east or west of the
strata. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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THE STORAGE BATTERY.
It's Coming Utility Not In the Least
Doubted by Electricians.

The storage battery is another "young
hopeful" of which the public cntertains
great expectations. Its growth has been
somewhat slow and disappointing, but
this is partly due to the atmosphere of lc-
gal uncertainty by which it has been sur
rounded, and there is good reason to be-
lieve that before many years the storage
battery will be a practical success for
many kinds of work. For street car serv-
ice its advantages over the trolley system,
provided it can be made equally practical
and economical, are generally recognized.
For long distance railways it has several
attractive features as compared with the
trolley system. 1t would enable electric
trains to be run on any existing track
without the construction of line work. 1t
would save the cost of "stcp up trans
formers at each station, primary line work,
''step down" transformers. 1t would ena-
bic the generating capacity of each station
to be reduced to just enough, when worked
continuously, to charge the batteries dur
ing the intervals between trains while
with the trolley system each station must
be large enough to operate the train or
trains that may be on its section at any
one time, although idle during the re-
maindGr of the day.
The natural conclusion from this com
parison is that the trolley system will find
its most favorable application on roads
with heavy traffic, where the stations can
be placed at moderate intervals and given
steady work, while for lines with less fire.
quent trains the storage battery offers the
most hopeful and, in fact, the only eco
nomical solution.
When the storage battery can be made
at half the present price, with twice its
present life and capacity per pound of bat
terry and with safe and fairly efficient
discharge rate twice as high as the present
limit, conditions by no means hopeless, it
will become very formidable rival of the
trolley. Engineering Magazine.
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odd Properties of Nitrobenzene.

At a chemical factory at Mulhouse, in
Alsaco, an accident occurred which would
be too grewsome to relate had it not some
scientific interest. An explosion of nitro
benzene took place in a building in which
a workman was known to have been. A
fire ensued, and when it had been got I'M
der it was found that three feet Of boiling
liquid was on the floor of the building
When it had cooled, a search was made for
the mans remains, but no trace whatever
was found of them. 1t was then thought
he might, after all, have left the place be-
fore the explosion. To put the matter to
the test carcasses Of animals were put into
the liquid, and it was found they disap-
peared in about two hours. Twenty four
hours had elapsed between the explosion
and the first search.-London News
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Lnnrh and Live Long.

1t has been aptly said that there is not
the remotcst corner of the inlet of tho
minute blood vessels of the human body
that does not feel some wavelet from tho
commissions occasioncd by good hearty
laughter. The life principle of the CEN
trail man is shaken to its innormost depths,
sending new tides of life and strength to
the surface, thus materially tending to in
sure good health to the persons who in
dulge therein.
The blood moves more rapidly and con-
veys a different impression TO all the or
gans of the body as it visits them on that
particular mystic journey when the man
is laughing from that conveyed at other
times For this reason every good, hearty
laugh in which person INDUCES tends to
lengthen his life conveying as 1t does new
and distinct stimulus to the vital forces.
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DID NOT WIND HIS oHRoNoMETER.
An Instance In Which Forgetfulness Gave
Man Promotion.

Man Promotion.
One of the most distinguished naviga-
tors in the United States navy was en-
gagged some years ago as navigator on
one of the old fashioned sailing ships of
the navy, and as it was his first billet he
was very desirous of making good i'm
preston. For the first few days he took
his reckonings with the greatest care, but
when the ship had been out several days
he forgot to wind his chronomcter, which
kept Washington time. 1t was impossible
to make any calculations on the ships po-
stion. He did not dare tell the command
er of his lnishap, and so he continued to
take the latitude of the sun every day in
the most scXious manner and reported the
ships position by dead reckoning, very
uncertain operation.
Early one morning, when he thought
they must be near Barbados, their first
destination, he called young sailor to
him and said: MY man, want you to go
to the masthead and look out for land, and
when you sight it do not call out Land, nor
in the usual manner but come down
quietly and tell me about it," Tho sailor
ran aloft, and when at about seven BELLS
or half past ! O'Clock, he saw thin blue
SUICuh 70 INC SCUM dTC H6 ran uOWIl rum
aloft and reported it to the navigator
go aloft and report land in the usual
manner at eight bells" said the naviga-
tor. Hardly had the sailor reached his
perch when the captain came on deck, and
walking to the navigator said
"About what time shall we sight Bar
bados, sir?"
AT precisely eight bells, SIR" was the
answer.
"What, " cried the captain, "do you pre-
tend to be able to figure to the minute the
time we will sight landf Why, never
saw navigator who could figure within
two hours, and l have seen some good
ones"
At that moment the bell struck eight
times, and the cry of Land, ho" rang
out from the masthead. The captain took
the navigator's hand and said, You, sir,
are the finest navigator anoat, and l shall
report your splendid work to the depart
ment." The captain kept his word He
wrote to the navy department about the
excellent work of his navigator, which'was
the direct cause of his rapid promotion.-
San Francisco Argonaut.
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To Prevent Frost Windows.

All of us know what nuisance a steam
or frost covered window is in cold wealth
er. A very thin coat of glycerin applied
to both sides of the glass will prevent any
moisture forming thereon and will stay
until it collects so much dust that it can
not be seen through. For this reason it
should be put on very thin. Surveyors can
use it on their instruments in foggy
weather, and there is no film to obstruct
the sight. In fact, it can be used any
where to prevent moisture from forming
VI surface.
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Valued Relics.

There once stood in the stately hall of
the Earl of Roden strongbox, on which
were painted the words, ITO be saved first
in case of fire." After the earl's death it
was opened, in expectation of finding some
rich treasure, but nothing was found save
the toys of an only and departed child,
whose memory by these simple relics he
fondly sought to cherish.-London Letter.
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Tore Two Packs of Cards.

During his visit to the Pen and Pencil
club Sandow performed the feat or trick
for it is said to be trick-of tearing q
pack of cards in two and then tearing one
Of the halves into quarters This was
done by Hermann, and Dixey also does 1t,
but all were struck with wonder when
Sandow put two packs of cards together
and broke them in two almost as cleanly as
II cut with a ife.-Philadelphia Times,
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Pasquier had a scolding wife and was
accustomed to say that "a scold's speech Is
merely the exercise of her lungs and the
patience of all who hear her" Not to be
Uutdone by his wife, he scolded back again,
and, as he said, had peace by means OF
constant war.
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Lake George was called after the second
English king of that name. 1t was also
designated Lac st. Sacrement by Pere
Isaac jacques, while the Mohicans called it
Andiataroete C'Place Where the Lake
Closes'O.
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Love and food are two things that are
BADLY distributed in this world. One gen
orally has too much of both when one is
young and ''lives home" while lack be-
comes noticeable Immediately one goes
cut into the world to care for oneself.
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Green Bay, Wis, was at first Grand Bay,
and the namo was changed from a mistake
in pronunciation.
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Beyond Comparison

Are the good qualities possessed by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Above all it puri.
fies the blood, thus strengthening the
nerves; it regulates the digestive or.
gans, invigorates the kidneys and liver,
toEes and builds up the entire system,
crres scrofula, dyspepsia. catarrh and
rheumatism. Get Hoods and only
Hoods,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-18

Hood Pills cure all liver ills, bilious
ness, jaundice, Indigestion, sick head
ache. 25c.
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Hoods sfP's;'sii'' Cures

HOOPS PILLS cure all Liver Ills, Bilious
ness, Jaundice, Indigestion Sick Headache
The morning times., 1895-10-27

Attention is called to the, sale, October
80, 1895. of the fire-proof apartment build
ing on Third street near G. Sec auction
column in tomorrow Shines. oc25-27-29
The morning times., 1895-10-27

ticuIarly rich. He has them OF all kinds.
Now he wears a large thickly-qu1ited one.
In summer he dous long white linen
gown, aud from his windows at the hotel
at Manhattan Beach he may be seen
strolling arou nd his room In a thin, fig
ured, red silk gown, very comfortable
and quite becoming, seen in the eastern
lights with which the island is Illuminated
i'll the summer. Once very facetiOus
friend rushed in MIR. Plau's room with a
pitcher or water TO put him out. "Oh,
it's the Manhattan Beach fireworks!
thought it was you,' exclaimed the friend.
But people very seldom make game with
OF OF L. c. Plat.
Tue ali-aDsorDing passion of T. C. Platt
is newspapers, anu lie absorbs all OF them
he can get his hands on. He has q son out
In the state OF Washington, a son very
little known IN the East, but quite a lac
TOR In his own town. This son sees that
his father is abundantly supplied with lit
erature from the West. And the retainers
OF his Florida farni-that orange grove
farni-look out for his Southern literary
tastes. Tney read Tor him, clip anu for
ward. "A third OF the Plat SONS is in the
law firm with Gen. Tracy, and is q brig ut
luIiinary or the bar.
About his actual characteristics few can
answer. He does not place himself per
sonally before the public, being small
enough in stature to escape notIce, even
In a platform or great men. He loves to
slip through a crowd and hear OF the plans
TO down Platt," and he delights in CON-
ing home with the tactics OF his hated ri
vais In n nutshell.
I. c. Platt is man OF many disa ppoint-
ments. He has worldly success, for he is a
rich man, and his home life is most blessed.
But, after all, can boss be ever a really
happy man, with half the world calling him
"boss" and the other half trying to dis
pute the title?
DR.. Parkhurst' comes out with the state
ment, Boss Platt is thousand times worse
than Boss Croker" And TO this the friends
or this quiet, singular, bard-working man
answer, And he's a thousand times more
foolish, or he would drop 1t all for while
and go over to Europe and have the CONT
mentally good time of rich man upon a
holiday"
The morning times., 1895-10-27

and failed TO find him turn over the
morning papers with discontented
ponderings and read: "Thomas c. PIatt
spent yesterday afternoon and last night
at Ellerslie with Levi P. Morton. Both
declin ed to discuss the object of the
visit That is all. At night the sphinx
like Platt is again at his hotel as usual.
Nothing has happened. But knowing ones
declare that the slate of future residential
candidacy has been written, and still more
knowing ones claim tobea bic to tell whether
it is to the liking of ex-senator Platt or not
In his own rooms Mr. Platt does his
heated political discussion. 1t is claimed
that he leaves politics behind when he
steps out of the elevator on his own floor.
But this is not the case. He picks up pol
itics there. He averages a dozen politicians
in his rooms day. Mrs. Platt often sits
a silent listener to the political talk, and
works with her crochet needle or steals
away for liquid refreshments for the guests,
and back again when wants have been sup
piled. Her discretion is so admirable and
her silence so complete that it has been
supposed that she really knows as little
as she processes. st3f
LOVES THE PAPERS.
The making of public man is pro-
verbally the press. But In T. c. Platt's
case the contrary would seem to be true
No man has been attacked as much, no man
the target OF as many cartoons. To all this
the senator says he ..does not care" as his
business is with few who make the states
The morning times., 1895-10-27
"Liyht Housekeep,np" /"

The other day the writer had the pleas
ure of an interview with CHEEKY little
woman, who, although she has a large
family to look after, always has plenty OF
time at her disposal
How on earth do you avoid the wear
and tear of housework?" was asked
"oh, 1t is all a matter or arrangement
whether housework is a drag or not," she
responded lightly. ou see 1 reduce work
in every possible way. use the labor
saving appliances and get through work
in just one-third the time usually required
For lunches buy the ready cooked meats,
and | never bake any bread at home"
Upon inquiry | learned that she uses
Chas. sehneider's bread, and recommends
II as just as good as the homemade article
Chas. Schneider's bakery is IL 3-415S street
northwest, but the bread is for sale by all
grocers throughout the city. Each loaf is
stamped with a red, white and blue label
From experience ] heartily commend
this bread to my readers.
HOTTS EWIEF
The morning times., 1895-10-27
PLHTT AND his HOME LIFE
He Is No Boss There, Whatever
He is In the World.
FATHER AND A GRANDFATHER
Newspapers Are His Absorbing
Passion in His Hotel Roof
tree of Three Rooms.

Seated In his large sitting room In the
north wing of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, over
looking quiet side street, evening after
evening can be found Thomas G. Platt, the
so-styled Boss" and the man who, know
ing more about politicians and politics than
any one else In his party, would not deign
To accept as much as the smallest political
| position.
Thomas Q. Platt is q boss in the political
sense of the word. He knows what is going
| on and can tell what is TO come. Title
and position are honorary, given by popu-
,arity, and ready to be taken away in the
smc manner.
But a boss at home Is an interesting
creature. Thomas c. PIatt is n man of
habit. For twenty years he has occupied
the same rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
When he Went there he had a growing fam
lily of three boys. All are gone now but
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt still remain. When
they took the rooms there were three con-
Meeting ones in the suite. All alone now,
they still keep tiielr suite, the three rooms,
the same as when they went there to live.
And there one OF them, at least, can always
be found.
NEVER WAS A ROVER.
Thomas C. Platt is a man who passion
ately loves his own home and country.
1t is torture for him to go to Europe.
Mrs. Platt is abroad now. She has been
absent from America half year, and Mr..
Platt during that time has lived the life
of an old bachelor, coming and going to
business, leaving and returning to his
lonely rooms, and in the summer dropping
down to his accustomed haunt by the sea,
all alone. He would rather do all this and
deprive himself OF all that this means than
to leave his own beloved country for a
stay on foreign shores. washington or
New York, Chicago or Jacksonville, give me
my own country" he said once to a friend
who reminded him that he might as well
had gone to Europe, as he had been away
from his own fireside to these cities for
the last three months out OF the four.
Though dubbed boss in politics Mr..
Platt is not a boss In his own home. He
makes the utmost concessions daily, asking
of his family only the one great concession
that he be allowed to live In a hotel, within
a foot of the party committees whose doings
Platt's own party uses that hotel as n
rendezvous, having large rooms there for
these many years past, and IL is these rooms
that Mr.. Platt loves next To his own COM
Portable suite of three.
Once within the walls of his rooms the
attitude of bots is thrown off and T C.
Platt. though given abundant honor In his
own country, ceases to be prophet. For
many months a daily visitor to the Platt
The morning times., 1895-10-27

Do you want boardcrs? Put Want
ad in The Times and want no more.
The morning times., 1895-10-27

bey's, where 1.-THE Chieftain' could be con
tinued all the season had not a contract
been made for the appearance OF Henry Ir'
wing there next Monday in Macbeth"
Two hu ndred members of the Irish
Nationalist Societies are to see Chauncey
Olcott in 'Mayoureen" F riday night,
when they willpresent amagnlficent loving
cup" 70 thepopular comeaian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytal, who made
such a success at the Fifth Avenue last
spring, return to town next Monday at the
Columbia in For Fair Virginia" and
Agatha Dene" This talented couple ap-
pear at the Grand November IL.
A large party of newspaper men and man
ayers are going to Brooklyn Friday night
to see Lewis Morrison in '.Yorick's Love"
Marie Jansen, assisted by Charles Dick
son, Maude Granger, and Edwin Stevens,
comes to the Garrick November 1S in a
piece called THE Merry Countess"
Joseph Jefferson is in his second
week at the Garden, and that handsome
playhouse is being packed TO the doors
nightly.
A nervy young woman named Dorothy
Chestic announces that she will shortly
blossom out as star in a piece called
THE Newest Woman" in which she
will play her part entirely in boomers.
Dorothy rides horseback straddle and per-
forms many other little fin de steele
pranks. NANCY SYKES.
The morning times., 1895-10-27

and not with the people. But it is a fact
that no man likes better TO get a friendly
word from the newspapers. I'm too busy
TO taik," is the brusque reply To the ques-
tlons or reporters, followed up by "A nd 1
mean what l say" But tickle him little
under the ribs OF his lsreiuuices, and he'll
talk like speaking doll that's wound up
because he can't help it.
Ihe little newspaper controversies in
which L {. Platt iIduiges are largely car
ried on IN his own ROOMS. A reporter visits
Chauncey III. Depew and asks: why aren't
you working in this conyention?'
Because Platt told me to keep my hands
Off" responds Chauncey with a twinkle
that foresees fun.
1t a lie" roars Platt in his own rooms,
when lie reads this. Il never told De-
pew TO keep his hands off," he writes back
upon the margin OF the newspaper sent him
Ior"ananswerto Depew SEQ wardly charge"
And so the little warfare wages on between
the Two men who are doing all they can to
take the country captive for the glorifica-
tion OF their particular party-
As befits man WHO lives most of his
LIE in his own rooms. aiN whose battles
are fought with pen and ink, clad with an
arinor OF quilted satina nocman has more
nor dressier home adornInents than I. G.
Platt. The fact that ne Is not Boss in
his own home is abuntiaudy shown by the
presence OF numerous soIsfcusIions, thou
sands of jincrack articles, and perfect
litter of fancy things, eccheupon The very
table upon which he writes His very dress
as he sits reading the paper testifies that
he is under feminine home rule.
Thomas c. Platt, if he were a walking
delegate, could supply shimself with loose.
comfortable slippers for the rest OF his
life from his many trunks of gift slip
pers. He has slippers from every part of
the world, and slippers from home, the
work of filial affection, for this man has
daughters in-law and feminine relatives
of all kinds. whose dearest wish is TO
contribute TO his comfort at home.
FAMOUS SLIPPERS.
. In his slipper list are many curiosity"
slippers sent 10 him by Indian chiefs who
wished to propitiate .'The Great White
] ather' and al the same time secure more
bags of tobacco and extra dollars
from the government, of which they are
the unwilling wards. In this list also
the boots. according u a political narrator
which Mr.. T. C. Plat has wcrn on several
occasions when he found it necessary 10
take himself by the boot straps and pail
himself out OF the mud. But these boots
are kept for private exhibition only,
though there is no doubt that their owner
values them more than the giant OF old
valued his seveil-leasuc boots.
In dressing gowns. The poss" is par
The morning times., 1895-10-27

Have you anything to sell or exchange?
A Want ad will do the work for you.
The morning times., 1895-10-27
RnItinnnrn NIarIctS

Baltimore, Oct. 26.-Flour firm, un-
changed. receipts, 1857 barrels: ship
ments, 6 o barrels; sales, $50 barrels.
Wheat firm-Spot and month, 81 -Sa61 4;
December. IS 3Sa6S 1-2; May, T2 5-s bid;
steamer No. 2 red, 64a64 1-4-receipts,
S, 6,iT5 bushels: stock, 551,14S bushels;
sales, s. 600 bushels-southern wheat by
sample, 6Ta6s; do. on grade. 81 3 -4a67 "a;
Corn steady-spot and month, SO 1-4a3S
year. 81 2a3i "a january, "a -4a341-2;
February, 81 1-2-receipts, i4.75S bushels;
81 pncnts. 52,57s bushels; stock, 299, $40
bushels; sales. 1900 bushets-southern
white corn. 36a3t; do. yellow, 31a3S.
Oats easy-No. white western, 20 LA 20;
No. 2 mixed, 23 3-4-reeeipts, 21.67S
bushels; stock, 2l ,3S7 bushels. Rye quiet.
but firm-No. 2. 44a45 nearby: 4Sa5o
western-receipts, l 1858 bushels: stock,
0,476 bushels. Hay steady-choice tmo-
thy. S15.50aS16.00. Grain freights firm,
unchanged. Sugar duh. unchanged. Butter
and eggs steady. unchanged. Cheese firm.
unchanged.