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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
Riding Down a Wolf.

It has often been noticed in India
how fast wolf travels by means of
lounging Looping trot that is by no
means suggestive of speed. While one
gallops after it as hard as good horse
can 60, the wolf pursued, never APP
parently hurrying, lollops along at a
pace that equals that Of the following
horse. I have heard it said that no
horseman ever rode wolf down; but
to this statement I must demur, mas
much as have done this thing. Per-
haps my wolf was sick.
Be that as it may, did, when out
demonstrating in the Ganges country
over against Colgong, follow wolf,
and that wolf turned sharply when I
closed with it, and the horse I rode IA
rare good one) kicked it over with his
fore feet, and maas the matter Of
spearing my wolf simplicity itself.
One of my companions Of that day found
explanation Of this performance in the
fact that / had ridden another mans
horse with my own spurs. Black
woods Magazine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
The Wedding Journey.

A newly married couple who have
lust come from the far Southwest to
reside in West Philadelphia, had an
experience on their wedding tour,
which. though an exciting one at the
time, has caused both of them and
their friends a great deal OF merri-
ment since. They had just been
married and were ushered on their
journey an hour later.
The train was running along swiftly
and they were recovering from the
excitement OF the ordeal through
which they had just passed, when the
train stopped suddenly and the brake
man came rushing through the train
pulling down the blinds in most I'M
cere,nonious manner. The groom be-
gan to get little apprehensive, so he
tod his bride he was going to find out
wnat was the matter. He came back
with the news that the train was held
up by robbers.
The brides face blanched. In
voluntarily she looked at the wedding
ring that had been placed on her
hand only an hour or so before. She
wondered if she begged real hard to
the train robbers whether they would
leave her at least that She thought
exactly what she was going to
say to the bandit when he
came for her valuables. Then
the conductor came in and warned
the passengers, and people hid
watches and pocketbooks and jewels
in every conceivable place. Suddenly
the report of revolver, followed by
others in quick succession, made all
SILVER.
sect down between the seats, "
hastily said the young husband to his
bride. l won't run even the shadow
Of risk. )"
So, obedient to her new master, she
crept down on the floor in security.
There's no danger at all, y said the
man in the next seat, reassuringly.
just then several more shots were
heard, and the speaker Topped down
between the seats. All the other PEG
pie in the car followed suit, and a:
| they we're on all tours IN breathless
anxiety, there came in sweet-tunet
voice, full of suppressed anxiety
Edgar, have You got good safe
place."
There was a smile, even in the ter
rors of the moment, on the faces Of
many of the passengers. The trail
robbers left without going through
the passenger coaches. Philadelphia
Press,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06

Aluminium. which itself possesses
,;rh degree of specific heat, does
ne reall absorb heat itself, and thus
"a Mt liable to the chief objection e
iron buildings in hot weathar' Du'
anart from light decorative purposes,
s,,cb as balconies, cupolas, finals ana
sa Il is as roofing material
that aluminium should be most wel-
come to the builder. In plates OF
scaIes two-thirds lighter than copper
= ncorroded by air and undimmed even
bv the sulphur Of London smoke, y
should make roof fit for palace o. b.
romance. .,4,, ona
The humber elements Of health ana
comfort in the house, hardly less I'M
nortant than its external defenses
AGAINST the weather pipes, cisterns'
tans and cutters, now made OF IRON,
which rust, OF lead, which !. polso!n:iss:-, ::
would Be more enduring and far more
healthy if made Of this light ana
healthy metal, which might also take
the place Of all WITHHOLDING vessels
now made Of heavy, brittle earthen.
ware or painted tin. An aluminium
bath is among the probable Injuries
OF the next century. But 1t is not Us
4 mere accessory to comfort and con"
venience that real development OF the
new metal should lie. 1t is for use at
sea that it's most marked quality OF
lightness obviously fits it.
The marine engineer and the naval
architect, who are already looking IN
this direction for reduction IN the
weight which is inseparable from lo's
of efficiency, whether in speed or
cargo, cannot neglect the possibilities
Of a metal which, when mixed In the
proportion of one to fifty, gives to
aluminium bronze hardness and
toughness which makes it almost as
reliable as steel, and which, If the pro-
portions could be reversed and the
strength preserved, would reduce the
weights of ships and machinery alike
by two-thirds. That is problem
which awaits the metallurgists for So
luton. The reduction in cost, iudg-
ing by analogy, can only be question
of time and research.
The best steel now costs little more
than halfpenny per pound, while al
minimum is fifty times that price. But
aluminium exists in far greater quanti-
ties than iron, is more widely dis
tributed, and neither the limits OF
time nor the history of metallurgy
forbid us to conjecture that as the
world has seen its age of stone, its age
OF bronze and it's age of iron, SO it may
before long have embarked on a new
and even more prosperous age OF
aluminium. st. Louis ost-Dispatch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
Changing Quicksands.

One of the most ingenious expe-
dients for overcoming the difficulties
of sinking shafts for mining or other
purposes in wet measures" is the
ssfreezing process. Surprising that
the bottom of the shaft Is so continu-
ously flooded that the miners are un-
able to use their picks or in any way
proceed with their excavation, pipes
are run down from the surface to the
flooded locality. and through these
pipes is forced powerful freezing
mixture.
The consequence is that the impend-
ing water becomes solidifed. and the
workman can quarry his way through
the ice, which now becomes q protec-
tion from the body of water beyond,
and the sinking Of the shaft can be
continued. A process somewhat akin
to this is the new method of grouting
up quicksands, etc, Of Neukirch.
Where quicksands or damp and un-
stable strata are encountered, pow
dered cement is forced in by air pres
sure through pipe lowered in the
sand. The pipe is about Ii inches in
diameter, but is drawn to point at
its lower end, where there are three
openings, each three-eighths Of an
inch in diameter. The upper end Of
the pipe is connected to an air pres
sure supply by rubber hose.
An injector is provided, to which
the cement is fed. and meeting with
the air blast is driven with consider
able pressure into the sand. The ce-
ment is retained by the wet sand,
forming a kind of concrete with it.
The introduction of the tube is facili-
tated by the use of the air jet, which
clears the sand away from the point OF
the tube. When the pipe has reached
a firm stratum the cement is turned on
and the pipe slowly raised to the sur
face. --Pittsburg Dispatch. ss% Y
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A Wonderful Echo.

At Madame Arabelle's the converse.
ton turned upon echoes, and lady
in the company declared that she knew
of one that repeated sound nine or
ten times.
'Poohi that is nothing" said the
marquis; 81 have an echo in my parb
that can beat yours into fits"
''Impossiblel" said everybody in
chorus.
'sYou can easily put it to the test il
you like"
Every good, We will step across to-
morrow to hear for ourselves.
eyes, come without fail, and SO
saying, the marquis took his depart
ure, meditating little scheme OF his
own. On reaching his mansion he
sent fer his old lackey, Sancho by
name.
''You are up to all sorts of tricks,
old chap. Do you think you could
manage to play the part of an echo?"
Certainly, my lord; You have only
to shout no, hol and ] repeat the
same"
Very we'll; tomorrow afternoon
you shall go and stand in that clump
OF trees behind the lake and repeat
thirty times any call that you may
hear, gradually lowering your voice :
but mind-mum's the word. y
Next day his lordship's friends came
trooping into the park. Sancho was
at his post pricking up his ears.
s'Now, ladies and gentlemen, your
doubts will soon be dissipated," said
the marquis; twill you be the first to
try the experiment, madame?"
mo, thanks, marquis; your voice is
louder and more effective for the pur-
pose than mine.
Whereupon the marquis inflated his
lungs and called out at the top of his
voice:
"Are you there?"
To which the echo made answer |:
Eyes, my lord, / been here couple Of
hours 10 y>~s-- sg4
lCurtain.l- Famille. (
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Peculiarities or Animals.

The reason of the shortness Of the
elephants neck is that the head OF the
animal is SO heavy that were it placed
at the end Of neck of a length pro-
portionate to the dimensions of that
organ in other animals, an almost in
calculable amount of muscular force
would be necessary to elevate and sus-
tain it. The almost total absence OF
neck obviates the difficulty and the
trunk serves as substitute. The uses
and advantages of a long neck, pecu-
liarly exemplified in the giraffe, which
contains only the same number OF YER
tebral articulations rs in the elephant,
are in the latter supplied by the trunk
or proboscis, by which he is enabled
to carry food to his mouth and to
drink by suction. This curious organ
contains vast number of muscles
variously interlaced, is extremely flex-
ible, endowed with the most exquisite
sensibility and the utmost diversity OF
motion, and compensates amply for
the absence of long neck. st. Louis
Post Dispatch.
There is so much variety in the
hands of monkeys that comparison
of them with those of man cannot
very easily be made, but this compare
son may be made with the higher apes,
such as the gorilla and chimpanzee,
which approach nearest in their struc-
ture to ourselves. In the gorilla the
thumb is short and does not reach
much beyond the bottom Of the first
Joint of the forefnger. It is very re-
stricted in its movements, and the
animal can neither twiddle its thumbs
nor turn them around till the tips de-
scribe circle. The web between the
fingers reaches to the beginning Of the
second joint, the fingers taper to the
tips, and there is callosity, or pad,
on the knuckles on which the animal
rests when walking on all tours.
In man the thumb reaches to
the top of the first joint of the
forefnger Man can ''twiddle" his
thumb, SO that the tip will describe a
circle; and he can touch the tips of
all his fingers with it the web between
the fingers does not extend beyond
the base of the first joint, and there
are no pads on the knuckles. The
bones in the hand of men and in that
of the gorilla are the same in number
and in general form, But the thumbs
of the monkey have no separate fiexor
or bending muscle, as those of men
have. This is why a monkey always
bends his thumb with his fingers and
never puts his thumb round an object
which he grasps, but always keeps it
on the same side as his fingers.
The whiskers Of cats and OF the cat
tribe are exceedingly sensitive, en-
abling them, when selling their prey
in the dark, to feel its position more
acutely. These hairs are supplied
through their rooss with branches Of
the same nerves that give sensibility
to the lips and that in insects supply
their ''feelers. st. Louis Post-Dis.
patch.
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Sc,enty.two Races OF ha'' :

M. de Quatrefages, tho n w. tsa
ethnologist, has read 3 pap q a n
the Paris Academy Of sclen .;;r.. !, /.
terosting summary Of bis ssn .isia
illusions with regard to tne ~, ND
distribution Of the human i I'D I
Omitsing minor differences sr !, \
mates that there are no u ls' r,sp J
seventy-two distinct races e, . II t tt
inaabiting the earth. an u = t,on \
saws, descend OF branch Oh r ,lSr
fundamental types-tns ~ baA
yellow and The 81 ck-vn, p;a rbii|
origin in North Central , air EN|
without doubt. the prilnl,a !
"cradle Of the human r Eanrs,,s
Quatrefages states that eepplnse,gJ
& Be t found scatt i u over his ~ ar 81
noinf y mn, ORGANIZATION n the y ~ =
1 the e ws1a anu ACE ace spread to tas q
east and crosse ssith % local qu'' !, !,
race" producing vnA' :"
American Indian.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06

convenient supposition that the Ma
ton at large should bear one-half and
that the States and Territories, togeth-
er with the counties and towns, should
bear the balance, the General Govern
ment would be compelled to appro-
pirate annually 100000, 900. This
would not represent very considers
BILE additional burden, for now three
fourths of that amount is expended by
the Postal Department on highways.
OF the remaining 1926, OOO,0 900 large
share, say $40, 900, 900, could bewiped
out by employing regular army forces
on the roads in those sections where
their presence is required. AS rule,
it may be said, no less than 20, 600
men, who now find army life irksome
because of it's idle monotony, could be
employed to good account on the high
ways.
The majority ot the State Govern
ments, as we'll rs the counties and
townships, it is believed, could also
provide for the expense which they
would be expected to bear that the tax
burden would not be greatly increased
during the period Of construction.
Moreover, the expense could be made
even less onerous by the employment
Of the thousands Of criminals in each
commonwealth, and at the same time
remove from free labor an objection
able class Of competitors. New York
World.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
WORDS or WISDOM.

Ia that breaches the gospel OF good
hard sense has an important mission
to fill.
There is no possible process of legis-
latiye enactment by which lazy man
may be made energetic.
Some men are more careless about
the company their children keep than
tbev are of the breed OF their dogs.
Glove adds no dollars to the till"
grunts the misery husband. Fewer
dollars and more love would add inn
menscly to the value of his life.
10 be happy at home is the ultimate
result Of ali ambition; the end to
which every enterprise and labor
tends. and Of which every desire
prompts the prosecution.
II q man should register all his
opinions upon love, politics, religion,
literature, ETC., beginning from his
youth, and SO so on to old age, what q
bundle of inconsistencies and contra
dictions would appear at last.
The Importance of this powerful
agent public opinion-for the pre-
vention of injurious acts, is to obvious
to need to be illustrated. Ii sufii-
GENTLY at command it would almost
supercede the use OF other means.
Look at Nature with science as q
lens The rock swarms, the clod
dances; the mineral is but the vege-
table stepping down, and the animal
an ascending plant; the man, q beast
extended; and the angel a devoted
human soul.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
Hospitals.

Hospitals, as we now undcrstni
term, are OF modern growth Ia
is, as Mr.. Burdett tells us in he
torical section of "Hosplai
Asylums of the World" that !
records of Egypt and ancient lni1
find illusions to institutions tha'i
shadow the hospitals Of latsI u
and even our asylums for SICK al'
are borrowed from the East.
An inscription engraved on
near the City of Surat tells how
q King, who reigned in Guleral
third century 2. G. COMMANDED
establishment of hospitals II 81
dominions, and placed one at ts'
the four gates CT The royal a1
Patna. Six hundred years stia
Fabian, an intelligent Chlnss
eler who visited India in WV
records that Asoka's hospltasSa
listed and hourished, but the Aa'
i've floods of conquest swept al
and by the beginning OF TINS y
only a hospital for animals isA IN.
of all the pious Kings touna''pA
Ancient Egyptian records a.
vague in their illusions to il'
ment of the sick; but it seems 7
from a legend which is given I
Papyrus Ebers, that a cline es !, y
connection with the temple Q \
polls. 1t is equally proOaO.ls I,
the history of the temples q II
Plus could be unveiled, we slO- =,
that in them also Hospital y '.
mented the shrine, and tna' Il
who offered sacrifices there ioal Y !,
thingm ore than ''faith healing n
their walls. But from non 9
are our hospitals derived, w
DESTROYED or forgotten in the =
ian conquests, an 50 utter e ~. I Y.
livion into which they fell 'A y.
now an article of he p0puln n.
that it is to Christianity We 4, ~
first idea Of care for the n,s %r
afflicted. The Quarterly n.y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
A Woman's Capacity.

The power of love, and the posi-
bility Of woman's intellect, are both
exemplified in the case Of naval officer
who has devoted several years to an
important and complex invention.
His girl-wife, through sheer determ-
nation to be his chief confdants, has
acquired as thorough knowledge Of
the invention as he possesses himself,
and has him come to her with every
trial and attempt, able to be sympa-
thetic and Intelligent throughout.
Men who sneer at feminine minds
should see this wise man lean on. that
little wife of his. $500 i-.ts-.e ss.ssss
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
An Artificial Foot for a Peacock.

We have heard of cat with false
teeth, a horse with spectacles, COW
with wooden leg and now here is q
gentleman writing to the Field to ask
where he can obtain an artificial foot
for his peacock, This speaks well for
humane people who love to be called
foolish in good cause. 1t will be
real kind Of the Field to publish the
results Of the naive inquiry and how
the peacock liked his foot when he got
it.-Boston Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
Travcl in Frontier

Inc hacienda San H..
lies lies north, northwest from c SS1s as ss
the longest miles on tuh' a W.
n mules run up long hills any map ;.
rocky 70 aiy canons; they stretch la a, a,sa
ending 2 burnt plains, and 0SstAes
beds Of tortuous rivers ,r4u ts a;Glea
scorching sand. And tbs, sal sa
ways to make this travel LS's g. alsth
i i., is best, il oDe I Ss assa
like the Tahuramaras; 'o otb mas tin TIM
ponyback, after the Mex Hsr'is ~ TAX
ana ana persons with no time and T'al y
deal Of money go in a coach iIS ss
thought this would seem Il ~ \,
best, but the Guerrero STAGE I T.. p
yet failed to tip over, and Al ~ f.. a''
pany make you sign away yaa ~ |, n
al rights, and almost you III H., ~
,ou,' oeloie 'iey Will allow YOU NJ
bark. So it is not the best w. y Y !, !
If | may Judge from nv own \.
ence. We had coach which "
to choose the steepest hill on tbs,,'
where it then struck stons Y
heaved the coach, pulled ont tb.la
pin, and what | remember i \.
currence is full Of sprains AMI Il n
and general gloom. Guerrero /
only three-fourths Of the wsvts
cora, and you can only go thsyaa]
Gilberto, the patron of the bsss]
or, if you know him well sss,j
"Jack'--will take you inths n
coach.
After humping over the s,.,
day for five day, through a M
dust, We we're glad enough NJ
suddenly came out OF i,
timber in the mountain pass N
pied the great yellow plain d n
cora stretching to the blue hilba1
Sierra. In an hours ride more.tb,,l
a chill wind, we were at The N,
We pulled up at the entrance 4,
was garnished by bunch d i,
punchers, who regarded us er5a
as We pulled our aching bolls,
bandaged limbs from the CoucaI,
limped into the patio.
To us was assigned the 100,
honor, and after shaking ousI
down on q good bed, with mattYH
sheeting, we recovered our cid,
ness. A hot toddy, to.rilg
place, completed the effect. Tht
was strewed with bear and VOL.
rugs; it had pictures and draper.
the walls, and in a corner a vsshs
and pitcher--so rare in these pg
was set on a stand, grandly suggs
OF the rehnements of luxury We b
/! tanned to. ] do not wish to d
the impression that Mexicsns b
wash, because there are brooks d
in Mexico, if they want to use
but wash basins are the advances
of progress, and we had been q
outposts since leaving Chihuis
Harper's Weekly.
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Bird Reasoning.

A little known and striking instance
of foresight and industry exhibited by
a bird is that of the California wood
pecker. Like others Of its kind, this
bird is an insect-eater. Yet in view Of
the approach Of winter it prepares
store of food of wholly different
character, and arranges this with as
much care as an epicure might devote
to the storage of his wine in cellar.
In the summer the woodpecker lives
on ants. For the winter it stores up
acorns. To hold each acorn it hol-
lows small hole in tree, into which
the acorn is exactly fitted, and is ready
to be split by the strong beak of the
climbing woodpecker, though too
tightly held to be stolen either by
squirrels or other birds.
A relation of this woodpecker in
habits the driest parts of Mexico,
where during the droughts it must die
of starvation unless it made store.
To prevent this it selects the hollow
stem of species Of aloe, the bore Of
which is just large enough to hold q
nut. The woodpecker drills holes at
intervals in the stem, and fills it from
bottom to top with the nuts, the sep
arate holes being apparently made for
convenience Of access to the column Of
nuts within.
The intelligence which not only con-
structs special storehouse, but
teaches the woodpecker to lay by only
the nuts which will keep, and not the
insects which would decay, is perhaps
the highest form of bird reasoning
which has yet been observed. This
Spectator. 60 "
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WANTED, with a view to matrimony,
q young lady to match bonnet trim
med with green, which I won the other
day in rattle for charitable purposes.
Must have means of her own. Please
address under the heading: Lebens-
gluck (life's happiness) to the Office of
this paper. Lady cyclist preferred. "
-Pfullendorfer Anzeiger.
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rae largest scholarship + ii, s sss'
any Amerie m col es s+O y u is,T1'
scholarship at Prlnor creek and y
and amounts to Slow
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06

The breath of suspicion is generally
scented with cloves. Puck.