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Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
LIGHTNING.
A Frolic That Was Beautiful n Tsrr:fy.
tng and UCrt No One.

A Frolic That wa Deaa.ifui II rsrr:fy.
Ing and Hurt No One.
Speaking Of lightning rods" said
an army officer, when / was at West
Point, old Hank Kendrick, our profess
or Ct chemisTy, electricity and SO
forth, used to give us an experiment
with lightning rods, which is the only
thing recollect in. connection with
them. He had a battery rieged up to
furnish the lightning. Then he had
house of blocks, nice two story house
painted white, with green shutters. On
this house was lightning rod, minia-
ture affair, made like the ordinary light
ming rod of commerce. He would make
a few remarks on the necessity Of hav-
ing the rod properly connected with the
ground, explaining that wet earth or
water connecting directly with the
earth was the very best. Then he would
make ground connection of this kind
and proceed to fire few big electric
sparks, or lightning flashes, through the
rod. They would go through all right,
not doing the slightest injury to the
house. Then he would make O few
mere remarks, this time to tho effect
that a little learning is o dangerous
thing, and tell about good minister
in the neighborhood who wanted to pro-
tect his house By lightning rod and
who had heard that water was a good
thing for the rod to end in. So he set
up the rod and had it end in his cis-
tern, where, as it was carefully cement
ed, there was always certain to be wa
ter. Tho old professor would then put
the end of the rod in a glass of water,
to represent the cistern, and turn on
his lightning. The big spark would
leap across to the rod and down would
come the house. q heap of blocks.''
Zone Of the most beautiful and at the
same time one of the most terrifying
sights ever saw" said another men,
Der OF tho group, q veteran of the war,
twas down III Arkansas i'll 1862. / was
drilling my regiment one summer after
noon, when a sudden thunder shower
came up. The men had bayOnets fixed,
and as We started for camp were carry
ing their muskets at a right shoulder
shift. Suddenly there began at the tips
Of those bayonets the most marvellous
electrical display I had ever seen. The
lightning played about them, dancing.
rolling, flashing. leaping from one to
another, as if it hugely enjoyed the frol-
ic. For an instant l thought the whole
company would be struck down, and
the men themselves We're badly fright
ened. No one was hurt or even shocked
by tho brilliant display.-New York
Sun.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
She Had to Go.

eff you tell lie, you must stick to
it,
This is old and to some extent true,
as woman of my acquaintance proved
recently.
She is stopping at hotel here and
intends to return shortly to her home,
in Utica.
While out shopping the other day she
met Il mother and daughter from her
own town whom she doesn't know SO
very well CT like SO very much.
But they fell upon her neck.
"Oh. Mrs. j." cried tho elder,
"if this isn't just glorious! To think of
our meeting you here. We don't know a
soul in New York, and know you'll
take us round and show us the sights. -
Well, my friend just made up her
mind that she'd do nothing of the sort.
She wanted what little time she had
for herself. So she replied it was
wrong of COURSE
"l'ln awfully sorry, but I'm living at
New Rochelle, and have Just run in for
some shopping. I'm going out again this
afternoon.
"Oh,- isn't that too bad? What train
do you take:'
''The O'Clock"
"Well, Well go up and see you off. -
Here was nice state of affairs, but
there was no way out Of it that my
friend could think Of without being alb
solutely rude.
So up they all went to the depot, and
that unfortunate woman bought a ticket
to New Rochelle, and actually had to 20
there, as her friends upon the platform
gave her no opportunity of escaping
from tho train. New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
Tellurium.

A mining paper states, as a practical
fact worth knowing, that any miner or
prospector who has blowpipe, alcohol
lamp and few drops of cold sulphuric
acid can in few minutes determine
whether tellurium is present in ores, all
that is necessary being to break off
small piece of the ore, place it in
porcelain dish previously warmed SO as
to avoid breaking, apply the blowpipe
until the ore is at an oxidizing heat,
then put one or two drops of the sui
phuric acid on the porcelain dish and
allow to mix with the ore-the reaction
will Immediately follow, if tellurium be
present, by beautiful carmine and pur-
pie colors. The metal fuses at about 500
degrees c., and is distilled at q very
high temperature. Its vapor is golden
yellow and has very brilliant absorp-
tion spectrum, while the electrical con-
ductivity, like that of seleuium, is large
ly influenced by the temperature previ-
GUS to heat, increasing after exposure to
light, though not to the same extent as
does selenium. Tellurium burns, when
heated in the air, with a blue fame,
evolving white vapor Of tellurium diox-
ide. 1t is insoluble in water and carbon
disulphide, but dissolves in cold fuming
sulphuric acid, imparting to the solu-
tion most pleasing carmine color
which almost Immediately passes into q
purple. The compact form is silver
white, resplendent metal of markedly
crystalline structure.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
what Constituted the Insult.

''Are these the photographs I order.
ed:" asked the customer
Eyes, sir, replied the photographer.
'Tbey're paid for, believer"
''Yes. sir. -
"All right. Wrap them up. Thanks
Good mor-say, do you think look like
the photographer?
''Oh. yes, the Likeness is EXCELLENT
"Say, will you do me the favor to
come ont with me into the alley? I'd
like the privilege Of building face ON
you like that y'-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
FRANCE AND ENGLAND,
Annihilation of the British Empire From
French Point Of View.

Annihilatfon Of the British Empire From
French Point Of View.
AS specimen of rabid writing in the
French press I give a passage from an
article once read in LIE Matin:
''The English empire in India is now
a spectacle Of eXtortion, rapine, famine
and bankruptcy. All crumble into ruins
towns, villages, reservoirs and public
works, temples and tombs; the railways
pass through deserted villages and di-
lapidated towns; tho ordinary highways
are impracticable-it is impossible to
use carriage IL miles outside of Cal
cutta. The English have made purely
superficial conquest of these vast regions.
They do not live there; they are only
encamped; their children die there, and
with their gross bodies-all flesh and
blood-they cannot acclimatiZe them
selves there. India is for them place
Of exile, a tropical Siberia, which they
escape from as soon as possible; they are
equally detested by the Hindoos and
Mussulmans. The fame of this implaca-
BILE hatred poisons the lives of the con-
querors. The day when Russia blows
upon this castle of cards it must fall
Immediately, and England of the British
channel will perish through India. Asia
will cease to be sterile and withered
branch Of humanity. Once escaped from
the vampires of London, she will revive
and awake to new existence. The Rus
sian conquest on the banks of tho
Ganges will be the signal for the down
fall of the Anglo-Sa power in both
hemispheres. Nothing will remain
standing in the parent country-aristoc-
racy and church, commerce and indus
try, will simultaneously disappear
The writer, having thus annihilated
the British empire and distributed her
colonies "Gmong the great powers, "
goes on to predict that "a new hour
will then have struck for the human
race" educational Review.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16
.Dry Geyser." of Yellows.one Park.

There are several holes in the Yellow
stone park region which are locally re-
puted to be "bottomless. Geological
authorities say that they are "dry eey-
sers." Into one of them, known as
"Hell's Back Door," 10000 feet of
line. with weight attached, has been
lowered, without striking bottom
Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16

The strangers who go mp the railway
to Vesuvius. in spite Of the long journey
(eight hours there and back) and the
high price (el). number about 10. 600
yearly.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16

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Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-16

Life il to be fortified by many friend
shira To love and to be loved is the
greatest happiness Of existence.
ney Smith
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
THE DISEASES
We Will Cure Or Refund the
Money.
Catarrh, FiStula In AnO, Rupture,
HydrOcele and Piles.
From the Herald Of Health.


We deal honorably. frankly and fairly
with you and It costs you nothing to con-
suit US. There are some diseases which
at certain times no man living can cure.
But there are no diseases which cannot
be benefited and life prolonged with the
right kind of treatment. DIR. Smith has
ever made It a life long rule to be honest
with his patients. II he says he can cure
your trouble he will accomplish 1t. When
invalids hear these cheering words. II can
cure you;" that is II they know him. hope
springs into new being within their
breasts and from that very instant a
change takes place which, as a rule, brings
them back to physical as well as mental
health and vigor 1t is this new birth OF
hope and confidence In DIR. Smith. an alb
solute faith in his powers and an absolute
belief In his methods which has led hosts
Of patients to remark. "Well, doctor, l feel
hundred per cent. better for just having
had this talk with you" And there is a
psychological reason for this statement
which Is much deeper than any one would
suppose. When patient loses confidence
In a doctor. no matter how skilled he may
be, that doctors usefulness ceases. The
absolute belief Of patient that he has at
last found doctor who can cure him is
worth more to the doctor than all the
medicines he Is acquainted with. DR..
Smith and stan are permanently located in
Scranton. Pa. Their parlors at present are
at No. 3l2 Wyoming avenue. They may
be consulted absolutely free of charge
from to daily except Sunday. They will
remain In Scranton permanently. Should
they move their office in the near future
notice will be given in all Of the daily pa
pers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
MAYElEIO.

The Misses Hattie and Cora Laymon,
OF Penn avenue, left yesterday morn
Ing on an extended visit to friends in
the western part Of the state. They
were accompanied as far as Wilkes
Barre by their father, B. F. Laymon.
Raspberries are very plenty on the
mountains near here. and each morn
ing large parties OF merry berry-pick-
ers may be seen starting out with their
lunch baskets and pals.
Mr.. d. Mendleson, Of Hill street. was
Scranton visitor yesterday.
The game Of ball between the clerks
of Mayfield and Jermyn at the power
hous grounds, Monday afternoon. re-
suited In "a defeat to the Jermyn clerks
to the tune OF 10 to 5. The battery for
the home team was McAnulty and
Campbell.
j. o. Sullivan, having secured a set
tlement with the insurance company
on account of the fire at his hotel on the
night Of March II last. Is removing the
debris. preparatory to erecting a new
and commodious hostlery on the sight
Of the ruins.
The Russian band Is considering the
advisability of giving an open air con-
cert on Lackawanna avenue In the near
future. We hope they will decide to
favor US, as this band Is very painstak-
ing at their rehearsals and are capa-
BILE OF furnishing some very sweet mu-
sic
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
EACToRvvILIE.

Mrs. William Mason, of Dalton: Mrs.
NJ. v. Townsend. Mrs. B. 8. Gardner,
Mrs Walter Reynolds, Mrs. Rufus
Lindley and Mrs. Hiram Worden were
admitted to full membership Of Mrs.
Sarah Rice circle, No. 104, Ladies' of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, Sat
urday evening. Comrades E. c. Reyn-
olds and w. H. Reynolds were admit
ted as honorary members. Such meet
ings are very gratifying to the circle.
They now have membership Of forty
one and twelve honorary members.
This circle Ia one Of the best In North
eastern Pennsylvania, and has bright
prospects for the future.
The cellar for the new Methodist
Episcopal parsonage Is nearly ready
for the superstructure The plans and
elevations, which were drawn by +. J.
Lacey & Son. Of Scranton, show the
building to be one of. convenience and
beauty.
Rev. H. H. Wilbur has been enjoying
the ups and downs Of life for a few
days. but he is rapidly getting control
Of that new bicycle which ne rides
about town.
The Tunkhannock correspondent OF
The Tribune says: The New Age and
the Braintrim Messenger are two pa.
pers out Of six IN this county which do
not miss publication on account of
holidays. The Factoryville Tidings
greets Its readers fresh, crisp and
newsy ffty-two times a year.
Failing to make suitable arrange
ments. the Baptist Sunday school have
decided not to 90 ar excursion this
season. but will hold q home picnic.
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HAwCEV.

Miss Hattie 8. Speers entertained a
party OF young people at her home last
Saturday evening. The guests were
Misses Nellie Woodward. Gussie Wells.
Marie Atkinson. ,Messrs. James and
Fred Stott. Howard zimmerman. and
Fred Sando.. The evening was spent
playing games Of various kinds. Vocal
and instrumental music was also rem
dered.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Cooper left Mon
day morning for Boston, Mass, to be
| gone one week.
Charles Kimble. Of Toledo. O., is WIS.,
iting his parents. at the Eddy. Mr..
kimble left about three. years ago to
secure employment working at his
| trade.
c. Edwin Schardt left, for Boston.
Mass. Monday morning. to be gone two
weeks. He will attend the Christian
| Endeavor convention at that place.
Miss Kathryn Hessler. of Honesdale,
called on friends here. Sunday.
Miss Selia Gallagher. OF Honesdale.
Is the guest Of ofiMisses Minnie and Katie
Langan.
Messrs. Patrick ]. Shea and Philip
Coar. and Miss Katie Langan and Miss
Name Hughes spent Sunday at Fair
view lake.
Messrs. Kelley Purdy and Melvin
Tappin. OF Carbondale were in town
with their bicycles, Sunday.
William j. Coon, superintendent of
the Park association at Blooming
Grove. Pike county. was In town, Mon
day.
Miss Madge Harmon and Miss Nellie
Sweeney. OF Honesdale. called on
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Bushwaller
and family, Of Rochester. N. Y. are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kearney.
Charles Barnard, of Mayfield. is here
visiting with friends.
T. A. Lightheser spent Monday here
| with his family.
Miss Melia Panckert. of Carbondale,
Is the guest Of Misses Lucy and Gussie
Williams.
Edward MCNAMARA left Saturday
morning for Staten Island. N. Y. to
spend few days visiting friends.
James Haven left Saturday morning
| for Boston. Mass. where he Is en-
ployed as telegrapher with the Postal
Telegraph company.
Charles Salmon. who has been spend
ing two weeks vacation, has again re-
| sumed his duties as conductor Of the
branch train on the Erie.
A number Of young men from this
place attended the dance last Saturday
evening at "Beck's Lock-" Kimble,
Pike county.
Messrs. Frank Kearney and William
Kavanaugh, accompanied by their lady
| friends. drove TO Honesdale, Sunday,
to spend the afternoon.
Miss Nellie Hobbs, of Honesdale,
spent Sunday here. the guest of Miss
Nellie Peiltz,
William and Marie Reutelhuber, Of
Wilkes-Barre. are spending two weeks
here, the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Nell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

The large Comfort plumbing firm Of Nor
ristown has made happy its employees by
announcing an increase of 10 per cent. in
I their wages.
The largest check ever drawn on bank
was one of ST., ,27S. 750 1t was drawn by G..
W. Young in favor Of Thomas A. McEn-
tyre, Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Allentown Iron company will blow
in stack No. on July Is. after more than
one years idleness. The Lehigh Iron and
Steel company is arranging to start fur
hace No. this month
The Reading railroad reports that its
coal shipments (estimated for the week
ended July was $4,000 tons. Of which 'i5,-
900 tons were sent to Port Richmond and
IS, 900 tons to New York waters.
The strike at the Sharon Iron works,
which employs 1000 men, has been ad-
justed. the management Of the mill maxi
ing every concession asked, which Is a raise
OF 10 cents to the day hands. The advance
Will go into effect Aug. l.
1t is said that the large rail mill Of the
Maryland Steel company, which for sew
eral years was shut down owing to a con-
tract with the steel ra.l pool Is to begin
operations shortly. as the Pennsylvania
Steel company is unable to fill the orders
1t has now on hand, while the expectations
of all the large steel companies for future
business In supplying the railroads with
rails and other material for renewals of
track and for new extensions are great.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports that
the quantity OF coal and coke originating
and carried over its lines east Of Pittsburg
and Erie for the week ended June % was
1856 15l tons. of which 3l7,3lS tons were coal
and lis, 433 tons coke. The total tonnage for
the year thus far has been 10. .SA, ,973 tons,
compared with 6.5S2, 730 tons in the corres-
pond.ng period last year, Of which s,O7i, 80
tons were COAL an increase Of 2,755, i21
tons, and 2.770, 2o3 tons coke, an increase
Of 500, 800 tons.
According to til, latest reports upon the
coal industry, England Is the largest pro-
ducer in the world. her output during 1894
having been 1SS277,525 tons This was
mined by 1924 persons. The United
States comes second in the list with 164,-
900 tons. Germany produced during the
same year about 100000 tons, exclusive
Of Ignite. The other coal-producing coun-
tries mine practically the same amount
from year to year. as follows: Austria
Hungary, 1870. 900 tons; France and Rus
s!a, 100000 tons each: Australasia 1000, =
coo; Japan, $3.50, 900; Nova Scotia, $3.50, 900;
Spain, 1900, coo; British Columbia, 1900 600; ;
Italy, 100000; Sweden, 100000 The con-
sumption Of coal per head Of population
Is lowest In Austria where II Is only one
sixth ton per annum, and highest in Great
Britain, where each person averages 3.3
tons each year. In the United States the
average Is "a tons year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
OAuTON.

Mrs. Elmer Rice has returned to hel
home, at this place, after spending 9
few weeks with her relatives at Bridge
port, Conn.
Mrs. Mackey Is recovering from hel
sickness.
Quite a number Of the farmers have
commenced haying.
Miss Cora Decker and Miss Bessie
Whitmore, Of Scranton, were visiting
at this place last week.
Miss Lucus, of Mount Holly, N. ].
is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. Fl. New
ing, at this place.
Mrs. Depue's new house, on Scran
ton street, Is raised. She expects tc
build two new houses on the same
street this summer
l.. NJ. Sherwood. OF Wilkes Barre
was a caller at this place. Saturday.
'chc trustees of the Methodist church
have let the painting of the church
to Messrs. Rice and Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Jennings have re.
turned TO their home. at this place
after spending the fourth with relatives
at Columbia, N. J.
The SalvaftOn Army were at Lily lake
last Saturday evening and Sunday
Quite q number from this place attend
cd their meeting at the lake last Sun
day.
Mrs. J. r. Parkton is sick.
Rev. ". H. Lowell expects to attend
the Christian Endeavor convention, 6
Eoston. this week. and there will be nc
pi eaching at his church next Sund.ly
o. z. Stoll intends to build a new
building en- the site Of the old one
which was burned by the fire. 1t is re-
ported that this will be much larger
than the other 1t will contain two
store rooms and room for two families
James Bunnell, Of vosburg, Pa, wa,
visiting at this place. Sunday.
Rev. e. e. Shoemaker preached Q
very interesting sermon at the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening. Mr.
Shoemaker is q young man who wal
born and brought up in this place and
IL now pastor Of church at Brown
City. III.
Rev. c. H. Newing will preach 6
sermon to the Young Mems Christian
association next Sunday evening.
Miss Winters, Of Nicholson. 10 visit
Ing friends here.
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picnic at Lake Ariel. There will be an
open air concert and fire works and
other attractions. The picnic will be
held July 30.
Company will hold an election Fri
day night to elect q second lieutenant
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation OF Lieutenant McMullen.
George A. Smith and George Seaman
are prominent candidates for the Of
flee.
Sergeant Robert A. Smith and Cor
poral Walter M. Fowler viii have
charge Of the advance guard Of Com.
pany Z.
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