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The state herald., 1895-05-03
JOHNSON WAS DRUNK.
Condition OF Lnooln's vics-rrssidsns
NJ the Inauguration.

Noah Brooks tells the following. story
coin In the Century: All eyes werc
turned to the main entrance. where. pre-;
cisely at the stroke of ~; appeared
Andrew Johnson, vioe-president-elec
arm in arm with Hannibal fiamiin'
whose term Of office was now expiring.
They took seats together on the dais OF
the presiding officer, and Hamlln made
q brief and sensible speech, and Andrew
johnson, whose face, was extraordin'
arily red. was presented to take the oath.
IT Is needless to say here that the uh;
fortunate gentleman, who had been
very Ill. was not altogether sober 81
this important moment Of his life. In
order to strengthen himself for the
physical and mental ordeal through
which he was about to pass. he had TAX
en- a stift drink Of whisky In the room
OF the vicespresideifti and the warmth
Of the senate chamber. with possibly
other physical conditions, had sent the.
fiery liquor to his brain. He was evil
IDENTIFY Intoxicated. Az he went on with
his speech he turned upon the cabinet
officers and addressed them as INF.
Stanton" "Mr Seward" etc.. without
the official handles to their names. For
getting Mr.. Welles' name, he said land
you, too. MI Theti leaning svef
to Col. Forney. he said, What Is the
name Of Abe secretary of the r1avy!'
and then continued as though nothing
had happened. Once In while. from
the reporters gallery. I could observe
Hamlin nudging johnson from behind,
reminding him that the hour for the
Inauguration ceremony had passed.
The speaker kept on. although Presi-
dent Lincoln sat before him. patiently
waiting for his extraordinary haranguo
to be over.''
| The studx ii ihn1faces below was lii;
teresting Seward was as bland and
serene as q summer day; Stanton ap-
peared to be petrifed; Welles' face was
usually void of any expression; Speed
sat with his eyes closed; Dcnnison was
red and white by turns. Among the
union senators, Henry Wilson'S face
was flushed. Summer wore n saturnine
and sarcastic smile, and most of tho
others turned and twisted In their sem
atorial chairs as II In long-drawn agony.
or the supreme bench. Judge Wilson
only was apparently moved, HIS lower
jaw being dropped clean down In blank
horror. Chase was marble, adamant,
granite In immobility until johnson
turned his back upon the senate to take
The, oath, when he ,exchnnged Elances
with Nelson, who then closed up his
mouth. When Johnson had repeated
!naudibly the oath OF office. his hand
upon the book, he turned and took the
Bible in his hand. and. facing the au-
dlence said. with loud, theatrical
voice and gesture 81 kiss this book in
the face OF my nation Of the United
| states"
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Thor, died few weeks ago at
Hnlllndcrry. on the shores Of Tough
Derry. u man named Connnr Ryan.
who witnessed many OF the stirring
scenes OF the rebellion Of 1898 lie
was born In 1880. and ho fought In
,hreo engagements with d.iach'
monts Of tho English army-,ho-c ut
Cappawhii. Cullohill and Monastcro-
van. lilo was u hale old man, and six
years ago. whom 1906 yoars old, he
built. unaidcd. tho house In which
no nf,orwnrd lived. except tina,
nulahbors rooted II for him, Less
than n year ago he matched part
Of the roof himself. and every sun
dag up 10 within three months hc
regularly walked milo and half "a
masB His wife. who lacked n fcw
months Of being hundred, dlod but
ono day before him.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
A WISE CHEETAH. -
Example If tho Great Intelligence Of tho
Iluutiur o.ron.v.s

ExnmpIo NJ m, s,,.., In, .,,,v.,., n, IN,
I,.,,,,x I,,,,,.'
When Inch Norton w,. 10 vo,r. o,a
no RIM away IN rea md there urrercd
shipwrock times enouvh IN bo willing
tn bo n i.ra i,hhcr when ho w,s Al
yoaru o,a bc wos hovrd for Africa.
wbere ma dov m. wind decidca IN
rulo. and for hours no,hinx could gain.
nav the mower Tim, nwnmncd the bont
nnd icf, thu mo, STRUGGLING for iIfc,
This nroyoa In la lacks last royue,.
far he found tho country mn much In
his liking that ho decided IN s,ay. lilo
had bccn hunting with son, az tho mn.
tiycs when no c,onced IN kill n ohco.
tnh which had iva boau,if,,l ltlt,ena.
Ono 81 ,hcac In raised far n net nnd
tho graceful cn,.dov ioyca ,,a mna,cr
moa, d.votoa,y one a,v I,eh wna M
nna Non Tho ch.a,nh so,ncd IN know
n for ho wna co,,,np.iv near him npd
would of,cn ,,c,, Ma ,n.,cr., fnec ond
then. pu,,,ng nj. heaa an thu edge az
tho he'd wou,d watch Jac,. ionder,y.
Fce,lpv Inn, no wns growing worac and
The state herald., 1895-05-03

r. A, Blake describes the results of
a careful investigation OF the Cochiti
district In tho Cerrillos Rustler;
The pay ore, so fur MS development
shows on the surface and IN tho Crown
Point Lone Star. Washington, Able
marie \ nd other prominent prospects.
Is ifrcgularly distributed throughout
the quartz and other gang,Ie matter Of
tho veins. In places I; Is found well
concentrated aud In others thin or
lean.
Enough work has been done 10 Prove
that the rich ores are Continuous,
amply rich and abundant enough, In
proportion to the whole of the vein
matter that must he moved during ex
rlOring work, to warrant rich returns
for the most extensive development
Shelter returns show prt,rr-al aver
age of 25 to 81, per t,,,it. gold. the bal.
encc being silver. Specimen assay
samples have run very high, but the
average smclter returns so far, for as.
sorted ores shipped, appears TO be from
$50 to 500 per ton; ores taken out of
all OF the principal prospects ranging
from $50 to $40 per ton are not being
shipped ut present. Hundreds OF tons
OF such ores can be seen on the dump
OF the Crown Point. Lone Star and AL
bemarle, or where much work has been
done.
These veins are true fissurc, ore-bear-
Ing veins, penetrating an enormous por-
phyritic, eruptic dixie, showing over
miles Of country,
The MISTAKE has been made by
some who have visited this district. OF
calling these true iissure veins bikes,
probably from lack OF close study Of
the formation. the vein iilling, and also
their wonderful size aud extent rs
veins.
TO men who are attracted toward the
business Of mining and have money 10
invest for the purpose Of the legitim-
ate work of developing mines for the
sake OF what they can be made TO pro.
lucc over and above the cost. this dis.
trict Is certainly one Of the most In.
Wiling fields TO look ln'o, hat could be
found.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
FIRST LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.

Old 2r. Benson Drove tho John Hull
and Il Was Regarded as "a Brave Act
4, The man who drove the first loco
motive In this country is still alive.
He is old Wood Benson, now IS years
of age. He met with severe reverses
In the last ten years, and is now an
inmate Of the workhouse on Black
wells island. In that institution he
acts as librarian. The first engine ever
run In this country was called tho John
Bull, and was imported from England.
No one could be found who was willing
to take up position behind the throt-
tie until old Wood Benson. then a
young mechanic, volunteered to run
the curious machine. He had worked
In the Brooklyn navy yard rs an en-
gineer. and had made several trips on
Fulton's steamer. the Clermont. With
wide-open throttle. the gallant little
engine started on. md soon had
reached the breakneck speed OF seven
miles an hour. The trip being success
fully concluded. Benson was appoint
ed engineer Of the Do Witt C. Clinton,
the first American made locomotive.
She ran from Albany to Schenectady.
though for many years the cars were
empty, owing to the timidity Of the
public. This was In May. 1929. md
for sixty years after that Benson was
In the service Of the New York Central
railroad. Mr.. Benson has no teeth,
and not hair on his head. He lost
them both In very curious manner.
while running from Buffalo to New
York In 1910. He was approaching the
Herkimer bridge. near Syracuse, at a
speed OF about forty-flve miles m
hour. when he noticed that the bridge
was on fire. A 'reshct had covered
the rails with about three inches OF
water. while the supports and Frame
work Of the bridge were on fro. The
Herkimer bridge was situated on q
curve. and Benson did not SEQ hin dan
ger until close upon II, II was too lato
to stop. and with wide-opcn valve tho
train thundcred over tho tottering
bridge. The engine and cars got over
safely, but Benson inhaled tho steam
generated by the lrc and water on the
bridge. and his teeth soon after dropped
out. The flames singcd every halr
from HIS head, and It has been rs bald
as an egg ever since. MFR. Benson dis.
plays a fino set OF teeth, with which
tho railway company presented him.
this being tho only compensation ho
obtained for his bravery. During his
service with tho company he annsgod
n considerable sum Of money. but lost
It all In speculation. In spite Of his
misfortnnes tho old man is rs spry hs
possible. and takes much pleasure In
telling the story of hIs cnreer.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

At the present time the silver and
lead miners at Silver CHI and vicinity
are feeling very hopeful over the ont.
look, and are busily following up gold
Indications, More gold Is constantly be-
Ing developed; many OF the once yalua-
bic properties are being looked up and
reopcncd.
The Geyser is working about fifty
men. and shows large body OF 'low
grade ore, running about 500 per ton
Us well MS n considerable body OF rich
ore running from $4,000 to $4,000
per ton, Much OF II ru,is largely in
gold They have done, practically. M
STOPPING In this property. the develop
mcnt work alone paying handsomely.
The present fine holsiing plant, bnlit TO
hoist from the 2,lO0-foot level, will
soon be succeeded by one OF the most
perfect plants that money can buy or
build. that Will hoist from the depth OF
1900 feet.
The old Bull Domingo Is being
worked by about dozen lcascis. do
Ing well and making regular shipments.
In knolln, perhaps the purcst and one
Of the most extensive deposits In tho
country Il near silver Gin. aud Il on
the line OF the Florence aud Southern
road. Samples OF the finest China
vases have been made from this dcpos-
II, and also the finest quality OF queens.
ware. II II pronounced by experts 10
DO superior 10 amy other deposit IN the
United States, About six tons n day
has been used Mt the Denver paper
mills.
At present coal Is delivered Mt tho
mines and mills ut Silver Cllfr from the
The state herald., 1895-05-03

II Is truly amazing thing. this En-.
ropcan Indifference to corn. The PEG,
pie eat some such queer things over
there that ono would think that corn
would secm n mighty blessing. In
tao course of two long journeys over
various parts of Europe We have never
bu, once found tho cereal, and tina,
was n, hotel almost entirely patron
izcd by Americans, and KEEP, by n man
who had lived In America, in Paris
We were talking OF corn TO an Eng.
lishman this summer. Said he; And
do you really cat II In tho S,atos7"
"why, yes" "Wo only feed /, TO an.
imais.' "woll, you treat your unl-
mails bc',nr than yourselves" Ho
paused for n minute. Then: TELL
me-" said hc, .'in what way do you
eat lt7" "On the ear ''rho car,
oh. fancy. How STRANGE" Aud no
looked quite shorkcd.-Rochcstcr
Pos,-Expross.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
MORE SCIENTIFIC rRiuMPHs.
Arxoh Pound to lie Associated With
Another Element, IIciiuu,,

Another Element, IIciium,
The detection Of the gas argon In the
atmosphere is being followed by rap
Id series Of discoveries Of great inter
est. Chemists have long known, theo-
retically. Ut the existence ef another
element which has been called He'll.
UNI, and which was revealed by the
spectroscope, In the Gums rays. 1t
was moi knuwn 70 exlst hi this planet.
Prof. Ramsay a few days ago, In order
TO find whether there was something
In the world with which nrgan would
kebr company. was examining an OK
tremcly rare earth found In Norway
and known rs Cleveite. When this
mineral is treated with weak sulphur
lie acid 1t gives of n gas which has
hitherto been regarded as nitrogen.
The professor found by close examina-
ton sha. " ~as not a!tfogeh. but ar.
gon, and. moreover. there was asso-
ciated with II another gas which he
found to be, to use his own words. gas
which had not yet been separated. He
submitted II TO Prof. Crookes. and the
result ia to show that the gas thus
found Is Helium, NJ pertheiot, con-
tinuins Ills experiments In Paris, found
that In manipulating argon he devel-
opod ut an ordinary pressure mag
nificent nuorescent substance greenish
yellow in color and characterized by u
spectrum similar TO that Of the aurora
borealis. From this he deduccd that
the northern lights arc caused by flu-
crescent matter derived from argon
and cngendered through the influence
OF electrical emanations developed In
the atmosphere. Still another scicn-
tific triumph OF the wccl, Is the lique-
faction Of hydrogen by Prof. Olszew-
ski. OF craoow. Prof. Dowars rival.
He finds that the lightcst of all gases
liaueilos at 2i3 degrees below zero.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

able implement to pnlvcrize the clods,
and nm excellent plan will be to fol-
low the harrow with land roller.
The ground will now BIO in excellent
condition to seed, which should be
required until just before freezing up
o. Fan, inches Of water should be given
Ike Wheat ann ..,"e fields Again IN
the spring III soSn a. w. iros. ~ Gu -
" The ground. give .hR5ther nv, ''''s
Of three ot four inches; once more
only, and just wheh the fist indies
ton OF heading is seen, sivS the lust
flooding Of three inches, which etm;
pletes the wheat and rye irrigation.
For spring wheat, spring barley and
oats, follow Tho same plan MS for land
to plant to corn. Prepare the land
and seed in proper season. The first
Watering after planting rhould never
be done until the young plants tire OF
sufficient growth to shade the ground.
Then apply three or four inches of
water. Spring wheat and barley, like
winter wheat and rye, miist not he ir-
rigated after heading
Oats Ia the exception and should be
irrigated bfiee after heading when
filling, to insure the best yield.
Meadows and pastures shotld be
irrigated in the fall before freezing
time by flooding with four or five
inches 81 water, and again In the
spring at the beginning Of the growing
season, and pastures should be wasered
from time to time during the balance
of tile henson about once every three
or four weeks, with three or four
inches Of water each tima.
Red clover, white clover, Als'ke
clover, timothy, Kentucky blue grass
and similar grasses should be irrigated
in similar manner to that named for
pastures, but meadows intended for
hay should not be irrigated less than
two weeks before harvesting
Alfalfa when intended to be grown
for seed should DO irrigated same us
other clovcrs, once nftcr the frost
leaves the gfound In tho spring, when
four or five inches OF watcf should be
used. Then no moro irrigation should
he given It'll the seed crop is harvested.
As soon as possible after harvesting
either seed crop or hay crop OF al
fnlfa. the fresh stubble should be ir-
rigated with four or five inches OF
water. AS rule one irrigation Is
sufficient to mature either hay crop
or seed crop of alfalfa.
The most satisfactory and altogether
the best method for irrigating lawn
il by flooding, which should be done
once every two or three weeks, with
two ar three inches of water each ir-
rigation. :, mao,
In conclusion. it must q, borne in
mind that the rainfall in the growing
season should be taken into account.
Since it is only nece ssnry to supply
the land with twenty-four inches oil
water during the twelve months. no
more water should be used in irriga-
tion than is necessary to make NJ the
deficiency of the rainfall TO complete
tho twenty-four inches Too much
water is always injurious instead OF
beneftial.--Johu NJ. Irwin in tho Nc
brahkn Farmer.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Tho late Mr.. Marbnry was probably
tho oldeat preetieing attorney In New
York. llc was ono Of the founders Of
the Oar association. and stood Mt the
hend Of hia profession for the last thirty
or forty yenrp. His stories were M fam.
Gus almost M tho late william Trnvcru'
though. II the truth were known
many n founding lest had been foiated
upon them both with little or no claim
Of parcntnge. A fnvori.H ono with him
concerned tho visit to this country Of
n Cocknoy solicitor who WINS character.
istically mixed up In the use of hla
his. Tho iipglshman. commenting Oh
tho legal profession of New York. anld
that ita members were very proficient
and learned. but that they were nbHo-
lu,cly ignorant on tho subject OF "hon.
tail" "Ah," answered Marbury. my
dear air. We may tc ignorant Of tho
'hcntnll.' but Our knowledge Of The
cocktail IN unsurpassed. ~ .nEllo's
Weekly.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
EXTINCT ALL AT ONCE.
Thsy Lived One Instant; tho Next They

They Lived Ono Instant; tho Next They
Ware No More.
students in natural hlstory arc
much Interested In tho recent discor-
cry in New IeaIhnd Of mn ,eStens vc
deposit of tho remains OF The & gar
tic extinct bird called the moas.
The discovery was made in blowing
through 81 rh. depression In field.
states tho Youths Compan on, where
bog. containii g several springs
had evidently oncc OK sted. Hero
buried in u deposit OF post Mt tepths
Of three or four feet the skeletons OF
$50 or 800 moas were found packed
aad !n!crtw ned together n u remark
able manner
II was evident that these great
BIRD. VIII ch were much larger than
tho hedetu os,r ch, vnrylng n he ght
from ten to fourteen iou. had pcr.shcd
taors b. Wholesale.
An enormous quantity OF smooth
quartz pcbblca which thcy had car
r cd in tier crops was found with
the sEcle,ona There were also found
the r-ma'Ds OF the extinct species Of
other large birds
Nar!6ds SIplardt ons have beeu
suggested TO account for the dcsiruc.
ton OF such nm army Of powerful
b rdA Ono theory is that they were
overwhelmed by n great storm aud
ihan that thor remains wero hcnped
together by the combined oct on Of
wind and water. What renders Tho
guest on OF II more puszllng the fact
that collections OF moas skeletons
mingled with those OF other & ant
bird, have been found in 3 mllar st.
ua,lons elsewhere In New Zealand.
Students OF geology are nwaru that
evidence s sometimes found n tho
rocks OF the sudden jcstruct IN OF
grca, numbers OF m mails tina, form.
eris sx stsd on tho earth. md tho re-
semblanco OF such to this OF tho Now
Zealand moas Is interesting.
We are thus cont nually reminded
OF the per Is thnt have bose, tho in
hnb tnn's OF the globe on every de.
from tho very beginning OF lis history.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
Completely ParaIyzed.
PHYSICIANS ARE AsTouNpEp
! BY A PECULIAR CASE.


(From the Times, Philadelphia, Pa,)
Stricken with I4andry's Paralysis and
get cured. That means but little to the
average layman but 1t means q miracle
to q physician. Such Is the rare experi-
encc Of @ q. baltimore. OF Madison,
Yes. It is true that / had Landry's
Paralyan said Mr.. baltimore to re-
porter. "or else the most celebrated
physicians Of London were mistaken.
ut was on the 18th OF March, this
year." he continued, when was in
New York City, that I first felt the
symptoms Of my trouble. Inexperienced
dimculty in going upstairs. my legs
physician. who informed me that I had
every symptom Of Locomotor Ataxia,
but as the case developed he pro-
nounced It u case Of Landry's Paralysis
and knowing the nature Of the disease,
advised me to start for my home and
friends. gave up my work and on
april 1T started for London. Ont. A
well-known physician was consulted,
put I grew rapidly worse and on Satur-
day, April Z, several eminent physicians
heio = consultation on my case and In
1ormed me that was at deaths door,
having but three to six days to live,
stu fingered on, by this time complete
~ paralyzed. my hands and feet being
dead. could hardly whisper my wants
and could only swallow liquids. and
death would really have been a welcome
visitor.
Now comes the part that has as.
founded the physicians. Rev. Mr..
Gondy, clergyman who visited me In
my last hours, as he supposed, told me
OF the marvellous cures of paralysis
that had been performed by DR.. win.
Hams Pink Pills for Pale People, I
started to take the pills about April 20
and a week after that felt an improve
ment in my condition. There was a
warm. tingling sensation in the limbs
that had been entirely dead and soon
began to move my feet and hands, the
Improvement continued until May %,
when was taken out of bed for drive
and drove the horse myself. BY the
frst Of July was able to walk
upstairs alone and paid visit to Mia.
CARA.
Slowly but surely I gained my old
health and strength leaving Ontario for
New York on Oct, II and beginning
my work again on Oct 20, 1894. Cured
OF Landry's Paralysis in eight months"
To confirm his story beyond doubt Mr..
baltimore made affidavit.
,. 1884. anu AMOS V G. R s;Pff HI 'e''
SSeal.) Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new ltfo
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
all druggists, or may be had by mail
from DR.. Willlama' Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N, Y. for so cents per box.
or six boxes for $3.50
The state herald., 1895-05-03

A rich strike has been made IN the
falryicw mine Mt Monarch. owned by
Charles Abbott, Captain IInrrlng.
ton and u. II. Hamilton. They
have opened vein Of sand OF
lend cnrbonatcs after cutting n tun.
goo feet The ore body has been prne-
,raicd over twcu,y-cIght feet aud the
other side Inns not been reached yet.
This strike has created no little excite.
inent In this vicinity, M the ore body
Ii lnfgc and very Rich, being OF the
same character Of the orc from the ~.
lent Friend mud other mines. which N
characteristic OF the Monarch mining
district. and lIns made II famous Tho
owners ~ tlils mine have been working
II diligently FOR some time. feeling con.
ildrnt OF cutting this vein, aud Hueecss
hna Mt Inst crowned their efforts. ThIs
strike viii cnusc n rush 10 this section
nnd renewed energy on the part Of
properties which have been lying Idle
fur some time. Mr.. Abbott Informed
your correspondent that they expected
10 begin shipping about the middle of
Mny aud this will 10 doubt nccnssiinir
the running Of the Monarch trains reg.
ulnfly Instead Of every two or three
days each week rs heretofore. Denver
Republican Cor