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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
PAPER BOTTLES IN USE.
Said to BE Good as Glass in All
Respects and Far More Durable.

Said to BE as Good as Glass in All
Respects and Far More Durable.
Some years ago there was started in
this city company for the manufacture
of paper bottles. 1t was not the sue
cess that it's promoters intended it to
be. There was great difficulty in getting
the right foothold. 1t was pointed out
that paper was being used very eX-
tensively in the manufacture of car
wheels, rowing shells, wash basins and
a half-dozen branches of the decorative
art, but nobody would believe that the
bottle scheme would possibly succeed,
and there the matter was dropped as
far as outside capital was concerned.
Since that time another company has
managed to push forward the idea with
some degree of prosperity. Now an
other company is about to be formed
and it will have to be a success, because
there is too much money behind the
concern to make it otherwise.
This manager was asked what paper
bottles were available for, and he an
swered quite promptly, if not altogether
sarcasticaIly:
Everything that glass is used for"
Then he added: 1--WE are now negotiat-
ing for the purchase of some of the
finest machinery to be found in a
newly established shop. We have this
to claim for our bottle. II cannot be
broken unless with unnecessary force.
That is just where the saving is to come
in. No more leakage or breallage, and
consequently less loss to not only the
consumer but the merchant as well.
We intend to make q big bid for the
foreign trade. The wine merchants of
Europe lose an immense sum annually
through brealSage in a ships hold or
otherwise. No matter where the glass
bottles break, they are broken, and
the loss is just as great all around. We
can make n paper bottle for about one
half the cost of glass bottles, and, in
addition, they will be found perfectly
watertight, as well as alright. We
have made innumerable experiments,
and in all of them we found that, while
il was comparatively easy to make
papier-mache alright around wine,
it was not so easy 10 do SO in the case
Of beer. Why this is so the brewers
may explain. But we have overcome
that difficulty, too, Another point that
should be remembered in the manu-
facture of paper bottles is that there
is little danger of freezing. Still an
other is that in packing them away
absolutely no straw, waste or such is
required, and the absence of these
means large saving in space. In the
next few years you will find paper
bottles all over the world."-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24

surprised by band Of IndianA who be-
gan 70 shower arrows at him from the
top Of the wall He must have seen that
they could not descend so steep cliff,
but instead of retreating across the
open vale out of the reach of their ar
rows, he sought refuge under the bluff.
Here, for time, he was secure. A line
of redskins stood upon the wall ready
to fill his back full OF arrows the mo-
ment he started to fly, while others
with clubs, tomahawks and rocks be-
gan the work of crumbling the shelf
like wall away in order to reach their
victim. For nearly an hour the wild
yells of the bloodthirsty hair filters
filed his ears and froze his blood. At
first the falling debris dropped some
feet in front of him, but as the Indians
by constant stamping and beating
wore the projecting shelf away the
broken rock began to pile high in front
of him, and rolling about his feet
threatened to bury him alive. Now the
red villains, hanging over the wall, be.
gan TO send arrows at him. The cloud
of dust made by the falling rock and
dirt made it impossible for the conduc-
tor to use his rifle when the Indians
pol<ed their painted faces over the wall.
The most he could do was to discharge
his rifle at random occasionally to show
them that he was still alive and fight
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
A rlMY AERMIr.s HoME,

Established either In the Goideurod OF
IN a Willow Tree.
After a hen matches her chickens she
has to scratch around to keep her fam
lily comfortable. Each chick, though
small, has big appetite, and, unless it is
supplied. the IN other is annoyed by
numerous doleful complaints. In
search of worms, insects and seeds she
often leads her brood for long distances
through the tall, wet grass. by day
they are often exposed to danger from
hawks, cats and dogs; they may get un-
der the heavy foot of a horse, pig or a
man. In the night they may be
snatched by skunks, minks, owls or
thieves. The pleasure of eating, grow
ing, playing and becoming acquainted
with so many new things is often
married by privatioD, accident or the
arrival of enemies.
Quite different is the early life of
Seesid, who one fine morning burst
through the tough wall of his tiny shell,
to find himself already provided with
comfortable house barely large enough
to turn over in. Seesid had no mother
10 bring him food or to help him find
living; his room had neither doors nor
windows, and none was needed, for he
can neither see nor could he travel, IL
opportunity were offered. He is blessed
with hearty appetite and is well pro-
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

The Cabby's Christening. -Parson
-"What shall we call it?" Cabby Tab
sent-mindedly)-"Oh, 1 leave that en-
tirely to you, siri"-Funny Cuts.
--Hc Knew.-"Sammy, what is CEN
turion?" asked the Sunday school
teacher of Sammy Snaggs. "a cen
turion is n chap that makes a century
rnu on n bicycle" replied Sammy
Pittsburgh Chronicle-1elegraph.
-"Bnl!" cried the pitman to his son,
whats thee mother done wi new coal
sacks?" MADE pillow cases on 'em,
father" replied Bill. Dash her proud
hearth" cried the pitman, "she should
a took the old uns."-I ousehold Words.
"A Considerat Arrangement.-"No
professor" said the hostess, II want
you to have numerous pianissimo pas.
sages in your selections for the music
ale" "You are fond of the sentiment
al, then?" Not especially. But my
guests will want to hear themselves
talk once in awhile" - Washington
Star.
Lady Ito dirty tramp)-"Here's a
piece of soap, and hope you will wash
yourself with it; and here's piece Of
homemade cake to eat" Dirty Tramp
CRITICALLY surveying the soap and cake)
is the soap homemade, too, NUM-"
Lady--"Of course not" Dirty Tramp
Then, if you don't mind, mum, I'd
rather cat the soap and scrub meself
with the cake."-Fun.
He was whistling and she didn't
like it. IL WISH" she said, "when you
are walking with me you wouldn't
whistle. 1t is extremely rude" 81
am wbistling for the want of thought"
he replied, with evident intent to be
very crushing. IF that's what it's
for" she remarked, 81 think l may say.
without fear of successful contradic-
ton by anyone who knows you, that
you don't have to-" Then he stopped.
Texas Sitter.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAMMALS RIoHT-HAND MEN.

Five OF them, all in a row,
Dimpled and white as snow.
Sure and steady, always ready.
Glad enough to run;
Helping mamma is FUN.
Tho first little fellow, you see,
Is short and fat as can bel
And he stands below the rest OF the row
And they above him
Look down and love him.
The next little helper to him
Is straight and proud and slim.
Just bit naughty, not bit naughty.
He and his little fat neighbor
Are partners In their labor
In the middle, in honest pride
Two subjects on either side
The king is there. stately and fair.
A silver crown wears he,
And he wears It royalty.
Beside him, with languid grace,
The fourth man takes his place.
He's a bit of a dandy, and not very handy,
But he does his best,
AS well as the rest.
And last of them all in the row,
Stands the baby brother, you know.
Qf you don't know l would not say SOD
For who cannot guess 1t, then?
Who are mammals right-hand men?
Annie II. Donnell, in Youths Companion
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
TESTED BY A STAR.
a Curious Method OF Regulating a Time
piece.

piece.
Some very old printing that was
brought to light the other day con-
! tains curious suggestions for max.
ing certain calculations that will in
tcrest many people. One of the sug-
gestions runs to the effect that q per-
son may ascertain his rate of walking
by the aid of a string with piece of
lead at one end of it. The string should
be knotted at distances of A feet,
which distance is the 120th part of an
English mile and bears the same pro-
portion to a mile that half a minute
bears to an hour. If the traveller,
when going at his usual gait, drops the
lead, letting the string slip through
his hand, the number of knots which
have passed in half minute indicates
the number of inches he walks in an
hour.
An easy method of correctly regulat-
ing n timepiece by the stars is sug-
gested as follows:
AS the motion of the earth with re-
gard TO the fixed stars Chose that
twinkle) is uniform, timepieces can in
most simple manner be correctly
regulated by the stars with greater
facility than by the sun. Choose n
south window from which any fixed
point, such as a chimney, side of a
building, etc, may be seen. To the side
of the window attach a piece of card.
board having q small hole in it, in such
l manner that by looking through the
hole toward the edge of the elevated
object, some fixed star may be seen.
The progress of the star must be
watched and the instant it vanishes be-
hind the fixed point, the observer must
note the exact time it disappears. The
following night the same star will van
ish behind the same object three min
utes and sc seconds sooner. If n time
piece mark nine o'clock when the star
yanishes one night, the following night
it will indicate three minutes and Sc
seconds less than nine. II the time
piece be faster or slower than the in
dication of the star, then IL has gained
or lost the indicated difference. If
,everal cloudy nights follow the first
! observation of the star, it is only nee
essary to multiply three minutes and
SO seconds by the number of days that
have elapsed since the observation, and
the product deducted from the hour
the clock indicates The first night clear
enough for the second observation gives
the time the clock or watch ought to
show. The same star can only be oh
served during a few weeks, for as it
gains nearly an hour in fortnight, it
will in a short time come to the me-
ridian in broad daylight and become in
visible.
In making the observation care must
be taken that q planet is not chosen
! instead of star. Additional to the
fact that the light of fixed stars
wrinkles, while that of planets is steady
because reflected, a sure means of dis
tinguishing between them is TO first
watch n certain star attenCvely for n
few nights. If it changes its place with
regard TO the other stars it is n planet,
since the fixed stars appear to main
tain the same relative positions with
regard to each other.-Detroit Free
| Press
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
AFTER THE GALE.
KENTUCKY

lhe north wind dashed the leaping sea
Across the vessels track:
me foam few far and the sky was wild
With hurrying storm clouds black
lard by the helm the master stood
tRau outl Bail outH' cried he.
For shame II were II topping wave
should bury us in the sea"
hut the wind blew loud. and louder yet;
And the combing waves ran high;
With never a rift in the oceans rim,
Or a CLEAN in the angry sky.
ind the sailors murmured under breath
AT the never-ending fear;
M the master marked their sullen mood
And answered loud and clear;
Ne sang when the breezes were soft and
fair.
fYe were merry when waves were still.
But brave men laugh at the whistling gale
And bend It 60 their will.
Better to sink in the hollow deep
Beneath the pillows foam
NTH a heart untouched with craven fear
That lie Of ease at home!
i shipped a crew for q stormy sea,
or stout and stalwart menI'
And so, at the fire of his flashing eyes,
Their Quenched hearts burned again.
4 day and night they labored on:
A day and a night in fear;
When they heard a sound In the vessel s
track
OF the breakers fierce and near.
NOW God be with you. one and all.
Who gives us pardon free,
Tor woe to the ship that falls between
The steep rock and the sea!'
rhen, from the blacklist cloud of all,
a sudden lightning's stroke,
Like the finger of God to point the way,
& Across the darkness broke.
A turn of the helm in the masters hand
A pull on the straining rope
AndN the good ship into safety rode,
Through the surf-bound strait of hope.
And wife and child at the landing stood
To greet the coming sail;
20, sweeter is home. and love. and rest,
For the memory of the gale,''
Isaac o. Rankin. in Springfield CMass)
Republican.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
DOG KILLS HIMSELF.
when Little Ernest Wilcox Died His Pet
Was Found Drowned.

when Little Ernest Wilcox Died His Pet
Was found Drowned.
a touching story of dogs fondness
for his young master comes from st.
Louis. and is vouched for by those who
know the boys parents. Little Ernest
Wilcox and his pet st. Bernard were in
separable companions. They often went
swimming together, for Rover, the
pct, was not afraid of the water. a
few weeks ago Ernest was stricken
with typhoid fever, and, after lingering
for many days under the most careful
nursing, the bright little chap died.
All the time that Ernest lay sick abed
Rover was on guard outside the door
of the boys room. Nothing could in
duce the faithful canine to leave his
post.
When finally the young master passed
away, and weeping friends and relatives
came and went, and everything about
the house was strangely silent, Rover
refused to eat even the tiniest morsel
of meat, and scorned n plateful of juicy
bones as if they had been that much
sawdust.
Very late on the night of little Err
nests death, there came the noise of a
great whining from the room where
the dead boy lay. Investigation
showed Rover standing on his hind
legs in front of the cold young body of
his quiet master.
Two days later Rover was missing.
Ernest's father, Mr.. Wilcox, went in
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
BRUTUS WAS SMART.
Knew when the Conversation Touched
on Ills Battle with Bruin.

Knew when the Conversation Touched
ON Ills Battle with Bruin.
A writer in the American Field tells
of a fight between black bear and Il
mongrel cur that could boast not of
lineage or personal appearance. He put
up a game fight, however, only 10 be
worstcd i'm the end by powerful stroke
of bruins paw. When the bear was dis
patched by the dogs master it was
found that Brutus, the dog, was very
badly used up, and he presented sorry
appearance. He was carefully nursed
back 10 health and strength again, and
proved useful in many a hunting eXpe-
dition. Some time after the dogs adj
venture with the bear, one OF the party
Col. B.-left home and remained
away for several years. When he re-
turned he found Brutus an old dog, bear
ing his honorable scars with the sedate
dignity of a worthy pensioner. At first
the dog did not recognize the colonel;
the memory of old association seemed
blotted out. One day, after having
been home about a week, Col. b. and his
brothers were sitting together talking
| CT old times, while Brutus lay near by,
apparently dozing. During the CONVEX
sation the incident wherein Brutus was
81 badly used up by the bear was
brought up; that memorable hunting
exploit was gone over, and the cour-
ageous conduct OF the dog eXtolled as il
had been years before. The old dog re-
manned quiet while the events Of The
first bear hunt were being discussed
until his fight with bruin was reached
At this point Brutus jumped up and
Aprang toward Col. Is. in dem0nstTativC
recognition, showing that no had heard
the conversation, and that his memory
had been awakened by tie Tecountlng
OF the unfortunate experience with thu
bear.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24

in Col. lscker's special a standard gauge
engine had crashed into the car and Will
son had his right leg broken above the
knee. DR.. O'Connor, the chief surgeon,
had rugged pulley at the foot of VIII
sons bed and was pulling his leg. \
,iece of bell cord was fastened TO the
aatient's foot, passed over the pulley
and loaded down with as many weights
rs the house surgeon considered neces-
AIRY. Wilson was so years old, and
the process of knitting the bone to-
gether was extremely painful. 'tgrew
so serious that at one time we were
alarmed. The sufferer was thrown into
fever and talked 'out of his head. y
Away in the night, when the nurse
,odded against the wall, Wilson, de-
irious, told me some wonderful tales.
NV friends attendant was an Italian.
who seemed TO rejoice in the means of
the inmates of the institution. Some
times when the place was still and he
thought was asleep, he would hang
On extra weight on Wilson's string,
and then when the patients means had
put the malta to sleep / would steal
over and take it off, Often since, when
I have seen Wilson limping, l have
thought seriously on what l did, for
the more weight the patient bore the
longer his leg would be, and il was full
half an inch short when he was able to
walk; but it was hard for me to see
him suffer So and to hear him moan.
Frank" said one day, when he was
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
Steel Diamonds.

Within n year or two the French
chemist, NJ. Moissan, has succeeded in
making minute diamonds by saturating
melted iron with carbon and then cool
ing the iron under strong pressure.
The carbon crystaliizes into the form of
diamonds as the metal cools. This OK
pertinent has been repeated many
times. Recently it occurred to M. Ros-
sci that there must be diamonds in
very hard steel, which is produced In
manner similar TO the process of Nj.
Moissan. Accordingly he examined
many specimens of such steel and dis
covered that, in fact, it does contain
microscopic diamonds. mere spccks in
size. but presenting the characteris'
tic forms and properties of natural dia'
monds. At recent meeting OF the
Academy of Sciences In Paris NJ. Rec
exhibited magnified photographs o
several of these minute gems jsakeI
form bits of steel. = Youths Com
panior.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24

able to sit up in bed, i'you used to tell the
best Indian stories when the fever was
high that ever heard"
When 1 had retold some of them to
ain he took off his glasses and declared
bat what he had said in his delirium
Haa wholly true. He had been the en-
uineer on the construction train which
laid the track of the Kansas Pacific.
~ have often run so miles without be-
lug out of the sight of buffalo" said he.
" have seen a single band that made a
PROCESSION so long that you could see
Ineither the head nor the tail of the herd.
fhey were interesting, but not so much
" rs the Indians were. 1 remember
one morning our conductor took rifle
ana went out TO shoot buffalo for
Breakfast. Our camp was in a little
valley along one side OF which ran n
hieh chalk bluff We had seer no Indians
W. nearly week. and so were getting
g9s= The conductor was stalking
:; 49, bias, y len he was
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
Whittier's Large Fortune.

Whittier left Se5O,00o. though for his
earlier poems he received nothing. Low
ell. on the other hand, published his
first poems at his own expense, and TO
the end his income from them was
small; and It was only in the closing
ten or fifteen years of his life that
Browning. who had a similar expert
ence with his first volume, received
anything from his poems.-Chicago
Tribune.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24

E were in the hos
pitaltogethcr, Will
son and lin the
same ward. I was
i'll from the effects
of bucking snow
i'm the mountains.
and he had been
hurt IN a collision
in the Trinidad
yards. He was the
travelling engineer
of the road, and
while he was asleep
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24

The primrose is nothing but the
prime rose, an allusion to the early
lowering Of the plant in spring
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-24
AN ENGINEERS STORY.
BY CY wARMAN.

v "a r. were in the hos hos
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THE CONGRESS- or MOTHERS.
SOME FACTS ABOUT IT'S ORGANIZATION
IT'S OBJECT AND IT'S INTEREST
MOTHERS

r. National Congress OF Mothers-in the Interest
-, ,b,ch n reception was given at the Hotel Waldorf
loo, n,eht-wili be held In Washington ID. C.. In
r-.hrrarv Washington has been selected as the
most fitting place for such an assemblage because
49, movement is one OF National importance and
ho.usa tho city offers many advantages in other
ways. ,,, T.,
The originator Of the present project, believing IN
49,. oossi,v FOR organized and earnest effort on the
-. 90 ,ho ,pothcrs OF the land concerning questions
,os, vital IN the welfare OF their children and the
Interests OF the nome presented Inc SUBJECT
n. some OF the Mothers meetings mt Chautauqua In
tho summer OF 1895 The earnest enthusiasm WIN
rb,ch I, was received made 1t evident tnat the
Thought needed only 10 be disseminated !" o'"'r W
n. ouicklv accepted and acted upon py hoss OF con-
,,,o,s thinking women throughout the world
opd m result in Capitalization or thc" Po"e' o"nu
,,o .ccompshment OF great ana necessary feior"s
IN the interes; OF humanity
I, 90 universally admitted that feminine ihnuehce
,.a boen a mighty factor for good IN AL ages ana
,horeforc incaculable benefit may Do expected from
.ho ,ssembIing of many women for me interchange
:, ,.,ovs and the study OF home propiems which can
no solved by women alone.
=. T. nroposed 20 have the congress cohsioer al
s,oc,a which relate 10 tine nome, especiaIIy thoSe
hearing upon the better ana broader moral anu
nys,,.l ae well mental tTnlnns oi lhe s1'.s. ,
p'cn "a the value of kindeTssreh MoIn anu .a
x,ension OF It's principles 10 nIo. a." ~ a I'd
a loVc oi III. resulting from some or me preseht
mcntas ~ our schools, and the ADVANTAGES 20 0,1w %
closer relation between ,ne Se -, .c, ~.
from ~ that OF institutions or learning VI spsc.'
home anu .s viIi be the subject OF the means OF de
imPoL in children characterlstics wn'cn VIII Se
ve,opd se md ennoble them ana tnus ~'s's' :" 0'
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
RUSSIAN SABLES.

Russian Sable heads the list OF valuable furs ana
has been for generations the favored fur OF the
crowned heads Of Europe c. c. Shayne q Coz
importers and manufacturers Of reliable and eie-
CANT furs West 42nd St.. near 9th Ave-. make
speciality Of Russian Sables and have an I'M
mense stock to select from.
There Is no duty on undressed Russian Sable.
America surpasses all other countries In dressing
natural furs. This was clearly demonstrated at
the Worlds Fair, where the Russian Sable. Mink.
otter and other natural furs in the Shayne ex-
hibit, awarded the highest prizes against
the worlds competition.
While Mr.. Shayne was In Europe last summer.
he published a card In the Paris edition OF The
Herald announcing that his firm would sell Eu.
ropean furs at as low prices as any reliable Eu-
ropean house. The firm OF c. c. Shayne Co. is
prepared to fulfil that promise. and intend to sell
reliable furs. the best products OF all countries.
at such low prices that American ladies will be
induced to patronize home merchants rather
than European. RUSSIAN SABLE MUEF0,
175., 800 up and the IMPERIAL CROWN
RUSSIAN SABLE. the darkest and best In the
world 5000. $3.50, $500. UP. Scarfs with
clusters Of tails. collarettes and capes at corre-
spending prices.
Pine Martin and light colored Hudsons Bay
Sabes blended to initiate the genuine Rus
sian Sable. The work is so skilfully done that
It takes n good Judge to detect the difference.
Prices per skin. S.. SO. S15. Like other dyed
furs. however, the blended skins will not hold
their color we'll the natural. Shayne &
Co. have blended skins and sell them as such.
but don't recommend them.