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The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
SWINDLING ADVERTISERS.
Scotland Yard Detectives Keep an Eye
 Upon Dangerous Sharpers.

Scotland Yard Detectives Keep an Eye Upon Dangerous Sharpers. | There is one official at Scotland Yard
 who Is but little known to the public, but who all the same works very hard and successfully for the public good by closely scanning, day in and day out, the advertisements appearing in every London newspaper.
 This officials primary duty is to keep bright lookout for the very numerous swindling class which advertises for managers and so on prepared to invest money; but, quite beyond this, he, in the most careful manner, notes all ad- vertisements as strike him in any way as being suspicious, handing them over to the heads of different departments. He is himself an expert in all matters that deal with cipher writing, and part of his duty is to translate every cipher that may appear, handing over a copy of the translation to active members of the staff when anything is revealed that justifies such a course.
 The writer had the privilege the oth- CT day of short chat with this official "a bright young fellow, speaking sev- eral languages, who said:
 Il am afraid that I am not allowed to tell you much, but may say that no day ever passes without my handing over some advertisement for inquiry. Our scrutiny in this way has become very keen recently, for it is an open secret that certain foreign catch ad- vertiSement swindlers are expected here ere long.
 Besides, there have been exposed in court many cases of swindling recent ly which have depended solely on al- turing advertisements. In two of them l gave warning long ago, but no prose cutor would come forward Were I allowed to do so, I could show you hundreds of most mysterious cipher advertisements in the book over there, the bulk of these, of course, being be- tween lovers, but many of them con. taining warnings from one educated swindler to another.
 "Of course, you know that the thieves even are all specialists nowadays, and it is surprising how soon a bogus ad- vertisement swindler gets to work again in the same direction when he is released from jail. I am advised of the release of these men, and the char, acteristics of their style are soon ob- servable again in the advertisement columns
 We, as a rule, warn them at once that we recognize the new plant, and in this way hundreds of warnings are sent out yearly and do an amount of good that the pub bile knows nothing of. My duty is very monOtonous, and dare not get even a single edition behind and."-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Silesian glassmakers are making pos sible the realization of an architectural cream. They are producing substan- tial glass bricks for building purposes Since glass can easily be made trans lucent withou: being transparent light may be evenly diffused through build irg of glass, while its occupants and contents remain invisible from the outside. It does not require a very lively imagination to perceive that many pleasing effects may be produced when glass is used as the material of dwellings and other structures. Be sides, people who live in glass houses will not be struck by lightning.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
A Tree of Iron

At recent meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia Professor Carter gave an account of 8 wonderful tree-trunk discovered in a sandstone quarry in Montgomery Coun- ty, Pennsylvania. It is ten inches thick and eighteen feet long, and has been turned into iron through a natural process of substitution, by which the wood has been replaced with iron hematite derived from the sand. This is analogous to the transformation into agate undergone by formerly sub merged tree-trunks in Arizona and the Yellowstone Park.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
KerrueIeu Cabbaoe.

Since the time of Captain Cooks voy- ages many sailors have owed the pres ervation of their health, and probably of their lives, to a very remarka ble plant which grows on several groups of islands in the South India Ocean. but is particularly famous as a native of Kerguelen Island. It is a distinct mem Der of the family of the Cruciferae, to which belong our cabbages, radishes, etc., and it abounds in localities where comparatively few plants of any kind are to be found, and where no people dwell. But for its existence, the navi- gation and exploration of those remote regions would be far more difficult on account of the ravages of scurvy among the sailors. The Kerguelen cabbage, eaten raw or cooked, Is a preventive and cure for the dreaded disease.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
A Novel Fire-Engine.

What might be described as a do11- ble tandem bicycle, with four wheels arranged like those of a wagon. and four seats for riders, two in front and two behind, and carrying a hose reel, rotary pump, etc., was exhibited at tbe recent bicycle show in Paris. The ma chine Is intended as f1re-engine When the scene of the fire is reached the pedals are thrown into gear with the pump, the hose is unrolled, and the riders, resuming their seats, work the pump by means of the pedals. It is claimed that this machine can outstrip any fire-engine drawn by horses on the way to a confiagration, and that it's pump is at least as effective as those of the hand-engines used in slnall towns
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

A Minneapolis man fell in love with a Chicago woman after reading in a newspaper symposium her ideas of what a husband should be. The edit ors of the city are already expecting to put in an extra department for the receipt of mail to accommodate the other Chicago ladies who have a few Ideas of their own about prospective Husbands It is even feared that some poor, discouraged little maiden on the unmentiOnable side of 30 may even be driven tc the extreme of saying that her ideal man may smoke in the parlor and come to the breakfast table in his shirt sleeves if only he will hurry up to provide the parlor and the break fast table before the winter sets in.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

other revival a man confessed that a neighbor who had mysteriously disap- peared had been murdered by him, and the chances are that in finding life eternal the man will have to relinquish his hold on this life. A third convert solved the mystery of sundry clewless burglaries. with himself as the central figure. This sort of religion is the real thing, and if it keeps up we may look for some of the usurers, trust manipu- lators, members of illegal combines, treasury raiders, ct al., many of whom are pillars in the church, to make rest tuition of their ill-gotten gains. Now that the ice Is broken, the scoffers will please take a back seat and remain quiet while awaiting further develop ments
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

The revivals and camp meetings of the season just closed have produced a few quite extraordinary episodes. It has long been a standard joke with the ungodly that at experience meetings andsuchlike the most deadly transgres- sions confessed to have been such harmless ones as playing a friendly game of euchre or being tempted to at tend theater or circus. But this sum- mer's camp meeting season has pro- duced at least three converts of quite a new species, men who confessed real crimes and delivered themselves to jus tice. In Texas convert confessed that he was a counterfeiter and proceeded to turn up'' both the outfit and his confederates to the authorities. At an-
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
What She Would Probably Need.

Miss Kingsley, the African traveller gives an amusing account of the begin ming of her love of adventure. She was at the Canary Islands, and hear ing "very dreadful accounts of the dan gers and horrors of travelling in West Africa" she felt she must go out of mere feminine curiosity. She contin- ues: 'I asked a man who knew the country what I should find most use piled: An introduction to the Wesley an Mission, because they have a fine hearse and plumes at the station, and would be able to give you a grand fu- neral.'"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
A Lion-Antelope Fight,

In his recently published book on the Game Fields of the Transvaal" Mir. r. V. Kirby describes a battle, wit messed by him, between a lion and a sable antelope, which resulted in the death of both of the combatants. At first sight it may appear surprising that an antelope could kill lion, but the sable antelope of South Africa is a powerful animal armed with strong, sharp horns.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
BICYCLE POSSIBILITIES.
The Mechanical Limitations of tn
 Wheel About Reached.

The Mechanical LIm1tat1OnS or the Wheel About Reached.
 Here we reach the domain of specu. latiOn. The bicycle has changed many times in its form, and always for the better; each form has taken on its null titude of improvements, and no part of the modern wheel has escaped the ingenuity of the mechanic in his aim to secure better material, stronger con- nections, lighter weight, greater speed, grace Of design, and comfort to the 1 rider. Every day Is a day of new rec ords and of the revealment of new possibilities. Four hundred and odd miles for single day; thirty miles in an hour; hundred miles in three hours and forty-seVen minutes; single mile in one minute and-but a statement of the seconds here would be true only for the week in which it was written.
 Six year ago on of the best-informed and most progressive of our cycling authorities, MT. F. P. Prial, editor of 1.-The Wheel" writing of the safety bicycle of that day, mentioned the draw backs of the pneumatic tire as being fits large size, and the necessity of replenishing the air to keep it properly distended." He advised that the ideal safety should not be geared too high, but only to fifty-four or fifty-seven inch es, except in the case of strong riders" !" The gearing of the mans wheel of 1896 ir from ef vi ord O gearing of seventy inches being about the average, and eighty not at all un- common; while the woman's wheel of to-day, when geared at sixty, is easily propelled by new and inexperienced IT, ders. Saddles, tires, frames, bearings, handle-bars, cranks, spokes, and rims have been frightened, simplified, i'm proved, and from year to year made to displace the cruder product of the year before
 Where is the limit? No man can tell; but so far as it relates to the common pedomotive bicycle of today, the prac- tical limit would seem to be not far dis tant. A year or two hence will prob ably witness the introduction of prac- tical motor bicycle, and the more gen. eral adoption of motor carriages In certain parts of the country where the roads have been improved. Meanwhile the bicycle now in common use will hold its way, with such Improvements in detail, and perhaps in form, as will add to its usefulness, and to the com fort, convenience and security of the rider-Century.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

The statistician has been getting in his work again. This time it Is on the expenditure of force in piano playing. A pianissimO pressure on key equals a weight of three ounces. On this basis 1t is calculated that to render the last Etude by Chopin in c minor requires an aggregate pressure of 6,7SO pounds. Without stopping to moralize or statis- ticate on what this force would ac- scomplish if directed into some lucrative channel, 1t may be suggested that now that the piano hangers who disturb the peace nightly and render night hideous understand that they are real ly doing hard if useless labor, they may voluntarily desist. In this happy event the statistician, who Is usually a bore. may be said to have struck the proper keynote.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

One of the concerns allied with the National Harrow Company or trust has been violating its trust contract in re- gard to selling harrows at fixed price. Appealing to the courts United States circuit judge at Philadelphia declines to uphold the validity of the contract on the ground that the combination is illegal The country needs more of such judgments. The farmers are entitled to buy harrows as they must sell wheat at competitive prices.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
A New Gem

Within the past twenty years a new and very beautiful stone has been in- troduced in jewelry. It is the green garnet, sometimes called the "Uralian emerald" being found in the Ural Mountains. MT. George F. Kunz, the gem expert, says of it: Tt varies in color from yellowish-green to an in- tense emerald color, and has such a power of refracting light that 1t shows a district fire like the diamond or zir- con, and in the evening has almost the appearance of green diamond"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
Opiun Smoke.

The French chemist, Moissan, recent, ly analysed the smoke of opium, and found that it's peculiar effects due to the presence of small quantity of nor phine. The cheaper qualities of the drug, when burned, produce variety of poisonous compounds in the smoke, which are more injurious than the mor- phine that characterizes the smoke of the best opium.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

before the arrival of white people from Europe. It is interesting to be remind ed by MT. Mooney that herds of buffalo yet roamed over the plains watered by the Ohio until the latter part of the eighteenth century. Yet the genera which, dwelling upon the plains of Da- kota and Kansas, will need to be re- minded by historical records that un- counted thousands of one of the largest and most characteristic of the wild ami mals of America gave fame to those plains during the first half of the nine teenth century.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
The Glacier Ranr

A species of bear found among the glaciers along the Mount St. Elias range in Alaska is regarded as being distinct from any American bear hitherto known. It has a very broad head and bluish-gray coat, and according to MT. William H. Dall, it is more nearly allied to the black than to the brown bear. An attempt is to be made this summer to obtain an entire skin and skull of the glacier bear for mounting.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
The Poison of Fatigue,

Experiments have shown that fatigue causes a chemical change in the blood, resulting in the production of a poison resembling the curare poison. which certain savage tribes use for arrows. Arrow poison, however, is of vegetable origin. When the blood of a tired ami nal is injected into the arteries of a fresh one, the latter exhibits all the symptoms of fatigue.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
MaIanhifa

Artificial malachite which is suscepti- ble of fine polish is made by precipi- tating a solution of sulphate of copper in the cold by carbonate of soda or of potash. The precipitate, which is volu- minous, should be washed and dried and made into a paste with plaster of Paris and water. Allow the compost tion to harden.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
The Sioux in the East,

That the Sioux Indians once lived in Virginia and the Carolinas, and later In the Ohio Valley, Is the conclusion of MT. James Mooney, based upon study of traditions and the scattered rem nantS of Indian languages. The pres sure of increasing population and the advance of other tribes, he thinks,
 drove them across the Mississippi, in search of broader hunting-ground long
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
Oil Yield of Indiana.

A recent report of the State geologist says that the total production of oil in Indiana was 4,3SO,OOO barrels in 1895. valued at $3, ,109,S00. The probabilities are that the area of territory produc- tive of oil will continue slowly to spread to the west and south, until 1t finally embraces the greater part of the area at present yielding natural gas.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

There is a wave of feminine horror Overspreading the land at the announce ment by Jeannette L. Glider that she has never in her life worn evening dress and never intends to. Still this revolt against fashion is forgivable, for 1t is balanced by the added fact that she has likewise never worn bloomers.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
Oil from Celery.

A new industry which is receiving encouragement in Germany is that of distilling a strong aromatic oil from the green leaves of the celery plant. A hundred pounds of leaves make one pound of oil. The oil is used for flavor ing purposes.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

When an esteemed contemporary speaks of "a lady newspaper corre- spondent" it should explain which 'lady newspaper" 1t means. In this campaign
 of hard knocks there are several news papers that are trying t. be perfect
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
POisnned Arrows.

It is said that the Bushmen of Mama qualand use the venom of the night adder to poison their arrows. A stone covered with a sticky resin, obtained from certain plant, is thrust into the mouth of living snake, and then the resin, thus charged with venom, Is smeared upon arrow-points.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Some Chicago men were discussing the currency question on the street the other day when a giant firecracker was exploded among them. The strange part is that the men noticed an unusual noise.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

With Chile so depopulated that one mans relatives can elect him president it Is surprising that Great Britain has not discovered another opportunity to extend civilization.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24
A Gigantic Buff alo.

The skeleton of bison of an extinct species is said to have been found re- gently in Western Kansas. The skull was nearly four feet long. Under the skeleton lay small stone arrowhead.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Twenty thousand more soldiers are to be sent to Cuba. To discover the re- suit of this process of pouring troops into Cuba one has only to empty water into a sieve and note what happens.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Every nan hopes to be better to his wife than his father was to his mother and every woman declares that she will be less patient than her mother.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Every woman seems to have a weak ness for palms. pillow cushions and gossip.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

What we long to see in the dry goods stores is the plump plaster paris leg of man attired in new style of socks.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

Veterans who attend next years en- campment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be let off at Buffalo"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-24

1t will take pretty strong yeast to raise that busted flour trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
COTTON MARKET NERVOUS.

The cotton market rose five points, fell twelve.
then rose FIVE points. yesterday. ending practically
at the prices OF Tuesday. a shade under. At one
time there was heavy liquidation here and In Liver
nool on the belief that the bull combination was
selling out. In the afternoon John II. Inman ap-
peared on the floor Of the local Cotton Exchange.
smiled two or three times and began bidding for
blocks of 5000 bales OF May and october. Sellers
ma stoned TO buy back the cotton they had pitched
over earlier In the day. and the close was steady.
August selling at Sl3
The trade features Of the day were OF nature 70
confirm the belief that the worlds sp!nners Will
want all they can get OF the present short supplies
in this country. Liverpool increased Its spot sales
Yesterday to 1900 bales. at 1-32d. advance New
Orleans sold 5000 bales spots. Memphis 1850. Au-
gusta 1855, Galveston 66l. Norfolk AS. New-York
2a5 Ito spinners) Mobile 200 and St. Louis 1872 Ad-
vices from New-Orleans said that exports at that
point had reduced stocks there to 5000 bales Ex-
ports from all the ports this week SO far have been
1000 bales, while FORT receipts in the same time
have been only 5000 bales.
II was thought that part Of the cotton iiquidated
Yesterday belonged to the American Trading Com
pany whose failure was announced yesterday.
Crop news was favorable
New-Orleans, May 6-The Maginnis Mil here
bought 800 spots after hours yesterday for immedi
ate delivery II was understood the mill was stocked
Til June There are other Southern mills and New
Mil will require 1900 more by September J. All the
stock in Monroe La. LOO bales. was sold Monday
to Martin a Wise for European shipment There u
good Continental demand Tor spots. VA ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
EXCISE CASES BLOCK THE COURTS.

The officials OF the Dlstrct-Attorneys ONCE are
complaining that flood OF excise complaints Is
blocking the business of the Court OF General Ses-
sions
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney Henry W. Unser said
Yesterday that the important business OF the courts
was really brought TO a>standsti by the large num-
Der OF excise complaints
II don't know what we shall do" he said "We
arc tust showed under by all these complaints and
are Obliged to let important cases stand STILL
..Here are sixteen homicide cases In the Tomos
awaiting trial, but we cannot touch them The ex-
else complaints must be attended to. We have
thirty such cases on the calendar for to-day They
court. .u ..,,. .,r,n,v 70 ,gnore
the new Liquor Tax law, despite the threatened me
Of goo There are $50 people over IN the Iomps
eating 10 have their cases disposed or Tney must
wait FOR these excise complaints 10 De settieu,
and there is a flood OF the latter coming IN every
dav We are slowly drifting back into the Old oroer
oS tblngs and our work Is getting ahead OF US;
Somsthing will have TO be done. and done QUICKLY.
4 very small percentage OF the excise cases 'reu
a' D,strct- Attorney Fellows has made an appnca-
,an n the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment tor
49, to make a transfer or money lrop tue
p,dicarv fund so as 10 establish an Excise buteau.
w. Dstrict- Attorney said Il was necessary 70 nave
-" ss.narats bureau to handle the large NUMBER OF
xc,sa csses coming in. The matter was referred 10
the CORPORATION Counsel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
RUTGERS ALUMNAE MEET.

THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS ITS CLOSING GATHER
ING AT THE HOME OF MRS. PRYER.
= The Alumnae Association Of Rutgers college, heio
its closing meeting Of the season yesterday after'
moon at the home Of Miss Catharine ]. Pryor, NO.
70 West Twenty -seventh-st. Professor Charles r..
West who was the first principal OF Rutgers COL
le9e. then known as Rutgers Institute was to have
been the guest Of honor but was Unexpectedly pre-
vented from being present. Mrs. John Vanderpoei'
president of the Alumnae gave the address OF well
come and was followed by Mrs. Jennie de Ia NJ.
Iozier. whose subject was "Wonien's Clubs" Mrs.
Milton Haxtun talked about Colonial Times In
an interesting vein.
The last paper on professional Education for
Women" was by Mrs. Edward Addison Greeley.
"a generation ago." she said. scarcely any pro-
fesson was open for women to-day none Is really
closed to them. More than this by her versatility
and subtle wit she has created many fresh lines
allied to the professions. A professional training
has. moreover. a positive and practical commercial
value" With the exception Of teaching. Mrs Greeley
said that medicine the profession most fire.
ouently chosen by women. She gave many in
stances Of their success in this work.
At the close Of the addresses letter TO the Alum
nae was read from OF Rutgerss Oldest grad
yates Mrs. Jane E. Morrill,. OF Norwich, Conn.
Among those present. including some OF the ohcers.
were Miss Mary Ehrhart, Miss A NJ Dsbrow.
NJ Kipng Mrs. John Stanton. Mrs. John Russell.
Of Orange N. j.. Mrs Reuben Dodd. Mrs 2: Cald-
we'll Miss Grace Ford. Mrs. Angelina Wright. Mrs..
Gunthcr and Mrs. John Hlldich.