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The herald., 1897-01-17

Chicago canal. In year it turns out
enough of the explosive to almost blow
the earth into smithereens.
1t would seem that a concern which
does all this would be an imposing affair,
with a factory or series of factories, with
numberless acres of floor space. But it
is just the reverse, and a stranger could
stand in the very center of the dynamite
factory and not recognize it as such.
Dynamite is a peculiar commodity and
1t is manufactured under peculiar con-
ditions. Uncertainty is the ruling thing
about dynamite and this dominating
feature permeateS the whole establish
ment. The factory is located at Gibbs
town. N. j., place so small and ina sec
ton of the state so sparsely settled that
the outside world would never have
heard of it's existence, perhaps, We're it
not for the dynamite.
Its remoteness from everything was
the reason of the factory being located
there. A branch railroad runs into the
property connecting with the principal
railroads and the Delaware river. BY
these means the commodity is shipped
through the country and to the seaports.
The factory spreads over mile of
swamp land and is nothing more than
three-score of wooden buildings, one
story in height and not very securely
built For the most part they look for
all the world like the run down negro
cabins of the south and are just about
as handsome. They have one modern
appliance, however, and that is an at
tachment for depriving lightning of its
powers.
WHY TT LOOKS CHEAP
None OF these shanties are very close
to the other, Plenty of open space is a
necessity when tens OF thousands of
pounds of dynamite are always lying
around. Commercial prudence accounts
for the cheap and scattering look Of
the factory Experience has taught the
owners that single big building would
be rash enterprise. Explosions occur
once in While, no matter how care
fully they are guarded against, and it is
an easy matter to replace the shanty.
A more potent reason is the protection
1t affords to the work people Were all
the business concentrated in one build
ing, and an explosion occur in any one
department, the shock would cause in
stantaneous upheavals throughout the
building, killing or manning every one
in the place.
Several hundred peole are employed
In the building, including a dozen wo-
men, Each>and every one of them fully
realizes the danger of their calling, and
they exercise the greatest caution in
performing their work. There are certain
rules formulated by the company, which
they must obey, and this they are only
too glad to do. One is that no matches,
firearms or explosives of any kind must
be carried on the person. Another is
that no iron or steel pegs can be worn
in the shoes. Wooden pegs are per-
nissible, because they are safe.
This latter rule was formulated some
years ago. after one of the workmen had
stepped on a tiny piece Of dynamite, the
nails of his shoe causing it to explode.
The shock caused quite quantity of the
stuff on one of the work tables to go Off
the shanty was blown up and there were
some fatalities among the workmen.
There Is no need of employing special
men to see that the precautionary rules
The herald., 1897-01-17
STORY OF THE KINETosCoPE

An ocd experiment with the kineto-
scope took place not long ago in Boston.
The subject was q man eating dinner.
and the film prepared especially for the
occasion was of unusual length, so that
the whole performance could be record
ed. The man entered the room and. seat
ing himself at table, proceeded to
cut up the food. The motion of the fork
from the plate to his lips was carefully
recorded until the last morsel of food
had vanished Then he arose and
walked out OF the room, leaving moth
ing on the table but bare dishes. The
series of pictures was then reversed. II
showed the man entering the room
walking backward. He sat down at tbe
table, upon which there was nothing but
bare dishes, and proceeded to extra ct
food from his lips until he had filed the
potato dish with potatoes and graduallv
put together steak on the platter be-
fore him. Then he calmly backed out of
the room, and the waiter did likewise
with the meal that the man had appar-
emily created.
All prices Of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. ECkStrOm. 324 South Spring street
The herald., 1897-01-17
The shock, it will be remembered, was

exceptionally severe at Herford
Few" says Canon Wilson, could,
l think. have been in a position at the
time either to feel the effects of the
shock more or to realize more exactly
its nature and accompaniments. We
were gathered in the choir of the pro-
cathedral to the number of twenty-six
and had all but finished the chanting
of mathis at the time of the occurrence.
The cathedral Is solidly built through
out and rests on a solid foundation. 1t
measures lao feet in length by so feet
or more in breadth, and both nave and
choir are near upon so feet in height.
|, As but few instances of premonition
have been recorded it may be as well
to remark that one of our number. who
is of q highly nervous temperament on
first entering the choir at 4:50 was
startled by what seemed to him to be
slight noise and movement of the floor.
At the time he took but little notice of
1t, but half an hour later-that is, a
quarter of an hour before the occur
rence-he felt the same sensation again,
and turned round in his stall so suddenly
as to startle his neighbors considerably.
This was at $50.
Precisely at 532 sound as of
distant tempest or hurricane broke on
our ears. Beginning with a moaning,
or as others describe it, a rumbling
seconds into rush and a roar, and then
a frightful shock seemed to strike the
church at its very foundations. The
ground quivered beneath the tiled pave
ment, the walls, both outside and in
side. shivered six or eight times from
base to summit: the timbers of the roof.
which are mostly of solid oak, creaked
and strained. and every window ratified
and shook. On comparing notes after
ward we found it impossible to express
in adequate terms of former experience
what we had heard or felt. The univer-
sal assertion was that 1t was utterly un-
like anything we had ever experienced.
The sensation was very complex. and
was one az of crushing and collapse
of the whole building. Almost everyone
instinctively looked up TO the central
tower of the roof of the choir, expecting
them to fall iE upon us. Every face
turned deadly pale, several sprang to
their feet in their stalls and three
rushed out into the middle of the choir,
book in hand A word or a gesture from
the canon presiding would have emp
tied the church in moment, but for
tunately he kept his presence of mind,
and after brief delay all were reas-
sured sufficiently to resume and con-
clude the service. The general opinion
is that the premonitory sounds lasted
about two or three seconds, the actual
shock cne, or at most two and the os-
cillation and the noises that followed
another two or three seconds. Strange
to say, despite the severity of the shock,
nothing fell or was in any way displaced
throughout the whole church or mon
astery London Times.
The herald., 1897-01-17

are observed. as every workman is spy
upon his neighbors, for he knows that
his safety depends quite as much upon
the others as upon himself.
NO PLACE FOR MACHINE WORK
Dynamite is principally mixture of
sulphuric acid, chilli saltpeter and box
wood sawdust. There are a good many
other things which enter into it's campo
stion, and before it takes the shape OF
the finished cartridge it passes through
q variety of hands. There is one thing
that the dynamite worker is thankful
for, and that is his job will never be
usurped by machinery.
Nearly a dozen of the shanties are
chemical houses. They are called safe
ty buildings" and are used for the stor-
age of the many acids which help to
make dynamite what it is.
One of the initiatory stages of the car
fridge is cooking OF the dynamite
gelatine. The product of the cook is
nitro glycerine. Many acids are poured
into a big leaden tub. the most conspic-
uous feature of which is q thermometer.
One man watches the thermometer like
hawk and adds ch<ed water from time
to time to keep the temperature of the
mixture down. Should it evince sud-
den desire to rise there is nothing for all
hands to do but run
After all the acids have been added
the mixture is allowed to stand, and then
the nitro glycerine comes to the top like
cream in milk II is skinned off and
carried to another house, where 1t is
mixed with the prepared raw material,
principally sawdust.
FILLING THE CARTRIDGES
When the coalition has been effected
the result is loose dynamite, locking for
all the world like brown sugar 1t is
conveyed to another building. called tine
packhouse. where ii Is stuffed into the
cartridges. The loose dynamite is placed
The herald., 1897-01-17
\ FAl10Ry PULL OF FEAR
Dynamite Makers Eager to Obey
All Safety Rules
MIXING aa THE EXPLOSIVE
& II 10 No Place for Machine Work and
Manual Labor Prevails
twenty Thousand Pounds Are Turned
Out Day in Group of Shanties
in Jersey Wilderness

NEW YORK, Jan. Efficiently the
Cuban junta, located in this city, placed
q large order for dynamite, variousfy es-
timated at from fifty thousand to half
q million pounds, 1t was probably nearer
the former than the latter figure, but even
If it was the minimum amount, it would
be SUFFICIENT to tear some pretty big
holes in the Spanish ranks if properly
applied.
The concern that secured this order
has made lots of dynamite for the Gu
bans in the past twenty months; it also
supplies the needs of Uncle Sam when
ever he is in want of anything in tsis
line. For long time it was kept busy
turning out 10000 pounds of the stuff
day for the contractors at work on the
The herald., 1897-01-17
Handy articles at Strauss Prices
DON'T MISS

This Sale. 1t will be worth your
time to call and see what we are
offering. Many lines are reduced
other than those mentioned. All
winter weights must move. Right
prices do it. Call tomorrow.
The herald., 1897-01-17
FORCED TO INVENT A NEW LIE

A short man with the remains of a
Jag" wandered into the Midland at Kan
sas City and asked for a typewriter
studio He lives in Kansas City and has
been winning bets on the football games
He wanted to stay another week, but his
wife expected him home, SO he was in
search Of typewriter to send home a
letter to serve as an apology for his non
appearance. Kansas City, this date,
ninety-six," he muttered to the type
writest. II have that" My dear wife. -
Yes" "Very important business will
require my presence in Oeawatomie for
a few days" Lets see," interrupted
the artist; "how do you spell that Osa-
watomie?" "Spell 1t yourself. It's your
typewriter" II can't" Cant spell Osa-
watomie?" he ASKED in disgust. ''No."
"Then I'll go to Fort Scott"
The herald., 1897-01-17
You can use these at Strauss Prices
CAR FARE BACK

is WHAT YOU GET IF YOU PUR-
CHASE TO THE AMOUNT OF $I.oo
OR MORE. EVERY LADY SHOULD
ASK FOR 1.-THE AMOUNT is
WORTH THE SAVING. TELL THE
CONDUCTOR TO LET YOU OFF
AT STRAUSS'S.
The herald., 1897-01-17
A New Gift Book

This book contains lessons on ANATOMY
Herbal Medicines, origin and causes Of
Disease and how to Cure Them; 100 Tes-
timonials; l25 pages. Write for 1t.
BY DIR. 7. ZOO YUEN,
Oriental and Imperial Physician.
929 s. Broadway. Los Angeles. Cal
Tel. West 142.
Saturday at the Occidental Hotel. San Ber..
nardino; Sunday at the Otis block, Red
lands.
The herald., 1897-01-17
EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.

Canon r. Hilary Wilson, o. S. b.,
sends us from st. Michaels Roman Cath
olic priory, Hereford an interesting ac-
count of the experiences of the members
of the community there during the
earthquake OF last Thursday morning.
The herald., 1897-01-17

All prices OF wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. 4. Eckstrom. s24 South Spring street.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
Grand Ball at Hermosillo.

There will be grand ball given at
Hermosillo tonight in honor of the
Mexican independence and The VI
DETTE acknowledges an invitation.
Following is list of committees:
Invitations: Fernando Aguilar, AL
fredo D. Velasco, Antonio B. Monte
verde, Lie. T. L. del Castillo, Alfredo
Monteverde, A. Sara bia, A. D. Ainslie,
Manuel Y Loaiza, Luis Carranco, DR..
Francisco Canale.
Reception: Patricio Rodriguez, R.
J. Ruiz, Jose Camou, F. Corella, Anto-
MO Gilly, E Ruiz, F. V. Escalante, R..
Buelna, L. F. Castro, Agustin Beraud,
A. Metra, Leopoldo Bley, I. Buelna,
A. Maldonado.
Refreshments: Ramon Corral, C. C.
Ortiz, e. Monteverde, Victor Aguilar,
r. Diaz, F. E. Rodriguez, Manuel Y.
Loaiza, o. Torres, F. Gaxiola, F. Yer
dugo, F. Mendez, G. A. Diaz, Carlos
Ramirez, ]. Bojorquez, Gabriel Ortiz,
Simon Bley, F. Loaiza.
Floor managers: Francisco NJ. Agui-
lar and Gustavo Torres.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
SONORA NEWS.
Mining and Other Items from: Our
Sister State.

Mining and Other Items from Our
Sister State.
There has been 81 ,37A contributed by
the citizens of Caborca and Altar for a
telegraph line between those two
places.
The pipe line being constructed by
the city council of Hermosillo is almost
completed and already the citizens are
having hydrants put in their houses.
The Hermos;llo brewery is making a
great success. All the saloons in Her
mosillo use the output and orders are
going in from all the towns in the state.
Pedro Foncerrada while sitting in the
door of his house at Hermosillo one day
last week Pedro Medrano called and
asked for glass of water. When Fon-
cerrada got up to get the water, Me-
drano plunged a stilleto into the
formers back. The cause of the attack
was that Foncerrada was living with
Medrano's ex-wife. Foncerrada is in
the hospital and will likely die.
Four men attempted to steal pig in
Hermosillo the other day. They fed
the pig bread soaked in mescal,
hoping to make his pigship so drunk he
wouldn tsqueal. They evidently got the
wrong sort of mescal for when the pig
got full he did as great many human
pigs do. He proceeded to fill the air
with mescal perfumed yells, thus arous-
ing his owner who showed up on the
scene with a shot gun and the robbers
disappeared.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
A GRAND SUCCESS.
The Concert Saturday Night SpIen-
did Affair.

The concert given Saturday by the
Nogales Ladies' Mandolin and Guitar
Club assisted by others, was a really
entertaining affair and they had q
crowded house.
Several numbers had to be left off
the program but there were enough
number remained on to hold the
audience till II O'clock.
Following is the program as carried
out:
PART FIRST.
First-"Marina ' Guti~rrnz Orche stra
Secon Trio, Los Tres Maridos"
.. Messrs. Morales, Acevedo. Young
Third Walls, Emilia" ,"........ .-........
....................E .Estudiantira Nogalense
FourtA-Prelude Eel Anillo de Hierro,'
.-.......-.-.-...-...---.. Torres Orchestra
Fifth-vocal Solo, Over the High Brick
WEu."..............M Mrs. w. F. Overton
Sixth-.ra ntas;a. Eel Trovatore
e. N......... ..............P Prof. Gutierrez
Seventh h-Solo-"Cancion pamela.
......................Mr Mrs. H. X. Chenowet
neutrality-suspicious., "Pistonete' ..--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Manuel Giror
PART SECOND
( Fir Overture, FL Trobador''
............... Torres Orchestra
Second Trio. LAS Cigarreras''
... Mesdames Hampton, Overton, Cheno-
wsth.
rourth-saxophono 500 ..sqlida eel
RnVimiento". o"............... Prof. Guticrre
tifth-vocal Solo, Queen of the N ght''
/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hrs. j. Is. Gordon
SlXth-Duet
Mrs j. Pascho'y and Mrs. NJ. King
Seve1th-Chorus. Il, Moscota" ...............
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
MINING NEWS.
What is Going on Among the Metal
Searchers.

A sale nf the Young America mine is
reported to have been made to Chicago
parties, and $1,000 was paid. down on
Saturday last, as a first installment on
the bond. Johnny Devine, Chris Chris
tensen, w. p. Woods and Mr.. Reitz are
understood to be interested in this sale,
and each received their proportionate
share of the above amount.-Tucson
Citizen.
Advices from Harshaw state that
work, on the HardsheH continues with
satisfactory developments. At depth
of 335 feet the ore body is fully 20 feet
wide and the ore of fair quality. Fifty
tons are being delivered daily at the
Columbia Copper Company smelter.
The 3 r mine is also showing up well,
but it will be month yet before the
ledge is reached from the tunnel now
being run. That portion of country has
been blessed with fine rains and every
thing looks well. Tucson Citizen.
Washington Camp is the principal
mining camp of Pima county. A gen.
tleman who has just returned from
there says there are 100 tons of machin-
cry at the depot and on the road to the
different companies. Development work
has been going on steadily and the ore
is getting higher in grade and greater
in quantity as they get deeper down.
Several large ore bodies have been
opened up down below any heretofore
discovered and the ore is of higher
grade than any of the surface deposits.
Besides that there are some good COM
panies interested there Luishohn
Bros. of New York; Denver company;
Clark of the United Verde; the Canyon
City Mining and Smelling Company, of
Colorado. and the Westinghouse Com
pany. If this team don't pull the camp
to the head of the procession there is
something wrong g.-Star.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
SILVER THE BOSS.
How Other Countries Prosper on TIE
Silver Basis.

The extreme partisans of the gold
standard are not likely to cite the EN-
peror Menelick's country as a proof
that prosperity and the general welfare
are inseparably connected with the ex-
elusive use of the yellow metal. With
fine impartiality Abyssipia uses all
kinds of silver money, the Emperor S
own five-franc dollars, the old Maria
Theresa dollars and Indian rupees and
also Indian anna pieces, bat gold is not
included in the money of the realm.
Cheapness, prosperity. and abundance
characterize Abyssinia at the end of the
century. The tariff of prices for ordi-
nary provisions Is astounding. Milk
can be had for the asking; chickens are
selling ten for penny, butter at three
pence a pound, horse is to be had for
So and COW for S5. The people are
strong, well-fed. and happy, and the
women adorn themselves with silver
coins. Mr.. Bryan will find in Abyssinia
the realization of his dreams. There is
gold in the country, but only few
placers are being worked Iron exists
in enormous quantities. Coffee grows
in the tropical parts and is sold in
Europe as Mocha. A most eXtraor-
dinary tobacco plant is grown which is
small-eaved and runs up to the height
of twenty and even thirty feet. The
tree produces tobacco of quality equal
to Turkish. and is superior to all other
A f,,,o foh w
are successfully grown.
The intimate trade connection of
British India and Abyssinia is worth
nothing Bobay supplies the most of
Ably ssinia' s outside requirements and
many classes of European goods go
there via Bombay. A large and regular
demand for silver is predicted as the
Abyssinians need more and more money
and also silver for ornaments.
Using clumsy wooden looms, the
native weavers turn out fabrics SO deli
cate that Manchester has confessed it
self unable to intimate them, and in
jewe1ry the work is so delicate that
English craftmen have acknowledge
that they cannot hope to rival it. On
the other hand, the Abyssinian jewellers
copy successfully everything in their
line brought from Europe.
Here, then, is a land flowing with
milk and honey, and with silver, its
people happy, employed and well gov
erned, WITH bullocks and sheep. horses
and mules, milk, butter and eggs, coffee
and honey fused in place of sugar., WAX
wheat, grains of all sorts. fruits of many
kinds, excellent tobacco, salt, fibres,
india rubber, cotton, wool, hides and
skins, gold and other minerals, and the
Emperor, who is most sagacious ruler,
! forbids foreigners to enter his domain
to try to convert his people to the beau
ties of the single standard. for his
country's prosperity is built up on the
thrift of the people, the many resources
of the land. and impartial justice. 1t
is the Emperor Menelick who stands a
formidable obstacle in the way of Cecil
Rhodes Capetown and Cairo Railway
| And he is likely to remain there for q
good while yet Ex.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
How Is IhiS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrn that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. ]. CHENEY & Co. Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
We the Undersigned have Known
F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all bu siness transactions and financil Il
ly able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan ~ Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
HAIL. Cat arrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upou the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
tenn. Price IS cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
sold I'm Sept. IL.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
What is Going on Along the Line of
Travel.

Travel.
Hon. e. E. Ellinwood has iled arti-
cles of intention to build railroad from
Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. Mr..
Ellinwood has engaged eastern capital
to build the road and it will not be un-
der the management of any corporation.
Andy Linder is running the switch
engine now.
Ferd Kiel took pleasure trip to
Guaymas last Sunday.
Through the untiring efforts of Train
Master E. J. Gibson and Route Agent
P. B. Yates, Nogales received letters
last Sunday night for the first time in
several days.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
Gallant John Breathitt.

If that talked-of law requiring bach
elors to marry ever becomes a reality a
great many Missouri girls will begin
to look about for Col. John Breathitt
For their benefit it may be stated that
that gallant chevalier is now resident
of Tucson, Arizona.-Kansas City
Times
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
Everybody Says So.

dcrfrl medical discovery Of the age, p cas-
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousncss. Please buy and try n box
of e. g. c. to-day; 10, p, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
Her Health Restored

TAHE misery of sleeplessness can only be
realized by those who have expert
IA enced it. Nervousness, sleeplessness,
headaches, neuralgia and that miserable
feeling of unrest, can surely be cured by DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine. So certain is
DR.. Miles of this fact that all druggists are
authorized to refund price paid for the first
bottle tried, providing it does not benefit
Mrs. Henry Bruins, wife OF the well known
blacksmith at Grand Junction, Iowa, says:
"I was troubled with sleeplessness, nervous
ness, headache and irregular menstruationi
suffering untold misery for years. L used
various advertised remedies for female COM
plants besides being under the care OF local
physicians, without help. 1 noticed in Dr..
Miles advertisement the testimonial of a
lady cured of ailments similar to mine, and
shall never cease to thank that lady. Her
testimonial induced me to use DR.. Miles
Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills, which
-a-+ora5 mo tO health cannot saw enough
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. he mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran'
teed Booklet and eample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-09-18

for DIR. Miles Remedies.
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICA
The Lamar register., 1897-07-10

have either been
the agricultural