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The herald., 1897-04-03

NINE. RALPH, FROM THE EAST.
thermal baths. Rooms As. 23S w. First
st. l-23
The herald., 1897-04-03

SUPERIOR MAGNETIC AND ALCO-
holic treatments by an experienced lady
from Boston. Room g. 223 s. Main st. 4-27
The herald., 1897-04-03

NINE. RALPH FROM THE EAST.
thermal baths. Room 20, s1sh 8. Swing. u
The herald., 1897-04-03

CANEA, April 2.-The Bishop of
Canea has sent message of fervent an
peal to the Christian people of Europe.
amploring them to compel their govern
ments to stop bombarding and to cease
opposing the unanimous desire of Gre
tans to escape tyranny by a union with
Greece
The herald., 1897-04-03

PALMIsT AND MEDIUM; BUSINESS.
mineral locations described; life reading.
etc. MRS. PARKER. room u SSH 8.
Spring ST. u
The herald., 1897-04-03

TO LOAN, A BARREL OF MONEY on
diamonds, pianos. furniture and all fin'Ii-
class securities; business confidential.
CREASINGER, 247 s. Broadway. roomA
1 and Q. 5-zStl
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Worth Annreciated.

In his younger days the late Mr.. w
Fl. Smith was usually present to see
the morning papers dispatched, and one
morning something at or@ of the offices
had gone wrong, so that there was great
risk of that paper missing the trains.
Mr.. Smith, recognizing the difficulty,
threw off his coat, worked away as hard
as any of his subordinates and had the
satisfaction of seeing the vans leave
with just time to catch the trains.
He was afterward leaning over one of
the tables reading a paper, still in his
shirt sleeves, when one of the men,
mistaking him for a mate, gave him a
resounding smack on his broad back,
exclaiming:
"Well, Jack, old man, we got that
lot away smartly When 'sW H. "
raised himself, the man rushed away,
terrified by his blmder.
On coming on duty at night the man
received a note addressed to him, which
he concluded contained the sack, I" but
to his surprise it was to inform him
that from the end of that week he
would be a foreman. "W. H" had
sense enough to see that man who was
so delighted at having accomplished a
difficult task for his employers was
made of the right stuff. Pearson s
Weekly.
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The Most Costly Fruits.

Hothouse grapes are the costliest Of
fruits They are never less than 70
cents a pound, and when they are most
costly, in February and March, they
sell for SO a pound, sometimes going as
high as SO pound. At prices ranging
up to 81 pound there is ready sale
for them. At the higher prices they are
sold almost exclusively for the use of in
valids. There is a sale for all that are
produced, but the production is great,
and the vines may die from exhaustion
after a single season of forcing.
The next most costly fruit is the hot
house peach. Hothouse peaches sell in
February at So. 90 each. They are used
mainly by invalids, but such peaches
are also often sold for gifts. They are
presented as flowers or as bonbons would
be. Three or four peaches are packed in
cotton and set off with few peach
leaves in a handsome box. Hothouse
peaches run down to about so cents each
In April and May, when we begin tc
get the first of the peaches from the
south. New York Sun.
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1t is said that it costs $23. SO an acre
to raise wheat in Massachusetts.
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A SOAP BUBBLE.
Che Relation of Its Varying Thinness ts
the CoIors 1t Shows.

the Colors 1t Shows.
The extreme thinness of the bubble is
indeed wonderful 1t is estimated that
the film in some places is only one
three-millionths of an inch in thickness.
Probably few of us can conceive of such
thinness. Let me express it in another
way. The Old and the New Testament
contain soma 5000, 600 of letters Now
one three-millionth is such part of an
inch as the first letter of the Bible is a
part of the sum of all of its letters.
The bubble, however, is not of equal
thickness at all points, and it is for this
reason that it has the various colors
For instance, wherever the film is
orange red it measures about three-mil-
lionths of an inch; where it is blue,
eighty one-millionths of an inch, and
at point where lemon yellow is prom
inent about twenty one-millionths of an
inch. Perhaps you wonder why the col
ors change from one part of the soap
bubble to another. This is because the
film of the soap bubble evaporates and
grows thinner, but unequally SO at diff
ferent portions. A greenish blue with
pale rose red spot near it indicates an
extreme thinness, and at such point
the film is ready to give way at the
least jar.
You will be glad to know the source
of the beautiful colors Every one is de-
lighted with them, even if not interest
ed by the explanation of their origin
We may say that they come from the
light. Light gives color to all objects
but not exactly as it does to the soap
bubble. White light from the sun can
be broken into the seven colors which
we have seen in the rainbow. In that
instance the raindrops separate it into
its parts. A glass prism will do the
same, as you may prove by looking
through glass pendant from hanging
lamp. When the light reaches the sur
face of the soap bubble, part is reflect
ed from it, and we see images on it's
surface as if it were a curved mirror
Another portion of the light, however,
enters the film and is separated SO that
parts of the seven colors are thrown
into the bubble, and we can see them at
various portions of the opposite surface.
Another part of the light after being
broken by the film, is reflected by it's
inner surface back to our eyes, SO that
we see colors at the point where the
light enters. Jacob T. Butcher in St
Nicholas.
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YAWN AND LAUGH OFTEN.
Scientists Declare That Both Are Highly
Beneficial.


1t is not so very long ago since for
eign scientist discoursed ON the benefits
of yawning. This act, which is gener-
ally regarded as partaking of the nature
of tired condition. or symptom of
such condition, of the respiration and
of the need for fresh air, is said to be
Of great service in clearing the eusta-
chan tubes of the ears. These tubes
lead from the back of the mouth to the
inner side of the ear drum, and yawn-
ing is looked upon in this light as a
hygienic exercise which benefits the
structures in question.
Another scientist has no difficulty in
showing that when we Mugh we in
crease the play of tension i'll our lungs
One result of this increased tension is
to arrest the blood flow in the lungs
and to induce the taking of deep in
spirations These latter are healthful
things, for many parts of our lungs are
not called into active use in ordinary
breathing. The apex, or top of the lung,
is notably part which does not active
ly participate in the movements of
breathing, and as this is the special
seat of consumption attack we may
reasonably hold that the law of disuse
explains the greater liability of this
portion of the organ to the onset of dis
ease. The free and active use of part,
strengthening and toning it, as it were,
is an essential condition for health;
hence laughter, by bringing into play
the whole Of the lungs, OF at least by
fayoring an increase of lung work, is to
be reckoned an admirable exercise.
Besides this physical effect of laugh
ter we have also to take into account it's
mental side. There is certain brain
stimulus to be noted, psychic result,
in addition to the physical effect, and
it is pretty certain the mental phase of
a good, hearty laugh is in its way, as
healthful as is its physical aspect.
Singing is also praised as an excellent
lung exercise and public speaking is as
effective lung tonic as one may wish
for The only drawback to the work of
the speaker is the foul condition of the
atmosphere in which he has often to do
his work. Exchange
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'.5dnody comes around, but the roller
jewel of a watch makes every day and
day after day 1872, 900 impacts against
the fork, or l57, $50, 900 blows in year
without stop or rest or 3,153, 600, 900
in the short space of 20 years.
These figures are beyond the grasp of
our feeble intellects, but the marvel
does not stop here It has been estimat-
ed that the power that moves the watch
is equivalent to only four times the
force used in a flea $ jump; consequent
ly it might be called four flea power.
One horsepower would suffice to run
270, 600, 600 watches.
Now the balance wheel Of a watch is
moved by this four flea power one and
forty three one hundredths inches with
each vibrations, 55834 miles continu-
ously in one year.
If you would preserve the timekeep-
ing qualities of your watch, you should
take it to a competent matchmaker once
every IS months. Youth S Companion
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.'Why," asked Pat as he came hic-
coughing into the Quippery, is the
humble goat always held up as the sim
lie for intoxication-for instance, full
as a goat" .
sI cannot guess, answered Tim,
"unless and he paused meditatiyely
and looked at Pat as if he expected an
invitation unless it is because he is
always ready to throw horn into any
body. ''-Pittsburg News.
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OUR CAvALRYMEN BEST.
French Horses, However, Are Superior to
Those Used Here.

The French horseman does not ride
as we'll as his prototype in the United
States regular army, but the horses of
the French army are better and more
seryiceable than those in the United
States The half bred barbs of the
chasseurs are up to any amount of work,
and the heavier Normans and Bretons
of the dragons and cuirassiers, although
perhaps too light for the weight they
carry, are splendid specimens of horse
flesh. The French artillery-believed
elsewhere than in France to be the corps
d'elite of the army-was beyond praise.
The physique of the personnel of the
field and horse batteries is superior to.
that Of the line, and the average eff
cheney of the officers is higher. The
steel gun that it is armed with is a
most effective weapon-tha feldpiaca
- Il
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All animals, domestic ones included,
become restless before storm. Cats
and dogs scratch and move about, while
their fur looks less bright and glossy
than usual It is always sure sign Of
rain when horses and cattle scratch
their necks and sniff the air.
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)! o. ! sss'l


was on the parade ground with that
gentleman, who was manifestly of more
than ordinary ability and consequence
in the world, and in the presence of the
regimental staff, I, young officer,
mere STRIPPING, and yet the officer OF
the day, was trying to compel him to
give his name in accordance with the
order of the commanding officer Of the
, department.
s.He remained stolidly silent, and
then I ordered the guards to buck and
! gag him. 1t was a painful scene, which
shall never forget. The soldiers did
their duty. bound him in an uncomfort-
bible position and gagged him so tightly
that the blood ran from his mouth. That
was more than l had intended to be
hone the first time, and it was more
than / could bear to see, so | ordered
his release
"As he stood up. trembling with
pain, passion and humiliation, he said:
4 am Joseph g. Knapp, chief justice Of
the supreme court of the territory of
New Mexico | Immediately ordered
his release from custody, and he re-
turned to the Hotel Fonda, where he
had registered upon his arrival His
presence in Santa Fe was no secret, and
nearly everybody knew him. Therefore
he may have reasoned that knew him
and was merely making parade of my
authority needlessly in asking him his
name and compelling him to give it.
You may be very sure that | regretted
the occurrence when l heard him an
nounce his name, his title and his off
cial standing, as, indeed, / had sincere
ly regretted the entire scene from the
first .
"Was anything done about it Off
cially?'
ssWell, should say sol Colonel Garlic
ton, commanding the post, wrote re-
port Of the affair, which he character
lied as brutal, and recommended pro-
ceedings against me, although he knew
that | had only done my duty in the
premises. If an obscure citizen had re-
fused to give his name, as Judge Knapp
had done, Colonel Carleton would have
commended my course. AS it was
Judge Knapp and Colonel Carleton
were bosom friends and had been for
years Therefore he was biased in the
matter The papers were finally laid
before President Lincoln, who had mean
time been seen by some of my friends,
who told him the true story of the
affair, and the president wrote on the
back of Colonel Carleton s report:
This young man has simply done his duty
and is released from arrest. A. LINCOLN.
ibid you ever meet with Judge
Knapp afterward?"
s.Several times, but we were never
on speaking terms. He was not only
\ prominent official, a great jurist and q
popular gentleman, but he was also one
y the proprietors Of the st. Louis Re-
blican, now called The Republic. -
Ashington Cor. Philadelphia Times.
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Spain has %, 966 elementary schools,
but only Al per cent Of the children re-
ceive even the rudiments of an educa-
ton The teachers receive only $25 to
$500 per year, and most of them are un-
able to collect that
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Motherlx soIicitude.

Miss Ante-It's funny about our old
cat. We can't keep her away from the
poker table.
Mr. Age-Nothing strange about
that Naturally she's looking after the
"kitty. New York Tribune.
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The eysight is very often injured for
life by tight lacing.
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horse artillery gun weighing 5. Sc hun
dredweight, with 1915 pound COM
mon shell and a 10. 81 shrapneL
The large number of batteries at
tached to an army corps-more than
four guns to 1000 infantry and cav
alry--is not the only indication that
the French place great reliance upon
their artillery The batteries as they
marched past presented an admira-
bic appearance. The old maxim of
"spit and polish" was not as mi
nutely carried out as is the case with
the batteries of the United States regu-
lar army The steel names and collar
chains were in some instances not as
bright as they might have been, nor
were the leather harnesses absolutely
immaculate, but the horses are beyond
criticism, and everything pertaining to
each piece and each caisson is thorough,
ly seryiceable and businesslike. New
York Tribune
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STRUNG UP A JUDGE.
REFUSED TO GIVE HIS NAME AND
WAS HUNG BY THE THUMBS,

How Young Lieutenant Carried Out
Orders and Came Near Getting Into
TroubIe-President Lincoln Stood by
the Soldier Who Did His Duty.
81 was only 10 years of age and held
. lieutenant's commission in the Fifth
infantry when an event occurred which
gave me great deal of unsought noto-
riety, said department official the
other night. Not only was the notori-
ETY. unsought, but it was exceedingly
undesirable, . he added, for it almost
made an old man of me in single day.
It was an experience calculated to try
the discipline and determination of any
young officer"
What kind of an experience did you
have?''
81 had merely a routine duty to per
form, but it was exciting. The regiment
was stationed at Santa Fe, and the de-
partment was under martial law The
war had just commenced, and people
were averse to obeying military orders,
but they learned obedience very soon
1t was ordered that no person should
enter the city of Santa Fe nor depart
from it without registering his name
with the provost marshal The order
was positive and was rigidly enforced
One afternoon, when / was officer of
the day and, having attended to my
duties, was lying down in my tent
reading book, an orderly reported that
there was man in the custody of the
provost marshal who refused to give his
name. Putting aside my book, 1 donned
my uniform and sash and proceeded to
the guardhouse.
There, in the midst of as tough a
looking gang as one ever saw, stood a
well dressed, distinguished looking gen.
tleman When asked him why he was
in custody, he informed me that he was
under arrest because he had refused to
give his name or to register with the
provost marshal. When | politely re-
quested him to go with me and regis
Ter, he responded, You know me well
enough and do not need ask my name.
When assured him that | had never
seen him before and l requested him to
comply with the order under which l
was acting, he refused Indignantly to
do so
81 then ordered the guards to take
him to the parade ground and tie him
to the flagstaff. Upon arriving there [
again begged him to be reasonable and
give his name, but he obstinately re-
fused to do so. Then | ordered the men
to tie him up by the thumbs. After
leaving him in that position for three
minutes he was let down, but again re-
manned obstinately silent He was
drawn up again, and after leaving him
IN that painful position nearly ten min
utes he was let down, but scornfully
declined to answer my most polite re-
quest to give me his - begged
tokeve NO. cessity Of |
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THE WONDERS OF A WATCH.
Few Persons Know How Great Its Mar
veIous Powers Are.

Few PersOns Know How Great Its Mar
velOus Powers Are.
A Boston jeweler who has a talent
for advertising as well as genius for
mechanics has been reminding his pa
irons lately that watch is the small
est, most delicate machine that was
ever constructed Of the same number of
parts. About IT'S different pieces of ma
terial enter into it's construction and
upward of 2, 400 separate operations are
comprised in its manufacture
Some of the facts connected with it's
performance are simply incredible,
when considered in total. A blacksmith
strikes several thousand blows on his
Evening star., 1897-05-08

cradle wife had repented of her act and of
her concealment and had crept downstairs
20 await her husband in the office She
had told him some new lie, had begged
him TO take her with him, and Barker of
course. had assenIed- Yet, she now knew
why she had heard the rafting wheels
instead of the clattering hoofs she had
listened for. They had gone together rs
he first proposed, in the buggy.
She ran swiftly down the stairs ami en-
tered the office. The oyerworked clerk was
bLsy and querulously curt These women
were always asking such idiotic questions
les. Mr.. Barker had just gone.
with Mrs. Barker in the buggy?' asked
Mrs. Horncsstle.
No. as he came-on horseback Mrs
Barker left half an hour ago"
'AIone2''
This was apparently too much for the
iong-sUhcring clerk. He lifted his eyes to
the Ceiling. and then. with painful precision
and accenting every word with his pencil
on the desk before him. said deliberately .
Mrs. George Barker-left-here-witb her
cort-the-man-she-w ys-askine
-for-in-the-buggy - at exactly -g.35 2
Anu ne plunged into his work again
Mrs- Horncastle turned. ran up the stair
case, re-entered the sitting room and
slemming the door behind her. halted IN
the center of the room pantiug erecr
beautiful and menacing And She wss
aIcpe In this empty room, this desertad
hotel From this very room her own hns-
band had left her with a brutality on Eis
lips. From this room the fool and liza r
she mad tried to warn had gone TO her ruin
Evening star., 1897-05-08
She Raised the Boys,

From the Chicago Record
Nine men sat in an unbroken row on one
side of an Alley IL" car the other morn
ing. Near the door sat one lone woman
Five women were standing, swinging on
to straps as the train pulled out of Con-
gress street terminus
AT 18th street two more women came in
standing before a row of men who couldn't
see over their newspapers.
There was mischievous twinkle in the
eyes of the solitary young woman sitting
near the door.
AT 18th street the train slowed I'D with a
squeaking and grinding of wheels. The
gates ratified. and with swing a young
man in fawn-colored coat, with a bunch
of carnations in his buttonhole, stepped in
to the car He was just reaching for a
strap. when the young woman at the door
touched him on the arm.
He looked around inQuiringly
The young woman was standing with a
perfectly serious look in her face
Won't you have this seat?" she asked
In beautifully modulated voice.
With his mouth open, the young man in
his astonishment sat down.
But 1t was only for a moment In the
roar of laughter which followed every wo-
man In the group found seat.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
ChiIe's Powerful Fleet,
From the London STANDARD.

From Plymouth there has just set sail
the most powerful naval squadron that has
ever crossed the Atlantic under any South
American flag. Its destination is Val
paraiso, and it constitutes the recent ad-
dition to the fleet of the Chilean republic.
The squadron is composed of ten vessels,
namely, the armed cruiser Esmeralda of
1000 tons, the Ministro Zentono of 1000
tons and the Almirante Simpson of 1000
tons; the transport Andamos of 5000 tons,
four torpedo destroyers capable of making
thirty knots an hour and a couple of large
torpedo boats for ocean USE with a speed
of twenty-seven knots. The Esmeralda is
declared by naval experts In England to be
one of the most powerful ironclads afioat
Besides these ships, Chile has still build
ing in England an ironclad of nearly TO-
600 tons, which is to bear the name of
O'Higgins. schoolship, and six torpedo
boats With the fleet that Chile has af1oat
and the vessels now in course Of construc-
ton Chile bids fair to become In time a
powerful rival of the United States for the
raval supremacy Of the western hemi-
sphere.