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The record-union., 1897-05-23

AT the English Lutheran Church this
morning Mrs. Bessie Osborn Elliott
will assist in the music. In the even
ing a trio, Rock of Ages will be
sung by Misses Pearl Jackson, Edna
Smith and Mrs. Wilbur Smith.
The record-union., 1897-05-23

Long and exhaustive wheel-riding
has been the cause of Robert Back
rath's being seriously ill., The young
man has recovered from the attack,
and is out again, though not quite him
self as yet.
The record-union., 1897-05-23

Alice Sullivan, whose wedding was
postponed from the original date set
for il, on account of the death of Mr..
Chisholm's mother. is to say good-by
10 single blessedness on the lst day of
June to put on the matrimonial yoke.
Her friends sincerely wish for her that
in this case the yoke may be one of
roses whose weight viii not tend to
prove a burden in the wearing. and
whose perfume may sweeten the many
little cares married life is sure to
bring.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

hvers a current alternately in one direction or
the other. The number Of alterations may %
a lew hundred per minute or many thousands.
9. In the case of essential oils. they sre
usually extracted BIZ disti!lation with steam.
In the case of fatty oils such as !inseed OIL the
method nowadays IS to soak the seed IN naph-
tina The Haphtta di-solyes the oil or fat just
rs water does sugar. Tho mixed naphtha and
fat IS then drawn of into tanks. and the Daph-
tina distilled oil. leaving tho Fat or oil in ths
still.
10. The reason for believing the earth has .
metallic core is that while tho rocks sad other
substances composing the exterior layer as far
as man has bseu able TO reach. ara not more
than 81 times heavy as an equal bulk OF
water on the average. yet the weight OF tho
globe rs whole is more than five times HAS
of sphere of water Of the same size. Hence
there must be- materials much heavier than
ordinary rock IN the interior of the globe ana
these materials can hardly be anything etss
than metals. The earth is very likely hails
like many meieorites; j. e. a core OF iron sur-
rounded by skin or film of lighter materials.
The magnetic nature OF the earth IS not Deees-
sariiy due to this. since many rocks are mag
netlc, but matter of fact it probably IS IN
great measure.
Additional Puzzles and Queries.
81. What is the difference between "amper-
age" and voltage?
=. hhdU u tue dlEeFence OetWeen an ara
light and an iucandescent lighL2
D What IS meant by 63 gear" applied
70 bicycles?
q. WHAT year Immediately preceded A.
D.?
p. What is the difference in time between
two points lying one mile east and west aparE
from one another in the city of MiBneapol IS,
which Is approximately on the 18Th parallel?
26. Why should bodies weigh Less at ths
equator than at the pole?
81. If gun mounted on a train travelling 90
miles an hour we're fired 10 the rear with
charge Of powder normally sufficient. 70
give velocity of 30 miles all hour to the shot.
what would happen?
p. What happens to limestone when it ia
burnt in a lime-kiln?
~ Why should canning preserve meat?
80. What is the principle upon which the
rotary cream separstors work?
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
PERSONAL.

VIM. Writ Howe. of Nav Orleans La, who
was elected President of the American Bar
Association at it's recent meeting at Cleveland,
o.. served as Major OF the 9TH T. s. c. Cav.
After the war he went to Nsw Orleans and en-
tered upon the practice of tine law. From 1863
to 1873 he served as one of the Judges of the
Supreme Court of louisiana and made high
reputation by the soundne.s of his decisions
and the pithy forcefulness of their expression.
He is now the head Of the law irm of Howe,
Spencer & Locke, of New Orleans one Of the
foremost law firms of the South
There was quite social event at Mt Yer.
non, o., Oct. 20, il the marriage of Hurd Alex
ander CASH.. youngest son of Col Alexander
Cassi, to Miss Mabel Gladys Putt. one of the
bellies of the city. Col. Cassil served in the
Goth Ohio, one of the very best regiments in
the army.
Capt. Dr. T. Russell, of Des Moines. Iowa. has
received a medal of honor for his gallantry al
Stone River, Dec. %, 1862 He then COM
manded Co. a, 5lst Ind, and on the evening Of
the goth was ordered to take his company
across Stone River and see who was over there.
AS they came out OF the water they received
volley from a party of rebels stationed in
observation. Fortunately. the rebels overshos
them. 1t flashed instantly upon Capt. Russell
that their guns were now empty, and he or
dered his company to charge. The rebels were
scattered at once, and as they fed Co. A gave
them the contents of their muskets.
Gen. W. W. Blackmsr, of Boston. is the pos
SCISSOR of the chair in which Gen. Grant sat at
Arr tuho ho tf,ac
for the surrender of Lee.
The famous Quincys, father and son, Of
Massach asetts, were so much alike at one time,
in spite of their difference in years, that it
hard to tell them apart. Oace at public dim
ner where both father and son were present, q
toast was given to the father. Instantly tho
younger Quincy rose to his feet. and pointing
to his venerable, father said: My son will
respond"
Capt. Charles A. Como is a candidate for
Postmaster of Hanover, III. His chance appears
to be good Capt. Como served three years in
a Massachusetts regiment. aud spent Is months
in Andersonville.
Nathaniel G.. Barker, of Somerville. Mass,
has been awarded a medal of honor in recog-
milton of an act of gallantry at the battle Of
Spottsylyania, while Sergeant in the 18th ".
II. He took the place of the Color Sergeant
carrying the regimenta aud National flags, who
had been killed.
A very pleasant wedding took place at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, Sept. 81. 1t was that of Miss Julia,
daughter of Comrade l.. A. Fox, and DIR. f.
Sinclair Fay, rising young physician of Syra-
cuse
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
STATE FLAGS on scHooL-HousEs.

As reply to the work that the Grand
Army of the Republic is doing toward
hosting the flag over the school-houses
the Grand Camp of Confederate veteran;
urges the hosting Of the State flag
over each school house in the South
The only sljecti5n TO this is to the
animus. and not TO the fact. We want
every child taught to love and honor
his or her State, which is the local
embodiment of Justice, freedom, law and
order They ought in the same way tc
love and honor their County and town
If the child is taught respect and aztec
ton for the State, the same sentiments
are engendered for that which is greater
than any State-the United States. A
State flag is good and beautiful thing
in lis place. That place is strictly SUBJ
ordinate to the National standard. Like
every other good thing, the State flag
became very bad thing when it was
out Of its place-when it attempted to
arrogate supremacy to the National flag
1t Will be very edifying and proper to
hoist the Palmetto flag over the school.
houses of South Carolina, for example
if the Star Spangled Banner is hoisted
first, and the lads and lassies are taught
that the National flag is as superior to
the other as the other is to the flag OF
the City of Charleston.
But if only one flag is to be hoisted
and that the State fag, and the chill.
dren are to be taught that to it Is due
their highest allegiance, criminally
audacious effort will be made to turn
back the wheels of progress, and unlearr
lesson taught in fire and blood and
measureless human misery. No repro
baton can be too severe for men who
in the full light of the last decade of the
10Th century deliberately set out tc
teach the rising generation the wicked
fallacies which plunged a peaceful coun
try into bloody war So years ago.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

mistress of the seas. She had fought
every other Nation that sailed the seas,
and had always whipped. 1t was the
customary thing to- see Dutch, French,
Spanish and Danish and Russian flags
60 down before her walls of oak, whether
they we're borne by single ships or fleets.
In the previous 20 years her frigates
had fought over 600 single-ship duels
with frigates of opposing Nations, and
had lost bu. five out of 200. Yet every
time British ship came up with an
American of anything like her strength
she was promptly blown out of water,
with appalling loss of life, while the
American suffered but little.
Many explanations have been given,
but the probably correct one is to be
found in the character of the crews.
The English ships were manned by the
scum of the ports, gathered in by the
press-gangs, while the American crews
were composed of hardy New England
fishermen, who were the finest sailors in
the world. They could sail their ship
all around a British vessel, and when
they were at the guns they shot to hit.
The astonishing victories of the Con-
stitution and her sister ships, and the
equally astonishing victory at New
Orleans, had the most beneficial effects
in developing the American spirit.
They drew the whole people together in
bonds of common pride, and gave the
young Nation a standing and Importance
in the eyes of the world such as nothing
else could have done.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
TRIBUNETS.

Life: Pat-Begorra Meike. it's mesilf es
thinks It's hard work gittin' mp this hill on
wheel
Mike-Indade it il. Jist stop minnit,
won't yez. while Oh spit on me fate.
Harper's Bazaar: "WeI. prisoser." said the
Judge. 4" if you have any thing to say, the court
will hear you"
I'd rather be excused. your honor" replied
the prisoner. If said what I'd like to say
I'd be committed for contsmT. of court, and
I've got trouble enough without that.
80
Harper's Bazaar: The new village minister
was making round Of calls on his bicycle
among the farmers belonging to his church
and living in the outlying country districts.
As he wheeled into one door yard his parish
Toner came out to greet him with one hand
extended, and exclaimed, as his pastor dis
mounted "Why don't you get one of them
taatruus, so your wife can rider"
X
Life: "By George Mrs. Monger must be tell
ing wives the most awful scandal"
"What makes you thins SOP"
why, they are both listening without in
terrupting."
The best mechanics believe that the chain
will stay on the bicycle. and never be super
seeded by the beyel- gearing. The gearing re-
quires too careful adjustment to make it prac-
ticable for ry-day rough usage, such as the
chain must stand.
They are now proposing to cast steel in
racmo, in order to avoid the airbubbIes that
prove so disastrous in great guns and similar
costly and important steel productions.
Pretty soon the Weather Bureau will be
trying to convince that thcre are no such
things as "Sguaw Winter" Indian Sum-
mer," and that suckers don't run when the
degwoods bloom.
An inmate of the Maine Soldiers' Home has
been caught smuggling in whisky concealed in
trick in the army.
The attorneys Of Sausagemaker Luetsert
were at first undecided whether to prove that
Mrs. Luetgert had boiled herself in the potash
vat, or had been seized with the Klondyk Ike
fever, and skipped out through the Chilkoot
Pass.
~
There is one place in the country which is
not troubled with smoking cbmneys. That is
Key West. There is not q chimney IN the city.
as
The great increase in the number of bridal
couple. IN Washington is the surest sign of the
return. OF prosperity. As a rule. people only
get married when times are good, and there
have been mighty few bridal couples around
Washington for the last four years. Now they
run dead heat with the office-seekers in point
of numbers.
We are very imprsssionable people. The
butchers, restaurant keepers and Understand
bosses report an enormous falling off in the de-
mand for sausages since the beginning of the
Luetgert trial. OF course, no one believes that
sausagemakers generally are addicted to the
prastice Of boiling up their old and objection
able wives, but all the same he concludes he
won't eat any sausage to-day.
III
NelC York Weekly: Awkward Miss, with UNI
brella Beg ptrd on, sir.
Polite genteman-Don' mention it. l have
still one eye left.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
MUSTERED OUT.

MCCLAUGHREY.-AtBlu e Island, ILL.,, Mathew
NcClaughrcy, Co. +, 100th Ill. He was buried
with military honors by the comrades of Post
473.
SHERIDAN.-At Harrisburg, Pa. James
Sheridan Co. g. 200th Pa. Comrade Sheridan
was born in County Dublin, Ireland. in Decem-
Der. 1918, and came to this country in August,
1913. He was a member OF Post %. A WIDOW
and one son survive him.
RoDMAN.-At Saybrook. ILL.,. Sept. II, 1897,
Joseph W. Rodman, Co. B, 42d Ind, aged Sc
years MCPHERSON Post, 70, GAR, took
charge of the funeral. The deceased leaves a
wife and six children to mourn his loss,
BUCKISeHAI.-At Brownsville o.. Oct. IA.
1897 aged nearly 20. George I. Buckingham
died suddenly by the bursting of blood.
vessel while he was coughing. He enlisted in
Co. b, oath Ohio. May 80, 1861. and was mustered
out June 81, 1864. He served through many
hard-f fought battles. He was charter men,
Der of Hamilton Post. 3l1 of Gratlot, 0.
PIKE-At Salisbury. Mass. Oct. 16. Aaron
Pike after q short illness. The deceased was
a farmer by occu patton, and was GO years DID,
He was o member of Go. Z, 18TH Mass, OF New
buryport Mass, and of Post 40.
MCGRoGAN-At Gearing. Iowa, Edward j.
McGrogan Co. l.. 9th n. Y. Cav. He was Com
mander of A. ]. Patton Post. 239 The funeral
service was conducted by the GAR.
THoMAs.-At Nantucket. Mass, Oct. 5. Chas.
N. Thomas. I'd Mass. Cav, aged 63. Comrade
Thomas enlisted in 1868, and was wounded in
fght with Mosby's men, Feb. %. 1864. Thos.
NJ Gardner Post, POT, conducted the funeral
services.
MAsON.-At Royaston, VT, Stillman B.
Mason. Comrads Mason was . wellknown
GAR man. He leaves a widow, two sons and
a daughter.
MCJANNETT.-At the Soldiers Home, Chel-
sea, Mass. John McJannett Co. B. 9TH Mass.
Comrade McJaunett was also veteran OF the
Mexican War, and took part in the stOrming of
Vera Cruz. He was member OF the crew OF
the brig sent to Ireland with corn during the
famine. O. w. Wallace Post, 100, attended the
funeral in body.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
mOIn IRONSInES.n

Last Thursday was celebration at
Boston which must have sent thrill of
patriotism to the heart of every Ameri-
can. 1t was that of the centennial
of the launching of the glorious old frigate
Constitution, which made the most
splendid history Of any single vessel
that ever sailed the seas.
The successful termination of the
Revolution had left us free and indie
pendent, indeed, but we had gained but
little more. We had scarcely gained as
much Of a place among the Nations of
the earth as is occupied by Venezuela
or Peru to-day. We certainly did not
have as much interest for the rest Of the
world as have Mexico, Chile or the
Argentine Confederation. We had
gained our independence as Cuba will
gain hers-more through the blunders
and incompetence of our enemy than
our own ability and resources. Good
as some of our fighting had been, it had
scarcely been such as to command as
much attention from the soldiers and
politicians Of the world as has been
given that of the Beers against the
British.
The wisdom of Washington, Hamil
ton, Adams and other Federals saw the
need of naval force, though this wa.
bitterly disputed by school of poll
ticians.
There were Mugwumps and peace-at
any-price men in those DAYS, in ever
larger proportion than to-day. TIL,
great question was whether we should
fight the Dey of Algiers, or pay him
tribute, as the rest of the world was doing
to bride him to refrain from capturing
our merchant vessels and reducing thei
crews to slavery.
After much heated discussion a bill
was finally passed in 1894, providin.
| for the construction Of six frigates, Blu
the Peace faction was strong enough t,
force provision in the bill appropriat
ing 100000, with which to buy OF
the Dey of Algiers, and also to suspend
the building of the ships if the De,
should accept the Offer In 1895 tn
Dey agreed to let our ships alone upol
the condition that We pay him $4,000,
in cash, present him with fngate wortl
100000, and thereafter pay him $50,
600 year. This is phase of our his
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
OUR FREE BOOKS TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER.

indicated the with
and Capturing Locomotive" that have
both books and they viii be found in
offer this week o the eighth
eighth page atractve-there not the equal of it
anyw / makes Embarrassing
Large as is paperyour pper-i ought be
doubled doing by sacrificing all present profits the
premiums
Are YOU doing part n the of Embarrassing?
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
As THE European papers begin

As THE European papers begin to
understand the firm temper of Minister
Woodford's letter to the Spanish Min
istrv a notable change is seen in the
utterances Of the more influential.
There is no increase of good will toward
this country, but there rises before their
eyes the perennial terror of general war.
Spain must be given to understand that
she will be treated as Greece was, and
not allowed to preeipitate a European
struggle. If she will fight she must
fight alone, for if one Nation attempts
to help her, there is no assurance that
the others will consent to stand aloof,
and then, they shudder at the thought.
The result will be that this tone will
grow more imperative every day, and
Spain will be forced to surrender, with
nothing more than torrent OF Castilian
g&sconade to relieve her wounded feel
ingS She viii not be allowed to dis
turb the peace of Enrope in a useless
attempt to retain her hold upon an
island that she has SO grossly misgov.
erned
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

T. S. Weed. Sergeant Co. d, 18th Mich West
Mentor, o.: | applied for a pension in 1877.
but MY claim has ns.er been allowed. Why?
I had no hospital record. In my immediate
neighborhood are living eight men whs served
from three months to year. MI drawing PEN
sious ranging from $40 to $50 per month. My
service of four years and eight months was
greater than the combined term of the eight I
can see way to remedy this-removs from
office all hgh-salaried clerks, do away with
the Medical Boards and Special Examiners,
and reduce large pensions.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28
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THE LUETGERT TRIAL. F..


THE LUETGERT TKIAL.l>
The most sensational murder trial of
the present decade concluded in Chicago
last week with the disagreement Of the
jury. There is little doubt in the minds
of sensible men who have studied the
case that Luetgert killed bis wife and
disposed of her in the manner and form
charged in the indictment, yet few ex-
pected that the jury would agree upon
a verdict, though the State presented its
evidence in a very tskilful and convinc-
ing way.
The facts are that ADO phi l.. Luet-
CERT, an extensive sausage manufacturer
of Chicago, had been living on bad
terms with his wife for many years, and
had made very savage threats against
her. She disappeared from home on
the night of May /, last, and has not
been seen since That night Luetgert
spent alone in the vat-room of his
sausage-factory. He had steam gotten
up under one of the watts during the
day, and strong I've made, under the
pretext that he was going to make up
quantity of soft soap, to clean up the
factory, so as to sell it. The next dav
lie had the vat-room thoroughly cleaned.
In the sediment in the vat the State
found two gold rings marked l.. L., "
some fragments Of bone tooth, etc.
1t claimed that Lurtgert had, after kill
ing his wife, boiled her body to nothing
ness in the I've. 1t was demonstrated
that this could be done by entirely dis
migrating in solution of hot caustic
potash body taken from the morgue.
The main legal interest conferred
around the Interpretation that should be
placed upon the term corpus deficit"
The English and American courts have
always held that in order to prove a
murder the State must produce the body
of the murdered person. The question
then became how much Of the body must
be produced, and the answer has been
enough to make the Identification with
the murdered person beyond doubt.
For example, mate was quarreling with
sailor on the fore part Of the ship one
dark, stormy night. The mate came aft
cursing, picked up Ratchet, and went
forward again. The sailor was never
seen again, but there was quantity of
blood and other traces found on the
| deck where he had been. The courts
held that this did not constitute corpus
deficit. In the celebrated Webster
Parkman case the artificial teeth were
accepted as the corpus deficit, and the
murderer hanged. The Judge charged
the jury that a corpus deficit was neces-
sary to conviction, but this did not re-
quire the absolute production of the body
of the alleged deceased, but the produc.
ton of such legal evidence as proves be-
yond doubt that the murder was COM
mitted in the manner charged in the
Indictment - -
The jury remained out SO hours, but
failed to agree, nine steadily voting for
conviction and three for acquittal.
The State at once gave notice for a
new trial. This can be done in Illinois and
in some other States. In Pennsylvania
and possibly other States it is held that
when once n man has been on trial TO
the extent of impaneling a jury he has
been "put in jeopardy" in the meaning
of the Constitution, and cannot be tried
again.
The trial has probably cost Cook
County about $4,000.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

HANNIs TAYLOR, for the last four
years Minister to Madrid, is preparing
an important communication to the
American people, in which he will say
that the Spanish politicians are utterly
incapable of solving the Cuban problem,
and that the end is sure He will out
line plan by which the independence
of Cuba can be secured without war.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

is it not the depth of meanness to
endeavor to save money for the Treasury
by Withholding pensions until the claim
ants are dead and beyond the reach of
payment?
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

The laugh over the ridiculous talk
about Austria coming to the assistance
of Spain is emphasized By disgraceful
free fight which occurred in the Aus
trian Lower House last week among the
representatives of the Earring races which
make up the Kingdom Germans, Poles,
Bohemians, Croats, etc, belabored one
another with rulers, inkstands, desk
covers, and other weapons, until they
wore themselves out fighting. Austria
has all that she can do to prevent her
self from going 10 pieces from race con-
fiicts that every day grow in bitterness.
The National tribune., 1897-10-28

The man who served his country
honorably during the war has vested
right to any form of public employment
for which he may be capable, such as no
other man has or can possibly gain.