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The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
1T is NOT NICOTINE.
PROFESSOR MALLET cORREcTS
CIGARETTE CRITICS
MISTAKES.
Communication in the Scientific Amrei-
can" on IL Matter of Popular Mlsnp-
prehension-stained Handkerchief Test
Is No Test At All.

]. w. Mallet, professor of chemistry
in the University of Virginia. in COM
munication to the current number OF
the Scientific American, says with REL
erence to cigarettes of American man
ufacture:
Ignorance of easily ascertainable
scientific facts Is, however, common
enough, as Is often illustrated by the
brown, oily material formed In the
smoking of tobacco being pointed out
as nicotine, though in reality this Is
merely the tar produced by the action
of heat on the woody fiber of the leaf.
Nicotine when pure is colorless
fluid of somewhat oily consistence and
strong, peculiar, penetrating odor, but
1t darkens on exposure to air and light
becoming first yellow and then brown,
so that 1t looks, in this darkened con-
dition, something like the tarry matter
which soils a smokers fingers or
handkerchief through which tobacco
smoke is exhaled. or is often noticed
as deposited in the stem of pipe.
"This tarry deposit has nothing es-
sential in common with nicotine, ana
contains but traces of this alkalold,
when any at all.
"a part, but only small part (about
one-seyenth in the experiments OF
Melsens), OF the real nicotine of to-
bacco is volatilized without decompo-
sition; the remainder Is burned and
destroyed in the process of smoking.
The simple facts are, that such cigar
cites as | have examined, representing
a large part of those in general use
throughout the United States, are
made from pure, lightyellow tobacco
of the high grade produced on certain
special soils, prominently in certain of
the southern counties of Virginia and
the adjacent portion of North Carolina.
with wrappers of the best quality OF
harmless vegetable fiber paper. and are
entirely free from the adulterants
which 1t has been asserted are present,
with no evidence in favor Of such as
sertion, and in absolute contradiction
of the scientific evidence actually avail
able.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
CURRENT TOPICS.

A leading Denver lawyer has just
been debarred from practicing in the
Federal Courts for applying gross ep-
ithets to one of the judges in brief.
He expresses surprise over the fnct
that his language has been resented,
as he only referred to the Judge incl
dentally rs IA calloused. cool. judicial
liar; the tool of corporations"
There are no orphan asylums in
Australia. Every child who is not
supported by parents becomes ward
of the government. and is paid peu-
sion and placed in private family,
where board and clothes are provided.
A Tennessee bank official says that
nearly all the German farmers in the
mountains have deposits in his instl-
tuition ranging from small amount
to several thousand dollars. On an
average of once in two years each de-
positOr draws his money out, and re-
turns with 1t within a week or ten
days. The object of this peculiar
transaction is that the farmer may
take his money home and show it to
his family as an evidence that he
has it.
An anonymous telegram recently
sent to Count de Waldeck, who re-
sides in Hungary, notified him that he
might expect n visit from two burg
lars. who would call upon him under
prctcnsc of being insurance agents.
The callers arrived and We're arrested
but ii turned out that they We're the
bona fide agents of Il New York COM
| pany. and that the telegram had been
sent by rival company in Vienna.
Legal proceedings have been insti-
tuted against the latter.
The collection of war relics in the
Virginia. is to be augmented on Mon
| day next by the presentation TO that
institution of one of the three swords
procured by Commodore Maury in
England rs samples for the Confed-
crate government. The weapon Is
now in the possession of Colonel Nor
gan. of New York, who Wore it dur
ing the war. Colonel Morgan, 1t will
be remembered. was detailed with
Burton Harrison. the private secretary
of Jefferson Davis, to escort Mrs. Da-
Wis to n place of safety upon the evac-
uation of Richmond.
Medical circles in Berlin are much
agitated over IL statement made by n
prominent physician of that city to
the effect that the nurses in the prI-
vatc hospitals are in league with the
undertakcrs. who distribute among
them circulars offering as much as $25
by way of gratuity for a good job. 1t
is said that this combination has been
in force for half century, and that
ii exists in many of the large towns
of Germany.
! A Jerseyman who has an eye to bust
ness has written to one of the New
, York papers to ask whether it is true
that horses are TO be furnished. the
marines" He adds, Il have n num-
her of good mounts l should like to dis
pose to the government at half their
cost price" The verses about Cap
| tain links of the Horse Marine" are
cvidenly still accepted in good faith
! in some parts of New Jersey.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
THE PRIZES CAPTURED.
Probable Disposition of the Vessels by tn
Court,

Key West, Fla. May 2O.-Over forty
cases of ammunition We're found to-
day on the Spanish steamer Argonauta
captured during the first days of the
war. 1t was on board this steamer
that Lieutenant Colonel Cortijo, Wey-
ler's brother-in-law, was captured,
with other Spanish soldiers now pris-
oners at Fort Mcpherson.
The discovery of the war supplies
on board the Argonauta will not
change the status of her case before
the prize court; it had already decided
to-day, before the learning of the find,
that the steamer was legitimately n
prize of war, no claims having been
filed by the owners of the ship or car
go.
A like decision was rendered in the
case of the steamer Ambrosio Bolivar
and the schooners Cardidata, Mathil-
da and Sophia. The only formality re-
manning to make these vessels the alb
solute property of the United States is
the confirmation by the Federal Court
authorities of the findings of the prize
commission.
The cases of the Buena Ventura,
the first capture of the war, and the
Pedro, Catalina, Miguel Jover, Pan
America and Guido, all large and val
liable steamers, will have to be tried
in regular form by the United States
Court, claims having been filed by the
owners of the ships and carSoes.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
THE COWBOY REGIMENT.
Roosevelt's Men Have Mounted Drill ht
San Antonio, Texas.


San Antonio, Texas.
Chicago, May 20.-A special to the
Record from San Antonio says:
Boots and saddles" sounded for the
Arizona squadron of Roosevelt's reSi-
ment this morning, and for the first
time the men had n mounted drill.
They had another this afternoon, and
it was announced that henceforth they
would execute all their maneuvers on
horseback.
The drill was a success, so much so
that Major Brodie said he would not
be ashamed to take his cowboys and
march them with regular cavalry.
"They might not move as prettily,' lie
said, but they would get there"
1t was said by some who had been
watching the drills on foot that the
men handled their horses better than
they did themselves.
The two Colt rapid fire guns added
to the armament of the regiment by
Troopers Kane, Tiffany and Stevens
arrived this morning. with an expert
from the mandatory to instruct the
men who are to take charge of them.
They are mounted OH tripods and turn
on pivot, splitting out 500 nickel plat
ed bullets in n minute ut the simple
pressure of n trigger. Twenty men,
ten to gun, will be detailed from the
regiment to work the deadly little ma
chimes, the donors. of course, being in
cluded In the detail.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
MIR. GLADSTONE DEAD.
His PASSING AWAY WAS PEACE
Full.
whole English Nation Mourns His Death
"A Great Public Funeral Wih Take
Plaza.

Hawarden, May 10.-Mr. Gladstone
died 8 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Gladstone had been unconscious
practically all day. though at times lie
seemed to recognize for n moment
some of the watchers about him. Ger
tainly he did recognize his wife, who
was beside him all day except when
the physician prevailed upon her to
rest. She tenderly clasped her hus-
bands hand as she watched him.
Apparently he slept good deal. Oc-
casionally he uttered n few words in
an incoherent, dreamy way-words
which those who We're watching We're
unable to catch. Their only consola-
ton was that he was not suffering
pain. No narcotics were admins
tered.
Though national funeral will prob
ably be accepted by the family, there
is little doubt that the remains Of Mr.
Gladstone will be laid to rest in the
peaceful graveyard at Hawarden, ad-
Joining the church where he was mar
ried more than half n century ago.
Every other topic in Great Britain
dropped out of sight before the pass
ing of Mr.. Gladstone. In two places
perhaps, was the tension most keen
and heartfelt-the House of Commons
= ana faWarueH.
Just before the House rose yester-
day telegram from Mr.. Herbert
Gladstone reached Lord Stanley an
nouncng that his father was sinking.
Already before his death the hush of
grief seemed to fall over the scene of
his triumphs: and from the present
men turned to the past, recalling say
ings and doings
Anticipating the inevitable. the mem
bers of the government discussed the
appropriate procedure to be observed,
and resolved that no effort on their
part should be wanting to mark n
suitable sense of their loss.
Disregarding recent precedents, it
was decided that the programme in
Parliament should be the same as that
adopted in the cases of the Earl of
Chatham and of the younger Pitt,
namely, an address to her majesty,
praying for funeral at the public
charge and n monument erected in
Westminster Abbey.
Throughout the whole kingdom
every public gathering added its words
of grief to the volume of national
mourning clearly voiced in the tele-
gram from the Prince of Wales to Mr..
Henry Gladstone:
My thoughts are with you, your
mother and your family at this trying
time you are experiencing. God grant
that your father does not suffer"
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Elastic Shoe Sirings.

Our English cousins. says the New
York Mail and Express, have added
1 great convenience TO the toilet in the
form of elastic shoe strings, elastic cor
set laccs and other similar articles.
They are far superior TO the old styles
If elastic cords, which are made both
here and here. They are remarkably
strong and durable, and give n play ia
thc muscles and joints. which pre-
vents stiffness and discomfort. For
low shoes they the simply delightful,
rs they enable one to have n laced
shoe, which is the neatest and trim
NEST of all footwear, and at the same
time to have the give and yielding
quality which is the chief charm OF
elastic CATERS.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
COLORADO MEN EN- ROUTE.
Havo . Chance to Rest at wadsworth,
NevAdn.

Denver, May 2O.-A special to the Re
publican from Wadsworth, Nevada,
says:
In the memory of Colorado soldiers
the village of Wadsworth, Nevada.
Will linger as the place which has thus
far afforded them most pleasure on
their tedious journey to the coast. The
first train arrived there at g O'Clock
this morning. and, thanks to the fore
thought of Colonel Hale, stop of an
hour and a half was made This time
was utilized by the men for an outing,
which gave them an opportunity to
stretch their legs. First of all, coffee
was served to the companies In the
cars and several expert foragers in
duced the guardian of cream supply at
the coffee house to contribute some
free Of charge.
When the men had secured breakfast
in the cars. Il guard was posted around
the train at distance of seventy-fivc
feet, and for the first time on the trip
everybody was allowed to leave the
cars and stroll about. of course, within
the prescribed limits. Soon they
poured out of the cars us n unit to talk
with the local belle. exchange news
with the Thirteenth infantry. Minneso-
ta volunteers, who had arrived shortly
before on II solid train of Wagner
slecpers, and most of all to get eXer-
else.
| Company a went through the setting
up exercises in front of the main hotel
to the unbounded astonishment of the
natives; others talked with and pho
/ tographcd n number of Piute Indians
who had come into town from their
reservation, miles away. The First reg
iment band played patriotic airs ana
| everybody was happy. But the best
| diversion of all was the chance TO get
n bath. For this purpose as many men
ms desired were taken down to the
! Truckee river. which runs through the
/ outskirts of Wadsworth. AS the in
habitants were not supposed to be look
| ing, the soldiers Went in for a short
, plunge bath.
The men, having become accustomed
to the Inconvenience of travel on day
coaches, slept soundly last night. Ihelr
| health is good and the hospital corps
in consequence has been almost Il sine
cure.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Arithmetic and Medicine.

1t is an honest quackery that con
fesScs its own blunderS, still ignorant
that they are nothing worse.
a whaling skipper. in the old days.
carried medicine chest and Il table of
directions. one of the rules ran: For
sore throat with fever, give table
spoonful of number fifteen
We'll. it so happened" explained the
captain. that fifteen was all used up.
$. gave the man Il descrtspoonful
of number five and another of mum
Der ten, and | don't think the chap
that drew up the table could have been
good at figures. or else. what's just as
likely, the medicines We're all shams
Either way. it was hard on poor Bill,
He died in half an hour, with dread
full pain in his inside. e."-Youths Com
panion.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from n mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suher,
and Young women are so taught.
There is little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for cxamina-
tion: but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge, Mrs. Pinkham's address Is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letterfrom Miss MARIE
f. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became so poor that l
had to leave school. l was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. was also troubled
with irregularity of mcnses. l was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh tha'
my friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is firm believer In your
remedies from experience, thought per
haps they might benefit me, and wrote
YOU for advice. 1 followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia e. Pinkham'f
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
YOU directed, and am now as we'll as
ever WAS. have gained flesh and have
a good color. l am completely cured O
irregularity."
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
SEVENTY ARE DEAD.
Result of the Terrible Tornado In tho Up
per Mississippi Valley.

per hissiHsippi s"hsy'
Chicago. May l9.-Forty-two per-
sons are known to have lost their lives
and twcnty-cight others are reported
dead as the result of the tornndoes
\ which devastated portions of eastern
Iowa. western Illinois and northern
Wisconsin last night. Iowa heads the
list with nineteen fatalities, while
fourteen are reported from Illinois and
nine from Wisconsin.
The storm in Iowa started near STAN
wood and swept through the north
eastern part of Cedar County, the
southeastern part of Jones County, the
northern part of Jackson County.
Nineteen persons lost their lives and
more than twice as many We're in
jured. The property loss will proba-
bly, reach 100000. In many places
not a building of any kind was left
standing. Cattle, horses and hogs
were killed by the hundreds. In num-
erous instances farmers lost every
thing they possessed. The Iowa storm
crossed the Mississippi River into ILL
nois near Savannah. Considerable
damage was done on the Illinois side
before the storm spent Its force.
The second tornado in Illinois started
near Stillman Valley and swept north
ward, wrecking farm houses and kill
ing as it went. But the greatest loss
of life was at the point of origin,
where four We're killed. At Lanark
the storm ended its career by wreckins
the county almshouse and killing three
inmates. Three others were fatally
injured. There We're over fifty per-
sons in the building when 1t went
down and all of them were more or
less injured.
In Wisconsin the storm was more
violent than any place, but fortunately
1t originated in the numbering district
of the northern counties, swept along
the line of the 800" Road and spent
\ its force in the pineries. Nine people
are known to have been killed. Vague
reports brought in by train crews from
the scene of the storm are to the effect
that nineteen lumbermen were killed
near Elmhurst, but this report also
lacks confirmation.
The property damage to Wisconsin
while quite heavy, will doubtless fall
much below that done in the farming
districts along the Mississippi in Iowa
and Illinois.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Tho YnIuntecr Army.

Washington, May 2O.-At 1870 to-
night 1t was announced at the adju'
tant generals office that 100000 vol
unteers had been mustered into the
United States army. 1t is expected
that from now until the remainder of
the 125,OOO men called for have been
mustered, the work will proceed very
slowly. 1t is problcmatical whether
The government will await the SLOW
motions of some of the states.
The probability is that if the muster
ing of the required clI.ta is not com
pleted by the first OF next week, the
call, SO far as the delinquent states are
concerned. will be cancelled. and vol
unteers will be accepted from other
rtataa
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Auecdntc of an Engll-h Judge

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn was OK
tremely fond of going down 10 sea in
ships, and II was his custom to spend
from Saturday to Monday on board
his yacht, says Law Notes. On one
occasion he invited one of the puisne
judges of the Queens bench 10 accom-
pany him on cruise. AT the start the
sea was as smooth us glass, but dur
ing the night the wind frcshencd up
and caused the little craft to toss and
roll in II manner which affected the
puisne judge most unpleasantly. Lord
Cockburn, hearing of his sickness,
went into the cabin, and, laying n
soothing hand on his shoulder, said:
MY dear c., can l do anything for
you?"
YES, your lordship," he replied, in
n pa!ncd voice, you will greatly oblige
me by overruling this motion"
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
The Now Spanish Cabinet.

Madrid, May 2O.-The ministers, in
full uniform, appeared in the Senate
to-day.
Owing to the circumstances, the new
Cabinet is already niclinamed the "cir-
cumstantial Cabinet" The premier,
Senior Sagasta, explained the minister
ial crisis, and asserted that the ne"
ministry would continue the policy OF
the former ministry. He related how
Spain did everything to avoid war,
until America. violating all recognized
diplomacy. attacked Spain with an in
Justice unprecedented in the annals of
civilized history. and compelled Spain
to respond with war to war, which
Spain would continue to the utmost,
until an honorable peace is obtained.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
New Revolt In Samoa.

Victoria, B. c., May 19.-Late ad-
vices from the South Sea state that at
great mass. meeting at the rebel seat
OF government in Samoa, the rebel
party hoisted new flag, with one
stripe between two red stripea 1t
is said that the hosting of the Tag
was merely a device to give the now
dormant rebel party renewed life. Ia
masese, the rebel head or king does
not seem to have Joined in any way in
the demonstrations nor had he signed
the notice sent to the conSuls of the
hosting of the flag.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Most Curious Tragedy.

This is from the North China Her
aid: One of the facts that are inef-
faccably cut into my memory during
my first winter in Newchwang was the
finding on one morning about New
Years time thirty-five masses of ice,
coch mass having been Il living man
nj 10 u. IN. the previous night. The thcr-
molnrtcr was II good bit below zero
,Fahr.l The men had just left the
ouium dens. where they had been en-
loving themselves. The keen air sent
,lem to sleep aud they never wakened,
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27

One Of the great troubles that rail-
road companies have had to contend
with in the past with both the old
style and the new NJ. C. B. couplers
was the falling of drawheads on the
tracks. resulting many times In disas-
trous wrecks. A year or two ago the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adopted
a device to prevent just such occur
rences, and has since attached 1t to all
its passenger equipment. The device
is quite simple, consisting merely OF a
right-angled steel hook. which is
placed Immediately beneath the coup
Ter on the draw-head, with horizontal
arm projecting slightly at an angle to
the direction of the track. When the
draw-head falls the safety hooks not
only assist in jamming the draw-heads
together but absolutely prevent their
swaying from side to side, and thus
becoming disengaged. The steel hook
is placed in such position that 1t
cannot be jammed or broken of in the
coupling of cars
In actual practice this device has
proved exceedingly satisfactory and
has not failed in II single Instance.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
A SCHOOL GIRLS BATTLE.
From The Mail, Milford, Ind

Miss Emma r y bolt, n prepossessing school
girl of Milford, Ind, is of more than usual
intelligence, and is ambitious to rise in the
literary world.
"In the fall Of 1885," said Mrs. Rybolt,
Emma was taken i'll. She WIS close
student and her work began to tell on her
She grew weak, pale and nervous, and com
olained of pains In her back, chest and
limbs few weeks passed and she grew
worse The doctor said she was a victim Of
nervous prostration, and should have been
taken from school weeks earlier. She
gradually grew worse, her nerves were 80
tense that the least noise irritated her, and
she had fever and "a continual twitching
in her muscles The symptoms were much
I'LL, Vitns' ianca
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
Paw of Soldiers.

The pay of privates in the regular army
IS s13 a month for the first two years: 81
additional per month up to and including
five years service: corporalS, 81 per
month above pay of privates; sergeants,
s3 per month above pay of corporais: hrst
zeants; pay of second lieutenants of In
tantry, s11667 per month: mounted. $l25
oer month; first lieutenants of infantry,
sl25 per month; mounted. S133.33 per
month; captains of infantry. $3.50 per
month; mounted slG6,67 per month; maior
zoos az per month; lieutenant colonel, S2oO
Der month; colonel. s29l-67 per month:
brigadier general. S5s.S3 per month. All
officers are given additional pay to the
years of service up to and including
twenty years service. providing that
rolonels receive no more than 81, 500 a
year-Denyer Republican.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-27
HEATED COAL RACKS.
A Gold weather idea for Scho Is and Pub
lie I,s.itutiOns.

An English firm that makes n spe-
cialty of heating apparatus has had
great success with novel apparatus
which they have installed in several
schools. This is n heated hat and coat
rack for public buildings and is partic-
larly valuable for schools attended by
small children. The device is made
entirely of iron tubing, the horizontal
bars supporting the hat and coat pegs,
while the upright tubes are connected
with supply of hot air which is al
lowed to circulate through the tubing.
The advantage of this apparatus is APP
parent, as on wet days the clothes are
dried ns they are hanging on the pegs,
and the heat from the tubes also
warns the cloakroom in which the
stand Is placed. When the weather is
dry or there is no necessity for the
heat, the supply can be cut off rs in
any other heater.