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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13
TRICKS WITH LIQUID AIR
SOME OF MIR. TRIPLER's NOVEL AND
STRIKING EXPERIMENTS.
TANTAIAzING CoCKTAi~-STEEt hcHNEp IN
oxygen AT 800 DEGREES BELOW zfho-A
NEW PROCESS THAT PUZZLES TIE
SCIENTISTS GALLONS or LIQUID
PRODUCED ClIEAPLY.

A whistey cocktail which the compounder
would allow no one to touch prepared in the
presence Of several scientific men, two or three
DAYS ago by Charles f.. Tripler. Of this city HaV-
inc poured about two fingers" Of old rye into an
ordinary lumber he added about half an inch
Of LIQUID air from tin diprer The mixture
errcrycsced in A rather lively fashion, but only
for a moment. Mr. Tripler stirred it meanwhile
with a slender glass rod. and then dumped the
Contents Of the lumber out on his laboratory
table. The stuff then had the consistency ana
appearance of Muscovado sugar or slightly moist
snow which had acquired yeowish brown
hue
when p visitor attempted TO take small
pinch Of it between thumb and forohnger and
h us to transfer even the smallest quantity to
his tongue. the boss bartender promptly inter
ferod why man. he exclaimed, ut VIII bis
ter your mouth fearfully, Drop it, Aterward
ne explained that as alcohol does not freeze
until il reaches temperature OF about I'M de-
grees below zero Fahrenheit and as the fluid
with which he began the experiment had been
frozen BY the evaporation Of the liquid air that
had been added the jnnOcent-looking crystals
we're much colder that uniniiated OBJ
server would suppose and would scar flesh al
most like no, iron. Mr.. Tripler then proceeded
to conduct a number Of other wonderful expert
mens with liquid air, the preparation Of which
has occupied much of his time and thought for
several years.
PERHAPS a description Of these should be
prefaced with word or Two about the liquid
itself Mr. Trper keeps a quantity Of it on
hand. in an open cask. from which he or his
assistants scoop dipperfuls as occasion requires.
The air. in this form, is not coniined under
pressure. and shows explosive tendencies
until il il converted once more into gas In that
process it expands Instantly Seen through the
walls Of a globular glass vessel ii looks like
water. being beautifully transparent and almost
colorlcss. a depth OF several inches imparts
pale blue tint to the stuff. This is the hue Of the
contained oXygen. lnasmuch as nitrogen Of the
air has lower boiling point. or is more volatile
than oxygen. the former element slowly evapo-
rates if the compound is allowed to stand for
time. 50 that Il residue OF almost pure liquid
oxygen is left
II dpuhle-walled glass globe be prepared,
with a space Of about half inch between the
walls, and Il vacuum be secured there the
sci loses tho power Of radiatirg and absorbing
heat. such a globe. four or five inches in diam
eter ana having 4 short. wide neck (say an inch
or more across may be half filled with liquid
air and allowed to stand in moderately warm
room. uncorkcd. for several hours without any
serious reduction OF its volume from evaporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13
NETWORKS SYRIANCO COLONY
ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE WIN
CAME FROM NEAR MOUNT LEBANON

THEIR RELIGION AND THEIR RELIGIOUS GUIDE,
"A NEWSPAPER IN ARABIC AND
ITS PF1,UffARGTIES.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The poet Burns spelled his nam
Burmese (the family name) until til
publication of his poems in 1856.
Anthony Hope has written ne
romance, Born in the Purple" 1t wi
appear serially, and year hence in
book form.
John Millais, younger son of the
late Sir ]. f. Millais, president of the
Royal academy, is engaged upon an ex-
haustive biography of his father.
The English sale of the late Henry
Georges principal work, Progress and
Poverty" was very large. Messrs. Ke-
gan, Paul & Co. issued $1,000 copies of
the more expensive edition and 10000
copies in the shilling form.
George A. Sala's posthumous novel,
Margaret Forster" recently published
in England, is story of London life,
and, according to Mrs. Sala, who has
contributed a preface, it was written
by way of relaxation from journalistic
work.
"A series of unpublished letters of
Rachel, the French actress, is shortly
to see the light. The letters are adj
dressed to Samson, who was her pro-
fcssor. Mr.. Jules Claretie, director of
the Coincide Franchise, is writing a
preface to the volume.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
Lost on the Atlantic.

From March, 1910, to March, 1898, 122
transatlantic vessels-steamship ply
ing between Europe and America only
were lost en- route, and as direct re-
suit of this $500 lives were lost. The es-
innate of lives lost from various other
causes is GOO. The number of steam
ships never heard from after leaving
port was II. The number burned was
nine and the number foundered was IL
The other wrecks were caused by col
lisions, being washed ashore, collisions
with icebergs, etc. From March, 1898
to the beginning of the present year
the loss of life on the Atlantic has been
very much. less, than in former years
though one or two large steamers have
had serious mishaps and one was never
heard Washington Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
A REALLY INTELLIGENT JURY.
The Verdict Was in Accordance with
the Evidence.

at was the funniest thing | ever saw in
courtroom" laughed the veteran of the bar,
who was enjoying an informal smoker with
his brethren. q was in the new west then,
trying to get good start. One of the resi-
dents had mysteriously disappeared, and his
wife was arrested under a suspicion that she
might be responsible for the fact. | defend
ed her.
"On the stand she was simply irrepressi-
BILE. | only got to ask her one question.
That was more than plenty. She talked
precisely as though she were wound up and
could not stop until the handspring was
completely relaxed. In the midst of her
TRADE she was interrupted by an inquiry by
one of the jurors.
"'Who are you tallzin' to, Bill Spriggins,'
YOU to be quizzin' me. Eff you don't know
how to treat your betters, I'll learn you,
you pin-headed coyote. Eff my husband was
here he'd perfeEate you mighty quick, and
/ know it. But | kin take care of myself
eff | am a lone woman. I'm here to tell what
l know, and I'm goin' to do it if it spills
blood
"There was no staying her deluge of words
and the judge was at last driven by sheer
desperation to tell the jury to retire and do
the best it could with the facts in its posses
sion.
when the jury came back Bill Spriggins,
as foreman, stood UP, to give the verdict.
We find he said. that this here man
Meekham has disappeared at the hans of
some persing or persings unknown. We find
further that we are unanermous in suspect
in as how he mightar been talked to death
his deputies to hold Eer.'-Detroit Free
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28

and on reaching the place, too tired to
get out of the wagon, he called out in a
little thin voice. "Hello!' A lady came
to the door, smoothing her hair with her
hand and pulling down the waist of
her dress.
Good day, SIR" she said, won't you
light and come in?''
mo, thank you,' he creaked. docs
the Widder West live here?'
That's my name, SIR" she answered,
promptly, as if too proud to exchange
for any other in the world.
"Well, Mrs. West, I'm sorter tired and
hain't long to tarry, so if it won't i'll
convenience you, please step out here
minute"
She stepped, and he said: Mrs. West.
ought ter interduce myself. My name
is Jerry Gristle."
You live near the crossroads in the
Jeems settlement?'
Eyes, ma M
The land sake! Then I've heard oil
you often" said the Wilder West, smil-
ing and looking at him with awakening
interest.
"Well, I'm sorter prospectin' round
for pardner, ma am: my present com
panion having departed this life a
month ago. l heard you was marry
in woman, and come over to see if you
and me can't jine hands in the holy
bonds of matrimony."
The lady looked down at the ground
| ~. T.
curling up the corner of her apron, re.
Piled "Well, I don't know. You've
took me by surprise
"Oh, well, ma'am; take time to think
about it. S'pose'n you jump in my
Vaughn and go home with me and look
round some, and see how you'd like
I Twin over thar. My daughter Huldy's
at home and'll be proud to see you.'
After n little more hesitation and COY
apron twisting the wilder agreed to go
II is to be taken for granted that she
liked the prospect of living "over thar,
for in few days Mr.. Gristle's usual
wedding invitation was posted on trees
roads of the neighborhood: "If any,
body wants to see Jerry Gristle mar
ried they can come to his house next
Saturday at five o'clock in the evening
No other invitations were ever given
or needed; everybody who cared to see
something unique in the way of func
tons managed to be present, and t.
drink the health of the happy pair ii
pure spring water diluted with slow pi
son.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
THE HAlRDREssER REFLECTS
He Tells of Human Vanity as Dis
played in His Business.

The hairdresSer was, as is not unusual
with members of his profession, in a
talkative mood. He was also inclined to
mediate upon the vanities of human
kind, which he has admirable oppor-
tunities to observe.
IF it wasn't for the fact that people
think so much of their looks" he said,
1--WE should lose three-quarters of our
business, and might as well shut up
shop. 1t is wonderful to me. although
you'd think | might be used to it by this
time, to see how much trouble people
will take about their hair. Just now the
most fashionable shade of hair among
women is a deep reddish brown or
bronze. To get that color we bleach the
hair to blond shade and then dye it to
the proper bronze tone. 1t is very slow
job, for there must be five or six applica-
tons of the bleach and then the dyeing
takes good deal of time. The whole
process requires an entire day, and
women will come in here and sit from
morning until evening, never losing pa
thence if they only think the result will
be becoming and stylish.
But that's only one OF the ways in
which they show their vanity about
hair. There are lots of others. Why,
had woman come in the other day, who
wanted all her own hair cut off, so that
she could wear a wig. Hooked at her in
surprise. Her head was covered with
thick, soft, naturally wavy hair, of the
finest quality, but what do you suppose
was her objection to it? 1t was gray!
l took out the hairpins, and the beauti.
full mass of hair fell in ripples far below
her waist.
But madam said, it is a shame tc
cut off this hair. 1t is magnificent
oh, no, she said, L will not have
gray hair. Cut it, tell you; want a
brown wig
so, of course, / did as was told. The
hair dropped to the floor, and | was
glad, | tell you, when l found she didn't
want to take it away with her. For, you
know, handsome gray hair is the rares1
and hardest to get in our business
Most of it comes from abroad. What dc
you suppose that woman's hair was
worth to me? Thirty dollars-not {
cent less. She went away with heavy
brown wig, which was hideous, com
pared with the hair she had Just lost.
1T isn't fair, though, to lay all the
vanity to the women. Lots of men com,
here at regular intervals to have theil
hair curled. Oh, it is true; there ar,
plenty of men vain enough for that,
he added, as his auditor looked incredu
lous. But l must admit | was dunn
founded while ago, when a man cam,
to have his hair bleached. | made it
golden-blond for him and then curleC
it, according to his orders. But hop,
he won't come again. Men who hav,
their hair curled haven't any too mucl
sense, and a fellow who would have hi
hair bleached must be wrong in hi
| head somewhere. / don't care to worl
for crazy folks" and the hairdresse
| put the finishing touches to the sham
poo which lie had been administerin.
to the customer as he talked.-N. Y
| Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
PITH AND POINT.

Commercial Terms.-"What is in
Eestment, grandpa" We'll, is giving
man fiye-dollar dinner and then SELL
ing him $1,000 bill of goods. Detroit
Free Press.
Both -Browne-"Allow me
to have the pleasure of returning that
five dollars that l borrowed the other
day." Smythe-"Thanks; the pleasure
Is mine. Harlem Life.
Matrimonial Explosions. -" After
all, married man has the advantage
of a battle ship" I'm what respect,
pray?' when he gets blown up he
knows what did it."-Chicago Record.
Boys" said the school-teacher,
"who can tell me George Washington's
motor" Several hands went up. phil
ip Perkasie, you may tell when in
doubt, tell the truth. detroit Free
Press.
The Evidence at Hand.-Giles-"It
Is said that the scanty garments worn
by the barbarous races account for the
unusual longevity among them"
Smiles-'I don't doubt it. Just look
at the great age attained by our ballet
girls. Chicago News.
"A certain DR.. Brown courted lady
unsuccessfully for many years, and
drank her health every day. On being
observed. to omit the custom, gentle
man said: Come, doctor, your old
toast" Excuse me-" he replied; las
l can't make her Brown, I'll toast her
no longer. '-Tit-Bits
"A Conscientious Woman.-Norah
had been told to say at the front door
that her mistress was not at home when
certain callers appeared upon the scene
1t evidently went much against the
grain for her to make herself respon-
sible for even so small a white lie, but
she promised to do so, and, with certain
notifications, she kept her word. as
Mrs. Blank at home?" queries the call
er. For this wan tonne, Mrs. Smithers
she anti" said the maid; but Hivin
help her if yez ashk me again! I'll not
loi twoice for anybody Twin, upon me
eowl. Drawer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
NOT AN ART ELEVATOR.
One Girl Who Was Satisfied to Paint
Pictures.

The art student shook her head in whim-
steal protest She has Just come back from
six years study in the Paris studios, where
she had the reputation of being talented,
conscientious and ambitious worker.
81 am glad TO be at home again." she
said; but everybody takes things so seri-
ously over here. At least the girl art stu
down at the bottom and dig away on first
principles in way that every Frenchman
thinks perfectly natural but they are awful
ly busy with ideals They belong to clubs
for elevating all sorts of things. I've been
buttonholed on every corner by people who
want me to Join clubs. The day got into
my studio some of my old friends came to
see me, girls had worked with before |
went abroad. They all looked deadly seri-
Gus, and of them struck Curtius- dedicating-
his ife-to-his-country pose and said sol
EMMY:
"' Margaret, we need you. You must help
us elevate American art
81 just tucked pillow behind my head
and said: I'll be hanged if do. I'm going
to paint pictures.
"They are terribly disappointed in me.
| don't breakfast until ten. / can't do honest
| hard work, with my best force on less than
ten hours sleep, and SO | take it; but it
seems nobody can elevate art and sleep in
| the mornings. I'm willing to give up my
swell studio and go over on Tenth avenue to
| than paint things | don't believe in because
| they would sell; but I'm using what nerve
| force | have on my work, and so the girls
| think / am unregenerate. Club me no clubs,
Ny club is a maui stick. IN. Y. ssssN
How many petitions have you signed
without knowing what they were all about! :
| Rural New Yorker
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28

ever, he never drank to excess, and was,
habits, taking his six toddies day reg
ularly by the clock, instead of reckless
ly going by the sun, or getting snake
bitten" at every convenient hour.
When Washington was inaugurated,
Jerry first began to hope-as every
American boy since has hoped-that he
would some day be the country's ruler.
1t may be as well to mention right here
that the subject of this sketch never
reached that goal. Since then several
other lads have been likewise disap-
pointed-so 1 have heard.
There was always something touch
ing in the reflection that this withered
old man, who looked, when l saw him,
as if he might be the mother-in-law of
an Egyptian mummy, had once knelt,
rosy, dimpled boy at his mothers
kree to lisp his baby prayers. All, but
the time! A century so eventful, so
rich in progress as to rank equal to
any two preceding centuries, had come
between that bright-eyed boy and the
wrinkled old man.
If Jerry lacked some of the essentials
of a first-class oldest inhabitant, he
made up for the deficiencies by his orig
inality and by his fame as benedick.
His courtships were all amusing, and
conducted after fashion all his own.
Sometimes the silken knot was tied
after only a few days acquaintance
with the last object of his alteration.
AS often as he had been married, he re-
tanned very clearly the memory of all
the Mrs. Gristles. In speaking of past
events, the admission of states into the
union, the rise and fall of empires, he
would say: Yes, yes, remember that
well, it was in my third wife's lifetime 81
or "Jim's mas lifetime" of my first's'
or my fifth's," as the case might be,
A sweet and tender sort of chronology,
but with its my first's" and my
fourth's" rather suggestive of newspa-
per puzzle department.
As Jerry began to age he didn't like
TO travel far in search of bride, wait.
ing sometimes week or two for chance
to bring marriageble lady to his door
Once some families moving to Texas
happened to camp near his spring for a
days rest, and, hearing that among the
number was a likely wilder woman. "
Mr.. Gristle made her acquaintance. He
was no laggard in love. for before the
movers tents were folded for fitting the
lady had consented to renounce the
prospect of home among the mes.
quites for the certainty of log house
in the backwoods of Louisiana.
Another time there was vacancy in
his family when the moving business
was duh. This compelled him to go out
of his usual range. AS certain Mrs
West had been recommended for many
housewifely qualities he hitched up a
little wagon and went over to call. He
was not acquainted with the family
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter
from blindness.

a common experience to have DR.. Ayers
Sarsaparilla prescribed by physician.
II is a common experience to see COM
plete cure" follow the use of few bottles
OF this great blood purifying medicine.
Because, it is a specific for all forms of
blood disease. If a disease has its origin
in bad or impure blood, DR.. Ayers Sars-
aparila, acting directly on the blood, re-
moving its impurities and giving to it
vitalizing energy, will promptly eradicate
the disease.
The great feature of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla is the radical cures that result from
its use. Many medicines only suppress
disease - they push the pimples down
under the skin, they paint the complexion
with subtle arsenical compounds, but the
disease RACES in the veins like pent-up
FIRE, and some day breaks out in vol
canic eruption that eats up the body.
Ayers Sarsaparilla goes to the root. 1t
makes the fountain clean and the waters
are clean. 1t makes the root good and
the fruit is good 1t gives Nature the
elements she needs to build up the broken
down constitution-not to brace il up with
stimulants or patch it up on the surface.
Send for DR.. Ayers Curebook. and learn
more about the cures effected by this
remedy. It's sent free. on request, by the
]. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
GAINED ~ POUNDS IN S WEEKS
From the By-stander, Macomb. Ill.

Alderman Louis w. Camp, of our city, has
markable gain in weight. He has gained
p pounds in five weeks. Those of his friends
who do not Know the facts Of his sickness
will read with interest the following:
II was broken down in health and utterly
miserable" said Mr.. Camp to our reporter.
81 was unable to work much of the time
and so badly afflicted with form of stomach
trouble that life was veritable nightmare.
Il tried various remedies, but during the
six months of my sickness | obtained no
relief. l had always been robust, healthy
man and sickness bore heavily upon me.
About two years ago was ADVISED to try
l purchased one box and received so much
benefit that | used five more and was en-
tirely cured. gained twenty-five pounds in
five weeks Since | stopped taking the pills
| have scarcely had an ache or pain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28

When father writes that yours lis the
best medicine in the world" you can
allow something for seeming extrava-
gance in the statement if you know that
the medicine SO praised, cured loved
daughter of disease and restored to her
the eyesight nearly lost. The best med
icine in the world for you is the medicine
that cures you. There can't be anything
better. No medicine can do more than
cure. That is why John S. Goode, of
Orrick, Mo-, writes in these strong terms;
CDR. Ayers sarsaparilla is the best med
icine in the world. My daughter had
relapse after the measles, due to taking
cold. She was nearly blind and was obliged
to remain in a dark room all the time.
The doctors could give her no relief; one
Of them directed me to give her Ayers
Sarsaparilla. Two bottles cured her COM
pletely."
The thousands of testimonials to the
value of DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla repeat
over and over again, in one form or another
the expression: THE doctors gave her
NO relief; one of them directed me to
give her DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. Two
BOTTLES completely cured her"
1t is a common experience to try TT
Ayers SaTsaparilla as a last resort. 1t IL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
Answers to Correspondents.

Medicus-The only thing new in dis,
eases this season, as far as we have been
able to ascertain, are neuralgia and
pneumonia.
Borum-No, you are not likely to take
cold by ventilating your theories, but
there is some danger of your making
other people hot.
"0f course it is improper to smack
your lips at the dinner table. It is also
unwise to smack any other fellows lips
there"
you have evidently been misln.
formed. Mock turtle soup is not made
from tortoise shell cats-or it shouldn't
be, at least. "-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-28
interviewing the Alderman.

"Dr. Williams Pink Pills restored me to
health, and | most heartily recommend
them"
L. w. Camp on oath says that the fore
going statement is true.
w. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
Following is the physicians certificate as
to Mr.. Camps present condition:
l am regularly licensed physician of
Macomb, McDonough County, Ill l have
very recently examined Mr.. L. w. Camp as
to his general physical condition, and find
the same to be all that could be desired,
appetite and digestion good, sleeps well,
and has all the evidences of being in a good
physical condition.
SAM'L RUSSELL, M. D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Both day of September, 1897.
". ". Mclean Notary Public.