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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-18

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Last night President Alderman Prof
Ip +. Claxton and Hon. John H. Small
addressed lie people If Washington upon
the question of local tax for public
schools
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NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.
Represented by

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y. q. ROBERTS,
Receivers
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Before the discovery of One Minute
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leans, Texas. Californi 5, MeSicns Cha ttauooga
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III. W. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
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L. s. ALLEN. Gen Pass'r Agent
General Offices. Portsmouth. Va.
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Norfolk l. Carolina Rail Road

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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

Of those present to the fact that &n old
adage said that a bubble would burst
as soon as pricked. But here is a
ease," he exclaimed triumphantly,
where this old adage, like so many
others, is proved to be false" He then
dropped a pen through the film; then
he dropped another pen through; then
a small key; then a larger key; then
two nails, and concluded the remark
able exhibition by pouring some
water through, after which the bubble
broke. The unusually long duration Of
the bubbles was due also, as Philip
explained, to the low temperature of
the room. AS soon as the little ones
were assembled in a colder room,
dressed as if for a sleigh ride, Philip
blew a bubble very carefully upon a
small lo~oking-glass. At the expiration
of thirty seconds it's brilliancy was
seen to be greatly diminished, and by
the time fifty econds had elapsed, all
transparency had gone. There" cried
Philip, lis a soap-bubble that will last
a year, provided the room is kept cold
enough, for that soap-bubble is froz-
en-" This performance so delighted
the children that Philip covered the
glass with a whole array Of frozen
bubbles; hen he broke some with a
pencil, and famed the light pieces Of
ice, which were like tissue paper, all
about the room.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Recent Inventions.

A new window cupboard or refrig-
orator is formed of metallic sheets
Hanged together, with n of the slides
sliding vertically to form the door and
having interior horizontal ribs to sup
port the shelves, the whole being
fastened to the casing outside the win
dow.
To allow a trunk to stand close to
the wall a new lid is in two sections,
hinged at the ends of the trunk to
open and shut in a plane parallel with
it's face, with tills hinged at the rear
of each lid portion to swing toward
the rear and rest on the back of the
trunk when the lid is open.
Stalks and weeds are easily pulled
from the ground by a Californian's
device, consisting of a pair of levers
pivoted together and mounted on a
wheeled truck, with handles on the
short ends of the weed, when the rue
is tilted to lift the weed from the
ground
Smokers will appreciate a new cigar
holder, which has a hollow central
needle to enter the tip of the cigar,
with three fingers arranged around the
outside of the holder and pivoted in
such a position that the screwing in of
the m~outhpiece causes them to grip
the cigar.
An improved neckyoke for use on
heavy trucks has tubular ends slotted
along the sides and closed at the tips,
with cooled springs inside, rings being
set in the center of the springs to slide
in the slots when the tongue gives a
sudden twist, thus l~essening the shock
to the horses.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
Fun 1T observation-disclosures of Humor
That Sometimes Disturb the Gus
tomary Solemnity-He Fired a Salute
How Soldiers Shoot.
To Autumn.

Season - mists and mellow fruitfulness!
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to oad ana
thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage
trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the
To swell the gourd, and plump the
hazel-shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never
cease,
For summer has o'erbrimm'd their
clammy cells.
Who hath o seen thee oft amid thy
store?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor.
Thy hair soft-ufted by the winnowing
wind;
Drowsed with the fume of peoples,
while thy hook
Spares the next swath and all its
twined flowers;
And sometimes like a cleaner thou dOSt
keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook;
Or by a cider-press, with patient look,
Thou watchest the last oozings hours
by hours.
Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where
are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music
While barred clouds bloom the ~soft-dying
day,
And touch the stubble-plains with rosy
hue;
Then in a wailful choir the small gnats
mourn
Among the river sal1owS, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or
dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from
hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with
treble soft
The redbreast whistles from a garden
croft,
And gathering swallows twitter in
the skies.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Wonderful Soap-RubbIes-

Very wonderful as we'll as very beau
t1ful possibilities lurk in the basin of
soapy water and the clay pipe, when
sk1llfully manipulated by such "A
SoapBubble Magician" as Meredith
Nugent writes about in the July ST.
Nicholas: See that white rose?"
Philip exclaimed, pointing to a beauti-
full n resting upon a lacquered tray.
We'll, I an going to put it inside a
soap-bubble." n in a very few mo-
ments the flower was sphered over by a
bubble so large and perfect that it
seemed as if made of the purest glass.
Following this, Philip set the humming
top to spinning, and amazed his audi
ence by placing a bubble over that also.
While the top still hummed under it's
many-hued canopy. Philip blew an
other bubble, and called the attention
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
IN III ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Chinese Table Etiquette Wonderful
Soap-Bubbles Produced by the Skill of
q Young M~agicIan-How a Doll Averted
war-A Daring skipper.
Flowers in q Sick Room.

Ye are welcome to my darkened room,
o meek and lonely flowers!
Ye are welcome, as light amid the gloom
That hangs upon my weary hours.
Here by my lowly couch of languishment
and sorrow
Your station take, that I may from your
presence borrow
Lessons of hope, and lowIy trust,
That He whose touch revived your
bloom.
Hath the same power Ger this poor dust,
Thanks for your presence! for we bring
Back to the aching heart and eye
Bright visions of the festal Spring,
Its blossoms, birds and azure sky.
Now, far from each green haunt and
sunny nook e~Stranged,
Fading and faint, L lie; yet in my heart
unchanged
CLOVIS the same love for you, fair flow
ers,
AS when my unclaimed footsteps trod
Lightly amidst your forest bowers,
And plucked We from the dewy sod!
And Thou, who gavest these grateful
flowers,
I bless thee for thy thought of mel
And hat through long and painful hours
My vigils have been shared by thee.
I bless thee for the kindness and care
which ne'er have faltered,
For the noble, loving heart that through
ill remains unalteredl
A little while, dear,
And cen thy watchful care shall cease:
Oh, grieve not when the hour dra VS. near,
But thank Heaven that it bringeth
peace!
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
rb.n . csstn is wholly fitted with 4

Then . cAbfn fs wholly fitted with 4
he occupant soon shows signs Of rheu-
natfsm or chest trouble. But wood is
Dneiusively shown by recent example
% he the most dangerous adjunct to
varshfps-is shown, indeed, to be i'm
possible. 1t not only takes fire cad
". but the splinters from it when it
s struck by shot actually kill and
main more men than the projectiles
themselves do. Therefore the highest
government authorities say, give us
tome substance that is light, absolute
y non-combustible to the core, tnat
be easily cut into boards, and that
an, above all, be guaranteed not to
splinter, and there is a vast fortune for
rou at once.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Electrical

Electricity is making it's way into the
kitchen through the parlor hi dining
room, says the Cosmopolitan. For
some time it has been used for the
heating Of the 5 O'Clock tea kettle,
eliminating the dangers which are al
ways incurred when an alcohol lamp
is used. A tea kettle, coffee pot OF
chatting dish may be adjusted to the
nearest lamp in a house wired for cleo
trio lighting. The experienced cook
knows that there are dishes which are
never seen in their perfection ten feet
from the fire that cooked them. Peo-
pie who have passed their youth in the
country grow peevish over the way
years have deteriorated the flavor Of
some simple early ~favorite of the Ia
BILE. Electrical appliances have done
something to bring back the old condi
ions. Griddle cakes baked on a steel
griddle, electrically heated to the ex-
act temperature, lightly brushed with
oil, are a crisp delight as they are
tipped from griddle to plate. But while
this appliance can be used with the il
Eliminating current, it requires an ex-
ira attachment, as that current is too
weak. This is generally put in at the
leg OF the dining table. Up to this
time electricity has been used almost
exclusively by the woman who makes
a fad of experimental cooking, and b
has her electric kitchen fitted up like a
laboratory, far from the domain
of the family cuisine. The whole para
phernalia might fit into a tiled closet
almost anywhere, so hooded and ven
tilated that no odor escapes into the
surrounding rooms. In one Of the
apartment houses in New York dainty
little electric kitchens have been fitted
up where the tenants have asked for
them. although the apartments were
not designed for housekeeping orig
inally.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
How Soldiers Shoot.

How Soldiers Shoot" in Pearson's
for July, contains some interesting de-
tai's of the process of making crack
army shots, who are expected in war
time to play havoc with the enemy's
officers and men at long range. Doubt
less more successful attention is paid
to such shooting in England and the
United States thar in any other coun-
try. Special instruction is given in
our navy and army, and money is not
spared to give the men all the advan-
tages of target practice. Steady, sys-
tematic training makes he accurate
shooting. The g%reenhorn must be
taught how to hold his rifle first, and
then successfully how / stand, how
to kneel, how to lie, o to aim, how
to fire, and how to take care Of his ri
fe n its cartridge magazine, if a
magazine is used. The 1ee-Enfield ri
file of the British service weighs nine
pounds and is four feet one inch in
length, the bayonet adding another
foot. 1t is a ~fve-grooved rifle, with a
muzzle velo 'ity of 1000 feet per sec
ond. The bullet is made of copper and
nickel, with a lead core. The recruit
is taught that the bullet travels
through the air in a curved line called
the trajectory, subject to the explosive
force which starts 1t, the force of grav-
ity pulling it down, and the resistance
of the air. Such a bullet falls two
feet in 200 yards, travelling 1000 feet
a second. The mean range of the bull
let is $500 yards, with penetrating
power according to the substance
struck. Recruits are taught to fire in
any position. Our army regulations
give the men rules for judging the dis
lance OF objects, from thirty yards to
1000 yards. There are moving targets
representing infantry and cavalry to
shoot at There is practice in rapid
volley firing, independent firing, rum
ming and firing. Modern fighting
methods require many changes in fir
ing drill.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Atomobhe Maxim Gun ~ ShoestrinGs
or Buttons-A Thorough Indicator
A Very Sanitary House-Problem In
Warship Material
A Thought Indicator.

The nearest approach yet made to
an apparatus for recording thought
and feeling, or states of mind, is the
pletysmograph of Haliion and Cour-
tier, the French psychologists. We all
know that some emotions cause the
heart to peat faster, the limbs to trem-
BILE, and the face to flush, or pale.
Quickening of the circulation also in
:reases the bulk of the members. Few
Of us are aware, however, that states
Of mind, emotions which do not mani
fest themselves by any outward
changes, have an influence on the cir
culation, and consequently on the size
OF the members. This has been illus
trated by the pletysmograph in the
hands of M. Binet and others. Thus,
fear of going to the dentist made the
pulse of a child to siak away; fear OF
having his flesh pricked made he pulse
of a grown man do the same thing, al
though he laughed at himself for it;
fear of having to administer a reproof
to a student diminished the pulse of a
professor, who was outwardly quite
calm. The joy of receiving presents
had a contrary effect on the pulse Of a
child, making it swell rather than
shrink. Music of any kind, but espe-
cially gay music, q%uickens the circu-
lation. The stronger b emotion felt,
the stronger is it's effect upon the
pulse.
mother application Of the ~ball-bear-
ing principle is to be noted, viz, to
the ordinary carpenters brace and bit,
an arrangement under the head, or
rest, which provides for the easy OPP
GRAFTON of the brace, no matter what
weight may be brought on the head.
Further, and more essential, the ball
bearing has found its place in the
chuck, and in some forms of braces
it has been there placed in order that
the friction due to the turning of the
chuck both in grasping and loosening
may be eliminated, this feature being
considered a most valuable one, and
such as must m itself to any
user Of the ordinary brace who has at
tempted to grip firmly a round rod,
such as a twist drill. By the intro
duction of so simple an adjunct as this
~ball-bearing, the advantage is gained
of full power applied directly to the
gripping jaws, ever as by the use Of
the b~all-bearing in the head the full
power of the arm is utilized in turning
the crank in either direction, friction
being done away with.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
He Fired a SaInte.

AT a small town in Australia some
years ago, at the time when Lord Car
rington, who was accompanies by his
wife, made a tour through the country,
b day before his lordship's arrival
the mayor called upon an Englishman
and in course of conversation re-
marked: "How many guns go to a
royal salute?" "Twenty-one, 1 be-
lieve," was the reply; but what is the
use of knowing-there are no guns in
the town." perhaps you are right
said the mayor; but 1 am going to
give the governor a salute in spite of
that, and it will be a royal one" On
the following day all the light and
leading of the town assembled at the
railway station to greet the arrival of
the train. AS it approached the plat
form there vas a loud explosion, i'm
mediately followed by twenty others.
The train came to a standstill amid a
scene of tremendous excitement. Most
of the people of the town were fright
ened, but the visitors were still more
alarmed. They had only one solution
they thought Fenians had beer at
work, and Lady Darlington received a
severe shock. The mayor was calm.
He explained that he had wished to
give his distinguished visitors an ap-
propriate greeting, and, as there were
no guns in the town, had ordered the
station master to place twenty-one fog
signals along the line just beyond the
platform.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
A Very Sanitary House.

japan has long rejoiced in earth
quake-proof houses, and now We hear
of an abode in Yokohama which pos
sesses the unique distinction Of being
microbe proof. A writer in Chambers
Journal says it is supposed to have
been erected by an eminent German
bacteriologist, who hopes by it's aid to
avoid all the ills to which human flesh
is heir SO far a. they are due to
Zymotic cause The house is built of
glass bricks SO hat there is no need
for windows, and the doors, when
closed, are perfectly alright. Venti-
lation is brought about by air being
forced into the building through cot
ton-woo1 ibers, and in case this treat
ment does not rob it of all its bacte-
ria, the air is further driven against
glycerine-coated plates Of glass. OF
curse when the door Of this strange
domicile is opened to admit visitors,
armies OF %air-borne microbes must
come in, too; but the sunlight which
plays around the rooms will soon kill
off these.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Rebuked.


The officers of the German army, the
captains in particular, are required TO
deliver lectures to their men on sub
5ects relating to the latter's duties. A
certain captain quartered in Berlin was
due at 6 o'clock one morning at the
classroom Oversleeping himself, and
not arriving until twenty minutes past,
he found, to his dismay and annoy
anoe a young-looking officer attending
to his york and busy at the black
board. On his angry approach the
young officer turned round, and the
captain at C recognized the emperor
in the substitute. Speeches. with as
tonishment, he tremblingly received
the textbook which his majesty quiet
ly handed him, with the remark: 1--WE
have got as far as there, captain" and
Immediately left the room without ap-
pearing to hear the officers suffered
u The captain awaited a per-
emptory dismissal, but for weeks there
came no decision Of his fate. All last,
after the suspense had become fairly
unbearable, for the officer feared the
most unpleasant consequences, he re-
ceived a present from the emperor. 1t
was an alarm clock.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
How q Doll Averted War.

A strange story is told of how a
child's plaything once had a sooth-
ing influence upon a warlike Apache
tribe, and was the means OF avoiding
a serious war. 1t happened when Mr..
Bourke was in Arizona with General
Crooke. The general was trying to put
a band of Apaches back on the reserve.
but could not catch them without kill
ing them, and that he did not want to
do. One day his men captured a lit
tie Indian girl and tool her to the fort.
She was quiet all day, saying not a
word, but her black beads of eyes
watched everything. When night
came, however, she broke down, and
sobbed just as any white child would
have done. They tried in vain to COM
fort her, and then Mr.. Bourke had an
idea. From the adjutant's wife he
borrowed a pretty doll that belonged
to her little daughter, and when the
young Apache was made to understand
that it vas hers to keep, her sohs
ceased and she fell asleep. When norm
ing came the doll was still clasped in
her arms. She played with it all day,
and apparently all thought of ever get
ting back to her tribe had loft her.
Several days passed, and as no over
lures about the return of the papoose
had been made by the tribe, they sent
her, with the doll still in her posses
sion, back to her people. Mr.. Bourke
had no idea of the effect his benevo-
lent act would have upon the Indians.
When the child reached them, with
the pretty doll in it's chubby hands, it
made a great sensation among them,
and later on it's mother came back to
the post with it. She was kindly re-
ceived and Hospitality treated, and
through her the tribe was soon after
ward persuaded to TO- back to the
reserve.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Saved by His Horse.

An English officer in the Royal En-
gineers had a horse which ought to
have received the Victoria cross for
gallantry in action. The officer was
leading a party of Afghanistans, when
they were suddenly attacked by a band
of Ghazis. The fighting was furious
for a few minutes and during the
height of the battle the lieutenant was
speared by a young Ghazi n brought
to the ground. The warrior came up
to finish him, when the faithful horse
turned his heels and dashed out at the
Ghazi every time he approached the
wounded man. This defense was main
tanned and the assailants fed. AS the
horse was not vicious, the officer is
firm in the belief that the horse knew
his master was in danger and saved
him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
A Daring Skipper.


Captain Ffrmin Moindron, a Cali
fornia sailor man, is making unique
preparations for going to Paris to at
tend the big exposition next year. He
is going to travel in a trunk. Not the
ordinary trunk, but the trunk of a
tree A Frenchman by birth and a
Californian by adoption, he is prompt
ed to his novel adventure by a desire
to show the people OF his native land,
as e as the world at large, what
great things In the vegetation line ex-
lst in America. He is going to make
a boat out Of the trunk of a huge red
wood. Il will build" he says, "a
schooner from one of the largest trees
in Humboldt county. The hull shall
be one solid piece, simply the trunk of
the tree followed out and hewn into
shape. I figure that it will take me
two or three months to make it. 1
will sail from San Francisco. go
around Cape Horn, or through the
Strait Of Magellan, across the Atlanti
n down the Seine to Paris. 1 hope
to be ready to start in time to each
Cape Horn about the last of December
OF this year, so that 1 will arrive in
Paris next May. 1 think OF sailing
$1,000 miles in the trunk of a tree. To
do that and show all the world at the
what wonders California
can produce, l am willing to risk my
life"