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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
TO MAKE LIGHTNING DO TRICKS.
This Is Easy to DO by Means of IA
simple Apparatus.

This Is Easy to DO by Means of IA
Simple Apparatus.
Any boy who can make and fly a kite
can collect lighting from the clouds and
cause it to perform some Interesting feats
1t is not sufficient simply to draw sparks
as did Benjamin Franklin. You might do
more with lightning than that early sci
enlist ever dreamed OF. And yet the APP
paratus is neither expensive nor hard to
devise.
First you will need your kite. 1t should
be of the Malay type, shown in Figure l.
The covering should be of silk and the
sticks of bamboo or some light but strong
wood. On the kite must be arrayed coli
lectlng points to gather electric currents
from the air. for it must be remembered
that you can collect atmospheric cleo
tricity on the clearest day in summer.
These collecting points should be of thin
copper or iron wire and should be sewed
TO the front of the kite in the manner
shown in figure 2.
If your kite Is we'll balanced you will
need no tail to 1t, but if it does not rise
and float steadily you may add either
streamers or weights until it becomes less
FESTIVE. Your Kite must nave double
string-that is, one string TO fly it with,
and one, of wire, to convey the electric
currents. spool Of fine cotton covered
wire may be purchased of an electrical
supply This wire should run parallel 10
the flying cord of the kite. The upper end
of 1t should be soldered to the collecting
points on the kite and 1t should run down
the hying cord for 2005 or 5000 feet. Then
from that point ii should hang perpen-
dicular1y as in Fig. 3. Meantime you
should procure a short glass tube, one inch
by five inches. Corks should be fitted in
each end of this tube. The perpendicular
wire from the kite should pass through
these corks. This wire inside the tube
should be separated and the ends connect
ed 10 two ends of a small fuse such as is
used in every incandescent lamp. The
finer this fuse the better. The wire which
passes out of the lower cork of the tube
should trail on the ground.
The theory of this simple apparatus is
as follows: When the points on the kite
collect enough electricity it will flow down
the wire In its attempt to reach the earth.
II will be forced to pass through the glass
tube and in doing so will burn the fuse
in the tube The gases evolved IN this
nrosess acting on the confined air will
bursT the glass tube, causing small dis
NAV of daylight fireworks which to the
1ninitiated will be amazing indeed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
AN EASTER MONDAY LOVE FEAST.
In a Little French Chapel Youths
md Maidens Throw Pennies.

In Cires-les-Mello. a small town Of the
department or county as we should call
II of Disc in France they have strange
method Of testing fate on Easter Monday.
To understand the custom 1t is necessary
to glance at an incident in French history.
when the Constable Henri-Anne of Mont
morency, owner of the chateau at Mello,
was so pursued by the hatred Of Cardinal
Richeieu that he was at last beheaded
for the crime of high treason at Toulouse,
his wife had a little chapel built in the
park of the chateau, and begged the car
dinal to permit her to place the remains
of her husband in it. Richelieu and Louis
XIII denied her prayer, and she retired
In sorrow to convent where she had
sumptucus chapel built in which now
stand statues in marble OF her and her
husband. But the little chapel of Cires-
les Mello, though empty, became the cen
ter of the pilgrimages of lovers on account
Of the affection which had prompted lis
erection. II Is 60 this modest place Of
worship that youths and maidens resort
from miles away on Easter Monday TO
learn their fate.
The mode OF divinn ton Is most curious
The entrance 10 the chapel Is protected by
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

1t came about that the master was call
ed away 10 another Of his estates 10 direct
It's matters, and the sinnadore was temper
arfly supreme on the mountain side. He
was alone among 800 coolies-his nearest
neighbors FIVE miles away. Yet his lone
Illness the absence Of the master, dil not
daunt him. Never did he so harshly put
his theories into practice; never yet had he
20 openly and contemporary treated the
Tamils like cattle. taking pride IN get
ting more work out Of them than ever The
master had done. Now amongst the pick
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

girls, until at last all her pupils who loved
her were crouchlng about her and sing
ing as best they could, and, stirred by
what alien passion they could not tell the
mob died away and vanished.
She was in England gaining strength
and health rapidly a year afterwards,
when Cousin Tom wrote to her from the
coffee plantations IN the far colony.
II have done as you babe me try, VIM
ME-" he said, "and / shall never forget
that Easter Sunday. You were right.
There Is no more beating and bullying here
now AS your hymns taught you-sym-
pathy and pity are better than brute force.
l learned my lesson"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

II Tried to Comfort Christ ON the
Cross and Was Blessed.

II Tried to Comfort Christ ON the
Cross and Was Blessed.
The part that dumb nature took in the
cruclhxion is interesting from the legend-
airy side It Is said that the crown OF
thorns was woven from branches of the
hawthorn. When Jesus had been nailed to-
the cross the thorns were pressed into his
brow and the blood flowed freely. Al this
the branches Of the hawthorn wept at the
cruelty forced upon them by the Roman
executioners, and Jesus. noting their tears,
changed the drops of his blood into flow
ers. The hawthorne had never blossomed
before that day, but hencefOrth its bright
flowers heralded the approach Of spring
and the Eastertide.
Birds, too played part al the cruclflx-
ion, according to legend After Jesus had
been nailed TO the cross, two birds came
and alghted on the extended arms Of the
instrument OF death. One was a magple
with a beautiful aigreite on It's head and
a long. waving tail, then the handsomest
of birds, but the wickedest. chirping i'm
suits al the suffering Jesus. The other bird
was q modest little bird with gray plum
age which approached the cross tmidly ut-
tering cries Of grief. With its wings IL
tried to wipe away the binding sweat and
its beak it tried TO pluck away one OF the
thorns which was piercing jesus forehead.
A single drop of the blood fell on the
breast Of the plying little gray bird, and
gave the world the Robin-Red Breast. And
20 IL Jesus said: blessed be thou, little
bird. which. eharest my sorrows May joy
accompany thee everywhere. Thine eggs
shall be blue as the sky above; thou shalt
be the Bird of God bearer of good tidngs-
AS for thee" said he TO the maggie, Thou
shalt be an accursod bird. Thou shalt lose
that brilliant aigrette, and the beautiful
colors on which thou pridest myself so
highly, Funeral bird, thy message shall be
only evil and the rain from heaven shall
always fan into thy nest"
The peasants of France, in accordauca
with this tradition, pierce the head of a
magpie with thorn whenever they catch
one In Spain the swallow is considered
the good bird, aud they say there that
when the Roman soldiers pressed this
crown Of thorns on Jesus brow the swal-
lows came and tried 10 remove the thorns
with their beaks. The Russians say that
the swallows took away the nails which
the oxecutioners had brought, but the
sparrows carried them back again. The
Danish say that at the moment of the
eruelnxion the stork, moved with pity,
cried "Styrkhainl styrkhainI' God, give
him strengthD and since that time the
stork has been considered sacred. II is
also stated that Longinus, the Roman SOL
der who pierced the side of Jesus with
the spear was converted on account of
the blood which fell upon him. This was
due TO the cleansing power of that blood,
according 10 the church. and his eyes were
thus opened to the beauty of holiness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
AN HISTORICAL EASTER MIRACLE
IL Saved Little Austrian Town
From Destruction.
BY r. W. McAlpine.

1t was in the year 1899 when the armies
OF the great Napoleon were passing over
the continent of Europe and conquering
all that came in their way. 1t was Easter
morning, and the sun shone brightly on
Feidkirch. a little town situated on the
Iil river just within the borders Of Aus
tria. The III flows into the Rhine.
quite early on this morning there sud
denly appeared on the nights above the
town, 10 the west. the glittering weapons
oi 1900 French soldiers. II was the d.
vision under command Of Gen. Massena.
Ihere was not time 10 make prepare tons
ior defense; and what could 5000 or 1000
Of peaceful people do against such an
army?
80 there was heasly assembling Of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
Free Medical Treatment
For Weak Men
Who are Willing to Pay When Convinced of Cure.

II SCIENTIFIC combined medical and
III mechanical cure has been discovered
y u for Weakness of Men" Its success
has been so startling that the proprietors
now announce that they will send it on
trial-remedies and appliance-without adj
vance payment-to any honest man. If not
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This combined treatment creates health
strength, vitality, sustaining powers, and
restores weak and undeveloped portions to
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There is no c. O. D. extortion. no de-
ception of any nature in this offer.
If you are interested and in earnest write
your name and address in the blank form
below, cut out the coupon and mail it to
Erie Medical Co., Buffalo, N, Y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

Rev. Dr.. Willis p. Odel. pastor Of the
largest Methodist Church in New York
suggested about a month ago that women
OF his congregation should be required to
remove their hats while In church. Only
nine out of several hundred women COM
Piled. One woman, who refuses, quotes
81. Pauls injunction In ! Corinthians:
"But every woman that prayeth or pro-
phesieth with her head uncovered dlshon-
oreth her head; for that Is even all one 40
II she we're shayen."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

EVER since the editor of the In
dependent has found himself un-
able to control the County Court.
by injunction or otherwise, he
never lets an opportunity go by to
vent his petty spite against it..
His particular bete noir just now
is Presiding Judge Wilkinson,
whom he accuses of relating vulgar
stories and using profane language
while on the bench. How much
truth there is in this charge can
easily be determined by those who
know Judge Wilkinson personally,
and those who do not know him
personally, can easily form their
is to the nature of the
man from the fact that his worth
sccuredl him the largest vote of
all the candidates on the Republi-
can ticket last year. Had he not had
the respect and confidence of his
friends. he would not have led the
ticket as he did. Judge Wilkinson
is just what he assumes to be, a
plain, honest farmer, who knows
what is right and does not hesitate
to dcnouncc rascality when he sees
it; and it is the latter fact, proba-
bly,, that has placed him in disfav-
or with the Democrats rather than
the hcimmoraltone ofh conversation.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

Ex-Gov. STONE talked rank her.
esy last Saturday in his Bunceton
speech, in the following language:
eve do not hold the ratio of Is to
! to be, like the laws of the Medcs
and Pcrsians, unchangeable, 1t is
neither sacred nor supernal; it in
wolves no fundamental principle" "
This is denying the doctrine of the
Chicago platform, which sets forth
emphatically that the only ratio
which can be considered in connec-
ton with the free coinage of silver
il 16 to 1. Judging from the tone
lately adopted by the Democratic
leaders the fixed ratio idea is about
to be abandoned by the party.
Even Bryan has gone SO far as to
state that the question of ratio is
rot .i overshadowing one. He,
100, has departed from that plank
Of the platform. Principle is to
be cast aside and the issue will be-
anything that promises success. A
few of the Bryanite country papers
are still flying the "lG to Or bust
banner, but it will have to be pull
ed down eventually.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

We are sagely informed by the
Independent that ''thcrc was no
Democratic administration from
1892 to 1896: From 1883 until
this date, the administration of this
government has been in the same
hands," If this is true we have
not had a Democratic administra-
tion since the days of Buchanan.
The nomination of Grover Cleve-
land in 1854 was Democratic
fraud practiced upon its own party
"A deceit that was continued for
sixteen long years. And how the
old Independent used to "whoop
'em up for this fake Democrat.
1t was as deep in that piece of
party traitorism rs any of them.
Foisting off Il Republican on the
party in three successive conven-
tions and clecting him twice Pres
dent! We might believe it had
not Cleveland adhered to Demo-
cratic policy of tariff reform,
wrecked the treasury with custom
ary Democratic dispatch and filled
the offices with Democrats during
his two terms.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23
Repression and Suppression.

The Free-Trade literary bureau
occasionally makes an absurd mis-
fit in the stuff it supplies to Demo-
cratic and Populist papers in vari-
Gus parts of the country. For ex-
ample. we find floating around in
the columns of rural weeklies this
paragraph, dated July 2s:
Evidently the Tariff is not ac-
complishing its alleged purpose
to foster competition and advance
wagcs-when the tin plate trusts
are united in a combine and wages
are not advanced. The Republican
talk about the Tariff being for the
benefit Of the wage Garner has al
ways been the thinnest kind of
pretense.
Ten days or two weeks before
this piece of ''ncws" made its ap-
pearance the wage controversy be-
tween the tin plate mills and their
workmen had been satisfactorily
adjusted, and Il substantial increase
granted to all employees. Still the
lie sent out by the Free Trade lit
erary bureau has gone the rounds,
and it is too much to hope that it
viii be followed by a statement
Of the truth.
1t is safe tc say that the fact of
a large advance in the wages of
tin plate operatives will not be
promulgated by the Free Trade
literary bureau. Nevertheless, the
country rs a whole is we'll inform
ed on the subject. 1t knows that
since domestic industries began to
feel the tremendous spur of activi-
ty following the restoration of the
regime of Protection and pros
perity wages have advanced all
along the line, and that for the
year 1899 the gross sum paid out by
employers to wage carners in the
in the United States will exceed by
hundreds of millions the sum paid
out in the corresponding year of
the .Frec-Tradc administration of
1S93-'97.
The Democratic Mayor of Mil
waukee was right when he said,
not long since, that it is folly to
undertake Campaign of educa-
ton for the benefit Of the Demo-
cratic party in 1900 in the face of
all the blazing facts of prosperity
and progress. The Free Trade liter
ary bureau should act upon this
excellent hint and repress itself;
still better, suppress itself. Eco
nomist.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

\ new bank has been organized at
Ronnc Terre. capitalized at $1,000.
Mrs. Mary \. Rozier, srelict of the
late Gen. Firmin Il. Rozier. died at
Ste. Genevieve recently.
\ severe wind storm visited Dent
County On the llth inst. doing great
damage to orchards and growing corn.
The post-of1ice at Arcadia was bur-
garized on the night Of August 10th.
About five dollars worth Of stamps
were taken. The robber overlooked
stamps to the amount of $3.50.
The county court of st. Francois
County has made a further appropria-
tiOn of 5000 to extend the rock roads
of the county. If this work is kept up
for a few years st. Francois County
will havea fair system Of roads.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23
An Old Church Record.

Through the courtesy Of Mr.. George
. +. Beals. of Irundale, we have in our
hands for examination the record
book of the Big River Cumberland
Presby church, which was es-
tablished at the Big River Meeting
House," in Concord Township, this
county, WAY back in 1921, the conere-
CATION having long since disbanded
and become extinct Next to the one
at Caledonia, the Zig River church
was probably the Oldest Presbyterian
organization in this part of Missouri.
The congregation was ''constituted''
May 10. 1921, by Samuel Harris. Jason
FriZel. Samuel Frizel. "Ginny" Harris
and Polly Cunningham. Only one
elder, Jason FriZel. was elected. On
the church roster we find such names
as Bean, Cunningham, Frizel. TullOck,
Jamiscn, Eaton, Edgar. kirkpatrick,
Hughes, Sloan, McCabe, Self. Profit.
Howard. men and women whose des-
cendents now compose large proper
portion of the population Of the south
end OF the county. The congregation
appears to nave held together. more or
less satisfactorily, until 1s43, when.
from several reasons and occurren-
ces.' it became disorganized and was
about to go to pieces. 1t was then
that the few remaining members call
ed upon the Rev. Joseph II. Molloy.
maternal grandfather of the editors
wife, and preacher of much renown.
to undertake reorganization of the
church. The appeal met with prompt
response from Mr. Molloy, who soon
had the church on sound footing again.
He continued in charge until 1915.
The record closes with one entry in
the year 1850. w. S. Mahan then being
moderator. Much family history in
the way of admissions to church,
births- deaths. marriages.. etc. can be
learned from this old record. 1t also
shows that occasionally a brother or
sister would leave the straight and
narrow path Of moral rectitude for
the tlowery paths of dalliance, for
which shortcoming the delinquent
was promptly ''clurched.'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

can correspondents at Manila last
July and sent from Hong Kong
was this charge: ''Frohibition of
hospital reports; suppression of
full reports of field operations in
the event of failure; numbers of
heat prostrations in the field: sys-
tcmatic intimidation Of naval op-
erations, and suppression Of COM
pIete reports of the situation" \
month has passed and not a word
has come from the correspondents
to sustain these specifications. They
could have telegraphed along with
their protest any news withheld, or
sent it by mail. Nothing has ap-
peared, and after lapse of weeks
nothing need be expected. The
correspondents declared that ''the
statements are unfounded that vol
unteers are willing to engage in
further service" Yet Gen. Otis
is organising three regiments of re-
enlisted volunteers. One of the
regiments, 500 strong, is on Gen.
MacArthur's advanced line north
Of San Fernando.
One complaint of the corrcspon-
dents was the prohibition of hos
pital reports, Gen. Otis regularly
sends the official mortality list,
with names in full and disease spec
ified. Not long ago a complete
table was furnished from the Sur
geon Generals office of all fatal
cases of disease since our troops
reached Manila. Up to June 9
the aggregate, including fourteen
civilians attached to the army,
was $50, REMARKABLY small total. In
the operations covering nearly Il
year there was just one sunstroke.
The assertion that the work Of the
navy has been minimized is not
sustained by Il single fact. The
navy is always in a position to
speak for itself. 1t is not depcn-
dent upon for reports on the gen
erosity of the army. AS for 1.-THE
suppression of full reports of field
operations in the event of failure"
where were the failures, and what
suppressed! Let the round robin
participants reveal all that was
hidden. In Justice to those whom
they assailed they should have done
it long before this. As matters
stand the round robin is string
of loose, irresponsible charges, |
with no proof offered, or likely to
bc.-Globe- Democrat. O
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23
SUERIFt"S SALE.

BY virtue and authority of tran
script execution issued from the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Cooper County, Missouri, returnable
at the May term, 1900. Of said Court,
and to me directed in favor Of Thomas
w. Murphy and against J. w. Boyd.
| have levied upon and seized all the
right, title, interest and claim of the
said j. w. Boyd of. in aud to the follow
ingdeScribed real estate, tO-wit: South
east t and lot OF northeast / of sec
ton >, and the west of northeast /.
and the northwest of the southeast t,
and the southeast OF the northwest t.
and the northeast of the southwest
OF section II, all in township 30. range
west containing 44O acres, all lying
and being in the County of Washing
ton and State of Missouri; and ! will.
on
TUESDAY. AUGUST 18th. 1899
lit being the second day of the August
term of the Circuit Court of Washing
ton County, between the hours of
nine o'clock in the forenoon and five
O'Clock in the afternoon OF that day.
at the front door OF the court house.
in the town OF POtosi. County of
Washington aforesaid. sell the same.
or so much thereof as may be required.
at public vendue. to the highest bid
der. for cash in hand Subject to all
prior liens and judgments1. to satisfy
said execution and COSTS
JAS. r. WHITEHEAD.
Sheriff OF Washington County, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23
SIIERIEE SALE.

by virtue and authority of tran
script execution issued from the office
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
City of St. Louis. Missouri. returnable
at the October term. 1899. Of said
Court, and to me directed in favor of
VIM. NJ Bennett and against Lee
kugel. l have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said Lee kugel Of. in and to othc
following described real estate. to-wit:
Lots &. Z and s, in block 9, ia the town
Of lrondale, Washington County, Mis-
souri,: and will. on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10Th, 1899,
lit being the second day of the August
term Of the Circuit Court of Washing
ton County, between the hours of nine
o'clock in the forenoon and five clock
in the afternoon Of that day. at the
front door of the court house, in the
town of POtosi. County of Washington
aforesaid, sell the same, or so much
thereof as may be required, at public
vendue to the highest bidder, forcash
in hand Subject to all prior liens and
judgments) to satisfy said execution
and costs. JAS. +. WHITEHEAD.
Sheriff of Washington County, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

The two by four (larger ones
are more circumspect) Bryanite
organs are rc;tcrating the old falla
cics about the peculiar affinity the
price of a bushd Of wheat and the
value of an ounce Of silver are sup
posed to maintain for each other.
Why wheat alone Of all farm pro-
ducts should be thus affected by
the value of an ounce of silver has
never been male clear. Take corn,
for instance, farm product of
commercial importance fully rs
great as that of wheat, is rarely. if
ever, connected with the arguments
of the silver theorists. Corn is
selling in the local market at soc
a bushel, or about zoe higher than
normal price of corn. Our farmers
recognize the fact that this maxi
mum fluctuation in price is due to
scarity of corn, Il condition which
Bids fair to remain for another
twelye-months, owing to a short
local crop. Therefore, buyers
have lately been steadily raising
The price to get the corn. Why
shonld not this c mmOn sense view
regarding corn also hold good
with wheat
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-23

Col. BRYAN has at last admitted
the present prosperity of the coun-
try, but informs Ms that it did not
begin until six month after the in
auguration Of Mckinley and that
the gold discoveries in Klondike
started it. 1t is rather startling
admission coming from Bryan that
gold can start prosperity move
ment when he had long and fer
yenuy maintained that it could
only come through silver.