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Year: 1874

Let tig . represent the plan OF part of a
long wall working; and G are the
main intake, and 4 and = a district re-
turn air course. 1t may be assumed that
the air leaving the points b and b is always
pure, and that the whole of the working
race, y " emIts the fire damp at uni
form rate. Then is it evident that any
given quantity Of air which passes from B.
to G will always contain exactly the same
percentage Of fire damp when it reaches
the point q, so long as the quantity of air
IS not increased or lessened, and the guam
tIty nfgas emitted from the coal remains un-
changed


|. Let the quantity Of air coming from
to : be twice as great as that from D To =,
and take the distance bc-b' e. Then. if
there be per cent of gas in the current
when it reaches the point =, there will
Oe z per cent. in the current b at the
same place. Now, suppose the quantity Of
arr arriving at to be halved (the relative
quantities remaining as beforeI or the
quantity Of gas emitted at the face to he
doubled. Then, in either of these c ses the
current b will be explosive shortly be-
fore it arrives at q, the current g will not
be explosive, and the air IN the passage c
viii contain . l-3 per cent Of gas, and
viii not be explosive. If, under these cir
cumstances, ignition takes place at the
point there will only be a slight explos-
ION Of the mixture extending towards u.


z. II the air arriving at from one side
IS explosive, or if that coming from one
side or the other contains sufficient fire
damp to make both explosive when mixed,
then the whole passage 4, will be filled
with explosive mixture. But the air in the
air coarse, u, may be sufficiently pure to
dilute that coming from 4 below the ex-
ploslve point or il not, the main current
itself may be 50 diluted by the air from {
M. In this case the, the explosion would
extend only to 4 or 4, and not to the whole
district.


If the main return current in q is not
diluted below the explosive point until 1t
meets with another main current, the ex-
plosion will extend To the whole district


T. When all the main currents are ex-
plosive. the explosion will extend to the
whole N the districts.


1t j. thus manifest that the purity Of the
main return c current depends on the purity
Of its tributaries, and tie purity Of these
at any particular time depends on the rela-
tive quantities Of gas emitted at the face,
and ar supplied to the workings.


In district Of bratticed bords, like that
in tig. 4. if the whole Of the air current is
sent to the face of each bord in succession,
the last bord will become explosive before
any Of the others; but if only portion Of
the air is sent to the working face, while
the remainder escapes towards the next
bord under the door or screen at the en-
trance, then the air in anyone Of the bords
may become explosive, while the others
are tree from explosive mixture. .-Salpdrd' !
Coal Trade journal
Year: 1874

cautiously and noiselessly, and soon there
after the three forms were quietly stealing
away through the darkness and gloom.
They went on quickly, and two hours later
we're on the track of railroad near little
by-staticn. A freight train soon passed by
and they were not long in being on their
way toward New York


It was inst daylight when they entered
the town, and the tramp alighted at the
depot, his two friends following him close
ly.


"lou will 60 with me, wherever | ask
you to ?" he queried of the two men.


% i'm Mayhew," responded Ben in an
impressive tone of voice. We are hard
customers, and We have treated you mean.
But we passed you our word in jail that we
would do whatever you asked OF us. You
did us good turn and we won't forget it.
We viii do whatever you ask, and go
wherever yon want us to.


The ex-tramp led them on until they
reached an old and dilapidated building in
a by-street occupied as Offices. by second
class professional men. He led the way
up the stairs and stopped before a door
bearing sign as follows
Year: 1874

stall working. The solid coal is shaded


from right to left here, and in the other


figures, d is the downcast, and is the up


cast shaft. A door is inteposed between


the two shafts, and the air is made to cir
cuate round the edge of the solid coal, as
shown by the arrows. The lines : :, are
stopplRgs, arranged so as to prevent the
air from taking short course. fhe shad-
ing parallel to the level L L shows an un-
ventilated space round which the air cur
rent travels. BY this system it was pos
slble to obtain plenty of fresh air at the


working faces indeed, it is the only
method adopted at the present day in
many colEeries, in which the emission Of
hre-damp is insignificant, and in these
cases it is quite sufficient But in fiery
mines it was found that dangerous accumu-
latiOns Of air and fire damp were formed
in the unventilated space when large dis
trlcts of pillars were barred off from the
ventilating current in this manner Aper-
lures were left in the stoppings, through
which it was intended that air should be
driven by the movements of the men and
horses, and in this way a partial ventila-
tIon was effected Under this system sud
den and unexpected explosions took place.
In l16O the method known as ''coursing
the air, was introduced. By means Of
suitable arranged stoppings, the ventilat-
ing current was made to travel up and
down among the pillars, so that it reached
every part of the workings. The lines IN hg.
show how the stoppings were arranged,
and the arrows indicate the course of the
Year: 1874

Fig. shows the application Of the sys-
TEN to a district Of pillar and stall work
ings and e u are the main and intake
and return air courses a and Il the dis


trict intake and return air courses; the
stoppings are indicated by double lines I;
R R are regulators the part from which
pillars have been removed is shaded ire
gularly. The air leaving the advance drifts
a and {, and that form the working faces in
the solid coal goes directly into the return
the sir courses; the pillar workings and
Year: 1874

used to the subtler influences of life.
That there was some mystery concerning
him and Edwin Amory, he readily sur
missed, and he at last retired to rest, and
thought over all his singular companion
ship with this true man.
Year: 1874

A New Orleans paper of a recent
date describes a disaster in the follow
ing vivid style "On the 18th instant,
as the weIl-knOwn and splendid steam
boat Natchez was coming down the
river, and while opposite the lower end
Of Natchez Island, some twenty miles
this side of the city of that name, she
was struck by a terrible tornado from
the Louisiana side, which in a seeODd
had wrenched her immense chimneys
from their sockets, broken all the stanch-
ions loose. eut short of the steam pipes,
and thrown them into a wreck on the
upper deck on the right side, which,
giving way with their weight, broke
and fell with q terrible crash on the
lower deck. whence it was tumbled into
the river. The officers in charge, even
though the tornado struck without a
moments warning, rushed to their
posts, and clearing the wreck, the
pilots stood by the wheel and urged
her on TO the island. The scene was
terrible IN the extreme; the river was
one mass Of yellow foam, the sky was
as s-black as night, and the wind OF such
terrific violence that no man could
stand against it. In this emergency all
rested on the skill and deter naination of
the officers and pilots. The position Of
these latter was one of great danger.
Elevated Ia a frail piiot-house a hun
dred feet above the river, with It's sup
ports gone, its stanchions smashed and
trembling in every timber, as II Il would


follow the chimneys, they expected
every moment to be hurled into eternity.
The smoke and escaping steam rushed
Year: 1874

The following unique plan, which we
find adrilt without credit, is said to be
the one long IN use by man who has
had remarkable success in growing mel
ons. We suppose il would answer
equally veil with squsshes aud similar
pfents: 81 dig holes twelve inches
eauare. eight or ten inches deeps III
No with well-rotted manure TO the sur
face. On this put two inches OF soil.
Tben take q foJir-inch flower pot set IN
fbe centre draw the remainder Of the
soil around the pot. until the soil Is
about fonr inches deep, then giving tbs
pot a twist round withdraw is. This
leaves q hole four inches deep by four
vide. In this drop five or six seeds,
and cover to the depth Of three-quarters
of an inch. Over this place a pane Of
six by eight glass, pressing i lightly 70
tft close. I then give no more attention
till the plants are touching the glass.
Then 90 through, taking small stone
raise MP one end of the glass with Il (;
this admits Of q circulation Of air over
the plants and hardens them. In about
three DAYS more remove the glass en-
tirefy. By this time they viii be IN the
rough leaf thin out to three plants IN
a hill, draw q little fine soil around
them, MP as high as the seed leaf, and
the work Is done.
Year: 1874

O'e e1nargarine-which Is counterfet t
butter-is giving a great deal of trou
BILE. 1t is a fine, long name for the con-
centrated sence of astiness, the arti-
Gle being made from fat and filth, and
colored with something that may be
poisonous, though poison would not
seem to be necessary to render such a
production dangerous and repulsive.
1t is only the fine name, however, that
is new, counterfeiting butter being as
old as rascality,-and that is as old as
humanity. No one knows who invented
or discovered butter, but we do know
that it was counterfeited rs soon as nj n
awoke to the excellence there was in the
plan of buttering their bread on both
sides,-which created demand for t,
and that caused counterfeiting Good
butter is a sweet thing, and-when you
can't get anything better-nothing Is
better than new and we'll made bread
and pure butter bat were no butter to
be eaten, men would be all the better
for their abstinence from all use of the
golden grease.
Year: 1874

One of tFs most remarkable escapes
ever made was made by NJ. de Chateau
brun during the Reign Of Terror IN Par
is. He was sent to execution with
twenty other prisoners but after the
fifteenth head had fallen the guiliosine
got out Of order, and q workman was
sent for to repair it. The six remaining
victims were left standing IN front Of
the machine with their hands tied be
hind them. A French crowd is very
curious, and the people kept pressing
forward to see the man arranging the
guillotine. By degrees NJ. de Chateau
brun, who was to the rear of his COM
panions, found himself in the front line
Of the spectators. then in the second,
and finally we'll behind those who had
come to see his head cut on. Before
the man could get the guill2tine in
working order night began to fall, and
M. de Chnteaubrun slipped away.
When in the ChsEps Elysees he told q
man that a wag had tied his hands and
robbed him Of his hat, and this simple
individual cut him free. A few days
later If. de Chateauhrun escaped from
France.
Year: 1874

through the upper decks almost smoth-
ering the pilots and inducing them to
believe the steamer was on FIRE. Not a
man Of them moved, but, elinging to
the wheel with all their strength for
twenty minutes, they kept her to the
wind, and running under the shelter of
the island, the steamer was safe. The
storm subsided as fast as it had risen,
and, backing out, the steamer contin-
ued on her way down the river.
Year: 1874

The penal marks yOu see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sab
scripsior IS out or unpaid, and that
yon are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure In extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons,
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
We are forced TO adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you VIII comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such n
coarse, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit yonr favor.


81 We enter - new names on our
Docks without the money IN ai~1' 90.
Year: 1874

The bottom dropped out. Everybody should


know the best place to buy.


We keep general stock Of dry goods,
groceries, clothing, hats and caps boots
and shoes, trunks, straw goods, in fact al
most everything needed for family or indi-
vidual use.


We can, and will do you good if you will
give US chance. Call and see us every
body, and we viii give you good goods at
low prices. Money saved is money made,
come at once and satisfy yourselves we
are always ready and willing to exhibit our
goods, and we propose to do business on an
economical cash principle and invariably
to do the fair and square thing.


We have few ladies, straw hats and
parasols left which we will sell at cost. =


Come and see what we can and will do. ,
SIMMONS g. STRANDNES.
Cor. Main & Bush street
Red Wing MINI.
Year: 1874

10 farmers wanting first class machinery
l can offer the following machines with
full confidence that they will give entire
satisfaction-to wit:


The LITTLE CHAMPION Self Rake Reaper
cutting six feet wide and the lightest
draught Of any reaper in the market.


The GAMHARr HARVESTER the most COM
plete Of any harvester made; heretofore. It
is so arranged that the binders sit down
while doing their work. The Sickle Bar
is made Of Wrought Iron and by q simple
device can be raised or lowered so that it
will cut the worst tangled grain as easy as
the best reapers can do it.


The MEADOW KING MOWER for lishtness
Of draught, simplicity and durability, stands
without rival.


have also superior HORSE RAKE and
other Machinery and Implements which l
Year: 1874

The tax-law Of last winter is working
beautifully. The general tax-law, with its
stringent provisions for the collection Of
taxes, supplemented by the law for the COL
lection Of delinquent taxes, has more than
vindicated the salutary nature Of those
provisions which evoked such howl Of
rage from the chronic delinquents who
never pay their taxes, if they can help it,
in far prompter payment Of current tax
es in nearly every county than in any pre-
vious year, and in a very general settle
ment Of the delinquent taxes which have
been accumulating for years in every
county.


Nearly all the County Treasurers send
up the same report Of the wholesome effect
Of the law in the punctual and general pay
ment Of taxes before June 1st.


We admit the law works "beautiful
ly," SO does Colts revolver when a
brigand pokes one in your face, simply
remarking "your money or your life"
Of course the County Treasurers are
jubilant to the extent Of the increase Of
their fees. They know exactly where
the fun comes in, and they admire the
legal machine as much as the inventor
did the guillotine, because it takes off
heads so beautifully" and rapidly.


Strange that men, long accustomed to
fix their thoughts upon the philosophy
of political life, will be led to argue
that the welfare of the people depends
upon we'll filled public treasury, when
a moments reflection in the right direc-
tion will prove exactly the contrary
doctrine. Money is never as we'll man
aged for the good of the State and peo-
pie: as by the men who earn it by hard
labor. Every dollar forced from them,
under color Of law, beyond the absolute
necessities of the State, is not only op-
pressive robbery, but it checks the
growth and prosperity of the coun-
try.


a law that will confscate poor mans
home and turn him out homeless and
helpless for few dollars tax, is an un-
just and bad law. A law which sacri-
fees the poor to be revenged upon the
rich, is both foolish and bad law.
The rich protect themselves, the poor
are cramped. 4
RESULTS OF a FALSE ARGUMENT.


The Pioneer in argument, reaches the
legitimate results Of its false position,
Year: 1874

Editors OF the Register.


Do you know when locust year
comes? In reading the REGISTER l
would suppose that locust year came 10
Wheeling about once in two years.
Please do not, after all the locust sea-
son is over, say that this is locust yea''
| have had some faith in you, al,
though | may never have seen you' ous
that laith is lost.


ln this latitude the first locust year
that Can remember was in li9o, the
next was in 1912, the next in 1872 and
the next 1863. Now. please do no, no,
scare us by saying that locust gear Will
come before 1880.


AN OLD MAN.
Year: 1874

In Nashua, N. H., sayslan exchange,
resides o young girl whose pitiful lot
excites the deepest sympathy, yet for
whom sympathy can do but little In
alienation Of the sad misfortune which
has darkened her life. When q child
she was terribly yscalded about the head
and face, and although she survived
her injuries, she was thenceforth dis.
figured for life, and the rosy face Of
childhood was changed to a mask-a
trayesty on the human countenance-
absolutely frightful in lie hideousness.
In LEVEL, Mass, where she once lived,
30 great was the horror excited by her
appearance that she was forbidden by
the authorities 10 show herself on tho
streets. AT Nashua she yentured out
the other day, and several ladies faint
ed at sight Of her, and o cry 10 now
made upon the authorities Of that place
to forbid her appearance on the streets.
What o mournlul fate is hers To
live through the terrible physical suffer-
ing only 10 endure honceforward o
keener mental anguish In the knowl-
edge that she Is thing Of horror, 10 be
abhorred and Stunned by human kind,
with no hope In the future except the
grave, which shall hide her deformities
from the gaze Of her fellow beings.
Year: 1874

A friend of ours, who has tried it,
says he prevents frost in his cellar by
pasting the walls and the cealing over
with tour or five thieknesses Of old
newspapers, curtain of the same ma
terial being slso pasted over the small
low windows at the top OF the cellar
The papers were pasted TO the bare
ioists overhead, leaving an air space be-
tween them and the floor He reports
that the papers carried hisroots through
last winter, though the cellar was left
unbanked, and he is confident they have
made the cellar frost proof,


Whatever paper is employed, it will
be necessary to sweep down the wells
thoroughly. and to use very strong
size to hold the paper to The stones =
1t is not necessary to press the paper
down into all the deplessAns of. the
wall every air space between it is an
additional defense against .he cold.
Year: 1874

In the Gazette of Friday, we find the
full decision of Hon. j. j. Clendenin,
Judge Of the Seventh Judicial District,
rendered Thursday, on the application OF
G. c. Reed, jr. tor mandamus TO compel
the State Treasurer to comply with the
Convention ordinance arpropriating GER
tain trus. funds to pay the contingent eX-
penscs Of The Convention aud to run the
State government. The Judge holds
there is only about $1,000 which can be
used under The Convention ordinance
that is the general fund arising from
other sources than the sale of govern
ment lands He holds that the sinking
fund cannot be touched, being already
pledged by an act of the Legislature for
another debt We understand the Treas
urer has appealed from the decision of
the court as to the Sl600-so it is now
quite plain that the Convention must
make other provisions for running the
government, for even should the decision
of the court be sustained $780, to use q
common expression, won't be drop in
the bucket
Year: 1874

Hon. b. J. Brown of Crawford county serv-
ed his constituents with marked ability, anc
stood by them in the hottest of the light. ano
why not place him before the people fol
Congress ?--Fou Smith Independent,


The conservative people Of the District
have no better friend than the gentleman
complimented above. Should lie be nominal
ed his election will be assured. and the dis
,rict admirably represented in Congress- -
Litiie Rock Guzette.


The above are from TWO of tho leading
Democratic papers in this Congressional
District. 1t has been only day or two,
since the Hon. j. Brown consented to
announce himself q candidate for the
nomination of the Democratic Conserva-
tive party Of the 81 Congressional Dis
trict at the approaching cleo ion.
For young man, Mr. Brown is per
haps better and more favorably known
throughout the State than any other gen
tleman who aspires to this position. A
native born Arkansian; raised at the
Plow. the high position he occupies to-
day with the people is owing to his own
individual and indefatigable efrorts-he
is truly q self made man.


As an energetic, watchful, faithful
member, he would not be exceled by any
in Congress in looking after the varied
interests of his constituents.


The prompt and decided stand he took
for the people Of Arkansas in the late
Brooks rebellion has endeared him to the
yeop'e of the whole State aud placed him
in the front rank of the young Democra
cy. He goes before the Democratic Con
servative Convention fully and frankly
pledged 10 abide its decision, and no one
will more readily yield his claims to the
will OF the majority, or give the nominee
(if it be other than himself) more hearty
support than he.


Mr.. Brown goes before the voters of
the District pledged to the support of the
ticket to be put out at the Democratic
Conservative 9Th of September State
| Convention, at Little Rock, and will ask
the nomination at the hands Of no Con
gressional Convention, not in harmony
with the proceedings Of that assembly.


We say this much as coming from the
home of this gentleman,--if nominated
he will be elected and will prove himself
u member of Congress worthy OF the
high trust imposed in him by the people
of the District.
Year: 1874

EY' Four men, representing them
selves the Democratic County Commit
tee of Sebastian county, met on the 25th,
and appointed Delegation to attend the
State Convention at Little Rock, and in
s,ruc,ed them to leave the Convention il
Baxter should be nominated. They were
afraid to trust the people with the choice
of the Delegates. No Delegation should
be allowed to take part in the Conven.
ton that will not first pledge themselves
to abide its action.