The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 27, 1900, Image 4
m * twilight.
TV sun is low, the tide is high.
The sk.v as red as woman's lips.
Shows red in the river's reflected glow,
I Save the silver line where the oarsman
dips;
Strang*, subtle hour, that no spell can
stay,
A link 'twixt tomorrow and yesterday.
?Louise Ijams Lander.
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1 REYOLTOF HOSES, f;
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Not the Moses of sacred historyjust
plain Moses Smith, farmer, aged
(JO; tall, with stooping shoulders; face
furrowed with wrinkles, that is, the
part visible above his grizzled beard;
eyes gray and sleepy, ye with a kindly
light in their faded depths. Sarah
Ann, his wife, was also tall but
straight, carrying her head stiffly erect
Her blue eyes were very vide open;
her brtwn hair, in which were only
a few silver threads, was always
smooth, and her thin red lips had a i
fashion of closing that Moses well Jinp
derstood.
For 30 years they had dwelt together.
In all these years Mrs. Smith had
commanded Moses and Moses had
P obeyed. There had been bnt few occa|
sions on which he had advanced
[If 'opinions of his own. But this fair ,
morning, when the sun was, in countless
dewdrops, multiplying bis own
< : brightness, and the south wind wooed
|? the rosebuds into perfect bloom, '
Moses Smith determined to have for
once, at least, his own way.
f Two weeks before he had heard his
?|g;~ wife say to a neighbor,?
; , "Anybody can wind Moses ronnd
V-**i. -*r * VI. _u>k,iAeg. true
[ises uiew uis hcuucw, > ??
it his wife knew it, for did
H him of it every day? But
it with another! That was
He had pondered the matlays,
and his mind was fully
to this day assert himself,
his breakfast of toast, fried
ham, coffee and molasses
his usual silent .way. As
from the table Mrs. Smith
you to churn right away,
re it gets so hot."
int. Ill be back from the
" and he slouched off at his
aith entered, the pantry,
ap door that led to the celjscending,
saw that the jar
was ready for the churn,
rent about heru?ual morning
a short time she heard her
voice at the kitchen door,
ilr cream ready V
se It is. But you hain't got
tiave. I jest drawed three
N * . ** ' '' \I
oses Smith, I hain't heard
it into the woodhouse."
you didn't I'm going to
finder the apple tree."
:s an ominous silence.
Mis. Smith persisted in using an old
fashioned dash churn. In warm *
E weather this chum was placed in a
tub of cold water, drawn with a windlass
from the stone-lined well by the
^ httehen door. .A few steps from the
fe well stood a gnarled old apple tree,
t whose spreading branches made a
; canopy of breezy shade.' Moses had
M ' many tinfeT hinted a desire to do the
churning here instead of in the woodhouse,
but his wife always forbade.
"Ton bring that tub of water into
~ the woodhodse. The churn Is out
; there, all ready, and you see to it you
? don't spatter the cream when you
| She weftt np-stairs, opened the windows
of her sleeping room and put the
bed to air. She also tidied her careful,
ly kept sitting-room. When she went
| r ' again to the kitchen, she stood for an
r Instant transfixed with astonishment
H by the picture framed by the< open
P Under the apple tree stood her husband.
his straw hat laid aside, while
;both hands grasped the chum dasher,
slowly propelling it up and down.
"Moses Smith T'Sarah Ann pushed
open the s^-een arid advanced to his
- "Yes. As to what I meant by bring5
In* the cream out here, I meant to
chum it thaf s alL"
"Well, you won't do it here. You
carry that churn straight into the
woodhouse. I don't see what does
make yon act so like a fool, Moses
Smith"
"I hain't aetin' like a fool Sary Ann.
I can churn jest as well out here. It's
a real pleasure to listen to the mother
?||k robin over Render and to see the stmshine
peepirf through the leaves."
MHumpii!it>oetry and work don't go
BEE well together. Why don't yon do as I
tell yon T
II Mr. Smith dropped both hands from
^7 the churn dasher, drew himself up
& as straight as was possible after stoop{
> lug so many years, and said distinct "Cause
I don't want to."
"I don't care what you want" Mrs.
Smith returned angrily. "I tell yon
Bj|y % ' not to phurn another .stroke here. I
"Sary Ann," Moses leaned one arm
? . reflectively against the tree; "I don't
pf care a mite whether I churn or not,
. but if I .do it will be right here and
Jar*' nowhere else."
$3*_. . 3
. For a mnmpnt cho was enooAhlace
"Fd like to know what you mean,"
| she gasped. "The idea of talking
m like " '
"Never mind. The question 'pears to
be, shall I churn or not? I tell you
plain, if I do, it will be right here."
What did it mean? And he had
twice interrupted her! Mrs. Smith was
not vanquished, but she was so confused
that a truce seemed the best
, thing she could think of.
. "Do as you like," she said shortly, j
walking away and slamming the door ;
behind her.
Moses took her at her word. An j
hour later she found that, after finish- j
ing the churning, he had carried the i
churn and contents to the place where j
she usually worked the butter. She j
was still undecided what to think of J
her husband's daring. However, j
things seemed otherwise much as
ever, for it was not until they were
seated at the dinner table that Moses
z again asserted himself.
*'Why don't you take it. then?" pushing
the plate toward him. The plate
held two crusts.
Moses shook his head.
, . "That's too dry. You know my teeth
^ir poor. You can feed that to thp
chickens, and I'll take some of the
new j\>u baked today."
M??3es thereupon rose and walked
to th? pantry. Here on a table lay
half a dozen loaves, fresh from the
oven. He took up a brown crusted
one and a knife.
"Moses Smith! Air yon crazy? Don't
you hear me? I say, you needn't cut
that loaf of bread. This bread's good
enough."
It was too late. Already the sharp
knife had severed two slices from the
loaf.
"What do you mean?" the woman
shrieked. "What do you mean, Moses
Smith?"
"Xow see here, Sary Ann, I'll tell
you what I mean. I mean to have
some new bread, that's all," and back
to the table he strode, bread in hand.
Mrs. Smith did not return to the
table. Her husband saw little of her
the remainder of the day. She retired
early, and when Moses came up to bed
she was asleep, apparently.
The next morning Mrs. Smith had regained
the use of her tongue and ignoring
Moses' declaration of independence,
scolded heartily about everything
else. Moses bore it in silence,
retreating to the barn as soon as possible.
It was Saturday. On the afternoon
of that day the Smiths usually drove
to Ovid, three miles distant, with
farm produce. This particular afternoon
Mrs. Smith arrayed herself in her best
cashmere and Sunday bonnet.
"I'm going to the missionary meeting
at Sister Swin's," she announced, as
Moses lifted the jar of butter into the
back of the buggy. "Here is a basket
of cottage cheese. You can drive round
on Maple stteet and sell it out. Be sure
you go to the back doors, and they'll
give you five cents for two balls.
There's just GO balls?a dollar and a
halfs worth. I want the money to
make out 10 dollars I'm going to lend
Widow Green. She'll pay me 50 cents
for the use of it three months. Now
don't step on my dress," as he clumsily
took his place at her side.
"Fifty cents for three months."
Moses slapped the fat horse with the
lines. "That'll be two dollars for a
year. Two dollars for ten dollars. Let
me see?why, Sary Ann, that's 20 per
cent"
"What if it is?"
There was a brief pause, then Moses
began again.
"Bat, Sary Ann, Widder Green is
awful poor. Why don't you lend her
the money for nofhin'? It's to finish
payin' for her sewin' machine, and
there's only you and me, and we've
got two thousand dollars ahead, 'sides
the farm."
"If you can't talk sense, do keep
stilL Lend it for nothin'. Indeed! Be
sure you understand 'bout the cheese."
"See here, Sar^Ann, I shan't peddle
out your cheese for any such purpose.
You can do it or I'll take it to the
store. But I don't do such work, while
you air to missionary meetin', to get
the money fur you to grind down the
poor with, that's all."
Moses deposited his vrife at Mrs.
Swin's gate and clrove off, making no
reply to the command she hurriedly
whispered as she saw her hostess at
the door. Surely he would not fail her
this time. He would do the errand,
for Moses disliked waste. She was
sure that it would be all right, notwithstanding
his queer freaks of yes- j
terday. So she dismissed the subject !
from her mind, and three hours later I
found him waiting for her in the appointed
place. She clambered to her
seat and they started home in silence.
"Have a good meetin'?" he ventured
at last
"Yes, we did," was her testy reply.
They were within half a mile of ;
home when Moses dropped a handful
of change in her lap.
"Money for your cheese," he said
quietly.
She counted it twice.
"There's only 75 cents. Where's the
rest?"
'That's all there is," he declared j
doggedly. "I told yon I shouldn't j
peddle it out Golden took 45 bails, j
three for five cents, at the store. I I
give old Mrs. Blake five balls, and that j
Morley girl, who is tryin' so hard to j
support her little brothers, the rest j
They both belong to our church, you
know."
No reply. *When they reached the
house, as Mrs. Smith stepped upon the j
ground ^he looked into her husband's
face.
"Once for all, I ask you what do you
mean, Moses Smith?"
"Well, now, Sary Ann, I don't mind
tellin' you I never promised to obey
you, but I've done it fur 30 year. I'm
through now, that's all."
Without a word she walked into
the house. When Moses entered an
hour later he found his favorite cream i
biscuits and fresh gingerbread for supper.
Mrs. Smith talked, told her husband
about the missionary meeting,
and ended by asking him if he would
step over to Mrs. Green's for her.
"Tell her I will have that ten dollars
for the first of the week; and tell her I
shan't be in any hurry for it, and to
never mind any interest."
Moses made no reply, but hastened
on his errand.?Waverly Magazine.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Search others for their virtues, and
thyself for thy vices.?Fuller.
Trust that man in nothing who has
not a conscience in everything.?
Sterne.
To the noble mind, rich gifts wax
poor when givers prove unkind.?
Shakespeare.
Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation;
you do not find it among gross
people.?J ohnson.
Every evil to which'we succumb is
a benefactor: we gain strength of the
temptation we resist.?Emerson.
'Tis now the summer of your youth.
Time has not cropt the roses from
your cheek, though sorrow long has
watched them.?Moore.
It is as impossible for a man to be
cheated by any one but himself, as
for a thing to be and not to be at
the same time.?Emerson.
The truest help we can offer to an
afflicted man is, not to take his burden
from him, but to call out his best
strength that he may be able to bear
the burden.?Phillip Brooks.
This, this should be our ceaseless
work; to crush the enemy within ourselves;
daily to get a braver hold on
him: and win some ground upon the
better path.?Thomas A. Kempis.
Petty cares need great affections
to prevent them from disturbing our
temi>ers. Small, insistent and troublesome
tasks require large ends and
aims, that they may be diligently and
; f.-.lthfully peformed?Henry W. Crossj
key.
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SCIENCE NOTES.
Sea birds, and especially gulls, cluster
near the coast on cliffs in foggy
weather, and their cries warn seamen
of the proximity of land.
A Swiss genius has invented a pith
cloak weighing about one pound which
will hold up a fully equipped soldier
on the surface of the water. Successful
experiments were made recently on
the Lake of Zurich. The cloak is provided
with waterproof pockets in
which food and drink may be car- :
ried as well as blue lights in case the '
wearer is shipwrecked in the night
i
Nature at times grafts a branch into 1
another or into the trunk of the tree, |
probably when friction wears off the
bark down tn the rrrowinsr laver, so
that union is possible. In all grafting,
it is essential that the inner lever of
the bark come into contact with that
of the stock in which the graft is
made, though it be only on one side of
the graft, as in cleft or split grafting.
When turned out at pasture all horses
except those which are crippled by
disease or injury, lie down at night
with their legs folded beneath their
bodies. Some of the short-limbed and
thick jointed animals, such as the elephant,
hippopotaums and rhinoceros,
find a difficulty in bending their legs
under them after the manner of their
more slender kindred. Hence they
sleep upon their sides in a piglike attitude.
. Meteors may be observed practically
the whole year round, except when
clouds or moonlight interferes; yet
one month ranks pre-eminently as the
meteor month?the month of August.
It is only in recent years that our
knowledge of these natural fireworks i
has made any real advance. By the t
labors of a very few observers, one of j
wnom, mr. uennzng, may do sam iu c
have outweighed all others put togeth- t
er in the value and number of his re- t
suits, we know of many hundreds of
radiant points, and they have been 1
shown to be not mere distempers of *
the air, but bodies of a truly planetary j
nature, traveling round the sun, in orbits
as defined as that of the earth it- (
self. j
? 1
t
Lord Rayleigh, in discussing our ^
ability to tell the direction from which t
sound proceeds, calls attention to an r
interesting difference between th^eyes <
and ears with regard to the size of the
waves that strike them. The average i
wave length of light is about one ten- ^
thousandth of the diameter of the pu- i
pil of the eye. On the other hand, "the ?
waves of sound issuing from a man's t
mouth," says Lord Rayleigh, "are <
about eight feet long, whereas the di- ?
ameter of the passage of the ear is
quite small and could not well have 8
been made a large multiple of eight e
feet." One consequence of the minute- 1
ness of light waves in comparison with
the size of the eyes is that the lenses (
of the eyes are able to concentrate rays 6
of light upon the retina with great *
i efficiency.
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The Evolution of the Corset. r
A lamentable spectacle was present- B
ed by the barbarous corsets on view t
at the Paris exhibition composed of
iron and pieces of canvas, shapeless c
and without grace, which imprisoned
the delicate forms of queens of fash- a
Ion of bygone periods. The corset t
had its origin in Italy and was in- *
! frrvm that cmintrv into 0
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I France . by Catherine de Medicis. f
i Alary Stuart and Diane de Poictiers ^
! did not however, follow the fashion. 1
But it was admitted by all the ladies e
of the French court that it was ini
dispensable to the beauty of the fe!
male figure and was therefore adopted
! by them. . !
j The corset in those days was in its
I infancy, an<\ It assumed more of the
i rough character of a knight's cuirass, j
The frame was entirely of iron, and c
the velvet which decorated the ex- s
terior hid a frightful and cumbersome i
machine. In contradistinction to these t
Is the modern corset made of light, *
pretty materials embroidered, berib- ]
' boned and decked with lace like a *
bride's bouquet (
]
Dampness and Health.
The influence of damp weather upon .
! the sensitive man is remarkable, says
the Medical Brief. If there is a sore
i spot anywhere it hurts worse. Latent
weakness of any of the organs is
; brought out by congestion and irregularity
of function. Suppressed coughs <
; start into activity. Neuralgic nerves
speak out. Old chronic rheumatism
renews its life. Corns are aggravated, j
The pulse is slow, the heart weak, |
i the blood vessels lack tone, the muscles j
are flabby. The venous and lymphatic t
I systems become engorged. The mind (
is languid and clouded. There is a <
[ general depression of vitality. I
;? Damp weather favors the develop'
ment of septic and typhoid states. Sick ?
people should be protected from J
its influence as much as 1
; possible by building open fires
in the sick room, clothing them
: in flannels, rubbing them, increasing ,
the food supply, and giving drugs of a
stimulating and supporting character
1 temporarily, such as strychnine, qui- (
i nine, etc.
]
Instrnment for Dehorning Cattle.
Dehorning cattle has brought a new j
instrument into the equipment of a
range. It is a steel apparatus with 1
. handles about three feet long, and rl- j
together weighing 13 pounds. It has
two sharp knives, one stationary and (
one movable, and resembles a tree
pruning fork. When the handles are
apart the knives are open and will encircle
the largest cattle horns. When
the handles are pinched together the
knives close, and in a twinkling the
horns are severed clean and smooth.
A gang of five men will dehorn o50
cattle in a day. Carload lots of cattle
horns are shipped from Aii^ona and
New Mexico frequently-. Manufacturers
of buttons, glue, combs and phosphate
a^e the main buv.rs of cattle
horns. The shippers pac the cattlemen
from two to two and one-half cents a
pound for 'hem.
Death of Dictons* Doable.
The funeral of Charles Dickens'
double, as Mr. John Baird of Chatham
was described when the great novelist
resided at Gad's Hill, took place at
Giilingbam, says the Westminister
Gazette, amid many manifestations of
respect. The late Mr. Baird who was
in his 91st year, had bien chairman
of the local water works company for
nearly half a century. His likeness to
Charles Dickens, both in features and
physique, was most remaikable. and
caused many amusing mistakes in the
Ufa time of the novelist
c
SENATE RATIFIES TREATY.
Vote Was Fifty-five to Eighteen,
Six More Than the Requisite
Two-Thirds.
A Washington special says: The
Hay-Pauncefote treaty as amended under
the direction of the committee on
foreign affairs was ratified by the senate
Thursday afternooon by a vote of
fifty-five to eighteen, which is six
more than the requisite two-thirds of
those voting.'
The text of the treaty as amended
states its object as f,to facilitate the
construction of a ship canal to connect
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and to
that end to remove any objection which
may arise out of the convention of
April 19, 1850, commonly called the
Ulavton-Buiwer treatv. to the con
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struction of sucli canal under the
auspices of the government of the
United States, without impairing the
general principle of neutralization established
in article 8 of that convention."
Its provisions follow;.
The treaty, in its amended shape,
will be forwarded through the regular
channels to the British government
for its approval.
The most interesting vote was that
upon the Butler amendment to strike
out the fortifications clause, and on
this twenty-nine senators voted in the
affirmative and forty-five in the negative.
This vote of twenty-nine was
the highest vote polled by those who
sought to further amend the treaty.
"Article 1. It is agreed that the
;anal may be constructed under the
auspices of the government of the
United States, either directly at its
own cost, or by gift or loan of money
;o individuals or corporations or
through subscription to or purchase
of stock or shares, and that, subject to
the provisions of the present conven:ion,
the said government shall have
and eojoy all the rights incident to
such construction as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
"Art. 2. The high contracting paries
desiring to preserve and maintain
the 'general principle' of neutralization
established in article 8 of the
Ulayton-Bulwer convention, which
i.: 1 i?
jouvoiiwuu la uoicuy eupmaoucu,
idopt, as the basis of snch neutraliza;ion,
the following rules, substantially
is embodied in the convention between
jreat Britain and certain other powers,
signed at Constantinople October
19, 1888, for the free navigation of the
Suez maritime canal, that is to say:
44 41. The canal shall be free and open
n time of war as in time of peace, to the
vessels of commerce and of war to nil
jations, on terms of entire equality,
10 that there shall be no discriminaion
against* any nation or its citizens
>r subjects in respect of the conditions
>r charges of traffic or otherwise.
44 42. The canal shall never be blockided,
nor shall any right of war be exercised
nor any act of hostility be comnitted
within it.
44 43. Vessels of war of a belligerent
shall not revictnal nor take any
itores in the canal except so far as
nay be strictly 'necessary, and the
ransit of such vessels through the calal
shall be effected with the least pos;ible
delay, in accordance with the
egulations in force and with only
inch intermission as may result from
he necessities of the service.' "
(Rules 4, 5, 6 and 7 relate to matters
>f minor importance.)
"Art. 3. The present convention
hall be ratified by the president of
he United States, by and with the addce
and consent of the senate thereof,
tnd by her Britannic majesty; and the
atification shall be exchanged at
Vashington or at London within six
nonths from the date thereof, or
larlier possible. John Hay.
<4pat7NCEFOTK. "
WARSHIPS TO VENEZUELA.
7nit?<l States Minister Looinis May Need
"Backing: Up" In That Quarter.
On representations from interested
arties the state department has requested
the navy department to have
in American vessel remain for a time
n Venezuelan waters to give support
o any representations that United
States Minister Loomis may have to
nake to the Venezuelan government
n fcn nsnhnlt
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soncessions ' in that country. The
placing of a wftrship to his support is
believed to be with the purpose of
terminating v some of the many vexations
delays which are often experienced
in the tribunals of South American
countries.
GLOOM IN ENGLAND.
Dntlook In Sonth Africa Wont Than
.Since Boer War Started.
A London special says: The outlook
n South Africa is blacker than it has
Deen since the Boor war started. Reports
are being circulated in the clubs
idling of a widespread rebellion in
Uape Colony. This, it is said, is the
:auseof Lord Salisbury gloomy speech
ast Tuesday.
The situa tion is regarded with deepest
al arm, and it is feared that Lord
kitchener's supplies are in danger of
,>eing cut off.
PROTEST AGAINST FRANCHISES.
Chattanooga Citizen*. File a Sensational
Bill In Chancery Court.
A bill was filed in chancery at
Chattanooga, Tcnn., Wednesday by
prominent citizens and taxpayers, afc:acking
what ia known as the Wilcox
franchise ordinance, passed by the
^oard of aldermen several weeks ago,
;U which it was attempted to grant
lertain gentlemen in the city exclusive
'ranchises to all underground conduitprivileges.
as well as for a telephone
;xchange.
Parker Rye
NONE PURER,
NONE BETTER.
?^j| OLDSTYl|
ASK FOR IT AT ALL
dispensaries!
BIGGEST SALVAGE ON RECORD.
The Story of the St. Paul Aground With
$1,250,000 of Cold.
When the big American line steamship
St. Paul ran aground in a dense
fog on the Jersey beach near the lower
end of Long Branch, before daylight
on January 25, 1896, Captain Clark,
Lloyd's agent in New York, got word
of it at 4 o'clock in the mornine. He
cabled Instantly to London, and Lloyds
was in possession of the news at 8.3U
A. M. The St. Paul had been indulging
in a spurt of speed with the swift
Cunarder Campania, which in moderate
weather is nearly a knot faster
than the American ship; she got far
out of her course, missing the Fire Island
light, and drove up on the sands
of the Jersey coast. She was held in
the embrace of the shelving befich for
ten days. The Campania was also reported
to have touched bottom by an
observant life saver patrolling the
beach. Her commander and her
agents declared that this was not so,
1 A ?? /??mA rrlfK 1 n
UUl bile UUUUUL/lCUiJ LOUJC nuum i IV I.
of folks along the shore. In the cargo
of the St Paul were one and a quarter
millions In gold consigned to a firm In
New York. Arrangements were made
with the Merritt-Chapman Wrecking
Company to have the stranded liner
hauled off. She and her cargo, Including
the gold, were heavily insured.
After it was found that it was going
to be very difficult to float the big
ship, the consignees of the gold, who
needed it in their business, appealed
to Captain Clark as Lloyd's agent to
have it landed. It remained aboard
the vessel three days; the fact of it
being there rendered the underwriters
liable for a heavlef tax in the event of
the vessel being floated. Naturally,
the American line did not make any
strenuous efforts to have the bullion
discharged, and Just as naturally
Lloyd's were anxious to get it off as
quickly as possible; for in the event
of a storm arising and causing the destruction
of the ship, the gold would
have added so much more to the loss
of the underwriters. Captain Clark
chartered a steamer and offered to take
charge of the gold and land it. There
upon the captain obtained a promise
that the gold would be landed Immediately.
Thus the underwriters
were relieved of the further risk and
expense of floating the stranded ship.
The gold was transferred to the lighter
Haggerty down a sagging shute suggestive
stretch of canvas In bags,
kegs and boxes. Twelve men armed
with revolvers guarded the treasure
as it was transferred from a pier tp a
truck and taken to. a vault In Wall
street. The award of $166,000 for salvage
service In the case of the St Paul
was the largest ever obtained In an
Admiralty Court. The St Paul was
aground ten days. It was SAld that
she had not a plate bent or a rivet
storted.?S. A. Ward In Alnslee's.
The Bump of Mathematics.
A subject that is exciting considerable
discussion In European scientific
circles just now is "Where is the
bump of mathematics seated?" Gall
placed It at the highest and outer part
of the orbital edge. Moebius agreed
with him, from the fact that a portrait
of his grandfather (a noted geometrlcan)
exhibited this development.
This view receives additional weight
from the fact that a distinctive feature
of the female skull is the poor
develoDment of the orbital edge and
Holy City. The story of the dangers
to which Captain Burton was exposed
when in disguise he entered the temple
consecrated to the memory of Mahomet
and gazed upon the Kaaba has not yet
lost its picturesque and absorbing interest.
It is thought probable that
American locomotive engines will be
used on the projected line, as ttey are
used on so many other railroads outside
of the United States. Could anything
more incongruous and startling
be imagined than the thought that the
shriek of the whistle of an engine constructed
on the banks of the Delaware
may in a few years startle the echoes
of Mecca and Medina ? Was ever vision
of the Prophet himself more amazing
and suggestive!
the additional fact that men whose
heads resemble women's in this respect
are usually as poor at figures
as are the majority of women. The
masks of Goethe and Beethoven are
cited as illustrations of this fact.
Moebius, however, goes further and
located the mathematical seat in the
third frontal circumvolution. This
circumvolution, prominent in man, is
missing in animals, but the back part
of it being known to belong to articulate
speech, and as animals are equally
deficient in speech and mathematical
ability, Moebius claims that Its absence
in animals and its presence in
man point to it logically as the seat
of the faculty in-question. This, however,
remains to be proved, and as the
opportunties for autopsies on distinguished
mathematicians are extremely
rare It may be long before the
question is satisfactorily settled. In
the meantime our phrenological
friends may find It a frulthil theme foi
study and discussion.?Health Magazine.
Cycle Paths In New Zealand,
Cyclists In New Zealand are strenuously
agitating to have cycling paths
laid down along the principal thoroughfares
in the colony, especially in
the vicinity of cities. Many of the
roads of the colony are roughly made
and in some instances only partially
formed and the majority of them are
indifferent roads for cycling. The
scheme of the cyclists Is that all cycles
and cycle owners should be taxed,
the'proceeds to be utilized in laying
down cinder tracks. A bill legalizing
this proposal and creating cycle boards
to collect the tax and form and main
tain the cycle paths has been drafted
and will be presented to parliament
whenever it has received the full sanction
and approval of the cyclists.
Meanwhile the cyclists in some of the
principal cities are combining to improve
existing roads by voluntary subscriptions.
Should the taxation
scheme go through New Zealand
should soon be reticulated with cycling
tracks as the cyclists are a numerous
body in the colony and a small cycle
tax would result in the raising of a
considerable sum of money.
Railroad for Pilgrims.
It is now proposed to build a railroad
between Damascus and Mecca,
the chief use of which will be to carry
Mahometan pilgrims to and from the
Arabian city which is so much revered
among the devout believers in the
Evoran. Earlier in the century it was
death for any foreigner if he were
caught within the boundaries of the
THE CASEIN INDUSTRY.
New Use For Buttermilk-Transformed i
Into Buttons and Glue.
The most malignant opponent of i
trusts can scarcely take exception to
the one which in the last ten years
haa developed the casein Industry of
this country Into one of tf?e best investments
for both the farmer and
the manufacturer. It is not bo long
ago that buttermilk was such a drug
on the market that it was regarded as
a food for pigs or as a waste substance
to be thrown away. This has
been changed, and, where formerly the
dairyman obtained nothing for the liquid.
he now converts it into casein,
either in his own dairy or in a factory
owned by the Casein Trust. Casein is
an albumenose substance, best known
to the average citizen in the form of
cheese. It contains as much nitrogen
as meat, more than eggs, and much I
J more than fish. Its food value is j
| therefore very high. Thus far this j
feature has not been utilized in the
United States, all of our own casein
being used for other industries, but
vast quantities go to France and Germany,
where they are transformed
into artificial foods. The manufacture
is now up in the millions of pounds,
and is increasing annually. Some is
converted into buttons. This is done
by mixing the casein with fine clay
and other inorganic materials made
into a paste, rolled, stamped and
baked. It makes a light, glossy and
handsome button, and is .much
stronger than the one made of chinaware
alone. In the matter of small
buttons and studs, it can be made iridescent
or colored to suit the public
fancjt
Thus far in our own land casein has
been put to low utilitarian purposes.
By chemical treatment it is changed
into a very strong glue, which is used
in making veneers. Several great
cooperages out West now make barrel
heads of these veneers, and save
one or two pounds of weight, and at
the same time get a stronger and
handsomer barrel head. These veneers
are also employed for chair
seats, car seats, sounding boards and
piano cases. A second use is as constituent
of paper pulp. Casein is
snow white, and, when mixed with
wood pulp, straw pulp and similar
bodies, gives a whiter and clearer
product, and also one that is less brittle
and more durable. This mixed
pulp is made into paper for newspapers,
writing papers, "wall paper and
paper bags. The white boxes which
the more enterprising shoe dealers and i
department stores now affect are re- I
suits of this industry. v
Casein mingled with lime makes a
liquid covering intermediate between
whitewash and paint, which possesses
a handsome gloss, and Is very much
cheaper than the latter. The lime reacts
upon it and makes it both waterDroof
and. to a certain extent fire
proof. As a finish for fine leather
goods it Is now employed in at least
fifty of the leading works of the country.
It is particularly adapted for fine
kids, goat skins, dog skins, calf, and
sheep skins. It Is also used as a finish
for. the outside of lead pencils, penholders,
and other wooden wares.?New
York Post
. i
A New Barometer.
At the recent meeting of the British
Association, A. 8. Davis, or Leeds,
showed a most interesting barometer.
A glass tube ten inches long and an
inch in diameter ends in a bulb below
and reaches above into a mercury basin.
The mercury flows down the tube,
compressing the air. When not in use
the barometer, with its stand, is kept
upside down. It is inverted for use,
I and a reading quickly taken when the
column has come to a standstill. When
the ordinary barometer rises this one
falls. The tube is water-jacketed, and
a calcium chloride tube is inserted to
dry the small quantity of air.sucked
in. The readings are said to be very
accurate, though the range of each instrument
is small.?Scientific Ameri:
can.
Fire a Shot 20 Miles.
The United States will fire a thousand
pound shot twenty miles which will be a
. record-breaker for the distance.. The gun
from wbloh It is to be fired will be a marvel
1 I of American ingenuity, and workmanship.
1 Another martel of American ingenuity is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. For fifty years
It has been the only medicine' to cure constipation,
indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness
and by its direct action on the kidneys
prevents rheumatism.
. ' ' . > '
An Unprejudiced Welcome.
Come, Oora Paul Kruger, o'er the sea:
Our country's great and wide and free;
Some folk will give you empathy
And those who don't trill let you be.
The Beet Prescription for Chills
end Fevsr Is a bottle of Gboti's Tast*l*ss
Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine in
h issieless form. No cure?no pay. Price 30c.
Bis Stock In Trade.
"A writer of historical novels has to show a lot
of history, d esn't he?"
"Not at all. but be can't get along without a
lively imagination."
Best For the Bowels*
No matter what alls yon, headache to a
oatfcer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put rignt. Cascarets help
nature, cure you without a gripe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost yon
just 10 eents to start getting your health
oaok. Casca&ets Candy Cathartlo, the
fgenuine, put up in metal boxes, every tabet
has C.C.O. stamped on It. Beware of
imitations.
Tragedy.
She?If you had no idea when we could get
mai rled why did you propoee t > me?
" 1 o tell the tru'h, darling, I had no Idea yon
would accept me."
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars ReWard for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. ChSNky A CO.. Toledo, O.
We, the unde signed, have known F J. Che,
ney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfec
ly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out amy obligation
made by their firm.
West A Trcax, m holesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Waldino, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle Sold by all Diugglsts.
Hall's Family l'llls are the beet.
No Barrier.
"I shouldn't think you would care to be engaged
to such an elderly man."
Why not? It doesn't interfere with my other
engagements."
Plso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for cou ?hs and colds.?N. W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900.
A Peculiar Case.
"Bobbins left a fine record; he was everybody
e friend."
- - al?ha. 1?
"168, and Q6 WBSII t iu siiuc.
Jlr*. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chlldreu
leetblnp. softens the gums, reduces Inflammation.
allays pain, cures wind colic. 26c. a bottle.
Conscious Guilt.
Asklt?I* loafer a lazy man?
Tellit-Lazy? Why. he has killed so much
time he is ashamed to look a cloch In the face.
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Perforated Watch Pocket!
Writing from Roseland, N. C., a subscriber
says: "For the last year or
two I have had In mind the benefit to
be derived from a pocket for carrying
a watch either In waistcoat or
trousers, which had perforation in the
bottom, for the purpose of letting all
dust, particles of sand, lint or dirt of
any kind pass through. Scarcely any
one, on taking a watch from the
pocket and turning the latter inside
out, can fall to find a greater or less
quantity of such dirt. This is not good
for the watch, as comparatively few
watch cases are absolutely dust proof.
Carrying a watch in such a lot of dirt
and dust is sure to result in some of
the dirt working through the case."?
New York Tribune.
Views.
Owing chiefly to their blindness,
men hold many and varied views.?
Detroit Journal.
It is confidently asserted that the large
decrease in infant mortality in this country
during the past decade has been brought
about in no small measure by the universal
use of Castoria?it being in almost every
Vl/MT1??
The Wife's Gentle Beminder.
Jf you (rive a man a list,
Les9 his memory fail to prick him,
Put it In his pocket?hist!
Pin it in so the pin will stick him.
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To Care a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxatitx Bromo Qcihinr Tablbts. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature is on each box.
A Scientist at Work.
"How did you com? to be a professional beg.
gar?"
"1 ain't no professional beggar. I'm emplyedtogllup
statistics on how many heart,
less people they is in this town."
Don't drink too much water when cycling.
Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti is an
excellent substitute.
What He Did.
Kentnckiatt?He called me a liar. sir.
New Yorker- And what did you do?
Kentuckian? I went to the funeral.
Tvtkax Fadxlxss Drrsdonot spot, streak
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appearance.
Sold by all druggists. 1
His Banishment.
She?rd never have married you If I'd hate
known you would become deaf.
He?I should have never become deaf If I
hadn't married you.
Carter's Ink has a good deep color and it
does not strain the eyes, cartel's dbesnt fade.
Right In Bit Line.
'She always said she was going to marry a
military man."
"Oh, well, the one she got la pretty good at
'soldiering,' "?Phlladephla Bulletins.
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King Richard in a Kitchen*
"Actorafof the old school did not have
the gorgeous stage settings of the
present," said Mr. George Gardiner,
the veteran stage manager, the other
night, as he gazed at the stage in
Ford's opera house, while 111 a reminiscent
mood. "I remember once we
were playing Southern towns With Ed
will XKWUJ, K11U WSlllCU Ul put. VII
'Richard II.' No special scenery was
carried for this, and I was told to look
oyer the stock at the theatre to see
if there was any that could be use<L
The second scene called for the en*
trance of the king and all his couriers
into a royal hall. I picked out a set
of scenery that I thought would do
for the palace, but cautioned the stage
hands not to get it on wrong side out.
Well, the first scene was finished and
when the stage was disclosed for the
second there was the typical old
kitchen scene, the one with hams
hanging from the rafters, a candlestick
on the mantel, and all that I was
horrified and asked Mr. Booth if we
should change it by ringing down the
curtain. He said no, he would go on,
but he cautioned the other prayers to
'keep your eyes on me; don't under
any consideration, look behind you at
the scenery.'
"Well, the scene went off, and afterward,
when I asked some of those
in the front of the house, they made
no comment and I was convinced that
in the intensity of the acting they had
not noticed that the king was in the
kitchen, instead of the palace."?Baltimore
Sun.
Moved by Etectrie Power.
A house in Wellsville, Ohio; was recently
moved by electric power taken
from a trolley line. The house wds being
moved along the street where there
was an electric car line. Two cars
were hitched to the house by a rope,
and it was quickly pulled to its new
destination.
Dr. Bull's Cough
Cures a cough or cold at once. ^
Conquers croup, bronchitis, JVil 111,
grippe and consumption. 35c J
a riTlinr.
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Neglected colds always lead
to something serious. They
run into chronic bronchitis "V?
which pulls down your general
health; or they end in genuine
consumption widb all its uncertain
results.
Don't wait, but take
Ayer's
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Cough, A few doees will cure
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colds, too, only it takes a little
more time. We refer to such *
diseases as bronchitis, asthma,
whooping-cough, consumption,
and hard winter coughs.
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