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VJ. ^divondadt flews. . FUtUSHCD EVERY SATURDAY -AT- St.REGI8 PALM, FBASKMlf COUNTY, N. Y, rEBH8-tl.OO FEB YEAB, STRICTLY IJ< ADVAHCI. AJ letters tod eo»mi>Blestlees* •boald fee a4> drssste to* [. i R0WELL 4 Editor and Publisher, Ht. Urate Fall; X. 1'. ! - i'-: t)^ ON ^c 4—•*—••—•••»»• Devoted to Local News 3 and VOL. I. ST. REGIS FALLS, N,. y.,| SATURDAY Three million)! of pounds, or 375 car- loads of feathers arc jet consumed every year in America for bedding purposes. The geese yielding these feathers are mostly south of the Ohio and Missouri Rivers. \ i Dr. A. Do Banssct, of Chicago, pro- poses to construct an air ship upon a model built by himself, in which lie pro- poses to make a trip to tho North Polo next year. Tho public will be asked to contribute to his sfhemo. I A striking instanco of labor-saving machinery is that which makes tin cans. One of tho machines used in tho process solders the longitudinal scums.of tho cans at the rate of fifty a minute, tho cans rushing along in a continuous stream; of course a drop or two of solder is loft on the can. Tho drop on tho outside is easily wiped off, but it is not so easy to secure tho drop left on tho inside. An ingenious workman has patented an ar- rangement for wiping the inside of tho can without stopping the machinery. Result: several thousand dollars in royalties in hil own pocket and a saving of flO worth of solder per day to tho firm that uses It, Thirty thousand cans is a day's work for this machine •a—•*——^^——— Under tho heading \bisablod Great Men,\ the Medical Iteeord gives tho fol- lowing: The Kmperor William is suffer- ing from an advanced senility; tho Crown Prince from laryngeal papilloma and Bismarck from rhctimutixm; Mr. Glad- stone has catarrhal ^roubles of his respira- tory organs; Sir Michael Kicks-Beach has cataracts; Mr. Parncll has ^omo unknown malady which mukes him an invalid; Lord Randolph Churchill married an American lady, 'and bus tho American disease, neurasthenia; Mr. Blaine is re- ported to be a brighti;)<ic; Mr. Manning is hemiplcgic; President Cleveland is .rheumatic and lipomatosis the Emperor] of Russia is suffering from mental de- pression; Mr. Hhnrp is reported to bo diabetic, while Dr. McGIynn and Mr. Editor O'Brien aro Lot as well as they should be. The area of thb thirty eight States and Territories (excluding Alaska) is 1,830,-* 070,400 acres. Of this 24.0 per cent., or 487,280,000 acres, was, according to tho last general census, covered with' forest. In the States west of tho ninoty-fifth moridinn, nud (excluding tho Indianj Territory) which cover 65.5 per cent, of j tho total area of the United States, there is only 15.2 per cent, of forest, and if from this is tak;cn California, Montana,^ Oregon, Washington and Texas, the rc- maiijder west of the ninety-fifth meridian w-cst longitude has only 8.1 por cent. The thirty States cast of that meridian have an area of 610,000,000 acres, or 84.5 per cent, of tho whole, and the cen- sus gave 47.5 per cent, of this as forest. In this group tho twenty Eastern and Northern States, including* as such Maryland and Wost Virginia, have an J area of 813,547,200 acres, of which 44.4 per cent, was timber. The ten Southern State* of this group have almost the samo area as tho Northern and Eastern twenty, ' viz., 8^0,421,000 acres, of which 50*0 per ' cent, was forest. The group east of the i ninety-fifth meridian,con twining only 34.5 per cent, of the whole area, had yet A2 : 9 , yp cesjt, of tty wfeelt forest spaot, ' j Grasshoppers are causing great trouolo in Algeria this year. In one district 50,00d gallons of egtfs have been collected and burned, this being equivalent to tho dostiucliosw of 7*250,000,000 grasshop- pers, but for'all this tho reports say that \the efforts mado to dostroy tho eggs havo proved useless.\ England it to havo a silver dollar, or its equivalent. A proclamation by tho Queen appears in the London Gazette, stating, that'it has been thought fit to order that a new coin, to bo called a- doublo florin, should bo coined. It will weigh threo huudrcd and forty-nine grains, and pa#** / currcnt at tin rate of four shillings, or ono-flfth of one pound. . ' . • .. . The long-deferred abolition of slavory in Brazil is to bo hastened. A roc on k law releases all slaves after two years, and they aro to receive wages during this period. Brazil is the last country laying claim to civilization that still maintains slavery. It Is not sixty years sinco slavery was abolished in the British colonies, and /less than half that timo sinco this country rid itself of tho evil. It seems, according to tho statement of a prominent Southern politician who was in the Confederate. Congress, that there never was any Supreme Court of tho Con federate States. A bill providing for such a tribunal passed tho House, ho says, but was defcatod in iho Scpato by Yancey and othors, who insisted that it was antagonistic to tho Oonfcdoiito Idea of Btute sovereignty, which they hud seceded from tho Union to maintain. And so tho attempted new (Jovcrnmont ran its eventful course with only Stato cotuts to pass upon and enforco its Laws. Ilore is achanco for tho great American novelist. In 1878 a sheriff in Kentucky found his cash box f]),000 short. Ho suspeotod a deputy, but could prove nothing, He mado goo\d tho deficit, but by d^ng so bankcubted himself, and has lived by day's wages ever since. Re- cently his wifo, who was in nn insano asylum, was overheard talking about money she had hid in a smoke -house Art investigation was made, and suio enough $8,200 was found in greenbacks, which sho had abstracted and hid away while Insano. This discovery has put the shoriff ahoad again, and cleared tho reputations of all patties. THE CLEARING* UP. k At dawn thore w u no shred of pink, No ploughing I ip in clouds of gold Of that gray flelc, the eastorn sky; But aty define 1, and white and cold, The fog's wot wings blew here and there, The plaintive rai i-soujnds filled the air. And all the loitei Ing morning hours, And all the lag jringl afternoon, v We've watched 1 tlie swfift, unswerving lines, N And listened to the mellow croon; But now the tida turn is near— * . Some change pervades the atmosphere. The crowing^f a* barnyard fo?H c Comes clear an 1 shrill and jubilant, Borne from some fence's dripping top; And broken is i he silvory slant Of slender, westvard-d riven threads i Across the reekir, g garden beds. • breese springs lipjbrlmftil of scents And essences all iwarm and wet, Of savory herb a id spicy weed, And rose and p nk and mignonette, And rain steeped shrub awl odorous root . And imellow, ovo \-ripened fruit. ' Fronjiout a whito, dissolving cloud An| amber arro v of the sun Comes flashing, q jivering through the mists— The rainy day s almost done. I The west grows r ink, the earth grows fair, 4 ' And rain-wrought freshness fills the air. —Hattie Vhitncy, in the Current. BORROWED PLUMES. \Jcnnio Morrison, I— ' But tears and sobs choked back tho rest of the seitcnce. In an hour the thoughtful, kind-hearted woman, who wns a spinster living all alone, know tho whole sud story, and declared she should stay there until something could bo dono. \You oan keep house until I carry the milk to my customers,\ sho said, briskly. \Yes and I'll sell tho milk for you, or do anything I can. I'm not afraid to work.' 1 * And so tho poor novel was put away, and tho authoress lost in a milk- maid. Ono morning, - late in February, as Messrs. Lorraine & Stcarne sat in their private oflice, an elegant carriage drew up before tho door, and the livened foot- man assisted to the pavcinoift a lady, velvet rolled and ermine wrapped. She ascended the steps, and in a few seconds stood in the presence of .the two voung publishers. With quiet dignity she ac- cepted tho proffered seat, and then threw back her cloak, displaying cosily jewels at throat, wrists ana girdle. Tho footman who accompanied her carried in his hand a square package. \I have brought a book,'* she said, motioning toward it, \which I wish you to examine.\ \Certainly; shall be happy to do so,\ smiled Mr. Lorraine, coming forward and .taking the package from the servant's hand, 1 \Let me know your opinion at your earliest convenience,\ sho said, rising and dropping a dainty card into the re- reiver as she turned away. , Mr Lorraine followed her to the car- riage, and then watched it disappear. \llcy Charlie, struck?' asked Mr. *\! odd-iookkng figure, arrayod in » . - ,, , — shabby cloak ana a green veil, appeared Ptc, «riie, as ho re-entered. before Charles'Lorraine, junior partner in \Struck? Yes, by Jove! if you the firm of fttenrne & Lorraine, book' to cul1 li tnRt - I* ut did you \ publishers. M l - - - !! - I havo a bp bk heft I would like to offer you, sir.\ Thero wos a Quiver in the girlish voice, and the cotton gloved hand holding the manuscript tienhblcd, in spite of hur ef- forts to bcndinL \Yes I si, n pose so; much obliged, but wo aro hot needing anything just at present.\ \\\A Mr. Lorraino went on with his writing. , < \ Surely, sir, 1 you do not mean that you will not even look at it?\ \ Certainly I mean it; wo have no time to waste over manuscripts we do root want.\ 1 \ But how do you know mine would choose. ever see such a vision of loveliness?\ \Vision of dry goods, you mean. Do you really suppose such a creature could write anything tho public would care to read?\ \She is beautiful, rich,' ana no doubt talented,\ declared Charlie, engerlv scan- l gold ci .mn ing the white enameled and gold card she had left. 4 Miss Dollie Williams, 208 Tark struct. Doilie Williams; not highly romantic, Charlie, and you dote on names, you know.\ The gontlemen addressed looked a lit- tle crestfallen, but ho tore open the man- uscript. ! \We 1 !! sco what it is like,\ ha said, - - - ,.... ....... ....... nwmu for I want an excuse for calling at No, not bo accented without seeing it? I havo 208 at my 'earliest convenience'\ spent month*- years, f may say -\ | Mr. Stcarne said nothing. He knew (< No doubt; so have others who might! M* partner to bo a superficial observer, have been better employed.\' although! ho prided himself on his dis- \ But t have traveled far, at some ex- comment; but both were surprised as penrc. My case is a noculiar one.\ * | thoy perused tho work. It was not prac- \Ho aro thoy will; oich one has a tical and sadlynonded revision, but tho special plea to urge ii offering us a book; j web of fancy was exquisite, showing that so really, madam or niss, you are wast* the young uuthorcss possessed no conx- 4ng your time und mi e. 1 must beg you mou ta' to excuso mo from fu thcr discussion; I \\' am busy.\ \OrJer mo out at once I\ came hyster- ically from tho folds of tho grcon veil ,4 Oh, what will become of ine? What \We kind,\ out. must mnki her an offer of some ^declared Cnarlio, \though I sup- pose what we do will soem beggarly.\ \Than perhaps we had better do noth- ing,\ si|id Mr. Btearno r who could not •hall I do?\ And turning around, as ' reconcile tho over-dressod fashionable though in nnswor to her own question, I ludy with the evidence, of Intellect and •he ran straight into the arms of the senior partner, Iloraco Stcarne, who was coming in at that momont. Ho had a vision of quivering red lips startled brown eyes and tear-wet lashes! and then, before ho could recovor from his astonishment, sho was gone. f \Confound it I\ Charley was saving. \Can t a man refuso to buy ft bund'lo of grimy manuscript without raising a tern grimy manuscript wunout raising a tern-1 ing dwelling, the singlo door of which pest? By Jovol that young woman has ' was surfounuod by cows, while a milk- misbcd her fate by choosing* literature— sho should go on tho stage in hiffh tragedy.\ * Charlie?\ p \Hooked at her; that was enough I\ \You should have allowed her to leave it hero a little while, just to satisfy her, you know. Poor child, I suppose she has built upon its acceptance.\ Ho turned to tho door and looked un careful training displayed in her work. < \Then I shall make her an individual offer oro of these days, which I hope sho will no havo the heart to refuse.\ \We 1. We'll drive out to No. 208 this aft srnoon. Let us settle this busi- ness firtt, and then your individual offer will bo in order. No. 208. Could it bo that mean-look- ing dwelling, tho singlo door of which maid was busily plying her task? Mr. Lorraine's faco was a study as they drove u ) to tho door. \The-c's some mistake,\ said he, and his com >anion could only smile broadly to keep from laughing outright. \We «ro looking for Miss Dollie Will- iams.\ slid Mr. .Htcrno, politely, to the middle-aged woman who answered their knock. \I am Miss Dollie Williams, sir,\ an- swered sho, briskly. \Walk in, gcntle- snd down tho street. ( \Sho is o*i t of sight en tire W t now,\ he men.\ „ added regretfully. j \Really madam, Jou must bo Upon leaving tho publishing house tho taken,\ Said Mr. Lorraine, aghast, girl kept her voil closely drawn, and, turning into a side street, walked rapid IJv, but aimlessly, until sho reached tho out- skirts of the city; then, seating herself upon a stone by tho wayside, withdrew her veil. Sho was not noticeably handsome. Her eyes, although a beautiful brown, were dull with agony; her face was tear-stained and swollen, and her yellow hair dis mis- \Mistaken! Don't I know my own name, hiyi You aro printers, Stearne & Lorraine, aren't s^ou?\ 'Wcl \Its oil right, then. Didn't expoctyou to call. Thought yon* would write, but no harm dono. I hope—\ At th s moment the milkmaid entered, bearing in each hand a foam-capped pail. Sho loohed startled and confused, first at hovollod. It was In Mho latter part of one then tho other, then, placing her November, and night was coming on, | milk-pa 1 Is on the tloor, she faced them but this wretched girl was homeless.* 1 defiantly. Tho vivid scarlet in her checks Her pitiful story is quickly told. Her nnd lips, and tho proud light in her dark father, tho only parent sho could rcracm- j eyi'is K« vo her a beauty no embellishment ber, had been a noon schoolmaster, her could bightcin. mother having died lat her birth. Hoi \ I did notjincan you to sco me thus,\ t,a/i A ,i.w.««.wi u:- -i.l u ii—.- ... I §n( , gH j ( [ t candidly, \but perhaps it is just as iiroll.\ \Yes perhaps,\ said Mr. Lorra nc, with ar assumption of dignity. \ Jut how cane you to appear as you di< at ourot&te?\ Cannot the jackdaw pin on the tea- had educated his child hlmsolf, with particular cure, so at eighteen she wus far in advance^ of most girls of her age, and from her narrow experience, by the aid of a vivid fancy, she had written a novel. Thon suddenly slid found herself father- less, and when tho f incral expenses were paid sho was the possessor of a library of well thumbed volumes, six dollars in Iponey and hor precious novel. But this in itself was her fhrtune, and though dazed by her sudden bereave- mqnt, she determined to go to tho city and turn it into hard Cash as speedily as pdssible. \I dare not buv a bit of decent mourn- ing voi\\ sho sobbed. \I must save tho slxynoliars to pay my expenses until I get m/monev.\ Poor child! she never djcamed of dis- appointment. Sho knew so little of life os it really is—of its hard struggles for small triumphs, its sharp competition and crowded marts. Sne knew not that \For one who wins the erown. * IIundreds go down, go down r So, a business card from the publishing houso of 8tearnc & Lorraino having fallen into hor possession, sho had carried her precious manuscript straight to them, .with what result wo already know. A small dwelling was near where 1 she sat, and several cows wero gathering tho scant hcrha^ro bv the wayside. Tho tinklo of their bells had a soothing effect, and when they turned their mecx eves upon her, she almost felt as though thoy pitied her misery. Tho cottage door opened, and a woman came toward her with aTouple of milk pails, and as sho knelt to her task, she S lanced over her shoulder at the silent gure, looking so pitiful and desolate. She finished her milking, hesitated a moment, and then remarked,— \Aroh't you cold sitting there?\ < \Yes.\ tVon't yoir come\ into my house, and warm yourself? This is a boor place to rest.\. ! Tho voung gjrl arose and silently fol- lowed her. • \What is your muq<.<?'] she asked, kindly but curiously, as they entered the tiny dwelling, und *he proceeded to moke hor guest comforUb^, no, aren't #011 yes, but—i* cock's feathers?\ she retorted, haughtily. \ You, sir, havo been kind enough to show nn, how vast is tho differenco bo- tween tpe two birds. . Had I obtained a hearing in my own character I would never have dreamed of assuming that of another —did not dream of doing so, un- til the lidy herself suggested it, and in- sisted rn placing everything at my dis- {)osal to try tho experiment. Sho has cindly interested herself in mo—is one of our best milk customers 1 —isn't she, Dollie?\ Mr. Lorraine sat in helpless silence, while h s partner in business negotiated with tin; voung authoress, congratulating her on her unquestionable talent as a writer. Both young men were silent during the drive homeward, though from differ- ent emotions. For tho image of the young firl, ns he had imagincefher, was shattcrtdin tho shallow heart of Charles Lorraino by the same master stroke that had nj>w. enshrined it forever in the true, noble one pf Horace 1 Stcarne. One vear later Mr. Stearne led the girl he lovojd to the altar, looking, not like a peacocK. but a snow-white dove. t Tho Inch, eccentric lady had made a pet of hor, and introduced her to society as a rif ing young authoress, But Dollie, her first true friend, was never forgot- ten, j Antiquity of Ropes. fief]) ro tho beginning of the historical perioc, considerable skill in rope making had bjen acquired, so that it must be classc 1 among the oldest of the arts. The existing relics of the ancient Egyp- tians includo sculptures showing the proccis of manufacture practiced more t has 4,000 years ago, while tho oldest records of that people represent well- made ropes of great strength. Flax and the fibres of the date tree were employed for these ropes, but grasses and the hides of animals were prObabl? among the firs} I materials uso4. I 1 f TORNADOES THE GREAT LOSS THEM IN THIS CAUSED BY COUNTRY. A Terrible Denth-Riate—Yornsldo- Centering Regions--Frequency K bf Cyclones in tho East and tho Mississippi Valley. Washington letter to) tho Globe-Dem- ocrat Buy a: Tho terrible! destruction of life ana property by torpadoes at this season causes much fear id several States. Bccent investigations by Ljcutcnant John p. Finley. Signal Servicel United States army, reveal to some extent the danger in each region, which will do much to allay unnecessary alarm in the .Eastern States. At the same time other* regions before thought to be comparatively safe are fcniud to be more dangerous than had been supposed. The first striking result of the examin- ation of Lieutenant Finley's map, show- ing the geographical distribution of -tor- nadoes from 1882 to 18BH inclusive, is that they uniformerly jivoid extended mountain ranges. The yocky mountains ^L^J&. 77 Home Interests. * * if ^'\*^^'; &:• e^ *< t m 4*. '- Y//A %» 0' HS>- rj \\;'••.- .:>>....,»„._ ~ \ *'•• —T\ FUNNKL-SnArKD CI.Ol'D '> NKAn NOWn VKIINON, 1ND., JUNK 10, 188U. present so insurmountable a barrier that the country lying west of this great range is almost entirely free from tho long, violent tornado tracts qpen in Kansas and Missouri. It is known that storm cen- ters which form west of the Hocky moun- tains are Imperfectly developed, and are not persistent or violent in their com so until the Mississippi Valley is reached. Tornadoes form at an average distance of 45!) miles southeast of the main storm center, ns shown in forty-one canes cited by Professor H. A. Hazon, of the Signal Service. It follows that tho cold air from the foot of tho Hocky mountains, coming in the wake of an eastward mov- ing storm manifesting unusually low barometer, causes sharp contrasts of tern- f icraturu in Kansas and Missoifri, and heso contrasts, sometimes as much as fifty degrees, result in great tornado fre- quency in Northwestern Missouri and Northern Kansas. It is further shown by the distribution of tornado tracts that the avcrago of severity and destruction steadily lessens as tho storm centers move eastward from the Mississippi Valley. This waning of tornado power is gradual, but the danger does not entirely cease, as tho Atlantic coast is approached. Tho coast lines of the Gulf of Mexico and of the Atlantic Ocean are nearly frco from tornadoes, Iwcauso great, contrasts ac- companying storm centers can not de- velop, owing to the equalizing effect of tho ocean temperature and moisture. Of tho total number of tornadoes re- ported, nearly ono half occur in the Mis- sissippi Valley, which is the region of greatest* violence. Tho lapse of time TOHNADO CLOUD, AS SKRN AT HKD8TOKK, DAK., AUO.U8T 28, 1884. make this even more maked, because the records of tho Eastern Ktatos cover a much longer period, whilo Jie number of tornadoes is less. Tho regi on of greatest frequency is along the nrrth and west boundary lines of Missoui, picrcnsintf, toward the point of intersection. Then comes Northwestern Georgia, extending into Alabama. A very sc lid and com- pact region of tornado development is in Southern Michigan, tending toward the lower part of Lake Michigan. For a dis- tance of about 200 milesj squaro this region nearly equals that pf Kansas in frequency, though It has not more than one-tenth its extent, and its average severity is far less. In tho \astern States tho most remarkable region, next to Western New York, is in he Connecti- cut River Valley, which semis to be pcr- sistcnly followed by toi nadoes through , Connecticut and Massacpasctts into New Hampshire. Tho open country hero favors the development o! a small tor- nado with a tract alwut a mile or half a mile long and from 200 :o 500 feet in width. Western Connecticut and Mas- sachusetts favor tho ace lmulation of warm air from tho Southwest, which moves steadily northward, while Pennsyl- vania, Virginia and .Western Delaware remain cool, this causing sharp contrasts of temperature. In Southeastern I^enn- svlvapia the bend of the Delaware River there is a group of tornadoes centering near Trenton, N. J. Southeast of Lakes Erie and Ontario there isj also a lively region, which is an extension due to tho still high contrasts of temperature com- mon in the Mississippi Valley and South- ern Michigan. In Northeastern Missis- sippi thero is a very marked extension of the actual damage, ports include the n\ ULY- 23, 1887. because tornado re- nin facts only. Tho TORNADO NEAR REDSTONE, DAK., AUGUST 28, 1884. the Georgia and Alabama region, though not quite equaling it in frequencv. Ttya value of property ret>ortcc\ to the Signal Service as destroyed in 205 years was about $28,000,000. Lieutenant Fin- ley estimates this to be about one-tenth the actual value, making the total losses about $800,000,000. The number of deaths reported was 0,- 165, and the injured 5,0491 Jfceat teurea are dquJjU^flluch^ow transmission of newjs is partly obstructed, •nd isolated regions escape report. „ The comparison of a number of tornadoes with tho amount of [forest land by States,, according to the United States census, indicates that these storms are not ap- preciably influenced by the presence or absence of forests. Tornadoes arc caused by the insistent movement and accumu- lation of air masses on an immense scale. Forests und other local features of land- scape have little effect. The Signal Ser- vice reported £80 tornadoes for 1880, UJG for 1885, 200 for 1884, 101 for 1883, and from that time back to 1870 the number diminishes to nine. This does not rep- resent a change in the actual number, but only indicates additional facilities for observation, due to the steadily in- Creasing* interest taken by tho press and people, as well as to the organization of a large staff of voluntary tornado re- f iorters in 1884, under the supervision of lieutenant. Finley, In 1885 the number of reporters had increased to 1,500 and jn 1880 to 2,500. j This largo Working force sent in an immense mass of very valuable information, due to the good will of the people. These reports aro used in estimuMng averages which will serve as foundations upon which tho work can and will be carried forward for centuries. By this means tho danger for given regions will jbo so well known that tornado insurance premiums can be esti- mated justly, and in that manner much expenditure saved. Thero is every reason to believe that if 4he tornado records were carri id forward for several hundred years an istonishing regularity would ho discovered. The statistics al- ready show great advauco in this direc- tion. ''\- NO. 26. ALL XIlTBi OF JOB PBINTTNG sven AS Omrd*, Lettcr-licad*, . Note-Heads, Bill-Heads, • Statements, Envelopes, Handbills, Poster; Ac, XIATLT AND TRdUPTLY EXECUTED AT THE LOWEST LIVING PBJ££S FOR CA&IJ. W solicit tot pettoasft of tU public aad ftrhrs U •Mrii ibe too*. the Cumber ,4 The Drnmniujr Boy of f land.\ The Chicago .ledger says: Some time ago we presented to our readers a short sketch of Captilin Mott, who was said to be the youngesp soldier in our civil war. rnizE DfcsiON Fon TORNADO CAVE. Tho number of tornadoes reported from January 1 to June 11,1887, is If!). In 1880 or tho same period there wore 210, which shows that taken yearly there are great-fluctuations. Tho figures so far indicate* that 1887 is a very much milder tbrnado year than 1880. In July tho Kaslcrn Slatei begin to contribute their proportion in addition to thoso still duo in Iho Western States. The most important deductions from the Signal Service statistics is that there is no evi- dence of variation in the number of tor- nadoes, but only nn apparent increase caused by better rcportorial and press facilities. It would roquiro a vast lapse of timo to demonstrate the theory that the cut- ting awuy of forest affects tho number ana deadly violence of tornadoes. Thev may be/ considered a fixed characteristic of the United States, like tho geological formation of the mountain ranges, and the.average number may bo considered as little subject to change. They seon\ an inevitable result of the movement of im- mense masses of air over comparatively level paths and on tho boundaries be- tween the tdmpornto and torrid zone*. Tornadoes occur in India and Japan, and parts of Europe whero land surfaces are free from extended mountain ranges.. It would be a valuably contribution to sci- ence if tho tornadoes that occur In India and Japan were classified and recorded. This might lead to the further advance- ment of tho science of tornado prediction in the United States, which at present awaits tho action of Congress to carry it to a high dcffreo of perfection, saving many lives ana much valuable property. Lieutenant Finley goes fully into the subject of protection during a tornado. Every dwelling in a tornado region should have a suitable cavo or dug-out. In the absenco of this go into tho cellar and keep as near the west wall as possible, for tho debris will fly from west to east. If caught in the open air with a tor- nado approaching, always run north or south ut a right angle from tho path of the storm. There is often time to escape from its track; a cool observer could probably always savo himself by taking bearings and quick running in the right direction. The tornado-cave should bo constructed west of a building, the roof being level with tho earth's surface, throe feet thick, and supported by heavy timbers to resist the fall of heavy objects or tiro rush'of frightened. cattle. Tho best way is to get out of the house if possible. When caught in tho storm lie flat on the ground, face downward, head to tho cast, with the arms thrown over the head to protect it. Avoid any mov- able object between yourself and the coming storm in the west. An -Egyptian Carriage.. j Egypt was famous for its chariots and Horsemen at a very early period, but they did not possess a wheeled carriage of any kind. Long ago, when tho Pharaohs rhiilt vast pyramids for their sepulchres, the horse was not known in Egypt; the ass only was used, and wheels had not been invented. The picture shows the kind of vehicle in use more than 2000 years before the Birth of ChrJ simple contrivance as princes, and great people den, until some gifted wheel at each side of Egyptians *appcor never o have ridden on horseback, but always n chariots. In Solomon's t|me chariots a id horses were exported from Egyp't to Judn>a. The war-chariots had t vo wheels, and was furnished with a quiver and bow- case .at each side, the juivers having cases for two spears. Sometimes there was nn additional quiver, i nd a mace and battle-ax. Pharaoh's army was com- posed of chariots and foot-soldiers.-* Chatterbox, I . st. On such a t)iis the kind's, must have rid.- ipan invented a the scat. The TEMPERANCE. A Good Deed. In Rockland, Maine, on circus day, W, D. Creek placed avbig barrel of ice water in front of his store, which furnished free the cooling refreshment for the thimty. Abore the barrel Was placed the following on a placard: , \ Shun rum! drink this! You'll find it's good advice, And if you wish to trade with us, The profits will pay for the ice.\ The Dr Since tffat timb we have received informa- tion that Avery Brown, \The Drummer Boy of the Cumberland,\ lays claim to being the youngest soldier and substan- tiates his claim with undeniable facts. Avery Brown wos born at Delphos, Allen couutyj Ohio, on- September 28, 1852. On August 18, 1801', he wus mus- tered into tho United States service at Camp Chase, Johimbus Ohio, and joined Company C, ' \hirty-flrst Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Fin t JJrigadc, Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. His age there- fore, at must it, was eight years, eleven months and tainly entitle! thirteen days, which cer- him to tho distinction of being the yodngost enlisted soldier in tho civil war. Ills claim is conceded by all other rcputffj claimants. At present Mr. Brown residos at Elkhordt, Iod. lie is a marble-cutlet by trade and a musician\ of no mean ability. He is highly respected as a citizen and^is a member of the Grand Army post, is generous to a fault, and is ever ready tp lend bis aid to all worthy objects of charity, is a genial, God fear- ing gentleman, and conducts himself with the dignity becoming a man of his distinction and reputation as \The Drummer Boy of the Cumberland.\ Flowers For Her Hat .Mi'\ what DAUO1ITK4—\If I only knew flowers to trim my new hat with.\ FATIIKH— (Professor of BotanyV— ''My dear Elsa, } ou might use flowers that grow in the lighest mountain altitudes.\ — Fliegende phuitcr. iotcih (n Spain. ' Tho hotels) in Granada are very good, but lack tl io conveniences to which Americans ai c accustomed. Candles are the only lights in the chambers, as is tho rule in most countries in Europe, and are always charged extra for in the bill, un- less special s ipulation is made with the landlord at the beginning. Spanish cooking is iecidedly below par, and taStcs chiefly of tomatoes and garlic; but the hotels frequented by many travelers generally Jnve a French chef and servo a French bill of fare. The servants are poorly paid, and in favorite tourist re- sorts depend almost entirely on gratui- ties, for their money. Our chambermaid, in Granada, !or%e^nmpic, received from the hotel thirty r?alcs, or $1.50 a month, and she, wit! the help of a twelve year old child, toe k all the care of the rooms occupied by from forty to eighty guests, and had to <arry all tho water in the bargain, besides answering all the bells on one floor f nd running errands. The meals st a Spanish hotel arc coffee, choco- late or tea, with a roll on rising; a break- fast at about noon consisting of, always first, eggs in ionic form or Qther, then fried fish or i tewed kidneys, and then a steak or chops, closing with coffee and fruit; and last, the maza redonda or table d'hote at 0 or 7.30 p. M... of seven or «ipht courses. Wine of a very good quality, both red and white, isalways in- cluded as a m itter of course, and is kept constantly or the table in two-quart carafes, one to every two persons, tind these arc ahvnys refilled when the bottom is rcachod. I (ilk is only secured as a regular thing from goats, and is drawn from the natuval reservoir at the door. There are one or two cows in every place, kept mostly nS curiosities, and their milk is considered very precious. If any over fastidious person insists upon having cow's milk with his coffee, the milk is not brought in a can to the house, but the cow is driven up and milked in plain sight, to show [that no deception is prac- ticed.— Hotel (gazette. Ituitiflcller** Bullet and Bottle. Haddock and Gambrel), and onfeor two more were murdered by the rum power, and the country is horrified and aroused. That is well. But how about the reminder of the 60,000 men and women sent dowifeVic-h year to more horrible jrrswea by the same monstrous destroye^Jjfte-aSrmory of Had dock and Gambrell ^wTTrHae kept green for many a'vear; embalmed by the poet and painter, tneir names will go down into his- tory; forever will the martyrs crown rest upon the brow. But the poor drunkard, nnu'dered, slowly murder oil, body and soul- there U none to think of himsave with shame. A thousand times preferable is a death by the ruinsellers bullet than by his bottle.— The Voice. The Poison Alcohol. The New York World caused to be analyzed specimens of whisky, gi'», brandy, and rum which it purchased ifrom a large number of liquor-shops in different parts of the city, and the report gives thenl a r> clean bill\ so far as adulteration is concerned. There was little or no adulteration found. The liquor was what it purported to be, and hence the mis- sion of the people who fight against ''adultera- tions\ is gone. But Dr. Wilfard Parker said years ago that the mos^ injurious part of the liquor was the alcohol itself. That was the worst poison of alL It is the alcohol which we fight. It is a poison, and i« more and more beinx so considered by tho public at large as well as by scientists.-— Xatwnal Ad- vocate. Ruin's Nefarious Work. Out of all the divorce applications granted last week;'\ Philadelphia, but two did not at- tribute their dexire to change to the work of liquor. The same hideous monster plies his nefarions work-in all conditions of society, operating to the destruction of that compact which an Almighty ban seen fit to suggOMt for the preservation of hoMiiex* and savcnvl rela- tionnhip. The same old story of blight and ruin fills the chapter* of these shipwrecked lives, running them.unto unseen rocks, dash- ing them to pieces, and forever darkening an existeneo that gave promise of such a bright and cheerful life together. However, the government sanctions $».e crime that it may bread another, and its victims must suffer the penalty, oven if tho temptation is thrust under tfcelr noses by those prescribing the punish- mont.— WestOrovs (/Van.) Independent. f B6cr and Health. A pamphlet sent out a few months ago by the \Literary Bureau*' of the United Htates Brewers 1 Association, claiming exceptional f ;ood health and longevity for men employed n breweries and heavy baer-drinkers, called forth tho following noteworthy reply, pub- lished in tho Insurance Monitor: \Thomann's jiainphlet, published in this city a short time ago in tho interest of tho [ brewers, in which it was attemptoil^to prove by Htatisticu that beer-drinking ft healthy, has called out the following criticism from Dr. ;Bombaugh, whose long experience as a medical examiner onablesr him to speak from the' book: Thoiuann: sim- ply proves what he did not start out to prove—that the robust men employed in the breweries, who drink from forty to fifty ? :la*svM of beer daily, remain in robust health or some years by virtue of their large amount of vital force and tenacity; not by virtue of U>er, but in spito of it. We have closely watched the heavy l>eor-drinker in this com- munity, with reference to their Mortality rutio, for more than twenty years, and our observations show that out of every hundred who satur ite themselves iu this immoderate way, not more than five pass the age of fifty-three. Thos-j that escape Bright's dis- ease or nrirmic poisoning become vic- tims of cirrhosis, or fatty degeneration, or erysipelas, or apoplexy. Ono or other of thwo fatal diseases invariably gives the finish- ing touch to the 'splendid physique/ about which Thomann rants, long before the period of nature^ expectation.\ ESTRANGED. A barrier hath risen between Thy heart and mine, Oh friendf I weep— Cruel Snd strong, though all tuoaeent We made that barrier, thou and I, And strengthened it as days went by; Ah, me! I scarce know how or why. r Mayhap some promise made and broken, Home word unkind, though lightly spoken; Then, hearts that grieved but £*vc no token. Farewell! Oh loyal heai-t and true, . How wouldst though pity if thou kneW The mazes that I wander through. As wider, wider, every day, Our paths diverge—Oh friend, f pray That thine may be the sunnier way! I in my lone lot scarce could pino While thou were quaffing life's red wine. E'en though its bitterest cup were mine! —Katherinr E. Conway. Latest Christian Responsibility. Archdeacon Farrar, in a late sermon preached iu Westminster Abbey upon \Chris- tian Responsibility,\ said: \The aggregate of those who, ou any single day, waste their means, rob their families, and destroy them- selves^Jn our thousands of ginshop*, is far jester then tho number of those who come W worship>ood in Hi* house. Can we won- der if on every side th i Htvgian pool of lust and dxiuk planters its banks with mudf We send our Bishops to bo martyred in Central Africa; but there is work which every one of us ought to be, doing at our very doors. You havo a felloujahip, every one of you, in this solidarity of 'dvjl. You cannot' wipo off from your souls as with a wet cloth, as though it was nn coifc-ern of yours, the Mains left by the sins of ot her*. From each one of you radiates iivitibly an interminable web- work, of which the implicated conse- quences, if summed together, are incalcula- ble. But if it be so in evil, if it bo some cherished hatred of yours which shah strike a murderous blow in another century, in an- other hem isphere, it maybe; if some inner vileneas of yours may be the ruin of souls yetunborn; if your idle words, if your unhallowed deeVls may develop quite natural ly into consequences at which now you would shudder, so is it also, thank God! with any good you do; it mdy put on white robes and f fo forth as an angel to bless the world. Oh I f we could all, every one of us, be made tc feel how awful is our common responsibility for the general evil, bow urgent is our indi^ vidual duty to labor for the common good, we should see in a regenerated world the ful- filment of the olden prophecy; God would pour out His spirit upon all flesh; our sons nnd ours daughters should prophesy, our old men should see visions, and our young men should dream dreams, and in London,,and in Knglan 1, and in all the world there should be a deliverance.\ Temperance Notes. Of the !,*# Baptist pastors in England, \;IV.) are pledged abnturners. Of nearly one thousand sample* of French wine analyzed in Paris recently, only about one lbird was found to l>e pure. The Michigan W. C. T. T'., at its recent an- nual meeting, voted $'M) to assist the unions in Htates where amendments are pending. Rev. Dr. Edward Fairfield, ex-Lieutenant-; Governor of the State of Michigan, and ex- President of the Nebraska Btnte University, will make a few temperance speeches this summer. The National bureau of Statistics shows that on tho *7(X),tXX),D00 which annually passes into the tills of the retailers of intoxicating Jkiuors in this country there is a profit of 1**3* per cent. In Grauville, Towa, nine tenths of the popu- lation are Gormaais. yet there is no liquor saloon, and a large brewery in operation for over thirty years, with a capital of over' «2.5,<XX», is idle. Prohibition can prohibit even among German-American*. Switzerland has voted two to one to place the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors splely in the hands of the government, mak- ing it an exclusive government monopoly. The popular vot* was 25U,000 in favor to U£7,0U0 opposed. Comptroller Butller, of the Treasury Depart- ment, in auditing the accounts of the Super- intendent of the Naval Academy, has disal- lowed all items of expenditure for whisky, brandy^and other intoxicating liquors fur- nished members of the annual Board of Visi- tors. The official* of both the Naval Acade- my ard the Military Academy have been notified that no such items will in future be nil nr« r\ A very simple invention for producing electric light without the employmeht of dynamo-electric machines has been intro- duced in London. The mapagement of the battery merely consists in turning on a couple of taps and winding up a clock . once in twenty-four hours. Recreation is not idleness, but ease to rrsJ^W^ j Jfo* weary by cJuogo pf occuptAioa, in- Bnstlcs. PITH AM) POINT. A closo race: Misers. A man is seldom very much hated un- til he is successful. A correspondent wahts to know how how long eels live. About the same as short eels, we suppose. — Tex.a* Si/tinge. Johnnie says that out of school his teacher is lamblike, and that in school she is lamm like to.— Marathon Inde- pendent. V ^ \A man is master of his fate! 1 ' This proverb's light grows dim, f For when his wife'n a heavy weight, His fate, then, masters him. — Boston Budget. An English writer says: \The girl of Euglanfl stands alone.\ That's just the diifcrence; the gill of America al- ways has a host of admirers about herA— Somertille Journal. * The phrase \midsummer madness\ was originated by a man who had been watching another man in a hammock be- ing toyed with by several mosquitoes.— Somertille Journal. An agricultural eachanpc asks \how to make hogs pay.\ This is a hard ques- tion to answer. The best way to avoid the difficulty is not to sell a hog any- thing unless he pays you for it In ad- vance.— Traveler f liecopd. Mamma |to Walter, who has just re- turned from his first experience with a fishing rod;—What, back so soon? Wal- ter—Ycs'm; I thought I'd come home. The worms wero so nervous I couldn't get 'em on the hooks.— Uarjter'i Bazar. TBI MAID OP VlfatON. There was omce a fair maid ot South Vernon, Who'd a hat with a big bunch of fern on, The crown stood out straight. . Two pounds was its weight, With a brim that an engine could turn on. i —Harper's Bazar* A Berlin newspaper claims to have dis- covered the longest word in any lan- guage, but it is only a line and two-thirds , in length. The longest word thmt has ever come under our notice is the Clergy- man's \One word more, and I will close.\ It would make about a column.— Norris- to ten Herald s Preserving Eggs. 9 - We do not believe there are any secret —-• methods of keeping eggs superior to those published in the Farm Journal from time to time. For the benefit of < new subscribers, we repeat some of them: 1. Pack in salt, small end down, so that the eggs will not dissolve each other. 2. Place in a pickle made by dissolv- ing a teaspoonful of salicylic acid in a gallon of Doiling water. Use a stone or wooden vessel and renew the liquor every \ three months. 8. Slake two pounds of lime in hot water, add one pint of salt and water enough to make four gallons. Put the clear liquor into a stone jar and add fresh eggs daily until nearly full. Put a clean cloth over the eggs and pour on this some of the settlings from the vessel in which the lime was slaked. Always keep the pickle above the eggs. By using the same proportions, sufficient pickle may be made to keep any quantity of eggs. 4. The \Havaua Method\ and \Ger- man Process,\ which we presume are \one and the same,\ is this: Water twenty-four gallons, lime twelve pounds, salt four pounds. Put twenty gallons of clear pickle in a whisky barrel. Pulver- ize and dissolve in a gallon pf boiling Water five ounces each of baking soda, cream tartar, salti)etre and borax, and one ounce alum. Add to the pickle. Cover with a cloth and settlings as in No. 8. This will cover 150 dozen. 5. Take flowers of sulphur and enough lamp-black to hide the color, put in an iron vessel and set in one corner of an air-tight box and place a basket of eggs in the same box. Hct the compound on fire, cover box tight and leave it so for twelve hours. Those who like sulphured fruit should try this method. In all cases use strictly fresh eggs, and and be sure none of the shells arc cracked. It is said, though we doubt it, that un- impreguated eggs will keep indefinitely without any preserving process being used.— Farm Journal. Small Farms In the South. The cutting down of forests in the South by the owners of saw mills-^is opening up large tracts of cheap lands, -' which are gradually being turned into farms. The larger portion of these lands will produce cotton, corn, fruits, and vegetables, and, where fertilized,, will • make as good crops as Western lands. The mill men .still hold large tracts from which the trees have been cut. It would seem that it would not be a bad plan for - them to fortu a syndicate for the purpose of placing at least a portion of tneir holdings ou tho maricet. Many men in the North aud West would avail them- selves of the opportunity thus afforded to secure homes in the South, where the climate permits out-of-door worlj the whole year, where crops are certairi, and where the rigors of bleak Winters may be escaped. Last year a well-to-do farmer from Northern Ohio came to this section T of Georgia and leased a trAct of land as • an experiment. His experience has been so satisfactory that lie has decided to sell his farm in Ohio and spend the remainder of his days here. He also intends to try to induce a number of his neighbors in Ohio to follow his example. To the .farmers and mechanics of the North and West the Soikh must look for the in- crease of its white population. The un- skilled immigrant from Europe cannot compete with the negro in the lower kinos of labor, and therefore will not, for the present at least, come South. To the Northern or Western man, ho'wever, who is looking for cheap lands, and who has the means to establish himself, the South offers inducements unequaled by those of any other country in the'world. ~6awrmati (<?«.) iffsw.
