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DEBOCBATIC JOUBNIL THE PEOPLE ANP TUE1B IXTBBEST. 5 1.00 A YEAR VOL. IV. NO. 46. MAXTON. N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1890. TOWN DIRECTORY. . p jid.EAN Mayor. g jl BLOCKER, s nVKNES. AjBl KCK, Town Marshal. LODGES. Cominis sioners. CnGHTS OT HONOR, No. l,720m n second and fourth Wednesday's meets DTI St'li'll auu A VU VM If i.uumuj " 7 30 T. M. J. B. WEATnERLY, Dic- 'a at uturr li. F. McLEAN, Reporter. r C A., meets every Sunday at 7.30 P. M. WM. BLACK, President. HiXToN GUARDS, WM. BLACK. Captain, meets first Thursday nights of each month at 8 P. M. CHOSEN FRIENDS meet on second a0, fourth Monday In each month. An'us Shaw, Chief Counselor ; S. W. parhsio, Secretary and Treasurer. MAXTON LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PVTIHYS, meets every Friday night, icept tirdt in each month, at 8 o'clock. D I, L S Townsend, U tr wctctern, J u Oou'h, H McEcchirn; Auditing Com., K F McKae.O H Blocker and B D Caldwtll. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Kev Joseph Evans, Rev H G Hill. D D, Rev J H Black, Rev P Meeks, Kev J FFinlayscn, Jos McCoIrarn, Smith, Duncan McKay, Br. N B Brown, Dr J L McMillan. ATDITISO COMMITTEE. J f Smith, D H McNeill, J A Humphrey Plareof next meeting LumbertOD, N. C. rime of next meetiDg Thursday, May 30Lh 18, at 11 :90 o'clock a. in. Bibles and Testaments oan be purchased of Win. Black, Depository, Maxton, N. C, ti COfct. All churches and Bible Societies in the anuntr invited to send delegates. Forward all collections to Wm Black, 2'reuurer, Maxton, N C. CHURCHES. PRESBYTERIAN, REV. DR. H. G' HILL, Pastor. Services each Sabbath at 4 P. M. Sunday School at 10 A. M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday iftei noon at 5 o'clock. METHODIST, REV. J. W. JONES Pastor. Services each Sunday at 11 A. M. Sun av School at 9 30 A. M. MASONIC. MAXTON LODGE A. F. & A. M. meets 1st Friday night in each month at 8 r. M. GENERAL DIRECTORY OF u Robeson County. Senator, J. F. Pajne. Representatives, T. M. Watson. D. C. Regan. ) E. V. McRae. I W. P. Moore, Oo-intv Commissioners, B. Stancil, T. McBrvde. J. S. Oliver, C. S. C, C. B. Townsend. Iheriff. II. McEachen. Reg'r Deeds, J. II. Morrison. Treasurer, W. W. McDairmid. 1 J. A. McAllister Board of Education " J. S. Black, ) J. 8. McQueen. Bupt. Pub. Instr'n, J. A. McAlister. CoroncrA Supt. of Health, Dr. F Lis R I P D. Lowber Smith, ex-Commissioner ol Public Works, recently gave some start ling testimony before the General Law; Committee in regard to escaping gas ii New York city. In many places, ht said, the prevalence of gas was such, that by simply forcing a crowbar into the parth, between the paving stones, the gat whicir escaped was so strong that i1 could be lighted with a match. "Somt great disaster is likely to result from this condition" is the comment of the New York Xticn. Says the New York Commercial Alter titer.' The army of the United States con- sssts'2167 commissioned officers ana a sufficient number of enlisted men to i v : r.,tie.. This number is to Todlw general law at 30,000; for n nnn t several years Congress has been in the habit of appropriating for only 25,000, and it does not seem likely to get out of the habit, although the military author Sties are generally asking for at least the itatutory 30,000. Omitting a consider able number of enlisted men who are performing civilian duties, the Adjutant General of the Army reports the actual strength of the Army as 20,145. So here are not ten real private soldiers for each officer. -The prospective wealth of Alaska's almost interminable forests of spruce, pine, hemlock, etc., can scarcely be overestimated," writes an officer of the Livy stationed there; and its cod fish eries alone are said to be worth more than the whole Territory cost the Government. The population is between 40,000 and 60.000, and the four principal exports -furs, .old, fish and lumber-footed total of nearly $10,000,000 last year it 5s claimed that the cultivation of wheat, rye and oats and vegetables of aU kinds has been successful, and. that, as good , , llD ftTB abundant yature abounds, there are aounaant opportunities for profitable stock-rftisin ROBESON COUNTY lilBLE SOCIETY mar tne grace and dignity of the cere Kev J A Hmith, President; E K Proctor, j mony over which you will prtside, and jr.. 1st Vice Pres. ; Dr J D rroow, 2nd V j to wbich tbe Southern people look for- NEWS SUMMARY. FROM ALL OVER THE BOUTBLAHt. Aocidents. Oal amities Pleasant Hewi and Hotca of Industry. VIRGIHIA. The Governor received, the following letter from Mrs. Jtfferson Davis: Beauoxh House, May' 20. 1890 To His Fxcellcncy Governor P. W. McKin ner, President of the Lee1 Monumet As -s ciu ion Dear Sir; Please accept on the part of my daughter, who ia atdl in IriDce, and from me, my sincere thanks for your kind invitation to be present at the unvtiling of the statue cf our great Gen. R. E. Lee.' His fame is the proud heritage of the Southern peo- Ele, and our whole family feels gratified y the knowledge that a fitting mcnu ment has been reared to I perpetuate his wisdom and valor in the beloved city that he so long and ab!y defended. Sor row and physical infirm; ty will prevent my being with you. I trust nothing will Believe me. dear sir, yours faithful ly, V. Jeffekson Davis. The delegates to the Pan-American conference spent eterday in Lexington. They visited the grave of Stoutwall Jackson and afterwards the miuioleum of General Lee. j R. J. Cunningham was shot acd kill ed by a woman near Rocky Mount. The Shuttle block factory at Gordons ville, has been closed for tbe season. TENNESSEE. The national conference; of the state boards of health met at the state caput! in Nashville, President J. N McCorm ck, of Kentucky, in the chair.; A prominent farmer named J. T. Hill, living eeven miles from Riceville, sui cided by shooting himself; twice in the forehead. One bullet penetrated the skull over the right eye, the other above theltft. Some mouths ago he buffeiei a stroke of paralysis, and : it is thought that, loosing all hope of iccuvery, th mind btcame unbalanced.' A great scarcity of day labor exists at present in Chattanooga, and contractoi are much troubled by it To such ai. extent is it prevalent thit annoutic.meuts were made from several colored pulp t Sunday, asking for meuj to report at places tor work. One company has ad vanceed wages from $1.15 to $1.35 pr day, and the tendency is still upward . The American Mtdical association, ic session at Nashville, elected Dr. W. T Briggs, of Nashville, as president and selected Washington, D. G., ai the next placi of metting. j The Bank of Middle Tennessee, locat ed in Lebanon, made an assignment for the bent fit of its creditors; liabilities about $90,000. This was a state bank. NORTH CAROLINA. For a year the Wetmore Shoe com pany has employed city convicts, at the nenitentibry in Rale gh, in tbe manu facture of shoes. 1 he company has sus nded onerations and surrendered its convicts, which were tmpioyeu unuei contract. Money had been steadily lost by the use of this labor. A numbtr of firms will not handle penitentiary-made shoe, and there was a considerable boy cott. The plant will all be removed to a private factory at Greensboro, and th convicts will be put on railroad work. All the shoes made by t8 company were sold in other Stales, j Burgaw is to have a canning factory. A canning factory will be erected at Durham. . j The Farmers' Alliance Will establish a tobacco factory at Durham. Northern capitalists have purchased a grani e quarry in Iredell comity. The Fanners' Alliance is considering the establishment of a cotton seed oil mill at Monroe. j The Sm Jones Tabernacle at Char wto h9 hppn torn down, i ... ;i j nOUIltT Colored Fair ha8 n OIganized ich Whit Shanklc nres;dent. The fair will be held on the ami. 1 It 13th. 14th atd 15tti ol August. Steps are being taken tord the es tablishmcnt of cotton factories in La Grange and Kinston. j The Winston Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions strongly endors ing the issuing of bonds to the amount of $200,000 for city improvements. m Col. Joseph A Branner, a well-Known educator of North Carolina, died at Asheville. ! William Anderson, president of the Citizens National bank, of Raleigh, 2t CM died suddenly in that; city of heart disease. I SOUTH CAROLINA. Mr J WReid, Alliance statistician foi the State, says that it wilibe a difficult matter to get up the statistics required labor r.auirea tnat the facts cannot oe ooiamc. time xf n ui red . Then the wors, h properly and correctly dor e. i Jus that it will be impossible is so oner to have it accomplished without compenaatiug those who do it. j a. 'on1a meetinff'of the town a counci, of Aiken one hunar . aoiiar v m i 11 defraying the expenses of thtir tIjp to Hichmond, Va. Grcenvllie has organized the n Driving Prk Acciatio B F rerrr offered to furnifh the track tna W oven fjjfSjf yikM fit theutaottbf fMO elation free of any charge whatever. Tbe track it compete and one of the finest in the "South. Congressman .Turner h&s reported favorably from the House committee on commerce a bill to authorize the con struction of a bridge across the Savan nah River between South Carolina and Georgia for the me of 'the South Bound Railroad. Company," a railroad corporation authorized by charter! of the States cf Scu h Carolina and Geor gia to build a railrroad from Columbia, S. C., to the St. Mary's Rver. on the line of Florida, and the bridge is a necessity to the railroad. The bill has the approval of the Secretary of War and contains the usual safeguards. It is said that th? Port Royal railroad. which will connect South Carolina with Me.'ico, will pass through Milton county and probably by Alpharetta. Barnwell will erect a 20.000 gallon tank and wind-mill to supply the town with water. Florence will soon have a foundry aid machine shop. A stock company has been incorpor ated as the Grhim Wagon Works, at Graham's Turn Out. GEORGIA. Rev Henry Howren, the now famous young evangelist, who, thirteen months ago, left a life of sinfulness and debauch ery to doa the ministerial rcba, hs been iu Columbus, and preacLed to enormous crowds. Yesterday morning he preached at St Paul church, in the afternoon at St. Luke's, and at night at the Rose Hill Metho list church Every foot of avail abse sitting and stanolog room as oc cupieion all thiea of the occasions, nnd hundreds of people went away be cause they could not find room in the churches. Major Marc llus Stanley, one of Atheus' mo-t distinguished citizeas. died at his home on Dearing sheet He had been in declining health for some time, and his death was not unexpect ed. He was a man of distinguished! areer. A large numbsr of melon and fruit men were in Maroa Friday. An im p rtant meeting was held, at which features in legird to handling the crop was fully discussed. Co operation, ths melon men say, U necessary. It will prevent the markets trom being overstocked, and growers will realize double the usual price for their melons, peaches, grapes, etc. It is said the July melons will briug the giower from $125 to $150. Only about,13, 000 cars of melons are raised in Georgia and South Carolina, hu ox 000 eirs could easily be disposed of if properly distributed. A grand bubecue dinner was given the visitors and a royal big time was had. Several of the counties of Middle Georgia have determined to'prepareex 'Libit for the Piedmont exposition. An Alliance ware-house is being built at Alapaha, in Berrien county. Warren county is determined to havi a fair building, and it will be located at Warrenton. OTHER BTATES. " Ex Sinator Charles W Jones, of Flori dx has been adjudged insane at Dotrot, and committed to St Josoph's retreat by Probite Judge Durfee. The AUbama Midland railroad from Montgomery, Alabana, to Baiabr.dge, Georgia, has been opened up for busi-ue-s. Town Marahal Mitchell, of Ced.rKegi who as, L-ted Mayor Cottrell in his cut rites 1is been released ou $2,000 bail. F W Jewell formerly manager of the CalJell hotel, Birinii'gbitn, Ala., ha left this city, takii-g the books of the hotel with him and leaving msny credi torsbehud. Jewell wmt to Mi higar. on busioess. During his absence sever I creditoia brought suit against him. Tw.. waiters at the 'hotel struck and the hotel company tOOK cnargc. jcwc. home and aonoiince I that he would pay all bills and take charge of the hotel. Dr Caldwell, president ol th hotel com pany asked to see the books, Jewe 1 said he would get them, but ins'eai he 9u Idenly left the city, taking the book, with- him. The thiit'ethacnml conclave of the Or cd Cot inuiderv ot Knights Templar of Alabauii, convened at Huntsville, Ala A gran 1 bniiet was given them at the Hunt,ville hott-l by the Tot al Jo JKe. There is not a consis'ory in thf Sta'e, but one will be established tooi at Bir DUDrrham. A movement is on foo: to build a fifty th msiud dollar temple at Montgomery. Oal Waoi Uonfesses. Glf.ks Fai ls. Mey 23 -The testimony before th-i Coroner at i reekCentre is all in. and the murderet of old man Leander Pasco has coufesstd. When thetesttmony was read to cat Wood, the murdered man's lon-in law, he broke down, and io a shaky vote . said: "It is all true. It ,lte n nJ could not help it, boys. I could not help it.!' Bulllfftnto Fight ia Virginia. Col. J. M. Buley, of Virginia, held a consultation with John L. Salhran. The result of fhs conference was tna Sullivan agrees to fight Joe McAuliffe 125.000 in Virginia, under the auspices of the Virginia Athletic Club. The cirof a baby" in New York city prevent It burning of ahousefiredV an lncenQiaiT. There U a $50,000 t0 CONGRESS. A BLOW AT OOrTOS IHTEEE3Ta. That is Mr. Blanchud's Opinion cf the UcZtsloy Bill. The House went into the Committee of the Whole (Grosrenor, in the chair) on the tariff bill. Mr. Henderson, of North Carolina, of fered an amendment abolishing the minimum puoishment prescribed . for violation of the internal revenue laws. Rejected. Mr. Cowles, of North Carolina, offered an amendment repealing the tobacco tax. Rejected. Mr. Bayers, of Texas, offered as amend ment pro rid log that iron, and steel cot ton ties, or hoops for bailing of other purDise. not thinner than No. 0 wire guage, shaH bs admitted free of duty. Mr. Breckenridge. of Arkansas, argued in -faor of ib.3 amendment, aod protest ed sgainst proposed increase. of duty on cotton ties. Mr. Blanch-rd, of Louisiana, rejarded the bill as a direct blow at the cotton growing interests of the South. The burden on the cotton producers wou'd be increased nearly $1,000,000. The life of a cotton tie was one year, and this duty had to be paid yearly. The life of a steel rail was ten years, and this duty must be paid once in a decade, fa 1882 th:re were but two cotton tie ai in u factories in the country, producing $62 000 worth of ties and employing 30 men. This wai too small e product, ind too small employment, to justify an increase in the duty on cotton ties from 33 to 104 per cent. Mr. Stewart, of Georgia, said: The iff e'et of the provision of the bill in re g trd to cotton ties would be to bear heavi ly uoa the colored laborer of the South if thj amendment were voted down; col ored men of the South would know who their real frie-nds were. Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, contend -.d that it was the interest of the color ed laborer cf the South as well as the in tereit of every laborer in the land that s tub duties should be imposed as would ive employment to the people of the United States, and not to people of other Tountries. There was the capacity in thii country to make all the . cotton tie hich were required. 1 Mr. McKinle, of Ohio, said that the sill only proposed to treat cotton ties precisely as it treated hoop iron. Mr. Sajers'a amendment was lejected; U6 to 124. Mr Breckenr.dge, of Ar Kansas, offered an amendment to make the duty on co:ton tie3 45 per cent aJ valorem. Mr. McKenna moved to amend the su 8x schedule Xo as to provide that all su gars not above No. 13 Dutch standard in color, shall pay duty on their polariscope test. Mr. McKenna said that his amend ment made a reduction of about 33 per cent. onthetxUtlng duty. It returned the dividing line at 13 initead of 16, and secured to the reflners-of this coun try the refining of sugar between 13 and 16. Mr Cannon, of Illinois, said the posi tionof Mr McKenna was specious and dangerous. Mrrre, A Louisiana, favored the am ndment. Mr Stewart, of Vermont, thought tbe bounty should bs extended 'to msple sugar. Mr Wilson, of. Wert Virginia, said he did not believe a Democratic Coogieas would erer make an appropriation to pay the proposed bouuty. Mr Coleu.an, of Louisiana, wanted su gar struck from ih free list. The gov id not abolish the dutv on sugar, and at the same time redxee the public debt. ( Aftef further miscellaneous debate,Mr McKloley closed the dUcussiun with an argument sgiint the McKenna aru ment. He said the committee, fearing that the Democrats when in power would refuse to appropriate money for the bounty, had provided that the ap propriation ehculd be permanent. The McKenna amendment was rejected, 145 The Democrats made a fight an i on two important amendments leUtive to yard made from Jute Jand the woolen schedule defeated Mckinley with the aid of six Republican votes. It was the Demo rits' pdlicy to call for a separate vote on every amendment thst proposed an increase of duty, and in con sequence thegTeter Pirt ot the da wai spent in calling the rolls. Democra's an i Republicans remsioed constaotl; in their places acd followed the proceed mai rinnelv. resuondins promptly at ail i times to the directions of Mr. Carlisle and Mr. McKinley, the Kaders of tbe reipo:tire parties. Tbe Democrats oupisyea uucipuu throughout the fiht tad, although the .... m . 1 ! - n - rmA t w.l n Ol. bill passeo, tnenunornj w aive point on jote and wool. The bill, u it passed the Hout. will Wk.imA & law. as it is said that the Senate will have to i o mod el it. Look Ont for Color U lion. Experiment with English cavalry horses show that gray or donlored animals are the moat easily frightened. The blacks are the most obstinate, the chestnuts the most enduring, and the bays have the moat intelligence and do k. mt rMSUilllff. sneee ably hold good the world over and are guide to purchasers. . i El-G0Tf. (K)0,0OOuetUTelrtfapwD7B;w WISE WORDS. Live while you can, aie when you must. A silent tongue is an e&emy to the feast. Keep out of the frying pan and trust to the broiler. 1 j Merriment at meat means a long fact' for the doctor. A whiff of the kitchen it sometimes better than the taste. People who kill lions learn to shoot by practicing on other things. Before great victories, can be enjoyed gTeat battles must be fought. Educating the boy is the parent's en deavor to get him to choose right. To have a course marked out before-! hand, is to be prepared for difficulties. It is not so much what a man does as what he loves that decides his destiny. An egg on your own plate is better than a turkey on somebody else's table. No amount of cultivation can change a worthless weed into a useful vegetable. What a blessed condition of life it is when even our troubles may be made a means of joy If we were met not so imperfect our- selves, we would have a better opinion of other people. Shadows have no claws ; they carry no swords, and fire no guns, but they fright en many people to death. People who boast that they never did any harm, are generally those who haven't done much good. Serving riches, instead of making riches serve you, is the most piteous of all poverty. It is slavery. The man who threatens to commit sui cide when he is in low spirits is a safe enough venture for a life insurance com pany. When a mau is fortunate in business he attributes the fact to his ability. When he is unfortunate he bewails his bad luck. KINIUJKY'3 NEW BEHATOR, Kx-Speakei John G CarfUle ficcto to Succeed Senator Heck. JOHX G. t'AKLHLX. r The Hou John G. Carlisle was eletd r.iir-J State-. S'iatoi-by tli? Ae;nb!y in io;n' ssiyiou ai.Frau'ifort, Ky to (ill til? U1- ex it el ter.u of the late Jamos B. Back, lie revived lfii vote-. Mr V'iam?, RjpnU'.icar:, ie. ,-ivel l.V Mr Carlisle' Career. John Gi itTl'i Carlisle .va'born in CampUl (no- Kntoii) Count. Kentucky, 9fptmber .V ij i. His early life uo pirtk-ular pjint o.' ir.tarat. lie was compsllei to work hard for a livinr.au hive luxation wx mostly attamaliu th; tmpropitioiH atrao plierj of a district "!iol, as opportunity afForl;! C a diligent stu dent-, an I before li? bad attaluaJ his majoiiiy he w? eariiin itis living by taach lu'liO)!. lie e-nptoyl i lei sure hours in r .i iiug law, an 1 qualified liimslf for th Bar. to vrliich hd vrus a bnilteJ la 159, when but iwenty-tbrei" vears o nje. after a term in a dingy 'law ofil?e, nn 1 ha sine, whan not hi the National or State service, devoted himlf to h proft-vion. in 1SVJ he was everted a uiambr of the Kentucky llous? of ll?presntativ!t fie opJsod ece-iou when ta $ CiviHWai broke r.uV tn lf6t hi was iiiiHjated as Fr:'-den-ul eUor-jrn i the Uani-ratio tikei, but b .- da.'liuei Hu lion r. i t 18 he was el ;i l t the Siute of U native State and a,;ain ia 150J. II- wa prc?nt ai drfeate-at-'.are fru n Ivf nlu ?'y. at the Nitiouat Lmx-ratie Caiivtrntsoii. leld in Sew York city-. i'i 1. H n.ti'miii for fv-icei-ant ijv.rur L emu ky in H7I, by tbe Dm.i ;?mtic C nn.i , -a-I bini to rjsig.i hi sejti it in State Htx ate, and bji.4 el-r-iel. hz served froit 1571 t.i I'rT.t l st iM-iilon. lie wa diosan a J'e : :.. Ki t-r-jt-J argt t-v Kentucky in l-'T-i. f; w c'losm to riir teut tb f.ii j; C T.ti;t-.i l)itrici ia t Forty flflh Coor t. unl hae rved rontinua ly ever jiu..1. MUr so eictiJi ;4nan Ii wai I a. cjk.-of Hie Fuftjr- eightU Vm II i re-;jcteJ 3?'ti to the i"titr iii.it n ml -.fi Jth Cjnres. It is tid that m .Lr,-'-ij tt bi iri e?r a 'psaled fv ni iu the Hoi; . j Thought rierated Reads Visionary. Cyrus W Field, with the great scheme th nrescnt New York clevaUd sys- nf th ureseut tern in his mind, felt that the moral sap ..r Mr Vnn.lrbilt'e monev would be vs a v - f rt Advantage. o he went to tbat ,r U m in mi ouerru mm a of the entire capital, on the ume terms i ... ii '. i.t.;it iilrl ftt him Willi n mvii. iui"h. a moment, and tUn, with that semi mcer and semi -smile which charactmzel ihb feature.. mW. "Why. Fild. tbe ...Jo of Xe York trill never content tv rule through the street on stilts. AVe Yrk Pre. TraielB? U Ve GMU Tonjn?. K prrtty Keuiet4a irl raitis thU eff like lunrb: "SU liiver sw-ve f a j I ifte-i thistles and a sieve ol unsuim . - . r - ..4. tKiKtl lifter anl' :rted thUtic sifter with.; , ti4llK- ?hiU4tUA - SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. - A method of transmitting sketches by telegraph has been devisii. Canroound locomotives are to be tbe railway engine ot the future. .1 -Loa Angeles, Cat., has one sewer 5000 feet long that has not a single connec tion. In one place it is twenty -fire feet under ground. ' - J The Reading Railroad; Company is having 4000 freight cars built, which are all provided with drawbar attachments and automatic couplers. j - An English inventor offers a system by which coal gas compressed to one-eighth its natural bulk can be carried about and utilized, as an illuminant when desired. Instead of chewing slate-pencils and drinking vinegar and lime-juice, adipose doctors feed their patients raw) fruit without sugar or cream and obesity tea. The doctcts in the French fiert hare been forbidden to practice ."'.'hypnotl'Pr on their patient. A simitar prohibition was issued some months ago to tho French army doctors. j The appliance of hydraulic power to the manufacture of steel seamless boats is one ot tne latest iiungs u .ugtuu. (These boats are thought to be in jevery particular superior to tnose msae oi woou and can be made at about the same cost. The experiment of constructing a large building of paper has been success fully made at Hamburg, Germany, where , an immense hotel, with it facade and other important parts composed of that material, and claimed to be fire-proof, has been erected. In using emery wheels it has. j been found that at a high speed one ounce of wheel material would only grind off six ounces of metal, while at a lower speed it would grind off eleven ounces.) At this lower speed the wheel was making 2150 revolutions. The electrical process lias been suc cessfully adopted in 3outh Australia for! the recoverv of the minute particles of, gold dust that have hitherto been lost in the work of separating the metal from the ore. The economical value of, the process has been abundantly proved j An engineer on the Iron Mountain Road, of Missouri, has perfected an au tomatic bell-ringer on his locomotive, and now when running in corporation limit or whenever the bell must be rang he just jerks a spring and the bell is: kept noing by steam power till he turns oft I the steam. A new incandescent lamp has been In- ' troduced which is said to obviate discol oration. The caroon niamenta are mauo from raw silk threads put through a care ful process and capable of bearing high temperature. A suspended needle to fitted inside from the socket to the glass tip, and this prevents shaking and at tracts the particles of carbon to it.j An Italian journal describes aj new pharo-light, which is said to be a4 pow erful as the electric light, and the effi ciency of which is not impaired bv fog, as is the case with the latter. A clock v?ork arrangement pours every thirty sec onds ten centograms of powdered magne .i..m into the flame of a round a wick- lamp, producing an extiemely brilliant flash of Ught. A Mnilcal Tree. j Accounts of reliable travelers describe a musical tree, found both in the. West Indies and in Nubia. This vegetable phenomenon has a peculiar shaped leaf, and pods with a split or open edge. An the wind blows through thes itjgivea out the sound which give tbe tieo its peculiar name. In the Barbadoes there is a valley filled with these tree, and when the wind blows across the island, a constant moaning, deep-toned rthistle is heard, which, in the still hours bf the night, ha a weird and mournful effect. A species of acacia, which grows; very abundant in Nubia and the Soudan, is ilso called whistling tree" by the na tives. Iu shoots are frequently, by the agency of the larva- of inect,diUrted in hape'aud swollen into a globular (blad der from one to two inches in diameter. After tbe insect has emerged from a circular hole in tbe side of this swelling. the opening, pUyed upon ly tne wina, becomes a musical instrument, nearly equal in sound to a tweet-toned flute. Habits of Frees. The owner of a frog farm near ilenas- ha, Wis., gives some interesting xacw relative 4o the frogs habits. Io ninety one days the eggs hatch. The thirty ninth aay the little animals begin to have motion. In a few days they assume the tadpole form. When ninety-two oaya old, two small feet are seen beginning to sprout near the tail, and the head ap pears to be separate from the body. In five days after this they refuse all vegeta ble food . Boon thereafter .the animal as sumes a perfect form. A Steel Tap Fir J. Athev. of Marion, Ark. has patented a fire escape valuable asjan cape from tall buildings. J.' inuo steel tape, one end of " tached to tbe building, and the rest wound around a smaltteel with a brake attachment, which the person using : it ran manipuUte soas to descend HghU ning speed or stop at wtUP:.Atbj t0ditat Niagara FalU, and
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