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"-.- .: V". ; . ' ' ' t ' "; - - - HICKORY rKJcIsii: MAY 23, 1895. "ICNTIKIC MISCELLANY, j I of the Gr-at Laics When the Lizhts Appear Argon by Simple Irhe yzm,c9 rtiicroDs in wooa i FormiJable Flesh-Eat.njr Plant-An Elec tric nother. revi.-ed- atlas of the surface cur ,f, of the great lakes, as determined from the drift of bottles during th J .t thret- years is given by Prof. M. W. Harriiiu'ton in Bulletin B. of the Cnit-1 St.it-s Weather Bureau. Near hottles were lloated, of which were recovered. These showed the Jl,e south kle of Lake Superior, west Urd -along the north side, south ',w the west i(le of Michigan and j Huron, north along the east side, gen--ral I v eastward in Erie and Ontario. Local and transient currents during -ales are .sometimes strong enough to drag vessels from their moorings. A phenomenon which may be called a ek-he a single wave which is seen by navigators as a white wall approaeh in"ani pacing is an occasional oc curreiice. Keoonl for the northeast of Scot hind from tlTi to 1894 show that in the 122 years the average number of auro ras seen has been 7 per annum, varyj iri'from ')() in 1870 to none at all in 10 years of the time. At maximum sun spot periods the auroras have been fre nnnt and brilliant, while with thealj- i-eiice of sun-spots there have been few or' none.' In no year has an aurora been observed between May 23 and Jnlv 2-2 that is, near the summer notice, and the rest of the year shows two maxima, a primary in October and a secondary in February. As a simple method of showing the presence of argon in atmospheric nitro gen, M. Guntz proposes absorbing the nitrogen by lithium, with which it readily .combines below the tempera ture of dark redness. After a suffi cient volume of atmospheric nitrogen has been pasted t he apparatus remains tilled wit li argon, while if nitrogen from chemical decomposition is introduced nothing is unabsorbed. A determination by Prof. Barnard with the hick telescope places the diameter of Neptune at 32,900 miles, from '2,000 to 4,000 miles less than is stated in most text-books. Dwarfs in Africa were mentioned by Homer, referred to an historical fact by Herodotus, and described by Aristotle, Pliny, a later writer, speaks of the pygmies as living in different countries. These references were sub stantially nil that was known of the African pygmies until a few years ago, whe accounts of them were first given i to travelers by neighboring tribes, then they were seen by Schweinfurth, and specimens were finally brought to Europe. JI, A. de Quatrefages, the eminent anthropologist, finds that the ancients had information, more or less real, concerning fiTe populations of small stature. Two were located in Asia : a third to the south, toward the sources of the Nile; a fourth to the east, not far from these ; and the fifth in Africa, to the "southwest. Two of these groups, more or less modified by crossing, are still located in Asia. The African groups are farther away than the traditions represent, but in nearly the same direction. All of them are fragments of two races of blacks those of Asia, Malaysia and Melanesia to be distinguished as Negritos, and those of Africa as Negrillos both including tribes, distinct peoples and sub-races. The Negritos, contrary to a common belief, arc not an approach to the '"missing lin:.,"' but are people of some development. An investigation by M. Miquel tends to disprove the idea that wood pave ment is a favorable breeding place for germs, and that it may have led to the ltris epidemic of grippe in 18S9-1S90. Sawdust from different depths was sown on nutritive gelatine, the colonies being counted at the end of ;J0 days. New pavement of pine blocks yielded bacteria per gramme at a depth of ;uj eighth of an inch ; pavement of lmde pine laid in 1SS7 gave 1,400,000 bacteria per gramme at the surface, and only 4,200 at a depth of a fifth of an inch, and pitch-pine' pavement laid in 1.) produced 1,004,000 bacteria per gramme at the surface, and only 500 at a depth of a twelfth of an inch. In all -aes the germs were confined to the -vnperfieial layers of the wood. Paris mud, dried and pulverized, yielded lr.nu 4OUKVC00 to 50,000,000 bacteria I '-r gramme. 1 he dangers of watching solar phe nomena, even with the partial protec lion of colored glasses, have. been pointed out by Dr. George Maekay, of hdmburgh, Galileo lost his vision in this manner,. Sir Isaac ew ton's retina was iH?rmaneutlv iniured. and Dr. Maekay has himself met with not less than 17 eases of impaired sight as a 'esult of viewing with the unprotected ye the eclipses of 1800 and 1891 Carnivorous plants are usually small, but European journals have .'been giv- ing accounts of one of gigantic size and great power which has beendis- ! covered by Dunstan on the shores of j Lake Nicaragua. As this naturalist1 was walking with his dog. he was at tracted by cries of pain f nun the lat ter, and, hastening to the rescue, he found the animal held by three black, sticky bands, which had chafed the skin to bleeding. These bands were branches of a new carnivorous plant, which Duntau calls the "land-octopus." The branches are flexible, po lished, black, without leaves, secreting a viscous fluid and furnished with a great number of suckers by which they attach themselves to their vic tims. It might almost be believed to be an octopus transformed into a plant, from which the dog was re leased with great difficulty and severe injury to the hands. Among the few tjie few facts learned was that the fetid odor of the sticky liquid serves to at tract prey, and it was also observed that the " land-octopus," like other carnivorous plants, abandons its vic tims after sucking out the nutritive elements. To the natives this strange plant is known as " the Devil's noose." The electric incubator upon which Otto Schulze, of Strasburg, has been at work for three years is intended to overcome the ordinary difficulties of the artifical hatching of chickens. The apparatus is easily manipulated, and requires only an uninterrupted -but small supply of electricity. Auto matic attachments regftlate both tem perature and moisture, the former be ing kept within a tenth of a degree of the normal temperature of incubation. In this apparatus, 90 in every 100 eggs are expected to hatch. An electric mother, a box in which the freshly latched chicks can find heat and pro tection while being at liberty to run ibout on the ground when they choose, has been devised as an accom paniment of the incubator. A cycle ambulance has been in vented by Dr. Honiir, of Berlin, who suggests Us use for small towns where a horse ambulance is too expensive. It consists of a Kind of covered litter resi- ing on a frame with live wheels, three in the front and, two at the back, is provided witli a signal bell for the use of the patient, and is propelled by a cyclist at each end. Beneath the litter are boxes for materials, instruments, etc. As to Silver. The money question is such that the greatest alarm pervades the circle of the goldbugs. They fully realize that the people are determined to throw off the shackles which these money sharks have fastened upon them. Their hovel of 'Sound" monev has lost its power to longer frighten the people. With the aid of .henchmen and a liberal use of boodle 'they have suc- cessfullv defeated the interest of the people. .But . matters have reached such a crisis that the people are com pelled to call a halt to the policy that places them in the hands of these Shy- locks. From the howl these vampires are raising, one unacquainted with the facts would be to believe that sil ver had no intrinsic value and that bi- uietalism was a thing that had never been tried. We have had bimetalism in this country, 'and it is a fact that the silver dollar was worth as much intrinsically as the gold dollar ; in fact it was worth slightlv more when it was demonetized in 1873. Why, then, was silver de monetized. It was not on account of its decline in intrinsic value for the facts stand that the silver dollar was worth more than the gold dollar. The reason it was done is plain. It was a plan of the goldbugs who saw that what they were banking on were being eclipsed by the white metal. This was a bad thing for them, and therefore they set to work to cut silver down, which they did by shrewd legislation. Mem bers voting to do this actually said they did not know that the effect would be to demonetize silver. So shrewdness, villainy and plotting de monetized silver and not the fear that silver was not "sound" money. And all the chatter and silver bluster about "sound" money is enough to give us the "boggs." Raleigh Press. Tired, Weak, Nervous, Means impure blood, and overwork or too much strain on brain and body. The only way to cure is to feed the nerves on pure blood. Thousands of people certify that the best blood pu rifier, the lest nerve tonic and strength builder is Hood's Sarsaparilla. What it has done for others it will also do for you Hocd's Cures. Nervousness, loss of sleep, hs of aj petite and general debility all ilis.q lear when Hood's Sarsaparilla is per sistently taken, and strong nerves, sweet sleep, strong body, sharp .appe tite, and in a word, health and happi ness follow the use of Hood's Sarsa parilla. The strong point about Hood's Sar saparilla is that they are permanent, because they start from the solid foun dation of purified, vitalized and en riched blood. 19-4t A BASIC flONETARY QUESTION. Has Silver a Ratio with Gold In a Ccientlfic Sense. To tiii; Editor of tiik Herald: The pending monetary discussion is tending more and more, among thoughtful persons, to pivot on the practicability and potentiality of bimetallism. Did it, when in opera tion in France in 1803-1872, keep in that country two metals at parity un der free bimetallic coinage? What is "value" when applied to coinage and coin? What is ratio in the sense of coinage and of value as well? Can the word 4ratto" b accur ately used to define a relation betwixt gold in a country where it is free coin age money and silrerin another coun try where it is only merchandise? Or a relation betwixt gold, free coined, and silver nowhere free coined? , Inquiry is now fastening on this. Did France by free bimetallic coinage make prevalent throughout the world, or anywhere, her mint weight ratio determining the comparative value of uncoined and coined lumps of either metal, thus uniting the two metals in one? That is the basis question? While and where silver is merchandise, has it in a scientific sense "ratio" with gold where it has free coinage? Much reliance is placed on the ta bles showing the price of silver in London when one bought it for ship ment elsewhere, and on the relation of silver and gold during the great wars; but to what are the tables relevant? Even when France was bimetallic, did she undertake, on any day, to collect for money dealers coins'of either metal for shipment, or exchange gold franes for silver franes? Does any accurate thinker now speak of "keeping the gold market steady" between New York and Berlin? The London Times said a year ago. More confidence might, perhaps, be felt in the maintenance of a ratio by agreement if bimetallists would deign to tell us what ratio they would fix if they had their way. But it is at this point that the courage of the bimetallists fails them. One and all shrink from giving the smallest indica tion of what they think the ratio ought to be. Cernuschi, the French apostle of bimetallism replied: Either it will be stipulated that sil ver is to be universal money and that gold is to be money in Europe and the United States at the ratio of 1 to lo of silver, or nothing will be stipulated. Why? Because if, for the 154. ratio, a ratio more favorable to gold were substitut ed, France would either have to melt down her gold francs in order to create lighter ones, or to melt down her sil ver francs in order to create heavier ones. The 15 J ratio was proposed jointly by the governments of the United States and of France at the monetary conference held at Paris in 1881. That ratio cannot but suit Germany, for the thaler, which is full legal tender for three marks, is in the 1-H ratio or weight to three gold marks. the Dutch silver florin weighs almost ex actly 15V gold florins. The silver ruble weighs 15V gold rubles. The silver peseta weighs 15 gold pesetas. Thns the 15 ratio suits also Holland, Rus sia and Spain. What about the United States? The silver dollar weighs 41SI' grains that is to sav. 1(! erold dollars. It is too heavy. It would have to be re placed by a new dollar weighing 15 gold dollars that is to say, 400 grains. Therebv we see what the ratio of in- ttrnational free coinage must le, and ... . how the L niteu states win make near lv three cents on each by recoining their silver dollars. Ill v Mr. Cernuschi goes further. He contends that the fall in prices which is complained of is not due to what has been a scarcity of gold, a scarcity which is purelv imaginary, and against which, if it were real, there could be no remedy. He insists that the monetary morbus by which the world is afliieted is not famine, nor vet contraction. It is a malady which never raged before. It has no known name. And he then affirms that the aHllction can only be removed by a revival of the 15 ratio. Under any other rat wr Mich as 25 or GO, he says "the h-x.s inflicted by the fall in ex- eharige uioii agriculture, commerce and udoij many industries in Europe, but eseciaHy in Great Britaiu, as the losses inflicted uj;on the finances of the silver monometallic States, and uion the creditors of those States, would become chronic, perpetual." N. Y. Herald. The preacher is largely what the congregation makes him. A Cotton Fertilizer. . Turcliasc only such fertilizers for cotton which contain at im 3 to 4 actual potash. For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6y. Potash, Poor results arc due entirely to deficiency of Totash. Va will gladly send you our pamphlets on the Use of Potash. T.wy arc sect free. It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will saTe ytw rs. GERMAN KALI WORKS. SJ Nassau Street. New Vork. Blank Deeds For ale. The Hickory Printing Company has now a large lot of blank Warranty Deeds forSaleat theofflceof thePRKSS and Carolixian in Hickorv. 50-tf How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars "Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured lv Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props.. Toledo, O. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made bv their firm. . West & Truax,, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo.,0. Waldiko, Kixnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hal I s Catarrh Cure is taken inl em- ally, acting directly upon the blood mucous surfaces of the system. Price 7oc, per bottle. Sold by all Drug gists. Testimonials free. . Every naral officer is a jingo; every one of them would hail with delight a war with some great power, England preferred, on any sort of quarrel, just or unjust. A naval officer m time of peace is perpetually bored. He wants fame. Rear Admiral Meadedislikes the present Administration because it is not inclined to give the navy a chance to fight. Washington is full of naval officers who frtnkly say that they want a war with a firstrato power above all things. Was it not old Ben Franklin who lemarked: " There never was a good war or a bad peace?" Louisville Times. Health means so much more than 'you imagine serious and 'fatal diseases result Irom triflinofailments neglected. Don t play with INature s greatest gift health. m If you are feeling out ot sorts, weak and generally ex hausted, iteivous, town's have tio appetite and can't work,( beeui at once talc- ing the most relia ble strengthening medJCinc.whJch is S Brown's Iron Bit ters. A few bot tles cure benefit comes from the very first dose it xoon't stain your , teeth, and it's pleasant to take. It Cures Dyspepsia, ' Kidney and Liver Neuralgia, . Troubles, Constipation, Bad Blood Malaria. Nervous ailments Vlllbll VVS u Get only the genuine it has crossed red lines on ine iii. rut uuici i . jlu- Dt two ac. stamps we Ciiarlottk, X. C, May 15. Bogps' "sound money"' meeting at Raleigh was captured by the silver men, reso lutions being adopted not to send delegas to Memphis. The Chamber of Commerce refused to back Hoggs. Sam Ash in a reply to Boggn said: "The money cjuestion is greater tlum any.ot'ier that has ever confronted the Hop!e of the world except the He formation, and unless it is settled right the people will settle it if it re- pi ire another French revolution." Ashe added that the Memphis conven tion was a gold convention and Ral eigh ought not to be represented in it at all. are rubject to peculiar ilia. Tbe :ht remedj for bales' illJ especially f worms and stomach disorders Is Frey's Vermifuge fr cured children tor 53 years. Send for illns. book about tue ill ana uq LIS. rUTT, Ealtlswre, li. M X ctiiutM. On recem Fair Views and book tree. Jf f BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO. W2. I I a 1 I Mmmm h. W. J Persons residing in Newton or vicin ity, wishing copies of the Henry Weid ner Memorial pamphlets, will find them at the drug store of Messrs. Smith and Haywood. Price 15 cents copy. CLINTON A. C1LLEY Al'lOIlNEY Al LAW, HICKORY X. C. Practices in the courts of this and adjoining counties, also in the Federal courts, inch 8 ly SALE OF CITY PROPERTY. Djr virtue of tlie power nf ale contained In two de1s of trust ext-cated May l'ta. 19H3 and ADcra-tMb 1KV3 by C. O. WaUoa to The First HcUUinp; &. Loan AoHntiun of IlU kor. N. C. aod duly refrit?rd and bernoee of default made in the rajment of interest and does speei tied Id aid dds and to atlfy the claims of said Aeotlatlon, I. A. L. Croae. Becretarj Treasurer an 1 Trustee will on Saturday. Jane 8th. 1S95. t 2 p. m. before the liaok la HkkoiTt ofir at public nuicrr to the h!rneit bidders, the John or CO Walnon property in- the north western part of llu korv. tel k about four acres ollacdwith large residence recently remodeled; lot known as No. 1 on the plat of tbe Kink heirs Exact boundaries furnished upon application. Tkbms Cash. unWtM otherwise agreed upon. This Mar 1st. K-as. E. II. CLINK. A L. CHOUSE. Attorney. iSVc-Treas. X Trustee. W. L. LOWE HAS the largest stock of Musical Instruments in NorthCarolina,and his prices are the lowest. - Come to see me. Orders by mail have prompt atten tion. Address W. L. LOWE, Newton, N. C. May 0. lSlKj. H. C. DENNY City Barber (Shop moved to Main St net Ground Floor) IIILKOKV, - - N CAROLINA The best work and lowest prices. Most handsome compartments and superb equipments. Give him a call. NOTICE. I WA2CT crcry mn and woman In the tfed States interested in tbe Opintn and Wtu'ikj habits to have one ot my books on these tns eases. Address B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga. Box 382, and one will be sent you tree. Cliamberlain'a Eye and Skin Ointment Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes, Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Pdes, Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head, 25 cents per box. For sale by druggists. TO HOUSE OWNEB3. For putting a horse in a fine healthy con dition try Dr. Cady's Condition Powders, They tone up the system, aid dipestion, euro loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving new life to an old or over worked horse. 2o otntt nor package. . For sau, by druyiisifi. OF COURSE YOU WANT OF COURSE YOU WANT r?T er-mr m. Well, When You Want THE BEST GRADE OF Job Printing AT- PRICES, j Send us jour order per j haps will save you money, and we guarantee to furnish you as FINE WORK as is j done anywhere Call and see san2pres, or send us your orders by mail. This is no idle tale we mean what we say we will furnish you THE' BEST. WORK- AT THE LOWEST PniCEC. 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