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To introduco thlspaper In every locality In the West we will send It for the remainder of 18S7, beginning with the May number, for 03STE IDOZjIj.A.IR,. One Extra Copy with Each 5 Subscribers. GET UP CLUBS. Agents send for terms and exclusive territory. RESOURCES PUBLISHING: CO. LINCOLN, NEB TAKETHE lissouri Pacific Railway The Shortest, Quickest and Best Route to Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Si. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, New York and Boston. RECLINING CHAIRS FREE ON ALL TRAINS. HTTor further Information; Folders, etc., call a or address II. 0. IIANNA. City Ticket Agent, Cor. O mid 12th it, P. D. DADCOOK, Depot Ticket Agent. II. P. K, MILLAR, wi'lAgcut, 1URE SCIENCE AND PROGRESS. A DEVICE SHOWING THE CONDUC TIVITY OF METALS FOR HEAT. A Mention of Rome of llio Small Things tli at Kill Kipcrliiicuts of it I'leiulntf and Simple Nnturo That TumUlt Sci entific, liferent Inn. A pleasing experiment enn bo timilo, no cording to d Nnturo, ns follows: Tnkon wooden iicnholdcr with n metal top and pnsto n piece of jnicr upon it bo tlmt It cov ers n part of Inith tho wood mid tlio metal. A HXABINO EXrKHtMF.NT, Hoat tho paper over a spirit lamp, or an ordiunry lamp or gas llamo will answer, if it lo held fnr enough nway to avoid smoking tlio impcr. Hy heating carefully, Hint part of tho jiiiior attached to tho wood will bo como charred, whilo that ngnlnst tho metal will remain white. Tho metal, being a good conductor, carries tho heat nway from tho pnicr, while tho wood, being 11 oor conduc tor, allows It to remain, and tho paper bo comes charred. Tho conductivity of motnls for heat is ad mirably shown by tho shnplo dovlco repre sented in tho cut reproduced from Bciontlfla American, in which Journal also occurs tho following description: TRANSMISSION 07 HEAT BY METALS. To a strip, A, of iron aro attached strips, B 0, of brass and copper. Tho ends of all tho strips aro bent upward mid inward, and tho ends of tho strips nro split anil curved to form loojis for loosely holding matches, tho sulphur cuds of which rest upon tho strijis by tliolr own gravity, Tho junction of tho strips is heated as shown. Tho match on tho copper strip ignites first, that on tho brass next, and that upon tho iron last, showing that, of tho three metals, copper is tho bost conductor of heat and Iron tho poorest. Small Things That Rill. The nowspapcrs have warned tho public against swallowing tho sood of grapes, oranges, etc., bocauso of tho danger of such substances getting into a small intestinal bag or eul-do-sne, called by doctors tho appendix vermiformls. This, explains a correspondent in Tho Ilartford Times, is a receptaclo formed at tho Junction of tho largo and small intes tines, but its uso or object no physician knows. It has been thought to bo a rudimentary or incomplete formation or possibly somo meaningless survival of a lost anterior typo. At any rate, its existence, whilo presenting no apparent "roason for being," as tho French say, Is, on tho other luind, a positive and con stant sourco of danger, bocauso of tho liability jf its becoming tho receptaclo of somo undi gested seed or other indigestible substance In that caso It produces a stato of indamma l'jntlon, which, in nearly all cases, proves fatal. Fortunately, but fow seeds among tho great number so heedlessly swallowed scorn to get into this llttlo death trap, although any one, seems likely to lodgo thcro. Perhaps moro cases of inflammation of tho bowels than tho doctors suspect may bo, in reality, duo to this obscure nml disregarded cause. Height of Chimney. A well proportioned chlmnoy of neat do sigu, from "00 to 300 foot high, says Locomo tive, is always an imposing structure, and an ornament to a largo manufacturing establishment, but it may well bo questioned if it is over worth whilo to build them over ICO foot high. Whoro cost is no considera tion thcro is no objection to building them as high nsono pleases; but for tho purely utili tarian purposo of steam making, wo havo yet to And a caso where it was necessary to build a chimney moro than 150 feet high, and In many cases whero this height has boon reached equally good results might havo been attained with a shorter chlmnoy, at not much moro than ono-h!f tho cost. Aftor a sufllclcnt height has been reached to produce draught of sulllcieut intensity to burn lino, hard oal, provided tho area of tho chlmnoy is larf.o enough, thcro seems no good mechan ical riason for adding further to tho hoight, whatever tho slro of tho chimney required. Kxplonlvo Tec, A most unusual phenomenon, which oc curred in tho laboratory of tho University of Virginia, has boon described by Sir. Mallet, tho professor of chemistry of that establish ment. During a sovoro storm ico was formed In tho glass vessel of a gazogene, tho famil iar apiwirutus for charging water with car bonlo acid gas, Tlio expansion of tho ico buret tho vessel, nftcr which tho ico itself ex ploded repeatedly, and throw oIT fragments, with a crackling sound. Tho cITcct is attrib uted to tho pressure of tho gas contained in tho ice, which, in tho caso of water, would appear as slmplo oITervescoiico. Popular Bcleuco News, 1'ruhUtorlo Skating, Tho nrt of skating is a prehistoric ono. In many parts of Knropo Ikhics of domesticated animals havo been found which had been uhciI us skntes or as runners of small sledges. It is of considerable interest to learn that similar Implements aro found still In uso in several parts of northorn Clermnny. In Tho Journal of tho IVrlln Ethnological Society sledges nroilesorllieil which consist of a board resting on tho bones of n horse. Hut, liesldcs this, skates aro ised, the runners of which consist of tho lownr Jaw of cattle, tho curva ture of tho lower Ido serving admirably tho object of thosknui. London I'lrmnon Clothed In Asbrito. Tho London llrcinen nro about to bo uni formed for duty in uslicbtai cloth, a material which has already been adopted by tho Purls flro brigade, with satisfactory results. Equipped in this iiiccmlmstihlo apparel, the llromau is practioilly muster of tho Uuuuu. PHYSIOLOGY AND ''HYGIENE, Tea n Alow Poison to Not i Vow I'oopl. llcllef for Arutn llhntminttum. Tlio insertion thnt ten isn jtolson Is re ceived with incredulity by a majority of readers, and tea drinkers ns n class express doubt as regards tho correctness of alleged poisonous proMrtlcs of ten. Popular Hcl enco Nohs, in discussing tho subject, plica numerous instances of individuals of this class who wero themselves sullcrlng from ten K)lsontng. Their nerves wero In a terri bly abnormal condition, tho heart and brain wero functionally dUturlied, and tho sleep less in quantity and less refreshing than It should ho, Ten contains much tannin nn 1 nn alkaloid principle remarkably akin to cocalno, says tho authority quoted. Thelno and cocnlno both, when internally administered, product! oxnltation of tho nervous system nud ln creased jiowers of physical endurance, Tho brain is largely lullucuccd In Its functions, and long iorlods of wakefulness nro induced. Continued uso of strong Infusions of either coca or ton result In groat dlsturbnuco of nervous centers and functional ulllccs, mid either will produco fatal results by persistent uso of Inordinate quantities. A cup of ten ns served at ten tables con tains usually but a troco of the alkaloldal principle, but Infinitesimal quantities nro caablo of oxertlngbauolnlelfects upon somo Uv Jrlnkers. Tho tannin found In ten does not dlirer from tho ngent found In oak and other barks which tlio tanners uso to convert tho raw hides of animals Into leather. It Is a iwwerful astringent, nnd consequently, taken internally, Is apt to produco constljvt tlon nnd its attendant evils. Confirmed ten drinkers nro usually troubled with consti pated bowels, nnd lioneo with dyspejisln, tho king of ovils. Not all ten drinkers nro thus nlllictcd, but tho number is by no means small. Mild infusions of tea nro undoubtedly ser viceable to many, when not used to excess; and It may bo further stated that n cup or two of ten tnkon during tho day, nt meals, rarely influences unfavorably vital processes In nny one, unless thoy aro confirmed in valids. It is rather tho abuse of tea, than its uso, Hint causes serious physical evils. Four or six cups of ten taken during each twenty four houi-s will in tlmo produco ten poisoning mid greater or less ovil results. Acutn HlinuiiiiitWtn of tlio Joint. For external applications in ncuto articu lar rheumatism, Journal of Health regards mustard poultlecH an tho most etllcaclous. Tho uso of theso should bo commenced at once, ns soon as tho joints becomo painful. If only n small number nro afTccted, poul tices can lo applied to each simultaneously, or in succession until nil aro treated. When now Joints becomo involved, renewed appli cations aro domnudod; In fact, tho disease should lo "chased" from ono afTccted jiortlon to another. Tho oultlccs may bo applied twjco dally, and nftcr their uso tho Inflamed Joints should lo wrnppctl In dry cotton wool, and thon bandaged neatly ond lightly with flannel. Homo authors claim that theso coverings aro useless, but all who havo suf fered from tho disoaso can testify that ox posuro of tho joints, oven to tho warm air of tho sick room, aggravates tho pain. Fresh Air nt Night. Jenny Juno tolls of a Indy who for years, during tho winter mouths, roso at night after her husband was aslocp, nnd nolso lessly ojicnod a window about two Inches, top and bottom. If ho know of it ho would declare it gavo him cold; if ho did not know of it ho was not affected, except that ho would get up particularly bright and well, and frequently remarked to his wlfo: "You sco it is all nonsense, your idea about open ing tho windows such weather as this. I havo no headache, nover folt bettor in my life, and if you would tell tho truth yon would say tho sarac." Ills wlfo nlwnysrosa first, closed tho window as noiselessly as sho had opened it, and turned on tho register. Ilamodlrs for n Kmiill Annoyance Touch thnt unsightly oxcresconco com monly called a wart sovernl times nduy with castor oil. Hub frequently with n bit of nlum slightly moistened. Cut tho end o(T an Irish otato, and rub tho jiotnto on tho wart two or thrco times n day, cutting a sllco from tho potato each tlmo used. Surer than any of those Is to touch tho oxcresonco every day with ono of tho convenient llttlo caustic pencils to bo obtained at a drug store. Tlio Ilest Medicines. Sunlight and puro air nro tho very best medicines, especially for children and el derly !oople, and tho moro hours thoy got of these tho bettor nro their chances for lifo and health. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. Gifts That n fiontlmnnn Slay Appropri ately Send to Kamlnlnn rrlomls. Flowers nro an appropriate rcmombrnnco upon every occasion, whether of joy or sor row, illness, recovery to health, taking loavo for n distant part or arriving home. At all times a man may send flowers to a girl friend, and sho may nccopt thorn with proprioty. Thoy aro always snfo nml com plimentary, assorts fominlno authority. In deed, arranged with tho consummate skill of a modern florist, who must bo something of an artist in color harmony, and placed in a gilded basket, fringed with maiden hair and tied with n lovoly wldo satin ribbon, they nro a fitting tribute to offer to beauty and sweetness. Itesido flowers, the same authority sug gests for anniversaries nnd other days pres ents of dainty bon I ion boxes that como in nil degrees of luxury, that aro so pretty en mantels or tablo after tho contents havo been enjoyod. Thoy make pretty work recep tacles. Music is miltablo and acceptable, or any of tho handsomely bound poets; n now novel or magazine nro deslrablo gifts. Pets aro allowable, when not too extrava gant a rare kitten, n toy dog or singing bird. If n man is clover nud paints, n pastel or black and whlto makes a charming souve nir. In fact, any pretty article thnt ho can fashion by his own handiwork is sure to lo pleasing. A pretty llttlo whip can Isj given n girl who rides. When nny of theso gifts aro received it W Incumbent ujion tho recipi ent to acknowledge them within n reasonable tlmo in a pleasant llttlo note. A Hint to Young People. Did you ever see lioys or girls cat fast, slam doors, null through a room, talk loud, swing their arms, shako tliolr shoulders, bow asstllllyas if thoy wero ramrods, or act as loose jointed us n jumping jack, nover offer older people n sent, make up faces, sny care less things, and uso bad grammer nnd slangl This Is the kind of boys nud girls that some times stand before n looking glass, nnd won der why they nro not invited into society. A I'oiv l'ollto Trails. Tho pollto person does not toll nn Invalid how palo sho is looking, or ask an elderly lady if her eyes aro weak, nor whon somo one who is lame enters a publlo place llx oyct upon tho milTeror. Those -vho nro doformed do not euro for genorul sympathy. NOTES, COMMENTS, PAnAGnAPH3. At tho great ball mvnlly given by Presi dent Cnrnot dressmakers wero on duty nonr tho ballroom doors to mend skirts thnt had been torn In tho crush. In Canada tho jn'oplo who ndvocata the union of Catinda with tho United States arc beginning to Im called "CopHrhenils." There nro 150,000 moro women than men in Herlln, nud moro than half of tho cltlrens of that city wero born outsldo of tho city, "Pvo been In llio New York egg Irnilo ovor forty years," remarket a wholesale dealer In New York recently, "nnd those twenty-llvo turkey eggs mnko as largo n slnglo consign ment of the kind ns I ever met." A Hartford (Conn.) newspaper has tho fol lowing uuuiu nud nddrcKS on Its subscription llstt "CooKHvswany V, Moodllnr, euro of BlormrllnolmlmdoorVli'.lnrunguiiiMoodllar, llustyas Pelt, I'oonn, Indies, llondxiy Pros." Loudon Truth sums up tlio record of Oman Dlgno, tho famous Arab chief, ns follows! Killed, six times; fatally wounded, throo times; severely wouulod, four times; troops totally dlsjierwsl, nluo times; pcrmniiontly discouraged, throo times; eseaed, once, St, Paul expects lt bo tho metropolis of Anierlcnwhen tho through lino railroad to Pekin, China, by tho way of Itehring strait, Is built, Tho dlstanco Is (1,10(1 tulles, nud It Is oxoctod that trains will run to Pekin in ten days. A Oardcn City, Ivan., cat, which is tho mother of throo kittens, has recently adopted two young rabbits and thrco young raccoons, which sho brought in from tho woods, nud is bringing up tho whole lot In paths of feline propriety. Messrs, I). Hndford & Co., coal merchants, wero fined $10.' by an English mnglslrato re cently for sending out coal conveyances which wero not provided with jHirfoct ma chines for weighing coal, as tho English law requires, nnd for having sont out sacks con taining less than tho roqulslto portion of 231 IX -lids. "Weight Boclables" aro tho latest crar.o at Yankton. Tho gentlemen pick their ladles, take them to tho scales, weigh them, pay n quarter of n cent n jtouuil Into tho general fund, nnd then escort them to supicr. Tho latter costs not far from six bits n pound. Many of tho Ilusslnu Immigrants horohavo brought from their natlvo country curious utensils, household wares, and articles of cot-tumo or adornment. At n recent roclal gathering of several family groiqis, many of theso relics wero brought Into service, nud tho costumes of tho young women wero pretty nud plcturesquo as they drew tliolr favorlto liovorugo from tho samovar. An Indian urn nlwut thoslzonnd shajio of ncocoanut was exhumed on llenjainln Lup ton's farm near Ilrldgeton, N, J, It is comely In shapo and smooth In workmniishlp and ornamented around tho neck, near tho mouth, with tho iccullar impression found on tho broken pottery of tho Indian village nonr Shlloh. Indian remains nnd nrrows havo been found thoro, and it is supposed to bo nn Indian camp ground. Tho vlllago of Llttlo C.'iuto, near Necnnh, Wis., Is settled nlmost entirely by Holland ers, tho majority of whom mako their llvinii by manufacturing wooden shoes, and all of whom wear them. Several times n year thoy havo a dance, which lasts thrco days nnd In which ovorybody Joins, old and young. Theso dances aro always held in tho day tlmo, tho people believing thut dancing at night Is immoral. "I nni DyliiB, i:gypt, Hylnc." Somo weeks ago I saw Marion D. Lytlo, nn adventurous nophow of Gen. Wm. II. Lytlo, whoso poetic fnmo rests on tho authorship of "I am Dying, Egypt, Dying." Young Lytlo was quoted ns denying tho senvitlounl story that the oom was written tho night Iteforo tho general's death under a presentiment thut tho author would full in battle tho next day. Dr. Carlisle Terry, of Columbus, On., saw tho jiarngraph, nud wroto to young Lytlo concerning it. It npioars that I)r, Terry was chief surgeon of Wlthcr's dlvIsliTn in tho Confederate army, and was engaged in tho battlo of Chicknmauga, where Gen, Lytlo was killed. Ho says Gen. Lytlo was tho only mounted ofllcor in sight as tho Confederates advanced, and that ho saw tho general, under heavy flro, look down nt his foot as he rccoivod tho first of his four wounds, and then fall dead with thrco moro wounds, nny one of which was fatal. A solitary able remained with drawn sword by tho liody, and ns Gen. West nud Dr. Terry rodo up, told thorn wlio tho dead olllcer wns, nud nsked that his body bo protected. Tho nldo emptied Lytlu's pockets, nud Gen, West sunt all his circctA to his sister. Tlio aldo said: "Gen. Lytlo left his watch in camp, ex pecting to lie killed today," In tho dead man's pocket was n clipping from n nows lper, evidently of somo nge, on which wns printed tho poem, "I nm Dying, Egypt, Dying." Now York World "Obsorvnnt Citl ton." A Itonian "Tribute" Penny. "Did you over seo ono of tho Roman tribute pennies I" asked Mr. Smith. Then, turning to Mr. Proskoy, ho said, In tho words of the Scripture! "Show mo tho tributo money." And ho showed him a penny. Tho "penny" was a small silver coin, nbout tho sizo of n slxiieuue, though rather thicker. Tho "imago and siierscrlptlon" of Cjnsar wero plainly visible, though somewhat irreg ular nnd worn. As is tho caso with many old coins, tho center of tho dio did not corre spond with tho center of tho disc. "That," said Mr. Proskoy, "is cnusod by their not using tho collar to keep tho dlso iu plaeo while it was bolng struck. Tho collar was not discovered till nbout Queen Eliza bctlfs time, sluco which it has been nlmost unlvorsally adopted. It also serves to glvo tho milled or lettered edge. Roman coins nro not worth much," ho added. "Most varieties bring aliout $1.35. Thoy are not very com mon, but thoro is no demand for them. If as many collectors should go to collecting them with tho Sfimo energy as they do American coins thcro would not bo onough to go round. There nro many rnro coins in smnll private collections which larger ohm do not have." Now York World. Thought It Wns Qiilulno. A prominent Now York doctor has boon repeatedly noticed of lato iu attendance on tho occiqinnt of n fashionable flat house. Tho latter is a millionaire who retired from busi ness somo tlmo ago, after many years of ac tivity, nnd immediately becamo ill, us so many old ooplo do from a sudden chnugo of habits. Tho patient complained of a (hvuI iar roaring In his ears every mcrntUn uixl evening, which wns attended now and then with a strange clicking noise. Tho qululno ho had Ihxiii taking was immediately reduced iu quantity, but tho buz.lng nud clicking in his oars continued. At last tho din-tor was txcomiug convinced that tho quinine ho used was uncommonly cranky, when it was dis covered that tho tenant of tho flat ttclow had just Itought a f 100 musiu liox, which played twenty-four tunes and ran for an hour, Tho tunes couldn't Ihj heard through tho sick man's floor, but tho hum of the powerful springs nud tho click of tho cylin ders us tho tuuo was changed had scared him luto s big 'Qctcr' bill Tho Argonaut. SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE: Prospectus for 1 888 Beautiftal Christmas Number. Among the important articles to' appear during the year 1888 are the following Send for prospectus, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ,,, mninimt. ..,!, to cncli number durlnjr tho year. I Ic will write of tminy topics, old nnd new, nnd In iiimlllnr nnd personal way, which will form new bonds of friendship between the nu thor nnd his thousands o( renders. Iu his first jtnpcr entitled "A Clmplcr on Dreams, rtppciuiu In the January number, lie relates Incidentally, In connection with the iter, ciiil subject, some Interesting facts concerning the origin of the now famous slon ".Strange Cake of Dr. Jckyll and Mr. I lyde. . ' f RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. i. w.s m, aim a. ..,.....,.. ... of an especially Important nnd Intcrcstlnir trillions and constiucllou, lueludlnu; great nnd, liidccd.lhose branches of tho subject Whole COIIIltrv. The. Illustration tvlilel, . . ----- ,. ......... ornte.oilglnnl, nnd beautiful. The authors announced later. P . . ,,A SARENT'S papers on Physical Proportions nnd Physlcn ruining will be continued by several of lncrcns!iif Interest, with ns rich nnd unique illustration ns those which Imvc already nppenrcd. .I,L?'r?;'I,pPAR'riCLES o'Pccln1 Interest will be those 01 the Campaign of Waterloo, by JOHN C. ROPES;on "Tho Man nt Arms" by 15. JJ. HLAHIIFIKLDj two papers hy EDWARD L.WILSON, Illustrating results of re cent Egyptian rescarcliin iiutlicr orllcle bv WILLIAM K. Al'TAORP. on nsnhlert connected with his recent contribution on PROl' EbSOlt SIIALKR'S articles on the Surface of the Earth will be continued pm! nrllc es upon two of the most Interesting group of contemporary European writer will be accompanied by rich and novel portrait Illustrations. ir.vT. . In Its various applications ns n motive power EXPLI bl VhS, etc., will be the subjects of nnothcr group of lllustrntcd nrtkles of cqurl pn Ileal Interest, hy lending nutliorltlcs upn three topics, MENDELSSOHN'S LETTERS written to hi friend, Mo ehclcs, ntn peculiarly Interesting time of hi career, will furnish the substance of sever al nrtlelcs of great Interest to muslciil readers, which will bo Illustrated with portraits, and drawings from Mendelssohn's own hnnd. V FICTION will be strong, not only In tho work of wcll-knowh writers but In that of new nuthors, In securing whose co-opcrullon the Mngn7lnc has been so foitunnte during Its first year of publication. A serial novel, entitled "I'lrst Harvests," hy FREDERIC J. STIMb'ON. will be bemm In the Innunrv number, nnd enrlv In tlm year no.emc win no puniimieii ny HISNKY JAMES nnd II. C. RUNNER, short stories nrc of noticeable strength mul jresqness. .".... i. .". . . . .. - . ii ILLUSTRATIONS. The Magazine will show Incrtnssd excellence In Its Illustrations. Tliey will be Wore nbundnnt nnd elnlKirnlc thnn ever. It Is the In tention of the publishers to represent the best work of the lending nrtlsts, nnd to pro mote and foster the most skillful methods of wood engraving, brbLIAL NOTICE. To cnnhlc renders to possess the Mngnzlr.c from tl llrst number (Jnnunry, 1887) tho following Inducements nrc ordered. 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LaSallo, Pnoria, Gonosoo, Mollno and Rock Island, hi Illinois: Davonnort, Muacatlno, Washlnerton, Palrtlold, Ottumwn, Osknloosa, WoHt Llborty, Iowa City, Das Molnos, Indtanola, Wlntersot, Atlantic, Knox vlllo, Audubon, Ilarlnn, Outhrlo Contro and Council Blutla.ln Iowa; Gallatin, Tronton, Cameron, 8t. Jonoph and KanBas City, In Missouri; Loavonwortli and Atchison, in Kansas; Mlnnoapolls and St. i ul, lnMlnnosota; Wntor town and Sioux Palls In Dnkotn, nna many othor prosporous towns and cltlos. It ulso otrors a OIIOIOB OP ROUTE8 to and from tho Pacific Coast and lntor modlivto placos, making1 all trnnnfors In Union dopots. Past Trains of tlno DAY COAOIIE8, ologant DININO CARS, mnernlflcont PULLMAN PALAOE3 HLEEPINO OARS, and (botwoon Chicago, St. Josoph. 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