Nebraska Newspapers

    SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOV
ER/ AND INVENTION.
Invention for the Protection of Llf*
mi Hen An Automatic Whistle for
Use on Hlcjrcloa—Transplanting Plants
Water.
Transplanting Plants.
PATENTED devic®
for Insprlog health
of transplanted
ed plants Is one of
the novelties of the
season. It consists
of a glass funnel
with automatic
opening and clos
ing device at the
small end. The fun
nel Is turned over
plant, and It Is claimed practically
-Mounts It against the Ills Incident to
It from one place to an
hts Is all very well, hut an
experienced florist who does not be
lieve in following old methods fjulle
closely has thought out something
much lielter than this, which has been
tested by so many experiments that
1h excellence Is vouched for. It is the
custom to make plants ex
wpt before they are lifted from
of thtdr original growth. In
of this the reverse Is the method
The plants are permitted
to become as dry as possible before
moving They are carefully freed
from the soil that might cling to the
t'-nder rootlets and break them off
Then the plant Is put Into Its new
location, thoroughly watered, shaded
for a few hours or a 'ay or two If con
venient, and goes on Its way growing
vigorously. The dryer the plants the
better the results, and If they have
I” <m kept dry for a number of duya, so
much the better.
SU-rlll/Ing Muter.
■f The sterilization of water lias b<*
K come a most Important Item In do
ll nifslic economy. Scientists long ago
■ found out that ordinary processes of
■ filtration are not only unsatisfactory
B^ but absolutely a waste of time and
Br* strength. What Is necessary Is some
H preparation that will destroy the path
ogenic germs. A German chemist has
■ been conducting a series of experl
B went* with results which promise al
B most certain freedom from fhe dan
> k>TH attend the use of ordinary
We water. A solution of bromine and
B bromide of potassium Is put Into the
water, then the bromine Is removed
|? by a weak solution of ammonia. So
B satisfactory and comprehensive have
I ti.< ,-c experiments been that there Is
B * every reason to hope that some slm
I pie and harmless compound may be
Ht put before the public which will, when
^B added to water of doubtful quality, ren
Pf" der It perfectly harmless aa far us
| ’ ihetit germs are concerned. It Is, bow
f ever, necessary to add that such prep
t nialiens should never he employed un
lers they bear the stamp of the hlgh
L >"■’ authority. Such compounds should
f be indorsed by hoards of health and
f t’< thing should he relied upon for this
B ^purpose without such Indorsement.
Aoloiustlc Bicycle niiUtlr.
I, Now thut the people ure demanding
) that the dangers attending bicycling
op the streets he minimized, a Ht. Louis
man has Invented an alarm signal to
be attaehed to the wheel. It Is a
whistle that In u modified way will
give Its alarm signals just as effect! ve
ly as the whistle of the steamboat or
the locomotive. Instead of steam, the
power which make the alarm talk out
' I'm warnings Is just plain wind gen
erated by the bicycle as It moves. The
I Inventor, Charles O. Soblnski, gave a
demonptratfon of the working of the
IdCjCle whistle. As lie swept along the
ti ne of the alarm range.] from a gentle
buzz, to a blast that could be heard a
block. The alarm is of nickel, weighs
leas than a pound, and Is simple in
■oiif.tructlon. It is attached to the
f of the Inutile (Mutt by two tatawa.
V i t b.i.*> of the tittle n'tfcai tuatru
ttM't «r» two tiny rubber wheel*,
w.t H JHM Ittueb ibc lap uf the lira
of o A out wheel of the tih >< It lit**,
v/hmla ir« attat be<l to a plaion which
ttp*iate» an air itumji in a doubt* «*yI■
111 • when the blarele hi In motion
Ana bed to the 11 linden hi tha lout.
»l* t ter throat uf th* * hull* Ta aoond
thl# alarm the rider of the HMuhla*
t * •«* * bat too with bt» thumb or
V ' »•* a ten* antler the handia bar
thei lata tha air ru«h mtu th* throat
tf tha ahull* The Vuluaut uf *ooad
U »t*ulaiad by lb* i<t”our« the
bU't.tlt
be hteeor* Tumm.
* I wi »i< r areal I) beaa dte*o«#r«4
In Nbiitfid * bub ayyM*i u ^
charged with electricity. If one of Ita
branches is touched with the naked
hand, a distinct shock Is felt similar
to that produced by a battery. Ita In
fluence upon a magnetic needle is no
ticeable at a distance of hall a riox«*n
yards, and as one gets nearer the plant
this influence increases, while. If the
instrument Is placed in the center of
the bush. It will assume a steady cir
cular movement. The Intensity of the
phenomenon seems to depend entirely
upon the time of day. The maximum
of the electrleal Influence occurs about
two o'clock In the afternoon, while
during the night It ceases altogether.
In stormy weather Its remarkable
properties are considerably Increased.
The plant has been named the phytol
acen.
fight tor a Tree's l.l»e.
The oldest tree in the great botani
cal garden, the Jardln des Plantes, at
Parts, is an acacia, planted 230 years
ago. This tree Is described by l.n Na
ture as being covered with “wrinkles
of old age,” and supported oil
“crutches.” It has, with difficulty,
withstood recent tempests. Its wounds
have been covered with plasters, and
Its failing trunk and hranrhea bound
and stiffened with rods and braces. A
determined effort Is being made to save
Its life, and much gratification Is ex
pressed because It has. this season,
once more put forth leaves. But the
managers of the garden have posted n
bulletin announcing that another tem
pest will be likely to end the old tree'r
career,
To I'rutMt l.lfe at Sea.
An Kngllsh Inventor has perfected
a contrivance that should lesseu the
perils of the sea. It Is a door for use
In watertight compartments, and the
plan of It Is so very simple that the
wonder Is that tt was not earlier dr*
vised. The door Is double and slides
around a circular frame set In the
partition. Opening one side of It me
essarlly close* the other. Therefore
the door ‘s always closed. It 1* easy
to pass through In the manner shown
In the Illustration. This Invention, If
Introduced widely, will do away with a
great source of danger carelessness In
leaving door* open h?tween watertight
compartments.
Iliouoiulra of the Yukon Flints.
The story of California and Aus
tralia Is being repeated today; death
by hunger, cold and thirst Is being
again encountered in me desert regions
west of the 100th meridian by the rush
of gold miners hustling and scrambling
to the Yukon valley of Alaska, where
70 degrees below zero Is accounted a
mild winter. From the published ac
counts It would stem that the gold
fields of Alaska hold out greater In
ducements than <he gold-quartz reefs
of the Transvaal, that In the Yukon
Y'alley the lateral streams run over
beds of golddust and nuggets, and that
the precious metal may be gathered by
the simplest process, and without us
ing quartz-mills to stamp the gold out
of rocks. Whether thousands of min
ers, now at work or on their way to
this new Kldorado ti.liOO ini leg 'rom
.Seattle and civilization—starve or
ficeze to death this winter Is a ques
tion yet to he solved. Hut. however
this question Is solved, their suffer
ings and death will not perceptibly
cheek the rush of gold-hunters so long
as It Is believed that there are untold
millions of gold In the streams of
Alaska waiting for claimants.
MaitiirtUml lijr l.l«tnIn^.
Among the curious effects ascribed
to lightning Is the magnetisation nl
parts of rocks struck by It. The exist
ence of such magnetized rocks has Imir
been known, hut the supposition that
their cnndlilon was due lu many cases
to llRhtultiR hus only recently been
conflrmrd by a curious observation of
Doctor p‘olgheralt»r among the walls
of «ni b-nt building* on the eamp tgnn
near Home, lie found strongly max
tietlc points sud soues In the walls,
precisely like those- occasionally en
countered in rocka. The fact that the
magnetisation often included more
than one block of stone In the wall was
regarded as proving that the magnet
ic property had been acquired after lh»
bunding Stas erected and the ng- He}
of lightning was indicated by neighbo*
tng track* in the walls
-. t
pa-1 tan-nts show that a light of urn*
candle power ta plainly visible nl on#
utile, and one of three candle power at
two miles A ten candle puwer light
wna see;, pith a btmnnlar at two* miles,
one <tf twenty nine nl R«e rut*# tnough
fstntly. and one of thirty three candies
at the same ilfeUhee without dltgruHr
On an e*»epuoaaliy cteni night a white
light of If candle power can he die
• tna-'tehed at three miles, owe af |«
»• t<eo tsi nee ..f twelve SI tv# mils*
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| LITTLE HEROINE OF THE KLONDIKE. J
$ 5
Oh II knot Pun* Correspondence New
York World: Little Ml** He**le Las
■«rge will lie the ‘ Heroine of the
Llondyke" If ever that proud dlitlllc
tlon shall be won. I found her en route
to the gold llelda, traveling all alone,
and among all the tale* of outage,
p« raeverance and oelf-aarrUIre of which
one hear* In Infinite variety, that of
Mila pretty nlneteen-year-old Argonaut
stand* out In golden letter*. If Miss
LuH*arge doe* nof think her»*|f a he
roine, there are thoimanri* of people
here who do. She has *el an example
that many a man would hesitate to
follow.
I learned that alx years ago thl* girl,
then thirteen year* old, went to Ta
coma with her mother from New York.
Time* had been hard In the Hast, and
the mother, a widow, *avv no apparent
naiapc from the slough of despond In
fo which *he was steadily sinking.
Like many other*, she looked to tile
West, and, gathering her little iMtsKes
■don* together, atarted to make a new
home there.
Hut In Tacoma the mother found It
Impoflslhle to make both ends meet,
slid so It became necessary, u year
»r two after bar .arrival, to place a
mortgage on the little cottage which
«ho had bought with the money *1111
remaining, In order that she ard her
young daughter might keep the wolf
‘rent the door, Mefore many months
he mortgage falls due,
It Is this that has spurred I’esaie to
each the mine*. I doubt If any (Slier
.reman who hu< come Klondyke-wnrd
.is a Holder object to attain Until l.hl»
sia.-e little girl, For rhe Is making th
VOOOOVXQ
I/ITTLB MISS BESSIE LAHHAItOE.
TYRANNY OF THE "400."
Inn Must Conform lo Thi'lr Standard or
IteillHtU llillaMr Nuclei y.
"We may, if we choose, sneer ul
nobhery and scoff at social struggle!*,"
writes Klizuheth Bfsiaud In tile I,idles'
Home Journal, ''but when n man Is
imbiilmiH or a uouiuii is proud lie or
the desires to secure for Ititnself or hcr
<elf, and for their children, the prlv
lege of being received as un equal any
where, And however much one may
rail, the fact remains that wealth and
fashion do set, and have always set.
the standard In social life, and that if
ine wishes a free admission every
where one must conform one's self to
'hut standard. A great mauy people
who are not what Is known us ‘in so
dety,’ are fond of pointing out wit It
.rluinphant rancorousness that 'The
I'our Hundred' are no more cultured,
intclle. tual, wealthy or witty than
many whom they refuse to udmlt to
association with them In their pleas
ires, and these resentful folk demand
In hitter amazement why any one ad
ults their pretensions, or sn uggles for
their recognition. The answer is not
far to seek. A man may have all the
Intellectual attributes, and .vet not bo
of atlfilclent Importance to lie admitted
to the orchestra of society, and the
musician* may say. We admit that
you are good and clever, hut you can't
play the violin, and you can't become a
member of our orchestra.'
' Now the 'swell,' as he Is rtimmollly
lei an d Is the mau who Im an artist In
'Ivlitg he may have ueltber moral
ideas nor standard?, nor tie overhitr
letted with brain*, hut he knows how
'it live, as far as the ceremonies of life
go. brilliantly, gay iy, ItuiHisingly, atm
tr collects an uad Is>t>> otlur* who hate
the state talent, end together they ft
ced in faulting a sort of cirvhrstra of
•orleiy, ml of tbrni playing In tune and
itt time with one another and making
l tn igni#< »nt hsrtttoUy ot ceremony
iml social Intercourse tint when a
i« r*on comes stung who Insists upon
touting tb«»r or* beetle they are gen
rally ettretnrly rude tn the'r lefnsgl,
tttd tunes much enmity, or rise they
listen i t (he Instiumsttt he plate and
Ind It well plated, end so take him
nto their bund end re nee suit more
i&M**mcnt end envy to the others who
late been dented admittance And
hat is the whole enewet Iw the tunun
irutu Mrs It weep* o«t» Mrs A
mows how tu play the eneint msirw- i
Kent, end Mm M does not end unteas
the let me tn pier tt ehe wilt stay tor
j perilous journey, not so much for the
j go Id as for what the gold will hi lug
Hhe has come to save her mother’s
j home. Hhe hopes to he able to lift lh>
mortgage from the little Tacoma cot
tage. Hhe has come gold hunting not
merely from the avaricious desire to
posMesa riches, hut rather to Insure to
her mother the comfort* she seetns de
stined to have to give up.
i have heard many expressions of
udmlrathm for her pluck, hut what has
most impressed everybody Is her he
roic unselfishness. If Miss Is-ssargc
doesn't ha /e many ati offer of a friend
ly hand along the hard, rough trip to
the diggings, It won't he because her
l nerve Is not appreciated, and nerve on
\ the Chllkoot trull Just now Is at u pr<
rnlum,
"I think It In a great deal better,"
i she says, "that I should have n hard
I time for a little while ihnn that my
mother should lose her home. Anyway,
I am going to try and see whst I can
do, and surely ‘I I fall I shall he uo
worse off than I was before. If I suc
ceed In making some money, enough
to | ay the mortgage, why then no mat
ter how hard It has been I shall lit
so very happy that II will not matter ui
I all."
When she went aboard the Mexico
I III Heat lie, all she had was contslnc
i in her grip, wire j did not weigh rum
than forty pounds, and with this outr
| she believed she would reach and oxi#
lu the Klondike gold fields, tl.
bought u iter mge ticket f ir Oyea, I’o,
innately, the reward wrs a man t
heart, and gave her cabin nccomn.od
i tlous without e:;tru chrV. II !,.
.. - .^ -—
Olllxltle of society that society
which spells itself with a capital H.”
lll'lliiK so Ostrich.
”1 don't believe the stories told hIhmii
the natives of Afrlcu and Australia rid
ing ostriches,” said a California man
the other day, ‘'Americans are the
best riders on earth, but they cannot
ride ostriches, I saw this pretty thor
oughly tried on one occasion. A cow
| boy who had vanquished every pony
he ever undertook to break In was
induced to try an ostrich. After un
hour's hard work he succeeded in
mounting the bird, which at first tried
to shake him off, then to get away hy
running, lint these tactics, of course,
had bo effect upon the cowboy. Then,
lit spite of all the man could do, the
ostrich succeeded In getting Its head
around and seizing the man by one
leg, He doubled Ills feet under him,
and the ostrich reache 1 over his wings
nnd got hold of Ids back, throwing him
heavily to the ground and tramping on
him. It took three of us to cliuse Jin
infuriated ostrich away, and we ac
1 complitltMl it barely In lime to save
I the man’s life, I don't Mleve ihe ns
i live Australians ride ostriches.”- Chi
cago News,
1 eiulnlne ahsrpoe-a.
Ihe author of "A ladter of Hosier
i Ity" tells the followtug story of Mrs.
Ashley, a le-HMIlfiil rioulheiu woman,
who was afterward the wife- of the
Hon. .1, J. Crittenden She was g belle
in society, sinl wgs dowered with
mi usual tui i and t harm. “Always gtvs
men brevet rank.” said she to i% young
girl who had Just come out. “If they
are laptaius. call them colonel. They
will forgive you ’ lint she could any
sharp thing* when ocisulon demanded.
A certain lady who had always best
envious of her once bought from her
a ►'tenth toilette with h Mrs. Ashley
who was going nun mourning, could
no! wear. Hut ihe purchaser, aftei
having worn ihe slipper*, brought them
back with ihe remark
they are too big I could swim In
thaw,"
Mrs Ashley took them nnd answer
<M quietly ' VI- dent I am a target
w>«ei»4 then you are In ev*ry rasps* t
•so to
There la one industry that a sure
to collar by the k ‘undike kwt vet
Whig* ona’“
t«w hftaks ' Clavelgttd I'la In
Dm tar
"perish in the pass.
EIGHTEEN KLONDIKER9 LOST
IN A LANDSLIDE.
Only One It.*.I* lt*<-nvrrr«l — %trtlm» Wprl ,
I'fttkrra on the lljria 'frail Hleatnrr
Alkl lioltirua With Wan? f>Uap*
pointed I’aMeitgera—InfTer*
log Along the Klondike.
Hurled In an Avalaoi lie.
Pout TnwittxD, YYash., Nrpt as.—
The tug Pioneer, which left I’uget
Sound Me ptemlier 13 with the hark
Shirley In tow for Skaguay, returned
at I o'clock this morning, having
I made the run down in ninety-alx
hour* The Pioneer bring* a report
| of a landslide near Sheep camp, on
| the Chlleoot pu*«, last Sunday morn
ing, in which eighteen men are *ald
to have loat their llvea Only one body
I* said to have been recovered, thatr.f
n man named Cboyntkl, a cousin of
•foe Choynalti, the prize lighter. The
men auppoaed to have been loat were
paeker* on the Dyoa trail.
The officer* of the Pioneer *ay* that
the story we* brought to Skaguay Sun
day evening by three aien, who held
It in such a way aa to leave no doubt aa
to Ite truthfulness. They described the
avalanche aa consisting of rocks, Ice
and dirt which had been loosened by
the rain, which had been falling con
tinuously during the past month. All
the bridges on the Skaguay river have
been washed out and the river la a
raging torrent
W, W. Sprague, of Tueorna, who
started eight weeks ago with a three
years’ outfit, returned from Skaguay
on the schooner.
The steamer Alki, a week overdue
from Alaska, arrived tills morning at
4 o'clock. It earr'inl a largo llat of
men returning from Skaguay who
were unable to cross the pass The
snow wa* six inches deep at Hake
I teuton, and three Inches fill on the
sum in it of the Chlleoot pas’i last Sat
. unlay.
HURRICANF PREDICTED.
I’rofftMor WIskIiis Nays lit* I’laiisls Art
In I'oiltlun to Italsa • Ktiutpus
Ottawa, Out, Sept. Professor
Wiggins predict* a grunt hurricane
ninl says:
"Thu announcement by the marine
department that a hurricane is now
moving up tlm Atlantic coast from the
West Indies Is u meteorological event
of more titan common Interest.
That a great storm Is near is a
meteorological fact. The moon wilt
lie in conjunction with Jupiter and
Mercury on the 25th, ami Mars on the
77th. Tim moon crosses the celestial
equator on the 25th, moving south*
curd. She will bu in conjunction
with tin* sun on ttie nth at I o'clock,
p. to., London time and will he at her
pcrlgrce or nearest point in her orbit
to the earth on Luo 2stii. They are
all or nearly all dangerous elements
to the mariner, for they indicate a
storm on the afternoon of Wednesday,
the SHith, with high tides on the North
American coast."
LILY'S MARRIAGE PLANS
Mrs. Uu|trf fipaeU to Itseoiua I’rlu*
east Kstsrhsxy In CWHfornla. '
Sam Luani isi o, Scpl. 25.— Henry P,
McPiko, attorney for Mrs. Lily Lang
try wlten Mi it secured Iter divorce last
May, said yesterday: “I have recently
received from my client, Mrs. Langtry,
notice of Iter intention to return to
faliforniu by the end of Novem
ber. l’rince Ksterha/.y will accom
pany her uiid immediately upon tliolr
arrival here they will he married in
Luke county, I presume, for iter home
is there, lleeaiise they have preferred
to he married in this slate It must not
he argued that cither Mrs. Luugtry or
Prince ISstcrhazy regard the former
divorce as lucking in legality in any
other jurisdiction. On the contrary,
they are advised by their solicitors in
London that the decree granted at
Lakeport has freed her absolutely
from Kdward Langtry, m that site
may marry in any part of Jlte wcr’.d,
if site chooses.”
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LIVE STOCK MEN SUED.
Mouth Omaha Knhwi|« Marta Defonil
a«U la AiiIITmisI Law Mult.
Omaha, Neb, Kept. 8.V — Suit ha*
jus*- boeu brought by thn In (toil
s,at«* uguinat thn Soulh Omaha Lire
Monk nxuhaiige anil all itn members,
under the Nhermuti antl-truet luiv. lu
membership amount* to u few orer
'.'iiu. The suit is authorized by Atlor
ney Oomtrul MeKrnua. Thu paper*
In thu suit were Hind with
him Mini) time ago by Attorney
John T. lather* of thi* nitv.
There Is little doubt thut the suit
against the Ouiuhu l.lve htoek r*.
vhungt) is hut one of many to la* Hind
at imen in all the elute*. Attorney
Ounural Ifawyur. the a**l*tant for this
lisli'ill dlstrii-t, dui'laro* as luunh.
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train lluhharji trsuitlnl
• •riiiuo, tibia Ntp|.» J. - An at. I
tempt to hnld up the south bound I
Manta Tv puss-lifer train year IMmuml t
at 7 o'viis'k last night waa frustrated
by deputy mar.hats and several «i |
Thief Kenney > men i ha outlaws art 1
being vhasvd 't wo uf them are #s j
deputy I tilted Mates marshals,
tarns Hurts aad thse* I'Mlrttee.
0*11.4a. 'frits. t«|il tl \s*r N»»
lu.situs, Howie atiuuly yesterday, Am
ilrtltuyrj the home uf Jeltereuu tots
nor, e farmer end buttled hi* three
small eh 114 re is to liealk during the ab
sents* uf the reel uf the fatally fl«
eauea uf thu > oMHagrath.it has *e|
been leartsud
•arty Mutest Mr ea HsnltssS*
I. isis.s. *epl It A peltate die* |
pals!* frsssss h .tssa sejfs that ihtsl
furty pareuae were hilled and many 1
sslbere injured hy an earthepttt at lha [
enljihnr mine* near isirgeali
WAS THE FIRST MAYOR.
MadF the Rig Fellow Hun for Hie
Life.
"We 'lowed we had the plsonest ter
ror on the whole slope," said the man
who made hla pile In the west and
then rame hack east to enjoy It. ac
cording to the Detroit Free Press.
Ills name was Burk Grimmer; least
wise that was the way he gave It out.
He was a Idg bull-necked feller with
an arm like a mill post, a ugly acowl
tnd eyes what alius made me think
>f a rattlesnake. He had all the set
tlement under cow, fur It got 'round
xomehoWH as how he had planted
eight or ten men, and we hail all see
him do some mighty fancy gHootln.
He made half u dozen men leave the
place and run things pretty rottch the
same like be was u king. We had one
('Person there named Kmery Little.
He didn't weigh rnor'n nlnety-'lv
pounds, hud a dried tip look, never had
much to say and seemed to carry about
the Idea that the best plan was fur
every person to 'tend to his own bus
iness. An’ observin' man could tell
that Little knowed a whole lot, but lie
was not a feller to give hlsself 'affy.
When we organized Into a village.
Muck gave It out as how he was suin'
to he mayor. The first thing we
knowed there was a letter In thut little
weekly paper of ours, signed by Little.
He made out that Uuck was a runaway
from Justice, a big. Ignorant hl|l(f and
ti false alarm. Them things wus pretty
hard to swaller and we all begin kind
of arranging tilings so as to 'tend
Little’s funeral Buck Jlst located
himself In front of the biggest shIomi
In the place where Little had to ,ibsh.
We asked him If there wasn't no way
of settlin' 'Ithoul wiping Little out, lint
Buck said no. He was golu' to give
the man a show, hut Ills checks must
tie cashed In When Little come along.
lookin' mi though nothin' had ever
bothered him. Muck halted him with
an oath, lie had a pair of guns there
and two Idg knives a sharp as ttutor*.
Little could pick his weeplns and take
bis choice, We all felt sorry for the
■•tfe ct:.'*, but he had lining I' on
Maxell. lie picked lip one of Old
knives, give «t a whirl lu the air find
tole Bn.'!: to Kit ready. That big i ill
turned while, begged, tried fo say It
tvas all a Joke and then lit out, There
wasn't a grain of sand In him Look
at the records and you'll see that
Kmry Little was the first mayor,"
FORGOT HIS VEHSE.
Ifi-nry I |») Mnile a llseldeil III! Wtll»
Another One.
Iii the early "ins of ibis century
Henry (‘lay was appointed by the leg
I Mia t it re of Kentucky a commlsslonei
to Virginia lo usk of that state that
a commission lie appointed to make a
definite line of demurkatlon between
the two states. Upon his arrival In
lilchmond he was received with great
courtesy by Ita most distinguished
citizen*. He suld that his profession,
politics and sITulrM of government bud,
occupied his time so extensively that
he was aware of knowing Uttle of po -
llte literature or the favorite p„»itra
dons of the duy. 'Phl* prompted him
to ask an old friend whom he knew"
trt be a literary man to select e./m*
lines to 111 trod lice when addressing tip*’
legislature, «» a quotation expressive
of his feelings toward the state of
Virginia as his birthplace, fils friend
suggested u stanza from ffcott'e “Lay
of the Lust Minstrel," which he high
ly approved and memorized. The day
appointed for his address found the
galleries, halls and every available
space crowded with eager, expectant
auditors und many beautiful women in
bright attire gave brilliancy to the
scene. Clay held tho attention of
his audience with entire success until
he came to the part where he meant
to introduce the quotation. Then Ills
memory fulled him. The shock wm*
appalling for a moment. He stood rigid
and pule before a thousand watchful
eyes, and his mind only a blank, be
fore him u turbulent sea of upturned
faces. With a characteristic gesture
threw up his hands to his forehead and
In his most sonorous tones he recited
the following words;
Hreathes there the man with soul so
dead.
Who never to himself hath said.
This Is my own, my native laud.
He concluded his speech amid deaf
ening applause. Everyone present lud
supposed that he was overcome by
emotion, and none but the friend who
had selected the quotation for him
perceived the cause of hts momentary
panic. Florida Citizen.
Mia Menage* <>■■ On.. Wire,
From the Boston Herald: \ sez
tuplez telegiaphic wire was success
fully operated In a telegraphic otflee iu
thia <lty lust night In the presence of
representatives of New York anil Bos
ton papers. The circuit was to New
Haven and return, a distance of three
hundred nillea. Three different mea
•ages were sent over the wire slmul
laueottsly, and were easily and acur
Sidy received on the receiving side.
I h'l Inventor uf the Hew scheme Is
Thomas B lozuu uf Keuiticky, son of
the late denatur Archibald Hizon of
that state. He Is a practical telegraph
•r. and has been striving to solve the
iipuhlem of seztuplel since U:»|
Se.lt a »*•«.!. toe.
Will you dine with we woasivut F*
"How s4miu ' I have an eegag«ao>at
to rigM a duel la an hour.'*
Uar, la an hour and a half, then
And I should be glad to have the row
pant of >o«r ascuade sad yuwt eateg
oatat, also
I will Mlend tour igtitgitua la him
after the dual, aad doubt In* we will
tsoth he there" C ho ago Fuel
A .stile dealer uf Uaitlaad ha. |g
earned UsefyMStr