135 THE OM HA DAILY BEE : SWDAY , JULY 7. 1889.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
. .
1. I V i- * .
: > SWill - -
Will commenc'e. Monday Morning and be continued every day in July. We'll be glad to supply everybody with LRY ) GOODS this month under following conditions :
C4OODS.
not ready for that sizzling hot spoil that's
about to romr.
1A pieces 23-ln 'h j'lnlds niul Stripes a spec
ial Ac ynnl.
10 plocos nno latlA ! nml Btrlpes. nt 8o ! yard.
IS pieces of n line Sheer I'laUl , a regu
lar He quality , on Momluy lie as a llyor.
ISplecoior thoio 40-inch Apron Goods with
fust color , Trench bonier , In bltu- , pink nuil
blni'k , nt lfie.
\Vo Imvo Just received a Inrno line of the colo-
brnted Jones 1'ros.1 line I'lnln Nnlno < tkv , nml
will on Jtowhiy oiler tlum nt the following cut
prices : 140 , ICc , " . 'c-e ) nuil .Tie.
Thu nuovo mo 1IAKU.MN8 which speak for
their salvos , mid those who conio K
But the uouollt of llrst choice.
Gents' Furnishings.
On Monduv wo oiler n largo vailety of Impor
ted Trench 1'lnnnel Shirts , nt ? 1.70.
10 dozen geimino 1'iench Unlljrlpgnii 'Shirts
nnd Draworc , nt tKSic eacn ,
0iiolco of n Inrgo lot of imported Tuil Hegu-
lar Made Uontb * bocka , at He n pair ,
Corsets.
All our Looiais Tailor Mndo Corsets , wo will
close out at 4l'c , ictulnr pi Ice 8. > c.
" 0 dozen Tine hnteen Corsets , in white and
drab ; worth tl.10 , will l > o sold nt 9i > c.
French Woven Conots , In all popular makes ,
ranging in prlco from $1 to S2.LO.
Suits.
Great Sale ot'hlto Suits , commencing Mon-
dny. Suits that sold for $10 and Ji : > will bo sold
. .
Suits thatfcold for { 12 , $11 and JlOivlllbe sold
. .
" 5 dozen Ladle ' and Misses Gossamers , origi
nal prlco 11.50 , for Uic.
L
DEESS GOODS.
SOME THIN PRICES. '
rs-lnch American Plnlrt rhnlle ! > , In now do-
Blnns nnd colorings ntSlopprrnril.
UMiich .Ml Wool I'rcnch Clmllles , light nnd
durk colors , to close , at ! llc ) per yard.
ID-Inch All Wool Trench Voulo Hclgc , In all
the latest mixture i * . at 8e per yard.
All Hcmimnts of Uiess Goorta nt half price.
Notions.
KlpRimtllno of Ivory Jlntlons , Hall Shape , for
vnsli fubrli s , all colors. 4 ISc ilorcn.
u IVnrl lluttons , 1U1I Shape , a sizes. Axorth SOo
dozen , for lie.
lt" ! > t Stockinet Dross Shields , size 2 and 3 ,
worth L'oe pair , for jic. ;
tililo Combs , in umber , black nnd shell , worth
45c pair. Jor Monday ] ! ic pnlr.
Turkic It Hath t-'cnp , worth COc doxen ( for the
early bnlH4edorun. ;
1'ngllJ-h llrlstlo 4 row Tooth llrushcs , worth
ICo. IIK ! bargain txl t'e.
Ilryls Cologne , 12 c hlzc , our prlco He bottle.
-
Haiidkercliiefs.
Tills wools you can liavo your eholcn of n largo
variety or I.ndios and Children's Horn ttltchod
Holder llniidkrrclilpfr. at-c ) cnch.
10 dozen Gents' all Linen Ilandkcrchiute , To
each.
40 dozen I.adlc 'I.intu Hem Stitched Pt luted
Ilordcrc nt Vceudi.
,
. , - . .
Hosiery.
Sprclnl Inducements In rur Hosiery pcrnrt-
niciit. Tnkc advantage of this opportunity , and
i dozen Lndlos1 IHack Dillllant Uslo Hose ,
formerly sold at 4r > c. cpeclnl price ' "Oo n unlr.
to dozen I.iulles1 line ItulbrlBHnn Mm oil
Huso , ail now P'10 * ' " ° * ° "J" ' 1'1'
Gloves ,
A full line ot J.ndlos' all Silk Mitts , the latest
8lSiiiciidlif assortment of Jersey LUlu Glo03 ,
bV ffoM S MJ-ttWKas and black. , , o
pair.
See Show-windows t Blackboards
FOR SPECIAL PRICES EVERY DAY IN
JULY ,
. FARMING LAND IN ALASKA ,
There la Plenty of It of Excellent
Quality.
NOT ON FISH AND FORESTS ONLY.
What Inducements the liand of the
Midnight Sun ilns toOJTor to the
'Agricultural Immigrant A
Misstntcment Corrected.
Rich Grasses nnrt fc'n.1 Stock.
IN OASIP , HOLKUM BAY , Alaska ,
June 7. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Among
the papers brought with mo with which
to beguile the weary hours of camp life ,
, T find a copy of the Scientific American.
- ' : date of April 13,1889. On the
ago of this popular and , in
uiwwal 'ntlUors ' upon wWcblt treats >
thoroughly reliable journal , I find some
very accurate views of Alaska scenery.
Upon another page , in nn editorial , \
find the following : "Alaska is not , and
never can bo , an agricultural country ,
nnd the warm seasons are BO short , that
xrops have not sulllciont time to ma
ture. "
I do not wish to antagonize this
proposition in the broadest sense , for I
nm led to bollovo that , sfrictly speak
ing , the Scientific American has stated
what , to most people , has become a set
tled fact. Yet , there are a great many
people who have lived in this far away
country long enough to become satisfied
that there are no kind of root crops
(
known to arfy part of America , that will
not grow , und thrive , and possess all the
flavor of like vegetables from whatever
portion of the United States they may
come.
But , in general terms , what consti
tutes an . "agricultural country ? " Is it
necessary that a soil upon which the
hot sun of Georgia and Louisiana does
not pour its soft rays , shall bo con
demned as a .non-agricultural country
because cotton is not numbered among
Its resources ? Or , shall any portion of
the great American possessions that
will not yield a bountiful harvest of
corn be characterized us , by no moans ,
adapted to husbandry ?
If this were so , than the fertile Holds
of Kansas und Nebraska must bo stride -
011 from the list , because the snowy
blossoms ol the sunny south's chief ar
ticle of export Is not 'numbered among
their products , nnd the rich valleys of
California and Oregon must retire from
the sisterhood of states included in the
greatest agricultural bolt on the face of
the globe.
It was my pleasure a few weeks ago ,
to visit Sltka , the oldest town iu
Alaska , nnd the capital of the territory
that contains moro square miles of land
than all the eastern , middle arid south
ern atates combined , I saw thick , vel
vety grass , both nativeand , domestic ,
bunding to a breeze tlmt carried u frug-
grunue of bush and meadow , which the
soft and balmy air of Kentucky nnd
Tennessee would have onvled , It was
not necessary that my attention should
bo called to the leaves of the trees that
had burst In complete formation , to re
alize that a month had passed since Its
parent hud thrown off the garb of win
ter. Noltnor did It require the ex
perienced eye of the stockman to con-
vince mo that the well rounded ilosh of
a number of porkers which wore quietly
and sumptuously toasting upon the
shelly fruit from the tloor of the pebbly
sands , loft high and dry upon the beach
as the salty waves receded ; or the
sleek hide of the bovines.
a half doxon in number which
were wending their way from the depth
of the straggling undergrowth upon the
mountain sides , to the homes of their
owners , with bags puilnd with their
milky contents , that they wcro living in
healthful satisfaction upon the products
which nature has bestowed upon the
country that the editor of the Scientilio
American says , ' "Is not , and can never
bo , un agricultural country. "
If I xroro to discuss the criticism of
the editor of the Scion tific American a
month , later , I would not have to tnko
the assurances of men who bear the
reputation of being worthy and reliable
citi/.ons , and who have bogged mo to
believe that strawberries , currants ,
gooseberries , salmon berries , huckleberries -
berries , and in fact all these
delicious varieties of succulent
fruit known to the different parts
of the United States grow here ,
for I could speak from personal know
ledge , aa the bushes and vines now
loaded with their weight of buds and
blossoms , are living evidences of a
PTOM1SKD HOUNTIIfUL- U VEST.
It is now flftoon minutes past 10
o'clock in the evening , and "I am writ
ing you with no light to guido my pen
other than the soft twilighi loft by the
sun after dipping behind the western
horizon nearly a half hour ago , and t
am thus reminded that upon this happy
provision of nature's ordinance will rest
the answer to the declaration of the
editor of the Scientific American that
"Alaska is not and never can bo , an
agricultural country. "
I would like to have you boar In mind
'
the fact that there uro'throo months in
the year when this "Land of the Mid
night Sun" receives warmth equal to
live months that can bo considered as
the period of planting time uud harvest
In the great agricultural bolt of the
central and middle states.
It does not require a scientist to do-
tormlno that It is not necessary for seed
to remain in the ground u certain
length of time for it to germinate ;
neither does It become necessary for
crops , when nnco out of the ground , to
remain exposed to the air and light a
stated time before it matures. But it is
n settled faot , that , with water and sun ,
the mother earth will yield up to the
husbandman , its season's harvest In
bountiful profusion. Ilonco , but ono
conclusion can bo drawn fr m the pos
sibilities of Alaska us a future agricul
tural country , namely : Has it soil , sun
and water in right proportion to start
the seed in natural growth , and foster
it through infancy to the stage of ma
turity ?
With the evidence that has boon pre
sented to mo smco I have made this
subject ono of thorough inquiry , I am
led to take the afllrmatlvo in the issue
raised by the editor o ( the Scientific
American , with oven greater emphasis
than that in which ho pronounces
Alaska a section that "is not , nnd never
can bo , an agricultural country. "
Not three hours ago I spent u few mo
ments in gathering from as pretty a
moudaw as the blue grass region of
Kentucky can boast , a soft and nutritious
grass measuring twnnty-two inches in
length , and four different kinds of ( low
ers , which I made into a bouquet encased -
cased in the center of fruit-bearing
twigs of the salmon nnd currant bush
from a patch of ground not to exceed
fifteen foot square , which was a part of
about throe hundred acres of
J1KAUTIKUL LAND ,
walled iu by mountains whoso tops were
BOYS' WAISTS.
Closing out our I'onar c Waists , nl
terns , atovcoach ,
i 1'rcnch PcnniiR at 7Fo cnrh.
Trench Tlnnnol Wnlsts.11.13 each.
Underwear.
Ladles'aiiln Summer Underwear , with thin
prices to Vm.
I.ndles' Jersey Tilting Vostn , worth 86c. nt l o
each.
J miles' I-'lno ( intizo Vni-ts , in nil shapes , 23o
cnih ,
llovs * Hi own llnlcrlggnn Shirts nnd Pants ,
regular prlco fPn n guiiiiont , special prlco 3Jc
each orltfcr a 51.
Embroideries.
July is here and IJurr's stock of Kmbroldcrloa
Is complete , wo nro ollor'ng :
45 inch S\\lss Kluuncing. alOTc , worth $1,50.
.T " " ntTJc , " We.
! " " " . "
ntlto. Bje.
Kmbroldcry F.dglngs nnd Inserting , at 3c , Co
and IQc.nrili Che , luc and 15c.
Black Goods.
Will olTor for or. o eetromo bargains In light
weight Itlnek Ciooils , for I innmor wonr , such as
Nuns Veiling" , lumes-o Cloihs , Claliettts ,
Irciich Ia\vn nnd drgnuillo" .
40Inch Prlestlcys Nuns Volllng * . ( all woolHOc.
4' . ' and < 0inrh nil \\ool and Silk Wi.rp Veilings
GTrto91.7 .
New line of French I.nvns , rgniulles nnd
Enlcens , the prlros nre mnde to close them out ,
at Ilarr's lllnck Goods Dopnrtment ,
Calicoes.
Look nt our lenders for this week.
All our Domestic Sateens , llu yard ; worth Iftc
yard.
All our French Percales , l"c yard ; worth 17Hc
yard.
! ! 0 pieces Ile t Domestic Gingham , Oc yard ;
worth WJ cyaid.
coyoroil liy the snows of win tor. And
this in a UUitudo of 37 degrees north of
the equator.
The rugffod appearance of Alaska
from the vvator1 coufdoa , loads one to
suppose ) that the intoi-ior is of the same
mountainous r.urt utiovcu cliaraetor , but
if you have talked to ono who has over
crossed the range , and followed the
mcanderings of any of ita streams , ho
will tell you that there are largo
patches of arable land lyinjr protected
at the foot ot many of this rugged hills ,
that naturally affords every opportunity
to engage in agricultural pursuits : To
bo sure , there can not bo raised as an
argument against this proposition , that
it is too cold in winter , for it is an un
common thing for the mercury to
register as low as
5 DEQKKKS TIKLOW KEIIO
on any part of the inland waters from
British Columbia north and west to the
farthermost extremity of the Aleutian
nrchioolngo.
As to the general proposltidn that
Alaska may at no distant day assume a
position of importance- an agricult
ural country , I can not offer batter evidence -
donco to the editor of the Scientific
American than that presonted'by Gov
ernor Swineford in nis report for the
fiscal year 1838 , and which can bo had
by any ono upon application to the
secretary of the interior or to the
United States senator or member of
congress. His oxcollonoy treats upon
the question of agriculture us applied
to this territory intelligently , and after
a vigorous search for" information to
disprove the opinion which ho has
formed after several years of personal
observation , I am led to regard his
views with n degree of assurance that' '
his logical treatment of the subject
amoly justillos.
I trust I will not weary you by a
further quotation from the same para
graph in the editorial from the same
paper , which says : J'Tho wealth of the
country consists in the game and flsh. "
Well , now , this reminds ma of a rip-
roaring citizen of this territory who had
spent the best portion of Ills life within
the ico-bound walls of Alaska. A faw
weeks ago ho got gloriously full hoctfuso
ho saw an item in an eastern paper
which road : "Tho president last week
appointed a postmaster to some olllco in
Alaska , from the United States. " Between -
twoon his hiccoughs I was able to un
derstand him to say : "If lam not living
in the United States , will some ono toll
mo whore in h 1 I do live ? "
While the average Alaskan takes a
just prido' in the fact that her
lishlng industries and vast forests con
stitute a large part of her resources , it
is also a fact , that unless the gold and
silver laden hills suddenly swallow up
its precious metal , the coming year will
demonstrate to the world that the great
mineral repository is doflnod in that
territory embraced in Secretary
Soward'fl purchase of over twenty years
ago.
ago.I
I have heretofore mentioned that the
largest stamp mill in the world , was
located on Douglas island , and that its
280 stamps were crushing out of rook
$160,000 every thirty days. Within a
radius of six mlloa from this great mill
ing property , a ton stump mill is in con
stant vibration , tearing out of quartz ,
Bovorul thousand dollars in gold every
month. A 120 stamp mill is now being
erected , and two others of loss capacity
nro under process of construction , and
before the bleak winds of November
roll across Dakota's prairies , the moun
tains within this narrow Bcopo will
echo and re-echo the reports from blasts
in a deafening and continual roar.
Further up what is known as Silver
Dow Basin , there lu a belching forth of
water from out the giant nozzal of hy
draulic works , a continuous stream
MILLINERY.
PBIOES STRUCK BY LIGHTING.
All our Trimmed Hats and Donnots. worth up
to W.tti , will bo closed out nt $2. 3 each.
tact Hunches of Duties for 'c n buncn.
.Trench Wreaths and Jlonturos , worth W.OO ,
\\o will glvo awiiy at TSc each.
Hibbons.
nicaant Surnh Sitahcs. wltli fringed ends , In
nil colors , wortli $ ; < . reduced to J-.ll
A splendid line of ( Jros drained Satin IWge.
In all wldtns and xhailcs. Jf o. U , IBc , No. 1 , ZIo
per yard.
Satin with groi grain stilpe , suitable for fancy
work. No 12. lie per'yaru. The lluesv. assort
ment In the city.
Parasols.
Allo-.srl'.irasoN In fancy stripes and adjus
table bundle * , sold frota 6-1.50 to to , All to close
ati..4S.
Ail Parasols in plain colors sold from 87 to $10.
All go at417. !
All Parasols sold ror $10 up to { 15. All go at
J9.07.
FR/IIS.
the largest and most complete line
of r'nus in Omaha , as every Indy knows. Our
prices for the coming week will defy all compe
tition.
Plain and Palntod Sutiu Fans , worth Me , for
Wo.
Wo.Tonther Kdgo Painted Satin Fans , worth $1.33 ,
for 77o.
Ulack Ostrich Feather Fans , worth ? 1.75 , for
PSc.
and DoygS'ai ' St. , Omaha , Nell ,
playing upon the gravel bed that is
boiiiir washed th'rough sluices , behind
the burs of which drop the glistening
colors in such profusion that each
month's clean up amounts to several
thousand dollars. Then ever the moun
tain , a distance of three miles , comes
the Sheep Creek Basin , where are lo
cated silver mines discovered only lust
summer , and the rich galena
from a dozen or more loca
tions assays from 8200 to
$500 per ton. In the Silver Queen inino ,
of which I spoke in a recant letter ,
there was found a few days ago , the
Simon-puro silver loaf that laid in the
roclc glistening in virgin xvhitoncss , as
if smiling nt a doubtful thought that
might bo entertained as to its quality
and quantity.
To dotnil the promising locations thai
I have visited , would weary all but
these who have either possessed , or ox-
pcct to , a valuable claim , and I drop
this discussion with the Scientific
American with the satisfaction of roal-
i/.iup that , as a disinterested party to
the future weal or woo of this country ,
and who is hero simply "to give the
devil his duo , " I am constrained to be-
lioyo that Alaska possesses elements
which are moro than liable to carry it to
the front as an agricultural country ,
and that its wealth is by no manner of
moans confined to its iisli and forests.
MINEU W. BiiUCE.
A Sonir ol * Klllarnoy.
Alfretl Perceval Grata lit the. Spectator ,
Uy the Lake of Klllarnoy , ono morning In
May , ,
On my pipe of grcon holly 1 warbled away ,
While a bluukbird high up on tuo arbutus
tree ,
Qavo back wy gay muslo with ( jushos ol
Klco ,
When my Eileen's volco stole
From the thicket of holly ,
And turned Just the whole
Of my ( luting to folly ,
And softly along
Through the uiyrtlo and heather
The maid and her aong
Swept upon us together.
'Twas an old Irish tale , full of passionate
trust ,
Of two faithful lovers long laid In the dust ,
And her eyes as aha sang looked so far , far
away , K i
She went by uioj uor know she went by ,
whore I lay. ' t
And my sol f and the grass ,
And the httla rad daisies
Should let our. dear pass ,
Only whlsp'i'ing her praises ,
Till the lass andmcr lay
Through the-myrtle and heather
Like a dreamt dltid uwny
O'er the mountain together.
According to jlloccacclo , Gontll Car-
isondi was in loroiwith Madonna Cata-
lina. the wife 'of Nlccojucoio Cac-
olanomico. Thft lady died , as it was
thought , and wns'buricd ' , and the lover ,
going to lament her in the tomb and
give her the ki s , /which had boon de
nied him in her lifetime , found thutsho
had boon buried nlivo. Ho brought her
homo and nursed her back to health.
Then ho gave n great banquet , to
which the husband was invited. In
the midst of the festivities the lady
was ushered into the room. Gontll re
lated the circumstances to the aston
ished guests and asked them whether
the lady was not rightly his. They all
agreed she was , Niccoluccio himself
sorrowfully concurring. But Guntil
magnanimously restored her to her hus
band , which , ot course , is an unwar
rantable liberty with the facts that
Boccaccio foreshadowed.
Nothing contributes raoro towards v
sound digestion than the ube of the
gonulno Angostura IHttors , of Dr. J. G.
B , Siogort Sc Sons. Ask your druggist.
BLACK SILKS.
July Olonrlnff Stxlo. Our Stock Must
Bo Hoducod. Prloca Loss
Them Half.
Ilarr's nrst-clnsa rollablo bilks at prices that
apeak loud.
Itlack 1'uro Silk Annuro Itoyalo , regular price ,
91.23 ; sale price T.lc.
Antolno Uulnot'a Cachomlro do I.yon , mort
reliable In overpaitlcular , regular price K.UO ,
Bale prlcu tl.iw.
Satin Marguerite , n rich , lustrous silk , rqau-
Inr prleo M Ii > , sale prlco 81c.
Drlns this ad. alonK. nivl examine our silks.
Art.
Stumped Ilolton Sofa pillow Covers for 23o
cnch.
China Bilk Chair Pillows at 4io etch.
Hand Drawn and Palntod Silk Drupes , worth
15.00. to close out , Jl.M eaeh.
Wasli Fabrics.
Krgtilar Hurrah ! Unrealns after the 1th of
July.
On Monday. 33-Inch FAST coi.on t'lald II.v
tlsto , l"o.
Our gentilno Imported Trench Penanc. gunr-
nutoed fast colors , II ) Inch , lor bnvs' \vafst3.S7c' ! .
l-'lne l encti Imported Ceylon Mull , in beauti
ful colors. Just the thing for these burning hot
days , nnd cannot bo duplicated in the city , cut
to iMc.
Laces.
Atourl.aco Uepartmcnt we can show yon anne
nno line of Impoitcd uud Domcstio Laces , at
manufacturer's prices.
4'i-inch ValoncfcDiies Flouncing , In all colors ,
ntwic ; worth 75c.
lllack Chantilly riouncing , 40-inch , nt $1.49 ;
worth Sl.ttt.
Jtlack riulpure Flouncing , 40-Inch , at 7.1c !
worth $12.J.
Torchon and Valenciennes Laces at Be , lOo
and lijjc ; worth liiic and liV.
A lurga assortment of Lace Neckwear.
WILL IT DISPLACE IRON ?
Superintendent Powell Enthusiastic
Over the Future of Aluminum.
MAY REVOLUTIONIZE THE WORLD
As Light ns Oak and as Strong as
Stonl The Wonderful Cuban JF'ire-
fly Curious Mental IMionom-
cna Scientific Notes.
Iho Possibilities of Aluminum.
"Aluminum may yet revolutionize the
world , " said Superintendent Powell , of
the geological survey , in Washington ,
as ho dandled a piece of the bright
metal in his hand.
' 'Isn't it a beautyV" ho inquired , his
eyes duncine with enthusiasm as ho
thought of the possibilities in store for
it.
"Why , " continued the professor ,
"thcro'is aluminum in every clay bank ,
In oyory plain , in every mountain side.
It is present in earth everywhere.
There are to-day as many chemists devoting -
voting their days and nights with a
view to discovering the processes by
which aluminum may bo furnished to
the public cheaply ns there- are
scientists delving into the possibilities
of electricity.
"I've known the time when the metal
was moro precious than gold. Then it
fell to $8 per pound ; now it is SU per
pound. This'fall in cost has been
reached by the discovery of now ntllni-
tics which cheapen its production.
When it reaches a cost of 25 coats a
pound it will bo generally used.
It is about as light us oal : wood , four
times as light as iron , and has moro
resistance than the very best stool. It
will bo used in the construction of
houses , superseding wood and stone or
brick.
"It will take the place of iron nnd
wood in ship-building. Just think of a
ship constructed of a metal that will but
just sink in water. The ocuan steamer
of to-day , built of iron and wood , will
bo as a canal-boat compared to n vessel
constructed of aluminum.
"Such a ono will fly as a bird ever the
waves , " said the professor , his enthusi
asm becoming almost unbounded as ho
contemplated the possibilities of the
motal.
The Michigan Stove company , of De
troit , Mich. , whoso superintendent , Mr.
W. J. Keep , made last year some extremely -
tremoly valuable experiments on the
influence of aluminum in iron castings ,
described and illustrated In the Engi
neering nnd Mining Journal , August
18 , 1888 , Is devoting much attention to
the promotion of the use of aluminum
in various forms , and is now Boiling the
metal as manufactured in Pittsburg ,
from 00 to 98 per cent pure. It is said
that the dilllcultlos experienced in
rolling the metal have boon overcome ,
Curious Mental Pliononionn.
Under the above heading the current
number of the Hovuo Robe puolishos an
interesting summary of an account re
cently communicated to the Sooloto do
Biologic by M. Fore , and in which nro
ombouiod some of his experiences of
the effect of other on persons at the
point of death , says the Pall Mall Ga
zette. It is a well known faot that the
dying nro of ton'able to BOO the princi
pal facts of their lives , which otherwise
have boon forgotten for many years ,
clearly and accurately before them.
The reason for this clairvoyance M.
Fere ascribes to a sudden modification
of the cerebral circulation , which can
also bo brought about by artificial
moans. Thus ho tells of a case of a pa
tient who was dying of consumption ,
lie had already lost consciousncsswhcn ,
having been revived by two successive
injections of ono gramme of other , the
dying man slowly raised his
head and rapidly pronounced a
string of words , which no ono near
him was able to understand , ns they
wore Flemish. After some movements
indicating impatience , ho made n sign
that ho wished to write. A pencil and
paper were then handed to him , and ho
wrote rapidly three or four lines , also
in Flemish. This man , who was a na
tive of Antwerp , had lived in Paris for
many years and never spoke or wrote
anything but French : but when dying ,
ho scorned to bo unable to recollect that
language. Afterwards it was found that
his pencil note was about a debt of 15 f. ,
which ho had borrowed from somebody
at Brussels in 1808 , and which had never
been paid.
In another case the patient was dying
of lung disease. Ho had fainted several
times and no longer replied to any ques
tions put to him ; his pulse was all but
gene , but uftor an injection of other ho
turned his head towards his wife , say
ing rapidly : "You will not find that
pin , for all the lloor hus boon remade , "
which was an allusion to an incident of
eighteen years ago. After uttering
these words breathing ceased.
The Human Urunili n Poison.
The Paris correspondent of the Medi-
nal Press and Circular reports tlmt at
the last meeting ot the Academic dos
Sciences Professor Brown Scquard re
ferred to some experiments ho had
conducted with a view to determine
what , if any , were the toxic effects of
the human breath.
In condensing the watery vapor com
ing from the human lungs ho obtained
a poisonous liquid capable of producing
almost immediate death. The poison is
an alkaloid ( organic ) , and not a microbe
or a series of microbes , us might have
boon imagined.
lie injected this liquid under the skin
of a rabbit , and the effect was speedily
mortal. The animal died without con
vulsions ; the heart and largo vessels
were engorged with reddish blood , con
trary to what is observed after ordinary
death , when the quality of blood is mod
erate nnd of a dark color.
In conclusion , this eminent physiolo
gist said that it was fully proved tha
respired air contained a volatile toxic
principle far more dangerous than the
carbonic acid , which was ono of its con
stituents , and that the human breath ,
ns well as that of animals , contains a
highly poisonous agent.
Whom the Bout or Thirst la.
Prof. Hartidan , of the West Virginia
university , is conducting two interest
ing experiments on vivisection , In ono
ho made an incision Into the stomach of
a dog , in which he placed a fistula tube
from the outside. When a vessel of
milk is placed before the dog and the
animal drinks , the fiuid runs out
through the tube us fast us it is lapped
up , and the dog's thirst Is not quenched.
When the tube Is stopped so that the
milk is retained in the stomach , the
animal becomes satiated , "showing
that the seat of thirst is not in the
throat , but is a demand of the entire
system. " The food may alee be taken
by the tube from the stomach at any
time , and the process of dlgontlon
etiuliofl under the mlscroscopo. The
other operation consists of the removal
of a portion of another dog's skull , and
the substitution of a nicely fitting plate
of glass. Tlfrough the window the pro
fessor successfully studied the action of
the brain while the animal Is asleep.
Holontlflo Notes ,
The English government has just
launched n floating workshop , which
will accompany a fleet and carry a largo
COLORED SILKS.
\
Our llaht weight Summer Fabrics , China and
"Alfof ourVscViuTf t.W China Silks to bo closed
° "
) m'SiMnthltcalShniiKhftts ! , rugulnr 11.00 and
ll.Si Bilks , to bo closed nt TOO. . , ,
Allot our $ IM Dress Silts to lie closed nt OTc.
DON'T M183 THIS OPPOHTUNITV , 'TIS A
11AUG ON1J.
House Furnishings.
3 dosen Ice 1'icXs for 4c oacli.
2 dozen It u Picks , Rood quality , for tie oach.
Several One Cut ( ilass IJerry fcets at RPo sot , ,
Water Sots with trny ( B pieces ) at 0 ! < q sot. I
Ice Ctoiim l-'rouzors nnd Water Coolers RtJ
really iiluceil prices. I
SPECIAL.
100 dozen thin blown Plain Tumblers nt 22Ho
per sot.
lop dozen thin blown Kugravod Tumblora at
SDcporset.
Outing Flannels.
Allotirl25o ! Outing Flannel \\111 go on Mon
day morning for lie par yunl.
OiirUJoOnttug Flannel will be sold atSTcpor
yard.
Our Hue finwn Tcnnlrt riannols tlmt wcro sold
for 43o aim IWc , will go nt ; iTo per yard.
Xiiiiens.
n:5 yards 00-Inch Turkey lied Dnmn-ilc. fnst
colors , -'lc yard. Thosu giods nio actually
worth COo. Come early Monday morning.
63 dozen fnst color , largo sizo. Turkish Hath
Towels. Ilarr's prlco to close Do each. Now Is
the time to buy your sumtni > r supply.
All our Imitation Silk Drapery , BO Inches
wide , Monday and until all sold , KJo ; worth aCe
See Show-windows I
58
FOR SPECIAL PRICES
JULY ,
- Jt wl bo
vi,8-
the Vulcan and bo
of 0 G"0 tons
burden and 12,000 horse power.
American muchinory in many re
spects scorn unsurpassed , yotTo 3boo It
stated that the United
Kincdom oxnoi-t
over $50,000,000 worth in yP
a sh glo , r
MiffcWii0 * Wlth 10SS tlmn 8lW,6o5
States" counti3 ' by the United
The Pope has decided to permit then
? ° Htl0v ° /-an / ' "tronomloal observator ?
n
VntlCln
t2 ! V10 slto selected being
the tower
over the rooms occupied by
the Master
of the Sacred College , it
bo ng the most elevated portion ot the
i.ooo.te.C03t is 08timulod at
. . .
A submarine bridge is about to bo
boTtfwoo.1 ElBinoro and Holsing-
' Wl bo ° "clls ° 'l 1 i doubla
tube , having the outer skin of iron and
the imor ono of steel , the space be
tween the shol s being filled with con-
croto. It will bo Hu/Hciontly / submerged
to allow ships to pass ever it.
The wisdom of-planting willows haa
boon justified during the recent Hoods ,
iho government engineer in charge of
the Potomac river improvements stntea
tlint whore willows wore planted the
land was protected from washing , and
practically no damage was done , while
in the improved lands not so protected
there was great loss.
The Italian government has carried
out a number of experiments to test the
comparative merits of castor nnd olive
oils for lubricating purposes. From the
results obtained it has given orders to
have all exposed portions of machinery
lubricated exclusively with castor oil ,
while mineral oils are to bo used for
cylinders.
The ordinary method of scraping or
burning off old paint is hardly expedi
tious enough for general purposes and
is also laborious. Soda and quick lime
nnljr nioro thorough. The solution
of half of each is thus made : Dissolve
the soda in water and then add thollmo
and apply with a brush to the old paint
which can thus bo removed In a few
minutes.
A movement is on foot for the con
struction of a postal tube between
Franco nnd England. The plan is to
suspend two tubes of about three foot in
diameter each by means of steel cables
across the channel , forty yards above
the level of the sea. They will bo
fixed to pillars at distances of 800 yards ,
and in each 'tube a little railway will
run , with cars capable of carrying 450
pounds in weight. The cost is estimat
ed at $5OOU,000. ,
Those living in n locality in which
mosqultos nro troublesome may make iv
trial of the following rocolpt for ox pollIng -
Ing these posts from the "houso : Take
a ploco of gum camphor , in Blzo about
the third of a hon'a ' egg and slowly
evaporate it by holding it in a shovel
or tin vessel ever a lamp , taking euro
care that it does not ignlto. The amolto
will soon (111 ( the room and expel the
mosqultos , and it is said that they will
not return even though the windows
should bo left open all night ,
Tlio KoaRmi ,
I'UMniro Ilulletln.
Llfo Is vary sweat Just now-
Full of light and ilowcro ;
Not a ainvlo cloud to mar ,
Or give a hint of howers.
Llfo is very sweet and fnlr ,
Hosy-huod nnd smiling ;
With the inutla of the birds ,
Happy hours beguiling.
Llfo is very 8\voot. You ask ,
What can bo the reason
( Looking blankly at the cloudi )
Of the rainy season !
Llfo la very sweet bocuuao- *
llncauso whv not assist inol
Sweet in aplto of rain or cloud * .
Just because you kissed mo ,
