Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1884 — Page 8

SCIENTIFIC MUSCELLANY.

Ax «leetrie iigmi apparatus on a DnmA railway aaaaea the Mowing of a •team whistle upon a locomotive approaching a danger signal. The engineer H thus warned.'' This apparatus is found valuable in fogs and snow-storms, when ordinary signals often esoape notice. The number of varieties of insects is vastly greater than that of all other living creatures. The oak supports 460 species of insects, and 800 are found in the pine. Humboldt, in 1849, calculate* : that between 150,000 and 170,000 species were preserved in collections, but recent estimates piaoe the present number at about 750,000 species. It is a very general belief that great burial places exert a noxious influence, which must render the localities very unhealthy as places of residence. This idea is shown to be a mistaken one by the results of any inquiry into the sanitary condition of the cemeteries of Paris. The composition of the air in the cemo- ■ teries is reported to be indistinguishable from that of arable lands. Concebning the moon’s effect on tides, the Astronomer Royal for Ireland receutlv stated that, while the day is gradually lengthening through lunar action tides, the earth reacts on the muon and drives it away farther and farther. Looking backward, the moon must have been nearer and nearer the earth, and at one epoch in the remote ages of the past—perhaps about 50,000,000 of years ago—the two bodies must have been very close together. Then the day was but three hours long instead of twenty-four. At that distant period, the earth rotated once every three hours, and the moon revolved with it in the same time. So near was the moon that, if there had been oceans in those lays as now, the tides must have been 216 times as great as at the present time; ind, rising to an immense height, would have swept over the whole of England. Actual life in the Sahara is somewhat oeculiar to the region, and, according to Vl. Vogt, the traveler is struck with the ibsence of all bright colors in the animals of the desert. As a rule, their hue approaches that of the ground, and the Captation is most remarkable in birds, reptiles, grasshoppers, etc. Black and white exist in some animals—for indance, the male ostrich—which have lothing to fear from enemies; and a angle exception to the rule occurs imong insects the Coleoptera are learly all biaclc. To explain the existmce in safety of these insects whoso '-olor must make them conspicuous, M. ! \fogt states that they feign death on the | ipproach of danger and ip that state* ;losely resemble the excrements of . jazelles, goats, and sheep. This de- ; ioription, with their disagreeable odor, jives them sufficient protection. The general color of the ground to the desert s, of course that of sand. At the Crystal Palace, London, a ! second international electrical exhibition s to follow closely on the heels of the irst at Paris. The objects to oe exhibted are chiefly compared l iu these lasses : Apparatus use i for the producion and transmission of electricity md magnets, natural and artificial; aariners’ compasses ; lightning ooudno ors, and applications of electricity u> elegrapliy and the transmission of rounds, to the production of heat, to lghting and the production of light, to .he service of light-houses and signals, o apparatus giving warning to mines, •ailways and navigation, to military art, o fine arts, to electro-chemistry and •hemical arts, to the production and ransmission of motive power, the mehanical arts, to surgery and mediein*-. o horology, to astronomy, to meteoro 1 - gy,‘to geodesy, to agriculture, to :u>>aratusfor registering, and to dorm m .*• ises. It is expected that th'> exh.V : dll prove mn.-h more atuu t.v. , .Americans than that at Paris. A Pennsylvania man who was clawed ■y a wildcat says that the feeling was * anything like having a dozen buzztiwa loose on him for a high old me. Upon reptiles the fluid Secreted in the iead of the toad acts as a powerful inimt. On man it produces no effect be ond a slight local irritation.

WHAT FOR?

V boy ana fftrl a slegbing west, Vnd htirher of them cared a seat How fact they rid, While on they slid— What fer, and where! he air was very cold and raw—"he litt’e boy, be fross aia paw. ' Still on they sped la their little sled— What for, and where? be little girl. so young and fair, >o6t nearly all her golden hair, They went so fast, Their friends they passed— What for. and where ! he horse, of course, got badly seared, nd run, and pitched, and kicked and reared, On went the pair— Now ilmost there— What for, and where? ho boy and girl were tumbled out-. . he sprained her ear he broke his snout—Then up they got, And off they sot— What for. and whero? 'or Levino’s little candy state—''o get son* caody—Nothing more— They got it, too. And so may you— What fort Why from 11 to 40 cents a pound; ad oar ni. o. jotroot inagnolang and delicious ci van candies and ehoeoife goods, owing to a heterrogeneis oohglomoratien of unfor3#on ifflcnltfes, at prices to suit all. HENRI LEVINO. Proprietor ievlno’saa 1/ Flutter, Roataslaer i tdiaaa.

Showcases for Sale. One 8 ft case, square, nickel plated, with rack. One 8 ft. case, oval front, nickel mountings. One 4 ft. cigar case, oval front, nickel mountings. These cases will be sold at very low figures for cash. I have. also a 12 ft. counter, pair of scales, dozen and a half candy jars, tobacco knife, cigar cutter and a cigar lighter which I will sell at a bargain. Prices given on application. M. O. CISSEL. Rensselaer, Ind„ Feb. 7, 1884.

CALL AND EETTUc

All persons kaawlag tfc*«g«lvM» he indebted t» the undersigned, ere hereby LOtifiari that all »«*ouat» must he settled within thirty dr.y* frem January Ist 1884, a t they will be plaeed ia the heads of an attorney for teileetioa. I Must have my tneaer to earrr ea any business. I mean what I say and a» feolishasse.

J. J. IIGLESBACB.

Begviees es the Free Will Baptist aaagregatiaa will he held in the Presbyteran chureh, Rensselaer, on the second and fourth Sabbaths of each month. Covenant meeting on Saturday before fourth Sabbath of each month at 2p. m. Sabbath services will begin at I0:3t a. m.

M C. MINER.

EVERYBODY’S DOCTOR. BT 808 IST A. GTTNM, M. B. Everybody’s Doctor contains 684 octavo pages, an! is printed on fine paper and handsomely bound. It is sold at the low price of three ($390) dollars a copy, .so as te bring it within the reach of all. The work differs from all ether books on' Domestic Medicine in having the diseases systematically ar-. ranged, according te their classification. Everything is described in the plainest passible language, and the prescriptions are written o* • in plain E Lglish, so that they can l employ ed hy any intelligentreadc.Druggists will find this ook of advantage in aidinp hem t* give advice when asked to t >n Dentists will find naueh i.-fenna-tion in it that will orovp valuable to themselves aid their putiunts. Teachers will be bett* r prepared foi the performasee es their duties in the scheot room by studying it. Parents will find it a reliable adviser in every thing relating to therear ing es their ehildren. Every family can save fifty times the price of the book every year, by consulting it It is complete in all its parts, and s the most recent beok of the kind published. Tl e book will he sent free by mail j or express on receipt of three dollars. Who says it le unhealthy te sleep in feathers? Look at the .spring chickens and see how tough it is,— Scientific American. A New Jersey uta* has been put in Jail for having fourteen wives Must, be a great reliol te him —Burlington i Free Press. NICKLES PUBLISHING CO., Send for Circular 29 Ann St. 83T”Agents Wanted. Now York CityNotice oe Assignment —Notice is hereby given that William T. Perkins has made a general assignment of all hie property to me In trust for tho benefit of all his bona fide creditors, th it I have accepted same trust, given the required bond, and that the same has been approved by the Court, this 17th day of January, a. d. 1884. EZRA C. NOWELS, Mordecai F, Chilcote,- -[Trustee. Att’y for Trustee. January 18.1884. Down they go! The Bottom Knocked Out of Prices of Confectionery ! In order to close out my entire stock of confectionery I will sell stick chndy at 10 cts. per lb. Mixed, 10 cts. per lb. Fancy, including caromels, chocolates, burnt almonds, burnt peanuts, blackberries, raspberries, kisses, peppermint! wintergreen, lemon, cinnamon, licorice and gum drops, 15 cts. per lb. Penny goods at proportionate rates. Figs, 15 cts. per lb. M. O. CISSEL. Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 7,1884.

It is no* ax an Jorabla tssat somstiiM ha be IBs editor es a paper, and ssoaid pa bile opinion at eo araeh per mould, and get complimentary tickets to the sleight-of-hand performances, but with iu care and worry, its heartaches and apprehensions, it is more comforting on the whole than being President. When ws were a boy, and sat in the front row among the pale-haired boys with checked gingham skirts at the Ban-day-school, and the teacher told us to live uprightly and learn a hundred verses of the Scriptures each week so that we could be President, we thought that nnruffled, calm, and tmiversal approbation waited upon the man who successfully rose to be the executive of a great Nation. With years, and accumulated wisdom, however, we have changed our mind. Now we sit at our desk and write burning words for the press that will live and keep warm long after we are turned to dust and ashes. We write heavy editorials on the pork outlook, and sadly compose exhaustive treatises on the chinch-bug, while men in other walks of life go out into the health-promoting mountains, and catch trout and woodticks. Our lot is not, perhaps, a joyous one. We sweater through the long July days with our suspenders hanging in limp f'.stuons down over our chair, while we wr’iA the death-dealing pen, but we do nut want to be President. Our sala y is smaller, it is true, but when we get through our work in the middle of the night, and put on our plug hat and steal home through the allpervading darkne-s, we thank our stars, as we split the kindling and bed down the family mule, that on the morrow, although we may be licked by the man we wrote up to-day, our official record can not be attacked. There is a nameless joy that settles down upon us as we retire to our simple couch on the floor, and pull the collar door over us to keep us w arm, which the world can neither give nor take away. We plod along, from day to day, slicing great wads of mental pabulum from our bulging intellect, never murmuring nor complaining when lawyers and physicians put on their broad brim chip hats and go out to the breezy canyons and’the shady glens to regain their health. We just plug along from day to day, eating a hard boiled egg from one hand while we write a scathing criticism on the sic transit gloria cucumber with the other. No, we do not crave the proud position of President, nor do we hanker to climb to an qltitude where forty or fifty millions of civilized people can distinctly see whether we eat custard pie with a knife or not. Once in a while, however, in the still ness of the night, we kiek the covers . if. and moan iu our dreams as we inn-guv that we are President, and we wake w ir.h the cold, damp sweat (or perspiration, the case may be) standing out o: eve:pore, only to find that we av".not.-Pr-‘in-dent after all, i>y an over ,> .-o: joroy, sad we get Up ami - .m a- : the rainwater barrel and ink® a. «.i. ■. and go back to a dreamless, ittioie.e.sleep. — Laramie. Bourne fang.

Paster!

I feel that I am very far from Boston. T realize that I am many miles nearer the line that separates civilization from te land of savages. And into these estern solitudes I have brought a volume of Herbert Spencer to refresh and cheer my mind. He always fascinates; and the fact of his being still unmarried has something to do with it, for you know there is a halo surrounding the celibate which marriage utterly destroys.. As in most philosophical questions, it is useless to ask why this is so. We can only observe the working of the phenomena, but not its cause. But truly, of Spencer I never tire. His ideas of the higher life are so consoling—the development from an “indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity.” What could be truer or more conclusive? Perhaps the illiterate mind might be staggered by the unusual combination of polysyll ables, but we who are cultivated can appreciate the subtle significance of a definite, coherent heterogeneity. His ideas of love, however, are not extravagantly tinged with romance. Suppose that a man with tender eyes and yaven-hued mustache, having seated himself by your side, should tenderly take your hand in bis,, and then assure in fervent tones that he is conscious ot a molecular change in the vesicular nerve matter of his system, whose concomitant is love, and that you are the external object which has caused the change. Would an ice bath be more chilling ? An hysterical woman would certainly lift up her voice and shriek aloud. No wonder that Herbert Spencer has lived to the age of sixty without marrying.

Education may create discomforts as (Veil as secure great advantages. The Herman nation is threatened with a peculiar trouble of the eyeß, as a penalty for reading badly printed books and for unwise methods of study. A careful investigation of the schools by competent physioians has revealed the unpleasant fact that near-sightedness is growing common, and may become universal. In children of five years and under, it was rarely found; the vision was quite perfect. In the lower schools, from fifteen to twenty per cent, of the scholars were effected; in the higher schools, from forty to fifty per cent. In the theological department of the University, seventy per cent, of the students were troubled ; and in the medical department the misfortune was almost universal, only five per cent, not being thus afflicted. The physicians ascribe the difficulty to the practice of bolding the books too near the eyes, and the praotice is due in a large measure to the poor print of cheap books. The trouble is increasing in our own country, and it might be wise to have a similar examination of our own schools by skillful physioians, in order to call public attention to the ioum Press. A MANTiscniuT treatise by Copernicus has been discovered in the Stockholm dbseryatorv.

No Fun Being President.

A Boston Girl in Chicago.

Near-Sightedness.

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R P. BENJAMIN, , > Having purchased the stand of F. L. Cotton, will keep constantly on hand a full and com piety supply of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Windows. Doors, Sash. Etc., HARD K SOFT COAL. My stock has been bought for cash, and I can offer superor inducements to Gash buyers. Please call before going elsewhere. Rensselaer Ind., Dec. 7,1883. T , ' . . 'fcr We would most respectfully announce that we now have a complete line in new styles of FU IF? ISJTCRPJF? Fh, Parlor and Chamber sets Cottage sets, Walnut and common beds, Mattresses and Springs, Book Cases, Ward robes, Bureaues, Marble and wood top stands and Tables, East Chairs Cane-seat and wood chairs, Kitchen furniture, Safes, &c.~ PiCTfIRfTFRAMfSj Carpets, Floor and Table cloths. Rugs, Ottomans, Window-shades, Queens ware, Table and Pocket cutlery Plated Spoons, and many Novelties on our •5 CENT COUNTER. wmmmmmmammmmsmammmaammmmmmamßammtmtNmw'mwmmmminmmm Undertaking department Our Undertaking Department is complete. We carry the best stock to be found in the county, Metalic, Draped, Walnut and White Caskets, all sizes and prices. Nice stock of Burial Robes. No charge for Hearse. F. J. SEARS & SON, Opposite Court House.

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TO OMASA STATE SENTINEL! a ans mi k An f M _ pohei id whatever f • ***•' zsr ia ' r,di “^2isrii BDMMO* S-? A *J ge Column Papm. Tni* Bnlart'ert Sdition will be faraigb P«>»U £ * fr**, at ONE DOLLAR It wiH coitaia well •*u>ider*£ odii. Ma s °a every subject, politi.alor*o«w , Marked *"*•• J k ' at Maiket Reporis of the Wxv Lr ***,, >EL, wit be con»pl*t*. iu sgricdltur. and Horn* Department* are in tk* b** sea ui“ B ’Tr n 1 Wi j' > * , tealuie. In a word, iv its * cW *, iu *c tonals, literary, aii-dßnaay, tad ia ffeneral reading, it shall „..i b« surisaasee •O’ any paper circulated is u. ii*t* it W e,r/.i >ar v "It- 17 t(i^le ‘ J i J tk * r *»' I.V ciiol# N* thinking j« tk* State can afford to i!o without the Weakly flka. nTshed. 1 lnaU Which i( * THE SFNTINKL, ia additi.* t* * superiority, is moreover aa Indiana TaIndiS^t 10 " - M P«eially r-preaeoU I. duna’B inter.BU, p©liti«al and *tli*rT- i ’ a *, D# f ° re, S a l»»P*r will ur can d», «ad ouebi, thar.f.,-., to have *r*f*r« ttß , »vvr ike pap*,-* of otiio , St *u», aad «r* aek D«mo«r*u to k*«r tkii ia wi.j, at( y Siilejt Tusik Owk Statr Papes AViien tlioy com* to uk« up subwla logs and make up eluhe. o, • i y THE IMPENDING COKFLICT. The r«c«*t dlectioa* have revealed ►*-■ Mtioal condition* wbick will, witb*ot doubt, mak* tk* Prosidentia] *l*cti«a next fall th* greatMt p*litical eonfliot ®f our klstory It i* da* to futh t* say that the conaifiont auak \ "Hoh parly may reiigonablr beheva-toiU | "f" 5 rueceed by * sejigkty sfsrt. Here in Indiana, at is ’7* asd ’AJ >•* enacted a mighty stru/.|*. Thb corrupt partv which h*i h*s« fee *ear!’ a generation fatteßia; upo» rooiD nihl |.Hinder, will K o from iu lo*g •‘essian of a Oanaaa lowing with lb* milk and honey of upmla, o*]y wh*a it V»« sxbawatPd it* *•':«-»( sad.tv.M t« • u s IkewCioimry i. a» ilraiigsr (w th« ch iraetcr and variety of m**n« broazit into requisitions whera Repabliaan monopolists, bosses and plundamrg uaitodly mak* as «tfort. J>llow Dem*crats, thar* are eoadl. tions npon which w* may reasoaablv rsekon a probable success. These eoaditioßs, and thenar* th« ooly oaea, are a united and great effort. Htkry shoff Lr I>KR TO THE WNm! < Even n«w the eonfliot u in th* air.— I ,ic ocMtinel will contribute its best effort ten the end of a grand Democrat!® victory. I^®. cad li* best done when a weak* jr victor to every Democratic home hence wa ask to become such a, visitor Mai add that how }% th® time for every / Jcniocrat in tlru Stkte to subscribe for ■ the Sentusßl,

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