Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 October 1896 — Page 4

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CHUMS WITH SNAKES.

JLAD WHO HAUNTS THE MARSHES OF WEST EIVEE, MD. ,•

He Only Has to Appear With His Snakes to Get Something to Eat —Settlers Afraid of Hlsfe

The extreme hot weather of July and August has brought disappointment and fail*ure to hi any of our sportsmen, says the Philadelphia Times. Swamps and marshy places that have boen sure shooting grounds for the last ten years have not produced a single woodcock, and are, in fact, dried out.

Three Philadelphia sportsmen, after trying -localities near home, took rail for Baltimore and from there proceeded down the bay in a sloop, taking with them a full cooking outfit, a cook and provisions, as there was no hotel at their destination— iNVest River, Anne Arundel county, Maryland.

This is an Ideal hunting ground. The country around is mostly swamp, and old pine clearings, and here and there are Umall negro settlements, almost as much isolated from the world as if in Central Africa. There are very few men about, but the women and children seem to make a living somehow.

The weather was clear, but fearfully hot 'birds were hard to flush and stuck to their covers persistently, and the dogs took to the )?water whenever they had a chance. So, after a dozen cock and a dozen curlew and willet were bagged, all hands went home and spent the rest of the day under an awning rigged up by the boat crew.

Dinner was over and pipes lit, when we heard a yell outside, followed by the rush of feet. In front of the cabin stood a tall, thin *negro lad, black as coal, with a head like a hammer and flat as a torn cat's, his only raiment a tow shirt stained with mud—in bis raised hand he held a snake a yard long that coiled around his arm, writhing «nd striking, and in the other, a short, thick one that shone like a brass rod—in fact, a genuine copperhead, the most dangerous of our native reptiles, as it bites without provocation or warning. The boy

Jabbered incessantly and without coherence. Our cook—a Baltimore negro—intrenched himself in the kitchen, yelling: "Keep outen yer, nigger, wid dem snakes. Oh, Lord, Mass Hart, get de gun and shoot •em," and't&^boat crew got into their pungy and pushed off. But the most striking effect was tin bur doctor, a man who had seen all the fihorrors of the hospital dissecting tables. He was blue with fear and screamed: "Send him away, or I'll put a load of shot in him if he comes nearer. I will, by *he eternal."

Tb«u Tliey Fed Him.

The boy threw his arms around, and the pnakes hissed and.struck viciously. An old negro, who had come down the river to beg aorne provisions, spoke up: "Don't be ukart, gemmon dat's 'Hornish,' the snake doctor he lives in de marsh ober yander !he won't do you no harm. Gib him somefln to eat and he'll go away."

A big chunk of bacon and half a loaf of bread were laid on a stump then everyone cleared out. Hornish dropped his snakes, seized the food, and tearing it like a wild beaat, made for the swamp, which was almost up to his middle. He then disappeared among the reeds, leaving his snakes behind. They were shot instanter, .and everyone drew along breath. "Well," said the doctor, "I thought I had lost the faculty of being surprised, but I'm mistaken. Thore is always something new under the sun. You soem to know him, old man?"

Pintedly, sah I've been acquainted wid Hornish since he was a baby. I disremembar how many years dat is, sah, but I don't trabel wid ,him much, as I ain't no use fur enakes. iftos' of the folks round heah is 'fraid ob him and jess leaves an ash cake out when he comes around, and he gets, outen de way quick. "He was born a mile south of yer and his mother is a mighty spry yellow gal. Old Sam Blake is a hoodoo doctor and he took a shine to Dina, so one day he takes bold on her, and she up and chunks his head with a light wood stick. He was mad as a hornet, goes home and 'makes a spell' just when Hornish was night bein' bawn. Now dor's snakes, 'blowin' adders' they call 'em, in this mash .seven eleven feet long. So Dina went out tone mawping to get some calmus for de wind. She was wuckln' and heard somefln' j^uttle in tfhe reeds, and right looking at her was a snake wll a head big as a bucket and eyes shinin' like fire. Then she hear oid Sam Blake laff. Well, she makes tracks to de cabins, and at night "Hornish* tome into de world. "Don't Know Nothin' JLtut Snakeft." "He's a plum idyot and don't know nothln' but snakes. He kin talk to 'em, and he goes to the edge of the mash and calls and dey'll come. Adders, rattlers, Congo, but don't make no dif, and dat's 'Hornish.'

A curious story, but without precedent all but the "hoodoo." Next day was very sultry and the dogs worked slowly, but we got thirteen cocks and throe toal ducks. About noon, coming through a dense thicket, one of the party stopped and said, "For God's sake, look here I" and the branches were pushed aside.

It was a clear patch of white sand, and on a log sat the negro boy jabbering and waving -his right arm. Directly under his hand was an enormous rattlesnake coiled and sounding his rattle, coming out of the log was a big reptile crawling over his feet, a swollen moocasln coiled around a stump, end another, head up, was crawling through the grass. Th« rattler followed the motion of the boy's hand, moving his head from side to side, but made no attempt to strike. We had a good look at the negro's head it was purely reptilian, and the dull, deep, sunken eyes seemed covered with a film. Except the doctor none of us was especially afraid

of snakes, but we were seized with a fit of unmistakable funk at the horrible sight, and some one fired both barro'.s in the air. With a harsh growl Hornish sprang to hisfeet, dropping a big moccasin from his lap, land vanished, all the snakes following but the rattler, who retained his coil, making jfcls tail go like a sewing machine. A shot settled it, and when stretthed out It measured over eiglvt feet, was thick as a stout man's arm and had thirteen rattles.

When wo got home and one of the crew told us that a Baltimore doctor had tried corner the boy in a neighboring tobacco barn for examination, but he gave out such a horrible smell that he was let go. Anyone familiar with a rattlesnake knows that when enraged it oxudes a noisome cucumber stench that is very offensive, and, moreover. no dog will go within 100 feot of him, but clear out at once.

NASBY'S VIEW OF SILVER.

Clever Sketch That Hits th« Popocrstlr Cnne Today(•"Petroleum V. Nasby" in 1S7S.)

Confederit Roads (Wlch is In the state ©f Kentucky)' Jan. 22, 1S7S.—I ain't so certin that I want the silver bill to pass ez I •was. The faot Is, the thing dont work ez I sposed it wood, and I ain't clear onto it. There Is suttle principles In these flnanshel questions which requires, a great deal uv thought, and there is underlying prin

ciples wlch a man has got to understand afore lie is competent to set hisself up ei authority.

One thing T'm certain uv, Bascom ain't no flnanceer, nor never will be, and I told him so. "Wat's a flnanseer?" asked he. "A flnanseer," said I, assooming the look uv Dan'l Webster, "is-a man wich kin pay his debts with nothin'—a man wich kin git suthin' with nothing." "The Corners, then, is full of financeers," he remarkt, bitterly, castin' a casual glance at his slate, wich was just full enough to turn over and begin on the other side.

But he hezn't any of the science uv it. I wuz argooing wi£h him the other day in favor of my noshun uv a leather currency, though I am toM silver wuz much the same thing, and, for example, I would asoom that silver wuz to be the currency of the fucher. "Now don't you see, Bascom, that ef I hed twict ez much money, I could drink twict ez much whisky and pay for it?" "How much is- twict nothin'?" wuz the unfeelin' answer of the tyrant who holds the destines of the Corners in hez hands. "That's wot yoor capitle hez been ever sine I knowed you. "Parson," sad he, "I don't see wot earthly difference it's goln' to make whether silver 1b currency or anything else. How are you goin' to git silver ef it ez made legal tender? Ef silver wuz et plenty ez bricks, w'at hav you got to git eny uv it with?" "Troo, G. W.," wuz my answer, "but can't you see that to hev silver wood releeve the dettor class? Even now, afore It Is legal tender, it's only wuth 92 cents on the dollar, and when the country is flofoded with it it will go still lowej. Then we—or rather such uv us ez hev property to raise money oil—kin pay off "Eggsactly so," retorts Bascom "you kin pay me for the good, honest liltkur uv mine, wich you hev consoomed, in coin which 13 less than the dollar you promised. All rite. But look here—come In here all uv yoo. I want yoo silver men to know exactly w'at yoo are rushin' into."

And this feend led us into the back room —that back room wich contanes the subsistence uv the Corners. There, in long rows, was Bascom's stook. There, in b"rrils, piled one on top uv another, wuz the dilishus whisky uv Louisville, uv different ages, rangin' from that uv two weeks old to that wich hed iist left the still, and wuz scarcely cold yit. There it lay and ez my eye ranged affeckshunately over it I felt ef I cood hev the drinkin'

all that likkur

I wood be content to lay down and die when the last drop wuz gone. Bascom p'inted to an immense tank wirh he hed erectd within a few days, with a pipe running In from the roof. "I shan't raise the price of likkur in consekence uv bein.' paid fer it in depreshiated currency!" sed he.

I fell on Bascom's neck In an extary uv delite, while the others shouted, "ah for Bascom!" "G. W.," I remarkt, while teers suffoo3ed my eyes, "I never placed yoo much below the angels, but this generous act has hlsted yoo a hundred per cent in my estimashum. Bless yoo, G. W., bless you." "But I'll tell yoo w'at I shall do. Do yoo see that tank?" sed he. "May I ask wot that ez for?" I sed. "That tank will fill with ranewater," sed he. "The moment yoo git to payin' me in silver, I shel take out uv eech uv them birrils jlst eggsaotly throe and one-fifth gallons uv likker, and fill it with water." "Merciful hevlngs!" we all exclaimed, "and poor likker so weak now!" "And when silver gits down to 75 cents on the dollar, I shel take out 25 per cent uv whisky and fill her up with 25 per cent uv water. And so on down. Ef silver goes up, I she! add whisky eggsactly in proporshun. In short, my whisky Is jist a goln to foller currency, and nothin' shorter. Yoo fellers wich work for wagis may swet, but I won't." "But yoo'll increase the size uv your glasses?" sed I. "Not eny. But yoo may (Irink twict as many times to git the same amount uv drunk ez before, by payin for each drink."

And Bascom stalked hawtily back and took his position behind the bar. There wuz consternashun in the Corners sich ez I hev never seen. Ther wuz a hurried consulashun at the Deekin' house and I sejested that we emancipate ourselves from the dominyon uv this tyrant by startin' a grosery uv our own on the joint stock principle, which wuz agreed to, each man agreein' to contribbit $10 to the capital stock.

DISGUSTED STUDENT.

Handy Letter Writer Falls to Please a Tenant for Good Rpaions. The proprietor of a second-hand book store was awakened from a gentle doze by the book which was slammed down on the counter in front of him, says the Detroit Free Press. He jumjed to his feet and exclaimed: "Has something tumbled over?" "Take it back," said the man who had made the noise. "I don't want it." "But we never exchange goods after they have gone out of the store." "All right. Ye kin keep it ez a present from me, then."

I don't see what there is offensive about that book. You wanted a Handy LetterWriter' and I gave you the best one of the market. There aren't any opinions in it about politics or religion, and I'm blest if I can see what you Ciuld find to bring you raging and hammering around as If you'd been Insulted." "I don't blame you for standin' up fer your own wares. But when a man goes ter buy a handy letter-writer he makes a confession. He wants to buy sense. He ain't got sense enough ter write a letter the way It ort?r be, hlsself, an' he wants ter git somebody's knowledge ter help him out." "That's very true. But it's no reason for your getting out of patience with me." "I ain't sayin' anythin' about you. It's the feller thet got out this book thet I'm talkin' about. I set down with it In a studious frame o' mind ter write^a letter ter my landlord, an' the fust model I struck went like this:

De"ir sir I lake my pen in hand "I didn't git no furder'n that. I read it over two or three times an" then I shet the book up an' brought it hero ter see ef ye wouldn't trade it off fur some 'Jack Harkaway' or 'Deadwood Dick' stories, or most anythin' thet ye keep in stock ter palm off on folks that don't know no better. They might be purty bad, but they couldn't be no wuss'n that there." "I don't see what there is so very objectionable about that." "Don't say any such thing. Ye ain't so innocent ez not ter notice thet a feller ez went ter work serious an' put thet on paper would jes' be makin* a fsol er hisself. The idee o* tellin' a msn ye take yer p*n in hand! What did he s'pose ye wus goin' to take yer pen In? Yer fot? Don't my landlord know dern well thet I ain't rto armless phenomenon like ye see trr tbe sideshow in the circus? Mebbe it's int*nded ter be funny. 'iut er feller thet's wrltin* fer 'is* landlord don't wanter ter get froUcsome. I like ter be entertainin' when the occasion comes, but when I'm tellin' a felkr thet the waterpipes Is leakln* an' thet the plaster is comln' 3ff the parlor eeHin', I don't wanter msko monkey of myself an' I don't wanter pay nobody 25 cents a volume ter do it for me, neither."

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TEREE HAUTE CTPRESa TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13,1896.

WAR DIDN'T PREVENT

CLARENCE SIKMON8AN* KMKA WEST ffOVLO WED.

A Romance In the Utm of Two Volunteers of America—Xoug Co® pie Kept Apart by the Horrors of War,

The marriage of Clarence Simmons of Chicago and Miss Emma West of this city by Judge Hammer in his office at the court house yesterday was the culmination of a little romance that Is at present the chief topic of conversation among the members of the garrison of the Volunteers of America in thiB city and also in Springfield, says the Decatur Review.

Clarence Simmons is, or has been, the captain in command of the Springfield post of the Volunteers, while Emma West was until yesterday lieutenant of the Decatur garrison, under command of Captain Clara Ward.

Several months ago the couple plighted their troth while both were stationed in Chicago. As the war against the hosts of Satin progressed and outposts were established the lovers were separated, the captain being sent to take charge of the Springfield garrison, and the lieutenant coming in course of time to this city.

Of course like dutiful soldiers the lovers told their commanding general, Brigaiiei Fielding, of their engagement, and intimated that they would like permission to Le married, but that fierce old warrior told them that they must wait, there were other engagements to be brought to a close, and the horrors of war kept the couple from their heart's desire.

The impatient captain broached the subject of marriage to the brigadier again when that high official was in Springfield last week and setforth eloquently the advantages to be derived from his having to assist him in his charge a lieutenant upon whom he could depend in any turn that the war might take, but his plea was without avail, and the general, angered that the captain should persist after having once been given to understand that the wedding could not be until the end of twelve months, ordered the captain to report at Chicago today, the intention being to transfer him to another and perhaps less desirable post as punishment for demurring against the orders of his higher officer.

In accordance with instructions Captain Simmons started from Springfield Friday for Chicago and he came by way of Decatur to spend just one day with the young lieutenant, who was the one girl that could make him happy.

At that time he was firmly resolved to do his duty, though hard It might be, and tha two reconciled themselves to wait twelve long months before their wedding should be celebrated. At midnight Friday Captain Simmons bid the lieutenan^ good bye and with a sigh buckled on his armor, slung his guitar across his shoulders and set out for the depot to catch the train for Chicago.

Before the train had pulled into the staand the soldier, fully realizing what might be the result of such flagrant disobedience of orders from high authority, retraced his steps toward the city, and early morning found him on his way to the girl he had left the night before for what both had resolved should be the year commanded by the general.

It did not take much entreaty to persuade Lieutenant Word to fall into his plan, which was that they should set all commands at defiance and get married at once. The captain had already disobeyed in his heart by returning and like a true woman she stood by him, no matter what the consequences.

They concluded to get married at once and then both go to Chicago and ask the pardon of General Fielding. They did so, and then went to Captain Ward, of whom the lieutenant asked not only pardon, but also her money allowance from the funds of the post. Captain Ward was greatly out of patience, even angered at the disobedience of the couple, and she Tefused both pardon and money, and might have even threatened to have both shot if she had had the authority.

When the money was refused the newly wedded couple put their purses together to see if they had enough to get to Chicago on. The groom had not figured on having to buy two tickets and he was short. The bride had spent most of her money for a few little things that even an Army lassie needs for her wedding day and the two together lacked $2 of having enough to buy tickets. Friends of the lieutenant ran the risk of being sent to the guard house by furnishing her money enough to pay fare and at 1 o'clock last night the newly wedded soldiers left for Chicago to face a possible court martial before General Fielding.

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THE LIMESTONE FIELDS.

The Annual Koport of State Geologist Hlatchley. The main details of State Geologist Blatchley's annual report are being compiled and a review of the material that Is to go into it shows that it will differ vastly in point of interest from the usual technical and uninteresting reports of the state geologist, says the Evansville Courier. The new report will be divided into two

main

branches, consisting of a dissertation on the oolitic limestone deposits of the state and another on the new oil field and the extent and value of the oil deposits.

Regarding the oolitic limestone fields there will be a good deal of interest. The geologist has had two men at work during the summer locating and making a map of the oolitic limestone area. He finds that it lies mainly in Lawrence and Monroe counties, although the area extends largely into Washington county. The work of the geologist and his assistants in this respect has been arduous and consists of traveling over the territory and tracing out the deposits, boundaries being determined by the lines where the stone crops out of the ground. The report will show that the Indiana limestone deposits are of the richest and most valuable character.

Connected with the report on the oolitic limestone deposits there will be an Interesting report on Indiana caves. During July and the early part of August the geologist and a party of assistants made a thorough investigation of the caves that lie along the western border of the limestone belt. A large number of photographs were taken of the interior chambers of the caves, showing the stalacites and interior recesses. These will be embodied in the annual report and will be a feature of interest. The geologist also made a collection of many interesting forms of animal life found in the caves. These are now in the state museum. Tfeey consist of blind crawfish and blind fiah of all descriptions, the latter being white and without scales.

That part of the report which treats of the new oil field will be one of the most general Interest, however. The geologi.it spent the entire month of June in the oil field, getting the records of the individual wells put down, visiting the weiii and ascertaining how the oil is holding out, the extent of the area, etc. This was before tne excitement in the Broad Rlppte oil field, but since the gushers were developed in

that territory he has spent much of his time there gathering materials for the report, and he is at present investigating in -that ticiWty. Regarding the isformat'on that he has gathered to date in connection With the new oil territory Mr. Hlatchiey says: "I have a hopeful view of the development of Indiana oil territory. Th« field i3 holding out well and the known arf.a is gradually increasing, especially to the north west and south. It is a difficult matter to find the exact extent of the oil field, and the .only practical way to do so is «o locate" a pool. "It is 'my opinion that time will show that the Indiana oil field will be found the equal in every respect of the famous Ohio field. The Indiana and Ohio fields will, in fact, be found to be continuous. There are now 1,800 producing wells in the state. I am not able as yet to form a complete idea regarding the newly opened Broad Ripple field, but am of the opinion that it is on the very southern boundary of the gas and oil field of the state. A careful investigation of the field substantiates the opinion advanced in my last report that oil will be found in most of the territory in Indiana where gas is. The Broad Ripple oil is about the same in quality as that found further north. That found in the western part of th# state, notably near Terre Haute, is of a better quality for a lubricant, but not 30 good for general illuminating purposes. My report will contain a special map of the orl area as far as determined with dati of interest to those who arc engaged in the oil industry or are contemplating engaging in it."

RACE ACROSS THE OCEAN.

Three British Salllag Veasels Speed From China For a Prize of ®85,OOQ. On September 6, 1866, the most extraordinary race by ships across the ocean came to a close by their arrival in London within a' few minutes of one 'another, after very long voyages as regards distance, says the Pittsburg bispatch. On May 30th of that year the three cempeting vessels, the Serica, the Ariel and the Taeping, passed the bar of the harbor of Foochow, on the east coast of China, a port which since 1842 has fccen topeii to foreign commerce and is one of the' principal tea markets. They were preceded on the previous day by ihe Fiery Crcs^, and were fcllowedi on September 31st by the Taitstsg, both of which sail 3d from that same port. Tbe next news heard of thoni cam^ by telegraph from Anjer, an island in the Straits of Sunda, in the Malay arcbipelago. The Fiery Cross passed there on Julie 19th and the three racing,vessels on Jufie £Sd, all within a few hours of each othei^, having run the distance from Foochow1 in twenty-three days. On Sept?r.nbtr 3, 1S60, Lloyd's agent telegraphed the arrival of these three ships in the Downs, the Ariel ancrTaeping having arrived at 8 o. m. and ..he Perica passing Deal at 1 p. m. They had all steam tugs In atendance and were pushing on for the Thames with all possible expedition. The distance, 14,060 miles, had been run in ninety-nine days, and it appeared that the Ariel and Taeping ran almost neck and neck the whole passage, the Serica following close in their wake. The result of this extraordinary race was declared to be as follows: The Taeping, docked in London docks 9j45_ p. m., first the Ariel, docked in East India docks 10:15 p. m., second tho Serica, docked in West India docks 11:80 p. m., third. The Taeping,. therefore, was winner of the prize, which was about $25,000 in value, to be paid in the form of new teas from Foochow to the one of these three sailing vessels which should 6(3 first in dock.

THE BANK ROBBER CONFESSES.

It Was Btts Brother TT' Wan Killed His frt. J. Lake Mills, la., Oct.

12.—The

young man

under arrest here on a oharge of having been Implicated In the double murder and bank robbery at Sherburne, Minn., has made a confession acknowledging that he was associated in the affair. He says that the man killed while resisting arrest near Elmore was his brother. He will not reveal his true name or the location of his home. The confession was secured by his captor, Marshal Ruby. In it he declares that his brother planned the robbery and killed the two men In the Sherburne bank.

After the killing be said he and his brother were greatly alarmed lest they bs penned up in the bank, and both agreed that th$yfmust work rapidly. Ha continued: "I ^vent' to the money drawer and took out the money. I thought there was about $700 in the bunch that I had. I put it in ,a sack that we had for that purpose^ and then we cut the screen to the back window and left town ou our bicycles. Ju3t as we got on the bicycles I handed my brother the money and he put it in his bicycle bag. We separated about two and one-half or three miles out of Sherburne. My brother, being the best rider, m^ide south for the state line and I took a southwesterly direction until I got south of Jackson, and then I struck out south along the Des Moines river to Algona. Then I crossed the country around by Britt and Forest City to Lake Mills. I had a pretty hard time getting through."

After making the confession to Marshal Ruby, the latter wanted the prisoner to tell his right name, but he shook his head and said: "I don't wish to let my folks know anything about this. I suppose I Bhall plead guilty under an assumed nanpe." The name he first gave upon being taken into custody was Jim McMullen. He now says that it is fictitious, but will give no other, so that Is the name under which he will probably be arraigned. He will be taken to the Blue Earth county jail, located In Blue Earth City, for safe keeping, as It is considered dangerous to lodge him in the county jail at Fairmount, the county seat of Marion county, in which the Sherburne affair occurred.

Yellow Fever Continues In Havana. Washington, Oct. 11.—Dr. Burgess, sanitary inspector of the Marine Hospital service at Havana, in a recent report says that yelj^w fever continues to be epidemic there, and he is informed that it is so In most of the places where the Spanish soldiers are found. During September there were 1,084 -deaths in Havana from the 'disease. Smallpox, instead of diminishing, increases daily, not only in Havana, but,in the suburbs. VThe doctor expresses the fear that it will be many months before this scourge Is over.

Remains Taken to Brazil.

The remains of Mrs. M. J. Wood, who died Saturday afternoon In this city, were taken:'to Brazil yesterday afternoon and there interred. The funeral was attended by a number of friends and relatives of the family^ Mrs. Wood leaves two sons, Fred an engineer on the Vandalia, and William, who lives at Lafayette.

Peace on Barth.

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YOU CAN SEE SOUND.

EXPERIMENTS WITH THE PHOTOGKAFHIC LENS IN NEW FIELDS.

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Arrow-Headed Wave* la the Atpoipbrn That Produce the Sound Photographed. 'S "St? 4 1

If the human eye goes on increasing in usefulness as it has been doing of late it is not at all improbable that eyesight will usurp the functions of hearing. In the past a sound has been "heard" only. Marvelous to relate, it has been found possible to see a sound and to photograph it in its course. This discovery, following closely as it has upon the ray and other remarkable discoveries, has set the scientific world to thinking what new problems are left for men to solve.

The latest sensation in science, according to the Vaughn and Cornish M. Sc., shows that if a photographic lens be turned on a Martini bullet in its flight through the air the photographic plate shows that a dark line of compressed air can be seen In front of the ball. In the path of the bullet on which a lens was turned, in the course of a series of exhaustive experiments just made public, the hole cut in the air by the projectile could be dist ncl!y seen closing up as the atmospheric waves subsided, and the separated air came together again. It being necessary to bring some sort of light to bear upon the bullet in its flight, an electric spark was formed by an ingenious method, and by sending tte bullet past two wires.that completed an electric current a photograph was obtained by the light of the spark thus created.

Pliotocraph »f the Hamming: Sound. This showed an interesting state of things, comments the New York Herald. Besides the dark line formed by the piled-up atmosphere In tbe front of the bullet and the smoke-like air waves in the rear, there appeared on the plate ah arrow-headed wave that was caused by the hum of the bullet. This hum broke the atmosphere into arrowheaded sections that could be distinctly seen on the plate.

A comparison With the time when the sound was heard with the time when the sound could be seen on the photographic I plate proved that the soldier who "ducks" when he hears the whiz of a bullet is wasting energy, for the bullet has passed when the sound Is heard. Experiments with bullets of greater velocity showed that the ar-row-headed air waves were always of the same shape, but with an increase of impact they became sharper at the point.

The difference between waves of the sea and sound waves, as shown by these interesting experiments is that there is no noisy moving backward and forward and tossing tumultously as with water. The air particles, burst asunder by the impact of the projectile, scatter into the atmosphere thus producing a greater density..^ This action goes on continuously in front of the bullet and on either side.

The air wave transmits its energy to the neighboring layer of air, which, being thus compressed, becomes in its turn the wave front.

The air waves, now that man can see them by teh aid of. a photographic lens, are shown to be regular and systematic In their habits. When distributed by the flight of the bullet they scatter in arrow-headed waves until the disturbing element has passed on, when the layers of air recoil into their former position. The motion of the air particles was found to be wholly forward and back to rest along the same path.

Sound Waves From a Pl«no. Experiments made to ascertain what condition of the atmosphere caused the sounds that are made by the striking of the piano key revealed the facts that the vibration sent out a succession of pulsations of the atmosphere, each of which is an elastic air wave Independent of those which precede and follow it.

The photographic lens showed that the crests are separated by distances of about four and a half feet. The particles of air, it could be seen, were caused to make a forward and backward spring. During the former the air is compressed during the latter, It is rarefied, each pulae of compressed air being followed by one of rarefied air.

Experiments with the vibration of a violin string showed that the air is compressed and released very suddenly,. which gives the sharper sound of the violin as compared with that of the piano.

An atmospheric disturbance on a large scale has a very different form of wave front. The eruption of a volcano, if the photographic lens could be turned on it, would show a great rins-shaped wave front radiating out to all points of the compass and going half way round the earth. Then this wave current would contract when relieved of the pressure and return to the region of the volcano again.

From observations made during the final paroxysms of the Krakatoa eruption, Mr. Cornish is of the opinion that the great air waves, if photograph apparatus could be constructed that would take them as it dees the aerial disturbances made by a bullet, would show that the waves spread out with diminishing intensity at each journey until they had made several complote circuits of the globe.

In Florida, the land of flowers, Dr. Price's Baking Powder is favorite.

FOOTBALL DENOUNCED.

A Chicago Pastor Says it la a Mean and ?»amoral Sport. William H. Manss preached In the Church of the Redeemer, Evar.stnn and Aldine avenues, last night on "Football and Religion," says the Chicago Chronicle. He said in part: "I do not wish to condemn football. I am an old football player myself. I graduated in 18S7, however, and the game has changed greatly sincc that day. I see In football as played today certain tendencies that are not to the best interests of the mind and body. There are tendencies, for instance, to overstrain certain parts of the body that will result in the end in the destruction of the whole body. "As played today football does not develop men as it should. Then, too, It is rough to the point of danger. The first accident of the season resulted day before yesterday, a young man being fatally injured in wedge and flying mass plays in which he was forced to participate. Many college men can testify that they have lost for life the use of some part of the body through such accidents. Football as played today Is also not conducive to morality. In the heat play we forget the laws of honesty, the standards of right and wrong and of fairness. Some of our own number are now confined to their beds because brute force overcame reason. In that heat of play the man's standard of morality must suffer. "Our football games today are really pugilistic encounters carried to an extreme. Then, too, we lose all patience, and with impatience comes an anger near to rowdyism that recks not of human limbs or life. "Again, football played on Sunday ia destructive of our ethical code. We as a nation are founded on a Sunday that is not puritanical. I fear that the desecration of

the day will go so far that all observance of the day will pass. The factories Will opsa and Sunday will be like every day. We aa a people should stand for Sunday observances. When Sunday is given over to sport, gymnastic exercise in the parks,football and cycling we are Introducing into our Amerioan life and Institutions that which will bling destruction to us. I do not regard the saloon as a greater danger to American civilization than Sabbath desecration as it obtains today. It is time for the pulpit to raise its voice against football on the Sabbath and the opening of park gymnasiums on that day. Blsnuunk said: A nation's future 1b to be Judged by the observance of Its Sabbath.' Another thing that I oppoee in football is the gambling feature. It is now largely a gambling sport. Men take part in it for the chances of sudden gain. Another thing is the absorbing way in which football Interests college men from the opening of school till Thanksgiving. In college studies, religion, reading, are all forgotten and football alone is thought of. Football as played today Is against religion, because It places Itself above religion. I favor football as a recreation, without gambling, un3er the oM Rugby or association rules, obviating the dan—' ger to li* and limb, and when so played that it advances morality. Instead of inciting to underhandedness, to mean trickery. Football has come to be a mean epert. IB which men forget their better menhocd. It militates against our being temples of Gody against morality, against our religion."

SPECTATORS RECEIVE A SHOCK*

Army Officer Sends a Into the Air Tied to a B*g Kttw. New York, Oct. 11.—Lteuteuot H. Wise, United States army, stationed-at Governor's island, has been experimenting tor some time with kites for use by the algnali corps cf tbe army. He has observed a rlgldi silence regarding his work, but the sight oC he it ha re at a a tention of boatmen, ferryboat passengers and persons along the battery.

There was an exhibition of kite flying yesterday which attracted unwonted attend tion, for attached to one of the kites was the dangling form of a man. It was suspended fully a quarter of a mile above the earth, and when once the kite took a sudden lunge downward it is safe to say that many a witness at the battery frit hi* heart jump.

The experiments of Hargreave and t»i» announced intention to make the ascent byj means of a kite to demonstrate Ks useful-*! ness in military reconnoitre may have pre-j pared some of the onlookers for the sight they witnessed. Investigation, however, showed that the form was only'a dummy. I It was dressed in uniform and weighed forty pounds. A weightier dummy "will be tested before a live soldier essays the perilous ascent.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When clothing has acquired a close, un-. pleasant odor from being packed away where the air cannot reach It, a few pieces of charcoal laid among the folds will soon remove the odor.

When roasting small birds always fasten the heads under the wings and lay a thin slice of pork on the breast of each bird and a piece of bread underneath. A bird would not be complete without its bed and blanket.

An egg that has been boiled soft and become cold cannot be cooked again and made hard but a soft-boiled egg that has not had the shell broken may be reheated by cooking three minutes in boiling water, and it will taste as well as If freshly boiled.

Save tea leaves for washing varnished paint. When sufficient have been collected steep them for half an hour hi a tin vessel and then strain through a sieve. This water gives a fresher, newer appearance to varnished wood than ordinary soap and water.

Among decorative plants for the house the African asparagus, commonly called asparagus fern, is most useful. The graceful fronds last a long time they are rarely troubled with insects, and gas and furnace heat do not affect them so quickly as many other plants.

To make ones own extract of vanilla secure five Tonquln beans and one vanilla bean, clip them-and put them Into a battle with ten ounces of alcohol, six ounces ot water and three of sugar. Let the mixture remain from six to eight weeks, shaking It frequently then strain and it is ready to use.

The small stone crocks used by many for holding butter should always be well washed I and freshened before being refilled. The best way to freshen them after washing is to fill them with boiling ammonia or borax water, allowing a teaspoonful of ammonia to a quart of water. Let the water remain all day, and then fill the crock with sweet milk and hjt it stand over night.

Among the simple remedieB which should be in the family medicine closet, one of the most useful in mutton suet. For cuts and bruises it is unequaled, as well as for chapped hands and faces. It is best to procure the suet at the butcher's and try it out at home, turning it into small molds te {cool and then roll it in tin foil. A campfao* ice may be made by putting a piece of cam1 phor gum the size of a walnut with hall ja cup of mutton tallow and melting them together. Pour the mixture into a little cup or mold to become cold.

Housekeepers desirous of making their own baking powder can do so with very litle trouble. The following formula is one that has been used for many years: Weigh six ounces of flour and thoroughly dry It, without browning it, in the oven. Procure six ounces of the best so3a and thirteen and one-half ounces of cream of tartar. Add them to the dried flour and rub together half a dozen times through a sieve, then put them in airtight jars or tiu oans and keep «,n a da»-k clofeet, using the powder from a small jar so that it will retain its strength.

Dull Day in Police Court.

There was no excitement in police court yesterday. One case was not concluded in the morning. It was continued until the afternoon. The case in question was thai of George Kress and George Hollingshead for fighting. Kress was fined ?1 and cost* and Hollingshead was acquitted. J. C. Hall was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Ross for malicious trespass.

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