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The Clinton New Era, 1891-08-14, Page 34.4141 • ,M1i t)1triG f s lh, i.4%.kt. The 'Sew ktnc» ie the deepest mines o: r.r.nereiter irk Mutest, Ukloler:tti 1 , ;eel yet they zcver i „r lt'cA r *,}t:.' 'rt:e seven th:Dusatr4tlt six t or tire distance frgrn 'the S l stale to she center' 0$ tbe earth• the lQWer levels of some of "UM_ 0,,Qmstee4 rallies the, deo ug lt: pealdiog water, and could bug only three lee four Hours at a time until the Sutro taunel 1plereed the mines and drew off of the terrible heat, which stood at one hundred and twenty degrees. The deepest boring ever Made, drat at Sperenberg, near Berlin, enetrates only four thousand one undred and seventy-two feet, about one thousand feet deeperthan t'rhe famous artesian well at St, i 4Quis. While borings and mines re- veal to us only a few secrets re - luting solely to the temperature and .:onstitution of the earth for :a sew thuusand feet below the face, we are able by means of volcanoes to form some notion of .:. what is going on at a greater depth. There have been many theories about the cause of volcanoes, but it is now generally held that, though they are produced by the intense heat of the interior of the earth, they are not directly con- nected with the molten mass that lies miles below the immediate sources of the volcanic enemy. Everybody knows that many rocks are formed on the floor of th9 ocean, and it has been found that from twenty to seventy per cent. of their weight is made up of imprisoned water. Now these rocks are buried in time under overlaying strata, which serve as a blanket to keep the enormous heat of the interior.. This heat turns the water into superheated steam which melts the harder,t rock, and when the steam fines:. fissure in the strata above it, i breaks through to the sur- face with terrific energy, and we have a volcano. We find that these outpourings that have lain for countless ages many thousand feet •below the surface, ai'e well adapted to serve the purposes of man. Many a vineyard flourishes on the volcanic ashes from Vesuvius, and volcanic mud has clothed the hills of New Zealand with fine forests and its plains with luxuriant verdure. The most wonderful display of the results of volcanic energy is seen in the north-western corner a of our own land, a region of lofty orests and great fertility. inard's Liniment cures distemper. - NOTED PEOPLE The Snitan of Turkey is at pres- ent an ardent student of German. The Marquis of Salisbury re- cently sent a magnificent lot of straw berrier with flowers and fruits to the Royal Horticultural Soci- ety show in London. Queen Victoria has preftlerl an elephant to the Sultan of Mo- rocco as a mark of, her appreciat- ion of his offer to alleviate the ev- ils of slave dealings in. his domite ions. B L Farjeon, the novelist, its an expert scenographer. Ile carries a note book with him at all times, and when an idea strikes him he jots it down for future use. John Lathrop Motley's daughe tor, Lady Harcourt, lives in Lon- don, and has the reputation of being.one of the cleverest and wit- tiest women in Engisb society. She is also extremely handsome. The Prince of Wales is said to be a lightning change artist in the way of doffing his attire. He can get out of one suit into an- other in a twinkling, and as he is obliged to change his costumes several times a day the accom- plishment is a valuable one to v him. 1*oreign papers announce that an engagement has been arranged ° between the young King of Ser via and Princess Xenia,the daugh- ter of the Prince of Monntenegro. The young lady is only clove.] years of age. It has long been known that the Czar favored such a match. Mrs U S Grant has all the love letters written to her by the gen- eral, then Lieutenant Grant, and said of them recently that during the four years of his absence every mail brought her a letior, every one of them full of sweet nothingsy love, and war and now and then some pressed leaves and iflt�wers. Nimes Alexander,the British nov- "st' of Irish parentage. A pen nre \r@presents her as tall, i•dsome, saZmewhat portly of years, endowed with a fresh- ness of complexion• that has defied middle age, with fair hair and bine eyes; she is a striking figure anywhere, a charming eo`nvorsa• tionalist. Mark Twain has gone abroad; but he has left behind the manu- script of a now long story which will, see publication during the doming winter, The title chosen for the story is The American Claimant, and its chief interest lies in the revival of the indomit- able Colonel Sellers, who is the leading figure in the story. Sel- lers comes into possession of an English title, loft him by his Eng- lish rotative, and the !amusing lortion of the story clnstor around this fact. P IN.ELL :k „l' Ws BRIDE SPENDING THEIR Hf EYMQQN 11V A! e Poeta of *he. ''veriest roe. OOTTAfX BY 'THE SEA, Dego sped Canary surds Abounche 'arnm1 'Vere ?,} eucl. of Dee Deeetti'at Workshop. wins a Dog en Guard- Selen- ttAQe Recreation* of the Idyl. I eadcr. A New York Sluff reporter who spent a pleasant afternoon at k3rightou on Friday, 20th June, ea the greet ofMr. Parnell has arrived at the Conclusion that that gen- tleman is a very. happy man, and that fw people really know much about him apart from Itis political leadership. What- ever the world may think of his marriage t9 Mrs. O'Shea and his present position, Mn Parnell is content with the present conditions of his life. The houses 9 and 10 Walsingham Ter- race, Brighton, are among the most beau- tifully situated residences in that famous watering place. "No. 10." said Mn rarnell, "was loaned to me be- fore our marriage by Mrs. Parnell for me to put my things in." The houses adjoin one another, and are connected within by doorways which have been made in the dividing walls. They are about three (Hiles from the Brighton piers and at the extreme west end of Kings road, standing about fifty yards back from the sea, from which they are sepi rated by an open green space. No. 9, w uich was originally the only house Mrs. O'Shea had, was taken by her on a long lease about three years ago, and No. 10, which is the last house in Brighton, was taken a year ago and afterward oc- cupied by Mr. Parnell, There is nothing to interfere with the view for several miles from the west side of the house, and the Southdown hills makea very pretty view from the back window. Each house contains about eighteen rooms, making three dozen rooms in the residence. Sev- eral of Mrs. O'Shea's children resided here previous to the recent marriage, and con- tinue to do so now. Mr. Parnell is passionately fond of dogs. You meet them in every part of the house. At the time of. the reporter's visit there were three in the hall and two more in the front room. Mrs. Parnell is as fond of birds as her husband is of dogs. In her boudoir I saw three breeding cages for small birds, chiefly canaries. • Itrthe same-roomthere hangs'a(teautiw ful portrait of Katherine O'Shea in a bridesmaid's .Ness, painted when she was 18 years of age, and near it is a picture of her brother, Sir Evelyn Wood, a brave soldier and clever uran. Books relating to.birds, abound in Mrs. Parnell's rooms. The reporter was taken through No. 9 into No. 10, whicyi is devoted entirely to Mr. Parnell. His studio is a lofty, large, and handsome apartment, commanding magnificent land and sea views. As I entered some commotion was caused by Grouse, Mr. Parnell's favorite . dog, a grand red setter, who is jealous of his master's visitors and resents their in- trusion. Grouse logked savage, barked and howled for several minutes, and then re- tired beneath a sofa at the furthermost end of the room, whence he kept a watch- ful, fiery eye upon the intruder. Mr. Parnell had just lunched and was smoking a cigar. There is really a re- markable change in his appearance since the reporter saw him last. The anxious look which has made his face look drawn and melancholy during recent months has quite disappeared. He is cheerful and happy, and looked more like a pros- perous private gentleman contented with himself and the world than the much - •badgered political leader. When the reporter last saw Mr. Par- nell, be was addressing an audience of London Irishmen, some of whom were t1t first disposed to jeer at him, but the depth of his passion and the fervor of his eloquence disarmed opposition and caused profound emotion. People wlio say that Parnell cannot be eloquent, that he is cold and repellant, do not know the man. In his own house he is gracious and fascinating in manner and gentle of speech, and considerate to the humblest domestic. Mr. Parnell is happy with his wife and completely in love with her. That was shown in his many refer- ences to " Mee wife," as he invariably spoke of her, and the pride with which he showed many photographs of her. Those that have been published have not done anything like justice to the lady. She is a• handsome brunette of wonderfully animated 'and pleasing countenance, and she bears her forty years very lightly. Mr. Parnell's study clearly indicates his tastes. Everywhere are books on science and,scientific appliances constant-. ly used by this fighting politician for re- search and amusement. Very few poli- tical works are to be seen. Metallurgy, geology, and astronomy are his chief delights, and scores of hooks dealing with these and kindred subjects are ready to his hand. In another hart of the house are work- shops and laboratories, where Mr. Par- nell lnitkes his own assays of the ore found on his own property in Ireland, from which he gete iron and not ati inconsid- erable quantity of gold and silver. His studies, r•:,perintents, and work are not condru•ic•cl solely for his own personal gratification or profit. He haw said thathe intends in future to devote himself chiefly to the develop- ment of the industrial resources of Ire- land. and he examines ore from all parts of the country in order to ascertain where minerals Pan be profitably work- ed. Ile believe; there is still some gold, great ,. hut not .t L rluantify to he found in county Wick low. • Ili. walls of the study are covered with engravings of Avondale, Mr. Par- nell's beautiful seat in Ireland, inherited from his grandfiither. and for which he hag an abiding Ito .•. "I am always very happy when at Avondale," said Mr. Parnell. "but I do not expect to sec much of the old place until the next general election. There WW be no rest for me until after the general election." monserelehesseameeemseeseeheeeeseeensnere Economvo100 doses one dollar." Merit- "Natter to itself." Purity: hood's Sarsaparilla. C. C. RICHARDS & Cd. Grvre—I have need ybur MINARD'S LINIMENT in my family for some ,years and believe it the best medicine in the market as it does all it le recom• mended to do. CPnnaan Forks, N. B.: D. Rial%sT nn. John Mader, Mahone Bay, informb ns thiit ho was cured of a very severe attach of rhetunatism by -ageing MIN- ' ARE'S LINIMENT. 1 i Re owned. to -day a lirge and gleaming sbarb nn� of tai rthWsrrow srine, A igh—lt grouse, --a gesture tt f despair-. The earth owned 11ire. .The richest; man of any cline or land Tkie old (Jute lesson ta' tet. �# huumaa =lee of gold! God raised his hand, Attd he WI naught. Will Carleton, ENGLISH INNS. The Queer Names Given to Taverna its the 014 Country. Frgm an English directory have been gleaned a few notes on the signs of hotels and inns, say§ the New York Mail and Express. And first we have found several " Rising Suns," but no " Set- ting Sun." Then we meet with a "Schoolboy," but no " School- master." As to numbers, we come across "Two Dutchmen," "There Lege," "Four Ashes," "Five Alla," "Six Ring- ers," "Seven Stars," "Twelve O'Clock," and "Thirteen Bells." The "New Inn" appears a great many times. The "New Dusty Miller" also turns up, but an"Old Inn" we have not met with. "Old Barrels" we have en- countered, "Old Hats," "Our Old Crown," and the "Old Cock," What "Old Number One" means we leave our young readers to imagine, but an "Old Moorcock" and an "Old White Horse" explain themselves. An " Old Red Pump" we should take to be ' temper• ance hotel. "The Brave Old Oak" sure- ly goes to the hearts of all, and so does "The Old House at (Home," and not less "The Warm Hearthstone." The prettiest of all the signs we have noticed is perhaps "The Bunch of Roses," though some may fancy "The Eagle and Child" better, or "The Babes iu the Wood." If you are a poet and .. .i at in- spiration, you can sip your ale under the "Shakespeare," the "Milton," or even the "Mount Parnassus." If you are nautical, you can visit the "Ship," or her "Keel," or, if you are inclined for fun, there are the "Jolly Slors." If a very ancient mariner, there is the "Noah's Ark" at your service, or the "Dove and Rain- bow." The sporting tastes of Eugland come out strongly in the inn signs, especially per- haps in the •West Riding of Yorkshire, where there are "Racehorses," "Hares and Hounds," "Horses and Grooms," "_lreyliountl»."- "Dogs and (Tuns,". "The Saddle," "The Mare and Foal," and such like in abundance. The clergyman can enter the ' `Miter," the "Church Steps," or the •'I,aui.b and Flag," Colors play a great part in the signs of these inns. White is the favorite; white starts, white horses, white swans—yea, even white lions—abound. Black stands next in the race; then come red, and bay, blue, fray, brown, green, and yellow. The browns are all cows but one, and the yellows are all lions. The bull is often black, but he is never white, Lor blue, nor green, nor yellow; but he is fond of allying himself with other peo- ple, and he sometimes is in partnership with a bell, or a dog, a mouth, or a sun. The sign of the "Bull and Butcher" has, they say, a story attached to it which is of some interest. When Anna Boleyn was put to death by her husband, Henry VIII., one of her friends set up a public house under the sign of the "Boleyn Butchered." This continued until the days of Queen Elizabeth, who induced mine host to alter the sign to the "Bull and Butcher." The etory flew about, and many loyal publicans sold ale unclog the sign of the "Beall and Butcher." $grIENGE AND PROW:14M a iSoieel Vnlp.tdlrrpg Itltaellilt -An ;Ie*>srie pot Table --Notes, A .novel umekdlle, called a ivhitabeletltslt drum, lies been. invented in 12hede Island for MnlQadiug lumber end other freight frees vessels and is found to be a great Improve, tnent op ordinary methods la the saving of time and 'labor. The meehiee bus three trews which operate two derrick$ and a cep- tral line which runs to the hold of the vessel; the power i.i furnished by • an electric motor of 10 horse power, the capacity of the motor being 500 volts and naking },400 revoluttopps Go the minute, A belt connects the motor with the shaft which operates the drums, the power being transferred to the drupes by what la called a paper friction; each drum is operated by a lever and can be stopped in an Instant. The motor is a self -oiling machine, a drop of oil falling on the bearing every 80 seconds. When the lumber is drawn from the vessel a large hook fkone the wharf der- rick is attached and the sticks are transferred In the most ready manner to any part of the yard. A Big Canadian willow The Shelburne, N. S., Budget Ileve the middle of (George street, taala - 112 junction with Water, is the iarilt willow tree in Shelburne county. This tree when but a sapling was brought here frons New York by the Loyalists in 1783. It ineasures twenty-one feet in cir- cumference at the height of two feet from the ground. The street where the tree stands is sixty-six feet wide, but the branches reach far out on all sides, over- reaching each block on its north side, and on its south side about twenty-five feet. A circle down around the tree at the ex- treme points to which 'the branches reach would measure about two hun- dred and forty feet. Many years ago the branches were cut off, reducing the tree to a Auto') about twenty feet high. But the stump, indignant at the woodman who did not spare the tree, straightway went to work, as aforetime, •throwing out its branches in every direction. And now we have the huge and picturesque tree, whose glory, possibly, is worthy of comparison with that of the cedars of Lebanon. The Yukon River. An Alaskan explorer says of liis'voy- age down the Yukon river: '`It was the grandest river journey I ever made, and I doubt whether there is a river in the world that can equal it for nraguificen scenery. .For miles we floated down be- tween huge rocky banks that towered fully 3.010 feet above our heads. The sky lookers like a blue slit and the echoes between 11 eee stony ramparts were some- thing that would have driven a solitary than crazy. The same sound was there hurled brink at you a dozen times, com- ing from I,I 1' and near at the salve time." *Coal i ng in the Suez Canal. Alluding to the enormous amount of r oal handled at Port Said for the use of 4,000 steamships that pass through the Suez canal every year a Buffatonian writes: "An army of Arabs came off on each coal -barge, and the rapidity with which the dirty work is done can bo re- alized when 1 tell you that this ship took on board 1,004 tons of 2,241) pounds in four and three-quarter hours, all handled by 'a,n power.' " intense Realism. "The eurt'ain falls as the burglars are heard sawing the bars, and Ethel, the heroine, rings the district -telegraph alarm for help." "What happens then?" "Ten years elapse, and es the curtain Rises the messenger -boy arrives.' THE PIiREST' AND BEST Articles known to medical science ere need in preparing Hood's Sarsaparilla. Every ingredient is carefully selected, personally examined and only the hest retained. The medicine is prepared ender the supervision of thoroughly eompetent pharmacists, and every step in the progress of manufacture is care- fully watched with yto view to econring in h'ood'sSarea.parillt the bat possible result. An Electric Pool Table. Among the novel applications of electricity is an electric pool table in which buttons are arranged in front of the pockets. When a ball strikes a button an electric contact is is made which is recorded by an annunciator hlaced on the wall. The invention is said to ave attracted considerable attention, and the inventor has applied the same principle to a pin pool -table. An ordinary pool -table minus the pins is provided, and push -buttons are arranged under the spots usually co- aupied by the pins. The balls in passing oyer the spots record and count automatically. I Science Notes. The first overhead trolley road in England is to be built in the suburbs of Leeds by then Thomson -Houston Company. A German professor has discovered a curi- ous gaseous compound, made up of oxygen and hydrogen. It dissolves metals, and, with silver and mercury, it forms powerful explosives. The pressure and volume of natural gas around Findlay, O., have fallen off recently, and it is feared that within a short time there will be no gas for manufacturing pur- poses. . Electric coal cutters are rapidly replacing hand labor in many mines. Not only is it possible to do the work more cheaply, but there is a decided saving of coal, due to the small height of the undercut. A Pittsburg man has designed a ,pleasure boat to be made -of aluminum. It will have e screw propellor, and although it will cosy/ six persons, it will not weigh more than frons sixty to seventy pounds. rn OLL-A PODRIDA. rhe Page and Czitr a':",1 1 An Histone Pinch of 5i,,,( Le Petit Moniteur tells this story: The Emperor had a diamond snuff-box as sacred as the imperial crown itself. No one was al- lowed to touch it. Kapioff wagered that be would take a pinch out of it. One morning he walked up to the table which stood near the bed on which the Ozer still redlined and boldly took froom it the majestic snuF4os, Opening it noisily he inserted his fingers, ant while Paul I was watching him in stupeiantion at such audacity, be sniffed up the fragrant powder with evident satisfaction. "What are you doing there, you rogue?" exclaimed the Oster, excitedly. "Having a Pooh of muff, Sire. i have new been on duty eight hours, and fedlag drowsy, I thought it would keep me awadlt, for I would rather break the rules of etiquette than neglect my duty." Paul burst out laughing and merely re- plied: "That's right enough, my lad; but, as She chuff -box is not large enough for both et de, you can keep it for yourself." • Gossip. Gossip is from God, and the 'Anglo-Saxon sib, related, and first meant a relatiolp wr religious obligation, a sponsor in baptism. bp early days•this embraced the god -mother, tet father and the child. Then, from the feast. ing and good -fellowship which the chem. n• ing caused, the word came to mean friend, neighbor, then a tattler, a newsmonger and at last the chat and scandal of the gad -about. "First, whiskering gossips were in parties seen: Thee louder ~caudal walked the village green; Next babbling Folly told the growing i11, And busy Malice dropt it at the mill.'' —Crabbe, in the Parish Register. Dots. The shoe par excellence is a very dark brown, almost brindle -red. loather, made on an English vamp. Three tiny ruffles, gathered or pleated, is the newest style of dress trimming. Pretty rush and cane rockers and arm- chairs, at this season of the year are better, and more comfortable than upholstered furniture. Some of the new belts are made of brown leather and spiked with steel or ,nickel nail heads. Hints to Housekeepers. f you have boiled potatoes left over, a very ,nice way to use them a second time is this:— Grate his:Grate them into the dish they are to be served in, put bits of butter here and there, and dust a little fine salt over them; then put them in a hot oven for five minutes. A good way to discover the presence of moths and also to destroy them, is to place a lighted candle in a basic of water. The meths will be attracted by the flame, and will drop into the water, Washing Frocks Lavishly Adorned. Some of the smarter washing frocks are lavishly adorned with lace and ribbons, and are worthy to be worn as fete and race cos- tumes: but a pretty model eau always be simplified by omitting some of the elabora- tion, or a plain one smartened with lace and ribbon. Cotton lace is now of the heavy type, like guipure or embroidery, and few light laces are worn except in black, which is used upon almost everything. TRIAL TRIP 0 CENTS. To the end of the year. To NES SUBSCRIBER • eel Al though the Clinton NewEra is the-. largest paper in the county,and gives more fresh home news every week than any other, we will send it on a ' trial trip to new subscribers at the price of the lowest. 'For 50 CentsCasb (letting Desperate. Gowns for the promenade are becoming more and more pronounced in style. To use a street expression, they are •"just as they were only more eo." The bodices which Wets nearly seamless in the spring, are now entii`8lf, without seams, being fitted under the av'txls•to preserve the shape. They are laced ifs the back and have very high shoulder puffs. Raglans, Etc. A Raglan is a Ioose overcoat with long sleeves, such as Lord Raglan wore hi the Crimean war. Wellingtons are boots named after the Iron Duke. -Bluchers are also ha" named after the commander of Weelipgtdpla Prussian allies at Waterloo.—flai'per'S Venni People. For several years the California Chinese engaged in the fruit bus- iness in a small way, but this sea- son they have gone into the larger diStl icte, and have proved a decid- ed thorn in the imides of the white dealers, Their presence as buyers instead of laborers has aroused the bitterest apposition from the whites? who dc'clate the tho Coin eso will ruin the reputation of the California fruit tretl, a -5 We will send it to New Subscribers for the balance of the year. This is equal totwo months subscription free Subscribc at once And get the benefit of full time. If you want a samible copy, send a post card with your address on. subscrip tion ?nay :be paid to any of our agen or forwarded direct to the office: 1