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l4c tlDcckl it Atcsnge Published Weekly -AT St Martinsville, La. -BY EASTIN A BIENVENU. SCIENTIFIC SCIAPSL Electrical moters are to be introduce en the underground railways in Londoi A paste of chloride of lime and wats well rubbed in will take ink stains fro silver or plated ware. Wash and wig as usual. The pendulum governor for steam a gas engines has appeared in this countr] It has only one ball, is not rotary, an consumes no power in driving. A hitherto uncharted island, t. miles long, is reported to exist is Ist tude 8 deg. 15 min. south, longitud 180 deg. 39 min. east. Portions of the Andes seem to be sin" Ing, the altitude of Quito havingdimic ished 76 feet in 122 years, and that c another peak 219 feet. A crater hr sunk 425 feet in 25 years. The telephonograph consist of an ar paratus for recording in legible charac ters articulated and musical sounds. I has a flexible diaphragm to h,3 vibrate( by the impact of sound waves and to vibrato an ink-discharging pen, whicl marks upon a paper ribbon. It has been found that old crowbar made of the best Swedish iron and used by the early settlers of New England have become so rotten that they could not be welded together when broken and had an offensive smell when the welding heat was applied. At a recent meeting of learned mei In Berlin it was said as a fact that whet a bee has filled his cell with poney and has completed the lid he adds a drop of formic acid which he gets from the poison begconnected with the sting. To do this he perforates the lid with the sting. This acid preserves the honey. A writer in Science comes to the con. elusion that, as a result of his investign tions, "it seems idle to discuss further the influence of forests upon rainfall from the economic point of view, as ii is evidently too slight to be of the leas) practical importance. Man has not yet invented a method of controlling rain falL" A veteran of the late war, who re sides at Croyden, N. IL, claims to have invented a new engine of war, which he calls a 'Time Torpedo." It has no clockwork and no chemicals, but by a subtle combination of forces known to every schoolboy the charge explodes at any given time, varying from two min utes to two weeks. The statement has recently been made by a practical iron worker of Afty years' experience, that not only does the metal rot from age, but that continual jarring has the effect to weaken the tensile strength, an illustration of a fa miliar kind in this line being afforded by the step of a carriage, which, when new, may be bent back and forth with out breaking, but after a few years' ser vice will certainly break no matter how well preserved. Professor Morgan caught a scorpion and pierced it in three places with its own sting, on which is each case there was a drop of poison, but the creature remained alive sad active. But these sad subsequent experiments led him to believe that the poison has some efect, causing sluggishnem and torpor for a while. lie also agrees with Professor Bourne, that it is possible for a seer pion to sting itself in n vulnerable place. Messrs. C. H. Hartwig and G. Huater have recently succeeaded in reaching the crest of the Owen Steanley Range, in British New Guinea. They had some difficulty to overcome the opposition of the tribe which guards the great moun tain, Panramagern, which the natives be lieve to be the abode of the spirits of the departed. Eventually they were placated, and two hundred of the tribe followed the expedition in the ascent. A method, claimaed to support electric wires above ground in such a way as to practically crade the dangers and dif ficulties of the old pole system, as well as the expense and inconvenience that attend most of the propo:ed under ground remedies, is the tower system being introduced in New Orleans. The towers are to be quadrangular, sad where placed at the corners of streets their legs are at the street corner. A pipe of suitable size is to be permanent ly lxed upon each tower for fire pur. pasr. There are to be about 890 of these towers in New Orleans, 300 to 400 feet apart. Their height is.to be from ) 123 to 150 feet r PERILOUS WORK. i The Skillfal Manner of "Cuttii Out" Cattle on Ranches. Feat of Roping and Brandlr as Performed by Cowboys. "Cutting out" the cattle is perha the most picturesque and exciting pr of the cowboy's work. The foreman an outfit rides up to a herd, a a stations several of his men to hold ti b cattle in check, while two or three the best, or "top men," proceeed "work the herd" or cut out the 4gsire cattle. The men who are to cut out tl cattle commence to move around in tl herd. and after singling out an anim urge it slowly to the bunch. Then it Srun of, without being given a chani to turn back, to one side, where it held by one or two riders; all the othe animals cut out being driven to th point. The bunch thus formed called the "cut" As soon as all ti I cattle desired by this outfit are cut oui a they move on to another bunch, takin along their "cut" In this manner a the cattle are worked by the differg outfits. t The work of cutting out . cattle is a exciting and dangerous one to the ridei The cow horse upon which he is mounte i is generally well trained, and dodge the steps of the animal which hei separating from the herd with grea i precision, until the "cut" is reached The dodges often make it difficult to the rider to maintain his seat, and a the horse is nearly always going at, rapid rate, his maneuvers would seen almost incredible to one unacquainte4 with the work. No matter how quid or in what direction the "critter" turns the cow horse and his rider are alway at his heels and can turn him in any de sired direction. A slight touch of the rein across the neck is sufficient to turm the horse instantly; by pulling the righi rein across the neck the horse is made to turn to the left instantly, and b] pulling the left the horse turns to the right. The quickness with which a cow horse turns cannot possibly be con ceived by one who has not seen it done. An idea may be gathered, however, from the fact that some horses, going as full speed, can be stopped and turned in a space as large as an ordinary blanket Very often in the work of cutting out, the horse, while going at a rapid rate, steps in a prairie dog hole or in some other way stumbles and falls. Riders have been painfully and even fatally in jured in this way. The cattle which are cut out on the general round up are, for the most part, the cows with young calves, as the calves all have to be branded and ear marked. Some are stray cattle belong ing on other ranges, which have drifted away during the storms of the previous winter. The strays are gathered by the "reps" or representatives of the outfits in the district to which the cattle belong, and put in the round up cavy (the herd which is taken along with the round up). At the end of the round up the "reps" take the cattle belonging to their em ployers back to their proper range. When the herds have all been worked, the cattle which are not wanted are turned loose, not to be molested again until the next round up. Each outfit then proceeds to brand its calves. If there is a corral handy, the cattle are driven into it for this purpose. If no corral is at their disposal, the bonch is held in check by riders stationed around the edge of theherd. A tire is built, the branding irons are put on, and when they become suficiently heated the work commences. One or two me, mounted es their best roping horses, eater the inclosure and commence to rope the calve.. Each one is caught by the hind legs, which is called heealing. As soon as the ameoose tightens, the roper winds the rope several times mround the horn of his saddle, nd drags the calf near the red. There it is pounced upon by an employe who rolls it over to have the right side for branding uppermost Placing one knee upon the calf's neck he doubles up one of its r legs with his left hand, an catches its nose in his right. Then the roper turns his horse to face the calf, and the steed, seemingly knowing what is expected of him, backs of, drawing th ;ope taut and holding the calf securely. In this position the calf is branded and ear marked. All this is done in much less time than it takes to tell of it, and the opera tion is repeated until all the calves are branded and can ever afterward be identified wherever found. The day's work on the general round up is near!y nishad when the "circle" has vucen mad, the cattle worked and the calves branded. Vety often tl work keeps all hands busy until nigh but sometimes it is finished early in t] afternoon, and the rest of the day is d voted to rest. Where cattle are ye numerous two circles are made in a da one in the morning and one in the a i8 ternoon.-[Golden Argosy. Hew Cebe Is Served nla Mele P It is cool even in mid-June up am.o r the mountains of western Mexico, saunl of the noonday sun bygins to scorch. Ye ,d go down stairs, and, quite self-reliant se your acquaintance with Mexican hots Sand at ease with your few weeks' esp Srience an every-day Spanish, you A r your way at once to the dining room, , long room with one long table, nearl e the entire length of it, and splint-be 1 tomed chairs arranged on either side. S The waiter comes in on a full tr, b from the kitchen away back somewhen is You can hear him clattering along tU r paving of the court long before I u reaches the door. He is tying on a en is white apron as he presents himself an , asks with little ceremony: S "Cafe, senor? g "Si," you reply, and the waiter got Il pattering back into the mysterioa it region from which he came. You knot from past breakfasts what will happen n or at least you think you do. In th course of five or ten minutes the waits Swill come back, this time at a mor , moderate pace. He will have tw s steaming tin pots, one in each hand t held by long handles so as not to bur himself. Standing behind you he wil r lean over and pour into the big delf cun s coffee as black as ink, but possessed of a wonderful aroma, which arises in th steam. It is the essence of the cofl. I berry. No chiccory or roasted peas You know about how much of thi Mexican coffee your nerves will stand, and you raise a warning finger. The coffee pot tilts back and the other pao comes forward. It is full of milk, boil. ing hot, and the waiter pours until the cup is brimming. This is the way coffee is served Mexico over, except at Patzcuaro -[Globe-Democrat. Celebrated Smokers. Jackson was an inveterate smoker. Grant used to smoke fifteen cigars a day. Leopold Morse of Boston always has a cigar in his mouth, and Vice President Colfax smoked daily his if. teen cigars. David Davis smoked all his life. Senator Kenna is a great smok er, Senator Conger smokes three cigars daily and Allison is by no means averse to a good cigar. The Prince of Wales smokes cigars and it is said that Glad. stone smokes a pipe. EJwin Booth is a pipe-smoker and Tennyson, Thackeray and Bulwer were always fond of the weed. Charles Lamb is said to have used very poor tobacco, and Isaac Newton lost his sweetheart through his absentmindedness in using his finger as a tobacco stopper. Pope, Swift. Bolingbroke and Congreve were ad dicted to snuff, and Frederick the Great had a snuff pocket made in his vest to satisfy his cravings. Gibbon, the his torian, was a confirmed snuff taker, and Byron sang the praises of tobacco. Mil ton, Locke, Raleigh, Izank Walton, Addison, Steele, Robert Burns and Wal ter Scott all used tobacco, and Prescott was very fond of smoking. It injured his health, however, and when his physician limited him to one cigar a day he ran all over Paris to buy the biggest one he could find.-[Commercial Advertiser. 3right fsylags One little girl describing anothes_ party costume had arrived as far as her shoes, when she said, "And dona't you believe, mamm, her shoes were so tight I could see all the kauckle on her tees." John, aged four, was playing on the sidewalk with his little brother. Pres ently he camein and said in an indig. aant tone: "Mamma, a lady asked if we was twins, and I said, 'No, we isn't twins; we's boysr'" The same little John witnessed a military drill One of the oficers rode a horse which was very unruly, and in some of his antics nearly threw his rider, where upon John exclaimed, excitedly: "'lamma, mamma. Mr. Fissel's horse doesn't tit him !"-[Youth's Compaioen. 3eger..sIn Leap lear. Gus: '"So you really think of going to Bostoo for n couple of week4s, Jackt' Jack: "Yes." GOs: "Heavens! dear 'soy, you will have to be carefuL" Jack: "Why, is Bostoe n dangerous place?' -us: "Daenerous? I aleld say s. Don't you know this is leap year- [Epoch. THE ROTHSCHILDS ry The Richest and Most Powerfi Family in Europe. f From Humble Origin to Higher Social Eminence. The Rothschilds are said to be t Srichest family ia the world. They ha. beanks in the leading capitals of Europ I sad kings sad governments are amo their customers. The Paris branch d the banking arm is aid to keep a cap tal of $o00,000,000 at its command, - I hardly a war is begun in Europe f which the funds are not furnished b this family. Still five generations ag the blood which now rules these mi lions was selling old clothes mn the Jew Sish quarter of Frankfort-on-the-Maia Ssad when Madison was president th first Millionaire Rothschild died, les1 Saing only ,5.000,000. I once visited the home of all tb Rothschilds at Frankfort, and looked a the little banking-house where year ago Anselm Meyer Rothschild began t take articles on pawn and to shave note for so much per cent. It is in th dirtiest part of Frankfort, sad it ha r about the same surroundings as Five Points, New York. The street is dirty its inhabitants are second-hand clothier and it bears much the same aspect nos as it did when the mother of all tis 1 Rothachilds gave birth to the inancle who laid the foundations of this ins mense wealth. The Rothschilds own their old property here to-day, and that bank still has a branch here When Anselm Rothschild died lear Iing this 5,000,000 to his five sons he made them promise to keep the fortune in the family and carry on the business together. They kept their oath, and ii is this policy that has been the main spring of their success. Through gen. erations they have worked together, married together, and their million have bred faster than their families. One of these boys stayed at Frankfort another went to Paris and established a bank there, a third, Nathan, settled in London, a fourth settled in Vienna and the fifth opened a bank in Naples. All of them made money very rapidly, and Nathan at London made his millions breed faster than Australian rabbits. He went to the continent during the Napoleonic wars and from the knowl edge there gained speculated on the rise and fall of stocks. He witnessed the battle of Waterloo and by relays of horses and a fishing-smack reached Lon don in advance of all other messengers. The telegraph was then unknown and his news was the first brought in. The news he gaveout was that Napoleon had conquered, or at least this was the news that was spread all over London after his arrival. Stocks went down like shot and Nathan was offered loads of them. He refused to buy but had his agents purchasing all the time. The next day the true news came and stocks jumped upward. Nathan Rothschild made, it is said, $,000,000 by the deal. The Rothschilds hold high social po sitions in the various countries of Eu rope. They have nobles among them, and their money has bought them ti ties They are a family of intellectual and artistic tastes, and with all their wealth they have been somewhat chari table. The idea prevails among the Israelites that it is their intention at some future time to bay Palestine and give it back to the Jews, ad they have already eat iblished hospitals at Jerusa lem. Some of them. have biee horse lovers snd a Baron Rothschild owned Pavoala, ne of the famous horses that have wna the Derby. They believe in enjoying their wealth sad hke to have aiee things about them. One of the Praakfort Barons not long ago p-d $1l0,0000 for a silver cup which he wished to use as a centre-piece of a table serrvce which he was making up, snd one of the Viein Barons has a stable which ceost $80,000. This stable has marble floomr, encaustic tiles painted by distinguished artists, and its walls are frescoed with seenes done by well knowna painters. The rings, chains and fittings of the stable are silver and one box stall for a favorite horse cost. it is said, $12,000. The income of the ow mr of this stable is about 6000 a day. -(Washington Post. The ItlIephy of Etiquette. "Is it now considered ill-bred to take the last biscuit off the plate?" queried lRachelieu of Waggley. "Well, no, but it is dcci4edly aun "Unwiser' "Yes; always wait a minute, and they'bll bring on some hot onesr'--[De trait Free Press LAmatated /i own Leg. Surgery being under di. cussio the doctor recalled 1 one instance that came under his notice when practislgin n a little town up the Wiscoesin Central line. L woodsman was caught by a falling trey, it andone of his legs was pinioned be. tween its heavy trunk sad that of a brother monarch. There it was held a Sif in a vice, just below the kas. The r unfortunate man was alone, and too for Sfrom the earest eamp to mak his velen Shard. Hisae hndbeen dashed from h bas hi ds andhe mould not eeah I. J. Night was approaching: and hugry d wolves were commencing to howl abou sr him. He recognised that to remnia w there was to die. The weather wma Sgrowrig bitter cold, and he 1. already felt a warning nnmbemus r- He knew that in his condition sad situation he could not fight the wlve 4 , and the prospect of becoming a helpless r- victim of their ravenous attacks erved him to desperation. Removing his * suspenders, and biding them an tightly t as possible about his imprisoned leg, he a inserted the blade of his jack-knife at ;o the knee, cut away his clothing and Sflesh, and severed the joint. The 5 operation proved successful, and he n raised himself from the deadly trap, e leaving the lower limb as a ghastly , evidence of his cool determination to execute desperate measuresa as gainst the r grim certainty of dissolution that would e attend a lack of effort. He managed to r crawl to his axe, with which he cut t - asapling and made a rough crutch, n With its aid he made his way slowly to r camp, early four miles distant, fr quently lying down in the snow q for ret. It was a long and very pailn ful journey, and he hobbled into camp just as his strength was s about to give out. Medical attendanee t was secured, and the self-amputatieo Swas given proper dressing. The man is still alive, and the detailed statement from his own lips, of what he suffered i physically and mentally during his ex perience in that relentless tree-clasp, and of the thoughts that nerved him up to carving his own leg, are of an excep tionally thrilling mature. The morning following the injured woodman's arrival in camp, some of his companions, fol lowing his tracks, visited the spot where he met with his accident. The wolves had been there, torn the cover ing from the foot and leg and gnawed away the flesh, leaving a smooth pollsk on the bones-[Fond du Lac Reporter. Craving for Quinine and Opium. Mr. John Ferguson, a well-knows resident of Ceylon and newspaper pro prietor, has addressed a letter to the secretary of the Anti-Opium society ea the value of sulphate of quinine, or even the inferior alkaloids from cinchens bark, or prophylactics and tonics, es pecially in low-lying and malarial die. tricts, where people are addicted to the use of opium in order to relieve the fever depression. The prevalence of the opium craving in many parts of the world is due, says Me. Ferguson, to the people being subject to a low typeo fever. This is largely the case in Chins. In England it has been shown that the consumption of opium, chiefly in the form of laudanum is very large i the fen districts and along the lower banks of the Thames, especially about Grave. end. A Liacolnshire village druggist stated some years ag, in a letter published newapapers that he sold about two al. less of laudoum poer month, etal, besides sixteen or twenty ousees eo opium itself, mostly to women of the poorer classes who must plneh them. selves seriously in many ways to poe. chase the luxury. Many, he said, e sume an oune of opiumr a week, mine considerably more. The main eame e this craving, according to Mr. FPerg. son is that ttthe people live in low inad malarial localities and he suggests that quinise removes the cravmng and aets as a subsetitute for laudanum. He quotes from Mr. Colquhbon's travels in Chis to show that the Chinese even in tho remote inland districts along the Cae ton river, know the eficcy of quinine in superseding the need of opium and possibly in curing the taste and desairo for it.-[London Times. EUirnlg a ated urand. W. B. Praoser, the aged sheriff d Moore county, Tena., told a Nashrille i reporter recently that during the time he has held office he has frequently branded murderers with the letter '"M' in the palm of the head or on the foro head, and has seen the criminal succeed in almost effacing the h ted symbol fromthehand with his teeth. He eays Sthat in the earlier days of Tennessee it was thecustom also to caop the mut rers Ucas and give him thirty-nia