X WITH 'DOG AND GUN. Pleasures of Squirrel Hunting and Babbit Shooting in October. METHODS OF BAGGING THE GAME. A Parody on the English Method of Hunt ing the Fox. BOW THET SHOOT BABBITS IK EGTPT rwmrrMf roii tot dispatch, j With the falling of the leaves, the turn ? brown of tire acorns and the hickory and aitterauts, comes the season of squirrel ..antlnE. "Walks through the woods are in dulged in to see what the squirrel crop is looking like, and plans are laid for an early campaign against tho feathery-tailed little vagabonds. In this country there are about six vari eties of the squirrel, of which every one knows the cunning little chipmunk, and the common red and gray squirrels. The flying squirrel is scarce in tie Eastern States, but a Jriend of mine shot one in Brooms county, two winters ago. The fox squirrel is also scarce, and is a fine, strong fellow, large as a cat, with an immense tail. In color they are dark gray alone, and a bright russet be neath. These and the grays are good eating. The best time to hunt squirrels is, un doubtedly, early in the morning, or just be fore night falls,as they are stirring around more at these times than at any other. Enter the field quietly and walk slowly about in a xig-zag manner, as if undecided in what direction you are going. In this way the squirrels are puzzled as to your destination, and many an easy snap shot at them Tannine to the trees may be got. when walking in a'direct line would scare them out of range at once "When they get in ihe trie remain perfect- fct ife. 'JJS-i t &"l4jv, . . && W-35u m J mzzer A Motionless Watch. ly still, scarcely even breathing. Becare Jul to assume a natural and easy position, for before you have been still a minute your nose will begin to itch, or your ear tickle, or your ! to be cramped. You will want to move in the worst way, simply because you have to keep still. Before very long you will hear a "chatter" "chatter." fol lowed by a hoarse bark, and soon the cu riosity of tbe little beast will cause him to peep around the trunk to find out what you are doing. "Watch him, and soon he will come right out, either to go along the bough to jump to another tree, or to climb higher up the tree he is in. "VTA1TI5G FOE THE SQUIEEEL. If after waiting, he aupears inclined to sulk, and will not come out, it is a. good plan to fire at random into the tree with one barrel, and when he jumps, as he is pretty certain to do, catch him on the move with the contents of the other barrel. If there are two hunters, one should stand still and let his mate go slowly round the tree. This will give the one on guard a shot. In shoot ing in a patch of woods, a glance at the foot of an oak, or hickory nut tree will show on -what they are "working," i. e. feeding, as there will be a number of shells and half chewed nuts at the foot, and where ever the "workings" are, in those trees will be found.the most squirrels. The peculiar drum or bark of a squirrel is very difficult to locate nnless one is in good practice, for it seems to come from all directions. It will help locate the sound to stop the left ear with the finger. Tbe two great principles of success in squirrel shoot ing are first, singleness and quickness of movement. Do not move even a finger nntil intending to fire, and then with one motion, pull up the gun and snoot. If not a good shot, take an unloaded gun and prac tice getting the hang of it; walk around, suddenly fix your eyes upon an object, pull the gun up quickly, with both eyes open, and it will be lonnd that the muzzle will fairly cover the object. Small as these animals are, it must be re membered that they have to be hard hit to kill them, and that a light charge is of no earthly use. In a twelve-bore gnn, at least 3 drams of black powder, or its equivalent m , sL w Lvv""V'T,. .3 Upb- ",.. CwF With the Second Barrel. in wood powder, should be used. I have found i ounces ot No. i chilled shot the best load. Now, as to cooking a squirrel. Old hun ters unhesitatingly declare them to be fine eating, but tbe average dweller in cities who has been favored with a "mess o squir'ls" will declare them tough and good for nothing. So they are if not properly cooked. The squirrel should be skinned, cleaned, and well washed, and then placed in a steamer for at least an hour, and a'ter ward roasted or broiled in the ordinary way, when it will be found delicious. Ii, how ever, the hunter wonld like to try true squirrel-hunter s cooking, let him take his squirrel as soon as shot and bleed him by opening the throat. "When ready for cook ing, let a large fire of small twigs be built, so as to get a lot of ashes. Singe all the hair ofi the body, open it. wash and clean it, then sew it or skewer up the stomach with thorns, and roll it m a bip ball of earth paste, made of clay and water. Put this in tbe middle of the fire and rake the hot ashes over it. In an hour's time, rake it out. open it carefully, when the skin will peel off and the flesh will be a feast that is a revelation. AIT EKGLISH METHOD. in England jibe boys employ a novel , method whichtiables them to have quite a good dealer ton without employing a gun. They tare a stout stick of oak or uh about 1 inch in diameter and 18 inches in length. At one end they bore a fair sized hole run ning into the center of the stick to a depth of about 2 inches. Apiece of stout, brown paper is then wetted and wrapped round and round the stick until a rude cup is formed, of which the stick with the hole in it forms tbe bottom. Tbe itict ii then placed upright In the ground and six or ri-ht inches of molten lead are poured into the paper cup. The lead runs into the hole below, fills the cup, and hardens at once. "When cold the paper is stripped off, and a club with a heavy knobbed end iileft which can be thrown vita great accuracy and 3wk $ ('lit1 'I Jmrfw mm . iv- r Y Wfi A$akS. r va j&?5 fit -C JW J ji. - " --- LIB V Hkr KAkl. V. 6 & filW v V ul J4t StW WS - -nsz which is used with deadly effect on the squirrels. The heavy end always brings it to the ground and the hole in the wood is for the purpose of fastening the lead to the wood. Now is approaching the timewhen a friend who owns a good bound dog is valued at a high percentage, for the days of rabbit hunting are at hand. Almost every hunter knows the bestplace for rabbits in his section, and he should take his hound out now for an hour or so at a time and give him a lew lessons. All that is required is a triangular collar of leather, faaviug a swivel ring in one corner. Put this round the dog's neck and attach a very light, strong cord to the ring, the cord being sg& Breaking in a Bound. about 50 yards in length. Let him pick up the scent of a rabbit and follow it, the owner running with him to cheer him on. If not among thickly wooded patches, let him have all the rope. Then suddenly cull on him to stoD, and if he does not, jerk the rope smartly, and, gathering it np, make haste to him. Then start him again with encouraging words, and in half a dozen les sons the dog is well broken. Such a dog is worth his weight in gold for rabbiting. As to hunting tbe rabbit, if the dog is a good one, lew hints are necessarv. Let the hunters spread ont and not follow one another, as the rabbit is liable to turn at any minute. If hunting on a hillside, let some one go along the foot of it. When shooting don't get rattled, but take things quietly, and see that there is no one in tbe line of your fire, and that you don't shoot the hound. HABD TO KILL. Everyone knows the rabbit in some of its varieties, be it "cotton tail," "rock rabbit," "jack rabbit," "gray hedgerow or English rabbit." These little animals are in every part of theglobe. They are one of the most prolific animals in existence, beginning to breed at 6 months old, and giving birth sev eral times a year to four to eichtyonng ones. They are very hard to kill. The'best charge to use is one ounce and a quarter of Ko. 6 shot and three drachms of powder, putting a good thick felt wad on the.top of the shot to make it scatter well. A gun with short barrels, and not too heavily cooked, is best. On the French coast near Cape Griznez, is a long stretch of sand hills which some years ago swarmed with rabbits. The poachers there adopted a novel plan. They came in the night with a number of small nets, -which they fixed by pegs to every hole thev could find. These nets have a long pocket, so that the rabbit, rushing out of his hole is entangled in it and cannot get free. "When all the nets were fixed they got a number of small crabs from tbe sea and tak ing a corresponding nnmber of pieces of can dle fixed them on the shells by slightly melting the wax, lit them and turned the crabs into the holes. Their instinct to find water lead them downward, and the light scared the rabbits out into the nets, and so, in a short time, nearly every rabbit in the burrows was captured. In Egypt, especially in the neighborhood of Isinailia, rabbits are very plentiful, but they do not burrow into tbe ground to any extent They are found lying in the flat, al most deserted land, where' patches of low bramble and tamarisk bushes are about the only things that grow. An Egyptian rabbit hunt is a social picnic. A number ot people engage a professional guide,or nunter, who is mounted on a dromedary, and who finds the dors. The nartv. mounted on small hnnn. accompany him. When the hunting ground is reached the party form into a half circle and the dogs are loosed. "When a rabbit is 5- v,4:. -v jme Trapping With Nets and Crabs. found the docs are called back, and two of tbe riders gallop after tbe rabbit and shoot at it with a shotgun as it twists from patch to patch of cover. As each one is killed the line re-forms and the old sheik on the dro medary again takes command. There is a good deal of fun to be had, and a few tum bles and rolls in the soft, warm sand; but it is not wise to offer any advice or suggestions to the old leader, who brooks no interfer ence. Some wonderfully fine shooting is done, for a rabbit is a small mark tohit.and as enjoyment is generally the one thing sought, a smalLbag for a good deal of work does not matter. t APABODYOIT FOXHU1TTINO. Although the English method of fox hunting, or a very poor parody of it, has been introduced into this country, it will never become popular with the masses. To gallop eight or ten miles after a scented skin, dragged along the ground, and to know that at just such a point or place, a tame fox will be turned loose, cannot prove very attractive. The old-time method of shooting the fox will still hold the place of honor with our sportmen. Of course, the first thing is to find tbe runs or haunts of a fox. and the rest is easy, if a good day is at hand. Early morning is the best lime, as then the lox will probably have fed and will be inclined to sleep. The scent, too, lies better on dewy, wet grass, than on dry g-ound, and the hound will find him better. There should be at least half a dozen sportsmen, so as to cover a good area of ground, as, if practicable, the fox will skulk for some distance before break ing cover. He will also break up hill in preference to down hill, and after being shot will run to tbe last gasn before he drops. He has a habit, also, if cornered, of drop ping down as if dead, and when the un wary hunter lowers his gun to pick him up the cunning beast will jump to his feet and get clear away before a shot can stop him. Some districts have .curious methods of fox hunting. I remembersome years ago at Binghamton, N. Y., a lox hunt took place in which a tame fox was led by a chain be tween two men on a zigzag course for about five miles, describing anirregular circle ending by being led through a barrel firmly anchored to the ground. About 20 dogs were started on the scent, and the first dog through the barrel won the first prize, which, I believe, amounted to about $500. In shooting a lox use No. 4 shot, as nothing smaller is of any use. If a breech loading gun is used, it will be iound a good plan to make a mixture ot one part wax and seven parts mutton suet, and run it when melted in among the shot. This will in crease the killing range of the gun fully 40 vards, and at a short range is better than a bullet "Wilt. P. Pond. CrnnLa. Bo you wish to be considered a crankT If very nervous you will be. Unjust of course, bat a fact Hasten, therefore, to inlase vigor Into your nervous system, and thus relieve Its IntranquiUty with Hostetters Stomach Bitters, the pre-eminent nerve tonic and conqueror or dyspepsia, the parent of nervousness. Chills and fever, rheumatism. Constipation, liver com pltint and neuralgia are subjugated by the bit ters. If Not, HurWhj Not Com a to tbe closing-out sale o 1 F.Schoenthal, 612 Penn avenue, and buy corsets, gloves and hosiery 25 per cent cheaper than elsewhere. i '--vw -k. ! J " THE' CR0NIN TKIAL. Sketches of the Dramatis Persona of the Chicago Tragedy. PACTS ABOUT THE PRISONERS. Something About the Judge and Counsel in the Case. ALEX. SULLIYAN'S TOKBULENT LIFE rWMTTXX rOB THE DISFXTCB.l "It was a favorite maxim of Dr. Har rison's," says Fielding - in "Amelia" speaking of the benevolent divine and philosopher who represents the good prin ciple in that once famous novel "that no man can descend below himself in doing any act which may contribute to protect an innocent person or bring a rogue to the gallows." It may be inferred from this that the moralists of the eighteenth century had no compunction; and had not began to grow sceptical ou tbe doctrine of capital punishment It will be a matter of con gratulation if the talesmen selected in determining the guilt or innocence of the perpetrators of the atrocious murder of Dr. Cronin, which took place in Chicago on the night of the 4th of last May; will nave their minds well imbued with the dqctrine here laid down by this great novelist and philosopher. The defendant, Beggs, is a young lawyer, very little known outside of Clan-na-Gael circles, either professionally or socially. He came to Chicago from Ohio a few years ago, 1 where he had served a term in tbe peniten tiary. Daniel Coughlin comes from Michigan, and has been a policeman at the Chicago avenue station. Patrick O'SulIivan was a small ice dealer, and lived close by the Carlson cottage, where the murder was com mitted. Burke was next to nobody, and never was heard of before he was mden tified as the man with unshaven beard who drove the doctor with the famous "white horse" from his quiet home at the Conklm'a to the den of bis assassins, who were lying in wait for their helpless and unsuspecting prey. HORSE THIEF WOODEOFF. "Woodruff, who has been called tbe "horse thief," has not a very savory record, though born of respectable parents. His mother is present at the trial and the wile of a proper ous gentleman on the Pacific coast. The boy Kuntz was the youthful "pal" and dupe of "Dan" Coughlin. He, too, so it is claimed, has descended from good parents, who still live in Germany. In the present case by change of venue Judge McConnell became the presiding Judge. He ii new on the bench, but by no means "iresb." He was elected last fall, defeating Thomas Cratty, a well-known Re publican lawyer and " politician. Judge McConnell has made a faithful and impar tial Judge. His rulings for the most part have been good law, and now in particular he is manifesting tbe greatest caution to keep the record clear of error. He sits erect and listens attentively to every word that is said. He hears patiently the wranglings of counsel, but sternly, though not severely, wields the wand of authority when they overreach the limits consigned them by law and courtesy. He takes notes himself of the answers of the veniremen and does not depend entirely on tbe court stenographer. He seems to feel very keenly the responsibility that rests on bis shoulders. He seldom laughs, sometimes his grave face smiles a little when some German talesman shows his strong antipathy tothelan-na-GaeI, and often atthe shrewd, well-devised answers of busy business men to avoid jury service. THE PUBLIC FBOSECUTOB. The State's Attorney, Judge Longenecker, has been connected with the State's Attor ney's office almost since his advent to Chi cago ten years ago. He was first appointed by the Hon. Luther Lsifiin Mills as' one of his assistants. In 1884, when the office passed Irom the bands of the Republicans, and Judge Grinnell was elected, he was re tained in the office, notwithstanding the fact of his being a staunch Republican, and a host of worthy Democrats Instilv seeking the position. In the spring of 1888 he was selected by tbe County Bepublican Conven tion as a candidate for the office in spite of the desperate efforts of James Leddy, Esq., a prominent lawyer and politician; and at the election shortly afterward, held a good place on the ticket "While he cannot be said to be a man of great barristerial ability, he has inde atigabfe energy and ambition which very frequently compensates for what by nature is lacking in wit and intellectu ality. This will undoubtedly prove to be his opportunity just as the conviction of the Anarchists served to make Mr. Grinnell iamous throughout every State in the Union. He has associated with him in this case Luther Lafliu Mills and W. J.Hynes, both eminent lawyers and brilliant orators. Mr. Mills is one of tbe most amiable, re fined and intellectual of men, and is trulv an ornament to the Chicago bar. He is perhaps a little below the average size. His face is free of beard, and I think the most handsome I ever saw on a man. It is an intellectual beauty, however, not the least effeminate, but, on the contrary, keenly strong and manly. His forehead: is broad and high, without the slightest inclination to baldness. Tbe whole head is regular and well proportioned, and one which wonld delight the physiognomist as well as being a model for the scnlptor. His hands are small, though not the least like a lady's. He is by no means humorous, but bis sar casm is deep and penetrating. His voice is strong and ol the melodramatic kind. It has that peculiar melody that belongs to SHE TRUE OBATOR. He is not a hard student, but is called a 'full" man further too, he is what might be called a "ready" man, he can speak fluently on ordin iry subjects with very little preparation; this is an enviable quality in an orator. Mr. Hynes is a very large man, about 6 feet in height and weighs over 200 pounds "When a very young man he went to Con gress from a Southern constituency, but soon abandoned politics to come to Chicago and practice law. The firm now is Hynes & Dcnn, but his first genuine start was with Judge Moran. Mr. Hynes has an inex haustible flow of rich, expressive diction, ac companied with a refined brogue and a grand declamation; what is more, he has very little of the ostentation of magnificence which so oiten distinguishes the candidate for popular applause. The first case of im portance be undertook was in the defense of Alexander Sullivan; indicted for the murder of Francis Hanford. At that time a warm, personal iriendship existed between him and J$r. Sullivan. Now they are implaca ble enemies. THE ABCH-COKSFIBATOB. Mr. Sullivan has a turbulent and event ful history. Like other antique heroes, there is a dispute about his birthplace. He has alwavs claimed to have been born at the city of "Waterville, Me.,but a couple of gentlemen friends of his own, and who know bim intimately, assured me beyond Question that he was born at Amherstburg, , Ontario. His father was n British soldier, who arrived in Canada in the '40 s. When very young Alec came to Detroit, and ob tained a position in a small shoe store, and alterward became a clerk in a retail estab lishment of the same line. It was not a great while before he had a business of his own. His stock was burned, and the insurance company suspected it was the work of an incendiary, f'nd he was charged with arson. An investigation followed, but failed to fasten any guilt upon him. An alibi was proven by his fiancee, now his wiie, and then Miss Buchanan, ot that city. Alter the fire he moved to New Mexieo, and took a position on a paper at Santa Fe. His in dustty and marked ability brought him to tbe front, and in the latter part of 1867 be was appointed postmaster of thii ancient and historic city. yi-i- In 1868 he returned to Michigan and took Waixwbight's beer give genuine sat the stump for General Grant, who was ran-1 ijfaction alwayj, All dealers keep id susa Sc !- JSP S$ THEr PITTSBinRG DISPATCH, ning for President for the first time. After the election the General appointed him Collector or Interna JEevenue for New Mexico. He was removed as Collector in 1870 and then purchased the Sante Fe Gazette, a weekly Democratic paper, and ran it as the Sante Fe Post. It was strictly Kcpublican in politics. In the spring of 1870, while editor of the Poif, there ap peared an article in its columns denouncing H. H. Heath, then Secretary for the Territory. This resulted in A SHOOTIXG ATFEAT, although Sullivan emptied his single shooter at Heath and the latter returned the fire, yet neither men were hurt Itissaidtnat the vituperative editorial was inspired by trouble over a woman. The newspaper was a failure and he lelt for "Washington owing 55.000 or $6,000. From "Washington he drifted to New York and in 1873 came to Chicago. There he got a position as politi cal reporter for the Chicago Times. The campaign of 1873 was a very bitter one for the city offices. It was the one never to be forgotten in Chicago, when Colvin was elected Mayor, and Dan O'Hara City Treasurer. 'When the campaign was over Sullivan claimed that although the Times was against Colvin and O'Hara he so studiously worded his articles and with such a play upon words as to win them the Irish vote. This is why, at the reauest of Dan O'Hara, he was made-Secretary of the Board of Public "Works, less than a year alter his arrival in Chicago. HeMng's pa per, the Staatt Zeitung, was furious over his appointment and 'denounced every ope having a hand in it, but Sullivan in partic ular. Sullivan wrote Hesing a letter, tell ing him if he did not retract he would shoot him at sight Hesing made no retraction, nor did Sullivan do any shooting ou this occasion. In 1874 Sullivan married Miss Margaret F. Buchanan, whom he had met while in Detroit, and a lady of remarkable ability. THE HASFOBD MUBDEE. This, tbe most fortunate event ol his life, was soon followed bv the most unfortunate the murder ot Mr. Hanford on the evening of August 6, 1876. Mr. Hanford had been Assistant Superintendent of Schools, but he was superseded by Duane Dotv, ot Detroit, and a great friend of the Sullivans. He felt his reduction in office very keenly, and attributed it all to Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. Mr. Hanford, over his own name, wrote a letter to Alderman Van Osdel, Chairman of the Committee on Schools, objecting to the appointment. This communication, al though a confidential one, was read by "Van Osdel in the City Council. As it happened, Sullivan was present in the lobby. The ob jectionable portion of the letter had refer ence to his wile. I will quote the words: "The instigator and engiueer-in-chief of all deviltry connected with the legislation of the board is Mrs. Sullivan, wile of the Secretary of Public "Works. Her in fluence with Colvin, the Mayor, was proven by getting Bailey" dismissed and her husband appointed in his stead." Sullivan at once got a copy of the letter and started for home. In a short time he started from his residence, 378 Oak street, in a car riage with his wife and Florence T. Sulli van, his brother, for Hanford'n residence, a few squares west on the same street Mrs. Hamord and her little children were sitting on tbe front steps, laughing and chatting with the husband and father as he watered the little grass plat in front of the house. The carriage stopped in front of the gate; Alexander Sullivan and his brother stepped out on the sidewalk. Mrs. Sullivan re mained in the carriage. Sullivan walked up to Hanford, demanded a retraction of the letter and followed up the demand with a violent blow on the face. Hanford fell bleeding to the ground. When he regained bis feet and struck back, Sullivan drew his revolver and fired. Hanford died 30 min utes afterward. Sullivan was tried twice for the murder, The first trial lasted nearly two weeks and the jury stood 11 for acquittal and one for conviction. He was detended by Leonard Swett, W. "W. O'Brien and Thomas, now Judge, Moran. In the second trial tbe late Emery A. Storrs was retained and he was acquitted, the jury being out only a few minutes. T. J. Fitzgebald. EVERETT PIANO CLUB, Or Co-operative bjstcm of Selling- Pianos. Is tbe most successful and satisfactory plan ever tried. "We are delivering pianos as last as our wagons can haul them, Our mem bers get the lowest possible ptice, because there are enough members to contract for 350 pianos, and thus save $75 in the price of each piano; 350 members, each paying $1 per week, will pay lor one piano in cash each week, and we deliver one piano per week on these payments. Members who pay all cash, or who pay $25 cash and $10 mouthly, can take their pianos at once, and still get the discount obtained by tbe club contract The piano selected by tbe club has no superior. Having the whole market to choose irom on so large a contract, we chose the Everett, because it gives full value, dollar for dollar. "We pay nothing lor reputations of men who died years ago. The Everett is a piano of to-day, with all tne latest improvements. The tone is rich, powerful and musical, and they are made to wear. Each piano is warranted for seven years. Now don't wait too long. Our club is not yet full, but we are delivering pianos and it is filling up rapidly. Send for circu lar or call and see the pianos at once. Alex. Boss, Manager, TTSu 137 Federal street, Allegheny. A Vicorona Present. In this age when so much interest is taken in athletics, dress re orm and physical cul ture, it is not amiss to suggest what stimu lants should be used. Pure air and plenty of exercise will achieve good results, but only the pertection of health can be attained by the use of the best stimulants. Queen Yictoria is a living example of this, having been presented with a barrel of Prince Be-' gent whisky 50 years ago. This brand can be obtained only at the old reliable Half Century Xiquor House, 523 Liberty st, at the foot of Filth avenue. PRATI'3 great annual sale Of New Book's at Half Price Is now open for the 52d year, at 428 Wood st, near Diamond. Mr. Pratt has a large and splendid stock, and his reputation lor very low prices and square dcalingis so well established here that no words ot ours can add to it. This is a rare chance for libraries to replenish at about half regular prices. Pntcnts to PeDnsylvnnlans, Higdon & Hiedon, Patent Lawyers, 127 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, and St Cloud Building, opposite Patent Office, "Washing ton, D. C., report the following patents granted during the week ending October 15, 1839: Boiling mill, Day and Boberts; mak ing phosphates, Beese; meter, Youngs; lur nace door, Heattey; and discbarge for dyna mos, Shallenberser, Pittsburg; and draw beads, Colwell; stairway, Bieseck, Alle gheny. Quick Now for Bargain In all kinds of ladies' furnishing goods. Everything must be closed out quickly with out reserve. F. Sohoenthal, 612 Penn avenue. Fob a finely cut neat-fitting suit leave your order with Walter Anderson, 700 Smithfield street, whose stock of English snitings and Scotch tweeds is the finest in the market; imported exclusively for his trade. Bu The pleasantest and most wholesome drink is F. & V.'s Pilsner beer. Highest prices paid for ladies' or gents' cast-off clothing at De Haan's Big 6, "Wylie ave. Call or send by mail. WSu CABEiTET photos, $1 per dor. Lies' Pop ular Gallery, 10 and 12 Sixth st TTSu Furs watch repairing, at Hanoh'i, No. 205 Filth ave. -wrau. The pleasantest and most wholesome drink is F. & V.'s Pilsner beer. -m SWDAT, VVrtrn-kTTT x. UVXLADXiXV ETEBT DAT' SCIENCE. Some Interesting Theories. About the Effects of Heredity. COPPER AND NICKED DEPOSITS. Importance of Hardening and Tempering ' Iron and Steel. SCIENTIFIC AND INDDSTBIAL NOTES FBEFABID TOB TBI DISFATCB.l Beaders of The Dispatch who desire information on subjects relating to indus trial development and progress in mechani cal, civil and electrical engineering and the sciences can have their queries answered through this column. During tbe discussion before tbe British Association on heredity, Mr. E. B. Poul ton, E. B. S., defined what he meant by the term "acquired character." as that which was produced by the incidence of external forces upon the individnal body, as opposed to the mere development of inherited ten dencies in the individual. Mr. Poulton then proceeded to deal with the evidence which had been put forward in support of the hereditary transmission of acquired character. Such a proof would be afforded by the transmission of mutilations or any other characters undoubtedly impressed on the individual by external influences. Among the direct proofs, however, many supposed cases of transmitted mutilations had Deen refuted by Prof. "Weisman, who had shown that this evidence must always be received with the gravest suspicion, fie could not explain variation without the transmission of the effect of environment on the ancestors. But the eflect of environ ment on the germ-cells through tbe parental cells, would not imply such transmission, unless the offspring showed the same effects as those wrought on tbe parents, and this bad never been proved. The facts known about identical twins were quoted by Gallon and "Weisman as showing that the peculiarities of the indi vidual were almost exclusively predeter mined in the ovnm. Frot. "Windle had re cently argued that almost all examples of monstrosity were due to peculiarities of the ovum, and not to external forces. The sup posed hereditary.effects of use and disuse were unsupported by any proof that the modifications of organs affected by use or disuse had been more complete or more rapid than that of organs not so affected. An apparent difficulty in the region of in stinct, suggested by Prof. Romanes, did not appear to support bis conclusions. He in stanced tbe instinct of certain wasps to sting the nerve centers of their prey, and ar gued that this was at first an intellectual action, the wasp having watched the ef fect of its sting. But in this and other parallel cases the successful effect was lelt by the offspring of the wasp rather than the wasp itself. The case was, therefore, better explained by the operation of natural selec tion, and the operation was probably non intelligent Irom the first Zieavtes as Photographic Negatives. A remarkable discovery has just been brought before the British Association by Walter Gardiner in his paper on "A New Method of Printing Photographic Nega tives, Employing Living Leaves in Place of Sensitive Paper." Mr. Gardiner stated that whatever is the exact chemical nature of the process, this, at least, is clear, that the first visible product of assimilatory ac tivity is starch, which, moreover, is fonnd in the chlorophyll grains. The presence' of this stirch can be made maniiest by treat ing a decolorized leaf with a water solution ot iodine. This formation of starch takes place only under tbe influence of light; the radiant energy of the sun providing the means of executing the synthetical chemical charge, and building np proteid from the carbonic acid of the air which is taken up by the leaves and the salts and water absorbed br the roots. If a plant ( and preferably a plant with thin leaves) be placed in the dark over night, and then brought out into the light next morning, the desired leaves being covered with a sharp and well de veloped negative, starch is formed when light is transmitted, and in greatest quan tity in the brightest areas. Thus a positive in starch is produced which can be de veloped bv suitable treatment with iodine. Mr. Gardiner showed that it might be pos sible to obtain a permanent print by suit able washing and treatment with a soluble silver salt, silver iodide being formed. He regards this discovery as a most striking illustration of the way in which plants are working for themselves, and so for all living things, and points out that the extraordinary manner in which the green parts of plants, so to speak, catch the radiant energy of the sun, and employ it for analytical and syn thetical chemical processes, may be easily and clearly demonstrated. Hardening and Trmperlng Steel. Prof. Boberts-Austen, of tbeBoyal Mint, concluded a recent lecture at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, by pointing to the impor tance of hardening and tempering in rela tion to all kinds ol steel. In the early days, when steel was substituted for iron, it was viewed with suspicion, mainly because the fact that iron could exist in two distinct molecular states was ignored. He showed that tbe material of which the Forth bridge is made owes its substantiality to tbe fact that, while being very strong, it is very so t and dnctile, and will not harden energetic ally. The enormous importance ol the sub stitution of steel for iron was shown by fig ures supplied by Mr. "Webb, of Crewe, who stated that on the entire system of the Lon don and Northwestern Bailway 18 tons of steel disappeared daily by oxidation and wear. The importance of oil hardening in relation to gun steel was shown by tbe fact that at the St. Cbamoifd "WorEs, on the Loire, they had a tank containing 44,000 gallons of oil, into which the hot gun steel was plunged. "With regard to highly car bonized steels, it was shown that a properly tempered die wonld strike 40,000 coins, while one which had be over-hardened would probably Iractura with the first coin it at tempted to strike. In conclusion Prof. Austen said it was strange that so few re searches bad been devoted to the relations of carbon and iron and so many to organio chemistry. This arose, he thought, from the belief ot chemists and physicists that opera tions which involved the use of high tem perature were necessarily inaccurate. He considered, however, that tbe "empire over matter," which is the object of all research, could as surely be gained in the field of metallurgy as in any other. Copper and Nickel Deposits, Among tbe papers read beiore tbe Ameri can Institute of Mining Engineers at Ottawa was one by Dr. E. D. Peters, Jr., on the mines ot tbe Canadian Copper Company at Sudbury. These ore deposits possess a peculiar interest for a variety of reasons: In the first place they are deep within the borders ol tbe Huronian rocks, and ate con sequently among tbe oldest deposits known, unless, indeed, tbe ores were deposited at a much later period than the country rock. Again, they carry nickel in unusual pro portions, and lastly, tbey are unique in con taininga small amountofplatinum,although arsenic is not present The rocks of this system are tilted to about 70, so that the whole country may be said to be standing on end. A general feature is that the ore bodies are in close proximity to extensive dikes or tilted beds of diorite. Tbe ore usually occurs at tbe point of contact be tween the diorite and graywicke. Tbe matter from these mines contains an average of 27 per cent Conner and 15 to 18 per cent nickel. It is shipped to Swansea to be refined. The world's proncjo qi, nickel hjajjitn. aJUjifJajaggrj. 20,&L889. S?F V than 1,000 tons, mostly from New Caledonia, which cannot afford to produce at present prices. The yield of the Sudbury mines is 2,000 to 3,000 tons, and can be easily worked up to 5,000 or 6,000 tons. New Treatment of Coal. An invention which in likely to be of con siderable importance, from a sanitary point of view, has been 'tested in England with satisfactory results. It consists in the ap plication of a preparation to coal, by which the constituents are said to be concentrated and hardened. In practice the coal it steeped in the solntion, and the fuel can be used either wet or dry. Two large fires were shown at the demoastration, one being made with coal in its normal condition ana the other with the treated coal. The differ ence was manifest, the chemicalized coaL giving off a very trifling amount ot smoke, while a good blazing fire was maintained. The treatment ol the coal is said to cost 12 cents per ton, every expense included. It is proposed that the coal shall be treated in coal merchants' yards, ready for delivery to the consumers. Elastic Tile. A usefnl building invention is the elastic tile of Sir E. J. Hartland, of Belfast, which is made by mixing a mixtnre of India rub ber, or India rubber compound, aulphurand pigment, to beat in a mold, in the ordinary way of making vulcanized India rubber, or the mixture can be vulcanized in sheets, and the sheets cut into tiles. These can then be affixed to the floor or other surface to be covered in various ways, but tbe inventor prefers a cement composed of two parts of gutta percha, one part of resin and one part of Stockholm tar. Being soft and elastic, these tiles afford a very firm and comfortable foothold, and they are par ticularly useful on board ships, and being impervious to wet are always clean. Saccharin Inimical to Beet. It is somewhat singular that beet, which, during the last few years, has virtually de stroyed the sugar cane industry in tbe "West Indies, should now in its turn be threatened with destruction by the chemical product saccharin. In Germany, it is stated, so mnch saccharin has already been made as to render 5,000 tons of beet sugar superfluous. It is principally employed in the prepara tion of fruits and the prodnction ot Bweet liquors. It has, however, been condemned by eminent medical authorities as directly prejudicial to health, and France. Italy and Portugal are already contemplating impos ing a tax upon it. NnlWe Zinc. In the laboratory of the State Mining Bureau of San Francisco an extremely in teresting discovery was recently mad". In working a specimen of sulphide or blonde ore sent from a mine in Shasta county, Cal., a small piece of native metallic zinc was secured. This is the first piece of tbe char acter named ever known to have been se cured in this country. Late works on me tallurgy note the existence in the mines of Victoria, Australia, of the only metallic zinc known. Tbe Mining Burean proposes, if possible, to seenre other specimens from Shasta county. Fireproof Wood. The recent discovery by a New England chemist of a cheap method of dissolving zino by combining it with hydrogen is regarded as a most valuable one. The product is a solution called zinc water, and has the prop erty of making wood to which it has been applied absolutely fireproof, and at a very low cost. This discovery is likely to revolu tionize fire insurance, as well as to im mensely decrease the loss by fire. LATE NEWS IN BKIEF. The Czar and Czarina arrived at Gatschlna yesterday morning. The strike of coal miners at lens. France, has been settled, the masters conceding the de mands of the men. Mr. Gladstone writes that if the conntry wishes It, the Jnsh representation at Westmin ster should be retained. Henry Taylor was yesterday convicted In Whitefleld coantv Ga, of the murder of Btate Senator Samuel Field, and sentenced to life imprisonment James H. Jacobs, the Lancaster county murderer, and George Clark, tbe Greene countv murderer; both sentenced to die Octo ber 23, have been respited until December IS. The President yesterday appointed tbe 1 ol, lowing postmasters: John H-Derdon, at Aurora Ind.. vice F. H. Gibon, removed, and W. B. Ellis, at Washington, Ind., rice Stephen Beld lnd, resigned. Tbe report that MonssaBey, who Is charged with brigandage and outrage in Armenia, had been pardoned by the Porte, is denied by the Turkish authorities. They say that his trial is still proceeding. James M. Johnson, agent of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company of Detroit, at Minneapolis, was arrested in Chicigo yester day on a charge of embezzlement The amount of defalcation is $1,377. The Czirowitz sailed yesterday on the Russian crnwer Admiral Korniloff, from Brin disi for Athens, There he will attend the mar riage of tbe Crown Prince of Greece and Prin cess Sophie of Prussia. Charles Harris, a negro convict, was shot and killed while resisting arrest at Lumber City. Ga., Thursday afternoon. That night the jail was burned, and it is believed negroes fired it to avenge the death of Harris. There is, however, no danger of tronble. The President yesterday appointed Captain Francis M. Bumsay Chief ot the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, vice Captain John G. Walker, and George E. Neil, of Missouri, to be United States District Attor ney for tbe Western Division of Missouri. The coroner's jnry in the case of Catherine H. MacRae. wife of Rev. Donald MacRae, who died at St John's, N. B., from eatfng poisoned candy received through the postofflce, ias re turned a verdict of willfnl murder against William J. McDonald, who is accused of having poisoned tbe candy. Mrs. Samuel Trice, of Fowling Creek, Caro line county. Aid., was bnrned or suffocated to death yesterday. She was 63 years old and helpless from paralysis. Being left alone for a short time, tbe bed clothing in which she was wrapped, took fire. When the fire was ex tinguished she was found to be dead. Tbe French Cabinet has expelled M. Laisant tbe Bnulangist deputy, from his po sition as an officer in the territorial army. This action Is due to a statement made in a speech by M. Laliant during the recent electoral cam paign that he would not take the field for France under tbe present Government At Pine Spring, Rowen county, Ky Frank Tollirer yesterday married Miss Grace Martin. The bride and tbe bridegroom respectivelv are sister and brother to tne leaders of tbe opposing factions that for several years have been lndns trious in mnrdering each other in that county. The wedding seems to be a trial of peace. Oscar Matto, John Bullock, Albert Norton and James Manshan were arrested yesterday at Bulliran. Ind., f or the murder of George Far ner, aged7oV who kept a little restaurant at Sbelburn. The old man was found dead In front or bis restaurant, Snnday morning, andlt is supposed he was killed by some rowdies in a fight The Saginaw, Tuscaloosa and Hnron Rail road Companyhas commenced snit in the Cir cuit Court at East Saginaw against Charles li. Rice, late auditor of that road, to recover $20,000. Rice was recently dismissed from the road, having ennfesed be was short 6,000. It is now hinted the shortage will exceed the amount first stated. Dr. Hamilton, Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service, is in receipt of a let ter from Prof. Rudolob Vlrchow, at Berlin, saying that tbe organization committee of the International Medical Congress, has been con stituted by the election of himself President, and Dr. Lassar, Secretary General. The con gress will be held In 1SUQ. The Official Messenger, of St Petersburg, tates that a plan bad been madetowreclcnear Jassy, Ronmania, the train on which ox-Qneen Natalie, of SerWa, recently traveled to Bel grade. Tbe train started ten minutes earlier than the time announced for Its departure, and It was owing to this fact that the plan of the conspirators was frustrated. Emsley Wright; the aged farmer' who shot a tramp near Indianapolis some days ago, has been arretted on an indictment charging him with murder. All the circumstances of the killing appear to prove th.it the tramp was killed without cause. Tbe prisoner U 72 years of age, and when lnoarcerated ha was to feeble that be tottered into his cell. Tbe total receipts from Interns! revenue for tbe first quarter of tbe present fiscal year were 131,081,628, or $3,770,807 greater than tbe receipts during tbe corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year. If the receipts In crease at tnis ratio annng me remainaer or tne gto about 015,000,000, or 111,080,000 more than the receipts during tbe previous year. Ex-Empress Frederick, of Gerraany.accom panied brber daughters. Prince Charlotte, Princess Vlotoria,Princesa Sophie and Princess Margarethe. and Prince Bernhard, of Saxe Meinineen. the husband of Princess Charlotte, left Berlin yesterday for Venice, on their way to Athens, where Princess Sonhie la to be mar ried on the 27th Inst to the Crown Prince of Greece. A crowd had gathered at the railway station an rt warmly cheered the ex-empress and her daughters. The Senior class of Harvard College has elected Clement Garrett Morgan, a colored man, as clas orator. The election was hotly contested, but Morgan received a substantial majority, about 27U men voting. He entered college with little means and during his fresh man year worked in odd hours in a barbershop. Since then his rank as a student has brought him beneficiary money. Last year, as a com petitor for the Boylston prizes, he carried his andlenco by storm and won first dace. An Immense prairie fire has Been raging since yesterdar morning within a few miles of Bismarck. K. D. Efforts of farmers to cheek the huge cotiflagratlon bare been unavailing, and a large number of farms nave already been destroyed. Astrong wind has been helplnz the fire along. Tbe village ot Menoken, U miles below Bismarck, con-lstine of 16 blocks, is en tirely swt nt away and the Inhabitants are re ported destitute. Tbe wind is rapidly carrying the fire to Bismarck and the city is enveloped in smoke and flying cinders. Tbe residents ap prehend great danger. The dry weather which has prevailed in Central and Southern Indiana for the past two months na caused gTeat Inconvenience to tbe farmers, led tbe sowing of wheat has been de layed in roanyplaces, owing to the hardness of the ground. Wheat sowed a month ago has not sproutdd, and whole fields are believed to have been bnrned ont by tbe sun. The corn croo Is largely above the average, both in quantity and quality, and the buckwheat and flaxseed crops are reported much better than tbe average. A larger crop of wheat than nsual has been sown, but win be destroyed unless ratal soon falL The Iowa Supreme Court has rendered an important decision here bearing upon the en forcement of tbe prohibitory liquor law. An information bad been filed before a Justice al leging that certain liquors owned by Con Cree den were kept in the Bock Island freight depot in Des Moines Intended for sale In viola tion of the law. The liquors were ordered de stroyed. The defendants appealed, claiming; that the liquors were in the custody ot the railroad comnany as a common carrier and that the matter became one of inter-State commerce, over which the State courts had no Jurisdiction. The decision of the Supreme Court find i that Creeden was a persistent violator of the law and bad been receiving liquor In this way for some time, using the freight office as a storage room to keep the packages till needed. The. Court holds that tbe inter-State commerce feature of the transaction ended when the liquors had reached the freight house; that tbe railroad in keeping them for several days was holding them not as a carrier, but as a warehouseman. 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