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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1887
Page
2
Prof. S Somier reports the Siberian forest northern limit is shifting south due to rising Arctic Asia moisture. He notes moss- flooded areas replacing trees while Prof Wiesner links yellowing paper to light oxidation. The piece also comments on Japanese migrants in boarding houses and stairway use.
Colorado remains the top US producer of precious metals with more than 20 million dollars in gold and silver output last year. California ranks second behind Montana, each producing around 17 million and 16 million dollars respectively. Nevada and New Mexico show declines while Texas is newly listed with 200 thousand dollars in silver output.
A Georgia tale claims a Calhoun cave holds vast silver ore. It is said Indians mined there with tomahawks, then sealed the entrance with a large stone. Farmers plan to blast the rock after plowing season to recover wagonloads of silver.
A Texas editor proclaims a frontier upbringing and diverse ventures from farming to printing, insisting they will not endure being whipped. He adds a bold warning that any aggressor will likely regret it to death, echoing a Irish phrase.
A Boston man uses a note to show methodical firm practice in early commerce. The head, Perkins, rejects 1600 dolls and demands dollars, illustrating careful wording. Also recounted is Topsie the mulatto woman’s fiery attempted church entry and rebuke.
A Peruvian whistling jug dating to the Incas features two squat linked bottles. One end ends in a brandy mouth, the other in a grotesque head with a tiny back hole. Pouring water drives air through a plate to emit a clear shrill whistle. Various tilts produce different sounds.
The passage discusses opposition to tithes in Wales, landlord influence, and historical limits on clerical claims to tithes. It contrasts Jewish tithing with English practice and cites figures from 1710 onward, noting evolving views against divine right to tithes. It also recalls U S prosperity concerns about overbuilding railways and costly fires.
An essay argues that true education for women lies in general character and practical temper rather than specialized knowledge. It cites Lady Fanshawe, Elizabeth Fry, Mary Carpenter, Florence Nightingale, and Lady Jane Grey, suggesting virtue and social harmony define a capable woman more than academic mastery. Fortnightly Review quotation notes national conscience shaping laws by Peel.
The speaker condemns Britain's foreign wars under Queen Victoria, citing New Zealand, China, Zulu, Afghan, Burmese, and Crimean campaigns. He argues these conflicts caused vast casualties with little lasting gain and mocks government actions and treaties. The anecdote about Charboniere and the Marquis closes the piece.
The Viscount Charboniere and Marquis de Pommery, once close friends, feud after a cafe quarrel over a singer. The Viscount, seeking equality of arms, marries to even the odds, despite the Marquis’ duties to wife and three children.
Charles Dudley Warner describes a Mexican railway journey with first class riders in ornate dress and pistols, and third class cars crowded with Indigenous women and children. He details street vendors selling foods like sapotas and pulque, and explains tortilla production as a key female occupation across huts and haciendas.
The article details Mary Stuart’s fondness for recreations at court, from feasts and masques to running at the ring. It notes she helped introduce masques, often appearing in male attire with her ladies, and references records of these masked entertainments at feudal halls and near Arthur’s Seat.
The piece argues against a “new principle” in violin making and the inflated prices for new instruments. It notes age mellows tone, questions the value of new violins, and cites 25 dollars as a fair price for a new violin while old ones vary with fashion and market demand.
A drenched traveler on horseback arrives at a stone cabin on a bleak knob seeking shelter from rain. The host, Eli Bragg the miller, offers water, corn bread, and hog foot, but lacks proper stock shelter. the exchange reveals rough frontier manners and a humorous, rambling dialog about staying the night and the guest’s horse.
The article recalls how Dutch settlers along the Hudson protected birds to curb pests. Houses featured porticos with wraps and grapevines, hosting birds on sheltered shelves. Families, slaves, and neighbors valued birds as good genii, leaving trees and using hats and fences to shelter birds, with skulls placed on stakes as decorations.
The article describes a method for making table knives using drilled and closed handle blanks and blade formation by flattening ends in dies. It notes reduced sandpaper needs due to precise machinery and explores wood treatment improvements for moisture resistance and wood pavements. It also covers a steam engine governor fault cause, a new two scale balance design, Port land cement production, and the chemistry of cement clinker.
The article surveys megaliths as rudely grand yet simple monuments found worldwide. It notes dolmens and cromlechs formed from rough blocks, their tumulus burials, and widespread distribution from Carnac to Palestine, Ireland, Hindostan, and beyond. It highlights shared funeral rites and cross‑continental architectural parallels.
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