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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


! @Soapstone ground fine can be mold
cd into different shapes by mixing with
water.glsss, and when dried clearly re-
sembles natural stone.
"A factory for the manufacture Of
imitation sealskin is to be established at
Holyoke, Mass, by men from Bradford,
England. 1t is stated that 3 100, 900 will
he invested, and that one hundred men
will bs employed in the business.
"A iute-like plant, which has long
puzzled the Southern farmer by its rank
growth and seeming worthlessness,
turns out now to possess fiber ri great
utility. 1t is claimed that the warns Of
the coffee weed are even finer and
stronger than those of jute.-St. Louis
Globe.
| There seems to be no doubt among
experts that artesian wells will prove
successful at various mining camps in
New Mexico, and will be q very import
ant agent in the development of the
mineral resources of the Territory.
Golden is trying the experiment, and its
example will be followed By other
camps.
Numerous cases Of fire from the
spontaneous ignition of coal have been
recorded. After considerable expert.
menting Mr.. w. W. Williams has con-
cluded that spontaneous combustion
takes place in some degree in all cases
where coal is exposed to the atmos-
phere, although the combustion may
proceed 80 slowly that the rise of tenn
perature will amount to only few de-
grees.
recently exhibited by Mr.. Gamble to the
Philosophical Society of Cape Town.
The apparatus consists essentially of .
silver-plated parabolic reflector, ad-
Unstable by simple mechanism and
which concentrates the suns rays on a
miniature boiler, raising steam in avery
short time. The engine is a new idea,
the value of which, however, can not
vet be estimated.-N. Y. SIM.
"A new submarine torpedo boat has
been constructed on the shores of Stock
1t is to steam twelve knots under watee,
without any part being visible above tho
surface. On arriving within reasonable
distance Of the enemy, it can either ram
or discharge torpedoes. Having accom-
plished its work, the crew can make
their craft rise to the surface, or, at will,
can return into harbor, keeping below
the surface.
"A paper read before the British AS
sociation on the North Sea fisheries says
that 10000 men are employed in the
industry. The resources OF the North
Sea are believed to be inexhaustible.
Oyster beds have been discovered ex-
tending east and west for two hundred
miles, and from thirty to seventy miles
wide, and deep-sea oysters are thought
to be of courser flavor, but Eagiishmen
generally are delighted to hear that
North Sea oysters are abundant.
Electricity is said to have been sue
cessfully applied to street cars in Pitts
burg. The motor consists OF a dynamo
machine of one and half horse power,
which is suspended under the trucks,
attached by a series of gear wheels. The
electricity is produced by machine
located at a point on the line and sup
piled by wire over the car, extending
out from posts on the side of the track.
The machine is capable of giving the
car speed of two miles an hour, and is
easy of management and perfectly safe.
Chicago Herald.
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In San Francisco, Sept. 2, Hattie
Henderson, aged thirteen, placed n
search warrant upon the house of her
father, j. w. Henderson, and recovered
some of her property which he had re-
fused to deliver to her. The case is in
teresting as showing the property rights
of minor children in California. The
issue of the warrant was based upon two
sections of the State civil code, which
declare that "the parent, as such, has
no control over the property of the
child" and that "no person, whether a
parent or otherwise, has any power as
guardian of property except by appoint
ment, rs hereinafter provided. CHI
cag0 Times.
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Miscellaneous Items.


| AT the twelfth annual session OF the
Southwest Missouri NJ p Con.erepce in
Nawada ,ho fa,,aninn w. ho,n;, am, ean,,,;. ~
| tee were aproin,ed:
poord &c ,,;.,; .r \, o.,,
H3ara n1 OF MissionsIT. -, VI. Cobb, W. II; Alen,
Ron nj Porter " r. t,oJby m " D. ,0n,nI, y; Gvehs
AZ 49, o. "ihei' e. D. 9''ihSheiu' W.
III; s9 ~. ,.,
Hainusw War,oann noruISoap W Spencer; Il. a.
W PnnSit ,S n W. y VII; W. y" Mcoaister h
Wilson, G. L. Bridges, l.. il Horn, j. F. Har.
oGf, Ma r.: sn29k; n9 RG,,oo.,, rr,.
]. G. W. Helm, C. II. Bridges, /. p. Sortless
J. W. Bond, \; scarritt, W. F. kerdolf. F. r.
taI'' tield. u ""''eA' '' '''so'' !" i' MAY
on Bible Causc-H. n. Watts, A. H. Shaier
W. va, d; rnn,na.ro. nnwaey. w NJ Do, " S
&C; Committee t on Books and perioaicals-w r.
Mcfarland L. K; Harvey, NJ Adkisson, +. G.
stewart. ". II. Allen. j. j. Ticker r j. Horn n
j. j. Ryan, James Harvey.
VI, b9ara g %, OF Msslohs-M. Dnen' j. NJ. Proctor,
Committee on Conference Relations-John
Matthews. m w. Z. G9dhy, ). e. Shackleiord, /.
w Pearce W o' - ~ ! "' A'' anu i'
The Board of Church Extension presented a
Wm Holmes 9' presdan, GapH; ws ns uo'o%s W;"
President; VIM NJ Pratsman. Secretary; n.
Mcdonald treasurer. Managers; +.
Tucker. +. M. Winton. j. M Weems r. s HIM.
ter. a. NJ SEWER, j. NJ. Daley, W. A. NJ. Nc
The Board of Missions also reported its or
nu GanzaIh wnton v;na M ra.fhan. p;. fTesident;
en-, secretary; J: N. Cobb; Treasurer. Mama
Il. II. Appieby, j. ". Perry, j. Gowan. VIM
Cox, I. j.. stringfeld.
Ihe Hannibal u st. Joe Railroad
Company has paid the State Treasurer of
Missouri 800. 900, in obedience to the decree
OF the United States Circuit Court, for the
purpose of preventing the selling of any por.
tion of the line by the Governor.
The st. Louis Fair takes the ribbon.
=,
,,,n.:a.a.n $50 aa,o..S,,hs sn,,,o.. ~ . o." 60.
ence ot Nev,da was LARGELY attended
Mrs J,ur, D.vi. NJ Iarinotop nrssid.d
and Mrs. r. F. Martin of Belton was elect
ed treasurer pro TEN. Mrs. Mock Of CAM
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Some Cinnamon happened to see
that shrimp were remarkably large and
fine in Barataria Bay, near New Orleans,
and at once engaged in the business of
exporting them to China, where they
are highly esteemed article of food.
The shrimp are spread on a platform
two acres big to dry in the sun, after
which they are put in bags and beaten
until the outer shell or covering is
removed. Then they are salted, wrap
ped in tissue paper, and packed solidly
in barrels bearing Chinese characters
like those on tea chests.-N. Y. Sun.
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PITH AND POINT.

The young man who wants to hook
tony this winter will have to get some
thing different from an ulster. A red
and white blanket, buttoned under the
chin, would attract attention.-Detroit
Free Press.
-"Yes, you may come again next
Sunday evening, Charley, dear, but"
.'What is it, darling? Have I given you
pain?" he asked. as she still remained
silent. "You didn't mean to, I'm
sure," she responded, "but next time
don't wear one of those collars with the
points turned outward; they scratch
so."
=" Yes," said the gilded youth of his
friend, "Jack has passion for propos-
ing to girls. Why, I've known of his
proposing to six girls in a week, not one
of whom he'd marry for farm"
s'Doesn't he run terrible risk of being
accepted by somebody he doesn't
wan't?" s'Not a bit. He isn't worth a
r!"-Boston Post. ....
-"I am sorry that you did not bring
your poem sooner" said an Arkansaw
editor to q troublesome contributor.
"Why, am 1 too late for this issue?"
"No, not particularly. "Then why are
you sorry?" "Because, if you had
brought your poem sooner, would
have had an earlier opportunity Of re-
iecting it. t."-Ar60nsaU Iraceler.
"A "Constant Reader asks the
meaning of the word "Jehad," which
frequently appears in the Egyptian war
Lot
should be abroad in the land is deplora-
ble. A Jehad signifies a-that is, it
means Well, Jehad is what we
have declared against newspaper bores.
Now you know what it means.-Norrts-
t0Wn Herald.
Little Johnny Fizzletop, aged six
years, who Is one of an Austin family of
ten children, was taken out in buggy
for ride, with his mother, few days
ago. As they drove past small cottage
of two rooms, Johnny called his moth
er's attention to it, who remarked that
it was very small house. "Yes," re-
piled Johnny, meditatively, sits small,
but it would be plenty big enough for
our family if it wasn't for pa and the
children. .''-7sras SJtings.
They are talking at the wedding
breakfast about the outrageous conduct
of the bridegroom, who, with his bride,
had just driven off. He had positively
lighted cigar as soon as the carriage
left the door. The first bridesmaid was
very indignant. "When l am married."
she said, ''if my husband does that I
shall knock the cigar out of his MOUTH"
and turning to the handsome best man
at whom she was setting her cap, she
naively asked: "What should YOU do
then, Sir Reginald?" 81 should not be
there, Miss M'Arthur," was the quiet
but pointed rejoinder. ,-...
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"A very quick child Made an obser.
vation to her governess, the other day,
which had great deal of truth in it.
"How is it, my dear, inquired the lady,
'that you do not understand this simple
thing?" 81 do not know, indeed" She
answered with perplexed look; "but
sometimes think have so many things
to learn that l have not time to under
stand. IN. Y. INDEPENDENT.
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GOVERNOR CRIrTENDEN'S REPLY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, }
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Oct. 5. Iss,.

Frank James: 1f F -..
SIR-Iour letter. dated st. Louis, October l.
lSs2. has been received. in which you apply to
Ine for itn amnesty or IL pardon. Under the
Constitution Of this state | can not grant u
pardon, even If inclined to, before conviction
of some crime. Whether you can be con.
victed of any violation of the law it is not
for Inc to say. That the cOurts OF the
State VIII determine in the proper way when
you are before them. l think it wise in YOU
to abandon the life you are charged with
leading, and IN surrenderinS to the legal atI-
thorites of the state or the county in which
you are located. Ii innocent Of those charges,
then you will have an opportunity TO prove it
to the world. II guilty, the law dictates the
punishment. Ii You surrender, You, az any
other man charged with crime shall and viii
have fair and impartial trial. The
intelligence and character OF the courts Of
this state are ample guarantees OF such u
trial without any assurance from me- one
not based upon nor governed by the preju-
dice or the sympathy OF the people, but under
the Judicial forms OF just and well-estabiished
laws. Determined rs l am to see the laws
enforced against ali grades OF crime, l am
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The new Commissioners of Alabama
Claims held their first session in Washington
on the 18th. Judge II. G. Wells presiding.
There still remains in the treasury s., ,553. 500
Of the Geneva award. The claims filed num-
Der LAO, mostly from New Orleans and San
Francisco, Tor clothes and wages lost by
sesmen, though ffty-two are for the pay
msnt Of war premiums. 1t is deemed prob
Able that over four thousand claims will be
presented before the commission.
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ADELAIDE Phillips, the famous
contralto, died at Carlsbad the other day.
She was born at Stratford on Avon, in 1S3333,
and ten years later made her debut as an
actress in Boston. She attracted the notice
Of Jenny Line, and funds were raised to give
her a musical education. She first ap-
peared in opera in New York in 1856. and
in Paris 1861. She had a fine place at Marsh
field, Mass.
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A newspaper in Maine, in solicit
ing donations for prison library, says:
"Anyone having a copy of Gates Ajar'
or 'Gates Wide Open will confer a IA
vor by sending it to the librarian of ths
PRISON.
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The annual report of Gen. Suter, of
the Engineer Corps. in charge Of the Mis-
souri, River improvements, shows the ex-
penditure Of 1899, 254 for this work, and es-
Inmates at 81, 3S3, 900 the probable expenses
the next fiscal year in continuation Of the
announcements.
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In the six-day pedestrian contest at
Birmingham, England. for the Ashley belt,
Littlewood made 4l4 miles in 20 hours and
% minutes. beating Dobler's record in the
United States.
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The Mayor and City Council of VIII
Transport, Pa, have been indicted by the
grand Jury for failing TO keep the streets in
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TIE Interior Department, on the ad-
vice Of special commission, has decided
TO wall up the creek at Hot Springs. Ark,
and construct an arched inclosure over it
throughout the city, at cost of SAC, ,Q00.
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THE Democrats of Connecticut have
nominated Thomas NJ. Waller for Governor
and George G. Sumner for Lieutenant. Gov
ernor,
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THE Society of the Army of the Cum.

HE oUcIety U1 tHe Arny Oh tne Cum-
berland will give, under provisions Of joint
resolution Of Congress Of August ., 1882,
National Fair and Bazaar Industrial and
Art Exposition in the rotunda OF the Capitol
n Washington, d. c., commencing on the
18th Of November, and to continue until the
Sd of December, its object being to raise the
greatest possible amount Of funds TO aid in
the erection of statue to the memory and
honor Of the late President Garfield.
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INDIAN COMMISSIONER PRICE is send
ing circulars to agents to notify the tribes
shat they must earn their own livelihood
hereafter.
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4 Summary Of Important Events.

HARVARD professors pronounce the
new comet incombustible.
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BANCROFT, the historian, celebrated
his eighty third birthday at Newport, r. !.
Oct. 8. Attorney-General Brewster took
part In the entertainment.
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The reward offered for the arrest of
the Taylor brothers, the Tennessee murder
ers, has been increased to S10,500, and the
State will probably make it larger. The
desperadoes are said to be in the mountains
seventy five miles south of Chattanooga.
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NEGOTIATIONS with the Powers on
the Egyptian question are progressing IA
vorably. The exertions of Germany to
bring about friendly understanding are
meeting with considerable success.
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The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has sent the following letter Of
instructions to Cortez Fessenden, Surveyor
General at Yankton, d. T., regarding the
reopening Of the Turtle Mountain country:
Referring to letters from this office to your
predecessor, dated September and g. 1880.
In regard to the lands In Northern Dakota
claimed by the Turtle Mountain band Of
Chippewa Indians. 1 have now to inform
you that under date of October 1, 1851,
the honorable secretary OF the In
terror decided that the claim of
said Indians is not well founded, and he has
directed this Office to take such steps as may
be necessary to revoke the action by which
said lands are withheld from the practical
operation of the laws granting settlement
rights and to restore them to the mass of
public lands. Accordingly You are hereby in
ktructed that the orders of September, 1850,
withdrawing said lands, are hereby Cancelled,
tracting for surveys of said lands. The Sec
retary directs, however. that if It should
transpire that any Indians have made
improvements. or attempted to make
permanent locations on the lands, they must
be protected in such efforts. although they
may not have complied strictly with the law
By Withdrawing such lands as have been
selected by them, until they can have an
opportunity to secure titles to the land,
not exceeding that allowed to white men
under settlement laws. To the end that
such protection may be given to the In
dians you are hereby required to direct
yonr deputies who may survey within
said country that whenever they ind any
Indian settlements on the lands being sur
veyed by them, they must make proper note
thereof, giving the kind and extent OF such
improvements so that the local subdivisions
covered by their respective settlements and
improvements may be indicated on the town.
ship plats as required by o1lce circular dated
ADrl g, lssl.
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TIE peace negotiations between Chilli
and Peru are broken of because Of the re.
fusal Of Chilli TO abate any of her demands.
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PRoF. TILDEN has submitted to Dis
tItct Attorney Corkhill the report Of the
chemical examination of the poisoned bou-
Quet given Guiteau by his sister, Mrs. Sco-
willie, the day before the execution. The re-
port saya the bud of half opened flower
contained over five grains Of arsenic,
not only sufficient to cause death had it
been swallowed, but % largely in excess Of
sfatal dose that the intent of the person who
prepared the flowers would have been de-
feated.
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The Yelled Prophet pageant in St.
Louis on the Sd was, perhaps, the gran6cst
spectacle ever seen in this country. The it,
Elimination was incomparably brilliant, and
every picture was greeted with thunderous
applause from the thousands who clogged
the crossings, jammed the sidewalks,
swarmed on balconies and in windows. and
clung with desperate tenacity to every van
tage point which commanded even a pass
ing glimpse o: the wondrous panorama pre-
dared for their delectation.
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The Secretary of the Navy has issued
m order directing Rear Admiral George H.
Cooper, commanding the North Atlantic
squadron, to report to the committee in
charge Of the Philadelphia bi-centennial
celebration, and to cooperate with them in
making the celebration success. He was
also instructed to take six vessels to Phila-
delphia, comprising the Tennessee, Yantic,
vandalia, Powthan, kearsarge and Alliance.
The kearsarge is a historical man-of-war,
and will be remembered as the conqueror
Of the Alabama, off Cherbourg, France. in
1864. All the vessels ordered to Philadel-
phia will be thoroughly overhauled and re-
paired, in order that the naval display may
be made as creditable as the resources Of
the Government will permit.
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lOUIs, cUHtTIttIy ,tIlu NOpttuIIy,
FRANK JAMES.
After writing the above letter Frank James
went 70 jackson County and remained in or
near Independence until the receip. of the
following.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05

~, 49,. NJ, -. ,,,,.,,,,,o1 ,,,o-n,,
' eoAk iuea Of lne vast itone!eu in'e,es
represented by the manufacturing indus
tries OF the country may DO gathered from
n recent recon census bplietin. II fnrni.he.
s...,.,,.. - 49, -, s'"''i...s. ~, $50
sta'is'ics Oh Tue capisai' ehp'oyes anu man
utactories whose product cnriches the
twenty leading cities. New York City,
ma ma,,or NJ course he,ds tbe list with
ha-,I ~, .,,,,.,s,,a. n, , n, .,o,..s
a.s 10 n'Aau'Ac.o,'es' ~. e.np.o!e %,
slGi,ol1,s56 Of capital and siis,2O9,s4s oil
annual product. Philadelphia ranks second
with & 377 manufactures emnlovinp Ia.
Coo ~, anI . 80, ~ So 20. IN,
0o- nAiius' anu eap'li .! slao'1s''lsI'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05
Iron Valley Il hor.nntown kailroad
Enrrcsrnndnrrn Of The L. feilirennar

correspondents W NHt iultiIittnceI.
GRAFTON, W. Va, July as. P. McCor-
mick, Esq, of Grafton, has kindly fur.
nished the following iniornstion about the
proposed Iron Valley & Morgautown Rail-
road. Beginning at the PENNSYLVANIA line
the road will run by the way OF Morgan
town, up Decker's Greek, thence crossing
the Three Fork Creek, and thence down
the creek to Grafton. Alorsantown dis
trict has subscribed $4,000, two districts
in Preston county, S3l, 900, and Grafton
district, in Taylor county, $4,000. The
private subscriptions already amount 10
$4,000, and the managers OF the road are
guaranteed $50, 600 more.
The distance from Grafton TO Morgan.
town is thirty.six miles, aud it is expected
that the larger part OF the road will be
completed before the coming winter.
The entire distance TO the point where
the road will connect with the Mononsahela
Valley road is AZ miles. 1t is expected
that the Southern PENNSYLVANIA road,
which is now being constructed TO Fair
Chance, 6 miles south OF Uniontown and
Is miles from Norgantown, will soon be
open TO the latter place. Ii this road should
be completed soon, the Iron Valley and
Morgan;own narrow gauge will then be
converted into standard gauge, Grafton
will be brought within ITO miles OF Pitts.
burgh, and competing line with the Bal.
timore and Ohio will be established.
Mr.. Mccormack is the leading spirit ut
Grafton in the above project, and he
thinks the building OF the Grafton and
Greenbrier road should not be attempted.
until the Iron Valley and AIorgantown road
is completed. 1t is claimed that the con.
struction OF the Philippi road will endan.
ger the lumber interests OF Grafton, as the
charter OF the Boom Company requires
the construction OF boom ut Phiiippi
when the railroad shall cross the river ut
that point, or ''the market ior-lumber
would create manifest necessity for
BOOM" The distance from Grafton to
Philippi is twenty-iour miles, and Mr.. Nc.
Cormick claims that the route is one OF the
most imp,act:cable and difficult in the
State. The road would necessarily pass
through several miles OF solid rock and
the three necessary bridges would not cost
less than 100000. Grafton has already
voted S20,o 900 and given private subscrip-
ton OF 5000 more. Barbour county has
voted $4,000 and will raise $4,000 by
private subscription, and Randolph is
about to vote on the proposition 10 sub.
scribe $4,000. Computing the average
cost OF such road at $500 per mile, a
great deal oil money would still be necessary
Tor the completion OF the road to Beverly.
Mr.. Mccormack and John W Mason, Esq ,
twit each other good naturally on the re.
spec,ive merits OF the two roads, and each
is supported in his views by a crowd Of
followers. JULIAN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05

Are you disturbed at night and broken oil
your rest BY u sick child suffering and crying
with the eIcruciating pain OF cutting teeth I
Il SO, SO at once and get bottle OF Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immedia,ely-depend
upon it; there is no mistake aboutit There
is not mother on earth who has ever used
it, who will not tell you at once that it will
regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother and relief and health TO the child,
operating like magic. It's perfectly safe to
use in all cases, and pleasant 10 the t:r.te, and
is the prescription OF one OF tie oldest hes,
female physicians and nurses in the United
States. Seld everywhere. % cents bottle
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