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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
IT KILLED OR CURED.
Novel Treatment for Measles Imported
From Across the Atlantic.

Novel Treatment for Measles Imported
From Across the Atlantic.
A few days ago, L. B. Chidsey, real es-
tate agent of Beaver Falls, Pa, who has a
number of tenement houses TO rent, visited
one occupied by colony of Hungarians,
the men of which work at the mills Of Car.
negie, Phipps & Co. He was surprised to
see some one had scraped all the paint of
the four corners of the building.
After a deal of questioning he learned the
inmates had taken the paint thus scraped of
to make into adecoction to cure the children
belonging to the colony of measles. The
paint broth, after few cabalistic words, was
poured into the youngsters boiling hot.
The Hungarian woman who vouchsafed Mr..
Chidsey the information, said it "killed or
cured every time"
Mr.. Chidsey fears some new disease may
break out and they will begin cooking up
woodwork of the building to feed it to the
Youngsters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Quick Telephone Work.

A clever bit of telephone work was done
at Tewkesbury England, on the occasion of
the opening of the public call-room. The
representative of Tewkesbury paper had
to transmit over the telephone to Chelten-
ham report of some 700 words The time
allowed to users of the telephone for COM
munication between towns at the call-room
is three minutes, and in that time the whole
of the report was spoken over the wire and
received Anyone who has ever tried to
speak extempore at the rate of even 200
words minute will have a good idea of the
cleverness of speaking and receiving more
than 230 words a minute over the tele-
phone.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
PHYSIQUE OF American Women.

Prof Bowditch, after making accurate OBJ
servations of height, weight, sitting height
and stretch of arms of over !, 100 women,
found the average height of 1, 107 women
(witheut shoes), age II and upward, to be
1876 centimeters. DR.. Sargent's average
of 1885 observations, the ages ranging from
16 to o6, is slightly higher. and Mr.. Cations
no measurements of English women, from
% to 81 years of age. give also higher av-
erage. A comparison between Dr.. Bow
ditch's and Mr.. Cations observations of
the weight of women in ordinary indoor
clothing show the range of weight is greater
in the Americans, and also "seems to indi-
cate that there is little difference between
the shortest as we'll as between the lightest
women of the two nationalities, but that the
tallest English women surpass the tallest
American women in height, while the
heaviest American women exceed in weight
the heaviest English women.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Ruling One Million Lines Per Inch.

The construction of many of the instru-
ments used in scientific investigation has
been brought to point of almost inconceiv-
able accuracy. Prof Rowland, the we'll
known electrician and physicist, has just
completed perfect screw for an improved
form OF his dividing engine. With the ma
chine now in use he is able to draw so, 900
lines regularly to the inch. With the
new machine he can draw 1000, 900 lines to
the inch with regularity. The limit of the
vision in the microscope is about 100, goo
lires With the new dividing engine graf
ings are ruled on speculum metals 1t takes
the automatic machine (Which is of marvel
lous construction, and which has many de-
vices to compensate errors), six continuous
days and nights to make one grating Of the
size used to study the nature of the sun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
New Petroleum solidIfying Process.

The most recent method of solidifying
petroleum for fuel is to draw off into a ves-
sci given quantity of crude petroleum,
and mix with it about Is per cent of certain
chemicals, which are in themselves largely
combustible. The vessel containing the
mixture is placed for a short time in boiling
water, and then transferred to furnace,
having temperature of 1000 to 5000 Fahr:,
the mixture being kept stirred. After this
treatment, on cooling, solidifcation takes
place, and the compound can be pressed into
blocks for use. The whole process, from the
first mixing to solidifcation, occupies only
half an hour, and the converting apparatus
is simple and inexpensive. The solidifed
petroleum burns freely, and with but
small percentage of ash.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Spectacies for Horsas

The statement that spectacles are used
for horses, strange as it may seem, is per-
fectly true. The business of well-kpown
firm of opticians in London, consists largely
of the manufacture of horse spectacles.
The object of these spectacles is to promote
high stepping. They are made of stiff
leather, quite enclosing the eyes of the
horse, and the glasses employed are deep
concave and large in size. The effect,is to
give the ground in front of the horse the
appearance Of being raised; the animal,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Printers Ink From Petroleum.

A revolution is threatened in the manu-
facture of printers ink. The innovator is
crude petroleum, from which the ink is now
being made in California The cost Of pro-
duction is very low. Manufacturers are en-
gagged in experiments with view to in
crease the adaptability of petroleum for its
newly-applied purpose. If these prove sue
cessful it is believed that the inks now in
use will be superseded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
The Inevitable Corn.

Z GlObe-DemOcfaL.J
Even if people were to throw away their
shoes and 60 barefoot they would have as
many corns as ever, the only difference
being that the corns would be shifted from
the top and sides to the bottom of the foot
and become worse, for stone bruises and
blisters on the sole are only modified corns
There have been corns ever since there
were feet to grow them on, and as long as
feet hold out corns will always be an
abundant crop.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
II Pestered Day and Night

With nerv business, take Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters which invigorates and so tranquil
izes the nervous system. The basis of re-
covery is a reform in errors of digestion.
The epigastric nerve and brain are united in
peptic symptoms in the gastric region are al
ways accompanied by hurtful reflex nervous
action. Both are remedied by the Bitters,
which also cures malaria, biliousness, rheu-
matism and kidney trouble.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

therefore, steps high, thinking he is going
up hill, or has to step over an obstacle in
front of him. This system is generally
adopted when the animal is young and its
effect on his action is said to be remarkable.
1t is found that the cause of shylng is, as
rule, short sight. and it is now suggested
that the sight of all horses should be tested.
By little artificial assistance many valu-
able hunters which are optically unfit for
their work can be made as valuable as ever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Like Her Daughsorsf

Chicago Tribune.1
"Adam," said Eve,
As they went out the gate
When ordered to leave,
"ls my hat on straight"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

One of the most important light weight
pugilistic contests that has taken place for
long time is that underlined to take place
at the Olympic Club, New Orleans, next
Tuesday evening between Billy Myer and
Jimmy Carroll. The purse offered them is
$1,000, of which $500 goes to the loser That
the contest, as glove contests in clubs 90,
will be a good one, there is no doubt and it
is safe to say that very large amount of
money will be invested in the result. Each
man has oniy been beaten once-Myer by
Bowers and Carroll by Jack McAuliffe-so
that, as far as records go, they are about
equal Of course, Myer fought draw with
McAulifTe, but since then he suffered his
defeat by Bowen, and Carroll has beaten
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

Therefore. she tishtened her purse string,
judcious business methods. to the end that
when the accounts were balanced at the end
of the second month she had handsome
sum saved, far beyond that of her hus-
bands She then began to look around for
investments She saved some more and
then bought just one bond of certain
railroad and afterward other stocks, until,
as time sped, she became quite fnancier.
She never asked her husbands ADVICE nor
he hers in the investment of their money.
To meet a contingency they decided to
start t'denial box" as they termed it, to
raise funds for little contingencies or pleas
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Not as Brfbe.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20.-A well-known
Jewish banker named Baron Ginzburg last
week waited on Durnovo, minister, of the
interior, and asked him to try to alleviate
or postpone the carrying out the edicts for
repression of the Jews. During the inter
view the baron handed the minister an en-
velope containing check for one million
roubles payable to the order of
Durnovo and endorsed by the Men
dellssohn's, of Berlin. Durnovo SUBJ
sequently gave the czar the check. The
czar gave orders for the arrest of Baron
GinZburc. The baron declared that the
check WAS not given as a bribe but as an or
dinary banking transaction. Upon in
vestigation the books proved that the order
was received in the usual manner from Ber-
lin. The czar ordered the prisoner released
and the check returned. but Ginzburg re-
fused to take it. The czar thereupon
ordered half of the money given to the Red
Cross society and the other half used for
the relief of the poor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
BOUGHT HIM OUT TWICE.

Sharp Practice OF Mr. Gregg, of White
Lead Industry.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-AmonR the plants
purchased here year ago by the national
lead trust was the Southern White Lead
company, of st. Louis. w. H. Gregg,
president of the Southern company, retired
from the business. II was supposed that
Gregg's retirement from active life was
permanent, but some months ago no organ
lied new white lead and smelling COM
pany, outside of the trust and began active
preparations for the erection of plant in
st. Louis to compete with the combine
The Gregg plant has not been erected and
never will be. 1t has been bought
out by the national lead trust on terms
that will not be made public, and the
prospect Of rival opposition white lead
company has been definitely abandoned.
President w. l.. Thompson, of the national
lead trust, visited st. Louis and closed the
deal with MIR. Gregg. In consequence il is
said that Mr.. Gregg will on Monday next
be elected president and general manager
of the Southern White Lead and Oil COM
pany. of st. Louis, one of the trusts or
ganizations in this city. Hugh Mckinney,
who succeeded Mr.. Gregg ~ president OF
the Southern, has for some time past boon
the Chicago representative Of the national
lead trust, and will be permanently located
in that city for the future.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
THE CHICAGO GAS TRUST.


II Has Decided to Go Ont of Business aud
ReOrganizc.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20.--Ihe Chicago Gas Trust
has decided to surrender its charter and
wind MP it's business rs soon as possible.
This was decided upon Mt recent meeting
of directors. but it Is just made public.
The antitrust law, Us 'expounded in n
recent decision of the Illinois supreme
court, showed that the trust could not
legally hold the stock of it's constituent
companies, and the directors were probably
further spurred to action by the recent an
by Attorney General Hunt that
he would begin quo warranto proceedings.
President Billings says an effort will ba
made to organize new corporation in a
form which will comply with the law, but
that details are not yet mapped ont. In
regard to the effect of dissolving the trnst
ON the stock he thought IL could not be
hurt any rs it is based on the properties Of
the different companies in the trust and
of the form of the trust will not
affect II. In the plan Of reorganization it
is understood individual companies will
retain their identity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21

A GRAND REVIEW.
To bs Held Of tho Troops NJ Pine Ridge
Agency.

To bs Held Of tho Troops NJ Pine Ridge
Agency.
PINE RIDGE, Jan. N.--Gen. Miles has suc-
ceeded In allaying to great extent the Ok
citement under which the indians lab0red
yesterday over the killing Of Few Tails
Tho general has issued orders for grand
review to take place at Wolf Creek to-
morrow. He sent word to the chiefs that
they must not look upon the movement Of
the troops In reviewing as one directed
against themselves, but rather M an evil
doncs that the campaign is drawing to q
close.
The first large beef issue under the new
agent, Cspt. Pierce, takes place tomorrow.
Ffty-hve hundred people will be fed, and
for the first time one beef will be issaed to
twenty two persons instead of thirty. as
formerly. This increase greatly pleases the
Indians. Gen. Miles ID selecting ten chiefs
from the Ogallalas and Brules to send TO
Washington to rot their case before the In
terror department. They will be accom-
panied by r. M. Lewis, special Indian
agent, who has arrived for that purpose.
Capt. Baldwin, of Gen. Miles staff, was
buried this morning. Ten more guns were
turned in to-day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
A PENITENT GIRL.
Married In Haste, ard Now Wants Di
vorce-A Romance Spoiled.

Married In Haste, ard Now Wants Di-
vorce-A Romance Spoiled.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 20.-Amorg the
travellers who passed through the city to-
day was young lady who had gone
through somewhat romantic and at the
Same time unpleasant experience. She
gave her name as Alice Parmee, and her
home as Williamsport. Pa, where she be-
longs to an excellent family. She is only
1G years old, and rather pretty blonde.
Like most girls of that age, her head was
filed with all sorts of romantic ideas, and
several months ago when shc read an ad-
vertisement in q paper of man in Green
castle, Ind, who wanted a wife it did not
take her long to answer 1t. A vigorous
correspondence was begun between the
couple, and when photographs were ex-
changed she was so we'll pleased with the
likeness that she at once accepted
the stranger when he proposed to
her in his next letter. Her parents were
opposed to this way of doing things, but
she refused to listen to their advice. In
December the stranger wrote and asked her
to come to his home and marry him, as his
business would not allow him to leave. She
agreed to this, and started west on New
Year's day. When She got to her destina-
tion she found her betrothed had been
greatly fiattcred by his photograph, but
the romance had not yet disappeared, and
she married him the same day. When
Bhe was taken to his home she
found hc had Misrepresented his
but common laborer. He also treated
her NO badly that few days later she tele-
graphed to her parents, asking them to take
her back. They At once sent her word to
come home and she would be forgiven. She
at once started back, and now only wants
to get a tivorcs from her husband and
never see him again. The unfortunate girl
had evidently been weeping. and could
hardly do any talking, and lot the conduc-
tor tell the principal part of her st Dry az
she had told IL 70 him while on the train.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
NOT QUITE SO STORMY.
hut Much Along the Same Line OF Action
In the Senate.

But Much Along the same Line OF Action
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. aO.-In tho senate Aid
rich moved to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution to change the rules and
this was agreed to. Harris rose TO ques-.
,ion of order and said the notice given did
not call attention to the part Of any rule
proposed to be modified, but simply left
the chair and each senator to 1nd il out for
himself He urged that the motion was
not sufficiently specific. The discussion
was proceeding, when. at two O'Clock, the
elections bill came up. George took the
floor to continue his speech After he had
spoken three hours and half, Butler, with
n view to giving him u rest, asked him to
yield the floor while he had read chapter
of the revised statutes relating to the sub
ject of election. George assented, but
after the secretary had read for some time
Butler discovered that the chapter was
said he would read IL himself.
Before he began Morgan claimed the floor
on the election bill, but the yice-presidf mt
said he had Aldrich's name next on his list.
Morgan protested against this parceling
out Of the floor. The vice.president re-
sp )nded that George had the floor. Tte
Inter again offered to yield to Butler, but
Hoar objected, stating that under such TN
arrangement the senator might hold the
floor for whole session. The yics-
president again announced that the sena-
tor from Mississippi was entitled TO tho
floor, and after u long argument ~ to
yielding, tho vice president said: 1.-The
chair il Of opinion that the senator is enti-
tied to the floor and cannot transfer that
right to any other senator" George then
resumed the floor and picking mp q pile of
manuscripts commenced 10 read disserta-
tion npon the origin and history Of African
slavery In the United States. After some
time he complained Of weariness and asked
Whether Butler mieht read for him, 70 hs
could rest. Aldrich objected sud George
resumed. After ten minutes more reading
Aldrich asked II George would yield ~
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
the FIELD AGAINST HIM.
Quite Strong Probability that North
Dakota Will Not Return Sem
ator Pierce.
Charge Of Bribery Made in Wash
ington and the Money
Given Up.
Hill Will he Elected To-day In New
York--No Choice Made In Some
States.

BISMARCK, Jan. 2o.-ISpecial.1 This af-
ternoon at two o'clock the house and senate
Of the North Dakota Legislature separately
assembled and voted for United States SEN
ator. The vote was viva voce. Tomorrow
the legislature will meet in joint session
and the fight will then commence in earn
est. The voting in the house was very
quiet and orderly and in the senate several
neat nominating speeches were made. Fol-
lowing is the total of both houses, with one
member absent on sick leave, and McCor-
mick, in the senate, not voting. he being a
candidate. Pierce 15, Mccormick 23,
Hansbrou9h II, Miller ~, Ball ., Louns-
berry 7, Muir 8. scattering s. There were
five votes cast for Miller that are known to
be for Hansbroueh at the proper time. 1t
is expected that not more than two ballots
will be taken tomorrow, and these will
doubtless show Hansbrough slightly in the
lead.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
HIS OWN EXECuTIONER.


New Device Employed By Which n
Criminal Hangs Himself.
DENVER, Jan. 20.--James Joyce was exe-
cuted at the state penitentiary at Canon
City Saturday at 6:5O p. m. The crime for
which he paid the penalty was the murder
of an old associate named Murray in 1889.
Joyce met his fate brayely. Ills execution
was the first under the new Colorado sys
tenn, whereby the victim unconsciously
hangs himself. The apparatus for self-exe-
cution is simple enough. Given man at
one end of rope and a 50O-pound weight
at the other. the problem is to make this
man put in. motion the machinery by
which, at the end of two minutes, the
weight will fall and the man will bob up
into the air. This problem the machine
has solved by means Of water gauge.
This gauge consists of two buckets, one set
above the other. When the cork is pulled
out of the upper bucket it poprs its con-
tents into the lower bucket and
dial in the execution chamber. At
the same time the water, foaming out of
the upper bucket, at the end Of a specified
time releases a ball weighing twenty.nine
pounds, which falls and pulls the trigger
that let's the weight fall and jerks the VIC
tim into the air. The whole machine is set
in operation by a rod which connects with
platform standing in the center of the
death chamber.
When the prisoner comes in his hands are
strapped behind him. He is asked to step
upon the platform. As he does SO the plat
form sinks u little and sets the machine in
the closet behind him, at work. His feet
are strapped and the moose adjusted. The
priest proceeds with his services. The dial
is at the back of the condemned man.
Slowly it approaches the red line which is
the death mark. When Joyce entered all
eyes were upon the dial. but the victim was
all unconscious. The priest proceeded with
the services. Suddenly-snap, crash--the
weight fell and the victim dangled in the
air with three feet and half Of vacancy
beneath his feet.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Pleads Innocence.

NEW York, Jan. 2O.-Before the house
silver pool investigating committee Satur-
day w. b. Stevens, Washington correspond
ent of the st. Louis Globe Democrat, when
requested to give the names of lobbyists
and others who assisted in silver leg,sla-
tion, or were interested in the pool, stated
that he interviewed j. A. Owenby, manager
of the Silver Reef mine, of Utah, who
bought ex.President Cleveland's country
place; II. b. Parsons, Of New York. cashier
of Wells, Fargo d Co., and others. Mr..
Parsons was seen this morning and said:
II was not interested in the silver pool, nor
did l assist in any silver legislation"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Conductors and Dispatcl,ers strike.

CHICAGO, Jan. O.-The Chicago a. Erie
railway has serious strike on hand, the
strikers being conductors and dispatchers.
A month ago Dispatcher Scott, at Hunting
ton, Indiana, made serious mistake in
giving an order, which was discovered in
time to prevent serious wreck. He was
discharged, but on the other dispatchers
threatening to strike, the company changed
his sentence to thirty days suspension and
now it is alleged by the conductors and dis
patchers that Scott has been dismissed out
right and they notified General Manager
Tucker Of strike to begin tonight. The
strike will probably affect the road to
Salamanca,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Fleeing Colored People.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 20.--Excitement
among the negroes over the colonization in
Liberia scheme, being engineered by the
United States and Congo National Emigra-
tion Steamship company" does not abate.
About 1900 negroes came to Atlanta from
Texas and Mississippi to wait for the
promised ship, which has not come, and
the cold weather the past few days found
them in such destitution that the city in
many instances has been compelled to aid
them. There is some talk of bringing the
matter before the courts. but as each paid
SO little it is not probable such action will
be taken.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Mentions His Authority.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3O.-Joei Cook, finan-
cinl edition Of the Ledger and correspondent
Of the London Times in this city, was seen
tonight relative to his dispatch to tho
Times regarding the alleged mobilization of
feet of United States war vessels in
BshrinR ses. He said his dispatch was q
brief summarization Of long dispatch In
the New York Times Of January 8, from
Annspolis, giving In detail the names Of
vessels 10 be concentrated and the number
Of guns and men they would carry.