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The Progress., 1896-07-04

Briquettes made from coal dust are
likely to find rival in localities where
wood saving is largely carried on. Good
fuel is now being made from wood saw
dust, and there is no reason why saw
dust, II well agglomerated, should not
make excellent briQuettes. They are
said to be successfully manufactured
IL Germany, and In an exceedingly sim
pie manner. When well heated the saw
dust becomes sticky, owing to its resin
Gus properties, and then 1t is compress
ed into suitable blocks in the usual way.
One man with a machine driven by two
horse power can tGrn out about 5000
briQuettes per day. We should be in
clined to doubt the cohesive properties
ofthe sawdust itself. AL, woods are not
alike as regards resin, and in most cases
the addition of small percentage OF
resin or some other iniammable ag.
Elomerant might be advantageous.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
rinuInr the Specialist.

The specialist who is typi!iod in o.
w, Holmes "SCarabce,' the man who
dev0tcs a lifetime to acquiring abnor-
nal familiarity with the manifest pc
culiarities of some obscure tribe Of in
sects. does no direct harm to his fell
lows. and incidentally contributes
something, however minute the con-
trGution may be, to scientific prog
rcss. says the National Review. We
must respect the zeal which enables
a man to eypend the superintendent
energy. which might have led to fame
or fortune. upon achievements of
which. perhaps, not half dozen liv-
ing men will ever appreciate either the
value or the cost 20 the worker.
Dryasdust deserves the same sort of
sympathy. He has. no doubt, his
Weaknesses. His passion becomes a
monomania. He spends infinite toll
upon work which has no obvious in
terest. and he often comes to attach
an absurd importance to his results
Such studies as eenealOgy or bibliOg-
raphy have but remote bearing upon
any of the vital problems suggested
by the real historian. We shuddcr
when we read that the excellent Col.
Chester spent years upon investigating
the gcnealogy of Washington. and ac-
cumulated among many other labors,
eighty-seven folio volumes, each III
more than 400 pages, of extracts from
parish registers. He died. it IS added
Of "incessant work" The late Mr.
! Bradshaw. again. a man of most anna
| BILE character and very fine intellectual
qualities, acquired, by unremittine
| practice. an astonishing power of iden.
| tifying at glance the time and place
Of printing Of old books. He coult
| interpret minute typographical indi
cations as the red Indian can read II
a dead leaf or blade Of grass the figure
of the traveller who trod upon 1t. Ger
tainly one is tempted to regret at frs
sight that such abilities were not ap
piled in more obviously useful fields
What do we care whether one or an
other obscure country squire in the six
teenth or seventeenth century had tn
merit OF being progenitor of Wash
ington? Can it really matter wheth
er 81 particular volume was prin,
ed at Rotterdam or at Venice-ln tn
yea: 1900 or ten years sooner G
later? l will not discuss the NOR;
question. At any rate, one ma
perhaps urge it is better than spendin
brain power upon chess problem
which Is yet an innocent form
amusement, for such a laborer may |,
cidcntally provide data of real impor
ance to the political or literary hi
torian. He reduces. once for all, OF
BIT OF chaos to order, and helps
raise the general standard of accura
D research.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

fed without releasing them from the
wagon. 1t is in duplicate and works on
a hinge, which joins the two boxes.
The metal border which surrounds the
ton extends downward a: the center to
form circular clamp to fit around the
wagon pole or tongue. By closing or
moving the boxes toward each other
the clamps are opened to grasp the pole
and close around it when the boxes as
sumo an open or level position. New
IDEAS.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
Scientific Notes.

Among recent discoveries is a basait
stele found by Mr.. Scheil, which has
on 1t an Assyriah inscription of King
Nabonod. of the sixth century before
Christ, telling Of the destruction of
Nineveh. No monument hitherto
found has said anything of that event.
Experiments lately made in England
show that If ball Of solid iron is low .
cred into a mass Of liquid iron by
means of metal fork the ball at first
sinks to the bottom with the fork. But
in . few seconds 1t leaves the prongs
and rises to the surface. where It con.
tinues to float until it melts. The ris.
Ing II explained by the expansion 81
the lall, due to heating. whereby i,
sbAcoEe MIX fof hull to dAnse thslI
=
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Madrid July 2.-Marshal Martinez
de Campos, ex-captain general of Cuba,
defended his command in Clvha in the
senate yesterday. He declared that
he had been only responsible for the
military operations and not the re-
forms, for which the government mug,
answer. He criticized the quasi
completely OF America in tiibusterIng
expeditions, and said he preferred the
recognition Of the belligerency Of the
insurgents to this state of affairs. Inc
insurgents mo,hol5 of fighting, he as
serted, were Irregular and coward,y.
Senior Clnoyas del Castillo, the pre-
mier, in discussing .he difficulties
which The Cuban parties have created
for the government. said they Woult
have accepted autonomy for Cuba be
fore the outbreak Of the iESurrection
but, though the government was sl.
Favorable 10 reforms, these could no
tbe made the price of rebellion.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
Mules Versus Electricity.

Ever since the introduction Of cleo
lrlclty as a motive power on the sur
face workings of The coal mines OF the
anthracite regions the opinion has
been freely expressed that before many
years electricity would also be utilized
Tor the interior of the mines, and that
the mine mule would have to go. .]udg
ing by the operations ROW under way
by Tie Lchigh Valley Coal Company, at
Maltby Collicry. near WillcsEarrc. Pa.
this prophecy seems likely TO be Ncri-
fled almost at once. This company has
built Il big frcprOof boiler house at the
Malthy COlliery. in which they Will
install an immense dynamo. thence
conducting The wires through two
tWelvc-inch core holes to the big pumps
below. This method of introducing the
wires into the mine ia the most novel
cXpedlent that has ever been tried, If
the idea has ever occurred to anyone, it
he's been abandoned on account of the
heavy expense These new electric
pumps will be capable of throwing Il
thousand gallons a minute. with a
power sufficient to double this amount
at moments notice. The power will
also be used TO hoist the cars up the
inner slopes of the mine. This is the
first step of the Lehigh Valley Com
pany in the substitution of electricity
for steam and mule power, and with its
success the days of the mine mule will
be numbered.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

invented and patented (March 81 by an
inventor of New York city. The two
circular heads are attached to a sleeved
wire handle which is adjustable as to
length. One of the circular heads has
three prongs in its inner circumference
to grasp the ear and hold 1t from turn
ing inadvertently, the manner in which
the wire handles are attached allowing
the corn to be turned. however when
desired.--New Ideas,
The Progress., 1896-07-04

N,sw York, July "A dispatch from
Havana says: "a Bahia letter received
here yesterday give details of an i'm
portant engagement in Pinar del Rio,
rear Cayo Rendondo. The rebel
leader. Briganier FRAY, and thirteen
OF his followers, were killed and many
wounded They were carried from
the field. The insurgents were put
to flight.
"rhe coast steamer Triton brought
Yesterday from Bahai Honda. many
Spanish families, the feeling in Penar
del Rio being now one afralvhgkqff
del Rio being now one OF alarm, Three
generals arrived here from Pinar del
Rio last night to confer with the cap
tain general"
at will be some time, doubtless, be-
fore the full particulars reach Tokol
of the cruel disaster that has over
taken the people living along the
coast OF Rikuzen and Rikuchu. Be-
tween s and $40 p. m.. on the 10TH,
violent seismic disturbance occur
red in the ocean that battles the north
els.ern coast OF the main Island. Ac.
counts thus far received place the cen,
ter of the disturbance in the vicinit!
Of the celebrated island of kinkwa
Ian. Many lives lost. animals de-
| s.royei and houses inundated, but M
| definite number stated.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

DR.. Lord Clarence Zeigler advertised
In a Chicago Sunday paper for rich
wife. His address having thus been
disclosed, he was pounced upon by a
heartless tailor who had bill against
him for a suit of clothes, and the lord
was forced to pay. Up to that time
the tailor was under the impression
that ZeiCler had Jumped the town,
Lord Clarence, however, is still in the
market.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Fort Smith, Ark, July ,"-Huius
Buck, Lewis Davis. LTcky Dyis. Naomi
July and Sam Sampson. composing
what is known as the Buck gang, were
executed here yesterday, President
Cleveland refusing TO interfere in the
carrying out Of the sentence Of Judge
Parkcr's court
The Back gang, composed Of five
members. werc convicted of murder and
criminal assault Sept. 80 1895. in Judge
Parker's court and sentenced to hang
Oct. 81. An appeal to the Supreme
Court acted az a stay, out the appeal
was in vain, the higher court refusing
to interfere.
The execution took place on tho gal
lows in The enclosure Of the Federal
Jail. All went to the gallows with Il
firm step. After the warrants had been
read by Marshal Crump. the ropes were
placed upon the nocks Of the condemn
ed men and after prayer by the priest
the trap was dropped. The trap fell at
|: 80 D. m. and twelve minutes later the
pulse c. the la.r oAe had ceased 10 beat
None had anything to say upon the gal
lows except Lucky Davis. who asked
Father Plus to pray for him. Rufus
Buck and Lucky Davis were StrangIed
| to death. The necks Of the others were
hrnkrn
The Progress., 1896-07-04

A very odd case of garnisheeing &C
Cured in Marion, Ohio, last week. Last
March G.. Il. Williams was married by
Squire George Mckinley, but failed to
produce the 81 for the ceremony.
After sending numerous duns, to which
Mr. Williams paid no attention, the
squire decided to break all records and
garnishee the mans wages for a wed"
ding fee.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
joyful News.

Everybody has heard Of the little
DO! who pointed out to his mother the
absurdity Of being sent to bed when
he did rot feel bit sleepy and made
to rise in the morning when he was
as sleepy as he could well be, says the
New York Mercury. That boy will In
the fufnfe b tble to cite In support
~ biz ssnts 4 q. Seldom Talsqtt,
The Progress., 1896-07-04

breaking the hook. The link or ring
TO be hooked in the device is placed in
the slot seen in the side. and by 4
gentle pressure the central movable
core rcvolvcs until the slot becomes
integral with tn" open part of the hook.
when. aCtnatCh by a cOiIcd spring. the
core resumes its position as now seen.
TO unhook. the latch is turned with
the thumb and finger New Ideas.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Charley Gauptlien, an incorrigible
Cleveland boy, took surgical case
from the bicycle of DR.. George G.
Farnsworth the other day and cut 1t
open with knife. In doing so he
broke The cork from bottle Of chloro-
form. While peering into the case he
inhaled the fumes and was rapidly
being overcome when found in semi
conscious condition. He was revived
with difficulty.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

DR.. John 5. Meyer says, rMio
acute pam IN the abdomen Or b.,
els. growing more severe =, t.,
Va'S' True ron' is Of two variat,
witch may ho associated. Thev :.
termed "SpaSmod'c 'oIic,' due to sps
mode contraction Of the muscular r,s
Of the bowels, the other. termed "e,,,
lent collie" due to extensive gaseor :,
emulation in th" intestines. Collie on
be due to direct errors, such AZ
gorgemcnt of stomach with indiss,
bic food, from imperfect mastjcatt,
or food specially apt to undergo h
mentative changes. as cooked ia,
brewers grain. musty hay, wheat ,
barley: by foul water parasites i
furious and irregular dieting, mah,
changes in diet from dry to moist i,
moist to dry, copious draUghts Of NJ
water, the animal being heated us
erted. and feeding after severe wUts
exposure to cold and damp TORPID i,
ton of the bowels. malignant grosh
intestinal distractions, retention /
fcces. giving large amounts Of foods
err a long fast, food of inferior on |
suitable quality, foreign bodies, @n1
or stones in the bowels, driving hgs
horses through deep stleams, Oh
rains, draughts Of cold air, new has'
grain. large quantities OF green is;|
food that has lain in damp places NJ
become sour or musty, irregular tell
Crib-biting, CtC.-in fact, anyMl
which IL abnormal to the system
Symptoms in Spasmodic or CIV
I C0lic.-The outset of the dlseasekp|
orally more or less sudden. The hid
shows signs of abdominal pain BY l
ing around at his nanks. by resthl
ness; if feeding he stops abruptly
striking his abdomen with his u
feet; he lies down and rolls about III
side TO side; after while he rlsesi
eats a little, and appears to be entf
we'll; in a little while, however,
pain returns and IS increased
severity, only to again pass on 70
time; as the attack progresses these
tervals Of ease become shorter
shorter, and pain may be contlnu
though even now there are paroxI
Of pain. Animals suffering from
form of collie evinCe the most Int
! pain: they throw themselves down
} over and over, jump up, whlrl a
) drop down again, paw or STRIKE
; the front feet. steam and sweat,
: frequent attcTpts to pass Their
only a small amount of water Is p
at at time. and this is due to the bl
: being so frequently emptied: ]. e.,
Is but little water to pass. The
tempts to urinate are almost alwa
garded as sure symptoms of trou
the kidneys or bladder; in realit!
, are only one Of the many ways in
the horse expresses the presc1
= pain. Allow me to digress slight
to assure the hearers that disea
the bladder or kidneys of the hol
. exceedingly rare. The stomach
bowels are affected in a thousa
stances where the kidneys and b
q are once. Attempts to urinate al
6 to do so are not enough to war;
. in pronouncing the case one of IT
with his WATER nor should W
horse sinks when pinched owe
loins, declare that kidney disease
Try this pressure on any sound
and the great majority will be ;
thus yield; in fact, this is ia
u symptom of health than disease.
Treatment.-Since the pain .
!, spasm or clHmp of the bowels
= cines that overcome spasms are Il
, indicated. A good medicine is
Il hydrate; this is to be given
s. ounce doges in half pint OF
: water,
The Progress., 1896-07-04
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Humorlng His CudtOmers.

Professor Won Note-You hat q
vine collection OF classic music here.
Music Dealer--'rhat's for young
ladies to look over previous to ask.
ing for copy of AFTER the Ball ~
New York Weekly.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Rev. ]. O. Gary, pastor of the M, -.
church at Virginia, Mimi, Is in peck
of trouble over a whtecap notice he
has received. But he doesn't propose
to go, just the same. He had merely
stopped a prize fight.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
4 Fatal Fight.

indianapolis, Ind, July 1.-The VII
l1.ge of Farmland is greatly excited over
riot that occurred at the North White
River church after services Tuesday
night, in which one man was fatally
stabbed and several others seriously
hurt. Just how the trouble originated
no one knows, but as the congregation
was passing cut John Moser and john
J. Emerson, who have long been enc
mics, were seen to be seuliling, when
Emerson drew knife and stabbed
Moser several times. Friends Of the
mon went u their assistance and the
fight became general, clubs and pocket
knives being used. When things were
cleared Moser was found upoa the floor
dead and William Murphy had tTac-
ture of the skull A little child of John
Henderson had been terribly bruised by
being tramp.td upon and her mother ia
unconscious from fright. Most OF the
congregation were bruised.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
Value of Good Fruit.

Ripe apples are especially healthy,
and children may eat them without
danger. Some doctors say that an APP
pie at bedtime produces sleep. Pears
are more savory than apples. but not
so healthy, unless cooked. Prunes have
medical qualities which cannot be de-
MED. They are better cooked, how
ever. Apricots are also more healthy
cooked than raw. Peaches are very
healthy. The most healthy of all fruit,
however. are grapes. Consumption
has been cured by grapes when every
other remedy has failed. Cherries may
also be eaten, as they frequently re-
store health and strength to the weak.
Stra wberries, though cold fruit have
the virtue of healing rheumatism
Gooseberries and currants are best
cooked. Figs are also excellent. They
were in great favor with ancient
Roman ladies, who always ate them fol
breakfast. Pineapples are said to be
the best cure for dyspepsia yet known
Nuts of all kinds are indigestiDle
Oranges are also excellent as Il cure
for dyspepsia. Lemons produce cheer
fulness and prolong life.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
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Killed Each Other.

Fayetteville, Ark, July 2.-Robert
Wilkes and Bob Toney, bro,hers-in law,
became involved in a quarrel over
hog. Toney attacked Wilkes with hoe,
inflicting fatal wounds, and Wilkes shot
Toney dead
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Nine Nordica married q Belgian
.enor in indianapolis the other day.
The first Mr.. Nordica went up in a
balloon twelve years ago and hash
some down yet
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Weather Prophet Virgins says ne
called the turn on the st. Louis cy-
clone. Wig never gets left-accordlng
TO himself. But we have frequently
noticed that he says nothing till after
1t Is all over.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Exercise for Heifers. -helisIS
mose exercise than grown cow
bones and muscles demand g ~
bodies be moved about 90
shape and development Of CO..
not be in any way stunted y
standing Or lying in one IA
| ltnch. and 100 long q q y
The Progress., 1896-07-04
GREEKS NEED HELP.
THEY ARE HELPLESS AND AEE
IN NEED OF PROVISIONS

They Appeal to the United states Tor b''r
and Ask the Government (" Send sup
the SIM Francisco to Aid the starving
lie Skipped Out.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

A Denver minister predicts that TINS
country will wade in blood within i've
years. We think that'll be all right II
be will leave cigarettes alone for a
while.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

The objection to bicycling on Me-
mortal day Is that It is not day for
sport. Any one who has seen the
hump backs, the muddy clothes and
The dripping countenances Of the
young men who take part in the race
will be willing to furnish affidavit that
II there Is any sport in that sort OF
thing 1t keeps pretty much in the dark.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

If it is true that Gen. Weyler has Tor
hidden the expectation of cigars from
Cuba u slump among Cuban SYM
pathizers in cabbage-growin districts
may be looked for.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Many of the instantaneous phOto-
graphs of the St. Louis cyclone pro
duced in the New York papers are
much more natural than life.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Thomas Cooper of jamestown can az
ford the wind more amusement than
any other man in Indiana. His whs-
kers are four and half feet long.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Jacob Oppenheimer of Brooklyn, ~
Y. Is suing for a divorce because MS
wife Joined a wOmans lodge ana
stayed out late at night.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

HE snap hook In
vented and patent
ed by an inventor
Of Murictta, Cal.
has some novel
points, 1t will be
seen that il is posi-
lively a safety
hook. as there is no
possible means OF
unlocking mad
yrrtCutlV without
The Progress., 1896-07-04

People are still chatting about the
lawsuit in Paw-Paw, Mich, when
made a fifty-cent barrel of sand cost
,GO. But there are lots of such cases.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

what will prevent women from
pouring kerosene on 1ires?' asks the
New London Telegraph. We'll, dea'h
usually does it.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Capt. William i. Cash famous eX-
pert rincman of Washington, dled last
week. It is hoped that he was ready
cash.
The Progress., 1896-07-04
An lIpnish Occasian,

Il suppose You mad high old
time in Europe
..Yes, replied the returned tourist,
Il had. l vss done up q Monte Carlo,
held up IN the Apennines and lad ! q
The Progress., 1896-07-04

j A Kansas man was whirled around
90 fast by cyclone that he stepped OH
his own heels,
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Ye Tetleeh. the tyee of the Hoonans.
has been put in prison. Whatever
sther charges are against this man,
!hst of carrying concealed weapons In
M - ahepid rot * omitted
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Cecil Rhodes profits from his dia-
mond mines last year were s2,9oo,ooo'
The Progress., 1896-07-04

When Queen Victoria puts on her
state robes she sometimes wears $'oV'-
600 worth of jeWelry.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

May was a month of disaster. More
than thousand people were killed ny
cyclones alone.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

Nothing Is what 1t Is cracked up 10
be except ice.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN in
VENTlON AND INDUSTRY.

Novel Snnp-I'o"k. TN" ld"' on var
fnrnian Handy ICci EnN Tor H'''"'"
U,,ses Relief Has Come at Last for
COrn- Eaters.
The Progress., 1896-07-04

This is = handy device for feeding
.orscs when. of necessity. they must be
The Progress., 1896-07-04
For Corn Eaters.

A device or holder to assist in the
eating of an ear of green corn has been
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-14

Saharet, whose picture Is printed
herewith. was born in Melbourne. Aus
tralia. March "a, 1878. She was for
two years leading feature at the The
alter Royal and Princess Theater, in
Australia, and In 1891 she made her
first American appearance at the Bald
win Theater, San Francisco, Cal, with
the Liliputians. where she was engag-
ed to do her specially. While Manager
NJ. b. Leavitt was in San Francisco he
made her tempting offer TO come
East, and she joined his spider and
Fly" Company, closing with him in
Chicago. There she opened with Hen
derson's Big Spectacular Company, re-
naming until her contract expired
Later she was engaged and billed for a
season and a half as the star attrac-
ton of a burlesque show. by Fred Ri
der of the Now Night Owls. who re.
leased her to join Hoyt & McKee's "A
Trip to Chinatown" replacing Bessie
Clayton. who went to Australia. This
season she will introduce, for the first
time in America, the animated picture,
La Danse Eccentrique. She was en-
gagged with the Flying Jordan Family
Vaudevilles, but owing 10 indisposition
her engagement with that company
will not commence until next Febru-
airy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-14
Doctors Starving In France.

In the British Medical Journal Paris
correspondent says at least $500 physi-
clans in France are battling with star
walton, and he adds that physicians
themselves are largely responsible for
this state of affairs. They have taught
lady patronesses of different societies
&c diagnose diseases, to dress and
bandage wounds, to vaccinate their own
children and those of their neighbors.
Medical science is vulgarized in every
way Doctors write in important daily
papers explaining how bronchitis and
cramps of the stomach are to be cured
and in fashion journals they teach how
to cure pimples and avert headaches.
Five hundred gratuitous consultations
are given yearly in Paris dispensaries,
and in this way large amount of fees
is diverted from the medical profes.
sion"