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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

ceivfng an advance OF cents per bas-
ket for the grapes OF the Arkansas val
ley over and above the price offered for
the product from other places He also
found that the Srutr men there were
Wiling % tenter into a contract at a
price IN advance OF last year for the
grape crop OF this section. provided the
grape growers would unite and enter
Into the CONTRACT with them.
When the president OF the associa-
ton had made his statement a re=oiu-
ton was unanimously adopted that dur
ing the present year tho members Of the
association would act as a Unit ard
would meet and enter into contract
v1th the Denver parties
The association also received prom
ise that they would be dealt fairly with
BY the railroads and one OF the roads
went 50 far. u g said, as 10 place 3
notice With ne inter state commerce
commission TIA: q new fruit rate would
be given % Wichita.
The members OF the association were
In high glee over their prospects for re-
ce.TiTSs fair pr.ces for their crops and
without doubt the meeting next Satur-
day VIII Be attended by every grape
grower at the county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
THE CHURCHES.

T. ~. Clark. .. D.. os Kansas CT
viii preach az the Eupyoyia avenue "a :,
tist church today Ct , p u. On the .or-
eiza mission work.
B-orTn Memorial Reformed church
ooSner o, Soath Topeka avenue and
LEWIS street: Se-vsc%s by TIE pa--o-
Bruce Gr.rith. a. II a m srn>iz :,
schsoio az 10 = m Young Peoples me-
Ing .; ?. n Ev>-yboIy welcome.
SERVICES ~ tie int Bs-sss. ehu--A
bed n ne 7. n G A zs,s.i,o-4,,y, p
Sunday July q. are as follows: R@vs-
az prsacsErs se-Ssos=s a. II o'ciock a n.
By Rev. J. A CARR. u. D. o. Ka-.sas
CITY, No. who - 64r.1c- se.~~fSry 81
Us Arnersca1 BaDtss, Missionary unsoss.
and pTeecfisng az s o'cSock .. n. b. 80.
pastor. Rev c. n wa-cxar1. szr5sg
f.9os 81 10 o'ciork q n. Yosaz Psa-
pes oo3e class ~ So 81 BIZ " J
Sherman q I. p. L. prayer meet
~ ~ ?. n CenerzI .-,-s.at.o1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

erai products. education. trars5o-sa-
ton. commerce. fuarsc@. religion. al
everything ssse. s1ta sixty-taree sarTs
coiored comparative statistical d.
grams eind iss pages OF Accurately an4
% % Gate colored MAPS. 30 syst~.rAzf-
.caily in6e1Sd that esscs ard ~y~ry City.
town. village laIe. mountain al
stream q ne world can Be readily D.
css5e1. sofh.nZ Ike : xaa ever c,sl.-
i'shed- Says to- Ssw Ysrx 8ec.c-s
Times.
''Ou- attention has been r~,sutiy 81.
81 20 ons q the greatest zrorS~-. sr
bOoknEstinx. even in his sgon 4.~,.s
age. "a RAM. McSatix T. Cos Lars
Atlas q the Word n sb@ of,,~- y.
pour OWE Hs-ary. - Sals voluzss yea
can cztca almost @. glaacs ~ MATS
and Letter pFs-zs tsse gurs9s progress ia
arts. "a Ets-4;1rc. IN c<<usnerr- AID
s>os,Aa1tto-. and "a Al. - great .zfus-
sr.s-- Every town srf sfyss<s IA every
srsfe and nation Ia Inc xoris - given
soiorsf diagrams soors nc; only g.
density Of po2ssiast11 aad So i-crSas~
- d-cr~aa>s. bus ssso tie zs-ssa. e~b.
snf TAXATION q sv--T civilized sar.1s
sita ne csiss PRODUCTIONS. 49, =.
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e1zLs<rs With tsss atlas IA shs@ fss,r.~.
p general Information AT fs~ rs.sns..
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
A Dress Goods Slump.

Might as well own up; we're over
stocked on Dress Goods; we'll move
Them, though, see if we don't. 1t
means big loss, but its got to be done.
These prices would make the cottons
blush.
50-inch all Wool Cheviots, the SOC
quali,v, at Csc.
40-inch all Wool Batiste, the soc quail
ity. at 33c.
40inch all Wool Henrietta all the
leading colors. the 45c quality. at 29c.
40-inch Cheviots in many shades, the
5Cc kind, one for zoe.
26-lnch all Wool Serges in all the
popular shades in this sale at 19c.
25.cent figured Mohairs. 129c.
35-cent Fancy Cheviots at 1910.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Ii Hits the Mems Goods

end hits them hard. All the Summer
lots 60 under the knife: Outing Shirts,
Susperders. Neckwear, Collars Cuffs
and Laundered Shirts. Prices talk here
with no uncertain sound.
4-ply all Linen Collars. the kind they
ask you 20 cents for, 8 cents each, so
cents for six.
Apply all Linen Cuffs, tic a pair; 81
for six pairs.
Wilson Brothers Bi-metalic Negligee
Shirts, every body's lowest price is 81:
our price this week. 75c; lock in the
window.
Mems fine Lisle Vests will go at Csc in
this sale.
All Silk Neckwear in Tecks and Four
in-hads, the 80 and 50-cent kinds, at 25c.
Mems fine Imported Half-Hose in
Black and assorted Browns and Tans:
they are worth a quarter, but 15c will
take them this week.
Mems fine full size japanese Silk
Handkerch'.fs. others get soc; we'll let
ours 60 at Csc this week.
Boys Shirt Waists Slaughtered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

ence Bigbee. Lutte Skinner. Ona Ho-
en-. Mary Keller. Jessie Keller. Ella De
water, Birdie Marquis, Verne Matthews
Anna McQuillen, Flora Palmer end Ma
nfse Palmer, and :iess-s Pm eadher.
Harry DORM. Bert Palmer, Bert Keller.
Virgil Corn. John Gr.ns.ey. of Peotone.
Scott Craig, George Craizg, Henry J.
Huise, Jarnas. Hammers. Joe Harn-ne--.
robert Hammers, Frank Kincas1, Poll
Marquis. Shelton Jacobs, VIII Hanm-
ers, VIII Snyder, Ralph MCLAUGHLIN.
Oak Mclaughlin. Henry Matthews. Al
8lrcsel. sam Macre1se. VIII Ferrtson-
orvsl Cummings. Howard Tats. VIII
Parker and Warren Matthews
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
The Wash Goods WhirI.

Want to sell every yard of Wash
Goods in the stock. See if these prices
won't do it.
2S-inch Costume Grapes going this
week at 4ic.
Yard Wide Percales, a nice lot of
styles. Sc.
A big line of Dimities. Organizes and
Lawns worth up 10 12c; your choice
now Sc yard.
IS, 20 and 25-cent Fabrics now going
at 15c.
The biggest value of all is the rev
line of 10 cent Dimities we are letting
out i'll this sale at Sc yard.
The finest Standard Prints, &c. A
general slaughter to close out Wash
Goods,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Last Call on
Shirt Waists.

And it's the loudest of the season.
Good bye, profit! All we want now Is
to see the stock cleaned out It's about
two waists for the price of one. We are
going TO clean up the waists this week.
1t will be slaughter not only Of profit
but part Of the cost as well.
A good plain waist gees into this sale
at 10 cents.
A good laundried percale waist up to
date in style, sleeve and cut, Is cents.
The 81 90 ones for so cents, and the
cream up to e. 90 will 80 with you foI
SI.0o. No foolishness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
First Day of Sale, Monday, July II.
Silks First.

Haven't time for much talk. nor space
for full descriptions, but if you never
bought silks before you'll buy them
at these prices.
1.25, 1875 and LEO Dresden Silks, your
choice in this sale at 98c
LOO Dresden Silks, now 75c.
2S-inch Antique Printed Warp effects,
the LOO kind, at 75c.
LOO Black Figured Silks, 75c.
28-inch Black Satin Duchess, the 1. 25
quality, at 98c.
60, 65 and 75c Black India Silks this
week at 46c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
The Summer Hosiery
and Underwear Must Go.

You can use them now, and we don't
word when you compare the prices with
the intrinsic worth of the goods.
Ladies' fine summer-weight silk vests,
IS cents.
Ladies' fine Isle vests now gong for
10 cents.
Ladies balbriggan vests and corset
covers now reduced from 80 TO IS cents.
Two immense values in ladies' Isle
finished vests II and - cents this week
Six hosiery wonders-3 for children.
8. IS and 22 cents; 3 for ladies, IL, I9
and 25c. Come this week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Carpet Department

Says: Come and zee II we can't savs
you money. This week win lie .hs
cheapest week OF this year and n we
lose some money we won't bother abou,
it We have had a good spring busi-
ness, for which we are thankful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
ENTERTAINED HsE FRIENDS
Miss Ella ssdier of Clearwater Was hos
sess "Wednesday.

Miss Ella Szdie- % Clearwater played
tss part % hostess 20 quite a number
OF her young friends i7St Wednesday
evening and proved hs-s-.f a charming
hostess very peasant evening was
spent and cae young Sosks 6e-3rsei At
a iase ho'1-. Thee p-esez; were. His5ee
Ella Sa6ssr. MIME Han s1.i E,zs fssII
% 7" "A; Cora Sha~ ard s..naiH Loh-
ME. Lizzie ki,csid. Lay snyie-. ny
tie BszB<e, -Aiys Hsu-ne-s. Jennse Ham,
n SIS Marie Han -as-s. 3zeFt!e SS--
se-. Aoc-se Cc-o1a. Laura B-g5es, For
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Staple Black Goods.

Join the general price tumble. La
only for week, and you'll appreciate
the chance.
5o-inch Serge 90 cent quality, 3ec.
@6-inch Henrietta, 50-ceut qualify, CUE
70 33c.
44-inch Crcpon. our s1.oo grade, now
Soc.
40-inch CamePs Hair. the lucent
grade, at Soc.
40-inch hohair. the 5ocent kind. now
39c.
81. 90 Mohair at 76c.
Sl.25 alohair at 9ec.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
ParasoIs and
Sun Umbrellas.

It's not question of what they are
worth, but what will sell them; they've
got to go, and go quick. Note the
prices, then see if we are honest about it.
One quarter off on ali Parasols and
Umbrellas this week. This is the way
we propose to clean up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
We Begin to die

The moment We are born. It may not
seem SO, but 1t is so.
To be successful in The fight against
death, who pounoes upon US at every
turn, We should keep every organ OF the
body. in the most perfect working order.
This IS particularly true OF the Kid
neys. upon the health and activity of
which the purity Of our blood and our
freedorn from disease germs depends.
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills pre-
vent Bright's Disease. Kidney and Blad
der trouble. and filter out Of the blood
every poison and impuri,y. whether
from imperfectly digested food, Malaria.
rheumatism. or other causes The Kid
neys are the standard bearers In the
great struggle against death. and DR..
Hobbs Sparasus Kidney Pills their
abIssSt ary
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Housekeeping Goods
at Less than Mill Prices.

It's only for week, though; the pace
is too hot for longer period. SO buy all
you want
$i.25, ST. 35 and 81. so Bleached Dam
asks will go at 98c. Is, Is and 20.cent
Towels at 12ic. 20. 80 and 35-cent Tow
els at 19c. 25-cent Turkish Towels t5c.
35-cent Turkish Towels, Csc. 15-cens
Turkish Towels at Sc.
One case of White Toilet Quilts worth
Sic for 75c.
Big cuts in Bleached Muslin sheetinzs
aud other housekeeping necessities this
week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
HERE THY ARE AGAIN
That Mysterious Couple at Riverside We're
at (prtfr.

John B,o~nSzck OF Corvin. writing
g The Eagle says:
saw statement IN to5sy's pap<r
or the arres. % a discharge trooper
TON Forf kssso. Tnfs gentleman ana
'acy cesne 70 ny place last Friday
c1snt acou: 10 O'Clock ard claimed %
oe nan and wife. TIE asxs morning
had quite q talk with saa-r- 17ey
Tses.9 TIE statsn-nt that .aey had h~s1
married four months fsse 1ssa ~ ta4s
u1caih. -5eT lived az For- Reno. tines
SArs hz-1 and they had Eas35=z sass-
trunks u Wt-Af-,- and tss ..ty sasi
Der parents ligeS s5-lr miles ease %
Ntc1i-c- Thesr 11=zs are Payne.
Tsey ~s-e golry there re lady DID
II tie taking SIC said her Husband
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
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All There 10 of. to or ny sas wsrfa -
stnSis IEzs

Ha-c AID ArSei1ys Ssw Iaiczs
a -tss ., me World. xsicA - coz Ok 81
Siisstion AZ S<si3~rTs.fs-s Book Ss0r- as
Ia srsnfe s-srSe sas fser-s sDFosrstFf
agent f0- Kansas and Oklahoma sSo<z
2, a Sa@1c@ az --as<ers p@ezazsang . t3e
So, Essca - al coo8zrses. csac~r1snr
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
A Ribbon Riot.

Overstocked On certain lines; we know
how to reduce them, though, and make
it very satisfactory to you at the same
time. Come and look at the ribbon dis
play with away down price tickets on
the different lots. The prices are for
this week only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

name was Frank and he said rs rad
belonged TO p troop ead had been d.
charged; thsy said they had walked
ali the way from Reno. but four niles:
they walked -wentyithree mites the
frs, day. lie claimed to be only 1s
years Old. She gave r1e thu names o.
tne places they stop1et AZ nights.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
A Child Enioy.

The pleasant flavor. gentle action. ana
soothing effect OF Syrup OF Figs. wheo
n heed Of Laxative. sa6 IL the father
or mother De ccstive or bilious. the most
gratifying results follow is use: 90
eoes II - The oeS, family remedy known
end every family should have a bos;IeL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
COUNTY CRAZE GROWERS MEET
They Hold an Interesting Meeting. Yester
day and Hear Reporta of Missinnariax

day and Hear Reports of Missionaries.
TIE SedgwSck county Grape Growers
association held an enthusiastic as we'll
as an important meeting yesterday and
another meeting viii be held next Sa,ur-
day at which time the books will be
closed for receiving membership for the
present season.
!. y. Dean. The president OF the esq
csaaon- returned vest erday from Denver
where he secured a market for the Crane
crop OF Sedgwfck county. He saws ia,
on the market he has 10 trouble In r.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Odd Lots of Gloves.

Some Kid, some Silk, some Isle; but
they've all got marching orders and
share the great price pinch.
25-cent Mitts viii be 1Sc.
35-cent Mitts will be Csc.
50-cent MItts will be 35c.
$l.25 Kid Gloves will be 100
$1.25 Ladies' Driving Gloves 100.
35-cent Silk Gloves are Csc.
50cent Silk Gloves are 35c.
Scent Silk Gloves are SOC.
And many other surprising bargains
will be put forward in the Glove stock
this week only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
A Soap Slide.

Soap GUS wide swath in our civil
cation. Like art and literature, 1t has a
refining influence. soap is also a pow
erful factor in politics. We shall sell
during this sale any Of our standard
makes Of Toilet Soaps as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Millinery.
Price Excuse:

What do you think of stylish hats, the
81 90 and $500 ones for $500, and the
81 90 and $500 ones for So 90? This is
the music we furnish this week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Muslin Underwear,

Odd lots slightly soiled; want to clear
them out Give you a pick of them at
merely nominal prices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
We Shall Indulge

in no spread-eagleism, no bombast, bnt give
you chronicle of mOney-saving facts that will
thrOng the store with purchasers. There are
bargains in this store at all times. but not
such as these. Read the list to the end, cut
out from the adj the items that interest Won
and compare the printed statement with the
actual merchandise offered. Money back on
every dollars worth that you purchase if
not as represented and satisfactory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

: Summer Clearance Sale!
Past Records Broken.

We propose to make this sale the greatest event
of our history. Every dollars worth of sur
plus stock has been marked at prices to close
it in week; cost, former value and loss will
not be considered; we are bound to sell the
goods. We mean just what we say and want
you to regard every word as cold fact. We
consider it wise loss and take it cheerfully.
The Sale will last just one week. and it is
buying opportunity that none should miss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
Notion Nuggets Last.

Noted in line, and every item preg-
nant with money-saving meaning to Y on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

Guests are First Introduced to the Mys-
cination of the Place Upon the Mem.
bers Fully Explained, When all Em-
bark for a Ride on the Electric Cars
Throughout the City-Every Portion OF
the City is Taken I'm and a Big "Spook"
hunt Had at Garfield College,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.

Nearly all boys anI girls show in
some way ut some time what they are
to become when they grow into man
hood and womanhood.
A Swedish boy fell ont of a window
and was severely hurt, but with
clenched lips he kept back the cry of
pain. The King Gustnvus Adolphus,
who saw the fall, prophesied that that
boy would make a man for an emer-
gency ; and so he did, for he became
the famous Gen. Bauer.
A woman fell off the dock in Italy.
She was fat and frightened. No one
of the crowd Of men dared to jump
in after her; but boy struck the
water almost as soon as she, and man.
aged to keep her up until stronger
arms got bold OF her. Everybody
said the boy was very daring, very
kind, very quick, but also very reck-
leSS, LOT ne III Nv uaNc bcSh VI O"ASN''
The boy was Garibaldi, and if you will
read his life you will find these were
just his traits all through that he was
so alert that nobody could tell when
he would make an attack with his red
shirted soldiers; SO indiscreet some
times as to make his fellow-patrlots
wish he was II Guinea, but also SO
brave and magnanimous that all the
world, except tyrants. loved to hear
him and talk about him.
A boy used to crush the flowers to
get their color, and painted the white
side Of his fathers cottage in Tyrol
with all sorts of pictures, which the
mountaineers gazed ut as wonderful.
He was the great artist, Titian-Chi-
cago Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
Minute Penmanship.

The Detroit Free Press, saws
Charles S. Monnier, secretary Of the
Detroit Wheelmen, is performing an
unparalleled feat in penmanship on the
back of postal card, his ambition
being to beat the record for the num-
Der of words crowded on the same by
any previous penmau. With that idea
i'll mind he secured n postal card, and
without giving the paper any treat
ment, taking it as it come from the
Postoflice, lie began his task. Choos-
ing the novel "Portia," by "The
Duchess" for his copy, he began put
ting it on the card in characters 80
small they cannot be outlined with the
naked eye. Mr.. Monnier's method of
work is to write for three hours two or
three times week, and at one sit
ing he placed Oh the card about 1000
words. The strain on the eyes is
severe. He uses a steel pen and a
purplish ink. The card is not half
filed, yet it contains $500 words, aud
Mr.. Monnier feels certain he will have
over 16, 900 words on the bit of pnper
when he has completed his undertake
ing. He says he has no doubt he can
largely increase the total were the
paper calendered, as the pen sticks in
the card and prevents him making the
characters as small as lie wishes. Un-
der glass the matter written by Mr..
Monnier looks clear and is easily
read.
In his correspondence Mr.. Monnier
sometimes writes letters on the back
of two-cent stamp, and has placed as
high as 763 words on the gummed sur
face.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
A New Metal in Demand,

French inventions frequently call
into use natural products which had
previously possessed no practical
value. This is illustrated by the rare
metal, thorium, discovered by the
great chemist, Berczellus, early in the
present century. When burned the
metll emits light more brilliant
than that of burning magnesium, but
until the recent Invention ofincandes-
cent gas burners, in which the flame
is encased in metallic mantle, no
use was discovered for it. Upon
experimenting with various sub
stances. it was found that
the oxide of thorium called
thoria, makes the best mantle for such
burners. and demand being thus
created for it, the value of thoria sud-
denly sprang from almost nothing up
to $3.50 per pound. Then a search
began for new sources from which
thoria could be- obtained, and this
search is not yet finished. Originally
the new metal was fouAd only in GER
tain rare minerals in Norway. Re-
Gently it has b1eu discovered that the
mineral "monnzi, e" contains liberal
quantity of thoria, and monazite is
found ia North Carolina, Canada and
Brazil. The price OF thoria is now
much lower than it was Mt first, al
tbouch it still cJmmauds SIS or $50
and even more per pound. the price
fuctuaing with the supply. Brook
lyn Citizen.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sun is so, 500. 900 miles from
the earth. The latter receives only
one two -billionth of the solar heat.
Basic Stag, or Thomas Stag, is tho
dross or refuse of smelted iron ores,
and contains about twenty per cent.
phosphoric acid, most of which is gen.
orally very slow in dissolving in the
soil.
Sulphate of potash, and the double
salt, sulphate OF potash and lnagnesia,
are also used as fertilizer, a pound OF
potash in these forms generally cost
ing about one cent more than in the
form of muriatc.
1t is certain that the elephant, the
rhinoceros, the bear, the hyena, and
other wild animals were at one time
common in England. Several bones
of these animals have been found in
Kent's cavern, about mile from Tor
quay
Nikola Tesla tells us that it may be
possible to see the face as we'll rs hear
the voice of the speaker who IS
thousand miles away. There are diff
fculties in the path, but the scientific
Imagination predicts success, and
Tesla declares be has hope.
Three miles an hour is about the
average speed OF the Gulf Stream. At
certain places, however, it attains
speed of ffty-one miles an hour. the
extraordinary rapidity of the current
giving the surface, when the sun IS
shining. the appearance Of sheet OF
fire.
Bone meal, if made of raw bones,
contains considerable nitrogen, and
all bones contain twenty to twenty
five per cent. phosphoric acid, but 1t
has recently been ascertained that I'M
less bones are dissolved in sulphuric
acid, their phosphoric acic is not SOL
uble in soil waters.
The atmosphere of London during
the lust twelve months is said to have
been singularly free from smoke. lne ne
change is attributed IL TIC ~ So
use of gas for heating, cooking and
manufacturing purposes. One gas
company has fixed during the last four
years SO, 900 small cooking stoves in
the homes of workingmen. The stoves
urc on the ''penny in the slot" style,
and have proved II great success.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
The American Silver Fox.

The most expensive and beautiful
of all fox fur, according to Kuowl-
edge, is that OF the American silver
fox. The color is usually almost en-
tirely black, except the tip of the tail
and certain gray-white markings on
the back, thighs and head. Occasion
ally completely black specimen is
found, and there are also some which
are completely gray. The animal WAS
once comparatively abundant but is
now scarce, and about year ago b
single fine skin was sold in London
for the surprising sum of 1915. In
1894 many skins were sold for more
than $500 apiece. The cheapest skins
are the pale coloree ones, some oil
which do not command more than
S25.