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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
Soap Bubbles Photographed in the Act of
Bursting.

Bursting.
Electricity has been doing some pref
ty work in the photographing of
drops of water, and Prof. c. V. Boys in
recent lecture gave illustrations of
what had been accomplished, says the
Detroit Free Press He first showed
photographs taken by the electric spark
of soap bubbles in the act Of bursting,
and explained the process by which it
is possible to ascertain the respective
speed at which different soap bubbles
burst. One photograph showed an issue
of liquid from q very small pipe which
to the naked eye appeared to be per-
feet stream, but which, on an electric
photograph being taken, was resolved
into beautiful and regular series of
drops. In connection with this Prof
Boys remarked that the science of
liquids and of the forces involved in the
phenomena of the surface of liquids
was one of the most interesting branch
es of physical science. The effect on a
fountain of playing or singing was to
change its appearance into one, two or
three apparently separate, clear streams
of liquid, but photograph taken as a
tuning fork was struck demonstrated
that the water was disposed in drops in
perfect regularity. A picture of rifle
bullet, passing through the air at the
rate of two thousand feet second, was
also exhibited. Prof. Boys, however,
showed that if it were wished to inves-
tigate what was really happening when
rifle liullet was beng projected
through the air at the maximum possi-
BILE speed, it would be necessary to have
recourse to method of illumination in
finitely more rapid than the electric
spark Tor this purpose mirror of
steel, about the size of a twenty-five
cent piece, is now used, 1t is so mount
ed as to revolve with ease without get
ting hot at the enormous speed of one
thousand times second, and the end of
the beam of light given Off from this
mirror passes across the screen at such
rate that it enables photographs to be
taken in about one ten-millionth of a
4 second
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
( HOW ZULU WOMEN SEW. q
Their Needles Are Widely DIherent from
Those Used in Civilized CountrieS


Those Used In Civilized Countries
The skill of the Zulu Of South Africa
in sewing fur is a household word in
South Africa, and none of the other
tribes can compete with them The
needle employed is widely different
from that used by the American needle
woman. In the first place, it has no
eye: in the second, it is like skewer,
pointed at one end and thick at the
other. The Zulu woman is never without
them, and carries them in an elaborate
ly-decorated sheath of raw hide. The
thread is not of cotton, but is made of
the sinews of various animals, the best
being made from the sinews in the neck
of giraffe. 1t is stiff, inelastic, with
great tendency to "kink" and tangle
itself up with any thing near it. Be
fore being used it is stepped in hot
water until it is quite soft, and is then
beaten between two smooth stones,
which causes it to separate into fila
ments, which can thus be obtained of
any strength and thickness. Thus, the
seamstress has considerable amount
of labor before she commences with the
real work in hand. This done, she
squats on the ground for no native
stands to work or do any thing else,
who can possibly help it) and, taking
her needle, bores two holes in the
edges of the rug or garment on which
she is working. The thread is then
pushed through with the butt of the
needle, drawn tight, and two more holes
are made with like result, the skewer
progressing very slowly compared with
an American needlewoman, but fast
enough for country whore time is Of
no value whatever. The skin upon
which the seamstress is working is
damped with water before she COM
mences; and as the damp thread and
hide dry out it brings the work very
closely together. This is carefully at
tended to, and the work is not allowed
to get dry until finished, when the
seamstress lays it fat upon the ground,
pulling it this way and that, and mix
ing and arranging the hair for several
hours, until, the skin being generally
dry, it is impossible to find the joint or
hem with the naked eye when looking
at the fur side of the garment. Tho
stitches are very small, and, when dry,
lie very fat, and number of curious
designs are worked out in various skins,
which, when finished, look like the
perfect skin of single animal, which
must have been the Joseph of the ami
NAL tribe, to Judge from the colors in
its coat. l should imagine that an
hours work of a modern sewing-machine
would be about equal in bulk to the
work of two hundred Zulu women for
the same time; but their work would be
done with a degree of efficacy no ma
chine can ever approach. h.-Ladies' Home
Journal
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
A HoLIDAY-LovING PEOPLE.
The Colonists of New Zealand Prefer to
Take Life Rather Easily.

The Colonists of New Zealand Prefer to.
Take Life Rather Easily.
The colonists of New Zealand are a
holiday-making people, says Pearson's
Weekly, There is almost an average
of one recognized holiday to a month,
and it is common practice for all
working people to take two or more
days at Christmas, the New Year and
Easter, SO as to make an unbrolen
playtime of three or four days, includ-
ing Sunday. Then the great mass of
the people give themselves up to-
amusement. Horse races, athletic.
sports, boat races and excursions are.
carried on in every available spot, and
are attended by large and well-behaved
crowds.
Utah's Odd Minerals.
The mountains and valleys of Utah,
are perfect magazines of odd minerals,
some found only sparingly in other
places, while great many kinds are
plentiful there that are found in no,
other locality on the globe. '"Ten-
tite," soft, resinous substance found
in quantities in the Bear River
mountains, was unknown to the min
eralogist prior to 1890, and is even now
wholly unknown in other quarters OF
the earth. Experts who have given it
thorough tests are of the opinion that
it will finally become amber of the
finest quality. "Ozokerite,' species,
of natural mineral wax, a rarity else
where, is found in large quantities in
this locality of queer mineral sub
stances. 1t is an acid and water
proof, and makes the finest insulating
material known. "Gilsonite, another
variety of mineral wax, contains eighty
per cent. of carbon or asphalt in its
pure form. The Utah vein is almost
three feet wide and mile in length.
"A story About the Pansy.
EYA pretty fable about the pansy is cur
rent among French and German chill
dren. The flower has five petals and
five sepals. In most pansies, especially
of the earlier and less highly developed;
varieties, two Of the petals. are plain
in color and three are gay The two.
plain petals have single sepal, two of
the gay petals have a sepal each, and
the third, which is the largest of all,
has two sepals. The fable is that the
pansy represents family, consisting OF
husband wife and four daughters, two
of the latter being step-children of the
wife, with only one chair; the two small
gay petals are the daughters with a
chair each, and the large gay petal is
the wife, with two chairs. To find the
father one must strip away the petals
until the stamens and pistils are bare.
They have fanciful resemblance to an,
old man with flannel wrap about his,
neck, his shoulders upraised and his
feet in bathtub. The story is probably
of French origin, because the Frenehs
call the paasy the stepmother.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
Ereaks of Electrlc xYIra.

A tree in Nashville caught fire from
an electric wire. One limb was burned
entirely off. A,policeman threw water
on the burning limb with hose, and
when the water struck the fire he ex-
perienced severe electric shock. ----
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
OFFICIAL REGISTER
Sierra County Officers.

Nicholas Gales, Councilman for the coun-
ties of Sierra and Socorro.
w. Il. Martin and Jose Armijo y Vigil re-
representatives. for the counties of socorro
aud Sinrra
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-06
TERRITORIAL.

C, L. Portlc+t Solicitor General
j. II. Cri it......................D Attorney
e. B. NeYoomh. las sCrdccs...........
L. G. / art, Las YegGs................ E.
q. Is. Baker, Roswell............
Ii. S. Clansey. Clerk SupmremeCourt
2. #, B, rghmann, n,.....,...S Supt. Peniteutiary
Geo. w Knaebel............Ad AdjutanG Genera
R. j Palen.................. ....Treasurer
Bometrlo Herez. ez...........'.'... .'-'''A uuluol
Amado Chavez. -, .Supt. Public Instruction
Al. S. Hart. Coal Oil Inspector
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
sBERTFF,s SALE


CHERIFFiS SALE BY VIRTUE OF Al
- writ of Levari Facias to me directed, viii
be exposed to public sale vt the Court Housel
on Market street, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, in the city Of Wilmiagt NeWl
Castle county, Delaware, on
TUESDAY. THE i4th DAY OF JULY, 1s96l
at O'Clock p. m,
the following described reai estate. viz:
All that certain property beginning at a
stake at the nOrthWesterlv aide Of marsh road
at n corner of land late Of John Fins, now Oc
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company Is
lsnd, north b9A degrees, west 42i feet to the
middle Of ditch dividing this from land
belonging to the Wilmington g. Northern
Railroad Company, thence along the
middle, Of said ditch and by land
degrees west 4l3 feet to the north
erly side Of Birch street at fifty feet wide.
thence thereby south 5ls degrees. east $50
feet TO q stake in the middle Of the Marsh
Road aforesaid and thence thereby north l4l{
degrees. east 40 feet to a spike and north 3lit
degPt es, east $50 feet TO the plsce or beginning
containing 400 acres more OF less.
Seized and taken IN execution as the prop
erty OF Oxy-Hydfogen Company and to be
sold bv PAUL GILIlS, Sheriff.
shsriffs Office. Wilmington, el.Jnne. 29.lse6.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
TIE POLICE As ATHLETES.

They Are Going to Have Field Day.
when sp0rts-wnI be Furnished Galore
The police force has been lnoculsted
with the feld-day fever, and, unless the
clerk OF the weather and the powers
thst-be interfere, the knights Of the
locust will have a turnout in Riverview y
Park on next Monday. The event will
be free for all, not only az regards the
contestants but also as regards the
public.
Sergsants Shields and Evans will con
test in the broad iump. Sergeant Bailey
and Turnkey Hammerer will try half
mile race. and Sergeant Welch and
Charley Thomas will breast the pole
together. Louie Rsinholtz is entered In
the 440 yards dash, and claims that be
can "burn tbe read" fast enough to
defeat Officer Welch, while officer Riley
will press the pedals in an attempt to
beat Officer Schell IN mile bicycle race
to beat the record.
The program has not yet been com
pleted but 1t will be great one.
There may be a change in the date but
not unless the fates interpose.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
soelal and Peraonnl Notss.

EX-SENATOR Anthony Higgins spent
Sunday st Odessa with his brother-in
law, Daniel w Corbit.
Charles S. Csmpbsll, of the recorders
Office, spent Sunday at Cape May.
George Justis IS back in wnmiDeton
from Browns Mills in the Pines. N. ].
Senator Gray and J. Edward Addlcks
are In Philadelphia to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jsmss Cleland Morrow
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. John Dandy
and faulty. OF Wilmington are sumner
ing at the Morrow Farm near Newark.
Miss Mamie Hitch, OF Laurel, is visiting
relatives Ia Wilmington.
Professor Rltchis any family are at
Rehoboth for the season.
Mrs. W. T. Norris and children will
spend the Summer with friends In the
Lahigh Valley.
Deputy Attorney General Peter L
/ Cooper " III leave for Philadelphia to
morrow and join his father in law,
General Louis Wagner. On the day
following they will board tho Kensing
ton and sail for Antwerp.
Miasss Bessie and Ethel Wilson have
returned from visit to Miss Addie Will
son at Newark
j. Frank Pierce was able to bs out
yesterday,
Il. q. Bulany has returned from
Denver, Col.
O. II. Smith, Of Rlverdsle, Md, II
registered st the Hotel jennings.
A party OF young people will 20 oui
on tha barge Recreation this evening To-
a short moonlight trip on the Delaware
Alexis I DuPont is at Cape May.
Fish Commissioner James A. Mulligan
Of Delaware City, was in Wilmington
this morning.
DR.. S. P Chaifsnt. Of San Francisco
Is registered at the Clayton House.
]. Herbert Pratt. of West Chester, Pa
Was In Wilmington yesterday.
John d. Neutzs, Of Watersown, NJ Y.
is visiting relatives in Wilmington.
Mlss Gertrude Ksmble has rsturne'
home from Chester.
Miss Annie R. Mole. Of Piedmont
3 West Va, is visiting Wilmington rels
g tives.
Miss Maggie Crosby, e public scho'
teacher OF Chester, Is spending q part q
her vacation In Wilmington.
F. Il. Ihmsen. Of the New Yor
Journsl was In Wilmington last night
ard interviewed Senstor Grsy on th
6 silver question and the probable sctiO
!. OF the Chicago convention.
g Miss Josie Cs neron Is the guest of NH
f Agnes Darlin gton, at Doylestown, Pa
Daniel Rssrdon is visiting his parent
T. at Rock Ran, Pa.
. ColonelJ ohm Wainwright has returns
~ ftom a short visit to Goatesville.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
colored nTsthodIsts Immersed.

MEDIA, June 30 Eleven colored
Methodlsts, eight women and three men.
were bspt'zad In BroonAlps lake, nesr
Media yesterday There were eleven can
didates for baptism, members OF the Union
African Methodist Episcopal Church, OF
Media Soue OF them had been members
Of the church for twenty years, ser
mon preached By Bishop WilmOre, OF
Canada, during the late Conference IN
Media, on bAptlsm, In which he advocate
immersIon as the only true baptism, led
most Of the candidates to accept the bo
lief The pastor OF the church. Rsv.
Gdorge w. Long, had charge Of the Ger
emonies and sang with the choir as h'
stood In the water, Rev. Jacob Parker
assisted Pastor Long.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
Lsl ua Have PrIaon nelorm.

Prison reform Is rapidly working Itself
to the front It cannot much longer be
Ignored by our lawmakers. Public senti
ment is becoming aroused against the
present system. which Is not productive
Of the good results that should attend a
proper condition Of penal servitHde.
The three institutions which we have
are too small TO meet the demands made
upon them for the proper safe keeping OF
the criminal class. They are poorly
equipped and In nowise oreditable to the
several counties.
Bat that is not the worst feature. The
criminals are keptin idlenesa and thereby
encouraged in vice. The old saying that
Satan finds work for idle hsnds TO do"
Ia especially applicable TO our county
prisons, which afford to the prisoners
absolutely no induoement to mend their
ways and become better citizens when
they regain their liberty.
Prisoners being non producers are a
dead expense upon the taxpayers. II
proper facilities were afforded they could
be made self-supporting, II not source
OF revenue
Let those who ara in favor Of prison
reform organzs themselves now and,
taking the penal institutions Of other
states FOR their models, frame q bill
which will meet all the requirements OF
our small state and appeal TO the sober
sense and pride Of the Assemblymen who
will sit at Dover next year.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
nApple Feastu rnntead of Tea.

A late fad introduced By sensible
woman is tho apple feast" to replace
the afternoon tes drinking that hgs
ruined the neryes of so many socisty
women, says a Philadelphia writer. The
guests assemble around the table and
choose their favonte pippln from the
dishes of apples Of sll colors- and kinds.
The fruit is supposed to give beth beauty
and color TO women. aud It is surprising
with what renewed energy a round Of
social calls Ecsn bsEresumed under the
tonic and healtbgivlng Influence Of the
wholesome fruit
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
Hnrt Inc Rnnamnr

While going home from lnerket on Sat.
urdsy evening, William H. Edwards, who
lives near State Road, was severely In
jured In runaway. One of the
wheels Of his wagon broke down
and the horses ran away. Edwards was
thrown out and rendered unconscious
News of the runaway was sent TO the
police station and Captain Kane detailed
Officer McAtesr to follow the team on his
wheel. He did so and found Edwards
| lying In sl unconscious state alongside
the road. Hs was sent to Delaware
Hospital, where IL Was found that he was
suffering from a severe wrench OF the
right Thigh.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
nnrer Not Pardoned

Governor Watson has appointed Sam
uel Gray Of MsrshRllton, justics Of the
peace to succeed james 4. Richardson
The statement that the governor had
pGIdoned Joshua 4. Dasey, sentenced at
the last October term Of the Sussex
county : Court Of General Sessions 10
two years imprisonment for ssssRltipg
william Moore with intent to kill,
proves to be untrue Exercise Of oX
scutivs clsmency was asked by the mans
wife and daughter and refused by the
governor, who saw no coed reason fol
interfering
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
noien aouId's Experlence.

Anna Gould's titled husband has
spent all Of her fortune. shs will get
little sympathy on this side Of tue At
lsntlc. Americans have little patience
with designing parents and daughters
who are only too willing to form alli-
anse with impecunious aud proaI gate
noblemen OF the old world. when there
are so many honest and msnly young
fellows In the United States who car
apprsolate 3 lovely young wife and
foster her financial interests.
Year by year this traffic in beautiful
and talented young girls and handsome
dowsriss goes on. Neither parents mol
daughters seem to profit by the bittei
experience Of those who have taken th'
same foolish step before them. High
society In New York and other citla'
seems TO be title mad.
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
oharch and lsArsoDaee sold.

WYOMING, Del. June 29 st. Johns
Reformed Church and parsonage. of this
town, have been sold by Sheriff Shaw, TO
R. r Kanney, attorney for the
morigagee, for So. 200. This smount wss
far short OF enough to meet the Indebted
ness against the church, which hsd be-
come heavily involved. The pastor. Rev.
Cyrus Cort, claims that two years salary
is due him. and applied for an injunc-
tion 20 prevent his ejsction from the
parsonage, but proceedings were stopped
by an agreement to allow him to remain
there for another year. His chances for
recovering his salary, however, are very
small since the sale of the church's sssets'
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
mhlInar ln tha Resona-

There is At least one man In the coun-
try thoroughly devoted to Democratic
principles. who wants no political oifce
aud Is thoroughly unselhsh In the at
tempt which be, with others. proposes to
make az the Chicago convention TO pro
duce harmony In tho Democratic party
This man Is William @ Whitney, of New
York, and his recent letter regarding the
political situation Will, we hope, remove
the scales from many Democratic eyes
and show the Democracy. that Ia going
for FREQ silver, It will not only disrupt the
party but invite certain defeat
We can only regret that Mr..
whitney hns not come ITO the rescue" at
an earlier date He has al along been
the man Of all others preferred FOR the
Presidency by the souad-morey Demo-
Gratis. II he had allowed bis name TO be
used in this connection several months
ago, when it Ia generally believed be was
urged TO do so by President Cleveland,
the party would have stood IN . better
position to- day But regrets will avail
nothing. Mr.. Whitney would not then
and will not now become 8 candidate. He
empbsticslly declares, in the language Of
the late General Sherman, will moi
run II nominated. or serve II elected"
Much as this decision will be regretted
by many It's wisdom Is apparent at thii
date for the time has passed when Mr..
Whlteney could receive the nomination
and the support of the enthusiastic
Democracy for the Presidency. His In
huence In the voluntary role he has nov
taken will be greater as private citlzsr
than It could be as q candidate. A greai
crisis is to bs met II Is not now a ques
tion Of candidates but one which involve
the very life OF the Democracy, which 4
ths past has never been a free sllve
party. This political herssY has for az
teen years been trying TO epgrAft itsel
upon both of the great political pArlie
Of the country It failed at s.
Louis and II It should succeed In Chicag,
there is no reason to bslievs It will b
victorious at the polls.
The silver men, combined with Il
tariff shouters, we're not entirely Nnsu
cessful at st. Louis. They succeeded
nominating q man for president who b
always been two-sided upon the 6nanci
question should be be elected, thi
expect through him aud fenate viii
they now practically control to block q
wheels OF the government until the
demands are met at least 10 part. tt
bsing the case. there will be no defecti
from the Republican party to help
out-an cut Democratic candidate. VIII
Mckinley, bound to 3 gold platform,
sure to get the votes OF the sound mon
people of the country regardless
party, unless the Democrats noEins
sound money man.
The logical result OF all this is that
Democratic party Will invite defeat
making free silver platform and MOI
mating free silver candidate. Suel
defeat would bs no ordinary disaster.
would be ths end Of old time Democrat
Evening journal., 1896-06-29

The deep and patriotic aOlicitude for
tho success Of the Republican party In
this stats and in the nation" has been so
marked on tho part Of the Addicksites in
the past that the very sudaclty Of the
shove declaration makes the regular
Republican smile. For the regulars 30
take any stock In such declaration, or
to enter into a conferences with the
AddIcksitss relative to the approaching
nominations. would be to acknowled So
AddIoks and his followers as Republicans
aud restore to them prestige which
they have. by their outrageous disregard
Of the party principles and presidents.
lost In all parts Of the state and nation
Evening journal., 1896-06-29
Jlm morris and His wheel.

James P. Norris, one of the pOrters at
the p, w. B. station, is one of the
best known characters around that
building. James has q bicycle and he
has frequently boasted of his ability to
ride veil and keep 1t up fer long dis
tAncss. Yesterday he started to Phils-
delphIa with bicycle club.
When Chester was reached James
implored the other members to stop
aud let him rest. They refused and he
fell from his wheel snd lay. by the road
side exhausted. They left him there and
pushed on. Late last night the employees
of the station had q vision Of man much
resembling James sneaking into the
building nearby pushing a very dusty
bicycle In front of him and mumbling to
himself that long distance riding was
not all that it is pictured.