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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
BUT ONE CLEAN HIT.
Rudderham Pitched Fine Ball For Provi-
dence Against the Torontos.

Rudderham pitched the second game for
Providence against the dashing Torontos
at Adelaide Park yesterday afternoon and
he did a magnificent piece Of work. He
held the Torontos down to one clean hit
and two scratches, and did not permit
them to have run. He did not accom-
plish 1t by giving bases on balls. The
only real clean hit was one sent on line
to short right centre field, just over the
heap of infielders. Only once in the game
did the Torontos send q man as far as
third base. That was in the fourth in
ming.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22

prettiest possible plays. 1t consists in put
ting ii balls In pockets at one shot and
requires com bination of the best skill In
several directions. Mr.. Hall Is g noted
fancy pool player.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
BROCKTON.

Henry. Umpires- breckenridge and Con-
molly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22

The vigor OF youth given 10 the aged and
lnnrm.by using Hop Bittcrs Sec advertise
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22

No club has shown the pulling out abili-
ties OF the Brocktons after big lead has
been secured against them.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22

Ii Is all nonsense to assert that Kobe
danz Is not doing his level best to win his
games. II Is utterly ridiculous to suppose
that he should do anything but his level
best all the time. He has the promise of q
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

The gray wolf is a creature Of y
storm, many think, because it is
fierce, and because, like the eagle
plays in strong winds, seeking the
posed places, and delighting to get
some point of rock where the g
blows most fiercely. One man 50
in the Forest and Stream that il !
quires an expert to distinguish betVa
a VOLTS howl and the shrieking q
high wind.
Wolves are good husbands, PROVIDE
food for their families with the utn1
care, hunting far and near, in hal
times raiding sheep folds and the q
covers with an impartiality that rouS
the farmer and the sportsman.
Men who hunt for business kill Y
wolves in a business like way Il1
shoot a COW or deer, sprinkle stryl
nine on the flesh, and then go avg
Frequently wolves are nearby wat1
ing the hunter while he is at wOII
but the man does not shoot thel
When the man goes the wolves CON
eat some of the meat, and then go Jug
bling over the ground in mortal agolI
Wolves are knowing beasts Al
fetal trap bats have few charms II
them, save when they come in o1
the back of a pen and take the ms
without danger. The.7 hdnt in maI
led by ONE beast of 6reat proves
that has gained ats leadership by ns
ing all the wolves of the pack
male wolf will not bite a female VOL
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
Nutmeg Of Obscure Birth.

Merchants wonder that the nutmeg
of commerce is able to sustain its gem
eral appearance when they consider
the story of its early life. Unlike most
members of the spice crowd, the nut
meg is raised and reared in obscurity.
1t does not see daylight, gaslight, cleo
trio light or any other kind of light
until it is thrown upon the world to
shift for itself. 1t is not given an op-
portunity to prepare itself for any spe-
cial purposes. Its mission on earth, the
dealers assert, is laid out without it's
being consulted and it must either fill
it creditably or be exiled from the graf
er in the pantry.
The nutmeg Of commerce is nothing
more than the kernel of the seed of the
pear-shaped fruit of the nutmeg tree.
The seed of the fruit is covered with an
arillus which, when stripped and dried,
affords the spice known as mace. The
shell of the seed is cracked and the
long imprisoned kernel is found. The
kernel is dried, polished little and
given place in some housewives pam
try. The kernel is not extracted until
the fruit splits into halves. When the
fruit thus separates part from part of
itself it is sign that it is ripe. Then
the kernel receives its first impression
of out-of-the-seed life. Chicago Rec
ord.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
Rage Killed an Empress.

English speaking residents of Pekine
have heard that the death of the en-
press Of China, mother Of the relgnine
sovereign, which took place some time
ago, was due to rage 1t is a curious
story. The empress mother and the
empress dowager were sisters. and
quarrels between them were frequent.
as each was striving to gain ascenden-
cy over the young emperor. Event
ually the dowager withdrew TO Eho
Park, which is some distance from Pc
king and when the emperor went to
consult with her on affairs OF state
she would keep him with her for days
together, The empress mother called
enc day on her aisisT to demonstrate
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
A YARN OF THE ROAD.
The Merchant Found the Signal Was No
Good on the Return Trip.

The Merchant Found the Signal Was No
Good on the Return Trip.
"A good story is told Of a Chicago
merchant said the ambassador OF a
Greater New York mercantile house.
He had to go unexpectedly to st. Louis
on account Of lame duck, and meet
ing a drummer from that ambitious
and rather gay Missouri town, he said:
How do you fellows manage to
get such cheap fares to distant points?
| want to go to St. Louis, but the price
is rather stiff
"'I'll fix that for YOU replied the
drummer Give me IS and I'll enroll
your name as member of the 7. P. A.
Then you can travel whenever you like
| free
THE merchant gladly handed out
his IS, with which his friend secretly
bought him a ticket to st. Louis He
accompanied him to the train. Now
said he, when the conductor comes all
you have to do is to move your hand
across your mouth from right to left
and say "Yuno." He will then know yon
are a 7. p. A. and you will have no
further trouble
ITO the conductor, however, the
drummer said: That man with side
whiskers is a harmless lunatic. Here
is his ticket to St. Louis When you
come around he will make this motion
and say, "Yuno." Just pass him and say
nothing. He likes to believe that is
mystic pass and which always allows
him to ride free.
THE plan worked to charm, and
the merchant marveled at the scheme
which made travel SO easy and cheap.
"On his return from St. Louis another
conductor asked for his ticket.
Yuno, said the merchant, making
the prescribed gesture. The conductor
didn't know, however and after sever
al frantic attempts the merchant had
TO pay his fare. On his arrival in
Chicago he hunted up his friend, the
drummer.
Say, he cried, what kind Of trick
did you play me? Why, the plan didn't
work for a cent coming home.
That's strange replied the other.
You must have made some mistake
What did you do coming back?'
Why, | made the pass with my
hand across my mouth and said
"Yuno"'
Di,a Won move your hand from
right to lett?'
Eyes, of course
That's where you made a blunder.
You see, you We're coming back, and
across your mouth from left to rig'
Detroit Free Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Charles Rawson Thurston thus de-
scribes one phase of Modern HarboI
Defenses in St. Nicholas
Various plans have been devised for
the building Of coast defenses of this
kind. Even fighting turrets, like those
on monitors, have been suggested and
built. Some of them rise into sight
only preparatory to the firing of the
guns which they contain. Others are
somewhat raised above the surface,
and the guns disappear for loading.
In either case, though, very ponderous
and expensive machinery is required
for them.
A disappearing gun set up in a pit
similar to the mortar-pit is more in
favor There are several styles of
these with various powers to elevate
them, but all are lowered by the recoil
of discharge. The Gordon counterpoise
carriage is perhaps the most novel.
1t Is fitted for a ten-inch breech- load
ing rife, the weight of which is about
G7.200 pounds. 1t has an advantage
over other patterns in that while being
loaded it affords greater protection to
itself and to the gunners than the other
styles; and this is an important feature.
1t is operated by either hand-power or
electricity. With the former it has
fired thirty-two shots in about an hour;
which is considered remarkably rapid
firing
But this is not all that Is needed to
make bay or harbor defensible. These
large guns would not be very danger
GUS to an enemy's feet of torpedo boats.
These move and turn very quickly, and,
once past the great guns, the torpedo
mines might be disposed of without
much difficulty. To prevent such ac-
tion by the enemy, batteries mounting
rapd-fre guns are employed. The tor
pedo boats can change their course
with such rapidity that big guns cannot
be trained on them quickly enough to
be effective. and alongshore opposite |
portions of the channel where torpedo |
mines are planted-are needed batter |
les Of these small spltfres.
With such a quadruple defense as
mortar batteries. dis |
guns of long range, and bat
cries of rapid-fire guns, a feet Of hos
lie ships would find it very difficult
ask TO enter any bay or harbor along
he coast.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
SYMPATHY.

We are as harps that ylbrate to touch
From stranger hands, unconscious Of
the strings,
While tho souls slumbering echoes
wake to life
And through its halls responsive music
rings,
Few are the Daylds to these harps of
ours!
Few learn the cunning of the instru-
ment
And those to whom the gift has been
denied
Are oftenest those with whom our lives
are spent
But Gods large gift of Love is shower
ed around
Let us be thankful, Earth were too
like Heaven.
II, with the power of loving deep and
long,
That other gift of sympathy were given
Hamilton Aide.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Experience has made the men of the
fruit stands overcautious in handling
coin above the size of a ten-cent piece.
! The larger pieces they will test upon
the pavement or sink their teeth into
in a tentative fashion 1t is to be
noted, however that whenever a GUS
toner makes a penny purchase they
pocket the change without scanning it
almost hastily, indeed. There is a
deep reason in this procedure.
For enc thing, nobody counterfeits
the cent piece; it is too cheap. For
another thing, the fruit dealer knows
that no coin Of smaller denomination
is passing into his hands For a third
thing, and this is the most important.
there is always a chance that the GUS
toner is deceived himself and is hand
ing over a nickel dime or one of the
minor gold pieces, under the impression
that he is paying but a penny. If he
looks satisfied and starts to go away
he is not likely to be called back to
get the change. Occasionally some such
involuntary windfali comes in tho way
of the fruit man
Mrs. Christina Davidson, an old w.
man. lived in squalor in a hut near
Denver. Col for some years, and when
she died few days ago she was buried
by the county. Later an investigation
of her hut was made, and $4,000 ia
gold and silver coin was discovered
buried about the place.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
Test of a cood Clock in Africa

In talking over the minute taco
that have meant profit or loss to man
facturers, some curious de lils wy
given me by experts. For insJan'
one clock manufacturer of WateTDuI
Conn, found that certain rival "
doing a large trade in cheap clocks "a
out to the wilds of Africa. He got n9
of sample clock, and finding "
there was heavy profit on the eng
prise, invested large sum OF mohe!
making a still better clock, thousaH1
of which were shii ped TO the same H-
ket. Strange to say sales were ''I
slow, while his rival, turning ou'
cheaper and far less accu ate timeplsg
was selling all he could make flnaI
ly the explanation came. SavageS y
noise. The clocks made by tn oH'I
al exporter had a particular LOUD ~
aggressive tick; his imitatol maus
better clock, but it was almost no'l
less, and the savage would have uUll
of it. The remed~ was SIMPLE.
next shipment Of clocks to the Gun.
coast licked louder tnan anything
viously heard there, and all went We
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

with her on this, and battle royal en-
sued
The dowager however had the whip
hand, and was empowered to deprive
her rival OF her privileges. Among
these was her right to her sedan chair,
which is evidently equivalent to the
yellow jacket of the mandarin, She
would not even allow the imperial lady
the use of the conveyance to return to
her own home.
The empress mother thus found her.
self compelled to drive back in COM
mon cart. She died OF rage the next
day. For So days her remains lay in
state in Picking, the emperor visiting
the chamber every day. The body was
then transported to Haitien, and VIII
be ultimately laid by the side OF that
of her husband, the seventh prince,
whose name was Chun. Since the death
of his mother the emperor has treated
the dowager with marked GOODNESS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

In spite of the adverse conditions
which have prevailed during the last
few years it is gratifying to observe
that the progress Of electric science
has not been in the least interrupted.
This statement applies with special
force to electric railways. In 1887
there were only thirteen Of these rail
ways in the United States, with barely
hundred cars. Since that time,
however, the progress made in this
department Of enterprise has been such
that in 1895 there were no less than
SO electric roads in this country, OPP
crating over 5000 miles of track and
%, 600 cars and representing q capital
of $400, 100000 At the present
time, however, a still greater activity
is to be observed. From recent re.
ports there are 900 different lines in
the United States, including mileage
of $4,000 miles and operating 10000
cars. In 1896 alone something like
l, 900 miles of track were laid, repre-
senting an additional capital OF S3J,-
100000. In other lines tho progress
which electricity has made during the
last few years has been no less marked,
but the above figures will suffice to in
dictate the measure of activity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

A woman with a history died re-
Gently in San Francisco, Cal. She
was Miss julia 5pauIding, who reached
the great age Of uinety-seyen years.
She was washerwoman in the early
days, who intrusted her savings,
which amounted to several thousand
dollars, to Msisgs, shipping mer-
chant and banker. Meiogs got into
difficulties and one day hej to Chilli
on one Of his ships, leaving an army
Of mourning creditors behind After
several years she discovered that
Meiggs had made great fortune in
Peru, so she set of for Callao, called
on Meiggs and demanded what he
owed her with full interest. He re.
ceiyed her like princess, entertained
her iavishIy, and sent her homo with
all her demands paid in full. Size
shrewdly invested in San Francisco
real estate, which brought her in
good income. Her example induced
others to apply to Meiggs. In time
he paid all his creditors, and his
friends had bill passed by the state
legislature giving him immunity for
his crime, committed over forty years
ago. Meigg1' discovery in another
land AMI his voluntary payment Of all
his old debts forms one Of The most
curious episodes Of piouoer lie in
CALIFORNIA;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Some Of the people who have a no.
ton of what they mean by the word
evolution may be surprised to see
how closely it agrees with Herbert
Speneer's definition, which is as fol-
lows: 1T is disintegration OF mat
ter and a concomitant dissipation Of
motion, during which the matter
passes from an indefinite, incoherent
heterogeneity to definite, coherent
homogenoity, and during which the
retained motion undsrgoes a parallel
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

The red man is going to cease being
merely picturesque and so to work.
The Indians on the Red Cliff resarya-
ton are to 60 into the logging bust.
ness. The government has not vet
sold any pine on this reservation, but
it has been decided to let the Indians
begin logging their timber, and the
logs thus cut VIII be sold next spring
10 the highest bidder. CAPTAIN
Scott, who is in charge Of La Poiato
agency, has received letter from
Washington containing specifications
as to how the timber should be cat. A
portion OF the timber on the lg=ervt-
ton has beou burned over and win be
ruineJ unless cut this winter, aad the
government has authorized Captain
Scott to begin the work ut once. A
sum Of money has been placed at his
disposal with which to conduct the
logging operations, and next spring,
when the logs are sold, the govern
ment will be reimbursed for the money
advanced, and the remainder will be
turned over to the Indians.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

London is threatened with the loss
Of the Crystal Palace, which for
nearly two generations has been one
OF tho most popularand widely known
centres of amusement and OF interest
in the vicinity OF the metropolis. The
concern is hopelessly bankrupt. and,
although the government is manifest
ing an anxiety to prevent its destruc-
tion, yet there seems to be no practi-
cal means Of preserving this memorial
Of the first Of the great international
exhibitions of the nineteenth CEN
tury.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

France is about to take the leau
adopting the decimal system OF reeA-
ing time. This provides thai ten ~.
shall constitute n day, 100 minute I,
hour n 100 seconds a minu'e.
viii greatly simplify all calculations
tims, Inc ualyersal use Of this NV
val than he urged,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Some recent statistics on the unem.
ployed Of London showed that a large
number of those who were without
work had drilted ont of employment
for which they showed no special APP
titude and at the same time showed no
inclination to take up other work.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

1t is singular coincidence that ex
Congressman James Wilson, McKin.
ley's secretary OF agriculture, j,
father Of the position, no having first
introduced the bill creating it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Before the great freeze in Florida
the annual orange crop was from
5000, 900 to 10000, 600 boxes. The
estimate for this season is 10000
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
coIdsst Spot on Eart1.

Ihs coolest part Of the globe is the
northeast part Of Siberia. There one
only n!nosy.ninc aays In the year wAOl
the ground Is clear fFoH froE,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

The men who design war maps have
experienced a slight dash of the return
of prosperity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21

Church cars are recent Russian i'm.
provement, They are intended fog The
slbeFiap Railroad,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-07-14

profit.
l will quote here the law that
governs the handling of the money:
The amount, when so received,
shall be used and expended by the
overseer in purchasing the neces-
sary tools with which to work the
roads in his district and materials
to build culverts and bridges, not
exceeding fifty dollars in value, or
in otherwise keeping roads in bis
district in good order, according to
the provisions of this chapter"
Road Law page II, sec. 1914.
You see there are two special
specifications: first, for the use of
the money.
Page 10, section 1852, the most
important part Of the road law,
says: cit shall be the duty of the
road overseers to cause the general
work on roads to be performed be-
tween the first day of March and
the first day of October Of each
year, one half of which shall be
performed by the first day of July;
and it shall be his duty to super
intend said work and require each
laborer to do eight hours actual
service each day" l have travelled
half through the county and to say
| found the roads in Il bad condition
because this chapter had not been
complied with-would not convey
the full meaning of the word. OF
four districts that | travelled over,
there is place in each district that
the road is impossible with a load.
A little ditch in time, or two or
three plank culvert would have
saved these roads. If this article
is not strong enough we will come
more direct.
If this little notice will bring $500
in its proper place, and put five
culverts on the road where we now
have but one, ] will feel as if my
time has not been wasted.
L wish to make a suggestion to
the county court. Let the court de-
mand of each road overseer map
of the roads of his district, drawn
on a scale of four inches to mile,
and marks showing all bad places
in the roads, all culvcrts, all places
that need one, creeks to cross. etc.
Ii ovcrseers were made to comply
more closely with the law, their S
would not be such nice Job, but
would be better for the county.
j. I. PAGE.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-07-14

gold production of the United
States was s5s,O00, 900, an increase
of 81, 200, 900 in a single year, and
of nearly 100 per cent since 1884.
The worlds production of gold in
1890 was sis, ,ss4,7OO, and has
nearly doubled since that date. Be-
tween 1884 and 1895 the gold out
put Of South Africa leaped from
s2, 100000 to s41, 100000. Aus
tralia's mines, and those Of this
continent outside of the United
States, have more than doubled
their yield since 1884. Now the
total gold production of the world
is beyond 5000, 900, 900 a year and
rising fast.
An industry of this magnitude
and vitality may we'll occupy all the
labors of the Denver convention,
and operators in other metals have
no right to feel that their products
are sIighted by this course. New
processes in gold mining demand
attention One reason why more
gold is mined is that through scien-
tific improvement low grade ores
can be handled at a profit, and ores
that were valueless few years ago
are now available. Hydraulic min
ing is cheaper and more effective
than formerly, and the cyanide
process picks up and saves the in
finitesimal grains that escaped
other methods. Old tailings are
worked over with good results. and
in the hydraulic mines a ton of
earth can be profitably washed and
treated for a very small quantity
of gold. New inventions are in
troduced from time to time. One
now under experiment on an Idaho
river is a steamboat with Il suction
apparatus by which the auriferous
sediment of the river bed is passed
over rifles and through filters. The
Denver convention has very large
subject in the industrial features of
gold mining, and one that demands
its time to the utmOst.-''GlObe-
Democrat"