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The Press., 1897-01-07

were eleven in the company, including two women. Early in the afternoon part of them started up the track on foot, say ing they were going to Worcester. Soon after Sheriff Hutchinson of South Coven- try came driving up after them. It seems that they had left South Coventry that day without paying their board. The foui that remained at the station took the afternoon train for Willimantic. F The first regular meeting of the literary society will be held next Tuesday even- ing, commencing at 7.3O. Everybody is cordially invited. Longfellow will be the subject for the literary hour. The pro- gram is as follows: Sketch of Longfel- lows life, Miss P. Grace Baxter; Robert of Sicily, Miss Clara A. Hall; Old Clock on the Stairs, Miss Lena G. Korper; The Village Blacksmith, Miss Eva Backmins- ter; reading by Miss Rose O. Hall: Skel- eton in Armor, Charles H. Brown. Fol lowing this there will be debate on the question, Resolved, that the United States should not increase their territory by annexation" Affirmative, Rev. c. H. Brown, Leo Korper; negative, H. F. Starkweather, Geo. w. Brackett. After the regular disputants have spoken the question will be open to the house, and any one may speak on it.
 MANSFIELD. Mansfield Depot.
 The masonic lodge are sending out a very neat invitation card to to their 4th annual ball the evening of 10th inst. at Hillside Hall. The entertainments of this character heretofore given have proved very popular, and the committee of arrangements have spared no pains to promote the interests of their, patrons. The best of order will be preserved, and good time promised to all who attend. Supper will be furnished. Music by Fay's orchestra of Rockville; Prof. Bissett for prompter; concert at o'clock grand march S.3O.
 The social at the home of MT. an l Mrs. Geo.! A. Huntington. New Years eve, proved pleasurable one to all who were in attendance.
 Frank Robinson has the contract for the stone building of A. B. Campbell, and will at once begin its erection.
 Guests in town over New Years were the Misses Remington. ot Willimantic, with lady friends; Ernest Huntington, of Hartford.
 The boys ushered in the new year with an old-fashioned war-whoop. It was the echo of the late election. Its all right, you know.
 Gurleyville.
 William Cross is improving his place by building a wood shed and wagon house combined.
 Mrs. Frank Ruprecht and son are in Rockville. Mrs. Ruprecht being i'm ployed in silk mill.
 Miss Charlotte Turner is visiting he1 neice at North Windham. : Mrs. Charles Dodge has returned from few days visit with her brothers al Haddam,
 Rev. B. F. Raynor attended the funeral of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Snow of West Ashford, Thursday Dec. 31st.
 The fox hunters did not have mucl sport with the fox that was let loose al Chaffeeville last week. After a short TUT it was seen upon thereof of a house near | Gurleyville, it then ran under a rocf where it was pulled out and given fifteer minutes start of the hounds but wal soon overtaken by them and killed.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Thirty-five horses and ten Concord bug gies will be sold at auction next Thursday Jan. IA, at 10 a. m., by Fuller & McIntire at Patch's stable, on Harrison avenue Springfield.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Ten thousand dollars worth of the best muslin and cam brio underwear is being sold
The Press., 1897-01-07
COUGH REMEDIES.

Slippery Elm Lozenges % cents Der ponnd. Rock Candy 15 cents per pound. Wallace X Co.'S old fashioned Hoarhound Candy the finest in the market.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Miss Mattie Lasbury, of Broad Brook Is a guest Of her uncle, James Lasbury.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge, F. & A. M., next Thursday even- ing.
 The week of prayer Is being observed by two extra meetings at the Baptist church.
 Mrs. Alba Perkins, of Willimantic, was New Years guest of her sister, Mrs. Willie Winter.
 Mir. and Mrs. Reuben Burley, of Hol- yoke. were guests of their daughter, Mrs. K. H. PInney, last week.
 Mrs. John Lawrence is in Springfield, where she intends to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Cook.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The writer was presented January 4th by Miss Philena Agard some pansies that she had picked from her bed in the yard that were as fresh and nice as in mid summer.
 Leroy Agard, from Stafford, was thu guest of Adelbert Agard New Years
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31

the small particles-when q body ls
charged with such tremendous pres
>ure-is so great as to actually tear as
under not only the firmly adherlnR
small objects. bvt the very particles OF
The metal on which they rest. Now,
for an illustration, if q brass ball is
painted with bronze paint-which is
conducting-th the whole of the plant is
almost thrown away when the pressure
is turned.
"But further. You know how firmly
bronz, paint adheres when it has dried.
1t requires great force to tear it away,
but under the pressure l refer to not
only is the bronze torn from the brass
surface, but the bard brass itself is
subjected to1uch pressure that it's par
ticles are torn asunder, scattered with
great force and thro"n away, not only
to distances measured feet, but
up the action and finally the entire
solid brass ball would be carried away,
but ages would be required to &C.
complish this result with the present
apparatus because of the smallness OF
the particles: Still, If the pressure wa
sufficiently great as in the case OF
lightning stroke-the brass ball would
be destroyed in an infinitesimal period
o! time.
NOW we WILL HC0 WA6V OIL ohAo AOo$A
up to. 1 know that the scientific fact
of the result described is accomplish
ed, and We will consider it's application
to the human body in cases of skin dis
orders or any disorders that may arise
from the skin being attacked by
disease germs or parasites of any sort
Since small particles of q body can be
thrown from it by the means I have
told you of, it is thinkable or even very
- ho< Nh n
this way rid itself of any extraneOus
particles that may be on it, and AS the
disease germs, if any, would be among
these particles, the possibility and
practicability of such treatment ma.
turslly suggests it.elf.
81 have tried experiments in line
with bis suggestion and have reached
most remarkable and startling results
that impress me as being OF Rree'
actual value positively ascertaiued be-
fore the method is upqualifiedly recon-
mended.
"By means OF my apparatus have
applied an electrical current from q
static machine 30 as to sgitate the all
surrounding human subject in q mos,
extreme and remarkable manner. The
startling effect was to take the person
when operated on in a darkened room
appear to be clouded in q haze of lumi'
nous mist.
"Tbe electrical pressure not only
violently agitated the air around the
body, but the repelling force threw of
IL particles with such violence that
the extremely rapid motion through
the atmosphere caused q friction tina,
consumed them and for the fraction IT
a second making them luminous SC
much SO as to cause them to appear
like myriads of infinitesimal meteors
shooting in all directions away from
the repel'iug body.
81 have gone far enough with these
experiments to suggest the possibility
of completely euveloping the human
body in an actual sheet of flame, with
out injury to either the skin or the
nerves. IN. Y. Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
Senses Sharpened in the WiIds.

I made hold TO soy to DIR. Napsen
that thousands upon thousands of men
who were not specially interested in
Arctic work had read his book With
delight, and that to me the marvel
was not that he could do what he did
In the field, but that he could wife
such book about his experiences.
1.-THE bet thing in it, to my notion, ~
| said, lis your description Of your
d., T'stic meeting with Jackson OF
FIR Josef Land and the best part of
mt g Your reference to the manner
in which the wild mans sharpened
senses q covered the fragment Of the
soap v hich the civilized European had
used in his morning ablutiops."
SIT is really true" replied DR.. Nan
sen, 'tha. l could smelfthat soap as
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
WONDERFUL ELECTRICAL CURE.
Nicola Tesla EnvelOps the Human Body
in Luminous Flame.

Nicola Tesla is now in the midst of
intricate electr.c cal experiments which
promise most valuable hygiepic results.
so soon as he declares himself ready to
put his recently acquired knowledge
into practical operation, for the Kidding
of the human skin of extraneOus mat
ter, including parasites of every ma
ture, whether they are virulent disease
germs or not.
Mr.. Tesla was found in his laboratory
yesterday, with head and hands full of
matters electrical, as usual, and when
spoken to of the interest his hints and
suggestions of what he was doing had
aroused he hesitated for q moment
before answering.
Then, as q foundation, the electrician
explained that it is fundamental
electrical law, we'll known, that two
bodies charged with the same kind OF
electricity, either positive or negative,
repel each other; that if body be
charged with electricity from a static
machine the electricity accumulates
on it's surface.
"NOw," continued Mr.. Tesla, "ii
there are small bodies of the m nutest
weight on that electrically charged
surface, and if they are conductors
capable of taking electricity, they will
also become charged with the same
KIM VI el0CbTiCl1y tu6j Gue SuTldCo Dds
received. What is the result under
the law of repu sion? There is q force
at work between them and the surface.
which strongly tends to part the two,
and the particles are thrown off, fire.
quently with great force. In fact, this
force can be increased to pressure of
any desired magnitude. Just the form
of apparatus 1 am using, and which &C
complishes this thing, 1 must keep sec
ret for time yet.
''This repulsion under the pressure 1
have referred to is increased ths more
under the law that governs it, for if q
given electrical pressure is doubled
the repulsion Is increased fourfold and
even more than this, on account of an-
other law, because electricity prefer
ably accumulates on points. and an ex-
tremeIy small body is practically a
point. So the normal accumulation on
the surface referred to-say it is OF
brass-is exceeded by the accumulat ion
on the small bodies that may be on that
surface.
81 have found ways Of producing all
degrees OF pressure, even to degree
that approaches more or less to that OF
lightning; and the repulsion exerted on
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
The machine. which is called a re-

The machine, which is called q re-
gister1ng accountant, occupies about
as much nett space as the average type
writer. 1t is rectangular, with the
interior operatic mechanism protected
from dust by the four perpendicular
working Of the mechanism can be seen
at any time. A somewhat detailed
description is as follows: There is q key
board on the upper face which,is slanted
desk-like. This key board consists
of nine owsoof nine keys each row
being numbered cOnsecutively; the
keys in each horizontal row being num-
bered the same, SO that there are nine
ones nine twos. nine threes, ect. then
to the rulings on the ledger page. The
two columns to the right represent
units and tens of ceuts: the third
column IL the units of dollars, the
fourth the tens of dollars. The divi-
sion strip to the right represents the
decimal point; the second ruling eepa-
rates hundreds from thousands; and the
third the thousands from millions. At
the lower left hand corner is the total
the lower right hand IL the repeating
key:
The mechanism for the cents col
umn 10 not different in any way from
that for the dollar columns; so that
bushels or pounds may be added by
disre9arding the present location of
the division strips, and im.gining
them to be between the third and
fourth columns and the sixth and sew
enth columns. The machine Is 30 ar
ranged that the act of pressing the
keys simply sets stop wires that deter
mine the amount-corresp0nd to
the keys struck, to be printed snd
added when the lever is pulled. There
being no direct connection between the
keyboard and the interior mechanism,
1t Is necessary to execute . full move
amount is Get up on the keyboard, to
register the came on the paper and in
the accommodating mechanism. A full
movement CONSISTS in drawing tho
operating lever forward until it stops,
and then releasing it, when it re-
turns automatically to its original posi-
ton.
The total key is used in connection
with the operating lever for printing
totals. It is also used as an error key.
IT an amount is set up wrong-that is,
the wrong keys depressed, the keys
I can be restored and nothing added by
depre sing the total key prior to pull
| ing the operating lever. But this key
mnst not be depressed after the operat-
ing lever Is started. Inc repeating
key. located at the lower right hand
| corner of the keyboard Is used when
| several checks of the same denomiDa-
ton are to be listed in succession. The
amount can be set up and this key de-
pressed and locked by slight pressure
| towards the rear of the machine, after
which it is only necessary to draw the
lever the number of strokes correspond
ing to the number of checks. Then
the repeating key is released by push
ing down the total key. The repeat
ing key can also be used for multi
plicstiOn, which can be carried on
quite rapidly after q little practice
A speed of from 1900 to 1900 amounts
per hour will be obtained by an ordin-
airy operator in few hours practice,
but an expert readily handles from
25OO to 5000 checks per hour, and some
"a high as $500. The cost of the &C.
countant is about $500.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
COST OF THE STRIKE.
The English Amalgamated Society of
Engineers Giving Figures.
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c. =
non tba aue a Oh .ne e1 s innj Sahon
~. LIZ VIC t lesouroes u orS anizeu , taDo5
snas nas 9eeu causea py the Proiongea a
sSriAs auu locsouU VI Cne ene !neers n!u
aheo 1Iaues Oh Engianu' IS sIoroe4 ~
q private letter received In New orK
from one OF tne leaolng oIIiclals Oh Tue
Amaigsmated ooclety OF Eng lneers "a u
VINO Is InemDSr OF tne S.rlke nnance
conmIt1es' When hosCiIiCles were II
:aueurateo tne englueers socleGy nau IN
IIs eNcnequer giit-eo9eo secur 9lesep
reSentlhH "l1nont prem u I'M or dnteres',
90 InvesClneno oi 0i:ooV,VoV. InIs nas
nov snrunh I'd d nalI mllllon uOiidrS VI
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31

plainly as il it had been a strong per-
tune. Johansen noted the same thing
when he came up. In fact, for several
days our sense of smell was wonderfully
acute. As approached Jackson's hut
thought could smell everything 1t
contained, and give sort OF inventory
to it's stores without entering. In 8
day or two this acuteness wore off, and
we became quite normal in that as we'll
as other respects. But wonder if q
mau were to live wild for a few yeare
If his sense of smell would not become
quite as keen as that of an animal?'
Letter in the Chicago Times-Herald
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31

Policeman Fields, of Brooklyn, has
saved the lives of over two hundred
children. He Is stationed at q crossing
where eight thousand children pass
da ly to and from school, and he has
been at his post for twenty-seven
years In his last rescue he was badly
trampeled by q runaway horse.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
AN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTANT.
A Very Curious Machine That Adds u
as the Column Progresses.

The First National Bank has in use
a remarkable machine that adds up
columns of figures of any length, and il
never known to make q mistake. So
cleverly does it do its work, in fact
that it will accomplish unerrinRly In
thirty minutes what is done by an &C.
complished accountant in one hour and
with this additional ad vantage, that nc
checking up in needed, while the &C.
contant's works must be verified by
some one else.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31

Insects are stronger, in proportion to
! size, than any other creatures. A
| beetle can lift . weight five hundred
times greater than itself.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09
X LIED HIMSELF.
Prominent Georgian Commits Suicide in
Itah.

Prominent Georgian Commits Suicide in
Titan.
The following press dispatch from St..
George, Utah, tells of the suicide of a
prominent Georgian at that place:
"Indian Agent Tom J. Olive of Craw-
ford, Ga, suicided here Yesterday by
shooting himself through the head. No
cause is assigned for the act.
"Mr. Olive was highly respected in his
own county and in the state, and the
news of his self-inflicted death has Gre
ated profound sensation.
"Mr. Olive is well known throughout
Georgia, having been prominent in sta te
politics for several years before his ap-
pOintment to the position in the Indian
service by Secretary Of the Interior Hoke
Smith, whose intimate and trusted friend
he was. He represented OglethOrpe
county in the general assembly and be-
came widely known as the author of the
Olive bill, which was intended to prevent
consolidation of competing railway lines,
and which provoked bitter fight in the
legislature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09
Quinine and other fe.
yer medicines take from 5
to 10 days to cure fever.
J0f1nsOn's Chill andFever
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
TERRY MOORE.

Former Dawson Young Lady WEEDS in
ALBANY.
The Albany Herald of last We'd
nesday contained the following account
of the marriage of Miss Hattie Terry,
a former popular and accomplished
young lady Of Dawson, to Mr.. j. Eu-
gene Moore of that city:
There was a quiet marriage at the
Methodist parsonage, corner Jackson
and Flint streets, last night, when the
Rev. w. F. Smith performed for Mr..
j. Eugene Moore and Miss Hattie Ter
ry the interesting ceremony which
made them man and wife.
The marriage was perhaps sort OF
Gretna Green affair, but the young
people Lave many friends in the city
who will wish them much happiness.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. J .
e. Newberry, and IS young lady of
charming personality.
The groom is men Der of the paid
fire department of this city, and num-
bers his friends by the score,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09
NEW WAY OF TRAVELLING.
A Florida Man Trundling His Family in
WheelbarrOw to Far AWAY Oregon.

A Florida Man TrundIing His Family in a
Wheelbarrow to Far AWAY Oregon.
A Sherman, Texas, Press dispatch
says:
Globe-trOtting has become popular
pastime, but it renamed for citizen of
Tampa, Fla, to institute "glObe-trund-
ling" People have Travelled across tie
continent on bicycles, others have made
the trip in OK wagons, and recently, ac-
cOrding to newspapers, men have fitted
through the atmosphere in airships, but
the Florida man has smashed all records
tor novelty and originality in transporta-
ti0n.
Yesterday evening about dusk his queer
vehicle made its appearance at the home
of A. B. Richardson, market gardener
living near sherman. This peculiar
means of transportation was none other
than whenlbarrOw, propelled in the
good old way, by man between the
handles.
The man between the handles in this
case was a Mr.. Harris, late of Tampa,
Fla. The wheelbarrow contained cook
ing utensils, a change of raiment and
other articles necessary to a small degree
of comfort, besides a couple of children.
a girl of eleven aud a boy of seven. Hat-
riS secured lodging for the night with
Richardson, and while there he said that
he was on his way to Oregon and that he
had left Tampa late in the winter of this
year. The children trudge along with
their father until their little legs grow
weary, and they are then given cliff"
in the barrow.
This queer company of Immigrants
went on their way this morning before
photographs could be obtained of them
and their humble conveyance, but the
man who has the courage TO cross the
continent with his family in a wheelbar-
row will certainly become we'll known
before he reaches the end of his long
journey.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09
DIVORCED BUT NOT SEPARATED.
A San Diego Mau Gets Divorce and Hires
His Wife as Aousekeeper.

A San Diego man who has just been
granted a divorce was surprised when
he went home and to find the woman
still holding the fort, SAYS the Chicago
Chronicle. For months they had cook
ed for themselves and eaten alone, al
though under the same roof, and few
words had passed between them. The
man was still more surprised on enter
ing the dining-rOOm to observe that
the table was set for two and that his
eX-Wife was singing merrily as in the
good old days of their early wedlCCk
Come" she said, "dinner is ready =
and without a word Of explanation or
questioning these two people-bOth
away over 50-sat down together and
enjoyed hearty meal.
When the dishes were washed and
put away the wife that was came up to
her ex-husband and said:
"Well, how do you like the new ar
rangement?"
"First rate" he replied; but | can't
understand it,"
"Oh, that's all right" said she, "we
can live this way in contentment. The
other way we qaurrel Now, then,
suppose you retain me as h0usekeeper?
Twenty dollars per month and board is
all | ask.
This struck the ex-husband favora-
bly,, and the bargain was closed on the
spot. The couple nave not had any
sign of trouble since, although they
were in hot water for thirty-tWo years
fretting under the martial yoke They
dare not quarrel much now, for fear
one will leave the other in the lurch
He must have his meals cooked and
she must have some place to stay. To-
gether they are happy now, as separ-
ate as if they had never married. The
bargain promises to last to the end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09

because the weather happens
u be warm. If you have a
Weak throat a slight hacking
c>g2n, Iy come trouble with
the or>ala,a. tubes. summer is
The best time 70 get rid Of it.
L y1l are losing flesh there Is
al the more need Of attention.
Weakness about the chest and
thinness should never 90 to-
gether. One greatly increases
the danger Of the other. Heal
the throat, cure the cough, and
strengthen the whole system
now. Keep taking SCOTS
Emulsion all summer.
For sale by all druggists at soc and $1oo
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09

Some striking coal miners of Staun-
ton. Ind, had the temerity the other
day to place picture Of President Nc
ley alongside notice of reduction of
wages that had been posted by the OPP
orator Of the mines, who offered a re-
ward of $50 for the apprehension of
the parties who did it. On one occa-
sion somebody made the remark that
1.-The truth hurts" and this looks like
another case of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-09
INCREASE OF MURDERS.
1t Has Been so Startling as to Attract the
Attention of the World,

1t Has Been so Startling as to Attract the
Attention of the World.
The Atlanta Constitution makes the
following startling state ment as to
the increase of murders and Unsuitable
hOmlcides in the United States:
Fifteen years ago less than 900
murders and iustifiabIe homicides were
committed within the limits of the
United States each year. In the year
1896 the number exceeded the thOus-
and mark for the first time, the figures
that year being 1,449. Within the
next twelve months the number almost
doubled, the murderers in that wear
cutting off the lives Of not less than .
3a5 OF their fellow creatures. Since that
that time and, down to the opening of
the present year, the ratio of increase
has been so startling as to attract the
attention Of the civilized world. The
figures for each year since 1887 are as
follows: 1888, 1884; 1889, 1857: 1890.
4, 29O; 1891, 5,9O5; 1892, 6,791; 1898, g.
6l5; 1894, $500; 1895, 10,2I2. There is
no European nation that has one-half,
One-thlrd or even One-fOurth as many
murders to each million of its pOpula-
ton as have the United States. Eng
land proper has, in round numbers,
population of 100000 but only 81
murders on an average each year. It
ally, 1.-The most murderOus Of the Euro
pean nations, has population of al
most half as great as ours, yet she an
nually has less than One-fOurth as
many murders committed within her
borders.