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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Proof Against snake Poison.

Recent experiments have proved that
animals may be rendered artificially
immune from snake poison. Large ami
mails destined to produce antivenomous
serum are injected from the outset with
gradually increasing quantities of the
venom of the cobra mixed with dimin-
ishing quantities of l to 60 solution of
hypochlorite of lime. When an animal
has acquired sufficient immunity, the
venoms from large number of differ
ent species of snakes are injected. The
treatment must last at least l 3 months
before the serum is sufficiently active to
be used for the purpose of treatment.
A large number of animals have been
vacoinated by this method at the Pas
teur institute at Lille during the past
three years.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
GOLD OF THE WORLD.
WHAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT
AT WASHINGTON SAYS ABOUT 1T.

The Estimated Product of the Metal For
1S07-The Influence of the Addition Will
BE to Still Further Depreciate the Value
of Silver.
That gold exists in large quantities
in the newly discovered Klondike dis
trict is sufficiently proved by the large
amount recently brought out by the
steamship companies and miners re-
turning to the states who went into the
district within the last eighteen months.
So far 81, 100000 in gold from the
Klondike district has been deposited at
the minis and assay offices of the United
States, and from information now at
hand there are substantial reasons for
believing that from $1,000, 900 to
100000 additional will be brought
out by the steamers and returning
miners sailing from St. Michaels the
last of September or early October next.
One of the steamship companies states
that it expects to bring out about
$4,000, 900 on its steamer sailing from
Cts MICuitG1 EoGpb' OO anu His uSkeu
the government to have a revenue cut
ter act as a convoy through the Boring
sea. In view of the facts above stated 1
am justified in estimating that the
Klondike district will augment the
worlds gold supply in 1897 nearly
$4,000, 00O
The gold product Of the Dominion of
Canada for 1896, as estimated by DIR.
g. M. Dawson, director of the geologi-
cal survey of that country, was $3.50
600. OF this sum the Yukon placers,
within British territory, were credited
with a production Of 1855, 600. The
total product of that country for 1897
has, therefore, been estimated at $780,
900. 900, an increase over 1896 of ST.
100000. From this the richness of the
newly discovered goldfelds of the Klon-
dixie is evident.
In this connection it is important to
know what will be the probable in
crease in the several countries Of the
world, and for the purpose of COMPARE
son, based upon information received,
the following table of the gold product
Of the United States, Australia, Africa,
Mexico, the Dominion of Canada, Rus
STA and British India for 1896 and the
estimated product Of these countries for
1897 is here given:
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Captured a Fish Snake.

A queer looking reptile was captured
near Windsor, N. Y, few days ago.
1t is about three feet long, of a yellow
striped color, but has scales all over
the body like a fish. Its eyes are exceed
ingly small, and an investigation of its
mouth showed an entire absence OF
fangs, but instead small, fishlike teeth.
When placed on land, it squirmed and
twisted about, but could not crawl like
a snake The conclusion of all who have
seen it is that it is a hybrid of halt
snake and half fish. Nothing like ii
has ever been seen before in this Sec
ton,
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Cooperative Societies. Congress,

The cooperative societies in Great
Britain and Ireland recently held their
twenty ninth annual cooperative con-
gress in Perth, Scotland. The reports
showed distinct gain for the cause of
cooperation. The Earl of Winohelsea,
in the course of his address, stated that
the number of cooperative societies in
Great Britain has increased in 80 years
from $50 to 1850, and the membership
from 100, 900 to 1,00O0 00 The socie-
ties hold shares to the value of $50, 900, =
600 and carry on business represented
by sales of approximately $500, 900, 900
year, upon which profits were made
and divided of about $31, 900, 000 while
commodities were sold to the consumer
at reduced prices. Public Opinion.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Largest Floating Dock In the World.

There is now in process of construc-
tion in England, at the order of the
Spanish government, for the port of
Olougapo, in the Philippine islands,
the largest floating dock of its kind in
the world. 1t is over 400 feet long, III
feet wide and 3S1a feet deep. This
dock, the sides of which are of steel,
will rest on six iron pontoons, each IA
feet deep. Powerful pumping engines
will lift vessel weighing ~, 900 tons
in two hours. The dock will accommo-
date a vessel 500 feet long.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
The Country's Population, 77,ooO, Oes.

The latest official estimate of the
population of the United States is H.,
900, 068.
This was made recently by the actu-
airy of the treasury, an officer whose
duty it is, at fixed intervals, to report
on the per capita circulation of money
in the United States. He estimates that
the present holdings of money are
$22 SO for every man, woman and child
in the United States.
His estimate of the population is
made by the use of the census reports
for the preceding decade. Certain fixed
rules of increase by birth and immigra-
ton and provision for deaths and other
losses are made, and the resulting esti-
mate is accepted as official.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Her Way of Remembering.

Maria, am ready to start down
town now. Didn't you say there was
something you wanted me to remem Der
particularly to bring home with me this
EVENING""
eyes"
"Well, what is it?''
"How can tell until l have looked
over the advertising columns of the pa
peri" Chicago Tribune.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15
Gas In England.

Recent statistics show that the Eng
lish citizens heaviest bill, after food,
rent, clothing and drink, is his gas bill.
England pays 500, 000,0 year to
the gas companies, and it is calculated
that the gas companies realize a profit
of $40, 900, 600 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

Miss Neatly Stevens, one of the most
accomplished pianists of Chicago, will
give a recital, assisted by Mr.. Henry
B. Beerman, vioIinist, at the First NJ
E. church next Friday evening. Miss
9Vinifred Wagner of this city will act
as accOmpanist. The programme for
the recital is as follows:
Bach-Organ Toccata and Fugue, trans.
for piano by Carl Tansig.
Northumberland. Op. 81, No 3; ID
Allegro, % ScherzO, 30 AIinuettO, ca
Presto.
AIoszkowski-Ca) BarcaroIIe. A minor;
OBJ Caprice Espagnol, Op. 81 (dedi-
Gated to Miss Stevens.
Violin solos-(a) Barcarolle q. SpOhrO;
OBJ Serenade CP1erne)-Mr. Henry B.
Beerman.
Chaminade-(a) Scarf Dance, OBJ La
zingara, (c) La LasOnjera-
FOOte -.-.-..........--.E tude MlgnOnne
RubenStein -..----- alSe caprice
Niolin solO-Spanish Dance .Tarasate
Mr.. Henry b Beerman.
Schumann. .Faschingssc No. l
Chopin-(a) NOcturne, OPP. q, No. l; OBJ
Etude, Op. 10, No. u.
BuloW Observation-Disclosures. IntermeZzO
Barili Observation-Disclosures. Cradle Song
List Observation-Disclosures Odie HOngrOise
The following Topeka young ladies
will act as ushers: Miss Lillian White
lock, Miss Edna Crane, Miss Edna Nc
ClintOck, Miss Norma Smith, Miss Mar
garet Bear Miss Mabel Knowles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
A Picnic.

One of the first picnics of the season
was given at Garfield park Saturday
afternoon. Miss Mabel FOUGHT and
Miss Nellie Neville had charge of the
affair. Those present We're Misses
Neta Hit. Gala Witt, Sadie Downing,
Lille Hatfield, Matte HOlyOke, Grace
Norris, Bessie Payne, Nell Lincoln,
Jessie King. Minnie Wolff, May. Down
ing, Daisy FOwkes, Jennie Funk, Fan
ME Funk. Rose Cowan, Edith Niles,
Nellie Butterfly Nina Moore, Bessie Ell
der Sarah Shull, Dot and Grace
Houghtellin, Loudelle NGcMasters, Vera
Clauser: Messrs. Ernest Carr, Phil
Daley, Clark Daley, VIII Moore, Max
WardaII, Ray WardaI, Glen Hatfield,
Ed Good, John Chambers, Charlie Wolff,
Harry Lukens. Frank Burch, George
Wilson, Harry Tydame, Stark, F1ar-
ley Hamilton, Ollie Dolman, Roy Short,
Hal Niles, Maurice Todd, Howard
Packer, James Bonham, Paul Roehr,
Frank Cowan, Guy Houghtellin, Merle
King, George Noble, Horace Swayze,
Earl Graham, Otto Kiene. Alonzo De
Leone and George sThacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17

All the members of this commission
have been appointed have qualified and
entered upon the discharge of their du-
ties; and plaintiff is seeking in this &C
ton to enjOin this commission and the
members thereof upon the ground
that their pretended appointment to the
Office they hold is illegal, and that they
are assuming to hold an Office to which
they have not been legally appointed
This calls in question the title to the
office. It would be different if plaintiff
were seeking to enjoin a threatened IL
legal act of a legally constituted Of
fcer.
1t is elementary that where law is
attacked as being unconstitutional, the
courts must sustain the law if it can
be done. All doubts must be resolved
in favor of the law; and if the court
has any doubt as TO whether the act
under consideration is legally enacted,
such doubt is sufficient authority for
the court to sustain the law. It is only
when the court is clearly satisfied that
the law is unconstitutional that it
should be so declared. But when the
court is clearly satisfied that the act is
unconstitutional, it is then the duty of
the court to SO declare it.
With the views the court entertains
of the law of this case, the application
of plaintiff for a temporary injunction
will be denied, and the restraining or
der heretofore allowed will be set
aside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17

West Eighth street, last week. return
ed Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Kistler will spend
the day in Leavenworth- They attended
the u. Q. T. convention there last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hall entertained
informally Friday evening.
The first Vinewood dance of the sea-
son was given Friday night under the
management of Mr.. Bert Curry, Mr..
Frank Barley, Mr.. Earle Graham and
Mr.. George Berry. The party was chap
erOned by Miss Barley, Miss Patter-
son, Miss Douglass and Miss Short
WatsOn's orchestra furnished the nu-
sic Punch and fruit were served dur
ing the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
Personal and Social

The Ralston club met this morning at
the home of Mr.. A. K Rodgers to meet
Miss Opal LIE Baron Mccartney of
Washington Miss Mccartney is a grad
uate of the Ralston physical culture
school at Washington.
Mr. H z. Cook of the auditors Office
of the Santa Fe, left Saturday for a two
weeks visit in Chicago, Milwaukee and
Macinac.
Mr. VIII Clark and sisters Florence
and Maud left Sunday for New York
where they will make their home in the
future.
Mr. ]. W. Dugan and wife spent Sun
day in Kansas City.
Mr.. r. E. Thomas gave a musical
Friday evening at his studio in the st.
james block.
Mrs. Kinda E Chesney of the Masonic
home at Wichita, is visiting Mrs. G. o.
Wilmarth on her way to her new home
in Venita, Ok.
Saturday.
Miss Edith Goddard will return to her
home at Maple Hill the latter part of
the week.
Mrs. Henry Keller returned Saturday
from Atchison.
The Lotus Quartette will go to- Ex-
celstOr Springs Tuesday to attend the
banquet OF the Fire Underwriters or
Missouri. Mrs. Phi Adams, Mr.. J. J.
Fails and Mr.. Sherman ROwles will also
attend the banquet
Mr.. Guy PiersOn of WamegO is visit
ang his cousins Misses Minnie and Ethel
White at their home, $50 Western ave
nue..
Miss Mary Fisher, of st. Marys spent
Saturday and Sunday in town on her
way to Overlook.
Miss Josephine SheHabarger is down
from Lawrence spending the day with
her mother.
Miss Edith Davis and Miss Mabel
Rogers returned to Lawrence yester-
day.
Miss Lillian. Vincent returned to her
nome in Clay Center today after a short
visit with Miss Lillian Valentine on her
way home from the U. c. T. convention
at LeaVenWOrth.
Mr.. Charlie Ryus of Kansas City
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Grace Weiss went to Atchison
Saturday fora two weeks visit.
Howard Knowles of Kansas City
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs Frank Blanche has gone to
Quenemo to spend a couple of weeks
with her mother.
Miss Leila Little viii return to her
nome IN Emporia tomorrow after a two
weeks visit with Mrs Theo. Hammatt.
MISS Blanche JOerger spent Sunday
at her home in LeavenWOrth.
Mrs C. W. RyuS and Miss BERTHE Ry-
US viii go to Kansas City today to
spend a few days.
Miss Grace BabcOck entertained her
music club Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. T W Bean, Mr.. and
Mrs VIII JOslin and Mr.. Charles JOSlin
spent Sunday in ThompsOnville
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Morrison will ar
rive Wednesday to visit Mrs. E. T.
Sim.
Mrs. Theodore Hammatt is entertain
ing this afternoon in honor of Miss Nan
Emery of Des AOines. Ia.
The. Bohemian whist club will meet
with DR. and Mrs. Lowry, Tuesday
night, May u.
Dr.. Geo. W. HOgeboom's son, Roach,
will be graduated from Rush medical
college, Chicago, May q.
Chas. Hugo who has been attending
the dental college at st. Louis, is at
home to spend his vacation.
Mrs. D. b WOlcOtt of Garfield, Kan.
Is visiting Mrs. J. NJ Johnson, 1914
invest street, for a, few days.
Miss Margaret NIeredith of Kansas
City, No, is visiting Miss Orphey Cow
dry.
Mrs. H. A Young of Kansas City
GFbo visited Mrs. r. II. Palmer Of 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
Federated Clubs.

The Federation Of Clubs met Satur
day afternoon in Miss RusselTs physi-
cal culture rooms and completed the
arrangements for the course of lectures
TO be given by Mrs. Ford The first
one Will be May - and the other five
the following week at Unity church
The subjects will be tBuIwer and "a
noni.' "Balzac and Louis Lambert,
American Art and Artists" Holy
Grail Music Color"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17

Continued on Eighth Pagel
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
a Scotch Beau BrummeI.

A Scotch weekly paper named Saint
Mungo tells of the costume of some Of
the gentry who may be seen walking
upon the fashionable streets of Edin.
burSh. One citizen is described as fol.
lows: Mr.. Theodore Napier is a vel
known figure in Edinburgh. He walks
along Princes street i'll a kilt of royal
Stewart CT Lennox tartan and usually
has ii red coat with a dark vest, over the
front of which he wears an embroidered
belt Of scarlet silk instead of plain
leather. He is gorgeous with dirks,
skene dhus, sporrans and other orna.
ments, aud be lets his hair fall to his
shoulders under a bonnet that is a eros
between Glengary and Balmora1 and
trimmed with feathers"
The burgher who strides along Princes
street, bearing these accouterments, is
not a crank. He is a level headed, well
composed, thoughtful and wealthy gen
tleman, standing high in Edinburgh So
ciety. Suppose that man thus apparel
ed and caparisOnCd were to walk along
our streets! What a time there would
be! Within the past few years, or since
the introduction of bicycling. golfng
and other funny sports, some of the men
and women i'll American cities wear
costumes the like of which were not tc
be seen i'll the old times. But for all
that we doubt whether MI. Theodore
Napier of Edinburgh would greatly en-
joy life in this country if he appeared
in the public street i'll the fixtures de.
scribed by Saint Mungo.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Now, friends, l fear in my very imper.
fectly instructed state. ard in so brief a
tine as | can be allowed here, although
perhaps as it Ia | have made use of more
than my due share, | fear, I say that
little Justice has been done to this yerv
important branch of temperance reform,
hnt do urge upon you to look into the
matter yourselves as you have tim and
opportunity. And one last caution. be.
ware OF patent medicines! The prescrip.
tion OF the ordinary doctor is, alas, too
likely to be bad enough, from a temper.
ance standpoint, but with the patent
medicine it is almost a sure thing that
you will take a good deal of alcohol ss
we'll as innumerable and by me unpam.
able, other evil things beside.
Andl would like to say to the doctors:
"Have you no duty in this matter p''
When our Master long ago walked up
and down 10 Palestine, He prsctised
everywhere He went His divine Gift of
healing, and not only did He minister to
the souls OF men, but He healed their
bodily inirmiries as well. You, too. in
his day practice the Same art to such an
extent as you may, and is it not much to
you to thus follow in the footsteps of the
Great Physician, and does it not bring
with it great responsibilities ? MANY
men, eminent in your profession, have
cast off all allegiance to alcohol, and can
you feel your duty done until you make
a thorough investigation of what they
nave said, written and proved by prac-
tioe upon this subject ? Humanity
claims it at our hands
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Miss Willard Named an Ambassa


dress.
Harper's. Weekly suggests that Presi-
dent Mckinley missed a chance to make a
very interesting appointment, by nomi-
mating Miss Frances E. Willard am
bassador to Great Britain. 1t says in
substance: ITO be sure, she is not a
voter, but no more is Mr.. John Hay OF
the District of Columbia. If Miss Willard
bad been nominated no one would
have had to inquire who she was or any
thing about her. We all know her more
or less intimately and have confidence in
her ability to adorn almost any station.
OF course the idea of sending her to
London seems somewhat odd at first, but
that is largely because it is novel. The
President wants the Senate to pass the
arbitration treaty. Could he have made
an appointment more likely to bring that
about? Why not send an ambassadress to
a country governed in the name of a
Queen? Miss Willard would undoubtedly
have come home the most popular
American in England; and if it did not
rain loving cups when she left it would
only be because of her attitude toward
conviviality and all its tokens"
This is all very fine talk and very
complimentary, but really Miss Willard
could not go to England. In her absence
from the Office we feel authorized to say
that she has too much knitting on hand,
and we hope President Mckinley will not,
consider her for any position whatever
for we know she can not be spared from
America just at this time.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
How a Good Bow Is Made.

May l tell the history Of my best
bow, the dark Il nearest the wall:
P%laything, the newspaper wise man
named the like, in comparison with a
five foot bois dare Che called it hickory
segment of a hogshead hoop, hight a
bow, i'll the hand Of a half naked Sioux
buck. 1t came from a yew tree of Spain
to the London workshop, a billet i'll the
rough, but to be split out with care, and
not a flaw in it. The bowyer scrutinized
it with the connoisseur's knowing eye,
found it perfect, laid it up to season.
And for five years-dream of it-for
five long years that billet passed from
stage to stage, slowly hand worked into
a bow. Then yet another year it was
tested and polished before [ could have
it. From the strongly wrought horn
mock tips to the green plush handle mid
way between. it is a comfort to look
upon. You might we'll call it a sonnet
in wood. A hickory bow, indeed, and
an Indian archer! With this yew at 80
yards l shea 8 out of II arrows through
a gourd eight inches in diameter
Maurice Thompson in Atlantic.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The Trenton State Gazette cautions the
Jersey City Republicans not to make
the situation worse, and says: 1.-THE Re.
publicans of Jersey City will not profit by
attempting Ito nullify the election of last
Tuesday by looking to the Court of Errors
and Appeals to reverse the decision of the
Supreme Court on the question of the
constitutionality of the spring election
law. The leaders made a mistake when
they proposed the measure. and the re.
suit of the election Tuesday is directly
chargeable to them, and it will not
strengthen the party for these men to
resort to the courts for a success that the
voters refused to give them. Such action
would be pouring powder into the mag
azines of the Democrats. There is no rea-
sonable assurance that the decision of
the Supreme Court will be reversed. If
it were not, the party leaders would be-
come more ridiculous than they are now;
and if 1t we're, the Democrats would raise
the cry that the politicians had overridden
the will Of the people. The situation is
bad enough as it is, and the men who
are responsible for it should do nothing
to make it worse"
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23


Worthington G. Ford, chief of the
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury De-
partment, believes that the United States
is bound to profit largely by the war
between Greece and Turkey and the
generally disturbed condition of European
affairs. 1.-THE only countries except the
United States,'' says Mr.. Ford, (which
produce largely more food products than
they consume are Russia, British India
and Argentine. This year the Argentine
crop, composed largely Of wheat, is a
partial failure; in British India famine
prevails. and Russia, mindful of the
famine of 1891, is keeping her products
we'll in hand. This leaves the United
States practically the only country in
condition to do a big export business in
food products, the price of which mus
necessarily be enhanced" In confirm.
alton of this wheat and food stufs have
already advanced in price, and the in.
fluence of the rise will be felt on othel
values. While those interested art
naturally gIeeful over the result, the still
small voice of the Friends yearly meeting
puts in its protest against war and makes
its plea for peace, which, as ever, is IN
needed if not unheard in the tempest Of
passion excited by war.