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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
The Growth of Flowers.

1t has been noted that large number
Of species of plants have their flowers
bending to the southeast when opening
The we'll known compass plant Silphi-
um laciniatum, is one of this class
Some 80 years ago paper was present
ed to the Academy of Natural Sciences
of Philadelphia, showing that all the
growth made i'll the flowers of the COM
pass plant was made within two or three
hours after sunrise. All growth after
this was at a standstill until the next
day. 1t has since been noted that the
flowers which turn toward the southeast
in opening, as already referred to, are
those which choose this particular part
of the day as their growing time. 1t is
just possible that the the heat and light
after the rising of the sun has an infiu.
ence on growth at that time, and this
may be the reason for the turning in this
particular direction. All plants have a
specific time Of growth, some in the
morning, some at midday and some at
evening or night. Growth is not contin-
uous in any plant -Meehan' Monthly.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Food Products.

There is danger that certain desirable
articles among the raw articles of food
will soon be unattainable. Some indeed
have already become so. We hear the
regret often expressed that the healthful
properties of certain food products, as
bread -four, for example, are refined
away in the modern mill process. Re-
finement is doing the same thing for
cornmeal 1t is bringing us something
much more delicate in appearance. but
not the ingredient called for by those
ancient recipes for Indian pudding and
brown bread which have been handed
down from some colonial ancestor from
generation to generation. The modern
cornmeal will not produce the same
compound, no matter how carefully the
formula may be followed.
A number of these old recipes call,
too, for brown sugar, something almost
impossible now to procure. An inquiry
for the darkest brown sugar" at a
grocer will secure a moderately soft
not even that, but only the moist, pure
white 9 brand, can be had. In carrying
out the directions of the recipe, little
molasses will have to be added, and
even then it will not be quite the right
thing. Molasses, too, is not to be had as
dark as formerly, and the rich brown
ginger cake of today has to take Oh an
added and not desirable dose of spices
to get its color.-New York Post.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Affects All Muscles.

Many people are of the opinion that
cycling only exercises the lower limbs
and does not affect the muscles of the
arms at all. A prominent physician of
New York contradicts this. He says
that when the pneumatic tire first came
out and it was thought cycling would
become general hewas one of commit
tee of five appointed by the Academy Of
Medicine to investigate the effect which
riding "A bicycle had upon the muscular
system and upon the general health.
The committee secured large riding
hall and engaged a number of male and
female subjects. Old and young, fat
and thin, healthy and unhealthy-in
fact, all grades of humanity-were rep
resented. They rode around the hall
fast and slow under the eyes of the COM
mittee, who, after most comprehen-
sive and exhaustive investigation, de-
cided that there was not a single mus
Gle i'll the human body that bicycling
did not call into action, either i'll push
ing the pedals, manipulating the han
die bars or i'll maintaining balance, and
a report was made to the academy that
cycling was very beneficial to health. -
New York Journal
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
THE WHEEL ABROAD.

The bicyclist in Mexico must pay a
tax of 80 cents a month on his wheel.
The bamboo cycle is the latest Aus
tralian novelty in connection with cy-
cling.
At Liege, Belgium, the authorities
are constructing a special road for cy-
clists along the boulevards.
In Bombay there are several first
class bicycle schools and riding acad-
emies. Many of the native nobility
ride the wheel i'll India.
1t is said that various German insur-
ance companies which insure bicycles
have been forced to raise their premi-
ums on this class of risks.
The wheel records in Tasmania have
been made ON American wheels. There
are more American bicycles in the Brit
ish colonies than any others.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
A Glimpse of Tennyson.

Max Muller, i'll his "reminiscences of
Tennyson, says the poet wanted thawing
out-had to be smoking pipe, slipping
whisky and water" - before he was
genial. Once he summoned all his will
and pitched his pipes and tobacco out of
the window. For day he was most
charming, though somewhat self right
eous. The second day he became very
moody and captious; the third no one
knew what to do with him. But after a
disturbed night was told that he got
out of bed in the morning, went quick
ly into the garden, picked up one of his
broken pipes, stuffed it with the re-
mains of the tobacco scattered about and
then, having had few puffs, came to
breakfast all right again. Nothing more
was said about giving up tobacco.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Getting Them Up.

"There is only one successful way of
getting man up early" says hotel
clerk. Eve have to send boy to his
door who will knock until he hears,
and then tell him that there is tele-
gram for him. That always brings
commercial man out at once, and as
soon as he opens the door for the tele-
gram we just say, Sir, it is 1880
O'Clock. He will slam the door shut
with the biggest sort of an oath and
tear abClt the room as mad as u wild
bull. That wakes him up pretty thor
oughly, and he comes down stairs feel
ing so sheepish that he doesn't say a
word. We practice that deception every
morning We've got to. The other morn
ing we awoke a man in that way after
trying the bell repeatedly. He was mad
at first, but when he came down stairs
he said it would have cost him 5000 if
he had missed his train. New York
Tribune
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

The yexing servant problem is being
solved in more than one household in
London in a most unique way. A Ger
tain manufacturer, who advertised for
aclerk, was flooded by hundreds of ap-
plications, while AZ the same time his
wife. advertising for a general SER
want, >" had not one likely applicant In
joking way the man suggested to one
of his applicants (who was young
married man with two children) that
he try his hand at homework. The Of
er was accepted on the spot, and the
young man has turned out to be such a
success that several other householders
have adopted the same plan.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

friend of Germany and of humanity
must devoutly wish. 1t would bring add
vantage to both sides and put an end to
autocracy The empire would have to
abandon it' attempt to return to me-
di@val military Gespotism and allow its
subjects large liberty of thought, speech
and action, while the socialists would
have to abandon their notion of the state
as a mere economic beehive and accept
it as the great institution for raising
man above slavery to physical needs in
to spiritual freedom and culture In this
way Germany might be strong without
being enslaved, and the present condi-
ton of things, against which all
thoughtful men rebel, might come to an
end. Professor Thomas Davidson in
Forum
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Birthday of the Locomotive.

What has been regarded by some as
the birthday of the railway locomotive
occurred on Sept 81, 1925, with Ste
phenson as the father Of the event. The
Stockton and Darlington railway had
been built, and, through his persistent
opportunities, laid with iron, instead of
wooden rails. 1t had been intended
merely for horse draft, but the inventor
prevailed upon the owners to allow him
trial of his steam locomotive.
Stephenson himself was the driver on
Mat occasion, and, before tremendous
crowd of curious and for the most part
incredulous people, he drew train of
nearly 30 wagons, loaded with passen-
gers and coal, at speed of 10 to 10
miles per hour. Thus the first train that
ever carried passengers made its journey
in safety, and the enthusiasm Of the
multitude was indescribable.
But, Notwithstanding this demonstra-
ton, the locomotive was still unmerci-
fully ridiculed by the majority. Nor
was this ridicule confined to the ignor-
ant classes. The abIest engineers con-
tended that it was ridiculous to suppose
that steam could ever be practically en-
ployed in competition with horse power
for transportation. Almost incredible as
it may now seem, it is fact that politi-
cal economists inveighed against the rail
way and the engine as constituting an
imaginaryreform, which, even if success
ful-which was very doubtful-would
deprive stage drivers, teamsters and inn
keepers Of their livelihood. 1t was in
the face of an almoS universal opposi-
ton, of the wild. unreasonable kind,
that few men, led by the great Ste
phenson, labored steadily onward and
finally established the railroad and the
locomotive as institutions of the land.
North American Review.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
HOW he SAVED HIMSELF.
A Cleveland Citizen WHO Rode without
Light, but Escaped Arrest.

A Cleveland Citizen Who Rode without
Light, but Escaped Arrest.
The GOODNESS Of a well known bust
ness man was ali that saved him from
being dragged to the police station re-
Gently. He had bought a bicycle and
decided TO learn to ride it outside of an
academy. Accordingly, as soon as it
was dark enough to make it impossible
for his neighbors to recognize him, he
got out and began practicing.
For an hour or more he and his hired
man wrestled with the machine, and at
last success crowned their efforts. The
we'll known citizen could ride from one
end Of the street to the other without
falling off more than two or three times,
while the hired man would trot along
behind for the purpose of assisting his
employer to remounr.
The beginner was having the incest
kind of a time when policeman sud
denly appeared.
''Here" the officer yelled, at the
same time grabbing the man on the
wheel "Don't you know that it's I'M
lawful to ride after dark without Ian
temp
Certainly" said the business man,
who was not going to admit that he
didn't know everything about law and
city government.
"Well, that being the case, said the
policeman, 81 don't see as l can do any
thing but arrest you"
"All right" he said GO ahead and
arrest me, but I warn you that you'll
be sorry for it if you do. +"
"What do you mean?" the officer de-
manded.
II mean that I've been out here prac-
ticing without lantern nearly every
night during the past three weeks, and
this is the first time you'v shown your
face on the street in all that time. If
you desire to have these facts made
known, go ahead and arrest me. "
1.-THE next time L catch you out after
dark without a lantern" growled the
policeman as he walked away, "I'll run
you in. Just mind that, will your"
Even the hired man had to laugh at
"the boss p" cleverness. - Cleveland
Leader.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Wheels sbouId osc;lIate.

The wheels of bicycle, if the bear
ings are properly adjusted, should spin
freely and stop gradually with rock
ing movement, yet have no side play.
To test II wheel after adjusting, spin
smartly, letting it run itself out, when
the weight of the valve should stop the
last almost complete revolution and
cause the wheel to swing backward and
forward until it stops with the valve at
the bottom. Should it stop in any other
position then there is tight place in
the bearing which should be loosened
slightly to allow the balls to pass; 9th
erwise ono may jam and break st.
LnniS STIR
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
The Future of Germany.

No one can prophesy the future of
Germany. But SO much at least seems
clear-that it will largely depend on the
course pursued by the socialists. Three
alternatives seem open to them-they
may indefinitely continue their present
opposition to the government, and then
they can only be a source of weakness,
or they may absorb the empire, trans
forming it into feudal state, fatal to
liberty and therefore unstable, or they
may, in return for certain timely con-
cessions, place their powerful organiza-
ton at the service of the empire and be
its chief pillar of strength.
This is the consumma ton that every
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Good Girls of De Motto.

Fully score of marriageable girls Of
De Motto, Jasper county, Ind, have de-
clared war against the young men of
that town and have formed league to
promote refinement among the men,
which the ladies say is sadly lacking
there. They have just met i'll a body
and passed the following resolution:
"Be il resolved that the ladies of De
Motto, Ind, will not hereafter marry a
young man who is not a patron of his
home newspaper. for it is strong evil
dence Of want of Intelligence and that
ne will prove too stingy to provide for
family, educate his children and en-
courage institutions of learning in the
community. indianapolis Journal.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
A Bullnrhter,s Exciting Ride.

A bulltighter i'll Mexico ON the look.
out for novelty undertook to appear
in the arena on bicycle. He did so,
and all went well till, describing a
graceful curve, he rode over a stone,
and the bull, seizing the opportunity,
lifted both bicycle and rider on his
horns and tossed them over the balus-
trade in among the spectators. The to-
reader was severely bruised and is GO
ing to stick to horses in future. New
York Press.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Educating For Trades.

IL engaged that man because he hes
been in the business since he was 10
years DID,, said merchant to his friend
as new employee passed out of the Of
fee. Say what you will about the
adaptability of we'll grown people or the
possibility of training a man to a GER
tain occupation after he has reached
maturity, all the same my experience
does not coincide with that view of the
case. have been i'll business 80 years,
and | find my best help among those
who have made the occupation their life
work. To be sure, they get cranky some
times and fall into rnts, as we say, but
that is no worse thar ie opinionated,
obstinate tenacity CT TIC man who has
done business for himself and has an
idea that he understands business prin-
ciples
Every occupation has its traditions,
its dialect, you may say; its usages and
necessities also, and very large item it
is in its possibilities. And while COM
mercial affairs are all managed ON the
same general basis, it is not easy to fit
one occupation into the same grooves as
another one runs in. have an idea that
this same theory holds good in trades of
all sorts and that the mechanic is more
valuable if he acquired his dizziness of
hand while he was an apprentice in his
teens. An ordinary lifetime is not too
long in which to learn all there is to
know about business, and the earlier one
takes to it the more likely he is, all 9TH
er things being equal, to make pro-
nounced success of it. New York
Ledger.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Cooper and the Champiopsbin.

Tom Cooper says he hopes that what
ever association is to have control of
racing will establish some system which
will show to every ones satisfaction
when the season is over who is entitled
to claim the title of champion bicyclist
of America. Cooper and his rival, Ed
die Bald, have agreed TO race at the
Electric park, Baltimore, July /. The
race is to be the best two out of three
and the prize, $1,000 purse, with 90
per cent of the gate receipts, to go to
the winner. Chicago Record.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
His Preference.

Art Dealer--If you don't like any Of
these Landscapes, let me show you one
of our pictures of still life.
Mr.. Gaswell becoming interested)-
No, don't think 1 care to see any of
'em, but if you've got a right lively
brewery scene you may show it to me- -
Chicago Tribune.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
The Greater Wisdom.

Watts-Don't you think that the man
who knows when to stop talking is
about as wise as they get?
Potts-About, but not quite. The
greatest brain is in the possession of the
man who knows when not to begin
Indianapolis Journal.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

London's police authorities are adopt
ing an excellent plan in connection with
the queens jubilee festivities. Inasmuch
as the force at the disposal of the chief
commissioner is inadequate for the joint
purpose of affording proper protection
to the metropolis and at the same time
controlling and managing the enormous
crowds which will flock to London dur
ing the festivities. all the retired and
pensioned members of the force have
been invited to rejoin it temporarily at
special rate of pay. In London po-
hceman is permitted to retire on PEN
sion after 20 years of service. Conse-
quently many of the pensioners are un-
der 60. and the experience which they
have had in connection with the han
ding of crowds is certain to prove of in
estimable value in supporting their
comrades who have remained ON the
force. New York Tribune.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
Loyal.

Brown-JeHesd oesn t forget his alma
mater.
Robinson-He doesn t, ell?
Brown-l,o, indeed. He's trying to
teach his baby the college yell. Scot
fish Nights
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

Grape doesn't always indicate sor-
row. truthfully says the Philadelphia
Times.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

DR.. Nansen has just received from
the English government complete set
of the reports of the Challenger expedi-
ton. gift the value of which amounts
to many hundreds of pounds. His ship,
the Fran, is now undergoing altera-
tions i'll view of the expedition which
is to leave Norway i'll the spring of
next year under the command Of Cap
tain Sverdrup, the destination of which
is kept profound secret. 1t is believed,
however, that the object of the expedi-
ton will be the exploration not of the
north pole, but of the antarctic.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

Never mind whom you praise, but be
very careful whom you blame. Goose.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
Chat About Matters That Absorb the At
tention of Europe.

American visitors to London will be
relieved to learn that the Hotel Cecil
and the other great caravansaries fire.
quented by transatlantic tourists have
recently taken active steps to rid them
selves of the international gang of card
sharps and professional swindlers by
which they have hitherto been infested.
Certain of these gentry, including a
man well known in New York by the
name of English Alfred, had retained a
suit of apartments for the entire sea-
son at the Hotel Cecil at an enormous
cost, and after their expulsion the most
elaborate paraphernalia and arrange
ments for fleeing unwary card and rou-
lette players and dice throwers were
found in the rooms which they had
been compelled to vacate. Most of the
card sharps in question have New York
records.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

The utmost indignation has been Gre
ated throughout Italy by the liberation
on the ground of some legal bubble of
the Bingen brothers, the bankers of
Genoa who We're arrested a year ago
while i'll the act of absconding to Amer
lea leaving behind them liabilities to
the amount of nearly 100000. 1t
was stated at the time of their flight
that they had been permitted to escape
in consequence of the completely of
leading political and official personages
in the gigantic frauds which brought
about the smash of their bank, the most
important i'll northern Italy, and this
impression has now been revived and
confirmed by their astounding acquittal.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

England's abolition of slavery in Fan
zibar, which, subject to her protectorate,
is practically British territory, forms
the theme of blue book communica-
ton which may be described as the
most extraordinary dispatch ever penned
by an English premier. Lord Salisbury
distinctly explains that if he comedies
a by no means complete abolition he
does so with reluctance and merely in
consequence of parliamentary pledges.
He expresses his disapproval of the step
on the ground that it is calculated to
impair the material and economic con-
ditions of the protectorate, and, promis-
ing liberal compensation to owners, re-
fuses liberty to all slaves who are in
mates of harems and practically pro-
claims himself in favor of slavery for
oriental countries.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

The welcome of the king of Siam in
Europe is likely to be considerably cool
ed by the announcement that in view of
the enormous expenses entailed by his
foreign tour it has been found necessary
to dismiss every one of the European
and American officials in the employ of
his government A number of them,
who have been in the employ of the ST.
amese crown for many years, have al
ready left the country, much to the dis
gust of the foreigners who have inter
ests i'll Siam, and who place no conf
dence in their native successors.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

Greatly to the disgust of the good
people of Brussels their international
exhibition, as usual, was SO far from
ready on the day officially fixed for the
opening that the latter had to be post
poned, and, under the circumstances,
the king and the royal family were I'M
able to take part in the ceremonies.
The same thing has happened with ev-
cry show of this kind held in Belgium
and has invariably married the success
Of the affair.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

With all England's condemnation of
the social disadvantages to which the
colored race is subjected in the United
States, she is giving abundant evidence
of being imbued with racial prejudices
that are every bit as strong. Thus the
volunteer regiments of the great univer-
stiles have declined to admit to their
ranks students of Indian and of African
origin, and number of other volun-
teer and militia corps, including the
Inns of Court battalion, composed of
members of the legal profession, have
followed suit.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-23

Admiral Makarof of the Russian ma
Wy has invented species of ice pillow
capable of breaking through ice from
IL to even 30 inches thick. The expert
ments have proved so satisfactory that
the government has given orders for
the Immediate construction of two YES
sells of 10000 horsepower each, armed
with these plows, by means of which it
is expected to keep not only the river
Neva, but also the various Muscovite
ports, open to navigation throughout the
winter.