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was rapidly extended. The streets, or
rather roads, being kept nearly to level,
the houses were left some feet below, and
in many instances whole districts were cut
off from proper drainage-sutficient cause
to breed disease and epidemic at any time.
The first outbreak in Bombay in this in
stance is said 10 have been in the quarter
called Umarkhadi, south of Mazagon and
just west of the Princes dock. Thence it
spread to Bycullah on the north. Bhu-
lesvar on the west and so on over Black
town."
Bycullah, the district in which the
plague now RACES with the greatest vira-
lence, is situated on a low, marshy plain
of great extent, formerly covered by the
sea. 1t is about the most unhealthy quar-
ter of the many to be found in black
Bombay. The habitants are chiefly the
poorer classes of Parsees and half-castes
and some minor European employees, who
have set up native establishments. In
this quarter is the notorious Duncan road,
the "blood town" of Bombay, a sort of
Alsatia. 1t Is place of resort and refuge
for every person of bad repute on the
whole island-in fact, of all the west coast.
Numerous thieves, deserting sailors,
beach-com bers of every nationality and
other abandoned characters, throng the
low taverns and grogshops and swarm in
the pestilent novels.
Adjoining Bycullah on the northeast is
another large and populous city, Maza-
gon, but of different character, though
also very unhealthy place. except on the
SUBMITS and slopes of the hills. The soil
about Mazagon is very fertile and the
vegetation very rank, from which poison
GUS exhalations constantly arise. Maza-
gon is largely inhabited by descendants OF
the old Portuguese colonists-a very much
mixed and degenerated race, who have
entirely adopted the Indian mode OF
living
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
I,,.ttntina Bruan,s BOOK.

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. a. Judge Horton
yesterday granted an injunction against
a Philadelphia publishing house to pre-
vent imitation of w. J. Bryan's new book.
OF late another Bryan book has appeared.
While the title page does not say it was
written by Mr.. Bryan, the display of
words in large and small type is such, it
is said, as to convey that i'm preston. The
title is "The Great Battle. The iniunc-
ton was served last night. Attorney
Newman said that similar injunctions
would be asked for in every city where an
attempt is made to sell the book.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
BOMBAY AND THE PLAGUE.
squGIfd Quarters of Natives Where the
Disease Breeds.

SqWGIid Quarters of Natives Where the
Disease Breeds.
The European quarters of Bombay are
said to be as healthy as are to be found
anywhere, but the Indian quarters, or
"Blacktown," as the Europeans call it,
affords most excellent facilities for nursing
and spreading an epidemic. The main
thoroughfares are wide and comparatively
clean, but the side lanes, unpaved and
without sidewalks or cutters, are always
in most filthy condition.
These quarters are densely populated by
people who live in low, small and dark
houses seldom reached by sunlight, IN
utter disregard of all governmental or
municipal sanitary regulations, and with
the most violent and fanatical prejudices,
engendered by custom and religion, against
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by the visit of a Chicago gentleman to
Canton, it may be safely assumed that his
appointment is being more seriously con-
sidered than ever, though it is by no means
certain that he will be selected, and indeed
the impression still prevails here that
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia is
the strongest possibility.
Information received here to-day and
during the last ten days make it certain
that the Senate of the United States will
be favorable to the enactment of protec-
tive tariff legislation.
Major Mckinley is more interested in
restoring confidence and prosperity than
the mere filling of Offices and good deal
of his time which the public thinks is oc-
cupied with questions relating to pat
ronage is really consumed in thought
and discussions bearing on policies.
Major Mckinley attended church and
spent the day quietly.
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NEBRAsKA NOT ON TIE LIST.
delegate Jansen Vent to Canton on a
FrMitLesS Mission.

delegate Jansen Vent to Canton on a
FrW;tIess Missfon.
LINCOLN, NEBR., Jan. 24.-Peter jan
sen, one of the delegates-at-large from Ne
braska to the Republican National Con-
vention, is in the city direct from a visit to
Major Mckinley. He tells of an extended
interview with the President-elect on
Cabinet possibilities, and says:
1.-THE conversation turned on the matter
of Secretary of Agriculture. 1 impressed
on him that the agricultural interests of
the country wanted man from the Mid
die West, not from the Far West, as Cali
fornia, for man from there would not
understand the problems that confront the
farmers of the great plains region. Major
Mckinley replied that he was satisfied a
man from the corn nelt was needed. The
major then turned and said: Do you
know Senator Wilson of IowaP
II replied that / did and that he was
fine man. But we have some good tim Der
in Nebraska l interposed, anxious to
stand up for the State. That is so;
tully realize It, said the major. Then
after pause he said significantly, 1t is
really too bad that Nebraska went back
on US. The State should have gone Re-
publican l took this to mean that Ne
braska could not expect to get Cabinet
position under the circumstances, and L
believe Senator Wilson will be Secretary
of Agriculture. AS for the Treasury, l
believe either Lyman j. Gage of Chicago
or Senator Cullom will be the choice"
Mr.. Jansen says Major Mckinley is
strongly in favor OF international bimet-
oil
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05
Gigantic Antarctic Iceberrs.

"The snowfall of each year adds q new
stratum to this Ice cap, which is as distin-
guishable to the eye as Is the annual accre.
ton of a forest tree," writes General A.
w. Greedy, U. S. A., describing in The
Ladies' Home Journal "What There Is at
the South Pole. +" "Thus in centuries have
accumulated on antarctica these SHOWS,
which by processes Of pressure, thawing
and regulation have formed an ice cap
that in places exceeds 5000 feet in thick
ness Through the action of various forces
that OF contraction and expansion by
changing temperature being, perhaps, the
most potent-this ice cap creeps steadily
seaward and projects into the ocean per-
pendicular front from 1000 to 1000 feet
In height. The temperature of the sea wa
ter being about go degrees. the fresh water
ice remains unwasted and the ice barrier
plows the ocean bed until through flotation
In deep water disruption occurs and the
tabular berg is formed. These bergs are of
a size that long taxed the belief of men,
but II is now well established that bergs
two miles square and 1000 feet in thick
ness are not rare. Others are as large as
80 miles in length and some nearly 3, 200
feet in thickness, their perpendicular, sun
wasted sides rising from 200 to 400 feet
above the sea-
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05

No Two Seeds Nor Even Two Leaves he.
sctly Alike.
It is said that in individual trees scarce.
~ two leaves can be found exactly alike.
What Is true of leaves Is true of seeds, and,
indeed, Of every part of tree. 1t is also
true of the behavior of trees during their
life career. In aoorns especially one may
note q remarkable difference In their be-
havior. Some species of acorn will preserve
their vital power without much difficulty
for couple of years, while others can
rarely be found with life after O few
months. Some when put into the earth
will remain months before sprouting,
while others will sprout before they are
fairly out OF their cups on the trees.
The acorns of the live oak of the south
often sprout before they fall. The process
of terminating lie among the most remark
able Of all American trees. The root push
es out from the acorn to q distance Of
many inches before II enters the ground,
the root then goes into the Garth, while the
bud or plumule ascends to form the incipi-
ent tree trunk. The young tree of the live
oak will frequently be a distance of six
inches from the acorn. In this respect the
behavior of this species of oak corresponds
nearly with what is almost universal in
monocotyledonous seeds.
Another early sprouter is the common
white oak. These have not been known to
sprout on the tree, but they scarcely reach
the ground before the little radicle pre-
pares to enter the earth. 1t does not wait
to get to the surface of the earth before do
ing this. On shelves or boxes where there
is some number Of them together the whole
will be a mass Of roots before few weeks
after gathering. On the other hand, the
nut of the bur oak will remain long
time before showing any disposition to
sprout. 1t is these varying characteristics
which make rules for the transportation
of seeds difficult. Each kind has to have a
method of its own. So far as tho two oaks
are concerned it has been found better tc
send young plants long distances than the
acorns themselves. -Meehan's Monthly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05

A'simple, quick, sure remedy for catarrh
or cold in the head Is Saliva cea. 1t Is safe
to use and sure to.give satisfaction,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05

Mems Unlaundered Shirts, guar
anteed pure linen bosoms and
wrist bands, long and short
bosoms, reinforced front and
back, double stitched through
out, New York mills cotton,
regular price 6sc; SALE
Mems Unlaundered Shirts,
white and colored bosoms,
felled seams, patent continu-
Gus facings, gusseted, full
length and width, perfect
fitting, worth and regularly
sold at 69c and 75c; SALE
PRICE. .............
Pepperill Drill Night Shirts,
full 81 in. long, extra witdh,
double stitched throughout,
banded collar, worth and reg
ularly sold at SOC; SALE
PRICE. E......... '''''' ..........
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05

ADVERTISE your wsnts.in the rnIBcsr.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05
DEAHY BROS.
MAIN sERBET
SHIRT SALE
Collars Free
To every purchaser of Launeed Unlaundered Shirt
from SOC up. Your choice of any 15c collar in stock
Fifteen different styles to select from.

Mems Laundered Shirts, war
ranted Landgon G. b. cotton,
3ply linen inserted bosoms.
reinforced front and extra re,
n0a ihforced back, felled seams
hIW throughout, patent continu-
sMUs Gus facings, assorted sleeve
WV lengths, long and short
bosoms, extra full length, ali
sizes, compare with any 81
Shirt in the city; SALE
fhlCE'..... .................
M Mems Fine Cheviot Shirts, dou
hIW BILE stitched, banded collar.
,u0l extension band, gusseted, ex,
WV ira full sizes, regular price SOC:
AS A LEADER.
Mems Fine Elastic Web Sus-
n0o penders, fancy trimmed, lea
n ther ends, very pretty patterns.
hII1 the equal of any SOC suspender
WV In the city; SALE PRICE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

In THE AIR.-It is almost impossi-
BILE to judge the size of an object which
is so feet or more in the air. Every
body who has been in London knows
how deceptive is the appearance of
the Westminster clock. Looking at
the dial from the embankment or from
Great George street, it seems as if
man of medium size could easily
strech across the dial with both arms.
Yet it would take four pairs of out
stretched arms to cross it. The min
ute hand, which looks like an ordinary
walking stick, is longer than the two
tallest soldiers in the life guards. The
figures on the dial are bigger than a
three-year-old child, and the second
dots are as big as dinner plate.
Equally deceptive are the tunnels of
the Atlantic steamers. The tunnels of
the Umbria and Etruria are 18 feet in
diameter, while those of the Lucania
and Campania are 2l feet across. Each
funnel from the top to its junction
with the furnace is 130 in length. Bets
are frequently made by passengers as
to the diameter of these ocean CHM
neys, and many laugh has been raised
when a passenger has estimated their
diameter at the seemingly extravagant
figure of 10 feet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
NO. 81.
Miseellaneol1s &eading.
HE HAD HIS "DOSE." +"

In February, 1914, the French army
made heroic stand against the allied
forces of Europe, and in one week
retrieved for short but glorious period
its lost prestige. Though composed
largely of half.raw recruits, it escaped
from the very centre of quarter of
million foes, attacked an army of TO-
900 men, won four battles and cap
tured 68 cannon, five generals and
% 900 prisoners
After the terrible fight at Montmi-
rail, Major Bancel, statf.surgeon to the
guard, was attending the wounded as
we'll as he could, close behind the
columns still engaged. Looking up
from one unfortunate man whose
wounds he was dressing, he perceived
within a short distance an old mount
ed chasseur of the guard, who was
TRANQUILITY smoking his pipe and watch
ing the surgeon.
Bancel did not at first pay any at
tention to him. By and by he noticed
the man again, still in the same pos
ture, TRANQUILITY smoking his pipe.
"What are you doing there ?" cried
the surgeon.
"Smoking," answered the man.
"Does the major forbid me to smoke P"
What" returned the officer.
"Aren't you ashamed to be loaing
around here while your comrades are
covering themselves with glory?"
The chasseur blew out q cloud of
smoke, and driving his right spur into
his steed, made him execute a half
turn then he said, taking his pipe out
of his mouth:
"Look, major, don't you think I
have got my dose as it is? Can do
anything more9"
The major looked. The chasseur's
leg was shot off halfway between the
knee and the ankle, so that his left
foot was hanging and dangling against
his horse. The veterans question re-
quired no answer; but it may be sur
missed what care and attention the
surgeon lsvished on the imperturbable
chaSSeur
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TO MUCH FOR A DOG.

A historian of the town of Athol,
Mass, writing in The Transcript of
that town, tells of an old citizen, Dexter
Lee by name, who possessed the power
of controlling, even of intimidating
animals. Mr.. Lee was one of the
most sunny and good-humored of men,
in whose presence even quarrel was
well-nigh impossible. Yet he was alb
solutely fearless of either man or beast,
and no animal dared to approach him
with hostile intent.
One day peddler arrived in Athol
with a valuable stock of silk in his
wagon. A little crowd gathered about
| it, among whom was Dexter Lee. AS
the peddler moved about the place,
from store to another, without lock-
| ing up his silk, Lee remarked to him
~ should think you would be afraid
of being robbed with so costly load"
"No fear of that" said the peddled,
Laughing. ~ have a guard in there
who will protect the stock against
anything"
He pointed to large bulldog of
ferocious aspect who lay inside the
wagon, and who growled threatening.
ly at the crowd.
"Nonsense !" said Lee. "He would
not stand up against man."
"Wouldn't he? You'd better not
90 near him."
II can scare him out of the wagon"
eff you can, 1 will give you every
yard of silk there is in it.
Lee said no more, but stepped back
little and drew his under lip between
his teeth, which caused his wiry chin
whisker to project into the air in an
extraordinary and alarming manner.
Then he fixed his eyes sharply on the
dog, and slowly approached the ami
NAL.
The bulldog watched him for mo-
ment as if fascinated; but presently,
when Lee made a little dive at him,
the dog made a leap out of the wagon,
and with a series of terrified howls,
bounded across the street, and crouch
ed there with his tail between his legs;
nor could his master induce him to
come to him until the terrible man had
gone to distance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

GIVE THE SMALL CHILDREN WATER.
Small children generally receive water
only as they get it in their milk, or
milk food, alike in summer and win
ter. 1t is probable that the fact sell
dom occurs to a mother or nurse that
child may be thirsty without being
hungry at the same time. Certainly
many a discomfort and even a sickness
in child is conditioned upon the fact
that it has been compelled to eat in
order to get its thirst satisfied, and
often has to suffer thirst because the
overstimulated and injured stomach
will take no more nourishment at ir-
regular and too short intervals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

AA-Gatea- B-Payed walk. &C C-Piazaaa
D-Hall. E-Parlor. F-Virginias room. G
Library. d-Lewis' room. I-Dining room.
E-Kitcheu. L-Boat landing. NJ N-Tw9
arts OF summer house. ON"indow througn
which a shot was supposed to have been fired.
PPP-Chimncys with fireplace openings. R
Maple tree. IS S-Closets. The plan Of the
house, as here given, is out OF proportion to
surrounding grounds, but Is enlarged that 1t
may be more readily understood. The foot
prints found by the detectives are represented
by the dotted lines, and are numbered as Mr..
Barnes numbered them. The arrows show the
direction.
A beautiful grassy lawn is separated
from the road by a neat paling fence, in
which there are two gates, one opposite
the main entrance to the dwelling and
the other opening into the grounds,
about a couple Of rods to the east "a
Al. Passing through the first Of these
a brick path (B) leads the visitor to a
piazza (C), three steps above the ground
and extending the full width of the
building. Entering, one finds himself
in q spacious hall (D), which Oh the
first floor divides the house in the GEN.
ter, doors leading into the rooms on
either side and into one at the farther
end.
To the west is the library (G), back
Of that Lewis bedroom (H) and beyond,
again, the kitchen (K). On the east
side and facing the lawn and river is
the parlor (E), wherein the corpse was
discovered, then Virginia's apartment
(F) and the dining room (D, which is
as wide as the parlor and hall.
1t will be seen by consulting the plan
that Virginia's room communicates with
parlor, hall and dining room, which
latter has door leading on to small
piazza, and thus is approached readily
from the lawn. P P represent Chin
neys. each serving fol- two rooms, and
o is the window looking toward the
summer house IN NJ alluded to by
Burrows and through which he thought
the fatal shot had been fired.
The various dotted lines represent
the different tracks or footprints in the
new fallen snow, but further allusion
will be made to these later, as this dia.
gram is facsimile of the one made by
Mr.. Barnes and used by him i'll his
study Of the case.
1t will be remembered that just be-
fore leaving the parlor Mr.. Barnes stood
for q moment looking from the win
dow. While there he noticed the piuzza
with which the dining room communi-
Gated, and he deemed this q suitable
way to get out on the lawn, SO when
in the hall he looked for way to reach
the room into which he Judged that the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
L. M. GRIST & SONS, Publishers.
VOL. 43.
A CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE.
BY RODKIGUES OTTOLENGUI.
Author of IAN Artist In Crime"
Copyright. 1897. by G. P. Putnnam's Sons.
CHAPTER III.
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.
The town of Lee, N. H., though COW
ering a large territory, is so sparsely
settled that one might almost ride
through it without meeting half doz-
en- persons. Indeed, it covers SO much
ground that the various sections where
there are clustered together any consid-
erable number of houses all bear differ
ent names, as Lee Hill, Lee Hook, Lee
or Lee Depot, as it is more commonly
known, because of the railroad station,
and lastly Wadley's Falls
Wadley's Falls is the southernmost
and most populous section Of the town.
1t is in the immediate vicinity of the
low falls in the Lamprey river, which
runs through the place. This river,
though at times 80 shallow that one
might wade across in many places,
turns numerous mills in its course.
Both river and falls play an important
part in this history.
A good road leads from the depot at
Lee, and with few easy turns winds
it way up hill, passing the farm and
homesteads of the Lewises, and on a
mile farther, where the river is crossed
by a bridge Beyond one finds the Wad-
ley's Falls postoffice and the saloon.
The bridge, being Of some interest to
Us, must receive moments descrip-
tion. Today there is neat iron struo-
ture at this point, but at the time Of
which I write wooden, ramshackle af-
fair did duty for man and horse. It
was situated about 90 feet to the south
of the falls, and where the river winds
under it many huge bowlder projects.
making the rushing stream the more
noisy. Here also to the north is dam,
and over on the east bank stands an old
ruin, which is still in use as a sawmill
The Lewis farm is bounded on the
east by the Lamprey and on the north
by the road, which at this point runs
eastward. After crossing the bridge it
turns to the south, following some.
what parallel course with the river, 30
that did one choose he could leave the
road on the south side of the Lridge,
and by crossing narrow strip Of land
and the river be upon the Lewis farm.
which covers over 400 acres.
That you may we'll understand the
deductions which the detectives reached
from the study of the grounds, it will
be best for you to follow closely de-
scription Of the place with the assist.
anoe of the accompanying map:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

n8r The wrinkles grow on the horns
of cattle when they are going on three
years of age, and when three years
old there is generally one we'll defined
wrinkle around the horns close to the
head. The next year there are two,
and one additional every year. These
wrinkles denote the age, counting the
first one three. When calves are born
in the autumn and stunted, the wrink-
les get out of order and are not relia.
BILE as to age. On springborn and well
raised calves the rule is about certain.
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ToBE CONTINUED.
PHYSIOLOGY EXAMINATIONS

A PHYSIOLOGY EXAMINATION.-
The following remarkable physiologi'
cal statement occurred in the exami.
nation papers of a student in a west
ern school not long since: "The human
body is divided into three parts-the
head, the chest and the stomach. The
head contains the eyes and brains, il
any. The chest contains the lungs and
a piece of the liver. The stomach is
devoted to the bowels, of which there
are fve-a, e, i, O, and sometimes "
and ""