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The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Different Names for Waves.

They have curiously different names
for waves about the coast Of Great
Britain. The Peterhead folk call the
large breakers that fall with crash
on the beach by the grim name of ''Nor-
rawa Norway carpenter" On the low
Lincolnshire coast, as on the southwest
ern Atlantic fronting shore of these
islands, the gradually long unbroken
waves ere known as rollers" Among
East Anglians heavy surf, tumbling
in with an offshore wind or in a calm,
is called by the expressive name of a
"slog;" while a well-marked swell, roll
ing in independently of any blowing, is
called home" There Is no wind,''
a Suffolk fisherman will say, "but a
nasty home on the beach," Suffolk
men also speak of the bark" of the
surf, and a sea covered with foam is
spoken of as feather white" The
foam itself is known as 'spoon drift"
So, in the vernacular, we have it: 1.-The
sea was all feather white with spoon
drift."-New York Marine Journal.
AS you grow older, strawberries taste
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Where the Trouble Came In.

Spykes-Do you have any trouble
meeting your creditors?
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Insects, Seusfs.

Darwin and other naturalists have
believed that the bright colors of flow
ers serve to attract insects. Prof. Pla-
teau Of Ghent disagrees with this opin-
ion, and thinks that the sense Of smell
is the one chiefly concerned in causing
insects to frequent certain flowers. He
finds that the removal Of the brilliant
petals Of flowers to which insects are
accustomed to resort does not decrease
the frequency of their visits, and on the
other hand, that when honey is placed
on flowers which are naturally scent
less. insects Immediately begin to flock
to them.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Electric Bicycle Light.

A ST. Louis inventor has patented a
device by means of which a bicycle
rider may furnish himself with an elec-
trio headlight, the necessary current
being generated by the revolution of
the wheels of the machine. A governor
is provided which keeps the current
substantially uniform, so that the light
does not die out if the speed is reduced,
or blaze too brilliantly when the speed
is increased. BY throwing the shaft
that rotates the armature into gear as
darkness comes on, the wheelman al
once provides himself with light; but
of course he has to work for it, as it is
his own muscles that form the source
of the energy from which the electric
current is developed.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Whale. with Electricity,

A Canadian sea-captain has invented
an apparatus with which he thinks
whales can be killed by electric shock.
A harpoon is fixed at the end Of long
metallic cable, properly insulated, and
which serves in place Of the usual rope.
Through this cable an electric current
of 10000 volts is to be sent by means
of a dynamo carried in the whale-boat,
The inventor believes that no whale
would be able to withstand the shock 1t
would receive the instant the harpoon
entered it's side.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Bursting Steel.

An experiment which demonstrated
the capacity Of steel to endure greater
pressure than the hardest stone was
recently made at Vienna. COrundum
was chosen for the stone, and small
cubes of both substances were placed
under pressure. A weight Of six tons
smashed the corundum, but fortytwo
tons were required to crush the steel
When the steel did give way, the eff
fects are described as most remarka-
BILE. With a loud explosion, the metal
flew into powder, and its sparks are
said to have bored minute holes in the
crushing machine.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Love at First Si,ht.

Friend-So yours was a case Of love
at first sight?
Mrs. Lovejoy-Yes, indeed. l fell
desperately in love with my dear hus-
band the moment l set eyes upon him
l remember it all distinctly as if II
were yesterday. l was walking with
papa on the promenade at Brighton,
when suddenly papa stopped and
pointing him out, said There, my
dear, is man worth 100000" It'd
Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
RarDev Barnato,s Good Fortune.


1t is better to be born lucky thar
rich. When Mr.. Barnato was at Johan
nesburg, he determined to go to the
races. You'll only lose your money, y
said his friends warningly. well,
won't take any with me, he replied,
"And then l shall be all right. p"
Arrived at the race course, he saw g
man with a peanut and fruit stall and
asked him what he'd take for it.
1.-TWO hundred pounds, y was the re-
ply.
''Done with you" said Barnato.
"WelI, where's the money!" asked
the man as Barnato was proceeding tC
appropriate the stall.
"Oh, I'm Mr. Barnato. It'll be all
right"
''Well, that's good enough for me- "
Within an hour Barnato had sold the
contents of the stall for e60O. He paid
the man his e200, staked the balance
on the races and won e12, coo before
the end of the day.
Perhaps it is not generally known
now how Mr.. Barnato came TO be mar
ried. The beginnings Of his fortune are
said TO have been due to the prudent
purchase of diamonds in South Africa
These he deposited for safety with a
certain barmaid in Kimberley. After a
time he said to her: "Giye me my dia-
monds. I'm off to Europe. When 1 re-
turn, we'll be married"
81 think we'll be married first she
replied, anI: those were the only terms
on which he could get back his dia-
monds. Now this astute young lady is
the present Mrs. Barnato, and her baby
drives along the Kings road at Brigh-
ton in a silver perambulator.- or.-London
Figaro.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Fast Traius.

According to a European authority
only two regular express trains on the
continent Of Europe, one running from
Paris to Nice and the other from Os
tend through Germany to the Russian
frontier at Eydtkuhnen, average sc
much as thirty-eight and half miles
per hour. The same authority esti
mates the average express speed be
tween New York and Chicago at about
forty-eight and a third miles per hour
almost ten miles faster than the best
European time.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

The Hercules Gas Engine Works of San
Francisco, CAL, the largest builders of gas,
gasoline and Oil engines on the Coast, are
making extensive preparations for the
seasons business.
They are filing several orders for large
irrigating plants and as this line of their
business increases each season, it is safe to
say the farmers throughout the State are ap-
preciating the advantages of irrigation with
water pumped by this cheap power.
The Hercules Works are at present build
ing an 80 II. P. engine for Geo. +. Packer
Colusa, which will raise 5000 gallons pei
minute from the river and distribute it over
his land. This will be the largest gasoline
pumping plant in existence.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

DR.. RECORDS restorative Pills, the great nerve
tonic and specific for exhausted vitality; phys
ical debility, wasted forces. ETC.; approved by
G. STEELE, 635 Market ST.. Palace Hotel. s. F.
Price, tox of so, 81 25 If l00 81; of 200 So SO; of
400, Sc; preparatory pills, 81. Send for circular
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
The Trouble with the Numbers.

HNtNINAI N51IKSA IA1C
10,
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
MEMS LONGEST Niuhf.

During DR.. Nansen's Arctic journey
his ship, the Fran, remained for five
and a half months, from Oct. 8, 1895,
until March "a, 1896, out of sight Of the
sun. ''This," DR.. II. r. Mill, the En-
glish geographer, remarks, "was the
longest and darkest night ever expe-
rienced by man."
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

as mercary will surely destroy the sense oi
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu.
cous surfaces. Such articles sh uld never
be used except OH prescriptions from re-
putable physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

AS you grow older, strawberries taste
more Watery.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
The Longest Ocean Cable.

The new transatlantic cable, which is
to be laid between Brest and New York
during the coming summer, will, it is
said, be the longest In existence. The
the total weight of the cable with its
envelope Is estimated at 1000 tons.
Four large ships are to be employed in
stretching it across the oceans bottom.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Her VolubiIitY.

Mabel (studying her lesson)-Papa,
what is the definition of vOlubility?
Mabers Father-My child, volubility
is a distinguishing feature of your
mother when, on account of urgent
business affairs l don't happen to reach
home until after o'clock In the morn
ing.-Baltimore News.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Politics and Society.

Mrs. Vogue expect to give my third
party of the season next week; of
course you'll attend?
Mrs. Shy-I would like to very much,
but l can't without offending my hus-
band. AS an influential politician, you
know, he is strongly opposed to third
partieS.-BoSton Courier.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
A Question of Harmony.

Mrs. Park Avenue-DOn't you think
this dress is very becoming to my COM
plexion?
Mr.. Park Avenue-Yes, the dress har-
monies much better with your to-day's
complexion than with the complexion
you had ON last week-New York
World
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Clever Idea.

Wife-Tm writing to ask the Browns
to meet the Joneses here at dinner; and
to the Joneses to meet the Browns.
We owe them both, you know
Husband-But I've heard they've just
quarreled, and don't speak.
Wife, know. They'll refuse and
we needn't give dinner party at ALL
Fun.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
COLUMBUS BUGGY CO.'S VEHICLES

Selling at about the same price as you
pay for inferior makes. Also a large stock
of harness, whips, robes and bicycles at less
than cos. Big stcck to select from.
A. G. Il j. Q. GLENN,
Manufacturers Agents,
2l5 Market St., San Francisco, Cal
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Getting Even with Her.

She-Oh, Will; that's the prettiest en-
gagement ring I've ever had.
He-That's funny; all the other girls
I've given it to said the same thing
Yonkers Statesman.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

When the stomach di ho ors the d afs
made upon 1t by the lest Df the system, il is
necessarily because its iund of strength is very
low. Toned with Hostetter's Stomach BitteTs.
it soon begins to pay cut vigor in tae shape of
muscle, bone and blain. AS a sequence of the
new vigor afforred the stomach, the bowels
perform their functions regularly, and the
liver works ike click work. Malaria has no
effect upon system thus reinforced.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Understood Her.

She-That little fool, Johnnie Moore,
has proposed to me.
Her Dearest Friend-When will the
wedding take place e?-Brooklyn Life.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
More Horrible.

81 saw a man to-day who had no
hands play the piano
That's nothing! We've got a girl
down in our fiat who has no voice and
who sings!'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

."Of course 1 do" replied the wise
man. "As soon as a balmy day comes
the spring poets resume activity
Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

The Forth bridge, in Scotland, is con-
stantly being repainted. So vast is the
structure that it takes so tons of paint
to give it one coat, and the area dealt
with is something like 100 acres.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
MakinO Him Mod

"Say, boy, what did you kick that
dog for"
Hes mad"
''No, he isn't mad, either"
'Well, if any one should kick me I'd
be mad. Truth.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Too Flattering.

He-What do you think of this style
of collar. Miss Bonmot? Looks like a
wegular ivory tower, doesn't it?
She (thoughtfully)-Y-e-s, or like a
whitewashed fence around a lunatic
asylum.-Comic Home Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Alas, Too True !

"a prophet is not honored in his own
country"
This is also the case with some
checks,"-NeW York Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
jealousy 2

"All their nelghbors speak very bad
ly of Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot"
'They must be living happily with
each other then, If know anything Of
the neighbors. Judy.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayingst that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young-Funny Selec'
ious that Everybody VIII Enjoy.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Unse1fish to the Last.

The Caller-You say he did a great
deal to encourage science?
The Widow-Yes, poor soul, he was
always changing doctors.-New York
Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
A Thoughtful Girl,

Harry, you had better sit part of
the evening on my right side and part
Of it on my left side"
"Cupid's ghost-what's that for?"
81 don't want people to be saying that
you got curvature of the spine on my
account detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption. j. 3. Palmer,
Box III, Seattle, Wash, Nov 3, 1895.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL,

Hoitt's School, at Blu !ingame, Cal, de-
serves It's high reputation for exceIlent e.
1t Is unQue>tionahly one of the hest Schools
for Boys on the We-teru coasts f. CoLL
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Great Scheme,

"I'm going into politics." announced
Chumpley. Got the greatest scheme
on earth for meeting the revenue de-
felt"
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

"Yes," replied her father 'The trou-
BILE is that the numbers never have any
dollar marks In front of them. m."-Wash-
ingtOn Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
A Confused Recollection.

eyes," said Mr.. Cumrox; my young
est daughter will be through school in
a short time. She is already making
her preparations for commencement
day"
''What are they?"
II don't know that 1 followed her
description very intelligently, but my
impression is that they have some
thing to do with the Immortality of
genius in plain white and the neck
filled in with chiffon" Washington
Star,
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

Germany consumes annually l2O, 900
tons of polished rice and about 40, 900
tons of broken rice, while it exports
$50, 900 tons Of polished rice, chiefly to
Spanish America.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
A Success.

Theatrical Manager (affably)-I con-
gratulate you, old man.
Veteran Actor (glo0mily)-On what?
Theatrical Manager-On the success
of your benefit, of course.
Veteran Actor (doubtedlly)-Was it a
success?
Theatrical Manager-Certainly 1t
paid expenses, didn't it? And it didn't
cost you a red cent!-New York Trib-
une.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

DUPTCRE and PILES cured; no pay
II until cured; send for book. DRs. MANSFIELD
PoRTERFIELD, 83S Market St., San Francisco.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

Blobbs-Our minister preached sermon las
Sunday against women wearing decollete gowns
Slobbs-What was his text? Blobbs The,
saw that they were NAKED"
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
lyn Life

"Why don't you get a new suit,
MANI"
Faith, Pm the most ticklish man in
all Cork; divel tailor in the place can
get the tape round me!'-The Sketch.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Unkind Praise.

Young Playwright-And what did
you think of my climax?
Critic-1t was very welcome.-Brook.
lyn Life.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
CHEAP IRRIGATION.

Lash's Kidney an Liver Bitters sea! ches out
through the natural channels from the system.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Hard to Discover.

Minnie-Doesn't Miss Highly look
pretty in her bathing suit?
Mr.. Eyelette docking intently)-Is she
wearing it now?
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Quite Different.

Singly-Who is this man Cleverly
whose divorce suit is causing such a
sensation?
Margaret-Oh, why, he's the author
of that charming novel, "a Happy Mar
riage."-New York Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
SCI'Ofula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures i'll the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. Guaranteed purely
vegetable } is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
DIsHnNokED DRAFTS.

To thoroughly eradicate the tainr OF heredit
aud I.iv,r bitters
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: "After TAX
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. l am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and 1 would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdryirg upthe poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.S.S. drove the disease out
through the skin, and 1 was perma-
ueuflv rid of If -
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

All ailments arising from disordered stom-
ach, torpid liver and constipated bowels are
quickly cured by using Lash's Kidney and
Liver Bitters
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

81 am going to write story in baby
talk."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

Send for our No. al Catalogue of
Vehicles and Harness.
Lowest Prices. HOOKER & CO..
1918 Drumm ST., San Francisco, Cal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Too Pad

Lucy-Clara's honeymoon was com.
pletely spoiled.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
"What is it. old man 2"

''Have the government run the pawn
shops. There'll be no disgrace in doing
business with your uncle when he's
your Uncle Sam."-Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Too Possible.

Knlcker-We had to discharge our
pastor because he mispronounced a
word.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

Knicker-Yes. He said the dear de-
parted had gone to ''the undiscovered
country from whose burn no traveller
returns."-Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
He Believed II.

"Do you believe that there is any re-
lation between weather and crime"
asked Mr.. Snaggs Of the observant ed
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
Sure to Take.

81 am going to do something in the
literary line which will take better than
Scotch dialect" remarked Mr. Tren-
chant Penn.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
>but they did not reach
. her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
S.S.S. and she very
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

Lucy-The papers containing the ac-
count of the wedding did not reach
her.=Tid- Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
PrecautiOu.

Buckskin Bill-How Is it, Sam, that
ye hain't got yer gun In yer belt to-
day?
Sam Spurs-'Sh! It's in me hat! If
any duffer calls "hands up" to-day I've
got the drop on him.-Truth.
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07
WINE PRESSES FOR SAL

WINE PRESSES FOR SALE
Below Cost. Different Sizes. Also Stem
meIs and Seeders.
Address, o. n. OWENS,
2l5 Bay St., San Francisco, Cal
The Winslow mail., 1897-08-07

in getting rid Of them.-Detroit Free
Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-07
HE CONQUERED 1T.
Awful Struggle with q Monster That
Finally Yielded.

All was silence for moment
Then loud shrill shrek rent the startled
air: There was the sound Of heavy bodv
falling, crashing of timbers, noise as OF
sinful spirits wailing, in despair 4 chain
e7ea ked dlsn1ally and then parted with
dead metallic snap. Staggering backward.
he fell against the washstand. The bowl
and pitcher fell in confused mass of broken
erockery upon the floor, while the water
Hooded the room
Again he advanced to the attack, and the
black-broWed monster bent slightly forward
and cast him full length upon the floor.
Blood gushed from his wounds, but he
leaped again to the attack. With loud curses
he grappIed with the demon. His garments
we're torn IN a hundred places One eye was
black and blue. The other was blue and
black! But still. he kept up the fearful
combat: At length, when nearly exhausted,
with his life blood slowly eozins from a
thousand wounds and his breath coming il.
short, painful .gasps, he won. The dread
monster lay wide open before him
There!'' he said, as he wiped the drops
OF Preparation from his brow :::Theret It's
d Geld day when I can't open folding bed!"
IN Y World
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-07
FRENCH MENUS.
they Are 4 Thing eff the Past, ard
EnElfsh Is Now Used.

English Is Now Used.
> A gentleman who had noted the ten
oeney upon the part of the restaurateurs
OF late to have their menu entirely IN Eng
hsh. asked one Of them what brought about
the change from the old way, when French
was the popular form for every menu In
hrst-eiass establishments. He said:
A change OF time and change OF taste.
There was a time when restaurants could
charge very big prices. It was IN good times,
and people didn't care much what they paid
Then we put the bill of fare In French az a
gentle deception Few could read French,
and when they ordered pommes de terre
they were under the impression they were
getting French dish when, in fact, they
were getting plain everyday murphies with
the Jackets on
L remember many funny cases. At one
time l had a couple Of young people at a
table and at the close OF the meal they Or
dered cafe au lait, Just because it brought up
the close of the menu When they were
served with coffee and cream they were
surprised, and the waiter said the girl said
to her beau: Well, know enough French
now to know that KAT aw layit is coffee. It
wont take me long to learn French, Willie,
II you keep coming here.
Another thing. In the old days the
French was gentle deception. 4 man who
ordered pommes de tterre, say, was willing
to pay quarter for them, but he would have
kicked like a mule to be called upon to pay
that much for potatoes. People are eating
roast beef and beefsteak now, and French
dishes don't go. I guess the nation is get
ting more and more to have pride in Amer
lea and all things that are American.'-Cin-
cInnatl Commercial Telegraph.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-07
DOCTORS DON'T DENY 1T.
The frank testimony of a
famous physician.

When Dr.. Aver announced his sarsapa-
rl1la to the world, he at once found the
physicians his friends Such a remedy
was what they had looked for, and they
were prompt to appreciate it's merits and
prescribe it. Perhaps no medicine-kuowu
as patent medicine-is so generally ad-
ministe1ed and prescribed by physicians as
DR.. Ayers Sarsaparil1a for blood diseases,
and diseases of the skin that indicate a
tainted condition of the blood Experience
has proved it to be q specific in such
diseases, and sores of long standing, old
ulcers chronic rheumatism. and many
other like forms of disease have yielded to
the peTsevering use of Dr.. Ayers Sarsapar-
lila after other medicines had utterly failed
The testimonials received from physicians
to the value of this remedy would ELL
volume. Here is one leaf signed by Rich'd
a. Lawrence, NJ. D., Baltimore, Nd
ut affords ne pleasure to bear testimony
to the success which your preparation of
SarsapariI1a has had in the treatment of
cutaueous and other diseases arising from
vltiated condition OF the blood. Were it
necessary. might give you the names of
at least fifty individuals who have been
cured of 1ong-staudius complaints simply
by the administration Of DR.. Ayers SaTsa-
pa-ri1la- One very remarkable instance
was that ola quite old WOMAN who had lived
at Gainesville, near this city. She had been