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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Electric light is being introduced in
all the cars of the Swiss -Simplon
railway,
It has been computed that between
100000 and 100000 babies ar
rive each year.
Paris policemen are now supplied
with electric dark lanterns with which
they can see at distance of 100 feet.
Rotary snow plows are being used
with some success in throwing water
off the railway tracks in South Dakota.
The Canadian Government has ar
ranged a system OF cold storage on
railways, at ports and on steamers,
for the preservation of perishable
goods.
The railway metals between London
and Edinburgh, distance of 400
miles, are 30 yards longer in summer
than they are in winter, owing to the
expansion caused by the extra heat.
Scientists say that the atmosphere,
surrounding the globe is gradually di-
minishing and that in the course of a
few thousand, or perhaps few hun
dreds of thousands of years the supply
will be exhausted.
A new steering device for ships con-
trolls the rudder by pneumatic pres
sure, the air being forced into cyl
inder on either side OF the rudder
post by means of the steering wheel
in the pilot house.
We need nearly 5000 cubic feet of
fresh air per hour for breathing pur-
poses, but we can do with as little as
$500. Children need less, and there
are now building schools to give the
children 1900 cubic feet an hour.
A method of photographing the
sounds of the heart has been communi-
Gated to the Academy of Science by
NJ. de Holowinski. The sounds are
transmitted by sensitive microphone
to an optical telephone, the diaphragm
of which produces Newton's rings,
which are then photographed.
The latest in the electrical world is
the proposal to harness the Nile
cataracts. The Egyptian council of
has recently approved the
of Professor Forbes, the
eminent electrician, to make a report
with this end in view, and he will
his studies in the autumn.
It is expected that the results will be
Of high Importance to Upper Egypt |
md the Soudan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

They were spinning yarns OF the
chase, and this was the contribution
of the Congressman: CATER pretty
hard campaign l went with hunting
party to the upper peninsular. I'm
not n Leather Stocking or Daniel
Boone with n rifle, but I'm far from
having to 90 inside and close tho doors
in order to hit barn. Ia brought
down deer and bagged any amount
of small game, but wanted a bear. One
morning / had tramped an unusual
distance from camp and suddenly came
upon three half grown cubs rolling and
tumbling over each other in play.
shot one and the other two beat
clumsy retreat. Setting my gun
against tree reached my cub while
he was still kicking.
CLEARING noise, l whirled around
to find the mother coming at me, her
mouth wide open and her eyes glazing.
There was no chance to reach the
rifle. I'm no sprinter, and took the
only alternative by shining up tall
pine tree. She stopped minute to
examine the victim of my shot and
was more enraged than ever as she
came climbing after me. Once in the
tufted top OF that pine l did some
faster thinking, gentlemen, than |
ever did on any question of state. rhe
bear was coming and losing no time.
l was without weapon of any kind. 1t
looked as though bruin had the drop.
'But q man in my predicAment over
looks no chances. In my vest pocket
| had well-flled match safe. In my
hip pocket was pint of brandy, minus
one moderate nip. In my hunting
Jacket was bunch of tow. | saturated
that with brandy, and, as the bear APP
preached, l anonted her with the re.
mainder. Dividing the tow SO as to
have two shots, lit the first half and
dropped it on the bear didn't need |
the other half. There was fash of
light MS though pan of powder had
been ignited. The air was filed with
he odor of burning hair. The bear
ct go and fell down, because it
vas quicker. Then she left fiery
trealI toward the horizon and made
more noise than any ordinary thunder
torm."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
lowed by a Sawhsh,

The sloop yacht Bull arrived in the
harbor Sunday night, says recent
issue OF the Florida Times. Union, OF
Jacksonville. She had on board john
2. Roberts, of Chicago; w. j. Pur-
cell, of Washington, and Charles
Christian, of Miami. The party had
been on a cruise through the Keys for
the last two weeks. The cruise ex-
tended as far as Flamingo Flats and
Cape Sable, where they went to pro-
cure specimens OF birds, fish, etc., for
the National Museum, Washington.
A thrilling episode of the cruise was
the capture of sawfsh measuring
eighteen and one-half feet. Cruising
off Madura Key they came upon the
huge fish, and Roberts, who was keep.
ing q sharp lookout, seized harpoon
and sunk 1t deep into the monsters
body. Quick as a flash the fish darted
down the channel, making the line
whiz out of the boat. Roberts, whose
hand was burned from the running
line, called to Purcell to make turn
around the mast. The latter had no
time to do SO before the end of the
line was reached, SO he seized it with
Roberts, who had nearly gone over.
board, ana together they managed to
hold it until Christian contrived to
make the end fast. Then the fish
toWed the boat down the channel.
Christian maneuvred the boat into
shallow water, and hero Roberts put
the grains into him again. Then the
fish made things fly, throwing, in his
frantic rage, sand and water high into
the air. Roberts contrived to get
caught in the line, and was in an in
slant pulled overheard a distance of
forty feet from the boat. Being an
expert swimmer, he got back without
any damage. The towing process then
again began, this time with two lines,
and the cruisers went flying down the
bay like sports behind spanking
team of stations. After full hour of
this the big fish grew weary, and was
again hauled alongside, when a big
load of buckshot was put into him.
Still he was not dead, but very weary.
then performed the dangerous
feat of getting on his back and placing
\ line around his huge jaw. 1t then
required the combined efforts of the
,hree men to haul him on to the
lands, and here he began to slash
about again. Purcell got a cut on the
DOT that he is nursing yet.
The men, after sizing HIM NJ, de-
'ided that he was a pretty dangerous
ustomer, and might have cut thu,
'oat in two with one stroke Of his ,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

A London telegram is to the effect
that attention has been called in the
House of Commons to the wholly in.
adequate production of food supplies
in the United Kingdom, in relation to
its large and increasing population. A
motion was made that the dependence
Of the United Kingdom upon foreign
imports for the necessaries of life and
the sequences which might arise there
from in the event of war demanded
the serious attention of the Govern.
ment, Mr.. Seton Kerr, who made the
motion, expressed the belief that the
reserve of breadstufs never exceeded
three weeks supply, and frequently
sinks below weeks supply. France,
he pointed out. was self-supporting,
and Russia and the United States
were not only self-supporting, but
were able to make large exports.
Great Britain alone lived from hand
to mouth, Sir Charles Dixie, discuss
ing the subject, asserted that Russian
exports of wheat to Great Britain
were decreasing in average years, and
he asserted that half of Great Britain's
food came from the United States. He
went on to say that if the United
States, Canada and Australia could
feed Great Britain, they were indie
pendent of Russia, as the interests
and advantages of those countries
would be so strong that they could
rely upon them to furnish the supply.
The United States, he insisted, would
not allow food to be declared contra
band of war, as it would affect her in
terests, apart from her inherent sym
pathy for Great Britain, and com.
biRed with the United States, Great
Britain could stand against any con-
ceivable combination of the Powers.
"Ihe showing was altogether very
extraordinary one," comments the
Trenton IN. J.) American, "but it
points to permanent outlet for the
products of our farmers, which it
should be the policy of our Govern
nent to encourage. 1t Is pointed out as
A curious coincidence in connection
with the above statement, that it
'hould be followed by a decline, IN
our own market, in the price of wheat;
1ut this is accounted for by the unex-
,ectedly favorable prospects of the
rop in this country"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
A Sixlieth Year Coin,

There has just been issued coin
which for few thousand years to
come will be considered one of the
most priced Of Queens Victoria's sill
yer currency. 1t is crown piece
bearing the head of her majesty as
used for few years past. with the or
binary inscription, but carrying on
the rim "Anno Regni Tx. Decus ct
Tutamen," the first time that such an
inscription has appeared upon aay
British coin, probably upon any coin
whatsoever, for the few monarchs OF
former times who attained their six.
tieth year upon the throne did not rec
ord 1t upon their coins. For some I'm
known reason the jubilee crowns, is.
sued ten years ago, have only milled
edge, aud nothing upon them to show
for what particular purpose they were
struck. There is the date 1887 OF
course, but it Is not every one who can
connect it With the interesting eyentit
really EseoTdg
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

Some years ago, when William J.
Stillman, Of New York City, was re-.
porting a disturbance in Greece for
The London Times, report was sent
out that he had been beheaded. One
of his friends, says the New York
Tribune, upon hearing the report tele-
graphed to the correspondent this
messages "Rumor here that your
head has been taken off. Is it truep
1t was not until the message had been
sent that it occurred to the sender
that if the rumor were true Stillman
would be the last man in the world to
speak about it. But the message
reached Stillman, and this was his re-
ply; "My dear boy, a newspaper man
never loses his head"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
The SlupefYins Effect of Cold.

One OF the most powerful modes of
checking the increased action of local
Inflammation is to diminish the tenn
perature of the parts. Heat to GER
tain extent is necessary for all veg
etable and animal action increase the
temperature and these actions are in.
creased; diminish the temperature and
these actions are diminished. That
this is the case, we think, is apparent
from the influence of the returning
spring upon the vegetable kingdom
and alternating animals; they leave
their abode and commence a new series
of actions. On the return OF the
winter we find both again shut up in
state of Incidence and inactivity. Now.
although we are not dormice, we feel
the change from heat to cold very dis
agreeable, and we know that some de-
grees of cold very much diminish our
muscular efforts. When DR.. Solander
with Captain Cook in his voyage was
around the world a party landed on
some part OF North America, among
them was the doctor himself. He had
Just been cautioning them against the
benumbing and supplying effects Of
cold and the danger there was of CIV
ing way to such feelings. He had Just
finished what he had to say on the
subject when be was taken in that yery
way himself. He said: az am very
weary, let me lie down; do let me lie
down for a few minutes" but if they
had he never would have raised him.
self again. The other officers insisted
upon him exerting himself, and abso. |
lutely drove him before them, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that
ne could reach the ship. New York
ledger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
Sapphires Not All Blue.

1t is commonly believed that in''
phire is known only as a gem Oh ,
velvety blue in color. As a mauS'
fact, the sapphire occurs IN Va !,
hues. In Ceylon, where the "
specimens of the gem are i0uu4
ranges from the soft, velTety ola'
the peacock blue, graduated u
latter to an almost faultless Whi.8
also occurs in whites, greens anu
lows, the latter shade being Know
the oriental topaz, and the gree
the oriental emerald. The WINE i
phires are often found clouae :,
streaked with blue, SO tna'
specimens are cut which are
when looked at transversely, pu' 4
ing a bit of fine blue tint on wy
der point. Then there is the rss
phire, or Ceylon ruby. 1t Is III
as highly as the finest Burmese ~, !,
Those most highly priced are Oh IN
pigeon blood or rose red color
burg Dispatch.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

Fried Potatoes-Pare and slice
large potatoes, and drop into b
fat when brown, take up with al
mer and drain on brown paper, d
with salt, and serve.
Fish Fried in ter-Claan
wash any small fish, cut into pi
dip into thick egg batter and |
boiling fat. Garnish with fried
ley, and serve very ho.,
Graham Gems-Beat the yo4
two eggs and mix with pint Of 4
add one tablespoonful of melted
ter, one teaspoonful OF salt and
cupfuls OF Graham flour; beat u
ously, add two teaspoonfals OF bal
powder aud the beaten whites q
eggs; bake in creased gem-pan'
quick oven.
Roast Wipe the roast
a damp towel, place in baking
dredge with pepper and salt, poi
cupful of hot water over it, and y
the pan in a quick oven; let
fifteen minutes to every pound |
ing every ten minutes. When d
take up on heated dish, and 4
with brown gravy.
Brown Turnips-Pare turnip'
into slices, put into a saucepan, &
with boiling water, and set over
fire to boil for half an hour. lake
drain, and put into o frying pan,
hot butter; stir until brown, dia
with sugar, and turn the slices W
done, dust with salt and pepper
take up on heated dish.
Eggs a la Suisse-Spread the ooI|
of a dish with two ounces OF Du'
cover this with a thick grating
cheese; break eight eggs upon
cheese without breaking the VI
Sprinkle over a level teaspoonlu
salt and the least bit OF red psP7
Pour three tablespoons of cream |
the surface and strew about two guy
of grated cheese on top and 81
eggs in a moderate oven tor nN|
minutes. Pass hot salamanca
the top to brown them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

The Australian method OF pl1
fowls possesses the advantages 4
ing rapid and easy. As soon 4
birds are dead, plunge each in
into a pail of boiling water, into
one and a half pints OF cold wata
been thrown (the object is id
scald them, taking care that The
reaches every part OF the iea
One minutes sousing is general
ficient; if kept in too long, the ]
apt TO discolor, and, ii not
enough, the feathers will not
draw. Every feather can no
stripped off in the easiest pc
manner-in fact, they can almo
brushed off. The skin never
and the insects thai infest all Chi
will have disappeared. When
pump on the birds to rinse oil th
feathers that still adhere, vine te
Iy with soft cloth, and hang
dry with a cloth fastened ID
round. This is to keep them fro
air and preserve them white. By
means all the feather stumps are
fectly removed. Ducks canno
treated in the same manner, as Il
in the feathers prevents the
from penetrating.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
A Wildcat in the Car.

Engineer Frellch, OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad, has had most excit-
ing experience with wildcat. As his
train was passing near Blue Greek Sta
ton, near the north point of the Great
Salt Lake, Utah, a wildcat suddenly
sprsng into the cab and savagely at
tackled the fireman. The engineer
came to the fireman's assistance with
shovel and tried to beat off the ami.
NAL, but he in turn was the recipient of
the cats attentions. The animal
landed on the mans breast and began
sinking its claws into the engineers
face. The cat seemed possessed of
nine lives, and bit, clawed and screamed
every instant, cutting into the face
and chest of the engineer.
After few seconds of fighting the
animal sprang out Of the cab. When
the train reached Terrace Engineer
Frelich's face was found to be badly
cut up. The traiumen believe that
the cat was hiding in the bushes be.
side the track, and being blinded by
the glare of the headlight made leap
for safety and dropped into the cab.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

One OF the most thrilling encounters
with o mountain lion ever known in
Idaho occurred near Ola few days
ago. A Denver Republican telegram
says:
Charles Bannister and Jake Woods
were passing along trail leading
from their work to their camp. There
was no thought of danger in their
minds until there was a flash in the
air and an enormous mountain lion
landed on Woods's shoulder. The i'm
pact knocked him over, and his COM
panion thought he was certainly
killed. Reaching for a stone, Ban
mister instantly attacked the beast,
breaking its shoulder blade. The
lion then sprang upon him, when
Woods came to his rescue, also armed
with rock. AS the lion was attempt
ing to tear Bannister's throat Woods
struck it on the head and fractured
its skull. The creature still fought
desperately, but the men finally
managed to kill it. 1t measured nine
feet from tip to tip. and it was found
that it had leaped thirty feet in
springing upon Woods.
The mountain lion never attacks men
unless driven to it by hunger. The
SHOWS in the mountains had probably
deprived the beast of food, and it was
ready to spring upon the first living
thing ii saw.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
THE BEST FoR THE COUNTRY.

Yes hope country powers may
The birds still blossomhe
The rainbow however
shining In spendorthe God all!
hope country Joy day,
ringing away
midnight
bending above usthe God ALL
hope the county heres spring
showorg word
climbs the harvest and
light Of the glory Of the God that
Atlanta Constitution,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
ORNAMENT CLEANING

Ormolu articles and trimmi,
furniture should be washed wi,51
soap and water and polisbsi
chamois leather. To clean brs'
copper a mixture of oil and
stone applied with n piece Of 4
and then rubbed bright with
chamois skin, will give q be-,
polish. Furniture to be M
should be washed with soap and
little by little, and each little Al
dried. Afterward the cream /.
be applied. Here are two good IA
Boil thoroughly in a gallon Of
one pound of beeswax, four oup
soft soap and two ounces of pear
the second, which should be ma
least a day before it is used, /,
pounded by melting together at
tie heat eight parts of white wal
of resin and half q pint of turpe
Pour into a jar, shake it well al
six parts of rscti6ed oil OF turps
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

New York State celebrates nine
holidays, says the Pittsburg Dispatch,
namely; New Years Day, Lincoln's
Birthday, Washington's Birthday,
Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor
Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas. Before the Revo-
luton New York had twenty-six an
nual holidays. OF these only Christ.
mas, New Years, Thanksgiving and
Election Day still survive. The Others
were the Kings birthday, anniversary
of the death of Charles T., Shrove
Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lady Day,
Good Friday, Easter Monday, Easter
Tuesday, Ascension Day, st. Georges
Day, Restoration Day of Charles H.,
Queens Birthday, Whitsun Monday,
Whitsun Tuesday, Prince of Wales
Birthday, the day that King George
landed in England, Coronation Day,
All Saints Day, anniversary of Gun
powder Plot, Fast Day and Com.
mencement Day of Kings (now Col,
umbial College.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
The Irony of Fnt,

Edward Whymper, the noted noun,
tain climber, who is well known on
this coast, has carried the alpenstocE
for more than thirty years, and has
scaled the Chimborazo and the Mat.
terhorn, besides hundreds of lesser
peaks, and, although he has had nun
berless thrilling adventures, including
a fall of 600 feet, he never fractured q
Inn For sustained any serious injury.
lie did, however, tumble down a flight
OF Stare in England recently aaa
fractured his collar bone. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
To Clean Books.

Grease may be taken out by laying
the page between two sheets of blot
ting paper, and passing a hot iron
gently over it. To remove grease
from the covers, scrape pipe. clay or
French chalk over the spot and iron
with a warm iron met a hot one).
Vellum covers may often be cleaned
by means of soap and water, but il
much soiled should be washed with a
weak solution of salts of lemon. To
take out ink stains, place the leaves
for two minutes in a solution of oxalic
acid, then in clean cold water for q
few hours, To restore the consistency
OF the paper afterwards, use a bath OF
"size" and water. The Housewife.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

saw. He was eighteen and one'half
feet long, aud abont four and ono
lalf foot across tho body, and his saw
was five and one,half feet long. The
head was cut of to be mounted. Be'
sides this ono the party captured and
cot the saws OF four others over fifteen
feet long, and twelve smaller ones.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
HOUSEHOLD AFPAlp,I


N France, instead of nj.
on table napkins, after tbov 'as
and dried and ready ia ~ at'l :
they are dipped in BOILING y.
partially wrung out betw9eo"'A '
They are rapidly ironed WIN WIZ :.
n hatiron as possible without Y
them. They become bean f' =,
and glossy. ''u'I
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
ABANDONMENT or THE nr.n..

LATED 4
At the early morning meo,
steaks, fish, fruit, potatoos s'i /.
mush, buckwheat cakes and a u
new bread and coffee disa 4o
large quantities and at a mo'i "
ing rate. If to this is added a
of the plated knife, we have tba y
for the lawful dyspepsia vb ,io
tyrs a whole nation. Tina
knife, it is asserted, is adopted
anxiety to save time. Unbks
blade, it does not require cls
and it won't cut meat hence ON
tyrdom to dyspepsia and rapid
Grafton as a people. New 4
Picayune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

There may be an end to ten-cent
corn if the scheme to utilize the stalks
and piths amounts to half as much as
The promoters profess to believe, OBJ
Ieryes the AmerieAn AgrieuIturist.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

A Chicago judge refused to let
Spiritualist serve on a murder trial
Jury there recently because he said in
court that no did not believe a man
could be killed in the common acoep'
tation of that tern.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

Tho city OF Liverpool, England, is
,bout to copy Glasgow, Scotland, and
AXE over the whole of the street rail-
.oads. The price to be paid is about
b. sos. 500.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

lis. u IL a n l. II El
was holding a long,
confidential CONVEX
sation with her in
innate friend, Mrs.
Dinsmore, and the
two faces looking
into each other
were full OF cha.
grin.
you remember
what a beautiful
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02
Seven at One Birth.

DIR. Dietrich Barfuth, OF ~ u
Germany, reports the oceurren'Ib IA
there of seven children at one
Only one case of the kind Is -
which took place about the yes y
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

One of ohicago's speculative phil
osophers declares that there arc g.
456 different kinds of fear.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS