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The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

OF the bog moss. sphagnum there
are no fewer than 215 species. about COO
varieties.
The silver production of this country
is more than one-third of that of the
entire world, being in 1896 $76, ,G69 900,
coinage value, as against s213, 463, roo,
coinage value forthe world.
The diameter of the sun in miles is.
estimated at see, 400, Jupiter $500,
Saturn 1900, Neptune 34,s0o, Uranus
$1,000, Earth 7,918, Venus 1900, Mars.
4,25O, Mercury 5000, Moon 2,16s, Ee
The new city charter of San Tran
cisco, contains a provision that eight
hours shall constitute a days labor
on all municipal work, with two dolls
lars per day as the minimum wage.
A French boot and shoe journal
states that. arrangements have been
made to open an American exposition
in Hamburg, and that a special feature
will be display of American shoes.
The total number of sheep in the
United, States on April 1 was .35,671,-
914, On>Aprii /, 1897, the totaInqInbe
of sheep in the United States was 34.-
7S4.2s7, a gain this year. over last Of
8S7y627 sheep.
The Liverpool docks are the admira-
ton of the world. Fhe attention given
to them in repair and extension is
shown by the fact that parliament has
authorized, that, S24, 1853 shall, be
spent on them in improvements.
A French experimenter, Camille
Dareste, has found that the germ in
the hens egg is not destroyed by an
electric. current. that would kill an
adult fowl, but that.the germis somod-
fled in most cases that a monstrpsity
will be hatched.
Hydrogen, recently liquefed by
Prof. .Dewar, is in that condition the
lightest liquid known, having density
one-fifteenth that of water. Previous
ly liquid marsh gas, whose density is
two-ffths that of water, was the light
est fluid to be. obtained.
An American, scientist has invented
a new form of spectroscope, made by
building UP steps of equal thickness of
optical glass. With 20 elements, five
millimeters thick, the resolving power
is 100000, or about that of the. best
diffraction gratings. 1t is equally
good, for the examination of single
lines, and the study of the effects of
broadening the shifting or doubling of
the lines.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
MORE THAN he CAN; SPEND.
A Cripple Creek Mine Owner Whose
INCOME Ia Estimated at
S25, 600. a Month.

The average man is bothered because
he hasn't money enough to spend, but
Mr.. James F. Burns, of Cripple Creek,
Col, is embarrassed for the very OPP
posite reason. To tell the plain truth,
it keeps Mr.. Burns-Jimmie, they call
him out west-busy devising ways to
get rid of his surplus revenue. He has
ever so much more money than he can
spend in any reasonable way. His in
come is about $4,000. a, month, and, be-
ing bachelor With modest wants, it
can be seen that he is actually suffer
ing with a plethora of cash.
Mr.. Burns is an agreeable, pleasant
spoken man Of about 45 years, and. Is
president of. the Biggest gold mine iii
the world, the Portland, of which he
lis also the chief owner. Last month
its output of the yellow metal was
$125, ,OCO, or just one-tenth of the entire
production of the Cripple Creek dis
trict.
Il am here" said Mr. Burns, ''purely
for recreation, and am delighted with
Washington, which 1 will back with
big money to be the handsomest city
on this continent, if not in the world.
l have lived, in Colorado II years, and
before that was. in Cuba for ten years.
There is lots. Of. gold down there, but
l spent fortune trying to get it out
of the ground. The thieving Spaniards
won't let anybody prosper down there,
and they bled me to my ruin, There
will not be a happier man in the United
States when Spain is licked till she will
have to beg for mercy.
'ff4es, Il also got my white hair down
there. I was sleeping on the ground
one night when n boa constructor be-
gan to coil himself about my body. I
managed to get tight hold about his
neck and held him till a companion
killed the monster. But l was in an
agony of terror, and the shock turned
my hair to its present color.,.-Wash-
ingto1 Post.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
BABYS PICTURE.
Ihis hotoigEp ppher Has a Unique
Method of ani<ing Doting Mam-
mas Happy.

An enterprising Photographer. has
lately completed system bv which
his pictures OF, habies have become fa-
nous. He has, DISCARDED all the fa-
miliar expedients. OF his profession to
persuade very, Young children to sub
nit tofhe camera, and his. scheme has
been completely successful. One part
Of bis gallery has been fitted up like a
nursery. Around the room al con
venient, points are situated cameras,
and these are in charge of his assist
ants, says TitBits.
The photographer devotes his at
tentiop IS the, baby. He tries all the
toys in turn, gets. on as intimate terms
as possible with the baby after sucf
short acquaintance, and, gradually
lures, the unsuspecting infant. into
looking. his best. When pose and, en-
preston are satisfactory he gives a
signal to one of his assistants at the
cameras and the trick is done. Moth
ers, bring their babies from all QUAR-
ters to this tactfuI photographer. 1t
would be difficult matter to find any
child VINO would not, after ten min
utes' session with toys. exhibit some
expression hat his parents would be
proud of. The artist catches that ex
preston, and as many other agreea BILE
ones as possible.
The final delight comes to the moth
err when she receives the proofs. not
sent as. proofs usually are. but mount
cd on aslarGe piece of cardboard, which
makes it possible for her to compare
them Simultaneously. This wise man
has left nothing Lndqne which could
strengthen his hold on the babies ana
their DhOtopraDhs
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
TEACHES, BIRDS TO SING.
How Young CanEries Are Taught Pop
uIar Airs, by Means of
Music Box.

An interesting and successful expe-
riment with canary birds has been per-
formed by gentleman living in the
vicinity of Twenty-frst and Vine
streets, reports the Philadelphia Rec
ord This gentleman takes dilet-
tante interest in the breeding of these
song birds. AS soon a s the young birds
are hatched he takes them and puts
them apart in a room where he has
placed small music box that initiates
the tone Of canary and is constantly
playing the same piece. Here he keeps
them by themselves, allowing them to
hear only the tone of the music box, so
that the young birds, accustomed to
hear the same air played continually
by degrees become masters Of it and
sing it alone. All that is necessary to
start them when they are silent is to
whistle the airs, and the birds will i'm
mediately join in. He has already
taught quite number of young birds
to sing and is now engaged in teach
ing three young ones the air Coming
Through the Rye" Although they are
only seven weeks old they sing the air
very clearly, and in two more months
they will have, it quite perfect. The
gentleman does not teach the. birds
with a professional object, but as
pleasure and a pastime, and takes
much pleasure in showing his wonder
full pets to his friends.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
AN OYSTERS AGE.
1t May Readily Be Determined by
Measuring the. Size of
the She'll.


1t is just as easy to tell the age of an
oyster by looking at its smell as it is to
ascertain the age of horse by exam
lining its teeth or tree by inspecting
.he circles revealed by the AK or saw
when 1T ia. lail, low. When the oyster
is six months old it is as big as a dime;
when one year old it will cover silver
half dollar, and when two years old
will be about the circumference of a
si!yeT dollar, says Pearson's Weekly.
The oyster, unlike the crab, is not
obliged to seek new quarters or build a
Rew house every time he grows ap-
preciably. The extensions that he puts
On to his house are clearly marked by
well-defned ridge,
Oysters are esteeIaed to be at their
best when between four and five years
of age, and the planters endeavor to
protect the beds for that length of
time. Conscientious oystermen-that
is. mea Nhe, are. not inclined to kill
the goose that lays the golden egg
always return to the bed oysters that
are too young. but in case a patriarch
is brought up, over whose shell the
tides of from eight to twelve winters
and summers have ebbed and flowed,
he Is sent TO market, where he is put
al the bottom of the heap and sold
with his younger and more luscious
tompaniops.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
An ExOdns of Rnfs

The North China Herald says that a
curious phenomenon was witnessed re-
Gently at daybreak upon the opening
of the Ch'angme4 gate of Soochow.
Some 4,G00 or more rats of all sizes
were seen to file out of the gates, show
ing no fear of the country people who
were fockfng to sell their market
produce in the city. There IS much ex-
citemept, amounting almost to pan
ic, therefore, in soochow, and a dire
fate is prophesied to the city, It being
remembered that a similar exodus
happened in the SOS, just prior to the
fall of the city into the hands of the
TAPPING rebels. "'' -
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Science Effects wonders.

According to Natural Sciepee, DR..
Olsen, of Norway, has learned by
studying habits of microbes. to make
cheese backward. He keeps a stock
Of the microbes of various cheeses, and
out of bowl Of milk makes Gorgon-
zola. St:iton or .Camembert, as re-
CURED. This threatens a serious blow
to the British farmer, for it is obvious
that DR.. Olsen has only to follow the
tracks of his microbes little further
back to produce the milk that makes
the cheese and the COW that makes the
milk. Then the British farmer will sit
idly on gate watching DR.. Olsen with
cage full of microbes turning field
Of grass into choice Shorthorns and
Attorneys.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
The Color Was Immaterial.

Here is story about Commodore
SchFev that is told in Washington:
About the time that he was looking for
fleet the question of painting the
ships of the navy a war color was pn-
der solemn consideration by some Of
the preeise officers Of the big building.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt was
bothered daily BY the question OF tints
submitted to him by board on war
ship color, when Schley remarked that
he did not care what color his ships
were painted SO long as he had ships.
Paint them red if you like" said he,
'or paint them black, but let me have
them. Coicr is immaterial."
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
MARINE ARCHITECTS.
The Most Skilled Are Unable to Find
Their Way to Protect Ocean Lin
ers from Disaster.


The, cleverest marine architects have
been unable to devise a scheme to pro-
tcct the stoutest single screw liners, hit
hard amidships or thereabouts, from
disaster. Every steamship that has
been struck far from land by even so
modest a craft as coal laden schooner
has gone down, sometimes without the
loss of soul, as was the. case Of the
Oregon, off Fire Island, on March IA,
1886, and sometimes with more than
three-quarters of all on board, says the
New York Sun.
The Vile du Havre, of the French
line, was run down almost in the same
way as La Bourgogne met disaster.
The iron British ship Loeb Earn hit the
Vile du Havre in fog in midocean on
November 90, 1878, almost cutting her
in two. She founqered, 9nG only 23G o!t
of 317 persons aboard were saved. The
steamship Geiser, of the Thingvalla
line, was hit, off Sable island in a fog
on August 13, 1883, by the Thingvalla. a
sister ship, and 12 passengers and 33 of
her crew were lost. The North German
Lloyd steamship Elbe foundered IN the
North sea after being rammed by the
little British steamship Crathie on
January 30 1895.
Only the steamships that collide
head on have hope Of salvation. They
are protected by the collision bulk
heads. A blow astern or at any point
just forward OF abaft pidships is usu-
ally mortal
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
.wxch, uaIe,-Not "witch" Hazel.


The correct name for Hamamelis
Virginica is not witch hazel, but wych
hazel. Our plant has no connection
with the magic of the water hunter.
The Blackthorn of England, Prunus
Spinosa. was the wood used in these
divinations, or whatever these super
stitious practices may be termed. Hazel
had a very wide meaning in the olden
times, and the elm, as we'll as the nut
not known as such, was hazel. One of
these elms, now known as Ulmus Mon
tana. was the favorite wood for maxi
ing wyches. OF provision chests, and
was therefore known as the wych hazel.
In the present day it is the wych elm.
Our hamamelis received from the early
settlers the name of wych hazel from
the resemblance of the leaves to those
Of the wych hazel or elm of the old
world. Language reformers imagining
that wych should be spelled witch arc
responsible fer the confusion. Wych
hazel is the correct term for our plant.
lNfeehan's Monthly. - -
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
HOW CHINESE RISE.
The Feat of Cutting or a Mans Head
Brought One MongOlian a
Fortune.

A correspondent supplies us with the
biography of high, Chinese official,
who is now one of the leading authori
ties on foreign affairs. This man, it
seems, was born in Fatshan, and re-
ceived good education. He inherited
some money, which BE squandered,
and, being regarded by his family as
a bad character, he was turned out.
He then came to Hong Kong and set up
asa fortune teller in Taipinshan, where
anyone could have his destiny told
him for a few cents. Finding he could
not make much in this line, be again
returned to Fatshan, where he started
an opium divan. When his friends Gis-
covered this they again tried to get
rid of him. and he agreed to go away
for good if he was paid 100 taels. The
money was found and the ex-fortune
teller started for Shanghai. When a
clansman with whom he had in
gratiated himself was promoted to the
grade of futal he rcEeiyed an order
from the throne to behead certain
eunuch, who was in disgrace, but as
the eunuch was a favorite of the en-
press dowager, no one dare undertake
the execution Of the order until the
subject of this biography undertook
the task. He afterward met Ii Hung
Chang, and his promotion was then
rapid.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Treatment of Debtors in Hawaii.

In Hawaii they have one very unique
custom in regard to debt. Any stran-
ger can get credit almost from the
time be sets foot on the islands, but
SO long as be owes dollar he is not
permitted to leave the country. 4
man who gets hopelessly involved in
debt down there had as well make up
his mind to become citizen for the
rest of his life-he can only escape by
uidating-Chicago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
whx she Left.

"Why did you leave your lastplace" "
asked the lady who was looking. for
cook.
swell, mem, it was Just this way"
returned the applicant. ''They had
their dinner there so late it give me
no chance 10 ride me bicycle in the
park eYenin's s.eGleyelaEd Leader.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
The English Bittern.

The statement having been made
that the bittern is one of the lost birds
in England, a correspondent writes to
the Daily News that SO far from be
ing exterminated, they are stiI so
abundant in one locality that sleep is
hard for strangers because Of the loud
noise they make, like bull believing,
and that in this region they are shot
and eaten
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
A PRINCESS in Jail.

Princess Eleonora of Sayn-Wittgen-
stein. one of the mediatized semirayol
German families. has been sentenced
to a months imprisonment in Jail and
500 marks fine for spreading SANDER
Gus rumors about her brother-in-lavI,
Count Kouigsmark, which brought
about his divorce. The sentence has
been affirmed on appeal.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Tho Three s,nn;sb C,s.

The history of the three C's-clerical-
ism, conservatism and corruption,
which, fostered by the blind false pride
that holds honest labor in contempt
as a badge of inferiority, and in cur
rent phrase causes Africa to begin at
the Pyrenees, have brought about the
present weakness and impending down
fall of Spaip.-Henry c. Lea, in ATTAIN
I IN --f
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
SnIf fn China.

The sale Of salt is a government
monopoly in China, and yields yearly
revenue of $11 100000, as the annual
consumption is $500, ,00o,00O pounds,
and the importation of foreign salt is
strictly prohibited. license to SELL
salt costs $4,000 in gold.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
| omPaniops. :
Wants to Increase 1t. Population

BulgaEil is going to take effective
means to increase its population. For
every son born beyond minimum
number 90 francs will be paid not only
TO. the father, but to the mother also.
A soldier showing dozen sous will
receive a pension large enough to sup
port him and besides a decoration.
1he same reward will go to his wife.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
You Can't Always Tell.

"Sfrs. Wendricks must be very fond
of her husband"
".WhyM M
ashes so careful about his health
always seems to be worrying for fear
he'll sit in a draft
f,Oh, that's no sign that she's par
ticularly fond of him. Maybe.she hates
to hear him swear when he catches
cold. Cleveland Leader.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Maehtne-s1ade Pottery.

A machine for the manufacture of
pottery has recently been invented
which does the work of several men
at half the cost. 1t can turn out 16
flower pots per minute, against the
one produced ip the same time by
the old process, and it is also used for
the manufacture of cups, saucers and
Jam lars tf
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, la
N>n-%x, ne bo,

Before me. F. w. Nelson, Notary Public
in and for the County and Territory afore-
said, personally appeared Frank Hart, J. x.
Woods, W. r. Campbell, U. z. Rand, A. T,
Cornish and F. C. Demarest known to me I'd
be the persons whose names are suBscribed
to the foregoing instrument and duly ac
knowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office this It'll day of January A. d.
F. w. NELSON,
Notary Public.
My commission expires December 6, 1895.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Chinamen,s Dreins Are Heavy.

The average weight of the brain Of
the Chinaman is greater than that OF
any other race on the globe except the
Scotch.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Thick Hair.

1t is said that rustics who live on a
bread and milk diet nearly always have
thick hair to an advanced age, while
people who lunch and dine on meat
rarely have thick hair after So
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
TERRITORY OF APIzoSA, g

TERRITORY OF APIZoNA ss
County of Navajo, :
/, J. II. Frisby, County Recorder In and for
the County of Navajo, Territory of Arizona,
and custodian of the records thereof, do
hereby certify that the foregoing and hereto
attached Articles of Incorporation OF the
Winslow Electric Light and Ice Manufactur-
ing Company is full, true and correct copy
of the Articles of Incorporation of said 'cofhs
pany now on file in my Office; that said Arti+
cles of Incorporation we're filed for record
in my Office On the 9Th day of January A. D.
1893 at 2:3O o'clock p. m, and are duly enter-'
ed of. record in Volume No. of Articles of.
Incorpor alton, on pages Nos. &c, q. 2Srecords
of said Navajo county.
In witness v hereof, have here
} unto set my rand and seal of otf1ce-
- j. II. FRIsBY,
~ County Recorder.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Icnnrnnf SnnnEsh.

1t is said that two,thirds of Spain's
can neither read nor write.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
PoorIy-Paid CIergx.

Among the clergy Of Italy there are
3.413 whose income is under 500
YEAR. ---- 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-06
NAVAL VETERANS.

Earragut Association of Naval Vet
Grams is longing for the time to' come
when meetings will be resumed. All
shipmates are requested to be on deck
August 20. the time set for the next
meeting, with their bags and nam
mocks.
During the late rebellion there was
hut very little said or written about the
sailor in comparison with what was
written about the man In the army.
Many thought him to be feiiow ina.
could be made efficient in day py
donning a blue shirt, with long col
lar a cap without visor, with the
name of a gunboat stamped thereon,
and assuming a rolling gait hitcning up
his trousers at intervals and shifting
his auid of tobacco in his mouth from
side to side.
The sailor was hardly ever mentioned
in sketches Of patriotic stories as tear.
ing himself away from his sweetnear,
with promises of loyalty TO her ano
country, and then returning coverso
with shoulder straps and glory Ine
| sanitary commission did no} pothei
about him: the sewing circles did no' .'
even send him a pair of odd SOCKS VIII
| the name of the pretty maker pihnee
| thereon. In fact, to sum 1t all up, ths
sailor was a kind of left-out individuai
| It's different now.s though.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-06
PIums for Yellow Fever.

southward respectfully informs the
Forest Register and others of the state
press who are congratulating them
selves and the state Board of Health
that wonderful discovery in medical
science was made at McIIenry this sum
mer. and that is nothing less than
new cure for yellow fever. married
lady living in McHenry DUNG the cpl,
demic of quarantine became unweli
1the result of natural conditions): the
nhysicians declared her case one OF vel
low fever and prescribed medicine. The
lady was yearning for plums; relatives
cured n supply. OF which the lady ate
saw two quarts. and in couple OF days
was entirely well. She did not touch
the doctors medicine. The State Board
who so valiantly stamped out the tevei
M McHenry should make claim for the
discovery OF the plum cure.-Gulfpor'
, MISSY Southward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-06
ALrREDIAN LADIES.

Auxiliary No. 2 held a very enjoyable
meeting Wednesday, President sister
Broadhead presiding. The mefting was
opened in due form. and upon the roll
call being read two officers failed to
respond. The sick committee reported
Sisters Lawrence, Grundy and Jenkin-
son as being much better.
A motion was made, seconded ana
passed. that this auxiliary get up a
trolley party, and Sisters Besser, GID
son. Harrison, Hopeditz and Sainspury
were appointed committee.
Visitors from South Providence were
in attendance. the president making
pleasant remarks.
Deputy Brother Broadhead gave
practical illustrations Of th9 secre,
work. after which the usual social nan
hour was spent.
Auxiliary No. l at its meeting Tues-
day voted to have a moonlight excur.
sion Thursday evening. August 20, ano
sisters G.. Leacy. M. Morrow, r. Bux'
| ton. Tranter. Worth, Mills and Fam
rhine were selected a committee or ar
rangements. Further particulars VII
| be given next Saturday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-06

full of bringing in six or seven appuea
tions as a starter. -.
For the good OF the order the right
honorable protector made extenueu "
marks, as did also Comrade Jackson
and others. The brigade then lnlorin
ally adjourned to have It's usuai socia'
time of card playing, etc.
Rrigade No. 3 met. in Its hall Monday
evening. Hon. Conn., Rowland AFFORD ~
the chair One officer failed TO RESPOND
TO the roll call, his position being hiieu
The sick committee reported comrade
John Bray had met with severe ac-
cident, having fractured MS ies. "a
The recorders report was read anu
accented. The committee on resolutions
reported by presenting. copy OF tne
same drawn by +. r.. III. Il. Charles
DowIer for the supreme council. AFTER
examination the brigade instructed the
recorder to secure three, through the
| supreme council.
| manifested I'm the proposed trolley party
| 10 Taunton. and n. III. Protector "A. II
| England and p. II. II. r. Washington
| Rroadhead were appointed committes
| with full! power 10 act and confer Wit
| Nos. 1, and of Rhode Island. Bils
| ade No. is very desirous OF Inahlils
| this trip a source OF enjoyment ana en-
| couragement to comrades In taunton
IT is suggested that the comrades o.
escorted by their wives and friencs, am
no doubt this will be favoraeiy acle'
upon. 49,, 80,
The various committees from the sev
eral brigades will meet at Arnold Fos
hall Thursday night TO DISCUSS ,he pro
posed trolley excursion to Taunton,
The special committee for the Pas
| Commanders association Will ~mee
Monday at 674 Public street at p. m.
Brigade No. will meet THURSDAY
Arnold Post hall.