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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30

communicate along that line. But is there
anything similar to this making and
breaking of currents possible in the brain?
Astonishing as il may seem, the answer Is
yes. There Is precisely such a series OF
changes in the circuits of the brain cells
as is effected by the operator with the tel
ephone wires. ,n
The manner of it is this. Recent studies
of the brain CELL particularly those made
by the Spanish physiologist Ramon Cajal.
have shown that many of the wires which
lead out from cell do not go on uninter-
ruptedly, 10 a termination in some other
distant CELL as they were formerly sup
posed to do, but instead terminate in
blind ends" That is to say, they point
out toward other cells, but do not reach
them Such fibre clearly cannot convey
any message, because, like telephone wire
that has been cut. 1t does not lead any
where. But under certain conditions of
stimulation a very extraordinary thing
happens. The BLIND fiber, under stimu-
lus from its central cell, lengthens out I'M
til II touches a fiber of q neighboring cell,
and presto, with such contact circuit is
completed and a message flashes between
the cells. Manifestly such coming togeth-
err of the blind" hbers is precisely COM
parable to the operators connecting your
telephone, with another. And as in the
the cells, when the communication Is COM
pleted the connection is broken, the fibers
retract and cease to touch one another, and
no further message can be sent.
Sometimes the telephone girl does not
understand your order or reports that the
number you wish is engaged" and you
cannot send wour message. Similarly, in
the brain, it seems sometimes as II GER
tain circuits one wishes to use are en-
COZ in oil ar oha for hnt offa
does one puzzle his brains" TO recall
a fact or a name, which he feels that he
knows perfectly, but which will not come
at command. And then how, perhaps
hours afterwards, the elusive name win
flash before him, as If the telephone girl
of his brain cell had at last succeeded in
getting the right connection. When one
reflects that each of these wonderful
brain cells is microscopic in size, requir-
ing, indeed, a high power of the micro
scope to make 1t visible, and that there
are billions of them in a cubic inch of
brain substance, one Is led to wonder that
such mistakes of connection or failures
to connect do not occur oftener. AS il is
the telephone Office of the brain Is easily
the most wonderful structure of which
we have any knowledge. The most deli
cate piece of mechanism ever devised by
human hands is a crude thing compared
with the marvellous brain cell
In time of war it often happens that an
invading army will cut the telegraph wires
and destroy instruments and batteries at
the central offices, so that telegraphic and
telephone communication becomes impos-
sible. A precisely similar destruction of
brain fibres and brain cells occur under
certain conditions OF disease. The fafnfI-
lar disease paresis, for example, consists
essentially of just such de-
struction of the brain structures as this.
Day by day. in the paretic's brain. DIS
ease Is making inroads upon the delicate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
ACCIDENT THAT BROUGHT FAME.
How Besscmcr Discovered His Steel
- Making Process.
From the Chicago Evening Post.

From the Chicago Evening Post
1t is refreshing, in considering the nota-
bic achievements of great inventors, 10
happen upon an occasional instance where
fortune has not only smiled on but has wei.
rewarded genius. 1t is far too often the
case that the successful inventor closes
HIS lie in poverty and distress and leaves
TO others the harvest of substantial bene-
fits which i'm justice should have been his
Sir Henry I3essemer was a marked excep-
ton to this class, and his DEATH occurring
so recently, makes consideration of the
most important Of his inventions timely.
While Bessener did not invent steel, he
discovered a process for ats manufacture
that has revoiutionized the iron and steel
working industry of the entire world Up
ill the time when his experiments were
crowned with success the making of steel
was very slow, and, consequently, very
laborious process, and steel had a compar-
ptively restricted application in the indus
trial arts. Bessemer brought Il so near
perfection and at such reasonable cost
that it Is to-day one of the most widely
employed and most useful of all the ma.
terials which man has pressed into SER
vice for his advantage and comfort
In a measure, the discovery OF BESSIE
mer's process was accidental To begin
with. he had no knowledge of chemistry
and metallurgy when he first set about his
Investigation to turn iron into steel. But
he visited many places where iron was
wrought and he kept his eyes open lie
saw that in the slow process of pudding"
the particles of molten metal were grad.
ually brought into contact with the air,
and that this seemed TO, in time, produce
fair quality of steel. Had he known the
chemistry which was al work during pud-
ding Bessemer steel undoubtedly would
have been made some years sooner than II
was But ne only saw the mechanical
part Of the operation. He knew that 1t
was great deal easier 20 stir air than It
was 10 stir iron, and it was while recover
ing from a severe illness that the idea
came TO him of blowing air through the
melted iron. As ne lay in bed the breezes
from an open window famed his cheek.
and this turned his thoughts in another
direction, which proved to be the begin.
ming Of the problems solution.
As soon as he was sufficiently recovered
to resume his Investigations he set about
making a retort In which he could test his
new idea. It was SO constructed that a
blast Of cold air was forced into the bot
tom so that II would pass through the
melted iron in the upper part of the retort
The day for the test arrived, and Henry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30

of debility arising from whatever cause,
and to counterfeit the strain of uneX-
pected, prolonged work and excitement.
1t is the only remedy prepared under che
eyes of the medical profession, and in
strict accordance with the directions of
"a physician of acknowledged ability.
No ordinary help. no well meaning but
unprofessional concoction, sarsaparilla or
blood purifier can do what Paine's celery
compound is able to accomplish: cure men
and women OF such serious diseases as
kidney troubles, liver complaints and dys-
pepsia, or permanently drive away-and
there's the point that no sufferer should
lose sight of-permaneutly drive out of the
system rheumatism neuralgia and all
skin affections.
Nerves and brain can be worked out
This is the condition of thousands of ex-
hausted nervous systems that have been
almost worked 10 death in school, count
ing rooms. factories and stores. Shaky
nerves. fiabby muscles, muddy complex
ions and the general appearance of weari-
ness and pain tell the story of exhaustion
Persistent headaches go with nervous de-
bity. That terrible throbbfng of the
heart comes from a wretched condition Of
the nervous system.
The sure way TO get back to perfect
health of body and brain is to regulate
and nourish the nerves by means of Paine's
celery compound. 1t Is a searching cure
for all diseases that indicate vitiated blood
1t builds up the strength and replaces used
up parts by new, vigorous tissues.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
REPUBLICANS REVOLT.
Continued from First Page.)

10 intervene and if necessary support
,na teton by the prompt dispatch of our
le. ana naval forces to Cuba"
1a,. vigorous speeches denunciatory of
'o,-i It was decided TO defer action until
N -oVA tomorrow afternoon The pres
aei piosramme is to present to Speaker
NJ - e'laence that a large majority ia.
.'t. "e h'ep' and the Cuban sympathizers
M, mat once convinced of the num-
a. ellusted in its support, he Will yield
h S.'e'n' IL is proposed to communicate
b. senllment to President Mckinley.
s'ep Is expected TO bear fruit in i'm
pr '1i an action in the House Thursday. A
n, o1 'he House will be taken tomorrow.
Fi,S -oloWlng are among those who par
b. H' 1,-, Messrs. Hopkins, Mann, War
o,i. " me, Reeves, Belknap, Marsh and
[ai i.iieT Oh Illinois; Tawney of Minnesota,
ins' William Alden Smith, Samuel
smith, Mesick, Sheldon, Corlis and
' W., OF Michigan; Mercer of Nebras-
Wnlte of North Carolina, Mudd of
s"hd, Sulloway of New Hampshire,
4 ana Lawrence of Massachusetts,
laoH OF North Dakota, Brownlow of
'9see' Colson of Kentucky, Brown of
Ellis Of Oregon, JOY and Pierce Of
r,,, Hicks, kirkpatrick, Arnold and
'iih OF Pennsylvania.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30

To be born a Harrison has been, in this
country, as with the Pitt family of Prime
Ministers in England, to turn tnstinetiyely
towards politics and a public life.
Two Presidents of the United States.
Governor of Virginia, who was also a sign
er of the Declaration of Independence and
a member of Congress for several years
all within four generations, father TO son,
has but one parallel in this country and
few abroad.
Mr. John Scott Harrison, Jr., nephew
of ex-President Harrison whose hard
telling campaign work in the Southwest
showed the strong family gift, sends the
following appreciative estimate of Paine's
celery compound as an idal restorative for
the body and brain when either are eX-
cessively used:
Kansas City, Mo-, jan %, 1898
Wells, Richardson & Co;
Gentlemen:-It gives me pleasure to say
that Paine's celery compound has proved
of inestinable benefit to me at different
times, when the labors INCIDENT to my work
and the nervous strain following ardu-
Gus work in campaigns had taxed me
physically. With the thousands of other
ted by it, L can recommend it as great
restorative and builder.
Yours truly,
John Scott Harrison, Jr
Pane's celery compound IN the one means
regarded sufficiently effective by consci-
entious physicians to be relied on in cases
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
LONE STAR RATE CASE.

United States Circuit Court Decides
in Favor of the Roads.
New Orleans, La, March 29.-Judges
Pardee, Mccormick and Swayne, In the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals to-
day, decided the famous Lone Star case.
The latter sought to prevent the Texas
roads from giving the Mallory Line rates
which they would not grant plaintiff, vir-
tually instituting a boycott
The court refused to maintain the in
junction granted. 1t held that the con-
tract of the railroads and the Mallory Line
was legal; that the Texas commission
could not interfere with interstate com
merce; that Congress had not granted the
Interstate Commerce Commission the
right to interfere with such contracts, and
that the circuit courts could not grant such
injunctons in advance of the necessary
legislation, hence the decision of the Tex
as Circuit Court, granting the injunction,
was reversed and the case remanded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30

mechanism of the cells, and, correspond
ingly, the ideas that could alone result
from the activities of those cells are an
nulled forever. When such destruction
has gone far. involving many sets of cells
1t is as impossible that the paretic's mind
should act normally as that a telephone
system should operate with lines cut and
batteries DESTROYED
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
SUICIDE FOLLOWS ARREST.
Man Charged With Murder Blows
Out His Brains

Hinton, w. Va, March &C. Thomas
Jones was arrested here to-day charged
with murder committed in Mecklenburg,
Va, in April, 1893. He is alleged to have
shot and killed Pattie Watkins, a colored
woman of bad standing whom he charged
with having robbed him of $500
He was given a preliminary hearing and
held to await requisition papers from Vir-
ginia, and ordered to be committed to Jail
without bail
Jones requested Sheriff George to accom-
pany him to his place of business before
locking him up. On arriving at his sa>
loon he stepped behind the counter to the
cash drawer and taking therefrom a re-
volver, placed it to his head and blew his
brains out.
Jones was so years of age, married, and
had several children. His wife and fam
lily reside in Danville, Va
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
ROBBERS PUT TO FLIGHT.
Express Messenger Opens Fire on
Five of Them with Two Pistols.

Five of Them with Two Pistols.
Los Angeles, Cal, March 29.-Meager de-
tails have been secured here by the Santa
west bound Santa Fe passenger train near
Grant, N. M, early to-day. The train was
tagged some distance from the lonely sta
ton. The robbers opened fire and wound
ed the fireman.
Five masked men approached Express
Messenger Fowler, who opened fire with
brace of pistols. The robbers were I'M
prepared for this and fled. One of them
was wounded, but his comrades got him
away. Fowler joined New Mexican Off
GERS who are now following the trail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
Cashier steel Arrested.

Philadelphia, March 29.-WillIam w.
steele, cashier of the Chestnut street Ma
tional Bank, of which the late William
M. singerly was president, was arrested
tonight for making false reports to the
controller Of the currency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
EXPLOSION AT A POWDER MILL.
Four Employees Fatally Injured by
the Accident.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, March 29.-Three ter
rife explosions occurred at the Sycamore
Powder Mills to-day, fatally injuring four
employees, John Morris, Joseph Fizer,
Pearly Felts and James Cullom. The ex-
plosion was felt for radius of fifty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
Acceptance of Resignation Recalled.

washington, March 29.--The war deBart-
nent has recalled the acceptance of the
resignation of First lLieutenent M ].
O'Brien, Fifth Infantry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30

New Orleans, March 29.--The Southern
Pacific to-day announced the appointment
of c. w. Bein as traffic manager Of the
Atlantic system, vice j. G. Schriever, de-
god
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
EXPEDITION CAPTURES sHENDY.

The Dervishes Lose 100 Men-Six
Hundred Slaves Freed.
Cairo March 29.-It is officially an
nounced that the gunboats and Anglo
Egyptian troops to-day attacked Shendy
on Saturday, destroyed the forts, captured
quantities of grain, cattle and ammuni-
ton, and liberated over 600 slaves, mostly
Jaalins The Dervishes lost 100 men,
There were no casualties IN the Anglo
Egyptian side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
TROOPS FOR PORT ARTHUR.
Russia Sending Men and Guns to Its
New Possession.

Pekin, March 29.-Two thousand Rus
sian troops, including cavalry, have been
landed at Port Arthur, and it is said that
ITO guns are en- route to fortify Port Ar
thur and Ia Lien, Wan. There are nine
Russian warships now at Port Arthur.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
TEXANS FAVOR INTERVENTION.

buttons Adopted at n Mass Meet
ing at Eel PasO.
81 Faso, Tex, March 29.--AIore than 1000
NsNs OF this city met in mass conven-
ana adopted resolutions demanding
congress Immediately intervene in
ia, IA and prevent further starvation and
'1e'y OF the people of that island.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
TWO LIVES.

Upon the
strength and
condition of an
expectant moth
er depend not
only her own
life but the life
and perfection
of her child.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
MINIS OF INDIA.
Internal Arrangement Necessary for
Their ReOpening.

London, March 29.-The House of Com
mons was occupied for some time to-day in
a debate on the Indian currency.
Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of
State for India, admitted that it would be
impossible to reopen the minis without
some internal arrangement, which at
present seems quite out Of the question.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
WAGNER AND HANLON.
Did They Object to Paying Won Der
Ahe's Debt?

Washington, Feb. 17.-Chris Won der
Abe, of St. Louis, WAS given his libert y
yesterday, his friends coming to his re-
lief and paying the So, 900 debt that has
CEASED his incarceration in Pitsturg.
Many of Won der A.e's iiends, doubt
less, wondered by the means adopted
to get Chris out of trouble might not
nave been used without letting the st.
Louis magnate get such generous dose
of Jail life. 1t WAS u very simple mud
eminently proper thing for the league
nagnates to rally to Won der Ahe's AS
sistance and guarantee the small sum
needed to obtain his liberty. But it
took them such a length Of time to ar
rive At that determ nation, that most of
the grace OF the net is lacking. 1t looks
very much as though This may have been
the result of II little scheme on The part
of Chris's ancient enemies to get even
with him In fact, that view of the sit
uation is almost certainly correct, as
President Young has stated that the
hesitation of the league in coming to
Chris's assistance was caused by the OBJ
lection of two league magnates to the
pro rata guarantee by all the league
clubs. Mr.. Young did not state which
of the two magnates registered their pro
tests against the proposition, but those
of the baseball public who follow league
politics are reasonably sure they know
which two they are
There is no hesitation in asserting the
belief that Earl Wagner is one of the two
men who failed to lose slice p over Chris's
incarceration. 1t is minently reasonable
to suppose that Mr. Wagner would not
be enthusiastic in his efforts to save the
ST. Louis magnate trouble. The merry
var carried on between the two since the
old brotherhood days, has never ahated
to any considerable extent, as evidenced
by the regularity with which the gate
receipts were attached by the respective
broprietors of the two clubs after games.
Tn. other manager who may he consid
cred as laggard in this subscription
scheme is Haplon of Baltimore. Little
love has been lost between those men for
some years.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
German Education.

The Germans arc tho most thoroughly
educated people i'll tho world. What
they know they know we'll.
y fellow traveller had taken his de-
greo of B. a. i'll tho University Of Penn
sylvania and gone to that of Berlin,
where he spent three years. Subse-
quently travelling i'll Switzerland, he
met II young German whose range and
accuracy of knowledge weee simply be-
yond that of any man of the same ago
no had ever met. III many walks and
talks the German had absolutely pumped
tho American dry, while his own store
of knowledge had only been touched
Zach, said the German student one
day, II shall never get my degree, it is
so difficult, it is so much, SO hard, so
long! I must have patience. 1 used to
sec you at the University of Berlin,
and, forgive me the question, how did
you get into the university?''
"Why, was admitted OH my b. A.
from the University of Pennsylvania, &"
replied the American.
"Mein Gott!" gasped tho German
scholar. 81 knew it must be some way
like that
No better comment ON tho relative
standards of knowledge and tho thor
oughness of the method by which it is
pursued could be asked. -Philadelphia
pimps
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
Monkeys Detective Work.

A Midnapore correspondent tells
what he says is II true tale Of tho dis
covery of u murder at that station by
the aid of monkey. An itinerant bun
dar wallah was waylaid by some ruff
fans, robbed of the few rupees he pos
sessed, then murdered and his body
thrown into bush. One of his mon
keys witnessed the tragedy and followed
the murderers to their homes Next
morning JACKIE led passerby to the
bush and revealed the corpse Of his do
ceased master. The matter was reported
to the police. who succeeded iii tracing
the murderers by the aid of the monkey.
-Homeward Mail.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
OLD PEOPLE.

Oh people who require medicine to
fngulatr the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters This
u,-di4it,. does MT stimulate and contains
no whi-key ar other intoNicant, but acts
IS Il t"'iic AMI Alternative. 1t acts mildly
ON the stomach AID bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the organs,
thereby aiding nature in the performance
RI ia. functions. Electric Bitters is al
rNc-i-n; appetizer and aids digestion.
Old u~"ul" find it just exactly what they
nee l. Price 30 cents and 81 per bottle Mt
Mas>"'~ iha: macy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
BRAN new DRESS SlUffs.
AMONG THE WOOLENS.

At only soc the yard, the
new Scotch Plaids to be quite
the thing for skirts, absolutely
all-wool, 3S-lnches wide, exact
copies OF high grade goods at
$500 the yard. See them.
At SOC the yard, absolutely
Atwood Covert Mixtures in
a great range Of shades, for
tailor made suits the 75c sort,
only SOC.
At SOC the yard, good
smooth finished Covert Cloths,
40.inches wide. very swell and
serviceable for early spring,
half dozen Or more shades.
At 18c the yard, full 35-
inches wide Wool Mixtures in
Grays, Browns, Greens and the
New Blues, can hardly tell
them from the expensive sorts,
comfortable light textures. See
them. worth 25c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
SILKS! SI(Ks!!
GREATLY EN- L A r G ED
Sill X STOCK.

We propose to make our
silk department thoroughly
up-to-date silk department.
We are showing now thous-
ands of dollars worth of newest
and most stylish silks produced.
They are all'boughtright, lat as
low prices as were ever known.
They are going at smallest pos,
sible margin of profit for real
intrinsic values.
See the great range of Fancy
Silks, now ready to show you.
If you are interested in Black
Silks of any sort we can save
you money. Plain silks of
every description. You make
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
"Warner's Safe Cure. -
"And you use it?"
"ConstAntly."

'Warner's Safe Cure
"And you use it?''
"Constantly."
"And hence believe you will be able to
go through the coming season Success
fully?"
81 am quite certain of it."
As the writer was returning home he
fell into n train OF musing and wondered
II all the women in this land who are
suffering could on.y know Miss Granger s
experience and the remarkable results
achieved by the pure remedy she used,
how much suffering might be avoided
aud how much happiness sec ured.
Miss Granger is to-day the picture of
health and actively engaged in her pro-
fessivn. The advice she gives above Is
valuable to all women who wish to retain
their health and beauty.