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The times., 1899-08-27

What IS the FleIu OF FIRE gwen IN maps of
Asia on the southern slope Of tbs Caspian sea
G.. G.. c.
Examination OF maps and handboOks OF
Persia, with encyclopaedia articles on that
country, does not disclose the use Of this
designation. Probably II has reference TO
one of Persia's salt marsh deserts. In
them the ground is covered with a dry salt
crust so binding that the eyes must be pro-
teeted, and the heat is terrible
The times., 1899-08-27

''Everybody's Magazine is a new 10
cent magazine somewhat after the pattern
of "Munsey's." One of the most interest
ing features of its first number Is col
lection of portraits of over twenty college
presidents.
The times., 1899-08-27

Among the books soon to be published
by Houghton. Mifiin & Co, is ''The Little
Fig Tree Stories,'' collection of tales
for children, by Mary Hallock Foote.
Their titles are as follows: Flower OF
the Almond and Fruit of the Fig 1.-The
Lamb that Couldn't Keep Up Dream
horses" "An Idaho Picnic" "A Visit to
Johns Camp" November in the Can
on" 1.-THE Gates on Grandfather's Farm"
THE Garret at Grandfather's,'' The
Spare Bedroom at Grandfather's."
The times., 1899-08-27

What was the name Of the wife Of the original
John Jacob Astorl J. NJ
Sarah Todd, connection of the Brev0ort
family. She brought her husband for
tune OF $500 and in a short time became
of great assistance to him in his business
of fur trading 1t is said that as a Judge Of
values in fur she was his equal.
The times., 1899-08-27

Charles Edward Turner, English lector
in the University of st. Petersburg has
produced volume of poems, translations
from the works of Poushkin, the Russian
poet and novelist, whose first centenary
was celebrated last week all over Russia.
American readers know very little about
Poushkin, but in Russia his is a halloUed
name, even more so than Tolstoy, Tour
genieff and Dostoieffsky. Among the fea-
lures of the eommemoration in Russia was
the raising of large sums of money to found
scholarships, libraries, and schools in
Poushkins name.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-03-16
LIQUID AIR.
Pref. Dewar's Intereating Lecture At
Royal Institution - HIS
Experimeuts.

1t is now eight months since the final
triumph of the laboratory in liquefying
hydrogen. Prof. Dewar, at the ROYAL
institute, London. the other night de-
scribed the most volatile Of gases when
reduced to the coolest substance ever
known. When pure 1T was q col
orless, transparent liquid of con-
siderable refractive power. It had
well-defned meniscus, but no
appearance Of being . metal, as
Faraday thought It might prove to
be. 1t II not conductor of electricity.
and tie density is very deceptive. At
first he thought it might be about half
that Of water, but by measuring q given
volume and seeing how much gas was
produced, he found it only one-quarter
that Of water, or six times less than the
lightest liquid hitherto known. One
liter weighed only 70 grammes. It in,
stantly froze and solidified air and oey-
gen, hence 1t enabled the density of
those two solids to be ascertained.
A little ball cooled in It and exposed
to the cir hrst covered with q ceatinp
OF solid air and then began to drip
liquid air. A piece Of cotton wool
soaked in 1t appeared TO be magnetic.
but the liquid itself, he was satisfied,
was not magnetic, so this phenomenon
must be due to the cotton wool being
Immediately filled with solid oxygen,
which Is highly magnetic.
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ITALIAN MAKES REAL PEARLS,


We shall have to alter that line about
pearls from the ocean and gems from
the mine" now that an ingenious Ita1-
Ian has found out how to grow pearls
In aauaria by the aid Of tame oysteru
trained to do his bidding. This IL, Of
course. . very different thing from the
dodge Of inserting small sphere in an
oyster shell, which in time Will become
coated with mother Of pearl and re-
samble pearl. The Italians system IL
to make real pearls. The pearls. - We
learned in tender infancy from ''Adang-
nails Questions" 10 an excrescence In
the shell Of the right kind Of oyster. tha
translucent lining Of the shell itself be-
Ing mother OF pearl.
The pearl is the result Of irritation,-
something gets into the oysters eye,
or he has bad cold, IL crossed in, love,
or Is annoyed because dinner is lat4G
and Mr.. Comba. an italian naturalist,
has discovered how to treat the oyster
to make him manufacture pearls It
command. He has formed company
which intends to breed pearl oysters,
and by preserving the spat from the
dangers Of the seas II is expected that
Q much larger proportion of babies will
be reared than usuai. Ticlded in the
right way these oysters Will all produce
real nstrous gems.
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SHE SAW DAvY CROCKETT DIE.
Alamo, DxpiPes 1t the Age
0f 11] Years.

Nine. Candelaria, the last survivor Of
the massacre of the Alamo, died at San
Antonio, Tex, the other day, aged ia
years. She was born in Preside de Rio
Grande, in November, l7s5. At the age
OF Is she moved to San Antonio and has
resided there ever since. Through her
social intercourse with patriot Mexican
families, among them Gov. Verimeldi,
she met the leaders of the Americans
who were fighting for Texas independ-
ence in 1886. While the Alamo was un-
dergoing its. memorable siege she
crossed the enemy's lines and entered
the Alamo. where she offered her serv-
ices as nurse to the heroes who were
defending the fort. She saw the last
moments Of James Bowie and stood
within few yards of Davy Crockett
when the latter was pierced by 20 bull
lets. The Texas legislature granted her
q apension Of $72 semiannually on which,
together with the sale of her photo
graphs, she lived free of want. For the
past three years she had lost the use
Of her eyes and gradually lost her other
faculties. Death resulted from ex-
haustion. She lived in q small adobe
hut in the Mexican quarter Of the city
and was visited by thousands OF tour
ists each winter.
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Welded TWICE AT SIXTEEN.
PsnnsylvaAka Girl Inoluaev In Her
MAtrin0n1al Rsc0FA Ons nj.
vOFuO ~ an "InAant.0

Courted, married, deserted, divorced.
courted again and remarked, all with
In . year, and only 10 years old, 10 the
matrimonial experience Of Mrs. Otto
MierendorA Of Homestead, Pa. Rev.
A. R. Kulder made . return showing
he had united In marriage Otto Mieren-
dorf. Of Allegheny and Mrs. Annie
Mohr Timm. daughter Of Vincent Mohr,
of Homestead. The bride was born
July 20, 1881
When the girl applied. with Mr..
Mierendorf. for the marriage license,
the clerk put the usual question: Ever
married before?" "Yes. and divorced" {"
was the reply.
The clerk muttered something about
the freshness of young girls, and asked
to see copy of the divonce decree. He
also informed the girl she must get the
consent OF her father before he would
issue the license. Mierendorf produced
copy Of the decree. and then intro
duced his atfianced's father to the clerk.
Mrs. Timm was too young to bring the
suit for divorce herself, and the decree
shows the title of the case to have been:
annie Timm, an infant, by her father,
Vincent Mohr."
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SICK MAN PACKED IN SNOW.
Heroic TPeatme0t Probably saved
the Life Of . PneumoAia
Victim.

Charles F. Robertson, who was
thought to be dying of pneumonia at
Hartford, Conn.,, is much better, owing
to radical treatment administered by
his physician When the crisis came he
lost stconsciousness, his temperature rose
to lot, and various tests failed to bring
back signs Of life.
The physician had rubber blanket
placed under the patient, and bed of
snow was made. Robertson was then
laid in this. and more snow was brought
to cover his entire body, except his face
II was packed about him and he lay en-
cased for 40 minutes without showing a
sign of returning life. His family be-
lieved him dead, At the end Of that
time the icy covering was removed. and
1t was noticed that one eyelid quiv-
cred moment, and there was also q
fiickering pulse.
The doctor struck him blow in the
face, and Robertson opened his eyes,
and in reply TO the Doctors question.
"Who am II" he exclaimed. Hello, doc
tor" Robertson Is still very sick man.
but he is on the road to recovery.
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MUCH-MARRIED PEOPLE.
Some Aged Men and Women who in
Their Day Took Delight
In MatrimOay.

At Campobasso, near Milan, an old
woman committed suicide at the age
Of 1903. Her reason for the deed was
that the infirmities of age compelled
her to remain seated in her chair. She
had been married seven times, her las /:
wedding taking place when she was g..
It is reported in the register of Brant
Broughton, Lincolnshire, that on April
%, 1878, one Thomas Watson buried
his eighth wife.
Four years ago DR.. Mary Spencer. of
Bourbon, U. 8. A.. was married at
Meath, Wales. to her eleventh husband.
The most remarkable feature of this
case was that the lady at the time of
the ceremony was only a. her initial
matrimonial experience having been
undertaken at the immature age of is.
On April 2s, 1772. James Gay died at
bordeaux at the age of 1O1. During
his long life he had taken unto him
self no less than 16 wives.
The foregoing cases. however. pale
before that mentioned by John Evelyn
in his diary. He writes: Toward the
end of August returned to Haarleon.
They showed US cottage where they
told us dwelt woman who had been
married to her twenty-fifth husband.
and. being now widow, was prohibited
to marry in the future; yet 1t could not
be proved that she had ever made away
with any OF her husbands. though the
suspicion had brought her divers times
Into trouble. le."-Golden Penny.
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FHE G. e. AT LONDON.
Preparation Being Made fse Wefld's
Convention In 1900.


The United Society q CAris4i1A -
deavorers has received IN oAicial state
ment of the preparations for the
worlds Endeavor convention, to b held
in London In the summer Of 1900. Rev.
W. Knight Chaplain, secretary Of the
London conventioB committes, sAysy
I'VE aYs not leaving things to pile ~
on 10 toward the last. The hospitality
con1hitsee h preparing TO make % ones
. prelininary test for handling visitors.
by . systematic canvass and By adver-
tising fSf ASailsble secotnmodati6n
within IL miles Of Charihg Cross, the
center Of town. The vice president Of
the National Christian Citizenship
league, Edward Page Castor. of London.
writes that "those who come to Lon
don, expecting to see the city swaying
In banners and gala decorations may be
disappointed, for such displays are not
made even for royalty in this unexcit-
able latitude. But London will be
stirred before it 10 done with, and
part Of the process Will be an half
hours international song service on
Monday afternoon, July 16, in .Trafal-
gar square, after which the march will
be taken, six abreast, down Pail Mall
to Hyde Park. where the demonstration
is expected to be the greatest religious
gathering the United Kingdom has ever
seen, II indeed its like has been known
anywhere.
"The Russian banner will wave for
the first time at an international En-
deavor convention. word having Just
come from London that the empire Of
the Slav has joined the worlds Endeav-
or ranks with society in st. Peters
burg"
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the drive, TO win the promised hundred
dollars--au almost fabulous sum in his
eyes.
Once be seemed 70 isltsr, ard Mr..
Hall called TO him to return, but the
roar Of the water drowned all othes
sounds. a. he moved forward and
stepped down upon the huge log,
jammed squarely across the fallA, Il
having been uncovered by the men In
their efforts to break the tn1.
Nick stosd upoh the sutsnetgsd leg,
which was besding With the i,nSnenss
weight bearing sgsinst II, ana looked
down the long stretch Of rushing wa
ter, gnve one glance toward the wooded
shore, from which the men were anx.
iousiy watching him. and swung the a
quickly over his head.
Those on the bank saw the bright AZ
glitter In the April sunshine; saw the
long. light hair of the boy dancing IN
the wind. as he bent forward t6 givs
force TO his blows. Then a report like
a cannon doomed above the rush of the
water. and the logs grated and crushed
together. as they started suddenly for.
ward.
"There she hauls!" shouted one OF
the men.
But where was Nick? The sudden
crash Of the breaking log. and the in.
Simultaneous movement of the jam. had
startled the expectant men TO such q
degree that they had failed to notice
the movements Of the boy.
"He's gone, sure" muttered one OF
the men, his bronze face blanched to q
grimy white. "Wed orter knowed
better'n to let him try IT,"
But the logs were moving splendidly,
They rolled over and over each other
~ they hurried by. Now and then one
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Of them would be forced up among the
huge rocks that lined the shores, only
to be snapped asunder like pipe stems
as the irresistible mass swept by.
Would they find the mangled remains
Of little Nick Arnold? or would he be
ground to atoms in this terrible mill7
Mr.. Hall walked down along the
"totepsth," beside the stream. The
jam was broken, but at what fearful
costl He had seen many men drowned,
but this death could be laid directly to
himself Slowly he made his way along
the rough path, clambering over wind
falls and brooding upon the brave boys
fate and the mother s sorrow, when she
learned the sad news. After awhile he
reached the foot of the rapids and saw
. group of men on the shore, and
among them q little drenched form
that caused his heart to bound and his
pulse to beat with gladness. II was
Nick Arnold, safe and sound, with the
exception Of few slight bruises.
I'VE seed him clingin' to q log, an
pulled him ashore afore the thickest of
'em got here" said one of the men.
And Nick explained how the log had
given way much sooner than he expect
ed, throwing him into the water, with
NO other chance but to swim down
stream, though the foam completely
covered him a good portion of the time.
When near the foot of the rapids he
had seized log, which served to rest
him somewhat, and the watchers below
had succeeded in rescuing him. though
not moment too soon. as the stream
was almost Immediately filed with the
whirling tree trunks.
"But I earned my hundred dollars"
said Nick, proudly.
And he gothic money.-Golden Days.
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GREAT SCHEME FOR DRIVERS,
new York MAN Inventv ~Poet. visual
ReAeOtOs'' Glasses-Can See
How're. Beh1nd You.

"Hindsight" 10 better than foresight
In some contingencies, and man who
appreciates that fact has secured Q
patent upon novel little device which
supplies "hindsight" TO the people who
need 1t most. "A post-visual reflector"
II what Allan Taylor calls his new in
vsntion, upon which letteaU pstsat have
juAt been issued at Washlngtcn. Il 10
IN arrangement Of adjusted mirrors
which enables the wearer to see every.
thing occurring within . certain range
behind him without turning his head.
literally It realises the proverbisl pos
session OF "ESss IN the back Of ones
head"
The post-visual reflector will be use
full to jockeys, drivers of trotting or
pacing horses. oarsmen, and bicyclsts
Mr.. Taylor, . Aets3 man q New York
city and Boston, Il . devotee Of light
harness' racing md gentleman driver
Of Yenown. He knows the advantage
TO the driver who can watch the per-
formance Of antaGonlstAina q ..whipping
Anish," and at the sana time keep his
eyes upon the work Of his own horse.
The invention was born Of the knowl-
edge gained from actual experience.
For drivers and Jockeys the post
visual reAectors are fastened to the
bows OF q pair OF apectacles fitted with
clear glasses OF no magnifying power.
The glasses are also intended, a. mud.
guards to protect the eyes from the dirt
thrown up by the horses flying feet,
The little rehectors are fastened above
the glass and set ut an angle which
brings the FULL width Of o race track
for distance Of 100 yards within clear
range of vision.
Mcdonald the celebrated driver, has
tried the device and gives 1t his enthusi-
astic praise.
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Elsesos oa0 CaA1A 0oon0assa go
nssrs aDeas n neseaas ssslg

A hesrss eoAsaiAahk = vsl1h In which
vas the body u = f6ur-yssr-old child
became soowbosna o. Mondny u Nos
EAU and KiAgslaed svenvss. ,Osssn.
point while On ~ way - Calvary Gem
sfery, says ~ NV Yotk Ssn. HE
child belonged 70 & .tSlish scnp34, aAd
died " III rsf4ats home q c9AASs4uS
street. MadhsttaN, lhst GAtHfdsy. 0h.
dsftakef NoasSAs u - MSts stsstA usi
rsnesd a. ltnsstls TIE AearsS ~
ons stseh, n whleA wsrs lie teea
eAald's rsls&avsA ~ sat for Ne Ssms.
terN % Monday aeletnosn. when the
team dnwisgl the keafss ftached Nas-
ssu avenue tks horses seemed almost
sxhadstAd. me driver nxfed then 'on.
and attKingstUn' SVeMts the texNf and
heaf1e came 70 Z sop Il, q dS6H sH6ytl
bank. After cohsidefable dilIle1lly thy
heafse was extEiosted. ;aad t1en Ne
dSivsf Of the osaeh turned his tesm
about and dirsctsd the driver of the
hearse TO follow. Az Nassau avenue
end Monitor street the hearse driver
lost sight Of the coach IN the storm.
The heArSe driver lost HE beAtinR
and began to drive hli team down one
thoroughfare and up suother IN hiA ef.
forts to ind the coach. In the msan-
time the driver Of the coach had missed
the hsarse and also began q search.
After driving around for nearly three
hours without obtaining any trace Of
the hearse. the coachman halted in
front Of the Bedford avenue police sta
tion and the mourners got out. The
police were requested TO assist in Q
search for the hearse.
While the coach driver was givinR 4
description Of the missing hsarse IL
passed the police station. Two police
men overhauled It and the driver went
to the station house, where he related
his experience. It wns after seven
O'Clock and too late to continue to the
cemetery. The cofiin was taken to On
dertaker Galiaghef'y shop zr Bedford
avenue and North Sixth street, and kept
there until the next afternoon, when
Undertaken Norton returned and the
funeral party proceeded to Calvary
cemetery without further mishap.
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wales Can walk Agaan.

The prince OF Wales has completely
recovered from the severe accident
which he met. with in July. It will be
remembered that while descending q
spiral staircase the prince missed HIS
footing and the extreme effort which
he then made to recover his balance
caused rupture Of the insertion Of the
left quadriceps extensor muscle. which
tore away with 1t at the same time the
upper portion Of the patella. The knee
now readily bends to considerable more
than a right angle. and the prince can
60 up and down stairs and walk with
ease and comfort.
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From Sire to Son.

Az Family Medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the Nerves passes from sire to
son - legacy. If you have Kidney,
Liver or Blood disorder get free sample
package Of this remedy. If you have
Indigestion, Constipation, Headache,
Rheumatism, etc this specific will cure
you. O.. A. West, Rainsboro; ]. W.
Pearce 4 Co., New Petersburg, are sole
agents and are distributing samples free.
Large packages Soc and 25c.
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Cardinal RichaYd, HUnbishop Of PsriA
10 st present IA H6ne Soe the pufpodo
Of laying before PSHk lA0 Kill ASW
project for or6snla1E or u Paris szp
ptsltioh 81 1900 display q eccIseiA6t
0aeal art, ;histofy VA fells1 Nltbstatlve
Of eli fefms pz reliy lon-fhs CatAolie
{altA hOidiaG. II course, ths pslnoaJl
Dlase. a dS&thke 6f tn k166 NAS So
I lsetsA be66ssu whsa We sxpssltton ves
iAst hooted. The pope, % the outssk
seemed - 06SStioH he idea, And II
tpeakinR wiAA Cardinsl Gibbons ~ H.
| playsd what. might evan be called en-
thusiasm, but when No became moro
fully ecQuaiAtud with the detailA cd
Il. WAS fDundg that q discussion Of Ne
'diHerent reii6 Hons ,wss projected, tie
lvasican retired iatosits she'll, and re-
fussd 10 take peft in the Scheama. Of
cosrse, without the adhssiou Of The
church of Rome, both bscsuse Of the i'm.
p0tance of-ths CetAuaic religion and
besauss II n the faith Of the country
where the. aaAibition 10 10 be held, the
idea had to b abandoned.
Now Il 10 revived under another form
/ namely, inst the vaticAn should, par-
tleapate II b Kind of religious exhibition
resembling, but ON Q larger scale, the
religious and missionary show no much
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FOUNDRY
<-AND<
General Repair Shop
All kinds of machinery re-
paired on short notice.
Agents for the Johnson Now
er and Bonny Binder.
HALEY& MUSGROVE
6rain.O Brings Relief
Opp. G. p. & v. Depot.

To the coffee drinker. Coffee drinking
10 habit that is universally INDUCED in
and almost - universally injurious.
Have You tried Grain.O? It 10 almost
like coffee but the effects arc just the
opposite. Coffee upssts the stomach,
ruins the digestion, effects tho heart and
disturbs the whole nervous system.
Grain. o tones up the stomach, aids di.
gestion and strengthens the nerves.
There 10 nothing but nourishment in
Grain-O. Il can't be- otherwise. 15 and
26c. per package.
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Are Very Popular.

Speaking of the popularity Of electric
carriages, the Scientific American sayu
that one year ago . company put 10
horseless electric cabs for hire on the
streets Of New York; to-day the same
company operates 100 cabs. and they
are 20 popular that they have to be
taken from the public cab stands and
kept in the clubhouse. TO hll telephone
and messenger orders for regular Gus
TONERS. From health point Of view,
ths 6cientiao American thinks IL ~
veat oz ~ horselsss carriage = =
prove . great public blessing.
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Give the Children q Drink

Called Grain.O. It 10 delicious, appe-
tizing. nourishing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all:who used 1t because whom
properly prepared it tastes like the finest
coffee but IL free from all injurious prop.
critics. Grain.O aids digestion and
Strengthens the nerves. It is not stim.
ulant but health builder, and children
- we'll - adults, can drink 1t with great
benefit. Costs shout t - much e cof.
fee. 10 andi26c.
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Hell guess it is about settled that the
new peoples we have been will not be
allowed fullicitisenship.
She-Oh, ,swon't it be nice to think
that there are some people belonging to
us who cannot call themselves just y
good % We are!
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Handout Harry-Dat TELLER ain'tno ho-
bo. He's detective or else some col.
lege perfessor vot's writin' book.
He-pass Teddy-How kin yer tell?
Handout Harry-Don't you zee he
carries tomater can jest like de tramps
In do comic papers.
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Law tor Bouto. Police.

Under the workings Of Q new rule
Boston's policemen are receiving In
struction in the law. Every week .
number of legal questions pertaining
70 matters which come under their
daily observation are propounded to
them. and this system Of examiaatlons
ls believed TO hAvs greatly inpsevsd
The e1hcisney Of the forcs.
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"His thoughts wouldn't let him sleep
until he had written them down in
verse;"
II bet they never kept anybody awake
after that" rA