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The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-12-07
Chinese OmciaIs Alarmed

Shanghai, December Chinese Off
cialS here are alarmed at the reports
that the allies mediate an expedition
into Yang Tse valley, and there Is re-
newed activity on the defenses. NUM-
tions Of war, including 2.20e-pound
gun cotton mines have been sent from
Shanghai 20 Kang Yen forts.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-12-07
j. III. Manley for Internal Revenue
Commissioners

Washington, d. c.. December LIT La
stated on excellent authority that the
Hon. Joseph H Manley, OF Maine. has
been requested bv the president to ac-
cept the commissionership Of internal
revenue made vacant by the death OF
George w. Wilson Mr.. Manley has
not yet indicatd what fzs decision win
ho
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-12-07
ACareo OF Beer fer Manila

outgoing steamship Empress Of China,
which sails from this port for the
orient on Monday. will carry a record
breaking cargo Of beer for the Philip
pines. Fifty thousand barrels brought
hither in seventy-five trains, are con
signed to Manila.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-12-07

The American Federation Of Labor In
determined to stop all cigar shspmenf1
from Tampa, Fla, -.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-12-07
To Inspect Sites for Charleston Naval
Station.

Charleston, December Rear Ad-
miral Endicott. chief of the bureau OF
yards and docks. arrived here today
to inspect sites for the naval station
which there is talk OF removing to
Charleston from Port Royal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Decline of Yellowstone 4asyssrs.

Decline of Yellowatone aeysers.
Prof. E. H. Barbour of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, after comparing his
" observations in 1895 with those
In 1899, and collecting the opinions of
n visitors to the National Park,
expresses the fear that within a de-
cade many of the scenes now most at
tractive in the wonderful Yellowstone
valley will have disappeared. He gives
details showing that nearly all the
hot springs and geysers have declined
In activity. "Old Faithful" geyser still
does honor to its name, but the inter-
val between it's eruptions, formerly an
hour, has increased to Is or 80 min
utes. Meanwhile there seems to be an
increase Of ebullition in the water of
the greatest of all the geysers, the Elk
celsior, whose outbursts have always
been separated by irregular periods,
covering years at a stretch, and there
Is hope that it may be preparing an
other exhibition of it's power.
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To aixe Cent Party

A cent party is the latest idea for
Willing away an evening when a few
friends are met together. Here is the
recipe for one: Each guest was given a
card. Fastened to the card with rib
bons was a cent with q hole in It., and
a pencil. At the top of the cards. In
fancy letters, was painted, "A penny
for your thoughts" Underneath this
were the names of fifteen objects which
can be found on a cent. The guest
who properly filed his card received
a prize of a cent dipped in gold for a
watch charm. The ladies' prize was a
hatpin on the same order. The fol-
lowing are the articles to be searched
for on the cent: 1. An animal. hare. 2.
Serpent. copper head. 3. Southern fruit,
date. 4. Emblem of royalty. crown. s.
A spring flower. tulip. s. Part Of an
ancient armor, shield. z. Another term
for matrimony. 8. Part Of a hill. brow.
9. Plenty of assurance. cheek. 10.
Found in a school, pupil, II. Ancient
place of worship. temple. IL. Early
American settler. Indian. 10. Emblem
Of victory. wreath. IA. Part Of q river.
mouth. is. A messenger. one cent
What to Eat.
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fuel Shaken Japau.


In 1893 the japanese government ap-
pointed an investigating committee on
earthquakes. This committee, which
has now nearly completed its labors,
reports, among other things, that it
seems liekly that one part or another
OF Japan will be visited by a destruc-
tive earthquake once in every two and
a half years. That portion of the land
bordering the Japan Sea is seldom dis
turbed by other than local earth
quakes, while the Pacific coast of the
country frequently suffers from great
shocks originating under the ocean.
When a region is shaken by constantly
recurring small earthquakes. it appears
to be rendered safe. against the occur
renee of destructive shocks, because the
accumulation of stress in the earth's
crust at that point is prevented.
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LESSONS in ENGLISH.
Things q Frenchman Learned Studying
the Language.

the Language.
A Frenchman thirsting for lin.
guistic superiority, recently began a
course of English lessons with a
teacher of languages. After toiling
conscientiously through a good many
exercises. the following dialogue be-
tween the pupil and his master was
overheard: Il find the English very
difficult" complained the Frenchman.
"How do you pronounce t-o-u-g-h?"
cit is pronounced 'tuff.'" "Eh, bein,
'tuff;' snuff then, is spelt s-n-o-u-g-h,
is it not?" ooh, no; SNUFF is spelt
Snuff. AS a matter of fact, words
ending in o-u-g-h are somewhat irregu-
lar" "Oh. 1 see; a superb language!
Tough is 'tuh,' and Cough is
cuff have a very bad cuff" mo,
it is 'coff.' not cuff" VERY we'll,
coff, tuff, and coli. And dough is
'duff,' eh?" mo. not DUR" "'Dof.'
them" mo, DOH" well, then,
what is h-o-u-g-h?" THAT is pro-
nounced hook" "'Hohck?' Then I sup
pose the thing the farmer uses, the
p-l-o-u-g-h, is 'pluff,' or it is 'plohck.'
or 'plo.' Fine language-'plo.'" mo.
no; it is pronounced 'plow.'" II shall
soon master English. I am sure. Here
we go. 'plow.' 'coff,' 'toff,' 'hohck,' and
now, here's another-r-o-u-g-h; now
that. is row. I suppose?" "Oh. no. my
friend; that's 'ruff,' again." "And
b-o-u-g-h Is 'buff?'" "No, that hap
pens to be bow Eyes. wonderful
language. And I have just enough
of It. that's 'enou,' is it not" mo
enuff.'"-shefield Weekly News.
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MeasurInr spirot.

"oSAuEl0B 0pI8Ot
A measuring draw-off, or spigot, that
can be applied to all kinds Of liquid
receptacles, the invention of. William
M. Ried, of Bishopsville, s. c., is shown
here. 1t will be seen that the dis
charge spout is made of goodly pro-
portions, and that it is provided with
a number of stops or valves. Well, the
spout is made of such dimensions and
the stops so located that the liquid
contained between the outer stop, or
discharge valve, and the next stop ex-
actly equals some predetermined unit,
as, for instance. n pint, and that be-
tween it and the next stop, a quart. 1t
is evident. then. that al the discharge
valve is closed, and the other two
valves or plungers are naturally held
in an open position by mean of
springs, that the liquid will fill up the
spout. Supposed that it is desired to
draw a quart Of it. Upon pressing
down the quart plunger, just a quart
Of liquid is held between it and the
discharge valve at the end Of the
spout, 10 that when the valve is opened
that quantity will flow out. This spout
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winnings turning him against gamb-
ling and card playing and soaring him
almost to death. l was then so reck-
less with money that it made no sort
of difference to me whether I won or
lost $40, SO you can imagine how I
regarded the senator's squeamishness.
But you see he was right after all,
and he took the proper view Of the
matter, for money which comes easy
in a winning at faro, goes easy the
same way; in a week I had lost the
$4,000 an thought no more Of 1t than
1 do now of losing a SO bill"
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MADE THE USUAL KICK.
This limo the Asked for Reduction Wa
Not Granted.

This Time the Asked for Reduction Wa
Not Granted.
"They are telling a story at the ex-
pense of a commission merchant of
a sister city who is we'll known in New
Orleans" said a Poydras street bust
ness man the other day. II won't
vouch for the accuracy Of the yarn, but
anyhow it is worth repeating. The
commission man in point is an extreme
ly close buyer, and when he receives
a consignment he never fails to make
claim for anything that may have
spoiled or deteriorated en- route. This
little habit of demanding rebates is
we'll known to the trade. and has led
to many a vociferous kick from ship
pers, but the merchant always man
ages to come out on top. During Christ
mas week as the story goes, he re-
ceived several barrels of fat dressed
turkeys from a poultry man in the
northwest. Heretofore he has dealt
exclusively in live fowls, and l suppose
the correspondence clerk must have
got things mixed. At any rate the
shipper was %astonished to receive a
letter by return mail running about
as follows: Dear Sir-We regret to
advise you that four of the turkeys in
your consignment of December -
reached here dead. Please make de-
duction for same and return correct
amount The. poultry nan communed
with himself and replied thusly: Dear
Sir-I am sorry to say l find it i'm
possible to make concession requested.
l have established a rule requiring all
customers who desire live dressed tur-
keys to notify us in advance, SO we can
send them in heated cars. Turkeys
without their feathers and insides are
liable to catch cold If shipped in the
ordinary manner The mortality
among dressed turkeys was very large
this year. Yours mo%urnfully.' That
ended the correspondence."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
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Reel ON End Of Rod.

BY a novel arrangement of parts
Taylor Roos of Sodom. N. Y, has pro-
duced a fishing rod which is not only
better balanced than the ordinary rod,
but which permits Of q very conven-
lent and ingenious method of reel ma
nipulation. The hand-grip, at the end
of which the reel is located, Is divided,
and within it are arranged the gear
wheels and springs for the reel-actuat-
ing mechanism. The line extends
through the hand-grip to the rod,
which is adjustable in 1t. The reel is
spring-actuated, and is provided with
brakes for checking its speed. and
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Scientific Jottlnss.

The new motor fire engine Of the
Paris municipality is doing excellent
work. It rendered valuable assistance
at the Trianon theater fire and at the
st. Ouen spirit warehouse fire. The
engine carries six men and travels al
the rate Of thirteen miles an hour.
Some old quarries of Oriental ala
baster have recently been discovered
in the neighborhood Of Monte AmiRta,
near Siena. It now seems probable
that the beautiful columns Of that ma
terial in the interior of the cathedral
of Siena came from those quarries. The
quarries are about to be worked.
Viennese telephone girls are required
to change their clothing and year a
uniform when on duty In order that
the dust which they bring in with
them will not interfere with the instru-
ments. The costume is a dark skirt
and waist with sleeves, striped black
and yellow, the national colors.
The hardened end of q steel bit or
chisel broke OF in a bore hole at a
depth of 900 feet in a place in Germany
and this obstruction prevented further
boring Of the hole because all the dia-
monds wore away. The following plan
was hit upon to remove 1t: A soft steel
bar, Ave feet in length and two and
seven-tenths inches in diameter. was
covered by a single winding Of India
rubber tape and magnetized by a cur
rent Of a small dynamo driven by a
portable engine employed for the work
of boring. The steel bar was let down
magnetized into the hole and when II
reached the bottom the current was
switched through the conductor in
closed in the rope for letting down and
drawing up. On the first day that this
method was.employed the piece Of steel
was drawn up to the surface, SO that
the boring could be resumed.
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PATENTD.


List Of Patents Issued Last Week %
NoFthwestern Inventors.
Edward ]. Brennan. st. Paul. MINI.
track-laying machine; Albert e. Had
ley. Mount Vernon, and f. Tielebein,
Plankinton. s. d., adjustable belt
guide; Lauritz HI. Jensen, Minneap0'
lis. Mimi. folding bed; Olaf H. Lund.
Kenyon, Mimi, wagon jack; Ole A.
Mickelson. Winger, Mimi, combined
straw blower and spout; Henry r. Mel.
son. Gales, Mimi. stoker for straw.
burning furnace; Emil Olund and r.
J.. Caesar. Duluth, MIMI. wheel; Will
lam G. Scott, Rock Dell. MIMI, cult.
vator: Jerry Stair, Pipestone, MIMI.
lawn mower.
asSs. oil 4 oi3 Pioneer Press Bldg. b. Pad
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protection against bullets fired from
the service rifle Of 400 yards. The
small size Of the shield, which weighs
only seven pounds, requires that the
soldier shall lie prone on the ground
in order to be sheltered. Each shield
has a loophole for the rifle, and studs
at the sides so that a series Of them
can be linked into a continuous screen.
The idea is that by the s of such
shields the necessity Of digging
trenches may often be avoided.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Serious
lis Of
Women

77b0 d-6ssaRyos,s0Df8 Of
6Io female os1panksn, that
breed auh0a6 Of fronhAo
and Mkbloh Ordinary ps.ao-
doe does not cure, arc the
very Mlngs that glve way
pron1p1tyt0 lydlaE PAhk-
. ...,,..;. Vegetable oo'''-
UforIno and OVARIAN
troubles, kthneyfronbles,
alterations, fas,,0ss, un-
usual d~46ohasp0s, haok-
aches ana painful poskods
-fkbo8o arc the MS that
hano On and WRECK heath
and happkhess and dxs-
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with means. extending through the
handle, for winding up the spring.
Pavls prevent the reel from being UNI
wound. unless It is desired to play the
hsh. when these may be released. The
mechanism for automatically winding
the reel Is all contained In the hand
grin. the divided character Of which.
nermits Of it's being readily applicable
to and. removable from the rod when
required.
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At Indiana university a 1~9-year-old
boy who possesses extraordinary pow
ers Of arithmetical calculation is un-
der investigation to determine, scien-
tif1cally, the nature of. his mental proc
esses. It has been found that a tena-
cious, memory underlies much of his
singular power, the rapidity of his cal
culations depending upon the great
quantity of number relations which he
has memorized. as we'll as upon the
short cuts that he has invented.
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A Poor Falkland

During a performance Of 1.-THE RI
vals." in which Joe Jefferson played
Bob Acres. the actor rendering FAX
land was inadequate to the role. In
the scene in which Falkland. Captain
Absolute and Bob Acres have a wordy
alteration. Falkland RATED violently,
raised his voice to an unnecessary
pitch, and, finally, in a burst of anger.
slammed a door as il to make his exit.
It is a part of the business for Captain
Absolute to say at this junctnre. "P0or
Falkland!' He did so. and Mr.. Jeffer-
son promptly replied, "The poorest !
ever sGw!'
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1. There . Planet "vulc.n9"

IL There Q Planet "VuIcan!"
Among the special observations to be
undertaken during the total eclipse of
the visible in our southern states
on May 28th, will be a systematic
search, with the aid of photography,
for the supposititious planet vulcan"
revolving around the sun within the
orbit of Mercury. 1t was thought that
this planet had been seen during the
eclipse of 1873, but later observations
failed to confirm the discovery. I'm
der the direction of Professor Picker
ing of Harvard, and of Professor Lang
ley, independents efforts will be made
to catch vulcan" If it exists, on pho
tographic plates.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Aru.k-oxen in Europe.

Last summer a Norwegian mariner,
Capt. Grondahl, succeeded in trans
porting two young musk-oxen alive
from northeastern Greenland to from
SO. These are said to be the first liv-
ing species ever brought to Europe. II
is reported that they are doing well
amid their new surroundings. The
musk-ox, next to the white bear, is the
largest land mammal inhabiting the
Arctic regions. It attains a height Of
nearly or quite four feet, and is clothed
by nature to endure extreme cold. Dur
ing the arctic summer muek-oxen be-
come very fat from feeding upon the
p~asturage which grows in every shell
tered spot. but in winter their long
fasts make them gaunt and thin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Our Enu.ive Candidate.

"Grand idea. that. Of our new can.
didate!" said the election agent just
before the contest in a certain Lanca-
shire town. HE isn't satisfied with
shaking hands with his constituents IN
the ordinary way. When he meets one
of them he grabs both hands,"
"Isn't that rather OVERRIDING it," ~
one of his friends.
ut might look that way to you, but
Warrigan knows his business. As long
as he holds the fellows hands his
watch is safe."-Answers.
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could very conveniently be made OF
glass, so as to assure the customer that
he was receiving full measure. The
advantage of some such arrangement
as this, in saving time, cleanliness and
prevention of excess deliveries. will
readily be appreciated by all dispensers
of fluids.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
She Couldn't Call Again in the Pa.

She Couldn't Call Again in the Past.
You advertised, ! believe, that you
would tell women how to be beauti.
full"
II did,"
swell, I'd like to know how" D.
Certainly, certainly. Two dollars.
Thank you. The surest was Is to be
born beautiful. Call again some future
time."-New York Journal.
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Briggs-Nothing remains but to ASK
the girl.
Griggs-Do you think she will con-
sent?
Briggs-Oh, yes. l am going to tell
her that her parents are dead against
it.-Detroit Free Press.
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Arc You Using A,,s.,. roos-E..ss

Arc You Using Aliens Foot.easoS
1t is the only cure for swollsas
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen'e
Foot Ease, q powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sem FRED. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy. n. Il
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Modern Bullsta.

MODERN Bullets.
Sir William McCormac writes in the
Lancet that in most cases the damage
done by modern bullets, and especially
the Mauser, cannot be compared with
that inflicted by the projectiles of the
needle-guns OF the Chassepot rife.
weapons employed in the Franco-Ger-
man war. A similar result is obtained
when comparison is made with the
work of the bullets used in our civil
war.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
ri.v in an Old saying.

Ascum-1 suppose you're one Of
those. who consider marriage a lot
terry? Henpeck-No, indeed. II you
draw q blank in q lottery you can tear
up your ticket and forget all about 1t.
-Philadelphia Press.
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ah,.lds for Modern WARRIOR.

Regent experiments at shehield. Eng
land. suggest the possibility that In.
+ha twentieth century shields may once
more form an Important part Of the
ennipment Of an army. Steel shields.
three millimeters in thickness and.
.hout $50 square inches In area. have.
.bsen devised. which afford ccmDlete
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NOTES ON SCIENCE
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.

a spigot That Discharges . Quart or
Flint ~ Deslred-Balancsd Fishing Rod
With Reel on End-Dsclino Of the
Yellowstons Geyssra
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L.t the CroN Altsr.ate.

The young man who Is sowing his.
wild oats doesn't seem to understand
the value Of diversified crops.-Jack-
sonville Times Union.
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Winning Her.

send for "Choice Recipes"
By Walter Baker b Co. Ltd, Dorchester, Aass-
mailed free. Mention this paper.
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Restful Stage Properties.
Belinda. what makes you SO crazy
about Oriental rugs and draperiesY"
"Why the dustier and dingier they
get the more Oriental they look."-In.
dianapolis Journal.
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A Real sinecure.

A Real %slnecure.
Tired Tompkins-There's M job I
wouldn't mind havin'. Horace.
Hungry Horace lin amazement-
What's that +?
Tired Tompkins-Lineman fer q wire.
less telegraph company.-Life.
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made, but no dearer than the poorest. Hes the
largest sale OF any ink In the world.
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Re.tful staxe Properti,

Remove the causes that make your hair lifelssl
end gray with PARKIB's HAIR BALsAM.
HINDK1coRN's. the best cure for corns. ascts.
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Wi..in~ a ~aveetheart.

How did Butter 10 easily win with
Miss Goldbag's hearth" HE sent her
20 roses on her 30th biEthday."-Week-
ly Telegraph.
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A slack wire performance-the delay.
ed telegram.
The Newtown bee., 1900-02-23
tieut State Grange will visit Pootatuck
Grange on the evening of April3.
MUSIC AED IEsTRUkEETs.

In these later days nearly every fsmi-
ly has, or should have a musical instru.
ment Of some kind. Those who have
will like to know where they can find
the largest assortment OF music for the
lowest prices and those who have not
where they can secure an sutoharp, ae-
cordeen, banjo, guitar, msndo lin, violin,
flute, either or any musical instrument
they desire at q bargain. For their beni.
fit we advise them to call on The Nor
throp Publishing Co., 63 Fairfield ave-
nue., Bridgeport, where they will find a
full line of musical instruments for low
prices, and the largest stock Of sheet
music in the state, ranging In price from
one cent to fifty cents per copy. They
sell any sheet music for half price and
many copies for less than the cost of the
paper they are printed on. They also
carry line Of novelties, pictures and
frames. All styIes.of frames are made to
order. They buy, cell and exchange
Sc cond hand school books. They have q
supply Of schoe l supplies, blsnk books
and stationery. When you visit Bridge.
dort be sure and give them q call.