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AN lMPLosIoN.
Process Exactly the Reverse 81 Ar
Explosion.

Process Exactly the Reverse 81 an
Explosion.
Every one knows what an eXplos on
Is, but It's opposite, an implosion, is ,sa
familiar, At great depth In the sea he
conditions are favorable for It's proc 10
ton. At twenty-five hundred fatht ms
the pressure Is, roughly speaking, wo
and half tons to the square inc IL
that is to say, several times gree .er
than the pressure exerted by the ste I'm
upon the piston Of powerful ongi 10.
A beautiful experiment to illustr to
the enormous force Of this deep iea
pressure was made during the voy' &c
of II. NJ. s. Challenger. We quote II om
"The Faunh of the Deep Sea-"
Mr.. buchanan hermetically sealet at
both ends a thick glass tube sevt raj
inches In length full Of DIR, He
wrapped this sealed tube In fan lel
and placed 1t In one Of the wide copper
cylinders, used to protect deep eo
thermometers when they arc sent down
with the sounding apparatus.
The copper cylinder had holes bored
in it, so that the water had free aoc ss'
inside, around the glass.
The copper case containing the sea &C
glass tube was sent down to depth O.
two thousand fathoms and drawn "
again. 1t was found that the cylinc
was bulged and bent inward, just a !
it had been crumpled inward by be-
violently squeezed,
The glass tube itself. within It's a. A.
mel wrapper, was reduced to { 4
powder, almost like snow. The 81 :
tube, it would seem, as 1t slowly
scended held out long against the pI
sure, but ut last suddenly gave W .
and was crushed by the violence Of A
action to fine powder.
This process, exactly the reverse
an explosion, is termed by Sir Wyvi i
Thomson an implosion.
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Grceniand's Glaciers.

Among the principal glaciers 1l
Greenland the ford Of Jakobshavn
nuGlly sends into the seq piece OF a
about two miles wide, over three mi 3a
long and from eight hundred to le
thousand feet thick The Ice yield i
TorsulSatalS is about four miles wi :
one to two miles long, according to I e
swiftness Of movement at various y
sons OF the year, and from six humid d
to eight hundred feet thick. Kara. j
yields annually 0 volume Of Ice abb Il
three miles wide and from one IN 9
half to two miles long, with heif q
of eight hundred to one thousand fe It
The yield from Itivdliarsuk Is t u
miles wide, from one and half to { ,C
miles long and six hundred to eig h
hundred feet thick. Augpadlart u
yields annually piece of ice at lie 8
four miles long, two miles wide Il
from six hundred TO one thousand I o
thick.
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A MUD DIAMOND,


Eh@ HWnny Must9Ke mauo ~ E1A 'cH
Congregation.
"Eyery one knows that In the ee ly
days of Methodism o considerable ie-
groo Of strictness was maintained in
regard to the wearing Of jewelry," I'D
Rey, L. G. Cole, an elderly divine, ce-
Gently, to o repr esentative Of the st.
Louis @obe-Dcmocrat.
IAN incident that amused me great
deal happened soon after / had entered
the ministry. One Sunday just az
was in the midst of my sermon won.
an rose and left the church, slammi ng
the door as she went out with unnec es
sary violence. OF course l suppose
had sold something in my sermon al
which she had taken o1fense, but 10 y
| made inquiries and learned that :
had left because wore q 'wicl
bosom pin The amusing part of
was that had ridden to church ovei
very muddy road, and ono drop Of u
had settled In the middle of my sb ;,
bosom and had deceived the good sis y
into believing that had adorned !
self with bosom PIN"
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Price of Salt Doubled.

Chicago, Nov. 1S, The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: The National Salt
company yesterday put up the price of
common salt of "a fair quantity to 81. 80
per ond hundred pounds. The price
price before was $1.1O per hundred
pounds for the same grade. The Ma
tional Salt company controls directly
95 per cent of the salt output of the
country and is able indirectly to domi-
nate the remaining five per cent of the
production.
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First American Coal

When we consider the fact that the
whole eastern range of mountains,
those natural barriers that were first
encountered by the European explorers
In America, are regularly stratifed
with several seams of coal, both an
thracIte and bituminous, we cannot
help expressing surprise when the his
torian informs us that the first Ameri-
can coal mine was discovered in what
is now the state of Illinois. In Henne-
pins account of his explorations In the
west in The years iB7S-74 he tells of an
outcrop of coal on the Illinois river,
not far from Ottawa, "the shelly frag-
ments of which burned with bright
light and gave forth much heat"
Herndon says that this is the first his
torical mention of coal being found in
what is now the United States. st
Louis Republic.
So. n. EHssS-
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly has

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly has
a large subscription list; but it should
be larger. Its Management is more in
tergetic, its plans better than ever be-
fore. AS an added stimulus toward an
increase, the Monthly offers no less
than two hundred and sixty-four (964)
prizes in cash othe men and women,
boys and girls, who show most energy
in securing new subscribers. This Of
fer means that time and energy shall
be we'll we'll paidfor..
The price Of the Magazines is one dol
liar a year. Its eohtents appeal direct
ly to people who care for good and
timely literature. A few spare hours q
week will add to your income substan-
TALLY. If you want work that will pay
you, write for terms to Frank Leslie
Publishing House, 141-147 Fifth Ave.
New York.
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IN THE GRIP OF AN OCTOPUS.
The Terrible Experience Of . Woman on
an Island In tho Pacific.

an Island In tho Pacino.
There is woman in San Francisco
who recently lost a nights sleep
through rending how citizens of Mon
terey captured an octopus there. The
incident recalled an experience she had
while in the South Pacific years ago,
and for that night she never closed her
eyes In sleep. Her husband was super
intendent of gang Of laborers who
were working guano beds, and his wife
and child were with him. One day the
woman was walking along the beach
when she saw In q pool particularly
beautiful she'll Barring her arm she
reached down into the water for the
prize when suddenly there was splash
pnd two snake-lil1e objects entwined
themselves around the limb submerged
In the water II was devil-fsh, and
in moment the pressure on her arm
was such as to cause her terrible pain.
Struggle as she might she was unable
TO release herself, and finding that all
her efforts In that direction were In
vain, she told her little boy to run
home for help. The child sped away,
but by this time the mother began to
feel her strength failing. She also
realized with horror that the tide was
rapidly rising. Wave after wave
dashed over her body, which had by
this time been seized by all the arms
of the octopus. Fortunately the mon
s. or was o small one; otherwise it
W )uld undoubtedly have dragged her
+ to the water TO death. The water
70 higher and higher, and 1t was only
VI tn the greatest difficulty that she
II lnagcd to breathe. Finally wave
/ gger than any of the others rolled
c or her, and her desperate efforts to
r. gain her breath left her without any
81 tength. Her senses gave way just aa
G, heard shout and q rush of feet.
Tle next moment half dozen men
had rushed into the water and seized
h unconscious form. The woman
WAS dragged ashore, the octopus still
c ,nging to her arms and neck, and In
q Few minutes regained consciousness,
Tho octopus, which was promptly
killed, was one of the smaller kinds,
measuring only seven feet from the
body to the end Of the longest arm.
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ROYAL SS,;'Ss Esxpxs
" ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
90,
$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any
case OF Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipa>
ton or Costiveness we can not cure
with Liverita, the Up-to-Date Little
Liver Pill, when the directions are
strictly complied with. They are pure
ly Vegetable and never fail to give sat
isfaction, 25c boxes contain 100 Pills,
lOc boxes contain 40 Pills, so boxes
contain 10 Pills. Beware of substitu-
tions and limitations. Sent by mail.
Stamps taken. NERVITA MEDICAL
CO., Cor. Clinton and Jackson SITS,
Chicago, Ill.
For sale by R. s, Bolton, dru ggist
johnson City, Tenn.
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OEended Dignity.

An American traveller relates that,
alighting as hotel in Granada, man
at the door put out his hand toward
him. The traveller supposed that the
man was the porter of the hotel, and
offered him his valisc. The man
stepped back, tossed his head, and
frownod scornfully "Cvdm5a" he
exclaimed; do you take mc for q
porter? would hive you understand
that am no porter" Indeed? Then
may ask you, senior, what you are2"
~ nm heggar, str, and asked you for
hlmSl"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15
New Use for a PhOnograph.

A French priest in rural parish of
the Allier department has found new
possibilities in the phonograph. As the
result OF his own unfortunate temper it
became impossible to find q parish clerk
and the cure was at his wits end how
to conduct the services of the church.
Then happy inspiration struck him.
He bought phonograph, and on the
following Sunday, saps the PETIT Var,
the simple rustics were dumbfounded
to hear the clerks responses proceed
from little box on the alter steps,
London Express.
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State Politics.

Nashville, Nov. 10.-Unofficial re-
ports from seventy eight of the ninety
six counties in Tennessee give Bryan
q plurality over Mckinley of 97, 500, and
McMillin plurality Of 81, ,479 over Nc
Call. The missing counties in 1896
gave Mckinley a plurality of 4, ,sS7, and
in 1898 gave Fowler over McMillin q
plurality of /, ,04s. This would indicate
Bryan's plurality in Tuesdays electian
as %, 900 to 80, 900 and McMillin's close
to %, 900.
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Used by British Soldiers In Africa.

Capt. G. G. Dennison is we'll known
all over Africa as commander of the
forces that captured the famous rebel
Galishe. Under date of Nov. 4 1897,
from Vryburg, Bechuanaland, he
writes: Before starting on the last
campaign / bought quantity of Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which used myself when
troubled with bowel complaint, and had
given to my men, and in every case il
proved most beneficial" For sale by
City Drug Store.
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six Frlghtful Failures.

Six terrible failures of six different
doctors nearly sent VIM. H, Mullen, OF
Lockland, o., to an early grave. All
said he had q fatal lung trouble and
that he must soon die. But he was
urged to try DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. After taking five
bottles he was entirely cured. 1t is po-
sitively guaranteed to cure oil diseases
of Throat, Chest and Lungs, including
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Pneumonia,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever, Group,
Whooping Cough. SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free at City Drug Store,
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Made Young Again.

zone of DR.. Kings New Life T II
each night for two weeks has put m Il
my teens again again" writes d. Il
Turner, of Demseytown, Pa. The +
the best in the world for liver, stom c
and bowels. Purely vegetable. Ne e
gripe. Only 95c at City Drug Store
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No Wonder They're High.

New York, Nov. 10.-Standard Oil
certificates were opened at 700 bid, none
offered, as against 655, yesterday S mar
ket, and until today the highest on
record The par value of the com.
pany's entire outstanding stock is $97,-
1000, and $500 per share indicates 8
market value Of $6s2, 100000. During
this year the company has paid $4s,'
600, 900 in dividends.
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Blow to Sentiment.

Harry, yesterday was our wedding
anniversary and you never said word
about it,.
"Well, my dear, 1 felt it in my bones
that it was some sort of big day, bu,
l couldt remember what it was. I'm
dianapolis Journal,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15

DR.. BULL's CoUGH SYRUP IS NOT
common every day cough mixture. It
is marvellous remedy for all the
troublesome and dangerous complica-
tions resulting from q cold in the head,
throat, chest or lungs. Sold for 25cts.
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Mothers
Friend.

VIII do for. every woman what 1t did for the
MinAssota mother who owritesthe above let
ter. Not to use 1t during pregnancy Is a
mistake tS be paid for in pain and suffering.
Mothsr's Friend eqtips the patient with a
strong body and clear intellect, which IN
turn are impaired to the child. lit rslaxes
the muscles and allows them to expand. 1t
believes morning sickness and nervousness.
Il puts all the organs concerned in petfect
SeASition for the final hour, so that the aetual
labor u short and practically painless. Dam
ger Of rising or hard breasts is altogether
avoided, and recovery is merely matter Of
Afew days,
Druggists sch Nisthsr's Friend for 81 BOTTLE
The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Send for our free illustrated book.
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"Papa," said Sammy Snaggs, "this
story says that the mutineers were put
in IRONS"
eyes, Sammy"
"But, papa?n
"Well, Sammy"
"Why do they iron prisoners?"
"To take the starch out of the Sam
my. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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"Pa, what is the silent vote anyway"
"That's the vote that comes out after
the election and yells I done it! the
loudest. Chicago Times Herald.
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Suffering Employer (writing let
ter)-B- b-boy, hand me b-b-b-bl-bl.
bl-"
Office Boy-A !blotter, sir, do you
wish?
Suffering Employer-Never mind
n-n-n-now; the ink has d-d-d.dried.- -
Harper's Bazaar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15

Tommy-Does 1t really hurt you to
whip mep
Mother--Certainly my child.
Tommy-Then lick me again!-Hallo
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15

USE DIR. BULLS CoUGH SYRUP AT
ONCE, if your child has Group or bron-
chits. Waste no time; delay is danger
GUS. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup cures at
once. 1t is safe and infallible RENE
dy. All druggists sell it for 25 cents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
BRYAN ADDRESSES FARMERS.
He Says That However Prosperous Other
Glasses Might Be, the Farmer Is
Not Sharer in 1t.

Shepherdstown, w. Va, Sept. g.
Mr.. Bryan began the second day of
his present tour at this point. His
first speech was made at Morgan's
grove, in the suburbs of the town. A
fair was in progress and the attend
ance was immense, people having
come from West Virginia, also from
Maryland and Pennsylvania to hear
Mr.. Bryan speak, while they attended
the fair. This place faces Antietam
battlefield across the Potomac. A
letter was read at the meeting from
Hon. W. L. Wilson, ex-postmaster
general, strongly indorsing Mr.. Bry-
an and saying that only sickness pre-
vented his attendance upon the meet
ing. George r. Vending, who had
opposed Mr.. Bryan in 1896, made a
brief speech, himself vigorously at
lacking republicanism and pledg-
ing to Mr.. Bryan his support this
campaign. He said he had known Mr..
Bryan from his boyhood and that all
the money in Wall street could not
buy him. Mr.. Bryan expressed his
pleasure at being able to address an
assemblage of farmers. He wanted
to know how any farmer could be a
republican. It is easy to understand
how the head of a trust or an army
contractor could be a member of that
party, he said, but as for farmers,
they were not trying to get their
hands into other pockets and to keep
other hands out of their pockets.
However prosperous other classes
might be, the farmer was not shar-
er in that prosperity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
RICHARD oLNEY's VIEWS.
of State Will Vote for Bryan
Fears Serious Complications IN
the Chinese Affair.

New York, Sept 6.-The World to-
day will print letter from Richard
Olney, secretary of state during the
Cleveland administration, in which Mr..
OIney declares his intentions of sup
porting Mr.. Bryan for president
After saying that Mr.. Bryan is hardly
the candidate he should choose if he
had his way in the matter and that
he entirely dissents from parts of the
Kansas City platform. Mr.. Olney then
criticises the policy of the Mckinley
administration regarding the Phil
ippines and thinks that the country
viii soon find itself in the tolls of
Chinese problem even more costly and
menacing than the Philippine problem
itself.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
RESULT OF ANNEXATION.
Beers in Transvaal VIII BE Treated as Reb-
els-RepOrts from Orange River Not
Encouraging to the British.

London, Sept. 6.-Lord Roberts am
nexation of the Transvaal is generally
regarded as proof that, in the opinion
of the military authorities, both at
home and in South Africa, the war is
practically over. Nevertheless there
has been a good deal of miscellaneous
fighting in various parts of the an
nexed republics. It is thought, how
ever, that Botha is merely fighting to
cover the removal of his transport and
supplies from Luxembourg, and that he
will retire to the mountains further
north, where the next stand will be
made. The effect of the annexation
proclamation will be to cause the
Transvaal burghers now in arms to be
treated as rebels and forfeit belliger-
ent rights. It is hoped that by this
means the hopelessness of further re-
sistance will be steadily brought home
to the Beers. But the experience of
the Orange River colony is not alto
gether encouraging. After six months
annexation, the burghers are still in
arms in the eastern Free State, and in
sufficient number to put a British
garrison in danger of surrendering.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
Siege Of Ladvbrand Rasaed.

Cape Town, Sept. 6.-The siege Of
Ladybrand has been raised after sew
eral desperate attempts to capture the
town and its little garrison of $50 Brit
ish troops. The Beers who attacked
Ladybrand are estimated to have num-
bered over 1000 men. The British
were summoned to surrender Septem-
Der 2 but refused. and from that time
on were subjected to continual cannon
and rife fire. The burghers twice
tried to rush the British position.
Probably the approach OF a relief
fOrce saved the little garrison.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
NAMED BY AccLAaFATIoN.
Republicans Of the Empire state Select
Odell to Head the T1csxee-ROosevelt
Delivers an Address.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 6.-The state
republican convention in session here
Wednesday nominated the following
ticket by reclamation: For govern
or, B. B. Odell, of Orange; for lieu
tenant governor, Timothy L. Wood
ruff, of Kings; for secretary of state,
John 7. McDonough, of Albany; for
comptroller, William j. Morgan, of
Erie; for state treasurer, John p
Jaeckel, of Cayuga; for attorney gem
eral, John C. Davies, of Oneida Per-
haps the most interesting feature of
the convention was the fact that the
speech nominating Benjamin B. Odell
for governor was made by ex-Gov.
Frank S. Black, who had been outside
the organization breastworks since
Theodore Roosevelt defeated him two
years ago when he desired a renom-
nation.
A committee was appointed to in
vite Gov. Roosevelt to address the
gathering. The nominee for vice
president responded and was given an
ovation as he mounted the platform.
Referring to national affairs Gov.
Roosevelt said:
The men who directly or indirectly aid
Mr.. Bryan in this contest must under
stand that any vote cast except for the
reelection of President Mckinley is
vote for free silver and for social dis
order; an absolute upsetting of our f.
nancial and industrial systems, and upon
all such men will rest forever afterwards
the heavy responsibility of having plunged
the business world into disaster, the Ia
boring world into misery and Of having
tainted with dishonor the national name.
So much for what the success Of our OPP
ponents would mean at home. Abroad,
gentlemen, their success would mean
that the nation was to cringe before the
honorable task which it has so honorably
begun and to take down the flag under
which we are introducing in the Philip
pines, not only such order, but such lib
erty as has never been known in the is
lands before and to hand them back to
the unspeakable tyranny of a corrupt OIL
igarchy. There is no such thing as mil
itarism or Imperialism at stake in the
contest. These are names used only to
frighten the foolish. If it is militarism
to be in the Philippines then it is mill
tarism to be in Hawaii and Alaska. If it
is militarism to put down the tagaI ban
ditti then it is militarism TO put down an
Apache outbreak.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
LIEcoLN's HEAVY DECREASE
Capital OF Nsbrarka Has But 4O,16e ~
habItansa, as Against 55,164 Ten Years
Ago-Trenton aud Mobile.

Washington, Sept. THE census
board announces that the populations
of Lincoln, Neb.. is 4o,169, as against
1914 in 1890. This is a decrease OF
1895 per cent.
The population of Mobile, Ala, is
Ss,469, against 31.O76 in 1890. This
is an increase of 1898, or 1919 per
cent.
The population of Trenton, N. J..
is 75,5O7, as against 4,45s in 1890
This is an increase of $3.50, or 27.5S
per cent.
The population of Peoria, H., is So
100, as against Il, 024 in 1890 This
is an increase of 15,O76, or 1878 per
cent.
The population of Galveston, Tex.
is 37,7s9, as against 2e,0s4 in 1885,
This is an increase of s,7O5, or 1898
per cent.
The population of Nashville, Tenn.
is sO,s65, as against 76.15s in 1890
This is an increase of 1867, or GIT per
cent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
POLICE CHIEF A TRAITOR.
Gen. Macarthur Tells How an Americas
Detachment Was Nearly Ambushed at
Carmen, 200 Miles from Manila.

Washington, Sept. THE follow
ing cable message has been received
at the war department from Gen. Mac
Arthur:
Manila, Sept. Sin the details outbreak
Bohol, developed Pedro Samson, comman-
dant police, left Tagbilarien ostensibly
to inspect police various towns. This he
did until he was heard from in Carmen.
with followers threatening attack garrf-
son at Ubay. Two detachments ordered
to Carmen found town peaceful No trace
of insurrection. Detachment of q men
under First Lieut. Leback, August 81,
were attacked near Carmen by 40 bolo-
men; latter nearly annihilated. over 10a
killed. Our loss as previously reported
Movement in interior now in progress.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-13
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Observation-Disclosures
Kansaa Univer.ity Opens.

The state university at Lawrence
opened for the school year Wednes-
day, but the first few days will be
taken up with examinations. The
new chemistry building will be dedi-
Gated shortly after school begins. The
building is of native limestone and
has been erected especially for labora-
tory purposes. 1T consists of three
stories besides & basement. Kansas
university offers new scholarships and
prizes this year. Chief among these
are the ID. H. Robinson memorial
scholarship of the alumni association
of 500; the d. H. Robinson graduate
Latin scholarship of 500; the Law
renee citizens Latin scholarship of
500; the Lucinda Smith Buchan
memorial scholarship of 5000, and the
MarcelIa Howard memorial scholar
ship of 500. William j. Bryan offers
$25 for the best essay and there are
also several. prizes offered to the stu
dents of the law department by the
state bar association.