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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-07

A paper lately read before tie Preach
Academy q Science ~ Prof BailsD6
elbows. By new ard exhaustive analyses.
tbe value u eggs ss food and the eEor-
uous consumVfion of fhss Prodoct q
the domestic hen lie shows that Is
PEI cent q the sgg has . n1tritiss
value. The rest II water. Ten eggs
without the shells equal just about one
pound ayosrdupois q meat. 50 thss
whes eggs are 1s cents a cores or iess
IN ,his oopntry they are ehesD<r shsr
Ezets.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-07
IAPAK HAs a ROYAL WEDDING
TIE Brssissaf snptssss OF Prince Hs-
rusoBssys and psfaerss
sa<a * ss1s.

. 4 JapsneEe wedding "a always a eere-
naoDsons fupctioD. and that OF the
erosyn prizes % the empire. Yoshihffo
HarUDoniya 20 Princess sada KuIjo
WAS one Of the most brilliant ever wit
messed az The capital The prince. says
foreign peper. wac rot the frst born
Of tie family, bEs By fke death of a.
sl<e< fs<Dk@~p h<~~~> >~s- - 49,
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
SAVES THE FINE GOLD.
San Francisco Man solve. the Mo.t
Imp0rtapt sf Alaskan MintnR
Problems.

With the view of overcoming one of
the chief difficulties with which gold
seekers are confronted at Cape Nome
mines an invention has just been per-
fected in San Francisco which is
worthy of more than passing attention
from those who contemplate visit
to the new fields this spring
In an uupretentious shop at No. 254
Beale street is a complete mechanical
ly constructed machine for the pur-
pose of saving the fine gold found in
the sand and gravel of the beach mines,
much of which il has been found inn
possible to secure by the means ordi-
narily employed by miners. The prin-
cipal of this machine is centrifugal ag-
itation. but its construction is remark
ably simple.
The practicability is assured, us one
of the builders has covered the Alas
kan gold fields and is familiar with the
character of machinery necessary TO
such mining.
in appearance IL resembles a minia-
ture dredger, there being a simple APP
paratus of buckets on am endless chain
which gathers and elevates the sand
from the beach and dumps II into a
disintegrator, whence IL falls into sep
arator. Here the black sand is separated
from it's coarser elements and falls into
II special grinder, which SO pol'shes
and brightens the gold that perfect
nmalgamation is assured.
1t is welllknown fact that rusty or
dirty gold win not amalgamate. and
under ordinary circumstances much OF
ii is lost on this account. This ma
chine, however, insures such perfect
agitation of the sand that the gold is
given free access 10 the plates I'M the
amalgamator, and all of Il Is there
fore saved.
After leaving the grinder the sand
falls into second amalgamator, pass
ing over about 30 feet of riffied silver
plates before being dumped into the
failing chute.
IL is the intention of the inventor TO
take several of these machines TO Cape
Nome in the spring. To meet all re-
quirements the machine has been so
designed that IL may be driven either
by hand or other power, and two men
can accomplish as much with II MS 30
could with old-fashioned rockers.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
MUSICAL MACHINE.
Remarkable piece of Mechanism
DuIIt by Man Nho IL Not "a Mu-
aictaR Himself.

After II years of patient toll Dana
Marshall, of Leominster. has perfect
ed an au' omatie musical machine or
instrument and few evenings since
an eNpeetant public had an oppor-
tunity To take its first peep at the in-
vention, which is decided novelty,
says the RoSton Globe. What lends
additional interest To the instrument.
which is in fact. combination OF sev.
eral Instruments. is the fact that the
inventor is not in any sense musician.
He has never been employed where mt
steal instruments are made. but he Is
possessed of a musical spirit which has
permitted him#to produce result
which is pronounced marvel by ex-
perts who have examined the fruits
of his spare time for quite n score Of
years.
His first feature in connection with
the musical combination is an organ OF
reeds and pipes, which contains -
stops. unaided and without Eugges.
tion he Quit the organ with It's various
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
BETTER PATENT LAWS.
According 20 Edison aud Other In-
veRiors They Are BadIy Needed
tn Thts Country.

Instead Of lowering or removing the
governmental barriers against in.
Judgements Of patents all revision oi
amendment of the patent laws should
bc In the direction Of making the pro.
lection now afforded by the govern.
ment much more secure against the
cncroachments of those who seek 90
profit by the Industry or genius Of 9th.
ers. The government issues "lttters
patent" 10 an inventor, which IL sup.
posed 10 protect him In his right TO
the manufacture and sale of a device,
but the protection is notoriously inef.
fectiye and inadequate. II il not q
criminal offense TO steal mechanical
ideas. An inventor cannot put n
man In Jail for infringing upon n
patented article and converting II
10 his own profit. The most he
can do IL 10 mulet him for damages.
but this quite often involves long aud
expensive litigation. and even then he
may not be able 90 establish priority
OF idea or desigo to the satisfaction of
a court. In the meantime unlcSs an
injunction is asked for and granted
the infriuger continues 20 derive profit
from The product of another mans i'm
ventiyr skill.
II Il not creditabie 10 our paten, icg-
islation that such an inventor ~ Thorn.
~ 4. Edison should finally announce
his conclusion. after long experience In
litigation. that a II Bited States letters
patent does not protect. n is stated.
in fact. that Mr. Edison does not take
out any more patents on his electrical
devices.
Every bona fds inventor or discover
or Of mechanical contrIgance or
process ia entitled TO the profits from
the products Of his inventive skill and
the United States should secure him in
that right or abolish the patent Office.
Chicago Times-Hsrald.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
AN EGG.EATING SNAKE
Performs Swallowing Feat which
Would Appear TO lie Almost
Impossible.

Now, how does il manage to get down
its throat such thing as a ducks egg,
not only so much larger than itself, but
also hard and perfectly smooth? We
know that a common snake is aided Ia
swallowing toad by it's hooGlike teeth,
which hold the prey while the upper
and lower jaws glide over IL alternate.
~ and thus push II backward Lizards,
boas, the Heterdon of Madagascar, etc.
are said TO place the egg of canary
or other small bird, that is against an
irregularity of the ground or within
one of their own folds, which enables
them to ram II into their mouths.
In case OF our 'dasypeltis" and its
ducks egg. however, these explanu.
tions DO not suffice, this genus being
destitute OF true teeth. We can, there.
fore, only suppose that a couple o,
membraneous folds which have been
discovered, one on each side Of its
mouth, lay hold Of the shell like cup.
ping glasses and thus work Il into the
throat.
But here we meet with another diff.
'ht"ts AAREi ihN Xxx hHH phAetu nF'
tween the prodigiously dists nded jaws
and upper esophaRus. II would seem NJ
IL it's bulk and solidity, when lodged In
a comparatively inelastic part of the
digestive tubes, whose juices are un.
able TO dissolve the shell. must quickly
prove fatal 10 the animal. A remark
able instance Of natural adaptation f.
afforded by the manner in which this
danger is provided against. The
apodon. as already observed, has nc
true teeth. so-called gular teeth. how
ever, are present. these being really the
tips Of the long inferior spines Of the
first eight or nine vertebrae. protrud.
ing through the esophngeal wall.
When the she'll Is broken By the Rular
teeth IL IL elected and the fluid passes
into the stomsch.-P Popular Science.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

The Manufacturing Jeweler suR-
gests that when a ground glass stopper
sticks fast In a bottle the safest plan
for loosening IL Is TO wrap long strip
of rag around the neck of the bottle.
over which stream of boiling water
should be poured. II the glass il very
thick begin with warm wster, then
use hot, and finally boiling. or the glass
will crack. Then the rag can be taken
of, when the neck OF the bottle will
have sufficiently expanded 70 allow the
stopper to be withdrawn. Sometimes
IL 10 necessary 10 repeat the operation.
which, except in very bad eases. IL in
Tarisbly successful One must not
wait too long after applying the water.
lest the heat also extend 70 the stopper
and swell that.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
PORTABLE FALSE WORK.
Makes the building of Iron Bridges
Comparatively Easy.

The false work shown by the accom-
panying cut, from the Railway Ga.
zette. was built by the Berlin Iron
Bridge company and used Ia the erec-
tion of all the girder bridges between
Forest Hills and Boston on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railrond.
II was moved TO the different locations
of the bridges on the temporary reg
gauged trucks, being pushed ahead
by an engine. When In place aud
straddling the abutments It's running
wheels were removed and put on up
rights at right angles 10 the tracks on
which IL travelled Rails were laid par.
allel 10 the faces of the nbutments on
which the false work travelled To pick
up girders from the ears and then TO
place them In the required location.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
PORTABLE FALSE WORKS.

by means fthe drum Of its engine over
head and "A fixed cable the entire frame
moved itself on the rails at right an
giles to the mainline tracks
As the cut shows, the frame is on
stills. thus providing for the raising Of
the girder by means Of a tackle 10 "a
height sufficient to clear the tempo
rary trestle and loaded car. and plae-
ing the girder on the opposite side Of
the trestle. These trestles we're shifted
along the bridge seat of the abut ments
TO give place 10 the permanent bridge
work.
The girdere were delivered on fat
cars and unloaded by this deck system
offalse work which permitted the load
ed cars 10 pass under. 1t took about 20
minutes to pick up Rirder and place
IL. The girders were solid and averaged
three feet in height and fifty feet In
length.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

accessories, got IL in working order,
500 reeds and pipes. As n climax he
tuned the organ without assistance.
Next he attached to the organ n
snare aud bnss drum. cymhnls aud 20
tuned bells. These additions do not
figure when the machine IL In opera
tion simply To mark time, ms such at
tachmeuts do In many instruments,
but there is played the regular drum
score. and when the machine II Ia op.
Grafton II sends forth melodious aud
tuneful music.
There is no keyboard, but the music
Is produced by the application OF rolls.
The keys are worked 10y being released
by small pins In n long roll of wooden
music" The latteris made Of strips OF
wood into which are driven In proper
time" and spacing metal notes Of up.
propriate size aud arrangement. The
strips, and in some selections here
may be several of them. are glued To n
long strip of canvas which is attached
TO the organ.
But the particularly unique feature
OF the instrument is q6afteitc Of life
size figures. These are directly in front
Of the organ on platform. AZ the
will OF the operator they can be made
20 rise from the chairs in which they
are rested. They can be made to bow,
turn their heads and open their
mouths.
For years Mr.. Marshall has put In his
spare time on this novel combination
instrument Little time could he gen.
orally find until after the close OF the
day, 80 that much of his labor has been
done between supper time aud mid.
night, and many n time his labors have
continued until break ~ day
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

The United States bsreau Of labor
has been investigating the effect Of dia.
placement Of and labor by machinery
In the iron and steel trade IL was
found that In 1857 > rife barrel took -
hours 10 make BY hand. Itisno made
In three hours and 50 minutes. Half
inch bolts six inches long. with nufs,
were made By hand If the rate of s10
In ~ hours. while By machinery the
same product IL turned ouf uith only
Fight hours lsbor. Ia 1875 100 feet Of
four.ineh lap-seIded pipe required over
a hours Of labor. while Ia lsss the
same product visa turned cut IN fise
hours.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to.
gcther, and until the last few years was
supposed to be lneurahle. For great many
years doctors pronounced il local disease,
aud prescribed local remedies. and by con.
stantly failing te cure with local treatment,
pronounced 1t ineurable. Science has proven
catarrh TO be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
lail's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by i. i. .
Cheney a Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. IL is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops TO
teaspoonful.Z acts directly ON the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case Il
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials. Address f. j. Cheney & CO., To-
ledo, 0..Sald by Druggists, 7ae.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
How PoIiy knew.

A "befo' -de-war" matron Was teach
ing one of the little darkies on her
plantation hoN to spell. The primer
she used was a pictorial ere. and over
each word was its accompanying pie
ture. and Polly glibiy spelled "o-x. OK. !"
and .b-o-x, box etc. But the teacher
thought she was making too rapid
progress. so she put her hand over the
picture and sand: Polly. what does
or speIl?'' OK" answered Polly.
nimbly. How do you know that IL
spells OK. PoIly?" sseed his tall" re-
piled the apt Folly.--Argonaut
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
SHE KNEW HOW TO WRITE.
Asked the Editor for His Opinion
and Then Was Not
satisfied.


thrill OF keen delight when he meets
one of those modest, unassuming per-
sons who simply write H.Ile"them-
selves. The delight is intens.iS6 Il
these Eliots and Thackerays in em.
bryo impart this information in low.
voiced confidence, with the further in.
formation that they wouldn't have
it known for all the world In most
cases the editor feels quite safe in
promising them that the general pub
lie will never know anything about it.
He wishes that he might be as ignorant
of this knowledge as the general pub
| lie.
Ny friend Blank is such an editor.
He is one OF the blunt straightfor.
ward sort of men, much given 10 tell
ing the truth. and abhorring anything
that savors OF "beating around the
bush. lie is terror to those persons
who write little" and who beg
him to tell them the exact truth"
about their productions.
l sat behind n screen in his Office
the other day, when there came timid
| little knock on the door. and Blank
roared out; Come in" in a voice
that cracked the plastering. A timid,
girlish little thing of ~ OF IS years
futtered in.
''ls this Mr., Blank?" she asked.
"Yes'm!"
Yes? I'm so glad TO know you, Mr..
Blank. | have long been a subscriber
to your paper, and really don't know
how | could get along without it, And
/ think your pieces are just splendid.
How ! envy you your writersl And L
l know it's dreadful bold in me to try,
even; but. then ! write a little myself,
sometimes"
DO, eh?"
"0h, yes; just a very, very little DIT.
1t is all 50 crude and poor that | hardly
dare show il to anybody Really, it is
too foolish in me to try. even; but
somehow | just can't help H. Ii iast
seems to me that must write. I'd give
worlds If | could write as you do
Would you be willing to tell me exact.
ly what you think of some of my luor
little scribblings-my brain children,
as love TO call them?"
got 'em with yOu?"
'Nes; just one or two foolish little
fancies that | dashed of in an idle
hour. ! know just how crude and poor
they are"
Let me see them"
You'll tell me exactly what sou
Think"
"Exactlyw
Thanks; it is best that know the
truth"
Blank reads the foolish little fan.
cies," peep out. and see triumphant
smile on the authors face. Blank
hands back the verses.
Are not they too dreadfully, aw
fully bad ?"
They're pretty bad"
"Sir!'
at is the exact truth"
"Sir!"
There is no poetry in them"
"Sir, you shall answer for thisl"
You begged me to tell the TRUTH
81 did not beg you TO vent your petty
jealousy and spleen over verses OF
which you are manifestly Jealous.
pity you! ! supposed, sir, that you
were incapable OF such envy and NAL.
ice, and that you were always ready
to do honor TO real talent. But see
l am mistaken. Remember, sir, that
the verses are not offered for sale. In.
deed, they are not for sale to such q
paper as this. / bid you adieu, sir!"
THE woods are full of 'em." says
Blank, sententlously, as the door
bangs behind the woman who wrote
a little. Punch.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
Stomach
In Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELINe, bad taste
in the mouth, duh headache, sleep
lessness, poor appetite,
No matter how careful you are
about eating, everything you take into
your stomach turns sour, causes dis
tress. pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't you understand what these
symptoms-signals of distress-mean7
They are the cries of the stomach
for heiplZ II is being overworked.Z 1t
needs the peculiar tonic qualities and
digestive strength to be found only In
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
a wIse M.rieas Mira.

Mexico has q clever bird called the
meianarpes, which has discovered n
new use for the telegraph pole. A.
the foot of the post this bird makes
. large hole. in which IL rearn It's farni-
~. Somewhat higher up the post IL
makes an observatory. from which
bored holes permit II To ota@r,e the
horizon IN every direction. sfill high
err thla ssgaesous bird makes lth store
house. and thus the pole serves as its
housS. fortress aud warehouse.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
swi.s.rlana'. Deb, to Tssr,....

The dwellings Of the Swiss workmen
are certainly degree better than
those Of the same class In other eoun.
tries. and all the conditions OF life hare
been strongly influenced for the better
By the constant stream Of foreign
travel. due 20 the natural attractions
which have made switzerland a ter.
rainal for travellers from all countries.
furnishing examples which have re.
acted upon the standard Of comfort Of
the whole p0pulatione-N. \. sun.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

The best stomach and blood reme-
dies known to the medical profession
arc combined In the medicine, and
thousands of grateful letters telling
It's cures prove II to be the greatest
medicine for all stomach troubles ever
yet discovered.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
The cur.r of slang.

Mrs. Wayhaek-l wonder why that new
Teller who was gotn TO edit the Clarion left
town so rapid.like,
Mr.. Wayhaek-Well. when ole man Knott
died las week the editor teller writ item
about IT an headed il Knott Is Nit" an
the Knott boys run him cut o town,-lialti.
more American.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
A nrnn saEre.tIen.

The manager Of 81. Louis theater
has announced that no mother-in-iaw
tokes wilI be tolerated in his house.
Perhaps. says the Chicago Times-Her.
aid. uifie's mamma has come 20 Ess
with him.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
Yerr niarrrnf-

Ascurn--I suppose you're one Of
those who consider marriage . bot.
tery7
Henpeek-So, indeed. II you draw
a blank in 2 lottery you can tear HT
your ticket and forget al about it,
PhideIphia Press.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
How Ne waa Insultea.

@He insulted me-" said the iegis-
lator.
~Indeed?- returned the plain citi-
rem. Offered you m"ney. suppose p
"Oh. il wasn't thai. replied the leg
isiator. shut he underestImatsd nay
price. --Chiearo PoAt.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

II got bad news for ye." said the
neighbor az be rode up 10 the fence.
"si Peasy has run away with your
wife"
II guess he hain't i" said the farmer,
with conviction No man iirin' cooif
run away with Sal Maybe. now. she's
ran OF with 81 si"t-indianapolia Press.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
ASK Your Dealer for Aliens root.Ea.c.

A powder To shake into your shoes IL rests
the feot CurcsCorns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callou>, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease makes
new or light shoes easy Sold by all drugpistR
and shoe stores. aSr. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen =, Olmsted, l,e hoy, n Y.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

Artillery is becoming all the time a more
important branch Of the military service. In
a sense war is already almost as much of a
ahell game as is diplomacy. Detroit Jour
nal
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

Good ink is necessity for good writing
Carriers ia the best Costs no more than
poor ink.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
One of Them.

Lock here. said the approached; 81 gave
you ten cents not five minutes age. Now you
are at me again"
I'm such an ahseB, minded heggar." said
the mendaeant apologc,ieally. Philadelphia
North American.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
Ghost of the Glacier

And Other Tales. including Making Revo.
luton, Susquehanua Trail, Sculpture of the
Ellis. Once Pillar OF the World. Feathers Of
Fashion, and Others A delightful volume,
beautifully illustrated Ready for distrihu.
tion about May l. Send 10 cents to r. w.
Lee, General Passenger Agent I.ackawauna
Railroad, ~ Exchange Place, New York
City. Edition Limited.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

Everybody thinks II a nciehhors dog bit
him, he would kil the dog, but he wouldn I.
--WAshington (la.) Democrat.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
ARsmuiar nIrd.

The burglar sometimes becomes Jail
bird. because he's a robin. Philadelphia
Record
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

The advice Of some people should be ae-
eompanicd with printed directions for taxi.
ing Chicago Daily News.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
rhn.n Nnn,eu
CRrtrr's InL.

johnnie an iguAna. paw
Mr., Wise-Mus be a sleeping car.-lial
timore American.
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

A wise man never considers a woman's
age.-Chioago Daily News
The Negro world., 1900-04-21

Johnuon's Pare cider vinegar
made by aging cider IN barrels Ask youl
The Negro world., 1900-04-21
To Cnrc Cold In one nnr

Take Laxative Bronze Qunlne rnblota. All
druggists efund money lfit fails 10 cure. 2bc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-05
OpeerNili.

A resident of underhill road, East Dulwich, England, recently pur- chased a parcel of old books at local auction room for a few shillings, among which was an old family Bible. A few days after his wife was looking over the books when she discovered that several pages Of the Bible were pasted together and she proceeded to separate them. pleasarable sur prise awaited her, no fewer than six z Bank Of England notes being found thus seefeted. On the back of one of these the following extraordinary last will and testament was written: q have had to work very hard for this, and having none as natural heirs I leave thee, dear reader WhosoeYer shall own this holy book, my lawful heir- June r, 1840, Southend, Essex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-05
iris Always Thus.

"Isn't it strange" said worried looking woman, that callers always select just the piece of furniture to sit or that you don't want them to? The couch in our sitting room has num- Der of the springs broken, and one of the chairs is in a rather shaky condi- tion. The other evening two young men called on my daughter. We had arranged it so the members of the family would be sitting on the couch and in the broken chair. The first young man made a bee-line for the couch and the other slid into the brok- en chair, when my daughter got up to greet him. To add to our embarrass- ment the chair promptly collapsed. = Cleveland Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-05

Clothing purchase  close at Bankrupt Prices