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The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Paid Bet in Kisses.

Samuel Weldon of Fifty-sixth street,
Brooklyn, bet Miss Louise Davidson,
a neighbor, a box Of fine kid gloves
against three kisses that Mckinley
would be elected. The kisses were to
be delivered in Miss Davidson's home
in the presence of a number of friends.
Sunday night the young woman kept
her agreement. At first she appeared
somewhat bashful, and Wilson offered
to cancel the wager. Miss Davidson
would not consent, however, and after
some hesitation gave the kisses, while
her fiends cheered.-New York World.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
HERMIT'S NIGHT-CAPS.
Reading Woman Bequeath. of These
Dainty Garments


Reading (Pa.) special Philadelphia
North American: Miss Catharine
Bashore "a hermit, aged Sc years, was
recently found dead in her little home
in Bethel township. She left a will
IN which she bequeathed her personal
property to her four nieces-Mrs. J. f.
Natzlnger, Mrs. Elias Binner, Mrs
Isaac Lengle and Mrs. Daniel Hollen-
bach. The executors investigated today
and found that the old woman had
converted her savings into wearing ap-
parel. The larger portion had been
made by her own hands, representing
the work of years. The property con-
sisted OF Ill frilled night caps, "a CAL
leo sunbonnets, silk bonnets, 20 pairs
OF shoes,53 calico and gingham aprons,
II homespun chemises, % muslin
chemises, Sc calico hand5erchiefs, IA
white handkerchiefs, 16 colored hand
kerchiefs, 1G calico shoulder capes, 12
colored and black silk shoulder shawls,
beautifully figured, 81 petticoats, 9
heavy black shaWlS, 1 heavy cloak,
with velvet collar. 33 calico sacks,
pairs of stockings. 20 calico dresses,
and other dresses.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Sheep Feeding I'm NebraS lSa.

In a. recent experiment, eight lots OF
lambs were fed. Alfalfa and prairie
hay We're used as roughness, four lots
being fed on each. Seven lots had a
protected yard and shed for she.te
Lot had only an open yard with no
shed for shelter. The lambs weighed
an average of SO pounds when the ex-
pertinent commenced on November 26,
1899, and sold in Omaha 100 days later,
weighing an average of 7S pounds.
Four different grain rations were fed
to the four lots on prairie hay and
three grain rations to the four lots on
alfalfa hay.
Lot /, on alfalfa hay and corn, gain
ed 33 pounds in 100 days and paid a
profit of s205 per lamb.
Lot 2, on alfalfa hay and grain
ration of three-fourths corn and one
fourth oats, gained 32 pounds In 1Oc
days, and gave a profit OF $1.9S per
lamb.
Lot 3, On alfalfa hay and a grain
retion of three-fourths corn and one
fourth bran, made a gain of 80 pounds
each, and gave profit of $1.9O per
lamb.
Lot was fed in an open yard with
no shelter. 1t received alfalfa hay
and grain ration of -fourths
corn and One-fourth bran, making
gain of "a pounds per head in 100 days
and gave profit of $1.94 per lamb.
4 oir;n lox y
corn, making gain of 10 pounds FER
head in 100 days and gave profit of
SLAB per lamb.
Lot was fed on prairie hay and q
grain ration of corn with 16 per cell,
linseed meal, making gain of "a
pounds per head in 100 days and gave
profit of $3.50 per lamb.
Lot was fed prairie hay and a
grain ration OF three-fourths corn and
one-fourth oats, making a gain of 10
pounds per head in 100 days and gave
a profit of 1892 per head
. Lot Z was fed prairie hay and 4 grail
ration Of three-fourths corn and one
fourth oats, making a gain Of 19
pounds in 100 days and gave a profit
of s1.90 per lamb.
Counting all losses and all expenses
against the sheep fed. they made an
average profit of SLIGO per lamb. The
alfalfa hay fed lambs consumed 1.34
pounds of hay and / pound of grain
each per day, against .8S pounds Of
hay and SO pounds of grain consumed
by the prairie hay fed lambs. The al
falfa hay fed lambs on different grain
rations made So per cent greater gains
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Wonderful Variable Stars.

In studying the variations in the
light of certain stars in the cluster
known as "Messier g." Professor Bail
ey has found one star whose changes
are 50 rapid that in thirty minutes it
gains more than an entire ma 5nitude;
in other words, becomes M re than
two and half times as bright as it
was at the beginning. Several others
vary with a rapidity almost equally
startling. Their entire period of vari
ability from one maximum to the next
is about half day, but they gain light
much quicker than they lose it. 1t
seems impossible to regard such stars
as suns in the sense of our sun.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

lish cross gave and the Danes ..c0k
the hint and began to import what Ia
known in England as the Large
White" 1t was a wise move on the
part of the Danish farmers, and in
seven or eight years England had be-
CON-, the largest buyer of Danish
bacon. At the present time the Danes
are endeavoring to develop a fixed
breed out of their mixed herds and
propose to call it the native" breed.
They will doubtless succeed in this,
but If they try to get their breed and
themselves into state OF eternal
fxedness they may awake some morn
ing to find that the bacon market has
slipped out of their grasp. The no.
tlons that govern market demands
change, and the producer must always
be ready to change with them.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

COMBINATION CARRIAGE LAMP.
Gently patented, for use in cold wealth
er. The object of the invention is to
provide simple and effective means by
which a continuous warmth at little
expense may be supplied to the feet
of the occupant of the vehicle, and in
which the arrangement is such as to
provide light whose rays may be di-
rected on the road in advance of the
team. This object is attained by
mounting the lamp proper directly un-
derneath the body of the vehicle, with
the oil reservoir located below and at
the rear lamp. Leading from the res
ervoir to the lamp is curved tube
containing the feed wick, and in line
with the blaze is the glass bull's-eye,
through which the rays are emitted.
Directly over the fame is vertical
tube leading to warming chamber
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Poultry Notes


A bird that has been sick Is not
lit to be breeder, for it is a waste
OF time to build on weak constitutions.
In buying birds look after the same
point, and be sure that the man from
whom you buy has good healthy
stock.
A fowl that has been sick should
never be used as breeder. For this
reason fowls that get over any trou-
Bile should never again be put back
with the flock ii the eggs from the
flock are to be used for Matching pur-
poses. This shows the necessity for
breeding pen, which should always
be selected from fowls that are per-
fectly healthy.
It is said that as poultry raisers
women often succeed where men fail,
especially if the work is to be carried
On on a small scale. This is account
ed for by the fact that women are ac-
customed to fight dirt, and dirt is one
OF the things that makes poultry keep
ing doubtful venture. Then, too,
women can more easily adapt them
selves to the task Of looking after
small details than can men.
Which breed is the best? is ques-
tion that cannot be answered off-hand.
The public may esteem one breed OF
fowls more than another, but that is
no proof that the breed so esteemed
is the best Or is at all superior to some
breeds that are not popular. The fact
is that advertising breed both in the
newspapers ana IN the show rooms
tends to keep it in the public eye and
to convince the casual observer that
1t has about it something that other
breeds do not. The wise buyer will
pay no attention to fame that has
been obtained by advertising only, but
Will pick out his breed according to
what it can actually do.
According to one writer on poultry,
pulverized charcoal is fine thing for
turkeys, He tells about two pens Of
turkeys of four birds each. One zen
was fed on meal, boiled potatoes and
oats. The other pen was fed the Same
way with the addition that they had
pint of finely pulverized charcoal
mixed with their feed. They had also
a plentiful supply of broken charcoal
III their pen. The eight were killed
on the same day, and the ones that
mad the charcoal weighed one and
half pounds more each than the ones
that had no charcoal. This is i'm
portant if the birds were of equal
weight when they were put into the
pens or if the differences of weight
were taken into consideration at tho
time they We're killed.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

and a passage for smoke is formed by
continuation of the pipe. 1t can be
readily understood that if the wick IL
lgnited and the feet are placed over
the warming chamber and covered
with a robe they will be perfcctly
comfortable themselves and also aid
greatly in the circulation Of blood
through other portions of the body.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Winner Of UNIQUE Election Ret.

Tom Williams, president of the CAL
ifornia Jockey club, is the winner OF
unique election bet. He will dis
tribute among the various orphan asy-
lums of San Francisco a car load OF
sweet potatoes, which Will L. Ashe
lost to him on a wager that his broth.
er, R. Porter Ashe, would defeat Ju-
Illus Kahn in the race for congress.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

than the lambs fed prairie hay anG
the, same grain ration. The lan.bs reo
prairie hay and corn with .16 per cen
oil meal made &c per cent greater gain
than lambs fed prairie hay and cor
or prairie hay and corn with one
fourth oats or bran.-E. A. Burnett
Nebraska Experiment Station.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS,

INV Successful Farmers Operate This
department of the Farm A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

MISUNDERSTANDING APPARAI US.
toward the outlet as long as the end is
held downward and the gate left open
Owing to the length of the tube tha
ably greater than could be seeded by
hand.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

Wyoming flock masters have dec;d,
to feed corn in small quantities on III
range in bad weather, considering it
cheap insurance against loss for wan
Of food.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

In South America tho breeding @
mutton sheep has increased until nov
about 70 per cent Of the clip that form
erly was all Merino is all English o.
CrOSs- bred wool
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11

Sheep breeders who nl'.rate from,
Wisconsin with their fiocks to Sou.l
Dakota, state that sheep Go astonisa
!ngly well there, and that the numbe
and size Of aoclSs l. increasing.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
COLONEL PowELL's DEATH.
A Former District Resident Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.

The death of Col. William II. Powell.
U. s. A, retired. native of the District
of Columbia, was reported to the War
Department yesterday as having occurred
early Saturday morning at his home in
Sackett's Harbor, n. Y, after a week.
illness Of pneumonia A military funeral
win be held there on Monday, after which
the body will be brought to this city for
burial in the National Cemetery at Ar
lington.
Colonel Powell was with the Ninth In
fantry in the Cuban war and retired on
account of age before the regiment went
to Manila. In the last election he was
the Democratic candidate for Representa-
tive from the Twenty-fourth Congress
sional district of New York, and although
defeated, ran far ahead of his ticket He
leaves a widow and one daughter, who Is
< WIDOW of Lieutenant Koehler, killed
ln the Philippines while fighting with the
Ninth Infantry
Colonel Powelrs military service began
April Il, 1861. when he entered the Dis
Fourth Battalion. He was discharged
july Il following. On the 24th of October
OF the same year he entered the Regular
Army as second lieutenant of the
Fourth Infantry: became first lieutenant
September 16. 1862 and on the following
uay was brevetted captain for gallant and
nerltorious services at the battle of An
tletam. He reached this rank in regular
promotion on February 2. 1865 and two
months later was brevetted major for gal
liant services in front of Petersburg. va.
his subsequent promotions were: Ma ior
OF the Twenty-second Infantry August 5
lsSS. lieutenant colonel. Eleventh Infal-
Try, May 4. 1892: colonel. Ninth Infantry,
June June "a, 1897 He was retired April q,
1879, on his own request on the regulation
permitting retirement under certain con-
dltions after thirty years service.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
CALLED TO SOLVE
MANY PROBLEMS,
TEE TASKS OF EXPERT CHEMISTS.
Some Cases Which Engage Their At
tention-ProvinE Composition
of Articles.

When there is a stickier that puz-
zles lawyers and doctors. when there are
mysteries that thrill the land. in fact
whenever. to use a slang phrase, every
body Is strictly up against it," the
analytical chemist is called in to solve
the problems and to shed light upon
that which without his skill must re-
main hidden riddle to the public, lay
man, and professional alike Ninety
times out of a hundred the chemist sue
ceeds IN the apparently hopeless task
and because there are times when he
does fail it is all the more remark
able how accurate, in the long run, is
his work.
To the public the work of the chemist
at least the extraordinary cases in
which he is called upon, is but little
known. Now and then a member of the
profession becomes conspicuous in
famous poisoning case or in the analy-
sis of inks in disputed will or an al
legged forgery trial; but compared with
the really strange tasks, these are very
ordinary. Here are some of the puz-
zles that were sent TO one firm of ana
lytical chemists for solution during the
past year They are fair samples of the
sort of things that are being sent in
weekly for the discOverers Of secrets to
wrestle with.
First there came what was suspected
to be stick Of dynamite. A client had
The Washington times., 1901-11-17

| had difficulty with a number of his
workmen and one morning he found in
his garden a suspicious looking stick
which resembied a cartridge of dyna-
mite Had he thought he could have
hired almost any rock master 60 try
pinch of the stun and see if it would
explode. That test would have cost him
a quarter of a dollar and been as ef-
fective. But the client did not think Of
that and paid the chemists TO think for
him. So an analysis of the suspected
cartridge was made. 1t was found to
be stick of grating wax. That clients $
suspicious disappeared. So did $50 of
his money.
The next case. the secrets of which
the chemist failed to solve, was the
test of a composition billiard and pool
ball. Most of the balls used on pool
tables and many OF those on billiard
tables are not Of ivory, the cost of
the latter being so great. Even the
composition used is expensive and is
far from the ideal of ball made Of
the real elephant product. But there
lived a man in this city some time ago
ing a composition billiard ball that was
so nearly the real thing that he had
monopoly of the article. Lightness and
durability in the composition balls he
made were practically the same as in the
ivo:y balls. The man guarded his secret
very jealousy, intending, when his time
came to depart, to leave the secret to
his eldest son. He failed TO figure on
the chances of a sudden death. how
ever and when one day he was killed
in an accident his secret died with him.
Nothing remained except to enlist the
service of chemists. Some of the man
ufactured balls were sent to various
laboratories for analysis. At least
dozen chemists We're at work on the ar
ticle. Weeks and months passed. Each
reported progress. but none success.
There was no trouble in discovering the
component parts, but there was bind
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
FAKE NAVAL INVENTIONS.
Admiral Melville Laments the Num-
ber of CharIatans.


Rear Admiral George w. McSsille is
taking a lively interest in everything
that pertains to the navy, and is paying
specigI attention to the many freak in
ventions that are offered to the Navy De-
partment and are claimed by their con-
structors to be able to wipe from the face
of the waters anything that floats.
In commenting on Inventions of this
nature, Admiral Melville said yesterday:
The average crotchety conceptions of
cranks are powerless to hurt, and easily
distinguished from the solid and sound
work which engineering daily turns out
for 5he benefit of humanity. But not so
easily dismissed are those iEsidious half
truths, difficult of precise classification,
that may be designated generally as en-
gineering shams.'
These counterfeits are often SO SINH
lar in form to the genuine device or ma
chine that the lay mind is readily de-
ceived. In this way, individuals are
ficeced; the press duped, and made the
vehicle for the free advertising and the
promoting of meretricious projects. and
even the treasures OF unwary Govern
ments raided.
Occasionally the inventor and pr--so..-
ters Of the sham are themselves de-
luded, but the rule is that it is out and
out, if exceedingly clever, charlatanism-
the taking advantage of the uneducated
mind in special subjects TO attain foul
ends.
The only preventive against this spu-
rious engineering currency is to have
each doubtful coin thoroughly tested by
experts in order to separate the true
metal from the false.
THE useless invention, the pretty toy
the racing machine masquerading as
servrceable and economical: the boat that
is put through a series of evoIutions
tricks. or fancy steps under the most
favorable conditions. as is a circus horse.
covered with trappings in the sawdust
ring, and is palmcd of as a boat, fit for
commercial needs. for everyday, knock
about use. are types of engineering
shams. Inventions that have rot passed
their experimental stage, and are prena-
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Skirts, Gowns. ETC.,
42' and So
Some worth s1.25.)

42c for a dainty Flannelette Kimono
in pretty color stripes. or SEC for a
Paris style Kimono, looking as if made
of best French fiannel-42c for a Black
Knit Short Skirt with bright color Ro-
man border. SIC for pure. Lambs
wool Skirt, worth s1-25-42c for a cozy
Flannel Night Gown with yoke back
and front, or SEC for much more
elaborate garment-i2c for u plain Pet
ticoat. or SEC for a Silk-like Skirt of
bright color OF black, finished with ac-
Gordon ruffies.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17

motors and hackers. made to supersede
some tried and true device, only 10 be later
cast aside. and the former device rein
stated, are engineering shams There
are hosts of them
Against all of these shameless shams
these criminal cnnntsrfeits of worthy and
honest human endeayor working untold
evil in the industrial world. with all the
force and feeling that is in me. 1 protest"
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Waists at 1895.
Some worth S10.)

Tafeta Silk Wastsbette bargains than those that lately
created such furore Hurry those with hand embroidery
And these with such rouson of ucks And these refined hem
stitched effects The latest fed incudedthe that fa
tens at the back And pnk blues
and red Black and whebut only in limited quantity 1896
for the seasons most attractive 50 $40 Silk Waists
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Proposals for Hauling stone.

r. ID. Simms superintendent OF Proper
ty, has sent to the District Commission
ers a schedule of the proposals received
for hauling broken stone and screenings
to Highland Avenue and Cleveland Park
lie recommends the acceptance of tn. bid
of I.ltt.eford. Alvord & Co.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
A shipbuiIdcr Dies of Injuries.

RICHMOND. Va. Noy. 16-L. NJ Seay.
the employe OF ,he Willium X. Trisg Ship
building Company who suffered fractures
OF the arms and legs while assistihg IN
the launching of the steamship Virginia
~" ss'r''H-' here. died at the Retreat
for the Sick today.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17

The Stroller"
The latest long coat from
New York is the stroller" It's
made of English Melton and Co,
vert Cloth, in greys, tans, cas-
tor, and black. Tight-ftting
and half-ftting backs. S14.9S
instead of S20-on third floor.
S11 0Qf for the Rain-proof
i'/OC Cloth stroller" with
loose and semi-fitting back.
These will bear comparison
with the priestley's famous
English Crayenette garments
here at $16.9S.
These are for sale with UNI
brellas, on first floor.
So 90 for the Macintosh
'|C"Stroller," in navy
and brown. Note the double
breasted effect, velvet collar
and all the attributes of the
more expensive stroller"
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Skirts at s6.08.

Made of the ultra fashionable Black Pebble Cheyiot with
deep circular hounce trimmed with folds of
exclusive stores $40 garment the late Mill and
Factory Sale.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
COUPON.

This Paiais Royal Times" Coupon
and 15c entities bearer to one Fountain
Pen, one Folding Pen Holder. one Gold
Pen. one Silver Pencil. aud one box OF
Leads. Good only for Monday. No
vember IS. 1901.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Waists at S1.08.

Genuine Atwood Flannel Waists made 50 $5
here at only Sl9S for choice the
peated bargains of the mill and Factory Sale Hurry
in prettest shades All sizes here in light
green's, reds, tan, and black
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-21

Butte, Mont, FEB. Is. A thrilling
and disastrous runaway of a freight
train on the Northern Pacific occurred
on what is known as the Hill line" Of
that track, branch running from the
main line to the mines on the hill above
Butte.
An engine and train crew consisting
of Engineer John NJ. Harden, Fireman
Joseph Smith and Brakemen William
Fielder and Patrick Cahill were pulling
four cars loaded with lumber and min
ing timbers to the Alice mine in Walk
erville, about mile above the city. To
reach the mine the road climbs and
winds along the hill for a distance OF
about three miles. When near the top
of the elevation the engine began to
slip. The air brakes were applied. but
failed to work, and before the hand
brakes could be- reached the train had
acquired such a momentum in its
backward flight down the mountain
that nothing could check it. The train
crew remained at it's post. The engine
was reversed, but all to no purpose.
The train went so fast that all the
lumber and tinbers were scattered as
by a cyclone along the track. Brake
4iidL X 4Cu1S1 was I'LL wv IL oAL Ny ee ny AAA5
timber and his head crushed to a mass.
Cahill was also knocked off, but he
escaped with slight injury. The engi-
neer remained at the throttle until the
engine jumped the track and broke
loose from the flying cars. The engine
turned over and Harden was caught
under it and seriously, if not fatally
injured. The freight cars remained on
the track for a distance of three miles,
over which they flew across streets and
through a residence portion of town
like lightning, and finally jumped the
track and piled UP on a mining dump.
Four Men Charged With Poisoning.
: Grundy Center, Iowa, Feb. 15.-Three
brothers named Springer and another
man named Hutchinson from near
Beamen, have. been arrested here on
the charge of poisoning. Some time
ago a social affair was given at Bea-
man. refreshments We're served, and as
a result Of eating them Bertha and
Clara Williams and Bessie Brechthill
became deatlly sick. One of the feat
ures of their illness was that the skin
peeled off their faces. Their lives were
saved, but it is thought they will new
er regain their health. The men are
charged with putting poison in the
food.