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Artificial Ice Not Modern.

Although the manufacture Of ice by
artificial means has vastly improved
in recent years from a scientific point
Of view, it cannot he strictly regarded
as q modern innovation. AS far back
as the sixteenth century the natives Of
India produced ice by exposing water
in shallow pans to the night air. The
result-if luck attended the operation
was a number of thin layers Of ice,
which were afterward pressed together
into a thick cake. In the seventeenth
century Italy was the centre OF small
ice trade. The peasants would collect
snow and ice from the Apprentices
and make stores in the mOuntains!de
caves. By this means Naples was sup.
piled during summer time.
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copyright, 1895, by obsrt Bonners Sons.

by the shadowy figure. who must have
been in hiding under the bed.
The detective sprang to the door,
and caught the disappearing figure by
the arm. Instantly it was as still as
| a statue.
"Now I have got you" cried the de-
tective between his teeth. Lets have
q look at you"
Still holding the arm in a firm grip
he struck fusee from case he found
in his handiest pocket. Before he
could distinguish anything, however,
the light was promptly blown out by
his prisoner, who began to struggle
violently. Still holding the glowing
fusee he tried, while holding his cap
tive, to distinguish her features by the
red glow. In her frantic efforts to free
herself she flung the back of one I'M
prisoned hand right upon the fusee,
and uttered a short cry Of pain. The
next moment, by deXterous twist,
she had wrenched herself away.
The next thing Of which the detec-
tive was conscious was that there was
a sound like a fall at the bottom of
the stairs, and then the back door was
opened and shut again with bang.
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greatly troubled at the regularity with
which they tumble down. At the last
meeting Of the Royal Society, Of Lon,I
don, the Small Vertical Movements Of
a Stone Laid on the Surface Of the
Ground" was discussed by DR.. Horace
Darwin. By means Of stone with q
hole bored in the centre, through
which passed rod deeply imbedded
in the ground and finely graduated
micrometer, readings were taken over
a considerable period Of time. 1t wasi
found that the movements Of the stone
were directly connected with the mois-g
ture Of the ground. To graphically
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
; Relics Of King Alfred.
. An Interesting Display Shown In
Z the British Museum.
2 HE British Museum, in intel
llgent anticipation Of the
Winchester co1nmemoration

he BTlllSQ MuSeuIn, III lulel-
ligent anticipation Of the
Winchester commemoration
Of King Alfred the Great, ar
ranged q special exhibition of, all the
relics contained in the national collec-
ton relating to Alfred and his times.
1t is not a large collection, says the
London Graphic, but it illustrates the
many sidedness Of Alfred's character
in remarkably effective way. The
manuscripts naturally appeal more
especially to the scholar, but the au-
thorities have taken pains to make
them as attractive as possible to the
general public. The manuscript copy
Of the life Of st. Neot, in Latin, for in
stance, Is opened at the page in which
the story Of Alfred and the cakes first
makes its appearance, and one Of the
three fine copies Of the "Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle" Is opened to show the ac-
count of the great battle of Ashdown,
when Alfred and his brother, Ethelred,
defeated the whole army of the Danes
on the site which is supposed to be
marked by the well-known figure Of
the white horse cut into the side Of
the chalk downs Of Berkshire, near
Didcot.
Several Of the most precious MSS.
bear unmistakable signs Of having
passed through the ordeal Of fire, hav-
ing suffered severely in the outbreak
in the Cottoniau Library in 1871. Then
there are the laws and charters Of
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phitheatre was elliptical in form,
about 62O feet by SIS feet, with an
arena 2S5 by ITO feet. Its actual seat
ing capacity could not have exceeded
$4,000 people. The Jefferson Coli
seun," as Mr.. Prentis calls it, is de-
signed to actually seat 10000 adults,
with standing room for $4,000 more.
Its proposed dimensions are 900 feet
by 700 feet, with an arena 400 by GOO
feet. The outer wall is about eighty
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-23
Pink Snakes in a Hot Spring.

Harry Jackson, one Of party who
have just returned from hunting and
fishing trip to the country around the
base of Mount Jefferson, gives a re-
markable account Of adventure in that
almost unexplored region. One Of the
most wonderful finds of the party was
hot spring. or series of springs and
pools, in which the water was so hot
IS to preclude all idea Of bathing.
Strange to say, these hot springs are
inhabited by snakes of pink color
about two feet in length. They are
very numerous and swim about with
great rapidity. Though they occasion
ally come out on the rocks to bathe
in the sun, they seem to prefer the wa
ter, and whenever pulled out with
stick. of course), they wriggle back
as soon as possible.-Morning Ore.
gonian.
TLo.o ,-o a;obt euhr1, rine cah1ee M
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a Giant Wasp.

A female giant wasp has just been
captured at Chapelgill, in Peebleghire,
and is a rather formidable looking in
sect. 1t measures from tip to tip Of
wing two inches, and from end OF owl
positor to end of antennae two and q
half inches. The wings are glossy
brown, and the body black. with two
sets of orange bands round it.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
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The Five-Horned Giraffe.

Sir Harry Johnston's discoveries IN
Uganda are of great Importance. One
of the new animals which he found
was the "Okapi." 1t has no near liv-
ing relation unless it be the giraffe,
and belongs to group Of ruminants
only represented at the present time
by the giraffe and the prong-horned
antelope, so-called, Of North America.
So far as can be ascertained the okapi
Is living representative of the Hell
latotherium genus, which is represent
ed by extinct forms found fossilized
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-23
The Amateur Gardeners Fad.

A new departure in gardening Is
coming into vogue, or rather very
old fashion is being revived. 1t con-
sists in the grating Of two or three
different sorts Of fruit, also roses Of
various descriptions on one stock. The
Romans greatly affected this form Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-23
! Novel Attractions
! at st. Louis Fair.

Says the st. Louis Republic: AS one
Of the principal attractions Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in
1908, Mr.. Henning ". Prentis, princi-
pal of the Hodgen School, suggests a
gigantic Coliseum-the largest that has
ever been built. Rome's famous am
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tons, was found at Eye, Suffolk, nea.
the site Of the monastery, and wat
subsequently damaged by fire. Thl
central device occurs on silver PEN
ny of Edward the Elder, son OF Alfred
the Great.
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Movements OF Stones.

Nearly everyone has observed thu
jauntily-tilted appearance that head
stones and monuments acquire in old
grave yards, and those who have
stone walls with insufficient foundai
ton surrounding their premises are
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The largest needle manufactory IN
the world is said to be at Redditch,
Worcestershire, England. Over seven
ty million needles are made there
weekly.
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BIGGEST CoL1sEU NJ IN THE WORLD.

horticulture, and Pliny describes q
tree growing in the garden Of his
friend Lucullus which produced
oranges, lemons, pears and roses all
off the same stem. The Chinese show
great skill in grating such trees,
which, however, require extreme care,
and are seldom long lived.
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specimens of the fve-horned giraffe
were shot in the country lying to the
east of Mt. Elson in the northeastern
part of the Uganda Protectorate. The
females had only three horns, while
both the male specimens exhibit FIVE
horned cores.-Scientiic American.
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In 1000 five cities had more than 1o2,'
600 population and less than 10000
St. Joseph, Omaha, Los Angeles, Mem.
phis and Scranton.
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It must be the spur of the moment
that makes time so so fast.
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There are eight submarine cables OF
over 1000 miles in length.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05

Will be sold on the same bar
gain level as all other goods.
While we have your size, come
and get the grandest and best
bargains You ever got.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05

rces that have been low
question of COST
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The very latest creation of
the flrrier's art, fresh from
fashions center. All the new
ideas are included in this sale.
The Conservative, 1901-12-26

count in classifying village site.
These people were at least closely re-
lated to the Wichatas and may have
been band belonging to Coronado's
Quivera.
One very numerous specimen found
is the Clipped celt, which has never
been found in this state before. This
celt is shaped like pear leaf and is
so thick that cross section, through
the middle from end to end, would
form a circle. 1 found very fine
tomahawk resembling the "Quivera
tomahawk' of Kansas. The typical
hoe of the Wichata people is very nu-
merous
The Union Pacific station agent at
Holmesville is very much interested
in archaeology; it is through the kind
assistance of this gentleman, Mr.. A.
o. Hollingworth, that we are able to
tell you so much about this site.
We hope to hear from people in the
southeastern part of the state who may
know of similar sites, and thus we
will be armed with data for a good
months work along the Blue in the
early spring.
E. E. BLACKMAN.
Roca, Neb
The Conservative, 1901-12-26
THE HOLLINGwORTH INDIAN VII
LACE SITE.

time to prepare matter for The Conser-
vative in my line, that l shall not try
to tell you, in order the story of my
summers exploration, but shall de-
scribe the various Indian village sites
according to geographical or ethnolog-
ical groups.
A few weeks go The Conservative
published some very fine illustrations
of the ruder types of flint implements
found in the state These will assist
you in understanding the Holling-
worth site, which is located two
miles southwest of Holmesville on the
west side of the Blue river and on
high ground not far from it's banks.
The site is on the farm belonging to
James Hollingworth, six miles south
east of Beatrice. We had the pleas
ure of meeting this genial gentleman ;
he stopped while passing by his large
field of winter wheat to enquire the
object of search; when Informed Of
the Importance attaching to the numer-
Gus rudely Clipped blocks of flint
found here he seemed greatly inter
ested and gave the freedom of his
lands to further the aims of science.
The site covers about one hundred
acres and is so thickly strewn with
flint spalls that they must be an injnry
to the plow as it turns the soil. There
is strata Of limestone cropping out at
the very water edge of the Blue river,
which contains flint nodules; the
flint strewn so thickly over the field
was doubtless obtained at the water
edge, or, possibly from the bed of the
stream; however, did not examine
the rocks in the river bed but found
the strata in quarry near Holmes
vile and traced it's level. At Ne
hawka the flint nodules break out of
the limestone easily but here they seem
to be part of the solid ledge and
will not fracture off easily; the shape
and size of the nodules are the same
as at Nehawka; the two lodges are
undoubtedly of the same geological
formation, however, this is question
for geologists to settle.
The vicinity of the vast beds of flint
found farther south was the home of
the Indians which Coronado and con-
temporaneous writers described to us
in 1542. The lodges of flint grow less
and less as you come up the Blue river
from the vicinity of Manhattan, until
it is found at Holmesville, at depth
of ten to twelve feet below the level
of the Blue river valley. Undoubted-
ly exploration Will reveal the TACT that
Indian village sites containing this
particular type Of rudely Clipped i'm
plements will be found more and more
frequent as you go down the Blue
river towards Manhattan. Slight traces
of the same debris are found near Be-
atrice; a systematical search (Which
will be prosecuted by team next sum-
mer) may reveal many sites similar to
the Hollingworth site.
This site contains what I have desig.
mated as "the Quivera" type of
Clipped fints, only. They are rougher
and more rudely Clipped than any
found in this state before. They re.
semble in some ways the Nehawka
specimens they differ materially from
them in more ways; they are so SINH
lar to the implements found in Kan.
sas, south of Manhattan. that I must
class the village as belonging to the
same people. can not use space to
The Conservative, 1901-12-26
Tbe Conservative.

that trip later.
There is no pottery to be found on
this site; shells are quite numerous
but badly wasted away. In the Con-
servative of Nov. Ia, 1901, plate iii,
number 20, you will find illustrated
knife very similar to knives found
here. Many of the implements found
in the brief half day of my visit to
the Hollingworth site, were broken.
Could one make a systematical
search, covering every foot of ground,
after fresh plowing, followed by a
hard, dashing rain, he would be
able to carry away thousand perfect
specimens in a week. In brief walk
over the site one may determine the
class to which it belongs and the i'm
matters for careful, comparative study
are met later. These nomadic tribes
met other wandering bands with
whom they trafficked and fought, with
whom they associated and 1 suspect,
inter-married if you should visit all
the houses, one after another, in GER
tain precinct, during the absence of
the owners, and, from study of the
implements and utensils found, class
ify the owners as to nationality, you
would find many errors in your list,
if your trip was cursory one but
if you examined carefully every article
in each house, and, side by side, COM
pared it with every known article,
implement or utensil used by each ma
tion, you would make few errors if
your work was exhaustively COM
pleted [ can tell you only what types
I have found here, at this time {; I can
give you an opinion as to the people,
but it is in no way final new devel-
opments may change it all.
found blades here which CORES
pond very we'll with numbers IA, 16
and 18 of the Conservative illustra-
tions. A few specimens Of scraper,
much ruder, but of the same type as
| 10 were found. The variety differing
from the specimens illustrated in
The Conservative, may be found H.
lustrated in Mr.. Brower's memoir
Harahey" and there described by
him. They are found in the "Qui-
vera field" in Kansas. Here we see
some of the effects of association the
people of this site had implements
like the people once living in Kansas
and like the people who once lived
on the Weeping Water in this state
this village site is between the two
and forms link III the chain OF evil
dence proving that the people of both
sites associated with the people of the
Hollingworth site, and that the Weep
ing Water people and the Kansas
river people were contemporaneous.
If this ground can be successfully
maintained, we are much nearer a
solution for some of the vex questions
| in Nebraska archaeology.
49, 20 IL 81
resembled the people Of Kansas
(Wichatas) )more than the people of the
Weeping Water. There is an individ-
uality in the Clipped flints of any
people, which is hard to describe and
which can hardly be sensed in one or
two pieces, but is very pronounced
when mass of implements is brought
together, along with cores and spalls
this individuality sways my Judgment
more than any point of similarity. 1t
is shown by the general manner of
The Conservative, 1901-12-26

Lie Gludl DOio Ol Uuo SeVoru Has
been photographed for a linemato-
graph, and a most impressive phenom-
enon has been thus reproduced on
screen.
The solid matter deposited by
London fog has been found by Sir w.
Thistleton-D to reach six tons in a
week on single square mile. Injur-
ious hydrocarbons were included, as
we'll as SCOT.
The blood pressure in lunatics has
been measured by two French physi-
ologists. They find distinct connec-
tion beween the blood pressure and
mental troubles, and that there is al
so change in the blood pressure cor
responding to different states of mind
in the same patient.
wolves about the geographical pole
along the seventieth parallel of lati-
tude is the theory of French physi-
cist, who maintains that his theory
explains the observed variations. AS
a cause he suggests tagging Of the
earth's center, which must be liquid
or viscous, behind the crust in the
revolution toward the east.
The fall of red dust that covered
most of Europe a few months ago is
proving unexpectedly useful. Meteor
ologists had proposed coloring parts Of
glaciers so that their movements might
be more apparent, and the dust storm
has supplied the desired colored
stratum and made it practicable to OBJ
serve the movement and fracture of the
glacial surface on scale much grander
than could have been attained by ar
| tificial means.
AS the five great scientific discover
les of the nineteenth century, Sir
William Preece mentions-the princi-
pie of evolution; the atomic structure
of matter; the existance of the ether
and the undulatory theory of light ; the
principles of electro magnetic induc-
tion and electrolysis; and the prin-
ciple of the conservation of energy
At the beginning Of the twentieth
century the trend of research is to
prove that the basis of all matter is
The Conservative, 1901-12-26
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
Roca, Neb.

The tidal bore of the Severn has
been photographed for linemato-
graph, and a most impressive phenom-
enon has been thus reproduced on a
screen.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-14
BENNETTsvILLE. S. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE ID, 1901.

to charge. Then q part Of tho somo scheme
was to prevent tho Democratic policy of tho
repeal Of tho tax upon State banks, in order
toprovont tho southern States from having
any circulation medium whatever for local
purposes. Tho west would havo its silver
as o basis for obtaining tho gold and the 0 ,st
would control the gold, tho south would be
prevented from even having papor, and
would be undcr tho absolute anu complete
aud perfect control Of tho east and wost.
Whon made fight in tho house for tho re-
peal of tho 10 per cent. tax, Mr. Bryan voted
against it, md invite your attention to his
uttoranoo ut this time, which fully confirm
what say. Congressman Bailey, of Toxos,
ono Of the ablest mon In tho United States,
called my attention to thiss nislor attitude of
MIR. Bryan at the time
The trouble with tho south has always been
Its oinging to traditions and its lack Of prao-
tioal wisdom, in preventing tho other scctions
from imposing upon them by undorhand
means. Tho south is solidly Democratic, for
nowhere in tho world is therc greater love
for freedom of specoh, liborty of thought and
action and absolute Justice, which ore tho
foundation stones of tho Democratic party.
But they woro asleep in 1893 and 100 and
totally ignorant Of tho reasons for this new
issuo being forced upon thom. Twas in tho
Democratic platform and thoy therefore voted
for it. Now it behoo res them to consider
why it was in that pla,from, and they will
learn, that instead OF being Democratic it was
counterfeit to DO spurned and cast aside.
The south should now tako advantage of tho
fact that it itoontrole the Democratic party
aud see to it, that those principle, Of justice
and equality which lilo at tho tounda ion OF
Democracy arc not again departed from and
that no scheme for tho enrichment OF any
section, for the benefit of any otncr section,
shall over again bo Incorporated into q
Democratic platform.
Yours respectfully,
John LoHndes McLaurin
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-14
M'LAURIN MAKES A PROPORTION

. t /. . J. -.H7 . .
VIII ich gillman Says Is Too Puerile
to be Noticed,
The following appeared in The State
Of THURSDAY morning last:
SenatoS No Laurin passed through
tho city (WedneHday afternoon on his
way FROM Bennottaville to Newberry,
whore he Mlll speak Thursday. On the
train Within i'm Naas Mr.. NJ "a Teague
of9viio 3 setit more american, 70 whom
Senator Molaurin gaye an Interview
in which ho spoke very bitterly of
Senator iTillman, AND stated that if
Tillman would tenderlto tho governor
an unconditional resignation Of his
otfioe, hS, hloLaurin, would consider
this q direct challongo to himself and
would resign his so.s and ynter the
oontost for Senator Tillman's position.
WHAT sTILLMAN SAYS.
The Rock Hill correspondent Of The
State writes as follows to his paper un.
dor date Of Juno g. Senator Tillman
was not to be seon today until tho
Winthrop boaad adjourned for dinner
at2 O'Clock. He did not seem inclined
to notice tho interview with Senator
MoLaurin, appearing in Tho State of
this morning. Ho considers the stand
which MoLaurin takes to be so puorile
as to be beneath notice and feels that
it would not be dignifedin in him to re-
ply to it at all. After talking on othor
subjects and ovidontly meditating upon
this, he again stated that aftor think
ing it over he did not fool that he had
any answer at all to make to it. Tho
interview, he says, oomos in too round
about way to take as a challenge and
he considers that tho action taken at
Gaffney covered tho whole situstion.
There no mot his opponents quibbles
as to tho form Of the paper sont to the
governor and gave what he considered
an unqualified resignation. At Gaff-
ney ne forood MoLaurin to ''jump over
board" with him believing that ho
could make land and that Mol aurin
could not" 1t seems, said he, "that
MoSwoonoy has thrown him ropo and
haulod him in, though the matter
seems to have been arranged by mu-
tual friends, and whilo do not moan
~ oAoiSo 0Uy' u0OWoonoy with 6ln-
lister motives, he has boon unduly in
fiuneoed and has transconded his au-
thority." Whom asked if he thought
there was o possibility of tho junior
senator taking the initiative in this
matter and sending in his resignation
first, Senator Tillman hootod at tho
idoa, saying that after having turned
tail and run boforo, that would be boys
play in McLaurin.