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The evening times., 1902-05-31
Ship Canal to Menace Germany.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 31--A syndi-
cate CT Russian capitalists has been
formed to construct a ship canal from
Warsaw IS 20 the Baltic. AS Danzi- is now
Poland's port, the project is aimed di-
rectIy against Germany
The evening times., 1902-05-31
NehuIar FVpothesis-

The nebuIar hypothesis, as established
BY Laplace, in its main features is true.
It teaches that in the beginning the neb-
ular condition prevailed, and the law of
The evening times., 1902-05-31
CIRCUS Tiger KILLED
Fighting With HORSES
Infuriated Steeds Kick to
Death a Wild Intruder.
COMBAT IN RAILROAD CAR
Hungry SneTe Khan Broke Into Equines'
Travelling Quarters-Bit and Clawed
the Brutes, But Was Va1quished By
Powerful Impact of Iron Heels.

POUGHKEEPSIE, y I, May 81
Yesterday was circus day hoe, and all
the youthful population. so e3ger for the
annual carnival of fUa. were more than
excited when tbey learned Of The tragic
fate OF one of the menageTie's chief ez-
hiaits. Sherc Khan. haIf-gTown Ben
gal tiger, on the way here from Goshen
The tiger was caught in a cage in the
jungIes outside Of Singapore last winter
and was shipped direct in the original
cage to a wild animal importer of New
York city. This was because the cub
was so full of mischief that it was dan
gerous to change him. There were vio-
lent protests at Hackensack, y J, g
week ago, when Shere Khan was put into
one Of the wagon dens in which animals
are carried in the parades for exhibi-
tion. The only reason he did not kill
half a dozen men was that he could not
get at them, and he had been nursing
his wrath ever since
The evening times., 1902-05-31
JUNE SKIES STUDDED
With NATURES GEMS
Ihe Planets and Stars ViSi-
bic Next Month.
SUN AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
Energy That Mauifests Itself on Earth
Must Be Traced Back to the Center
of the Solar System Relation Of the
Earth to Other Bodies II Universe.

The moon during the month of June
viii present the following phases: New
on the 6th, first quarter on the l2Jh. full
on the Goth. and last quarter on the
2Sth. She will be in rericee on the 5th
and in apogee on the 18th.
While on the 1st the sun IS nearly 2I
degrees So minutes north Of the equator,
he viii reach his nortHernmost bound
arg at a. m. on the Z2d. when ac-
cording 10 the almanac expression, he
viii enter the sigr OF Cancer, but actu-
ally be in the constellation OF Taurus.
close to the boundary line that sepa-
rates that consteIlg lion from Gcmini-
At the termination ci the month he will
have descended hut Is minutes Of arc
from the point Of the summer solstice.
On the 22d, the beginning Of the season
OF summer, the Sun viii rise and set in
the latitude Of Baltimore. 30 degrees SO
minutes north Of the true east and west
points CT our horizon. the maximum de-
Walton from these points For while
the suns motion in decIination viii be
very small since the angle which the
elliptic makes wttk the parallel Ct Iati-
tude at the sols15ce is equal to zero.
and the tendency Of the Elotion in dec
hnation at and near that point IS toward
paTallelism with the equator At the
equinoxes the reverse takes place There
the angle which the elliptic makes with
the equator is the greatest possible and
equal to the obHquity Of the elliptic it
self. IN consequence of which the motion
IN deelination at the equinOxes is very
quick
The evening times., 1902-05-31
Observation Limited.

We must bear in mind here thai the
range of our actual observation in this
direction is but very limited one, for
the deepest mines extend 20 little more
than three-fourths Of mile. which is a
very paItry distance compared with the
4.0C0 miles Of the earth's radius The
high temperature within the earth is the
principal cause Of volcanic activity. and
the presence of water and other liquids
and gaseous substances in a state Of the
most intimate admiXtuTe With the fused
rock masses is the main cause Of the
violent displays Of energy exhibited at
volcanic centeTs- To the violent escape
Of steam gas fromthe molten rock mass
es. as the pressure upon them is reliev-
ed. all the active phenomena OF vOIca-
noes must be attributed
Thus far the science Of volCanoloEy-
IS IT has been called. has successfully
established the above fundamental pTin-
cfple. but that is all We know nothing
yet Of the laws which determine the
general relations between the intensity
and duration OF volcanic outbursts and
the intervals Of time which separate
them. The subject is equally inter
esting and important for the geolosist
and Jfe astronomer for the latter be
cause true theory Of terrestrial vol
canicity when il is discovered, viii not
only afford an explanation OF the phe-
nCmera displayed on our own earth. but
account for those displays Of internal
energy which have been manifested in
the other members Of the great solar
system
The evening times., 1902-05-31
Fixed Stars Visible.


Looking Z. at about O'Clock in the
June evenings into a cIoudIess sky. we
notice near the meridian q very bril-
iIiant star OF the first magnitude. This
star is Arcturus. the brightest fixed star,
save Sirius. that can be seen II our
latitude It ranks as the fourth in the
whole list of frst-na gnitude stars. Al
though =frcturus viii not likely be con
founded witE any other star. il may also
be recognized by the large equilateral
triangle of which II and Spica in Virgo
and DeneboIa II the Lion mark the YER
ticcs. We may remark here that GER
tain lines 5udiciousIy drawn on thc nap
OF the heavens fern better system Of
mnemCnics as to the consultations and
the positions Of certain fixed stars than
anything else aE4-- ve earnestly recon-
mend il TO the student OF uranography-
ArctuTus is the principal star in the con-
steIIaticn BoCtes. or the FUntsman.
OF all the stars the proper motions OF
v hich have been detected ArctUrus Is
the svytftest Northeast Of Arcturus and
also on the meridian the beautiful con-
steIIation Of Corona Borealis. OF the
Northern Crown, is too conspicuous not
TO engage the gazer's attention at once
The striking c0nfiguration Of this star
group Is that Of an almost perfect semi
circle composed OF half q dozen stars,
Of which the brightest is Alpha Of the
second magnitude II also bears the
proper names Of AIphacca and Gemma-
East OF Spica IS the zodiacaI cOnstelIa-
tion Of Libra. or the Balance. a rather
incOnspicUous star group, Of which Beta
and Gamma are Of the second and Alpha
CT the third magnitude It's most char
acteristic figure IS a tTapezOid formed
by the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma. and
Tota- It's proximity TO the brilliant con
stellation SCoTpio renders il more prom
inent than It would otherwise be
South OF Libra and likewise on the
meridian is the constellation Lupus. or
the Wolf one OF the famous forty-cight
OF Ptolemy. and containing a consider
able number Of third and fourth magni-
tude stars. though being too low for any
satisfactory study in our latitude. UTsa
Minor. Of which the PoIestar forms the
most important and brightest neube
is also on the meridian While Leo is
- pidIy descending toward the western
horizon. the beautiful constellation ScOr-
pio IN the southeast and Hercules in
the northeast are closely approaching
the meridian CAMS Minor. Perseus.
Auriga. and Gemini have either set or
are on the point OF settin". and CygEus
and AQuila are just setting Ophiuchus
is well UP and Lyra, with the brilliant
star Vega. is climbing up IN the north
east. The vault Of heaven is assuming
that aspect which we are wont to see
during the evenings Of the summer sea
son
The evening times., 1902-05-31

The Commissioners Fave reported to
the House District Committee that
House bill I4.E73 concerns the Unite,
States Government rather than the mu-
niCipaIity. and that it should fer that
reason be submitted to tie Attorney
General for consideration. This bill pro-
vides for the quit claim OF all interest
OF the United States IN lot No l, square
1140, in the name Of Sidney BiebeT.
The evening times., 1902-05-31

The municipal authorities ave#lecid-
ed TO build the foundations for the
machinery at the Trumbul Street
pumping station of the Water Depart
ment. The Ailis-ChaImers Company has
the contract for the engines and founda-
tisns. but requested that the District
undertake the execution of the fOulda-
ton work and charge the cost thereof to
them The contractors say they are
satisfied the foundation work can be
done better under the direction of the
District than through a subcontract let
by them.
The evening times., 1902-05-31

Eravitation caused the matter TO gather
into rebuIae- As these gaseous masses
Condense there arises a motion of rota-
tion around some center. so that the
nebUla begins to rotate on its axis. The
particles Of the nebuIa are acted upon
by two forces. the gravitatiou Of the
mass and the centrifugal force of rota-
ton As the mass coGdenses the rota-
tiCn becomes more rapid owing TO The
conservation Of the moment OF mOmen-
tum. to use a technical phrase. and the
contraction Of the radius Of gyration. 50
that at last the centrifugal force be
comes equal to gravity and the particles
on the equator of the mass cease TO fall
toward the center. Thus ring or a
lump of nebuIoUs matter is left behind
mot thrown off. revolving about the
central mass in an eIIiQtical orbit The
body thus separated viii in the course
of ages COudense into a planet OF sateI-
lite or double star. as observed in space
The planets are thus formed out of the
same great Gebula. so that as 10 their
physical composition the sun and all the
numerous bodies cirCIing round IL are
alike In course OF time the globe of in
CandescCut gas forming the earth would
begin 10 solidffy. thus producing d crust
that would. after certain periods of
time render such organic life as we hEd
it now possible
As TO whether the interior Of the earth
is still in a gaseous form or whether
the earth has been solidifed thrOuSG 1uJ
biologists do not agree. some consider
ing the earth as shell with com
paratiyciy thin crust Of solid matter and
the interior filled with inCandesCent
gases, others as q solid body throughout.
the interior parts being Of a very high
temperature Be this as II may. one
thing is certain beyond controversy
namely, that at some depth from the
surface 4 high temperature exists which
increases as We penetrate downward ac-
cOTdinE to a certain law The increase
is at the rate OF degree Fahrenheit for
every 80 or 60 feet OF depth Whether
at great depths this law suffers a Ger
tain modification We have as -et hecn
unable to find out. and biologists a-e
not united on this point.
The evening times., 1902-05-31
Battle IN the Darkness.

Again and again the tiger Ieaped az
the backs and launches of the horses
confined, but each time met with de-
uberate. terrible kicks from the grays.
That the cub died selling his life dear
ly was testified to next morning by the
tears and rips in the hides of the horses.
Nearly every horse had wounds Bill
says that after the first cry of fright
the horses were silent. save for the rat
tie and bang Of their heels.
At last the tiger started TO retreat
toward the window, wounded and bat
tered. He whimpered as he skuIked
along, but stopped 10 throw himself at
every heel that shot out at him. When
he reached Old Toby he hesitated- She
was the last horse next to the window
She stood looking back, her eyes strain
ing at the dark
The evening times., 1902-05-31
Tiger in Ugly Mood.

When the circus left Goshen Shere
Khan was rolled into vacant car next
to the horse car, in which the gray ring
performers were carried Bill, the head
pony man. was in the second car N
front As the train started the big Ben
gal tiger, weighing 800 pounds. was
heard to roar once OF twice He had
been fed no raw meat and was ugly.
Shortly after the train swung out
from Goshen, Bill, the pony man. was
awakened by e roar of triumph coming
from his box car It sounded as if the
great brute was loose. but the tired cir
Gus man remembered that the cage wag-
on was inside a closed box car and he
tried to 20 to sleep.
The evening times., 1902-05-31
Invades Car of Horses.

The next he heard was the tearing out
of the hars of the little window in the
end Of the tigers car. They were ripped
aside like straws, and the pony man,
climbing to the top of the train, was
Mortified to see Shere Khan climbing
through the window A leap from the
swaying window sill took him clear
through the open window Of the next
car. where there were six OF the finest
horses in the show
There was q roar from Shere Khan as
he landed on the back of Toby. good
natured old gray. Instantly it was fol-
lowed by a squeaI Of fright from the
horse Circus horses are used to joIts
and know animals pretty well. bUt never
before had wild tiger leaped into their
cage at midnight
The pony man says that for twenty
minutes there was q wild, iHdistinct
mIngIing OF roars. yeIps, cries from the
horses. and the thrashing OF iron hoofs
against the sides Of the car.
The evening times., 1902-05-31

The Commissioners have granted au-
thority to the Western Union Telegraph
Company TO string one wire from the
south end of Long Bridge along Four
teenth Street to their cabie-pole a. the
corner Of Fourteenth and 3 Streets
--orthwcst. The permit does not carry
authority to string wire over private
property.
The evening times., 1902-05-31
MATTERS OF INTEREST
In DISTRICT AFFAIRS

BY order Of the Commissioners two
gas lamps will be erected on Half Street,
between y and 0 Streets southwest, and
the existing naDhtha lamp will be re-
moved 10 a new location.
The evening times., 1902-05-31

The Commissioners have directed that
payment of the special assessment for
paving alley against subIot IS. square
Al, in the name Of John Van Riswick,
De accepted without penalties and in
terest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE NO. ' IN- DEPENDENT ORDER BNAI
 R'RITH V, MARK ct al.
DIED AT SOUTHLAND.
pr. J. R. Mcdonald, & We'll Known
 Physician, Succumbs.

Huntsville, Jan 7.-(Special) )-News was received here last night of the death of Dr. J. R. Mcdonald at Courtland; Dr. Mcdonald was one of the best known physicians in the Tennessee Valley. He was a native of Limestone County. but has resided near Courtland several years. wife and one son survive him
 Mrs. F. L. Little, mother of one of died last night. She was 57 years old. Her body was taken to Fayetteville and inferred.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ann W. Burweli was conducted from the First Baptist Church today. Mrs. Burwell was a resi- dent of Madison County. more than fifty years and was a charter member of Mt. Zion Church, the pioneer Missionary Bap- tist Church of this part of the State, which was organized in 1853.
 The annual election of officers occur red at the Twickenham Club last night and officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: w. w. Newman, Pres ident; Jas. A Ward. President Jas. R Stevens Jr.. Secretary and Treasurer; H. E. Thomas, w. l.. Halsey, N. k. WlAte. Shelby Fletcher, E. R. Matthews and B. l.. Young. Directors. A smoker was given the new officers at the con- clusion of the election Dodie Phillips, of Jackson County. con- victed at the last term of United States Court for Illicit distilling, has been par doned by President Roosevelt after hay ing served two months or ms sentence of six months.
 Huntsville Typographical Union No. 422 elected officers for the ensuing term of six months as follows: II. l.. Pollard, President: John 3. McBride. Nice-Presl- dent: W. H. Rushbrook. Secretary; H. C. Pollard, Treasurer; ]. T. McLemore. Ser geant at Arms. The local union now has 6 membership of twenty.
 The annual examination of applicants for teachers licenses is being held by Superintendent ]. D. Humphrey. There are thirty-efght applicants, twenty-three of whom are negroes.
 Florence Hamaker through her grand father. J. M. Billions, has applied for a divorce from her husband, ]. F. Bernard. The petitioner claims that Bernard in- duced her to come to the city against her will and that while under his doriAina- ton. she consented to marry him and that he periured himself in swearing that she was old enough to marry, in order to get a license. The case brings in a question of mesmerlsm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
Cures Blood Poison
Eruptlous, Eating Sores, Bone Pains. Cancer, Scrofula, BoiIs.
TO PROVE IT, MEDICINE SENT FREE

If you have a persistent pimple, ulcer, eating sore, sore on lip, swollen glands, painful swelling or rislngs, snarp, lanc- ing pains, mucous patches, falling hair, sore throat or mouth, itching burning skin, gnawing pains, you suffer from Blood Poison or the beginning of Deadly
 Cancer. Don't experiment, but take the old, reliable Botanic Blood Balm (B. $. BJ IL kills the poison in the blood N hich causes all the symptoms, and cures the most advanced case of blood poison, and the symptoms of cancer, even If the flesh is a mass of boils and illcers, or if the disease has reached the second and third stage. Botanic Blood Balm (B. E. B. heals all the sores stops all pains, reduces the swellinEs by giving a pure, healthy blood supply Bo- Ianic Blood Balm (B. B. B. made ss- urcially to cure all malignant blood trou- nles like scrofula, eszema. itching scabs or scales, waterly blisters, rheumatism. lone pains, pimples- carbuncies offensive ,atarrh. Thousands cured. Especially advised for old chronic cases after all else fails. It makes the blood pure and rich. Thoroughly tested for thirty years Druggists, $1. Complete directions with each bottle. To prove that Blood Balm cures the worst eases VIC will send the medicine FREE and PREPAID, Mark your letter Personal and address Ilr Gilsm. sS Mitchell Street Atlanta. Ga Describe trouble and special free medi- eai advice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08

ten feet wide. with fine large window at one end and q smelI door at the other He asked me what l thought of 1t and l looked around 8 minute to reach a conclusion.
 Tt was nicely earpeted. There was one about the centre of the ceiling. The room was nicely papered on one wall ana at Inc ends but the opposite side S ~ss S enirsy 4 tsa wang s right for sitting room for one. but beyond that it's usefulness seemed to me to be some what restricted He laughed and asked tue if really thought so. and going over to the wanscotting he turned up little handle enouen to accommodate ali the clothes an or diaary person would care to have Below It there was drawer for shoes and that sort
 Then he went right on with his revelations, leaving me to stare at him He turned down a nice bed similar to the sleeping car variety: a dozen drawers in 1t and glass at the top. tho glass being concealed hy 2 ua Mnich dropped down. making shelf tor Sa ,oiiae d,sr- sr ing in the same way with water tank. bowl, slop jar and all. In another place was door vealinG a cupboard where dishes Ald food might be kept; in still another, slrniar ild spaee speen and shelving for good-sized library A half-dozen leather-covered seats were hid for use, and behind each of them was shelv- ing, the depth of the wainscotting being about two rect aoovs ls ore Dso sravsrs and shelves room for trunk. and little cnhpy- holes fer storing things nntii reliy n h,ss L.Se was room for more stun than nine-tenths of people have.
 '.i forgot to say that the inside of the high closet for clothes was a mirror two feet by six feet in size, and hung just right to see ene's self in when he was ready to eo cut. looked at the layout of housSpld et nVeni- ences in amazement, and vhen ho had shut 1t all up again, leaving the handsome we'll lighted sitting room. could scarcely realize that was not in the home of a magician who touched the walls and brought forth what he wished My friend told me he had more con- veniences in mind for larger rooms, one being a shower bath to take the place of the wash stand. He said his idea was that this kind of room could be used in houses of any kind, but he >designed it especially for the apart rnent house of the future, where in small space a man or a woman might get some of the com S s a month rent, and stilI be good invest ment for the real estate owner. The Lord only knows when that good time is coming" con eluded the talker, but thousands are wait ing for it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
"DOPE" IN CIGARETS LUCY PAGE GAsToN ATTACKS
 CASCARILLA BARK.
Asserts Nature of Drug Used in Ger tain Tobaccos, Long Sought Secret, Has at Last Been f
 Determined

Chicago Tribune.
 Members of the Anti-Cigarette League believe they have discovered why certain brands of cheap cigars and cigarettes are so attractive to smokers. For years chemists and even tobacco experts have been employed to find out the drug sup posed to be in use by some firms. Miss Lucy Page Gaston confidently asserted yesterday that these forms of tobacco are doped with carcari1la bark, strong aid attractive narcotic.
 This bark is from Brazil" said Miss Gaston, and is comparatively cheap. It can be used not only to dope the tobacco but to act as an eyener Of grades sui iicient quantity making the cheapest do- nestle growth as attractive as the best Havana It is deadly in it's effects and has a bad influence on the head and on the heart.
 Drowsy Sensation Follows.
 We used to think the peculiar order of some brands of cigarettes was due to the paper but that is not so. That theory must now he given up. 1t Is due to cas- cariila, We have experimented with 1t and find that it is the :. cause of the drowsy sensation that follows too much smoking.
 Nicotine nausea tes. cascarilla dulls. The cigarettee of today does not make the boy sick as it die in the days gone by. and the new drug is responsible. Out at the bridewell the effect can most readi- ly be seen There the boys and woinen suffer intensely when cut off from their daily supply of tobacco. The boys smoke their shoe strings, putting them inside of paper they steal from the schoolrooms. They have been known to unravel their shirts and try to smoke that.
 Habit Growing With Women.
 The women moan and groan for to- hacco. They unravel the clothes lines and try to light the awful cigarette thus made on their irons on ironing day. The sight is pitiful. The hold that the ci- garette has obtained is appalling, and it is due to drugs. They could not smoke real tobacco with comfort. They need some narcotic with it. The growth among the women of the habit is it's worst as- pect, and l do not sec how 1t can be fought unless the drugs arc prohibited.
 We have all ordinance covering that, and we will try to enforce it. Whether we can succeed or not do not know. We will try to have some of the Aldermen in our plans, among them Honorc Palmer Legislation is the only method of remedy we have, and legislation We will try. Once we can prove that cascarilla is used iu a brand, we can stop it's safe. We have many formulas in the office and all con- tain it. We are Investigating further, and when the results are formulated We will go ahead. I notice that a mornings report has it that the President of the Retail Tobacco Association is interested in this move. That Is not so, we are in- vestigating ourselves"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
The Expansion of Four Years.

Worlds work
 Four years ago there was no organized popular sentiment In favor of an iSth- milan canal. In Q perfunctory way near ly everyone assented to a general propo- sition that it would be a good thing to have a channel cut through the narrow strip of land between North and South America. But who then thought of the canal in it's broader character, as Q great highway for the commerce of the world.
 Four years ago the idea of telegraph cable across the Pacific was day-dream of science but a nightmare Of capital. Today the cable is an assured fact. with American enterurise behind it, whether the government assumes the labor and expense of laying 1t or merely lends It's encouragement to the undertaking in private hands.
 Four years ago every movement to build up an army and navy beyond the merest skeleton was drowned upon by pcace-lovers everywhere. Today we have land force potent IlivJ four times as large as the maSlmum authorized for q generation after :he Civil War, whilst cur armament on the sea has advanced