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Gilpin observer., 1902-03-20
Methucn ls Released.

London, March 14.-The following
dispatch. dated Pretoria, March 10,
has been received from Lord Kitch-
ener: General Methuen was brought
to Klerksdorp today. He is doing
well. Everything possible is being
done for him."
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-20
General tracy Improvlnu.

New York, March 17.--Goneral y. +.
Tracy, ex-secretnry of the navy, who
was suddenly overcome by illness In
court Saturday, was reported at his
hotel to be improving.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-20

located Stony Brook Of the most nlaious
in this State and bothered WIN rA Tor years x tunes
could ans aVdyS very s'p'ieu as well FoT
wear; had malaria SO th spring y0 engaged in blowing.
could do nothing but shake must have kep about 2rrei
quinine pills besides remedies o never OBTAINED
benefit Lasc M peach bad 4 most Serious
attack Of chl!s and then rTUt 70 t He aou,es upon
f .nds advice and the first hoA and have
been without them since tasa Ia & a;ornmG night
when feel than 'ed Ike three IN
day. They have kept stomach }Wes regular and
had Of uliria mead SINCE
using them know o that peflar and wake up
refreshed than don't hno~ MANY complaints
Rpans Tabules will help but do know thev IN the
and would not be without hefl At price
honestly consider nc5rc IN world
also the heneic the ToS convenient 10 take
twenty OF and have wo ed haTd ell my HE the
anes early and late all kinds 2 weathcf
enjoyed such good health have since last a in
neighbors all remarked my condition have
"Say, John, what doing 10 zoos feaihT
w % bad
10 u
"Ao ' '""' No.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

densing into one mass condensed
about many points, the result being a
great number of pigmy planets instead
of n single large one as in the case
Of the Others.
If all the minor planets now known
were TO be combined into one its di-
ameter would be less than 400 miles.
A thousand more of them. supposing
them of the average size would make
the globe scarcely a hundred miles
greater in diameter, and its mass
would even be less than one four
thousandth of the earth's.
Assuming the density of these little
worlds to be approximately that of the
earth. bodies on their surfaces would
weigh very little. A man placed on
one of them could easily jump to a
height of sixty feet, and in a day he
could walk entirely around his little
world with less exertion than is re
quired for his morning walk.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

1t twice day at least Through the
green that surrounds the walled city
on the south there runs Il small stream
that empties and fills with the ebb
and flow of the tide. When it is low
there Is plenty of mud, and when high
the water Is not clear. But the Gov
eminent carabao that are loafing there
now are not particular about the CON
dltion Of the stream They feed along
the green slope until the heat of the
day then they crawl down into the
mud and lie there until the rays of the
sun are behind the walls of the city,
when they come out again for the
evening meal. Should they be wanted
In the meantime the driver goes down
to the bank and begins to throw stones
and shout, "Hoo-o, Hoo-af' When that
sound breaks upon them as they stand
there with their eyes shut and with
jaws elevated above the water line
deliberately chewing their cuds, with
one accord they silently sink out of
sight. Sometimes they remain under
water for more than q minute. Then
they begin to come up, one at a time.
and as they appear the "Hoo-o, Hoo-a"
of their tormentOr still smites the
peaceful air. Slowly they move off.
and it is not always in the right direc-
ton. 1t sometimes takes haif-hour's
labor to get the drove to the bank. If
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

Among the curiosites gathered at
sea by the mate of the schooner Me
rom, in port from Port Tampa. was
a specimen of sea horse. which he
found in a bunch of sea grass he
pulled on board while the Merom was
in the Gulf of Mexico, says the Balti-
more Sun. The fish is about 4 inches
long, and has head and neck
shaped like those of a horse. The
mate kept the fish alive in sea water
for two days, but 1t then died. 1t
was preserved by drying in the sun.
The sea horse is rarely caught. The
mate of the Merom said it was the
first he had ever seen. Dictionary
makers speak of the sea horse as a
fish with head like those of a horse
and the hinder parts like those OF
fish" The Nereids were said to
have used sea horses as riding steeds,
and Neptune to have employed them
for drawing his chariot There is
nothing fabulous about the fish that
arrived here. There are now two
specimens of the sea horse in Balti-
more.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
Two Good Irish Bulls.

The Philadelphia Times gives two
good samples of Irish bulls. Dr.
O'Hague. health officer at Minneapo.
lis, when recently in Philadelphia at
a gathering of medical men, became
engaged in discussion of the dan.
gers resulting from impure drinking
water.
Why" he said, "the typhoid fever
bacilli call for the most diligent at
tention If the health of a community
is to be conserved. They are so small,
gentlemen, that a handful of them
could be placed on the point OF a
needlel"
Still another bull is contributed by
a reader, who says he overheard a
street car argument between two
Celts the other day concerning the
Spiritualistic leanings of the late
Ferdinand J. Dreer,
Well" said one. he moight have
been a bit foolish an behaved in ban.
shee an the loike, but he knew
enough to have himself cr-remated.
"An' do yez be thinkin' that's a
good thing?" asked his opponent.
Why, man | do that! Whin yes is
cr-remated yez can have the ashes put
in little tin box an carry EN- around
in your visit pocket wild yez."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
Rarlna.eouId Still ACTIVE.

Though close upon 10 years of age
Mr.. Baring-Gould, the author of more
books than any living Engtshman, is
as upright to-day as he was thirty
years ago. He attributes this erect
ness to his invariable custom of writ.
ing at high desk in standing posi-.
ton. Mr.. Gould always writes with
a quill pen, and his manuscript is not
beloved by printers. As a relaxation
from literary work Mr.. Gould, like the
late Mr.. Gladstone. often spends a
couple of hours chopping down trees.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

Once in the late '70s," said Man
ager John j. Murdoch of Chicago, Il
had been playing through the south
with a company which had the mis-
fortune to go broke at Selma, Ala.
BY methods which it might be en-
barrassing to recount my partner and
worked cur way over to St. LOUIS.
We arrived in the Missouri metropo-
lis with So cents as our joint CAPT
tai
MY partner had been reared IN
the town of Troy, n. Y. and the first
day in st. Louis he ran across a pro-
fessional swimmer who had been
schoolmate of his in Troy. The swim
mer had been working in St. Louis
natatorium, but had been discharged
the day before we got to town. He
had total capital Of so cents, which,
after due consideration, he put into
the common pool He also haG
partner, who had no money at all.
THE four of us lived as long as
possible on the money in hand. Then
matters became desperate. We mad
tried to get work of some kind, but
had failed utterly Finally we held
a session at which the following
scheme was evolved:
THE grocers of St. Louis had ar
ranged for a grand excursion on the
river. 1t was agreed, after a long
discussion, that we should raise as
much money as possible, buy tickets
on the steamboat, ard start on the
excursion. When the boat was
good distance out from land my part
ner was to give a last despairing
wall and jump overheard. The pro
feasional swimmer, who was to be
on the upper deck, was to throw of
his coat and vest, unloosen his shoes,
and leap overheard to the rescue at
the cry of Man overheard My part
ner was a good swimmer, so We fig
ured that nobody involved was run
ming much risk.
when the professional had beat
en- my partner into submission In the
water and boat had put out from
the steamer to complete the rescue
we had arranged that who at that
time ran strongly to silk hats and
red neckties-should take off my silk
hat, drop the cash we had left into
it. and collect as much money as
could among the passengers for the
ostensible benefit of the heroic res.
cuer.
1--WE managed to raise IS, and spent
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
He Leaped INC the River.


81 for four tickets for the excursion.
The minute the boat left the dock
they commenced selling beer. The
barroom occupied most of one of
The decks. and everybody in sight
helped himself paying or not for
what he got about as he pleased. AS
a result of this freedom the partner
of the professional swimmer, who
had been on short rations for several
weeks, drank more than was good
for him, as we afterwards learned to
our sorrow
Finally the steamer reached a
place in the river where we thought
it safe to spring our great scheme.
My partner Jumped into the water,
and the man on the lookout raised
the cry of Man overheard At the
word the professional swimmer, who
was located on the upper deck, threw
off his GOAT and vest, kicked off his
shoes, SGEQg all his clothes In
charge of RA&aartner, and made
spectacular dive into the river.
Instantly the passengers were all
attention. They crowded to the rail
and watched every motion. The
swimmer reached my partner in
few moments and pretended to beat
him over the head so that he might
be safely handled. The captain
stopped the steamer, and a boat
pulled on for the rescue. AS soon
IS the two conspirators were pulled
into the boat it was my turn to come
10 the front. | climbed up on to
the railing. took off my silk hat,
threw the last three dollars we had
into it, and called upon the passen-
gers to contribute literally to a fund
for the hero who had risked his life
TO rescue the stranger The re.
EpOnse was instantaneous. Almost
everybody put in something. and
my three large silver dollars set an
example which was quickly followed.
BY the time the boat with the rescu-
Ing party on board reached the
steamer I had over a hundred dol
lars in the hat, and I had only begun.
Out of the corner of my eye / saw
the two dripping figures pulled up
IN board. Then something happened
Somebody hit NE, the silk hat with
is contents. was pulled out of nv
hands, and | was hustled into a dark
and cramped little hole
Presently and in fragments /
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
THE CARABAO
At WORK
An Animal That is invaluable to the
Philippine Natives.

Long of horn and tough Of hide Is
the carabao of the Philippines. Some
times it is called the water buffalo,
and it resembles the animal of that
name which is found in India. The
name is fitting, for the owner. if left
to itself, viii stay in the water nearly
all day. To the native it is invaluable.
Ii tills his fields and draws his product
to the market. 1t is meek and patient
and docile, with great strength and a
will to pull whatever it is yoked to
over any road.
The army has found the bull train
to be of great service in transporting
provisions and ammunition from point
to point. Once the transfer had to
be made from the Bag@Bag River to
San Fernando distance Of twelve
miles. 1t took half d day to make the
journey. Some of the earabao died,
but as a rifle the method Of transporta-
ton was success, though slow. A
buffalo, drawing d heavy load of am
munition, was driven up d sharp grade
at Bag Bag to reach the railroad track.
Both front feet slipped, and the beast
fell to his knees. Yet he pulled that
load up the grade on his knees and
did not attempt to stop until the
strain had slackened. Then it was
found that the knees of the animal had
been skinned and Were bleeding.
One popularity about the buffalo is
that he must have water and demands
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

learned what was the matter The
minute the professional swimmer
was dragged on board his partner,
who had been holding his clothes,
came staggering down to the spot. ]
Here's your clothes. Bill" said
the inebriated partner. throwing them
down on the deck "Murdocfi's got e
hatful of money already and I'm tired
carrying EN- around" :
Somebody who was wise enough
to get on to the scheme heard the
remark and he successfully pumped
the drunken man till he gathered the
whole yarn. Then he spread the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"POCKET PLANETS. " !
Little Worlds Only rs Big as a Farm
er's Field

It is no surprising thing nowadays
for the announcement to be made that
another planet has been discovered
Time was, however, when such an
announcement was received with much
interest. 1t is well known that be
tween the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
there is a belt ring of tiny bodies
pocket planets" as Herschel called
them. none with a greater diameter
than 200 miles and some whose as.
signed diameter is less than seventeen
miles.
There are doubtless some even
smaller-about large enough for a
farmers cornfield perhaps.
So diminutlve are these curious mem.
bers of the solar system that even
after one has been discovered It is
quite likely to be lost. OF course 1t
is possible to trace the movements
of the asteroids as well as those of
the larger planets, but the labor Of
doing so, especially of the many tiny
ones Of little practical interest, sur
passes the probable value of the re-
suit, and In consequence the orbits of
most OF them are not yet calculated.
The orbits Of all these diminutive
worlds lie in belt about 100000 miles
wide and with a mean distance from
the sun of about 250,00O0O0 miles
At present more than $50 of these
little worlds have been discovered, and
more are found nearly every year.
How many there may be it is lmpos-
slble to estimate. One astronomer
thinks there may be as many as 1907
600 Of them. The total number, what
ever that may be. depends largely on
whether or not there is any limit to
their minuteness.
II there is no such limit, that is If
some are very much smaller than
those now known, too small to be seen
with the telescope now In use there
may be an Indefinite number.
Several theories have been advanced
to account for the presence of the as.
teroids IN that part Of the solar SYSTEM
to which Bodies law assigned d planet
long before their existence was known.
Others proposed the hypothesis that
they had once formed single planet.
which had at some remote time been
shattered by great explosion, the
fragments continuing to revolve about
the sun In approximately the orbit of
the original planet.
The considerable variation in the
eccentricity and inclination of their
orbits. not to be accounted for by any
present mode of calculation, and the
greater probability of their separate
formation just as were the other
and larger planets according to the
nebular hypothesis, has led to the
general diseardlng of Oilers theory.
None of the greater planets have
orbits whose eccentricity much ex.
ceeds one-tenth the diameter or whose
inclination TO the eciiptie is greater
than three degrees. OF the asteroids,
however, many orbits are Inclined
more than ten degrees and have an
eccentricity in excess Of one-fourth
the diameter.
According to the nebular hypothesis,
which Is at present generally accepted.
the minor planets as well as the
greater ones were formed by the con
densation of rings of cosmic matter
surrounding the sun. In the case of
the asteroids the ring instead of con-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
Mldweek Holldau plann.d

Merchants in Spokane, Wash, are
considering a midweek half-holiday
The midweek half-hoIiday is already
an institution in some parts of Eng
land; butchers loaf one halliday, bak
ers another halliday and candlestick
makers another. and so on through
all the shopkeeping professions. Me
chanics and laboring men have the
Saturday half-holiday, working halt
an hour extra on other evenings 70
obtain it.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

story of our put up y
which had been COM
to clamor for our BLOB
the hat away from md
into that dark hole. Tn
crowd were served in I'd
"Once in the early '70
Murdoch, '1 wan a membes
tie theatrical barn stoTrning
pany which was playing the lit
the.railroad towns In New Yor
Pennsylvania At Granville, Fl
manager jumped the town wit
total proceeds, amounting TO
$40, leaving us to get forward az
we could | finally was sent q
to jamestown, Pa, to see what .sl
rangements could be made to 81
there. BY telling a sad story of
misfortunes and enlarging ON IT,
dramatic abillties of the company u
tee to allow us the use Of the school
house on condition that they should
have the first money taken In from
the sale of tickets. The hotelkeeperN
was also persuaded to take his
chances on getting his money after
the performance was over. So !
went back to Granville and by pawn
ing two silver watches we raised
enough money to hire a farmer to
drive the company over to James
town in bobsled. / remember that
he first put big feather-bed into the
sled box. On that the members OF
the company knelt down on either
side and on top of us all straw was
heaped on until nothing could be
seen but here and there the top OF a
cap or bonnet At any rate | went
to sleep five minutes after we started
out and never have I enjoyed a more
peaceful and restful sleep than on
that fourteen mile drive with the
thermometer fifteen degrees below
zero.
q had made arrangements in
jamestown for the daughter of the
town blacksmith, a girl named Muir
ply, to furnish the music on a new
piano-the first in the town, which
her father had just bought for her.
on arriving at jamestown with the
company l soon learned that there
was a bitter feeling existing because
another girl who had always played
for dramatic companies on the melo-
deon, had been overlooked. So we
arranged to play two nights, with
Miss Murphy as the orchestra on the
first night and the melodeon girl
on the second night. AS a result we
had two huge houses and l got well
started on my first experience as
theatrical manager.
"At that time the better class OF
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

glory of the get-up was dust coat of
reddish Havana brown, an extraordi-
nary shade for suiting.
The coat was made as a modified
Weller, such as Phiz has delineated
in the old editions of "Pickwick. .
There we're wide, flaring skirts and
great pockets with flaps.
A colored shirt. all-around collar,
bright red carnation-nued tie, the red
shading into purple.
The smallest of low-crowned
"dinky" brown derby hats, such as
one associates with the appearance of
Mr.. Chevalier in the "Coster's Sere.
made" completed the outfit. 1t was in
keeping with the races, and when the
cool breezes began to blow, Mr.. Wall
looked very comfortable
One very remarkable costume was
worn by one of the Hampstead men.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
MYTH WELL DRESSED MEN

are much better adapted for general
outing than the gray suede so long in
favor. At the Suburban nearly every
other man wore these gloves.
Reginald Vanderbilt. blue flannel,
with dark stripe, sack coat, three
button single breasted, all-around col
lar, dark green four-in.hand tie, fiat
brimmed straw, with black band.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

DTImmeu straw nat.
The long semi-frock, semi-cutaway
coat has not taken. The majority of
men are wearing a species of coat,
single or double breasted, which is
made on the lines of the old pea jack.
ct. II is cut square, is not as snug,
and has more cloth. In fact 1t is
almost the length of a Norfolk Jacket,
without, of course, the belt and the
pleats
William G. Whitney has a dust coat
Of warm Havana brown. He only
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

John w. Gates
was in a yellow
ish-brown suit, al
m o S I ecru in
g h a d e, Panama
hat, and dark four
finland tie.
Harry p ay n G
Whitney wore
dark blue serge,
with plain, fiat
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

whit of its popularity Perhaps as
summer advances, the bow ties will
again come into fashion, but It is
more than probable that these will be
reserved for evening or semi-evening
dress, the colors as always, In this
instance. being white or black.-New
York Times.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

companies playing the small towns
travelled in big red wagons. usually
hiring their horses from farmers or
livery men along the route. Not long.
er ago than 1885 l remember meeting
an actor who was still running red
wagon show through the central part
of Iowa"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
LITTLE wRoLps NEWLY FOUND.

they are covered with mud it suits
them better, for then their hides have
coating which the fly and mosquito
cannot penetrate.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07
Carried BULLET Lono Tim.

CdrFIeu BuIIet Long Time. -
Abraham Eisler, recently admitted
into the Buda Pesth workhouse (alms-
housed, has for fifty-four years carried
a bullet in his head which he received
while fighting in the Austrian rebel.
lion,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

VEGAS this when
the air becomes
quite chilly. His
suit at the Handi-
cap was black
cheviot, d 0 b ] g
breasted coat, cut
in the fashion Of
q long pea jacket,
and a black tie.
Frederick Geb-
hard wore a dark
gray suit, sack,
almost the shade
of London smoke,
dark red tie,
and hat-brimmed
straw hat.
The four-in-hand
does not lose q
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

1t is a curious thing that the less
money man owes the less credit he
has.-New York Press.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

Many a man lies because he doesn't
happen to think of the truth.-Chicago
News.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

II was of deep
vivid brown. The
coat was a cut.
away, with wide
skirts and pocket
flaps. A very
S m II, narrow
brimmed straw
hat and a red tie
W / h all-around
collar were worn.
Hamilton Carey
wore a very dark
gray flannel, the
coat cut square
and coming well
over the hips, vel
low nankeen waist
coat, dark tie.
and fiat-brimmed
straw hat.
Sidney Smith
was in gray check.
black four-in-hand.
and tlat-brimmed
straw hat with
black banu.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

william n. van
derbilt wore a
Panama at the
races on the day
of the Suburban.
1t Is very largeand
is a genuine and
very expensive
hat. Mr.. Wander
bilt has quite a
efere n ce for
gray. The sack
suit which he
wore on that Sat
urday was pin
check, the coat
single breasted.
Mr.. Van d e r bill t
wears the all
around rundown
collar and the mar
row knotted black
four-in-hand.
Peter f. Collier
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

A document relating 20 the sale OF
land, dated 1892 and signed by Guy
Fawkes, was recently sold in London
fer S505.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

An ingenious American has set his
wits to work on the corkScrew prob
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

The canary-colored kid glove is an
other one of the fads of the summer.
These gloves are made with one but
ton-not a clasp-and are rather
smart. They go very well with gray
and blue. and even with brown, and
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

fiat straw hat with black band.
Jack" Follansbee has a very neat
flannel suit of dark gray, with
darker stripe running through it. The
coat is the cutaway. Mr. Follansbee
wears the fiat-brimmed straw hat.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-07

No man ever made a great name for
himself writing anonymous communi-
cations.