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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
TESTING WINE BY TELEPHONE.
New Use fer Electricity That Has Re- gently Been Discovered
 in Paris.

Wine testing by telephone IS the latest application of electricity in Par is. Unscrupulous vendors will not bless M. Maneuvrier, assistant director of the laboratory of researches of the Paris faculty of sciences. He has just discovered an infaIlible method of as. certaining by the use of the telephone how much given quantity or wine has been watered. reports the London Telegraph. The principle on which thd invention rests is the variable con ductibility of different liquids, notably of wine and water. The originality of N Maneuvrier's ingenious application is his use of the telephone to deter mine to what degree the liquid under observation is a conductor. He has constructed an apparatus which achieves this object satisfactorily and accurately. By means of a chart, on which are set down in tabular form the results of various necessary calcu- lations made by M. Maneuyrier for the purpose, an operator with the tele. phone can easily and in a short while find out the extent of water in the wine which he is testing. whereas the chemical analysis processes hitherto employed are lengthy, laborious and costly.
 The apparatus works as follows: Two vessels. one containing wine known to be pure, the other the same quantity of wine to be tested. arc placed on an instrument outward1y. re- sembling ? ir of scales. The tele- phone is ir ontact with both liquids If the sample of wine under observa. tion is as pure as the standard used for comparison, no sound is heard; if, on the contrary it contains water, the telltale telephone speaks" and the greater the proportion of water the louder the instrument complains. A dial on which Humber of figures are marked is connected with the tele- phone. To ascertain the proportion of water in the wine tested the operator moves a hand on the dial until the telephone, which has been speaking" ail this time, relapses into silence, The hand has thus been brought to cer- tain figure on the dial This number is then looked up in a chart, which tha ingenious and painstaking inventor has drawn up, and corresponding to it is found indicated the exact propor- tion of water contained in the quan tity of wine
 M. Maneuvrier's remarkable inven tiOn can, he says, be easily applied to the testing of many other liquids and even solids. which may be adulterated by the addition of foreign matter pos sesstng conductibility different to that of the original substance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
BaK6 on wen.

4 k
 The 2f4 wells completed in the Baazu (Russia) oil field show an average depth of 1902 feet and an average fni- tial production of 292 barrels per well per day, against an average depth of 1,0S6 feet and an average production per well per day of 33O barrels for the 358 wells completed in 1901, indicating very material increase in the depth of drilling and not inconsiderahle falling off in the average productive ness of the wells. Oil is worth at the wells two-thirds of cent a gallon.
 Good Comparison-
 Tda-Helen said she was going out on the beach to pick up shells. Looks to me like she was going to pick up, dude.
 Belle-We1ls dudes and shells are very much alike
 "How is that ?''
 Nothing in them and easily broken -"-Chicago Daily News
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
How Long mosauitaen 1,lr...

It. is not. known just how long mos Quitoes can live. but their average life is much longer than is ordinarily sup. posed. Thousands of them live through winter, h1bernating or asleep in dark places in barns or house eel. lara. In sparsely settled localities, where they cannot find such places for shelter, they live through the winter in hollow trees. in caves and holes un- der upturned trees. and even though the temperature may fall far below freezing, they are not winter killed, butNon the approach of warm weather become active again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen flying about in the woods before the snow has wholly left the ground. William Lyman Under wood. in Popular Science Monthly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
RADIUM AND THE HUMAN BODY
SuualI Particles PrOduce Most Painful Blisters When Brought in Com
 tact with the Skin.

No one, not even Mme. Curie, the dis coverer, has yet seen radium in pure state. It has been possible to obtain it so far only in combination with other material It is judged by the effect of it's properties, which are truly remark able, writes Theodore Waters. in Ev- erybody's Magazine. It is a product of pitchblende, which is found deep in the earth. The quantity already found is so small that the figurative price of gram has been placed at $10,000 It may be that there are large quantities of it stored under the surface somewhere, but the man who found quantity of it fin state of anything like purity would probably not live to tell the tale The particles which fly from it are charged with electricity, and at night it shines forth with phosDho horescence which has been shining since the beginning of all things, and which will 20 on shining until the final extinction of all matter. A small quantity of it in the possession of M. Curie has caused the most pain ful bliSters when brought in contact with the skin. A small particle of radium salt was sealed in a glass tube. placed in paste-board box and tied to Prof. Curies sleeve for an hour and a half. It produced suppurating sore, which did not heal for over three. months. Prof Curie thinks that per- son entering room containing pound of radium would be blinded.
 Tough Chinese Ponies.
 A French agricultural engineer calls attention to the Chinese pony, and sug- gests it's acelimitization in Europe Last February, in race from Tientsfn to Picking (126 kilometers, or about 84 milesl, over bad roads, in storm of wind and rain, g of them ran, and the first arrived in ' hours B minutes, the last in hours ' minutes. The result is comparable to that of the Brussels to Ostend race The principal charac- teTistic of this horse is to cover long distances at moderate speeds. London Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
Sentiment sque1ched.

AI think our teacher of composition is charming, don't you, Emily?''
 Bertha! that heartless monster? Captivated by his blue eyes the other day, I slipped iittle affectionate note in my copy book"
 And what did he do?'
 He gave it to me back with all the spelling mistakes corrected in red ink. Stray Stories
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
Facts 1n the Case.

Mrs. DeStyle (to applicant -- Yes, I ad- vertised for butler. How long were you at your last place?
 Applicant would have been there for three years, ma'am, but they gave me six months off for good behavior Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

Gladys-They tell me Mr.. Bangs
drinks terribly.
Gwennie-Oh, horribly! He pours it
out in his saucer every time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
An Odd Labor Exchange.

There is i'll Melbourne, Australia, an
odd labor exchange, which is described
in the Scientific Australian. 1t is in
tended primarily for the unemployed
and includes as members accountants,
architects, bakers, dentists, engineers,
printers, authors, artists, journalists,
biologists and piano tuners.
Any member. in need goes right along
at work at his trade. If he is a shoe
maker, for instance, he takes pair Of
boots to the exchange and receives
certificate equivalent to their estimated
value. This he can offer at any time in
return for its value in such other goods
as may be deposited at the exchange by
other members, and thus actual cash is
rendered largely unnecessary, though
how the accountants and piano tuners
can serve the others ON the barter prin-
ciple is not so plain.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Another by Lac1<aYe.

1t is perhaps just as well that Wilton
Lackaye be credited with saying all
the bright things attributed to actors.
They have to be laid at some ones
door or else they cease to be interest
ing.
At banquet of the Dramatists' club
held recently it is recorded that the
witty Wilton said many good things.
Among others he told of the man who
submitted a play to him. He Nackaye)
could not see much that was new in it.
Anyway, it was written by an
American author" declared the man,
trying to awaken Mr.. Lackaye's pa
triotisIn.
$50 I see," replied the actor-''type-
written"
At the same banquet Augustus
Thomas, the geographical playwright,
spoke on ''The American Drama"
"Let us remember" began Mr..
Thomas.
''Ihe Maine," interrupted Charles
Klein.
"And forget Colorado" chirped
Wilton Lackaye.
"And how Charles Frohman refused
Arizona and bought Colorado" re-
marked Marshall P. Wilder.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
The '.Ic" In ships, Names.

Captain H. st. George Lindsay of
the White Star liner Celtic was asked
the other day why it was that his
company persisted in giving it's steam
ers what seemed to him such singular
ly ill fitting Manassas Cymric, Cedric,
Georgia and those proposed for the
two recently put on the stocks, Co
rinthic and Athenic. Why always this
''ic' at the end of the names?
WELL" responded Captain Lindsay,
1--WE believe, you know, in keeping up
the famous ic' galaxy, following Ma
jestic, Germanic, Oceanic and the rest,
and it is possible that the next boat
the company builds will be named the
Seasic."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
CHOICE MISCELLANY
New zea1and.s o,ynersl.ln.

Queer points are raised from time to
time in courts of law. For instance.
one just seriously reserved for consid-
GRAFTON by an Australian judge of the
supreme court-namely, whether New
Zealand is legally a British possession
1t sounds like joke at the expense of
that most ardent and energetic of i'm
perialists, King Dick Seldom. At the
same time it is possible there may be
something in the point. Although Cap
tain Cook repeatedly urged upon the
imperial government the colonization
of New Zealand, no practical step was
taken until very late in the thirties,
when it leaked out that the French
were contemplating the annexation of
the islands. 1t was a close race be-
tween a British and French man-of-
war, the British ship winning by a few
hours. 1t is conceivable in the excite
ment of the moment some formality in
the proclamation of British sovereignty
over New Zealand may have been over
looked In 1885 a Frenchman who
called himself Baron de Thierry pro-
claimed himself Sovereign chief of
New Zealand" but his funds failed,
his ninety-three followers deserted, and
he sank into obscurity.-London Chron-
icle.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
A WORD TO FARM TOILERS.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
The Home Friend of the
Farmer and His Family.

After the labors and tolls of the summer time,
and harvesting of crops in the early autumn,
many of our farmers, their wives, daughters,
and sons, find themselves in condition Of
health demanding careful attention if suffering
is to be avoided later on. Many experience
kidney trouble in some form; with some the
liver is torpid; there is biliousness, nausea, and
vomiting, with loss of appetite and depression
of spirits. Thousands who have been exposed
to cold, damp winds and rains while toiling in
the harvest fields, now feel the twinges Of
terrible rheumatism; others run down by
worry, overworl, and irregular dieting, are
tormented with the pangs of dyspepsia.
To the thousands of run down, sickly, and
half dead men and women in farm homes we
recommend with all honesty and confidence
the workers friend, Paine's Celery Compound,
the only medicine that can quickly and fully
restore strength to the weak body and vigor to
the muscles. Paine's Celery Compound tones
the stomach; it removes poisonous acids from
the blood which cause rheumatism; it feeds
the weak and diseased nerves and banishes
neuralgia tortures; it puri6es the blood and
gives true vitality and life. The use of Paine's
Celery Compound in autumn means the estab-
fishing Of a perfect physical vigor to Withstand
the rigors of severe winter.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04


OF the $1,000 Indians in the five civil
lized tribes-C herokees, Greeks, Choc-
taws, Chickasaws and Seminoles-less
than $4,000 are full bloods; so the In
dian will soon lose his racial identity.
All the tribes except the Greeks have
passed laws admitting the intermar-
ried whites or "squaw men" to full citi-
zenship, and, too, at the time of their
removal to the territory many of the
Indians owned slaves, who when freed
by the war became citizens. Now
many members Of the tribes have in
their veins the blood of three races.
In Chicago in May, at time when
there had been no rain for three weeks,
six glass plates two and one-half inches
square were exposed in as many streets
for one minute. The plates were then
incubated so that each particle of dust
to which a germ was clinging would
soon be surrounded with colony Of
germs which could be seen and count
ed. The average per plate was 1850
colonies. On the day following nearly
an inch of rain fell, and on the next
day similar plates were exposed at the
same street corners, which after devei.
opment showed but 270 colonies. a
good rain had diminished the number
Of microbes more than 80 per cent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Nicke1s and the Conductor.

Gwen the best of u.s." said a conduct
or, sometimes misses a fare in a
crowd, but it doesn't often happen, and
that is because we have the thing down
to system. On all lines there are GER
tain streets at which we start to go
through our car to pick up nicllels. Of
ten 1 am in doubt as to who has not
paid fare, but don't take chances of
wounding any ones feelings by asking
for it in that case.
II meander through the car, stopping
now and then before any one suspect
of not having put up his ante. The
guilty one usually has pangs of con-
science when place myself before him
and clears up all doubt by beginning to
fish through his pockets for the nickel.
"That is one Of the tricks, and it
saves many harsh words, for almost as
often as you ask a man who really has
settled if his fare has been paid he will
bristle up and abuse you. have learned
by experience that it is better to chip in
nickel out of your own pocket than to
go around asking for fares when you
are in doubt, and most old time con-
ductors will agree with me-" - New
York Herald.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
As to WatermeIOns.

The northern bred man puts salt on
his watermelon, thereby exciting the
risibles Of the southerner. He puts
sugar on his cantaloupe, causing more
laughter. He eats butter on his rad
ishes, which is enough to make a calf
weep. He eats grits with sugar and
cream, which would knock a country
man silly. The watermelon is the most
beautiful fruit in natures garden. 1t
should not be touched with knife or
fork. Lettuce is not nearly so sensitive
to the metallic contact. Hold it three
feet from a sheet spread on the floor
and let it drop. If in perfect condi-
ton for eating it will break into edible
portions. Bite off the mouthfuls or
place them in the buccal cavity with
the fingers. Save the rind; it makes
the finest preserves and pickles Of all
earthly products. The seeds boiled
make a diuretic that is unapproachable.
AS drink the liquid is far superior to
gelatinized faxseed tea. - New York
Press.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
NEW SHORT STORIES
Ii Hung Changes Last words.

Lii Hung Changes Last Words.
Historical fancy has put into the
mouths of dying great men words
which they never uttered. Farewell
phrases of the eminent must naturally
be in keeping with the life records Of
those who spoke them; consequently
the world generally will always be
more ready to believe that William
Pitt exclaimed, "My country, oh, my
country as he passed away than it
will be to credit the story that his last
Ineligible words were request for a
meat pie.
Ii Hung Chang has not been dead
long enough to have his 'last words"
published for the edifcdtion of man
kind, so that the tale told by DR.. Rob-
ert Goldman, Jr., of Philadelphia is en-
titled to whatever assurance of contra
diction or establishment is conferred
by priority of publication. DR.. Coll
man, who is now visiting Philadelphia,
Is private secretary to Prince Su, lord
high chamberlain to the emperor of
China, and was one of the physicians
WHO dltenueu LII dunS CudnS uufllS
that great viceroy's last illness. The
other was DR.. Velde, a German. The
night before Ii Hung Chang died Coll
man and Velde made their usual even.
ing visit. They had been dining at
their club and wore dress clothes. The
sick man surveyed their costumes with
a twinkle in his eyes and remarked:
"Ah, evening dress! Have you come
to dine with meT''
Then he turned in bed and lapsed
into unconsciousness, from which he
never afterward rallied.
At least this is the story attributed to
DIR. Goldman.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Roman Bricks.

The rebuilding of the campanile in
Venice has begun. 1t is expected that
the structure will be finished by 1906.
Although the fall of the tower was a
deplorable loss, some good attended it
in the opportunity it gave arch3olo-
gists to examine the bricks.
1t was found that the bricks had been
used in arches, Notifications, the tops
of walls and in other ways before they
were built into the campanile and that
they are not Venetian, but Roman,
bricks.
The ancient bricks were made in
slices, for in many the layers could be
seen undisturbed. 1t is said that bricks
made this way can bear a greater
weight than modern bricks.
The bricks examined were of the first
century. One of them bore the imprint
of a horseshoe, which may prove that
the Romans used horseshoe like or
although it is generally believed that
their horseshoes were strapped on, not
nailed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

I. NJ. McHany, Greenville, Texas,
writes, Nov. On, 1900: 81 had rheuma-
tism last winter, was down in bed six
weeks; tried everything, but got no
relief, till friend gave me part of a
bottle of Billiards. Snow Liniment. |
used it. and got two more bottles. 1t
cured me and / haven't felt any rheu-
matism since. l can recommend Snow
Liniment to be the best liniment on
earth for rheumatism" For rheu-
matte, sciatic or neuralgia pains, rub
in Billiards. Snow Liniment, you will
not suffer long, but will be gratifled
with speedy and effective cure. 25c,
SOC and sl0O at Price Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
standara oi1 secret serriee.

They tell in New York of man
named King who resides in Europe, Wis
it's all the capitals, knows all the big
wigs, is at home on all the bourses and
generally keeps track of whatever is
going on in the money markets. He
cables daily to the Standard Oil COM
pany and some of the allied life insur-
ance companies. His cables are kept
secret. They are full of meat. The
transactions of the Rockefellers and a
few others are based upon his say so.
He receives salary of $4,000 year.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
A Policeman's Testimony.

j. N. Patterson, night policeman of
Nashua, Ia, writes, "Last winter I had
bad cold on my lungs and tried at
least half dozen cough advertised
cough medicines and had treatment
from two physicians without getting
any benefit. A friend of mine recon-
mended Foley's Honey and Tar and
two-thirds of bottle cured me.
consider it the best cough. and lung
medicine in the world" Sold by Price
Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Anxious Moments.

Some of the most anxious hours of a
mothers life are those when the little
ones of the household have the Group.
There is no other medicine so effective
in this terrible malady as Foley 8
Honey and Tar 1t is household
favorite for throat and lung troubles,
and as it contains no opiates or other
poisons, it can be safely given. Sold
by Price Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Mixed the Statues.

1t is related of rural Scotchman
who was visiting Glasgow that he was
shown among other things the statue
of Sir John Moore, which is an erect
figure. He brought another country
visitor soon afterward to see the
statue, but, not being geographically
posted, arrived at the statue of James
Watt, which is in a sitting attitude.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
A Dangerous Month.

This is the month of coughs, colds
and acute catarrh. Do you catch cold
easily? Find yourself hoarse, with a
tickling in your throat and an annoy
ing cough at night? Then, you should
always have handy, bottle of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup. j. A. Ander-
son, 354 West 9th ST., Salt Lake City,
writes: "We use Billiards. Horehound
Syrup for coughs and colds. 1t gives
immediate relief. We know it's the
best remedy for these troubles. I
write this to induce other people to
try this pleasant and efficient remedy"
25c, SOC and S100 at Price Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Grace and the Glasses.

Bishop Wilberforce used to tell a
story of a greedy clergyman who,
when asked to say grace, looked anx.
iously to see if there were champagne
glasses on the table. If there were, he
began, 'Bountiful Jehovahw But If
he saw only claret glasses he said,
"We are not worthy Of the least OF
thy mercies."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

Studious Boy What is the meaning
Of market value and intrinsic val
ue?e
FatherThe market value" is the
price you pay for a thing. Intrinsic
value il what you get when you sell
it to secondhand dealer-New York
Weekly.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Made a Sale.

"Is this Mr.. Lancaster"
Eyes,
eff you have half a minute to spare
I'd ike to show you
you needn't I'll subscribe for it
all right. You're the first book agent
that ever came here that didn't call me
Lank' str Chicago Tribune.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply iron and quinine in taste
less form. No cure, No Pay, SOC.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

On Saturday last a merry
crowd from this city, composed
of Misses Josie Becker, Julia
Roy, Mia Foret, Jeanette Mikell
and Messrs. G. G. Lyell, Pierre
Ramsey and Bert McNair went to
Wesson to attend Robinson's
show. On reaching our neighbor-
ing town, they were joined by
Mr.. Will Hamilton and were
charmingly entertained by Mr..
INells sister. Miss Eelice.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
TO Tax Payers.

My books are now open and receipts ready
for payment Of State and County taxes. All
persons who are due taxes should come forward
as early as possible and avoid the rush. Many
can save an extra trip to BrookhaYen by set
Ting while attending Circuit Court.
r. r.. APPLEWHITE,
Sheriff and Tax Collector,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

w. A. Heron, of Finch, Ark, writes,
81 wish to report that Foley's Kidney
Cure has cured a terrible case of kid
ney and bladder trouble that two
doctors had given up. Sold by Price
Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04

An erlo1 in last weeks paper
causes us to again refer to the
purchase of the Milan planta ton
by Mr.. O. B. Brown. The hand
some expanse of real estate covers
$50 acres, instead of the small
number, the down-trodden printer
"set up'' last week. We are
pleased to add that Mr.. Brown
will erect a handsome residence on
this property.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-04
Strayed or Stolen.

From my farm near Cobbs 20 tofiice, Lincoln
county, one
DARK BAY MARE MULE.
over medium size and about II or u years old.
rope collar Any one taking up and returning
said animal will be literally rewarded Address
R0BB SHORT,
CObbs p. o.. Miss.