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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
Sagnesium is one- third lighter than
aluminium, a t the same time more
dense, harder and tougher.
The recen t visit of the American cn
gineers to England has had interesting
® jjoncficial results beyond its . mere
nd advantage?.
scientific and inlustrial
Dr. George M. Sternberg of the
pnitcd States array has been studying
yellow fever in Cuba, and says that he
ias discovered a cure for that disease.
A .Dresden manufacturer has produced
thread from common nettle so fine that
sixty mile** of it weigh only two and
ene-half pounds.
•Observations into the habits of a sea
trout, made in Wimcrcux estuary and
neighboring waters, teal to show that
manysnults and grilses pass a much
longer time iu sea than is generally sup
posed by ichthyologists.
Obwwski, the Russian physicist, has
succeeded in liquefying sufficient ozone
to determine the boiling point, which
is 159 degrees?, The liquid is dark
blue in color, and is near.y opaque in a
layer a tenth of an inch thick.
The fires used in blowing Venetian
riass arc made of wood, coal being use
less on account of its generating too
much smoke and ga?, which prevent the
delecate ornaments used in decorating
the various objects from adhering.
A French physician reports cases in
tthich the usual incubation period of
measles—twelve to fourteen days—
seems to have been considerably exceed
ed. In two cases the disease appeared
at least twenty days after exposure, and
in the third case in nineteen days.
The tensile strength of a wet rope is
found to be only one-third that of
said rope when dry, and a rope satur
ated with grease or soap is weaker still,
as the lubricant permits the fibers
slip with greater facility. A dry rope
25 feet long will shorten to 24 on bciug
wet
The largest animal known is the ror
qual, which is about 100 feet in length.
The smallest is the twilight monad,
whose dimensions are 12,000th of an
inch. It is evident that the
term is one-third of an inch, about
length of the common house fly, which
may, therefore, be considered as an ani
mal of medium size iu the creation.
At the Hotel Bernina, in Samodon,
Switzerland. successful attempt has
been made to cook beefsteaks by elec
tricity. The powerful electric .currents,
which serve for lighting the building,
werefoeussed in a framework of spiral
wires which immediately became incan
descent. A beefsteak cooked on this
ucwfashionel principle was pronounced
excellent.
It is said that the secret of the pro
duction of cheap aluminum has been
lost by the sudden death of the proprie
loi of the works, Mr. Seymour, He
used some unknown'chemical at a cer
■am moment of the action of fusing and
separation. All the employes were ex
duded from the room when he went
through the mysterious process, and
turictjr is expressed lest the secret died
with him.
Counterfeiting Railroad Ticket?.
Are railroad tickets easily counter
feited?" was asked an old conductor.
“Yes; but, strange to say, they are
n °l imitated to auy great extent. Some
of the tickets sold worth $30 and
are
•oinetimes $5'^ an j there’s no difficulty
"hatever i n printing them, The
nrdboard can be secured of any dealer,
* S j'f ‘ e l ' le nia w °rst ke engraver fac simile imaginable is
The a of our cut.
figures on the margin of tho
( ^ J if J indicators puzzle many person-. They are
for the conductors of
Corr espo n( p n g numbers to cancel. Of
course the counterfeit will be detected
Jooner 01 later in the sorting-out dc
Pwtment, where each ticket has its
11 umber and
pack. Should consequent position in the
'dike two tic kets be numbered
u, would soon be discovered.
One 'c.tson why bogus tickets
* more
e prints i* tho fact
sure discovery that alrr#?t
would result should
attempt ho made to sell them.
counterfeit of a return ticket might
1,( Hered before the holder had
time to •me the and
1®encc coupon, in con
suefi a person would be surc
in samo rule holds good
^ to a long distance ticket.
* 10 Mwoey’s end is reached tho
Ij^ be telographed on the
0 10,1 1° and result in tho arrest
the would-be deadhead.”
SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS.
wian^Aml^ ^ ss
our °PPortu
ltlP ___ new tle
a rture, Silks di
<r ,*# f (nect from the luanufuc
c turers to you.
Our rc dueod prices
^ bri-ng the best goods
M "dthii’. reach of all.
–>| 9 manufacturers We are the only in
yB'tibe fgj direct U. 8, selling
I to r«B»
snmers. You
take no risk. We
rm warrant every
piece of goods as
represented, or
i money refund
| Inferences. ed. 8ee our We re
Hare the oldest
3? 9 Silk Manufao
r turers in the
U.S. Establish
ed in 1838, with
over 50 years* ex
perience, We
guarantee the
CHAFFEE
DRESS SILKS,
for richness of
KIM "M color, superior
wJrlff gm BfiSltiW %? iMBBB 11 '■ s qnnliiio<s, ^ and weav
'"- to
I* *«ncicciicrt
y *a sj y un;«U ti
oi Iks 'Black
j-o-sssKUBBDBiyBaiEa^— iu tfi©
offer these Dress w or Id. We
Silks in Gros Grains,
Satins, Cloths, Surahs, Faille Franeaise and Aida
in Blacks only.
Send us a 2c.-stanip (to pay postage) and
we will forward you samples of all our
styles free with prices, and you can __ see
for yourselves.
O. S. CHAFFEE – 80N,
Wlansfleld Centre, Conn.
Refer, by permission, to First National Bank,
Windham National Bank.Dime Savings Bank Wil
Uiuautie Savings Institute, of Wiliiiiiantic, Conn.
T I send t° ail pan sot the U.S.
With each Dress Pattern we
, Braid
Silk to bind bottom of
m CT3 e=3 C2 oo all are carrying delivered charges to you nnrni rntrAI l
SPONGE FISHING.
How It is Carried on in the Bahama
Islands.
Writing from the West Indies, a cor
respondent of the New- York Tr.bune
says: So clear is the Bahama water that
sponge-tishevs pail by with looking through ahalf
submerged a glass bottom can
distinctly soe tho%e forms of marine
plant life which exist as far as seventy
feet belo w the surface of the sea. The
sponges which are selected by the crews
of the sponging schooners are those
which grow from twelve to thirty-five
feet below the surl'a e and a- e pulled
from their beds on the coral rocks by
hooks at the end of poles called
“cranes,” varying in length from fifteen
to thirty-eight feet. The living spon
ges differ widely from the light, dainty,
evolved products which druggists sus
pend in their show windows and soli at
a dollar each. They are ma’adorous,
slimy, elastic, repu sive art e’es, toft
and slippery and resemb’.ea nothing so
much as pieces of raw liver. In colov
they range from a neutral purple,
through brown to a dark gray. The
sponge is, of course, partly animal, but
much more vegetable. The animal
part consists of curious mysterious crea
tures which inhabit the cells of the
sponge and enjoy life whi'e tlie affair is
attached to the bottom of the sea. But
when the sponge is torn from the coral
by the prongs of the crane and brought
to tlie deck «f the schooner the little an
imals fall upon evil days. The many
celled animal plant is washed, rubbed,
cleaned and dried. Long before tlie
manipulation is finished the slimy little
protozoa are washed and rubbed out of
their cells, and give up the ghost. When
the drying is cordA, complete twelve the sponges thirteen are of
strung making upon “strand.” or They
them a are
then washed down with buckets of salt
water, morning and night, until a week
before they are taken to during the Sponge which
Exchange at Nassau,
week they are subjected a final curing
process. In case, however, that it is
known that an interval of several weeks
will elapse before the schooner sails for
Na-sftU, the strands are deposited store-houses in
“crawls,” or submerged kade with
made in the form of a sto a
covering of tropical twigs, which at high
tide is lust awash. After a cargo has
boon sold at the Exchange the roots of
the sponges are cut away and any cel s
which contain coral saud are carefully
cut out. The sponges are then trimmed
an d pressed for exportation. fifteen varieties of
There are about
spoil ir e in the Bahamas, not including
the land spo ies. The “grass” sponge is
a coarse s ringy affair not unlike wire
crass and the “w ire” is like unto it.
The “cup” is a peculiar growth, has goner- cavity
ally fine and delicate, and a
in the centre which makes it resemble
the domestic article from which it takes
its name. Tlie “wool,” delicate particularly in texture, the
“lambs’ wool,” is
but strong, aud notion,niaiiy “
Eo« ; 1 e tougir The
“gfovo" ' is a V' among sponges.
is . »
sense quet” and Other tlie varieties si* t nie ^out JR 100JK)U
strands are annual*y sol in Aasma,
and the annua ti.i .,iLnt^#‘
Bahamas nmc.un s 4 »* , 50 j 000 l
occupation . of
Sponging is the .
inhabitants.
Thbkh «*. in Fr.n T .W=.^
w* “"■'"I'ilfthem valued 1 'Tn li \'istria an"aore of
to k iu «t 36 shillings nature per »cro, of
, 1 / J cll IT .. w * 1,0 urofitabla that
fruh-fonmog, « l it it moy^W may bo mentioned me
from one sm ^
5,000,000 pounds of carp are forwarded
to Vienna annually. „
T HIS year season IS in of which THE the BEST
purchase a Black Silk or Satin Dress.
It is adapted to so many uses for which
ladies require a becoming and handsome
dress ; for house wear, as hostess or guest,
make calls, attend church, receptions, wed
dings, parties, lectures, amusements and en
tertainments of all kinds. A good Black
Silk or Satin Dress retains its beauty and
fine appearance many years, outlasting and
out-wearing A GREAT half-a-dozen ordinary dresses.
around to what many are now looking
see to give as a
CHRISTMAS, BIRTHDAY
or NEW YEAR PRESENT. In
many eases it is the intention to present
the wife of an officer, pastor, or a lady
teacher with something handsome, tastv.
and beautiful. To all such we sav send us
3 cent stamp and GET OUR SAMPLES and
P n ces, you will soon be convinced that a
Black Silk or Satin Dress is just what von
have
Everybody we sell to is as well sat
isfied as the following parties:
Dear Sirs Wiisrroirr, Kentucky. May 1, 1889.
—I received the silk in goodorder, It is
the best and cheapest goods for the money I ever saw.
The same goods would sell for $2.00 'per yard in
Louisville Ky. The extra quality of the silk, the 1(1
per spool cent silk, discount, is the silk braid and 1000 yards of
tlie public. I certainly a wonderful bargain to offer to
take pleasure in showing my friends the
samples and advising them to purchase of von.
Respectfully, Miss Hi. K. GUYTON.
Office of Biblical Reccrw h.
Messrs. O. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 17,1S8S
S. Ciiaffkk – Son :
Dear Sirs —The package of silk for my wife c:ime
safely with it and and soundly pies ed to hand to-day. Sin is delighted
that vou were so prompt am!
generous with her, I highly appreciate the COtll
pliment mvself, and enclose check for the !f2. r >.00.
With very best wishes, C. T. Bailey.
di'mcmpi’p " F‘ 1 V (our , s0
that) ., Black . bilk Satin Dress
a or when
tLUNOmtCAL dress T'" ° made. Ur fact ° We : '- v is guarantee the
P er fect satisfaction 01 refund the money.
0. S. CHAFFEE – SBN. Mansfield Centre Con*
The Safety Mine Signal System,
Following is the latest statement we
have received iu regard to the Shaw
mine signal: “ By means of this ap
paratus it is not only possible to detect
the presence of gases in any part of the
mine but also to ascertain what form of
gas is present, and in some cases pump
it out. The case as it s’ands cannot be
better illustrated than by tlie following
incidents : The Morrell mine at Con
nellsville, operated by the Cambria Iron
Company, has been fully equipped with
the Shaw system. In the office at the
mouth of the mine stands a signalling
apparatus, which, by the ringing of a
be I, calls attention to the fact that
there is gas in the mine, and by an in
genious mechanism the exact part o::
the mine in which it is to be found is
pointed out. signal
in “Recently the the was given that
a certain portion of mine gas ex
isted in sufficient quantity to have caus
ed a fa’al explosion had a lamp been
brought in contact with it. The gas
was pumped out by means of the pump
ing apparatus of the system, and in
about two hours’ time it was perfectly
safe to enter that part of ilie mine. In
this case the discovery of the danger
and prevention of accident was made
without the slighte-t risk lo life. At
Scranton, almost at the same time, a
party of mine superintendents went in
to a portion of a mine for purposes anything of
inspection, and, not knowing
of its condition, were caught in an ex
plosion of gases and a number of them
injured for life. This accident conic
not have occurred if the same appli
ances had been at hand for detecting
the presence of gases as were in use at
the Morrell mine.—(Coal Trade Journal.
Fbom a money valuable standpoint in Rome the
boasts of tlie most book
world. It is a Hebrew Bib'e, and remarkable preserved
in the Vatican at Rome,
for its size, weighing over 325 pounds,
and requiring usually three men to
carry it. In 1512 “a syndicate of Veni
eian Jews” offered Pope Julius its
weight in gold for it, or $125,000, but,
though needing the money greatly, present he
refined it. According to the
standard value of gold as compared
with that period the book ought to he
worth, upon the tc.ms of those old
Jews, about $375,000, and it is doubtful
if Rome would tell it for any s eh
amount. Yet, notwithstanding .. the
wonderful value set it, . it .
money upon is
of little ] ra Deal service. It is too
cumbersome for use, and is preserved as
a memento of tlie past and as a hteiary
treasuie Occasionally some tcho ar
may examine it as an ancient curiosity,
or consult it for comparison m text ml
reading, but it is not a book for daily
use or for mmd enrichment, or heart
comfort, or life regulation,
a chioago hatd.
Municiral DTnilarv (to police oTc
ial)—Order the force to have everything
in readiness for a descent on the gam
Tell tlie men to get icady lor a rai l on
ng plMoe to night, >f
Subordinate Offcer (to s
police)—Bovs, be around here ah. t 11
o'clock. Wo are ordered to m e a
haul o£ the gara bl in g houses.
Policeman (to gambler)—Jerry, wore ™
'‘How i« your livor tliis morning
inquired the limdlady of the »o»
boarder.
“Its V pretty well. You see I am taking
,„ nM Bogulntor-or-you plate. It only me.u toleiable,
liver on my s
thank you.”
ifF **”* 88 f^otutts nji ^oltin[tmi
It is a good ruleto patronize those who solicit your patronage through your local paper. Tt
is reasonable to presume that they will deal more liberally with you than a business hou-e
that does not consider your patronage worth soliciting.
H. F. EVERETT,
The Stove Man.
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Right at home in Columbhs; consequently he can and will sell the best finality
of goods on easier terms, to suit the buyer, or cheaper for cash than any Furnitm -
House in the city
The people of Schley and adjoining counties are invited to .-all 1 at the three sto
ry building next to the Bee Hive and examine his stock and prices before purchase
inl-
SI’HLEi cm t r i H 1 T
When you visit Columbus, drop in to see me, just like every body else, its na
tural and easy. 1 sell the best grades of Flour, Tobacco, Fish, and all plantation
supplies
I sell the purest and mellowest grades of liquors in the world. Drop in, shake
and get acquainted.—Your bills will be tilled at
Bottom Prices.
Ginuers will iind it. largely to their interest, to see my cotton cleaner;
Takes all the dirt, sand, ^nd nearly all the trash from the
cotton, after it is ginned, adding from 1 to 2 cents per
I Ill Broad St.. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
I am now ottering to the people of Schley County the largest Stock >f Stoves,
Tin-ware, –c., ever brought to Columbus.
1 am sole agent for the celebrated
IRON WITCH STOVE
I sell the Lest Baker in the world: the
Othello Stove,
100,000 now in use.
Agent for tlie Southern Cane Mills and Copper Evaporators.
U. F. Everett, 1111 Broad st. Columbus, Ga.
H A. Gibson
Box MODI*; I'VIUNITUBK STOBF. 1145 Broad Street COLUMBUS, GA
Buys his
FURNITPRE
by the mmm SI
______
and mautactures his
Mattresses and Springs
pound to the value of the cottton. Guaranteed to plea.se
and pay.
ROLIN JEFFERSON
6jan. 1 90. 1041 Broad Street, Columhus, Ga.
S. A. CART KB. W. U. BHADLKV.
(~1 A "R T’TiTR. – BdrlAYUILiIEYff'.
t ATT t rp ) I 111
* u AND
11' I J LV* 1J Ijl/il lj It I
Fontaine Wareh< >use, (■ohimhus, (Jerog'ia.
Mr. (’Ins. H. Allen, will again represent us on the streets as buyer, and will
his old reputation for
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A Specialty as we propose to aid the Farmers in tlieir fight {against • Trusts
and Combines.”
Special attention given to the Stokagk and Sale] of cotton, and Li l»eral ad
vances made on all consignments.
A Share of your business solicited. Faitlifully Yours,
Carter – Bradley.