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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. 4 Leather railway brakes are coming. Laundry irons are heated by elec¬ tricity. Cannon projectiles have been photo¬ graphed. San Francisco has 3000 miles of tele¬ phone wires that are to be replaced by cables in underground conduits. A new metallic crosstie has been in¬ vented by a railroad man who was for mely an employe of the Pennsylvania road. One dollar a minute is the charge for using the new London-Paris telephone line. This is about double the rate charged for a similar distance in this country. A Limoges (France) firm of porcelain makers have substituted petroleum for wood in firing their wares, and not only find that it produces better results but cheapens the cost. The Mexican Government has been ex¬ perimenting witli a machine and process for degumming and cleaning ramie fibre, the capacity of the machine being tons of fibre per day, at a cost of about 4 7-10 cents per pound. The harbor authorities of Southamp¬ ton, England, the great mail port, have decided to adopt elastic cranes for the unloading of vessels, on account of the greater rapidity with which they will en¬ able work to be performed. A new appliance weighing only a few pounds enables cloth dealers and others to measure fabrics while rolling or block¬ ing them. The cloth passes over and under a set of four rollers, the last of which actuates a counter, which tells the number of yards paid out. It has been concluded that for any constant volume the specific heat, whether at constant volume or at con¬ stant pressure, decreases to a limiting value with rise of temperature and sub¬ sequently increases, and that the smallei the volume the more rapid the change of temperature. An eight-inch well, which is being sunk near Wheeling, W. Va., iu a search for oil or gas, has reached, after several months of boring, a depth of 4100 feet. Both oil and gas have been struck throughout in paying quantities, "veins of gold and layers of good quartz, iron and numerous other minerals have been passed through. The Lower House of the Prussian Diet has voted $40,000 for the establish¬ ment of the Koch Institute. Professor Virchow opposed the grant. He strongly denounced the treatment of consumptives with Koch’s lymph. He declared it had proved a failure. He warned the doctors that they ran great risk in persisting to treat patients with Doctor Koch's lymph. The consumption of sawdust and shavings in sawmills effects a great econ¬ omy in fuel. While sawdust is easily handled, the larger chips from planers are not so readily disposed of, and are often so bulky that if manipulated in the ordinary way much labor is entailed. An ingenious mode of overcoming this difficulty has been introduced, consist¬ ing of a system of ventilation and boiler¬ firing that removes all the chips and dust from the machines, transports them to a special building and thence carries a supply to the boilers. The whole sys¬ tem is entirely automatic, and is under simple and perfect control. Rain-making. Charles E. Powers, of Delavan, Wis., is working away at the theory of making rain by firing cannon or otherwise pro¬ ducing explosions. He maintains that concussions of the air cause rain and de¬ clares that after every great battle during the last 100 years there have been cop¬ ious rainfalls. Even on the arid plains of the Rio Grande during the Mexican war there was no exception to the rule. Through the efforts of Ex-Senator Far well, Congress was induced to appropri¬ ate $9000 to be used in making experi¬ ments. These will be tried in Western Kansas under the direction of Colonel Dyrenfurth. Balloons will be charged with an explosive mixture of oxygen and hydrogen and exploded at consider¬ able elevation by means of a wire and an electric battery and simultaneous explo¬ sions of charges of dynamite will be made on the ground. If the plan succeeds, it will be a great boon to much of the Northwest; but it seems doubtful whether any amount of explosion will succeed in knocking water out of air that has no water to speak of in it— which is the real trouble iu most places subject to drought .—New Orleans Picayune. Blue Cranes Nest iu the Willow. Along the sloughs near Buena Vista Lake there are, just "at this time, multi¬ tudes of blue cranes sitting on nests of eggs. The eggs are about equal in size to those of a turkey, if blueish tint and spotted. The crane invariably selects a willow tree, the lower part of which is under water—and there are abundance of such at this time of the year—as if its instinct taught it to guard against preda¬ tory land animals. In the topmost limb it builds of sticks a loosely woven nest, about eighteen inches in diameter, and in that it composes its long legs and curious body to the patient duty of hatch¬ ing out the twin eggs. Does anyone know how long it takes for crane chicks to appear ?—Kern County (Cal.) Enter prihe. Motherhood is woman’s throne. The Resurrection Bone. It is said in the Imef details of Emma Abbott’s cremation lites, that the sweet singer was reduced to two or three pounds silver of ashes, which were preserved in a vase. Now, it is well known that a two, or even four, hours’ incineration does not totally consume the bones, and there is always a mass of these left, which are thrown away as refuse. is Among these human bones is one which believed to be impervious to death or decay. It is a small bone, part of the backbone, and is called “Luz.” It is said thut a learned rabbi demonstrated to the Emperor Adrian that water would not steep it, fire would not burn it, a mill could not grind it, nor could any hammer break it. This resurrection bone is supposed by many to be the nucleus of the immortal body. Hudibras wrote: “All th’ other members shall, they say, Spring out of this as from a seed.” The question arises, would not it be more in keeping with the importance of in mortuary the rights to have the bones buried cemetery lot, while the ashes find their repose in the silver urn, and may be retained in the household? Even a idea.—[Detroit superstition has weight in favor of an Free Press. The Production of Rainfall. The last agricultural appropriation act of Congress contained an appropriation of $7,000 to be used in experiments in the production of raiufall. The department at in Washington these is now about to embark experiments, having prepared to test practically the theory that heavy ex¬ plosions cause rainfall. A preliminary trial was made several days ago and a balloon sent up exploded with great vio¬ lence amid the clouds. Whether the hours downpour of rain which followed some after was caused by the explosion remains to be determined, and the de¬ partment will try the experiment on a large scale to test the efficacy of this means of breaking summer droughts. He Didn’t Wait. Tramp—“Please, mum, I’m starving. Won’t you let me have a postage stamp to lick?” Experienced Housekeeper — finishing “Why, certainly. My husbaud is just a letter to John L. Sullivan, offering to fight him anywhere, at auy time, for $10,000 a side, Marquis of Queensbury rules. Wait until he is through, aDd perhaps he’ll let you put the stamp on.” Tramp (hastily departing)—“Thankee kindly, nnim, but maybe lean git a stamp at the next house without waiting.”— i Street & Smith's Good News. The Great Cramp Reliever. Kind Lady (in dress-making establish¬ ment)—“Do you not become vc-ry tired sitting here sewing all day ? I should think you’d become all cramped up.” Sewing Girl—“Yes, ma’am, but I get rested standing iu the elevated cars going home.”—New York Weekly. To Dispel Colds, Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the system effectually, yet gently, when costive or bili¬ ous, or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently cure habitual constipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, use Syrup of Figs. The they trouble is that so few men are as good as think their neighbors should be. Brown’s Iron Bitters cures Debility. Dyspepsia, Gives Ma¬ laria, Biliousness and General Strength, aids Digestion, The tones the for nerves— Nursing creates Mothers, appetite. weak best and children. tonic women A man’s idea of being good to a woman is to give her opportunities to be good to him. How’s This f We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, the last have known F. him J. Chene’-for perfectly 15 years, aud believe honorable in all business transac¬ tions, and financially able to carry out auy ob¬ ligations made by their Vv firm. West & Tkuax, holesale Druggists, Tole¬ do, O. Warding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act¬ ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur¬ faces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by ail druggists. Van Winkle Gin and Machinery Co., Atlan¬ ta, Ga., manufacture Cotton Gins, Oil Feeders, Condensers, Presses, Cotton-Seed Mills, Ice Machinery, shafting. Write Pulleys, for prices Tanks, and Pumps, disc’ts. Wind-Mills, Etc. FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day’s use. Marvelous cures. Treatise Arch and $2 trial let tie free. Dr. Kline. 931 St.. Phila., Pa. Weak and Weary In early summer the warmer weather Is espe¬ cially weakening and enervating, and “that tired feeling” Is very prevalent. The great benefit which people at this season derive from Hood’s Sarsapa¬ rilla proves that this medicine “makes the weak strong.” It does not act like a stimulant, Impart¬ ing fictitious strength, but Hood’s Sarsaparilla builds up in a perfectly natural way all the weak¬ ened parts, purifies the blood, creates an appetite. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by ail druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only byo. LHOOD & GO., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar SMITH’S WORM OIL Fox* "Worms IS A SAFE AND SURE REMEDY. Sold Everywhere. 25 Cents. ■ ■ || I ■ ABOUT East Tennessee's FINE J1|_I CLIMATE and Grkat Rksocrcss in Wa.Be KNOXVILLE SENTINEL; 91 dally 1 mo., 50c.; weekly 1 year, ; samples 5c. cinv *sftsw’srtarBe Bed Water in a Tunnel. When workmen were engaged in the tunnel of the Daniel Webster mine at j Virginia City, Nev., at a depth of 800 I feet beneath the surface, they struck a “flow” of water of very strange character, l't boiled up through the floor of the mine, aud in the flickering light made by the miners lamps presented an almost blood-red appearance. After flowing for a few yards down the floor of the tunnel it was again swallowed up by a crack or seam; not, however, until it had turned to a dark blue color and had begun to smell like creosote. Miners who tasted it said it was the most disagreeable dose they had ever taken in their lives. On the skin it left dark brown stains; sam¬ ples of it taken from the first opening, bottled and sent to the surface had a rich burned sienna color. Exposure to light had the same effect upqn it that air had —turned it to a dark blue color. —[St. Louis Republic. Prison Statistics. In 1890 there were 27.88 per cent more convicts than in 1880. This shows that the number of convicts ha9 increased 2.42 per cent faster in a decade than the pop¬ ulation. Of the 45,233 convicts in peni¬ tentiaries in the United States in 1890 the whites formed 67.53 per cent and the colored 32.47 cent. Of the 30,546 white convicts, the native born represented 75.60 per cent and the foreign born 23.79 per cent, while the place of birth of 69-100ths per cent was unknown. The men formed 96.1 per cent and the women 3.9 percent, showing 24.64 times as many male convicts as female. A Dog that Catches Suckers. Lost River Gap has a dog that pays for his keep by catching suckers for his mas ter, says the San Francisco Call. The intelligent canine catches the fish in fyis teeth and it is immediately a gone sucker, as with a toss of his head he flings it high and dry. Each sucker yields nearly a pint of oil, which sells readily at eighty cents to one dollar a gallon, so a dog that can catch a thousand or more in a season is worth owning. Safety Assured Mr. Winks (solemnly)—“A noted phy¬ sician says that deadly bacteria lurk in bank-notes, and many diseases, especially small-pox, are spread that way.” Mrs. Winks—“Mercy on us! Give me all you have, right off. I’ve been vacci¬ nated you know.”—Street & Smith’s Good News. Malaria cured and eradicated from the riches system the by blood, Brown’s Jron Bitters, which en¬ tones the nerves, aids diges¬ tion. Acts like a charm on persons in general ill health, giving new energy and strength. When a man fights in bis mind, he always comes out victorious:. You Ought To Know Tho continued use of mercury mixtures, poisons the system, brings on mercu rial rheumatism, and causes the bones to decay. The use of S. o. S., forces impurities from the blood, gives a good appetite and digestion, and builds up the whole human frame. Cood Advice. Three years ago I was compelled to throw ; place because of blood poison. Hot up my did Springs’ physicians and mercury me no l good. Through the advice of another I be¬ gan taking S. S. S., and to-day I am well and at work again. What more can I say for the medicine, except “go aud do likewise.” Jasper Nocht, Liberty, Tenn. BOOK ON BL00O 4 H D 8 KI fl DISEASES f IJ E E . The Swift Specific Co , Atlanta, Ga. it, Mild, RED EYE” TOgASSfL a Sweet CHEW. No HEARTBURN nor HEADACHE. Send 10 cents in Stamps tora SAM¬ PLE, BROS., if your Manufacturers, dealer does not Winston, KEEP IT. hi. TAYLOR C. m WASHINGTON, JOSEPH H.HUNTER, - D. C. 'iSTME. NOW r. TIKE. AUCTION SALE of LOTS at HIGH POINT, CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA. Thursday, Friday & Saturday, JULY 9 th, 10th and llth, 1891. High Point, the coming “Long Branch” of the South, surrounded by salt water, Atlantic ocean on the east Bide of it, has been beautifully laid out with Parks, wide streets and avenues, and is being made very at¬ tractive by improvements. Never before was Buchan opportunity offered for investing m L<ts for bummer and Winter Homes. Low excursion rates on all rad roa _ds to Brunswick and by boat to the Istand. Fornlats, circulars and further particulars, address High Point Cumberland I.U ndCo & c e Auctioneers. For Sale! SECOND-HAND TWO SAFES. Must be Sold! Cheap for Cash. Address JOHNSON, PARKER <fc CO., 013 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, Tenn. BTaS s S ii aud Whiskey Hahita n wnUll nuiw ■ HaM ng^ cured at home with WAauita, da. Office IW& Whitehall St AJO % ii «.nr m*o The hand of time deals lightly with a woman in perfect health. But all func¬ tional derangements and dis¬ orders peculiar to women leave their mark. You needn’t have them. Dr. Pierce’s Fa¬ vorite Prescription comes to your rescue as no other medi¬ cine can. It cures them. For periodical pains, prolapsus and other displacements, bearing down sensations, and all “fe¬ male complaints” and weak¬ nesses, it is a positive remedy. It is a powerful, restorative tonic and nervine, imparting strength in to the whole system general, and to the uterine organs and appendages in par¬ ticular. It keeps years from your face and figure—but adds years to your life. It’s giiar anteed to give satisfaction in every case. If it doesn’t, your money is returned. $8000 GIVE A/ AWAY THE CANADIAN AGRICULTURIST'S FOURTH GREAT HALF-YEARLY LITERARY COMPETITION! Closes Oct. 20,1891, when the following magnificent re¬ wards will be given to persons sending in the greatest num¬ ber of words made tip out of the letters iu the words “Home Magazine.” First reward, $1,500 in gold; 2nd, $1,000; 3rd, $500; 4th, $750 Grand Piano; 5th, $500 Organ; 6th, $300 Team of Pon¬ ies and Carriage; 7th, $150 Gent's Gold Watch; 8th, $100 Ladies’ Gold Watch; 50 prizes $25 each, China Tea Set, 50 Hunting Case Silver Watches, 100 Boy’s Silver prizes Watches $2 each, (all fully warranted), 25 prizes $10 each, 100 and 200 at $1 each, making a total of 569 splendid rewards, ranging from $1 up to $1,500. All prizes delivered free in U. S and Canada. The words must be constructed only from letters con¬ tained Foreign in the words “Home Magazine.” or obsolete words not allowed; neither will singular The and plurals of same word be allowed. words must be numbered 1, 2, 3, aud so on. to facilitate the awarding of prizes. The list containing the largest number of words will get Each first list prize, the he next second, and so on. subscription must The Cax accompanied by $1 for six month's to aw ax Agriculturist, one of the best illustrated Home Magazines in America. it-;?'This is NO LOTTERY—merit only will count. The reputation for fairness gained by The Agriculturist in the past is ample guarantee that this Competition will be conducted in like manner. Send 2c. stamp for full particulars, borough, Canada. to The Canadian ££ Cut this Aoeicultu advertisement r lst, Peter¬ -it out Inay not appear attaii^ His Mr. W. H. Hlnman, of Mount Vernon, IU., writes as follows; “One bottle of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.,) cured my son permanently of a stubborn case of blood poison that de¬ fied the best medical treatment available. I have recommended S. S. S., to others tor the blood troubles and diseases of the skin and have never known it to fail to cure in any case.” Is Life Worth Living? No—Not if Your Bowels are Out of Order. » TV, * X % % m WILL FIX YOU ALL RIGHT. Cures Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cramps, Summer Complaint and all Stomach Troubles of Man, Woman or Child. Take no substitute. It has no equal. Your druggist or merchant will order it for you. H STRICTLY HIGH GRAPE IN EVERY PARTICULAR. W Send six cents in stamps for our 100-page Illustrated Catalogue of ( Bicycle Catalogue FREE Guns ’ Rin<s ’ Revolvers, Sporting Goods ot All Kinds, etc. 1 JOHN P. LOVEL L AlBMB C O. ^-^BOS TO??, _MA SgJ ’ rw I 25CTS 25CTS I Best Cough Medicine. Recommended by Phy sicians. Cures where Children all else take fails. it without Pleasant objection. and agi-eeabl By druggists. e to the taste. I “German Syrup “ I have been a great Asthma. sufferer from Asth¬ ma and severe Colds every Winter, and last Fall my friends as well as myself thought and liecause of my feeble condition, great distress from constant cough¬ ing, and inability to raise any of the accumulated matter from my lungs, that my time was close at hand. When nearly worn out for want of sleep and rest, a friend recommend¬ ed me to try thy valuable medicine, Boschee’s German Gentle, Syrup. I am con¬ Refreshing fident it saved my life. Almost the first Sleep. dose gave me great relief and a gentle re¬ freshing sleep, such as I had not had for weeks. My cough began immedi¬ ately to loosen and pass away, and I found myself rapidly gaining pleased in health and weight. I am I to inform thee—unsolicited—that am in excellent health and do cer¬ tainly attribute it to thy Boschee’s German Syrup. C. B. Stickney, Picton, Ontario.’ @ u -v ■sAI/? o- N ** 1 11 •/ c & M. 1 ■ I The French Crown Jewels were distrib¬ uted and sold to the public; tboir peculiar cutting and shape enables one to easily recog¬ nize them. We have some of these jewels in stock, and will be pleased to exhibit them. In monds, Rubies, Pearls, by Opals, far the Sapphires largest stock and in Dia¬ we have the south, and quote the lowest prices for really J. tine P. stones. Don’t buy before seeing our Whitehall goods. Stevens & Bro., Jewelers, 47 St., Atlanta, Ga. Send tor catalogue. EWIS’ 98 % LYE B Powdered and Perfumed. H* (PATENTED.) mad®. Strongest and purest pSrftiiCit'd Lye elan* Makes the bed Soap in 20 minutes without boil¬ ing. It is tho best for softening pipes, water cleansing waste disinfecting sinks, closets,wash¬ ing bottles, paints, trees, etc. PENNA. SALT Phila., MFG. Fa. CO., '®l Gen. Agents, IT’S WONDERFUL, THE “NEW TREATMENT” FOR CATARRH. es a Bull Breath in live minutes. FREAKS UP A COLD IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. Cures Chronic Catarrh amt nil Diseases ot Throat and Nose. YOU EEALLY MUST INVESTIGATE, Send stamp for 32 page pamnhlet. HEALTH SUPPLY CO.. 71(1 Broadway, N.Y. HAIR Dli. DUVAL’S SUPERFLUOUS HAIR DESTROYER ON THE Approved by eminent physicians. A FRENCH preparation yuaranteed UPS, harmless to the tkin and free tram poi¬ sonous fails drugs; highly perfumed; never FACE, to permanently remove the hair; put up In plain packets in i ho form of a sealed letter. Pries,!SI. 00 per packet. Sold'ey Druggists. We will send it by ARMS. maii KA on CO receipt P. O. of price. Box 3253, THE N. Y. UU City. ItE a? //^)SMITHDEAL« practical y.Gucd*?z&dd> § S lSSJiipSS*’ 4 COLLEGE. Richmond, Va. A. N. U....... .......Twenty-Sevi n, ’91