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Light on a Famous Forgery
Story 8hows 8tephen French Wai
Innocent In Bogut Proxy Incident
Which Had Much to Do With
Cleveland' Elevat on.
It was In 1882 that the name of
rover Cleveland first became a
loustihold one throughout the country,
.n that year he wai elected governor
jf New York over Charles J. Folger
by a plurality of nearly two hundred
thousand. Two years later he was
presidentelect, his seconl phenome
nal elective victory resulting directly
from his first, which was due In no
small measure to the famous forged
telegram of 1882.
That telegram cropped up when the
Republican state convention was
lathering to select its gubernatorial
candidate. A desperate struggle was
under way to secure control of the
convention through Its organization
by the state committee. The friends
af President Arthur were backing his
secretary of the treasury, Mr. Fol
jer, for the nomination. At the height
f the battle Stephen V. French, a
personal friend of the president, ap
peared before the state committee
holding a telegraphic proxy which en
titled him to serve In place of Wil
liam H. Robertson, collector of the
port of New York. This proxy de
termined the control of the conven
tion and assured the rominatlon of
Folger.
But Folger had not been nominated
many hours before Collector Robert
ion was out with a statement de
nouncing as a forgery the proxy pre
lented by Mr. French. Instantly the
telegram became a powerful Issue In
the campaign, helping materially to
defeat Folger. And as for French,
though ho denied forging It, he be
came known far and wide derisively
is "Proxy" French, he became an out
east, almost, and at last died practical-1
!y unknown.
Now, nearly twenty-eight years aft
ir the forged telegram, which helped
to shake great events, was sprung, I
am able to offer some hitherto un
published evidence In support of Mr.
French's declaration that he did not
forge the telegram, that he was made
to suffer innocently. My authority in
3en. Howard 8. Carroll, who was Re
publican candidate for congressman-at-large
in 1882, and is today the head of
one of the big shipping Interests of
New York harbor.
"Mr. French and I had connecting
rooms in the hotel at which we were
ttopplng for tbe convention," said Gen.
Carroll, "We were warm personal
First White Women in China
Sreeted With Astonishment and Curl
oslty, They Were Finally Ordered
Back to Their Ship as Most
Undesirable "Foreign Devils."
Betn Low, who is known in na-
llonal education circles as a former ly deported.
president of Columbia university, in "At once assurances were given the
national philanthropic circles as a authorities that the two ladies had no
siaker of numerous munificent gifts, intention of interfering In any way
tnd in politics aa a former mayor of with Chinese customs; that they had
View York city, and also of Brooklyn simply come to China on a ship of
when the latter was an independent their relatives as travelers anxious to
:lty, was one of a company of gentle- see strange lands,
nen who had met to discuss the twen- "The explanation did not make the
Sieth century industrial and commer- slightest difference; in fact, the ruling
ilal awakening of China. Mr. Low's classes insisted more strongly than
father, the late A. A. Low, gained his before that the ladles should be de
creet fortune and established a world- porter". At last, the authorities pro-
wide reputation as a merchant,
through the great commerce estab -
Wished by hi house with China. He
was owner of some of the clipper
Ihips which made America famous on
the seas sixty odd years ago. until the vessel sailed, an edict would
Of the men who met with Mr. Low be issued which would permanently
Ihere were several who bad recently prohibit any further commercial rela
been in China, and thye told from per- tlons of any sort with the firm of A.
lonal knowlcdgs of the great changes A. Low & Co.
taking place in the empire, and par- "The merchants knew that the rul
ticularly of the new and friendly attl- lng classes meant what they said;
" tude towards foreigners on the part the officers of the vessel likewise
9f the ruling classes. knew that the authorities were in
'The change towards foreigners has, dead earnest, and with neither officers
Indeed, been most marked," said Mr. nor ' merchants anxious to have the
Low. "The anecdote of the first worn- threatened edict issued, the ladles
n of American birth and training were at once escorted back to their
and. also, I think, the firBt white worn- quarters aboard shin and kent thr
cn of any nation to put foot upon
Chinese soil proves that. One of these
ladles was an aunt of mine, a sister
Df my father, and the other was a
Dear relative of hers, and younger.
Their adventure in China, I believe. Is
sot generally known.
"These ladles took paHsage for Chi
na upon one of my father's clippers.
Dn reaching port they went ashore,
tnd were at onco tho objects of the
itmost astonishment and curiosity.
Merchant Has Proper Idea
doesn't Like the Way Dig City Storo
1 Are Run and Tell3
Why.
The summer visitor In n Kinnil aciv
port town was aiiifiztd and u mused nt
the assortment of merchandise din
played in the littl etor ut the head
of the wharf.
The showcase v.-as devoted to an as
sortment of candy nt nns tnd ami a
lot of cigars and tobacco at tbe other
end, and no b-iirler between. Next to
the showcase Hoed a motor engine
valued at fccvrrnl hundred dollars.
Thinking to iilenp.e ti.e proprietor,
snys the Youth's Ccmparlon, (he vis
itor remarked ihnt rven the large de
partment storcn in lloston could not
toast of such a ccl't-rtioii.
, "Well," he said. "I iiiti 1 ;iplng them
teres, 1 ran ti ll you I aim to keep
w bat my fulk V. I:n a man
wants an enr.-in- i..r lu't tie wants
It, and if fSh ate running
can't wall ' r io I'urtltuid
friends, and we sr-t hp quite late the
evening before the convention met,
chatting with politicians, and I think
It was about 2 o'clock In the morning
when wo went to bod. The situation
was then all In the air. Nobody could
tell how the convention would be or
ganized. "At ten o'clock the next morning,
there came a series of very loud
knocks upon Mr. French's door. They
awakened me, for the door between
our rooms was wide open; and as I
looked at my watch to find out the
time I lieard Mr. French growling;
sleepily because he had been dis
turbed. But the ball boy shouted
over the transom: It's a telegram
for you, Mr. French.' So he arose,
opened the door and took the tele
gram. "I heard him teir open the envelope,
and, an instant later, heard hlin utter
u very excited exclamation or sur
prise, which sounded suspiciously like:
'Well, I'll be damned" Then he came
hurrying into my room. 'Here, How
ard,' he said exnit-dly. 'I wish you
would look at this.'
He handed me the telegram and I
read that he had been authorized by
Collector Robertson to act as his
Saved99 Mark
Famous Humorist, Having Lost His
Taste for Good Tobacco, 8ought
and Found the Worst Cigar In
All His Life In New York.
One morning in the late eighties I
met Mark Twain in the office of a mu
tual friend.
"I am come to see you on an errand
of mercy," he said, aa he shook hands.
"You can save my life. You must
have observed my distraction, because
I have appeared upon the streets these
mornings wearing my somewhat rusty
silk hat and a sack coat. I have been
told that this Is a highly improper
thing to do in New York, and. while
I am a temporary sojourner here, I am
anxious to observe the proprieties.
I saw that behind this jesting Mark
Twain had a real purpose in mind,
and in a moment or two "he revealed
It.
"My friends for some years now
have remarked that I am an Inveterate
consumer of tobacco," he said. "That
is true, but my habits with regard to
tobacco have changed. 1 have no
doubt that you will say, when I have
AlmoBt as speedily, too, there came
mutterlngs agalist the two women,
not so much from the. merchants as
from the ruling classes, who insisted
to the ship's officers that the 'foreign
devils,' as the authorities described
the amiable ladles, should be InBtant-
I nounced sentence, so to speak. They
1 sent word to all the native merchants
I that unless the two American women
1 were at once placed on board ship and
kept there, and from off Chinese soil. ,
until after the vessel had cleared the
harbor and all danger was past of
disturbing largo commercial relations
that were profitable alike to China
and America. r t
"That, gentlemen, was the China of
18-10 and thereabouts."
(Copyright, 1910. by K. J. Edwards.)
Aviators should look down and spec
tators look up, while everybody should
look out.
Hnston for It. lie wnnts It when be
tees, then nnd there."
Alter a little pans., he continued: "I
fon t like the wny they do business in
Hum btR stores, anway. Why. when
J-nu go Into h store up to Huston the
first thing you know souu-body aaki
you what you want.
"Now, I never do anything like that.
lr a man conirs intd my plHce I pass
the time o' day and ask him to set.
nnd after he's et and talked a while
u i:e wants anythlns he'll tell roe. I
never pester a man to buy. Maybe he
ain't come to buy; maybe he's coma
to talk."
That "Hobble" Skirt.
As woman once upon a time in
dulged hcrtelt In the apparently ulti
mate foolIfhnesB of tbe hoopbklrt so
today she seems determined to indulge
herself in the mrely extreme silliness
of the "hobble" skirt, inevitably the
"hobble" skirt MuM be freakish f&ah-
he
or I lor.' concluding word. It la the limit
proxy in the state committee meeting.
The telegram was signed 'William H.
Robertson.'
"As we stood there discussing the
telegram, the only thing that oc
curred to us was that Jud-;e Robertson
was getting ready to resume friendly
relations with the Arthur administra
tion, anJ that this was bis way of
showing it. We never doubted the
good faith of the telegram, which
French showed after breakfast to vari
ous Republican leaders, and after
wards presented to the state commit
tee as his authority to act for Mr.
Robertson. There wasn't a person
who saw it who doubted 1U authen
ticity. "When the word did come that the
telegram had been forged poor French
was thunderstruck. 'It will ruin me
politically; no one will believe
that I did not put up the Job myself,'
he said to me, adding, prophetically,
'It will make a martyr of me.' It did
poor French, with ..is broken heart,
dying a few yeafrs later 'unhonored
and unsung.'
"Personally, I consider that my
proof of his innocence of the forgery
Is complete; I know that Stephen
V. French never atnt himself that
forged telegram. Bu'. who did send
it will probably remain forever an un
solved mystery of American politics."
(Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards.)'
Twain's Life
explained to you what my present pur
pose is, that my taste has deterio
rated, but I do not so regard it.
"Let me teH you briefly the history
of my personal relation to tobacco. It
began, I think, when I was a lad, and
took the form of a quid, which I be
came an expert iu tucking under my
tongue. Afterwards I learned the de
lights of the pipe, and I suppose there
was no other youngster of my age who
could more deftly cut plug tobacco so
as to make It available for pipe-smoking.
Well, time runs on, and there came
a time when I was able to gratify one
of my youthful ambitions I could buy
the choicest Havana cigars without
seriously interfering with my income.
I smoked a good many, changing off
from the Havana cigars to the pipe in
the course of a day's smoking.
'At last it occurred to me that some
thing was lacking in the Havana cigar.
It did not quite fulfill my youthful an
ticipations. I experimented. I bought
what was called a seed leaf cigar with
a Connecticut wrapper. After awhile I
became satiated of these and I
searched for something else. The
Pittsburg stogie was recommended to
me. It certainly had the merit of
cheapness, if that be a merit in tobac
co, and I experimented with the stogie.
Then, once more, I changed off, so that
I might acquire the subtle? flavor of
the Wheeling toby. Now that has
palled, and I have been looking around
New York in the hope of finding cigars
which would seem to most people vile,
but which, I am sure, would be am
brosial to me. I can't find any. They
have put Into my hands some of those
little things that cost ten cents a box,
but they are a delusion. I would soon
er smoke sweet fern cigarettes.
"So I want to know if you can direct
mo to an honest tobacco merchant
who will tell me what is the worst
cigar in the New York market, ex
cepting those made for Chinese con
sumption I want real tobacco and
if you will do this, and I find the man
is as good as his word, I will guaran
tee him a regular market for a fair
amount of his clgart."
I saw Mark Twain was really in
earnest, and, after making some in
quiry took him to a tobacco dealer
who I knew would tell the truth; who,
If a cigar was bad, would boldly say
so. I Introduced tbe humorist to this
man, explaining our errand, and he
produced what he called the very
worst cigars he had ever had in his
shop. He let Mark Twain experiment
with one, then and there. The test
was satisfactory.
"This is. after all, the real thing,"
exclaimed Mark, with delight. "I will
now negotiate for a box of them so
that I may be sure of having them
handy when I want them.
A few minutes later, with a hundred
of those awful affairs tucked fondly
under his arm, with one of them scent
ing up the whole neighborhood from
its position between his lips, and with
the parting assertion that he had dls
covered that the "worst cigars, so-
called, are the best for me, after all,'
Mark Twain went happily to his
home. And I afterwards learned that
for some months he was a steady pur
chaser of those cigars.
(Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
of ugliness, coupled with exclusive at
tributes of awkwardness. To say that
woman possibly may contrive to
bo comfortable in a "hobble" skirt is
to say thut which so palpably false
that It could not deceive the most
credulous of mortals. To say that a
woman possibly may suspect that she
wears a "hobble" skirt to the en
hancement of her personal appearance
Is to Blur her Intelligence in a manner
that could not btt considered either
gentlemanly or gallant. She knows
that she Is outlandtshly garbed when
she comes forth bedecked with "hob
ble" skirt attachments. Those wom
en wno wear mem merely wear
them becauso they feel that a fashion,
no matter how ridiculous, must be fol
lowed, regardless. Washington Star. .
Its Nature.
"There are stunning effects la that
play."
"No wonder; they are done with
lectrictty."
Health Conditions Improve.
Health conditions at Panama con-,
tinue to Improve
Chat on Interesting Topics of Many Kinds, by
a Recognized Authority
i A New Game of Characters.
The hostess told us that the an
swers to the questions on our papers
were all well-known personages in
history, politics, literature and art;
ancient and modern. The Initial let
ters begin words that give a clue to
identity. A certain time is allotted
for discovering and putting down the
full names. A prize is awarded for
the best list. Have the slips type
written with spaces left below each
question.
America's Liberator (Abraham Lincoln).
His Union's Guardian (Hiram Ulysses
Grant).
Governed Wisely (George Washington).
Won Santiago's Slog ( Wlnneld Scott
Schley).
Waa Martyred (William McKlnley).
Governed Cautlouily (Grover Cleveland).
The Roughrlder (Theodore Roosevelt).
Overcame Bonaparte (Otto Bismarck).
Waa Ever Great (William Ewart Glad
atone). Eccentric And Poetic (Edsar Allan Poe).
Oh What Humor (Oliver Wendell
Holmee).
Renowned With Kssays (Ralph Waldo
Emerson).
Merry Tramp (Mark Twain).
Jolly Keen Joker (Jerome K. Jerome).
A Cunning Detective (A. Conan Doyle).
Wliard Story-teller I Walter Scott).
Suffrage Before All (Susan B. Anthony).
For Every Woman (Krancea E. Wlllard).
The Astonishing Electrician (Thotnai A.
Edlaon).
Amiable Crnesu (Andrew Carnegie).
Inimitable pianist (Ignore Paderewakl).
Mighty Artist (Michael Angr-lo).
Wonderful Sapience (Wm. Shakeapeare).
Admired Poet (Alex. Pope.)
Ruatlc Bard (Robert Burns).
Terrible Complalner (Thoa. Carlyle).
Clever Delineator (Charlea Dickens).
Jamous Dtlrky UYcd k Douglass).
Original, Witty, Humorous (O. W.
Holmes).
Rabid IconoclaHt (Robert tngeraoll).
Voluminous Humanist (Victor Hugo).
Racy. Humorous. Delightful (Richard
Harding Davis).
Rational Wlae Essays R. W. Emerson).
Readable Laatlng Stories (R. L. Steven
son). Weird Concocter (Wllkle Collins).
Creation Revealing Development (C. R.
Darwin).
Beguiling Traveler (Bayard Taylor).
Jubilant War Hymn (Julia Ward Howe).
Arthurian Troubadour (Alfred Tennyson).
Rejolcea Kids (Rudy.-ird Kipling).
He Made Search (H. M. Stanley).
His Words I.lng.-r (H. W. Ungfellow).
Wittily Delineating Humanity (W. D.
Howella).
Dresses
?!l HE dress at the left is for
a girl of fourteen to sixteen
vVvyl butcher blue linen; the
""Xs "klrt ,B close-fitting and is
trimmed at the lower edge by two
bands of darker-colored linen, or
striped linen would be smart.
The blouse is ono of the ever-favorite
one-pluce styles, with Claudine
cuffs and collar of plaited lawn.
Material required: 5 yards 48 Inches
wide
The second costume Is for a girl
from sixteen to eighteen years, nnd
might be curried out In Shantung,
casement cloth or linen; a wide panel
is taken down the front of the dress,
joined to the sides by a wrapped
seam, where it is trimmed with oval
Hand Run Lace.
Net luces run by hand are in good
style, and they mny'be copied even
without u definite lace pattern by us
ing some imply designed lace nnd
ri'irflitig l:i the ccttoi,. linen or silk
Hobs upon the net, ns m arly like the
orlri'i'al aa possible.
Also there Is a way to make your
own laco paMeriu. Any old piece
of luce uprend out upon a sheet of
mimilla, paper may be successfully
traced 'jy th'y fid o( pencil or tracing
wheel, or by laying bi t ween the two
a theet of carbon paper and thn care
fully deilain-; the carl.ou tracing with
a hard pencil. ,
Over this piiper pattern the net or
wide footing U basted and tho design
worked out In w hatever flossl s chosen.
"Silver thro.ida unions tho gold"
both of tbeso metallic strands upon
black or white produce excellent re
sults. Kook-and-Eye Hints.
" When sewing the hooks and eyes
nn the placket of a skirt, sew one pair
at the very bottom, faU'h them and
Few More Copious (F. M. Crawford).
IJttle Maids' Author (I M. Alcott).
English Critic Scholar (E. C. BtedmanV
England'! Bright Bard (E. B. Browning).
Brilliantly Nonsensical (Bill Nye).
Preached Beautifully (Phillips Brooks).
An Experience Party.
The invitations for this novel affair
were given over the telephone, with
out which how did we ever live, mov
and have our being? The hostesi
asked each of her twelve guests tc
come prepared to tell in five minute
some incident of their summer. Most
of them had been on various vacation
trips. In this wayan hour's enter
tainment was delightfully furnished.
Then there was a reading that lasted
SO minutes given by a friend who was
good enough to share some of her un
published stories. The place card
laid on the tables spread on the porch
were all foreign scenes collected by
the hostess. Delicious sandwich rolls
were served, iced coffee, olives, salted
nuts and bonbons.
A Magazine Game.
Some time ago the lequest came foi
a repetition of a certain magazint
guessing contest. This one was sent
by a Chicago readur and I hope will
be what is needed.
1. One hundred years (Century).
Santa Clatis (St. Nicholas). 3. An ancient
minstrel (Hamers). i. A public place In
Rome (Forum). !. An early New England
settler (the Puritan). S. Veracity (Truth).
7 One who sketches (The Delineator). 8.
A tinted falrv (Puck). 9. A large body of
wnter ( Atlantic). 10. The sailor's hoodoo
(The Black Cat). 11. A dispenser of Jus
tice (Judge). 12. A prospect (The Out
lonUV 13. What wo till cling to (Life). 14.
A planet (The World). 15. A cltlxen of the
world (Cosmopolitan). 16. A show ground
(Arena). 17. A boy's Jackknlfe (Youth's
Companion). IS. Part of a rope (The
Strand). 19. A child nt night (Wide
Awake). 20. Hash (Review of Reviews).
MADAME MKRKI.
Leather and Plush.
A pretty cardease seen recently was
of brown oor.e leather, with a design
cut out so as to show the burnt
orange plusli lining. This would be
equally pretty with velvet Instead of
plush, and Is a welcome relief from
the everlasting silver.
for Girls
.kT :
V'-
buttons and loops of braid; tbe sides
and back of skirt ii:e then cut with
a corselet slip and tucked five times
at the foot; the hem gives the ap
pearance of a sixth tuck.
Lawn or soft silk Is used for the
under-slip, which has the sleeves set
to deep embroidery cuffs; a Peter
Pan collar Is also made of this, and
the collar Is of tucked lawn.
Hat of fine straw' lined with black
and trimmed with a rose.
Materials required: 7 yards 40
Hnches w ide, 1V4 yard cord, 1 dozen
buttons. yard embroidery, 1 yard
lawn 42 inches wide.
An exquisite Chantllly scarf for eve
nliw; wear has some of the designs
outlined with gold thread.
crutih them flat. This will keep the
pluektt from ever tearing or ripping
at tho end.
On a whbIi ilreHs. the eyes should be
sewed on the upper flap and the hooks
on the lower, instead of the usual
fiishion. The top flan can theu be
Ironed flak,wlthout the little lumps
let t by ironing over hooks.
In working In heavy materials, alter
nate the htk3 and t-yep, first an eye
and then a hook on ono flap, with firBt
a hook n.id then an eye on the other.
This method will hold the dress shut
aivd save you from much discomfort
and embarrassment.
Work Apron to Make.
When you have a new tub areas
made for house wear, get enough ma
terial to make a work apron of what
is left over. Then you will always
be presentable should an emergency
arise. Besides, the apron will fade
with the dress, and will come lr
handy for mending later on. Always
have it washed at the name time aa
the dress
t Mm
If M
it
issaf l i f
M0N
STEAM TURBINES ARE SIMPLE
Wall-Known Objections to Their Em
ployment for Direct Driving of
Low Propellers.
Steam turbines are simple and can
make effective use of heat energy in
steam down to very low pressure.
Moreover, they have a very fair effi
ciency over the whole range of pres
sure say from 200 pounds per square
inch, absolute, to one pound per square
inch, absolute, says Cassler's Maga
cine. There are, however, well-known ob
jections to the employment of steam
turblneB acting alone for the direct
driving ef the propellers of low-speed
vessels, especially vessels of small or
moderate size where the power re
quired is rot great. For cargo boats,
where the power of the engines is not
moie than 2,000 indicated horsepower
and the speed less than 11 knots, the
direct-drive turbine is particularly un
suitable. The unsuitabillty of the turbine lies
in the fact that its desirable speed of
rotation is far removed from the de
sirable speed of rotation of the pro
peller. To overcome this difficulty
three schemes have been proposed and
to a certain extent tried, whereby the
propeller can rotate at a lower speed
than the turbine. These schemes re
spectlvely involve:
1. Mechanical gearing.
2. Electric transmission of power.
3. Hydraulic transmission of power,
The mechanical gearing scheme,
which at present looks the most prom'
lslng of the three for cargo boat use,
will be first considered.
CLIP FOR THE LEMON .SLICE
Neat and Effective Table Fixture of
New Design Prevents Soiling
Finger Tips.
Lemon has almost entirely taken
the place of vinegar as a condiment,
and the little slices appear on the
table almost universally for use on the
oysters, fish and salad. For conven
lence in handling the slices and ob
talning the Juice without the necessity
of soiling the fingers the clip shown
Clip for the Lemon Slice.
herewith has been devised as one of
the adjuncts of a carefully laid table.
The lemon slice is secured between
its spreading ends and is retained
there by a point on each side. A
slight pressure acts on the slice of
lemon and releases the juice.
CRIB AND TABLE COMBINED
Useful and Simple Device for Sick
Child Attachment Is Adjustable
No Tool Needed.
The table and crib attachment
shown In these Illustrations was re
cently patented by a Lakewood, Fla.,
inventor, who believes his device will
fill a much required need, says Popu
lar Mechanics. The drawings show
ing both the crib and table explain
themselves. The attachment is ad-
Crib and Table Combined.
justable and can be raised to any
height. No tool of any kind Is needed
to fasten it into position and it can
be slid back and forth as desired.
Salt River Flows Inland.
A current of water will flow back
and forth In a tide-water river, but on
the Island of Cephalonla near Greece,
is the curious phenomenon of a river
steadily flowing Inward from the Fea
and disappearing. All rivers naturally
flow towards the lower levels to the
sea and this carious Instance on the
inland in the Medl'errnnenn is not du
plicated anywhere eise in the world,
so far as is known.
The sea, which is almost tideless
enters the land at four points wbero
the coast is practically on a level with
the surface of the sea. These four
streams unite to form the little river
that flows inland until it finally disap
pear in the limestone rocks and sinks
into tho earth. The volume of the riv
er is too great to be removed by evap
oration, and tho question is where
loes It go?
Try It.
Scientists of Kurope have lately
been conducting experiments in the art
of breathing and as a result have dis
covered some interesting conclusions.
The theory is advanced that hjr abnor
mal control of the breathing powers,
tbe breath being held for an unusually
long time, a person may "ascend Into
the astral realn" and commune with
things higher up.
1
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IS
b, mis i
string and two pegs is very easy, and
the rule for finding the length of the
strings and the distance the pegs
should be apart is also simple. Draw
two straight lines, a b and c d, equal
to the two axes and bisecting each
other at right angles. Set off from c
half the length of the great axis at e
and f, which are the two focuses of
the ellipse. Take an endless string as
Drawing an Ellipse.
long as the three sides of. the tri
angle, c e f, fix two pins or nails in
the focuses, one at e and one at f,
lay the string around e and f, stretch
it with a pencil g, which then will de
scribe the desired ellipse.
TELESCOPE IS USED IN LUNG
New Invention With Searchlight Em
ployed to Locate Pin in Bronchial
Tubes of Patient.
By the use of a newly invented min
iature searchlight-telescope passed
down the windpipe and into the bron
chial tubes of a patient who had swal
lowed a shawl-pin, one of the sur
geons of King's bospittal of London,
Eng., was recently able to see the pin,
to remove it with forceps and to save
the life of the patient, who was ap
parently beyond human aid.
The instrument, called a broncho
scope, resembles a small bent tele
Fcope fitted with lenses at different
angles, and has a tiny electric light
which can be passed deep into the
lung. The day aftter the pin was
swallowed an X-ray examination show
ed its position beneath the sixth rib,
about an inch to the right of the
breastbone. The patient was chloro
formed and then a 20 per cent solu
tion of cocaine was sprayed over tht
larynx and windpipe. .The ttelescope
tube was then passed through the
mouth and larynx down the windpipe.
Peering down, fixed head downward.
in one of the branches of the wind
pipe at a distance of 13 inches from
the mouth.
A pair of very fine forceps on the
end of a long, flexible wire passed
down the hollow telescope tube was
then made to grasp the pin, and the
pin, forceps and tetlescope were then
withdrawn together. Within a few
hours the patient was able to return
to her home none the worse for an
accident which before the Invention of
the lung telescope would almost In
evitably have proved fatal.
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
Old-age Insurance Is compulsory in
Germany.
Germany and Austria together have
150 cooking schools.
A 400-pound halibut was recently
displayed in London.
Among the 4,002 public schools for
girls in Prussia there are 854 in which
no instruction in gymnastics is given.
In order to give the London police
man a day of rest each week it has
been necessary to add 1,500 men to
the force.
Fujiyama, the volcano that appears
in all Japanese pictures, is 12,365 feet
high and 10,000 pilgrims ascend it
every year.
Jeweled sunbursts In which one set
of rays is made to revolve over an
other by clockwork have been invent
ed by an Englishwoman.
A wire contrivance, patented by an
Illinois man, to lift a pie from an
oven, is designed to operate in such
a way that the edge of the crust will
not be broken.
A Scotch inventor has perfected a
sledlike machine which, when drawn
over a road, accurately records on a
paper covered cylinder all irregulari
ties in the road's surface.
According to a French authority the
custom of trailing Ivy on the sides of
buildings is injurious to either new or
old cut fetone wall, does not harm
brick wallB, and is a positive benefit
to old walls built of rubble.
In a new German Invention of value
to balloonlsts Illuminating gas is
forced through tubes maintained at a
high pressure. This separates out
most of the carbons and about dou
bles the buoyancy of the gas.
The Ideal Light.
The Society of Illuminating Engin
eers in England has lately discussed
the question of the best means of
avoiding glare from artificial lights. It
is beginning to be recognized that the
recent introduction of Intensely daz
zling points of light raises problems
In the solution of which the oculist
must take a hand. Two Ilerlln profes
sors urged in a communication to the
society the "advisability of imitating
daylight." The quality of daylight is
its diffusion, whereby the eye is saved
from injury. It has been estimated
thut. the diffused daylight from a clear
tkyHs about 60 per cent. -of the direct
sunlight. It is pointed out that the in
jurious eye effects of artificial lights
are not confined to the light centers,
but arise also from the glare reflected
from the surface of shining paper and
other bright objects.
Balloon Gas Bags.
Gas bags of modern balloons are
made of a cotton fabric, coated with
India rubber in the most careful man
ner, in order to assure perfect Imper
meability without sacrificing lightness.
For all large balloons, and especially
for dirigibles, two layers of cloth are
superposed and cemented together.
Tho outer sklu Is covered with India
rubber on one side only, but tbe inner
skin la coated on both sides. As India
rubber, even when vulcanized, is alter
ed by exposure to light, the canvas Is
colored yellow In order to arerst ths
violet and ultra-violet rays, which are
the most active
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