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Famous Political Blunder
How David Bennett Hill Tried to
Keep Judge Maynard Out of Con
test In Which He Was
Defeated.
WHEN tho standard biography of
David Bonnctt Hill, former Gov
ernor of New York and United
States senator, and once a leading can
didate for the Democratic presidential
nomination, Is written, It will contain
a letter which has now for 16 years
been kept In Governor Hill's safe In
Albany. It will be nn extraordinary
revelation with respect to a most dra
matic incident in Governor Hill's ca
rocr. It will put him In absolutely now
JIght upon a matter for which ho waB
subjected to tho severest criticism. In
order that there may be good under
standing of it, It will bo nocesBary to
repeat boiiio political history.
In tho last year of Hill's term as
govornor of Now York 1890 a very
closo election took placo In tho state.
For somo days there was doubt wheth
er or not tho Republicans had secured
a majority In tho stato sonato. In
any event, tho majority would bo a
very small one, possibly no greater
than ono voto.
Tho Issue at last centered upon
the election of a senator In Dutchess
county, of which Poughkoepsio Is tho
county seat. Thero wcro strong sus
picions that tho returnB had been tam
pered with, and that tho correct ro
turns would show that tho Republican
candldato for sonator had been elected.
Tho matter was taken to tho courts,
and Justlco Edgar M. Cullcn, now
chief Justice of tho Now York court of
appeals, and a Democrat, decided that
the Republican returns wore tho cor
rect ones, and Issued a mandamus to
tho stato canvassing board to accept
theso roturnB. Dut through what many
regarded as tho lnterforcnco of an
othor Justlco, Isaac II, Maynard, tho
returns thus mandamuscd wcro not
sent to tho stato canvassing board.
Instead, tho Democratic returns wer
sent, and of courso, theso being tho
only ones boforo tho stato board, thoy
wero compelled to declare tho Demo
cratic sonator elected. In that wny
tho Democratic party secured control
of tho senate, and Govornor Hill was
severely criticised becauso ho Boomed
to support Judgo Maynard, certainly
becauso ho did not, whon tho facts
Decamo known, tako action looking to-
Rounded Out His Career
resldent Arthur Wat Pleased to
Make Frank Hatton Happy by
Giving Him the Position of
Postmaster General.
IN tho latter part of President Ar
thur'c administration Prank Hatton
became postmactor general, thereby
gaining tho distinction of being tho
youngest cabinet officer slnco Alexan
der Hamilton; ho was only thirty-eight
when ho becamo a member of Ar
thur's offlclal family. A natlvo of
Ohio and tho son of a newspaper man,
ho sorved through tho civil war, at
taining tho rank of first lieutenant.
Thon ho moved to Iowa, took an ac
tive Interest In politics, and finally bo
camo editor-in-chlof of tho Burlington
Hawkeyo. In 1881 ho becamo assis
tant postmaster general, and after ha
left tho cabinet ho again becamo a
newspaper editor, first In Chicago and
thon of tho Washington Post. Ills
death occurred In 1894.
A fow days beforo Mrt Hatton's ap
pointment as postraastor gonoral was
sent to tho sonato President Arthur
received me ono morning at tho Whito
Houso. After wo had been talking
J&bQUt bait an hour ho glancod at tho
clock.
1 "I havo an appointment now with
Frank Hatton," ho explained. "I llko
Frank very much; ho has been a moBt
'competent assistant postmastor gen
eral. 1 hav boon told that out in
llowa ho Is looked upon as a very clov
or politician. I oxtiect to havo nn In.
tcrestlng talk with him. And after it
Is over I want to see you again."
Half an hour later I was once moro
wlth the president. I found him sign
ing oxecutlvo documents a largo pllo
of them had bean placed upon his
'desk. "Ho continued to sign whllu ho
'talked.
"Do you think Frank Hatton would
mako a good postmaster general?" the
president asked mo as soon as ho saw
tho door loading to tho outer unices
ihut.
Heroism Properly Recognized.
Tho death ot Commandant Duhous
Eot, which has just occurred in Franco,
nt the ago of 88, recalls one of the
many tragic Incidents of tho wnr In
1870. Tho Infantry had ovacuatod
tho vlllago of Froeschwlllor, over
whelmed by tho Prussian army. Du
houssot, In his flight, noticed Gonoral
Raoult, his commanding officer, lying
mortally wounded. Duhoussot ran to
the general, who said to hlra; "Loavo
mo, savo yourselves." "No, general,"
xopllod tho officer, "I remain with
you." Tho Prussian soldiers camo
up nnd with them was tho present
kaiser's father. Recognizing tho fall
en general, ho sympathized with him
nnd had him removed to tho sick
quarters, Turning to Duhoussot, ho
eald: "Commandant, I congratulate
you on your flno conduct in not aban
doning your general. You aro freo."
Overheard at the Theater.
"I wonder why the peoplo on tho
oor always applaud bo," sold the
jiame In tho proscenium box.
"They can see tho stage," explained
the other lady In tho box. "I tried It
oca, Just for a lark." Exchange,
lifesitertaiy
CJ htr Iff xtn
wnrds tho posBlblo Impeachment of
Maynard.
Tlireo yearn later tho stato of New
York was to elect a member of tho
highest court, and Judgo Maynard was
nominated by tho Democrats. It was
tho common Impression that Mr. Hill,
who at that, tlmo was United Stntes
senator, had forced tho nomination,
and when Judgo Maynard was beaten
by a hundred thousand majority, this
defeat was regarded all over tho
country as a criticism moro of Hill
than of Maynard.
Tho real facts aro now narrated for
tho first time, and thoy follow:
Senator Hill reported to somo of hlit
frlonds that Richard Croker had said
that Maynard, If nominated, could bo
elected. Tho frlonds replied: "Cro
kur Is mistaken; ho cannot be elect
ed." "I will mako further Investigation,"
said tho senator, "and having dono
that, I will consult with my colleaguo,
Sonator Murphy." Tho lattor bad
boon elected senator through tho cap
turo of tho Democratic legislature In
tho manner nbovo described.
Meeting his colleaguo In Washing
ton some tlmo later, Senator Hill
said: "Tho general Impression in
Now York Is that If wo nomlnato May
nard ho will bo defeated."
He Outwitted
How Congressman Belford of Colo
rado, Long Ignored by J. Warren
Kelfer, Finally Won Recogni
tion by Clever Ruse.
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NE of tho quaintest of tho per
sonalities who camo from tho re
moter west to Washington in tho
early eighties was James I). Delford of
Colorado.
For somo tlmo after ho carao to
congrt-HH JiwlKft Dolford waa silent,
being disposed to famlllarlzo himself
with tho proceedings of tho houso. At
last ho began to rlso regularly In hla
placo soon after tho session began
each noon and call In a booming
volco: "Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker!"
Soon tho regularity with which Judgo
Dolford nroso and bawled "Mr. Speak
er! " was a recognized Incident of tho
houso, and ono which occasioned
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I repllod that I hadn't tho slightest
doubt ot It, adding that tho appoint
ment would certainly bo a very popu
lar ono with tho nowspaper corre
spondents In Washington, of whom I
was ono.
"Frank Is very ambitious to servo
as postmaster gonoral," tho president
went on. "As you know, I havo
transferred General Gresham to tho
treasury depurlnient, and that leaves
a vacancy In tho postofflco department.
GrcBham told me that Frank Hatton
would regard his career as completo
If ho could servo as postmaster gen
oral, even though thnt sorvlco would
be only for a fow months."
Tho president paused In his work of
writing his slgnaturo and turned to
wards mo with a characteristic very
charming and kindly smile.
"Frank has been hero this morning
at my roquost. I saw during our con
versation that ho would bo overjoyed
If his uamo wcro added to tho list ot
tho country's postmaster generals.
You know, wo havo had qulto a num
bur of printers who havo served In
that offlco-BenJamlu Franklin, Amos
Kendall, Montgomery Blair and Thorn
as Li. James. I have hoard that Hor
aco aroolcy would havo bcon very
happy It ho had been appointed punt
.muster geuoral. Aud Frank Hatton 1b
a printer.
"Woll, I havo made up my mind to
appoint Frank Hntton to tho post. It
will not be a political nppolntmont;
It will bo In tho nature ot a personul
appointment, ono to glvo pleasure to
tho reclplont. And I never saw a
happier expression on a man's faco
than I did a little while ago when I
Intimated to Frank that If he would
accopt I would send lilt) uamu to tho
sonato for postmaster general."
(Copyright. 1910. by B J. Kdwmds. All
nights Iteservcd.)
Man We Admire.
Another man wo admlro Is tho ono
who can button a now collar and nt
tho snmo tlmo keep his tompor. To
poka Capital.
New French Rest Cure
Unique Institution Is Opened at Tou-
raine The Only Duty Enforced on
Patients Is to Sleep.
Tho Somnarlum Is tho nnmo of a
new fashionable rest euro establish
ment which has Just boon opened In
Tournlno, Franco. Tho only duty en
forced on patients thero Is to sleep.
On entering tho patients leave tho
outsldo world bohlud. All clothes worn
outsldo must b6 discarded for now
onos. Tho patients aro sufforors from
norvous depression, harmless manias,
loss of will power, loss of memory,
melancholia, dfunkonnoss, or Just
worry and a too busy Paris season.
Thoy loavo not only tholr clothes
but tholr naraos, behind on ontorlng.
They nasuuio tho namos given to tho
rooms thoy occupy, Thorooma nro
called after famous doctors, and tho
Inmato ot tho Charcot room, for In
stance, Is known only as M. or Mae,
Charcot
The practical arrangements oX the
J&y TEJLjEdtuatis
"Wo havo got to nomlnato hlnvand
In my opinion ho will bo elected," re
torted Murphy.
Again Hill mado an Investigation,
nnd becamo definitely satisfied that
Maynard would bo overwhelmingly
defeated. Ho therefore determined to
wrlto Maynard. The senator began
tho letter to Maynard by saying:
"I am about to wrlto a lottor which
v'lll give me mnr pnln than any I
hr -o written slnco I entered publlo
llfo. I am going to tell you frankly
thul In my opinion, In tho opinion of
practically tho entlro bar of New York
stato, and a majority of tho Democrat
ic leaders, you cannot bo olected. I
would thereforo suggest to you that
you, In somo discreet and satisfactory
way, make It known that you must not
bo considered as a candldato for tho
court of appeals bench."
Judgo Maynard received this letter
by mosscngor. In duo tlmo that mes
senger returned to Senator Hill with
this roply: "Judgo Maynard says that
he can afford to bo defeated by tho
people, but ho cannot afford to bo
humiliated by his party. Ho thero
foro will not withdraw, but will Insist
upon his nomination."
"Very well," roplled Sonator Hill.
"If ho Insists, I havo no doubt his
nomination will bo mado. Dut I am
afraid ho will regret It."
And regret his action Maynard sure
ly did.
Itlghts Reserved.)
(Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
the Speaker
much merrlmont.
Hut cry aloud as lie might, Judgo
Dolford failed to catch Speaker J.
Warren Kelfer's oyo for weeks; and
whon finally ho did gain recognition
of tho chair the manner in which ho
did so was published far and wide.
Hut tho explanation of how Judge
Dolford camo to employ tho mso that
led to his being recognized has hith
erto icmalned unpublished.
"That was a vory skillful ruso you
employed to compol tho speaker to
recognize you," I said to tho Colorudo
congressman.
"After tho first few times I had
failed to catch his oyo, I mado up my
mind thnt I would call 'Mr. Speaker!"
every day until tho end of congress
If I had to, In order to gain recogni
tion," suld Judge Delford. "I felt sure
that soner or later I would cntch tho
speaker's car and oyo. It v;as getting
to be a somowhat tlrcsomo repetition,
howovor, and finally I asked a friend
what clso I could do to gain my ob
ject. "His answer was that If I wanted
to bo recognized I should go to tho
speaker beforo a session began and
got him to promise to recognize mo,
elso tho speaker would 'see' congress
men all about and around mo with
out onco 'seeing' me. But I answered
thnt I'd bo hnnged If I'd go on my
knocs to tho speaker and bog as a
prlvllego what I should havo as a
right.
"Thon my friend suggested that tho
next tlmo I called 'Mr. Speaker!' I
announeo at tho same time that I
rose to a question of personal prlvl
lego; then tho speaker would bo com
pelled, under tho rules of tho houso,
to rccognlzo mo.
"Woll, that suggestion tickled mo,
so next morning Just nfter tho session
had begun I railed out, as you know,
at tho top of my volco, 'Mr. Speaker,
I rlso to a question of porsonal privi
lege.' That fetched him nt onco; ho
had to ask mo what tho question of
porsonal prlvllego was.
"Right thero I came protty near to
being Moored, for I hadn't prepared
myself with any quostlon of personal
privilege For a moment or two I
didn't know for tho llfo of mo what
to say, but. I got my wits back as
quickly as thoy hod gone, and I
shouted: 'Mr. Speaker, iilnco I havo
noon a member of thlB houso I have
annexed everything good, bad and
Indifferent thoro Is In Washington
excepting tho speaker's oyo. Now, I
hbu ror nn explanation ot why that
nlono has escaped mo.'
"I know tho next Instant thnt I had
triumphed. Everybody In tho houso
shouted with laughter; tho speaker
himself could hardly maintain a
gravo nppcaranco. I stood thero wait
ing for tho merrlmont to subside, nnd
when It was ovor tho spcakor said:
'Tho chair recognizes tho gentleman
from Colorado.' Thero was groat ap
plause. Then I offered my llttlo rcso
lutlon and took my scat."
After ho retired from congress
Judgo Helford becamo a mombor of
tho highest cgurt of Colorado, nnd
died some two years ago, groatly re
spected. (CopjrrlBht. 1810. l,y n. J. Kdwnrds. All
Wglits Reserved.)
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"".i.imiiuin wem judicious. All tho
rooms for patients In ncuto stages aro
painted indigo blue, a color thought
to bo soothing to nournsthoiilcs and
comforting to dipsomaniacs. When
the porlod of convalcscenco Is reached
patlonu aro removed to apartments
painted green, this color being still
and soothing nnd a tonic as well
For tho rest the only Imperative or
der Is sleep. If patlonts cannot oboy
and cannot sloop somniferous scents
aro waftod nbout the establishment
such as perfumes or jcardamon. hon
bane and myrrh.
Cai....I .. .
Savs Skirt Is Banltary.
Harry Furnoss, tho nrtlst, says that
tho "anklo skirt," as ho calls tho
harem skirt, is sensible and snnltary
and contrasts It with tho gorragathor
Ing dress that women havo been
wearing for many years. The nanio
ot tho dross has dono much to prej
dlco women against It, ho thinks.
HVYR7TT7 1 By edith b. lowry
I IV JlVilj nclmlor of ScUnr., r,rJul Nun.
- . PhjrtleUn end Surieon.
ft TT mr'j OTT.T' FormMlrSapirintmidenlofJefTeMonParlf"
lJ I I PC l I1I T ,n1 SouthClilciro Hotplulmnd Triinlo
JL 1 KJ XJi. IV-J Schooli for Nuret. Author of "ConGdnci
A Hook for Youni Cirlt. '
THE HOME NURSE.
"What Is everybody's business Is no
body's business " This Is especially
truo In cases of sickness In tho homos
whoro tho nursing, or caro of tho pa
tient, devolves upon tho members of
tho family. In such cases, whero sev
eral try to carry out tho physician's
orders, It often hnppens that somo or
ders aro neglected, each inmbr of
tho family bellovlng that these things
had been attended to by somo other
person.
Whenever thero Ib Illness In a homo
nnd It does not seom advisable for
various reasons, to employ a trained
nurse, ono person should bo selected
to tako chargo of tho patient, and this
person should receive all ordors from
tho physician and be responsible for
their fulfilment.
Tho chief requirements for one who
is to tako the part of tho nurso in a
home are neatness, quietness and an
ability to carry out tho physlclan'a
orders exactly.
In hor personal appearance, a nurso
must bo scrupulously clean and neat.
Her hair Bhould bo tastefully dress,ed
nnd freo from ornaments. Her hands
Should bo clean and well cared for. A
Toughened hand 1b vory annoying to
the patient. Tho nails should receive
especial attention and should bo filed
rather short. A nurso should not wear
any rings for they aro Hablo to catch
on tho clothing or tho patient's hair
and be annoying. Tho nurso'B dress
should bo of somo washable, cotton
material, soft enough not to rustle
when she walks. White aprons give a
neat and tidy appearance. Her shoes
should not bo too heavy, permitting
her to step noiselessly about tho room.
During tho twenty-four hours some
provisions should bo made for suffi
cient sleep and outdoor exercise for
tho nurso. She needs sovon or eight
hours' sleep and ono or two hours for
exorcise, besides tlmo In which to
dross, attend to her toilet require
ments and eat hor meals without hur
rying. A nurso who does not havo suf
ficient time for sleep and rest becomes
not only physically tired, but mentally
so exhausted that Bh" Is lncapablo of
giving proper urn to the patient or of
obsorving symptoms. For tho snko of
tho patient, bo suro that the nurse Is
not overworked. Sho can bo relieved
of her duties by somo other person.
At such times as sho Is away from her
patient, written orders for tho substi
tute should bo left nnd sho should
mako suro that the ono left In charge
understands tho directions.
Tho nurso nlwayn should speak In a
low, welVmodulatod volco that can bo
understood by tho patient without any
effort. She should novor spoak In
whispers or a low tono to a third per
son so the patient can hear tho voices
but cannot understand what Is being
said. A sick person Is very sensitive
etty Nightdresses
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lILifflaDM.
Tho stugo too, In n modified form,
Is to bo seen on the liner grado of
sllppors.
Toques of brocade, with puffed
crowns of plain satin, aro good for
tho early spring days. They nro trim
med with small aigrettes at ouo
side.
Peanut straw Is a name given to a
new coarso mesh straw which has tho
effect of wovon grass. Thoro aro nil
sorts of smart little hats In It.
Dresden gold nnd silver ribbon
edged with a narrow lino of plain col
ored satin mako a most attractlvo
trimming for tho frock vellod with
chiffon.
Many blouses aro showing designs in
beads or In a beaded effect, secured
by French knoU. Theso latest nro
vory new and are worked In silk or
heavy cotton and In contrasting colors.
Straw Jack Tar hats aro already In
.ho shops for boys, lntonded probably
(or tho llttlo tourists going south.
If it St ik
Tia. ". -"" . .. a
HaftKIOTES OTu
p
and whispering is annoying. The na
ture of tho Illness should not bo dis
cussed and nothing but tho kindest
things said boforo tho patient. A per
son who Is very ill Is lncapablo ol
earning on, or oven listening to, a
sustained conversation. In such a
caso, thoro should bo as llttlo con
versation as posslblo In tho room. As
tho ) atlent becomes convalescent, he
requires to bo entertained. A nursa
who can read or tell light, happy
stories In an entertaining manner is
invaluable at such times. Gossip or
tales of sadness or unklndness should
not bo retailed to any patient. A pa
tient who Is kept In an optimistic
framo of mind stands a bettor cbanco
of recovery than one who Is melan
choly. Tho patient should bo mado to
feel that tho nurse Is lnterest'.-d In his
recovery and that everything is being
dono to haston It.
When tho physician makes his dally
visit, It Is considered a mark of re
spect for tho nurso to arise when ho
enters tho room and remain standing
unless asked to bo seated; sho should
hand him her written report (which
will bo explained later), answer any
questions ho may ask and then quietly
leave tho room, and wait outside until
ho leaves tho sick-room. This gives
the patient an opportunity to talk pri
vately with the physician about any
thing ho wishes. Often a patient does
not talk freely with tho physician nor
toll him essential things, becauso of
an Inability to confide in him In the
presence of a third party even If that
person Is an Intlmato relative. Then,
too, tho nurse is thus glvon an oppor
tunity of speaking with tho doctor
about anything sho wishes to know
and of reporting to him anything sho
does not deem It wise to say before
the patient.
(Copyright, by W. a. Chapman.)
RENOVATOR FOR OLD OAK
Nothing Has Been Discovered Better
Than Mixture Our Grand
mothers Used.
Everybody nowadays knows that to
secure a blight iiollbh on an old oak
chest or table thero Is nothing to
equal "elbow grease."
In our grandmothers' days, however,
it was elbow grease plus ono of their
wonderful and efficacious homemade
mixtures. Half a pint each of malt
vinegar and raw Unseed oil wero
mixed with a couple of drams of but
ter of antimony. This formed a polish
which, after a good shaking, could bo
rubbed on tho old wood without fear
of spoiling tho color, while It brought
about a bright and glistening result,
far less smeary than tho warm beer
which was the old-fashioned fnrmhouso
renovator for old oak.
Sometimes tho brims aro different lc
color from tho Bqunro crowns.
The New Parasols.
A notlceablo featuro In somo of tho
now pnraFols Is tho fancy form in
which the forrulo end of tho Btlck Is
cut. This end Is somowhat prolongod
nnd Is shaped llko an olongatod bulb
nt tho base. It tapers away for about
two Inches and ends with n tiny ball
at the tip.
Materials for Spring.
Serges and cashmeres In plain col
ors, fancy mixtures, checks, stripes
and- plaldB, also worsteds, aro now be
ing fentured for spring wear. Those
aro shown mado up In tailor effects,
Petor Thomsons, Russian, brotello and
Jumper styles for young girls.
New Flowers.
Ono of tho prettiest of artificial
flowers which tho Bummer styles have
produced Is tho big clematis. This Is
shaped truo to naturo and cornea In
all colors, although tho natural pur
ple and white are perhaps tha prettiest
and, iM:
MONISM
METHOD OF MAKING ELLIPSE
Plan Shown In Illustration Proved to
Accord With Correct Mathemat
ical Principles.
In your Issues of July 14 and Au
gust 25 for the year 190C two methods
aro suggested for drawing an ellipse
with tho aid of a compass. But tho
compass has novor produced a truo el
lipse, and theso results aro merely
closo aporoxlmatlonfl. Also. In tho
last-named lssuo, thero Is a method
for constructing an elllpso by ineanB
of a network of tangentB. This meth
od also was prdved Inaccurate by Mr
Warwick Worthlngton In tho number
for July 31, 1909, and ho In turn offers
a solution by a network of tnngents
which I bellovo gives a perfect elllpso,
although tho method Is somowhat
cumbersomo for ordinary use, writes
Edward M. Meyer of Washington and
Jefferson college, in tho Scientific
American.
Thero Is, however, a simple way of
constructing an elllpso of any desired
dimensions solely with tho aid of
etralght-edgo and pencil. No originality
belongs to my method; but It Is read
ily proved to accord with correct
mathematical principles.
On a etralght-odgo or ruler mark
off a distance QP, equal to half the
t:.
Method of Constructing Ellipse.
fieslred major axis; also, from point
P, a distanco PM, equal to half tho
desired minor axis.
Referring now to tho drawing, wo
construct perpendiculars AA' and BD',
and lay tho ruler down so that tho
points Q and M fall exactly upon
theso perpendiculars. Tho point P
will then fall somewhere on the curve
of tho proposed eclipse. By shifting
the ruler about, In such a way that
Q and M always fall on lines AA1 and
BB', respectively, the mark on the
ruler at P will give tho position of
any number of points, which after
ward may readily be Joined by a con
tinuous line.
MUSIC BY COMPRESSED AIR
Auxetophone Invented to Play Vlo-
loncello Producing Rich Tone
of Greater Volume.
Tho auxotophono Is the thing that
plays a violoncello by compressed air.
It is tho Invention of C. A. Parsons of
turblno fame, and Is an attachment
for musical instruments whereby the
tone of the latter Is appreciably In
creased by means of n current of com
prossed air.
It 1b a comb or multiple reed valve
of aluminum, which 1b bo hinged that
each tooth of the comb can vibrato at
a variable distanco from n correspond
ing slot in a little box, to which com
pressed air Is supplied at about Ave
pounds pressure. The farther awny
the teeth are from the slots the great
er the flow of air, and vice versa. The
flow of air Is controlled by a valve,
nnd when caused to vibrato, tho air
transmits corresponding sound waves
Into the trumpet.
When tho auxetophone Is appllod
to the cello or any other stringed In
strument tho valvo Is connected by a
rod of aluminum with tho bridge of
the instrument. Thus tho valvo Is
caused to vibrato In accord with the
characteristic tone ot the Instrument.
Tho sound Issuing from the trumpet,
though In many rospects Identical
with that ot tho Instrument Itself, Is
at tho same time richer In character
and greater in volume.
At a recent concert In London one
of the program features was a vio
loncello solo rendered In conjunction
with the auxetophono. At tho concert
tho possibilities of the Invention were
strikingly evldonccd. Tho tono of the
Instrument was appreciably fuller,
richer and stronger. When the auxeto
phone was attached the harmonies
wero moro clenrly defined than is pos
sible without tho attachment. Tho
fortissimo passages of the tones had a
solid, well rounded ring of great vol
ume. In the pianissimo passages the
expression was enhanced by a soft
ness and distinct clearness of tons.
The Size of tho Sea.
This term hns roferenco not to the
area of tho oceans only, but to their
total cubic contont, which la reckoned
nt thirty times the cubic content of all
tho land lying nbovo the sea-level. In
other words, If all tho land of tho
globo woro scruped off down to tho
level of tho sea and tlirown Into tho
oconn, It would till only ono-thlrtled!
part ot the enormous abyss which is
occupied by the1 wntors. According to
I.yoll, tho mean height of tho land
abovo sea-level Is 1,000 feet, whereas
tho mean depth of tho ocean Is 12,000
feet. Thero aro mountain peaks which
rlso as high abovo sea-lovel as tho de
pressions of the ocean sink below It,
but tho nverago height of the land Is
Blight comparod with tho average
depth of tho sea.
Infantile Paralysis.
In an address at the Harvard Med
ical school on "Infantile Paralysis,"
Dr. It. W. Lovott said that, while It
was not yet certain how tho germs of
tho disease were communicated to
haalthy children, It v. as a fact that
birds and domestic animals had been
found In n largo proportion of the
families where infantile paralysis had
occurred, and thero was good reason
for bellovlng that such pets In the
houso wero responsible sometimes for
tho appearanco of tho disease
New Automatic Gun,
The Inventor of a now pocket auto
matic gun claims Its bullets will pene
trate halt an Inch ot steel at 1,000
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SCIENTIFIC TRAP FOR FLIES
Device Consists of Cylindrical-Shaped
Wire Body Held In Place on
Window Glass.
This fly trap Is based on the prin
ciples that a window, by reason of
tho light, always attracts Insects and
that flies and other Insects Invariably
movo upward, says tho Popular Me
chanics. In doing so they aro led by
tho guides until tho opening of tho
trap Is reached, and then, as tho glass
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Appearance of Trap on Window.
forms the inner side of the trap, they
continue to crawl upward without be
ing frightened away by a surfaco they
are not accustomed to until tho upper,
or death chamber, Imprisons them.
Tho trap consists of an Ingenious
cylindrical shaped wlro body, held In
place on tho glass of a window or
door by means of metal and rubber.
Its construction and Its guides are
shown In tho drawing, while Its ap
pearance on a window or door is
shown In tho photograph. After the
trap has caught the files it Is sub
merged In boiling water and then
emptied. Placed on a window of a
business houso In Los Angeles, It
caught 658 files In ten hours.
KEEPING SHOESTRINGS TIED
Pair of Little Metal Catches on Sldei
of Shoes Holds Laces 8ecurely
In Place.
A New York man has contrived a
pair of little metal catches that can
be sewed fast to tho shoe, near tho
top, or can bo clipped on to tho end
of the laces, though this use Is moro
unsightly. Theso catches havo loops
Keeps the Shoe Laces Tied.
at tho bottom to receive the bow of
tho laces and the tops are bent Into
spring clasps which have a free end
under which tho metal-capped ends of
the laces can bo slipped and hold In
place. In addition to eliminating the
annoyance of having to stop and tie
one's laces tlmo and again, theso
little catches give a trimmer appear
ance to tho top of the shoe by hold
ing the laces neatly Instead of allow
ing them to flop around.
NOTES OF
SCIENCE
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INVENTION
France has thlrty-flvo aviation
schools.
Seven-eighths of the beef consumed
In Great Britain Is home produced.
Of forty-threo aeroplanes exhibited
In Paris but thirteen woro biplanes.
Forty-threo per cent of the families
of Vienna live In a single room each
On an average a man's hair turns
gray five years earlier than a wo
man's. Flvo patents upon safety razors have
been granted to English women In the
last year.
Cement made of blast-furnace slae
f chemically treated Is a now English
Invention.
Thero wero 35.807 natents issued
by the patent office at Washington last
year ana 22,768 expired
Auloiiinlic machines have been In
vented which will thoroughly clean
3,600 fish an hour.
The eggs of wild blrdB aro smaller
than those of the same species ot birds
when domesticated,
Vaccine virus Is rendered absolute
ly puro by radium emanations, ac
cording to an Italian scientist,
A new foot-dwarmer for motorists
utilizes the heat of both tho exhaust
gases and tho circulation water.
Moro than 1,000,000 acres of land
havo been reclaimed from the sea by
Holland slnco tho sixteenth century.
Italy every year uses 1,860 tons of
orange blossoms and 1,000 tons of
roses In the manufacture of perfum
ery. ' Alimit OK f(n nrntl, 1.1 ,
.. UUVU , i ut jj0m ,s recov
ered from tho soot in tho chimneys of
tho United States mints every fow
years.
AK Rotterdam street cars carry first
aid packages for relief In case' of Acci
dent to crew, passengers or pedss
trlans. Experiments with thousands of sub
jects havo shown that tho average
man attains his maximum strength In
his 31st year.
A sum of 11,250,000 loft by Henry
Barnato 1b to bo used for bulldlug and
endowing an Institution for cancor
sufferers la London.
By tho explosion ot a gunpowder
mado of cordite and carbon an Eng
lish scientist has succeeded In pro
ducing minute diamonds.
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