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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1901)
w: SOME NEW INVENTIONS i .- ,' num.?: , .'rauu j jjl1 BHH Mil VI HI 1 So Find Lost Ships. Finding lost ships nt sea Is n tedious plcco of work, oven whon tho position of the vessel is partially known, and our Illustration shows a dovlce Intend ed to facilitate tho search as much as possible. With its aid tho search can bo thoroughly mndo ovor tho ocean bed, cither ono ship or two being used for tho work. If only ono ship Is at hand tho cable Is anchored nt ono end and tho ship sweeps around tho buoy nbovo tho anchor with tho frco end of tho cable; or If two ships aro In uso tho cablo Is swept across tho ocean bed In parnllol lines. Near tho wreck In tho picture tho cablo Is shown divided for tho Insertion of a reel, on which a portion of tho cablo Is wound. Tho tension of tho cablo Is not sufficient APPAHATUS FOll LOCATING SUNK EN VESSEL. to unwind tho portion on tho rcol whon dragging frcoly along, but ns soon ns an obstruction Is mot tho un winding of tho cablo from tho reel pre vents tho sudden alteration of tho ves sel's course until tho source of tlm obstruction can bo determined. If It Is other than tho lost Hhlp tho vos sols can contlnuo In their linn of search without neglecting any of the ground, ns might bo tho caso If tho course was suddenly altered by tho ugntoning of a single longth of cablo. Electric Farming. Tho up-to-date fnrmors with a lnrgo ncrcago finds It slow work to plow his floldH with tho old single plows of tho past, and so ho utilizes tho electric current and multiplies tho number of lowshnrca to suit' himself. In tho West thin Is practically a necessity, on nccounfof tho largo slzo of tho fields and tho cost o. labor and teams. Our Illustration hIiowb a convenient form of motor plow which how boon de Rlgnod by an invontor in Frlodrlchs burg, aormun, It consists of two oloctrlo motors operating winding drums on soparato carriages, , which may bo ptacod at any required dlstnnco apnrt, only ono motor bolng connect ed with tho main food wire. To sup ply power to tho second motor a feud cablo lying pnrallol with tho traction cablo Is readjusted at every trip of tho plow to follow tho lattor down tho ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PLOW. Hold. Tho mcchnntRin Is bo adjusted that when onco sot in motion tho ap paratus practically oporatos ltsolf, moving tho carriages forward at tho beginning of ench trip to bring tho plowshares in position for tho noxt row of filrrowB. Combined "Belt and "Bracts. From' far-off Now Zealand comt-s tho combination shown In tho Illustra tion, that a pair of Bimpondors which can bo quickly altored to a bolt whon thtf woaror desires to change from ono to tho other. Tho lnvontora stnto that .tho dovlco is particular I y adapted for uso by nth lotos, crlck otors, bont- Ing men and football play ers, and also for worklng in o a who uso a bolt w h 1 1 o a t work. Any of thoso per sons w h o prof or tho b u b n o ndor for ordinary wear and tho bolt for spe cial work will apprcclatotho morltaof a combination which will supply both At n cost of llttlo inoro than that of cither artlclo nlono. A glanco at tho Illustration shows tho mamor of mak ing tho change, tho braces being pivot ed, at tut' back' to allow ullgnmcnt. ;i i mm Adjustable Curtain Support, Two views aro shown In tho Illua tratlon of n neat curtain support re contiy pat ented. The o r d 1 n a r y manner of a ttachlng the laco cur tain docs not permit them to bo adjust ed readily when It be comes ncc o s s a r y to clocn the window or to push tho curtains back to al low moro light to enter tho room. Then, too, they soon bo como soiled from frequent handling whllo being adjusted, which also tends 10 wear them out moro ran d v. All theso objections Boom to bo ovcreomn by tho lazy-tongs nrrnngemont In this invention, the framo being shown In tlln llntlnt NnrHnn lt Mm nlit r,.l w I'wiiuii u bilU bUl U11U kllU mounted curtain below. Tho disc car rying each framo Is mounted on tho vortlclo shank of a bracket, which Is scrowed to tho window framo, allow ing tho curtnln to ho swung out from tho window or around against tho wall whon desired. A pull on ono of tho cords concealed behind tho curtain opens or closes tho framo to adjust tho curtain across" tho window or fold It bnck ngalnst tho flldo, it being un necessary to touch tho curtnln with tho hand to movo It In cither direc tion. JVb "Dry "Dock ffeeded. Tho oxponso of docking shins In or der to removo foreign growths from tho nulls is considerable, besides tho APPARATU8 FOR CLEANING HULLS OF VESSELS. tlmo necessary to ko from a. stntlnn in tho dock and back again, and to ro movo tho barnnclca and otimr hhIi. Btnnccs without tho necessity of dock ing la tho purposo of tho acrnplng ap paratus lllustratod In tho cut, It has beon patented by MaJor A. and Asa L. Stump, of Normantown, W. Vn. Tho apparatus conalata of Boveral scrapors of tho pattern nhown. Biisnondod on cables from the rail of tho vossol by moans of rolling hnngors. Provision Is made for tnklns im tlm ulnck nt tho suspension cablo ns tho lcanors nro pulled longthwlso of tho hull by tho main cablo, which Is wound up on a drum locntod on tho dock of thn vrH. Bel. Tho scrnnorn conmrlso heaw wooden blocks, with stool nbrudlng UintlCB at tho roni". and thn lnvontora claim that those blades will removo tho burnaolca as well whon tho ship Is afloat an can bo dono In dry dock, without tho lass of tlmo nocossnry by tho lattor method, tho hIiId nir.lntntn- ing hop courso throughout tho opera tion. Improved Fruit Jar. This invention Is Intondod to nro- vido a fruit Jnr which can bo sealed bo tightly that tho dangor of fomenta tion is re duced to n mlnlmu m and nt tho a u m o tlmo mnko it a co.m nnrn. tlvoly onsy task to open tho Jar whon tho contents aro wanted. It is a womnn's Inven tion, tho patent having lately booti granted. Tho Jar propor 1b Blmllar to thoso now In ubo, oxcopt that It has a Borles of studs or projections, nr- rangca around tho edge of tho top, and tho outer odco of tho fnstonini? ring la provided with a similar row of Btuds. Two wrenches of band Bieei, or Binull coat, aro nlsn rn. vldcd. Life Sain Huoy, A novel and oxtromnlv Hlmnln iir. saving dovlco has boon Invented by M. Goorgo Rroussol. It la a sort of automntlo folding buoj', and Is formed moroly of two boards of wood, which nro Joined together In tho cen ter. In ordinary weather it enn lo used as a seat on board n vessel, and when thoro is dnmror of Khlmvrnck 1 can bo instnntnneously turned Into a mo-saving buoy. Many oxporlmonts hnvo already boon mndo with It und they bIisc thnt It can do 4ffoctlvo woric ns well 'm a storm aa in a calm sea. 1 8 -. . aw i ' 11 i . i 1 Uhe Colombo Affair, That tho German government will In any way resent tho arrest of Abel Murlllo on board tho German steamer Allogheny at Cirtagona, Colombia, Is extremely improbable. The Colom bians may hnvo erred In refusing tho Alleghany clearance mernlv hrcntim her captain rofusod voluntarily to do liver Murlllo to thorn. But tholr right to removo Murlllo from tho shin is un questionable Tho German consul's reported protest agalnnt his removal had no legal basis. Murlllo'a theat rical norformanco In wmnnlnc thn German flag about his body In no wav altered tho situation. Tho Alleghany was In a Colombian port and whllo there was subject to thnt country s laws. A merchant ves scl no situated cannot afford a refugo persons of her own nntlnnnlltv. much less to subjects of tho country In WhOSO. Waters film la. firnnt Tlrllnln has sometimes attompted to establish tno principle that British ships aro British territory whorovor thnv nro. but tho United States settled that point with her in tho war of 1812. Tho united States has always maintained tho right to do precisely what tho Co lombians did. American pollco have orton searched Enul sh nnd other for olgn shins In our norts nnd arrested porsons thereon, nnd havo always been sustained by Washington. Tho Uproar about Mlirllln'fl nrrnRt proceeds from his fellow passengers Ono of thoso. nnd nnnnrontlv thn wrl tor or tho statomont they gave to tho press Is nn Englishman. His animus U disclosed by tho last sentoilcn of thn Btatomcnt, declaring It "safer to tako a steamship covered bv thn nvcr-rn spooled union Jack." Anxiety to mako a point against Germany and In favor of England appears to hnvn Insnlrod this Briton's effort to convlnco tho public that tho Oormnn flair was "in suited" by Mur II o's arrest. Tho Murlllo Incident would nrobabl navo attracted no spoclal attention wero not tho lmnresslon somnwhnt general that Gormnny greatly desires to obtain somo political foothold in South America, and hence is likely to seize Upon nlmost nnv small nrnfnxt in mnko such an attempt. Whatever may uo tho German govornmont'B desires In thnt direction Is not material. Thn Monroo doctrine is n barrior to any such alms, and both tho interests and tho safety of tho United States that tho Monroo doctrlno bo Btrlctly oniorced. It will be enforced, ncalnst uormany or any other power attempt ing to violate It. Dantltr in Stockinds. It has boon dectdod by hlch medical authority that there la dangor In wear ing somo of tho beautiful tinted silk stockings ono scoa la tho shop win dows, and this Is tho reason: In producing certain delicate cnlnm In silk chlorldo of tin Is used ns n mordaunt, and It is said that unless great caro is taken a largo proportion oi it remains In tho comDlotod fab- rlc. In tho cnao of Btocklnga or nny garment noxt tho skin tho perspiration may dlssolvo tho tin and It in thnn nbaorbod by tho skin. A caBo Is re ported from Vienna of a woman who suffered from attacks of nnmlvaln in tho lower oxtromltlcs, with numbness, a sonBo of coldness, and n peculiar Jorklncss of tho legs In walking. Sho noticed thnt whonovor theso symptoma woro tno worst her feet wero colored yollow, nnd it was found thnt thin staining wns caused hv llcht vniinw Bill: stockings which sho wore. They wero nnalyzed and considerable quan tities ot tin found. Ejeiled Ladvbtidj. All bugland Is un In arms nvnr thn announcement thnt 20,000 ladybugs are to uo captured In tho Borkshlro hills, placed In cases, nnd clvon firBt-einHs passage to Capo Colony, whoro thoy will do patrol duty In driving out some other bugs nnd Insects which urn nnf so desirable. William Beutonmuller or tho MUBoum of Natural History de clared that it was a shamo to tako tho 1- . jnuyuuga away, uecauso wo cannot spnro 20,000' of them. Boshlpq. hn thinks tho trip will provo too long for mom, anu tnat uoforo thoy arrlvo thero tho greater part will havo died. Tho Boers havo great faith in tho lady bugs, and think If thoy oncn cat ntnrf. od thoro thoy will end tho Boor war, oust uecu uiiouca, and probably dotor- inino vuo struck Billy Pnttorson. Mr. iioutonmuiior saya tho Unltod States borrowed a bunch of them from AU8 tralla a few yours ago, which woro turnod Ioobo In California, and woro largoiy responsible for tho develop ment of that glorious state. Chicago journal. Union of Christendom. l'ror. Charloa A. Brlgga of Union Somlnnry, ono of tho American dele gates at tho ninth Jublloo of tho Uni versity of -Glasgow, preached In Bel mont Establish! church In Scotland on a recent Sunday afternoon to a fairly largo congreKntlon. His nub. Ject wob "The Unity ot tho Christian Church." Dr. Brlgga said that ho had worshiped rocontly at St. Pctor's in Romo, nnd mors recently still I n r)iir. ham cathodral, nnd that day ho wor shiped in a Scotch Presbytorlnn church. In all throo tho worship was wholo-hearted and slncoro. All tho types of tho church presupposed unity, Tho wonderful s thing to nn Amorlcnn was that tho Scottish churches could kcop from rusulng Into each other's arms. Evelyn B. Baldwin, the American oxplorer, has sailed from Christiana and hopes to plnnt tho flag of our country at tho north Doln hnfnro thu tlmo next year. Tho explorer exiirciunil pnnn,innc that tho Amorlcn 11 DlinrcV ntl1 rtnn. enlisted in tho enterprise and thn novel methods brought to Its aid WOllld bring SUCCeH in Mm nffn himself nnd his nssoclates. Three ves sels, well provisioned, a largo com pany of scientists nnd overythlng In tho way of cnulnmont thnt hiufIoi could suggest mnko up the expedition, nnd nil aro now on tho seas bound northward. Mr. Bnldwl ica, tho flngshli). will co first t nngel, whero ho will tnlfn nn ios fifteen Siberian ponies nnd six Siberian ug trainers. Forty-two men In nil nccompany him on tho Amorlca. This Olio Of tho greatest frnaka nt nntiirn has recently boon discovered closo to mo immenso tunnel that is nearlng completion on tho lino of thn Smith- em Pacific running along tho bound ary lino of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, says tho San Francisco Call. Somo workmen employed by tho com pany discovered an Immenso rock that la a perfect imago of a man's head. A photograph wa3 taken if this frnnk nf nature by ono of thn wnrir hnd a camera In his nossnnsinn nn,i it was sont to Chief Enclnenr Hnn,i of tho Southern Pacific. A ronroduc- tlon of tho plcturq nccompnnlea this article Tho photograph haa been ahown to numbcra of sclnntlat nn.i globo-trottora, and thoy all claim that uioro is no other rock in existence that is such a perfect ronresnntntlnn nf a man's hoad. The rock will no doubt bo looked upon In tho futuro as ono of End of the World May Restilt from Heat. This summer's oxecsaivn hnnt i . nii . . . plained by n Chicago scientist in a wny calculated to glvo both chills and fever to that Dart of humanltv which accopta his explanation. Ho asserts that tho earth in Its annual revolution nbout tho sun Is approaching noaror and nearer to that orb ovorv anmmnr and getting fnrthor nnd farther away ovory wintor. Tho uUlmnto result, ho avers. Will bo that thn lnhnhltnntn nt this Bphoro will bo alternately bakod nnu rrozen until no Hying bolng Is" left. rrorcssor uidwlg J, Mnrlonburger, Ph. D., a graduate of tho University of SOLID LINE SHOWS i V 5 C 1b tho first tlmo that Siberian ponies havo been used In arctic exploration, tho points of interest In California Americana can now proudly claim that laurornia lias a sphinx that Is Just as Imposing as that In fnr-awnv Ecvnt. nnd that tho sphinx of California took a long tlmo to bo discovered, but that u is older than tho Egyptian sphinx anu was not mado by man. Principle of National Churcho. Tho civil war in tho Southern stntna resulted In a Northern and n Southern orgnnlzutlon of each one of Boveral re ngioua denomination, notably tho Knptlsts and tho Preabyterlans. By rights the Methodist division ought to bo accounted for in tho samo wny, though It long antedates tho war, for It grew out ot tho samo old difference of opinion on tho Blavery question, whllo tho Southern Presbyterian or ganization was tho result of a clear- cut protest against nn alleged dlsposl Berlin, who spoaks ton lninrnnern u tho exponent of this startling thoory. Somo scientists havo argued that ovontually this earth would bocomo a frozen mass; others that It would In tho courso' of a few thousand years, bo transformed Into an orbicular fur nnco, which In tlmo would consume ltsolf. Professor Mnrlenburger Bays both of these contingencies aro quite probable. 1 Tho professor's Idea Is that this globo, In Its orbital rovolutlona, haa "slipped a cog," and that It will con tlnuo to slip Into over changing orbltt. THE PLANET'S PATH AND DOTS REPUTED VARIATIONS, and tho voyagers expect important ro sults from tho experiment Tho America was preceded north ward by tho two other vessols of tho expedition, tho Frlthjof and tho Bol glca. Tho America and Frlthjof, which Balled togother from Christiana, parted company at Honlngsvnag, tho Frlthjof sailing direct for Franz Jo soph Land. Tho Bclglca sailed for tho cast coast of Greenland to establish supply stations. From Archangel Mr. Baldwin ex pects to skirt the northern coast of Norwny to Vardoo, from whoro ho will start within a few days to begin In earnest his dash for a now farthest north. Chcklb Bey, tho now Turkish min ister to this country, is a keen-going t sportsman nnd extenslvo breeder of I thoroughbred horses, In which ho- takes a great interest. tlon of tho Northern Presbyterians to go into war politics ns n denomination. Forty years havo elapsed slnco tho war broko out, and at last tho North ern and Southern Presbyterians are beginning only beginning to get to gether. They are consolidating their denominational colleges and theo logical seminarleB in Kentucky, which was ono of tho border states of tho secession struggle Religious dissensions based on dif ferences of opinion nbout abstract doc trines, or about onco practical ques tions which havo ccaBed to bo prac tical nnd so becomo purely historic nnd speculative,' nro In a fair way to bo healed when thoso who havo been so divided begin to come together and stand Bhoulder to shouldor Jn somo work that continues to bo practical. Education is always a practical ques tion by rights, and tho union of North ern and Southern Preabyterlans, In tb,o management of educational Interests is llkoly to bo permanent enough to ylold that better acquaintance and mutual liking and respect which nro certain In tlmo to bring about a moro com--pleto and varied form of co-operation. Although tho famous Father Ryan sang many Confedorato war lyrics thero was no Northorn and Southern division of tho Roman Catholic church in America. Indeed, thero could hard ly havo "boon any such thing in any country since tho Council of Trent. when tho national church idoal, un der tho leadership of tho French bish ops, was overshadowed by Ultramon- tanism under Spanish and Italian lead ership. In tho Episcopal church tho Bishop of Louisiana became a Con fedorato lieutenant general; General Leo's chlof of artillery was General William N. Pendleton, a nromlncnt Virginia rector, and BIsIiods Wllmer nnd Wingfleld suffered various things nt tho hands of stalwart Union gen erals for refusing to nrnv for tho President of tho United States. But tho Southern Episcopal church novor had any real and effective separate organization, and the Confederate blshopa wero wolcomod to tho house of bishops In the first gonoral conven tion thnt met after tho closo of the war. Tho oldest person in Lohich countv. Pa., and tho oldest practicing physi cian in tho stato arfd probably In tho United States, is Dr. Henry Helfrlch, who colobrated his ninety-eighth birth day recently. Ho prescribed for aovoral patients on that day who called at his office. Ho no longer makes profes sional calls, but haa considerable prac uco. Ho is of tho opinion that tho earth la approaching old ago, becoming somq whnt decrepit nnd "wobbly," nnd has not tho amount of inherent magnetism to maintain ltaelf In its proper chan nel. Solstices and tho other dembnstra tlons showing that nearness to tho sun does not mako this mundano sphoro hottor or colder do not bother Profes sor Mnrlenburger. Sun spots and sim ilar phenomenn aro only incldontal and can havo llttlo effect. A Chicago University professor ridi cules tho theory o! Prof. Marlenburgor.