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NEBBASKA NEWS NOTES
The salary of the postmaster at
Butte baa been increased to $1,100 per
year.
David C. Dodd of Omaha has secured
an appointment as railway postal
clerk.
H. A. Priddy has been recommended
by Senator Millard for postmaster at
Harlan. Sioux county.
Miaa Sarah Grabill of Ayr was
brought to Hastings and adjudged in
sane. She will be taken to Lincoln.
The postofflces at Splker and Orum,
Washington county, and Underwood,
ball county, have been dlscontiuned.
Major John P. Baker, paymaster of
the Department of the Missouri, has
been granted a leave of absence of
two months.
The visiting bankers of group six of
the State Bankers' association were en
tertained at a banquet at the Koehler
hotel at Grand Island.
A herd of cattle belonging to O. S.
Christian, northeast of Madison, are
affected with blackleg and a number
of the animals have died.
Omadl lodge No. 5. of the local Ma
sons at Dakota City, presented Grand
Master the Rev. E. Evans, with a
solid gold gavel at their meeting Sat
urday evening.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Burkett, Miss Olive Jack of Otoe coun
ty has secured a position in the con
gressional library. There were 100 ap
. pii cants for the place.
A bill has been introduced by Repre
sentative Mercer providing for the
macadamizing of the Fort Crook bou
levard from the fort to the city limits
of South Omaha, at a cost of $60,000.
A bill authorizing the construction
of a pontoon bridge across the Mis
souri river in Sarpy county by the
Plattsmouth Pontoon Bridge company
has been introduced by Congressman
Burkett.
David Guthrie has applied for a re
ceiver for the firm of Guthrie Brothers.
The application is made because the
two brothers in the milling company
cannot agree aa to the division of th&
business.
Prof. J. E. Hicks was re-elected su
perintendent of schools for the firth
year by unanimous vote of the school
board at Monroe. Miss Fannie E.
Weeks and Miss Gertrude Fellows
were also re-elected.
The Grand Island board of education
tlected forty teachers for the ensuing
year and fixed the salaries, making an
increase, on the same number of teach
ers, of about $800 a year.
Harry Wilson was convicted of high
way robbery at Schuyler. Wilson se
cured $20 from Ed Dugan at the point
of a revolver. He claimed that the
money belonged to him, having been
Stolen by Dugan.
The commencement exercises of the
Battle Creek High school were held at
the opera house. There were eight
graduates, all young women. Rev.
Leedom of the Methodist Episcopal
church addressed the class.
Th semi-annual convention of the
disciples of Christ in the Fifth district
of Nebraska, which was to have been
held at Wymore May 26 to 29, has
been changed and will be held at
Beatrice on the same dates.
Henry Schutte, living four miles west
jf Hickman, rescued his 2-year-old
ron Sunday afternoon from a large
rattlesnake. The snake had bitten the
boy and was preparing to strike again,
when the father killed the reptile.
Globe lodge. Ancient Free and Ac
cepted Masons, at Madison, held an
election of officers last week. Chris
Schavland was re-elected master for a
third term; M. B. Foster, senior war
den; Ed Fricke, junior warden; E. F.
Prince,' treasurer, and R. A. Maloney,
secretary.
During a hard rain storm at Hast
ings lightning struck the steeple of
the German Presbyterian church and
chattered it quite badly, besides tear
Ins; a 'large bole in the west side of
the building where the bolt made Its
exit.
Madison Fleek of Linwood is on trial
at Schuyler, being held responsible for
the death of Mrs. Rimes and her niece,
who were drowned in the Platte river.
Their team backed off the bridge when
Fletk was passing them on the struc
ture. Senator Dietrich has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of war to
present to the city of Hastings the
condemned cannon to be used in the
construction of a monument in mem
ory of the late James Laird, a former
congressman from this state.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
baa been authorised by a bill now in
ihm bands of the senate committee, to
Mil to the city of Valentine, Neb., a
la Justice Spencer's court at Dakota
City the case against E. A. Burness,
manager of to Qrain, Beet and Pre
serving company of South Sioux City,
charging Mm with adultery, was dU
ist id. the complainant not appearing.
John Tobla and John Katon, the two
SMS) Who were arrested at Dakota City
far robMnt the homo of F. a. Robin
am, war sentenced to fifteen days In
s3 9 County Judge Elmers. Tobln
f7 Hi some aa Oalesburg, III., aad
Est Oak, la.
nan
CBISIS IN IRELAND.
OH POCKETS ABE OPENED BY
JTITBO GLYCERINE.
Submarine Oil Fields Oil California
Coast Being Operated Exclusive
ly Promise Larga Output.
San Francisco letter: One of tha
most peculiar kinds of mining carried
on in this country is the sinking of sub
marine oil wells along the Pacific coast
Although these wells do not go miles
under the sea as do the coal mines la
Durham and Northumberland counties
in England under the German ocean,
they probably will do so before the ex
tent of the deposits has been reached.
In fact some engineers are inclined
to believe that there are located in tbe
bed of this part of the Pacific ocean
enormous oil deposits, the gradual leak
age from which has been largely re
sponsible for the remarkable placidity
of this greatest division of the world's
waters.
It is only recently that much has
been done toward the getting of the
products of these submarine wells,
which are likely to prove among the
most prolific in the world. The most
active operations are being carried on
at Summerland, Santa Barbara, Cat,
where hundreds of derricks are in prog
ress, many of which are In active oper
ation. The derricks are used for bring
ing the oil deposits taken from the
wells to the surface of the sea. They
are very similar to the ordinary pat
tern of derrick and present a very for
midable appearance along the coast,
where they stretch, apparently, for
miles. Some of the apparatus is rigged
close to the shore, while others can be
reached only by means of long piers
built out Into the water, or by boat
The process of getting these deposits
to the surface of the water is an inter
esting one. involving processes similar
to tho6e carried on in ordinary mines
by means of blasting material. The
oil deposit Is sometimes found in a
pocket, either of stone or sand, being
composed of crude oil or a gaseous
matter, which when tapped flies to the
surface of the ocean in volumes and Is
caught in drip pans. Explosives are
used to free these deposits so that they
will float to the surface. Nltro glycerine
cartridges are a favorite explosive. In
cases where productive pockets are sus
pected drilling tools are used by divers
in order to prevent wastage, hut where
the deposits are scattered and irregular
explosives are used to liberate the con
tents cf pockets and fissures.
The apparatus used for these opera
tions varies according to the depth to
be tapped and the character of the de
posit The Ion? row of derricks, sup
ported upon tall piles and surmounted
by engines, used for drilling, form a
picturesque vista along the sea front
The working plant is located on a
woodn platform placed at the top cf
the piles, from which all tbe submarine
work is directed. In other cases, where
the ocean is shallow, water-tight com
partments are used for the workmen.
In building these,, heavy timbers are
used, which are sunk into the sandy
ocean bed to form a boarding around
the spot where ft Is proposed to drill
tbe wclL Divers are employed in this
work and as soon as the compartment
is completed the water is pumped out
so as to make room for the operators.
At the outset the work of locating
the deposits was found to be very dif
ficult and many of the pioneers became
much discouraged, prospecting being a
matter more of luck than judgment.
Now things seem to be settling down to
a steady basis. Improved machinery Is
being built and considerable capital
sunk in the enterprise. As the handling
of the wells becomes reduced to a more
scientific basis it is expected that large
fortunes will be made out of these sub
marine wells. The quality of the oil
found In them is good and a large for
eign demand has sprung up for it in ad
dition to the quantities disposed of in
tbe markets of the West
WALTER GEOGHAN.
AUSTRALIA WANTS TRADE.
She is Going to Build Railroads and
Steamships With Which to Compete
With Us.
Australia does not propose to be behind-hand
In the race for Far Eastern
trade. It has already planned a rail
road which, together with a new
steamship line, is to put It directly In
connection with the trans-Siberian
and trans-Manchurlan railroads, now
Bearing completion. The bulk of the
Australian population is concentrated
in the southeastern corner of the con
tinent, and there are no continuous
railroad systems except along the
coast from Adelaide through Mel
bourne, Sidney and Brisbane to Rock
ham pton.' half vray up the eastern
coast. But from each of these large
towns railroads run toward the in
terior some 500 miles, the longest be
ing the road from Adelaide some 700
miles north. From the end of that
road there Is a transcontinental high
way and telegraph line to Port Dar
win, on the north coast It is pro
posed to extend the Melbourne-Adelaide
railway along this route, making
Port Darwin the principal port for the
Asiatic trade by means of a subsidiz
ed Una of steamship running to Port
Arthur, the terminus of tbe Manchu
rian line, distance of about 3,000
miles. An alternative proposition la
to connect the roada running into the
Interior from Sidney and Brlabana
and continue the line to Port Darwin.
This project Involves more construc
tion, but haa the advantage of reach
ing directly the three largest cities
and all of the most densely populated
districts. If carried out this railroad
steamship project will make Manila
port of call and add considerably to
Its commercial Importance. St. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
Clarence Well, were your friends,
Mrs. Hobbs and Mrs. Dobbs, congenial?
Clara Oh, Clarence, each found an
opportanity to tall me that the other
was the biggest talker she had ever
met Detroit Free Press.
An Openinf for Revenge. Harry
Hariet don't you be so naughty with
those people next door! Harriet Why
not? Harry First thine yon know
they'll offer cook a dollar more aad get
btr away from us Puck.
LAST CENTTJBY BOSSISJC
Ko National Convention Till Close of
Jackson's Term.
E. E. Hale, In the Outlook: The men
who made tbe state constitution and the
United States constitution bad no idea
of the universal suffrage 'with which we
are familiar. Massachusetts was so far
advanced in such matters as any of the
states, Massachusetts had begun with
confiding tbe suf rage to church mem
bers, and they were only admitted to
vote by the consent of a majority of
those already voters. In 1780, In the
constitution of which John Adams is
the real author, Massachusetts gsve
suffrage to land owners, or to persons
with an amount of property on which
they paid taxes.
By the national act of 1798 no for
eign emigrant could be received to suf
frage on less than fourteen years' pro
bation, and this after five years' prev
ious declaration of Intention to become
a citizen. One can see how effective
were the limitations by the small num
ber of voters as compared with the
whole population. It was like a vote in
Mississippi today, where 6,000 voters
choose the representatives of 200,000
people.
What followed on this limitation of
suffrage was that the two great parties
were simply two rival aristocracies.
There is something ludicrous now in
reading the private letters of the real
leaders on both sides. They take It as
entirely for granted, each, that the
party will do what half a dozen leaders
determine on; as Mr. Croker, In 1900,
took it for granted that Tammany
would do what he determined on. In
deed, there was no popular convention
or any other method by which the rank
and file of the voters could express any
opinion, even If they had one. But
practically they had none. The condi
tion of affairs in South Carolina up to
Mr. Tllman's reign Is a good enough
illustration of the way In which every
state was managed up till 1829. "Some
cf us get together at Columbia after the
commencement and arrange the poll
tics for the next year." Such was the
convenient fashion everywhere In which
things were managed all along the line,
before people found out what universal
suffrage means or what democratic
govenrment la
Up till the close of Gen. Jackson's
presidency no such thing was heard
of as a national convention for the
choice of a candidate. Somebody had
to make such a choice; and, for want
of a better, a meeting of the members
of congress named the candidates of
either party. So it was that in 1825
Gen. Jackson and John Quiney Adams
and Mr. Crawford and Mr. Wirt divided
the electoral votes. But as soon as Gen.
Jackson withdrew, having named Mr.
Van Burcn as his successor, all the en
thusiasm of the democratic party de
parted with Old Hickory. Poor Van
Buren had to face the terrible storm
of the commercial crisis of 1837. The
fault was none of his, excepting as tbe
Industrial states of America are always
at fault when they Intrust their busi
ness to those states wbere nobody can
mead a water pall, or to statesmen who
do not know a bill of lading from a bill
of exchange of mrn who "know noth
ing of trade," as the excellent Monroe
said. In the crisis of 1837 half the bus
iness firms in the country were bank
rupt and half Us Industries were de
stroyed, of which tbe consequence was
that the industrial states, that is, New
England, the west and the great states
between, took their affairs for once in
to their own hands.
When they called together the great
conventions of 1839 and 1840 the reign
of obllgarchles and caucuses of con
gressmen was over, and the reign of
tie voters begun.
THE POPPY.
Golden Biossoms That Greeted the
California Pioneers.
Home and Flowers: Far out at sea,
gleaming sheets of dazzling gold; arrest
ed the gaze of the early explorers of
California, Blazing along the Pacific
coast, embroidered the green foothills
of the snow-capped Sierra Mad pea,
transforming acres and acres of tree
less plains into royal cloth of gold, mill
Ions of flowers of every texture and col
or of gold fascinated the Spanish dis
coveries. An eminent botanist, Esch
scholtz. at once classified the plant and
his followers conferred his name upon
this, the only native American papaver.
Dream-like in beauty, fascinating
from Bheer loveliness, spreading Its soft
undulations over the land, tbe Califor
nia poppy bloomed above the richest
veins and arteries of gold the world has
ever known, all unsuspecting. A Circe,
with powers to please, dazzle and charm
by Its enchantments, while It allures,
lulls and mystifies, this flower of sleep
seemed to draw by some occult proess
from the earth the elixir of gold, unfold
ing Its blossoms of gold as beacons pro
claiming: "We are blooming above
rich mines of gold."
There Is a mystery about the poppy.
It Is a wlerd flower. It is almost senti
ment, with a life unknown to human
kind. "While glory guards with sol
emn round, tho bivouac of the dead,"
stealthily a sea of gore creeps over tbe
old battlefields. Blood-red, the popplles
in waves and billows hold high carni
val above tbe soil that covers tbe slain.
Lord Macauley says of the battlefield
of Neerwlnden: "The summer after
the battle the soil, fertilized by 20,000
dead, broke forth Into millions of blood
red poples. The traveler from St
Troud to Tlrlemont stretching from
Landen to Neerwlnden, could hardly
help fancying that the figurative de
scription of tbe Hebrew prophet was
literally acompllsbed, that "tbe earth
was disclosing her blood and refusing
to cover her slain." Bayard Taylor, In
"The Lands of the Saracen," aays be
contemplated with feelings he could not
describe, "the old battlefields of Syria,
densely covered with blood-red popples,
blooming In barbaric splendor, gloating
on the gore of soldiers slain."
However Interesting the poppy may
be to men of science and to lovers of
the beantiful, It Is yet more so to tbe
people of California alone. Nowhere
else In the world haa It ever made its
habitat There it la naturally so pro
fuse that It Is related as a fact that,
coming on a turn full face apon a
blooming field of yellow popples, das
zllng In the sunshine, horses have been
put to flight, as from tha flames of lira.
"How much do I owe yon. dostor?"
Eighty-nine dollars and nineteen
rents; but If yon have a relapse I'll give
yon a discount" Judge.
A ROMANCE OF MA NY LIVES' ERRORS.
BY ERNEST DE LANCEY PIERSON.
"A Slave of Cnrcumstanoes," "A Bargain In Souls," "The Black
," "The Cruel City," "A Woman's Will," "At the World's Mercy,"
"The Scarlet Cypher, "The Secret of the Marionettes." &c.
Author
Ball,
(Copyright, 1902, by De Lanccy Hereon)
CHAPTER III.
Barnett peered around, but could
see no one. There were persons pass
ing along the road beyond, but this
sound came from near at hand. He
was about to return to the book be
bad been reading a moment before
when he heard the sound repeated.
"Look up please," said a low voice.
Then he saw a man perched In the
old apple tree near bis window. He
had never thought of looking there for
any one.
For a moment the two mvn regarded
each other. Barnett 'or the life of
him, could not remember ever having
seen that grizzled faco before.
"I don't know you," he eald at length
thinking that the man In the -true
might be a newspaper reporter or a
curlous-mlnded fellow who was bent
on getting a look at such a dangerous
character.
"No, I know you don't know me,"
replied the other calmly, never taking
his eyes off tho young school teacher's
face.
-"What do you want?"
"To do you a service."
"But If you don't know me what pos
sible interest " began Barnett, and
yet there was an earnestness about
the man in tbe tree that fixed bis aten
tion. You arc In a oloee corner, young
man," said the stranger.
"Did you come here to tell me that?"
''No. I am going to save you If, 1
can and I am pretty sure that I can."
"Bnt I can save myself."
"I sincerely wish you could, my boy,
but It may be a long time and twdlous
operation, and I think I may be able
to oil the wheels of Justice."
Bamott stared at tho stranger,
wondering what sort of a man be had
to deal with and why a man he never
saw should take such an Interest in
his case,
"Who are you?" he asked, bluntly.
"As I said before, I am a man sim
ply who is ready and able, I think, to
do you a good turn. You know that
there Is quite a pile of circumstantial
evldonce against you?"
"Yes, so it seems."
"With a foundation to build on they
may erect a pyramid that will crush
you."
"You think bo?" for there was an
earniMtnean about the stranger that
did not fail to make an lmprusstou on
the school teacher.
"Now Justice seldom miscarries to
the extent of hanging an innocent
man, but you may have a good deal of
trouble before you can clear yourself
of the charge."
Barnett 's face became grave; he was
beginning to realize that what the
stranger told him must be true and
that his position was fraught with
peril.
There, 1 didn't come here to de
press you, but rather to cheer you, my
boy. To point out that you must not
treat the matter carelessly. I wanted,
too. to make your acquaintance."
Was tbe man mad? Barnett won
dered. But he dismissed the idea as
absurd, for the stranger ppoke sensi
bly enough and bis eyes were clear and
bright Well, he was not so burdened
with friends that be could afford to
refuse the kindly offices of even a
stranger. Perhaps the man was a type
of those eccentrics that spring up often
when a crime is committed, and lend
sympathy and funds to the cause they
have espoused.
The follow might do some good,
since he spoke so confidently; at least
he could do no harm. Let thle eccen
tric person have his will if it amused
him.
"You don't seem to be much of a
prisoner with nothing but those wood
en bars between you and liberty." re
marked the stranger. A good wrench
and out they would come."
"As far as I am concerned they shall
remain as they are," said Barnett "I
have many privileges hore that I
should lose If I tried to escape, so I
shall just let matters run along as
they are, confident that, as I am In
nocent I need have no fear."
"And what of br?"
The young man cast an Inquisito
rial look at blm.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean Grace Miss Ellison, I
should any she knows, of course, what
has taken place."
"Yon know her, then?" feeling a
fresh Interest In the unknown.
"No, I don't know her, but It Is possi
ble that I may see her If there Is any
message that I can carry to her com
ing from yon."
"Man. If you do that I am your friend
for life," exclaimed the young school
teacher. "Just wait and I will jot down
a few words," and ha turned hastily
from the window.
"Make haste!" called the other, In a
load whisper.
Barnett flUed with a desire to set
down the thoughts that had been up
permost In bis mind since the tragedy,
had no trouble la making a start on his
letter. To be quick and concise was
another thing. Though bis fan dsshed
Over tha paper, a warning "Hist!" was
a aottos to draw tha epistle to a close.
He folded It, and, withong stopping to
set down the address, wemtJack to the
window and passed It to the stranger
by tying It to the end of a poker which
happened to be standing by the fire
place. "You will be sure to deliver it?" ho
said, earnestly, wondering If he was do
ing right in trusting the note to a man
he had seen for the first time In his
life.
"Deliver it? To be sure I will, unless
I should happen to have an accident
that would lay me up. Hush. Go back!
There la some one coming!" be whis
pered warnlngly, and tben suddenly
dropped out of the tree and disappeared
among some bushes on the other side
of the garden.
"A queer character that," muttered
Barnett, as he watched tho small man
disappear, and noted that he was very
agile for a man of his years. "Well. he
managed to cheer me up, and I relished
his visit How did he manage to get
into that tree In brood daylight, with
out being seen, I wonder? Evidently It
Is not tho flrtit time that he has had oc
casion to make a surreptitious call. 1
should not be sorry to se the old follow
again."
The subject of these remarks had
wriggled his way through the densely
growing buahes just as the village con
stable came around from the front of
the house with a party of friends. Job
Hendricks, for such was tho name the
stranger had given. to the inn-keeper,
peering over ths top of the hedge, grin
ned and wagged his gray head. "Ah,
there's an Ideal keeper of a prisoner. 1
wi3h there had bean one of his kind
way back In the past It might have
changed ovcrything.
He seemed to laDse Into a sad and
! thoughtful mood after that as he turned
end made hie way to the high road,
Reaping the fenews mechanically. Im
mersed In what seemed to be from his
expression) very bitter thought
For a moment he stood in the middle
of the road looking up and down, as If
undecided which way to go. It seemed
to be a matter that required some con
sideration, but presently he nodded,
and, turning, made his way along the
highway that led In a northerly direc
tion. "I promised to take that letter to the
young lady. I wonder if I shall have
any trouble In seeing her. Perhaps 1
am altogether too sure of what I can do,
and what pressure I can bring to bear
on others. None too sure of my own
liberty, for that matter. Go slow. Job,
slow, or you will spoil everything!"
He had reached a little brook spanned
by a wooden bridge, and he stopped for
a moment to wipe the perspiration from
his face, for the day was oppressively
hot
As he loaned there for a moment,
with his hat off, resting and cooling
himself, a peculiar ringing of a bell
reached his ears, coming from the di
rection of the town he had Just left
Job thrust bis hat on his bead and
turned to see an old man approaching.
On his breast he carried some sort of
a placard with an Inscription and a bell
was attached by a strap around one of
his wrists. With the free hand he felt
Lis way with a long staff.
"Seems to me the blind man Is mak
ing his way Into a mighty unprofitable
neighborhood. If he keeps on the way
he Is going. Poor devil! He has much
If as to live for than I have. I guess I'll
set him right and tip him something for
the mistake of hit taking the wrong
road."
The patrlarchlal figure In earth col
ored rags drew near. He was a tall man,
and bent with years, his long white hair
falling almost to his shoulders.
Hendricks, who had taken out a piece
of money, dropped It In the tin cup
which tbe blind man wore attached to
a leather belt about his waist At the
clinking sound of the coin dropping in
the tin the old man paused.
"God bless you, mister, and may the
Lord and all bis angels watch over you
day and night"
He wore dark glasses over his eyes,
showing that he could not be wholly
blind.
, "I'm afraid that you are going out of
your way, friend," replied Job, gently.
"Out of my way?"
"Yes, you are heading for the open
country. You have left the town you
bad better return or something might
happen to you off alone on a road that
contains few houses."
"Well, now, its mighty lucky I struck
you, ain't It? I generally have a boy
to go about with me, but the Imp haa
run sway flshln' or to join In some mis
chief. I thought I'd see how I could
manage for myself."
"You live here, then?" and Job
pinched himself, for he fancied that he
saw a very bright eye peering at him
out of the corner of one of the glasses
"Live here?" the old msn laughed.
"Catch me Mvln' In the country. The
dty Is the place for plckln', but I makes
It a rule to visit all the towns near by
In the summer months, as It sort o' Im
proves my health. A mean, measly, on
generous lot o folks they are, these
here country pelicans; I can't shear
em, I can't! Want to rive ye old
clothes and cold victuals 'stead o'
money. No, you dont find your gran'
dad Hvln' In tbe kentry when ha has
tbe city streets fer a lay."
"He certainly has a fine pair of eyes
back of those gig lamps, the old fraud,"
muttered Job, who had been, watching
man intently, and was confident
that he wns a humbug- y
"Perhaps you win be so very 'uf
to turn me about In the right direction
for the town," quavered the alleged
blind man.
-iA rot !,.. iHvn rou a heave Into me
brook," was what ran through Job"
mind at that moment, regreiung ui
v, v,oh wnatoii hi charity on such an
old fraud. He took the man, however.
hy the arm, and set ms race wwaru me
town. "
Whether he was unnecessarily rougn
In the operation, or whether the other
stumbled, at least one thing happened
bis great green sectacles fell off In
the road. Job stooped and , restored
h him hut as he did so he looked
at the roan's face and he drew away in
stinctively, as if overcome wii a sua
den fear. '
"Am I all right now?" asked the
other.
"All right," murmured Hendricks,
who had recovered his equanimity.
"Good day."
"Good day." M.
The blind man plodded on. tapping
the road with his cane. Job after watch
ing him for a moment, turned and al
most ran from the place.
"Could It be?" he murmured, when he
was forced to pause for breath. "Could
ho have followed me here, and I thought
that I was safe." Then he raised his
hands Impotently toward heaven and
said: "0 God, give me time time for
all that I have to do."
(To be continued.)
WIRELESS HELLOS.
Tho British Have Established Plant
in Two Cities.
London letter: While public atten
tion haa been taken up In the United
States principally with the question of
wireless telegraphy, English electri
cians have been experimenting with
great success with wlreloRS telephony.
Tho result of these experiments Is so
wonderful as to almost Induce unbelief.
It seems likely that within a few
months It will be possible for, anyone to
own their own long-distance machine,
obtainable at a cost of a few pounds and
use it without any restriction other
than payment of a tax for the privilege,
to the municipality whore It Is operat
ed. The danger of ono person reading
another's message has been obviated
by having each Instrument tuned to
nnother instrument, with which It com
municates. The English system differs radically
from that wd by Marconi, ripples in
the electricity of earth or water being
used In place of the force created by
that luventor from resistance. The
ripples can be produced with as much
certainty as ripples can be produced in
a por.d by throwing a stone into it
The inventors of this system havo
been experimenting In secluded spots
In England for some months and have
demonstrated to representatives of sev
eral European governments.
There has already been established
In Glasgow a mnn!cl;al plant for com
petitive purposes, the exchange being
placed at the difipor.al of the inventors
In order to permit of the frectt experi
mentation. Application is shortly to bo mad" by
the city of Manchester for powers to
establish a wireless telephone service to
compete with tho present monopoly.
From present Indications it appears
that the new Inventions are ultlmp.tely
destined to revolutionize tho telephone
biifiinefs.
It is now on!y a question of what dis
tance the messages can be sent.
The well-known experimenter, M.
Malchie. who has bad placed at his
disposal by tho I'rlnce of Monaco, bis
jacht and tho domain over which he
rules, with the contiguous Mediterran
ean waters, Is expected to achieve some
extraordinary results.
The results of teets made by M. Mal
thle so far are conversations trans
mitted one mile as distinctly as by the
best ordinary telephone two and a half
miles, still very distinct but apparent
ly at the limit of perceptible Intensity;
at four and one-third miles, vibrations
of the telephone pinto dlatlnct enough
to admit of Morse signals being trans
mitted with utmost regularity.
Unfortunately it was impossible to
continue these exprelments further as
It would have egrrjed thTn hoyond the
limits of tbe Prince's domain.
The apparatus used by M. Match, be
sides the generator, Includes a peculiar
ly wound electrical coll, an improved
microphone and a sensitive telephone.
While the transmission of Morse sig
nals was going on a key and vibrator
were substituted for the microphone.
The connections to earth from the
Instrument connlst of either two elec
trodes Immersed In water or electrodes
embedded In dump earth. A connection
Is established between the two elec
trodes at each station by means of an
Insulated wire which forms a basis to
connect according as required, with
either receiver or transmitter.
The advent of wireless telephony Is
exciting as much Interest among elec
tricians as did that of the X-ray a few
years ago and many of the most expert
telegraphers In Europe are busy with
experiments from which almost any
kind of wonderful results may be ex
pected. ARTHUR FIELD. :
Irreparable Loss at Mount Athoa. -
Iindon Pall Mall Gazette: No thine
less than an archaeological calamity
Das happened on Mount Athos, where Ti
11 centuries of Byzantine art archltee- V
ture, and tradition have perished utter-'
ly in me names. Fire broke out a few
days ago In the monastery of 8t Paul,
and the entire building, with all Its
contents, was destroyed. The monas
tery dates back 11 centuries, Us library
was ncn in manuscript documents of
the Eytantlne Emperors, and the In
terior was a trnaaura tintiaa n It....-
tine art. The reliquary was full of ob-
jwria oi me nignest legendary Interest
Amons other nhtta it mhi.i.ui
" --, . . "M u i wim
a tradition of the Oreek church holds to
or me identical girts presented In
boffiase bv tha aiu i .v.
Bast at Bethlehem. All have perished..
Tecumseh MrflnM an l -n.i-1..
saw Indian, Is dead at hla borne near
usvie, i. i. lie wss s proartoeat Indi
an and bad held during hla life most of
the Important offices of tha Indian gov
ernment At the time of his death ha
was an Indian senator. Ha la tha third
prominent Chickasaw Indian to dla)
within tha sast wsak. , , . , ,