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The Higher Obllgatlone.
Reoent orcnts have mndo Imp ora.
t1vo Bomo oonslderatlon of the othici
. . pf thing tOlll1n10ny. Ev ry one do.
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; eplso II. talobearer. ETcn the chlldron
: call such 11 person a "t.nttlotll.lo , " n.nd
j justifiably loolt down upon him. The
Informer 10 [ I. spy , breaker of coed
r faith , 0. vloll\tor ot the sacred lawo ot
I 110splto.lLy. ) Loyally to family nnd to
I frIends 10 the cement which holdll so-
I cloty togother. Trouble comes when
I mon act upon n mlsto.lten vi ow of what
! constitutes loyalty to socloty at ll\rge ,
that 80eloty which Is but nn [ l.ggrega.
Uon ot families and frlonds. 'I'ho ex.
. 10tonco of orderly government tlepends
pn the observance of cortaln laws , un.
punished disobedlenco to which pro.
duces al1arclly. When crIme 10 committed -
ted , every person W1Ul Imowledgo of
It Is umler moral obligation , when
I\skcl1 , to tell whnt he Imowo. In some
. . : : asos the ob1lgatlon extentls 00 far as
to requlro him to volunteer Informu. .
tlon against his frlonl1s. The maintenance -
nance ot orl1er and safe government
Is of so much grollter Importance than
the vrotectlon of law.broaklnl : friends , '
that the state jusl1y conceals the I
crlm ( ! or who asolsts the guilty to eSe ,
Impe. This rule Is the result of longl
I'Ixpcrlence ' , and Its jUlltlce Is nowhere !
- disputed. Yet , In practice , It la dim. ,
: : ult to enforce It , says Youth's Com-
p/l.nlon / , because of the vrovalenco ot
! also standards growing out of abhorrence - )
! ronco of the Informer. There Is no :
; blgh Dchool prIncipal or colle go presl. '
I : ient who I111S not come In contact'
I with Ulese false IItandards In bls at-
I etnpt to maintain I1lsclpllne. There
Is sCIlrcoly n large city In the country
In which members at the pollco forco'
have not at some tlmo or anotller been
\\ctunted \ by bellot In the mlstalton
notion. In the army antl the navy a
similarly false Idea of the obllgationiS\
of company loyalty has many times'
, : onfronted the commanding omcero
AS If the men regllrded It as of gn ater'
\mportanco that half n : dozen friends
should be IS/l.ved from the consequence9 I
? f their mlsl1eeds than that the body .
f naUonnl defenders should bo pro-
. .erved from those who would under-
mlno the foundations of n.11 orderly
Institutions.
Now Varieties of 81n.
The real wonknoslI ! In the moral po. .
.Itlon of Americans III not tholr nUl-
tudo toward the platn criminal , bu
their nttltude toward the Qua l-crimi.
nn.1-the "criminaloid. " Let 0. prominent -
nent man oommll some orranao In bad
940r nnd the mult1tudo filngs Its atonea
with right coed will. The social
lynohlng of the o1f.ml1.do magnate
who put Qway his faded , toll.iworn wlte
f r the sake ot a Qoubr tto prove.
that the provat the old morality have
not rotted through. Sox righteous.
ness continues to bo thus sUmy uphold
simply because man has not been In.
ventIng now ways of wronging wom.
an. So long ago were sex sins rocog-
nlzod anll branded that the public ,
feeling sure of Itself , layo on with
promptness and emphasis. The slo\'l"
neso of this 8amo publIc In luhlng
ether Itlnds ot transgrosslon betrays ,
not sycophnnoy or unthinking admlra.
tlon of QUCCeSll , but perplexity , aaya E.
A. ReIlB In Atlantic. The prosperous
' o'Ylldoera that bask undisturbed In pop.
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I . utar tavor have been cl1reful to abun
-or seem to shun-tho tatnillar types
, of wlckcdnolS. Overlooked In Bible
and prayarbook , tholr obliquities lack
the brlmstono smo1l. Surpass as tholr
t mlsdoods may In meanness and cruel. ,
; , ty. thora has not yet boon Umo
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about them , nnd 110 the IIlght of them
. does not 10080 the flood of wrath and
: . abhorrence that rushes down upon the >
tong.attalned SlDlI.
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Tha Chinolio hn.vo lone bean credited
. with the Invention of gunpowder , but :
Prof. E. O. Von Lippmann , of Hatto ,
has collected evldenco to indicate that
this Is II. mlstako , and that the Arab\ .
ns did not. as commonly stated , In.
I roduoo gunpowder Into Europe duro
! fng the olghth and ninth centuries.
Proto Von I.lppmann bolloves that the
mtmufnoturo ot the firllt Gunpowder
was based upon the "Flro.book" ef
; Marcus Graecua , which appea.red In
I . ConstAnlnoplo about the middle of the
; . thlrtoenth century. This was the
1. : . source from which Reier Dacon , AI.
" bertus Malftlull and Thomas Aqulnaa
. perlvod tholr knowled.o of gunpowder.
'Tho first use of gunpowder to drive I
projectiles 18 ascribed to a. monk ,
Derthold Sohwan , whose disoovery
WIU made aoeldontnlly while proparlDI
1ho mixture for medlclnal purposes.
A at. LoUI ; typo , 0 1pl070d on one
of the daUles of thAt city , vut In tYV
a paragraph descrlblni the dreu of n
bride nt II. fa.sblona.blo wedding. It
contalnod the nmaEing at.a.temont thl1t
"the brido' _ trll.ln . , five years 10nK.
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L1lIan Lanltry' . name has ble ! :
'ChanJed ' agan ! , but the Ilstonlllhine
: feature about It 11'1 ' thn.t It waa tht
! death of her tathor-In.law , and not
now matrimonial vcnturOrwhl
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fiossip from the State Capital , Legislative antI Othenvise
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1u mflkll1l changcs In tha Aldrich
railroad hilI , referred to el80where ,
the jolnl commltteo hnB n number of
1l1atters unclel' cOlll ldcrl\lIol1. Fol' In'
atancc , the Insle o ! making the rate
Echedule-when It shall bo dOllo Blld
, . , hnt shnll 1Je the unturo o ! tbe 1m.
medlat worle OXllcctcd of the comrnJs-
flolI-I'I : ono of the most Importallt
quesllolls. ' 1'ho Aldrich hill compel
the comml ! ! lolI to prellaro 0. classll1.
catloll of rates ns.loon as practicable.
' 1'hla clnBHlllcntloll III expected by
.nnny Ilt nn carly date , whllo others
hellovo the wordlJlJ ; o ! the hl1l should
glvo the commission fuHest ovpor-
tUllltr fOl' luvesllsutlon ami study nnd
should 1Iot Ux the tlmo "hen It Is ex-
pecled , though of course HO provldlllg
that ImmocHalo rolle ! might bo given
III mn.ny IIneH. 'rho talilc oC compiling
11 noW Hcherlulo will lJO 0. monullllmtal
0110 nnd Rhoulll the commlHslon bo
eXIJCcted to promulgnto n complete
rute Hheot at an carly date , Rome who
have studied the mattel' heHove the
best reHulls woul.1 not follow.
'rhe following preamhle nnd reRolu.
tlon adopted In the hOURO Is Ita own
eX11lnnatlon : . -
Whel'eas , In the conHlderalfon or
the vllrlous hills 1IOW pending rell\tlvo
to the powers of the railroad commission -
sion and freight. nnd passenger rates ,
It Is Imporatlve that the joint. rallroad
commltteo of the hou e and senate
have for Its guldn.nco and Inormatlon
a11 the { ] ata nUll tactll avnllablo per. II I I
talnlng to these suhjects ; therefore :
bo It i
ResolvCl , 'fhllt the slate hureau ot
statistics be Instructed to furnish the
joint railroad committee of this legla. I
lature with the tllrltr schedules of the
rallJ'Oal1B opernUnLf In Nobraska. anll. .
nil obtalnablo statistics and dato. con.
cernlng rallrolld rates , shipments and
such other Information IlS may bo
germane to the subject.
Spmo legislators are of the opinion
that the university l-mlll levy ohould
bo Ilbollshed anll 11 direct appropriation -
tion made for Its malntormnce. A bill
Is pending providing that the government -
ment funds given to the unlverslt ) . and
nil other funt1s except the levy shall
bo pall1 ollt by the state treasurer on
warrants IssuOl1 by the auditor upon
cCl'tUlcates flIed y the Board or Ro-
gents. This Inclul1es the cash fllnd ,
which during the Illst hl.cnnlum
Ilmounted to almost $120,000. It has
been pointed ollt thllt should this bill
IIMS it will not be necessary tor succeedIng -
ceedIng legislatures to approprlato this
money IUI has bocn. the custom In the
past , und therefore In Ilsklng the legislature -
laturo for Ilppro111'laUons the regents
need not take this money Into conl ld-
eratlon. As the law stn11119 , the IIU-
! premo court has rllled that it 10 not
necessary for the government funds to
be upproprlated , but It hao sahl nothIng -
Ing about the cash fund.
At this writing members of the
joint committee , two senators Ilnd two
represontatlves , appointed to draft
mil road bills , are husy with their
worlIt will bo their dut . to frame a
measure that will cmllowor the rail-
roal1 commission to f\Ct and define Its
powers and mode of procedure. Senator -
ator Aldrich , one of the committee ,
has mllde an extended Htudy of the
railroad situation In those states
where railway commissions ha\'o been
In errect for many ) 'ears und where
the laws hnvo heon testei In the
courts. He , In dl'll.w1ng his hUI.
sought to totlow those provision ! ! '
which have stood the hrunt of much
litigation. It io qulto well ut1lorstoOl
that In the main the utylo and form
at his hill , Imown as S. F. 45 , will bo
followed.
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A bill that Senator I..n1ln of Burt
has Introduced provides that any 1'0.11.
road company operating 0. train of
moro 1111ln one cnr , who shall make up
01' operate a train carrying pl\ssen-
gers on an ) ' cnr w110 shall make up or
ollerate a train wlUI 0. car carr'lng
'passengers'ln front of n car carrying
pX1lresa , freight or 1Jgage / , sha11 bo
deemed guilt ) ' o ! misdemeanor and
ullon conviction shl\lI ho Ill1nlshed by
.n fine of not less than $100 and not
moro than $1,000.
The o.ntlsllOrtlng clement will probably -
ably be dlsturbel1 over trIO bill introduced -
troduced In the h0\1s0 allowing base
ball to be playel1 on Sundl\Y If the city
council or the county commissioners
give permission. In any lown or county
In the stute. Huclt of the bill are Hned
Ul ) the base ball fans ot LIncoln and
some of the smaller towns ot the
iltate.
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'fhero will be no house dlllly IIr1nt-
cd , the committee on printing IJt\vlng
so recommended Iltlel' the recoptlon of
bills that were not at all sl\Usfaclor ) . .
'fhe house hils sono on record . as
tn.yorlllg an Income tax.
'rhe cast wing ot the atato house
bn3 been otnclall ) ' declllreJ unsao I
tutl1 l1angorous. Architect llerllnghof ,
who recently nmde un examlnUon 01
, thc building , l'c1XJrted to Land Com.
missioner Enton that the cast wing hll.
ettled six or eight Inches within t1u :
Inlit month and there Is grave danger
of. a. collapse of that section of th < !
building.
Bouae roll 64 , oprl .t1ng ' 80,000 I
for al\lal'los of legis In tors , was vasiied :
b ) ' the senale without change AS It
carne from tllo IQwelbranch. .
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'I'he proposcd dl\iry commission bill'
dcslgnaten the gO'Ycrnor dnlry com. ,
mluoncr ! with powcr to appoint ; ' 1
l1eputy who IIhall bo lracUcJ\I dairyman -
man and who ahnU recaln n BRlary ot
$1,800 a yenr. lIe shall bo rocom.
mended by the prosldellt and I1lroclors
of the NebrusllDalrynten'lJ Mocia- ! '
tlon. Ono ! ltcnographOI' at 0. salary
ur $70 a. month and one cheml t 0.\
$1,500 J1. ) 'car nro provided for In the
bill. It also provides for tour tlalry
Itls110ctors to bo nppolnted b ' the l1ep-
uty , with the I\pproyal or the governor -
nor and on recommondatlon or the ,
president and directors of the No-
braslUDalrymon'H association 1\1111
the VI'Jfcssor .of dairy husbanl1rr ; or
the atato unlvorslty , each Inspector to
recelvo $3 a dn.y nnd traveling ex-
penses.
It the h11l Introduced by Senator
Sacltott of Gage hecomes an enactment -
ment the rosponslbl1lty of cntorelng
all laws wlli devolve directly upon
the governol' . ' ] 'he nct mal\Cs It the
duty oJ the attorney general or the
state , when directed by the governor ,
to oust trom ofllce o.ny ofilcor , Includ
Ing mnyors , who w1lfully neglects to
entorce n. law and It maltes such neg.
leet punlshahle b ) . ouslm' from offico.
The blli Is IntendCl to remove local
officers who refuse to enforce n. law ,
and It la nmdo ftronger by malting
It the dut ) . of the attorney general
to proceed ngalnst such omcers , when
directed by the govornor.
'I'he senate refused to concur with
the house In an appropriation for postage -
ago stamlls .to bo turnl/lhed / dally to
members of the houBe. 'I'ho bl1l [ l.p.
ilroprlatlng money tor the expenses ot
the session waa amended by strlltlng
out the word "postage. " The vote
WIlS Hj to 10 In favor ot the motion
by McKesson to concur In n report ot
the approprilltlon commlttoo that the
worl1 "postago" bo strlclen trom the
hill. 'fhe house eurly In the session ,
aCtor three tLttempts , voted that mcm.
bel's of the body 1)1 } allowed five 2-
cent stamps 'dally. The sonate' ac.
tlon wl1l lrevent carrying out the
resolution anl1 house members will
have to buy tholl' own atRmps.
'l'hls resoluUon directed agalnot Introduction -
troduction and pllssago of approprln-
tlon bills that do not specify the
nmount9 ask&d passed the house after
protracted debate : " 'I'hat all appro-
prlntlons tor the support and maintenance -
tenance ot any charitable , correction-
able , educational Institution or tor the
erection or equipment of any new
bulll11nga for any 'Purposo by the state
of Nebraslm , be made In definlto o.ud
specific Bums 0doUars and cents and
so expressed in , the bill. making the
o.pproprlatlons and not In mills levy
on the assessed valuation of the prop-
erty. listed tor taxation by the state
of Nebraskn. "
Railroad operators are working for
enactment of a measure that wUl control -
trol hoboes. It has been recommonl1-
ed for passage. It Is designed to.glve
all rn.llroar employes the power to arrest -
rest Ilorsona founl1 stealing rides entrains
trains or climbing upon the cars when
they have 110 right so to do. Some
opposition was manifested by the minority -
ority on the ground Umt the bill gave
too much authority to the railroad
men , that It wns the principle of Ule
11011ar against the man and was undemocratic -
democratic and [ I. wrong bill.
Senator Sac1tett has Introduced 0.
bill to prohibit the pooling of brfl1go
contractors or the division of territory -
tory b ) ' them. It maltes theni lIable
for dllml\ges due to pooling nnd ; xes
n. lenalty In the way of a fine of.
$1.000 or Imprisonment not morc
thlln six months. Provision Is a.1so
mal1e tor Inspection of contractors'
book13 In court. It loolm lIke 0. good
move In the direction of removing
some of the abuses suffered by counties -
ties In bullJlng their brll1ges.
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The resolution by 'Weerns to hllve
the speaker appoint 11 committee to
find out why farmers do not got as
much tor their grain In Nebraska [ 1.8
In oUier state was 11\111 on the table.
The resolution hM been referred to
the railroad committee , which reported
It back to the house with no recom-
mendation.
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In the case of the State of NebrnslU1 :
against the Nebraska Lumber Dealers'
.Ssoclt\tlon. I1n nllee ( ! trust , Referee
Post ruled In tavor of the state's attorneys - '
neys by 11ecldlng that the courts have
jurisdiction nnd call. lrOceed against
the lumber dealers for violation ot the
state's antl.t rust In.w .
Governor Shelon ! has appointed Ed4
wal'll G. Maggi of LIncoln chlet clorlc
In the executlvo office , 0. position tOI'o
morly held by E. S. Mlcltey. Mr ,
lIckey wns recently appointed slate
ballk examiner.
'fhe Bennto has passed a. measuro'
tlJl\t Its author calls the "cnt wagon"
bill. It 111 aces wagons used for Immoral - '
moral purlloses In the same category
with houses , tents and bo ts , glvos
justlccs of thl } peace jurisdiction over
I 8uch cases and reduces the penalty.
It Is designed. the Introducer Bnys , to
I et quick , nctlon.
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The SeDl\to , by a close vqto , in com-
mlttcl ! of the whole , recommended for
VnBliftO ! a bl\1 \ by Patrick of SlI.rpy ,
declaring void Judgments of oxecutlon
1r nlit luup.d within five 'ellrs. ! .
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I'rom etereoll'rapb , copyright. by Underwood & : Underwood. 1f. T.
Young wife of Harry Thaw , soon to be tried for the killing of Stanford
White. Before their marriage she was an actress and had become famous
for lier beauty. She was the/Indirect cause of th sensational tragedy.
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A NEW STEAM TORPEDOo
SEA TERROR WITH TWICE RANGE. .
OF OLD ONES.
Little Vessels Now Able to Defy Big
Battleships-May . Launch Dead.
Iy Missiles Without Com.
Ing Under Fire.
New YOI'lt.-lly devising a torpedo
flropcl1ed by steam generated In the
Imming ot high explosives carried
within it In concentrated form , Hiram
Maxim has concluded cxpel'1ments
from which ho asserts that the range
or naval torpedoes wl1l be doublel1 and
llaval warfare revolutionized.
To meet the demanl1 that torpedoes
must have eftectlve range equal to thc
gunfire to which the attacltlng torpedo
boat woull1 be subjoctel1 , Mr. Maxim
burns motorfte , 0. new explosive , to
generate steam at a high pressure.
and by this means the regulation nl\val
torpedo Is made much more efficient. .
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, SWELLS THE SHEEP'S HEADS.
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Peculiar Disease In South Africa Decl.
mates the Flocks.
London.-South Africa , which Is I
poted for Its curious animal and hu-
JUlln I1fseases , has none more curious
than the trouble affecting Merino and
Afrlcanl1er sheep and Angora goats
In which the helll1s and ears of the
animals swell to grotesque size , final.
ly resulting In the death of the ani-
mal. 'I'hls I1lsease , the exact nature
ot which or Its cause Is not recog.
nlzed , Is Imown chlefi ) ' b . Its Dutch
name , "geel ( h1ltop , " which , trans-
atel1 means yellow thlckheal1.
'fho trouble usually appears In llerds
which have been grazing on low laud
And Is particularly prevalent after a
heavy ralnrnl1 , though , what relation
t.hls mu.y have to the disease Is a mys. .
tery. 'I'he heal1 aul1 ears assume a. .
dropsical conl1lt1on. growing to enor. .
mous size , and If no trcatment Is i
a.dopted the swollen parts become dry.
chrlvel : ; up and crack. ' 1'hfs swollen
zondltlon Is acconwanled by a general
onl1lt1oll , of Jaunl1lce.
Postmortem examinations disclose.
in adl1lUon to the general jaundiced
onl1lt1on , an abnormal condlllon of
lome of the vital organls , as the liver ,
3p1een , etc. The average mortality
Is 40 per cent.
LONELY ( ! ) NES ORGANIZE CLUB.
Unite to Drive Away Solitude Incident -
dent to Life In Great City ,
New York.-'l'hero Is no longer any
IJXCUSO for men or women In this
great city to suffer the pangs of lone.
lIness. A club has been organized exclusively -
clusively for the lone1 ' ones. Eight ) '
! 'lonUes , " ,10 men und 40 women , attended -
tended the second meeting of the or.
ganlzatlon the other afternoon. I
Several ) 'oung men , unkuown to ono
another , chnnced , at about the same
time , to write letters to the newspapers -
pers tolling how lonely they were In
Now YOI'k , especially on Sunl1ay af-
ternoon. Next these ) .O\tng men boo
gan wrltfng to ono another. Then they I
got acqualntM anl1 out of theh' ac. I .
qul\1ntunco came t1w. . Illea of getting
the "lone1les" organized. It Is said
that CharleB 1u x , Is real1y father of
the club Idea , anl1 It was he who hired
the hatt and callel1 the UI'Bt meotlng.
At the first meeting aplloarol1 Dr ,
Ekner I ee , amI he toolt to the hlea
with a fervor that set It going with
whirlwind momontum. Dr. Lee was
uamell as temporary president.
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than when drIven br compressed all' ,
the motive Ilower now generally usel1.
In his home In Brooltlyn , : i\Ir. : i\u.x-
1m told of his latest In\'entlon.
"In slIlte of the WOIHlerful things
that had \Icen \ eXlccted oC the automo.
hllo torpedo as an auxiliary arm In
na val warfare , " he sall1. "l1lsappolnt.
ment has bcen the result when It ha.s
been relled upon. 'fhe cause of this
falluro and I1lsappolntment Is because
the l1eadly qulcl.firlng gun has been
developed to such a 110gree of perfection -
tion aul1 such great range that when
the torpedo boat of an enemy comes
to the attac1i It Is sunlt long belore It
can get anywhere near enough to be
within torpedoing distance of a bat.
tlcshlp. It Is met with a storm ol
projectiles fl'om qulclt.firlng guns
wh ch fly toward It with frightful ac.
curac ) ' , and the range of these pro.
jectlles Is so much greatm' UlIln that
of the automobile torpel1o that the tor.
pedo boat Is destroyed In not much
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more time than Is neet1ed to m ke thIs' ,
statement.
"In oulward appearance my torpedo
Is no ( hlCerent from the regulation
type , but a self.eombustiVe material
clllled 11l0tor1te , similar In composition -
tion to smolcclcss powder , is empto 'ed
to furnish tll0 moUvo power for drlv-
Jng It through the water. This dispenses -
penses with the use of the heavy all'
fiasl\ and the latter Is replaced with r ,
light casing In which .tho rnotor1to Is'
burned In the presenc ofvater to
produce steam with which to drIve the
torpedo engine.
"It ought to give tiS a range at least
twlco as great as the present torvedo
wIth the mllxlmum slleed that can beget
got from the propellers.
"Tho enormous range o ! the Maxim
torpel1o Is a great desideratum , for it.
w111 then bring the range of the torw
pol1o up to that of the guns which w1ll ,
be 011 posed to It.
"Summing up for the new motorlte
propelled torpedo , I am sme of pro-
l1uclng a greatm' efficiency due to longer -
er range , moro uniform Bpeed and
higher SlJced during the entlro run ;
Inexpensiveness , as the high cost all'
flask Is ITone a way with ; gtcater : safety -
ty on shipboard , IlS the highly charged
air flask-2,250 pounds to tile squaoo
Inch-maJccs the torpedo a huge bomb
If struck by a shot from the enemy ,
and the great Item of saving the ex- .
11ense of nlrcompressors now Installed
on torpedo boats.
"Flllell with motol.Ito , the Maxim
tOl'lwl1o will always bo really for diD.
chnl glng 11I < e a shotted gun. "
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CAN HARDEN PURE GOLD.
Alabama Man Accidentally Made Re.
markable Discovery.
Montgomery , Ala.-Alfred Weaver ,
of this city , lIas , In collaboration with
John gdwllrl1 Carney , nnl1 whllo en.
gagol1 In laboratory experIments In
search of a new cohorer material for
wireless telegraphy , dlscoverc- : the art
of. hardening and tempering the
precious metals. such as platinum ,
gold and the 1\1(0. \ without alloying
them with other metals.
The resulls obtnlnel1 by Mr. Weav-
or's process arc Ute enormous rel1uc- -
tlon In the fusing p0111t of these metals ,
an 1 the hnpl1rllng to them of a degree
of hardness lu some Instau ! s surpassIng -
Ing that of the best tool steel when
hardened. Platinum , one of the most
refractory of metals , heretofore requiring -
quiring for Its fusion the oxyhyl1rogen
flame , or the voltaic arc , Is , after beIng -
Ing subjected to the new process ,
easily melted before au ordinary gasoline -
oline blowpipe and may be cast , again
melled and recast ndefinItely.
So great a hardness Is Imparted to
these mctals by Mr. 'Weaver's process
that a l11eco of gold or platinum , for
Instance , can with the greatest difficult -
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cult ) be abraded by the best steel file
and , q. sphere of either of these metals
of say two m\l1lmeters \ diameter , when
placed upon a hardened steel anvil
anl1 struck a sharp blow with an clght-
ounce steel hammer , will resist sllch
a blow anl1 slltter only the sl1ghtc.--st aI- .
toratlon In shape.
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The Nawab Muntaz Jurg of Hyderabad , his ten wives and four children.
This Is the first time that this I ndlan prince permitted his family to be fJhoto.
graphed.
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France Has 200,000 Hoboes. I
Army of 32,000 Rural Gual'ds Found
Insufficient to Curb Them.
arls.-An Inyestlgatlon just enlled
by the mlhlstrr of t03 IntOl'lor hus re-
, ' aled the fnct that tn France there
are nl least : : WOOOO tramJls. Agalust :
lIIls horde of regular tram11s the go\- .
ernment has opposed 11. rChlment of 32-
000 - rural guards whoso duty It Is to
Jlrotect lIfo and ilrOIOl'tr In the cOlin.
try.
try.It l'S llrollosC1 ! to Increase the num.
bel' of rml\l gunrl1a so as to checlt11. .
ranc ' . A requcst tl'om all the do ,
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Jll\l'tments of France
brought 26 ro-
lIlies , which to show
go that the mu.
nlchJ lltles of those departments pro.
" 111m } night lOdgings for .
forlGGOOa . Jler.
sons last 'ear.
In the 38,000 municipalities ot
F'l'I\nco , howe\"OI' , thel'e are to bo
found only 3,000 night refuges and In , !
nu\n ) ' 1)laces the tramps' eannot bo :
arresled hccllu3e there Is no place to ,
Imprison them. During last ' '
) 'eal' 32- ,
000 tramliS were al'restel1 , but about
20,000 of th m could not be l1ell1 be.1
cause of laclt of ovldence to 11rove Q'
cl'lnle. ' 0.
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