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i Here is a picture of one of the two
i , turbine express steamships now under
, , , . " I construction for the Cunard line.
. , oJ Both thee : vessels a..e to make a
speed of 26 knots per hour , and will
be the largest and fastest steamship
; in the whole world The turbine
. r , selected , the Parsons type , Is both
simple anll efficient. The steam raised .
cd In the boilers Is conveyed to the
cylinder inside , which Is a drum 01'
hollow shaft , studded with rows of
blades set at an angle to the direction
of the flow of steam. The first row
of blades encountered by the rush of
steam deflects I.t Cram its course , so
that It would not effectually operate
. on the next row were there not between -
-r' tween each row of working blades n
row of guide blades affixed to the In-
, . - side of the and
cylinder casing set at
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NOT ON HIS OWN TIME.
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In Dinner Hour.
Charles M. Schwab , on the day 110
sailed for Europe , said that he believed -
lieved America offered to worltlngmen
more opportunities than any other .
country.
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"The workingman , though , " he add-
ed , "must be of the right It\nd. \ He
must not be like the Greek I heard of
recently.
'rhls chap , having come to America - ,
cn , secured a good laboring job at $11
. a : week. But he did not get on well
+ b He was continually afraid of doing
" r more thEm ho was paid ) for.
"They say that a gentleman passing
one day the new building the Greek
, was working on saw him lying on his
; . ; , , . stomach on the sldewallt. Ills face
" was pale : a succession of loud groans
arose from him.
" What Is the matter ' with that (01-
_ - Tow ? ' the gentleman : : Imiti. .
"An Irishman replied that ho was
slclc.
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"Vell , said gentleman ,
, Is sick , why dOe'Sn't he go to the hos-
pital and get some relief ? '
are stationary and their use is to
again alter the direction of the flow
of steam and bring It back to the
straight course from one end of the
cylinder to the other before It encounters -
counters the next succeeding row of
working h'ladeR Time tips of the revolving -
volving blades almost scrape against
the casing of the cylinder , and the
stationary blades almost touch the revolving -
volving shaft 01' drum. Thus there
are practically a series of turbine
wheels on one shaft , and the steam
after llerformlng Its work In one tur-
bine , say the high pressure , passes to
the Intermediate , thence to another
01' to the low pressure turbine , all the
while gradually diminishing In pressure -
sure and gradually expanding. It will
be seen that there Is no friction in
the turbine and no wearing parts save
the bearings on which the main shaft
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"The Irishman laughed scornfully.
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pltal in his dinner hour ? ' he saltI. "
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To Pay for Irrigation.
A proposition Is now on foot to irrigate -
rig-ate pertain parts of North Dakota
and eastern' Montana whereby the
government Is to put In irrigation
canals and the settlers are to pay $25
au acre for the service , payable In ten
annual Instalments of $2,50 each
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re"olves. From the low pressure tur-
bine the steam passes to the con-
denser and thence back to the boiler ,
where It I'e-ellters HI pure water , Inasmuch -
asmuch as no Internal lubrication Is
required In the hll'blnes After many
experiments , it is now Ilemonstmtod
that time new vessels will be able to
come to n. dead stop from full speed
In a shorter time than If driven by reciprocating -
clll1'ocating engines : while their maneuvering -
neuvcrlng power will be unsurpassed
by any steamers aUoat. To the engin-
eering profession the adoption of rotary - ,
tal'y engines means Increased , speed
for the same boiler power , due to
reduced weight of machinery and increased -
creased economy In steam : time cost
of ull-l\Cep is also less : while there
will he a smaller engine room stat
and n. IIltnlnlshed bill for lubricants.
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BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Irishman's Neat Way of Informing
Mother of Boy'a Death .
A political lieutenant once announced -
nounced to Senator Quay a disastrous
defeat , malting the announcement in
blunt , brusque terma.
Senator Quay gave the man one of
his peculiar ] direct glances , and smiled
slightly. 1'heu he said :
"You have broken this news gent-
ly. 1 You remind me of an h'lshman.
1'hls Irishman had great faith In his
diplomacy and delicacy , and ona tlay
when a boy was Itllled at the quarry
he tolll the men to leave everything
in his hands , and he woulll hr2uk the
news to the hoy's mother us it shol1Jd
be Ilone.
"So he went home , put on a black
suit and a black tie , mill he knocked
at the door of the hoy's mother's
] louse.
" 'GooI1 morrnln' , ma'am , ' he saill.
' 'fls a sad accident yer bye 'l'om's
gold watch has hall. '
" "Vhv , " said the mother , 'Toln
never had a gold watch. '
" 'Suro , an' thal'H lucky , ' said the
news breaker , 'Cor there's twenty ton
of rock fallen on him. ' '
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George F. -Ryan of Chicago , whose
. . , ' picture appears at the top , is dally
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vine he has invented and which be ,
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claims will compel the world to how
to the United States. The secret of
hit war machlno he ] declines to reveal.
'rhe lower picture ) shows tn the right
below a torpedo In position : to the
left below a torpedo leaving the tube
Above at each end is a torpedo in its
night.
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GRUNTING OX OF TIBET. :
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Strange Looking Creature Found Only .j
In That Country.
If ' 1'lb'offors no attractions to the , .
tourist who requires ( luxmiouft traveling . I
lng , to the sportsman and the natural'
tst It. i8 Il veritable paradise , though t
far from llcnlc In sonic rOsl100t8. F
One of time ' of the '
largest lUam'
lIlalltl III the yak , or grunting ox. J
Standing hetween 6 and 6 feet high '
at the Hl1olllllerfl , the bulk at thh I
strange looting creature iH not a little
exaggerated by the enormous growth
of hair upon the lover part ! at the "
holly and tail Bellenth time outer coat , I
moreover , there is u layer of tine wool t
Imown as "puhslm , " which la highly
prized for the making of cloth. The ; . '
ext'uOI'dhuu'y tall 18 one of the most
conspicuous ) features of Tibetan lUon-
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nRtcl'los 01' IUllluaerleH , being suspended -
od on poles ) as Htreamers. Throughout
the East these tails are used as fly : : .
whisks , and in China they arc dyed .Jj
rOIl mood fixed to time roofs of summer < 1
residences as penlll\nt8 Living near
the region of perpetual snow , and of 1 u
I fiJ1'ct IIIHIIQaltlon , the hunting of the : ,
yak Is not to he lightly \I11dertalten.
In spite of temper , however , it lu '
easily domesticated , aid toms an invaluable . ' : J
valuable beast at burden , being wonderfully . '
tlel'fully sure footed and capable of . ; (
carrying great wolghts. It is , how- 4
over , unable to cat corn : and forced "
mUl'ches , cxhaustlng alike to man and 1 !
beast , are often on this account Ilecea :
sary 'j f
Barren ! and Inhospitable , the high :
tablelands of Tibet harbor yet other - ;
hoofed animals as remarlmhle au the ; :
'nlt-the chl1'l1 antelope , for example ,
which , like the strange salga , has de- 4
\'elopell an enormouu swollen nomi ,
1t Is supposed that this enlarged size )
of the nasal chamber Is directly duo j
to the need of some special allnptlon a
for breathing the highly rarefied air . _
of these regions. c -
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What I'd D\ , : !
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' " 'Vhal will you do , love , when I am go-
big ,
With white Rail flowing , !
The semis beyond : ,
What will you do , love , when waves dlo
vide UB , " '
And friends ! may cubic UH
For being / fond ? " i
1'hough waves divide U8 and friends bo
chlllln , .
Tn faith auhllnl , -V
I'll still uo true : ' 1'
And I'll pray fur thee : on the storm _
ocean , '
In deep devotion , .
1'hllt's what I'll dol"
"Whlll voulll you do , love , It dlstnnt /
tidings
'rhy fond t 'onfllling
Shoulll underrnlne :
Am 1. uhhllnl 'neath sultry skies ! ,
Should ! thlnl other eyes
Wl'l'C IIn III'I/ht / nR thine ? "
" , ) h , name It not : though guilt find IItllune
\Vero III thy noise .
I'll still be true :
nut that heart of thhle-Bhoud ) mother
share Il ,
I could tint hear If-
Whllt woulll Ilia ? "
"Whl1 t will you do , love , when home returning -
turning ,
\Vith hopes high burning ,
And WIIIlth fur you :
If my bark , which bounded o'er foreign
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Should ! 110 lust near homc-
Ah , what wOIIIII you do ? "
"So thou wert allUred , I'd bless the mor-
row ,
In Wllllt and sorrow
1'11I1t left mo you :
And I'd welcome thee tram the wall . ling
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1'hlll Heart 01) IJlJlow-
: 1'Iiut's what .I'd doSamuel !
-Samuel I.over.
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Prussian ' Railroad .
Tine P1'lIsl3lan state railroads during
their fiscal year ending with March
last earned $2'1,01:1,962 : more than dur-
Itlg the previous ) year , a 7 her cent
Incr ase. 'l'hlll Is nearly $30,000,000
more than was estimated when the
year hegun , there having been mean
while a marked improvement ) in business -
ness In the country.
Fine Labor Temple ,
Dy Ch1'llItmas the \Inion m\lsiclans
ot New York will have their own
building , n magnificent four-story
stone and brick structure. It will bo
occupied entirely by the MusIcal Mu-
t\lal Protective Union , of 4,600 memo
hers. It Is the first undertaking of
Ue kind by a New York labor organi-
zatiou :
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