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ELECTRICAL NOTES.
Mltcted Item* of Interest About tk«
Magnetic Current.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says that
the Nuremberg Electric company has
started the manufacture of electric
typesetters. This is a new departure in
Germany.
A wireless telegraphy outfit and a
modern automobile will soon be on
their way to Manila, where they will
be utilized by the United States army
authorities.
At a meeting of the Vienna Society
of Physicians Dr. Kienbock Introduced
a man of 26 years of age whose hair
had been partially restored by an ap
plication of the Roentgen rays. He
had been bald for some years.
Charles H. Dickey of Baltimore is the
inventor of an electric protective de
vice for elevators providing for the au
tomatic stopping of the cage if a parcel
or body of any kind should happen to
be projecting so as to strike a floor in
passing.
The various scientific departments in
England recently held a conference in
which they sought to obtain govern
ment powers for protecting the delicate
instruments in the Kew and Green
wich observatories from auy magnetic
disturbances that arise from the work
ing of electric tramways aud railways
in their vicinity.
The British postal department com
mission which has been inquiring into
the subject of wireless telegraphy for
several months will shortly report in
favor of the earliest possible adoption
of the Marconi system. The commis
sion is also arranging for the purchase
of Marconi patents aud is negotiating
with France and Germany relative to
their attitudes toward the Marconi in
ventions.
An electric arc lamp capable of tak
Ing a current of only three amperes
will shortly be placed on the market.
It measures 17 inches in length and
weighs 10 pounds. The carbon is only
five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter.
Hitherto the arc lamp has beeu utilized
only in connection with great candle
power, but the constant desire for a
email lamp of this description for cer
tain purposes in place of the incan
descent glow lamp, which possesses
many inherent defects, has resulted in
the designing of this miniature arc
lamp.
The question of fatigue caused to the
eyes by various kinds of artificial lights
has recently been taken up and studied
it some length by a Russian govern
ment expert. He says that the involun
tary closing of the eye—winking—is a
sign of weariness. Using surfaces il
luminated by various lights he counted
the involuntary movements of the eye
lid, his results being that when candle
light was used the eyes were closed
6.8 times a minute, with gaslight wink
ing occurred 2.8 times a minute, with
sunlight the eyes closed 2.2 times and
with electric light only 1.8 times.
Marrying Foreigners For Culture.
Countess Frenfanellio-Cebo, who is
visiting in this country, has told a Chi
cago reporter the reason why Ameri
can girls marry foreigners. Heretofore
it has been supposed that titles had
something to do with the case, but the
countess says that it is not so—that
American girls choose foreigners sim
ply because of the superior culture of
European men.
This plain talk will doubtless set
American young men inquiring as to
the particular faults of the homemade
brand of culture. It lias been suppos
ed hitherto that American frankness,
honesty and genuine manliness would
outweigh any mere veneer of studied
politeness or the superficialities that
come with education in a foreign capi
tal. But of course this visiting count
ess knows, or thinks she does, what
constitutes real culture. Doubtless the
noble Count Boni de Castellane Is her
Ideal.
If the countess would prove her as
sertlon that American girls marry for
eigners simply for the brnnd of cul
ture they receive, let her bring over a
number of Europeans who have cul
ture, but no titles. Let them be put on
the market and advertised as bargains
In European culture and see how many
of them will be married in a year. If
European fortune hunters bad to de
pend solely on their culture to contract
rich alliances, there would be mighty
little American money going abroad to
patch up decayed European estates. It
Is the title that attracts certain Ameri
can heiresses, a large proportion of
whom rue the day they surrendered
hand and fortune to it.
Night Was Her Terror
"I would [cough nearly all night long,"
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of Alex
andria, Ittd., , and could hardly get any
sleep. I had consumption so bad that
if I walked a block I would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but, when
all other medicines failed, three SI.OO
Dottles of Dr King's New Discovery
wholly cured me and I gained 58
pounds' Its absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds. La Grippe, Broti
chitisand all Throat and Lung Troubles
Price 50c and SI.OO Trial bottles free
at Paules & Co s drug store.
WANT UETTER RUADS
©EMAND FOR THEM INCREASING IN
NEW JERSEY.
Experience Han Convinced the Peo
ple of Their Value—lncreased Co»l
of Construction—More Money Need
ed From State.
State Road Commissioner Budd of
New Jersey In his annual report re
views the work of the past year under
the state aid road law and shows that
148 miles of stone and gravel roads
were constructed. With but few ex
ceptions the roads built were construct
ed of stone.
Of the 148 miles of roads constructed
during last year the annual appropria
tion of the legislature of $150,000 was
' only sufficient to pay the state's share
of the cost of 83 miles. State akl on the
' remaining 65 miles will have to be
met out of this year's appropriation.
j The demand for state aid for stone
' road building is becoming so great that
Commissioner Budd recommends that
" the annual appropriation be increased
from $150,000 to $200,000. He also rec-
ROAD NEAR CINCINNATI.
[From Harper's Weekly. Copyright, 1900, by
Harper & Brothers.]
■ ommends that the amount that a coun
ty may spend in any one year for per
manent road building be Increased
' from one-quarter of 1 per cent to one
half of 1 per cent of the ratables.
' Mr. Budd laments that the increase
' in the cost of labor and material as
: well as freight rates for hauling stone
1 during last year made the annual ap
propriation of $150,000 only sufficient
1 to pay the state's one-third of the cost
1 of construction of 83 miles of road as
' against 114 miles in 1899. The increase
r in the price of stone was from 50 to 100
per cent, and this he attributes to a
' combination on the part of the owners
I of stone quarries. The increase In the
price of transportation of stone was
from 10 to 20 cents per ton.
"In one county alone," he says,"the
railroad company transported for the
state aid roads over 47,000 tons of
crushed stone, receiving for freight on
the same, at the rate of 55 cents a ton,
about s2o.ooo—an increase over last
year of about $7,000, and the distance
did not average over 25 miles from
the quarry to points of delivery. The
freight charged amounted to about one
third of the cost of the roads."
In his comments Mr. Budd says, "We
think that although the quarries claim
ed they were losing money at the old
rates it was a great mistake for them
to combine to increase their prices be
yond a fair profit."
The Increase in the cost of labor, ma
terial and transportation during the
> last year, Mr. Budd says, brought the
. average cost per mile for constructing
i stone roads up to $5,384, as compared
, with an average cost of about $4,000
per mile in 1899. This increase is
, developing a demand for the use of
, gravel Instead of stone in the building
, of permanent roads.
Mr. Budd also favors the use to some
degree of coarse sand or gravel instead
of all stone screenings for the binder be
tween the courses of crushed stone.
The printed report will this year be
accompanied by a road map with all
the improved roads properly marked.
It will show continuous good roads
from Jersey City to Camden and Atlan
tic City and from Trenton to the sea
shore.
The number of miles of permanent
roads built in New Jersey since the
passage of the state aid road law in
1893 is 588. This includes the 65 miles
, built during the past year, for which
state aid will be provided out of the
1901 appropriation. It does not in
clude, however, the many miles of
stone roads built in Union, Essex,
Hudson and Bergen and perhaps other
counties at either county or township
expense before the state aid law was
1 passed.
The 65 miles built during the past
' year for which no state aid has yet
been apportioned cost $281,186.50, and
the state's share will be one-third of
' that amount, or $97,062.16. This will
increase to more than $950,000 the
1 state's share of the cost for improved
' roads in New Jersey. When there is
added to the nearly $3,000,000 of total
cost for these roads the amount spent
for improved roads where no state aid
i was allowed, it is probably not ex
cessive to say that there has been
spent in New Jersey in the last 10 or
12 years for permanent roads not less
J than $4,000,000.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson i«
greatly elated over the successful re
, suits of the experiments in tea grow
ing at the Pineliurst gardens near Sura
merville, S. C., and Is now preparing to
use $5,000 appropriated by congress by
sending out a large number of tea
plants to the agricultural colleges in
the gulf states. He believes it will
soon be demonstrated that tea can be
raised with profit all over the south,
possibly Including states as far north
as Tennessee and Missouri, and that in
time the United States will cease ini
porting tea and will become an export
er of that article. Already one or two
companies with large capital have been
organized to establish tea plantations.
The tea raised at the Pineliurst gar
dens in 1899 sold for over $3,500, some
of It bringing $1 a pound. The Amer
ican product Is said to be superior to
any of the imported black teas. Last
year tho yield was 12 per cent greater
than In 1899 and was sold In bulk at a
price that netted a handsome profit.
The experiments of the last three years
seem to prove that a good grade of
American tea can be grown at a cost
uot exceeding 15 cents a pound and
that It can be sold in bulk at from 30
to 50 cents a pound. As the yield aver
ages 400 pounds to the acre the profit
on this I'tain would be from 100 to 17."
per cen>
Strikes A Eich Find.
"I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous de
bility," writes F. J. Green, of Lancas
ter. N. H., "No remedy helped me un
til i began using Electric Bitters, which
did me more good than all the medi
cines I ever used. They have also kept
my wife iti excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters ar»- just splen
did for female troubles; that they are
a grand tonic and invigorator for weak,
run down women. No other medicine
can take its place in our family." Try
them. Only 50c. Satisfaction guarant
eed by Paules & Co druggists.
OCEAN TELEPHONY SOON.
Sclentlat* Believe That Thin Dlffleult
Problem 11M* Been Solved.
According to u recent issue of The
Electrical Review, a telegraph and tel
ephone company Ims purchased the
patents of I>r. M.l. Pupin of Columbia
| university, which, it asserts, cover the
art of ocean telephony aud enable tele
phone messages to be sent over any
length of land lines. It adds that tlie
sum of $-UO,IHX» lias been paid to lv
Pupin for this invention, v '!' '! an
nual salary of S7,S(HJ to hi in :! e
life of the patents.
Two patents were issued in June,
! 1900, for the invention referred to,
which is described at length and c-har
acterized as one of the most brilliant
i and exceptional inventions of Dr. l'u
pin.
I It had been thought necessary in or
der to talk a given distance, say 500
miles, with underground cables to em
ploy large copper wires thickly cov
j ered with insulating material. The ex
j pense of such wires lirnl material has
i been sufficient to prevent the construe-
I tion of long underground circuits.
I I)r. Pupin's invention, it is declared,
j furnishes a method whereby conduct
ors of relatively small diameter cover
i ed with insulating material of moder
ate thickness may be used in place of
the large and expensive conductors for
merly thought necessary. It is difficult
to express in nontechnical language
the theory upon which the invention
is based, but it may be said to be a
method of "fighting tire with fire."
One difficulty with which telephonists
j most contend is what they call "self
! induction," another is "static retard*
tion," and a third is known as "re
sistance."
Dr. Pupin has placed these various
difficulties in such a settled relation
that they have expended their malign
Influence upon one another and have
left the telephone current free to pro
ceed upon its way unmolested. In
other words, he has "set a thief to
catch a thief," and these disturbers ex
pending their evil strength on them
selves neutralize their destructive
qualities. The article finishes as fol
lows:
"Experimenting with artificial con
ductors, Dr. Pupin discovered that it
was possible to telephone over vastly
greater lengths of cable than had ever
been possible before and is able to
make any desired length of telephone
circuit easily possible. He has shown
a design for inductance coils to be in
troduced at appropriate intervals in a
transatlantic cable, which would allow
telephonic conversation to be held
across the Atlantic ocean.
"It is believed by those who have
investigated the subject fully that the
improvement which ills inventions con
I template will enable telephony over
; laud lines of auy length that are in
j use today and solves the difficult and
attractive problem of ocean teleph
ony."
We Lrad the World.
The United States seems likely to
stand at the head of the world's list
of exporting nations in the year 1900.
Duriug the past five years only the
United Kingdom aud the United States
could be considered as competitors for
the distinction of being the world's
greatest exporter of articles of home
production. In 1894 the United King
dom led the United States by nearly
$250,000,000, and in 1897 the United
States had so rapidly gained that she
was but $ G0,000,000 behind. In 1898
the United States took first place, our
exports in that year exceeding those
of the United Kingdom by nearly
$100,000,000. In 1899 the United King
dom again stood at the head of the
li6t, her exports exceeding those of the
United States by nearly $35,000,000.
In the 11 months of 1900 the domestic
exports of the United States exceed
those of the United Kingdom by $5,-
473,070, and should this rate of gain
be maintained in December the United
States will in the year 1900 show a
larger exportation of domestic products
than any other nation in the world.
Comparing the growth of our export
trade during the last quarter of the
century with that of the other great
nations of the world, we are able to
better measure the wonderful progress
shown. Fiance shows no increase in
her exports of domestic merchandise
in the closing quarter of the century.
Germany shows during the same pe
riod an increase of about 50 per cent,
and the United Kingdom shows from
1875 to 1900 an increase of nearly 40
per cent, while the United States
shows during that time an increase of
practically 200 per cent. In 1875 the
exports of domestic merchandise from
the United States amouuted to $497,-
263,737, while those of Great Britain
aggregated $1,087,497,000. In 11
months of 1900 the United States ex
ported goods worth $1,308,913,789,
while the United Kingdom's exports
amounted to $1,303,440,000.-
Every now and again there is revived
the picturesque proposition to construct
a railroad from America to Asia and
thence to Europe. The projector of the
latest of these apparently visionary
and improbable schemes is Captain
John J. Ilealy, an Alaskan pioneer,
who confidently declares it not unrea
sonable to expect the construction of
such a line before many years have
passed. As an evidence of the possibil
ities, Captain Ilealy calls attention to
the railway into the heart of Alaska,
which he expects will be put under
way within a year. The projected route
of this line is northward from the
mouth of the Copper river, up that
stream, over the divide aud down the
Tanaua river, which flows Into the Yu
kon not far from the trading post of
Weare, which aspires to be the capital
of the territory when Alaska is divided.
He predicts that this line, already in
fair prospect, will be extended from
the Yukon to Nome and thence to Be
ring strait. An international bridge
across that strait would bring the rail
way to Siberia, after which it would
be but a matter of detail to continue
construction to a junction with the Si
berian railway itself, which reaches
Europe by direct train service. In view
of what has been accomplished in the
past, the railroad tlins outlined might
not be an impossible engineering feat,
but It would be useless expenditure of
vast sums of money for which there
would be no return. The Hue would
traverse thousands of miles of unpro
ductive country, frozen for many
months eacli year, sparsely settled by
semieivilized tribesmen without indus
tries of commercial value nnd promis
ing no future more attractive.
A Horrible Outbreak.
"Of large sores on my little daughter's
lead developed into a case of scald
nead" write C. D. Isbill of Morgantown.
Tenn., but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
completely cured her. It's a guaran
teed enre for Eczema, Tetter, Salt,
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles. Only 25c at Paules <Sr Co's drug
store.
HOUSE FURNISHING, j
SUGGESTIVE SKETCHES AND HINTS \
FOR THE RESOURCEFUL WOMAN.
A Nook Inn Hantlaome Parlor, With
Intimutlonn on the Makinu of u
"Chaise Luiikoc" —An Attractive
Novelty In a Roman Chair.
The purport of a house furnishing ar
ticle in The Designer, from which some
are here made, Is to supply
tc-c . s with Information of what Is
goo<* iste in such lines, not only In
costly iirticles, but others that are
within the reach of the very limited
poeketlook. A woman of resource, by
aid of pictures and descriptions, may
frequently evolve some home decora-
A CORNER IN THE PARLOR
tion which differs from the original
and yet possesses all Its salient points.
She may make a very reasonable copy
of an expensive article or an elaborate
duplicate of a comparatively simple af
fair.
In our first illustration is shown the
corner of a handsome modern parlor.
The walls are covered with paper of
empire design, the groundwork of
which is very pale green. The vertical
stripes are dark green and gold, and
sprays of full blown damask and pink
roses are scattered between. The win
dow drapery Is of dark green velour
lined with rose pink. Over the polish
ed floor are spread Turkish rugs, in
which the colors green and dull pink
predominate, and the furniture, which
is covered with rose colored brocade,
has either gold or rosewood frames.
Only a few articles of furniture are
pictured. One is a window bench of
novel shape, having a chairlike back at
one end and merely an arm rest at the
other. This has five legs, three at the
end where the bael: is and two at the
end with the arm rest.
The ta\!< ! ,i handsome article, with
a plate ; ia > t< p, displaying the curios
deposit^(l on the pale pink satin quilt
ing which lines the interior. The frame
of the tahlo is rosewood, and filigree
brass, gold plated, decorates the top
and sides.
The screen has tapestry panels dis
playing designs of roses and foliage,
and the upper part Is of small panes of
plate glass set in rosewood.
The window bench, made in a less
expensive manner, would make an Ideal
seat for an invalid or, for that matter,
for any one who likes comfort. It Is
of sufficient length to permit the seated
one to stretch the lower limbs at full
length, while the back forms a most
comfortable support, especially If It be
filled with cushions. Such a seat has
been most successfully made by an en
terprising woman from a short, narrow
divan and the discarded back of an old
armchair. The back was nailed to the
divan, then a cotton mattress made to
fit, a soft wadding of the cotton being
also applied to the interior of the chair
back, after which denim In an art
shade of blue was used to upholster
the entire article. A deep box plaiting
of the denim hides the legs of the di
van, and the material is carried over
both the outer and inner parts of the
chair back.
One of the prettiest of the furniture
novelties for 1901 is the Roman chair
such as Is pictured on this page. In
shape it is most artistic and, wonderful
to relate, comfortable as well, for It Is
a regrettable fact that many things
which are artistic are far from being
either comfortable or practical. The
chair shown Is made of gilded wood
and has a seat of pale blue satin. Oth
ers of the same design are of rosewood
and others still of enameled wood with
raised scrolls of silver or gold. The
Roman chair makes a very acceptable
substitute for the delicate gold recep
tion chair which has been In fashion
for several years and Is not only more
comfortable, but more substantial.
Small hall settees such as can be pur
chased at very reasonable prices in im
itation woods, with the addition of cush
ions, might be utilized nicely for cozy
corner seats of this kind. The cabinets
or bookshelves, which form such a
.pretty addition, need not necessarily
be attached to the seat, but placed over
It on independent supports.
Art burlap is an inexpensive uphol
stering material and comes in rich col
oring. It may be had either plain or
figured.
WIDE TIRES AND GRAVEL.
A friend suggests to us that wide
tires and gravel are the proper solution
of the good roads problem through the
prairie sections. True! But supposing
there is no gravel to be had within 30
miles and supposing you And it almost
impossible to get farmers to consent to
use the wide tired wagons for fear
they would thereby do something
which would improve the highway for
their neighbor who will not buy one
also and co-operate with them In this
practical method of Improving the dirt
highway, what then? If ever co-opera
tion could be a practical and helpful
thing among farmers, it can In this
matter of road improvement. What is
so sorely needed is a little enthusiasm
and public spirit, a firm determination
to have better roads, a little unselfish
ness and patriotism, a little business
like management in the expenditure of
the public highway funds, then revolu
tion would take place.
The Insect which fertilizes tne Smyr
na fig was successfully carried through
last winter in California, and during
the summer it was cared for with such
good results that in one locality In Cali
fornia more than six tons of Smyrna
figs of the highest grade of excellence
were produced and packed. Down to
the present time the Smyrna fig has
had a practical monopoly of the dried
fig market of the world. None had
been successfully grown in America. It
has been estimated that the value of
the Smyrna fig industry to California
will not be less than $1,000,000 annu
ally.
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sive breath through Constipation, Bili
ousness or Stomach Trouble, but Dr.
King's New Life Pills always cure those
troubles; clean the system, sweeten the
breath, banish headache; best in the
world for liver, kidneys and bowels.
Only 35c at Panles & Co's drug store.
EVENING HOODS. I
AM They Are Worn Thia Wlntff In
Town mid Country.
With the disappearance of the oven
lug bonnet many of the fashionable
women goto dinners, dances and the
opera with uncovered heads. It !s cer
tainly the simplest way, though one
does risk a cold now and then in the
hurried flight from house to carriage.
Even the flimsiest scarf will disar
range the coiffure just a trifle, and,
with the growing popularity, of so lav
ishly ornamenting the piled up coils of
hair, a head covering becomes a bit
difficult to .adjust comfortably and eas
ily.
The dainty scarfs and hoods appeal
more especially to out of town people,
though these are not by any means the
only ones who wear them. Fancy lace
tnd embroidered scarfs are both pretty
and becoming. These are lightly
thrown over the head in any becoming
fashion, and, if the scarf is long enough,
one end may be wound about the
throat and shoulders.
A narrow scarf of puffed liberty silk
with lace stripes has a double edge of
chenille loops, making a pretty frame
for the face. This scarf is neither wide
enough nor long enough to be worn in
more than one fashion—simply thrown
over the head and knotted or crossed
under the chin.
The mantilla scarf is of a larger size
and admits of variety in the mode of
draping. A pale pink or blue tucked
liberty silk with stripes of black
French lace run with gold thread
makes a pretty scarf. This Is edged
all around with a double fringe of
chenille loops, which is soft and grace
ful and makes a dainty finish.
For bitterly cold nights, when even
these airy scarfs are scarcely consider
ed warm enough for use, a hood of
some new cut and fashion is most com
fortable. These are not clumsy af
fairs. Instead they are soft and light
and very effective when worn by a
pretty woman and one whose youthful
face possesses a dash of coquetry. One
design something like an old fashioned
SILK AND CHIFFON OPERA HOOD.
bonnet. Illustrated by the New York
Herald In connection with this de
scription of evening hoods and wraps,
Is of lace striped pale blue silk, the
hood and cape cut together and fitting*
the head loosely. It Is lined with blue
silk of some soft weave, and all around
the outside edge of both the hood and
cape is a full plaited ruffle of lace edg
ed chiffon. A jauuty bow of blue rib
bon is fastened on the right side of the
top, and the hood is tied with broad
sashes of chiffon with ruffled edges.
Another style of hood Is one that
looks like a large puff of soft striped
silk lightly wadded and lined with a
plain color. The front edge turns back,
showing the lining, and at either side
are knots and long, broad sashes of the
plain silk. The style Is quaint and
pretty, but not nearly so practical as
one with a cape attached.
The lovely little evening capes and
collarettes are fascinating in the ex
treme and are convenient to use when
larger wraps are too clumsy. One very
pretty design Is of shirred mousseline,
with rather high collar. Around the
edge of the cape are two deep accor
dion plaited ruffles, one a trifle shorter
than the other and both finished with
an edging of black French lace. The
long stole ends are of the same plait
ing, with several rows of the lace across
the bottom.
Perhaps the oddest and prettiest cape
Is the one made of pale pink chiffon,
put on in shirred petal shape, the whole
thing like one huge crush rose. When
worn, the head forms the center of the
flower.
A Sentimental Farmer,
"These sheep pictures of Mauve's are
beautiful," said Mr. L., the art In
structor of the summer art school, to
his class as he turned over a lot of re
productions from the great artist's
paintings. "They are so gentle, so ten
der, so suggestive of pastoral peace
and quietude!"
"Oh, I do love sheep!" exclaimed one
of the girls. "They are so dear! Don't
you think so, Mr. L.?"
Mr. L. looked thoughtful for a mo
ment; then he said:
"My father, who was a farmer, kept
sheep for 20 years, lie was an old man
when he decided to give up the practice
—an old man, but as full of sentiment
and feeling as he had ever been.l
shall never forget the day when the
purchaser of the flock came to take
them away. My father stood In the
barnyard and watched till the last
sheep had passed through the great
gate into the road, waited till the last
faint bleating of the flock had died
away in the distance; then he turned
to me with a face full of emotion."
There were tears In the eyes of the
"class," and their girlish hearts were
touched by the pathetic word picture.
Somebody said "Ah!" In a long drawn
fashion. "He turned to me, my poor
old father," the artist continued, "and
said in a low, earnest voice, "William,
I'd go five miles any day to kick a
sheep!"— Leslie's Weekly.
Where the com crop averages aboutSO
bushels an acre the crop can easily be
doubled by giving the land a clover ro
tation ouce in four years. The differ
ence between profit and loss in operat
ing such land can be found in the fore
going statement.
Any man can make $lO a day for
three days putin on extra disking and
dragging of almost any ten acre field of
corn before planting. This matter of
giving laud extra work and prepara
tion before planting a crop of corn is
not as well understood as It should be.
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uATEST SPEAKING MACHINE.]
Spw Form of Phonoifraph. Simpler
nml Mine Aponratc Than the Old. j
A now form of phonograph that dlf
fers radically from the Edison type has i
been iuvonted by Professor Paulsen of j
Copenhagen. He calls it the telegra- j
phone, anil those who have investigat-1
ed the invention say it is much sim
pler, more sensitive and reproduces
with far greater accuracy the sounds
read than does any other machine.
A steel piuno wire a meter or so long
is tightly stretched between two ;
bridges. The, wire is about .5 milli- '
meter diameter. A tiny electro magnet j
has a core of a single piece of soft j
iron wire about 8 millimeters long and :
.75 millimeter diameter. The termi- j
nals of this electro magnet are eon- |
nected through n battery with a micro- ;
phone—the form employed in a tele- j
phone transmitter will do. Now, as
one speaks or sings into the transmit- i
ter the electro magnet is passed over ;
the wire. As it moves along, its mag- |
netization varying with the vibrations |
of the voice, it induces at every point 1
along- tin; wire a permanent magnetism j
corresponding to the magnetic condi- !
tion of the electro magnet the instant '■
it passed. This gives, as it were, a
perfect photograph of the sound vibra
| tions impressed upon the wire in terms
of magnetic light and shade. The
transmitter is now replaced by a re
eeiving telephone, and as one listens
the electro magnet is made to repeat,
at the same rate, its journey over the
wire. The telephone will then repeat
with great clearness and absolute accu
racy the original sounds.
According to the Chicago Tribune,
this magnetic impression in the steel
wire is permanent and does not wear
out by use any more than a photograli
ic negative wears out by printing from
it. But. like the film on a negative, the
impression may easily be removed and
the wire used again. All that is neces
sary is to connect the electro magnet
with a current :-lightly exceeding the
maximum current that passed while
recording :iu<l flowing in the opposite
direction. With this constant current
flowing the e!r< tro l. agnet is moved
over the wire, and ali traces of the pre
vious impression are removed.
A record of any length may be made
by any simple d.n'.ce for lengthening
the wire. For instance, the wire may
be wound in a spiral upon a cylinder.
The inventor has even found that thin,
narrow steel foil works admirably and
that this may be wound upon any sim
ple bobbin—one layer over the other—
and that the impressions will remain
good for a long period. They w'll,
however, finally transfer and become
blurred as two freshly printed pages
brought together will do. This, howev
er, may be avoided in both cases by in
terposing between the layer thin paper
or cloth.
The wonderful simplicity of this lit
tle instrument, together with the ingen
ious application of a well known fact,
suggests interesting possibilities. Much
of Interest lies in the world Just be
yond the limit of our senses. Celestial
photography has revealed worlds be
yond the appreciation of the eye, even
though the eye be aided with the most
powerful instrument. Perhaps mag
netic photographs of sounds can he en
larged am? aualyzed too.
Morvflcuji fbloiica I.erca.
The mechanism of the leg and foot of
a chicken or other bird that roosts on a
limb is a marvel of design. It often
seems strange that a bird will sit on a
roost and sleep ail night without fall
ing off, but the explanation is perfectly
simple. The tendon of the log of a bird
: that roosts is so arranged that when
the leg is bent at the knee the claws
are bound to contract and thus hold
with a sort of death grip the limb
around which they are placed. Put a
chicken's feet on your wrist and then
make the bird sit down, and you will
have a practical illustration on your
skin that you will remember for some
time. By this singular arrangement,
seen only in such birds as roost, they
will rest comfortably and never think
of holding on, for it is Impossible for
them to let go till they stand up.—Pres
byterian.
Mr. Morgan Is credited with having
made in a single deal late
ly. And yet there are people who say
that there are no chances for making
money nowadays.
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Better than a Piano, Organ, or Music Box, for it sings and talks as well as plays, and
don't cost as much. It reproduces themusic of any instrument—hand or orchestra—tells
stories and sings—the old familiar hymns as well as the popular songs—it is always ready.
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DAUGHTER OF REVOLUTION.
Mrs. Dunliam'ii Sire for
A merlon n I iidcpendcnre.
If patriotic ancestry were a conJilion
of nobility in America, as it is in some
other countries, Mrs. Sylvia Langdon
Dunham of Plantsville, Conn., would
be a countess at least. Mrs. Dunham
enjoys the very rare distinction of be*
'i 112 ! >|p »t sj
From a recent photo.
MBS. SYLVIA LA.VGDON DUNHAM,
ing an original "daughter of the Revo
lution"—that is, she is the daughter of
one of our heroic Revolutionary sires.
Mrs. Dunham's father was Captain
Oiles Langdon, who did valiant service
in the Continental army. The old lady
has just passed her one hundredth !
birthday and bids fair to live for many
more years. Another real daughter of
the Revolution died a short time ago
! In Philadelphia.
In this connection it is interesting to
note that on June 30. 1900, we still had
i on our pension rolls the names of four
! widows of Revolutionary soldiers. As
| the youngest of these links with the
oMen time is only 83 it is quite possi
ble that the widow of a Revolutionary
soldier of 1776 may be drawing a pen
lion in 1916.
nil Goal the Letter "V."
When the late Horace Maynard, I,L.
I D., entered Amherst college, he expos
ed himself to ridicule and jibing quc~
[ tions of his fellow students by placing
j over the door of his room a large
| square of white cardboard on which
' was inscribed In bold outlines the sin
j gle letter V. Disregarding comment
| and question, the young man applied
■ himself to his work, ever keeping in
mind the height to which he wished to
climb, the first step toward which was
signified by the mysterious V.
Four years later, after receiving the
compliments of professors and stu
dents on the way he had acquitted
himself as valedictorian of his class,
I young Maynard called the attention of
1 his fellow graduates to the letter over
his door. Then a light broke in upon
j them, and they cried out:
"Is it possible that you had the vale
dictory in mind when you put that V
■ over your door?"
"Assuredly I had," was the emphatic
j reply.
On he climbed, from height to height,
| becoming successively professor of
I mathematics in the University of Ten
-1 nessee, lawyer, member of cougress,
1 attorney general of Tennessee. United
| States minister to Constantinople and
finally postmaster general.—Success.
Ninety Miles nil Hoar,
T-c unusual speed of 90miles per hour
was recently made by the Black Dl
i amond express of the Lehigh Valley
railroad. The train consisted of four
; Pullman cars and an "Atlantic" type
I engine. This train was 13 minutes late
at Rochester Junction, and on the run
to Manchester an attempt to make up
the lost time was made and was more
than accomplished. One section of the
I road a distance of 5.1 miles was made
I in exactly 3 minutes and 41 seconds.—
i Railway Review.
Chicago's Pnbllc Bnths.
Chicago has four public bathhouses
| and gives an average of 50,000 free
bat li s a mosth.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Matters of Interest Talked
About at Washington.
SAWMILL IN HEAET OF OITY
Democratic Simplicity Mark* th»
Preliminary Inauguration Work
Sherman's War Relics Given to th«
National Museum Mrs. McKlnlej
Wishes an American Govrn For In
anguratloa Ball.
The western congressman, homesicl
for the scenes of his boyhood; th»
Maine man, whose mind reverts wltl
tenderness to the sawmill on the edg<
of the forest; the southerner, in whosi
nostrils yet lingers the spicy odor o
the newly sawed pine wood of his na
tive village—all are furnished by t
complacent government with the op
portunity of renewing the memories o
their native heath in the erection of »
miniature sawmill close by the mail
thoroughfare of Washington.
Executive avenue, running at righ
angles to Pennsylvania avenue &n(
separating the north grounds of th<
White House from the narrow parkin;
of the war, state and navy departmen
building, has been transformed withli
the past few days into a scene of bus:
activity, says the Washington Post. J
shed, such as perambulating lumber
men put up temporarily for the conven
lence of forest owners, with its shee
Iron chimney protruding from a slant
ing board roof, with its busy wheel
buzzing saw and a fioating flag o.
steam, has been built; huge piles o
lumber disport themselves in the vlcin
Ity, clustering crowds watch the prog
ress of the saw and discuss politics
small boys place their Lands on the vi
brating timber "to feel the buzz"—ii
fact, all the elements of a small loggim
camp are reproduced in the center o
the nation's capital. This democrat!
Blmpllcity of work is preliminary to th
erection pf stands on the avenue to
the accommodation of the inauguratloi
crowds.
With characteristic disregard for th
"dignity that doth hedge a king" th
coping of the White House fence i
made to serve its purpose and forms
support for the lumber as It is beln
passed under the saw. Diplomats' cai
rlages approaching the state depart
ment by this route are forced to edg
to one side, and pedestrians taking
constitutional must, willy uilly, kee
to the right going south and to the lei
going north. The city boy listens wit
ill concealed Impatience to the boastfi
knowledge of his country cousin whos
father sends wood to the railroads, an
the department clerk stands around 8
the noon hour, an interested spectatc
of progress.
After many years of waiting the ha
of American history of the Nations
museum has just come into possessio
of the W. T. Sherman war eollectioi
writes the Washington correspondei
of the Chicago Tribune. Nearly all t
the other generals of the civil wi
were represented in Bome way, a.
scarcely a day passed that tourists d
not ask for some memento of the gre;
general.
After the death of the brother. Job
Sherman, and the ultimate scatter*
condition of his effects Miss Lizzie bl
P. T. Sherman of New York, son ai
daughter of the general, concluded 1
give the valuable relics into the kee,
ing of the National museum. Startir>
with Sherman's diploma from We.
roint, the commissions as second lie
tenant and all the way to that of fu
general, major general, brigadier ge:
eral, secretary of war and a regent <
the Smithsonian institution permit or
to follow his full course with great re>
ularity.
Again, the story of Sherman's pro*
ress is told in Lis uniforms, the first b'
Ing his coat, hat and sash, the unifon
of the Third artillery, U. S. A. Amon
the swords is one the general carried t
the battle of Shiloh and a more ornt
mental one having a gold hilt studde
with diamonds. The watch that serv
ed him on his famous march to these
awakens great interest
In fact, the collection Is the mo
complete of that of any officer of th
civil war, General Grant not exceptr
Inasmuch as the Grant collection
more that was gained on his foreig
tour than of his war exploits In th
United States.
The top of a tree corresponds ver.
closely to its root development. If 1
has a large and widespreading top, 1
will have farreaching roots. Thus
when you set out a tree with a largt
top and but few roots you make it ver;
easy for such a tree to die. Where th
roots are deficient the top of such trc
should always be closely pruned t(
correspond. We have always had th<
best success in setting shade trees sucL
as elm, hard maple, and the like, tc
trim the tree down to Just a bare pole.
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