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Detecting Flaws in Teeth.

Dentistry owes much to electricity for
having largely added to its possibilities in
the way of skillful and scientific practice.
1t is found that many Of the flaws which
mark incipient decay in teeth are so minute
as to be invisible in ordinary light Ths
Importance of being able to detect these
minute and teIl-tale indications before
serious mischief has been worked by decay
is evident, and for means of accomplish
ing this the dentist has had recourse to the
is enabled to explore with thoroughness
every corner of the mouth, and to instantly
perceive the slightest shade Of enange. from
the normal color of the teeth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
The Lost Cabin Mine.

The story comes from the West that the
famous 'Lost Cabin Nine has been dis
covered. I hope this discovery is "a true
bill" but would rather wait for further
particulars before agreeing that the most
famous as well as the most mysterious mine
in the country has actually been brought to
| light at last. 1t has been found and lost SO
| many times that one feels slightly skeptical
| regarding repo ted "fnds." It cost all of
| the original discoveries their lives, with the
exception of Allen Hurlbert, who brought
| the story to civilization with the intention
of leading a party back to the claim, which
he was never after able to locate, ''Old
Pancake" Comstock, he of Nevada fame,
was made a pauper through searching
for this "Lost Cabin Nine and be-
sides fills a suicides grave as a result
of his disappointment. Bart Beckley and
Jack Mcdonald, two chums, spent years
hunting for 1t. The former tired of the
quest at last, but the other turned up in the
Montana camps one day full of excitement
the mine was found. Suddenly Mcdonald
took sick and died and that was the end of
the affair for the time being as be had COM
municated his plans to no one. Joe Sweeney,
prospector from the Southern mines, tried
his luck and thought he had found it in a
canyon in the Big Horn range. So certain
was he that the Associated Press took occa-
sion to announce that the 'Iost Cabin lead
was found at last. On investigation no
gold was found in the lead, SO it could not
have been the mine that everybody was in
terested in. Jack Nye, a Nevada man, dis
covered place, good bit like Sweeney's;
made big fuss about it, and eventually
disguised himself and all the enthusiasts
who believed in him
Again during the terrible times of the
famous Sitting Bull campaign, the one in
which Custer lost his life, three daring fel-
lows forced their way right into the heart
of the Indian country; found one of the
richest leads ever known and, believing
they had found the celebrated mine, loaded
themselves with nuggets and rich specimens
and started in boat down the Little Big
Horn, on their way home. One night they
observed the campfres of Indians on the
shore and attempted to steal past in the
darkness, not knowing that it was Sitting
Bulls camp, stretching for nearly three
miles along the shore and containing the
largest concourse of warriors ever gathered
together on ttis continent, at least within
recent times. Of course they were discov-
cred. Two of the party were killed; the
third made his escape in the prevailing
gloom and after wandering for days, without
food and almost naked, reached settlement
more desd than alive. He managed to tell
his story, show some proofs, and then lapsed
into gibbering idiocy. What the unfor-
tunate trio really found has never been
learned. Since then the "Lost Cabin Mine"
has been undiscoverable.
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FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
Desirable Improvements to Be Made
In the Tunnel System.
ELECTRICITY ON THE OCEAN.
An Appliance for Utilizing The Current
to Cure Deafness.
FACTS ON COST OF ILLUMINATION
rwR1rrEN FOR THE DrsrAruR.I

It's of interest to many cities now estab-
fishing system of rapid transit embodying
the best modern practice, to note the
changes which recent experiences on the
London electric line has suggested as desir-
able for adoption on the new Central Lon
don Railway, which is also to be run BY
electricity. The tunnel, which will pass
under the streets at depth of so to 70 feet,
as formerly, will be IL feet inches in
diameter, instead Of 10 feet. This viii give
larger and more comfortable cars Tbs
train will carry $50 seated passengers, and
will run on 3-minute time instead of 100
passengers on 4111-minute time, as on the
present road. There will be a separate sys-
tenn Of mains for the lighting of the stations
and tunnels, aud probably the cars also,
which will remove the annoyance Of the
changing of the brightness of the lamps.
The strange feature in the present road Of
running the large elevators at the stations
by hydraulic pressure, transmitted through
miles ofpipes from the generating station,
will probably be changed In the new road,
in which it is expected that electrical ele-
vators will be used. An American e1ectri-
clan, now in England, speaks with aston
ishment of this anomaly. He says that to
an American so accustomed to electric ele-
yators it seems extraordinary that this was
not done on the present road instead Of
making the system more complicated by
the introduction of second system Of
transmitting power, which was more liable
to failure than the electrical transmission
for which the circuits exist. If the latter
is relied upon for propelling the trains, why
should it be less liable for running the els-
yators?
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Something Like Cold.

A remarkable apparatus, called a cryo-
gene, has been designed for producing q
temerature of from 900 to 100 below the
zero of the Fahrenheit scale, by the expan-
sion of liquid carbonic acid. The apparatus
consists of two concentrio vessels with a
small annular space between them. A
spiral coil is placed inside the inner vessel,
and this is put in communication with a
closed vessel containing iquifed carbonio
acid gas. AT it's lower end the coil is con-
nected with the annular space, and at its
upper stop-oock is fixed. When expert
ments are to be made the inner vessel is
filled with alcohol, the stop-cock
on the carbonic acid vessel fully
opened and the cock on the spiral
partially opened, when the liquid passes
slowly into the coil and takes the form of
snow. From the coil it passes into the an
nular chamber, in which are placed pieces
of sponge soaked in alchohol, which arrest
all acid which has not become gaseous,
while the gas itself passes out of the ap-
paratus through bent tube. The inventor
claims that with about 5Z pints of alcohol
in the inner vessel and with the consump-
tion of Az to 81 pounds of liquid carbonic
o temperature of $50 Fahr. can be obtained
in few minuteA
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E,eosric.rrre.sm.ns-osDe.rnes.

Do many swindles Of the so-cslled 'eleo-
tropathic" order are nowadays advertised
all over the country that the public Is dis
posed 10 look sskance at any electrical de-
vicswhich purports to be Of special virtue
as curative agent. The extent towhich
electricity is being used In legitimate medic
cal practice, however, Is rapidly on the in
crease, and many Of the new devices forap
plying Il have distinct merit. A recently
invented apparatus for the cure of deafness
comprises battery, belt, an electrods
supported on the belt and shaped 10 rest on
the ear, an opening on one side to receive
the ear, and connections between the cleo
trode and the battery. This provides con-
venient and efficient mode Of receiving the
current, which can be applied in currents
Of finely graduated strength.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

| one in which he had suppressed the boy
messenger service as organized by private
concern in the English metropolis. The
news journals of his native land wsre If
anything. more severe than the American.
They argued that If he promoted the service
in his own department all would be well,
but inasmuch as he suppressed very useful
institution, without supplying anything
adequate to take its place, he was q de-
stroyer Of thing which was Of public con-
venience; his administration q failore, and
the best thing the Government could do
was to dismiss him, in fact. Editor Stead in
timated that Raikes would simply have to
disappear" to save Salisbury's Cabinet
from abject ruin.
This was in April last MI. Raikes has
now left the public service. To use the ex-
preston of the sarcastic Stead, he has 'Hdis-
appeared" but not by the channel sug-
gested- Poor Henry Cecil Raikes is deadl
A man inclined to be little narrow
minded and have his own way when the op-
portunity offered; also to resent what
yet all the same good fellow. Death has
laid him low, and when this is. read his
mortal remains will have disappeared"
forever from view. am inclined to the
opinion that in the heart of every man
there is germ of human kindness and con-
scientiousness. and that, therefore, those
who were the most severe on poor Raikes
four months ago are sorry to-day that they
were SO unkind to one who, although they
knew 1t not, was already entering "the
valley Of the shadow"
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expected to bolster up the Europeans in
their endeayor to secure satisfaction from
the Asiatics. I wonder if England and
France, who are leading the present move
ment, remember their own conduct at Can
ton in 1857 and what satisfaction they al
lowed the Mongolians after one of the most
unjust atrosities of modern history. The
Europeans had been worsted at every point
In a diplomatic conference by Governor
Yeh, and like towards fell back upon theii
cannon to carry out their schemes.
"Yield to our demands" said the heroic
Lord Elgin," or we will attack the CITY,"
To which the Chinaman replied: 1--WE
will not yield, for we are right. But, we
are defenceless and shall make no resist
ance."
And then for q hours mile Of gunboats
poured shot and she'll into a helpless city Of
q million inhabitants.
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ball team belonging to the same university,
met exactly the same death, in trying to res
| cue drowning woman at an eastern resort
and last week Herbert Mapes, of Columbia,
one of the best hurdlers in the country
was lost while bathing off Fire Island, N
Y. Lamar distinguished himself, one year
ago, by great running play, which won a
championship game for his college, when
all hope of winning seemed gone. The feat
Is still the talk of the colleges, and Prince
toms especial pride. Brokaw was a great
Dana first baseman of the team, we're con-
sidered the crack players of the year.
Mapes made many college records at hurdle
racing that will live after him, and was a
close second in q race which established a
worlds record at 120 yards in 16 seconds
The deceased's younger brother Is also q
famous college athlete, who has made a
record of % feet inches in Q running
broad jump contest
Expeditions to Lake Tchad.
England, France and Germany are each
laying claim to Lake Tchad and the region
surrounding it The lake, which is situated
in Northern Africa, is large enough, but is
not remarkable for anything but an abund-
ance of river horses and crocodiles Its
usual area Is about 10000 square miles, al
though during the rainy season it is some
times four or five times as large. A body
of water of such size and instability is not
of much value to commerce, as will occur tc
the ordinary person, but the countries
named have made up their minds to possess
1t for various reasons, no matter what the
cost: England has so far been very fortu-
nate in its expeditions, but the others
have caught "Hail Columbial' SO to speak,
from the natives, who have developed un-.
expected warlike strength and fighting
ability DUNG the past year.
The French expedition divided into two
parties and followed the routes of the Kongo,
expecting to make treaties with the power
full chiefs on the way. The newspapers
of two weeks ago chronicled the fate of
Crampel and his party, and the Fourneau
division has met with equally crushing dis
aster. The Germans under DR.. Zintgraff
endeavored to make their way through Hin
terland, cross the Benue river and approach
the lake from the southwest. They were
met east of the Cameroons by natives and
practically wiped out of existence. Then
Captain Morgen was dispatched to avenge
the defeat of Zintgraff and he was even
more badly defeated. Another German
Gravenreuth-is now on his way to the in
terror with a large and almost invincible
force. AS the French have been driven
out and the English have not made any inn
portant attempt this season, it is likely the
Germans will get the coveted tract.
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lar impetus, and away it goes like Wild
fire. People tumble over each other to be
in the swim, but start in the ordinary, dig
nifed, business-ike, thorough way. and lol
you do not get enough believers in the idea
to organize a quartet to sing its praises
That is the reason our Stephen G. Fosters
grave is out of sight under the low-lying
creepers in Allegheny Cemetery; that we
really do not know where to look for unfor-
tunate Braddoek's last resting place, and
that SO many of the brightest figures in
American history are forgotten, except in
name.
When would Americans think of honor
ing man like La Fontaine with monu-
ment? La Fontaine is the last to get
memorial in France. There are three
famous men by that name. Two were
Frenchmen and the other German. The
one to be honored is the famous writer of
fables. He was, of course, the greatest of
the three, but, even so, there are dozens
upon dozens OF men and women in this
country, compared to whom, Jean de La
Fontaine, the immoral fabulist, the fire.
quenter of infamous salons, and whose pro-
ductions are principally celebrated on ac-
count of the company he kept, was nonen-
tity. WILKIE
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Its American ex-
changes, has been
struck with an
idea 1t is so sell
dom that an En-
glish newspaper
gets within four
and a half fmiles of
an even tolerably
accurate under
standing of the
SITUATION OF affairs
in the United
States, and so sell
dom that it seizes
the A m erican 9
handle for a joke,
it would be a pity
to let this MASTER
=
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
TRANSPORTATION of Lumber.

One of the latest applications of electric
ity is to numbering, and a company has been
formed for the purpose of exploiting lum-
Der carrier to be electrically worked The
apparatus consists simply of clamp to be
swung from trees or other supports on
which hangs a cable; the cable is drawn
taut, and on it run pulleys from which hang
the chains which carry the logs about three
feet from the ground.
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but his country's Fought for Uhcse6A
appreciation is apparently shown in more
practical way than in the bestowal Of
medals What effect the publication Of
these two pictures in the Conservative Man.
chester newspaper will have on the growth
of Republican tendencies in England can
only be imagined. In the meantime, ono
point is scored for English humor and Mr..
Carnegie has been vindfcated in his actions
up in Scotland not long ago
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women of the day.
She has been hon.
ored in being the
first woman to de-
liver an address
before the British
House of Com
mons. The lady
ought to stand high
in this country as
well, for Mrs.
Bishop formerly
known as Isabella
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disfgured, he is
covered neyerthe-
less with splendid
medals won for
bravery on the
field of battle. He
doesn't look es-
peciany prosper
Gus, but the adorn-
ments on his
bosom show that
his services have
been appreciated.
The second IL
lustration repre-
sents the English
mans idea of Q
pensioner Of the
Civil War in the
United St at e 8.
he, too, has lost
an arm in battle,
and Is now an
honored citizen,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
Cost Of Gas and Electricisx.

The most recent figures on the relative
cost of gas and electro light in England
show that the cost of introducing light
equivalent to 1900 candle-power was 2s
cents for gas, 16 for the arc light and so
cents for the 1ncandescent lamp. In nine
principal cities of England it was found
that the average price paid by the consumer
for gas per light per snnum was g 20 Tor
gas as against 81 90 for electric light
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season, L q m a r,
Princeton's greatest
hero of the football
field, was drowned
while endeavoring
to save q woman
who shared his fate
on one of the south
ern coasts Within
two months past,
Brokaw, the clever
catcher of the base
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forget their wor-
thy dead. Ameri-
cans are too cold
blooded In this
particular. Every
thing is done by
tho ''boom" meth
cd. Give any
scheme or thing,
what might be
termed q "popu-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

sxhaustively dis
cussing Postmaster
General Raikes, Of
London, England.
Those in the Unit
ed States ridiculed
his rulings in a
number Of ques-
tions before him,
and particularlyt the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
Here stood the oak tree on
which an arrow, shot by Sir
Walter Tyrell alta stag glanced
and struck King William II. e
(surnamed Rufus) in the
breast, of which he instantly
died on the I'd day OF August,
Ammo l1C0.
MARKED WITH CANNON BALLS

On arriving at Romsey we attended the
Congregational Church and afterwards put
up at the Market Inn directly opposite the
old Abbey. In the evening light the ven
took on a most imposing appearance. 1t Is
the only Nunnery Church in England, and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
Two Sides to Every Question.

We hear great deal of the Chinese out
RACES on Europeans these days and we are
expected to sympathize with the latter and
execrate the former. We are especially
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

F0uoM for The Queen " PERFORMANCE Of
the Manchester Chronicle pass unnoticed.
Herewith will be found two pictures re-
Gently published in the newspaper men,
toned.
I The first represents victim OF Her
Maiesty's service. Armless and otherwise
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
In Memory Of
UNDrcATEs NIB. CARNEerx

An English Paper Hits the Eaf1 ON the xr,.a
With Two Little Pictures.
The Manchester England Essdov
Chronicle, after faithful. course of reading
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
A very Interesting Woman.

The portrait given herewith is TINT Of one
Of the most deservedly distinguished literary,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
GOSSIP OF THE. DAY.
The Life and Death of q Much-Abused
English Official.
A CHARMING LITERARY WOMAN.
Fresh Stories About the Wonderful Lest
Cabin Gold Mine.
THAT ARE NOT CHINESE

WRITTEN ron THE p1sPAToH
II seems but few days since the news
naners on both sides of the Atlantic were
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

BADGES for lodges and societies at No
Mahon Bros. & Adams, 80 Fourth avenuA
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

An ExampIo worthy OF Emulat1on.
France erects costly monuments to in>
dividuals. while Americans are promo to
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Ola Neptune and College Athletes.

Old ocean must have grudge against the
college athletes this year. EARLY in the
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better to have q winning team late than
never at all, and most sssuredly nobody is
prouder of victory than the gentlemen who
put up the money for the team. mean
they are proud of victory entirely aside
from the financial feature They have
worked hard, indeed, for a winning team
and now that their team is in winning form
they are certainly happy set of fellows.
They deserve patronage and I trust they'll
continue to get it.
THE CHECKER CHAMPIONS.
While 1 have for nearly quarter of a
century been more or less interested in the
game OF draughts, have never had occa-
sion to discuss any prominent feature of
that historic and ennoblinc game. But I
am, to some extent, compelled to break nv
silence to-day because have of late fire.
quently received requests as to my opinion
regarding the controversy about the right
ful owners of the title Checker cham
pion of the world" / received a letter
from a correspondent this week plainly
telling me that dare not give an opinion
on the matter" Well, now, nv friend is
wrong, because 1 dare give an opinion on
anything. am aware that the checker de-
partment of this paper is looked after by
one OF the ablest men in the country and
his work places Kim prominently above his
rivals, but the feature that will now deal
with does not refer to the playing of the
game. It refers to a principle of betting
and therefore is as much q question of gem
eral sporting affairs as anything else. The
questions am asked to deal with is: Was
j. 2. Reed entitled to Wyllie's forfeit and
is Reed champion draught player of the
world? OF course, there are two questions,
and unhesitatingly answer "no" to both
of them. Regarding the forfeit which my
friend Mr. Reed obtained from Mr. Dunlap,
the stakeholder, fail to see in any way
whatever how any man who knows any,
thing at all about betting, or the principles
of matchmaking, can, for one moment de-
fend the paying over of that forfeit to Mr..
Reed. have made the most careful in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-21
lowment ouild o. Amorica. RICHMOND

dowment Guild Of America. Richmond
On the night Of the 2eth instant several
Of the grand officers Of the Royal Arcanum
IN Virginia will visit the council at this
place, and will publicly install tho officers OF
the council who will serve this term. After
the installation the council and the visiting
ofhcers viii partake OF an elegant supper
at the franklin Hotel An enjoyable time
Is anticipated by all the members Of the
council.
FIxNDIsH ATTEMPTS.
Several attempts have been made lately
20 wreck trains on the Seaboard and Roa-
noke railroad between this point and Cons
vile. Thursday night last freight train
ran into lot of ties that had been placed
on the track. On Saturday eyening last a
man was seen 10 put tie across the track
near the same point. Finding that he was
observed, he ran away and has not vet
been caught. The tie was removed and the
danger averted. On the same evening the
locomotive TO the express train going into
Norfolk broke her connecting rod, badly
damaging and disabling the engine and
dong considerable damage TO the track.
A relief engine had 20 be sent TO take the
train into Portsmouth. As the accident
occurred near where the distractions had
been placed on the track, ii was at first
thought that the accident was caused by
said obstruction, and there was considera-
BILE excitement for while, and had the
culprIt who had been trying 10 wreck the
train been caught then, he would have
Jared badly. No clue 10 his identity has
vet been obtained