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TO-DAY'S ELECTION.
A Few Pointers for Voters Who Are
Not Posted.
Where the Polling Places are Located,
and Who the Candidates Are-w.
Knox is Not One of Them.

RThe election for members of the CITY
Board of Education zone from each
ward, a City Superintendent of Schools
and fifteen Freeholders to frame new
city charter, will take place to-day.
This will be the first election held in
this city under the new reform ballot law
and Its operation is looked forward to
with much interest, both by those who
favor honesty and decency in the method
OF electing public officials and those who
prefer the old system, with all its loop
holes for trickery and dishonesty, and by
which the will of the people has been so
frequently defeated by the buying and
selling of votes and the buIldozing tactics
OF roughs and heelers at the polls.
POLLING PLACES.
There will be six polling places, and
the polls viii be open at 1903 A. NJ, and
close at P. NJ. The voting booths have
been located as follows:
First Ward, 306 j street; Second Ward
Armory Hall, Sixth and l. streets; First
Precinct, Third Ward, Meister's carriage
factory, on Ninth street, between [ and
j; Second Precinct, Third Ward, 2003 J
street; First Precinct, Fourth Ward, NJ.
II. Roses foundry, on Ninth street, be-
tween K and l.; Second Precinct, Fourth
Ward, New Pavilion, Fifteenth and n
streets.
THE CANDIDATES.
Following is list of the candidates to
be voted for:
City Superintendent of Schools-A.
Hart, Republican and Citizen.
School Directors-Eirst Ward, Robert
A. Fisher, Democrat; w. II. Sherburn,
FRepublican and Citizen.
Second Ward, Eugene a. Crouch, Re-
publican and Citizen; Jerry n. Payne,
democrat.
Third Ward, VIM. Davis, Republican;
John HantZman, Democrat and Citizen.
:. Fourth Ward, o. w. Erlewine, Repub-
Ican and Citizen; j. NJ. Henderson, Sr.,
Democrat.
Members of Board of Freeholders-J.
". Armstrong, Republican; L. A. Burr,
Nltlzen; Fred Cox, Republican, Demo-
crat and Citizen; n. Greene Curtis, Re
publican, Democrat and Citizen; K. T..
DeVIn, Republican, Democrat and Citi-
Zen; Christopher Green, Republican; T.
B. Hall, Republican, Democrat and Citi-
zen; G. 81. Hubbard, Republican, Demo-
crat and Citizen; Matt T. Johnson, Re-
publican, Democrat and Citizen; w. F.
Knox, Jr., Republican,; III. M. LaRue,
Kepubllcan, Democrat and Citizen; j. H
Roberts, Republican, Democrat and Citi-
zen; q. i. Simmons, M. D., Republican,
Democrat and Citizen; Samuel b. Smith,
Citizen; III. Weinstock, Republican,
Democrat and Citizen; c. L. White, Re
publican, Democrat and Citizen.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
w. F. Knox, Sr, in note to the
RECoRD-UNIoN last evening, says:
After notifying the Mayor and CITY
Auditor, and giving notice through the
papers that could not serve as a free
holder, find my name on the tickets. I
am not candidate, and ask voters not to
vote for une''
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FOR THE PIANO FUND
Entertainment This Evening at t

Entertainment This Evening at the
Congregational Church.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of this city will give an
entertainment at the Congregational
Church parlors this (donday) evening,
December 9TH, for the benefit of the piano
fund of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. This is for worthy object.
and the young women desire the help of
all interested in the work. The follow
ing programme will be rendered: Vocal
quartet, Miss G. Schubert, Mrs. Clara
Barthomew, M. K. Barrett, L. E, Smith;
vocal solo, Mrs. Addie Carter; either duet,
Messrs. Meyers and Ziegler: reading
Robert Fisher; cavalry drill, the VS.;
recitation, Miss E. Jeanette Burke; vocal
duet, Mrs. Percy Ross, Mrs. B. f. How
ard; vocal solo, Mrs. j. d. Moynahan:
vocal solo, G. w. Phillips; dramatic read
ing, Guy. Durrell; vocal solo, H. Long
bottom. Refreshments. Tickets, 25 cents.
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Amount in City Treasury ............
County Board of Education.

This body held a session on Saturday,
at which all the members were present.
Miss Ella Feeny was granted recon-
mendation for a life diploma.
Mrs. Clara Mclaughlin was granted
recommendation for the same.
Miss Winnie Devine, Miss Alice Dip
pei, Miss Nettie Maret and Miss Lulu
Wilson were granted renewals of their
grammar grade certificates.
Duty and Ethics for Young Peo-
pie" were placed upon the library list.
The board adjourned until Thursday.
December 18th, the day before the teach
ers' examination.
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HARFs AND HOUNDS
Organization Of a New Coursine Club
In This City.

Organization of a New Coursing Club
in This City.
AT a meeting of gentlemen interested
in coursing, held at the Eldred House ON
Saturday evening, a club was formed
with the following officers: President,
James Douglas; Vice-President, Fred
Neary; Treasurer, NJ. A. Howard; Tenn
porary Secretary, j. 81. Haley; Sergeant
alarms, J. Long.
The following members signed
the roll: John o. Brien, p. w. Sheehan,
John Long, /. w. Mahoney, Fred Neary,
James Douglas, NJ. A. Howard, John
Lodge, David Ahern, ii. j. Hilbert.
The club will meet again next Thurs
day evening TO consider the matter of
getting up a coursing match in the near
future.
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A BRAzILIANS WILD LEAP.
Becoming Insane, He Jumps Throue
the Window of a Car,

the Window of a Car.
On Saturday night. just as the overland
train was starting from the depot, man
plunged through window of one of
the coaches, carrying the glass with him.
As soon as he struck the ground he lit
out in the direction of the shops, and
could not be found
He left behind him on the ground some
of his blood, showing that his contact
with the glass had resulted disastrously
to him. Yesterday morning he was
found IN the yard of the Railroad Hos
pital, badly cut and scratched.
There was no question as to the cause
of his queer freak, as he was found to be
a lunatic. He had in his possession a
ticket from Rio Joneiro to New York and
return to San Francisco, from which it
appeared that his name is Ahbetto.
The unfortunate traveller was taken to
the County Jail for safe-keeping.
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Berlin Cough Cure.

For coughs and colds and all lung and
throat affections this article has superior
merit 1t is perfectly harmless, gives imme-
dlate relief, and cures the worst cases in from
two 10 three days. Endorsed by our best phy-
sicians. Try bottle and you will always
Keep It, Price, so cents q bottle The w. H,
Bone Company, San Francisco, sole proprie-
tors. Kirk, Geary & Co., sole agents. Try c.
G. LinimenJ for aches and pains
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Metier Captured.

Andres Meter, the barkeeper who was
charged a couple of weeks ago with hav-
ing betrayed young woman who was
employed in local French laundry, and
who left the city before the police could
lay hands on him, has been captured in
Los Angeles. An officer viii go from
this city to-day to bring him back for
trial on charge of seduction.
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the first killing frost reported by the
Weather Bureau
The barometer is extremely high. The
readings at A. NJ. and 5 P. NJ. yesterday
We're 30.51 and 30.59 inches, showing it to
be still rising-an indication of clear and
cool weather
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago Saturday and yesterday
were $50 and 37o, and $40 and 40
The highest and lowest one year ago
to-day Were 60o and 3Go
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FATAL ACCIDENDw
Gus Schultz Falls From a Steamer and
is Drowned.

is Drowned.
Gus Schultz, an employe on the up
river steamboat Dover, was drowned at
Sycamore Landing, Colusa, on Friday.
1t was about 4 o'clock in the morning
when the boat landed, and just as she
touched the wharf Schultz somehow fell
overheard.
Every possible effort was made TO save
him, but without avail, and the body was
not recovered.
A couple of months ago the deceased
was the victim of a brutal assault by a
number of steamboat men on the river
front. He resided on p street, near
Ninth, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren in very Strengthened circumstances.
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CLEAR AND COLD.
The Mercury Getting Down to About
It's Lowest Point Here.

It's Lowest Point Here.
The Weather Bureaus reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures in
this city on Saturday and yesterday to
have been 520 and $40. and 490 and 29o.
Yesterday was the coldest morning in
December since 1887, when the lowest
temperature recorded was 290, on the 9th
of the month.
Yesterday was the coldest 9th of De-
cember in a record of fifteen years. The
coldest portion of the month usually oc-
ours after the 18th. The coldest recorded
In December since 1877 was 23.5o. on the
18th of the month. There was a severe
and heavy, killing frost yesterday, being
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simp1x RESTORED 10 Cltlzenshin

The statement published in San Fran
cisco paper that Governor Markham had
pardoned Edward w. Reynolds, the man
arrested here the other day for perjury.
is untrue. Reynolds served out his term
of imprisonment, but was restored to citi-
Zenship.
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Commendable.

All claims not consistent with the high
character of Syrup Of Figs are purposeiy
avoided by the California Fig Syrup
Company. 1t acts gently on the kid
neys, liver and bowels, cleansing the sys-
tenn effectually, but it is not cure-all
and makes no pretensions that every bot
tie will not substantiate.
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The Lace House Removed.

Gus Elkus, proprietor of the old estab-
lished Lace House, formerly located at
the corner of Eighth and streets, is now
in his new quarters at 615 j street, for
merly occupied by G. S. Houghton.
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women,s Christian Temperance Trnio,

This evening there will be consecra-
ton meeting at the w. C. T. U. building
on Third street, between K and L. On
Tuesday afternoon, at l o'clock, meet
ing for fallen women will be held, fol-
lowed by business meeting.
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To-day at 8 A. M.

Mems hip rubber boots, Boston d GOODYEAR
make, slightly mismated, otherwise perfect,
81 rs a pair Ladies' gossamer rubbers, per
feet in every respect. Sale price, 25 cents. See
our advertisement. Red House
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TO SAVE LIFE.
Noble Objects of a Large
Institution.
A DISPENSARY SIMILAR TO
THOSE OF LONDON.
PARIS AND BERLIN.

A THE PRESENT TIME, WHEN THERE
N are so many quack medical concerns, un-
prlnclpled physicians and vile patent nos
trums, 1t is positive relief to know that in
the very heart of the city is an institution,
colossal IN It's scope, humane in its intent and
honorable in its treatments and methods.
Inc institution referred to is the DOCTOR
WILLIAMS DISPENSARY, situated at 6I2
K street.
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DATTERY rs SCOpES.
EIGHT AND oNE-HALP MILLIONS.
The Value of Untaxable Property in
This County

In response to an inquiry by the Treas
ury Department at Washington, County
Assessor Irvine has figured up the value
Of unassessable property in this county
and finds it to be:
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BOX ROBES.

Never happier
Men can BUY with just good taste judgment
wrong combinations OF
Moreover what gift all the
form? Prces o
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City Finances.

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday naoambar < 1901.
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Gbasreeo 1atln for al,etnatnrls, a,ehfar & 90.
Holiday Slippers Ys Velvet chenille qoatskin
patent leather alligator
EMBOSSED LEATHER GOODS.

Leather
useful
Collar and Cuff leather quality
lining, So -
Small
enough to be carried in pocket 25c, SOC
- - -
Others and - -
Music Rolls, Manicure many other
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BELL CONSERVATORY COMPANY, for
lists. You can always find us at telephone No
155. Finest work; lowest prices.
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AT THE RANGES.
How They Did and Did Not Pepper the
RullseYes Yesterday.

The wind blew sharp and Keen across
the rifle ranges yesterday, but the markes-
men, nevertheless, did some good shoot
ing. The scores of Battery G were as fol-
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BORN.

BORN.
FoRTSON-In this city, November 3D. to
the wife of A. L. Fortson, a daughter.
MAITLAN-In Elk Grove, December 9th. to
the wife of Ralph Nathan, daughter
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w. F. Knox, Sr., in a note to the
RECoRD-UNIoN last evening, says:
After notifying the Mayor and Citv
Auditor, and giving notice through the
papers that could not serve as a free
holder, find my name on the tickets. I
am not candidate, and ask voters not to
vote for meD
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.tBEN EJF." HOLIDAY EDITION.
w. F. U2NELL, 500 J STR T
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TENNIS.
Olympic Club Tyros-The Irish Cham
pionship.

Olympic Club Tyros-The Irish Cham
pionship.
During the winter months when, as a
general thing, the weather will be much
more pleasant, tennis will become a favOrite
amusement with the Olympic Club, whose
members are learning how to play the game.
The summer foss and heavy winds which
sweep over the tennis resorts deter, in
great measure, players who are constructed
on decate lines from visiting the handsome
grounds. The tennis annex will soon issue
a programme Of events for the winter sea-
son.
The lawn tennis meeting for the cham
pionship Of Ireland, which is only second in
importance TO the English championship at
Wimbledon, was concluded on May 31st az
the grounds Of the FitZwillam Club, Dub
lin. In the championship round L. w,
Lewis, the celebrated English player, de-
Tended the title, which he won from Hamil-
ton, against the challenger, j. PIN, the
famous Irish player. The score, ia favor of
Lewis, was CO, 6-3. Sc, PIN being un-
able to win set. A curious feature Of the
tournament was the fact that though there
were six crack English players as cOmpet-
itors, the four who reached the semi-fnal
round were Irishmen, namely, PIN, Maho-
ney, St0keT and Browne. Yet even with
this array of talent they could not win
their own championship.
The match between the veteran E. G,
Meers who played at Newport in 1889, and
j. PIN In the second round was the best in
the to tournament. PIN played with great
accuracy and won three out of the four sets.
scoring l16 strokes and losing co. r. v,
Beach. the American player. who has gone
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TWO CONNECTICUT MEN.
A Jaw DislOcated by Yawning-swallov
ing a Tnoth-Plate.

=
ing a Tooth Plate.
Queer incidents befel q couple of Con-
necticut men last week. William Brown Of
Danielsonville has vOluminOuS mouth and
when be yawns he is a sight as well as a
caution. He yawned extraordinarily a day
OF two ago, threw his jaw-bOne machinery
out Of cog, and when he attempted to close
his face it wouldn't work. His mouth re-
manned wide open with jaws set He rushed
cut of the house and met a friend, whom be
esSayed TO apprise of the miSchance that
had Overtaken him, but the neighbOr, who
was startled to see q man bearing down on
him with his mouth wide open, but who
was speechless, except for a strange click
ing sound, was slow 10 recognize
his friend and the meaning OF his
phenomenal appearance. But after a while
the cause Of the trouble was apparent to
JudsOn. The doctor seized Browns jaws
with both hands, bObbed the latteT'S head
backward and forward three times, there
was another click, and Browns Jaws shut
to with a spasmodlc snap. lie had been fiji
teen minutes with his mouth wide open, and
naturally was hilariOusly thankful to Dr.
JudsOn. He shook his hands enthusiastic
ally, and said no man who had never been
there could fancy the dreadful fix he had
been in.
At about the same time Daniel F. Cronin,
a Hartford man, In joyful mood laughed so
heartily at a joke in his office that his false
teeth and its plate popped out If his Jaw
and went down his throat The plate is
about as large as a silver dollar DR.. O. c.
Smith Of Hartford has been dredging for it
for three or four days unsuccessfuiy. 1t
does not give Cronin any pain, but he would
like very much TO get it back from himself
Star Sayings.
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ounce to threeEounces as necessity may re-

ounce 10 threekounCes as necessity may re-
quire."
The same beetle was also prescribed as a
specific for hydrOphobia, and in the eleventh
volume Of the Linnean transactions DIR.
Leach relates, in connection with the spe-
Cies, that:
Tie late King Of Prussia Frederick the GFeaO
purchased tile nUstrum from the diScOYeTer for
valuable consideration as a specific against The
bic OF mad dog aud In 1871 IL was inserted in
Section II, page % Of the Disp. BOTuSs. Brand.
According 10 this publication twenty-fOur OF
these animals (beetleS) that have been preserved
In honey are, with TWO drachmS OF powdered
black ebony, one dTachm Of Virginia snakeToOt,
one drachm Of lesd-nlings and twenty-five of
fungus SOTbi. 20 be reduced TO a very fine SUBJ
stance; the whole with two ounces OF theTiaca
OF Venice (and, If necessary, with little elder.
root 10 be formed intO an eleetuary.
For a long period ladybirds were con-
sldered sure remedy for the tOOthache-
the twO-spotted and seven-spotted lady,
birds being considered the most efficaciOus,
and it was said that if the insects were but
bruised between the fingers, aud the gums
Of the patient then rubbed with the exuda-
ton, the effect was marvellous.
In Grenada the natives are said to have
administered as a cure for phthisis beetle
belonging to the family Melastoma, called
Axis accumiData; while in Turkey the
TTehala or Tricull. and in the Persian
nests, are employed as a cure for bronchitis,
decOctOn composed Of half an ounce Of
pint OF pint aud half Of boiling wafer
Notes and Queries
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The Planet Mercnrr.

AT the time of a transit the astropomer
has the best chance of measuring Mercury's
size. There is one great difficulty even then.
III You hold spherical object between yOur-
self and bright light you will notice that
considerably more than One-half Is illnmi-
mated. So tue observance of Mercury dnr-
ing transit tends to make the plane
smaller than it really is. And if IL has an
atmosphere it will look still smaller. on ac-
count OF the refracton OF the suns rays on
the dark side.
Mercury revolves around the sun in
eighty-eight days, aud, like the moon.
makes only 0ns rotation during that time
consequently we never see but one side II
the planet is Inhabited, they must be yerv
hot on one side aud extremely cold on the
other
Besides Mereury's smallness. IL ia the
most exceptional Of all the planets. II ia
the nearest to the sun; it receives the most
light and heat; it has the most eccentric
orbit; 1t has the greatest inclination to the
plane of the earth's orbit; it is the densest:
1t has the least mass; and finally, it is the
swiftest.
1t moves at rate Of thirty miles a second.
SO that II the planet came to a sudden stop
Its inhabitants would fly off into space, and
become little planets by themselyes.-N, Y.
Sun.
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HAND BALL.
Riordan Is Looking Forward to a Return
Match.

RIoTdan is Looking Forward to a Return
Match.
Owing to the increased attendance at the
professional hand-Dall courts, it is sug-
gested that the proprietors OF the institution
furnish better accommodations for those
who desire to witness the games. The seat
ing capacity is entirely mad quate to accom-.
mOdate those who patrOnize the allies on
Sundays.
On the subject of the game on Sunday the
following letter has been received:
Sporting Editor cal: There Is cOnsIdera BILE
d. satisfaction among the lovers Of hand ball as
TO the result of Sundays game. betwee John
Riordan VS.. John Wren and james Dillon Mr.
RlOrdan does not wish 10 cast any reflections
on the referee for the poor judgment ne dis
played, ana says lie Is willing TO meet the same
team on the 2Sth inst. for any sum- Riordan
Says X they do not want to play he is Open 10
play any other team on the Coast, tie games TO
be played at the Union Hand pail Court for the
same amount or more.
The following contests have been arranged for
Sunday, and the public may ely on 4 good davis
sport: Mart In IierDey VS.. Hugh Toner for one
ton OF Wellington coal; +. Cook and James
Learg vs.. Jely Darcy and Pat kssane; John
DILLON and Nike Dillon vs.. Pete Hutchinson and
j. mcDermOIt. The most interesting game OF
the day Will be between Al Pennoyer and win.
lam MaliOy VS.. Mike aiming and James o. Don.
nell for q purse Of $40. This game will he
refereed by the OdIime PLAYER Tim Sullivan,
who has not been seen In the courts for SONS
time. j. ARMSTRONG, Manager
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No CrippIes Allowed in CamD.

Since Tom Glenn was fooled by that fell
low in California do not believe everything
about the Chinese; but still we hear queer
things about them all the time. / heard
80 NE Westernmen talking a short while ago
about them. did you ever see lame Chi
DamanP said man from DeadwOod They
all answered no. well. I'll tell you why.
When Chinaman gets hurt or loses a limb,
they kill him. 1t is part of their religion.
! know Chinaman who was hurt while
blasting rock on a railroad in Idaho. His
hand was blown off. The doctor fixed it
and said it was all right. We missed the
Cinnamon few days afterward, and in
CURED of some of his friends, and was in
formed that he was dead. 'Died of the
woundP" we asked. NO." said the China
man, "drnkee tea-killse him." Did you
ever see lame Chinaman ?-Atlanta Con-
gtitutiOn
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INSECT MEDICINE.
Very Little of That Is Now Retained in
the Materia Medica.

Very Little of That Is Now Retained in
the Materia Medica.
Very few insects are now retained in the
materia medica. The mostimportant is the
Spanish fly (Catharis vesicatoria.) formerly
obtained from Spain and Italy, but the
greatest supply of which now comes from
Russia aud Sicily. The insect is also met
with in France, but rarely in England. In
the year 1887 il is said to have appeared in
chester, and also in Suffolk. In the same
the Isle of Wight, and in the latter place
local physician is said to have employed
them as substitute for foreign Cantha-
rides.
An insect possesses vescatOry properties
In high degree is mentioned by Piiny and
the older writers under the name Of
bupreStiS, ana was described as very SINH
lar to the Scarab8uS. The bupTestis in all
probability. belonged to the genus popu-
larry known as soil beetles" q name de-
rived from the fact that the insects when
handled exude yelOwish oil, which is said
TO have been successfully used as an enI-
brOcation in cases of rheumatism. Moutfet,
in his "TheateT of Insects" states that this
'Oyly fairness also healeth the chaps OF the
hands as we have heard of the cOuntrymen
about Heidelburg, who have more than
once commended its wonderful virtues to
US" He further recommends the use of
these beetles in cases of drOpsy. Take"
says the author, ''Of beetles called Melee
ten drains, radish seed one ounce, make
liquor OF it; the dose may be from one
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LAUI0IISG T0RPEDOES.

neutralize their individual tendencies to
produce lateral deviation, and it is MAIN
tanned at a constant depth by horizontal
rudders, and in straight course
by vertical vanes set at an angle
predetermined by experiment. The
latest models, fsh-like in shape, full for
ward, and with fine run, have attained
speed OF 80 knots for 425 yards, and a knots
for S75 yards. The forward compartment
or magazine contains the explosive cart
ridge. which consists Of a series Of disks of
wet junction. perforated in their centers
to receive the primlng-tube Of dry guD-cOt-
ton. Here also is the firing arrangement,
which can be unfastenPd, Withdrawing the
primer with il, and so rendering the torpedo
harmless. Behind the magazine is the secret
chamber containing the immersion regu-
latOTs, which so control the horizontal rud-
ders as TO carry the torpedo down to a given
depth and keep it there during its journey.
Behind that chamber is the reservoir for
compressed air, and ia the rear of that the
engine which this force actuates. Behind
the machinery compartment comes the
buOyancy chamber, the purpose Of which is