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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
ppooKLYN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

r~ofessor Kimball has begun his exposition OF the
.,.i,lcs Of political economy with an unusually
- Sass and Professor g. W. Pympton IN the
.,oarnc course. has completed his instruction
- h-ijge building and in graphic states. but will
,s.ue his lectures in architecture Besides having
Soon one OF the committee of three upon the Brook
-, bridge terminals. Professor Plympton is al pres
-, called upon frequently adviser in mechanical
,,atters and especially in the problem of
cbaneing the motor power OF the Bridge from
the cable 10 electricity.
An interesting enterprise emanating from several
NJ the upper classmen is the proposition 10 publish
j., attractive form volume OF Poly No such
n5ok has been gotten out at the college for some
inc and enough mertorious rhymed reason has
NJ ate appeared in the literary monthly to warrant
the compiling OF dainty anthology.
new course has been put into the curriculum TINS
.ar,u by Professor Austen. who has introduced IN
struction IN the preparation OF pure chemicals ana
ther actual manufacture in considerable quantities
l,v The students. Indeed the laboratories will be
largely supplied in this fashion hereafter. lecture
Mas delivered 10y Professor Austen before the Asso-
c.ation Of kindergartners on Tuesday concerning
Juvenile Experimentation.
The literary monthly for the month OF November
uearanco. a special feature is made Of the Poly
Nogs" or gossip about college done in humorous
form More Of a literary aspect is preserved In this
magazine than = usual with an institution so large
~ devoted To scientific and technical interests.
Professor kellogg is conducting his psychology
c.ass this year with the aid CT experimental Llysi-
,lOgteQ. work.
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hoa, and {, steams along the line. tearing the
torpedoes loose and gathering them IN. snou.a
any explode. the boat IS usually 700 "a 80 tho
suffer any injury. but as IL wouid give VIZ
alarm the little vessel would have 70 steam PACK
again at full speed The torpedoes cahhot ~
placed close enough together TO par the passde
81 small vessels for II too close the explosion on
one torpedo would detonate all the rest - 90
way Of clearing passage Wn'cn VIII chaD,s . .,
ships OF feet 10 pass one by one IL by using TWO
boats Each OF these boats has fastened 70 ils
stern one end OF a long rope, wnicn ~ Duoyeu ;,
as TO remain FIVE or ak feet below the sur'are vi
the water The boats then pick thslt "oy
through the mines in the I'D Of tie Night re.
naming about one hundred ysrds apart lns
rope is trailing behind in vast loop Iney siea,n
on until the rope tightens up ana yahk5 perhaps
half a dozen torpedoes out OF thei, ancnorags.
A clear passage is thug lett through wAich ths
warships can pass
HOW TO MEET THESE TACTICS
The best and IN fac the only protection
against such operations as these Is the evecu'c
searchght backed up by machine guns. WIN
two good searchlights raking the passage IL
would be a hazardous task for any adventurous
torpedo-boat to attempt any miiniSnt opfra ~.
tions. The electric beam would hoid ~ IN pIa|o
OF light while the rapid fire and machine guns
on either bank would make things warm ior ths
hostile craft. ,, ..
some OF the torpedoes are made to explode on
contact hut most Of them Will BE- electrically
controlled from the shore. Win contacl toi
pedoes alone in the line. a wafship lufI,".sa
with protective netting could break through me
line without injury. The torpedoes would ex.
plode on contact with the netting when wCuio
he too far from the vessel 10 do any serious
damage When controlled electrically, however.
the steel she'll merely sinks under the pressure
OF the net and hobs up again inside the ne, ara
close 10 the vessels hull 4 bell N the operau,hg-
room is rung by contact AID the click 81 switch
explodes the shell , 49,. -. .o,,,-.
4 massage might also be opened up by sendlns
ahead vessels so disabled TO be worthless ana
allowing them by tn .ir own destruction TO GEAR
a path for the feet There is much more darger
in attacking a double or triple line o. torpeooes,
for while the first line Is being destroyed II ~
very easy TO run foul OF the second. Almost
any number Of mines might be strung across tho
Narrows but sufficient shells for @ douDie ms
are always kept ready for use in the storehouse.
Besides the tOrpedo-n.nes the station IS sup
plied with the Whitehead and Louis Edison tor
pedoes These would be very valuable IN tns
porrour waters between tne two forts and add
materially to the terrors Of the hidden mines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
THE 2lST SEPARATE COMPANY OF TROY
NEWS or THE REGIMENTS

nen the 2ist Separate Company was mustered
INTO the National Guard. March l. 1877, IL had
already gained envlable reputation a military
orgc""at'on under the name OF the Tibblts Cadets
named ior Major-Genera William b. rbbits II
was known as the crack. company OF Troy. and had
on its roll the names Of some OF the most worthy
young men os the place. The first captain OF the
21st was Jacob II. Patten who was succeeded by
Edward L. Cole. who was followed by Samuel Fos-
ter.
tp 10 1886 the company merited its good stand
ing but period OF decline began about that time
which lasted two years. and which was due not
so much to lack OF interest on the part of the men,
bcrs OF the organization TO the inability of those
AT the head to give the company the attention
which il deserved. and without which il could not
exist. The command the verge of being dis
banded. when its present commander, James II.
Lloyd, private in the 9Th Separate Company.
chosen captain. He commissioned April L.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
ROUNDSNEy INSTRUCTED IN THEIR DUTIES

The twenty-five patroiInen who We're mace ac'-
Ing rounGsnen on Friday by the Police Commits
sloners were summoned to headquarters yesterday
by Acting Chief Coni.n. who talked TO them ABOUT
their duties and what was expected OF them They
osonr,hlsd In tho chiefs office Mr. Corlln said TO
then, In part You have been raised from the
ranks because OF your good records All OF you
must understand that your position is only tenn
porary one and that II lies altogether with your
selves TO make II permanent You must perform
your duty fearlessy and honestly The rounasman
He is directly responsible for the conduc, OF the
patrolman There Is 100 much lettering and con-
yysrsatlon among the men I want you 10 break II
up Above ALL that your men are courteous ana
polite at all times All OF you have one month 10
prove YOUR fitness for the place you have been de-
tailed 10 | want 20 caution you that any man
found wanting VII be renamed TO patrol DUTY
again"
The new rouadsmen will begin their duties at
station houses to which Actng-Chier Conlin has ~.
sgned theIl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01

r,es and the Polytechnic Preparatory Athletic
sssssnciation games. held on November 30
a. meeting OF the Dramatic club OF the class of
.oS about fifty sophomores were present. Mr.. Lese-
csia called for a repor, OF the committee appointed
70 his committee Mir. Block, gave his report ami
,he constitution and bylaws were adopted. THc
nm viii probably begin active work within few
weeks. ,,,..,,, I t.a~,r, So.,.... ....
u Ias, week for the purpose OF electng officers
= Sios~ contest expected as The man elected is
~ ,,oke .he opening address at the coming Joint de-
70 80 hs,ween the two rival literary societies, but
nontrarv TO expectations the majority was very de
,ssve The new staff of officers Is President II.
Ysin,ns 'e. vce-presdent, \. Weinberg. 81: treas
~ "a Springmeyer. 81: recording secretary, c,
I,a.rer rs: corresponding secretary, l. Menline
~ librarian +. Kaiser IS; editor s. W. Stern -.
'Nr J. Schiosser 81. and j. n. Roll. 81 We're dele
=. =, me convention OF Phi Gamma Delta. which
a a held on November g. q and IS Easton Penn.
Tho second reunion Of ne Columbia and city Col
-, -,',rinS November 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
srp1cr rxroRcEMex1 or NE srXDAr law.

In consequence Of the decision OF Juust Aii'Soii
in General Sessions on Tuesday. when ne dismissed
., Indictment against Peter PeiseT delicatesaen
dealar OF No 1881 Third-aye., who had Deen ar
rested for selling sausage on Sunday. there has been
some doubt az to what course the police would pli-
sue I'm enforcing the Sunday law. Actlng-CheI CON-
lin yesterday said: I'm the case OF the man Eeiser
understand the indictment was dismissed because
the evidence was weak shall enforce the Sunday
law Just the same as before. Bakeries and de!lca-
lessen stores sell 40 TO 10 o'clock Il. m After
that hour they cannot sell anything excepting pre-
pared food to be eaten on the premises There are
many bakeries where light luncheons are served
like coffee ana cake In these places there VIII be
no police interference after 10 o'clock. provided
what they sell is not carried away but eaten right
there The situation IL the regarding dellca-
lessen stores They sell until 10 m. hut after
thai. II they sell any prepared food. II must he
consumed Ia the place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
PRATT INSTITUTE.

The Rev. DR.. Ransford rector OF St Georges
church gave The second in the series of free lee
lures in the assembly hall on .ast Monday after
noon. His subject was our Churches Place In
Modern Life" Because Dr. Rainssords experience
IN America has been confined TO the lie OF great
NV he smoke of the city church and rs reation to
city life. , .,. ,r TIM
Dr. Mosher spoke 10 the normal students IN me
deDs-tnent Of domestic science Monday evening
on the care of the body. -, w.t.,
safes ARMY will speak the assembly nal on
me evening Of December . The subject OF MS
lecture vii! be The Diseases of Occupations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
RIFLE PRACTICE.

Among the official documents for the year the re
MORT OF Brigader- General Is. NJ. Wnitlock. General
INSPECTOR Of Rife Practice, will be found one Of the
most Interesting. 1t shows that, although there
WAS slight falling off in the Total number OF
sbarpshooters there IS a gain in the total number
of mArksmcn OF thiriy-sN over 1884.
These are the figures In detail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
THE MEDICAL SERVICE.

II the wants and requirements OF the menlc'i
arm Of the National Guard are not Hiane hh'"'
TO the next LEGISLATURE f. will not be ihe IauI'
of tho surgeon Genera. or OF his subor1nates.
General Terry made a canvass OF the si'I ~. 10y
soon after he became SurgeOn-t General ana III ~
camo tolI- he made careful investiga lion OF the
various branches OF the medical department Dv
wishing TO make no Recommendations when NoI'u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
FOURTH BRIGADE.
RECAPITULATION

The highest figure of merit won in the sew
eral brgades by the following commands: FfSt
BRIGADE. Company r. III Regiment a. 81; Second
Brigade. Company l. sd Reg .ment. 20. "; MN
Brigade. 9TH Separate Company. %. Oz' fou''"
Brigade. 40 Separate Company. 6S 81.
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moi TO have the ndOrsement OF To officers IN MS u
partment. he called special meeting OF the neu-
cal officers OF the STATE. \; this meeting the pa
for the Improvement OF the service were C.scusse
\ committee composed % twelve surgeons OF
acknowledged ability was appointed 70 prepare d
report 10 The Surce0n-CieneraL The committee ned
a meeting last month IN the armory o. the ISL
Regiment with Major Herman BendeI N the
chair After a full discussion. A sun-cOmmittee
was named which Will consider the work areaay
done and take ina, action This committee consists
% Major Daniel StimsOn. Of the IN regimen
chairman. and Majors Lambert Bcndell. Beacn ana
Marsh The committee Will have Is haa meeting
AT the Office OF Major StimsOn. No II Nes- sever
feminist tomorrow al 80 D. IN, and liz rrif9i "
which VIII be the boiled down opinion OF the
medical department. viii form an .mpor'an part
Of General Terrys report To the Adjuant- General!
Genera. McLewie's report. synopsis OF W!lcn
was published In these columns last week. has
been issued and Is value bic addition 90 the
archives OF the National Guard a. we'll as d
voucher for an Improvement IN The service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01

1885, and from the time that he assumed command
the company has prospered, until now it is looked
upon as one Of The best in the State. II has re-
ceived the highest praise from General Robert Shaw
Oliver commander Of the Third Brigade. and its
good work in the armory. in camp and on field duty
has been noted by General F. c. McLewee IN his
report 10 the Adiutant- General.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

$50, 600. 900, 900 invested in indus
tries for which the steam engine gives
the force and the laborer furnishes
only the guiding power.
Looking at the nations of,he world
we can ses which are producing
the wealth and which are democrat
ieaily lifting up their population int
a share of the worlds products Of in
dustry by the statistics of their steam
power. FIR each thousand inhnbi
tants the United States has steam
power of 800 horses. Great Britain
Is the only nation which equals us in
the amount Of steam power per imhal.
liant. Germany has u little mere
than half as much, France less than
a half. and Russia only. one .eigh.h a.
much, according to population.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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Obituary..

Died, near Minn"rn, Jan 20ih, Of
typhoid fever, after an illness Of three
weeks, R"bt. a. Vincent, aged %
years. Deceased was sen .in..aw ct
DR.. y. ID. Adams, having mari, 4
Josephine Adams Dee. -, 1855
Two bright little children was the re.
suit of this union, boy ard a girl.
some six Years ago Rnbt. put on
Christ in baptism, since which time
ne has been hayward, bat ALWAYS
tender, and especially 50 during hi,
sickness. At ~ o'clock on the da,
OF his death messenger was sent for
minister, who talked with aud
pointed him to the way of life and
salvation. After singing Jesus Low
e. OF My Soul" etc, and a shor,
prayer, he raised his feeble trembling
voice and shouted "G!pry t. {? It."
One by one the family AMI friend,
were called to hi+ bedside and each e:i
treated to meet him in heaven. At
ter securing ii promise frou each t.
meet him, he babe all farewell. and
died Mt 800 p. M, leaving behind
unn';Stakable evidence that he was
fully prepared to go. raIrND.
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Obituary..

Died, Feb. >, 1895, Mrs. LYDIA I.
Lynch, aged - years. Deceased was
the wife Of Joseph X. lynch. Size
was kind and faithful companion. a
good mother, and loving sister
Her remains were placed in he
Lynch Cemetery. hy the side of her
son, Pembroke, who lied in Decem
Der. She leaves husband and ten
children 20 mourn their loss. WHY
she WAS taken from us there's no earth.
~ tongue can tell, hut we must re-
member, Jesus doth all things well.
Thou hast lett II, dearest mamma.
How onr hearts with grief mast PAIN,
Nh, we know how we shall mis,>,u.
Bat our sad loss j. ruur gain.
an yonr toll, on earth are eo3ei.
Al T"ir sorrows now arr doa.:
Yon have -, .s all in sadness.
But .Jnr pleasure has begun.
~. this world looks dark and lo;clv
Wish"nt namma by our si.,...
;!c': we wish We could have sep the,
Ia. car wish has been .!.-jc.!.
We al hope to meet Won, MANN.
la the realms uf IL. bless,
When our tolls anil sorrows cn.,rJ.
And our bodies laid to rest.
IN our uuiet pn,cnf,,I .l.,,,l.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Jim Mutt, who figured in sensa-
tional shooting ahray at Uuiontown.
pennsylvania, few wears ago,
in which Lawyer Dukes was
shot and killed by Mutt, came To- his
death at the hands Of II Kansas wo.
man the other day. In titofdrunk-
en- insanity, NUT shot the woman
twice, and then shot hired man who
ran IN Il rescue the woman. and then
fell IN drunken i The woman
whom he lad shot bad ly his tine
So far recovered as to he able to get
UP, and with an AK Il. 4 weapon dealt
him Il few death blows. Thus ends
the career Of another man who was
acquitted of mnrder on the ground of
insanity, yet lie was turned lose to do
violence to other people at will. 1t
would he we'll enough in cases where
the insanity plea i entered aul sus.
tanned for the courts To so find and
make the sentence confinement i'm an
asylum for life. If man comui.
murder while insane he should he
pI"ced where there is 40 opportunity
to repeat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

A gentleman r.pres,,tipr -, Ac.i.
dent Insurance Cnm,or, ,os Lo.a
from New York last voai looL;rn 8
ter a policy DIR D,. ven. corr,;,,,, =,
the time he had rho r;.f,r,no
hurt in the br;dgo ooc;dor, 7, :, ,
rule AMONG such corn.r;os .l...
man CARRYING u nolicv meet. v;,h @.
accident IN .ord an, -,
tiratc the merits of ,boc,.o ,l.
the one that w,s h.ra .o 49,, -
idea about the imnor.,nco az, ,,..,o
newsnon.r win If. liza ....I
in the shane Of o(idav,ts ,h,s;o;a -
certificates AID ,n,I;cor,, s,o,,,,o,,,
about the matter in ,La oG,r, >, 90
cure the benefit Of tho nol;cv IL,
Special Aren't of tive c,.ono,, o,,,o
all the way from Now y,rt a., mad
among other rbinrs emma So 49,
CnRoNfcl.E office to oxor,;ro, e..
to get the first pgblicsti,uoftbe ma,
ter. Having once bee, ,bo n,,r,o.r
Of a newspaper in n y Ia mid ~,
fraternity the commitment to cav ,ho,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

The newspapers seem to have ex-
hausted their vocabulary Of CRITICS
ing words on The several State and
National administrations, aud are
now turning their undividel utten-
ton to showing up the ground hog in
his true light. Unless this weather
changes soon Il prima facie case will tie
made ont against his hogship, and the
power to regulate the weather may
be taken from him So mote i. be.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Postmaster j. T. Wald. rushed in
TO our s''nctum Friday evening and
hrea'hIeH>ly exclaimed: II am call.
ed to preach at TIE same time hand.
ing Us an envelope on which was
printed; Prepare 10 meetthy God -
"Salvation is of the Lord" "Ncith.
eris there salvation ir any other"
and numerous other similar ono,a.
tons. On opening the envelope il
was found to contain a letter headed:
The soul that sinncth 1t shall die. "
Let not sin therefore reign in soar
mortal body" "The wicked shall be
turned into hell" Behold lle Lamb
Of God, etc, etc. The letter woy
dated at Rnlo, Neb., and was an in
qnlry after man by he name of
Frank StaIlman, whom the .riIcr
SAID had left that country twenty
years ago aud that she was his only
sister, that their father and mother
were both dead. She asked an i'm.
mediate reply from the p. NJ. ais.
that the letter be published in the
county paper Doubrles, any inf5r-
"a''"n as to the whereabouts Of the
man inquired after would be highly
appreciated.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Cincinnati had 100000 fire n
few days ago. With all the acci.
dents 10y fire, and The destruction If
so much property it seems strange
that people do not take more pains to
prevent these outbreaks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

How many parents in this county
will be able to buy new outfit of
school books, no matter how cheap.
The Legislature,shou he slow to
make haste in the matter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

History again repeated itself in
the great BrookIyn Street Car strike.
The men submitted at the point Of
bayonets and soon began tumbling
over each other to get their old places
on the companies terms. The loss To
the Street Hallway Companies and
strikers was stupend1u<, hut III the
face Of all this, in few mon.hs. at
least, another great strike viii he
inangnratcl at some other point with
the same result.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Ii does seem t" us. that with the in
teiilgent men that compose our law
making department, plan ought 10
be devised that would meet the re-
quirements az this vexed question.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

y Das Moines woman who has been
troubled with frequent coids conclnd
eel to try an old remedy in a new way
and accordingly took tablespoonful
-four times lue usual dose Of Cham
berIain's Cough Eemedy Just before
going t. bed The nrxl morning .hc
found that her cold had almost entire.
~ disappeared Daring the dav she
took few doses Of lhe remedy (onc
tea'po"nful at IL timc) aud ut night
again took a Tablespoonful before 90.
Ing T." bed, aud ON the follnwing
morning awoks free from all SWIM
toms OF the cold Since then she has
on several occasions. used Ibis RENE
dy III ike manner. With the sam,
good results, and i much GLAZED over
her discovery of So qrick wav Of
curing q cold. For sale By Barr
Bros, druggists. EVANSVILLE.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Senator Whtaker's new libel law
contains Il feature that everybody
ought TO favor. Itprovidrs that any
person uttering faIsehood concern
ing the character Of woman shall
be fined 81 900 and sent to the peni.
tentiary .-Inteligencer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

The various committees sent ont by
the Legislature to axamlnc the State
Institutions found hen it, first class(?)
shape.
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. 9 2 2 p . 8 p .
CUT THIS COUP 0N OFT AND StyEIr-
sAsSSSSvERNs.l<..-;e>,,s7>E -

The young lady sending us the Greatest
number ofthen by April Isl, 1895. viii re-
celve handsome Gold Filled Watch. At
least six ladies must compete and 81. 50. the
price OF q years subscription, must &c sem
Us before youc Mans viii 10 entered q g
competitor.
.i:I.NE -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-12

Nearly all the laws Ut this State
need revising by ! competent com
mission appointed far thal purpose.