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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
Propeller Blades.

A serious drawback in regard to the
screw propellers of torpedo-boat craft, in
consequence of the thinness of the blades,
is the quickness with which they corrode
three months. In the German navy, a cor
respondent of the Naval and Military Rec
ord (British) writes, experiments in the
hope of getting rid of this drawback are
being made with nickel and steel for pro-
peller blades in small craft. So far the
tests have proved satisfactory. After three
months trial the nickel steel was not cor
roded, while the common steel, with but
an eight months test, showed both metals
to be corroded, though the nickel steel
stood the best.
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horse stationed there advanced as far IS
the horses in the secona stalls then the
ropes there were slaekened, and so on un-
til all started fair a t the beak. This shows
that number of chariots started together;
how many is uncertain. When Pindar
speaks of the forty chariots who fell in the
Pythian contest in which Arcesilas con-
quered he is not at variance with Sopho-
cles, who relates that ten chariots then
started together; for the races were doubt
less run in heats. Alcibiades alone sent
seven chariots TO Olympia, winning the
first, second i'd fourth prizes.
In the chariot race the skill of the driver
told far more than the speed of the horses.
After the trumpet had sounded and the
bronze dolphin had been lowered and the
bronze eagle raised as a signal for the
start his cool head in the first bolt for the
lead, and amid the dust-clouds of the
course and at the taraxippos-that terroy
of horses, the turning-Dost-ofte gT.Ioo
slower horses with success to the finish,
where beside the judges stood a statue of
Hippodameia holding fillet for the victor.
Long after the quadriga had ceased to
be used in active warfare the chariot race
fourished in the great national games. 1t
was the event in which the rich and pow
erful, princes and kings. took part, and
sometimes themselves appeared as cha
rloteers. There are many memorials of
these victories in Greek vase-paintings,
COINS and gems, varying in character from
serious representations of an actual race
to allegorical and symbolic scenes in which
Cupids and winged Victories are the
charioteers.-"The Old Olympic Games"
IN the April Century.
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Inns saloon. on Montgomery street. When
only a little over year old Tim was
brought to his present home and has re-
mained there ever since. He has devoted
all of his time TO killing rats without
single holiday.
To kill rats was as natural to Tim as it
was to eat. He was as quick as fash,
and one snap of his jaws was all that was
needed TO end the career of any rodent.
The first night he was put in the basement
he killed over two dozen rats. Since then
he has killed an average of ten a night,
as has been ascertained by keeping rec
ords. One night when he was in his
prime he killed forty-two.
If Tim killed ten rats night he would
kill 1862 in year, and in fifteen years, the
length of time he has been at the business
he would have 81, 780 to his credit. If any
thing, this record is too low.
Tim never made habit of killing rats
like a machine, he always wanted some
tim located he made spring and caught
the rat near the headquarters, so that by q
quick twist of his head he sent the un-
fortunate animal high in the air. The
rats real troubles did not commence, how
ever, until he started on his downward
flight ana was caught between Tins teeth.
Sometimes Tim gave second toss, but
when he made up his mind to kill the
work was done in the fraction of second.
at present poor Tim is in sad condi-
tion, and the chances are that he will soon
go to the dogs happy hunting-grounds
where rats are plentiful. His teeth are
all gone and he can't see as well as he
used to. But he still kills rats at the same
old rate, his powerful jaws being sufficient
to break the back of any rat that ventures
within his reach.
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NEW TO-DAY.
A NO-TO.BAC MIRACLE.
Physical Perfection Prevented by
the Use Of Tobacco.
An Old-Timer Cured After Using
Tobacco Twenty-Three Years.
He Gains Twenty Pounds
in Thirty Days.

LAKE GENEVA, WIS, April 25.-The ladies
teresting for tobacco-using husbands, since the
which it can be cured by No-To-B Bac have been
plainly demonstrated by the cure of Mr.. F. C.
Waite In q written statement he saws: az
smoked and chewed tobacco for twenty-three
years, and my case was one of the worst in tn is
at nj ght woke up to chew or smoke. 1t was
the injurious effects. Two boxes of No-ro-Bac
cured me, and l have no more desire for to-
bacco than have to jump out of the window
have gained twenty pounds in thirty DAYS
my wife is well. and we are indeed both happy
to say that No-To-Bao is truly worth It's
weight in gold.'"
Mr.. waite's cure is looked upon as miracle.
1t is the talk of the town and county and over
a thousand tobacco users will use No-To- Bac.
The popularity about No-To-Bac is that the
makers authorize every druggist in America 10
absolutely guarantee three boxes to cure or re-
iunu the money, and the cost is so trihing,
compared with the expensive use OF tobacco,
tnat tobaeco-using husbands have no excuse to
oHer wnen their wives insist upon their ta king
No,lo-bac,, gaming pure, sweet breath, new
mental ana physical powers and q practical
T 1TeVI.aiIatlon OF their nicotinized nerves. No.
Io-bac not only cures the tobacco habit, but
restores vitality and nerve vigor 1t is indeed
a miracle worker for weak men Get our book.
iet, Don Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life
away. Wlitten guarantee free sample,
nalie9 lot the asking. Address The Sterling
heneay Vo., chicago or New York.
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get at the father through the child. What
do you think? Jean LacroiX was of the
same opinion as myself, that it was the
only thing to be done and he went off to
see after it all.
1.-The Prussians had done their dinner
and were smoking like factory chimney.
jacques wife was still crying silently in
her corner; she would neither eat nor
drink; and it was heartbreaking to see her
so wretched and know that we could do
nothing for her. The sentinels in the
street could be heard calling, 'Wer dap
(Who goes?) and no one was allowed to
enter or leave the village without the
commandant's permission. The officers
and men came in from time to time to re-
port to him. But on the stroke of Z
Jacques wife sat up straight and gave a
loud cry. Her husband and her little boy
were being brought in by the patrol.
Jacques was quite pale and very calm,
but his jaw was set and his look ugly.
When the commandant said with laugh,
Il knew we should catch you, my fine
fellow he replied, looking straight into his
eyes:
I was not caught at all. l knew that
you had arrested my wife, and that she
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The portion Immediately adjoining the
Altls was an artificial embankment, with
seats backing against those of the Stadium.
Farther on the rolling slope formed a na.
tural stand for the spectators. The di-
menslons OF the Hippodrome are not
dehInltely known, but are put with some
probability at two stadia in length and
ana az about 600 feet in breadth. AS with
tne hl races In the Stadium. the chariot and
morse races also involved sharp turn. so
that the course was traversed several
slmes anda u before the finish; Pindar, in his
swift turns of the sacred course
:, Inc relative positions of the chariots at
~ me start were determined by lot; but as
!nere was natural difference between the
inside and the outside track this difference
was neutralized by device in the manner
OF starting invented by Cleotas. This is
described by Pausanias as in shape like
the Prov of a ship, with partitioned stalls,
IN IN winch the chariots and horses took
their stand. In front of the chariots was
extended rope. First the ropes on the
extremlties were slackened, and when the
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cheerfully, to inspirit her little, and
pushed her toward the door. The boy
stayed pehlnd, sobbing-naturally enough.
But jacques caught him between his knees
and said:
Little man, you must be brave, and not
cry; those cads are only too pleased II they
see you cry. Think that 1 am going off to
the war and shall be coming back again.
Ii py chance, though, things go badly with
me and never come back any more, you
m"st love your mother. my boy. You
must love her for two. And when you are
pig man remember to be good sold ier,
SO that tne russians may get back from
you some OF the harm they have done US.
Now. laddie. don't cry whatever you do
And the little fellow nearly choked
himself III his efforts not to cry and said :
You see, father, I'm not crying now
Only the words sounded very shaky and
TWO great tears ran down his cheeks.
jacques sent him off after his mother.
All! be couldn't manage to look cheerful
any longer, just then, poor Jacques! His
voice was trembling when he said to me /:
It's cold this morning, Pere Savage.
Let's nave one more drink together-per-
haps it's for the last time
:" 'Ihe last? | said to him. why, man,
It's not the first time you've been in the
wars; you'll come back to us, never fear!
he smiled without speaking, but saw
ne had got something planned out IN his
head.
'The commandant had just come out
from his room, and he was no sooner
downstairs than he gave the word
march, jacques took his box and fol-
lowed him outside. Ali the village was
there, sir, to see him off. and every one
had good word for him and insisted on
shaking him by the hand: he had never
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piece os that caliber could carry two
leagues at the least, we said to each otneI.
gloomly enough, that the Parisians weren't t
exactly going to have gay time OF lt.
Only you will guess mass like that WASH
easily conveyed about; it would nave
taken thirty horses at least just to move
it. Steam alone could drag along such
monument, and Just in the very nick OF
time the engine-d1ver had been killed,
and the machine got out OF gear. An!
we said to each other, what pity Jacques
got taken prisonerl If only he could dam
age its inside a little, so that it couldn't be
got to move
"But nothing of the sort; he just gave
look to its works, and in few minutes
had put everything right, for he was rare
workman, | can tell you. Then, while
they were getting up steam, we heard him
giving a hear of explanations to the COM
mandant. The Ole man was afraid OF The
incline it had to descend. But Jacques
reassured him; he understood quite well
how to manage it; he would slow down at
the entrance to the village he would put
on the brake; he would shut off steam; If
necessary, he would reverse the engines.
You needn't be afraid of anything he
said. I'll answer for it all. It'll answer
to my hand, an engine of that kind. Only
send some men on first to clear off the
That might make us slide down.
"For | must tell you there had been a
heavy snow a week before. Since when,
though 1t had been trodden into mud by
the passers-by, some still lay between the
paving stones, and as it had frozen hard
during the night, the road shone in the
morning sun like a mirror. The COM
mandant had noticed it.. You're right,
he said to Jacques, and some minutes
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had so many friends. He kept looking
anxiously toward his house, but when he
saw his wife come out holding the boy by
one hand, and in the other her bundle of
things, he seemed relieved Only, as all
the good-bys were being said, and every
one WIS he'd him au revoir and bon voyage,
the commandant asked roughly, Where
is she going? He was sly old thing,
that commandant, to be sure; and was
suspicious about this departure Of hers.
But Jacques replied, as quiet as you please:
shall be away some time, it seems.
She Is going to stay with our uncle as long
as you need my services
1.-The commandant was quite taken in.
That's right he said, slapping
Jacques on the shoulder. Y on are SEN
slble this morning; and that's better all
round, my lad. In week you'll be back
here. It's not SO bad, after all. is it2'
The wife and the child started off as he
SAID this. Jacques followed them to the
ne xt turning with his eyes, threw them
KISS from where he stood, and gave great
sigh; but as soon as they were out of
sight, sir, you would hardly have believed
IL was the same man. his expression
changed as you might change your shirt
saving your presence. 1t was our Jacques
at his very best; laughing and joking and
swapping his fingers at the Prussians.
whom he called old slow-coaches, telling
them they never would get anywhere at
that rate. A regular gamin,' sir, but
true Frenchman too, who meant to show
these lanky Germans that there was
nothing In them to frighten an old soldier
OF the African army.
AT last the column began to march.
jacques, who was placed in the middle,
walking alongquit gayly, called out to US,
snail see you again soon! You'll be
having news of me before long l assure
you, SIR, he could not have gone off holiday
making more gayly, and more than one of
the village folk were surprised, and didn't
quite like to see him so soon going quietly
with the Prussians. But [ knew my man,
ana could have sworn he had in his head
some trick to play them and their machine.
The place where the Prussians had left
IL was not half league away. upon the
plateau above us; and, faith, we were
| curious to see this engine which had come
from SO far WELL said /, let's go along;
tne russians won't eat u.s.; and five or
SIX or Us followed after the column that
was taking off Jacques.
Soon, IN the middle of the road, we
| saw great black object, guarded by a
little detachment that had had to camp
out round it. 1t was that brute OF ma
| ch!ne, traction engine it was called,
think; and behind, on two great carts
themselves mass of IRON, was the gun
ana the carriage! All, sir, if you had seen
the creaturel A monster of cannon! !!
heavens how is it possible such engines
! are invented? Two men could have
IAN down in its mouth, and good
ness knows how many tons it
weighed! 1t could discharge shells that
| would demollsh whole house from garret
10 cellar. And when we thought tnat a
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after the Prussians who stayed in the viii
lage were clearing the highway with picks
and brooms, like so many road laborers,
and spreading shovelfuls OF earth from top
to bottom of the incline.
"All this time Jacques was waiting. The
machine was ready, he was seated on it,
and smoking his pipe as calmly as if he
had been at home. The commandments,
however, did not vet feel quite safe about
him. At the moment of starting he called
lieutenant and said something that
couldn't understand, though l heard him
plainly. The lieutenant answered: ia,
commandant. ia, commandant.' Then
| saw him take revolver from his belt,
and climb up, on the locomotive by
Jacques, and the commandant called to
Jacques from his horse:
Understand, you engineer fellow. at
the first attempt to escape, you'll be shot.
You'll be shot seemed to be the words
that came most natural to him. jacques
shrugged his shoulders.
I've no wish to get away was his re-
ply. But in spite of that, for greater Sc
curity, the commandant had double file
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"THE on,

would be set free if l came back. So here
l am. But all the same. you have acted
Ikea coward
'The commandant grew quite white,
then quite red, as if he were nearly chok-
ing; his hand felt for his sword, and I
who stood before him with folded
arms. But he contented himself with
swearing big oaths, which I didn't under
stand; but he must have been wild, to
Judge by his men, who were trem bling in
their shoes. Ahl if they had not had
need of jacques Brulefert and his skill,
the poor fellow would have had a bad
time of it. At last when the command
ant could control himself sufficiently to
speak, he said:
"'You are going to sleep here, you dog
of q Frenchman. Your tools will be
brought to you and tomorrow off you go
with us. The least attempt to get away
and you'll be shot at once
Jacques did not finch. He sat down
quietly at table in the corner. while four
great Germans settled themselves at the
next table, with their guns charged and
bayonets fixed. His wife brought him food
and drink. He supped as though nothing
was the matter, without saying a word
then asked for his toel-bag and blanket
sent home his wife and the little lad, who
didn't want to leave him; after which, like
up in his blanket, stretched himself out on
his table, with his box for a pillow, and
went to sleep.
"The next day at dawn a whole COM
pany stood at attention in front of our
door, sent to fetch away Jacques. He had
already jumped down from his table and
stretched his limbs by turn round the
room, SO he took glass with me and was
ready to go.
"he chaffed and ioked his four guar
dlans, who would not let him out of their
sight for single moment, but seemed
afraid that he might vanish up the chin
ney. All the same, there was something
very queer looking about him. Some.
times he would stay for whole minute
staring and frowning, as if he was looking
at something a long way off, and then he
would suddenly rear up his head, as if be
was defying some one.
AT about 8 o'clock his wife and the
child came to see him. The poor woman
was crying so, that she was pitiful to see
Listen. Catherine, he said; you must
promise me to leave the village at once
and go to Uncle Francois
And when she objected, he spoke
lower still. My own opinion is that the
four soldiers didn't know q single word o1
French. but they may have been sham
ming, and anyway it was wiser to speak
softly. So he whispered into her ear:
You see, mean to try and escape or
the way. But if you are still here, they
will arrest you again to get me back.
shall not feel safe unless / see you awav.
Go and get your things ready, and dom,
be afraid. dear wifc. I'll get out of it
you'll see.
"He kissed her affectionately. almost
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GREEK HORSE RACES.

Kings and Princes Sometimes Drove
Their Horses in the Olympic Games.
The most brilliant and exciting contests
of the festival were the chariot and horse
races. They took place in the Hippo
drome, adjoining the Stadium. The
structure itself no longer exists, and we
are dependent upon analogous buildings
and upon literature for its reconstruction.
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WONDERFUL RAT.KILLING.

a Little Scotch Terrier Has Put Fifty
Thousand Out of Existence.
lhere are plenty of dogs to be found in
almost any city with some remarkable
rrat-kIlllng performances to their credit.
put there is one here in San Francisco
tnat very likely holds the worlds record.
his work seems incredible. but it is only a
matter OF figures to prove it and then it
seems possible.
lin" is the dogs name. He is Ia
scotch terrier, II years old, and makes mis-
nome In the basement of Wieland & Col
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-16
BURIED IN A TREE.
A Curious Mausoleum Recently Disesp.
cred In Saxe-Altenburp,


One of the most curious mausoeurs
In the world was discovered recent
in an orchard at the village CT Noes
denitz, in SaXe-Altenburg. \ giganti,
oak tree, which n storm had robbed
of it's crown, was up for public auc
ton. Among the bidders happenedo
be Baron Won Thummel, scion OF ,
family of ancient lineage that has
given the world of literature one
charming poet and the fatherland
many distinguished statesmen. The
baron, who lives on neighboring es
tate, had ridden to the auction pac.
quite accidentally. Finally the tree
was knocked down to him for 200
marks. Upon his arrival AT ths castle
he told an old servant of his purchase,
describing the tree and its situation.
The old servant said he remembered
attending the funeral of Baron Thum-
mel 20 or so years ago. and that the
body had been buried in thousand
year-old oak. belonging &c the parson
age. Investigation clearly proved that
the orchard had once been the proper
ty of the village church. and that at
enc side of the old oak was an iron
shutter, rusty and time-worn, that the
people of the town had always sup.
posed to have been placed there by
some joker or mischievous boys The
iron shutter proved to be the gate 10
the mauscleum of Baron Hans vii
helm Won Thummel, at one time minis
ter of the state of SaXe-Altenburg, who
died in 1924, and wished to BE- buried
Elm the thousand-year-old tree he loved
40 WELL" In the hollow of the tree
Faron Hans caused to be built sen.
ulchre of solid masonry, large enough
to accommodate his coffin. The coffin
was placed there, as the church records
show, on March 3, 1924, and the opening
was closed by an iron CRATE. In the
course OF time a wall of wood grew
over the opening, which had been en-
lnrged to admit the coffin and The work
men, and for many years it has been
completely shut, thus removing the
last vestige of the odd use to which
the old tree had been put. The tree
has still some life in il, and its rich
verdure is only now turning viole'
tint. The coffin in which Baron Hans
reposes has on one side grown 10 the
tree, the dead and the live wood joining
together in eternal embrace.-Pubhc
Opinion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-16
where We Dlfrer from England.

"Any man OF an observant turn VINO
visits England can't help but notice the
different ways they have from the peo-
pie of this country in the constructor
of houses, bridges, vehicles, and I'M
plements of every kind said DIR. T. l.
Phelps. of Boston. THE Englishmen
go in for durability beyond everything
else. went into concern that makes
agricultural machinery after the PAT
tern of n well-known house in the
United States. l couldn't help but con-
trast the British and American makes.
und saw in them the characteristics Oh
the two nations. An English harvester
was big and heavy and clumsy. to,a
the owner that we wouldn't have sucn'
for it would kill our horses to draw IL
He smiled and said, with proud en-
phasis: But it will last rs years.
fright here is where we are smart
CT than our cousins across the sea- =
Yankee farmer doesn't want ma'
chine that will wear q quarter Oh
century, for he knows that in two .,
three years greatly improved one wa.
be on the market, and his implement
will be obsolete. The English seem y
take no account of this, and whatever
they build is for generation. In tni'
way they have been distanced in man!
lines of manufacturing by their Anne,
lean competitors, but that doesn't o.
feet their system in the least, and 'ne,
will keep on imagining theirs the 81
perior policy.'-Washington STAR
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-16
SCHOOL AND cHuRcu

In seven months Gen. Boo,,
Travelled $4,000 miles. 'a ass
= The official directory of N. n
Catholic church in the United S'a
puts the membership of the cbr ss's
?,41o, 700. ufcha
"A minister of Ceresco. M;oh
bought steropticon with which hs r u
in future illustrate his SUNDAY wv, Nla
sermons. Asn1
Martin Brimmer, who died rso..,
Mt Boston, left $4,000 to Harvard
versity, to become available mn. ". NJ
death of his wife. 10
AT the Papal Gregorian univs,..
there are over 1000 students-so, y
theology, 33s in philosophy, and q.
canon law. They represent "a differ.
nations.
The fourth woman to obtain u.
doctors degree at the Uniyersltv !,
Goettingen is Miss Alice Luce. a c,.s
uate of Wellesley. She has been %sS.
doctor of philosophy, cum multa land.
Oy ooSbtihBSh. ohC udu spent I'm.
years in pathological studies at Lein.,.
and has been at Goettingen thron,s
one semester.
An attempt Is about to be made h.
n joint committee OF Presbyteri,,
Wesleyan, Congregational and Ban
tist missionaries to reach the Chipss.
literati by means of a Christian dailr
newspaper printed in Chinese. tn
thought many of these would read !
newspaper who would not on any con.
Nderation attend Christian service
Prof. Woodrow Wilson, who Ia,
been delivering a series of lectures a,
the Johns Hopkins university, con.
tends that American city governments
ARE inefficient because they copy too
closely the structure of the federL
government. with it's two chambers and
executive. The system of checks and
balances and division of power is no,
suited to municipal needs.