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The herald., 1897-03-28
President McKinlev's Speech

AS we have already said, Mr.. McKin
ley has at last officially announced, what
Mr.. Hanna was enabled to announce un-
officially some time ago, that there will
be an extra session of congress. The
Weekly has already expressed its opin-
ion on this subject, and we return TO il
only to repeat that we believe that Mr.
Mckinley is beginning his administra-
tion with a mistake. His plea is that the
treasury is in need of a greaterEevenue
than it is now receiving under the pres
ent tariff law, and he proposes a new
tariff agitation for the purpose of pro-
curing the needed income. The futility
of the proposed experiment is clear when
it is recolleoted that the present tariff
law produces more revenue than the law
which bore Mr McKinley's name. More
over it is evident from various signs
in the political horizon that the new bill
is to be prepared r~ther for the profit
of private interests than for the increase
of the public revenue, and that such
bill cannot be pushed through the senate
without an arrangement of some kind
with the silver Republicans.
Mr.. Mckinley has no warrant what
ever for the assertion that nothing has
ever been made palmer at a general cleo
ton than that the controlling principle
in the raising of revenue from duties or
imports is jealous care for American
Interests and American labor" This
reads as though Mr.. Mckinley had pass
The herald., 1897-03-28

vapor In the cylinder exhausted into the
second cylinder an electrical contact
results. This causes the production of a
spark within the second cylinder ex-
ploding the vapor.
The expansive force thus obtained Is
exerted upon the driving cylinder through
the medium of one of the pockets. This
pocket Is then exhausted through the
pipe and thence through the openings in
the pipe back into the vaporizer. The
hot air in transit from the pocket of the
cylinder mixes with the supply of cold
air which is drawn in through the open
top of the pipe. This mixture of hot and
cold air assists in the vaporization of the
fuel that has flowed into the vaporizer
from the tank and thus a continuous sup
ply of vapor for the first cylinder is
maintained
This makes 1t plain to be seen that by
the means described a continuous ro-
tary motion is supplied to the cylinder
and thence to the wheel of the bicycle.
In this way an even, and If desired,
terrific, speed can be maintained until
the supply of vaporized material Is ex-
hausted or the machine is stopped by
the rider. The cyclist can stop at his
discretion and in just the same way as
If there was no motor attachment to his
wheel.
study of the accompanying illustra-
tion will show plainly that while on the
face of it the invention may seem some
what complex, in reality it is simple. The
inventor claims that no knowledge of
mechanics is required to operate the
motor cycle and that his efforts have
been constantly directed in the line Of
simplicity.
The herald., 1897-03-28
Is Started and Stopped in
Ordinary Fashion
SC0RCHES AT GREAT SPEED
FUEL TO BE NAPHTHA, PETR0-
LEUM OR GASOLINE
A Battery Rests On Top of the
Supply Tank and Furnishes
the Electric Spark

Special Correspondence to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Blectricity
may now drive the motor bicycle. An in
vention has been patented by Sumter
B. Battey of New, York. which makes
the unusual combination of the electric
spark and either naphtha, petroleum or
gasoline. The union of the two elements
is accomplished by placing battery on
top of the tank containing whatever
fluid may be preferred of the three men
toned The former is connected by the
necessary wires with the motive appar-
atus, so that the electricity may cause
the necessary explosion, which produces
an impelling force whenever it is desired.
Battery and supply tank are located
back of and just under the saddle of the
bicycle. The bicycle is supplied with the
usual chain and sprocket wheels, one of
the latter being attached to the pedal
spindle, and the second sprocket wheel
to the axle of the bicycle at one side of
the rear traction wheel. At the end of
the shaft opposite the sprocket wheel
is attached pinion adapted to gear with
the driving pinion. This is journaled to
a stud that forms part of the casing
that surrounds the revoluble cylinder,
secured to the shaft of the rear wheel.
1t is in this cylinder that the pockets are
located-in the outer section-which re-
ceive charge of vapor that causes the
wheel to revolve.
Attached to the stud is crank arm,
The herald., 1897-03-28
Penny in the Slot for Postage Stamps

w. G. Reiter of Pittsburg has invented
the penny slot postage stamp vendor
Mr.. Reiter's invention is that of let
ter box, to be attached to lamp posts
or house fronts or those now in use. To
this receptacle is added mechanism by
means of which copper cent placed in
a slot will release a one-cent postage
stamp, in the same manner as little
slabs of chewing gum are now discharg-
ed by the automatic vendors found in
public places. Two copper cents placed
in slot on the opposite side of the box
will produce two-cent stamp.
Mr.. Reiter expects the first prize at
the hands Of the government commits
sion. which has been considering a
great number of devices intended to IA
cilitate the collection and delivery Of
household mail and the public distribu-
ticn of stamps The stamps thus
uniquely offered for sale are rolled upon
a spool which is unrolled by means of
a simple mechanism. The government
expects to make a distinct saving by
the introduction of these automatic
stamp venders, as in every large city of
the union there are hundreds of drug
gists and storekeepers who are paid Sc
per month each as stamp selling agents.
One such repository is allowed within
The herald., 1897-03-28
Sir Walter scott's First Brief

Sir Walter Ssott had his share of Curl
Gus experiences in the same connection
shortly after being called to the bar His
first appearance as counsel in criminal
court was at Jedburgh assizes in 1888,
when he successfully defended veteran
poacher. You're lucky scoundrel,
Scott whispered to his client when the
verdict was given. "Im just O. your
mind" returned the latter. land I'll send
you a maukin de, hare) the moyn,
man." Lockhart, who narrates the ~
cident omits to add whether the ''mau-
kin" duly reached Scott, but no doubt 1t
did.
On another occasion Scott was less
successful in his defense of house.
breaker. but the culprit, grateful for his
counsePs exertions, gave him. in lieu OF
the orthodox fee( which he was unable
to pay, this piece of advice, to the value
of which he. the housebreaker, could
professionally attest: First, never to
have a large watchdog out of doors. but
to keep a little yelping terrier within;
and. secondly, to put no trust in nice,
clever. gimcrack locks, but to pin his
faith to a huge, old. heavy one, with
rusty key. Scott long remembered this
incident. and thirty years later. at
Judges dinner at Jedburgh. he recalled
it in this impromptu rhyme:
Yelping terrier. rusty key.
Was Walter Scott's best Jeddart fee.
Westminster Gazette.
The herald., 1897-03-28
Sierra Madre for astronomical work,
"a 1.la1t n Of Iarnf nfaSscr 2f,

Sierra Madre for astronomical work,
have you not, professor?'
THE best in the world, was the reply.
President Eliot of Harvard, DIR. Pick
ering and many other eminent author
tiles have again and again declared that
no finer climatic conditions exist on this
continent for the establishment of a
large observatory. The peaks of the
Sierra Madre seem especially designed
by nature for astronomical work, for the
cool breezes from the Pacific ocean and
the $4,000 feet high San Antonio range,
alternating day and night absolutely
prevent the rise of heat tremors, which,
in other localities, even though highly
favored in many respects, are the bane
of the astronomer. Then, too, it should
not be forgotten that in many obserNd-
tories, when winter time comes and the
circlng heavens bring around wonders
for research and exploration, the stormy
weather renders observation Impossible,
and the cold is often so intense that, even
if the heavens were unobscured, II is
impossible for the astronomer TO pear
the inclemency of the weather. For, OF
course. no artificial heat can be used in
any observatory Now, on the Sierra
Madre the climate is so fairly equable
all the rear round that winter and sum-
mer alike, with but few exceptions, the
observer can work, even out OF doors,
every night of the whole 800.
And one more great advantage we
possess; we have the most southerly To-
cation of any on the American continent
and have nine degrees of the heavens
which ave never been explored, thus Civ
ing us an entirely new field for original
exploration. At some meetings recently
held in New York, DR.. Lewis Swift, for
merry of Rochester. N Y. but for the
past two years of the Lowe observatory
on Echo mountain. was present. and, a.
the result of his two years discoveries
and patient Investigations, was enabled
to speak positively and convincingly of
the perfect atmospheric conditions near
ly always existent on the Sierra Madre
for the best astronomical work on
the continent. He pointed, with nat
ural and laudable pride, to the roll of
honor just issued by the astronomical
eavants of France, who have placed his
name on the head of their list for his
great discoveries of the past two years.
made in our unequaled climate. And with
even greater regard does he handle the
valuable gold medal he has just received
from the Royal Astronomical society of
England for the same important discov-
cries.
II consider ii a great thing" con-
tinued Prof. Lowe, that the two most
Jealous and conservative bodies of as
The herald., 1897-03-28

Patrick Nelson, a rather insignificant
looking citizen, performed feats of
strength in the police court yesterday
morning that would have put the old
Roman gladiators to shame. He sue
cessfully coped with eight stalwart po-
licemen, and for ten minutes had them
scrimmaging like football players to get
him tucked away in a cell.
Nicholson is 27 years old. He was az
rested on a charge of being drunk and
dsorderly in Chinatown. The police
man said he found Nicholson harangu-
ing a crowd on Doyers street, and he
had refused to move on" when gently
requested to do so.
Nicholson was still bubbling over with
alcoholic courage and oratory, and after
Magistrate Crane had committed him
for two monthsSin default of $500 ball.
he struck a dramatic attitude and ex-
claimed:
You can't do the General Weyler act
here. This isn't Cuba. l am an Ameri .
can citizen, and l demand the right to be
heard"
Take him away" said Magistrate
Crane.
McDonough attempted to pull his pris-
The herald., 1897-03-28
Wonderful New Telescope
for Mount Lowe
WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS
WILL BE OPENED TO THE EAGER
HUMAN GAZE
To Be Composed of Small Lenses
Joined in Diameter of
Seventy-Two Inches

A new telescope has been ordered for
the astronomical observatory on Mount
Lowe that will not merely be twice the
size and power of the largest telescope
now in existence, but in its construction
represents such a radical departure that,
If successful, it will open new epoch
in astronomy. Indeed, says the Phila-
delphia Inquirer it is promised that high
power telescopes, such as now entail
the expenditure of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, will become so cheap
that every high school and educational
institution in the country might afford to
own one.
The basis for these extraordinary pre-
dictions is the fact that the new tele-
scope for Mount Lowe will be simply
an assemblage of small telescopes, which
in their combination will have the same
power as an immense glass of the same
aggregate objective. AS every one is
aware, the cost of lens increases very
rapidly in proportion to its size. The
42-inch objective for the new Yerkes in
strument, which has just been compile
ted, alone cost s1S,0 900, cast in the rough.
The herald., 1897-03-28
Cake at a Dollar a Slice

More than 200e children were working
for little Joseph White Saturday Joe is
a waif who is half blind, but who it is
believed, can be saved from total loss
of sight.
1t was his benefit day in Masonic
temple, but little, dark-skinned Joe was
not there. He. fod good reasons. was
left in his crib in. the Women's Memo
rial hospital on the advice of Miss Ag
mes +. Demonde of public school No. 8,
the lady who has done so much for him.
But Lawyer George A Mott was in the
temple, and so was the big black cake
that he not only made, but actually
baked. 1t was a mysterious affair of the
fruit variety, and it must have been de-
licious, for slices of 1t were sold at 81
each, and, the slices were rather thin at
that.
Notwithstanding the almost prohibit
tive price, every crumb of that big
hearted lawyers culinary creation was
sold. And the lawyer spoke a piece and
sang a song, and joined in the dancing,
and did a whole lot of other things. all
of which were not only edifying, but
entertaining as well. He was the soul
of jollity. he was the life of the fair, and
he did all this for poor little Joe.
And there were two Rebeccas at the
we'll. both pretty. They had sold lemon
ade that came from its depths, and
proud they were when they announced
that in the first half hour of the after
noon they had taken in 81 for lemonade
at five cents a glass.
There was doll show with bewitching
young creatures of pink china that look
ed as if they were alive. They were
there for votes. One. robed in white
silk and filmy gauze, by Miss Winfield
Marshall, was a pronounced favorite.
A fascinating bit or art was that of Jen-
ME T. Candheur, which was SYM
phony in blue silk and velvet. Miss
Helen James offered a doll which she
had dressed in orSandie, from which
fluttered streams of pink ribbons. But
there were other dolls, all of which were
regarded with anxious eyes by their
little dressmakers of No. 3, and it must
be understood that every one of them
was surprisingly beautiful.
On the cake table were soISe very i'm
portant looking loaves, one with choco-
late coating and another with curls Of
icing on top. 1t cost money to become
possessed of one of those cakes, but
everyone was taken home by somebody,
and the expense was all the way from
so cents to s1.50
Mrs Whitcomb and Misses Emma
and Daisy Shelvin dispensed fancy ar
ricles that brought in many and many
a dollar for little Joe, the waif. Hun
dreds of dollars were raised, but just
how many could not be learned last
night.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1897-03-28
HELP YOURSELF

Help yourself. but not by grasping
All that's good, for selfish gain.
Gather what the passing moments
Bring in reach of hand and brain;
So that, with purpose noble.
You may hold. for others good,
That which helps a poorer brother
Who may stand where you have stood.
Help yourself, but not to honors
That another fairly won;
Neither join the victors only
When the hard-fought battles done;
For the bravest do not carry
Standards from the field of fight,
But into the trying confiic..
Bearing this For God and Right"
Help yourself, but not by casting
Down some noble. struggling soul,
Who has not your strength or prestige,
Battling for longed-for goal
God, and God-liko men. will honor
Ev'ry aid to virtue given
Help yourself by helping others.
Earning the well done from HEAVIER
&C. Harry Anders in Baltimore American
The herald., 1897-03-28
The Distribution of Illiteracy

As President Mckinley is known to favor
some restrictions upon foreign immigra-
ton, it is quite possible that the bill We
toed by President Cleveland will be
brought forward again at the earliest pos
sible moment The vote by which it passed
over the veto in the house insures its sue
cess in that body. which is made up of a
large percentage of the old mHmbers; and
II is likely also to command a good ma
iorlty in the senate. Hence we may ex-
pect TO see it law before another year
rolls around.
The following table compiled by Repre-
sentative Bartholdt of Missouri, one of
the most active supporters OF the bill,
shows what countries the educational test
would strike the hardest in the matter o.
excluding their citizens from the United
States. The table shows the percentage Of
illiteracy in each of the European coun-
tries
The herald., 1897-03-28

oner away, but Nicholson held fast to
the rail and continued to yell at the
court:
Il demand to be heard. am an in
nocent man. went to Chinatown as
a matter of duty"
At this point he was interrupted by
Policeman McDonough, who shut him
off by grabbing him by the nape Of the
neck and back of the trousers and
wrenched him away from the rail- There
was moments struggle, then Nichol-
son jerked free. and bringing his right
arm around struck. the policeman a
swinging blow on the chin that sent him
sprawling on the floor.
The bellicose prisoner was immediate
ly pounced upon by four of the burly
court officers, who tried to carry him
bodily out of the room. Nicholson wrig-
gled like an eel out of their clutches,
and began to strike out in all directions,
with both arms and feet, scattering the
blue coats like chaff. They rallied and
fell upon him again, and in jiffy the
four fat policeman and the prisoner
were rolling on the floor tangle Of
heads, arms and feet.
Reinforcements were needed, and the
sergeant of the bridge, Interpreter Mou-
staki and the remaining two court Off
GERS Joined in the scrimmage. Many
times they seemed to have the wiry little
prisoner pinioned hand and foot, when
suddenly he would whirl around like a
dancing dervish. distributing kicks AMI
blows like balls from Gatling gun
Magistrate Crane and the court clerks
sat in open-eyed astonishment at the
scene, and when finally the police forces
by combined. flying wedge attack, sue
ceeded in rushing Nicholson down the
Jail stairs and returned, each rubbing
bruised knuckle, or sore head or
"barked' shin, the magistrate smiled
and remarked:
IT like to see you policemen get lit
tie exercise. 1t is better than Carson
City show. New York Herald.
The herald., 1897-03-28
A SONG FOR SPRING

o, February, bring the buds,
And bring the quickening sap to pass,
And wake in pasture lands and woods
The breath of the new grass
For now that January's done,
We send our heavy hearts before,
To days of honey dew and sun,
And roses at the door.
o leaden skies and leaden air
And sunless city sad and sick,
My heart Is caught a prisoner
In leagues of stone and brick.
Not such the winters that ] knew,
With snow unsullied stretching on,
And robin in the gold and blue
Triling his lauds anon.
And when the early sunset fell
The mountains took a scarlet glow,
Was all the world a miracle
OF roses on the snow.
o, February bring the spring.
o bid the half-dead heart be quick.
When country airs come wandering
Through leagues of stone and brick!
Pail Mall Gazette.
The herald., 1897-03-28
Percentage
Nationalities

X will be seen that the educational test
would exclude only very few of the de-
sirable immigrants which the northwest
receives. The bulk of our immigrants come
from the Scandinavian countries. from
Germany, England and Scotland, Ireland,
France the Netherlands and S,witzerland.
1t will be seen that the percentage of illit-
eracy in Sweden, Denmark and Switzer-
land is less than one per cent: Norway only
the merest trifle above one per cent; in Ger
many and Scotland less than per cent; in
England and France less than per cent;
and in Ireland. notwithst tanding the great
disadvantages under which that country
labors from British oppression. only a
trifle above : per cent The number of i'm
migrants which we receive from the coun-
tries showing the largest percentage of
illiteracy is under normal conditions, not
large, and we can well endure to have 1t
made smaller 1t is not probable that the
passage of the immigration bill would ef-
feet any perceptible decrease in the aggre-
gate foreign immigration to the northwest
ern states. 1t would have tendency to
shut out some immigrants that are not de-
sirable but for every one so shut out we
should probably get an additional one from
the countries where the people are more
generally educated. The law would serve
as a stimulus to the better educated to
seek our shores.-Minneapoi Tribune.
The herald., 1897-03-28
ANOTHER WAY

All. come to me in dreams, and then.
One saith, / shall be well again.
For then the night will more than pay,
The weary longing of the day
Nay, come not thou in dreams, my sweet
With shadowy robes. and silent feet.
And with the voice, and with the eyes,
That greet me in soft surprise.
Last night, last night, in dreams we met,
And how, today. shall forget.
Or how. remembering, restrain
Mine incommunicable pain?
Nay, where thy folk and country are,
Dwell thou remote. apart, afar
Nor mingle with the shapes that sweep
The melancholy ways of sleep.
But II. perchance. the shadows break,
If dreams depart. and men awake.
If face to face at length we see,
Be thou the first to welcome me.
Andrew Lang.
The herald., 1897-03-28

able peaks in this unequaled astronomi-
cal climate on the Sierra Madre range.
ANY or all of these peaks" said he,
"are open for any person to establish
thereupon an observatory or any insti-
tuition for the advancement of science,
the enlightenment of mankind and the
furthering of the highest interests of the
human race. Such institutions and
mountain SUBMITS named after the
donors Of the beneficent gifts would be
an earthly Immortality. Look a that of
James Lick and others, who have estab-
lished similar institutions. Their names
are written in the hearts of their fellow
men, as was that of Abou Ben Adhem in
the Book of Life as of those who loved
their fellow men,"
The herald., 1897-03-28

tronomers in the world have conferred
such honors upon DR.. Swift, and through
him upon the Lowe observatory and
Southern California"
In concluding the interview mention
was made of the cost of some of the great
observatories, when Prof. Lowe re-
marked that about a million dollars had
already been expended in building the
mountain railway, which has made ac-
cessible a number of prominent and suit
The herald., 1897-03-28
He Defied Eight Policemen

every area of four blocks.-New York
Journal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-03-23
LA VENGANzA DE uN NOBLE

Ell marques tuvo verdadero gozo su hiio des
pues de hace estudos pudo
lnvestigaciones, inventos.
Con elos pueden muchos milones
\ aludiendo s. su fortuna cas agotada:
Tu seas quen la rehaga, 81 trabaas exploas 10
que he ingentado. 49,.
Aquelo 10 nico que decfan Raimundo respecto de
La uac6n hnanelera de la a
crefa la ruina "opea abouta
que blen pronto iban llegar su abuelita padre
Cuando termno los estudcs prelminares ngres6
SainCyr e desastre esta6 hundimiento
famllia Marignac produo con la rapdes de rayo.
Basto la voluntad de acreedor ntransgente,
abastecedor de productos quncos precparlo
Un da de los de saida SantCyr, volver casa,
enconro ella al escbano,
mas que estaban nventarando todo
enonees todos los acredores ensearon los dientes
mponfa qudaci6n tuvo 6sta por resuao arrojar
que agunas antguas ahaas E hoey pecioso mobario
apenas habfan bastado para pagar a los deudores
La made del marques al cielo por estgo
mia del glo; marques muy emocionado, que
expotar mismo fnvencciones
agun dnero para continuar escaa sus pes
quas experiencias los dos convnieron para ocu
tar Raimundo la extension de su ruina.
Raimundo estaba Saint-Cyr trabaaba con ahinco Y
precise entrsecer aquelos dos mos estuio
verdadera situacion ndcase la resouci6n vvr
nncamente sueo abuea declare gran orgulo
que ella le senalarfa pension de rentas.
Sc aferr6 idea. Hete Official
iAcanza tus dos gaiones, 10 antes possible case!
mo necestaba para este tuyese ueene dinero
range future marques? entonce para
que reveare que para proporconaeo necesaban pedrlo
prestado.
Raimundo vivid de dos aos adorable Indifferent