New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-04-14
Ideas of Others.

Commenting on Edison's prediction
that before long all the energy needed
for the worlds machinery will be pro-
duced from the bowels of the arth, the
Kansas City World draws attention to a
bill which is now pending in the French
chamber Of deputies. 1t is proposed by
this bill to test the the theory of fire at
the center of the earth by boring huge
hole to the depth of 1850 feet, which
will also serve as feature of the Paris
exposition in 1900. NJ. Grousset asks
for an appropriation of 100000 for
his experiment and the Paris journals
seem to be of the opinion that he will
get it. While the primary object of the
hole is to determine whether or not a.
valuable heat and force may be discov-
cred in the bowels of the earth, it is pro-
posed to make the place an attractive
one for visitors. The plans contemplate
the excavation of huge galleries at diff
ferent depths, which, illuminated by
electricity, will be made the place of ex-
hibit for underground wonders. NJ.
Grousset has fixed upon 1850 feet be-
cause he believes that at such depth all
the heat will be found winch human be-
ings can comfortably bear. He believes
also that such heat having been reached
the problem will have been solved and
only needs the overcoming of certain
mechanical difficulties to furnish the
world with its new motive power. What
ever may be our opinion of the PRACTICABLE
lily of the enterprise, says the World, we
must all admit that it presents an audac-
1ty which IS in full keeping with the
close of the marvellous nineteenth GEN.
fury. Its conception is in harmony
with the daring progress of the age, and
the world will wish the Frenchman the
fullest succe IS in his undertaking.
Chicago journal: Men who have de-
voted their lives to the cause of Chris
tiaDity in Chicago have duties to per-
form and they are not performing them.
Mr.. Moody would bestow on this town
one of the greatest benefits it could re-
ceive if he would convert its preachers.
That reliable old paper, the Spring.
field, Mass, Republican, says Of the Chi
cago election: There is a national sig
nifcance in the Chicago result. 1t is
useless to deny that. What Chicago
has experienced since November the
whole country has in some degree expe-
rienced. There has been disappointment
over the material effects OF the Novem-
Der victory. There has been anger at
the disposition Of the new government
at Washington to wrap itself up in the
cast-off rags of extreme tariff. There
has been an impression with many peo-
pie who do not study conditions deeply
that they we're fooled and buncoed in
the November crisis. The masses in the
city of Chicago have now shown how
they are feeling about the matter. Plain
ly the day has not been saved by con-
tinuing to point with satisfaction to the
vote of last Novem Der.
Unwise benevolence is thus refe rred
to by the Philadelphia Press: "a great
many people who hug them selves for
their philanthropy, and who would on
no account consciously do what is wrong,
are engaged in the fagitiors business of
manufacturing tramps and paupers, the
raw material of criminals. The excel
lent people who will not send beggar
hungry from the door are the very peo-
pie who make the tramp possible, and
not only possible, but flourishing. Is
there no way of putting stop to this
malevolent branch of Industry"
DR.. Lyman Abbott said IN an address
at Phil adelphia the other night: I do
not believe the miracle of Jonah and the
whale. The people of N1nevah had only
Jonah's word for 1t, and Jonah may not
have told the truth about the matter.