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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-25

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The tact e they soon become
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CROWN and prosperity. II
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who are too thin or too male.
We have a boek telling, ron
!. sent free fog the asking.
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Large assortment of Latrobes. Heating
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latrobe and furnace work. Jno. Moran,
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ones of the place. the old fire machine
watn mustered out. became the play
thing of the boys OF Shelb0urne. and
their sisters. too, for that matter.
Ii continued to serve this purpose for
a number of years. but finally II was
dismantled the tub filled with earth
and placed in the front yard Of a resi-
dent Of Shelbourne where II served as "A
flower garden. For a very long time
the flowers grew thriftily In ii during
the summer and the bulbs nestled close
10 the old oaken surface during the
winter months. AT last. however. relic
hunters discovered It. learned its his
tory. withdrew it from mother earth's
bosom. restored Il To fully as good
condition as II exhibited the day that
his Britannia majesty bestowed IL as
an evidence II his gend viii upon the
people Of Shelbourne. and turned 1t over
To the officials of the town to be placed
where every one could see just how fire
was fought in we olden tyne.
\ glance at the ancient machine as
shown in the accompanying illustration
gives the best opportunity for Compar-
iSon between the old and new methods
OF lighting fire that has been offered
i'm a long while. 1t seems almost i'm
possible To believe that the horseless
fire engine that thunderS through the
streets OF Boston these days is really
the legitimate successor OF the queer
machine with which they fought fire
up in Nova Scotia more than 100 years
ago.
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one slice was all that an ordinary per-
son could possibly eat at meal.
Rocky Fords watermelon day is the
only festival of the sort observed any
where. 1t is attended every year by
from 10000 To 10000 persons. and some
times the governor of the state IS
among the visitors. Thousands OF the
melons are brought in from the ranch
es and deposited in a big grove within
the city limits. Al Il given signal, an
the visitors repair To this grove and
the watermelon feast begins
1t is a poor year indeed FOR water
melons when melon day sees less than
20, 900 of them at the grove. one Of the
rules of the day is that every person
must carve his own melon, there being
no exception on account of sex, age or
previous condition Of appetite. The re-
suit is that the spectacle is one never
to be forgotten for neither man nor
woman appears at best either cutting
or eating a watermelon.
Everyone is supposed To eat all he
can and the melons that are left are
divided among those who care To take
the trouble to remove them from the
grove No illness ever results from
this wholesale consumption of melons.
because no melon is eaten that is not
perfectly ripe.
1t is probable that many of those
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

The authorities of the town of Shell
bourne in Nova Scotia, have just placed
ON exhibition the Oldest fire machine
in North America. II Was built in Ems
land in the early part of the last GEN.
fury. and became the property of the
crown. When King George Ill. ascend
ed the throne of England. l. was con-
sidered fine machine. and one day
when the monarch's attention happened
to be called To ShelbouTne for some
reason or other, he decided that he
would make some sort Of present e.
the place, and as result presented the
town authorities with the machine.
That was in 1895, a little more than
100 years ago: and the people of Shell
bourne thought themselves very fartu-
nate indeed To become nossesaorS or 50
modern an aid in the fighting of flames.
1t was very handsomely painted. We'll
built. of lasting material, and for
long time il was the towns chief pro-
lection from fire AS the years went
on, however. genius began 10 produce
fire fighting apparatus that left the poor
old machine far away in the rear.
They are not quick To change nor to
forget the old loves in Nova Scotia. but
about half a century ago il was decided
that King Georges gift was tribe
too ancient. and that the safety ot the
toWnspeopie demanded a more modern
fte machine Like the famous old en-
CINE down at Asbury Park. y. J., which
Founder Bradley bought for the little
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ISWME THINGS OLD AMID NEW THE WORLD OVER
y Mole 10000
Feet in @epth

The remarkable task is now in pro-
cess of accomplishment Of digging
hole 10. 600 feet deep.at West Elizabeth,
Pa. in which it is proposed TO place a
mammoth boiler and to make steam
in it through the heat generated at that
depth by the earth.
AT present the depth or $3.50 feet has
been reached. and no obstruction mas
been met which promises permanently
to retard progress of the experiment..
There is no hole in the world like this.
which win be. when the fun depth is
attained, nearly two miles irpm mat
part of the earth ON which ;he grass
grows. The shaft Of the T. "A Jacket
mine out in Michigan is SAID t. be
three miles in length. but that measure
ment by no means refers 70 4 Derpcn-
dicular shaft but to one Wnich after
sinking far under around, branches OF
in horizontal fashion.
The work at West Elizabeth = the
joint idea of Prot. William iiallock,
adjunct professor % 3hNsics Il. the c.
lumbia university, y. l., and the Forest
oil company, located ~ the scene of
the digging. The primal source ~ the
inspiration of the idea WAS the fast that
the company is IL king for new oil de-
posts and in the search bored down 10
the 3.000-foot level When that point
had been reached. Professor Hallock
heard of it. and suggested The present
scheme in the interests OF science.
incidentally, science is 10 - made 10
serve a business purpose. Tor the power
thus obtained will be lIizei for Nari-
Gus things at a profit. i'hr steam wall
cost practically nothing. and really the
power is unlimited because the supply
is eXhaustlesS. There Is m reason why
the power cannot be utilized FOR the
generation of electricity. AMI West
Elizabeth made an electrical supply
center.
The drill used in this tremendous task
of boring is formed of three-quartrr-
inch pipes jointed. II is estimated that
ten feet a day is about the maximum
progress. As the drill pounds against
the rock and disintegrates it. the water
which is forced downward through the
hole made by the drill trickles into the
powder thus formed and transforms 1t
into paste. This is sucked up through
the hollow drill to the surface, where it
constantly spouts out,
If ii is found possible To penetrate To
the level intended, the hole made by
the drill will be gradually enlarged UNI
til il is possible to lower a boiler down
through this longest Of all shafts. The
problem on the lay mind is. how does
the company propose to secure the
operation of that boiler by human
means? When the officials are ques-
toned they claim to have found the so
luton Of the mystery. and say that
when the time comes they will demon
strate that their plan is entirely feasi-
BILE.
In the meantime the boring goes
steadily on, The experiment is being
watched with the keenest interest by
both scientific and commercial experts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

once 4 year at Rocky Ford. Col.
they have what they call watermelon
day The accompanying illustration
shows the dual lions of the last occa-
sion. The melon. which measures ii
trife over five feet in length, Is the
worlds record breaker. Not even in
Maumee. where potatoes grow SO tall,
was anything like this ever accom-
plished by nature.
Lion No. > is State Senator Swink.
the father of melon day. and one of
that fast disappearing list Of honor
men," the Colorado pioneers. Senator
Swink and the watermelon both chal
lenge admiration for their eXtraordi-
nary qualities.
After the watermelon shown in the
picture had been photographed, it was
carved and the biggest colored man
with the greatest appetite ever known
south of Mason and Dixon's line could
not have eaten Il quarter of it, 1T is
said that fruit monsters of this sort
commonly lose their delicacy, both of
flavor and texture. But. this water
melon is an exception to all rules;
there was any amount of delicacy app
parent to the fortunate ones who were
given a portion of il. The melon
weighed exactly sat pounds, and was
three feet and a hair in circumference.
When carved it made $50 slices, and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

Its length Is ~ feet inches. II will
be 10y far the most powerful gun ever
constructed. Lieutenant John F.
Meigs. formerly of the United States
army under whose supervision the gun
is being built, says of il:
Its prujectile viii weigh about 2.000
pounds and its velocity will be in the
ueighborhuod of , 600 feet per second.
The range Of such gun Wodld be very
efeat-not less than 10 miles: and its
extreme range. or the utmost distance
- which ii could throw Il projectile.
would be- in the neighborhood of i
miles. according IT, Lieutenant Meigs.
Its power Is So great from the weight
of the projectile that no armor-clad
could receive a blow from il without
perforation Of her armor.
Picture To yourself a gun that weighs
126 tons when that gun j. placed I'm
Il position to defend New York harbof,
which II viii be one of these days one
shot, if il struck fairly, would sink the
best war vessel that ever was built.
This is what is known as a 16-inch
gun. while the United States has never
before attempted any heavier piece of
ordnance than a l2-iuch gun. The new
cannon. rs stated above. would throw
a proiectile ~ miles the nearest APP
prJach 10 this distance heretofore Was
the so-ralled Jubilee shot III England.
where the projectile travelled l. niles
All the metal used Is fluid and
pressed The specifications. which are
being adhered 10 strictly, call Tor the
most eXaCting tests II Is necessary
that the gun should be composed en-
tirely of forged metal. The actual cost
Of the gun itself viii be S120. 900. The
cost Of the gun carriage and the tur-
ret of the gun when il l. finally set up
will be about as great as that of the
weapon itself Beneath gun of this
sort there must be foundation of
80 feet OF solid concrete.
While this huge ingot is cast ar
Bethlehem. the finishing touches will
be added at the Watervllet arsenal.
located at West Troy, y. Y Who
ever has been aboard one OF the big
battIeships. like the Iowa. the AIassa-
ehusetts or the Indiana. Will proba bly,
remember the huge guns forward that
impressed the observer with the idea
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Annexation has been our historic poT-

icy. The Louisiana purchase from
France in 1903 added to our original do
main stupendous empire about four
and half times the extent of the stats
of Texas. Sixteen years later the Flor
ida purchase from Spain brought in
about 81. 900 600 acres. and the aduis-
sion of Texas in 1916 near five times as
much of good solid earth. Tile Mexican
treaty Of lS4S and the Gadsden purchase
from Mexico doubled the Texan addi-
ton. 50 that in round numbers we add
ed 10 our original holding between 1903
and 1881 over 200. 000. 900 acres. Sixteen
years after that, by the foresight of
Seward. W. gained Alaska. thus in
creasIng the amount of our annexation
Ia i,50o 900 300 acres. We have now
rested in our acuuisitiVeEsSS for 50
Years. the longest rest in our. history.
and are face 10 face with the .Ie-
mand Of Hawaii for annexation and
the near desirahilitss ny reason of our
imperative interests. of taking Cuba
when she shall become a republic. IN
der the wide beneficent wing OF public
protectordte. until such time as an an
neNation is demanded by the Cuban
people. These historical citations have
been made in order TO substantlate the
fact OF general American sentiment fer
the expansion o Aateficaa empire.
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are only just fairly in operation, for ii
was not until Nov. 30 that fires were
lighted in them for the first time. Mr..
Brice declares that the only reason gold
has not been manufactured before is
because no one hitherto has ever been
able to learn just exactly what gold
consists Of.
He says that it was borne in upon
him that the reason investigators had
failed to learn the secret of the trans
mutation of metals was that they had
never stopped to consider that the re-
duction of gold itself or silver was not
at all likely to result in showing the
exact proportion Of the elements that
went to constitute each Mr.. Brice,
therefore. experimental in ways that he
keeps to himself and one day, almost
by accident. he succeeded in making
both gold and silver at the same time.
So he claims.
The particular ore used by Mr.. Brice
in the creation of the most precious Of
metals is known as the ore of anthony.
and it costs about SIS a ton. The 10000
tons of ore a day which ii is proposed
to prepare from the ore of antimony by
means of peculiar processes which are
MIR Brice's own, when refined by the
usual processes of refining base bullion
NiIl yield e. 500 10 the ton.
= one Of the features of Mr. Brice.s
method consists in the use of artificial
volcanoes. the principle of which Mr..
I3rice learned by living six months on
the slopes of KesuVius while that
mountain was in eruption. The ore Of
antimony contained in crucibles IS al
lowed to remain in these VOLCANOES IS
hours 1t is then crushed, the powdered
ore placed on the removable bottom of
a metallurgical furnace, and quantity
of scrap lead thrown on top of it.
The fearful heat melts the lead and il
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Aesoaes WATER FROM BELOW
soil in the san Joaquin valley M"isi"ned
bN smbtcrrnnenn Strenms.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Investigations made by Prof. Milton
Whitney. who is in charge Of the divi-
sion of soils In the department of agri-
culture. have revealed the curious phe
nomenon that the soils Of the San Joa-
quin valley and OF the great Palouse
district comprising the fertile wheat
growing regions) contain a considerable
quantity of moisture in excess of the
amount received from rainfall ar sur
face irrigation. A similar phenomenon
has been observed in the Yellowstone
valley and in parts of the Red River
valley, and this would seem TO explain
the mystery why these regions. when
are semi-arid, rarely suffer from
drouth
But this explanation solves one mys-
terry only TO present another which is
even more ineXpIicable. In The NojaSe
desert. for instance. where the annual
average rainfall Is only five inches the
soil beneath the alkaline crust Is always
moist. In Southern California. where
the summer rainfall is less than ah
inch. tobacco and sugar beets, which
require much water grow iuXuriantiy
without irrigation.
This phenome non has been ascribcd
tentatively IL the peculiar quality Of
the soil 10 absorb moisture ana retain
it. notwithstanding the low humidity #
the atmosphere But Whence does this
excess Of moisture come Artesian
wells in All the regions under consider
alton show water at depths varying he
tween 10 and 200 feet. and IL is eonjeo-
tured by the department. investigators
that there may be- slow and continue
Gus upward movement of moisture
from snDterfanean sources. Since wa
ter. however. never perculates upward
il must be assumed tina 1.-THE soils of
large part of the arid and semt-atid
regions Of thc country consist of a vast
sheet Of absorbent material which
draws mp moisture from below, like
blotting paper, by capillary attraction.
The Investigations Of the division Of
soils in these arid regions will make one
Of the NOV remarkable chapters in the
history vi agriculture.
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Hard fate for
LuckIess Doas

At Point Breeze, just outside of the
limits of Philadelphia. at a bend of the
Schuylkill river that is found by every
breath of winter, 270 dogs are being
trained to draw large sledges in the
klondyke. They will be shipped there
as early as possible next spring, and 1t
is intended they shall form a line from
the gold fields to some point on the
coast not yet determined.
1t has been ascertained that the sup
ply of EsquimauX dogs, dogs obtain
able on the way to or in the klondyke
regions, is altogether insufficient to
meet the demand. This fact is what has
caused the curious spectacle that may
be seen any day at Point Breeze.
The dogs are all sorts, none more
than years old, none less than 20
inches high. Brawny dogs, too, most of
1hem for a weaking would be of small
use in the Klondyke. Every one of them
is as young and vigorous as dog can
be, and each day they are all becoming
more and more accustomed to the lack
of those things that dogs generally get
in civilization.
Their quarters. when the dogs are not
being driven, are some windowless
sheds-windowless because there are
only openings where the windows used
to be. and the cold and storm come in
as they please without an effort being
made to stop them. This is for the pur-
pose OF hardening the dogs, ana appaf-
emily has succeeded. The animals food
consists largely of horsemeat, on the
theory that it should make them tough,
hardy and strong, and accustom them
to the diet that is likely to be theirs
during their trips to and from the gold
fields.
The dogs are driven in teams of five,
three wheelers and two leaders. So
called even if they are intended to
draw sledges. Just at present, how
ever, the sledge consists of box
mounted on wheels, which the animals
draw over and upon dsused railway
track Perhaps they may encounter
something in their Klondyke travels in
the way of rough travelling that will
be more wearing on them than this,
but is very doubtful
1t is arduous work for Mr. Wheatley,
the trainer but he is confident that by
the time spring comes he will have
every dog thoroughly used to harness,
to travelling under most unpleasant
conditions. and subssting upon raw
meat, fish, or whatever he is SO for
tunate as to be able to get in the way
of food. In this condition the dogs will
prove very valuable in the land where
they are going.
Just as soon as it is considered adj
visa ble-probably next April-these
dogs will be placed in a three-story ken
mel car and shipped to Seattle. From
Seattle they will be transported to
whatever point from which the Klon-
dyke is accessible that the owners of
the sledge line for which they are being
trained may decide upon.
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distance between the positive and neg
alive poles in this machina is not more
than a foot: it is over this distance that
the descriptive electrical discharges
pass from pole to pole. Imagine,
therefore, d machine where the posi-
tive and negative poles are four feet
apart, and some idea of the immense
superiority of Professor TroWbridge' s
machine can be gained.
The N-ray that this giant machine
can make possible is more powerful
than any of which Professor Roentgen
ever talked-or dreamed. probably. 1t
is believed that through it and the
developments resulting from its use
new era will dawn so far as the avail
ability of the X-ray is concerned. Here
is a light powerful enough To test the
theories of the experts who have
claimed that the possibilities of the
X-ray are only limited by the degree
of development.
Electricians who are studying the
X-ray problem in different cities of the
United States are discussing the ad-
visibility of inviting Professor Trow-
bridge to carry out various proposed
tests of the powers of the ray, with a
view of settling forever the disputed
question as to the effect of tremen-
dous increase of the penetrating power.
Mr.. Edison is authority for the state
ment that the construction Of this ma
chine can best be iikened to the dawn
ing of a new day in the world of cleo
tricitN