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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
WHEN THE TORPEDO EXPLODES.
from the subterranean depths when the
torpedo or shot" is exploded.


The pigmies Of the Congo, Of whom
SO much has been heard in recent years.
are nomads and hunters, and danger
oils, since they make themselves invisi-
BILE in the thick forest, and their weap-
ons are tipped with deadly poison. An
elephant grazed by a poisoned spear
faels dead under a hundred yards. And
their experiences with tiny bows and
arrows rivals the achievements OF quick
firing guns, as they can shoot three,
or even four arrows so rapidly that
the last is discharged before the first
reaches its mark. Ordinary are
little good against them, since on see
ing the flash OF the firing u they
drop, and. running in. hidden BIZ the
grass, spear their opponent while he
is in the act Of reloading. But breech-
leaders were too much for them. Many
Of us, writes a recent explorer, were.
however, scared by the seemingly mag.
ical appearance Of these gnomelike be-
ings within three or four yards OF US.
with their murderous little spears
pointed for our destruction. And. In
deed. their success was often extraor-
binary enough to make one almost
doubt their being human"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
MIR. POLES

wheels, and, as the back gear e can
not move, the rest of the mechanism
has to travel around it, forcing the big
1ywheel with it, through the bearing
f, in the same direction that the crank
is moving. The beautiful part Of the
whole thing, wherein the meat of the
claimed advantage lies, is, that the
two rear gear wheels. D and E, can be
modified in size with some very Curl
GUS results. AS long as their dame
tiers are increased or decreased in
equal proportions, the crank shaft and
the 1ywheel always keep the same rel
alive speed-that is, two revolutions of
the crank to n entire revolution of
the fywheel. As Mr.. Pole looks at it
and apparently it seems to be an in
d%isputable %fact--if he enlarges the two
back wheels to twice a former dame
ter he must from necessity throw the
point F, which turns the big wheel, fur
Their out from the center, thus gaining
greater leverage, because the power is
applied nearer the periphery of the fly
wheel. He performs another feat in
mechanical gymnastics by letting the
fixed wheel e remain at a given size,
and alters the diameter of the gear
d, with the startling result of actual
ly increasing the speed of the f1ywheel
when he increases the size Of this gear,
though he has, apparently, at the same
time increased the effective leverage
on the flywheel by again moving the
,oint F toward Its circumference. There
is no doubt that Mr.. Pole has. with won-
derful inventive ingenuity, hit upon a
device which is startlingly novel In it's
movement, but whether he has discov-
cred a means of creating an unlimited
amount OF power from very small be-
g~innings, or, technically expressed, will
make his mechanism develop a vastly
greater amount Of power In foot
pounds than that which is required to
drive it. remains for the present a very
interesting problem which engineers
will solve favorably or unfavorably
within the next few months.
II the decision should be a favorable
one the realization of the most vivid
and fantastic dreams Of a mechanical
Utopia has at last been reached. It
would mean, practically. that a five
horsepower engine could be made to
develop a hundred horsepower. or, Tor
that matter, any amount OF energy, linn
tied only BY the strength CT materials
and the possibilities Of mechanical
construction.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
SUMMER CARE OF BLANKETS.

Blankets which have been used all win
ter, no matter how white, are never clean,
and should be washed before putting away.
Many housekeepers satisfy themselves by
shaking and airing their blankets rather
than risk spelling them In washing. But
this is a mistake, for il the work is prop
erly done no shrinking will take place, and
the fieecy soft appearance may be retained,
as well the color, for years. The necessary
thing in washing blankets is to have plenty
Of soft water and good pure soap, Inferior
soap is really the cause OF the damage
done wooden goods In washing. 1t hardens
the fibre and yellows the fabric. When
ready to begin the work shake the blan-
kets free of dust, fill q tub half full of hot
water. Dissolve a third Of a cake Of Ivory
Soap In IL. Put one blanket in at a time.
Dip up and down and wash gently with
the hands. Never rub soap on blankets,
or wash them on the w~ashboard. After
the blankets are clean, rinse in warm water
until free OF suds. Add a little blueing to
the, last water. Shake and squeeze; then
hang on the line until dry. Take down,
fold, lay under a weight for a day or two,
and pack securely in a box and cover.
Blankets thus washed will retain their
original freshness as well as wear three
times as long as IL put way soiled year
after year. ELIZA r.. PARKER.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

Angeles from San Nicolas island Tor
Investigation. The general opinion Is
that the physique Of the Indian race
that swarmed oyer the island then was
very much larger than that Of any civ
ilized race 81 today. and that some OF
them must have been seven feet three
inches tall. The skulls OF this extinct
tribe often measure several inches
more than some OF the skulls Of today.
Many skulls found lying about on the
island show that their possessors must
have suffered death from a club or
blunt battle ak. No one has yet found
a skull on San Nicholas that shows
marks of q bullet.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

big Mississippi the young Sac
warrior drifted northward, and
soon became a noted hunter
in the land of the Winneba-
goes. His prowess and imperious ways
soon made him the absolute master of
a large band of the tribe, wei which
he has ruled for many years with an
iron hand. He was present at the
grea. council Of the tribes which as
sembled on the return of the original
Black Hawk. The young chief openly
accused his powerful uncle of coward
ice when he said that the white men
were as countless as the sands Of the
river. When old Black Hawk dies be
will leave no heir. His only son was
killed three years ago In a fierce en-
counter with Jim Swallow, a stalwart
brave of the Winnebagoes. Black
Hawk will be the chief attraction at
the Iowa State fair, in case, he is able
to bear up under the unaccustomed
journey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

posed to the elements as there.
These islands have been objects Oh
romantic legends, curiosity and mystery
for two g%entrations or more. Notwith-
standing that they are 2S miles oil the
California shore. they are solitary and
l~nfrequented.
AS far back as the memory OF any
person in South California runs. Jun
dreds Of white skeletons have dotted
the valleys and hillsides Of San Mic
olas island. one OF the group. Strange
utensils Of ~serpentine. sandstone, and
stsatite are found there among the hui
man bones, and the island and its in
habitants have a history so curious that
Il is difficult Of comprehension.
In 1885 the Franciscan padres In the
Santa Barbara mission, learning that
there were but 16 of the strange indian
race then living. determined to rescue
them from the island. They went ov-
err in a sloop and succeeded, as they
thought. in getting all on board. At
the last moment an Indian woman re-
turned for her child. and remained.
Sixteen years later Capt. George Nide-
YER and two men went from the coast
in a sloop to hunt sea offers off San
Nicolas. On landing they, like Cruso.
were astonished to discover human
footprints in the sand. They saw no
one, however, and a storm compelled
Them to put to sea. 1t. was two years
later that the captain. revolving In his
mind the sight of the footprints in the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

is to be shot has been drilled TO the
oil producing strata Of sand rock, and
there the oily fluid is held in the pores
of the rocky formation. In some tn
stances the gas pressure is sufficient to
blow the oil into the hole drilled in the
rock. and no other means is required to
get the oil to the top of the ground.
This is only in exceptional cases. g.ae
general way is to lower a long torpedo
so as to pass inside of the casing.
down to the bottom of the hole. The
torpedo is a tin can of probably 10 feet
in length. Inside the can the space
is filled with nitro-glycerine. A per-
cussion cap on the top of the can is
so arranged that the dropping of a
weight or goodwill causes the device
to explode. The rock is rent over the
bottom of the well. and a basin is
formed which becomes a reservoir to
pump from when the well is ready for
that part of the business. The cut
shows the torernt Of oil that rushes
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

ming parts, II would move forever with
the velocity and momentum impaired
TO Il by SOM outside initial starting
force. 1t would do no effective work,
for the moment any resistance was Of
fered to its motion 1t would slowly
come to rest. Now the patent office at
Washington has struck a brand new
puzzle differing essentially In every
particular from perpetual motion
schemes except that the inventor
claims to have discovered an absolute
ly now law which governs the operation
OF continuous or wheel levers. Be-
foro this astounding wheels within
wheels machine was finally granted a
patent working models were submit
ted to the examiners, demonstrating
this supposed new law. by the inventor,
who is Mr.. Benjamin G. Pole OF Wash
ington, d. c. Mr.. Poles sensational
Invention is called a differential fly
wheel, and is intended to be used with
great advantage as an engine fiywheel
In place Of the ordinary combination
OF crank, shaft and wheel in one solid
piece.
1t is claimed by the inventor that his
new application of power permits him
to throw the point of the leverage Out
near the periphery of the flywheel and
even further If he likes, and that, with
each successive move outward, he
gains in effective leverage without a
diminution of speed either of the engine
crank or OF the power wheel. He also
asserts that, for the first time in the
history of mechanics, he has produced
a contrivance which will give a con-
tinuous leverage in the line of motion.
Differential gearing is always COM
pick, and a little difficult to understand,
but, with the aid of the illustrations,
this unique device may be followed:
First, the big fywheel is loosely
mounted on the crank bearing shaft
OF the axle, to which power is applied
by the piston of the engine. On this
same crank shaft is also solidly mount
ed a gear or cogwheel A, which en-
cages with a second gear lettered B,
known as the idler, and this gear again
turns on a third one. c. Now here
begin the mysteries Of the machine;
the gears G. and D are fastened togeth-
er by an axle. which passes through a
bearing in the arm of the big fiywheel.
d, it will be noticed, then engages on
the rear gear E, which is fixed and i'm
movable. BY turning the engine crank
motion is impaired to this train Oh
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
The Old or the New.


From the American Tribune: The
most marked development of "sec-
tionalism" that has recently occurred
was heard in Atlanta. Ca, a few
nights ago, when the president of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans, adj
dressing a large meeting of the asso-
citation. said:
1T might be well for us now to say
there is no east, no west. no north, no
south; but there was a south, and it is
for this south and her cause that our
fathers fought, and it is for this south
that we are here tonight, and it is to
this south that we, too, will pledge
our devotion and give our unswerv-
ing loyalty"
This is the boldest declaration made
for some time. If it means anything,
it is that the IONS of the Confederate
veterans are ready to follow in the
footsteps of their fathers in bearing
arms against the nation in support
Of the cause for which their fathers
fought.
The report of this meeting is given
in another column, copies from the
Atlanta Constitution. The Constitu-
ton says: 1T was distinctly a south
ern throng, and the sentiment was
strictly Of the south"
But, we would regret to believe that
it was representative of the south. If
so. all the talk Of a new south" is a
delusion, and the struggle for the SUI
premacy of a section over the whole
is not yet ended. Such sentiments are
reactionary and dangerous, and augur
badly for the future. 1t may
be that these young men have given
expressions to the real sentiments of
the south: but we prefer to regard it
as being merely the too enthusiastic
utterance inspired by filial affection,
which they. themselves, will not ap-
grove in their calmer moments. In
no other country under the sun could
nen who have been in rebellion
against their government hold reun-
ions as the C~onfederates are permitted
to do, and nowhere else could these
same Sons of Confederate Veterans
have met and arranged to attend such
a reunion as the one proposed to be
held at Nashville. 1t would be better
for all concerned If they would show
a proper appreciation of such IN
precedented liberty, by pledging them
selves. to the support Of the govern
ment that has proven itself SC gener-
Gus and benefic;ent to them and theirs,
instead of indulging in wild and sec
tional vaporings that serve only to
irritate.
This incident is the legitimate re-
suit Of the teachings so prevalent in
the south-in its histories, its moDu-
ments and its reunions. But we in
dulge the hope that its greater, better
spirit will rise above it all, and as
sert itself until all disloyal sentiments
are put under its feet, and that it will
teach a higher and nobler sentiment
than devotion to a section, until they,
with us. shall be pledged to one coun-
try, one government, one flag. It is
only by this means that the future can
be made peaceful and secure, and
America become truly great. Indeed.
1t is already doing this, and every
where throughout that region we see
a new order Of things beginning to
prevail. The old feeling Of exclusive
ness and ostracism is disappearing.
until men from the north are made
welcome to dwell on its plains and in
A. -.o1f.v~ - &c r.Anufofna r. fnl-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
CHIEF OF THE MINNEAPOLIS.

Black Hawk. the Mighty Indian. to At
lend Iowa's State Fair.
Black Hawk, the mighty chief OF the
Winnebago Indians. will visit the Iowa
State fair this summer. II his health
will permit. The chief is now 80 years
old, and has not been in his customary
robust condition since he vas stricken
with paralysis some time age. The
aged warrior is the last Of a famous
line OF fighters. He is a nephew Of the
original Black Hawk OF the wars Of
1882. and fought in the battle of Bad
AK. When the Indian forces were fin
ally overthrow on the shores OF the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

beginning Married Life Free from Care.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch: Mar
shall Lawrey and Mary Tolliyer. col
ored. were married in the county Jail
at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon BY a
colored minister. The woman was .ie-
lighted after the ceremony was OVER.
The groom took q different view OF tiae
case and said he did not care what be-
came Of him now.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
GOLGOTHA OF PACIFIC
ISLAND COVERED WITH OLD
HUMAN BONES.
Extinct Race OF verItabie 0lants--cap-
ture Of the Sole survivor Of tho An
Client Race That Inhabited San Nieo-
las Island.
Santa Barbara letter.


lands have long
been now among
the old time resi-
dents OF California
as the Golgotha of
the Pacific. for mo-
where else in the
world are there
probably as many
human bones and
skeletons lying tx
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
MR.. POLES MACHINE.
APPARENTLY coNTRADicTs
RECOGNIZED LAW.
yet tho Fact Gives 1t Proof-A Five-
HORSEPOWER Engine May ne Made 20
A'o the Work of a Five-Hundred-
Aorse-Power.

VERY now and
some man
with misspent en-
ergies drops upon a
perpetual motion
machine. with
which he expects
to revolutionIze the
world. Theoreti-
cally. II a piece OF
mechanism had no
friction In its run
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

The only Pearl Farm N the World.
There is said to be only one pearl
farm in the world. but that pays its
proprietor handsomely. This farm is
IN tho Torres Strait. at the northern
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

Mrs. Julia Davies. who died at clif-
ton, England. a few days ago, at the
great age Of ninety-four, was probably
the last survivor of the intimate
friends of Charles Lamb. She was the
daughter Of Joseph Hume, Of Mont-
pelier House. Noting Hill. where Lamb,
Goodwin and Hazlitt were constant
guests. She married Vice-Admiral
George Davies. r. NJ. and was the
me.sAA=r efthe late Mrs. Augusta Web
ser. Another daughter ID the widow
Of Isaac Todhunter, the mathematician.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

To Cure Constipation Forever.
X Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or ESQ.
II Q. @. Q. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

Philippine Islands have 5000, 600 inhabi-
tants. OF whom 1.000.O 900 live in the noun
tains, and refuse allegiance TO Spain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

Small packages can now be sent from Paris
to Japan for sixty cents, by special arrange
ment betWeen the two g-OYernments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
A L WELL.

A Powerful Explosive Forces Out a
Torrent of Oil.
Among the impressive oil region
spectacles the shooting of an oil well
always takes front rank. The well that
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19
This old or the Now OF Confeder-
ate Veterans stir Up Old Sores
Pension Department. and Money
Loaners


great neafl Secrets,
Thou, and thou alone. must hear.
Though my SCARED and veteran le-
gions
Bear their eagles high no more.
And my wrecked and shattered gal
leys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore;
Though no glittering guards surround
Prompt to do their masters will.
l must perish like a Roman
DIE the great Triumvir still.
Let not Caesars servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foeman's hand that slew
him,
Twas his own that struck the blow.
Hear, then. pillowcd en- thy bosom,
Ere his star fades quite away
sHlm who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung a world away!
Should the base plebetan rabble
Dare assail my fame at Rome,
Where my noble spouse, Octavia,
Weeps within her widowed home,
Seek her-say The gods have told me-
Affairs, augurs, circling wings
That her blood, with mine commingled,
Yet shall mount the throne or kings.
And for thee. star-eyed Egyptian!
GloTlOuS SOrcereSS or the Mic,
Light the path to Stygian horrors.
With the splendors of thy smile.
Give the Caesar crowns n arches,
Let his brow the laurel Irvine;
! can scorn the Senate's triumps,
Triumphing in 0 like thine.
l am dying, Egypt. dying;
Hank! insulting foeman's cry.
They are coming-quick, my falchion'
Let M front them ere | die.
All! no more amid the battle.
Shall my heart exulting swell.
Isis n Osiris guard thee,
Cleopatra! Romel FAREWELL
General w. H. Lyle, the author of
this poem, was born in Cincinnati, IN
1926. He served with distinction In the
Mexican army; and on the outbreak OF
the Civil Wal became an officer OF the
Federal forces. He was killed at
Chickamauga in 1863. He wrote this
poem one night after witnessing
Booths performance of Antony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
JIM MINoLe's HORRIBLE CRIME.
NJ 1rders . s15-M0nths-OldB Babe and Fatally
Hurts the Mother,

Springfield. Ills. July 2S.-Jim Mingle,
roaming rag-picker, murdered a Is
months-old baby girl and fatally
wourded its mother with a hatchet at
7:4o a. m. yesterday. May Bristol had
for some time been living with Mingle
and he claimed to be the father Of the
child, though this was denied by the
woman. During the past month he be-
came very abusive andthe young wom-
an would not have anything to do with
him. The scene Of the tragedy is in a
rickety old building in Greasy row in
the tenderloin district.
The mother and the babe were sleep
ing when Mingle dealt the baby a fear
full blow across the forehead over the
left eye and under the right, killing 1t
instantly. The Bristol woman he struck
four times over the head ard face and
she can hardly recover. After the crime
Mingle made his escape. The alarm was
given and in five minutes over 100 men
and boys We're in pursuit. Mingle denied
being the guilty party, but a large blood
stain was on his shirt and a number of
the inhabitants Of the rev identified
him. He was taken to fail and Joined
In 4 game Of cards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
A Fearful Duel.

The most terrible duel fought at any
time in Paris was the one between Colo
mel D.. an old Bonapar,ist officer,
and NJ. de G. Of the Gardes du
Corps, n mere youth, but of herculean
strength. The TIVE men, lashed togeth-
er SO as to leave their right arms free,
were armed with short knives, placed
in a hackney coach, and driven at q
tearing gallop around the Place de Ia
Concorde. They were taken out of the
coach dead. The colonel had IS stabs,
the youth only 4. but one of these had
pierced his heart.-San Francisco Ar.
gonaut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
Cannot Fix the Crime ON Rops.

Crystal Falls. Mich, July 2S.-There
are no new developments in the Pearl
Morrison murder case. Bons, the tramp,
was before the coroner's jury for four
hours ard questions were poured into
him thick and fast. but his nerve carried
him through the trying ordeal with fly
ing .colors. The court was packed with
spectators. many ladies being present,
but Rors was the most unconcerned per-
son in the room. 1t is rumored that
new ard important evidence has been
found against Rors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28
Big Convention in Session in
a Detroit.
IMMENSE INTEREST INVOLVED
Continuation of the Coal Op-
orators Convention.
Miscellaneous Late News of
the Day by Wire.

! Detroit. July 2S.-The National
League Of Local Building and Loan
ass Citations began its fifth annual ses-
sion this morning. Twenty states,
all those which have state leagues,
are represented President Michael
j. Brown called the meeting to
order. Mayor Maybury welcomed
the delegates. After the appoint
nent of committees the president
read his annual address. President
Brown gave review OF the more
salient features connected with the
progress Of building and loan asso-
Citations from the inception and OF
the mutual benefits derived from
their operations. He said the past
year had not been HON building,
bus rather mortgage creating per-
iod. in which nearly all the people
had had hard struggle. The wage
Garner owners OF Iand had sacrificed
during the past few years IS, 5,000,-
900 600. or 10 times as much as the
assets Of all the building associa-
tirns in the United States.
Secretary Cellarius presented his
annual report. It showed total
assets Of local building and loan
associations OF the United States OF
S5,90S 3SS, an increase OF els, 761. 600
during the past year. The total local
associations was 4,776; mem bership.
1910 800. an increase OF 65,17l dur.
ing the year. The highest proper
tionate gains were made in the east
ern and central states. where the
building association interests are
greatest, and the states showing O
loss in the assets are all located west
OF the Mississippi river. excepting &
Illinois and Tennessee.
The report OF Treasurer Eddy
showed balance on hand, and
nothing owing. Addison b. Burk,
OF Philadelphia, read an address on
the security fund in local building
associations. The delegates listened
to few remarks from United States
Senator Foraker, OF Ohio, who pre-.
dicted the speedy return of prosper.
ity. An address on the moral
Effect Upon the Community of Sys.
tcmatic Living" by j. Warren
Bailey, Of SomGrville, Mass, wal
read.