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put In without delay and be in opera
ton within ninety days. says the New
York Herald. u. G. Batcheller, the
engineer who Is in charge of the work.
gave this information about It:
There will be two pneumatic tubes
laid from the basement Of the New
York p%ostofice, running under Park
row and upon the Bridge, where they
will be exten1ed alongside of the car
tracks, and then under Washington
street to the Brooklyn Office.
These tubes will be of cast iron, in
twelve-foot Sc ,tions. bored to the ex-
act diameter Of eight and three-six-
teenths inches. They have to be most
accurately bored and fitted together
with the utmost nicely, which is done
by caulking the joints with lead and
oakum. for they must be alright and
be perfectly true inside. so as to insure
the free passage Of the carriers that
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j. r. MAGGIOLI.

against many Of the same men. Frank
Ives was then in the shortstop coss.
Maggioli and Moulds tied for fourth
money. In January, seven years ago.
he defeated Hatley for the western
championship and a stake of $500.
Maggioli won by a score Of 500 to 327,
with an average Of over 9. The same
year Maggioli was matched to play Ives
for $3.50 a side and defeated him by a
score Of 500 to 440. His average was
much higher then, over Is, and he
made a high run Of 121. Since then
Maggioli has been playing in different
parts Of the country. Two years ago
he won the tournament for the state
championship in Chicago, and also took
part in the tournament at Recital Hall
a year ago. He Is exceptionally grace
full at the table and Is far more bril-
liant in his work than any of the other
experts, and his only fault is a tenden-
cy to unsteadiness at times.
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these prongs from the right to the lef,
side OF the cannon or from top to bot.
tom. regulates the direction of the
cur e-in. out, up-shoot or drop. The
speed with which the ball Is thrown
depends upon the amount Of powder
placed in the cartridge. The exhibition
was a complete success. Many Of the
ball players who were present when
interviewed stated that they believed
the cannon would prove a labor-saving
machine, and Captain Bradley will use
1t at practice during winter months In
the cage.
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SOME LATE NEW THINGS.

A combination razor and case In
which the strop slides into one side Of
the case has Just been patented.
An electric roller for massage pur-
poses is composed OF plates Of copper
and zinc and generates Its own cleo.
tricity.
A recently patented solder for alumni
mum consists Of thirty parts tin al
10y, four parts aluminium and three
parts zinc.
A newly designed double-barreled
gun has only n trigger, q lever being
used to change the action to either side
as desired.
A handy device for opticians con.
slsts Of ar. indicator to tell the angle
at which the n~Ose-piece OF eye glasses
must be set to fit the nose.
Backing brushes for use with liquid
backing have a reservoir in the dau-
Der, together with a tube running into
the b~ristles through which the polish
runs.
A Massachusetts, woman has a pat.
ented leather dressing consisting Of a
compound Of wax. rubber. gutta per-
cha, Spanish l~icorice and parafHn oil,
the proportions being secret.
Circular extension tables are made
with a number of slots on the under
side into which the supports OF SEMI
circular leaves are pushed to increase
the circumference of the table.
A New York woman has designed a
UIaO o Aunn 10, IL aannapttnn NTH q
device for opening and closing the
hampers by means Of the expansion
and contraction OF the glass plate.
A recently designed w~atch-carrieI
for bicycles has a screw clamp to at.
tach 1t to the head of the wheel. the
watch being held In place by a number
Of springs to grip the stem and watch
case.
Pneumatic roller skates having one
wheel on each skate are Just out. In
connection with the foot plate and heel
and toe clamps there is a brace run
ming up to the calf of the leg to make
II lore rigid.
The latest curtain pole Is cut into
two equal sections lengthwise, hinged
to each other and having a.hole bored
through 1t to hold a rod on which the
curtain is hung. thus putting the hang.
ers out OF sight.
A new combination tool will drive
or pull a nail sld a be used as a pipe
wrench. 1t has a movable beak, n
side OF which grips the heads OF nails,
the other side having teeth 70 hold the
pipe solidiy for turning.
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LAWS OF MODERN WARFARE.
A Summary of Them as Observed by
Civilized Nations.

W. s"NU" Vs. ObN'' ~
Civilized Nations.
The laws Of war" as at presen,
formulated by the civilized nations,
forbid the use OF poison against the
enemy; murder by treachery. as, for
example, assuming the uniform or dis.
plying the flag Of a foe; tb. murder
Of those who have surrendered, wheth.
err upon conditions or at discretion;
declarations that no quarter will be
given to an enemy. the Use OF such
arms or projectiles as will cause un.
necessary pain or suffering to an
enemy; the abuse Of a flag of truce to
gain information concerning an
enemy's POSITIONS; all unnecessary de.
struction OF property, whether public
or private. They also declare that
only fortified places shall be besieged,
open cities or villages not to be sub
ject to siege or bomardment; that pub.
lie buildings OF whatever character,
whether belonging to church or state,
shall be spared: that ~plundering by
private soldiers or their officers shall
be considered inadmissible, that pris.
oners shall be treated with common
humanity; that the personal effects
and private property OF prisoners. ex-
cepting their arms and ammunition,
shall be respected; that the population
of an enemy's country shall be con
sidered exempt from participation In
the war, unless by hostile acts they
provoke the ill-will of the enemy. Per-
sonal and family honor and the re-
ligious convictions of an invaded peo.
pie must be respected by the invaders
and all pillage by regular troops OF
their followers strictly forbidden.
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Professor HInton's Gun.

Professor Hinton gave the first public
exhibition Of his base ball pitching
machine In the university gymnasium
at Princeton, N. j., the other evening.
The gun is a short breech-loading can
non "a inches In length, and placed up
on a two-wheeled carriage. A tempo
rary back stop made of canvas was
built in the gymnasium, and from the
cannon stationed at pitchers distance
from the canvas Professor Hinton dis
charged the ball a number of times,
displaying the various curves end speed
that he could impart to the ball. The
cannon is smooth bore and lot rifed,
as many suppose. The curve is pro-
duced in any direction desired by
prongs, which protrude from the can
mons mouth and against which the ball
rubs in passing. acquiring a rotary mo-
ton which causes the curve. Shifting
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CENSUS OF THE WORLD.
Most stupendous Undertaking That Was
Ever Devised.

-
Most stupendous Undertaking That Was
Ever Devised.
A census Of the world seems impos-
sible, but 1t is going to be undertaken,
says the London Mail. The unparal-
leled labor is to be one of the gigantic
projects to celebrate the advent Of the
twentieth century, and 1t Is safe to
say that a more %stupendOus undertake
ing has never before been devised. The
scheme had its real inception at the
biennial meeting of the International
Statistical institute, recently held at
Berne, Switzerland, where a committee
was appointed to consider ways and
a The first step in this impor-
tant committees labor was to enlist the
interest and aid OF LII Hung Chang.
They met him when he was In Berlin
and secured the promise of his infiu-
ence in China In no nation will the
work of demonstrating be more difficult
than in China. Anything approximate
ing the accurate census of the popula-
ton of the earth at the present time Is,
without doubt, an impossibility. In
addition to the poles there are man,
spots on the earth that have never been
visited by the explorer and others from
which a ensus enumeratOr never
would get away alive. The population
of the earth Is now estimated at 1,700,-
600, 00O-guesses founded upon the OBJ
%servation OF travellers and upon other
gpesses mentioned In treaties given by
such countries as China, Persia. Arabia
and Turkey.
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COAL FROM CHINA.
The flowcry Kingdom Proposes to Sup.
ply Uncle sam with Fuel.

The f1Owery Kingdom Proposes to Sup
ply Uncle sam with Fuel.
From the Detroit Free Press. China
has thrown down the gauntlet to the
big coa miners Of this country. An
American bark recently brought to the
Pacific coast a mixed sample cargo Of
anthracite and manufactured coal,
mined and made In the Tonquin dis
trict. II is intended to push the
Chinese fuel at prices greatly below
those which Pennsylvania and Welsh
Goals of the same character are now
bringing. Experts have pronounced the
Tonquin coal bed practically mex
haustible. The manufactured coal IL
entirely new to American markets. 1t
Is made by the Chinese natives from
coal dust. The dust Is mixed with a
egg-shaped Jumps. The inflammable
cement aids combustion, and the coal
makes a very hot and a very clean fire.
The imported coal Is said to be OF
the finest quality, fully equal to the
best American or British Goals. while
1t can be sold probably at "A price much
below the standard rates. Pennsylvania
and Welsh anthracite for house use
are now selling On the Pacific coast at
about $13 a ton. The Tonquin coal
Of the same grade can be sold to give a
| good return at 50 a ton, while TOnquin
anthracite steam coal can be quoted at
least 81 a ton under the present price
Of Welsh coal of that grade.
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Mace and Donovan In the Ring.

Those past masters OF the art, Jim
Mace and Mike Donovan, faced each
other before a large assemblage at the
Broadway Athletic Club, New York, the
other evening. and engaged in a set
to that was altogether scientific, and
proved that both old 'uns were still
fact that each was in an excellent state
of physical preservation, despite the
hard knocks they have received during
their career of many years within the
hempen circle. and what they have
gone through outside the ropes. The
display was apparently very pleasing
to those gathered about the ring, al
though SO different from the encount-
ers between the more youthful present
day opponents of Queensberry boxing,
and the applause that followed the de-
livery by either Of these fistic artists
of a particularly clean and skillful
blow was most hearty, while the out
burst at the close Of the friendly spar
ring contest demonstrated the good
feeling the a%pplauders had for each Of
the old timers.
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OBSTiNACv OF THE LLAMA.
The Mule Is facilitating Compared WITH
This Animal.

~
This Animal.
The boy called "U-pa!" to the llamas.
lifting his finger as II to point them up
the trail. Ordinarily. remarks a writer
In st. Nicholas, the animals would have
obeyed, but the aggressive manner OF
Barton had aroused their obstinacy and
they did not bulge. The boy put his
shoulder to the ribs Of one and heaved
hard; but the brute stood its ground.
well II Is to watt" said he: and ran
about his path. gathering up very small
pebbles until the shabby hat was full.
Then he sat down on a bowlder that
jutted from the bank, settling himself
as IL for a long rest. Then he threw a
mild and measured pebble at each
llama. They turned their heads a little
and wrinkled their disagreeable noses.
He waited for some time and then
pitched two more pebbles-which had
the same effect. So he sat, slowly and
mechanically tossing his harmless mis-
siles upon the dense hair OF his charges,
Evidently he was in no hurry; and the
two travellers, impatient as they were,
had too much wisdom or experience to
try to push him. They sat quietly In
| their saddles. watching the droll scene.
1t was very ridiculous to need deliver
ance from two stupid beasts and to get
1t from such an owlish little tatterde-
malion. An hour crawled by, and the
stones in Ramon's hat were running
low. Suddenly the brown llama turned
with a. snort of disgust and stole OF up
the trail The gray one hesitated n mo-
ment. snorted-and followed. That
way they get tired, sirs," said the boy,
emptying his hat and pulling 1t down
| upon his thatch Of black hair. I'D
| take a good club to them" growled
' Barton, who had great confidence In
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29

There is no human invention SC
aptly calculated for the formation of a
free-born people as that OF the theater."
Steele.
It Is announced that Margaret Ma
ther will appear In an elaborate revival
of "Cymbeline" in Wallack's theater or
the 18th OF January.
Elenora Duse has lately been acting
In Berlin, where she appeared in a
revision of Pinero's THE Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," played In Italian az The
Second Wife,"
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great extent. Few of his many admir-
ers will know him by his full name, for
he is always known as "Madgie," or
simply Frank. Few Of the experts Of
either the short-stop or any other class
can lay claim to having the almost per-
feet stroke possessed by the popular
player. Maggioli Is a product of the
south, coming originally from New
Orleans, and claims st. Louis as his
home at the present time. He came
naturally by his talent for the gen
tleman's game" for his father was
quite an expert in his day, and taught
his young son all he knew about the
game almost as Oon as the latter was
big enough to poke his nose over the
rail Of the table. Maggioli does not
remember much about the early days
of his career as a billiard player, but
confesses that his fondness for the
game got him into plenty of trouble.
Since he came to be looked upon as one
OF the leading second-class experts OF
the day Maggioli has played in many
memorable contests on the green cloth.
In 1886 he defeated Captain John Miller
for the championship OF the south by
a score Of 300 to 241. In the big snort
stop tournament given in st. Louis in
1887 he won fourth prize. the contest
ants being such players as Carter, CAL
lagher, Cation. Hatley, Matthews.
Moulds, Thatcher and several others.
Then he went to Chicago and com
peted in n shortstop tournament
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Another Boycott.

Now, come right down to the meat
the matter, Shaver; what are you form
ing this BARRIERS union for?"
ITO boycott the football players that
are running the h%air-cutting branch Of
the trade."-Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
Good Cow story.

There is a COW with eighteen horns
at Kerrville, Tex. The two on her head
are curved like the horns of sheep. The
others take the place Of hoofs. two pro-
jecting forward and two toward the
rear on each foot.
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ABOUT FALSE HAIR.
GREEKS WORE 1T LONG BEFORE
THE CHRISTIAN ERA.
thc Rcapcrs of q lIirsutc Harvest -
How They Daz,ied the Peasant Women
OF Brittany with Gay P%etticoats aud
Gcwgaws.

II Y records
the fact that In
1862. In this coun-
try, long flaxen
hair was purchased
from the head at 10
shillings an ounce.
W lille other fine
hair fetched from
s to Z shillings for
the same quantity,
-lt l
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29

Cholly: What do you think, dear
boy? That beastly tailor sent me a bin
to-day, and 1t is a week yet before the
frst."
II expect he was sending early to
avoid the sh."--Pearson's Weekly.
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GENERAL SPORTING.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES OF
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
James Frances Maggioii. Southern Ill
Hard Expert, and His Victories ON the
Green Cloth-Evan uollister on the
Cindcr Path-Mace and Donovan.

LTHOUGH he has
been before the
public as a billiard
player for the last
twenty years, James
Francois Maggioli
says 1t is only with
in the last few
weeks that he
thought d e ply
about the game or
studied IL to any
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FOR THE MAIL.
LETTERS BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND BROOKLYN.
Are Completed. Work on the
Material Has Been Begun and the
Plant VIII Re Put In ut Once-rhrec-
and-a-HaIf Minute Transfers.

LANS for the con-
%struction of the
pneumatic I u b G 8
which are to con-
meet the New York
and Brooklyn post
offices were COM
pleted last week,
m the work Of
constructing { h g
apparatus begun.
The plant will be
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Happy Vermont.

Vermont's Legislature meets but once
n two years, and the session this year
asted but seven weeks.
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Patriotic.

Patriotic.
Booker-Would you like these books
bound In Russia? Smith-NO. Amer
lea viii d0.-New York Herald.
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