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The herald., 1898-01-19
things OLD AND NENAND INTERESTING THE WORLD OVER
A HOLE 10000
FEET IN DEPTH.

The remarkable task Is now in pro-
cess of accomplishment of digging a
hole 10000 feet deep at West Elizabeth,
Pa. in which it is proposed to place a
mammoth boiler and to make steam In
1t through the heat generated at that
depth by the earth.
AT present the depth of $3.50 feet has
been reached, and no obstruction has
been met which promises permanently
to retard progress of the experiment.
There is no hole in the world like this,
which will be, when the full depth Is
attained, nearly two miles from that
part of the earth on which the grass
grows. The shaft of the Red Jacket
mine out in Michigan is said to be
three miles in length, but that meas
urement by no means refers to per-
pendicular shaft but to one which af-
ter sinking far under ground, branches
off in horizontal fashion.
The work at West Elizabeth is the
joint idea of Prof. William Hallock.
Adjunct Professor of Physics at the
Columbia University, N. Y, and 'he
Forest Oil Company, located at the
scene of the digging. The primal source
of the inspiration of the idea was the
fact that the company is loc..ing for
new oil deposits. and in the search
bored down to the three thousand foot
level. When that point had been
reached, Prof. Hallock heard of it, and
suggested the present scheme in the
interests of science.
Incidentally. science is to be made
to serve a business purpose, for the
power thus obtained will be utilized
for various things at a profit. The
steam will cost practically nothing, and
really the power is unlimited because
tn supply is exhaustless. There is no
reason why the power cannot be util-
lied for the generation of electricity,
and West Elizabeth made an electrical
supply center.
The drill used in this tremendous
task of boring is formed of three-qusr-
ter-inch pipes jointed. 1t is estimated
that ten feet a day is about the max
imum progress. AS the drill pounds
against the rock and disintegrates it.
the water which is force downward
through the hole made by the drill
trickles into the powder thus formed
and transforms it into paste. This is
sucked up through the hollow drill to
the surface, where it constantly spouts
out.
If it is found possible to penetrate to
the level intended, the hole made by
the drill will be gradually enlarged un-
til it is possible to lower 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 tie So
luton of the mystery. and say that
when the time comes they will demon
strate that their plan is entirely feas-
ible.
In the meantime the boring goes
steadily on. The experiment is being
watched with the keenesr interest by
both scientific and commercial ex-
perts.
Copyright, 1897, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-01-19

There has recently been placed in the
Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard
College the greatest X-ray mac In
the world 1t possesses the astonish-
ing e.cctric motive eorce of 100000
volts This voltage, if utilized upon an
electric railway, would be sufficient to
keep 2, 400 cars constantly in motion for
single day.
This great machine-for great it is in
size as we'll as force-is operated under
the supervision of Professor Trow-
bridge, director of jefferson physical
laboratory of Harvard, and one of the
best known of modern electricians.
Professor Trowbridge describes his
machine-shown in the accompanying
i'll ,tration with the Professor himself
standing beside it-as a modification
of Plante's so-called rheoStatio ma
chine, but it is far more practical and
more powerful.
Sixty plates of glass which form con-
densers are the really essential part of
the machine. These plates are charged
in multiple by ten thousand storage
cells, and are discharged in series, CIV
ing intense disruptive discharges over
four feet in length. Just imagine a
stream of electric sparks four feet long,
swapping, cracking, buzzing, in that
same weird, uncanny fashion in which
the lightning sometimes plays for an in
stant along its zig-zag track from cloud
to cloud. The length of the electric
spark is exactly proportional to the
voltage lengths over one inch.
To those who have ever seen an X
ray machine in operation, the size of
Professor Trowbridge's giant can best
be explained by advising them to com
The herald., 1898-01-19

trifle too ancient, and that the safety
of the townspeople demanded a more
modern fire machine. Like the famous
old engine down at Asbury Park. N. j.,
which Founder Bradley bought for the
little ones of the place, the old fire
machine when mustered out, became
the plaything of the boys Of Shell
burne.-and their sisters too, for that
matter.
1t continued to serve this purpose for
a number of years, but finally 1t was
dismantled. the tub filled with earth
and placed in the front yard of resi-
dent of Shelburne, where 1t served as a
flower garden. For a very long time
the flowers grew thriftily in it during
the summer and the bulbs nestled close
to the old oaken surface during the
winter months. At last, however. relic
hunters discovered 1t, learned its his
tory, withdrew it from mother earth's S
bosom, restored 1t to fully as good a
condition as it exhibited the day that
His Brittanic Majesty bestowed it as
an evidence of his cod will upon the
people of Shelburne, and turned 1t over
to the officials of the town to be placed
where everyone could see just how fire
was fought in ''ye olden TYNE"
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-01-19
lack McAuliffe's Superstition.

Jack McAuliffe was superstitious to
a marked degree when on the race
track, and firmly believed in the Won
derful winning powers of an old blue
serge coat, which was quite out of
keeping with the rest of his tasteful
outfit. Whenever he had lost heavily
and felt something must be done, the
old coat would be taken from the ward
robe, brushed, and donned. This coat
enveloped the pugilist's punches of
muscles the day Reclare won the Sap
phire Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, Nc
Auliffe laying $4,000 to win $4,000 on
the race.
The herald., 1898-01-19

AT an elevation of five miles bit
little effect remains Of daily tempera-
ture variation. At this altitude-or"
mile-the atmosphere is free from thu
disturbing influence of immediate SUI
face radiation, and consequently there
is but little change between the tenn
perature of midday and midnight. Dis
tribution of temperature in the colo
wave or rainstorm areas may give
clue to the future direction of the
storm. Indeed, it may be discovered
that the storm center at that elevation
will not always coincide with the geo.
gaphioal storm center at the surface OF
the earth. The displacement of this
center may possibly give some indica-
tion of the future direction of the
storm"
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-01-19
Ice Sailing on Skates

Sailing on skates is very popular In
some localities. The skater crosses two
sticks, binds them and covers them
with canvas, making thewhole about elk
feet by one or two in extent. He places
this sail against his back and runs his
arms through the sticks so as to hold
it. With good wind he can go twenty
miles an hour over smooth ice, and he
can tack and beat against the wind,
lust as in sailing boat. 1t is very ex-
citing. but it requires some daring to
start in, as the rapidity Of the skater
is apt to terrify the man who has never
tried it, In skating wirh the wind ones
eyes water, but one can see quite well
enough to avoid holes. There would be
little chance Of being saved If you did
blow in. However, it is an easy thing
to blow across a three-foot hole in go
ing at a high rate Of speed. 1t is very
exciting sport and very little practice
is reouired-though it demands COM
pa.ratiyely smooth ice for good skating.
If an obstruction is met your fall IL
pretty hard.
The herald., 1898-01-19

never to be forgot
ten, for -either
man nor woman
appears at best
either cutting or
eating a water
melon.
Every one is sup
posed to eat all he
can, and the mel
ons that are left
are divided among
those who caro- to
take the trouble to
remove them from
the grove. No i'll
ness ever results
from this whole
sale consumption
of melons, because
no melon Is eaten
that is not perfect
ly ripe.
It is probable
that many of those
who read this ar
ticle have unknow-
! n g ] y e a t e n a
Rocky Ford melon,
because the melons
from that section
of Colorado are
shipped all over
the United States
and sold as the
product Of various
localities. 1t is a
peculiar industry,
the raising of wa
termelons; but so
great has 1t be-
come at Rocky
Ford that a wa
termelon growers
association n a s
been formed. All
S or t s of expert
ments are tried to
make the melons
grow large, and
the melon in the
picture shows the
best that has been
accomplished.
Copyright, 1897,
The herald., 1898-01-19

Next spring there is to : a great
change in the foundations of the pre-
dictions of "Old Probabilities. Willis
L. Moore, Chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, says that by that
time the Signal Corps will have placed
not less than twenty kite-stations be-
tween the Rocky Mountains and the
Atlantic Ocean. At eacl of these,
daily readings of the weather pre-
dictions will take place at an elevation
of a mile or more by means of kites.
At present there is only one kite-sta-
ton, that at Washington City. From
readings taken there at the elevation
of more than a mile, information has
been gained by the Signal Service
which has greatly assisted in estimat-
ing the future direction of a storm
center when all other means of gain
The herald., 1898-01-19

molds about eight inches long and four
inches wide of pyramidal form.
The refining process continues until
the gold and silver are all extracted.
Mr. Brice claims that his first week s
work resulted in the production OF
more than $4,000 worth of gold and sill
YER The wealth, therefore, that must
pass through these furnaces, according
to his statements, is likely to be as
great as that hoped for by the man
who is trying to extract all the gold
there is in sea-water by means of an
apparatus now in course of erection up
at Passamaquoddy Bay on the coast of
Maine.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-01-19
(ruCibIe 10 Beat the KIondke.

able bottom of a metallurgical furnace,
and a quantity of scrap lead thrown on
top of it,
The fearful heat melts the lead and it
eventually vaporizes, the vapor pass
ing up through the ore, forming cor
rosive substance which transforms into
what is called a waite" everything
in the powdered ore except the gold
and silver. The gold and silver sink
into the molten lead and are drawn off
with it, The combination is placed in
The herald., 1898-01-19

How many people are there who
now just how the biggest gun the
United States government ever ordered
ooks in it's initial stage? Here is
picture Of the great ingot, just as 1t
vas cast at the big steel works at
Bethlehem, Pa. When 1t is all COM
pleted it will be six tons heavier. than
the monster Krupp gun shown at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, and five feet
longer than the German gun.
The diameter Of the ingot as 1t Is
The herald., 1898-01-19
Gamblers Jonahs.

Every follower of the races firmly be-
lieves in Jonah. Every man has his
lodging about to avoid meeting the un-
lucky man, who is generally good
fellow, but whose tips, while well
meant, and given with the best inten.
ton in the world, invariably go wrong.
Any reader who follows the horses can
name his Jonah off-hand, and will tell
you how, nine times out of ten, an ap-
parently sure-money bet is lost through
contact with the unlucky one.
The herald., 1898-01-19
WHAT ITS CHIEF EXPECTS.

ing information of this sort have
failed.
Nov. after long experiment, the sig
nal officers have so improved on kite
flying that apparatus necessary to
record the facts the signal service Off
GERS require is now easily sent up to
the height of one mile during mod
crate wind. An automatic instrument
has been made that, while weighing
less than two pounds, will record tenn
perature, pressure, humidity, and wind
velocity. In discussing his hopes and
plans for the future, Mr.. Moore has
this to say in response to query ad-
dressed to HIM
The herald., 1898-01-19
Beginning Of Our Biggest Gun.

located at West Troy, N. Y. Who
ever has been aboard Of one Of the big
battleships, like the Iowa, the Massa-
chusetts or the Indiana, will probably
remember the huge guns forward that
impressed the observer with the idea
that they could annihilate anything.
Let it be remembered that they are
mere toys as compared with this new
est and biggest gun of Uncle Sans.
and a fair idea of the latter's tremend-
GUS power and size may be gained.
The herald., 1898-01-19

There are just two fur? aces in ex-
istence avowedly built for the purpose
of manufacturing gold. They are To-
Gated at 39th street and Lowe avenue.
Chicago, and the man who has built
them, z. c. Brice. claims that they will,
before long, with the other apparatus
used in connection Herewith, bring in
$4,000 a week.
Think of the flood of gold that these
new fashioned crucibles will bring into
existence, if Mr.. Brice is correct. They
The herald., 1898-01-19
This Melon Is the ReC0rd-Brcaker Of the World.

day is the only festival of the sort OBJ
served anywhere. 1t is attended every
year by from 10000 to $4,000 persons,
and sometimes the governor of the
state is among the visitors. Thousands
of the melons are brought in from the
ranches and deposited in a big grove
within the city limits. At a given sig
nal, all the visitors repair to this grove
The herald., 1898-01-19

Once a yeLr at Rocky Ford, Col,
they have wnat they call watermelon
day. The accompanying illustration
shows the dual lions of the last occa-
sion. The melon, which measures
tride over five feet in length, is the
worlds record breaker. Not even in
Maumee. where potatoes grow SO tall,
VOC arvtbing like "his ever accom-
The herald., 1898-01-19

" 49,
plished by nature.
Lion number two
is State Senator
,Swink, the father
of Melon Jay, ana
one of that fast
disappearing list
of "honor men,
the Colorado pion-
GERS. S e n ; t o r
Swink and the
watermelon both
challenge admira-
ton for their eX-
traor linary quail
tiles.
After the water
I melon shown in
the picture had
been photographed,
it was carved, and
the biggest colored
man W / t h t h e
greatest appetite
ever '-nown south
of Mason and Dix
on's line could not
have eaten a quar-
ter of it. 1t is said
that fruit mon
sterS of this sort
C o m m o n | Y lose
their delicacy, both
of flavor and tex
ture, But this Wa
termelon is an eX-
ception to all rules;
t h re was any
amount of delicacy
apparent to the
fortunate ones who
were given a por-
ton of it. The
melon weighed ex-
actly 356 pounds,
and was three feet
and a half in cir
cumference. When
carved it made $50
slices, and one slice
was all that an or
dinary pc r S o n
could possibly eat
at a meal. Rocky
FOrd'S watermelon
The herald., 1898-01-19

and the watermelon feast begir5.
1t is a poor year inoeed TOR water
melons when Melon Day sees less than
10000 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 t. spectacle is one
The herald., 1898-01-19
Stanford's Big Mail

The late s,nator Stanford used to re-
ceive larger mail than the President.
Once, while on a vacation away from
his secretary, he allowed 1t to accumu-
late; and when his secretary sat down
to his task of opening 1t he was con-
fronted by six large mail bags full of
10
The herald., 1898-01-19
Feared the Anarchists,

Just after the execution, y. Diebier,
the French executioner who guillotined
was turned out of his house
by his landlord, who was very much
afraid the Anarchists would blow up
the property.
The herald., 1898-01-19
"1NGoT" OF THE BIGGEST GUN EVE CONSTRUCTED

1t will be sorry day for the hostile
warship that tries to enter New YORK
harbor after this monstrous engine OF
war Is mounted
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
All Sorts of FancifuI Affairs Now
I'm Use.

There is a tendency among architects
to revive the Old-time door-knocker.
Quite number of new and costly pri-
vate residences in New York are deco
rated with these ancient signals for ad-
mission.
Knockers themselves vary not less
than those who use them The laurel
wreath grasped by hand, the claw, the
gargOyle with an imbecile smile of well
come and the polished brass.knocker Of
fancy design. are all familiar. There
are knockers with loose hinges that de-
scend betimes and rout the man with
handbills. BY way of compensation
there are muffied knockers which strike
as though they fall on india rubber
One experiences a sad pleasure in cast
ing the minds eye back over the old
associations of knocker and of bell. In
deed. the pleasure that comes from rem
iniscence bids fair soon to be the only
joy derivabIe from the contemplation
of these household institutions so fast
disappearing under the diintegrating in
fluence of the electric bell. But a few
artistic persons are fighting for the
knocker. and 1t will not, therefore. quite
disappear from the doors of our up-to-
date homes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
THE WILL OF AMOS II. EMO.
DisEoscs of an Estate Estimated
at $4,000, GOO.

New York, March 12.-The will of Amos
r. Emo has been filed for probate In
the will the value of the estate is not
given. 1t has been estimated to be not
less than 500 100000 In his will Mr.. Emo
gave I'm specific requests S. sos. 900, mainly
to members of his family or relatives.
Amherst College secures $1,000 and the
New York Chamber of Commerce $25c. 900.
The bequest of So. 900 to Amherst Col
lege is the only one to an educational in
stitution. One Of the witnesses to the will
said today that Mr.. Emo was DESTROYS CT
leaving some of his fortune for education
al purposes and he wanted to give the
money to college where young men
were TO be found who had to make their
way rather than to the great institutions
patronized by the rich. and he selected
Amherst.
Mr.. Emo will be remembered as the man
who paid within recent years, large
claims arising out of the failure long be-
fore the war of n big business house of
which he was the head. These claims
were in no sense legal. but Mr.. Emo paid
out an immense sum. as he believed he
was morally bound to settle every dollar
of Indebtedness. Many of the creditors
had been dead many years. In such cases
the heirs, who probably never heard of
the facts, received the money.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
oUARRELED OVER CARDS.
One Cluhman Sues Another for As
sault.

One CIuhman Sues Another for As
sault.
New York March I2.-Charles b. Nor
ris. member of the Harlem Club. was
arrested Yesterday in a suit brought
against him by Robert Bonynge, a fell
low-member of the club. and Supreme
Court stenographer, to recover SlO.Wt
damages for an assault. Morris was
brought TO the sheriffs office. where he
gave bail in ST. 900
Bonynge. in his complaint. alleged that
while engaged in game of euchre at
the club, On December q last. he saw
Morris renege, and charged him with do
ing So Morris. according TO Bonynge.
called him a liar. and followed this up by
striking him a violent blow over the re-
gion Of the heart. The result of the blow
has. Bonynge says. been attended with
serious effects.
Morris denies that he struck Bonynge
over the heart. He admits a row over
the game of cards. but says he slapped
Bonynge in the face with the back OF
his hand.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
YOUNG DISPTTANTS.
Two Newark Boys Quarrel and an
ARRAY Ensues.

New York March 12-"Dickey' Ryer-
son. nine years old, Of No. 100 Bleecker
Street Newark. and ''Wally' Webel.
eight years old. of No. lie Washington
Street. were both pupils at the Burnett
Street Public School in that city until
a short time ago. when ''Dickey'' was
expelled for misconduct He suspected
that "Wally' was in measure 10 blame
for his expulsion. and has since held a
grudge against him. so "Wally" says.
Yesterday 'Dickey'' was a prisoner in
the Second Criminal Court. and "Wally'
was there as complainant against him.
'-Wally's" head was swathed in band
ages
'Wally" told the court that he had
been attacked by "Dickey'' on Thursday
evening and stabbed with a jackknife.
'Dickey' was was very much subdued
in court. and could say nothing. His faith
ct said the boys got fighting. but insisted
that "Wally' was the aggreSsor. Judge
Lambert paroled "Dickey' for the grand
Jury.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-12
THE INDIANS WOULD BE QUIET.
No Danger to BE Feare Because of
the Withdrawal of Troops.

The mobiliZing of the American Army
on the Atlantic Coast has brought ru-
mors from the West of a possible out
break among the Indians when the SOL
diers shall have been withdrawn.
THE time for outbreaks of that char
acter is past" said Indian Commissioner
Jones, when seen by a Times reporter
this morning.
1T would make no difference in the
control of the Indians if every soldier
should be withdrawn from the West.
THE Indians are peaceably inclined and
under the Indian agents and the Indian
police, there is not possibility of an out
break"
Some Army officers claim that the pres
ence of soldiers alone in the West keeps
the Indians in check, while the Indian
Office claims that most of the uprisngs
are caused by overt acts on the part of
the settlers.
There has not been an outbreak
among the Indians for a long time" said
Commissioner Jones, land the tribes are
so scattered and decimated that should
they unite and take the war-path. they
could easily be stopped by the civil au-
thorities
THE War Department will not consid-
er the possibility of an Indian outbreak. -