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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
RUDE ENEMIES,
They Might Even Shoot Into the
Pretty Places at Newport
From the Chicago News.


Frcm the Chicago News
great nsny people who have been
b-ithely talking about rushing into a war
with Spain will, we believe, pause and
reflect and grow dubious when they read
the latest news from the seashore-this
news being nothing less than that coli
taees and villages at the most approved
seaside resorts are not in nearly as great
demand as formerly, and that il war real
ly occurs there is question as to whether
Newport and Elberon will not be practi-
cally deserted
This brings up the astonishing fact, over
the enemy's ships might throw shells and
shot at the Marble house and Breakers
and even at the Casino itself.
Eminent historical authorities and coun-
sci learned in inter- ational law admit that
this is so and that there is nothing on the
books to prevent lowly Spanish gunner
from sending a projectile into Viewpoints
best houses without even an R. s. V. p.
attached. Son authorities go so far as to
say that a Spanish captain might in sup
rCsable case land a boatload of marines OF
no social standing at all and lead them
right into the drawing room.
Now that the fact has been brought to
general attention the monstrous defect in
the framework of things which it serves
t. point out will be rectified. Either there
will be another International congress, at
which certain inviolable localities will be
fixed and solemnly acknowledged, so that
on naval charts of the future places will
be marked where not even cannon ball
can go without an introduction or else
nice picturesque sea will be picked out
and set apart exclusively for the summer
uses of the elect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04

eXperimenters began to turn their attention
toward the use of solar heat for power
purposes. In that year NJ. Mouchot, then
professor of mathematics in the Lycee of
Alencon, began a series of experiments with
this end n view. Iii August of 1866 he
made his first solar engine. Ericsson was
al the same time busy with the same prob
lem. He estimated that concentrated solar
heat would eyaporate eight hters of water
when reelected from surface Of nine
square meters. furnishing the equivalent OF
one horse power. Frenchman named
p: FIRE assisted in Mouchots experiments in
France and Algeria, and as result a con-
ical reflector, erected first in the courtyard
at Tours in May, 1875. and afterward shown
al the Paris exposition in 1873, was used
to pump a continuous stream of water by
means of an engine whose only fuel was
the suns rays. 1t was Mouchot, with all
due credit to other inventors, who estab-
llshed the art of solar enginery, and while
later machines may bear the same relation
to his conical reflector that an ocean grey
hound bears to Fulton's Clermont, it is to
him that due credit should be given.
Strange as it may appear, the first patent
granted for solar engine in this country,
SO far as can be learned, was dated March
20, 1877, and was &c two California invent
ors. who were prevented from developing
it by interest in other matters.
1t may be asked why any one should
spend thousands of dollars in experiment.
ing with the construction of solar engines
when coal is so plenty and electricity is
coming into such common use for motive
power. 1t might appear as though solar
engines would not be needed until the
worlds supply of coal runs short and that
such an invention is ages in advance Of its
Iced. But 1t must be taken into account
that there are great areas In this country
where coal is neither accessible nor cheap;
where the water runs under the ground
and where the sun shines through clear
sky for three-quarters of the year. Such
are conditions to be met by solar en-
gines. The area of California, Arizona, Ne
vada, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico is
10000 square miles. equal to that of all
the states east of the Mississippi river ex-
cept Wisconsin and Michigan.
The sale of 100000 windmills west of the
Mississippi river last year indicates that
there is a demand for power in the So
called arid regions, provided it can be pro-
cured at a reasonable cost, and the solar
engine has the great advantage over the
windmill that sunlight in these regions is
more plentiful than wind, and the means OF
utilizing. 1t is more efficient, for the wind
mill is but a wasteful power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Wisdom Beyond His Years.

From the Chicago Post.
His mother found him in the jam and
reprimanGed him. A little later she caught
him teasing his baby sister and reprimand-
ed him again.
Il don't see what's got into you. Willie"
she said. You're usually the good little
boy, but today you're up to all kinds OF
mischief.''
I'm tired of being good" he returned
with juvenile frankness.
Tired of being good" she exclaimed.
What do you mean by THAR
We'll, brother Bob is naughty most of
the time, and you're always giving him
thirgs to get him to be good, and l guess
I'll be naughty for awhile and see If don't
get something, tco."
Sometimes a youngster seems to have
wisdom beyond his years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Chinese Playing Cards.
From the Chicago News.

EfOm tne SnichgO NeWb
John Chinaman Is almost, II not quite, as
versatile as the Hindoos in the variety OF
his cards and games. The Chinese packs
vary In number considerably. They consist
Of from thirty to 40 cards, the latter being
called q series" They also vary In size,
color and quality. As In euchre, the Chi
nese sport Joker (sometimes three or
four), plain card which can take the place
Of any other card. Some packs have
rounded corners. with distinctive suit-sym-
bols marked on each card. while othsrs are
rectangular.
The number Of games played by the Chi
nese h apparently without end. The Khai-
pal packs are popular. Khan-hoo Ii q very
wen known game In the celestial empire,
SO much 30. indeed. that an English gem
tleman connected with the consular service
In China ordered some Khan-hoo packs to
be manufactured by weIl-known English
firm. with q vieN Of popuiarising the game
In England.
Fan-tan b another very popular game In
China Its distinctive feature b that no
ono except the bank has ever been known
to leave the table winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Silenced the Ducks.

Gro.l the Colorado Springs Facts.
had q little chat with Santa Fe off,
cial few days ago. and he told me
gather amusing story about one Of their
oaggagemen- He said nearly every night
this baggageman has several coops of live
domestic ducks in his car to be shipped
through. and during the night when he
has no baggage to deliver at small sta
tons IL has been his habit and privilege
to lie down on sn improvised couch and
doze- With the advent of the ducks his
doing stopped. The almost constant
Quackins of the ducks, who could not un.
derstand their strange environment would
not permit OF sleep. For many nights as
he lay awake. he planned relief. He
thcught Of strangiinx the ducks or chloro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
POWER WITHOUT FUEL.
Another Attempt To Utilize Solar Heat
for Work.

From. the Boston Transcript.
Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of peo-
pie going out on the Boston and Albany
railroad through Brookline have noticed
just before coming to Longwood station a
peculiar iToE framework surmounted by
mirrors and Surrounded by a board fence.
Probably hundreds have speculated on the
nature of this peculiar contrivance, and
here and there. perhaps, one has been
fouLd VINO recognized at glance that the
machine could be nothing more nor less
than solar engine, for certainly no such
combination of mirrors could be framed for
any other purpose. These who have made
this guess have arrived at a correct con-
sclusion For some time q number of Bos-
ton capitalists have been working on this
machine, and last Monday afternoon the
completed solar engine. crude though ii is,
was given successful test.
The running of engines without fuel, by
the direct use Of the suns rays, has occu-
pleG the attention Of scientific men in all
ages of experiment. That it mas been
brought to a success the Boston men in
terested In the present machine believe, and
from the results of the tests it may be said
1hat the direct use of solar power seems
only to be q question of commercialism.. 1t
remains to>be determined that the Boston
device is the best or most practicable of its
kind
So far is known Euclid, the famous
mathematician. was the first to investigate
the theory of solar heat and Archimedes
the first to experiment practically in hello
dynamics-his feat of setting fire to the
Roman fleet which was besieging Syracuse
by setting the tarred rigging and sails on
fire by reflected light being a practical
demonstration which satisfied even the
skeptical Romans The skeptics of the
eighteenth century doubted the truth of
the story about the burning of the ships,
and the learned naturalist, Button conduct
ed a series of experiments to demonstrate
that the act of Archimedes was within the
bounds of possibility. With a series of 154
mirrors at a distance of $50 feet he caused
a tarred plank to smoke in two minutes,
when the sky was partially obscured. This
was in 1147. Saussure. instead of employ
ing refectors, used series of cylinders of
glass, by which he caused water to boil in
the inner cylinder by direct sunlight alone.
Sir John HerSchel in 1888 turned his at
tention to the matter and conducted a Sc
ries Of experiments at the Cape of Good
Hope, demonstrating that it is possible to
use directly the tremendous energy in the
SUMS rays. Pouillet. the French physicist,
who engaged In solar radiation measure
ments. estimated that the suns rays, If
concentrated would in one year melt a
sheet of ice thirty meters in thickness, COW
ering the entire globe.
1t was not until as late as 1886. that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04

forming them. But neither expedient SEEM
ed good. Ore night a bright idea came to
him. After he had put 1t into execution
the ducks were silent. The next night he
had two coops OF unusually vociferous
ducks. As soon as 1t came time for sleep
he wrenched a slat from one of the GOODS.
reached Id and pulled out q duck From
his pocket he took Q small rubber band.
which he slipped over the ducks bill lust
back OF the nostrils. The duck tried to
quack. but the rubber band, while it
stretched q little. would not permit the
duck to open Its bill far enough to use
its tongue. Only a murmur came from Il.
One by one the ducks were muszled. and
the taggagem6n tested comfortably. The
commission men were surprised the next
morning when they received q lot OF ducks
when tho bands were removed the shouts
OF protest from the ducks were deafening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Worth 1t.
From Life.


Briggs-"Here's a man who advertises to
read any handwriting for ST.
Griggs-"You are not going to send him
any of yours, are your"
mo, but 1 just got letter from my best
girl, and thought L would like to know il
there is anything in it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
The Greatest Living, Composer.

From the st. Louis Globe Demottat.s
The greatest living composer of music Is
undoubtedly Verdi. Verdi is accfedited with
not including his latest production, which
has but recently been put upon the stage.
The amount of his work IL not excessive,
being far exceeded by that ipf Handel
Donixetti and several otherr composers. but
Its quality ID unapproachab3e. sHe belongs
not only to the past but to. the present OF
music for his remarkable power OF adapt
ing himself to changes In public taste has
enabled him to keep in sympathy with the
past eighty-four, and furnishes the only
instance In musical history OF D composer
retaining his powers almost unimpaired to
extreme old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
False Alarms of Fire.

There were two false alarms Of fire yes
terday, and, as usual, the engines chased
each other around town looking for the
cause 1t is said that should suitable cleo
trio fire alarm system be provided all of
this wild running after fires would he
avoided, and thus save the wear and tear
on horses and apparatus. The advocates
OF the present telephone system cannot ex-
plain how alarms are to be received when
the telephone exchange closes at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning and does not reopen until
10 o'clock Sunday might.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04

Underground London contains S.00S miles
Of sewers. "a coo miles of telegraph wires.
4 $50 miles Of water mains. $500 mties OF
gas pipes. all definitely fixed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

make unanimous demand for bak-
Sheesh one does not feel like be-
etadelns few piastres at such II mo-
ment Your glance strays uneasily
down the appalling length and breadth
OF that huge, steep stairway of Jagged
boulders. and You shudderingly won
der how many piastres it would take
Tor repairs to your anatomy II you
were to take an impremptu toboggan
slide to the bottom, TO keep up their
enthusiasm and give them an object in
getting you back alive YOU promise
them something. You find the whole
village waiting for you with open
palms at the bottom They swarm
over you like Siberian wolves on be-
ated traveller, whine and bully YOU
out OF all your change, your last Gig
arctic, everything you've got. and then
nearly mob you for not having more.
fon shake off the last of Your pursuers
At the door OF the hotel. pull yourself
ogether with sigh of relief. and Jour
aey homeward, vowing that things
will be largely otherwise and better
managed before YOU appear amid the
pyramids again.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
Queer Fish Tim, Wallis.

The Geological Gardens in London
have acquired no less than seven
walking fish, or mud shippers.
The mud skipper is large fish,
which walks on land frequently. It
also climbs trees and does other things
equally curious. A well grown speci-
men weighs from forty to fifty
pounds. 1t has a head something like
that of a mastiff, the resemblance be
Ing very striking about the lower Jaw
The scientific name of the mud skip
per is Periopthalmus.
The mud skipper walks principally
by means of its pectoral fins and its
tail 1t gets along exceedingly we'll.
It Is fairly common along the shores
OF the Indo-Pacife Ocean-that is to
say. in Southeastern Asia In Siam
plenty OF mud shippers are to be
found.
The most remarkable accomplish
ment Of the mud skipper is to climb
trees. With it's pectoral fins it catches
hold of tree trunk as firmly as if it
had hands. 1t goes up into the tree
In search of insects, sunshine and
fresh air.
The mud skipper has loud. hoarse
voice.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
Remarkable Folding Locomotives.

Some remarkable locomotives re
,ently built at Leedes, England. are de-
seribed in II recent issue of the Engi-
leer tLondon). A portion of their
proposed work is in tunnel headings.
where the clearance limits are eight
feet six inches in width and seven feet
Xix inches in height above the rail The
,nly parts of the engine which normal
y extend beyond these limits are the
stack and the cab. When engaged in
.unnel work the cab folds down level
With the top of the boiler and the stack
S removed The engineer then oecu-
)ies low shelf in the rear of the en-
zine, and the exhaust is turned into
he side tanks.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
NIGHT MEMORANDUM LAMP.
One of the Varied uscs Of the Incnn-
descent Electric Light

descent Electric Light.
Many of my best and most valuable
ana most merchantable thoughts. said
a man who writes things for a living.
come to me after | have gone to bed
at night II Is true that cares Cypress
me sometimes then and keep me-
awake, but not often. that is usually
my time for building castles in the air.
and for having people leave me for
tunes, and for conjming up all manner
OF good luck; and in this joyous men,
tai atmosphere | often have happy
ideas that can be worked up and turn
ed to account
Formerly, before | went to bed.
used to put my idea pad. with a pencil
by 1t, ON shelf in the adjoining room
near a gas jet. left burning low. as |
didn't want light in my sleeping
room. When an idea struck me would
get out of bed so Into the next room.
turn up the light, make note of it.
and 30 back TO bed. hut | didn't al
ways do this. wasn't what You
would call lazy, but if il was very
NN'N bAtNAiN VI I WIS Ntl y AlitA 1 NhulN
say to myself that | thought | could
remember that and So | would take the
chances. and then every time l would
forget It. don't know how much
money l lost in this way. but "A good
deal
But now have little table at the
head of the bed with the pad and pen
ell on that and, hanging down over IT,
an ineandescent electric light. | don't
have to get out of bed at all / have
only to turn the key of the shaded
light. pick up the pad and jot down the
idea. Then put the pad down on the
table again and turn out the light.
Now lose nothing. suppose |
must have saved enough the first week
TO pay tor putting in the light. and ev-
erything that save in this way is lust
$50 much clear profit
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

The old town of Cahaba, in Dallas
County. on the banks of the Alabama
River. was once the capital OF Ala
)ama said Mr.. G. w. Lewis. of that
State. Many years ago Cahaba was a
Furnishing town. having population
If several thousand, and the center of
rade for rich country. Now it is in
uns. melancholy picture of past
grandeur. Grass grows rank in its
,nee busy streets, and owls and bats
make their homes amid the fragments
" former handsome structures. 1t is
rs complete picture of desolation as
he eye of man ever beheld
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

Some Of the e rieal learning con.
tanned in the joins Hopkins Universe.
ty ut Baltimore mast have leaked over
to the Maryland PeGiteutary The
GOnyicts are not lowed to have to-
bacco or matches. und yet they smoked,
says the Electrical Review. How
they obtained a light for their erudely
made cigarettes puzzled the Warden
Finally ne discovered that some con
ylcts had obtained two pieces of cop
per wire, and with these had msde
connections with the electric-lisht
lines running into the prison They
made the ciga cites out of scraps Of to.
bacco and thea, using a lead pencil as
carbon, placed it between the ends Of
the copper wire, and thereby obtained
he 'ifed spark.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

Leave Lambertvire for Manuuka Chunk
1920 m l.37, 500 and s.23 p m. SUNDAY, H..& p co.
For Phiiiipshurg and Easton only 6.2s IN Ntrs
days.
Leave Frenehtown . 65, Osf7 am. , % $50 att
s.49 p m weekdays, s 40 IN sundays For Phi
lipsburg and Easton only, 7.0a p N.
Arrive NJ Philiipsburg 10 and lt.22 m, IT.
55s, 7.36 and 800 p. M. Sunday go D. ul.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.25, g45 and II - M. -.
6.0I and 8. 26 m. Sunday. 925 p In.
Arrive Belydere 7.68, 1922 and ll.5& IN, 3l9
6.32, e5i Sunday. 95l p IN.
Arrive Manuuka Chunk s.0a, l0.S0 and 80 Il M,
3.2i, 63s and obs N. sunday 9.5S nj.
Additional trains leave Beiyidere Tor Manuuka
Chunk 100 and $50 IN, and 22n y IA. SUNDAY.
100 m. Returning, leave hanunka chunk Tor
Beyidere SIS, l04s m, 10, 640 and 1000 p m.
sunday. i000 IN.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Mauunka
Chunk nj TO m, Belydere G.t5 n IN, Martin
Greek 6 IS a IA, arriving Lchigh Junction 5S IN,
will carry passengers and make stops At has sta
lions north of PhillpsbuTg.
Passengers for Broad Street Station. Philaiel-
phia, by trains leaving Manunka Chunk 80 ~
daily, and i2.23, $50 p IN weekdays, and leaving
fhilltpsburg sG0 a m daily, Ia0 and h11 7 m
ton. through ear Tor Manuuka Chunk is Al
taehed TO trains leaving Broad Street station al
6.O9, 800 IN, 1900 noon, and -, pm. ~ all
other trains passengers to or from kraai street
station change ears at Trenton
Connection Is made at Manunka CHING with
Delaware, Lackawanna Western Railroad Lee
high junction with Leh gh Valley .Lehigh 4 Sus
auehanna Morris Essex and New j eTBey CGntrs
Railroads. At Lambertyille with FlemiH gton Ran
road At Trenton with trains to and from No.
York, Camden &c,
FoTfurther Information see timetables vhioi
sAn be obtained at the tick ct oihees
Il WOOD
General Passenger Aerht
j. r. HUTCHINSON
General Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
BUII. DING A FORTUNE
ROMANTIC FOUNDING OF THE GREAT
GOBLET ESTATE.

The Death Of ogden Goeiet, One of
New York's Multi-Mniionaires Recalls
the Career of His shrewd Huguenot
Ancestor-Enormous Landed Interests.
The death In Europe, OF Ogden Goe-
let, while 1t will not separate the vast
estate which came to him in part
through his uncle Peter, nevertheless
may divide in two parts what has been
an individual holding, valued at be-
tween $35 600, 900 and 5000 900.
Next to the two Aston estates 1t was
the greatest In proportion of the real
estate holdings in New York city. Its
building up was az a romance. Some
what like the Aston interests, the heads
Of the various generations OF the fam
lily held on TO their real estate and
added to its extent. But, unlike tho
Astors, until very recently the Goelet
estate has adopted the principle of con-
slant Improvement, and the result Is
that It's buildings are now notable be-
cause as rule they represent the best
types of modern buildings.
Romance in wealth, as invested in
land and houses, is by no means unfa-
miliar to New York. But the founda-
ton of the vast property which came
together under Peter GOeet was e5tab
lished under peculiarly romantic cir
cumstances The history of the Edict
Of Nantes is one of the most interest
| ing episodes in the chronicles of
France. The sturdy. God fearing. trad
ing Huguenots, driven to desperation
! by the decree OF Louis, made all sorts
! Of efforts to escape from what they
| then deemed their cursed country.
Among the thousands of families was
| that of the Goeettes, who were stopped
al the borders OF the low countries and
sent back Only one member OF II.
| Jean escaped the French officers. and
| he came to this country in 1888. lie
was welcomed to New York almost as
a hero. He was personally attractive,
Of admirable address, and excellent ed
ucaton. He knew English and soon
made himself something Of social
factor in the little colony.
lie fell in love with, and married the
daughter OF John Cannon. II merchant,
In 1857, and with her came a conclder-
able fortune 1t was the turning of the
tide for the young FrenchInan Ac-
cepted as a partner by his father-in-
law. he finally became one of the well
known merchants of the cJlony.Th
children resulting from the marriage
were thrifty and added to the wealth
which was left by the Hugnenot mer-
chant
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF THEODORE H0rsEr, DECEASED
Pursuant to the order Of O. II. Sproul. Surrogate
of the County Of Hnnterdou, made on the twenty
seventh day Of Dee A. d. one thousand eight hun
dred and nlnety-seven, notice is hereby given 10
all persons having claims against the estate OF
Theodore Housed late Of the County of Hunter
don, deceased. to present the same under oath or
ail rmation, TO the subscriber, Executor OF
said deceased, within nine months from the date
of said otder ard any creditor negleellng TO
bring in and exhibit his or her claim under oath
or affirmation, within the time so limited, will
be forever barred OF his OF her action therefor
against the said Executor
Dated Dec. y, A. d 1879
LEVI BROWN
Dec, - 1877. Executor