The evening times., 1899-03-13
NOTES OF THE DAY.

parks of that city TO the hogTs befoss J. - = m
and after p. III. This action was suggested
br serious accidea. due to the frightening OF
a horse by motor carriage.
The ili-repute of the lie du Diable where Cap
tain Dreyfus lansuiaIies. is not likely to be r.
moved by the explanation that it receives its
sinister name not from tile devil but f.am 4
wildly depIayed convict once confHed there. who
Was called the devil BY his tormented jaiiers-
bill to provide for a read tax rebats Of 81
to every faGrer who shall display sign with his
name On it en- place his farm whore it can
be read by plssers-by. has been introduced in
the Wisconsin Legislature. The object OF tins
curious measure has rot vet been EId. olcaE
\ Belfast. Me. man. Elbridge : Pitcher by
name, has a leather wallet. Of an extremely o'd
pattern. the inside Of which Is written. .TT.iS
pocketbook was taken from Bsniamin WeLt-
w0rtns pocket after he was wounded in hittlc
by Sion Wentworth his brother, in the French
war, l55G''
1t Is rumored that the tricycle. Is likely to de-
pose the donkey in the affections Of the London
cosser. All the romance which Chevaiier has
spread over the denizens OF the old Kent Road
would vanish should the gentlemen OF the pea=-
lis discard the patient noSe for the putsnt tire
while Hampstead Heath would lose half -
glory.
y monument has been erected On the BATTLEFIELD
Of Doornkoop in mencry Of 'J1mesou's Troop
eIS." who ieIi in the memorable raid three years
ago. The moEums nj i simplicity itself. From
a Iedp OF hOw.ders Ti-as roughly en-rIysn
cross. bearing merely vague inscription Noj
even the naHies oi those who's bodies S-re buried
beneath axe given.
A New York florist drives about town wiki a
delivery wagon made Ike small greenioslse.
The frame, with it, peaked roof. Is Of iron paint
ed white, and the side and root are made OF
small paneS Of glass In the rear ei the wagon
i the door, through which plants removed
for delivery. In the front there is a tov stove.
/ not much larger than those used IN a dolls
/ house, and leading from IT aEd posing It's nose
| out through the solid panel OF the house
/ i bit Of Stovepipe. from which a small
| cloud Of smoke trails away IN the rear aS ia.
| wagon moves along the street.
All Of the governments have fallen back upon
! copper compositions in which cop
per is the Predominant metal. for she4thfn=
! their WaE-hipS. sJys a writer IN the North
] American Review" ElectropIayinC the bottoms
/ Of ships with copper has recently been expert
| neHtcd extensively with. and this d0F~ away
! with many of the old objections copper
| shedthiHg. Where the copper plates were nailed
| on the ships ''pittinS nearly always started ~
! the mil hole=- II the sllt water was allowed O.
! enter here, even in the smallest quantity.
\ Ft-ion would begin Jt once, and iu short tiEar
| do-gTeJt damage To the steel -lTFf. In electro
! plating, however. the copper ~heati.ing j put
| On IN one unbr'ken mas and there l. no dan
/
/ has been elactroplated with copper. a smooth
/ and UHbTosen surface i presented and II ur-
I - cio~-iy that the -!s-athiEg clhHo; he removed
I without sometime chipping on the iflu-
Tla recent los O; tl- iil-iared yscht PsrI Jones
IN the Gulf u Ylasieo Las Jgou=h, 45out ca
Tious question 1T law. The vid Of Henry Yo-
oum- owner oi tbc beat. LETT al the te-tator',
/ fortune TO h~ daughter. and provided that. u
ease HeT d.IJH occurred previous 10 that Of her
frh. Mr. NJ frrrr-
cr dsFgct heirs. Now. both father and iluEursr
were lost wiJh Jlr ysclt. ard because the latter,
too. has heirs there arises sine query 60 whp
died hT-s. A. Tie exact fate 0T tiIe b.tr aud
those on board must forever remain q uy~t-rv.
il j. OF course. impossible rp give answer
tilm fact. bat 5DaTc may v"ty probably BE-
legal reply quite - satisfactory t' 40 least ere
party u ] rcf1em'5er rightly -@yS writer iu
philadelphia Pra--. the old Roman law lHli
that IN cas- ui SiiipETsrS q person uai.r fifteen
I y,1ss cf age should De prg-Iwsd t1 de hn..E,
Older victim 81 tise same catastrophe Nnayr
/ the agc of fifteen. the elder Of tie TWO persons
wLS presumed leo have died first. IT. this case
the daughter twenty. hut the f'eir- Of Jie
father propose, &c Is aid 90 have tsH, flr ts-
estate.
The Us. OF bel;iu- in driving machinery Is di--
/ oyis-ed 10y an expert in the --A@r 81 steel Ous
/ point LpJed i tl-t a Hzjarity ii belys ars zoo
=!pir. For this rhs architect yf yhe rsilI th.-~
fellows who get up blue prints are generally to-
7
/ iar one that i only twenty-five feet. The slack
/ OF q belt viii enable IL Go withstand aHd
/ cover from the shoth 70 ria variable lead pIt
Tire additional cost of q WiiI arranged
I for all tire belts to b. reasonably I0n. viii be-
apaid many times IN tine saving IN b-irS,
and the la-- II valuable time ocsa-i0usi 10y short
/ belts, and especially large ones that are used
I with u-utvEcr. breaking. D., that entirely to
much weight i pat III. ti-htenpr-rhg tight
/ eUer boxes. The object ui 70 ti-HtenCr j. 70 pre-
vent slipping Of the belt. Ii the tigi1eneF i
not heavy enough "a prevent This then large
/ box X pUt on. or adjusted 10y weights . tie
frame Into this box without anv Judgment
whatever. hundreds pounds Of ald castings sr
/ brick placed tC stop the helt from slipping
| NJ mathematical calculation whatever i used.
/ \ thousand pounds II extra weight Is often u-gd
I when fifty pounds would answer Tic result i
{ tiat the belt j. urdrf Is constant and severe
! strain night and ja!-
! Evidences that NuI-t explorers -aijed over the
| waters Of Lake Superior ia t;51-1r that some
] body i TRYING 10 play large and ,"Iguu joke
on the aFcilarolo-i>tS Of Chi,sgo'S most learned
-uburb-hl- is-t been discovered in a North
/ Minnesota village. say tHp New YORK Tiae--
I The evidence takes the shape of a large fLs
stone. inscribed with characters said 20 Zee lsiuc.
! which a yeIug Norwegian tanner has iU~t t1snd
| or, at least dag Up rvtr the lake ssigse i'm thr
/ little town of heHSIuSJGu- H. seal copy Ut
! the inscription Co enc ct tue professors IN the
Northwestern University gud ysy urt-',-~sE reads
the rune a. folov<- y nufuher ~ N.f~-nieu
[
/ hard Il Ih, West. We had camp aloug with
| beats day journey from This stone. " got
! out daily L. ii-h, and one day ai,er We c8G,r
/ home We found "a man red with blood and dead
/ t;o5d-I,y. Rescue ffatH frr. Had ANYONE ~uch
| Il friend q, had. Nuv way % look
| after ship. and fourteen dJy~ Journey from
| this island" This j. all very important il az
| tLcutic. The stone. its nU.lar -ay- wa~ covered
| with six feet ot dirt. hId been cracked by the
| roots Ci large tree. aud it, re~jIaS place Was
| LID feet above the present level OF the lake
| II has been forwarded the university, ans, n
/ the experts agree ON IL Grnunenes> there Il
likely To be ! great >,ir in archaeological cir-
| clrs
Treating of the electric utilization Of water
| fails. l.. u. ". Nogie says in "Cas>er'> Maya
zine Generally speaEing. other things
naming equal, generating plants, comprising the
| power house, hydraulic, and electric machinery.
as a whole. eo>t les, the head increases. until
certain limits have been reached. When the
| head Is low, ranging from four To ten feet. IL
| REQUIRES 4 comparatively large wheel for reIa-
tiveiy small amount oi power, and then only
slow speeds be attained. When large units
are desirable, ! number Of such wheels must b.
coupled together in order to get the required
| power. The speed required can be raised CT low
cred to certain extent, depending on the s!ze
| OF the wheel. Ii higher speeds az low heads
be desired for large units. many wheels must be
| operated together, requiring not only a great
deal of room. and consequently q larger power
/ house. but considerable line shafting- gears.
| couplings ctc.. which not only increase the IHi-
\ tiai cost hut increase the cost OF operation and
| maintenance OF the plant. well Introduce
! another source OF inefhciency. With higher heads
| a larger amount OF power can be Ohtdaned from
] fewer and smaller Wheels with higher speeds
| and. therefore, cheaper generating apparatus The
| cost Of generating apparatus for a given clpae-
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