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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
New Man-Stoppinr Bullet,

Experiments were conducted in Bir.
mingham recently with a new man
stopping projectile, the invention OF
Mr.. Leslie B. Taylor, the managing
director of the famous firm of West
ley, Richards & Co. The main object
Of the new bullet is to produce a more
extensive wound at short distances;
but its resisting power was proved at
100 yards, which is considerably in ex-
cess of the range at which an officer
would use revolver. "Wait till you
see the whites Of his eyes," is the max
i'm practiced in regard to revolver fir
ing in the army. The bullet, which
weighs eighty grains, has a fat, ex-
posed lead core projecting from the
nickel envelope. The protruding lead
is undercut in tapering fashion to-
ward the point where the nickel jacket
terminates. The shoulder thus serves
to cut or punch out on impact clearer
entrance hole of much larger dimen-
sions than the ordinary shaped bullet.
The fiat surface naturally retards the
passage of the bullet, which therefore
expends greater amount of bullet
energy within the object struck. This
process of resistance is increased by
the presence of an air chamber at the
base of the nickel envelope, which en-
ables the lead to shorten and at the
same time mushroom. The accuracy
of fight was tested against the cylin-
dro-conoidal bullet, and on firing from
a 12-yard range the ordinary bullet
passed straight through 4-inch
beech target, while the new bullet pen
etrated an inch and half. It COM
pletely shattered large bones, and was
then tried on a piece of beef foot in
diameter. The ordinary Mauser bull
let passed straight through the flesh,
but the new one was arrested six
inches from the point of impact. One
curious effect that it produced was that
it made hole at the point of entrance
three times bigger than the surface of
the fat nose of the lead, and in this
respect it was as effective as the man
stopping bullet now in use in the Brit
ish army. Considering the vast differ
ence in weight and size of the projec-
tiles, the destructive power of the new
bullet was rather remarkable. Various
kinds Of bullets were used from the
Mauser weapon and the present service
revolver, and the opinion Of military
and sporting authorities was that the
new bullet is a decided Improvement"
on the ordinary projectile.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Holds Street Car Transfers-Thimble
That Cuts Thresd-New Man-stoppine
Bulist-The Value Of Vaccination
Tho Value Of Vaccination.

The fierce attack recently made by
Alfred Russell Wallace in his able book,
the "Wonderful Century," on vaccina-
ton, has called out opinions held by
other scientists in different parts Of the
world on the subject. One of the lat
est to appear as an advocate of vac
cination is DR.. Bizzozero of Rome, who
has lectured in that city in manner,
says correspondent of the London
Lancet, to make deep impression. He
passed over his own country, Italy thus
leaving his foreign readers in ignor-
Germany, he said, is alone in doing it's
entire duty by its people in respect to
vaccination. That great empire, in
consequence of the calamitous small
pox epidemic of 1901, enacted the
law of 1874, which makes vaccination
obligatory at the tenth year. What
was the result? With a population Of
50,000,000 having in 1871 lost 900
lives by smallpox, she found by her
law of 1874 the mortality diminished so
A~p~oAS SA1L tOOdy IuC OASSdSS uuO UCA .
only 116 victims a year. These cases,
moreover, occur almost exclusively on
her frontier. If it were true, Professor
B1zzoZerO went on to say, tnat a good
vaccination does not protect from cpl
denies, we ought to find in smallpox
epidemics that the disease diffuses it.
self in the well vaccinated no less than
in the non-vaccinated countries. But
1t is not so. In 1901, during tle
Franco-Prussian war, the two peoples
lnterpenerated each other, the German
having its civil population vaccinated
optionally, but it's army completely re-
vaccinated, while the French (popula-
ton and army alike) we're vaccinated
perfunctorily. Both were attacked by
smallpox; but the French army num-
bered $4,000 deaths by it, while the
German army had only 27S; and in
the same tent, breathing the same air,
the French wounded were heavily Wis
Iited by the disease, while the German
wounded, having been vaccinated, had
not single case.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
The Locust's Song.

Washington Post: Nanny was she'll
ing peas when I went in to see her,
and we exchanged remarks about the
weather. I expressed the hope that
the morrow would be cooler. Law,
no, chile,' said Nanny, 1T won't be
no cooler while the hot bug keeps hol-
lering. There he goes!" as the shrill,
ear-piercing cry of a locust Whirred
out. There he goes again. I been
hearin' him all day, and he certainly
means hot weather, the hot bug does. I"
And if ever a name fitted down to the
ground it is that of hot bug, for, ex-
cept the wall of a fretful baby, there
is no noise in all the world quite so
comfortless, so dreary and so hopeless
ly hot-sounding as the cry of a locust.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
JOHNSTON'S
ADVENTURE.

know this story is true, for John
ston told it to me himself, and he has
not imagination enough to invent an
untruth.
He told me that if you should at
tempt to enter into conversation with
a fellow-passenger in Chicago train
he probably would present you with
the card in question as delicate hint
that he wanted to be left in peace.
81 am going down to Warwickshire
tomorrow I said"-continued John
ston-" to spend few days with Sco-
bic, and I'll take this card with me. If
some one insists on talking to me when
I'm reading my paper I'll try what
handing him the card will do.'
II took the train at Euston, travelling
second class.
my fellow-passenger was a fine
looking woman of about 80. The heat
of the day and the excitement of catch
Ing the train had given her a florid
color, and could see that the desire of
condemning the weather and exposing
the wickedness of a cabman was strong
within her.
presently the woman caught my eye
and said, I beg your pardon, but will
you tell me the exact time? My cab
man.
But here I handed the woman the
Chicago card I had received the day
before
"She read it and then said, oh, in
deed! So sorry. Pray excuse me- and
then lapsed in silence, while resumed
my newspaper and congratulated my
self on the efficacy of the American
plan OF dealing with railway bores.
1T is true that my conscience did
give me an occasional twinge, for the
distinction between telling a lie and
handing a person ready-made lie
printed on a card was not very per-
ceptible. I asked myself whether in
giving the woman a card with the
words, I am deaf and dumb I had not
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
niece, and the swaying Of the carriage
nearly threw her on my lap.

niece, and the swaying Of the carriage
nearly threw her on my lap.
"Just then the elder lady began one
of those nervous and hurried searches
for her purse which women when tray
cling are SO prone to make.
1t is gomez she exclaimed, and
am sure that fellow in the corner
picked my pocket when I was looking
out of his window
He could not have done that re-
piled the niece, for l was looking at
him at the time, and he never once
took his hands or his eyes away from
his newspaper
MY dear child! Do you suppose
you are quick enough to watch the mo-
tions Of professional pickpockel
That man has my purse, am perfectly
sure of it; and I shall give him in
charge the moment we get to Rugby
1T was clear that I must bolt from
the carriage the instant the train
reached Rugby platform, and before a
policeman could be called The train
was already slowing and hastily gath
cred up my rug and umbrella and pre-
pared to move toward the door.
"'No, you don't, my man. said Mrs.
Scoble, rising and taking possession OF
the door by the simple process OF
thrusting half Of her ample person
through the window.
II saw at once that the game was
up.
THAT man has picked my pocket
said Mrs. Scoble, as soon as the police
man opened the door. Search him
and you'll find my purse in his posses
sion. 1t is marked "A. D. S. and has
four flve-pound notes, two sovereigns,
and some change in it, besides my
ticket
"'What do you say to this?' the po-
liceman asked me, evidently impressed
with the certainty OF my guilt.
Simply that it isn't true replied
I know nothing of the lady's purse
and 1 can easily convince you that
am a respectable person.
"'My goodness!' exclaimed my ac-
cuser. Why, the fellow isn't deaf and
dumb after all! Constable, he pre-
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been guilty of lying as certainly as I
should have been if I had told her the
same thing in so many words.
AT Willesden Junction another pas
senger got in. This time it was a
young lady who was evidently expected
by the elder lady.
by and by my attention was aroused
in spite Of myself by hearing the elder
lady mention my name. You see,' she
said, I had to come down today be-
cause John has asked that tiresome
Johnston to spend a week with US, and
OF course it wouldn't do for me to be
away
"'But, auntie,' said the other, how
do you know that he is tiresome if you
have never seen him?'
"I know it, for one thing, because
Johns friends always are tiresome. It
does seem as II he deliberately selected
the most stupid men he could find and
asked them down to Greencroft, just to
make life a burden to me. And then,
my dear, for another thing, tried to
read this detectable Johnston's books.
Anything more stupid and silly you
can't possibly imagine
so was actually travelling in the
same carriage with Scoble's wife and
niece, and tho former was dreading my
arrival at her house and looking upon
me as tiresome nuisance.
1.-THE two ladies talked on, but hap
PLY seemed to forget the existence Of
the unfortunate Johnston. Once Mrs.
Scoble came to the window where was
sitting, to point out something to her
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
Holds Street Car Transfer.

Something new in railroad street
car punches is a magazine transfer
punch, especially suitable for small
roads. The instrument, which . is
tiny affair, as shown by the illustra-
ton, is loaded (this one holding ESQ
transfers)~at the station and locked.
To issue transfer the conductor sets
a pointer, which is On the end of the
small cylinder opposite the time dial,
to indicate the route for which the
transfer is intended and then turns the
time dial through one revolution, when
transfer ticket bearing the date,
time, place of issue and destination is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14

cut of. TIE article hab found ready
sale all over Germany. The obnoxious
habit OF biting the thread off with the
teeth would be avoided by the adop-
ton of this thimble. AS rule. scis-
sors are never where they ought to be,
and our women are spared half-day's
work in hunting for them! That's what
the German inventor says,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
Various Kinds of Hospitals.

The sign doll Hospital has long
been more or less familiar, and like
wise that of Umbrella Hospital" and
to these has been more lately added
that of 'Hat Hospital" all indicating,
of course, places in which repairs are
made.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
=, - =.
Right I'm His Line,

First Crook-"Ji Jimmy ain't got
enough spunk. He takes things OF
people," Second Crook Dat his biz
He's q ptckpocket." -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14
OF Axe from Birth.

VI A10 AIOm bICHs
A prince of Wales is Of age from his
birth, and a chair is placed for him
on the right Of the throne in the house
OF aords.-Philadelphia Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-14

turnable knife. When a thread is to
be cut of the knife is to be opened by
the-srnah handle, so that the thread Is
put between the two cutting edges and
by closing up the knife the thread is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
NiAGARA'S NEW BRIDGE.
1t Will Span the Gorge on the Site of thu
Structure Destroyed in 1864.


Structure Destroyed in 1864.
A special dispatch to the New York
Sun from Niagara Falls, N. Y, says:
A new suspension bridge is to be built
across the Niagara gorge. During the
past two years both of the famous sus-
pension bridges at the Falls have
given away to steel arches, and the
new suspension bridge W therefore,
be the only structure of the kind to
connect New York state with the Do
minion of Canada.
The bridge will extend from the points
near the village of Lewiston, N. Y, and
the quaint old town of Queenston, Ont,
where in 1S50-51 another suspension
bridge was built to connect the Lew
iston Mountain with Queenston
Heights. That old bridge was many
years ahead of the profitable demands
of the times. and when it was destroy
the old bridge forms one of the impor-
tant events in the history of the Mag
ara region. Early in 1854 mighty
mass of ice came down the Niagara
river from Lake Erie. The owners of
the bridge were fearful for the safety
of the structure, for the guys were an
chored just above high water mark
Orders We're issued to loosen the guys
and lift them up out of the way of the
icy mass. This was done, the ice jam
went out, and no damage was caused
The guys were not reanchored, how
ever. Suddenly, out from the southwest
there came a fierce gale, which swept
down the Niagara chaSm. 1t caught the
bridge full on the side, and soon the
structure was swinging back and forth
The men in charge could do nothing to
protect it from the wind. About IL
O'Clock on the morning of Monday Feb
l, 1864, it gave great surge and then
the greater part of it fell into the river
below. 1t was a complete wreck Back
and forth the old cables swung until
last fall they We're cut away.
From tower to tower the span of the
new bridge will be little more than
1000 feet, while the span of the sus-
pended portion will be about 500 feet
The outside width of the bridge will be
% feet, and the roadway will have a
width of 25 feet This width of floor
will afford room for single trolley car
track laid through the center, with
space on either side for teams. The
towers are four in number, two being
on each side of the river. Owing to a
difference in the height of the river
banks, those on the New York side are
about eight feet higher than those on
the Canadian side, their respective
heights being 26 and Is feet. The num-
Der of cables will be four and they will
be made out of the wire ropes that
formed the cables of the old upper sus-
pension bridge which stood close to the
Falls. The height of the bridge above
the water will be about 70 feet. The
bridge will be completed and opened for
next summers travel to the Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
FACTS OF REAL INTEREST.

A single grain of strychnine will en-
bitter 100000 grains of water.
1t costs about $4,000 to patent an
invention all over the world. There are
GA countries in which a patent can be
protected.
By mixing "A harmless powder. sub
nitrate of bismuth with the food. the
movements of the stomach may be
seen by means of the Roentg0a rays.
1t has been calculated that the loss
from illness averages 20.00000O weeks
of work in the year, or 21s per cent. of
the work done by the whole population
between Is and 60 years of age.
Spiders are serious plague in jap
an. They spin their webs on the telc-
graph wires and are SO numerous as
to cause a serious loss of Insulation
Sweeping the wires does little good, as
the spiders begin all over again.
Milan has a curiosity in a clock
which is made entirely of bread The
maker is a native of India, and he has
devoted three years of his time to the
construction of this curiosity. The
clock is of a respectable size and goes
well.
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PORTO Rlco's CHURCHES.
Now They Belong to the United State
Government, Says the Rev. Mr.. Sloan.

Now They Belong to the United States
Government says the Rev. Mr.. Sloan.
From the New York sun.
The United States government is the
owner of so fine churches and more than
80 converts, parish houses and other
church buildings This statement is
made by the Rev. W. Fl. Sloan, who re-
turned last week from Porto Rico,
where he went to look over the field as
an advance agent for the American
Baptist Home Mission society. 1t was
in the business office of the secretary
of the interior of the island that Mr..
Sloan held the English service, the first
in San Juan, an account of which has
been telegraphed here. Concerning it
Mr.. Sloan said.
1.-The secretary told me that every
church building of every kind on the
island of Porto Rico was held in fee
simple by the Spanish government. He
said the titles were in his office and not
in the hands of the Catholic church.
With the transfer Of sovereignty from
Spain to the United States the transfer
of title passed, and hence the United
States are the owner of these buildings.
Holding this to be beyond dispute, he
offered me church or two.
AT Mayaguez, thriving city of 20
900 inhabitants, situated in the south
from where General Miles landed there
was being built at the time a very fine
church. / has a Steel frame with spire
complete. When news of the landing
of the Americans arrived the worknIen
laid down their tools and those tools
were still scattered about the building
when l was there. Holding services in
the place, some of the people good-na
turedly told me l might take the build
ing and finish it.
THE first service | held in San Juan
[ got a congregation by going into the
park, mounting a sea- and beginning to
read the Scriptures. In other places |
had to take time to advertise myself.
After the people were forbidden to go
to hear me found myself known every
where, and the people tfOcked in great
numbers to hear me. / do not attribute
the great Outpouring of people to hear
me to any ardent religious tendencies,
but rather to their curiosity and their
desire to honor an American. The peo-
pie are very grateful to Americans.
Their loyalty to us is quite remarkable
AS in most Spanish countries, the NO.
men do practically all of the churca-
going to Catholic services. l preached
in theaters for the most part. | think
there will no. be the slightest trouble
about Protestants getting a firm foot
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
THE SKIPPER AND THE CONSUL,
Stately Function in Samoa Where
Yankee Heartiness Was Embarrassing.

Out in the much VeXed kingdom of Sa-
moa where international politics and
policies have engendered much personal
and individual rancor, it is usual to find
a large part of the resident white popu-
lation of the beach at Apia on the re-
verse of speaking terms with one an
other. Still when it comes to a case
Of celebrating some national holiday
1t is customary for all the English
speaking people to act in accord and to
turn out for American and British festal
days with impartiality of attendance
and enthusiasm.
The most pretentious of such events
in late years was the British consuls
celebration of the queens diamond jub-
lice. There was a cruiser in port, H. B.
NJ. S. Lizard, about the size and por-
tentous appearance of a converted fer
ryboat, but it had shoot guns aboard,
and could at least make a noise that
was a large lift toward the success of
the celebration. There We're religious
exercises which all in official life at
tended in full uniform. There were
games of polo and cricket. There We're
exhibition drills of bluejackets and ma
rines by day and fireworks by night. A
most remarkable band happened to be
stranded in Apia at the time, and It
played what was supposed to be music
whenever it was not being violently
suppressed by its victims.
The eliminating of the three days
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
Special Bargains.

We have a very good little Fischer
upright piano for sale at s95. A splen-
did Estey for $175 and very good
Mathushek at $780, on terms of $40
monthly payments. We also have some
very good slightly used organs which
we are offering for $50, $35 and $40 on
terms of IS, monthly payments.
ORION BROS,
305 North Main Street
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Beautiful Paris-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
Painters,

There is no good reason why all
should be painters, but there is a good
reason why all painters should use the
right kind of material, such as is sold
by Schatzlen Paint Co., IA w. Broad
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05

Beautiful Paris-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in adj
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05

DR.. T. G. Heine, specialist, eye, ear,
nose and throat, venereal diseases and
diseases of women, has moved from
Lizzie block to 401 Hennessy block. Tel.
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hold in the island within a very short
time. The people are poor and cannot
build such churches as are here III New
York. but then such churches are not
needed in that warm climate"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05

NJ. f, MAYER. Assayer-Samples by
mail or express will receive prompt and
careful attention. Gold and silver bullion
a speciality. No. 40 West Park street
Butte. p. 0. Box Sic.
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Calling Cards.

Call al the Standard office, 81 East
Broadway, and see the latest styles of
calling cards.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
OCULISTS.
DETECTIVE AGENCY.

w. H. CRABTREE,
DETECTIVE AGENCY.
IS Silver Bow block, Butte formerly As
sistant Superintendent Pinkerton's.)
Detective business transacted in strict
est confidence VIII not engage in divorce
cases References furnished upon appliea-
ton. Consultation and correspondence So
lcted.
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MINING MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE
Leading Business Firms Of Montana.
ASSAYERS.


E. ST1CHT & co.
Reliable assay office. Established 1882
The largest and best equipped laboratory
in Montana 3l6 n. Main st, P. o. Box GIL,
Butte Mont.
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Office half block north of P. o.
430 North Main ST.. Butte.
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THOS BUGGY
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warrant for his arrest for failure to
provide for his family, the night be-
fore, was arrested yesterday and re-
leased on bonds for his appearance
Roney displayed bills showing he had
paid $40 to one store last month for his
family and said his wifes recent COM
plant against him for beating her had
caused him to lose his job and that con-
sequently he had not been able to do
anything for his family since