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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

To his likin | suppose he flew in the hnilin
pot AMI cooked himself FIR the Christmas
dinner" observed Grady. adding aS an
aftcrthougEt. ''or baked himself in the
ashes"
And Quacked himself To death ~ayin
Roast duck. Roast duck" why don't
you say added Mrs. Malone. while the
company hurst into chorus Of laughter.
which was drowned 10y the angry blast
sweeping down the chimney with cy-
clonic force. and the cottage shook liz"
a lighthouse in Il tornado.
but, whisper. childcr." resumed the
story teller IL the gale went ~hricking
away over the meadow. "WhiSper. TIL
l tell you what happened the pratics
They were huhhlin i'll the pot when the
wind came down the chimney and blew
them, wathcr ami all. out upnn th,
hure and skinned the Jackets off Them
as clanc rs you'd do il wild a knife and
fork. Twas terrible To see the skins
hyin around the ccilin like bats in July
and the PraiticS dom Il jig un the flurc.
You hud Il fine chance ro be-. pInyiu
g"lluf wild the poker. thin. Mrs. Ma
lone said the irrrprcsSihle Grady
III | had your Wit and your galway.
Grady. I'd sell them both for button
TO fasten me lip. An ass always bravS
the loudeSt when he i empty. Is il hun
CRY you arcT'
m starvin for null"dge ma'am. Sure
l didn't mean To- hurt your fcclin's. Mrs.
Malone. TO listen To you is a liberal his
torical eddicaShun. 81 il is But I'm curl
Gus Ia know did the big wind blow the
varniSh off the clockE'
M did NOT 10 a..
had no fair chance az the clock hckasc !,
was inside the house. But I'm free 70
tell you that il blew all the paint off the
fence and the barn. whether you believe
II or no, and MurplYs pig was found in
the next county. fOto miles away"
Begorra. that's tbe first pig l ever
heard OF that had mugs" said Grady.
IL wish you worLxL't be interferin wild
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
HOw's This :.

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case Of catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY. * Co, Props Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known +. j..
Cheney for the last - years. and believe him,
perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West * TruaX. wholesale druggists,
Toledo, o..
Walding Kinnan Il Marvin.
wholesale druggists,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

Now. see here. Grady" said Mrs
Malone. I'm not he ballyrag2rd 10y You
amy more. wild your goat whiSkcrS and
pig eyes. had Scran tn you. Now. You
tell the story. Mcbbe you know what
the wind done Ia the drake"
1T didn't blow the toe nails off him
did itE' asked Grady innoccntly.
'No." said Mrs. Malone SaIcaSticallv.
but il blew every blessed feather eli
the poor haste aS elaine rs il hc WIS
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
The White Mans Burden

is usually indigestion, which means no
appetite, sIeeplessness, irritability, weari-
ness of body and brain. DIR. Loyal Ford's
Dyspepticide is a new and perfect cure.
1t aids digestion, tones and regulates the
stomach. Wilson q Son.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
Lost.

Many have lost confidence and hope
as well as health, because they have
been told their kidney disease was incur.
able. Foley's Kidney Cure is a guaran--
teed remedy for the discouraged and dis
consulate. Wilson * Son.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
For Hoaraenesa.

Benz. Ingerson, of Hutton, Ind, says
he had not spoken above whisper for
months, and one bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar restored his voice. 1t is used
very largely by speakers and singers.
Wilson & Son.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
ADMINISTRATIONS SoTICr

Notice Is hereby given To all creditors that
SIX months from date will present my final
accounts and apply 10 the Hon. ID. l.. Gaul-
den county Judge Of Brcvard county. Flori-
da' Tor my discharge as administrator of the
estate Of COrnelia s. Bass. deceased and -
guardian Of Walter J. Bass.
THOs &. Bass
Administrator of G. 5. Bass and
guardian of Walter j. Bass.
EITCsVILLE- FLA, November I6. 1900.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

DIR. C. ]. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich,
says: ''I have used Foley's Honey and
Tar in three very severe cases Of pneu-
monia the past month with good results. q"
Wilson & Son.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21
ADMINIsTI;ATot,s NoTIct

N"tire = hereby given that on the 2Gth day
Of April. 1901. or as soon thereafter a. can be-
heard. viii apply 10 the county Judge of
Brcvard county for final settlement of my
accounts and nay discharge as administrator
Of the estate of John Hcthcringtnn.
4. {. DITTMAR. Administrator
Oct. 26 1900
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

Fine writing is all very well to admire
i'm an advertisements, but does it set forth
the merits of the goods fully? That is
the point 10 consider.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

There are in the country certain num-
Der of papers whose circulation, prestige
and popularity are known. Use those
before YOU experiment.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

The best advertisement is not the one
which merely draws the attention, but
the one which draws the attention and
then Gays something of worth.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-12-21

plucked, edry be. and he came waddlin
In the doc IS smooth shaver as a monk
and sat -, 5wn on the hearthstone to
warrum -. hself widout sayin as much
as 'Merr Christmas
And sell he might. bein undressed.
the poor craytur," said O'Connor. sym
pathcti. lily.
IL SICEen he had himself warrumed
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-03-10

for the ease and rapidity with which
the Beers have transported their artil
lery from one position to another. The
extreme range of these Boer guns is
7,400 yards, while that of the best Eng
Iish guns of similar class in use in South
Africa is but little over $500 yards, and
in artillery battles range counts for
much.
Among the novelties which England
hasintroduced into the conflict in South
Africa is the tractiA engine, for use
in transporting baggage, ordnance
stores, camp equipage and provisions.
They are similar in construction to the.
engines in use in this country for run
ming and moving farm machinery
They have been found invaluable by
English commanders in South Africa
for this purpose, and are much superior
to mules or other methods of trans
portation for wagon trains. Up to the
present time but few of them have been
introduced, but more of them are be-
ing constructed and purchased, and in
time they will prove a serious COM
petitor for the American mule.
Among the Photographic appliances
which have been introduced into this
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gends of the past and to whom modern
methods were an untried experiment,
while China was even much further
behind than was her antagonist.
The United States has never been
recognized as among the most pro-
gressive nations. in our preparations
for war, and of the few modern in
yentions that we had experimental
with on land but two were given any
test at all, One was the dynamite gun
which did effective work against the
Spanish army during the siege of
Santiago, the other was the ill-fated
war balloon. Spain's armament, both
military and naval, was defective in
many ways and could not offer fair
test of the modern inventions.
Many novelties, untried in actual
warfare, are proving valuable to both
armies in South Africa to-day. These
include both guns and other contriv-
ances intended to aid in the reduction
of opposing forces.
In the matter of both field and siege
artillery, England, with her boasted
armament, is finding herself but a
poor match against the European-
made armament of the Beers. The
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THE RusH TO CARE NOME.

sixty-Five Thousand Men Want to
Dig for Gold in the New Fields.
u REPRESENTATIVES of the differ
II ent transportation companies en-
gagged in carrying passengers and
freight from Pacific coast points to
points in Alaska recently estimated
that not less than $4,000 people were
waiting for the first opportunity to get
to the gold fields at Cape Nome. Alaska.
When we consider that the cost of
transportation to Cape Nome from
these points is $500 for frst-class and
$50 for second-class fare, we can.easily
see what this rush to the new gold
fields means to the transportation COM
panies, if their estimate is correct. In
addition to the cost of personal trans
portationtherea are thousands ofponndss
Of provisions and outfits that will have
to accompany such a rush of men, and
for this the transportation company
charges $40 per ton.
For the benefit of any reader who
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-03-10

agent which VIII contribute power
heretofore unknown.
Though l have not perfected my ex-
periments with the air as an explosive, >
resumed the investigator, enough has
been shown to demonstrate what may
| be expected of it. The range of posi-
bilitiesAb pr the use of liquid airis prac-
ticallA unlimited" continued Mr.. Trip
Ter, Y hemently; "as great, yes, a.
great Us that of electricity. The world
can soon see for itself, and thenit viii
be shown that 1 have not exaggerated
my claimsin any way. s
81 do not, however, stand responsible
for the misquotings which I have read
in print I see in one place that am
made to say that by placing a certain
number of gallons of liquid air in my
machine can make two or three times
the number mentioned, which do not
now recall. To the best of nay belief j
made no such assertion, as this would
be producing power without cost.
Neither did Estate that had solved per
petual motion.
''When this was published [ at once
began to receive communications urg-
ing me to deny the alleged statement if
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PORTO Rrco's coMMERc cE.
Commercial Figures That Are of In
terest at the Present Time.


NVITH congress debating the
w question Of commercial rsv-
~ enues between this country
and the island of Porto Rico, CONNER
cial figures of the island under normal
conditions, for which congress is legis-
lating, becomes Of special interest.
The exports from Porto Rico when
the island was a Spanish colony con-
sisted of sugar, coffee, molasses, to-
bacco, cattle hides, timber and honey.
But of these, sugar, coffee, molasses and
tobacco were the principal exports.
In 1895, which is considered normal
year, the value of the sugar exported
was $3,747,831. During the same year
the value of coffee exported amounted
to $8,769,7Ss, and of tobacco $646,556.
Coffee is recognized as the leading
product of the island, and there are
$4,000 acres in the island devoted to
its cultivation, while to sugar there are
devoted but 4one-half that amount of
land, and to tobacco but 1000 acres.
During this same year Porto Rico
exports to Spain, then the mother coun-
try, were valued at $5,824,694; to the
United States, S1,S33,544 to Great
Britain, 81, ,555; to Germany, 81, ,1s1,-
1896; to France, $1,376,0s7; to Cuba,
So, GIG, ,936; to the Lesser Antilles, $685.
01o, and to all other countries, $685.
700, making a total value of exports for
the year of SIG, 424,931.
The value Of the imports for the
same period amounted to $16,354, ,854.
OF this amount Spain supplied goods
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-03-10
He Describes Its Possibilities and Something
If Manufartura
of Its Manufacture.

I lars it at once becomes a paying prop
esition to mine this class of ore."
AS means of refrigeration Mr.. Trip
ler claims that ice is far inferior to
liquid air. There is a company in Cal
iforpia already engaged upon the pre-
iminaries attached to this important
line of work.
''To ice a car bound from Los An
geles, Cal, to New York city costs $92, .
said Mr.. Tripler. I'm addition to the
actual cash for ice, one-sixth of the
space inside the car is required for stor-
ing the frozen cakes. Nice arrange
ment, eh? Well, can more than dis
count that method with mine, which re-
quires nothing but a tank placed un-
derneath the car.
''It is cut through the flooring, but
occupies practically no space. I am not
prepared to state the cost of providing
adequate refrigeration, but it will be
very much inside $92; you can put that
down for publication"
''Is it true that liquefied air is to oc-
eupy a prominent place as an anti
septic?''
Most assuredly," answered Mr.. Trip
Ter, with warmth, land as substitute
for cauterization. Within compare
lively short time the foremost hospitals
Of the world will be equipped with an
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). ), !, !, I. ,a,,l, a
NOVELTIES IN
WARFARE +: $EiS ,E;'E3 #|EE


DRITON and Boer, in their struggle
II for supremacy in South Africa,
are bringing into use many of the
untrie'l military inventions of the last
quarter OF a century.
While the war between Japan and
China, and later that between this
country and Spain, gave an opportun-
ity for testing naval inventions, yet
the conflicts in both cases were such
that but little opportunity was given
for q fair test of the recent inventions
for use in warfare on land.
In the war between Japan and China
the former was but evolving from a
nation of hermits, stepped in the le-
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Boer Long Toms" from which Lady
smith has suffered so heavily, have
proven superior to anything which
England could bring against them,
with the possible exception of the
naval guns with which Gen. White was
reinforced before he was entirely shut
in. These guns fire a 1927 pound
shell, with a muzzle velocity of 1856
foot seconds, and are capable of car
rying over 1900 yards, These guns
weigh 1,156 pounds, and the carriages
On which they are mounted weigh
1,417 pounds, making total of more
than two and one-haf tons which the
Beers must transport over the hills
and questionable roads of South Af-
rica to bring them into position. Just
how they have accomplished this is
as yet one of the mysteries known
only to the Beers themselves.
The British naval guns which Gen.
White has used against these Boer
Long Toms" are of a trifle smaller
caliber, being but At, but they impart
muZzle velocity to a projectile of
2,600 feet per second, and carry q
projectile weighing As pounds. With
out these guns the Boer artillery
would have easily dominated all the
British guns in Ladysmith.
The most remarkable piece of ord
nance in use in South Africa to-day
is, however, the Creusot gun in use by
the Beers. This gun takes its name
from the town in France in which it
is manufactured, and is the invention
OF the French ordnance engineer, NJ.
Canet. The Beers have been making
extensive purchases of these guns for
the past four years, and it is impos-
sible to even estimate with any degree
of accuracy the number they have.
The gun is marvel in its simplicity
of construction, its rapidity Of fire,
and its range. The. .principalfeature of
Its construction is the method adopted
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suGAR CROP OF HAWAII.
The Amount Produced During the
Past Year in the Different Islands.


a STATEMENT of the sugar crop
~ Of Hawaii has been prepared re-
Gently. The statement shows
that 2s2.s07 tons We're produced on all
the islands, and also shows the num-
Der Of tons produced on each plantar
tion as well as. on each island of the
group.
The amount of sugar produced on
the different islands of the group was
as follows:
Hawaii, 117,22e tons; Maui, 54,ase
sons; Oahu, $4,000 tons, and Kauai,
65,807 tons.
The island of Hawaii, which shows
the largest production, is by far the
largest island of the entire group, and
is considered the most attractive point
for prospective settlers. The prin-
cipal town of this island, Hilo, is
growing rapidly and many Americans
are to be. found among its population.
Sugar growing as an industry suit
able for settlers is not to be consid-
cred as the sugar industries of the
island are monopolized by a number
OF large corporations with from $2,-
100000 to S4,O00,o0o capital.
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mented long time finally concluded
that liquid air could be made by utiEz-
ing the air around us; the air that you
and / breathe. And l was correct in
my supposition.
II make cold and the cold makes the
liquid or liquefied air, whichever you
choose to term it. Simple enough, isn't
it." said the New Yorker, with a
chuckle and a benign smile. 81 am
after the lowest temperature ihat is
possible. On the engine which l use to
produce liquid air is a condenser, just
as there is on a steam engine. The
difference between the two is that one
requires intense heatsto do its work and
the other intense cold. At 312 degrees
below zero ordinary air becomes 1ique-
fed. Now, if we were tozstep outdoors
the first remark we should make would
be that it is cold. But if | were to ex-
pose some liquid air to such tempera-
ture it would BOIL Here is where the
power comes, for the yapor that is
thrown off in the boiling process fex-
pands, and when it expands within a
cylinder a great. driving power is pro-
! duced.
4 81 could create vacuum in this
Groom with liquid air which would cause
khis great Auditorium hotel to sudden
Ry collapse.
"Forty million tons of coal are
burned in the city of New York each
EAR. Think of the expense. With
uid air in place of coal there would
a saving of ninety per cent"
Isn't that rather a liberal estimate,
+. Tripler?" asked.
mo, it is not; but suppose. we cut it
half. That means forty-five per
kent., which is an economy worth con-
|#sidering. "A
''No, hayefnot approached any man
ufaeturers regarding a trial of liquid
air, for the time is not quite ripe. There
are some details to be perfected before
giving it a practical test. Mind you
make no claims that cannot be substan-
tiated, and I do all / say I'll.do, but the
philosophical period ofliquid air is not
yet over, 5E Es&8
"When everything is perfected it will
take the lead in other fields than that
Of motive power. Take metallurgy. for
example. If you are familiar with the
manner in which ore slseparated from
the quartzand sulphur, you know what
task it Is. Where the roasting process
Is used the blaze rolls over and over in
The open furnace and after time you.
have separated the gold from the
worthless matter; but at asconsiderables
sost. In some mines the veins are so
poor in ore as 10 be worthless accord
Ing to the present manner of desul-
phurizing the minerals. When was in
North Carolina found such examples
IN some Of the gold, iron, coal and cop
per mines which I visited. In several
instances learned that ore worth four
DR. five dollars a ton burned that amount
of money in the coal used for the roast
ing. In consequence it is not mined
II am at work on furnace in which
,uch ore can be placed and desulphur-
zed at cost of abouttwo dollars O ton.
As this leaves a margin of profit
amounting to something like two dol
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conflict none are more notable than the
telephotographic camera. England has
not yet officially adopted this instru-
ment, but number of officers who have
gone to South Africa are supplied with
them, and they have been used several
times in making pictures from the war
balloons, which are a notable feature Of
the English equipment. This little in
struennt is simply remarkable lens,
much on the order of telescope lens,
which may be applied to any frst-c1ass
camera, and with which it is possible
to make accurate photographs at con-
siderable distances. By their use Eng
lish commanders have been able to
determine the location and strength of
Boer positions and the nature of Boer.
fortiications from a height of 1000 feet
or more. 1t seems only question of
short time before England adopts this
instrument, but whether she does or
not, it has already proven its utility as
a war instrument. It is now part of
the war equipmen of Italy, Spain, Rus
sia and Germany, and the military Off
GERS Of these nations have been watch
ing its use in South Africa with con-
siderable interest.
Among other Inventions that are
proving their utility as feature Of mil
itary equipment are the war balloons,
the armored trains and barb wire as an
obstruction for advancing troops.
With two of these the American army
in Cuba had some experience. Our ex-
perience with balloons cannot be said
to have been a success, and the Span
ish. army found their barb wire of but
little use against American ingenuity,
but both have proved of value in South
Africa. DANIEL CLEvERToN.
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I would save my reputation. I never
did so, as thought the best way was
to remain silent. lam confident that
I made friends in adopting this course. !"
1t is indeed interesting to see an
| icic1e made of alcohol frozen by other
me ans than those ofnature, with which
most of us are familiar. Asa matter
of fact, itistextremely difficult to freeze
alcohol
Mr.. Tripler will dip quantity OF
mercury into liquefied air. and insert
ing a handle at one end of the mass as
it hardens suddenly astonish you by
driving nail into block of wood with
this suddenly improyised hammer of
mercury.
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Trip
Ter has discovered an agent which viii
do much towards cheapening the cost
of many articles of necessity. That
mankind will be benefited in other ways
through the various uses to which liuue.
fed air can be put is now practically
assured fact' - p. N. R. KEY-
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q UsT how do i make liquid air?
Well, Isdon't believe I am at lib


Well, Isdon't believe I am at lib
erty to answer that question ex-
actly as youwish. There are a few details
connected with it which I am not ready
to have published. In short, the meth
cd is a secret" said Prof. Charles E.
Tripler, leaning back in his chair and
smiling in an aggravating manner
across a table at his questioner. "This
much 1 can say" continued the discov-
erer of the newest motive power;
"eyery drop of liquefed air is produced
without the use of chemicals.
Until 1877 it was the contention of
scientists that air was a form of gas
which could not be altered. In that year
Raoul Pictet succeeded in making a
small amount of liquefied air and later
Prof. James Dewar, an Epglishman,
carried his experiments still further,
but the great cost of production made
the product unseryiceable for practical
use.
Il had been working in laboratories
for nearly thirty years." remarked Mr..
Tripler, "and had barely missed maxi
ing a success of naphtha engines. /
seemed to lack the necessary nerve and
was discounted when I found that I
had been beaten. Still I kept on work
ing and one day after having expert
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for checking recoiL, which consists of
two simple spiral springs located in the
gun carriage, which not only check the
recoil, but return the piece to its po-
sition after firing. In caliber it is a
2.95 piece, with a nuzzle velocity of
l,968 feet per ,seeons In practice the
gun has been fired as rapidly as 40
times per minute, but this rate must
be reduced at least one-half to secure ef-
fectiveness in actual battle. In weight
it is one of the lightest guns of its size
and force manufactured anywhere ir
the world, and in this particular is fa
superior to any of the English ordnanc,
of the same class. It's weight account
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-03-10

In one of the other islands of the
group 60. acres of land planted in
cocoa trees has during the fourth year
brought a revenue of $1,000, while an
other planter secured a profit of 5000
from but eight acres devoted to cocoa
trees.
In Tutuila excellent land for the
cultivation of the cocoa tree may be
had almost for the asking from the
natives, and several men from this
country have recently acquired some
of this land for the purpose of culti-
yating cocoa on an extensive scale.