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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

While the Deutschland and other
transatlantic flyers are astonishing
the world by the speed with which they
race from Europe~to America and back,
marine men along the eastern and
western coasts of the United States are
discussing with interest two other ves-
sells, both of which, by the way are es-
pecially interesting to lake sailormen.
One of these is the four-masted Amer
icana. Just arrived at San Francisco
from the nitrate ports via Honolulu.
She is the most peculiarly rigged craft
that ever was seen at the port named,
and Capt Berry who commands the
nautical freak, is not by any means
proud of her, No one can be found to
assume responsibility for the rig. but
judging from the schooner's latest
cruise the idea is not destined to be
taken up by owners generally. The
Americana was $50 days coming from
Caleta Buena, and at one time 50 per
cent reinsurance was paid on her. She
put into Honolulu, however, and was
then fifty-one days coming from that
port to San Francisco. This is the rec
1rd slow passage from the nitrate ports
to San Francisco. The Americana car
fies a jib topsail, an inward and out
ward jib, fore gaff topsail, fore and
aft foresail, square foresail. main
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
The TarantuIa's Aerial Foe.

In Mexico and our southwestal
states the dreaded tarantula has n
lentless enemy in the form of larp
wasp, called the "tarantula havk'
Swooping down upon the huge spidS
the wasp paralyzes him with singl
puncture from its sting, and then drag
its helpless victim off to be buried, anl
to serve as food for new generatid
of wasps. The wasp will even open IN
trap-door of a tarantula's nest and SID
its enemy in his den.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

Ono inventors FAntahys
"a distinguished scientist has seri-
ously suggested the sinking Of boilers
deep enough to use the heat of the
earth as fuel" said prominent en-
gineer of this city. THAT sounds
rather fantastic. in view of the fact
that depth of $4,000 feet would be
necessary to boil water. but scheme
of the same sort was urged with great
energy back in the '60s by a Wash
tngton inventor named Forian. II my
memory is correct. Forian was man
of considerable means and mathe-
matician of ability. The internal heat
of the earth is supposed to equal about
one degree to the 100 feet of penetra-
ton. but he claimed to have discover
ed that the percentage was very much
greater and increased in compound ra-
tio after a certain depth was reached.
He figured out an elaborate table and
proposed to sink huge shaft with
accumulators at the bottom from
which unlimited steam would be
supplied to the surface All that was
needed was a few million dollars capt.
tai to pay for the digging and the
plant, and he Immediately set to work
to raise the amount.
TT is a striking commentary upon
the short memory of the reading pub
lie that this singular enterprise,
which attracted so much attention at
the time and was the subject of almost
unlimited newspaper notoriety, should
now be practically forgotten. Forian
succeeded in interesting a number of
people of wealth and formed joint
stock company, but meanwhile his
calculations were assailed by scien-
fists and it was shown pretty clearly
that the figures were incorrect. He
replied with great bitterness, and the
consequences was that the scheme
went to pieces in the shock of contro-
versy. What became of Forian I don't
know. If the problem is ever actually
solved, suppose he will be fished out
of the limbo of cranks and visionaries
to take his proper place in history
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

Some most astonishing facts have
been brought to light in the Jewish
world, concerning the number Of Jew
ish suicides in the United States. 1t
appears that in 113 days no fewer than
66S Jews out of 100000 killed them
selves. In England the proportion
averages eight in 100000. In Russia
81. In Austria sixteen in 100000. No
reason is suggested for Jews in a free
country wishing to make away with
themselves at such a rate.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

The heaviest failures during the first
six months of this year were those of
speculative and brokerage concerns
which never added much to the wealth
or worth of the country. Omitting their
twenty-eight millions of debt, the
average defaulted liability" to each
failure was ten thousand three hun
dred and eighty-fve dcYars, which is
about sixty-five hundred dollars less
than the average liability last year
and, in fact, is the lowest average re-
corded in 26 years.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

It seems rather odd for Indians to
hold the balance of power in any part
of this country, but the Omaha Bee
says that this is the case In Thurston
county, Neb. The entire population OF
are Winnebago and Omaha Indians
about equally divided. The white men
are Republicans and Fusionists in
about equal numbers, and the Indians
having been given theright of suffrage
will determine what county officers are
to be elected.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
SCIENTIFIC JOTTINCS.

On a recent scientific test. work
in metals succeeded in drawing pe
ny out into $500 feet of wire.
People marvel at the mechanism
the human body. with its 492 bon'
and sixty arteries. But man is simp
in this respect compared with D
carp. That remarkable fish moves
fewer than 1885 bones and musd
every time it breathes. 1t has 49,
veins, to say nothing of its ninety-ni1
muscles.
Printing of books with Braille tn
for the benefit of the blind has maj
immense progress in England with
the last few years. The Central len,
ing library of Birmingham has no ID
than 500 books printed with Brazil
type. This extensive library compr1
es the works of such favorite authoJ
as Shakespeare, Browning, Sir WaliI
Scott, Tennyson and Ruskin.
Plymouth public library has also
similar collection of about $50 y
umes, and numerous other libran
throughout the country possess sf(
lar collections for the entertainnoV
Of those deprived of their sight.
An inventor has hit upon a metl
Of putting stone soles on boots
shoes. He mixes a waterproof
with a suitable quantity of
quartz sand and spreads It over
leather sole used as a foundau
These quartz soles are said to be
ible and to give the foot firm
even on the most slippery surfac
One of the greatest difficulties
contended with in the practical al
cations of liquid air is that of keeI
it for length of time. Accordin'
Carl Linde, small quantities may
preserved in we'll exhausted and 81
double-walled glass vessels for
lively long time. One liter OF u
air requires for its evaporation IN
vessel about fourteen days. I'D
dinary sheet iron vessels used ID
trially, holding about fifty liters
covered with felt or wool. allow
two Aters to evaporate hourly
periments are being made with
of building large double-walles
silvered sheet iron holders. and
expected that holders will be
structed in which the evaporatioa
be not more than l per cent per
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

Foolish election bets seldom afford
such delightful opportunities to dem
onstrate their folly as wager recent
ly made ty two western men, one of
whom has agreed that if his candidate
is defeated he will twist the tail OF
a vicious mule belonging to the other
man once a day for three weeks, "or
until incapacitated." Doubtless the
mule who is made factor" in the
may not even be Interested in politics
at all; but if the terms OF the wager
are fulfilled, he will probably see to 1t
that the man who twists his tail does
not vote any more.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
CORKS IN QUANTITIES.

Contract Just Made for a Hundred Mil
lion of Shoppers.
A deal has just been closed whereby
a brewing association purchases about
100000 pounds of corks, says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. This deal represents
$450,000. In two years this company
will deliver to the brewery upward OF
100,000,000 corks. This is said to be
the biggest deals in corks ever made.
These 100.000,000 corks in bulk,
weighing 100000 pounds, would sup
port 100000 men ON to2 Of the water
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

A farmer in Clay county. Iowa. has
q bin containing about eight hundred
bushels of wheat. A little over a
mouth ago he proposed to market the
grain, but on going to the bin he dis
covered that.a hen had established her
nest ON the wheat. was setting there
and that to remove the grain would
'sbrsak her up" He decided not to
distnrb her but wait until she came
n with the chicks. In the meantime
~ prics Of wheat advanced until the
,t1rhsf dASovsred he had gsined over
~ ~ allowing the hen to At y OUT
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

were they to be thrown overheard each
with single life-preserver on. Corr
comes from bark of a species of live
oak tree found at it's best in the for
ests Of Spain. The cork wood tree
is said to be one of the three most val
liable trees known, the others being
the trees producing rubber and qui
nine. The cork wood bark is stripped
from the trees and the principal
branches about once every ten years,
each tree yielding from fifty to 500
pounds Of crude cork. This Is packed
in Spain, shipped to England In bales
and boiled to make it less brittle.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

The unmarried woman is the only one
who has any liberty of action in
France. Quite recently. through the
long, persistent effort OF Nine,
Schmahl, the right to use her own
earnings was secured to the woman
worker. But if she is married she
cannot draw them out of bank with
out the written consent Of her hus-
band. If she is unmarried they are at
her free disposal.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

the modern tools, but all the persun-
sion of the railroad officials was una
BILE to induce Mr. Lo to forsake his
blanket. Hence the unique picture IS
presented of these Indians, dressed IN
their war feathers and gaudy colorel
blankets, working scrapers and dump
ing dirt on the roadbed. They did
agree to leave their rifles in their te-
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
One in the Atlantic and the Other in the
Pacific Ocean.

best the Americana could 10 was about
100 knots day. She was very foul,
however having been for long time
in the water without being drydocked.
The marine novelty which is attract
ing attention on the Atlantic coast will
doubtless do better in the way of speed
than the nondescript which is exciting
wonder in San Francisco. The former
is the largest schooner afloat and the
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

President Loubert OF France is the
first Chief Executive of that country
to take to a bicycle. He has been late
ly riding one more or less publicly and
several Partisan papers nave. In con-
sequence, criticised him as undignified
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
THE MARBLE TIMES
AND
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE, COLORADO.

It is unwise to keep an oil or gas
stove burning in a sleeping room, as
thereby the pure air is vitiated and the
health of the occupants Of the room
placed in jeopardy.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

When the Kansas State Board Of
Health recently asked the counties to
send in list of physicians and sur
ssons within their borders Morton
county reported that it had none. The
state board investigated and found
this to be true, and, as a reason, learn
what might be called real sickness
there within two years.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
AND
.,RoGRESs

flash need have no fear from the boil,
1t would require about one eighth 4,
a second for the rays of light from
the flash to be conveyed to and sensea
by the brain and before tnan time ths
light of life would be snuffed out
Further study of the subject reveal.
the fact that electricity passes so ran.
idly through the air that the frictio.
causes the air to be heated to a whit
heat. This enables us to see the track
is pursued. This rapid transit of ths
Bolt produces a temporary vacuum Ana
as the air rushes together we near lhs
report, Immediately or later in accord.
ance with the distance the sound muat
travel.
PREVENTS PURSE SNATCHINo
William Erik, of Pennsylvania. ha.
obtained patent on the pocketboot
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

The board OF education of New
Brunswick, N. j., has decided to abol-
fsh the vertical system OF handwrit-
ing taught in the public schools and
go back to the method of slanting
writing. The board adopted the YER
tical system two years ago as an e1-
pertinent.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

Richard Henry Stoddard, the blind
banker and poet. has given up dictat
ing much of his copy and writes most
of 1t. In spite of his blindness he
writes a remarkably clear hand.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

The cork wood tree requires about
ten years to recover from the bark
stripping and does not, like most trees,
die with the loss of it's bark. The old
er the tree the better the yield of cork
is said to be, and in Spain many trees
are bearing heavy bark crops at tie
age Of more than 100 years.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

1t is now settled that Wsnston Spen-
Ger Churchill. u he does not risk his
life once too often before the war is
over. Is to write the life OF his distln-
guished father, Lord Randolph Church
i'll.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

million, and it is also true that about
half a ton of coal will be required to
consume each body of an adult, pro-
vided the furnace has to be specially
heated in each case Professor Wink
Ter apparently assumes that as
much coal is required to con-
sumo child's body as an
adults, which is manifestly absurd
and that whenever a body is to
be cremated the furnace has to be
specially heated for the occasion. As
q matter of fact, in the large crema-
tories at present the furnaces are al
ways heated and thus the amount of
coal required to consume a body Is
hardly one-tenth of what it would he
Under other circumstances" Finally
Die Flamme claims that the amount of
coal which is now, or which is likely
to be, used in crematories is insignifl-
cant compared with the amount which
is used for industrial purposes, and
that the value of the coal used in
crematories is by no means so great
as the value of the wood used in cot
fins.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

pees, but most of them carry heavy re-
volvers swung by their sides. The
men work in gangs, looked after by
their tribal bosses. who sit near and
smoke. The excellence of their work
in one respect is due to their absolute
silence. They waste no time in talk
ing, but work steadily from sun to
sun.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

The coal production Of the
amounted to 660.000.000 tons .,
year 1893.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
FIRST SIX SCHOONER
LARGEST SAILING VESSEL
AFLOAT.

mand the new craft. which will be
named after prominent Taunton cap
italist
The new vessel is 2,750 tons net reg
ister 300 feet long on the keel, 1886 feet
long over all, 46 feet beam and rs feet
deep. She will carry $500 tons of coal,
about l 100 tons more than does the
John B. Prescott This siX-master will
not only be monster, but beauty.
Her masts are of Oregon pine. each
JIG feet long. with So feet topmasts.
The lower masts are 26 inches in diam
eter in the partners, except the fore
mast, which is 80 inches. The four top
mast is 20 inches in the cap and the
other II inches. The bowsprit Is IS
feet long and jibboom Is feet. She has
a forward house 26 feet long, midship
house 16 feet and after house 35 feet
in addition to large wheelhouse. The
vessel is fitted with a double set of
pumps and with engines and steam
winches fore and aft.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19

Don't think so much about the new
gown that you forget a paper of pins.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-19
PREVENTS PURSE sNArcHINo

William Erik. Of Pennsylvania, has
obtained a patent on the pocketbool
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
WILL PRESS FOR A VOTE
SENATOR FORAKER'S POSITION ON
THE PUERTO RICAN BILL.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Foraker, in charge of the Puerto Rican
bill, announced at today's session Of the
senate that beginning with tomorrow s
session he would press the measure to
a vote as soon as possible.
Senator Hanna, chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee, speaking to a
question Of personal privilege, vigorously
denied an interview with Republican
member Of the house OF representatives,
whose name vas not given, published In
a Washington newspaper, alleging that
the passage Of the Puerto Rican tariff bill
would be in pursuance OF deal by
which the Republican national committee
was to get Big contribution. Mr.. Hanna
denounced the statement as malicious
Ee,'' and hopedfit it would be investigated.
The Alaskan civil code bill was under
consideration during the greater part of
the session. An amendment was agreed
to fixing a license upon almost every kind
Of trade and commerce in the district of
Alaska, the licenses ranging from SO
to $500 per apnum. The measure had not
been disposed of at the conclusion of the
session.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
MILLION AND A QUARTER
ABOVE THAT SUM INVOLVED IN M
PORTANT DECISION.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The supreme
court today decided the case of the Hous-
ton & Texas Central Railroad Company
VS.. the State of Texas.
The case involved the validity of pay
ments made in state warrants issued
during the Civil War. The predecessors
of the Houston company were borrowers
OF money from the school fund Of the
state, and while the war was in progress
made payments in these warrants. In
1870 the state legislature passed a general
act for the relief of railroad companies
IN the state. When a settlement was un-
dertaken under this act, the amount Of
former payments became involved, the
state authorities alleging the payments
TO be invalid because the warrants were
unconstitutional, having been issued in
aid of the rebellion. The trial court took
this view of the case, and the state SUI
preme court affirmed this opinion.
Today's decisions reversed these decis-
ions, the supreme court holding that the
payments In state warrants were legal;
that the warrants were not issued in vio-
lation of the constitution, and that the
state had a right to receive them as
money. In the point that the warrants
were void because issued in aid of q re-
bellion, the court said, suppOsing the war
rants were illegal on this act still the
actual receipt and acquittance given were
not for this reason void as between the
parties. In other words, the contracts
having been fully executed by the COM
pany and the state, and neither party
having chosen to refuse to perform its
terms, neither party as between them
selves can thereafter act as if the con-
tract had not been performed, nor can
the state pass an act which shall impair
the obligation which springs from Its
performance"
The case involves about 81, 100000
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
ISSUE NOT DECIDED.
Flat Denial of Rumor That Silver
Plank Will Be DrOpped.

CHICAGO, March 26.-J. G. johnson.
chairman Of the executive committee Of
the national Democratic committee, being
asked for his opinion of articles publish
ed today, In which it is made to appear
that number of prominent Democrats
commencing with Chairman Jones, Of the
national committee, favor the abandoning
of any reference to the silver question in
the forthcoming Democratic platform,
said
L have read the articles in question
and am prepared to say that in so far
as they attempt to connect any prominent
Democrat with the proposition they are
to say the least, very unfair, and are
only a sample of very many similar ar
ticles which have been and probably will
be published in papers with whose man
ayers the wish is very probably father to
the thought. If these articles are read
with care it would be seen that. while
they shrewdly connect various men, in
Guiding Gen. Weaver, with the proposed
movement, there is in reality not a word
OF authority for the proposition in the
articles, from the beginning to end from
any of the men whose names appear
therein. So far as Senator Jones. Mr.
Walsh, Mr.. Abbott or myself are concern
ed, none Of US has ever had a thought or
uttered syllable that would warrant the
suggestions contained in these articles,
and all are diametricaiy opposed to the
position in which we are dexterously
placed by the ingenious authors of the
articles in question.
so far as Gen. Weaver is concerned, he
is a prominent Populist, but is not in
position to speak for any Democrat. What
his individual view may be on the mat
ter In question / cannot say AS to the
ingeniously worded statement that he
stopped over here on his return from
Washington presumably from a confer
ence with Senator jones', and started
from here to Nebraska WIN the cordial
concurrence Of myself and others connect
ed with the national committee to i'm
press this matter upon Mr.. Bryan, the
whole thing is ridiculous when the facts
are known. Gen. Weaver has not been in
Washington for some weeks He is now
in North Dakota, and Mr. Bryan instead
of being in Nebraska, Is out on the Pa
ciic coast
'Of course the Democratic national
committee will settle these questions for
itself when it assemblies, but 1 think
there Is no we'll informed Democrat in the
United States but what is morally GER
tain that the Kansas CITY convention will
distinctly reaffirm the position which the
party took on the money question in it's
platform of 1885,
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

McConnellsville, O.-NIiles Harper was
acquitted here late tonight of the murder
of Valentine Hart.
Boston-The printing establishment OF
Carl Hentzmann, on Congress street, was
completely burned out tonight. Loss, $75,
600. H,--s. 81.
Lancaster Pa.-The large planning mill
at Columbia, known as 'Buchman & Fer
rvs, and owned by the First National
Bank Of Columbia. was destroyed by fire
today SECS c-1w
Sydney-The number of bubonic plague
cases officially reported has reached thir-
ty-siX. There have been thirteen deaths
from the disease. Eight thousand persons
have been inoculated.
London-Sir Robert Peel has definitely
decided to go on the stage. He will join
the "Bootles' Baby company as Bootles,
and play in London and the provinces.
Lawrence, Kan.-Fire early today de,
stroyed the plant Of the Pierson Flour
Milling company valued at S150,000.
Washington-Mr. Walter Deutscher, sec
retary to the Swiss legation in this city,
has been transferred to the post of Sec
retary of legation at Rome. This is a
promotion.
Racine, Visit is announced today
that as a result of the conference at Chi
cago a few days ago of the manufacturers
of wagons, carriages etc, an average adj
vance of 20 per cent over the old scale
Is now in effect.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
BRIToNs ARE WARNED.
Must Not Overlook Magnitude of
Task to BE Accomplished.


LONDON, March N-Spencer Wilkin-
son, In the Morning Post, today warns
the public against binding themselves to
the magnitude Of the task which has vet
to be performed in South Africa. He
then refers to the fact that an immense
distance has to be traversed, and points
out that only the smaller portion Of the
Free State has yet been touched by the
British advance.
1T is quite possible" he says, ''that
the Beers may be able to prolong the
campaign for several months, and the
main advance, though 1t must have q
crushing effect, can be carried on only
by the persistent efforts of those in the
field and those at home.
Another task which does not appear
to grow easier on nearer approach, is
the settlement Of the districts disturbed
by rebellion. The pacifcation of these
must be difficult owing to their vast ex-
tent. This cannot be done until Sir ALI
fred Miner is authorized to announce the
governments decision as to how rebels
are to be treated and how loyal COL
onists are to be compensated for remain-
ing firm.
"Of course, there can be no. policy OF
revenge, nor can the government forget
that its first duty to itself is to vindicate
It's authority. The sooner this Is done
the sooner will the trouble diminish"