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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
PRECIOUS METALS IN THE ARTS

Various Industries.

Various Industries.
1t is easy to ascertain how much gold
and silver are absorbed in the coinage
of the various nations. but the most
careful estimates as 10 the quantities
OF these metals used in the arts and
industries are only approximate. Stat
lstlclanS in the treasury department
OF the French government recently I'M
dertook the considerable task of COM
piling the best information on this sub
Ject, and the figures they have reached
are probably as accurate as any that
have yet been published. Most of the
gold used in the arts is for ornamen-
tation. though it is also employed 20
large extent for the most practical
purposes. as in dentistry Ii is doubt
full if even jewelry consumes a larger
quantity of gold than some other ways
in which it IS used. The consumption
for gliding alone is very large. The
films Of gold leaf are very thin. but
enormous numbers OF them are applied
to considerable variety of manufac-
lures, such as signs. jewelry. books.
articles, and the aggregate value OF the
gold thus used is very large The con
sumption of gold for gliding has con-
siderably increased since electro-gild-
ing came into vogue both because more
gliding is done and also because the
new process wastes considerable
quantity of the metal According 20
the French figures the United States
consumes in the arts about thirty-One
thousand pounds OF gid in year.
which amounts in value to $4,000 900
IN round numbers. France. however.
with her prominent manufactures OF
jewelry and other articles Of luxury,
heads the list with an annual con-
sumption of about thirty-five thousand
two hundred pounds a year Great
Britain also surpasses the United
States with 34l00 pounds. Germany
consumes 29,040 pounds. Switzerland
$4,000 Italy / 900. Russia 5000. Aus
tria-Hungary 6,175. and Belgium and
Holland $500. Perhaps one reason why
the United States consumes in the arts
good deal more silver than any other
country is because photography here,
with its amateur branch. is far more
extensively in use than in any other
land. The chief industrial uses of sill
yer are for solid silver plate and silver
plating. mountings for harnesses and
other ornamentation. and photography
The silver industries in the United
States consume over five hundred and
fifty-five thousand pounds a year. Ger
many and France about three hundred
and thirty thousand pounds each. Rus
STA 209 900 and Great Britain 2OS 900
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
Deadly New PrOiectile.

Not content with the havoc wrought
in warfare by the ordinary explosive
shells. an American inventor of Wash
ington city has perfected a new pro-
jectile which. in the words of an ord
nance expert who has examined It.
contains more potent hell than any
thing of the like nature ever invented. :"
He calls his invention the new conf
cal. rotating. ball-bearing. base shell.
When ready for firing. the base shell
differs but little in appearance from
the long. conical shell now in use.
Like it il is filled with some high ex-
plosive. and carries either a time fuse
or IL percussion cap. The shell has a
base which is separate from but at
tached to the main body of the she'll
This base works on ball bearings and
is SO attached that while the shell re-
wolves rapidly in its flight the base
working on frictionless steel balls. re-
mains free from any but the forward
motion of the projectile. But the dis
tinguishing feature of the base shell
as compared with the shells in every
day use, is this: Attached firmly to
the four sides of the ba Sc OF the she'll
and fitting in specially fashioned
grooves which run the entire length
of the shell are four long. murderous-
looking steel weapons. In shape and
appearance these weapons resemble.
when opened from the smell. the
American bowie knife When closed
the knives fit closely into the body of
the shell. The base shell is touched
off from the powder charge after the
ordinary method. In its passage to the
muZZle of the gun the rifiing causes
the shell to revOlve at high rate of
speed. Thus. almost at the moment
the prOjectile leaves the muzZie of the
gun, set of specially contrived
springs, aided by the centrifugal force
of the revolving body. causes the
knives to be thrown outward and back
A simple mechanical continuance locks
each knife in its place. The four
blades held thus perpendicular to the
length of the shell steady the base and
cause it to come to state of rest.
while the main body of the shell con-
times to revolve on the ball-bearings.
With the four terrible. raZor-edged
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
The Prehistoric Tin Trade.

Recent investigation of the old prob
lem of the diffusion of tin over eastern
Europe and Asia Minor in prehistoric
times leads TO the conclusion that
about a thousand years before Christ
the tin of the British Isles was carried
overland to the Aegean sea. The in
vention of the anchor led about 200
years ago to the opening of marine
route between England and the east
ern end of the Mediterranean. and
then the Phrygians controlled the tin
trade with their ships. The short
summer nights of North Britain were
among the wonders that Greeks talked
of in the days of Homer
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

friends around his dying couch. and
he tells them the story of what he has
been through. and as he lies there. his
white locks showing down on his wrink-
led forehead. | wonder if God has KEEP
his promise ali the way through-the
promise of the text. As he lies there
he tells the story one, two Or three
times overland he answers: Il go the
way of all the earth. and not one word
of the promise has failed not one word
thereof has failed. And he turns to
his family. as dying parent will. and
says: Choose now whom YOU will
serve. the God of Israel. or the God Of
the AmOrites. As for me and my house.
We will serve the Lord. \ dying
parent cannot be reckless or thought
less in regard TO his children Consent
to part with them at the door of the
tomb We cannot. BY the cradle in
which their infancy was rocked. by the
bosom on which they first lay. by the
blood of the covenant. by the God of
Joshua. it shall not be. We will not
part We cannot part. Jehovah Jireh
we take thee at thy promise: Il will
be God to thee and thy seed after
thee"
Dead. the old chieftain must be laid
out. Handle him very gently; that
sacred body is over 10 wears of age
Lay him out stretch out those feet
that walked dry shod the parted Jor
dan. Close these lips which helped
blow the blast ut which the walls of
Jericho fell. Fold the arm that lifted
the spear toward the doomed city of Al.
Fold it right over the heart that eX-
ulted when the five kings fell. But
where shall we get the FURNISHED
granite for the headstone and the foot
stone? | bethink myself now. 1
imagine that for the head it shall be
the sun that stood still upon Gideon.
and for the foot. the moon that stood
still in the valley of Ajalon.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
General State News.

The Spiritual Mediums National
Protective association. in session a.
Muncie. elected W. L. Jessup OF Alex
andria. president. the Rev f. ".
Wheeler OF Louisville Ky. vice-presi
dent: w J. Thompson of Muncie. sec
retary-treaSurer: Mrs. Harry Moore.
of Muncie. assistant: DR.. E. Z. Parker
of Richmond. conductor. and Miss
Maggie Alexander of Muncie. c. W.
Allen of Danyille. H.. and w VI. O'Dell
OF Muncie executive committee for In
diana
James Hemphill OF Rising sun. while
making an excavation on his farm. un-
covered cave in which were Indian
relics of various kinds There were
also a number of skulls. which crum-
bed and fell TO powder when exposed
10 atmospheric influences.
The Rev Hamilton Douglass Bent
ley MacNeil. rector of ST. Pauls Epis-
copal church of Mishawaka. and Miss
Lillian Antoinette Harrison of Jersey
City. were married recently at the
home of the bride.
The Law and Order league of Ell
wood propose petitioninc the governor
TO order the reinstatement of Sergeant
John Mooney. who was dropped by the
old board of police commissioners
The skilled rodren on strike at An
derson and other points controlled by
the steel trust are determined To carry
their point FOR equalization of wages
in all the mills.
f. c. Hall Of Alexandria. chemist for
the Union Steel company. * manu-
featuring chemical wool from the
Alexandria limestone BY 4 process OF
his own.
Mrs. Edgar Cain of Grant county is
suing Mr.. and Mrs Abraham Cain. par
ents of her husband for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged alienation of affec-
tons.
Samuel Coffman. IS years old. of
Pendleton. whose death is reported.
was a resident of that place for half
a century
Matthews has bounded into the
arena. claiming the organization of the
first republican club in Indiana in 1900.
John Fierbern and Mrs. William
Launder of Wabash will inherit 81 900
each by the death of their sister.
The last fourteen months in shelby
county shows nearly 100000 received
from taxes and other sources.
Elwood is already preparing for the
May meeting of the Indiana Municipal
league.
w. E. Heal of Marion has perfected
a device for melting glass with cleo
tricity.
Gas companies are ignoring the new
rates imposed by the council.
Miss Maggie Titus OF Marion is un-
accounta5ly missing
Terre Haute has been quarantined
against Clay City
Mrs. Calvin Beagle of KoSciusko
county is dead.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

To take a picture of your voice II
is only necessary TO tie a sheet of thin.
strong paper over the wide end OF tin
trumpet. Hold il with the sheet of
paper upward, take a thin pinch Of
fine sand and place it in the center
of the paper hold the trumpet vertlc-
ally above your face and sing a note
into the lower end. Do not blow. but
sing the note. Lower the trumpet
carefully and look at the sand. You
will find that the vibrations of your
voice have scattered the pinch of sand
into a beautiful sound picture. Every
note in the musical scale Will produce
a different picture, so you may produce
a great variety of them. Some of these
pictures look like pansies, roses and
other flowers; some look like snakes
and others like flying birds-in fact,
there is no limit to the variation. If
you wish to see the pictures while
they are being made you may employ
an old bell-shaped ear trumpet. or you
may use your trumpet with Il short
piece of rubber tubing on the mouth
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
SHE STOPPED THE MONOTONY
>aSacious Wife Who Became Weary Of
Her Husbands Good Conduct.

Never had a case like it before"
laughed one of Detroit's lawyers. who
is in the prime OF life and enjoys Il
valuable practice. Don't suppose I'll
ever have another one. 1t bothered
me more than | can tell. too. | knew
them both well. for she and | grew up
together. and | liked him. She came
tC me one day with request that |
get her a divorce was never so
shocked or surprised. but she was in
SiStent. told her how absolutely freq
he was from bad habits. how his life
one day was like that of another. and
that there was not more exemplary
husband in the city of Detroit. He was
a man to be proud of and TO cling to-
But | WAS only going over the very
grounds of her complaint. He made life
dead level. a dreary monotony for her.
In her girlhOod she had been full of
life and vivacity. Her whole family
had been fond of amusements, and at
home there was continual round of
merriment. Now there was dull,
unchanging routine. and she was de-
termined to escape il. | asked 4 day
or two to prepare her case. and then
hunted up her husband After a long
talk | induced him to take my advice.
He did not drink drop but he was
worked up sufficiently to make IN ad-
mirable actor. At ! a. m. his wife
pale and wondering. let him in Will
ne was yelling for her to throw him a
latchkey. He was a wreck. His hat
was crushed down to his ears his neck
tie hung to the rear collar button. his
eyes blaZcd and his tongue was thick.
He had heard of the divorce proceed
ings. Her love must have gone back
to one OF her old flames. He's
doomed rOared the usually gentle
husband. as he flourished an empty re-
vover. Life is nothing TO me with
out your love. III finish him, Who
is he? Where is he? Don't try to
keep me from HIM as she chung about
his neck and looked a new joy. Is j.
that Sap-headed Jones out in CalifOc
mia or that poor little Brown who has
gone to Colorado? By he was lis
Iening to reason. When went to the
Office at 9 she was there and ordered
me to stop that foolish proceeding.
She had the best husband on earth. -
Chicago Chronicle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

or rather rates. of rotation. These fig.
ures do not affect the round numbers
in which the equatorial velocity of Ju-
pliers rotation is usually stated. viz,
about $4,000 miles per hour. But they
furnish additional proof that the mo-
lions visible on the great planets sur
face are not uniform from year to
year. Since the spring of 1897 the
equatorial region appears to have ex-
perienced an acceleration of velocity
Relatively to the surface some 80 de-
erees north or south. Jupiter's equator
rushes ahead with hurricane speed,
between 200 and 800 miles an hour
in itself a sufficient indication that
what telescopes show of Jupiter is not
a solid crust but layers and masses OF
restless vapOrs.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
Bacteria as Engineers.

Improbable as it seems, says the
London Lancet, it appears TO be fact
that bacteria are able to cause the
breaking down of stone walls. Recent
flying bacteria swarm in the mud form
ed by the disintegration of cement in
reservoirs. and it is believed that the
decay of the cement results from the
action of nitrous acid produced by the
bacteria. Yet these same microscopic
engineers. whose myriadS undermine
solid walls of masonry. are neverthe-
less of immense use to man because
they are chief agents in the puritica-
ton of water.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
A WEEK IN INDIANA.
RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR
SEVEN DAYS.
Accepted son kidnaped-Two Strangers
Inveisie the Lad Away-The Boy
Finally Escapes from His Captor5 and
Appeals to an Operator.

Goshen. Ind-One OF the most daring
cases of kidnapping in northern In
diana history occurred At Kendalyille
last Tuesday evening. when Everette
Johnson, years old. the adopted son
Of Robert Fisher. was attacked by two
nicely-dressed strangers near his home
and inveigled 10 the Grand RaDids <
Indiana tracks. almost mile awa-. He
Was then forced into Il freight car on
a south-bound train and closely guard
ed. The mon gave no intimation of
their intention. and treated the boy
well, eXceNt a. TO restraint. When the
Fort Wayne railroad Yards were
reached. the train stopped. and the APP
preaching trainmen frightened the alb
ductors. Commanding the boy to re-
main in the car until their return. his
captOrs fled The boy jumped TO the
ground and Immediately ran I'D the
track until out OF sight. and then he
walked until he reached a telegraph
target station. four miles north Of Fort
Wayne. He was almost exhausted. and
with difficulty made himself under
SlOoO 10 tl4r operator. y no gave MN
protection and notified the Kendalyille
authorities Meanwhile Kendalville
had been aroused to a high pitch of ex-
element, the anxious citizens securing
every nook and corner for the missing
boy. No one had clew of his where
abOuts. and the agonized Developments
were well-nigh distracted. as he had
frightened their home since a small
babe. When the tidings of the boys
safety came. friends took charge of the
yOungster and escorted him to Fort
Wayne. When the train reached Ken
dalville great crowds gathered at the
depot. and the boys reception was a
warm one. The schools were dismissed
to give the little people a chance to
greet their rescued playmate. The boy
is unable to give = comprehensive de-
scriptiOn OF his capto:s. but evidence
is convincing that 4 desire for ransom
actuated them.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OFF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Deadly New Projectile-Rocker and We
A.cle-N hite and Nholemral Bread
fine Prehistoric Tin Trade - The
Etreng tn of Aluminium.
White and Wholemeat Bread.

IT is commonly supposed that whole
meal bread is more nourishing than
ordinary white bread, because ii con
Gains higher proportion of nitrogen
Gus and mineral substances But as We
have frequently pointed out, says the
Lancet. the heterogeneous value of
given food is not necessarily indicated
by an empirical chemical analysis. Not
all heterogeneous substances are feeding
stuffs. ana. further. il does not follow
That the quantity of food partaken of
Is the quantity of food aSsimiated. Ia
other words. eating is not necessarily
feeding. Whether or not. however
wholemeal bread is superior as regards
Its heterogeneous contents. it is certainly
inferior as regards its digestibility
This may be attributed in d large
measure to the fact that wholemeal
bread contains comparatively large, in
dlgestible, and irritating PARTICLES of
husk. There seems. however no rea-
son for doubling that whOlem bread
would be much more digestible if the
branny Particles were finely commin-
uted. We still hold that a more nour-
ishing article. as it is certainly more
palatable. is the Oid-fashiOned farm
house loaf. which presents a gold
wheaton color. rather than the blanch-
ed appearance which seems to be look
ed upon as a guarantee of quality in
the modern white loaf. Our own la
boratory experience. at any rate. shows
that probably on account of the in
creased employment of roller milling
processes the important mineral con-
sfituents of white bread have very ma
torially diminished When it is con-
sldered that these constituents play a
not unimportant part in supplying the
OOne-formng factors of the organism,
this fact assumes a serious import
ance and may even throw light upon
the prevalence of dental decay. Ga
the other hand. whOlemeal bread and
germ bread contains an enhanced pro-
portion of mineral salts. such as the
phOsphates of lime and potash. which
are necessary in the building up of
the entire human frame.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
To Fight saloons i'm Indiana.

Saloon league OF Indiana Will inaugur-
ate a vigorous temperance crusade in
each of the ninety-siX counties in the
state. 1t is proposed to organize a
league in each OF the several thousand
townships and through these organiza-
tions demand the enforcement OF the
law. The crusade is the most for
midabe yet attempted and its vigOr-
Gus prosecution may make it a poll
teal factor in this state.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

From the Philadelphia Record: Yes,
suppose this does look like cold
work" said West Philadelphia house
maid as her employer stopped a mo-
ment on Saturday morning to express
word of sympathy for her in her APP
parently chilling job She knelt in
the bitter cold with bare arms and
hands. and scrubbed her employers
marble steps. The wet, white flesh
on her round and pretty arms brought
forth words of commiseration from the
man. She thanked him for them and
said: When You see us bare-armed
maids hanging out clothes that freeze
stiff before We get the clOthespins in
them, or when you see us scrubbing.
like me, marble steps that ice over as
fast as they are wetted, you think it s
hard work? Well, truly, we are COM
Portable enough. We keep our arms
and hands wet with hot water. and
that is as cool protection against the
cold as sealskin is. AS long as we
keep the bare, exposed flesh wet, it
isn't really bare and exposed at all /;
it's protected perfectly. 1t looks cold.
don't it," asked the hOusemaid, glanc-
ing at her pretty bare arms: Its
Just as warm. though. Feel"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
War Upon bad Seeds.

The agricultural department has
constructed a new building at Wash
ingtOn to be used solely for testing
seeds of all kinds. i'm order to afford
protection against dishonest dealers.
Recent tests gave remarkable results.
Meadow-foxtail seed from Germany.
costing 50 cents IA pound, was aduiter-
ated more than 40 per gent with seed
worth only 10 cents pound. Orchard
grass. purchased in the open market.
was more than half bad. Some GRIM
son clover, similarly purchased, was
90 per cent bad.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

According to the Medical Record,
fair-haired people possess. commonly.
between 10000 and 10000 hairs on
the scalp. the number being about the
same for man and woman. Dark
haired people have, on an average,
about lO5. 900 while redhaired people
are said to have only 10000 hairs. But
the latter apparently possess one great
advantage in the fact that they retain
their hair better. seldom becoming
bald. Their hair is much cOarser than
that of dark or fair-haired persons.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

Prof Angelo MOsSO of Turin, cele-
visited this country. was greatly I'M
pressed by our gymnasiums and ath-
letic sports. He thought it especially
admirable that physical education was
carried to so high degree here with
out any military object The Amer
lean boys and girls in point of phys
ique. he says, are far superior to those
of Italy. and he cOnfeSseS that he had
only to look at the passers-by in the
street to be convinced how much
more developed and strong they were
than his cOmpatriOts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

Washington Cor. Philadelphia Rec
ord: There was no false pretense
about the first folding bed said Rob
ert G.. Gill. head of the model rooms
in the patent office. yesterday. The
first patent for cOllapsible bed was
No 1871 issued to James A. John
ston in 1851" continued Mr.. Gill, and
his bed was just what he called it-'a
folding bed 1t was made in sections.
and each section folded on its fellow.
The modern folding bed looks like a
mantel. upright piano, bookcase, chif
fonier. bureau or anything in the world
except bedstead. all of them being
improvements on Jonnstons idea"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26

In reply to the question which. it is
What is the strength of aluminium ,"
the Aluminium World says that cast
aluminium is about equal in strength
to cast iron in tension. while in resist
ing compression it is comparatively
mum is not very rigid. but it will bend
nearly double before breaking. The
tensile strength of aluminium is greatly
improved by forging and pressing at
temperature of 600 degrees Fahren-
heit. and aluminium allOyed with nickel
is much stronger than the pure metal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-26
raper That VIII Not Burn.

1t has been found possible to make
a thin. smooth and strong paper of as
bestos. which can be employed in the
manufacture of paper lanterns and
other articles which need to be at the
same time light and fireproof. The
asbestos paper can also be made water
proof 1t is prepared with the same
machinery used for making ordinary
paper.