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locate its submerged victim. AS the
aeroplane can move with celerity, 1t
can hover over the submarine until
the latter is compelled to come to the
surface for air or rises for attack.
Then it can.drop dynamite bombs upon
the submarine and train rapid frers
upon its thin shell.
The submarine, however; will not be
quite helpless. A well-aimed shot from
one Of its bow rapid firers (Which can
be uncovered the moment the nose OF
the boat rises above the surface)
would instantly put the flying ma
chine out of business. thus clearing
the way for other submarines to rise
to the surface or for beyy Of friend
" flying machines to come up. Mean
while, there would be no vessels IN
sight.
England, having ascertained the fact
that France is equipping herself with
a large fleet of submarine torpedo
boats, and having always in mind the
fact that only twenty-one miles OF sea
separates France from England, has
been casting about for some means or
defending herself from submarine
boats in general and those Of France
in particular.
Roughly speaking, the idea is to arm
q very fast steamship with an eX-
plosive tipped lance and let her run
I'D and stick the luckless submarine
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Barometric Rees.

Whoever observes these interesting
insects finds it easy enough to fore
tell exactly the kind of weather to
be expected. At least this is the
opinion of many raisers OF bees.
Generally the bee stays at home
when rain is in the air. When tie
sky is simply dark and cloudy these
busy workers do not leave their dwell
ing all at once. A few go out first,
as though the queen had sent out
messengers to study the state of the
atmosphere. The greater number re-
main on observation until the clouds
begin to dissipate, and it is only then
that the battalions entire rush out IN
search of their nectar. 4 bee never
goes ,out in q fog, because 1t Is well
aware that dampness and cold are
two fearsome, redoubtable enemies.
We do not mean. however, that the
bee is q meteorolOgist in the abso-
lutte sense of the word. Its cleverness
consists in never being taken I'M.
awares, for it possesses untiring vigil
ance. Often one may observe the
sudden entrance of bees into the hive
when a dense cloud hides the sun,
and even though the rain is not in
evidence.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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SHEEF.hERDlNC.

"A gray, slow-moving, dust-bepowdered
That on the edges breaks to scattering
spray,
Round which t my faithful collies wheel
To scurry in the laggard feet that stray;
a babel OF complaining tongues that make
The still air weary with their ceaseless
ITet; a'SL
Brown hills akin to those of Galilee,
On which the shepherds tend their
charges yet.
The long; hot days, the stark, wind-beaten
nights;
No human presence, human sight or
sound,
Grim, silent land of wasted hopes, where
they
Who came for gold ofttimes have mad
ness found;
"A bleating horror that foregathers speech,
Freezing the word that from the lip
would pass.
And sends the herdsman groveling with
his sheep,
Face down and beast-like on the tram
pied grass.
The collies halt, the slow herd sways and
reels,
Huddled in fright above the low raw inc,
Where wild with thirst herd unshep-
herded
Beat up and down-with something dark
between;
"A narrow circle that they will not cross.
A thing that stops the maddest in their
run,
"a guarding dog too weak to lift his head
Who licks still hand shrivelled IN the
sun. >.
+Sharlot NJ. Hall, in the Land of Sunshine.
Prescott, Ariz.
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Future Naval War
1T is the limit

n AVIES are soon to disappear,
M according to critic in the
" New York Herald, who has
been watching recent me-
chanical developments. He knows
that nothing is more likely to become
absolete than an existing naval insti-
tuition the moment something better is
discovered, and he points to the rapid
extinction Of wooden warships pro-
PEELED by sails when the Merrimac-
Monitor fight demonstrated that with
such vessels the greatest sQuadrons
under the ablest commanders were at
the mercy of a little iron monitor.
Mans command Of the air through
aeroplanes and flying machines. and
his utilization of a water blanket to
protect submarine boats, will, says
this critic, render ships that float on
the surface worthless. The floating
war ship, he says, will be subject to
attack from above and from beneath
by enemies which 1t cannot reach.
He draws, therefore, an interesting
and thrilling picture Of naval battle
Of the future, which includes a fight
between flying machine and a sub
marine boat This, he says, is not so
improbable as it seems.
The flying machine can, he says, see
the submarine beneath the surface
when it would be invisible to men on
q vessel, just as the fish hawk can
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boat before its navigators can make
it dive again.

boat before its navigators can make
it dive again.
In the carrying out Of this plan Eng
land intends to fit one Of these marine
lances to the destroyer Starfish. Prob
ably there will be one of these boom
like lances IN each side Of the ship.
They will protrude before the bow,
lust as O lance is extended before the
rider who carries it. Each lance will
be tipped with powerful explosives.
Submarine boats are necessarily
rather slow. They can neither come to
the surface nor dive below 1t as
quickly as q fish. AS matter of fact
when a submarine torpedo boat comes
to the surface either to take an OBJ
servation or for fresh air; it takes
some minutes to submerse the boat
again. Those few minutes are to be
taken advantage OF by the destroyer,
which travels at very high speed.
When the submarine boat comes to
the surface it will be seen by the de-
stroyer. Before it can sink again the
fast, lance carrying boat will have
dashed up 10 it and speared it with one
of the explosive booms or lances. The
submarine torpedo boat Is then ex-
pected to retire from business.
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"Corbett''-A Saddle Ostrich.

Down in Florida they have an o.
trich farm which Is decidedly inter
esting place to visit. The star feature
is "Corbett,' an ostrich. which has
been broken to the saddle. This wiry
bird weighs somewhere around 250
pounds. and, with neck erect, stands
about eight feet high. His rider keeps
his seat by firmly grasping the two
wings Of the bird. The gait Of the os-
trich is a numbering sort OF dog trot.
which becomes delightfully."- easy when
the bird is travelling fast. Unham-
pered with a rider and travelling with
the wind, this muscular creature can
outstrip any horse. The ostrich Is as
ferocious as he is stupid, and his keep
er has to exercise constant care, for
one kick from this untamable creature
is almost certain death. he strikes
straight out, and with his claws can
tear q man to ribbons.
Ostriches swallow their food With
out chewing, and If you wish to DEM
onstrate this, feed him half q dozen
oranges in rapid succession. You
will plainly see series Of bulges In
his neck as they so down.-New York
Sun.
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SUNKEN BOATS.

ton is again being paid to the inven-
ton of a system by means of which
sunken ships can successfully be
raised. Among the latest proposals
to this effect is an invention of Ger
man engineer, which has been patent
ed. The inventor employs two cylin-
drical caissons of such immense size
as will enable him to raise the longest
ships. As shown in one cut, the ca1s-
sons are sunk to the bottom Of the sea
on each side of the vessel. The inner
parts of the caissons are equipped
with strong hydraulic machines. The
latter draw heavy chains attached to
both caissons tight; the chains run
over q pulley fixed in the caissons. In
order to prevent the caissons from
moving out of their original place they
are provided with heavy arms an
chored to the ground. AS soon as the
caissons have been placed in the re-
quired position the chains are drawn
tight, and thus slip below the bottom
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FOREIGN.

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, British
Chancellor of the Exchequer, an
nounced that all coal. valued at less
than six shilllngs per ton would be
exempted from duty.
During the eastward trip Of the An
chor Liner Furnessia, Richard Wake,
of New York City. jumped overheard
and was drowned.
The French Army Committee decid-
ed on two years compulsory military
service.
The Grand Jury, at London, brought
in an indictment for bigamy In the
case of Earl Russell, and the trial now
goes to the House Of Lords.
One Chinaman was killed and four
fatally injured by an insane compan-
ion at Ladner, B. G.
Prince Chun, brother Of the Emper-
or Of China, sails for Germany July
20 to apologize for the murder or
Baron Won Ketteler.
The Egyptian Government ordered
twenty-five locomotives for the state
railway from the Henchel firm, or
Cassel Prussia.
Beers administered a foggilg to
Paul Botha, the former member OF the
Cape Assembly, who voted In favor
of the Treason bill at the last session.
The captain, mate and four of the
crew of the bark Falkland, wrecked
on Bishops Rock, Scilly Islands, per-
ished. -4-.,..-s.xs "-,-@aN
Lord Lansdowne, British Foreign
Secretary, again began In tentative
way to consider Nicaragua Canal
treaty negotiations.
In the fleet manoeuvres off the island
of Tsusima, three Japanese torpedo
boats were In collision.
British Indian troops replaced the
marines on duty at the Taku forts in
China.
Germany secured twenty-five steam
crs for the transport home of her
troops in China.
Earl Russell was committed to the
London Central Criminal Court on the
charge of bigamy.
The Deutschland arrived at Ply
mouth, England, lowering her OVID
speed record from New York City.
British shipping merchants are un-
easy over the increase in the number
and tonnage of foreign vessels entered
and cleared ut British ports last year.
A violent storm burst over a large
area of Southern Russia. flooding sew.
eral towns and greatly damaging
crops.
Sentenced to banishment, a Paris
thief stabbed in n judges room the
woman whom he accused of tempting
him to a career Of crime
Two Czechs named Orsovle and Ia
roa were arrested at Prague. Bohemia.
on charge of being implicated In
plot against Emperor Francis Joseph
Of Austria.
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Arm Was in Sharks Stomach.

Doubt having been expressed as to
the authenticity of the finding of a
mans arm in the stomach of q ten
foot shark, Coroner Waugh filed GER
tificate "of death" at the Health De-
partment of Charleston, s. c., and the
arm has been buried at the Potters
Field. Before having the arm inferred
crowds of fishermen viewed it, with
the hope of identifying the owner, al
though this was not possible.
The Coroner got positive informa-
ton from the crew Of the lightship
that the shark had been captured and
the arm cut from the stomach and a
record Of the case has been filed for
the courts.-New York Sun.
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Horss Know How to Jump.

John Garberick, an Ohio farmer,
has u pump at his barn where he
waters his stock. One Of his horses
would take hold of the handle with
his teeth and pump until be had suf-
ficient water to quench his thirst. The
other horses when thirsty would ap-
peal to him and he would pump for
them.
The horse quickly wore out the pump
handle and GarbericS put in a chain
pump. The wonderful horse Is now
studying it's mechanics, and frequently
attempts to operate it.-New York
World,
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~ I'VE genera of mosquitoes are
II represented in this country,
namely, Anopheles. Aedes,
Megarhinus, Psorophora and
Culex. Most of our species belong to
the genus Culex. The mosquitoes Of
the genus Anopheles are the ones
which are responsible for the transfer
of malaria.
We have in the United States three
species of mosquitoes of this malarlal
genus Anopheles, namely, A, cla!iger-
Observation-Disclosures, A..
punctipennis and A. crucians.
Many localities can be practically
rid of mosquitoes by the adoption of
any one of three measures: Either by
the drainage Of the swamps or ponds
in which they breed, or by the use of
kerosene upon the surface of the
waters in which they breed, or by the
Introduction of fish into fishless ponds
so that they may eat the larvae of the
mosquitoes. In all mosquito-exterm-
ination work, however, it must be
remembered that they will breed sue
cessfully In any transient pool OF
water or in any receptacle where
water Is left standing for a week. no
matter how small this receptacle may
be.
The common and widespread mos
quito, which occurs from the White
Mountains In New Hampshire to
Cuba, and from British Columbia to
Mexico, lays its eggs, numbering from
200 to 400 in q raft-like mass on the
surface Of. the water. The eggs are
laid side by side, standing on end and
stuck close together in longitudinal
rows six TO thirteen in number and
with from three or four to forty eggs
in a row. The egg mass Is gray-brown
from above and silvery white from
below, the latter color being due to
the water film. The eggs are laid ear
ly in the morning before dawn and in
warm weather will hatch by o'clock
on the afternoon Of the same day.
The larvae are active little creatures
known as wrigglers, which are so
often to be seen in rain-water barrels
and horse troughs. The anal end OF
the body is provided with long res
piratory tube, into which two large air
vessels extend quite to it's tip, where
they have q double orlfice which Is
guarded by four flaps. This tube is
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mouth parts are curiously modified
and are provided with long ella which
are kept constantly in vibration, at
tracing and directing into the mouth
minute particles Of animal and vege-
table matter which are to be found
in the water. The wriggler remains
at the surface Of the water when
breathing through it's respiratory tube,
but descends when seeking for food.
1t undergoes three different molts,
reaches maturity and transforms to
a pupa in a minimum of seven days
in hot summer weather, taking much
longer in the early spring or when the
weather grows cool in the fall. The
pupa is we'll illustrated in the accom-
panying figure and differs radically
from the hair-like or trumpet-like or
gans issuing from the thorax instead
of from a respiratory tube at the 9TH
er end of the body. The pupa remains
at the surface of the water in an up
right position, but when disturbed
wriggles actively to the bottom, float
ing upward again in a very short
time. The pupa stage lasts in warm
weather but two days. at the expira;
tion of which time the skin splits on
the back Of the thorax and the adult
MOSQUITO works itself out, resting upon
the old pupa skin until it's wings un-
fold and then flies away. The dura-
tion of single generation may be
within ten days, say sixteen hours for
the egg, seven days for the larra and
two days for the pupa. This time,
however, may be indefinitely enlarged
If the weather be cool.-Philadelphia
Record,
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DOMESTIC.

Three boys, all under eleven years
old, were drowned below the; dam OF
the Wards Paper Company, at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Homer Bliss, at Mount Clemens,
Mich, confessed to killing his father,
but said it was accidental.
Oil was struck at. Cusack' well, No:
2, at Jamestown, Tenn, alta depth or
375 feet.
The south bound cannon ball train
was wrecked near Beebe, Ark, BUT no
one was killed. .,.
William II. Musham was appointed
Chief of the Chicago Fire Department
Excessive heat killed w. B. Brad
ford, of Utica, N. Y, who was riding
on train in Missouri.
Forest Park was selected as the site
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
to be held in st. Louis, Mo-, In 1903.
The choice was made by the Expost-
ton Directors. :
The business portion Of Scott, Ohio
q village, was destroyed by fire.
A mad dog bit two adults and nine
children in Chicago before being killed.
After killing his wife: :;byr cutting her
throat, William Barnes, Lying near
harrington, Mass, killed himself In
the same way.
The taxable value Of Chicago this
year fs expected to be about $500, ,0OO,-
600.
A wagon containing four men was
struck by a train at Baltimore, Nd.
and the men were killed. -
The consolidation Of all electric
light, street railway and power con-
Germs within 100 miles Of Niagara
Falls Is under way. .....
When the police arrested her son,
Mrs. Anna Prigger. Indianapolis, Ind,
dropped dead. ...
An eighteen-word will left by
Charles J. Patterson, of;'New York
City. disposed Of $1,0O00Q0.
All but s35 Of thess 900 stolen
from the First National Bank of Min
eral Point, Wis, was recovered.
A plot, to kill game out Of season in
Colorado was unearthed at Denver.
and many valuable skins seized.
Kentucky oil producers are consider
ing the formation Of a protective COIL
bine.
The 100000 endowment fund be-
ing raised for Brown University.
Providence, R. l., was completed.
During performance of Berwick's
circus at Staples, Mimi, the brother
of the proprietor. who was acting as
clown, dropped dead. Heart failure
was the cause.
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MINOR EVENTS0F THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The report that Secretary Hay was
to resign is denied. The President ex-
poets him to return to Washington ID
the fall.
Secretary Long formally adopted de-
signs for the medals to be awarded
navy officers and men who fought In
the West Indies. Rear-Admlral Samp-
sons profile is on the medals. !
Attorney Knox Is investigat-
ing trusts to determine whether the
Sherman law is being violated. t.
Representations looking to an AMIGA
BILE settlement Of the tariff controversy
were made by Secretary Hay to the
Russian Government through Ambas-
sador Tower.
The st. Elizabeth Government Asy-
lum for Insane, near Washington, will
be extended at a cost Of $1,000,0O0.
The Presidents yacht, the Sylph,
was ordered into dock at Norfolk, Va,
to undergo repairs.
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DIR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

There were four bubonic plague
deaths at Honolulu, Hawaii, from
May 20 to June 9.
The volcano Kilauea, lin Hawaii, is
showing signs of renewed activity.
Insurgent officers and men, follow
ing the course of General Cailles, con-
tinue to surrender in the Philippines.
A series of special revenue stamps
will be made for Porto Rico
The Philippines Commission win
permit proceedings in the courts to be
conducted In English and native dia-
lects.
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Re.s swarmed on His Ha nd.

The Strand Magazine publishes this
interesting illustration of the vagaries
of a swarm of bees. The man who had
this peculiar experience was working
in an English garden, when q swarm
of bees came off, and as he stood
among the flying insects the queen
alighted on his hand and was joined
by her subjects, making cluster on
his arm weighing FIVE pounds. He
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Plea Of y Stammerer.

It is said that Henry Guy Carleton,
the playwright, who stammers very
badly at times. not 80 long ago stopped
Nat Goodwin on the street and said to
him: "Nat, will you g-g-give me half
an h-hour for f-f-fve minutes con-ver-
s-sa.tionT T"-San Francisco Argonaut
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sues from the eighth segment of the
abdomen. The ninth segment is
armed at the tip with four flaps and
six hairs. The flaps are gill-like IN
appearance. though they are probably
sin ply locomotory In function. The
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HucE 1,ANcEs TO DESTROY SUBMARINE BOATS.

Of the vessel. In this way the caissons
come close to the vessel. They are
then pumped empty and raise stimuli
taneously with the vessel, as shown In
the second illustration. A secono
strong chain is then drawn below the
caissons thems, Ives, worked in the
same mannn- by means Of hydraulic
machines, until the vessel has been
lifted entirely out Of the water. Trials
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What Marriage Docs.

Marriage is an institution which en-
ables O man and a woman who love
each other to multiply their pleasures
and their happiness by two and to re-
duce their sorrows by half.-Ma1
O'Rell, in New York Journal.
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Harmless Insects Considered Poisonous.
In Central America, and among the
Mexicans in Texas, New Mexico. Arl-
zona and Southern California, many
harmless insects are generally consid-
cred poisonous. This Is due to a spc'
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cial cause. 1t arises from the fact
that the blood Of these people is so
vitiated by unclean diseases that an
insignificant bite or scratch Is apt to
bring on blood poisoning followed by
serious results.
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There is nothing in words unless they
are properly strung together.
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a delight there for it.
his blanket through the
odder Build low broad
either
Grape yield profit
maintaining unfrul
should be forgotten Of wood
growths richly fruitful will vigorous
cutting
old spelling the precious shade.
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recently made in the North Sea are
said to have given entirely satisfactory
results,
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RECOVERY. Of WRECKS.

A New System Of Raising sunken
Ships.
On account of the many disastrous
accidents which occurred on the sea
during the last few years much atten-
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3 The Life Of a Mosquito. !
Q The Summer Pest and the Efforts to
x Exterminate Him. {
Observation-Disclosures

. I'VE genera Of mosquitoes are
H represented in this country,
V namely, Anopheles, Aedes,
Megarhinus, Psorophora and
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AVIES are soon to disappear,
according to a critic in the
New York Herald, who has
boan wotnhinr rpopnt me-
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VHISTPAETY

Phe Benedict Club entertained its
members me at a progressive whist party
| Thursday d evening, October 31st, at the
palatia home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
I Davis, 5401 Wabash, avenue. The par
lors Were beautifully decorated with
American Beauties and ferns. Mr..
Robert II. Hardin had the honor OF
winning vii the first prize, a handsome
cut glass dish. Mr.. Avendorph was
awarded the BOBBY. After the pres
s,entation Of the prizes, refreshments
We're served by, Caterer Weir. The
members present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius n. AWendorph Prof. and Mrs.
William Emanuel Mr.. and Mrs. F. b.
Warning, Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Turnkey, Mr.. and
i 3 Mrs. Robert H. Hardin, Mr. and Mrs.
ID. q Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M.
washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mead,
MI. and Mrs. Robert Davis, Mr.. and
]. Mrs Morris Lewis. Invited guests:
Mr.. Julius w. Fields,sof Denver, Colo,
and Miss Sonora Seldom and Mrs.
Rose, Of New Orleans, La. and H. j.
| Mitchell.
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