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The Washington times., 1902-02-01
The Suit Offering

Is sweetened up for the last days by the addition
of all the small lots of Black Suits In this way the
line of sizes is made complete and The extra advan-
tage is accorded OF choice of staple Blacks at the
enormously reduced prices-a rare privilege, as you
know. The Suit Sale positively ends tonight.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
The OverCoat Offering

Is made in three parts, and includes hundreds of
the fine. finer, and finest garments that have been
produced this season. Practically every style, sta
pie and novelty. in nearly every size, Will be found
in the assortInents.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Ear Muffs lOC and Csc.
Mems, Women's, and ChiIdren's
SeasOnable Footwear.

Ladies' Misses and Childrens Jersey LeGgins;
Ill wool fast black; full height and regular sl.00
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
offered Data to Democrats.

He further charges that. while holding
office under a Republican Administration,
Mr.. Austin volunteered just before the
last Presidential campaign. TO supply MIR.
Bryan with information which would as
sist him in his canvass. Mr.. O'Connell
The Washington times., 1902-02-01

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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
The Question of Fuel.

Every one is familiar with discus
sions about the rate at which the
world's coal supply is being exhaust
ed. Attention may be called to the
possibilities of wood Systematically
cultivated for fuel. Helmholtz snow
ed that in Germany the thermal value
of the vegetable growth on given
area of land is about 1-1477th part of
the heat delivered by the sun to the
same area. By planting rapidly grow
ing timber in tropical countries the
German rate can be increased about
fifteen times so that about one per
cent of the thermal energy poured
upon the land by the sun may be
stored as wood fuel. Taking 4,000,-
100000 acres of land as available for
forest cultivation it follows that
perpetual fuel product of thirty times
our present coal supply might be
secured. And moreover. is it hope
less to expect that way will be
found to store the energy daily re-
ceived from the sun and to do away
with fuel altogether?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Observations of the Sun.

A complete observation of all the
variable elements of the sun is neces-
sary if we are to obtain the key to
solor phenomena and to their connec-
ton with weather, magnetic elements
and other terrestrial matter The
suns face must be photographed daily
so as to record all spots, faculae, etc.;
the entire chromo-sphere must also
be registered, preferably by automatic
spectrographs, and the radial veloci-
ties of prominences must be deter
mined also automatically. The spec
troscopic observations outlined in
what precedes are regularly made at
the observatory of Meudon and no.
where else on the earth at the pres
ent time. The spectroheliograph
used by Hall of Chicago was not re-
mounted when the Yerkes Observa-
tory was established in 1897. Eng
land has lately resolved to begin a
series of observations like those of
Meudon and Chicago at two stations
one at home and one in India.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Oil Burner for Stoves.

In these days of worry over lack of
fuel, when people are wondering how
they are to heat their buildings and
cook their food, numerous schemes are
being proposed in solution of the
problem. Among these substitutes for
coal one of the most prominent and
successful is petroleum, and it is
special form of burner for this fuel
which is pictured below, the origina-
tor of the invention being Elmore
Stewart of Los Angeles, Cal. The
claim is made that this burner can be
used in connection with cooking or
heating stove, hot-air furnace, steam
and water-heating system, steam boil
er or hotel range, giving a strong, hot
flame without danger of explosion.
The burner is composed of two separ-
ate parts, one resting in the firehox
and the other forming the lid to re
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Mont PeIee Heard in Venezuela.

The United States consul at Mara
caibo. Venezuela, $50 miles from Mar
Unique, reports that the sounds of the
explosions of Mont Pelee were heard
by himself and many others, a rev.
olution was in progress in Venezuela
and the inhabitants of certain towns
thought the sounds due to artillery
which was not the case. The consul's
servant, without orders. brought a
horse saddled and bridled, saying
that he was sure the consul would
wish to go to the city, where big
battle must be going on, judging from
the cannonading. The consul de-
scribes the noise as not at all like
the reports of heavy guns. 1t was not
like thunder, nor the strange rum
bling of earthquakes, but as if i'm
mense explosions were taking place
high in the air There can be no
doubt, from the dates and times, that
these sounds were due to Mont Pelee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
POPULAR SCIENCE

tration of the simple apparatus which
he uses, and also the complete formula
Tor the liquid in which the tests are
made, as given in the patent papers
filed in this country
The liquid ought to be about 1.035
specific weight. and is composed of
one liter of water twenty-five grams
of ordinary salt. eighty-five grams of
glycerin of about rs degrees Baume,
and one gram of concentrated sail
cylic alcohol. A fresh egg. it is stated,
will go to the bottom of this mixture
and lie there in an almost horizontal
position. An egg from three to five
days old will be at an angle of about
twenty degrees; an eight-day old egg
will describe an angle of forty-five de-
grees; a fourteen-day egg. of sixty
degrees. and three-week egg will
take a position corresponding to sew
enty-five degrees. An egg four weeks
old will stand upright en- its pointed
end; an egg of five weeks will be sus-
pended in the liquid. and an egg be-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
II: *
{ "A Close Call. 7
n &:

John Hart, or "Smiler," as the men
called him, for his mirth-loving nature.
stood in the doorway of the engine
room lounging easily against the frame
set in the heavy brick walls and sur
veying the scene about the iron mine.
Behind Smiler were three vertical
blowing engines. which ran continu-
ously all the year to make the blast.
They were gigantic, old-fashioned
walking-beam engines, with the steam
cylinder at one end of the beam, and
the air-cylinder on the other. each
yerticle and twelve feet in length.
Taking an oil can he began the
rounds, when an unusual noise caught
his attention. There was snap
then crash. At the crash he sprahg
forward to the throttle valve on No.
One engine; and before she had
turned over to make another COM
plete stroke he had stopped her.
He thought he knew what had hap
pened, and before investigating he
put the other two engines to their
maximum speed. that the air pressure
might be maintained, if possible. To
keep the air pressure or blast steadily
on the furnaces was the most impor-
tant work the engines had to do.
Smiler then seized a lamp and
wrench and ran through the arch into
the compressor-room. where the three
air-cylinders stood in a row. fifteen
feet apart. He ran up the stairway to
the upper floor. There he looked down
at the cylinder attached to the mo-
tionless engine.
1t was as he had supposed. The
yoke holding the manhole plate and
gasket in position had broken. and the
whole arrangement had dropped into
the cylinder. Smiler sprang to the
Walking beam. slid down the connect
ing-rod to the cross-head, and down
the piston-rod to the cylinder-head.
standing there a moment on the i'm
mense casting. which was five feet
in diameter.
Without a thought of danger he
squatted down. stuck his feet through
the small oblong opening and wriggied
through to his shoulders. Holding up
h's arms, with the wrench and lamp
in his hands, he reached out with his
toes and touched the air-piston. The
engine being at less than middle
stroke, this was a third of the way
up in the cylinder
Drawing his arms through, he
crouched down. and so gained the in
terror of the cylinder 1t was like
an oven. The cleaning, polished
walls reflected his light. He could
not touch any part; it was all too hot,
and he moved his lamp over the top
of the piston. looking for the broken
yoke and plate.
A moment after Smiler had dropped
out of sight Dennison, the boss fur
Raceman, entered the engine room ex-
citedly. He had missed the familiar
beat of one machine. and feared
diminution of the blast.
''Smiler!" he shouted, looking round.
20 Smiler! Smilerl" Then he Went to
the throttle valve and took up the
starting bar.
Meanwhile Smiler gathered up the
broken yoke and reached up to lay
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
NEWS TELEPHONE THE LATEST.
Electricity supplants the Daily Paper
in Hungary.

Notwithstanding the many uses to
which electricity has been put in late
years. many people will be surprised
to learn that there is actually in oper-
alton in Budapest. Hungary, lively
town of some 100000 inhabitants, a
telephone newspaper. The copy is
spoken into transmitters in the editor
office, and each subscriber has an in
strument in his house.
"One of the most praiseworthy fea-
lures of the Telephone Newspaper is
its extraordinary cheapness," reports
a writer for Pearson's. Each subscrib-
er pays but two cents day for its
many advantages, and there are no
fees for having a receiver fitted to
house. No one need continue sub
scribing to the speaking newspaper for
longer than four months. On these
favorable terms each station is pro-
vided with the receiving appliance,
having two ear tubes, so that two peo-
pie can listen at the same time. The
apparatus can be fixed wherever the
subscriber pleases-at a bed or sofa
at a writing desk or in special room.
"At present the telephone newspa-
per is confined to Budapest, but for
some time past preparations have
been going on for extending it to the
whole country. The manager of
great French daily paper intends to in
troduce the invention into Paris, hav-
ing been struck by its possibilities
when the apparatus was exhibited at
the Paris exhibition. In Vienna the
introduction of this unique invention
will soon be effected, all the plans be-
ing in readiness"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
stars Recorded by Photography.

The number of stars recorded on a
photograph plate depends not only
on the region of the heavens to which
the telescope is directed. but on the
length of exposure. At the Bonn OBJ
servatory a map of the northern
heavens was made showing every
star visible in a small telescope OF
about three inches aperture. If we
call the number of stars shown on
this map unity the Greenwich photo
graphs with an eleven-inch telescope
show that in twenty seconds three
and a half times as many stars are
recorded; in six minutes fifteen and
a half times as many. and in forty
minutes seventy-three times as
many. By increasing the exposure
moro stars are visible, but the in
crease is not indefinitely great. So
far as these observations go they
show either that the number of stars
is not infinite. or that the light of
stars is absorbed in space.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Technical Education and Trade.

Technical Education and Trade.
The question of the influence of
technical education upon trade has
lately been much discussed in Eng
land. The president of the Society
of Chemical Industry in Liverpool
gives some of the reasons why Ger
many is now advancing so rapidly, as
follows l. Superior economy, thor
oughness, attention to detail. 2. The
possession of a large number of men
trained not only technically. but lib
orally 3. A close alliance of legisla-
ton and of science with the interests
of trade. 4. national system OF
railways and canals. 5. Cheap skill
cd labor working long hours. 6. A
large supply of unskilled laborers
Already trained to habits of order and
discipline o by army service. Z. Protec-
tive tariffs. s. A good system of pat
sut laws. He proposes these remedies
fc< England. l. The appointment of
{. minister of commerce. 2. TIE
naturalization of railways and can
ais. 3. The extension and improve
Jnent of secondary education. A. A
reform of patent laws. The question
discussed is acute in England, and
it. is not without interest in America.
The remedies proposed are not at all
needed here, and to some of them,
a. least, consent could not now be OBJ
tanned.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
HE WANTED PLAIN ENGLISH.
Young Physicians Amusing Plea for
EnIjuhtepment.

There's a physician in my town"
said Cincinnati drummer, who has
son whom he is instructing in the rudi-
ments of the profession, but just at
present the young fellow is thinking of
great many things not down in the
books. He has a lot of rapid young
companions of the slangy sort, and he
is master of them all. Indeed his Ian
guage is at times so utterly modern as
to be almost unintelligible to the old
fashioned people who learned their
language out of Webster's dictionary.
The other day patient was brought
into the doctors office and the son
happened to be present.
"The man is suffering from mania
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
CANDLES IN NEW ORLEANS.
More Consumed in That City Than in
Any Other Place


The candle never goes out in New
Orleans" said a man who is connected
with big candle manufacturing con-
cern, "and l suppose the consumption
of candles in New Orleans is greater
than at any other place in the world,
proportionately, and where gas, cleo
tricity and oil are also used for light
ing purposes. 1t will only require a
few moments reflection to explain
why this is. Take All Saints day for
instance. Did you ever think about
the large number of candles that are
used on this day in the pretty observ-
ances which mark this day of flowers
and sentiment? The use of candles is
by no means confined to any one re-
ligious denomination on All Saints
day, but, of course, in the Catholic
cemeteries they are used more extern
sively than elsewhere. And, of course,
the extensive use of candles in other
observances of a religious nature has
great deal to do with swelling the
enormous number of candles used
here. They are of all kinds, too, and
all sizes. Candles of the finest pos
sible make are sold in the New Or
leans market, and play a part in the
pretty ceremonials which mark the
life in this quaint old place. And can.
dies of the cheaper grades are used.
too. In price they range from three
for five cents up to almost any price
you want to pay."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Electricity.

The latest word on electricity is
to the effect that it is a material sub
stance. Its unit, the electrone, forms
an infinitesimal part OF the atom of
any element, and when split off it
produces a stress in the other similar
to that due to negatively electrified
body. The severing of the electron
from its atom is the generation of
electricity. The remainder of the
atom acts as a positively charged
body, but it is not certainly known
whether the positive electron-sup-
posed to be about ten times as heavy
as the negative-really exists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16

potu," said the doctor after brief ex-
animation.
what was that?' inquired the son,
with an evident effort to catch the
meaning.
Mania potu-delirium tremens,'
repeated the doctor.
Oh. commented the youngster,
you mean the Jim jams, the d. IS. the
delirius trimmings, the gortmagins. do
you? | suppose I'll get next to this
medical racket before the finish, but
until do wish you would talk plain
English for my benefit, dad
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
What Miaht Have Been.

Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's OF.
fer on the part of the government of
Great Britain to favorably consider the
representation of the colonies in one or
the other of the two houses of the i'm
perial parliament approaches a revolu-
ton of the colonial system. Had Eng
land made such proposition to the
original American states. what
change would have been effected In
the colonial history of America.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
The Future Of Coal.

Apropos of Lord Kelvin's assertion
that in 400 years the coal of the
world will be used up NJ. Cartleux.
chief engineer of the Northern Rail
way OF France, says that in ten years.
between petroleum and alcohol coal.
mining will not pay.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16

place the ordinary cover of the stove.
The lower section has a central cone
rising from fiat base, with a sur
rounding fange high enough to pre-
vent possible overflow of the oil into
the ashpit beneath. The cover has a
central depression with perforatiou
of sufficient size to permit the drop
ping of oil through 1t on the apex Of
the cone beneath.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Must Remain LEGALLY Blind.

German dancing master. who the
other day apeared before the tribunal
of Hamburg, Germany, for a trivial
offence, was described in the charge
sheet as blind. He protested against
this assertion, and politely requested
the judge to correct the mistake. as
there was nothing wrong with his eye
sight. He was, however. informed
that no alteration could be made. In
consequence the man will remain
legally blind as long as he lives.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
How He Might Be Identified.

An amusing story is being told in
Paris of an Auvergnat coal merchant
of that city. who was found intoxicated
IN the streets. ASKED wdo he was, he
said he didn't know. but go and ask
the coal merchant in the Rue des
Ecoles. If he is at home. don't know
who | am, If he's out, it's me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16

1t on top of the head. showing his
hands throug the narrow opening. The
plate was a heavier piece, and he
shouldered 1t first. 1t was a severe
strain in the close, hot cylinder TO
push 1t through at arms length. As
he laid it beside the broken yoke he
felt the piston beneath his feet move
For an instant his heart stopped beat
ing.
The piston went down slowly with
hesitating motion. 1t would go
down about four feet more, If the en-
gine had been started and then rush
up twelve feet and flatten him against
the iron head! This he realized But
when the piston had moved down two
feet 1t stopped. The manhole by which
he had entered was now almost five
feet above his head. He gave a hoarse
cry of terror, but it only reverberated
in his ears. Above the jar, pound and
scream of the other engines he could
hardly hope to make himself heard.
Hoping to attract attention he threw
the wrench out of the manhole 1t
disappeared. The piston continued
to descend. Smiler, in an agony of
apprehension, cast the lamp after the
wrench.
Meanwhile the polished. hot walls
radiant with heat, and the piston
burned his feet. II he could only
jump and catch the manholel But IN
the narrow space he was unable to
spring more than a few inches. TAX
ing off his jumper. he tried to throw
it through, but it fell back on him.
Then Smiler threw his keys, his
knife and his hat through the hole.
At last out flew his beloved watch.
II sailed in a nIgh curve and dis
appeared.
Outside something fell on the stone
floor near Dennison and broke with
crash. He looked down. watchl
Smiler's watch! Dennison looked
round for the young fellow and saw
the other things-Smilers keys. knife.
lamp. hat and wrench. But where
was Smiler? Dennison deciding that
Something was wrong. shut off tn,
steam. Then. running up the steps.
which Smiler had ascended but a rew
minutes before, he looked and called
for the young engineer. Seeing the
open manhole, he went to the top of
the head.
"Smileri" he called, bending over
the hollow echoing cylinder.
Yes. I'm herel" Smiler answered.
Dennison lying out full length on
the head, reached down his hand and
Smiler grasped it. AS Dennison slow
ly rose to his knees with his burden,
Smiler assembled inside until he was
able to grasp the edge of the head,
and with the furnacemans assistance
he emerged. streaming with perspira-
ton, and SO weak with fright that he
could hardly stand.
CLOSE call young fellow!" Denni-
son observed, grimly.
Close enough" Smiler returned.
Help me get this manhole head in
position so | can start up. If you
had known how you'd have had me
flattened out long go."-Phil More in
Youths Companion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
No Use as Fuel.

"As to the suggestion that the coun-
try's stock of unsold novels be used
for fuel in this emergency" observed
Mr.. Naggus. literary editor of the
Daily Bread. 'all have to say is that
the idea is ridiculous. They will not
burn. Most of them are too rotten
Chicago Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Getting Bid of the Cause.

Doctor tfinding patient sampling a
bottle of whisky)-Here. here. my
man. that will never do. That's the
cause of all the trouble. Facetious
Patient-Well, then, fill your glass.
doctor. Now we've found the cause,
the sooner we get rid of it the better.
Glasgow Evening Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Has Attraction for DOES

A bulldog attacked julius Hager.
near his home in West New York. N
J., and the savage brute sank it's
teeth in his arm. Hager grabbed
the dog by the tail and dashed out
its brains against a telephone pole.
This was the fourth dog that had
attacked him within a month. and all
of them he served in the same way.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16

normally stationary contact-arm,
means for actuating said arm from
said clock-train at predetermined in
tervals. plurality of contact-pins in
the path of said arm. an electric bell
in circuit with said contact arm and
pins, whereby an intermittent alarm
is sounded at predetermined intervals.
Thomas e. Heeter. st. Louis, Mo-, is
the Observation-Disclosures Circular.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Trouble in Australia

The recent wholesale distribution of
poison for the determination of rab-
bits in Australia has been attended by
an unexpected misfortune. Birds are
being killed. off. and the country is
threatened with pest of insects as
the result.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Graduation Lines Indicate Age of Egg.

yond that age or a foul egg will swim
on or near the surface of the liquid.
If these statements prove true this
apparatus will prove to be useful for
cooking. preserving. Matching and all
other purposes. The glass face of the
containing vessel is graduated to !ndi-
cate the above mentioned degrees.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
New Eaa-Testina Method.

German Genius says he has dis
covered a method by which he can
tell the age of an egg up to five weeks
from the time of Matching. indicating
not only whether the egg is fit to eat
or not, but also testing eggs for hatch
ing purposes much more accurately
than can now be done by the Gambling
method. Herewith is given an illus-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Good Advice.

When you don't know what you're
talking about, keep still. By wearing
wise look, trimmed with a lurking
smile, you may be able to bluff along
without anybody finding out how lit.
tie you do know.-Exchange
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
StranQe Case.

woman has sued for divorce be-
cause her husband gives too much at
tention to the church" This will puz-
zle lot of other women, who have
heretofore thought they knew some.
thing about man.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
lonC Felt Wants.

The profession of medicine and law
are already overcrowded and young
man are advised not to prepare for
them In at least two professions, how
ever. there il crying demand for
trained men. They are forestry and
soil physics.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
Transit of Venus.

A transit of Venus occurs only four
times in 2S3 years. 1t is most i'm
portant to astronomers, because it
gives them an opportunity of meas
uring the distance of the earth from
the sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
WealthY Men Min Prize

Twenty-Five thousand pounds, the
first prize in Prussian state lottery,
has been won by four members of
wealthy banking firm at Halle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
The Popular Profession.

The reason why giving advice is so
much more popular than taking it, is
that it does not require one to be so
many different kinds of people-Wash.
ington Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-16
German Postal STAGES.

The multiplication of railways has
not diminished the number of postal
stages in Germany. On the contrary.
the number of stage drivers rose from
5,176 in 1896 to 1914 in 1900.