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away harmlessly with a smoky flame. To
deVefop its explosive quality II must be fired
py detonating substance. such as fulmi-
nate OF mercury, when IL instantly resolves
itself into gas at terrific pressure
=, An the filling sheds at Woolwich arsenal
tne smells, after being filled with lyddite,
dIS iett TO cool In the shed. When quite
colo the fuse hole liz the nose of the shell,
through which the charge was poured, Is
crossed with wooden plug. driven In with
lead hammer. so as to avoid risk of
SHARKS, and the shell is then placed in store.
10 shells in our own service Of q larger
tailper than ten inches or of smaller size
man "a inches are at present filled with
yoolte. Those OF larger or smaller size
are filled with ordinary gunpowedr in the
form of what is known as pebble powder
from its bulk and shape. Lyddite shells are
al"ays fused at the point, so as TO avoid
the risk of premature explosions i'm the bore
OF the gun when the shell is fired. If this
accident happened no gun would be strong
enough to resist the pressures that would
De set up. Indeed, a premature explosion
or this nature did occur some years ago
In one of our warships when at practice in
place was cut off at the point of explosion
as cleanly as if it had been done with a
lathe. Fortunately, the burst occurred in
that portion of the gun which was outside
the side OF the ship, so that there was no
fatal result
The inquiry which has been ordered by
the war office into the dreadful accident
last month at Woolwich may disclose the
cause, but this is extremely doubtful. If,
as is the accepted theory, one of the 10
inch shells burst decorating the others
near it, ii is possible that the accident was
caused by particle of grit on the wooden
plug with which the filling hole is closed.
This may have caused a tiny spark that
fell on and iguited the lyddite charge within
the she'll
Pie man who drove in the plug could not,
OF course, notice this. as the plug would
prevent him seeing il, and the charge would
burn quietly for second or two, until the
pressure and temperature rose sufficiently
high, whei. the whole contents OF the shell
would instantly detonate Be that as il
may, the fact that lyddite is exceedingly
safe TO manufacture and to handle is proved
by the fact that quantity of the explosive
that destroyed was quite unaffected by the
explosion.
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LYDDITE's TERRIBLE POWER.
How shells Are Filled with the Ex-
pIosive at wooIwich.

LONDON 0lTODlClc.
For long time after its first discovery
picric acid, which is the foundation of lyd-
dite was used in the arts chiefly as a dye,
and often stored i'm large quantities,
without any idea OF its terrible power A
number OF years ago fire occurred i'm
building in one OF the large manufacturing
towns where a large amount of picric acid
was stored. During the progress of the fire
a terrible explosion occurred, the cause of
which could not be explained. After a time
experiments showed that picric acid when
rapidly heated and burned in a confined
space appeared TO undergo a process Of de-
composition. which transformed IL from an
inert substance into one of the most ter
rible II explosives.
the possibilities OF the substance. invented
the preparation Sf IL. which he named after
NJ. Meline. the then French permier. and II
was adopted I'm the French military serv
ice. Our own war offioS. some years after
ward followed suit only their adaptation Of
picric acid was named not after a promi-
nent politician. but after the gunnery
school at Lydd. in Kent, where the first ex-
periments with IL were carried out by Brit
fsh artillery experts. Lyddite rnelts at a
temperature of 1875 centigraGe. a degree
Of heat about 40 degrees Fair. hotter than
boiling water. when IL assumes. the form
OF a pale yellow liquid. The method % I'LL
Ing shells with IL is 20 melt the lyddite ana
pour 10 i.to the shell. which is then allowed
to col IL isEited In the open air IL burns
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During the present month the Indianapo-
lis Stock Exchange will observe three calls
week-Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days. Quotations of local stocks show little
change this week from last week. IL Is not
expected that there will be much trading I'm
local stocks this month. Beginning the LIST
or September the Stock Exchange will OBJ
serve daily calls
Reports from Washington state that the
Treasury Department has received $S0.000,-
600 and per cent. government bonds TO
be exchanged for the twos under Secretary
Shaws Understanding plan, announced
several months ago. The limit on this ex-
change is sl0o000.ooO. and from the fact that
there have been sent in $50 10000 Of the
threes and fours. the secretary is satisfied
with the success of the plan. 1t IL said that
no more refunding plans are contemplated
by Secretary Shaw.
A dispatch from Chicago says: THE local
money market the past week displayed fur
Their evidence of strength. Some of the
larger trust institutions are not quoting
rates at all. being able to get about what
they ask for money. Most of the money
they have placed this week they will get
per cent for.
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A Trimmed Negro.

Booker T. Washington. in August %world's
Work.
In lsss L. 4. Smith finished the course
of training. in dairying and In academic
branches, after making his way through
by working in the day aud attending school
at night during the greater portion OF his
a call for a well-tralned dairyman from
the Forest City Creamery Company. OF
Rockford Ill. Smith was recommended
He has been holding an important position
in the creamery for five years. and has
several times been promoted and received
an increase of salary. Smith has paid for
a neat aud comfortable home where he
and his wife reside. He has the confidence
and respect OF the entire community. In
this connection 1 might say that I'm taking
up this work he looked so young and mex
perienced that his ability was somewhat
doubted, but IL did not take him long 70
prove that he fully equar TO the occa-
sion. The proprietor unhesitatingly said
that he was one OF the most proficient and
valuable men that he had In his employ.
and that he had placed him in a very fm-
portant and trying place. that OF making
cultures for butter-that Is, the develop
ment and ssse OF the particular germs which
have TO do with the fine flavor OF butter.
This Is q secret department In which ne
once except the employees operating II an0
the proprietor are permitted TO enter. Mr.
Smith also did some very important chemis
Cal work In connection with = lawsuit
which was supposed TO involve the NAME
facture Of spurious butter.
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New York Tribune.

Every workman i'm the employ OF a well-known
company of bread manufacturers IL obliged TO
submit 10 a physical examination and to procure
a Doctors certificate showing him 10 be in per-
feet health. Upon entering the building he is re-
quired to disrobe and deposit his clothes in a
locker provided for the purpose. He then passes
through a shower bath, and to farther
room where each day clean underwear shoes
and white canvas uniforms provided by the
company The bread is practically not handled
during its manufacture. The water is steriliza,l
and lows directly through automatic valves into
the breadmixers troughs. The milk butter and
other ingredients pure IL is possible 10
procure them. and the bread when il comes from
the oven is wrapped In parafiin paper so that
II may not be contaminated by future handling
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RECORD In CLEARINGS
INDIANAPOLIS BANKS DID AN ENOR-
NOUS BUSINESS IN JULY.
Three Calls n Week ON the stock Ex-
change This Notwithstanding
Shaw's Boad Refunding Plan.

The indianapolis banks made a record
breaking showing I'm clearings last month.
The July clearings. according to the state
ment of the Indianapolis Clearinghouse
Association, amounted to Sc, 3Ol $40, which
is more than 10000 greater than the
clearings for July. 1902. The month or June
this year held the record previous 60 the
July showing. with $780, SS2 This year the
local banks have continued to increase the
volume OF their business the same as they
have done for several years past The first
six months OF this year the clearings were
more than 100000 larger than for the
same period OF 1902. The following table
shows the monthly increase In clearings for
1903 over last year:
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The Financier says: THE only disappoint-
ing feature OF the statement of the New
York associated banks last week was that
as in the previous week, the returns failed
to reflect in the loan item the liquidation
in the stock market which was quite large
at the end of the week ended on July %, and
which continued during part. at least, of the
last bank week, and the repayment of the
loans made by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company during the week was not shown in
the statement. Instead of an important re-
duction in loans, as was confidently looked
for, there was an increase Of $500, fol-
lowing a gain of 200 in the previous
week, making sl,sfs0o0 for the fortnight
The only reasonable explanation which can
be made of this failure of the statement to
show the expected decrease in loans Is
that the loan contracts which were liqui-
dated, as the result of the unsettled stock
market. were replaced with the purchasers
of stocks early last week and that the
loans TO the pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany which were repaid. were originally
affected with trust companies and institu-
tions other than the banks, and there
fore. that their cancellation was not re-
fiected in the bank statement. The cash re-
serve showed the important Increase OF SIX
Ol4 coo. or 81. go less than the estimated
gain which vas based on the traceable
movements of money. This discrepancy
may. however. be accounted for by the
fact that on the last day OF the bank
week the assistant treasurer was credited
at the clearing house with H,764, 49, caused
nv the payment through the banks to the
treasury of a Central Pacific note for s.
90. SIS. and thst this credit balance and the
PARTIALLY offsetting payment by the SUBJ
treasury of $4,000 on account OF trans
fer of gold from San Francisco we're not in
Guided In the estimates. The deposits in
creased S,4sosO0. which sun was $49S. SO
less than that called fer by the gain OF
cash and the increase In loans; therefore
the statement did not balance. The re-
creased 81 $50 Us: deducting this sum from
the gain in cash left S5.144.675 as the in
crease in surplus reserve, which now
stands at $24060.075.' against So $50, 40 on
Ian Il. which was the highest OF the
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Truthful Nellie.
Washington Star.

81 have a little niece who is addicted to
drawing the long bow and exercising her
imagination" said a Capitol Hill young
lady 1.-The other day she came i'm and told
Ser mother that she had Just met and
played with great big yellow lion out in
the park.
know that is a story. You must not ten
Stories, and when you go To bed tonight
you must pray to the good Lord To forgive
you for telling that story
so. when Nellie had finished her pray
ers her mother asked IL she had prayed
for forgiveness for that whopper.
Yes, mamma. and the good Lord SAYS
10 me, Miss Nellie. I have often been fooled
BY that big yellow dog myself +"
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Lippincott's Magazine.

Llpp1nCOtt MaSazlnr.
Harold the ve-year-old of the Presby-
terrain minister OF Dayton, Ky, was being pre-
pared for bed. He had spent very active day
at coasting and was weary and very sleepy.
Now. Harold kneel down by mamma and
say your little prayer"
"But mamma. - half asleep. with his head
her shoulder.
BE mammals good boy, now" coaxngly
Thank God for all of His goodness to YOU
But Harold asleep
His mamma gently aroused him. Harold
don't be naughty. Be a good boy, now and
thank Jesus for the nice home you have the
warm clothing and fire TO keep you warm and
mamma and papa to love YOU Think of the
poor little boys who are hungry and cold to-
night, mamma to love them, no warm bed
tc go to, and
But. mamma" interrupted the sleepy boy
reused TO protest. II think thein's tn fellers
that ort 10 do the prayin'' -
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Lippincott's Magazine.
This is not much OF farming country
around here. l. TX? said the owner of a IA m
of several thousand acres in the great West 10
an old rssidenter on Long island
1T amt. heyY' was the contemptuous reDlv
II reckon YOU amt very well posted about the
country round here, mister. Talk about IL not
being no great of a farmin' country Well sir
kin tell you that Job Hawkins sold more n
$40 with o. caulyf0wer an SIC wuth O. potaters
lsst season. an know o folks clearin' clean
fifty dollars a year their hens An vii some
folks thinks this amt no farrnin' country!''
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Against which there are outstand-
ing demand liabilities amounting
to 1851 902, 7S3, which leaves cash
balances on hand ................$ 37S, 81, 44l
The monthly circulation statement issued
by the controller of the currency shows
that the total circulation Of national bank
notes at the close of business July g. 1909.
was $i17, 346, is7, an increase for the year or
SIS 1852 203 and an increase for the month OF
s.. 675 so. The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted 10 $3Ia ,6O6,s26, an In
crease for the year Of So, 992 059. and increase
for the month of SAL as. The amount OF
circula ton secured by lawful money was
$50. 729, 65l a decrease for the year Of s2.62s,-
75s and a decrease for the month of 81. SIS
bonds on deposit 10 secure circulation notes
sl52, al, 500.
The monthly comparative statement OF
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month OF July, 1893, the
total receipts from all sources were SSH
575 and the disbursements seas, 1Ss. show
ing a deficit OF S7.s76.6l3 For the month OF
July, 1907, the deficit was approximately
the same as for last month. The receipts
from customs last month were sS,lfe.50f,
decrease as compared with July, 1907, OK
81 2s4,Oc0: from internal revenue, zl,sSs,-
49, increase $3.50: from miscellaneous
sources. s.. SIS Us. increase $4,000.
The monthly statement Of the coinage ex-
ecutcd at the minis OF the United states
for government account during the month
of July shows a total of $310,6S7, as follows:
Silver, S337, 81: minor coins. $SS,3lo. No gold
out - .0t9 f12 pieces on account OF the Phil
ippine islands. as follows: 1.f33,u2 pesetoss
3. 205 900 five-centayos. 2.sSO0S one-centavoss
4 $4,000 one-half-centavOS.
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New York Letter.

But while the Presbyterian Church has
not grown rapidly in membership, its mem
beers have given most literally TO mission
work. Last year l.293. 321 was given for
home missions, the largest amount I'm the
history OF the denomination. On the other
hand. the contributions OF Episcopalians for
mission work are decreasing, at least I'm the
dioceses around New York. A report Just is
sued that many of the churches here and
In this vicinity have given less than half
v."ss fhay were asked for general mission
worh.
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MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-CIear-
ings and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Com paper, 4G6
per cent; time loans, SAC per cent. Clear
ings, 81, O90, 1924; balances, $l63,Si3.1S.
NEW YORK.-Call money nominal; no
loans. Time money easy; sixty and ninety
DAYS per cent; six months, 5d5&. Prime
mercantile paper, 5s4@6 per cent. Sterling
exchange fairly steady; actual business in
bankers bills, S5.625d7. S5.S75 for demand
"a SO. 37564 SO .625 for sixty days; posted rates
$4S41kI4S5 and $4S7Q4S719; commercial
hills 81 S3ft
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MONEY Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Stock exchange holiday;
money, 119@2 per cent Bullion taken into
Bank of England on balance, 94S,000.
PARIS.-Three per cent rentes, 9Sf &c for
the account.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, Pom
39pf. Discount rates-short bills, per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02

NEW YORK.-Imports of dry goods and
merchandise at the port of New York fol
the week were valued at 81, 993, 227.
Exports of specie for the week were $42S
600 i'm silver and $1,000 i'm gold
Imports of specie were $20,797 i'm gold and
Se4 214 i'm silver.
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Treasury Statement.

WESTINGHOUSE statement
of the treasury balances In the general
fund, exclusive of the s1500o0.000 gold re-
serve in the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balances ......... sos, 291, IA
Gold $3.50. %, 499, S7s
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Markets for silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver. 544c; Mexican
dollars, 42l5c.
LONDON.-Silver bars, % Sled an ounce.
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youths Companion,

>1Outus OOtnpdfiVii.
81 just ran in" said fond mother to a
teacher. Ito ask you not TO mark Gather
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
disappointing Showing i'm Loan Item
increase i'm the Surplus.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The weekly state
ment of averages by the associated banks
is as follows:
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she is such awfully sensitive child and IL
does hurt her feelings So" The request IL
Illustrated the rubber-tire plan of education
smoothness and swiftness, and that
pleasant look"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02

Having put their Rock Island deal through
.tand Il was about the last big deal to be
smoothly financed) they were shrewd
enough to stop. They afterward arranged
that involved no money. requiring merely
an exchange of stocks. They further
strengthened the system this week by TAX
ing over the Evansville & Terre Haute and
the Evansville q Indiana and will devote
undivided attention the next two years to
the physical upbuilding of the 5000 miles
of road owned and controlled About sl0,-
100000 a year will be put into road better
ments from net earnings until the system is
brought to the highest possible state of ef-
ficiency. This is essentially the policy
pursued by T.. II. Hartman with his Union
and Southern Pacific properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

your urrya make New Year.
Mr. in Nev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
Preparing to

Preparing to
Swear on.
Why does Won
Swigg wet his fin
ger in the glass
every time he
takes a fresh
drink 2"
He wants to
keep it moistened
so he can turn
over that new leaf
on the 1st."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

De Tanque = Is
Guzzler going to
swear off on New
Years?
'Soake-No. Ee
has changed his
mind. He's going
to marry a snake
charmer instead.
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A Man to De-
sniae.


old"
Hazel And forgotten it in all that timer?
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res in bed at night to make the hands soft"
Do you wear nightcaps2"
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Always Worth
While.

You say you
encouraged your
friend to make an
other New Years
resolution 2,
I did, answer
ed the slangy man
whose heart is all
right.
But don't you
know he'll break
it at the end of six
weeks at the least
calculation ?"
T hope not. And
even if he does
he'll be six weeks
a h e a d of til e
game.
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He saw the smoke of battle curl afar
and never quailed;
He faced the fire of cannon with
heart that never failed;
But terror swept in a tide that cour-
age could not stem
When he had to face the furnace smoke
and fire at six q. m.
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Economy of La
Dor.

Dor.
He is one OF
the most resource
full lazy men I
ever knew. .
Why do you
say that p
Because instead
of writing out his
good resolutions he
cut the page for
Jan. 1. 1902. from
his old diary and
pasted it in under
1908.
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Said the thoughtful William smithers:
There's something on my mind.
Although I've pondered long and well,
no answer can I find
And this is the information that
would like to know
Where does the new year come from
and where does the old year go2''
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1Fear
Mo hats he done ov2"
year
years M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

III
onehi
to out VI noise can FROM"
Or he Hud OUT"
when
o o. 'front.' Bob
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Business For the

Business For the
Future.
Let US not fear
That New Years
cheer,
Though time may
pass, will fade.
Good resOlu-
Tions we viii
view
Still waiting to be
made.
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r "a q IA = "a 4 ,
Are you going
to make any good
resolutions on New
Years, Uncle Will
liam ?"
Yes, sub; I ain
gwine ter ak you
fer mon Sc twixt
now en- re Fc'th
er July
a Man to De-
spise.
Are you max
ing a good start
for 1903 ?"
That's what. I
have got all my
n ext Chris TN a S
gifts bought and
paid FOR
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-09-23
GEN. WARREN HERE.
He Dilates Upon the Greatness
Of Tonapah.

General Charles s. Warren arrived
yesterday, enroute from Tonopah
to Butte. He stopped over to attend
to business interests here and will
return after brief visit at Butte.
He states that the especial object
in coming here this time is to
induce N. G. Richards to accept the
presidency of the Sumpter Townsite
comany, and II he succeeds in this
he will resign that position. He
implied that there Is some sort of
deal pending that requires the
presence here Of that official and as 1t
ia impossible for him to remain, 1t
is necessary that he be succeeded by
some competent man.
The General is enthusiastic over
the Tonopah camp, in which he has
large interests. He says: "lt Is
the greatest gold mining camp on
earth. Though scarcely three years
old, aside from the vast quantities Of
ore that have already been shipped,
one can walk under over $40, ,O0O,-
900, worth of ore blocked out.
There is seventy mile wagon haul,
which runs the shipping and smelt-
ing charges up to s39 ton. Owing
to these excessive rates the output
Is being curtailed and only average
ore Is being mined to pay running
expenses. 1t Is only a matter Of q
short time when these conditions will
be changed, by the construction Of
a railroad and the erection Of reduc-
tion works. Then the world will be
startled by the gold production of
Tonoaph. Yes, 1t SHOWS considerably
there In winter, but the wind blows
so like blazes that none of the beauti-
full remains on the ground any length
of time. Don't know where the
rest of it goes; part Of 1t gets into
ones eyes, nose. ears, down his neck
and up his trousers legs"
General Warren expresseu himself
as being gratifled over the continued,
substantial growth Of Sampter; the
air of permanence and stability that
pervades the camp and district. He
will leave tomorrow for Montana.
Charles Warren, Jr.. Of the Valley
Queen, nephew of the general came In
today to meet him.