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Foas D1sPELLED.
Cooper's Mercury Vapor Lamp Used to
Drive Away Mists.

From the New York Evening Post.
Sir Oliver Lodge, at recent meeting Of
the British Physical Society, described his
work upon the dispersion of fogs and dust
clouds through electric discharges into the
air. The fact that when a body surrounded
by a cloud of dust mist is electrified
that part of the cloud Immediately sur
rounding the body is dispersed, the par
ticles cohere and sink to the ground or are
driven away, is well known. Sir Oliver
suggested some years ago that this might
be put to practical use to dispense fogs. but
thus far has succeeded in interesting no
corporations in his plan. He has, however,
tried to dispense fogs at Liverpool using
for this purpose a Wimshurst influence ma
chine which discharged by means Of a
bundle of points into the air. A very high
potential is necessary, and to increase the
surface a large gas flame was used to sup
plement the points. On one occasion the
discharge OF electricity from the fame was
sufficient to keep clear space Of fifty or
sixty yards radius In a dense fog. AL
though these experiments were promising,
the Wimshurst machine did not seem suit
able for everyday use, and there was no
other generator which would give suffi-
GENTLY high direct voltage to do the work.
To overcome this difficulty Sir Oliver now
| uses the rectifying properties of the Cooper
Hewitt mercury vapor lamp. To procure
the necessary high potential current from
a nlgn-Ifequency dynamo is carried through
an induction coil and then connected to
the terminals of the rectifler. The rectfier
consists Of twelve lamps connected in a
quadrilateral having three lamps in each
arm. and rectifes both sections of the al
ternating current wave. This arrangement
gave him unidirectional sparks two or three
| inches long, and was very effective in la
boratory experiments. To dispel the fog in
! circle of fifty or sixty yards radius is
creditable performance, but the general apz
pltcation of this method seems to be rather
far on. The cleared area will have to be
extended much more than sixty yards from
the discharge station before the system can
be of use In harbors or at sea, thus neces-
stating the use of very high voltages such
as are at present impra cticable. There are.
however, waterways-su6i as the Manches-
ter canal or the Chicago river, In which the
channel Is narrow and the traffic very great
Iwhere system of dispelling fogs only
slightly better than this would be useful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-08
FISHING IN FoRMosA.
Their Rods Superb, but Their Hooks
Are Without Barbs.

From Forest and Stream.
Three of us, two Americans and one
Japanese started out In jinrikishas from
Taipeh,> the modern capital Of Formosa, or
Taiwan, to go to the house of wealthy
gentleman about eight miles up the river
which runs through the Valley of Taipeh
The way led through beautiful and fertile
country, the valley covered with the sec
ond crop Of rice and the hills with the
famous Formosa tea shrub. After luncheon
and after photographing some head-hunting
savages we found there, we proposed to
fish for salmon trout at an altitude less
than $50 feet above sea level and in lati-
tude about "a degrees 40 minutes north
practically in the tropics. The temperature
of the stream was about 20 or higher, and
the water was well aerated. This stream,
from sixty to one hundred yards wide is
clear and full of rapids and rifles.
We used Japanese ackle-horsehair line
and horsehair leader 0he latter consisting
of one strand only, bamboo rod and q
most delicate palmer tied on q small barb
less hook. The rod Is decidedly good, and,
weight for weight, is stronger and better
caster than our jointed rod. 1t rarely
weighs over four 6unces-mine weighed
about two-but the line is practically
worthless for casting as we understand
the term. The fly Is perfect. but the hook
lacks strength, and the fish when hooked
may easily detach himself In a current or
an eddy or by fouling the line We all
know how it is done from our experience
with pinhook and thread in the brooks at
home.
The Japanese, however, have another
method of fishing, which may be as new
to some Of our readers as it was to me.
1t is quite successful They catch one fish
In any way they can and then fasten the
line securely through its upper jaw, passing
1t through the roof of the mouth and out
at the top of the upper jaw. well in front of
the eyes, and then attach through the body
of the fish, not far in front of the tail, a
horsehair to which is tied a three-pronged
barbless hook. which trails In line with the
fish and a few inches behind, while it Is
slowly worked up the stream by the fisher
man. The theory is that other fishes, see
ing the captive moving along as though
feeding, or perhaps spawning. will pursue
it and become impaled on the hooks. In
point of fact that does happen, as 1 saw a
Chinaman take two fine trout in this man
ner.
Our success with the flies was poor We
got thirteen or fourteen flngerlings, but
we saw the fish we wished to identify
caught In fairly good numbers by the
Chinese fishing with decoys.
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say there is little or no demand for 1t, and,
sad to say. there seems to be decided fall
Ing of In all Christmas decorations. All
manner of prosaic reasons are given for
this cutting down of picturesque Christ
mas custom, the chief being that people
mostly live in flats nowadays and, as their
space Is limited. they do not care to fill
their rooms with greenery, which gathers
aust and makes mess" Then, as we no
longer Keep Christmas with jollity." mis-
tie<oe seems certainly out of place. We
cannot let the holly, the box and the bay
go without pang, nevertheless, and If we
acquiesce mildly In their abolition who
knows what next may be reft from us?
The waits have gone, snow is no longer a
Christmas certainty. mistletoe has lost it's
popularity, and now we may well ask our
selves, Is the mince pie on the wane? And
how long shall our buildings remain unto
us?
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GENTLE ART OF TIPPING.
Amounts to Give for AL Sorts and
Conditions of Service.
rom the New York Tribun

From the New YORK IrlDune
An authority on the gentle art or the
vicious eviI'' of the universal custom called
tipping lays down a few general rules in a
late periodical In country house visiting
the servants to tip are the upper house
maid, the butler, the coachman, and the
footman II he Wallets any of the visitors.
Otherwise he is not considered within tip
ping radius. A married couple would give
for the regulation four days visit from 81
to 81 to the housemaid, from $3.50 TO So
to the butler and something like 81 or 81. 80
to the coachman. A widow or unmarried
woman is not supposed to give more than
half these amounts; even less than half is
not considered out of the way. young
girl gives still less and Is not expected to
tip either butler or coachman at all. For
long visits the tips are somewhat increased.
In small households where only three wo-
men servants are kept the parlor maid and
housemaid usually receive 81 each from a
married couple and perhaps 30 cents apiece
from young girl 1t Is not customary to
make any provision for the cook. Tips
should be given personally by women just
before leaving. Men usually leave the
housemaids allowance on the dressing Ia
bles and tip the butler at the moment of
departure. The presence of the hostess on
the parting drive to the station does not
prevent the coachman from receiving his
perquisites.
There are q few heads Of households who
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and appropriation proceedings the title to
the real estate which will be used in the
erection of their plants or overflow by back
water from their dam. The company is
we'll capitalized and has had careful sur
veys and estimates made of the land to be
used and the power which can be gene
rated.
Several rival corporations have appeared
in the field and are locating sites for n.y.
draulic power plants and interurban lines
and their various interests are now in liti-
cation. All of the companies claim to have
plenty of capital behind them. and 1t is
probable that the legal battle will be holly
contested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-08
A PLAGUEOFT THE NIGHT
Itching Piles and Other Rectal
Troubles Easily Cured by
New and Safe Method.
REMARKABLE NUMBER OF CURES MADE
BY THE PYRAMID PILE CURE.

About one person in every four suffers from
some form of rectal disease The most common and
annoying is itching piles indicated by warmth,
eight moisture and intense uncomfortable itching
in the parts affected.
The usual treatment has been some simple ONT.
ment or salve. which sometimes give temporary
relief but nothing like permanent can DO
expected from such superficial treatment.
The only permanent for itching piles vet
discovered is the Pyramid Pile Cure not only for
itching piles. but for every other form Of piles
blind. bleeding protrudiDg The first application
gives instant relief and the continued use for q
short time causes q permanent removal of the
tumors or the small parasites which cause the In
tense itching and discomfort Of itching piles.
+. NJ. Collins of 40 Armitage ave-, Chicago,
Pyramid Pile Cure for disagreeable case Of itch
ing piles. After using five boxes consider myself
entirely cured Of the disagreeabe trouble. thanks
to this excellent remedy and shall never fail to
recommend 1t to any of my friends who may
happen to be troubled I was"
The Pyramid Pile Cure is probably the only pile
cure extensively recommended by physicians, bet
cause 1t is safe. prompt in the relief afforded
and SO far as known the only positive cure for
piles.
All druggists now sell it at fifty cents per pack
age.
Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall. Mich, for
book on cause and cure Of piles.
II suffering from any form of piles. ask your
druggist fer package of Pyramide Pile Cure ana
Try II tonight 3ae&S 5
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What Society is Doing.
Northwest IndianiaI

FrOm the NUrthWest lnd1anaD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith and family, also
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias r. Steel and family,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Charley Will
Jams on Sunday. 1t was certainly a happy
association. All were stored with topics
Of conversation. and they gave-vent to their
feelings by pouring out their sentiments
upon these subjects in copious words, clear
and concise language. Mrs. Williams pre-
pared dinner. consisting of the many good
things of life, to which all were invited to
partake. After all were quietly and pleas
antly seated and served they then resumed
their topics of conversation until the hour
came for departure.
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WILL REsuRREcr TOWN.
Hindostan, Ind, Which Has Long Been
Buried, to Be Rebuilt.


Buried, to Be Rebuilt.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
For the past lightweight years the town
of Hindostan, Ind, has been practically
dead. Previous to that time it had enjoyed a
boom and was looked upon as the future
metropolis of White river. 1t had an excel
lent water power. which was used for mill
ing purposes. But one by one the families
that had settled there moved away, and for
half a century there has scarcely been a
trace of the once flourishing village.
In 1915 a company Of eastern capitalists
was formed and a town laid out at the falls.
Sawmills, gristmills, the Hondostan Stone
Company and various other enterprises
were started and did a fourishing business
for several years. The power to operate
these plants was procured by a dam erected
across the river at the falls.
After many years successful operation an
epidemic locally called the black plague ap-
peared and literally swept the town from
the face of the earth. The county seat and
county buildings were removed to another
town and with them went all the stores.
mills and business of the place. which then
was a rival to VincenncS, Henderson and
Louisville The houses were removed, de-
stroyed by the elements or permitted to de-
cay and for more than sixty years the old
site of the town has been cultivated farm
land. Today there is no trace of the once
flourishing town.
Recently northern Indiana capitalists,
with Jerome Herff of Peru. Ind, at the
head have been investigating the water
power and the Indiana Hydraulic Company
has been formed, with the purpose Of utiliz-
ing 1t for manufacturing purposes.
A traction company has just been Or
ganized to construct an electric railway
from Vincennes to Shoals. with branches
from Shoals to West Baden and Indian
Springs. The company also proposes the
erection of a dam and power house at
Shoals, as well as at Hindostan, and 1t is
said work will be commenced in the spring.
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New Use for Spiders Webs.
From Golden Penny.

TTCl OUIUtH ftflDy.
A French savant points out that spiders
webs improve the acoustic properties of q
room. He says he knew in England hall
that.w ideal for the conveyance of sound.
In an evil moment 1t was decided to clean
the ceilings, and all the spiders were dis
lodged. The hall was ruined as place of
speaking. The sayant suggests that cotton
strings might be hung loosely across cell
ings to improve the sound-carrying proper
ties Of O room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-08

Decay Of the British Christmas.
From the Lady's Pictorial.
Mistletoe has had its day. The dealers
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$I.25 Shoe-values.
Our great Iron Clad"
Boys and girls shoes. In
Box calf and vici kid, wear
and weather proof. Tomor-
row.
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ST.. 80 Shoe-values.

Boys and gfrIS Splendlu
wearing and stylish look
ing. oak sole, laced and
button boots-worth $50.
Tomorrow,
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SIC.

For Infants felt Ju-
lets with fur lining.
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Good-wearing child's
shoes-to 8.
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3NC to IS for 75c. to $40
wv evening fans, car
ried by the importers
drummers.
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oMc for the 81 Handmade SILK
O>S Stocks and Fancy Neckpieces,
to wear with tailor-made suits.
en- en- for the 50 Venice Lace
~ u sS> Collars, cream and ecru.
This winter seasons best 50 Collars
for $1.59.
2Ec for choice of the best styles
cSS of 60c Fancy Neckpieces and
Stocks. None reserved.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03
Concerning Local Industries.

Wood & Heal now have crew of six men
employed at their granite shop on Bridge
street, with orders enough on their books to
keep them busy until February. They
make granite monuments, headstones and
curbng and do all kinds of cemetery work.
l. N. Cottrell is rushing work on his con-
tract for eleven boats for the government.
Two, for the dredge Key West, were ship
ped to PortlaN d some weeks ago, three are
ready to be shipped, and the remaining six
are all in frame and some of them planked
Roy Coombs is building a tender for A.
NJ. Daggett of Morrill,, a summer resident
at Northport Mr.. Daggett has had two
naphtha launches built and now talks of
building a racer for use next season. Mr.,
Coombs has made a model for 36-foot
launch for the Dickey Bros. for use in their
boat business, and one of like dimensions,
but different model, for j. NJ bennett of
Castine.
The Maine Lake Ice Co. at Sargentville
is making preparations for the ice season of
1905 and if the conditions are favorable
there will be large cut. The company has
improved and added to its plant at different
times until it has quite a settlement of its
own. There are the large and small ice
storing houses, brick building for the
boiler, engine and dynamo house, the frame
engine house, a machine shop, one for
blacksmithing work, another for tool
house, an eating house, and the boarding
house and stables, besides the numerous
dwelling houses that have sprung up in the
section since the company began operations.
They use steam and electricity for power.
The ice is shipped directly from the COM
pany's wharf by means of runways from
the large storage houses.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

Those familiar with the situation
have never doubted that the B. & A.
railroad would eventually have an all
rail route to the sea, with deep water
terminus at Stockton Springs. There
were good reasons why the work of
const ruction was not entered upon
earlier, but from present indications it
will not be much longer delayed. In
addition to the seaboard extension from
Lagrange to Stockton Springs two new
lines have been suggested, and for one
of them rough preliminary survey
has been made. These proposed extern
sions are from the Fish River line at
Ashland across to the Van Buren, line,
and from the Katahdin Iron Works
north to ChesuncOok lake. As to the
latter project it is based on rumor only
and not warranted by the management
of the B. & A., although it would open
up some valuable timber lands, as did
the Fish river road, and may material
ize in time. First in Importance is the
securing of an outlet for the present
traffic, and that seems about to be real
lied.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03
Colby, IL; U. of M, II.

That is the gist of the latest Maine college
football surprise at Watervile Saturday. A
victory over the Orono boys by the team
that Bowdoin showed under, 50 to 0, was
about a one to 100 shot. Equaling Maine in
every phase of modern football in Satur-
days game, Colby scored the odd point that
settled the contest.
1t wasn't the same team, so far as playing
goes, that Bewdoin overwhelmed Every
play was football. Maine. as compared with
its game with Bates week ago, was suffer-
ing from bad case of Over-cOnfidence. Ex-
pected to win, expecting to win, and with
Maine played a listless, Indifferent and un-
interesting game.
a Maine was not so good as when at Lewis
Ton, while Colby was 100 per cent. superior
to her Brunswick performance.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03
THE CHURCHES.

There will be meetings at the Gospel Mis-
sion, IS High street, every Saturday, Sum
day and Wednesday evenings and Sunday
afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock.
Services at the Unitarian church next
Sunday at 1915 O'Clock; preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Harry Lutz; Sunday school
at 10 O'Clock All are cordially invited.
The First Universalist society of Man.
chester, n. H., has extended a call to Rev.
L. W. Coons of Pittsield, Maine, to succeed
the Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett, resigned
The music committee of the Methodist
Episcopal church will present the ''Choir
Masters Troubles at the church vestry to-
morrow, Friday, evening. Admission, 20
cents.
Morning worship at the Methodist church
with sermon by the pastor, at 1913; Bible
school at noon; young peoples meeting at
$50 p. IN. peoples gospel service at 7.3o
p. m.
Rev. Eugene s. Philbrook is in Pressure
Isle assisting Rev. A. W. Lormer in evan
kclISttC HOlhS uOlutuS SCAClo hOOeAh6o
every evening and young peoples meetings
afternoons.
Regular preaching service at 1045 a. m.
at the Universalist church next Sunday,
Rev. A. A. Smith, pastor. Subject will be
appropriate to All Souls Sunday. Sunday
school at 70 O'Clock.
Christian Science services are held at j.
F. Fernald's, No. 81 Cedar street, every
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, and
Wednesday evenings at 80, to which all
are cordially welcome
The Baptist Sunday school enjoyed So
cial evening Tuesday, Nov. LIST. After a
fine supper an entertainment was given,
consisting of recitations, music, tableaux,
etc. large number were present.
Services at the Congregational church ::
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 100
Sunday morning worship at 1915; Sunday
school al noon; Christian Endeavor prayer
$50 p. m.
Auxiliary Mission near the foot of Main
street, Rev. Mrs. Annie Johnson in charge.
Meetings Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
evenings at 100 The Mission will be open
mornings to receive cast-Otf clothing of all
kinds for distribution. Please help in this
good work.
The regular monthly covenant meeting
of the Baptist church will be held this,
Thursday, evening The services next Sun
day will be as usual: preaching at A. a. M
Sunday school at -; mems meeting at 80
D. M: G. f. meeting at $50; evening SER
vice at 80
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
First Congregational Church has elected Of
ticers ami committees as follows: Margaret
n. Hazeltine, president; Margaret A. Dun
ton, vice presidents Cora Morrison, record
ing secretary, Maud Steward, correspond
ing secretary: II. NJ. Prentiss, treasurer
lookout committee, II. NJ. Prentiss, Rev. D.
L. Wilson, Margaret Harrison, Cora Mort
son; prayer meeting committee, Avis NJ.
Morrison, Clara Steward, Mrs. Marion f.
Brown, Amy Stoddard, Edith West social
committee, Maud Steward, Mrs. d. L. Will
son, Grace Chadwick, Alma Colby, Matte
Wiley; missionary committee, Margaret
Dunton, Louisa Ferguson, Mrs. B. L. Da-
Wis, Leonie Achorn; music committee,
H ellen Dunton, B. L. Davis, Bessie McMa
ham
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

The papers are full of estimates and
predictions as to the Presidential cleo
ton. The New York Herald's poll is
no doubt the fairest of these, as the
Herald, although Democratic in its ten
denotes, aims to give the news impair
TALLY. The Herald finds that the House
of representatives. will be Republican
by an Increased majority, and appor-
lions the electoral votes as follows:
Roosevelt, 257
Parker, 159
Pro badly Republican, Is
Probably Democratic, 3
Uncertain, New York, 80
Necessary to choice, 800
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03
A Real Skunk Story.

To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL: In
this weeks Journal saw the call from the
Waterville Sentinel for real skunk story.
Here is one: A few weeks ago Nahum S.
found skunk in his hen pen and fought
him and had both eyes closed up. 1 think
that when the returns of the November
election are in, the Democratic party will
not only be skunked but will have both
eyes closed up. A SUBSCRIBER.
Belfast Oct. %.
Yes, and Bryan will lead the dancers at
the wake. Ed.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

The steamboat company of New, York
which owned the Slocum says that ''the
charge that there were number of
life preseIyers on the Slocum unfit for
use does not constitute crime But
it is a crime just the same and should
oe made so as speedily as possible by
legal enactment.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

Aroostook potatoes took the silver
medal at the st. Louis Exposition; but
the Presque Isle Star-Herald says:
Had Aroostook's great staple been
adequately represented at St. Louis it
would have led all competitors, and
taken the gold medal, if such was of
fered." Unfortunately Maine does APP
pear TO have been adequately repre-
scented in any respect.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

standard OH has been smoked out,
and in a public statement which has
astonished financial business and po-
litical circles, denies that it has an
tagonized Roosevelt or advocated the
election of Parker.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

\ local sportsman says that Armour
Il 60. keep all kinds of game in cold
storage and can furnish a bear or a
deer at any time. That might prove a
cheaper way of getting game than trav-
cling a long distance and hiring guide
10 shoot It.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

The difference between the two can
didates is that Roosevelt, a soldierly
figure. comes out fiatfooted and never
straddles anything but a war horse,
while Parker straddles everything but
a war horse. Thomas E. Watson.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

The country newspaper has its place
from which nothing can dislodge it-no
quick delivery of metropolitan dailies,
no fascinating pictorials. And we are
glad to see indications of the growth
and prosperity of this product and aid
OF local enterprise and local PRIDE
Boston Post.
Thanks, dear brother. Winter is neal
at hand and such a chunk of warm ap-
preciation is as good as ton Of coal.
The Republican journal., 1904-11-03

Of course Russia will make full
PREPARATION" 1t has got its hands full
new with the Japs and if the British
lion should mix in, the consequences
would be serious-to Russia.