New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

traced to the operation OF the now established
faith that. the principles Of law and order hsv-
Ing been once accepted, national prosperity ds-
pends mainly the development Of nauonal re-
sources, and TO the consequent transfer o.
wealth and power from the governing class "
the classes by whose industry the economic ne
ceSSfties of mankind supplied. The enect =.
these transmutations on the public scnooiS iI
been great and among all the material ana ~
cfal changes Of the period none perhaps Ao %
been more powerful than the aboHtioh. O-
patronage and the extended use OF the l1stIu- u
ment of competitive examinations Tor adihlsSiio"
into the service of the State While only an IN IN
significant fraction Of public school boys sii. sn
now look forward to appointments IN tne pun
service. the professions are OvercrOWded .n1 an
probably not 10 per cent Of the boys WL1o 6us-s s
proceed as OF old to the universities OF 0isI ~
and Cambridge hope to earn NlnS ~
their degrees-CSir Charles Bruce G. C. NJ u'
In Macmilans Magazine.
DIAMOND CUTTERS AND LEAD POISON
ING.
Many people are unaware that a considera.Ss,ss .ss
danger menaces the cutters OF diamohuS N ~ In IN
form Of that dreaded malady lea0 poisOliliI7, IA
the cutting of diamonds, the gem 20 De oPOt tsr,-
upon is fixed in q dope" consisting OF % .sick
spherical brass pan at the end or q Iod Va INV
copper wire. The stone can then De SCI 4. i.-Sss
desired position relatively TO the culliHs rbasi
by bending the copper wire. Inc cutlns e led
or disk, which revOlves extremely rapluly,, y,,a-zed
by polishing medium, consisting OF puL scssds
diamond and olive oil As the WORK plob ~ bars
the diamond is constantly wiped Win lil11air lil1
hand to clear it OF this medium ana a. az Tba
how far the cutting process has prosressnt- -oider
diamond is set in the dope by means OF d tsaSsd
which is an alloy of lead and tin. ThlS IS 81 ~ ;nfo
until it is kneadable when it is prssseee e~srs
the dope and smoothed by means OF tne a. l's aus
around the projecting diamond, WIIcl - .bout
held firmly in place. One setter hahdIeS .a and
two hundred dOoes every day. and ootn tnIat.s ~ ~
the diamond pcljsher get numerous par t40I oIrns
the lead alloy into their fingers ana tne ossor- o
of their hands, and sooner or later Ieau pF tbs
ing is ant TO result. The GovernfleiiI, ot,and %
Netherlands has offered prize OF SIX ths
forms for a medium which SHAH reptae9 5one
lead alloy for fixing the diamond III Ire 20 he
The medium must be sufficiently ehp+ ehedp ,,,i-
adopted by the diamond settlers ana II l5l 1-he
ii, the various conditions Of the worn a,to1s
present alloy being good cohductol, -. this
the heat Of polishing 10 be drawn away - D,y,uId
COPPER rod. whereas an ordinary cement cement. nd md
itself become melted Competitors -. mus ,tj,sr
in their results before January l. ISVo 80, be-
with any samples or specimens wnich 49, asass-
necessary for the elucidation OF theH
tChambers's Journal
The VESTS gold output may be doubled ~
invention OF a resident Of Colorado CITY. :,
simple machine for saving -four gold IS lun Ex-
easolene engine and may be taken anyS, Inc, grsfuse
perments on twice treated tainss. or iio pa i,nss ot
show an accumulation OF i've and b. a. Z, :,
gold in ten days.--(5p Springfield Repnohcspr