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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-10-14

Division No. 2. Blooming Prsirie-Prss-
ident, D. T. HOLLYWOOD: Vice PrsA, J.
Driscoll: Rec. Sec., Frank J. Quinn; Fin.
Sec., e. q. keenan,; lns. Sec, T. c. Cash
man; Treas, T. ]. Hanlon; Med. Exam,
DR.. e. w. Cooley. Meetings held on the
hall.
SWIFT COUNTY.
County President-D. r. McDermott,
Clontarf. MINI.
Division No. 1. Clontarf-President, Jas.
O'Donnell; Vice Pres, Thos. O'Brien; Rec.
Sec., John L. Connolly; Fin. sec., d. F..
P. Foley; Med Exam, Oscar Daignauld.
Benson. MINI. Meetings held on the first
Sunday Of the month at A. o. H. hall.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Division No. 1. enthusiastically Pres
Sec, James Burns. 7Os s. End St Div.
Pres, James f. McGarry, go 8. Broad
way; Vice Pres, T. IL. Curley, 1901 N. 4th
ST.. Rec. Sec., Edwin F. Kelley, 10 s.
Main ST.. Fin. Sec., Thomas W. Welsh,
1l18 s. 4th st.; Ins. Sec.. Thomas W.
Welsh, 111S s. 4th St. (; Treas, John Clarey,
222 W. Cherry ST.; Med. Exam, DIR. E. D.
Ryan, Torinus block. Meetings held FIRST
and third Mondays, Woodmen hall.
w1NoNA COUNTY.
County President-M. ]. Ryan. 1874 q.
King st., Winona.
County Secretary. Burke. Witoka.
Division No. I, Winona-Presldent, Jno.
Powers, $50 Whsle st.; Vice Pres, Frank
Rice, 712 W. King; Rec. Sec, P. j. Bar
low. 400 Lafayette; Elm. and Ins. Sec.,
Geo. Fitzgerald, SCI W. 9th; Treas, NJ. J.
Ryan. 1874 e. King; Med. Exam, Jas.
Lynch. Meetings held at st. Thomas hall
on the second and fourth Thursdays.
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TO FEED THE OICGERS
1IARKEL CONTRACT ANNULLED
By COMMISSION.
Chief Engineer Is Handling Com
missaries Successfully-Con-
cession Cause Protest.

Panama, Oct 12.-The last action of
the Panama canal commission before
sailing from Colon for New York was
the annulment of the contract award
ed to j. E Markell of Omaha for feed
ing and caring for the employees of the
canal.
The reason for this action is that
Chief Engineer Stevens, through the
department of materials and supplies
under Messrs. jackson and Smith, is
handling the commissaries successful
ly, rendering unnecessary the arrange.
ments with Mr.. Markell
Protests made by the employees
against the arrangement, it is believed,
also influenced the tcision
The contract with Mr.. Markell was
to run five years and it was under-
stood that it would involve $50, 900, 900.
Hudgins & Dumas, one of the other
firms bidding for the contract, protest.
ed against the award, alleging favorit-
Ism, and charging that the latter was
enabled through leak in the office of
Chairman Shonts to gain information
about the other bid which aided him
In bidding successfully.
The protest was forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who referred it to Chair
man Shonts for report. Mr. Shonts
aeciped that the contract was good.
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Mother and Son Killed.

St. Paul, Oct, 1o.-Dav,d Pettineill
and his mother were instantly killed
by a Chicago Great Western train at
Inver Grove Yesterday. They were
standing on the Great Western tracks
south of the liver Grove station, watch.
ing a Rock Island train descending
ahe hill. Engineer RI. Hall OF passen-
ger 201 from Rochester, saw them
from distance aud sounded u warm
ing whistle. The pair paid no atten-
zion to the warning, but continued to
watch the Rock Island train. Again
snd again the engineer whistled, but
did not check the speed of his train.
thinking that the couple would get off
the track at any minute.
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FIGHTS DEATH IN RIVER.
Nan Tries to Cut the Rope Which
Drags Him and He is
Drowned.

Clinton, Iowa, Oct. 12-F1oating in
The Mississippi river few miles above
this city knife elapsed in the hand
and coil of rope about the feet, the
body of Charles s;egfred was found
Wednesday night. Siegfred. whose
home is at Cassville, Wis, was acci-
dentally drowned last week, having
fallen from barge on which he was
working with government crew who
are riprapping along the Iowa shore
above the city. The man was thrown
from the barge when his feet became
entangled in the rope and though
powerful swimmer he was carried out
Into the river and was drowned before
the eyes of his fellow workers. He
drew the knife from his pocket and
slashed the rope in several places be-
fore he went down. The body has
been sent to Cassville.
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Pleads Guilty.

Fargo, N. D., Oct. 12.-There was
surprise in the United States court
yesterday that greatly shortened the
term and removed the burden of long
trials from the prosecuting attorneys.
]. A. Erickson, president of the de-
funct Minot National bank, changed
his plea Of not guilty to guilty. He
was twice indicted, and the two bills
included twenty-six counts. There
was no escape from prosecution, as the
government had built up remark
ably strong case. His technical viola
on is making false entry and report
b. the controller. The minimuA PEN
atty is five years
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Rec. Sec. Mrs. Mollis Ayler. se4 p. 9Th
St; Fin. Sec, Mrs. Della McDonough,
Western and Como ave.: Ina Sec, NrA
Nellie J. Slater. 1913 Conway st.; Trsaa.
Mrs, Margaret Hawkins. 1913 Maple 1t.
Med Exam, DR.. ]. o. Cavanaugh, Endicott
Bldg Meetings held on second and fourth
Monday evenings at l. o. o. E. hall, 7th
and Reaney SITS.
SAINT LOUIS COUNTY.
County Presldent-Mrs. ]. ]. Holmes,
422 53rd ave.; West Duluth.
Division No l. Duluth-President, DR..
Pres. Mrs. L. O'Donnell, "a W. LIST st..
Rec. sec.. Miss Mae Murphy. 813 Lyceum
Bldg; Fin. &c.,, Miss Ella Powers, 81
g. Third st. lns Sec., Mrs. d. P. McDon-
aid. lis r. Srd st.. 4; Treas, Mrs. r. Long,
21S 18th ave. e. Meetings held on second
and fourth Wednesdays at Cathedral hall.
SCOTT COUNTY.
County Observation-Disclosures O'Brien.
Belle PLANE.
Division No. 1, Belle Plaine-President,
Emeline Whitlock; Vice Pres, Mary J.
Sullivan; Rec. Sec. Rose McDevitt: Fin.
Sec, Mary Donovan: ms Sec., Katie Gull
len; Treas. Julia Werrick Med. Exam,
Dr. G. Il. Moloney. Meetings held on first
Sunday Of month at Belle PLANE.
SHELLEY COUNTY.
County President-Mrs. Thomas Dolan,
Green Isle.
Division No. 1, Green 1sle-President,
Mary Martin; Vice Pres. Mrs. Catherine
1-itchf1eld; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Mary Lee; Fin
Sec. Mrs. Catherine Purcell; ms. Sec.,
Mrs. J. O'Meara; Treas. Mrs. Thomas Do.
Ian: Med. Exam. DIR. Langford. Meetings
held on the second Sunday of each month
STEARNS COUNTY.
County President-Mrs. Mary Dunn, 40
18th ave. s.: County sec.. Miss Catherine
Maroney. GIL 9TH ave. S.
Division No. I, St. Cloud-President,
Miss Anna Kennedy, 1882 st. German st.
Vice Pres, Mrs. Margaret Zimmerman, 600
4th ave. s.; Rec. &c.,. Miss Catherine
Maroney. GIL 9th ave. s.; Fin. and ms.
Sec., Miss Dora NJ. Kennedy, 1882 st. Ger
main ST.; Treas, Mrs Catherine Cronin,
567 14th ave.: Med. Exam. DR.. ]. B.
on the second and fourth Friday evenings
at Woodmen hall.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
County President-Mrs. Catherine Con-
| ners, 1916 s. LIST st.. saltwater; County
Vice Pres, Miss Anna Carroll, $40 s.
Main: County &c.,, Miss Mary Nolan, 516
s. Broadway: County Treas, Miss Anne
O'Rourke. 924 9Th ave- g.; County Chap
! lain, Rev. Chas. Corcoran, st. Michael, s.
3rd. Saltwater, MINI.
Division No. 1, Stillwater-President,
Mrs. Mary Curley, 1901 N. 4th Vice Pres,
Mrs. Mary Condor, 915 s. 4th; Fin. Sec.,
Miss Agnes Kelley, 224 Saltwater ave.
Rec. Sea, Mrs Margaret Donalds, Oak
Park r. F. d.. Ins. Sec, Mrs. Nellie Ryan,
220 8. End: Treas, Miss Sarah Curley,
1901 NJ 4th,
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Homeseekers and Settlers!

On every Tuesday the Minneapolis
& st. Louis has on sale round
trip excursion tickets to points
in Minnesota, the Daketas, Mani
toba, Assiniboia, and the Cana
dian Northwest. On first and third
Tuesdays of each month homeseekers'
tickets are on sale to points south,
west and southwest. Rate one fare
plus 81. Liberal limits and stopover
privileges. For rates and time OF
trains call on agents or address A. B
Cults, G. P. & T. A., Minneapolis
MINI.
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LEGAL DIRECTORY.
PARTIAL LIST OF RELIABLE ATTOR
NEYS OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH IN

PARTIAL LIST OF RELIABLE ATToR.
NEYS OF MINNEAPOLIS, WITH LO
CATION OF OFFICES.
Abel, Ace p, 219-22O Bank of Com. Bldg
Arctander, Ludwig, Temple Court.
Ankeny, A. T., 500 Globe Bldg.
Barton Elijah, 3O5 Oneida Biz.
Bates w. E., Court House.
Blocker. Geo. NJ, S31 Boston Blk.
Brady, NJ. c.. Bank Of Com. Bldg.
Corrigan, ]. R., Suite 400, N. Y. Life Bldg
Davenport & Than, Phoenix Bldg.
Dareiius, A. B., 928 N. Y. Life Bldg
Donahue. W. H., 814 Phoenix Bldg.
Forth, Geo. E., 4O2 Globe Bldg.
Fifleld, Fletcher 4 Fifeld, 92O Lumber Ex
Hertig, Wendell, N. Y. Life Bldg.
Hobbs, F. E., 255 Temple Court
John Lind A. LELAND, N. Y. Life Bldg.
Meyer & Donohue, 457 Temple Court.
Munro, Weed, Loan & Trust Bldg.
Mahoney, Stephen. Guar. Loen Bldg.
McHale, John j., 1920 Bank Of Com. Bid
MCGEE & Lancaster. 619-625 N. Y. Life.
O'Brien, J. E., 418 Phoenix Bldg.
Prendergast. e. A.. N. Y. Life Bldg.
Pilgram, W. II. H., SIS emple Court
Riordan, Phil j.. Oneida Block.
Smith, Geo. R., $40 Boston Blk.
Steele, John H., TO Phoenix Bldg.
Young Fl. W.. 402 Globe Bldg.
Van Fossen. L. J., $50 Guaranty Loan.
WEIGH & Ifubachek, Phoenix Bldg.
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Man Stabbed Nav Die.

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. &c Lancert,
who, it is alleged, was stabbed by
Burns during an alteration over who
should pay for meal at restaurant.
Is in precarious condition aud physi-
nians say his chances for recovery are
slight. The blade of the knife welded
by Burns penetrated the sternum
about two inches to the right of Lam
rert's heart. Burns was taken before
Police Justice w. o. Jones and his pre-
iminary trial was continued until
next Monday. He was placed under
81. 900 bonds, which he could not fur
nish, and was placed in Jail to await
krial
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-10-14
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennepin. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of jeffrey J.
Donohue, Deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Joseph P. Donohue, representing that JEFF
frey ]. Donohue has lately died intestate, a
resident and inhabitant of the County of
Hcnnepin and State of Minnesota, leaving
goods, chattels and estate within this Coun-
ty, and praying that administration of his
estate be to said petitioner granted:
1t is Ordered, That said petition be heard
at a special term of this Court, to be held
at the Court House in the City of Minnea-
pois in said County, on Monday, the 23d
day Of October, 1905, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon: and that notice of such hearing
be given to all persons interested, by pub
fishing this order at least once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Irish Standard
newspaper printed and published in said
County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 10th day of
September, 1905.
BY the Court,
F. C. HARVEY,
Judge Of Probate
]. r. CoRR1GAN,
Attorney for Petitioner,
1O11 N. Y. Life Bldg,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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Land Discoveries.

Ia Crosse, Wis, Sept. s.-Hamlin
Garland, Of West Salem, the author
succeeded interesting number of La
Crosse capitalists in what he he terms
land discoveries made in Indian terri
tory year ago, and which he says
will make all who take advantage OF
opportunities offered wealthy beyond
their fondest dreams Garland and a
party Of capitalists left for Muskogee
i 7. to investigate Gar'and's finds"
made while he was in the West search
ing for local color for new novel Of
Western ifa
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Irrigation work.

Belle Fourche, S. D., Oct Good
progress is being made in the prelimi-
mammoth irrigation system near this
this place, on which the United States
government will expend the sum of
several millions of dollars
The construction of both tho diver
zion dam and the inlet canal has prog
gressed satisfactorily during the last
lew weeks, and a good showing now is
being m.ae. The excessive rainfall
auring the early part of the season de-
nyed work greatly.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennepin. Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of John D.
Ternes, Deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition OF
Josephine r. Ternes, representing that John
d. Ternes has lately died intestate, a resi-.
dent and inhabitant Of the County of Hen.
nepin and State Of Minnesota, leaving
goods, chattels and estate within this Coun.
ty, and praying that administration Of his
estate be to Joseph ]. Ternes granted:
It is Ordered, That said petition be heard
at a special term Of this Court, to be held
at the Court House in the City Of Mime
apolis, in said County, on Monday, the 23d
day Of October, 1905, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon; and that notice Of such hearing
be given to all persons interested, by pub
fishing this order at least once in each weeh
for three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, In the Irish Standard, news
paper printed and published in said County
Dated at Minneapolis, this 28th day Of
September, 1905.
BY the Court,
F. c. HARVEY,
Judge Of Probate
A. B. CHoATE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Rates to Pacific Coast Cut $500.

Commencing September Is the Min
neapolis & st. Louis will have on sale
daily one-way tickets to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland and other points
In the West and Northwest. Rates
SIS below ordinary fare. Through
tourist cars to California twice week.
Call on agents for full particu-
lars, or address A. B. Cults, G. P. & T.
A. Minneapolis, MINI.
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Mill Burns.

Marinette. Wis, Oct. 12.-The Mari
MOTTO and Menominee paper mill was
nearly destroyed by fire at a late hour
last night
By herioc efforts of the fire depart
nents of Marinette and Menominee
Ihe sulphite plant was saved.
The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900,
covered by insurance.
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Denver and Return, $3.50.
Slept Like . Brick.

Oklahoma City, $500; Fort Worth,
$l1.5O; Galveston, $2S.15. Round trip
tickets on sale via the Minneapolis &
St. Louis R. R. Liberal limits and
stop-over privileges. Correspondingly
low rates to other points in the West
and Southwest.
Call on j. G. Rickel, City Ticket
Agent, No. 424 Nicollet avenue.
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Division No. 5. nneapolis-President.
Miss Mary j. Eagan. 1915 Fremont ave NJ;
Vice Pres. Mrs. Mary O'Donnell 1885
Bryant ave. N; Rec. Sec, Miss Mamie
Sec. Mrs. Kate O'Brien. 1926 Girard ave.
NJ; Treas. Mrs. Martha Griffin. 1916 9Th
We. N: Med. Exam. Dr. Jas. Hynes, 5031h
ond and fourth Fridays at G.. A. R. hall.
corner Of Washington ave- and Twentieth
ave- N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
The Vigorous. u. Man. &.
Is a Leader Of Men.
The Mental, Moral or Physical Wreck
Has No Place in the Bust
ness World. =
DR.. A, W.~CHASE'S
NERVE PILLS.

The man who shesitates, whose eye is
dull, whose stepis Slows, whose mind is
sluggish, whose hands :tremble, is not
the man whom an employer seeks. It is
the bright man, the man with the clear
eye and brain, the active man, full of
energy, life and vigor, whose very man
ner and presence breeds success that is
sought for and snapped up as soon as
seen, and it seems almost pitiful that
the first class, victims of excess of some
sort, should exist, when it needs but a
thorough course of DR.. A. W. Chase g
Nerve Pills to round them into the
old-time feeling of physic al, intellec-
tual and manly vigor again.
Mr.. Fred Hoyt Of No. 1874 9Th Az,
New Brighton, Pa, says:
ct used to have a hand SO steady 1
could write the Lords prayer on a
twenty-five cent piece-then as re-
suit Of overwork and overstrain my
eyes gave out and my hands and nerves
generally became trembly. was rest
less and could not sleep. I certainly
was in bad shape and lost my ability to
write-could just scrawl. I heard of
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills and got
some and they took hold Immediately.
I began to sleep-gain strength-my
nerves grew steady~and my, eyesight
and can again write as well as ever,
and that means a very steady nerve.'
SOC box at dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase
Medicine company, Buffalo, N. Y. Por-
trait and signature Of A. w. Chase,
M. D., on every package.
For sale at ",The Voegeli Brothers ,
Drug Co.. two stores, corner Henne-
pin and Washington; corner Nicollet
and Seventh, Minneapolis, MINI.
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See Stockwell soon-That life insur.
ance-The Penn Mutual, Andrus Bldg,

New Fast Time to Southern California.
The Northwestern Line, in connec-
ton with lines from Kansas City, now
offers better and more frequent service
to Los Angeles for travellers from the
Twin Cities than ever before, with
through time as follows:
Night Train-Leave Minneapolis
1880 pm; ST. Paul, 500 PIN. Arrive
Omaha 7:05 am. and Kansas City
400 pm.
Leave Kansas City $40 pm. Arrive
Los Angeles $3.50 am. the third day.
Day Train-Leave Minneapolis 9:10
am, st. Paul 9:4O am. Arrive Council
Bluffs 9:45 pm. and Kansas City
7:1O am.
Leave Kansas City 1O:4O am. Ar
rive Los Angeles 2:45 pm. the third
day.
Twin Cities to Omaha. Buffet Sleeping
Car on night train to Kansas City, and
Dining Car on both trains from there
to Los Angeles
Sleeping Car accommodations should
be reserved in advance at 1876 Robert
st, Ryan hotel, st. Paul, Mimi, or 600
NicolIet av, Minneapolis, Mimi, or adj
dress T.. w Teasdale, General Passen-
ger Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
G.. N. BOX CARS ENLARGED
Innovation Will Have Bearing on Many
Questions,

The little box car will soon be Gu
is only ten years since the 4O,oo0-ca-
pacity car was curiosity. Next the
60,000-pound capacity car was consid-
cred a tremendous advance in railroad
building, and it was believed that, ow-
ing to the length of the car and the
distance. between, trucks, the limit
had been reached. It promised to be
problem ON some roads to get such
long cars around the curves. &C..
The Great Northern has now made
the standard car one of $4,000 pounds
capacity and forty feet length. The
order means that all box cars under
that standard will be discarded. =.
What effect this new order will have
on the agreement with the trainmen
as to the size of freight trains is a
question. TO avoid double headers and
to make standard train as affecting
wages and the amount and danger of
the work the trainmen would have to
do, a standard of thirty cars was set
Thirty Of the big arks of which the
Great Northern freight trains may be
composed makes a different matter fol
handling than the, comparatively dimin.
utive train Of the former makeup
The capacity of these cars is enor
nous and has bearing on the entire
matter of freight traffic. It will en-
able the company to handle maximum
Of traffic with a minimum of expense
One Of these cars will carry the entire
capacity Of the ordinary way-freight
station.
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MUCH ROLLING
STOCK WAS; MADE
ORDERS FOR $4,000, ooo's WORTH
FILED IN 1904.
Railway Age Complies Statistics Show
ing that They Called for 1S6,56O
Freight Cars, 2,21S Passenger Cars,
and 2,538 .ooomotives-Good Bust.
ness in Sight for This Year.

Statistics compiled by the Railway
Age show that there were 136, $50 freight
cars, 2,2l3 passenger cars and 2 ,538 loco
motives ordered in 1904 AZ conservative
estimate places the value Sat t$l4O, OOO,-
900. Much Gift lis yet. ;tq$ be built,
which insures active equipment build
ing the next six months. Tn comment
ing upon the returns the Age says:
That the temporary falling off in orders
on the part of railroads early in the year
seems therefore to have been due to a
lack Of confidence in the financial stu
ation, that it by no means indicated
plethora Of equipment on hand, and that
the promise for the coming year is one
of at least moderate fairness, are few o.
the more general differences that may be
drawn from the figures as a whole.
The figures fer the various classes of
equipment are as follows for four years:
1901. 1902. 1908. 1904.
dered ......;: .1ea,4ae 1876 24s 1os,sse 1885, 5e1
: ment ordered: :. 2,s7s a,54s 2,s1o 2,21s
dered ..:....... 1870 1866 .:s.2ss 2,5ss
i With the increase in volumnes Of
equipment in service the necessity:for
repair facilities also increases. It. is
considered unlikely that, except in. rare
instances, the increased shop facilities
will be used to a large extent in new
construction. This belief is rendered
all the more probable from the general
ly conceded fact that contract COM
panies can build for about 10 per cent
less than railroad companies can do the
work, provided the railroad companies'
estimates are based on a correct cost
sheet and do not deceive themselves as
to the cost of work done in, company
shops.
It is apparent from the statements
made by the larger concerns, builders
Of either cars or locomotives, that the
volume of export. work is constantly
growing greater. With the additional
knowledge that must be gained of
American methods and American work
manship by the presence soon in this
country Of large numbers of prominent
foreign railway officials, this branch of
our national industries should receive
such an impetus from outside orders as
to afford substantial offset to the lean
years, which may occur periodically in
the home demand.
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BRIT0N DEYISES. -. :
F0G.DESTROYER
Titled British Scientist Invents
Apparatus for Clearing
Away Mist.

: London, Jan. Sir Oliver. Lodge,
the principal of Birmin CHAM university,
last week in the heavy fog, which
spread over England from the Thames
to, the Mersey put to a practical test
his invention for the dispersal OF mist.
AS narrated in a special cable dispatch
to the Herald on Sunday morning, his
at birmingham and working to a height
Of sixty feet on the university build
ings,, was found quite effective, the
buildings being revealed in the midst
of the fog. This method of dispensing
fog was demonstrated by Sir Oliver
Lodge before the British association;
when it met at Montreal twenty years
ago, IN 1884, and he has been engaged
in working on the subject since 1870
when an observation of Professor Tyn-
dali directed his attention: to it's study.
The method of dispensing fog is
based on the principle that a dust-free
space is formed over a hot body when
held in strongly illuminated dusty air.
If poker, for instance, is placed be-
meath the beam of an electric lamp the
dust particles above are precipitated.
Sir Oliver Lodge brought electricity
into play and has utilized this fact for
the cure of fog, tho he considers it at
present merely means Of giving. tenn
porarY relief; looking to preventive
means as a remedy for: the evil of fog
such as has dominated London, and
which would require an Uncomfortable
amount of elactric apparatus to cope
with it effectually.
In the initial experiments Sir Oliver
Lodge took,,a bell jar and filed it with
smoke, electricity from a Voss machine
being led into. it by means of an in
sulated metal post erected in the mid
die of the jar. AS soon as the current
was put on the smoke coagulated into
heavy ribbon-like streamers, which fell
to the bottom of the jar and left the
air in it quite clear. H..