The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-24

written by Gibson Gardner, of Wash.
ington, which, while not strictly an
eulogy, leaves no doubt in the mind
! of the reader that Tilman has made
himself felt as power in the senate
and that entering it as the friend of
the farmer che has become the cham
ion. of the independent miners of coal,
OF consumers and shippers, of thou
sands outside his state and calling,
who have sought representation against
combinations of power and greed"
Gardner acknowledges that Tillman
the senator is better known for "his
Incorporate speech than for his con-
<tructive craftsmanship" but asserts
that his growth in this later direction
is wonderfully rapid. Says the writer
"Tilman is violent man. He is sub
ject to attacks of uncomfortable rage,
at which time he is to all intents and
purpose quite Irresponsible. Into
such fits of frenzy he has often been
thrown by the thoughtles or mischicv-
"us Haunting of the negro question,
the problem is Il purely academic one.
1t is then Tillman becomes saw
a"ely picturesque. Out Of his seat,
and half way up the middle aisle his
square jaw set, and the one eye burn
III" like hot coal. he is every inch
Il menace. His words become like the
barking and swapping Of dog. The
scanned visa%e is now more drawn,
the lips curl into Il sncer. while his
whole frame tremblcS with emotion.
IT an artist could reproduce that mo-
mcnt, adding red bandanna hand
kerchief over the forhcad. cutlass
in the hand and dagger between
the teeth, he would have Il perfect
pirate boarding the mercantile ship.'
Utilizing WAISTS Classes.
New Orleans Democrat.
In Germany revolution is in pro-
"lrSS in the direction of the replace
i'll" of steam driven machinery by
gas engines, which consumes the bases
cScapin" from the blast furnaces and
r"k" ovens. such utilization of pow
q" havm" already been applied to
about "nc-half the coke producing
capacity of Germany.
The economy which is being 50
generally practiScd in Germany is
almost unknown in this country. as
it is in Great Britain, but the British
havin" begun economy in Wales. it
is to be presumed that the coal and
coke plants Of the United States will
not lag behind in this progressive
movement. The utilization of the en-
ormous horsepower now going to
waste in this country would add much
to the national wealth and cheaper
one of the most generally used pro-
duets of the country. Mr. Rossi, an
American engineer, has estimated
that the power which could be saved
in the mctallur%ic industries of the
'nitrd States must amount to some
millions of horsepower. and he be-
I1"rrs that an output "f fully one
million hnrse- power could be MAIN
tanned continuously.
I'm r"nvcrtin" the millions of ,ons
Of coal turned annually into coke in
this country "nc-fit'th of the weight
."r~ off in the form of escaping gases.
IF which experiments have shown that
''nr- foruth could bcu Scd in GAS en-
::In"r. In the operation OF blast fur
narrS Mr.. R"SSi calculates that from
80 t" 30 horsepower could be OBJ
tanned from the gases which escape
N til" manufacture Of Il single ton Of
III" IRON. and when either of these
i'@nr"S Is multiplied by the tonnage
"i l'i- iron annually manufactured in
tins country ii will be seen that the
waste L. enormous.