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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
Raymond in Politics

DIAMOND arriving next day and hearing of this
N said: Outrageous l am a legitimate actor
You have killed mel" When, however, he PLAYED
to the biggest weeks business he had ever known
in Cleveland he gave the agent diamond scarfpini
The devices are numberless and their originality
is due to the exigencies of the situation Con-
sentative managers frown them down. but none of
them is averse at heart to the wide publicity and
the free advertising which they bring. The public
reads a story of this kind every week and
whatever the editors may think believe, their
readers rarely suspect the press agents pen.
St. Louis was afflicted with plague of cats.
In a speeding horde they the main thorough
fares, madly pursued by dogs and small boys, DASH
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE for MARCH 4. 1906

BILE prize All the other clubs talked of it. So
also did everybody else.
On the Saturday night preceding the Monday
opening the march and drill took place. Incl
dentally the procession, which included hundreds
of young men and was headed by band was
terminated by a snowy carriage carrying a mag
nifcent banner inscribed: John T. Raymond
For Congress- Euclid Avenue Opera House.
Monday Night" For Congress" was the name
of Raymonds play. The procession, marching
past mass meeting, drew thousands from this
assemblage to festivities i'll which the name of
Raymond not unheard.
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a
diminisheS fast that }s8ss n
at an elevation of ten /<s@-sSf- Il
miles it is only one-1inth 80 xsrIS-~1-e-9s3
of what it is at the I1-tztt[[.-E1,eS>>, "A
face of the earth. y 5Z-~-SS~--~Ss 81
Human beings cannot ySrrSf n
live for any length of Il
time at an elevation of II
more than four miles n
above the level of the ~
Sea-fOr which reason E=.---=========--
the peaks of some of the -
highest mountains will
remain forever untrod-
den by the foot of man. Mount Everest, for exam
pie, in the Hmalayas is twenty mine thousand
feet in height about five and a half miles. The
hardest and most adventurous mountaneer will
never approach its top, which is 1oftier by full
mile than the summit of Pioneer Peak, the successful
ascent of which, in 1902, by w. NJ. Conway, marks
the record achievement in this line up to date.
The point attained by Conway twenty-three
thousand feet above sea-level was the highest
reached by land In the Austrian Alps is the highest
permanently occupied observatory, the Sonnblick,
at elevation of ten thousand hundred and
sixty feet. The highest inhabited place is the
convent of Hanle, in Tibet, fifteen thousand five
hundred feet above the sea; and next comes the
village of San Vicente, in the Bolivian Andes, at
fifteen thousand feet At such attitudes the density
of the air is only about one-half of the normal,
and the supply of oxygen so insufficient that the
people weakly and in poor condition physically.
A free balloon, called the Cirrus, sent up from
Berlin few years ago, with basket containing
thermometer and barometer reached elevation
of eleven and half miles The temperature recorded
at that altitude seventy-hve degrees below
zero. 1t is expected that the balloons of the
Weather Bureau will go far higher and they will
be liberated, already stated, in considerable
numbers and in systematic way. BY their aid
knowledge will be gained which, it is hoped, will
enable meteorologists to forecast the weather with
much greater accuracy than is possible.
Our Weather Bureau leads the world in meteor
illogical investigation and its chief Professor Willis
L. Moore, has already done a great deal for the
advancement of this important branch of science
He is pushing ahead along lines suggested by
ideas of his own, and on him partly rests the
pectaton that in the near future some definite
knowledge will be obtained in regard to the upper
levels of the atmosphere region far more invit-
ing to the explorer than the Arctic, and promising
results of much greater practical usefulness to the
diScoverer of its secrets.
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A Careless Manager

Vow was it that sympathetic young Japane
II II was SO carried away by the dramatic potency
The Darling of the Gods" that he lea ped UP
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Wright brothers invited several we'll
known citizens of Dayton and q few
from other cities to witness them. that
the accuracy of their statements might
be substantfated2
The Wright Brothers have been max
ing their experiments in a swampy
meadow about eight miles east of Day
ton. the place being selected on account
of the privacy they desired. They have
now reached O point where they are
beginning to talk more freely of what
they have accomplished. They have
made more than $50 flights. and every
time have covered a greater distance
that at any preceding one, though
sometimes theysl lhave had to stop on
account of exhaustion of fuel or hot
bearings. They made complete circle
for the first rtime Sept. 20, and Nov. 8
and Dec. 1 made flights of three miles
each, which were very successful. Most
OF these flights were over a circular
course of about three-quarters of
mile, which reduced the speed some
what. They attained an average speed
of 3S miles an hour, but going in
straight line they could have raised this
to 40 miles. The fight of Oct. was
longer than all OF the los flights of
the previous year put together. The
machine which made this had a total
weight of about 925 pounds, including
the operator, ana was made so strong
as to land at high speed without being
strained or broken. The Wright broth
ers have from the first intended a ma
chine OF practical utility instead of
toy. and therefore avoided extreme
lightness of construction. The details
OF their machines they are keeping
carefully secret. and nothing is known
except what can be seen. They say
that they have been seeking more
knowledge rather than more power and
for improved methods of balancing and
steering. Their success has been so de-
cided that the Aero Club passed a reso-
luton congratulating them upon their
great achievement in developing an
aeroplane that has many times carried
man safely through the air at high
speed and over long distances.
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AERIAL, NAVIGATION.
Tho Developme.t,P Pf Sailing Through the
Atmosphere Goes on systematically
and Skillfully. z


The Aero Club of America is a young
organization. but 1T is devoting a great
deal of money and careful scientific
study to the process OF aerial naviga-
ton. 1t encourages everything that
will help to increase our knowledge of
this art. and does not even scorn prac-
ices which have grown up in France
of ballooning as IA paStime. In France
enterprising IiIIrveyors TO public amuse-
ment have been shiring out balloons to
those who wtanted to take short trips
in the upper ether. They can go some
distance. descend. and be brought back
in automobiles. The Aero Club does
not venture upon this around New
York, because of its proximity to the
sea. but have been making ascensions
at West Point. Tuxedo and Pittsfeld,
Mass. 1t has number of airship5 OF
various models and dirigible balloons
in the course of preparation for expert
menting during the coming Summer.
Not much can be learned about these.
however, as they involve many secrets
which are kept close. either by the
club or by the individual inventors and
builders. .-..-.- .-
What gives the greatest promise IS
work that has been going on for sew
eral years by Orviile and Wilbur
Wright of Dayton. o., who have been
very successful with n gliding machine
built of two superimposed surfaces. to
which a motor has been attached, and
with this machine they made "a Is
miles in 38 minutes three seconds, and
then landed because their fuel was ex-
hausted. This machine is substantially
constructed, but the details of its con-
struction and length are still carefully
guarded by the brothers. AS these ex-
periments were made privately, the
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Wind-Made Electricity.

WInd-made electricity holds out the
promise of becoming q great boon to
rural districts. and the day Is near at
hand when every farmer who has a
windmill on his grounds can enjoy
electric lights and the many other SER
vices which electric power Is capable
Of yielding. For many years men have
been trying to convert wind power into
electricity. An Indiana farmer has
worked out a practicable method of
accomplishing 1t. The contrivances
heretofore tried for this purpose havs
usually failed because Of their inability
to control the variability of the wind
power. Generally this failure has been
due to effort to derive electricity as
direct product of wind power. Under,
the new method electricity Is gener-'
ated as a by-product in the course OF
the windmill's service in driving wa
ter pump.
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THE NEW MINING.
Dredging for Gold In California.

(Sunset Magazine.)
The latest evolution in the systems
and appliances of gold mining is that
of the dredge. The yield in California
from the dredges now exceeds the COM
bined yield of the hydraulic and drift
mines of thel State. and also greatly
exceeds the placer yield. The system
of dredging is practically form of
placer mining where improved modern
appliances are utilized to handle large
brief space of time, and without the
use of water under high heads, or the
necessity Of long tunnels. .
The great advantage of the dredge is
that It can. be worked on fiat ground,
with no fail or, dump. no head of wa
ter, and no tunnels or drifts are neces-
sary. A pit Is dug, hull or boat built
in 1t. in which the digging machinery
is placed and water enough to float
the dredgea led in. unless there is
enough surface seepage water. The
machinery then digs to a depth Of from
30 to 65 feet, lifting the gold-bearing
material high enough above the hull
to permit Its passing through the
screens and gold-saying appliances,
and the tailings pass out behind. Then.
as the dredge digs ahead. increasing
its pit as 1t goes, the space behind is
filed with the tailings. In effect, then,
the machine carries its floating space
around with 1t. digging a new space
and filling in where 1t has
once dug. There are now In California
between 45 and SO of these mining
dredgers at work. while several more
are in course OF construction.
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Saving Scrap Iron.

The scrap of the iron mills Is now
saved by a process which has been
recently devised by two residents in
the Pittsburg iron district The ma
terial Is converted into a new product
without the necessity of remelting. Not
only is the scrap saved, but also muck
bars. scrap bars. steel rail- and the like.
The process consists Of accumuIat-
ing the material into piles or fagots.
with a generous mixture of ferruginous
scale or cinder, forming a welding ma
terial for the iron and steel. The piles
are then heated to welding heat and
messed into shane.
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ANIMAL TELEGRAPHY,
How the Deer Tribe Signal to Each
Other.

ernest Thompson Seton In scribner's.)
A gregarious animal has usually
many means OF communicating with
its fellows. The well-marked livery OF
the species serves 1t as his uniform
does a soldier-it lets friend and foe
alike know who he is.
Next in Importance Is the white flag
with which most deer do their wlgwag
signaling. This Is the tail, and It's sur
rounding. the disk. The sudden eleva-
ton of this white tail when danger is
sensed conveys at once a silent alarm
to the next of It's kind.
Another signal that I have not seen
noted by anyone else IS thus described
by Mr.. E. A. Preble during his trip to
the Rarrens, In 1900. Though the OBJ
servation applies to the barren-ground
species. believe II will be found equal
ly true of the woodland.
"Soon after leaving our camp on the
morning of Aug. Is. We saw some bar
ren-ground caribou A young buck on
a point Of land was approaching as
closely as the depth OF the water would
permit-about 200 yards. He showed
little fear. trotting along the shore
abreast of our boat for about a quarter
of a mile. He would frequently stop
and wade some distance toward tha
boat. at short intervals spreading and
contracting the white patch on his
throat literally into an oval disk. Sd
abruptly as to give the effect OF flashes
of light He finally grew tired of fol-
lowing us and drifted behind"
What was the caribou doing? APP
parently signaling to what might be
others of his own kind out on the
water.
The caribou's grunt or bark, as Prof.
D. G. Elliot calls It, I have never heard
in a state of nature, but it is said to
be much like that of the reindeer, and
my notes on this are very full.
"On July 4, 1900, got into a herd Of
about 1000 half-wild reindeer. Their
only vocal sound is a grunt; this is ut
tered singly or else doubled-that is.
two are given in rapid succession. II
iS sometimes the call OF a cow TO her
calf, and sometimes Is uttered by one
that is left behind. evidently note of
alarm or inquiry to find out IL hil
friends are close at hand"
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Electric Tanning.

Electricity has been tried with some
success in tanning. to accelerate the
process. One method consists in pass
ing the current through hides contain
ed within revolving drum partially
filed with the tanning solution. A cur
rent of 10 amperes is passed under a
pressure of 20 volts between plates
projecting radially from the axle with
in the drum, acting as electrodes. By
this process large hides were complete
ly tanned in five or six days. The re-
suit was similar to that obtained by
the ordinary method, but the surface
was more brittle. The hides play the
part of porous electrodes. within which
gas. liberated by electrolysis, initiates
the hides and facilitates the absorp-
ton of the tanning solution. The rap
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A Few Flower. Of Appreciation.

Comrade George W. Hill. 513 E. Ma
pie St. Jeffersonyille, Ind. wants a
hcart-to-heart talk with the comrades.
and for them TO imagine that they are
sitting around the old campfires as they
used to do. He believes gratitude is one
of the finest instincts of the heart. and
that appreciation is splendid attribute.
He would like to receive a few flowers
of appreciation along life's pathway.
when they will do him some good. and
he believes in doing unto others as he
would be done by. Therefore. in ex-
pressing appreciation of all his COM
rades he wants to give high praise to
The National Tribune. He gets nervous
If the postman is at all late with his
paper, and he reads IT Systematically
from one end to the other, not missing
the advertisements
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The Eldridge War Relics.

Albert A. May. Commander of ths
Department of Connecticut, G.. A. R..
Meriden. Conn, says that the great
Eldridge Collection of Historic War
Relics is in danger of being disposed
of to parties out of the State, and that
immediate action should be taken to
prevent this. He called meeting in
Hartford. at which 1t was decided to
take action to induce the Legislature
to make an appropriation to purchase
them. A circular has also been sent
out inviting private subscriptions.
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ROttIc-StOpDerS,

We spoke last week of the Every big
thing which the Bottling and Sealing
Company of Baltimore has In its de-
vice of a wafer of cork held in the
mouth of the bottle by a tin disk
clamping down over the neck. The
pecuniary emoluments of this inven-
ton are - marked that 1t is attract
ing other inventors to devise similar
cheap and successful means of cork
age. One of these is patented by Henry
K. Gilbert, Niagara Falls, n. Y. which
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An Interestirs Indian Relic.

Howard Norman recently unearthed
a 14-pound Indian ak near his spring,
one mile east-northeast Of Martinsvflle,
III. 1t Is a gray granite stone, from
the Lake Superior region, doubtless.
The AK is IL inches long. six inches
wide and four inches thick. There is
2x3 inch. "spar quartz" spot just
above the handle groove. The Indians
used this ak to break down the
"puncheon" doors of our pioneer forts.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

We are promised another important
use of cement. In India 1t has been
found quite successful practice to
cover the telegraph poles with cement,
which is held in place by means of a
wire netting and thoroughly protects
the pole from ants and the weather.
Many railroad men predict that this
VIII be a general method of construc-
ton In the future. with line of cement
telegraph and telephone poles extend
Ing from New York to San Francisco.
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Lawn Horseshoes.

This is a fiat metal shoe designed to
take the place of leather, which is
much more expensive. The shoes fas-
ten with straps; one side is suitable for
use on lawns or soft ground and the
other side when snow Is on the ground.
The shoes will 1T any size hoof.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
GuIde-fasts I'm the Desert.

Stone guide-posts are being placed in
the deserts of California to direct lost
travellers to springs, wells and small
streams. Every year large numbers of
prospectors risk the dangers of the ties-
ert In their eager search for gold. Many
OF these wander about until they be-
come bewildered. and after searching
for water for hours and days perish,
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
Work OF the Patent ONCE.

For the week ended March 27. 1905,
the Patent Office issued GIT patents, IT
designs, 224 trademarks, 16 labels.
eight prints, four reissues; total $50.
of which $50 patents and 243 trade
marks, ETC., went to citizens of the
United States and 81 patents and five
trademarks to citizens of foreign coun-
tries.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

I searched the whole earth Cor a specific for
Rheumatism-soTnething that or any physi-
clan could feel safe IN prescribinE-somethins ns
that could count on not only occasionally,
but with reasonable certainty. For the raw
ages OF Rheumatism ara everywhere anG gen.
ulne relief Ia rare.
After twenty years OF search and expert
ment I learned of tho German chemical I
now employ. And 1 knew then that my search
and my efforts were well rewarded. For this
chemical. IN combination with others. gave
me the basis OF q remedy which IN the euro
of Rheumatism IS practically certain. In
many. many tests and difficult cases this pre-
scription has with regularity justified the
confidence 1 had in it.
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Fine ChiroGraphy.

Comrade S. W. Thomas. East st.
Louis. ILL.,, and who belonged to Co. e.
s0th Ind, sends us some beautiful spec
linens of handwriting, and asks how II
shows up for man 60 years old and
with his right arm broken, and the
answer must be that they show up
most creditably for anyone. even q
young expert.
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Disbarred.

The disbarment is announced by the
Secretary of the Interior of William II.
Maloney, OF Spokane, Wash, from
practice before all the Bureaus of the
Department of the Interior. The dis
harment of Robert McKinstry, of De-
troit, has been revoked.
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tained g. patent for q device which
connects with the mouth of the tobacco
bag, and enables the tobacco to be
poured directly into the paper cylin-
der which forms the cigarette.
Cord Fastener.
Daniel A. Wedmore. Philadelphia,
Pa. has patented what is apparently a
handy little devi-o for fastening cord
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How to Cure Rheumatism

don't mean that DR.. Shoop's RhsuuaatIo
Tablets can turn bony Joints into flesh again
and never fafi-that Is impossibis But they
will with reasonable certainty drive from the
blood the poison that causes pain and SWELL
Ing. and then that is the end OF the pain and
swelling-the end OF the sui7erIng-ths end Of
Rheumatism
Any Rheumatic sufferer who writes may
ceivs my little book on Rheumatism. inelud-
ing professional advice "a to diet. etc. free.
With the book Will also send without
charge. my Health Token" Intended
passport to good health. Address DR.. Shoop.
Box 5Ssi, Racine. Wis
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The use Of electricity In the mines
for hauling is rapidly driving out hand
power and the patient. much-abused
mule. 1t has advantages in every way,
and most Of all in the greater product
that can be brought in the mines
mouth in the course of a day.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

DR.. E. Paiier, of New York. insists
that mice are the greatest cause of
pneumonia There is q microbe which
is found in the mouths of many healthy
individuals which when II enters the
body of the mouse acquires great viru-
lence. The long name OF this microbe
he abbreviates I'd. |. b. c."
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is for a stopper portion and skirt of
rubber with a square shoulder at the
junction of the stopper and skirt.
Another patent is by Harry E..
Payne, Woodstock. VT, which is a
combination with a bottle neck pro-
yided with an internal groove extend
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miserabiy, OF thirst The Legislature
OF California has appropriated $4,000
for placing the guide-posts. and sew
eral Counties have already undertaken
the work. Thousands OF posts will be
erected during the Spring. and 1t is ex-
pected that the number of deaths will
be greatly decreased by this means.
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Tobacco leaf has gone up so much
in price that the Pennsylvania farm
ers are now receiving more for their
crops per acre than the value of the
land upon which the tobacco is raised.
This fact, however. has escaped the
attention OF the assessors. and if the
farmers have their own way it will
never be known to the tax-collectors.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Senate Committee on Commerce
has reported favorably the House bill
TO incorporate the Lake Erie and Ohio
River Ship Canal. which will make a
continuous waterway from New York
to New Orleans. Senator Platts amend
ment will probably be adopted, which
provides that no water from the Nj
agara River above the Falls be divert
ed to the canal
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as to bring a rush of blood and pro-
mote the growth of hair. Her comb
has back of flexible material AMI
teeth mounted loosely in openings aud
connected I'm pairs.
E!esinss Cleaner.
Most of us whose windows have
become darkened" find that the best
cleansing material for eyeglasses is a
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idity OF the action Is attributed to ths
continual agitation Of the hides. with
the presence In the solution Of certain
salts affected by the current.
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then bend the ends out and
flatten them for screw holes. as at A
and b. The twisted part will act as
a screw, and the weight of the gate
will cause 1t to close itself.
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Simple Gate Hinge.

To mako this hinge two pieces OF
round iron will be required. Heat the
pieces and twist them around twice. as
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Science Notes.

Sctcnce N0teS.
A little red lead added to oiI-whiting
putty Will make 1t hard but not brit
tie. Rub varnish makes putty both
tough and hard.
A good furniture yarnish Is: Sbellac.
one and three-quarters pounds; sandal
rae. four ounces; mastic, four ounces:
spirits. one gallon.
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ing its full length and stopper which
fits the neck and is provided on one
side with a longitudinal projection
which fits the groove.
A third is by James C. Anderson.
Highland Park, H., which consists of
a closure for bottles consisting of a
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a device which he has recently patent
ed. 1t is a spring clip with the cleans
ing material fastened to the ends SO
that both sides of the spectacles can
be cleaned at one motion. Possibly,
however, the most of us will continue
to use the old-fashioned way.
TranspiantIng Device.
Rudolph D. Kline. Streator, ILL.,, has
patented a transplanting device which
consists Of a plurality of blades at
tached to handle and intended to be
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have been used by others. The first is
by William Perry, Yonkers. N. Y,
which has the usual ball located in the
neck of the bottle, and has a guard
for the cork which breaks when the
cork Is drawn.
The other is by Roscoe I. Maxwell.
White Plains, n. Y, which has the
ball held in place by ribs connecting