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Evening star., 1907-11-03

War Department for competitive exan,i-
nations at West Point and San Francisco
in December or January next OF andi-
dates for appointment as contract dental
surgeons in the army. There are at
present no vacancies among the den al
surgeons, but there may be at any time,
and it is held to be advantageous to have
a number of available dentists. At the
last examination held no candidates were
found qualified, and there is much curl
osity to ascertain whether there will be
many acceptable candidates as a result
OF the examinations about to be held.
Punishment of Sergt Whittemore
Ssrgt. Maj Bert D., Whittemore, Artil-
lery Corps, stationed at Fort Washing
ton, Nd. has been sentenced by court
martial to be dishonoE ably discharged to
forfeit pay and allowances and to con-
finement at hard labor for two years. He
was convicted of charges of conduct to
the prejudice Of good order and military
discipline. and OF forgery, and the spect-
fca.tions alleged that he fraudulen:ly OBJ
tained various sums Of money from Brig.
Gen William Ennis, reired. ana that
he tamper<d with the malls at The post.
Naval Targets for Army.
AS a result of the discussion among ma
val officers and coast artilferists, the
President has decided to change the tar
get of the Coast Artillery Corps. What is
known as q hypothetic target is now used
by coast artillery marksmen. The shots
are fired within z zone, the limits OF
" hich are largely estimated. On the other
hand the navy uses a material targat, 80
by 60 feet in dimensions, which must be
actually punctured by the projectles be-
fore record can be made. Tho President
ball yves that a similar target would be of
advantage in the coast artillery gun pre- C.
tice, and he will shortly issue an Or 20
that effect.
Examinations for Naval Paymasters
Tne Secretary of the Navy has decided
that an examination of candida tes for APP
pointraent as assistant paymasters OF tha
navy shall be held next June, probably in
this city. 1t was question whethar ar such
an examination should lie held this year
hut Mr. Metcaif came to the conclusion
that II would be more advantageous to
wait for the accumulation OF vaca ucies
which would exist by the date named AT
that time there will be at least six Va
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largely eliminated in the cruise of the
battleship fleet. Arrange have been
made to furnish fresh bread daily on each
OF the ships. and only small quantity of
hardtack will be carried for emergency
use. The raw Irish potatoes will also give
way In large part to canned potatoes of
which the Navy Department has just or
d dared the purchase of 10000 pounds The
fresh potatoes will not keep at sea more
than six weeks.
In Search Of Naval Recruits.
So much success has attended the ef-
forts of the navy to secure recruits by
sending. small vessels into the inland wa
ters of the country that a considerable
extension of the system is planned for
next wear. The Wolverine recruiting
party will visit northeastern Pennsylva-
MIA and neishboring places In New York
and Ohio. while the naval yacht Wasp
will operate in the waters of Long Island
sound and up the Hudson river
Toilet Articles for Soldiers.
Officials Of the War Department are
considering proposition to provide GER
tain toilet articles to b. placed in
soldiers kit TO be furnished him on his
first enlistment. The articles include
in this Kit are razor. comb, hair brush,
shaving brush, tooth brush, towels
and housewife. the latte: being a tile
canvas packet containing thread. scis-
sors. needles and other useful things. I.
is argue that the soldier should be tu-
couraged TO habits of neatness, and tha;
his personal cleanliness would b. pro-
mNtsd by furnishing the toilet articles
mentioned. 1t may require congressional
aurhority to put ths sug gestion into ef-
fec.
Beautifying an Arsenal.
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance OF the
army, has asked the Secretary of Agri-
culture to md an expert forester to the
arsenal at Rock Island. Ill. whore Lieut..
Col. It. +. Hobbs the commanGant, de-
sires advice in regard to baautifying the
grounds in the government r Sc walton.
There are over twenty mil IS Of splendid
nlacada miZed road all built and kept in
order by the government. Tier. ere
numerous problems connected with the
removal of the ola and dying trees the
pruning of some that are 10 be preserved
ard the planting of considerable I.umbers
| of young trees.
Demand for Army Dentists
Arrangements are being made at the
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cancies in the junior grade of the Navy
Pay Corps by retirements and otherwise
Reducing Supply of Boats.

cancies in the Junior grade of the Navy
Pay Corps by retirements and otherwise.
Reducing Supply of Boats.
No longer will there be enough boats
carried on a United States man-of- war
to accommodate all of the officers and
crew II 1t should become necessary to
abandon the ship. 1t has been decided
too much time is now spent in boat drill
which might profitably be employed other
wise.
Army Orders.
Leave OF absence for two months is
granted Lieut. Col. Charles Byrne, 18th
Infantry.
The following transfers of officers of
the field artillery are made:
Capt Charles P. Summerall, from the
3D. Field Artillery to the I'd Field Artil-
lery.
Capt Tilnlan Campbell from the %
Field Artillery to the Sd Field Artillery.
Capt. Merch B. Stewart, 9Th Infantry
Is relieved from duty at the United States
Military Academy, West Point; and will
join his regiment In the Philippines di-
vision.
Mai. Eugene. T. Wilson, Coast Artillery
Corps will report l.. person 20 the chief
of artillery for temporary duty in con-
neotion with experimental investigation
of saarchlights, and will then proceed to
Fort Totten, n. y, for @nporary duty
for the purpose of making the necessary
experiments In connection with the inves-
t;gation.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Deer Attacks Cyclist

sAYVlLLE. L. l.. November 2-Asger-
ed by .he headlight on an approaching
bicycle ridden by Winfield B Gorton an
antlered buck which was trotting peac,-
1ut!y along the highway near the Cut
ting estate halted and then charged fro
onconing rlder. Young Gorton was sent
SPRAYING - :he impact. and the be
Wildered animal. snorting u.th fright and
rage. backed OF for arother attack. The
nF--rtuTninS of the bicyCl1. however
1ailed 10 eNine 'ish the light. and Will.
young Gorton was wondering whether
he Was going to he attacked again the
buck charged the light d second time
instead of coming up ag: nst something
sol!C 1t went through the glare and ba-
fore recovering Its balance plunged Into
ire wire fence surrounding the Cutting
estate. Several times the buck ramm-d
Itself against the fence as If trying to
break through the barrier Then II sud
denly changed its tactics Snorted head
ed on down the road and was soon lost
in the gloom.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Tombs Keeper Indicted.

NEW YORK. Mover DER 2-John Nc
Partland the Tombs / seper who is ac-
cused of smuggling prisoners. WAS indicted
yesterday fer assault in the second de-
grae He was arrested by Detectives
Flood a5.d Fnzsi.nmons of the district at =
torney's Office and arraigned before Judgr
Grain of general sessions. He was -a
leased on S1.oD bail. McPartland IS In
dicted for having assaulted with d heavy
key Tony Bones. an Italian boy who is
indicted for murder. Bones was brought
to Assistant District Attorney Murphy $
Office, stripped and photographed. There
were about thirty bruises on his body.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Fleets Repair Ship.

One of the vessels destined to play an
important part IN the coming cruise of
Uncle Sans sixteen battleships to the
Pacific coast is the auxiliary transport
Panther now at the New York navy
yard. She il 70 be speedily equipped as
a repair ship TO accompany the feet.
When the Panther's full equipment of
machinery IS installed, which work II Is
expected will he completed few days
before the fleet is scheduled 10 sail from
Hampton roads, l. = force of about 100
maCa!nists and artisans will be able to
Go almost any kind OF repairs that may
be needed by the ships OF the squadron
The ships forward tween decks will
contain, besides fully equipped foundry
and COppeTsmIths plant. five lathes of
various sizes. II sized p,ancr for
castings, plate and pipe bending and
punching machines. 25o-round steam
hammer and three ordinary C0al-burning
llaCksrnith's forgts. served by electric
fans. Aft, on the main deck, there viii
he Installed compete compressed air
system for serving the pnc cumat!C tools in
the machine shop and foundry and there
viii be pipe leads for fuel oil also port
able burners for melting brasses and
white metal On The deck below abaft
the eEgiHe room, the space Eh!ch was
formerly the ships ma, hina shop Is being
Hbbcd DIS lOEIt5S, dt.c lIlf space NnUeT
4 Is 10 be used storeroon for sup
plies and pig metal. \ onc-ton Whiting
cupoia will pe IL tailed. as well as a
Schwartz rotary. Iuti OIL brass melting
furnace and Il Be-, crucihle oil furnace
TO melt iron or brass. The vessel viii
also he provided with a wireless telegraph
plant
Big Guns Of tne Future.
The army board of ordnance and for..-
the report OF the Joint board appointed to
consider and pass on the merits of two
tyres Of Wire-wound gun. one known as
the Brown type anG the other designed
by Gen. William Crczier. chief of ord
nance. That board is composed of Mai
Cen. John +. Story. retired. formerly
chief Of artillery Rear Admiral A. r
Couden. L. s N. ana Capt Al.ston
Hamilton Of the Coast Artillery. 1t is
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Naval Orders.

Commander E. II. Til nan, retired, from
naval training station. Newport, r. l.,
to charge sixteenth lighthouse district
Memphis Tenn.
Lieutenant Commander P n! Oimsted
from Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md. to
charge navy recruiting station, Des
Moines, Iowa
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TAFT FINGERS IN MANILA.
Will Not Sail From V1adivostok
. Until Next Friday, November g.

MANILA. November 2.-secretary Taft
has asain changed the date of his de-
partura for Vfadivostsk. He had intended
to sail today. bat has dec.de I'd that 1t will
not be necessary for him to leave until
next Friday. November g.
Secretary Taft says there is no im-
Evening star., 1907-11-03

One case Bleached and
Unbleached Domet Shaker
Flannel, extra heavy grade,
and bargain at regular
price. Used for interlining,
skirts and children's wear.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

Peat briGucttes are now being made st
Norfolk. Mass. with a machine The
peat is cut up by revolving knives Ike a
meat chopper ard then pressed thr Jugh
a die IN a continuous bar. which is sliced
into brlquettes by a knife operated auto
maticaIlH
Evening star., 1907-11-03

Switzerland revels In stone-throwine
Contests.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

Have just received a ship
ment of 100 pieces of this
fabric, In beautiful patterns,
suitable for dressing sacques,
gowns. wrappers and bath
robes, 2S inches wide.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Pete Of Fairbanks First Horse in Tan
ana Valley, Alaska

Seattle, wash--Pete Of Fairbank.
is probably the first horse in Alaska
TO be retired At the age OF II years on
a life pension Pete In also the fsrs,
horse ever taken into the Tanana val
hey.
Pete arrived In the city from the
north the other day In charge Of n
+. Gardner. OF Fairbanks. Who brought
the horse down for his owner. Ed.
Rocker. Of Cleary Greek. Pete was
one OF the original discoveries Of
Pedro creek. the find which made
Fairbanks and helped to found Beck.
er's fortunes.
when the Pedro and Gilmore party
went into the Fairbanks country from
Circle City in the fall Of 1901 Pete
was o.se Of the expedition. noned as a
paci. horse BY Mr.. Becker. For tins
consideration when the famous Pedro
creek was located claim was staked
for Becker. This vas the foundation
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14

TO furnish the motive power for drtv.
Ing II through the water. This dis.
renses with the use Of the heavy air
mask and the latter Il replaced with a
I shi casing In which the motorite Is
burned in the presence OF water 10
produce steam with which to drive the
torpedo engine.
L ought 10 give US range AT least
twice as great as the present torpedo
with the maximum speed that can be
got from the propellers.
The enormous range OF the Maxim
torpedo Is a great desiieratun. for Il
VIII then bring the range OF the tor
pedo up 10 that of the guns which will
ba opposed 20 ID.
Summing up for the new motorite
propelled torpedo. | am sure of pro
daesng greater efficiency due 10 long
eF range. more uniforn speed and
hiEher speed during the entire run.
ineSpenslseness. as the high cost air
hask Is done away with; greater safe.
~ ON shipboard, as the highly charged
all fissk--s,e5o pounds to the square
inch-makes the torpedo a huge bomb
Il strnat by shot from the enemy.
ant the great item of saving the ex.
4tase OF air compressors now installed
On torpedo boats,
Filled with mutorite. the Maxim
lorpesio win always be ready for dis
charging like shotted gun"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
The First POSTAGE s,amn..

The postage stamp, like the rail.
| road and the telephone. Is a nine.
teenth century invention. and only
sixty-ive years of age, at that, says
the Washington Star Great Britain
was the first country to adopt this
idea of cheap postal communication
Jan. 10, 1870. II was about 1885 thar
Rowland Hill. an Englishman, turned
his attention TO the postal system of
his country. By degrees and by care
fully watching the system then I'm
vogue Hill became convinced that a
uniform cheap postage In the shape
of an adhesive stamp for prepayment
on mail matter would not only become
popular with the people, but at the
same time materially increase the rev
enue OF Great Britain. The English
postcfiice authorities discouraged the
scheme as much as possible. Never
theless. from mere force OF public
sentiment. It was introduced into par.
lament and ratified in 1899 OF course
when the measure became a law post.
age stamps were great success and
have since been adopted by all civil
lied and n number Of uncivilized coun-
tries of the world Mr.. Hill became
prominently identified with the postal
system Of Great Britain. and in 1850.
In recognition Of his great services.
Queen Victoria made him a X. c. b.
knight commander o, the BATH. He
passed away in 1852. full Of honors. at
ripe old age. He may be called
the father Of the postage stamp"
Great Britain was the FIRST country to
adopt adhesive stamps and compare.
lively cheap postage for Its people,
for II was not until ls4T that the
United States fell in line IN this re-
spect- The issuing of stamps for post
age use Is left 10 the postmaster-gen-
eral. who from time to time, as che
exigencies of the case require. has the
different stamps that he deems reqri-
site issued TO the public. The printing
Of the postage stamps OF this country
Vas formerly done by private bank
note companies, but now the govern
ment does its own work. All az the
stamps are printed by the bureau OF
engraving and printing OF Washing.
ION. unde-, the direction Of the treas
airy department This has been done
since 1894. The issuing OF the postal
II the postofice depart
nent Il In the hands OF the third as
'istant postrsster general
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14

his eyes that made her almost cr- 49,,
II was so like vane's. She hesitate
as II about to comply. but she did
not -N
NO no. you forget. can't, | must
not. and she swiftly left the room
out returned in a moment. to saw In
hurried accents, Il cannot come hare
again II yoa ask me to kiss Won. ar
say anything TO me about II. No ons
,hinks you are my husband. You will
have to prove H."
very Wen" he said, bitterly; '.but
al ieast can see the children"
DON'T know; perhaps So" and
constance would have fed to her own
nome had not Mrs. Fry come to her
side and clutched at her dress.
what does it mean. dearie, what
does 1t all mean?''
what do you think" asked Con.
stance. piteously.
! KNOW what other folks win think.
Ihey viii say II is all sham That
ne wants to git you himself away
from the other one. and he a,sr,
--N" Nv oSncf way.
There was vein of shreyd com.
nonsense about al. this that i'm.
pressed Constance. Still the futilitv
Oh such an attempt, If IL was as she
SAID, struck her as forcibly.
1t doesn't seem as il any man In
nus senses would do such a thing"
NO. 1t don't; but there's oueer
works In the world. an you know an.
know Edes want never Jest like
other folks. If it want for his hair
an II the other one hadn't come hack
II wouldn't seem so strange. for senea
ne has been sick I've noticed now and
then a look like your husband
You have.
Yes, ! have; but he don't look half
80 much like him as the other one
does. He is the exact picture. now.
amt he?"
Yes. Oh, 1t seems as IL should po
wild! and Constance looked about
her for moment, as If really seeking
an opportunity to fly from her per.
plexities. Mrs. Fry strove to comfort
her.
1T will all come out right without
you an me meddlin' Jest let IL right
itself, | say. If this one is your hus.
band 1t will be proved, and II t,other
one is, why, that will be proved. too.
II is matter that will have to be
settled by folks that knows. an mebbe
one OF 'em will have to be clapped into
'sylum. Anyway, dearie, don't YOU
fret. You keep on dom right as Won
have done; keep 'em both at a dis.
lance till it's all settled"
Would | better go to the hotel to
stay?"
Talk with your uncle, first"
"Oh, he is all for"
THE other one; yes, I know. Wall
wait awhile" And so comforted by
the good creatures counsel, Constance
went home
Ito be continued.)
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
A NEW STEAM TORPEDO.

Tn spite OF the wonderful things
That had been expected OF the automo,
bile torpedo as an auxiliary arm in
naval warfare" he said, @disappoint.
ment has been the result when II has
been relied upon. The cause OF this
failure and disappointment is because
the deadly quiok.fring gun has been
developed to such a degree OF perfec.
tion and such great range that when
the torpedo boat of an enemy comes
TO the attack II Is sunk long before II
can get anywhere near enough to be
within torpedoing distance of bat
ueship. II Is met with storm of
projectiles from auick.frins guns
which fly toward IL with frighttnl ae
curacy. and the range OF these pro.
tectiles Is so much greater than that
OF the automobile torpedo that the tor.
pedo boat Ia destroyed In not much
more time than Is needed 10 make this
statement,
In outward appearance nay torpedo
is no different from the regulation
type. but a seif-eombustiye material
calles motorite. similar In compost.
ton 70 smokeless powder is employed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
MEDICINE HAT WANTS BOON.
One Industry Enterprisine Town For
got to Mention.


Medicine Hat is one of the towns
pardon us, cities!--in the Canadian
Northwest which is making a great
bid just now for its share of the pres.
ent boom in Canada. The mayor of
Medicine Hat goes so far as to adyer-
tise the merits of that noble city In
some Canadian papers. Its virtues
are dwelt upon in these advertise
ments at great length, and particular
stress is laid upon the fact that an
abundant supply Of natural gas makes
Medicine Hat particularly favorable
place for the location of manufactur-
ing plants.
Somehow we seem to have heard
the name OF Medicine Hat before. III
our memory does not fail us. this is
the place where the weather man saws
the cold waves come from. When the
mercury sinks to zero In the Ohio Val.
ley this considerable gentleman some
times calls our attention to the fact
that 1t is 40 below at Medicine Hat"
This does not seem so bad in August
but y must be pretty cold reality in
January.
Medicine Hat deserves its growing
fame. Strange that in his references
TO the many advantages Of his grow.
ing city the mayor OF Medicine Hat
never alludes to the cold wave indus.
Times-Star.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
CAN HARDEN PURE GOLD.
Alabama Man Accidentally Made Re.
markahie Discovery.

Montgomery, Ala. Alfred Weaver.
OF this city, has. in collaboration with
John Edward Carney. and while en-.
gagged in laboratory experiments In
search OF new coherer maferia, for
wireless teiegraphy, discovered the art
.of hardening and tempeging the
precious metals. such as platinum.
gold and the like. without aIloyine
them with ether metals.
The results obtained by Mr.. weay.
er's process are the enormous reduo.
ton in the fusing point OF those metals
and the imparting 10 them of a degree
OF hardness In some Instances snrpass-
Ing that OF the best tool steel when
hardened. Platinum. one OF the most
refractory OF metals. heretofore RIO.
curing for It's fusion the oxyhydroxen
flame. or the voltaic arc. Is. after be.
ing subjected 10 the new nrocesa
easily melted before an ordinary gax.
oline blowpipe and may be- cast. again
melted and recast indefinitely.
So great q hardness Is impart.d m
these metals by Mr., weayer's process
that piece OF gold or platinum. for
instance. can with the greatest aim.
Guilty be ahraded by the best steel iilc
and sphere OF either OF these metals
~ say two miiiimeters diameter, when
placed upon hardened steel anvil
and struck sharp blow with an eight.
ounce steel hammer. win resist such
blow and suffer only the slightest al
trration In shape.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
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Bed IS Miles Long and Eight Wide
Found IN Utah.

Denver. Col.-During 1906 wonder
full progress was made on the con
structIon of the new Pacific coast line
of the Denver 4 Rio Grande Thirty
nine tunnels are being bored through
the mountains. There is one 75-mile-
stretch of track that will cost 500. o0O
mile TO build. The object of this
expenditure In construction is to obtain
direct and iow-grade route through
the mountains.
Track is already laid from Salt
Lake City nearly to the Nevada state
line. distance of nearly 90 miles. In
California the track is laid into Oak.
land and Stockton. II is believed the
entire line through to the coast will
be In operation by January. 1909.
Among the curious things encoun-
tered in the construction work Is an
enormous deposit Of pure salt. found
IN the west side OF the Utah desert.
not far from the Nevada state line
This singular deposit Is Is miles long
and eight miles wide Excavations 20
depth OF more than six feet are stiIl
in solid salt The salt that has been
found is suitable for stock. and can
be readily refined for table use.
Unquestionably this section was
once the bed OF the great Salt lake.
and even now may have a subterran-
can connection with that mysterious
body OF water. more than a hundred
miles distant
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
SEA TERROR WITH TWICE RANGE
OF OLD ONES.
Little Vessels Now Able to Defy elu
6attieships-May Launch Dead
iy Miseiles Without Com
ing Under Fire.

New York.-By devising a torpedo
propelled by steam generated In the
burning OF high explosives carried
within 1t In concentrated form, Hiram
Maxim has concluded experiments
from which he asserts that the range
of naval torpedoes will be doubled and
naval warfare revolutionized
To meet the demand that torpedoes
must have effective range equal TO the
gunfire to which the attacking torpedo
boat would be subjected, Mr.. Maxim
burns motortte, new explosive. to
generate steam at a high pressure.
and by this means the regulation naval
torpedo is made much more efficient
han when driven by compressed air.
he motive power now generally used.
In his home In Brooklyn. Mr.. Max.
Inn told of his latest invention.