The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
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the simple reason that there is no labor
vote.
am here in connection with the San
PEDRO Harbor Improvements. We expect
70 have this harbor finished by the time
me Panama Canal IS opened TO the com
merce Of the world We expect 10 reap
large benefits from the Panama Canal
ana We want 70 be ready for business as
soon as there is any 10 be had
1T seems 10 be the general opinion on
Jne Pacific Coast that there should be q
Heet stationed In the Pacific OF course.
We don't apprehend any trouble with
japan OF any other power. for that mat
Ter, but / think It would be the part OF
wisdom % be prepared for all ener-
gencies- The only city on the whole Pa
cihc Coast that is fortified IS San Fran
cisco; all the other places are defenseIess.
so Tar as modern coast forudcati0n IS
concerned"
s. W Walker. a weIl-known lawyer. Of
Martinsburg. ". Va. who IS IN this city
on business and is registered al the
Raleigh. said last night that the Repub-
leans OF West Virginia are so hopeIessIy
divided over their gubernatoriaI ticket
that the Democrats have an excellent
chance TO elect their fun ticket this fail
There has never been displayed such
intense bitterness in Republican politics
IN West Virginia as there is This year
SWlsher IS the candidate Of the so-calIeI
regulars for the gOvernorship. while
Scherr has the support OF q large section
Of the party Neither intends TO resign
which means bad blood In the party and
strife and dissension- The Democrats
never had such an excellent opportunity
70 win contest II they place good
man at the head OF the ticket. there is
nothing that can prevent his election
There are three excellent men mentioned
in connection with the gOvernorship on
the Democratic ticket They are Adam
Littiepase, president OF the United Mine
I Workers, Of West Virginia, Louis Bennett,
Of Louis County. and Prof. Tom Hodges.
OF the University OF West Virginia"
+ David c. Brenner. Of Pittsburg. an
electrical engineer. who is here on bus
I mess, IS at the New Willard Speaking
OF the danger OF lightning. 8Ir- Brenner
said last night that telegraph operators.
I Il 3 generally thought. are IN more dan
ser from lightning than any other peo-
pie. and yet the facts do not appear 10
bear out such belief
7 have read OF but one operator be
ing killed by lightning continued lfr
brelner, and il was afterward proved
Jnat his death was not due 70 the pres
ence Of telegraph wires but 70 the fact
that he sat directly between two open
windows through which a strong current
Z Of air was passing. quite a distance
/ from the telegraph instruments There IS
. a lesson n this unfortunate young mans
. death Don't sit IN q current o. air dur
Z ing thunderstorm The rushing Of cur
. rents Of wind past each other. or against
Z opposing objects generates electricity by
I the friction Il occasions
7 The descent Of the raindrops develops
electricity in the air. and the same eject
| IS observed in the vicinity OF waterfalls.
the air for several hundred feet distant
being filed with negative electricity To
. this cause IS probably attributed the nigh
I ly excited condition Of the atmosphere
during thundersto-ms and the frequent
alterations then observed Of positive and
. negative indications However The eiec-
/ triCal condition OF the clouds IS. produ ,ed
the surface beneath assumes the opposite
. electrical state, the stratum Of the air
Z between acting like The insulating glass
. plate between Two metallic surfaces and
when At last the attraction between tEe
I two opposite mediums ceases 20 exist
/ they rush together. producing the dis
I ruptive discharge. accompanied BY the
fash and report
1t IS admitted to-day that the best
i cut glass is made IN America Il is far
I superior 10 that Of European make said
{ Eugene s Brown Of salem. Mass. who
I IS an amateur collector OF specimens OF
I cut glass from all countries Mr. Brown
{ is at the Arlington He said that among
1 the practical arts which have been
brought TO high degree OF perfection
I IN this country that Of Elass-Curtllg IS
especially conspicuous
IN tie higher and costlier grades OF
cut glass scarcely any Is imported, con
tnued AR BrOwn- Europe does, not
produce anything that compe.es with
the brilliant and beautiful wares turned
4 out at the leading cutting establishments
in the United States.
Glass cut in Bohemia IS stiU imported
70 some extent. but It is Of the cheaper
kind. and IL IS bought because Of its
cheapness- and for that reason only The
fact IS that Bohemia has lost its prestige
in gisss-cutting, and the palm Of lsupc-
riority IS borne by America as against
alb competitors American-Cut glass is.
in the broadesu sense. disti1ctiveIy Amer
can In designing and cutting i is the
work Of American artists and artisans
Originality and taste. progress and skill
are the elements that Characterize Yam
kee supremacy IN this as in many other
Ines OF native manufacture. For several
years Europe has stood stIIl. while Amer
lea has been rapidly advanced in the art
Nowadays America originates all the
novelties in glassware. and has done more
than all the rest Of the world combined
in broadening the scope OF the art and in
popUlarizing its products"
Men are not as cool as women when
they realize that their strength has given
out and that they VIII drown" said
Ulysses F. Briggs. a Boston broker. az
the Raleigh last night Imagine q horse
pulling a heavily-ladea wagon Up a slight
incline Now, imagine IL you can. that
a weight again as heavy as that which he
is pulling is suddenly placed on top OF
the wagon. Does the horse realize the ad-
ditional weight2 Well. should smile II he
wouldn't Does he stop OF short right
there? He may. If ne IS old Ond broken
Up. but if he IS not you viii see him bend
himself 10 his work. and continue 10 pull
and strain until he realizes that his pow
er Is being tested beyond its strength.
and then he gives up
Just so With a man in the water Once
he finds himself in dangerous position.
such as being caught in the treacherous
undertow, for Instance. he VIII begin to
struggle like a mule. and lose what
strength and wind ne has before he VIII
give up. and when he finds he is not
making heaGway toward a safe spot he
throws Up his arms. and down he goes
What IS strange about Il. too. is that
It is generally the most expert swimmers