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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
SURPRISED AT THE SCHEDULE,
Colored Man Felt He Was Being Rail-
roaded Into the Class of
"Righ Financiers."

A colored man was tried the other
day before a Charlestown court for
stealing some clothing from a young
white man, A pretty clear case was
made out against the colored man
and he confessed.
Il reckon | amt got nothin' to say,
white folks" he said with humility,
"ceptin hits jes laik it is"
well, since you admit your guilt"
said the judge, q will try to make /,
light for you. But first we will have
to get an estimate of the value of the
clothing. Mr.. Plaintiff, what do you
value these articles att"
The dress suit cost me $50. your
honor" replied the young man, the
overcoat SIS and the silk hat $40"
Mr.. ledge" broke in the accused
I'D lax ter say des one word befo
you goes any fudder.'
All right; go ahead
Il submit dat TUX dem clo'es, boss
man, but at no siCh prices as DEM"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coftee.

To decide the all important ques'
hon of coffee, whether or not IL Is
really the hidden cause OF physicai
ails and approaching fixed diseases
one should make test of ten days oy
leaving off coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
If relief follows you may know 10
a certainty that coffee has been
vour vicious enemy. OF course you
can take it back to your heart again.
if you like to keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered WIN
stomach trouble, nervousness and ter
rible sick headaches ever since was
little child, for my people were al
WAYS great coffee drinkers and let US
children have all we wanted. | got
so thought | could not live without
coffee, but would not acknowledge
that it caused my suffering.
"Then read so many articles ABOUT
Postum that decided to give 1t a fair
trial | had not used it two weeks IN
MACE of coffee until began TO 1eel
like a different person. The headache
and nervousness disappeared ana
whereas used to be sick two or three
days out of week while drinking Col.
fee am now we'll and strong and
sturdy seven days a week, thanks TO
| Postum.
81 had been using Postum three
months and had never been SICK a
dav when thought would expert
ment and see if it really was cof1ee
that caused the trouble. so | began
to drink coffee again and inside OF
week I had a sick spell. | was SO II
I was soon convinced that coffee was
| the cause of all my misery and wen
hack to Postum with the result tina
I was soon we'll and strong again AM
determined to stick, to Postum ant
leave coffee alone in the future.
Read the little book, "The Road q
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Reason
nver read the above letter. A ne1
ONE appears from time to ume' s
are genuine, true, and fuA ex nsina
interest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

given me, and I am recommending it
to all my friends. Mrs. v. S. FORD,
1893 LansdoWne St., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure Of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia L Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
stood the test of years and today IS
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. 1t has cured
thousands of women who have been
troubled with displacements, inham-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, IL
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing-down feeling, tlatulency,
Indigestion, and nervous prostrauon'
after all other means had failed.
If YOU are suffering from any of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If YOU would like special advice
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, for it. She has guided
! thousands to health, free OF
charge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Thief ANSWERS AD;
SENDS BACK RING
--c AE IS SORRY HE CANNOT
RETURN REST OF The
PLUMBER.
likes TO SEE A GOOD LOSER
suroIar Slips Into Home Of St. Louisa"
While He is 0ressine-Lat-
ter Willing to Dlcker
for Goods.

..or1rr-TO THIEF ROBBING RESI-
NJ NJ Of F. A. Bcueke, 1896 Flora boui>
.d Would appreciate more than any
e eva your returning plain gold band we'd
t int ring. OF not much value to you any
OlHo We Won are certainly a peach at
w.. g game. Ferd a, Beneke.
Ct Louis.-In response to Ferd a.
ponokp's want ad. in an evening pa
Nv the daylight burglar who robbed
s,s home on Flora boulevard, has re-
.nrned the plain gold wedding ring.
mr Beneke received letter from the
burglar congratulating him on being
GOOD loser and inclosing the ring.
The burglar slipped into Mr.. Ben
,to,s home while Mrs. Beneke was
drocsing TO visit a friend. He took
eT0o worth of jewelry belonging to
Mrs Beneke, including her wedding
ring. =
Mr. Beneke inserted a want ad. in
the paper, soliciting the return OF the
ring and coqgratulating the burglar
on being a peach at his trade.
Mrs Beneke was delighted when
the nostman handed her letter bear
Ing a st. Louis postmark, which
showed at a glance that 1t contained
tho ring. Mr.. Beneke, who had not
ctarted to his Office when the letter
was delivered, opened the envelope
and found the following message:
The letter was written in a dis
aised back hand, and seemed to be
the work of a man of some education
As soon as Mr.. Beneke got to his
Office he prepared another want ad
soliciting an interview with the
burglar to negotiate for the return
Of the rest of the jewelry.
81. Louis. Mo (no date.)-Mr. F. A
.Reneke.-Dear Friend: 1nclosed please
6na ring which you seem to be anxious
to recover
I regret to state that the unfortunate
condition of my finances will not per
nit me to return the rest of the stuff, as
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In.
tense Itching Eczema-Had Been
Tortured and Disfigured But
Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor

IT contracted eczema and suffered
Intensely for about ten months. At
times l thought l would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, so
that l was ashamed to go out. / was
advised to go to a doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases, but I
received very little relief. I tried
every known remedy, with the same
results. thought I would never get bet.
ter until a friend of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So tried them,
and after four or five applications Of
Cuticura Ointment was relieved Of
my unbearable itching. l used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies, and I
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral, Highlandtown, Nd, Jan. 9, 'OS."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Propa. Boston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
He Took $500 Worth of JeWetry.

you seem to be a good loser. and any
thing ! do like to see is a good loser.
As l stated, I would like to return the
rest, but that would be impossible now,
as a good portion of it has already been
disposed Of
There Is not much use of you or the
police trying to locate either me or the
stuff, as / am pretty safe and the stones
are being remounted in different setting
by friend of mine.
Well, this is all for this time, but will
write soon. With best wishes and kindest
regards, l remain.
THE DAYLIGHT MARAUDER.
P. ST. guess you are pretty sore, and
II you had a-hold of me would see that l
got about five years. Well, / will try not
to give you that pleasure. as that is my
last piece of work of that kind. l am
going to work. Can you get me a job?
Having obtained results from the
first want ad. Mr.. Beneke thiaks 1t
possible that the burglar may see
the error of his ways and agree to
return the remainder of the jeWelry
He says in the want ad.:
NoTICE.-TO THE THIEF ROBBING
the residence of Fred A. Beneke, 3S26
Flora boulevard, last Friday: Ring re-
ceiVed safely. Many thanks, old man.
You are all right. Any chance to nego-
tate for the return of all or part of the
stun? Can't We talk it over a good old
bottle? / will give you square deal;
You can take my word for it. Can't prom
Use about the Job you want, however
Fred A. Beneke, 1926 Chestnut street.
I believe the burglar is a young
man of some education and refine
ment, who is perhaps in hard luck,
said Mr.. Beneke.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
New ENGLAND EnqliSh.

Complaint was made to local man
by one of his employees that boys who
were swimming in pond were caus-
ing quite a nuisance. The owner or
the property gave the man the prlVl-
lege of putting up sign, as he had
asked permission to do it. The no
tice reads as follows:
No Loffing or Swimming on TheaS
GroWns-Order by --. II Catched
Law Will be Forced. '-Berkshlre
Courier.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
A new "FEAT."
A Gentle Aspersion.

Among the prisoners brought before
Chicago police magistrate one Mon,
day morning was one, beggar, whose
face was by no means an unfamiliar
one to the judge.
81 am informed that you have again
been found begging in the public
Streets" said his Honor, sternly, land
yet you carried in your pocket over
ten dollars in currency"
Eyes, your Honor" proudly returned
the mendicant. Il may not be as indus
trious as some but sir, am no spend
thrift. Weekly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Rough on Rats, unbeatable eXtermlnator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liz d, 25c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, %.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. Liz doc.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, 23c.
Rough on Shelters, agreeable to use,25c.
E, S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. j.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Position Had Drawbacks.

Poet Ito his practical friend)-1s
there anything more beautiful than to
see those magnificent swans 10at
upon the lakes silver surface? How
| would love to be like them
What. Go around with ones
stomach on that cold water all the
DAY? Not for me, thank YOU
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Serial No. 701.

When Uncle Sam went out after fake drugs
and patent medicines, DR.. MltchcIts, Eye
Salve with never change in formula or
label at once registered and received Sc
rial No. 70l. The influence of DR.. Mitch
ellis Eye Salve has ever spread through
honest merit. Unfailng cure for sore,
weak and inAamod eyes, Price Is cents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Savinu Her Bushes.

81 have here" said the young in
ventor, "a device that will be boon
to the typists."
What is it," asked the manufac'
turer of typewriters.
It's an extra key. Whenever the
operator cant spell word she
presses this key and it makes a
blur
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

troubles. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure the
cause. Mrs. n. T..
YES, VilliSca,
Iowa, says: i sui
fered from kidney
trouble for years
The secretions were
disordered, t h e r e
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
A Probable Theory.

"Truth," remarked the philosopher
sententiously, lies at the bottom OF a
WELL
THAT accounts said the synic, dry
". for the fact that so much OF the
well water is contaminated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

from irregularl-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. | had
given up hope Of
ever being we'll
when / began to
take Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
l felt as though
,our l;fo bod lanD
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Spectacular Oil Fire.

The most spectacular fire ever wit
messed in the oil industry was at one
of the Des Bocas wells in Mexico.
About 10000 barrels of oil were
burned up daily for nearly two
months. The flames rose to heights
of 500 to 1,400 feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
o,a Cause of Neck BoiIs.

Neck boils come with the sweaty
season. Many people have large hair
pores on the back Of the neck. The
sweaty starched collar rim is good
culture soil for boil and carbuncle
germs. which get rubbed into the
large hair follicles or sacks, producing
nainful. sometimes dangerous
spreading crop.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

were pains in my back and sWelllngs
of the ankles. Often | had smother
ing spells. | had to be helped about
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me flVe
years ago and have been we'll SINCE
| They saved my life
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

For fifteen years have constantly
kept a supply of Hunts Cure on hand
to use in all cases of itching skin trou-
bic. For Eczema, Ringworm and the
like it is peerless. l regard it as an
old friend and true one
MRS. EULA PRESLAD,
soc per box. Greenfield, Tenn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
HoWdy!

How's your liver? If not in first
class condition, doing full duty and
giving entire satisfaction Simmons
Liver Purifier will fix it SO you'll think
it's gone-its troubles wifi be gone.
Put up in tin boxes only.
Price Csc per box
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
| avmen Combat White Plague

According to recent figures pub
lished by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention OF Tu-
berculosis, nearly SO per cent. Oh
those enlisted in the active campaign
against consumption are laymen, ana
the percentage Of laymen has trlpleo
in the last four years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Flowers.

Flowers have an expression of couu-
tenance as much as men or animals;
some seem to smile; some have a sad
EXPRESSION; some are penslVe ana
diffident; others, again, are plain, hon.
est and upright like the broad-faced
Ward Beecher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as we'll at home as the
steam laundry can: it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and it will be positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
a Pare Good Thing,

Gam using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, ana
can truIv say | would not have been with
out it so long, had 1 known the relief 1t
would give my aching feet. | think it a
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet-Mrs. Matilda HoltWert,
Providence, r. l." Sold by all Druggists,
Csc Ask to-day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
WHY PEOPLE SUFFER.

Too often the kidneys are the cause
and the sufferer is not aware OF 1t.
Sick kidneys bring backache and side
pains, lameness and Stiffness, dlzzl-
ness, headaches, tired feeling, urinary
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Ercouraqinq.

Tell me frankly sir, what do you
think of my daughters voice.
well, madam, I think she may
have a brilliant future in water-color
painting
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Consistently Opposed.

THAT actor is a queer fellow, as con-
Trajectory as he can be even in his
roles"
What do you mean?'
AT present he is playing crooked
character in straight drama
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Short Stories

The first iu,taInlcut is mo. 5l4---
Sere, 93." 1t j, a story that will hold your
interest. The French Police huaiIy give up
in their attempt to trap the willy Lupin
and >erd to England fer IlerEock Sholmcs.
Then follows battle of wits, The clever
French rogue against the keen reasoning
English detective.
Send us $50 for a wears subscription
to Short Stories" and follow the fascinat-
ing, amusing IApm. Every month, too there
are numbers Of good, crisp, short stories
printed III big, clear type. Every news
dealer can handle your subscription.
Short So ries Company, Lid.
1875 East 10th Street New York Cfey
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
In It..

I'll tell you what, | like a friend
who is friend in need
Then you ought to love me. I'm
always in need. kansas City Star.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

WHY is it called Spearmint? Because
of the spear on every package. See it
or keep your nickel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
A Physician at Home

Is DR.. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial. 1t al
ways cures Stomach and Bowel Troubles
Children Teething, etc. At Druggists, 25e
and SOC per bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
Where Trouble Is Found.

Wigwag-I never knew such a fell
low as Bjones! He is always looking
for trouble"
Henpeckke-Then, why doesn't he
get married?-Philadeiphia Record.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Real or counterfeit? Real mint leaf
favored Wrigley's Spearmint or rank
limitations?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

No man is so insignificant as to be
sure his example can do not hurt
Renan.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Certainly not! The flavor won't last
unless it's real Wrigley's Spearmint
with a spear on every wrapper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

One trouble with the habitually
crooked man is that he never knows
which way he is turning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
They Are Ali Pleased.

"By experience l have found your
Hunts Lightning Oil to be great
pain and sprain reIiever. | am very
much pleased with it,"
C. C. COOK,
Halletsville, Texas.
CSC and soc bottles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

The greatest help to overcoming
mistakes is acknowledging them
Burrows.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
For sudden chi II or cold Unstead OF ~hske!} use
Patnkiiler For collie diarrhea and snmmercomplaih'
this medicine never fails 25c, ooc or QUO DoIVles'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Every one has his place and VOC;
ton on this earth.-Gladstone.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
AFTER
.FOURYEIARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md. 81 For four years
my life was misery to me. l suffered
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Use your little hammer for mailing
lies. but don't be knocker.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
asmmaton. sllsys pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
In Spain

81 wonder if raising bulls for fights
is proftable?"
Il guess it is toss-up."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

Only a putty life is afraid of being
worn out
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
For Headache TRY Hicks capudine

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are. speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant ant to take-Effects Immediately. 10, %
and soc at Drug Stores.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
lnnoytanf 10 Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORlA safe and sure remedy Tor
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

The battle without goes as goes the
battle within.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

What flavor lasts? The real mint flavor
in Wrigley's Spearmint.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

ness, headache
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-03
HOLDS IMPORTANT S
Rear Admiral Newton e. Mason and
the Bureau of Ordnance.

Rear Admiral Newton e. Mason and
the Bureau Of Ordnance.
When Secretary Newberry took up
the work Of making needed changes in
the organization Of the navy depart
ment he brought into special promi-
hence the bureau of ordnance. Of
which Rear Admiral Newton e. Mason
is the head. The secretary's order dis
solving the old board of construction
and constituting n complete reorgan-
1zation of this branch of the service,
including many innovations In the
working plans of the board, put excep-
tional responsibility on Admiral Ma
sons office. The admiral is peculiarly
fitted for the position he occupies and
indeed has rare aptitude for the par
ticular line of naval work in which he
Is engaged. His experience while sta
toned at the Indian Head proving
grounds and again at the torpedo sta
ton at Newport resulted in his acquir-
ing invaluable practical knowledge
bearing on the very kind Of work of
which he is now in charge.
Born in Monroeton, Pa, Admiral Ma.
son entered the Naval academy July
"a. 1865, and graduated in 1869. After
serving on several of the men-of-war
OF the old navy on regular duty and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-03
CENTER OF pc-.,,Ti1,
lie Movement Westwa.o Ln.,.m In
Rate and Direction.

Its Movement Westwa.a Lnu..n In
Rate and Direction.
The center Of population in 1865 was
In the state Of Indiana. In H. the
center was twenty-three miles east Of
Baltimore, In the state Of Maryland. or
virtually on the Atlantic shore line,
Its migration has been slow and re.
markably uniform both in rate and in
direction. says the Geographical Jour-
nal. 1t has lowered for 10 years
along the thirty-ninth parallel of lati-
tude. and its total variation in latitude
has been less than one-third of a de-
gree.
The westward movement has aver
aged less than a degree in a decade
Notwithstanding the Incredibly swift
occupation Of a vacant continent by a
movement of population westward.
The easterly position Of the center of
population is in part due to the fact
that the eastern part Of the continent
was first settled and was settled from
the east. The easteriy position Of the
center OF population Is also due to the
more evenly distributed and more
resources Of the eastern half
Of the United States.
1t should not be forgotten that the
geographical center Of the United
States lies some hundreds of miles
west Of the Mississippi river. The
eastern half Of the country, therefore,
embraces the Atlantic lowlands. the
p~rairies and great lake plains, the gulf
lowlands and the forests and minerals
the Appalachian mountains and Ap-
palachian plateaus. Over against these
Are the arid and mountainous areas of
the west.
Certain areas win be reclaimed to
Incredible productiveness, and the min |
sral wealth is vast, but the center Of
population may be expected to remain
to the eastward of the
center Of the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-03
Biggest Noise Invented,

Miller r. Hutchinson of Alabama is
credited with having invented the
most effective noise producer in the
world. 1t is called the Klaxon horn.
One Of them. weighing only five
pounds, makes a racket that can be
heard for five miles. 1t is estimated
that it can be heard as far as the ray
from the average lighthouse can be
seen and that the direction from which
the sound comes can be accurately as
The main features of this
mechanism are a steel dia-
phragm struck on an anvil so attached
to its center by the teeth of a cam
wheel that the power from a small
battery will produce $4,000 vibrations
of the diaphragm a minute. This
gives forth a penetrating shrek, which
is directed and concentrated by a horn.