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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
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Careful examination Of the target showed that
Out OF the full magazine of fifty cartridges dis.
Clarged by the gun operator, f~ortyiive shots had
MI the mark. The other five shots, the gunner
explained, had been sent into a nearby fsh-pond
IN ORDER that he might get, by the splash of the
water, an instantaneous report Of the accuracy
VI his aim. The fact that this was the first time
ue gun had been taken aloft, together with the
uuehess or the aim as shown by the examina-
IGN OF Inc target, spoke emphatically then and
mere or the great possibilities of fleets of aero
planes loaded with these r~apid-fre guns, soaring
oVer a column of the enemy's troops.
The potential result of swooping aircraft, arm.
20 10 the teeth with death-dealing bullets, is stag.
sellhg to ordnance officers of the army and navy
VINO discuss 1t. Where will this lead?' they ask.
IL possible that the air is to harbor the greatest
ueSuuctlVe forces In modern warfare? There
seems nothing to prevent it.
inns remarkable aeroplane gun is the invention
VI lleut-Col. Isaac N. Lewis of the United States
army coast artillery corps. Curiously enough,
Me gun was designed primarily fer infantry and
.ayaHy use Later, however, Colonel Lewis was
planes, "f0
heretofore the difficulties which have stood in
@e way OF serviceable guns for aeroplanes have
.eea dlniculty In manipulation, too great weight,
Y recoil which would knock the frail Graf,
1, OF gear, and fame from the ride which would
adanger the machine.
= the Lewis gun these difficulties are elimi-
.aseu There Is no smoke-no fame-only the
spuao OF the explosion tells that the gun has been
! There Ia no recoil and the gun is SO bal.
49, py the magazine that the aim is not even
Ms"asrup'ed while the gun is being fred. 1t can
4, meo at as high a rate as 750 shots a minute,
|. Tue rate may be reduced to $50 shots per
Il NV" or to any number between these limits,
tr,ntI simple adjustment Of the gasport valve con-
r,,i ass me admission of the gas to the piston
prnr ,,uer. When firing at full speed 1t takes ap-
IN imately four seconds to discharge a maya
nsv VI nfty cartridges, and the empty magazine
4 W replaced by a full one within two seconds.
NJ misht naturally be supposed nat such rapid.
~ y Aring would soon overhead tine barrel of
q ~ Sun ana render 1t temporarily useless. One
eyar ~ distinguishing features of the gun, how.
tnr..n = d device whereby the barrel is kept con.
sr ~ COOL by automatically produced blasts of
cIose a ane barrel Of the gun is surrounded by a
INA lung aluminium jacket, cylindrical In form
groov na'ing some twenty deeply-cut longitudinal
tids !, = extending from breech to muzzle. Out.
ms Jacket is a light steel tube, three and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

fected by either direct or transmitted heat, no
matter Of rapid and long-continued firing.
The development tests of the gun, which have
been in progress for two years, show that the
barrel does not become overheated under con.
tinuous fire at full speed, and that it will not
therefore be necessary to carry along an extra
barrel when on the firing line. Since no cooling
water is necessary, and no special mount except
a small stake or cowboy mount weighing about
eight pounds, the field equipment Of the Lewis
gun Is reduced to a minimum. The gun may be
fired from any natural support found in the field,
such as a rock, log, stump, tree or mount Of
earth. 1t is even possible to empty magazine
while holding the gun to the shoulder or from the
hip, as the recoil effect is scarcely noticeable.
1t is a matter of note that one Of the most
conspicuous things on the battlefield in South
Africa was the jet of steam from the boiling
water which was being used on the barrels OF
the rapid fire guns for cooling purposes.
The gun Is simplicity itself. 1t has only forty.
seven parts, as compared with twice that number
for other rapid fire guns. On the battlefield or
In the air where tools are necessarily scarce, and
where they are needed more than anywhere else
when they are wanted, the Lewis gun would Ger.
tainly cause no worry, should some piece of the
mechanism be broken or otherwise get out of
working order, since the only tool required to
dissemble or assemble the gun is the point OF a
bullet.
The sustained rapidity of fire of which the gun
is capable makes It a far more dangerous and
effective weapon than any bomb-dropping device
az yet devised.
The accuracy of the firing of the Lewis aero.
plane gun on its first test was not only surpris-
ing In itself, but has aroused attention on the part
Of our army and navy experts to the fact that
our battleships and the disappearing gun bat.
teries Of our coast defenses are completely I'M
prepared for attack from the air. In the opinion
of many, including Colonel Lewis. who is also
the inventor Of the Lewis depression position
finder now employed In the coast artillery serv-
ice, 1t marks the beginning of a development
that is destined to produce radical changes IN
our land defense and coast ornaments, both for
offense and defense.
According to Colonel Lewis, an a~eroplane cost
ing not more than $4,000 will easily be able to
carry the gun, 1000 rounds of ammunition. the
gun operator and the pilot. At a height of one
mile or greater, and while moving at a speed OF
fifty miles per hour, 1t win be possible with this
gun to pour in the most destructive fire upon the
deck and fire control masts Of battleships, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

through SO many editions or attained
such a popularity In ali languages.
Bunyan was of poor parentage. his
father being a tinker. At one time
Bunyan was In the parliamentary
army, and in l645 was a prisoner at
the siege of Leicester, Having left
the army he married, then after u
time Of great spiritual anxiety and
doubt, with Q~uieter intervals. he be-
came a member and then a minister
of the Baptist congregation at Bed.
ford. His labors were stopped by the
act Of conventicles and Bunyan was
a prisoner In Bedford jail for twelve
years. While in prison Bunyan assist
ed In providing for his wife and fam
lily by making tagged laces. The only
books he had during his confinement
we're the Bible and Fox's Book of
Martyrs. Through the i~nterposition
Of Bishop Barlow Of Lincoln Bunyan
was released, and resumed his work
as a preacher until his death of fever
In London in 1888. Bunyan also wrote
the Holy War" and other books less
known to fame.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
TELEPATHY AMONG ANIMALS

Birds and beasts receive information through
the medium of earth vibrations, John D, QuaCk-
enbos, NJ. 3D., writes in the North American Re-
view. Certain game birds and animals are sensi.
tive to the faintest earth tremor, and are ap-
preached only by the hunter who steps slowly
and carefully, without Earring the surface Of the
ground. The nature of the vibrations also con.
veys a notion Of the direction from which the
danger Is coming, and wild game depend as much
on their apprehension Of this as upon detection
by the ear. When it comes to cosmlc vibrations,
the subtle movements communicated to the
earth's crust by the tides or the pull Of heavenly
bodies, animals are mysteriously affected as to
appetite, sleep, nervous poise and possibly pro.
creation and migration.
Recent experiments have proved moths and
other insects to be capable Of thought transfer
ence so far-reaching as to impress their fellows
miles away with a knowledge Of their where
abouts.
1t Is well known to whalers that a cetacean
struck by a harpoon has power instantly to con.
Vey Intelligence Of the presence Of an enemy to
a spouting school a half mile distant, so that the
individuals composing it Immediately disappear
below tho surface. Every angler is aware that
II one trout In a pool has caught a glimpse Of
him all are instantly appraised of his presence,
so that his most attractive lures are offered in
vain. What one knows all know at the same
moment through an interchange Of subconscious
states. Aristotle noticed that the female par.
fridge is affected by a distant male bird through
what he described as a breeze from the males
direction.
Some twenty years ago the late Austin Corbin
purchased 25, 900 acfes of farm and wood land In
New Hampshire and stocked the estate known
as Blue Mountain park with elk and deer. In
1897 is was predicted that the extinct carnivores,
whose natural food is venison, would return to
the region. Not long afterward the presence Of
pumas, or mountain lions, was reported In the
park and vicinity, and the black bear lynx and
wildcat are conspicuously in evidence today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

upon unprotected persoa
mel of land defenses, with
out endangering the aero
plane or its crew, it being
practically impossible to
attack successfully the
rapidly-moving aeroplapS
from below, The gun alsS
opens 4 new field Of at.
tack and defense in that
1t will be used as an ef'
fective weapon against
other aeroplanes similarly
armed. 1t means that
hereafter unarmed aero
planes will no longer be
used in war, even for
scouting purposes.
A new 75-millimetre
gun, designed for the de-
struction of aeroplanes,
has just been tested at
Toulon, France and proved
satisfactory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
WENT TO CHURCH TO STEAL
Prisoner Is Rated by Philadelphia
Judge as Meanest Kind
of Thief.

Philadelphia, Pa.--Joseph Waters
was convicted Of stealing from wor
shippers in st. Johns Catholic church,
on Thirteenth street, above Chestnut,
and Judge Kinsey sentenced him to
the Huntingdon reformatory,
This fellow is the meanest kind OF
a thief" said Judge Kinsey in erply
to the plea Of Attorney c. S. Patter-
son, Jr, for leniency, ito go into a
church and steal purses while the
owners are bowed in worship"
Waters, who has been in court on n
variety Of charges, but never before
convicted, went to the church and. en-
tering a pew in which was kneeling
Margaret McGinty Of 1929 North
Croskey street, threw his cap over
her pocketbook containing a sum of
money, A few moments later he
picked up the cap and also the purse,
but was arrested before he could
make off with 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN BUNYkN
Little English Village stu Boasts Of
House in Which Immortal
Dreamer Was Born.

London, England--The little vii.
lage Of Elsboro, near Bedford. will al
ways be remembered as the birth
place of John Bunyan, and the cot.
tage is still shown where the "immor.
tai dreamer" vas born. II was while
IN Bedford Jail for conscience sake"
that Bunyan ministered to all poster
ity by writing the Pilgrims Prog.
ress' from this world to the world to
come, under the similitude OF a
AS an ~allegory of the souls
conflicts and struggles with evil in
Its journey through life, it is unsur
passed. 1t is believed that no other
book, except the Bible, has gone
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
SUMS RAYS SET FATAL FIRE
Mira. Bulwlnkio Of New York iqnItes
Clothing With Reflector
NAV Die.

New York.-A, fire lighted by the
suns rays, focused by a large lamp
reflector, raj responsible for burns
which may prove fatal to Mrs. Min.
ME Bulwinkle, caretaker Of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church. She
lies at the point of death in st Vim.
cents hospital.
Mrs. Bulwinkle wal standing In
front Of the church holding the re-
iector in her hard and idly watching
It's concentration of the suns rays
upon the thin material OF her dress.
Suddenly there was a wisp Of smoke
and in a moment her clothing was all
afiame. A policeman summoned by
her screams threw off his coat and
smothered the fire, but too late tt
save her from serious injury.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
LRN OT2ZR LkA9E1G EDAY

three-quarters inches In diameter
at The breech and two and seven
eighths inches at the muzzle end
OF the gun. The grooves In the
steel Jacket have full access to the
atmosphere at the breech, thus
forming a series of inclosed air
ducts running the entire length of
the barrel. Each time the gun Ia
fired the e~jector action of the dis
charge blast sucks through these
ducts, from the rear, a draft of air
which serves to carry off the heat
transmitted to the jacket from the
barrel. The cooling Is automatic
in action, without the use of water
or other cooling liquid and without
mechanism or moving parts. As
aluminium has six times the heat
conductivity of steel and but one.
third its weight, this very effective
method of cooling the gun adds
but a few pounds to the total
weight carried.
Another novel feature which diff
ferentiates the Lewis gun from all
other ga%s-operated guns is the
small Enclosed operating spring
which is located near the trigger
piece at the breech far removed
from all injurious heat effects. The
% 49,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
MUSTACHES NOW THE RAGE
Bumper" Crop Appears on Lips Of
Undergraduates at Harvare--Rsd-
cllffe DIsapproVes.

Cambridge, Mass.-Harvnrd has a
wonderful growth Of mustaches this
year. The crop is far enough above
the average to be Qualified as a
bumper" Most of the mustaches
are dapper little affairs. They look
cute. and than one proud stu
dent has resolved to have lip protec.
ton for the present term, at least.
The petty conceits have not made
what might be termed a smashing hit
with the Radcliffe girls, but this cold
reception has failed to nonplus the
young men.
They have had unprecedented sue
at Wellesley, according to re-
ports that have come from private
advices, and 1t is a safe bet that as
long as Wellesley stands for them
they'll stay and grow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

Columbia that attain an altitude near
ly equal to that of Mont Blanc. Mount
Whitney, in California, is higher than
the Matterhorn; Blanca Peak, in Colo
rado: Cerro Blanco, in New Mexico,
and Mount Rainier, In Washington, are
very nearly as high.
The scenery Of these American
mountains satisfies the aesthetic
sense like that of the mountains OF
Switzerland and Italy, and the practi-
cal mountalneer finds the greater
stability of weather conditions makes
climbing among the American noun
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
Word for American Alps

the Alps and In grandeur Of scenery
occasionally surpass them.
The height of certain nameless
mountain ranges on the borderland be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia is
alphabetically given as 1850 feet
Mount st. Elias Is more than $4,000
feet in height, and there are many
peaks in the southern part OF British
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
CITY FLYCATcHER is BUSY
Fifty Gallons Of Insects Trapped Since
September I, Reports RedIands
(caI.) swatter.

Redlands, Gala. B. Chapman, the
municipal fly catcher here, fled his
first report. showing that between
September | and September "a he
killed 3,750,00O flies. He has emptied
fifty gallons OF flies from 100 traps
scattered through the business por.
ton OF Redlands. Chapman estimates
that there are $4,000 fies to a gallon.
and on this basis the total mortality
is estimated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
"cIaarmaklna al Home.

In the beginning OF the industry in
this country cigarmaking was carried
on by women as a household manufac-
ture. Trumbull, In his memorial His
tory Of Hartford County, Conn., says
that In the early years OF the century
nearly the whole Connecticut tobacco
crop was worked into cigars by the
female members Of the family Of tbs
grower.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25
Fine Scenery Need Not
Se Their Country to Enjoy
the Best

scsna.' americans who know Alpine
aiss better than they do the o u
topst,..l their own country would
% M 2 surprised to learn that
Mil. continent there are mountain
w mat in height frequently excel
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

tains far safer than excursions un.
dertaken among the Alps.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

strapped q queer-looking object, resembling some
what a large Inverted telescope with a DISLIKE
attachment at the near end.
When the ~seroplane had reached a height of 600
feet and was skimming along at a speed of fifty
miles an hour, suddenly above the roar of the en-
CINE there came to the watchers below a quick rip
ping sound. AT the same instant a score of little
dust clouds spurted up from the ground a few hun.
dred feet away, This was repeated twice. Then
as the aeroplane slided to earth, at the spot where
the dust had arisen, the officers ran forward to
meet it.
On the ground lay a piece of cheese cloth, three
yards by fifteen, punctured with numerous small
holes, And then the secret was out, The curious.
looking object carried by the passenger was an
aeroplane gun and the piece of cheese cloth was the
target at which he had aimed while flying above
ct almost a mile a minute.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

The COW that sucks herself is IN al
most every case a good mixer II
you have one of this kind, try this be.
fore you sell her: Ring her as you
would a bull and in this ring hang an.
other. forming two links Of a chain.
1t stops the sucking In most Of the
cases.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

N THE early part of last June a
group of United States army Off
GERS stood watching an aeroplane
BIS 1t scared aloft from the Army
Aviation school at College Park,
Md. The machine carried two
men, Capt. Charles De Forest
Chandler, commandant Of the
school, and Lieut.. Thomas De Witt
Milling, n Of the army aviators,
who acted as pilot, Between the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

Breeding poultry may serve a good
purpose in the pot, but they should
not be permitted to propagate th ir
kind. Scrub hens should be mated
to pure bred males 50 that this breed.
ing has an upward rather than a down.
ward tendency
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

New England dairymen find 1t prof.
table to feed grain to dairy cows even
when they are on June pasture. Can
not we afford some corn fodder for
our western COWS that pastures
are drying up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

Chickens should have good, sweeN
feed to make good eggs, the same az
a COW should have sweet grains to
make good sweet milk. How quick a
dairyman moves his cows when he
finds garlic In his pasture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-25

A yield Of 10 tons Of silage may
easily be obtained from one acre OF
orn Allowing 80 pounds Of silage as
a daily ration, one acrs OF corn will
furnish four cows with silage for 200
days.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
zEIGLER BECOMES IMPATIENT

You folks have got to do bust
ness. have made you my PROPOSE
tion, and the Chamber of Commerce
accepted 1t. 1t is up to you folks
to do business for | cant wait for
ever So said S. Zeigler. the can
ming factory man as he departed to-
day for Palisade
Mr.. Zeigler is becoming impatient
of what he calls the dilatory tactics
of those who were expected to secure
the site of his building and raise the
money for the bonus.
He went to Palisade this afternoon
where he will confer with the people
there over the overhauling and open
ing of the small plant in that city
He set no time as the limit to which
he would stay and wait for the Cham
Der of Commerce to complete its work
but intimated that he was in real
hurry and had other business to at
tend to-.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
$500 PURSE HUNG UP FOR
winner OF BOUT TONIGHT

Seven hundred dollars in silver,
gold and greenbacks is on display
today in the windows OF the Inter
state cigar store. Two hundred dol
lars of this is the purse offered Du
Cray and Charles Olson by the pro
moters for their match tonight and
the other $500 is total of the side
bet made by the men The winner
of the go at the Majestic this even
ing is to take the entire $500.
Both men are in fit condition and
will make an interesting match Both
are confident of winning and will do
everything possible to get the money.
The loser will be entirely without
compensation as the purse is not to
be divided
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
Norine-TilIotson Announcement

Invitations We're issued today for
the wedding of Miss Grace Norine.
daughter of a. Norine of this city.
to Mr.. Elmer Tillotson, formerly of
Grand Junction, but now located at
Atchee, Colo.
The ceremony will be performed
at the Norine residence at ) o'clock
Wednesday evening of next week by
Rev. S. b. Warner, Only a few
close friends are invited.
The couple will leave on No. 6
for Denver. where they will have a
short honeymoon, later going to At
chee, where they will make their
home.
Miss Norine has large circle of
friends in Grand Junction and vicin-
ity and is highly popular. The groom
is equally well known and has a
high reputation for his many ster-
ling qualities.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
THREE COPIES FOR FIFTY CENTS
HARRIS CONNER MUSIC co
Music Center of Western Colorado
Center Block on Main.
MOVE WATERWORKS CAMP.

Water Commissioner b. w We'd
der came down today with the an
nounCement iEat the Hannah Greek
water camp had been moved from a
point above Whitewater, where the
steel pipe work had been completed.
to the north portal of the tunnel
through Whitewater hill a few miles
south of the city.
The gang has started work trench
ing and preparing TO lay the wood
pipe, and is making good progress,
according to Mr.. Vedder..
This work will be continued for
few miles before the gang goes
back to put IN the wood pipe line
above Whitewater
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
Makes Many Sales.

NJ, C. Ramsey announced this
morning that he had just completed
deal that changes the ownership of
several local autos. He has sold
V, c. Talbert, cashier of the Grand
Valley bank, a new fore-door. 3-speed
Flanders 90. Mr. Talbert's old
Flanders he has sold to c. H. Hora-
han. the Northwestern Mutual's agent
here and Mr.. Horahan's ear has been
sold to uut-of-town parties. MIR
Ramsey has sold seven cars since
Christmas day.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
knights of Columbus Biz Night. I.

1t was a big night last night at
the Elks hall when the local lodge
of Knights of Columb bus entertained
its members and their ladies at a
keno party. Keno is an interesting
game played, with boards and beans
and was productive of no little in
terest and merriment last night. A
large list of prizes were mt up for
the winners of the games and all
enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
Songs and other amusements added
enjoyment to the occasion and at a
late hour all returned to their
homes, confident that it would be a
long. long time before another such
festivity will be provided. The en-
tire matter was in the hands of l..
e. Storm, f. A. RYAN, DR.. r. b. Har-
rigton, T. F. Callahan and James
Mcconnell.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-14
Valentine Party.


Little Miss Gertrude Stanek this
afternoon is entertaining a number
of her young friends at Valentine
party at her home at 1908 White
avenue. The pretty Stanek home has
been decorated in carnations and
hearts in the spirit of the season and
the games will carry out the valen-
tine idea. Refreshments will be
served late in the afternoon.
The young ladies who are to en-
joy the hospitality of the young
hostess are as follows: Mabel Swire.
Leila Swire, Francis Adams, Mamie
Glassford, Helen Elmer. Anastasia
Elmer. Muriel Hunter. Beth Rankin,
Margeret Smith, Wilella Chase, Ethel
Delaplain, Elonora Cullen, Aileen
Smith, Alargeret Adchey, Mary
Rhone. Catherine Hamilton and Lii
lie Sullivan.