Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-01


their functions.
To examine such an object properly /
with microscope it must be sufici-
emily transparent to permit the pas !
sage of light through it; exceedingly
fine sections are taken of bodies suffi-
GENTLY large to permit OF this being
done but there are many other organi-
cations too small to cut and not sus-
ceptible of examination by the X-ray
for the same reason In NJ. Goby's
apparatus the object to be examined
is placed on a Photographic plate
without the interposition of black pa
per. Then by a special process con-
centrated X-rays are projected on it.
A life-siZe Photograph which on be
ing enlarged in the ordinary way,
makes a very complete study possible
is thus obtained
"Aviette" is the name given to a
flying macine propelled by the leg
power of the operator treading as he
would on a bicycle. 1t is being tried
out at Meaux near Paris by NJ. Ell
enne, military telegrapher attached
to the third Hussars. He can rise
from the earth and fly from $50 TO
200 feet. The physical efforts in
starting is considerable, but after the
start Etienne does not find the work
harder than running. With expert
ence and perfected machine, he be-
lieves, a man could probably fly for
half or three quarters of an hour with
out excessive fatigue.
Rome, May IA valiant cham
pion of little Montenegro is Prince
Humber the nine-year-old son of
King Victor of Italy. Prince Hum
bert does not approve at all of his
fathers attitude toward Montenegro
in the Balkan war and learned with
dismay that Italy was in thorough &C
cord with the other powers in de-
handing that the Montenegrins lift
the siege OF Scutari
A few days ago Prince Humbert was
playing war" with his sisters in the
royal nursery. The king was an
amused spectator of the game. Prince
Humbert was the Montenegrin leader
and he killed off" all the Turks
his sisters-in the game. Turning to
mis- father, the little Prince demanded
to be sent to Cettinje.
why" asked the king.
The prince thought for a moment
and remembered that his mother and
grandfather were Montenegrins.
Well" he replied, Il think you
ought to be there fighting, but as you
are not, l suppose ! ought to go to
grandpapa and show him that we are
on his side. Why are you not with
him."
You see Italy is still fighting in
TripOi and l am required here" re
piled the king.
But suppose you were not required
here asked the little critic, would
you go 70 Montenegro?
King Victor hesitated and chose his
words with care.
No, do not think so,' he said fin
ally
Prince Humbert shouldered his toy
gun and shook his head
Il think it is very wrong of you,
he said emphaticaily. Il am going to
practice so that l can kill all of grand
papa's enemies. They're all Turks,
anyway"
Another incident to royalty which
has provoked widespread discussion
befelI Princess Isabelle, duchess of
! Genoa, recently.
A year ago the duchess was pass
ing on foot through her country place,
on the outskirts of tiny village,
when her attention was attracted to
party of strolling acrobats, quite as
much by their poverty as by the clev-
erness of their tricks. She watched
them for some time, then made an
appointment with their leader for
them all to come to the castle and
perform. This they accepted eagerly.
They kept the appointment The
duchess was quite at home with them,
listened TO their stories, gave them a
good dinner, paid them well and sent
them away with new clothes. Then
she forgot all about them.
Months passed. One day the Ouch,
css was horribly burned as the liquid
with which she was rubbing her arm
for rheumatism caught fire. Through
out the kingdom it was published that
the wound was an ugly one and that
II showed little disposition to heal
She was very i'll for weeks. When she
was recovering the duke received a
coarse and dirty envelope, addressed
in an unskilled hand and forwarded
from an obscure town many miles
away. With caution the duke tore
il open.
1t was a letter from the band OF
strolling acrobats, signed with appar
ent difficulty by each one of them
They recalled the incident at the cas-
tie, said they were greatly distressed
TO learn of the poor duchess plight
and wanted to do what they could to
aid her. They were poor, the letter
ran, and had no money to offer, but
wouldn't the duchess allow them to
come back to the castle and give as
much of their skins as necessary to
cover the scar on her arm?
The duchess wept when told of the
offer. The sacrifice was not neces
sary, but the labored scrawl and the
coarse and dirty envelope are kept
among her treasures