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vessel obviously should have possessed
extraordinary speed; but, as matter
Of fact she was rather slow, and, hav-
ing no other means Of offence, she
proved about the most harmless type
of fighting craft ever devised. When
this came to be realized, she went to
the scrap heap along with that other
remarkable experiment the Nesuvus.
Inventors are constantly sending new
ideas for war contrivances to the Navy
and War departments. Frequently they
ask enormous prices, running up into
the millions OF dollars, for the privilege
of using them. One man not long ago
offered a scheme for rubber battle
ship, obviously preferable to YES
sells Of ordinary steel construction,
inasmuCh as projeCtiles aimed ut 1t might
he expected to rebound and perhaps
even to hit the enemy that fired them.
The idea Of another inventor was to
get rid Of the encumbrance OF armor
by slowing the plates in the hold and
attaching them to the outside of the
craft only when the foe was sighted.
a design filed with the Navy Depart
ment, and accompanied by elaborate
drawings, was for a war vessel having
three decks each OF them divided into
twelve rooms. In place OF masts, pro-
vision was made for three elevators, so
arranged that each should open into
four rooms on each deck. The rooms
were to be built like safes, with every
possible burglar proof contrivance. In
other respects the craft was to DC like
any other warship.
AS the inventor explained, in case Of
defeat the officers and crew could re-
treat by the elevators to the rooms,
locking themselves in and bidding de-
! lance to the enemy. The rooms being
| fitted up with every modern conven-
fence for comfort, the personnel could
amuse themselves playing cards and
Otherwise until the foe went away
Another ContriVanCe was a ram for
the bow of a warshlp containing n gun
which would fire itself automatically
after the ram had punched a hole in
an enemys vessel. But decidedly more
| dlabolical was a scheme for making
counterfeit humps of coal OF metal
painted black and vanished and filled
| with dynamite. These, II was sug-
! gcsted, might be secretly placed in the
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the gun. which thrusts its nose out
through portfolio. The enemy may
shoot at the gunner and his perambula,-
ing fort as they list; he can afford TO
Ice Indifferent.
It Is all very well to make fun Of
such crank notions, but it is not always
easy to distinguish the nOnsens!Cal from
what is practically useful where inv, n
tons are concerned AS already shown
the Government has in a number of in
stances undertaken, with seriousness
and at great expense, experiments in
war contriVances which have turned
out little short Of Ridiculous. The
Patent Office itself did actually only a
few years ago grant a patent for per-
petual motion machine without rca.iz-
ing the fact until too late.
on the other hand in number Of
instances the Patent Office has rejected
as mprLctiCablc ideas which eventually
proved To be Of great value. Less than
dozen years ago it looked upon hy.n.
machines much in the same light as
/ contrvanccs for perpetual motion.
Up to 1856 bullets We're moulded from
melted lead by hand, costing cent
apiece, The process was not only cN-
pcnSivc but slow. \ machine was then
invented 10y William II. Ward which
! turned out bullets from cold lead at the
rate of 100 a minute. They We're formed
from reels of lead wire, each movement
Of the apparatus cutting off enough
metal for one bullet, which was shaped
ny punch entering die. on the ret
rogradc movement the die opened and
the bullet dropped out.
Ply this means a ton of lead could he
converted into bullets for sl92. The
contr.vance was automatic, requiring
no attention after II was started, and
there was no waste of material. BY the
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Revolving cannon, from model the Patent Office.
European Conflict Giving Inspiration to
Yankee Inventive Genius-Among
Ideas Offered Few May Prove of
Practical Use i'm Future Wars

Having arrived. they emerge and pro-
coed to do as much damage as they
can.
1t is easy to imagine the consterna-
ton Of the foe on finding hostile war
riurs among them and more arriving
every minute in series Of shells that
hatch out fighters like so many dragons
eggs. Dragons teeth such as Jason
sUwcd for military purposes, do not fit
the metaphor. Rubber pneumatic tubes,
three of which encircle each shell, pro-
vide against shock on landing.
A New York man has patented a
projectile which holds in tits sides, as
in pockets, two supplementary projec-
tiles attached to it by chains. When II
is discharged the twin projectilcs fly
out, and the triple shot revolves, cutting
everything to pieces in it's path.
Another kind Of projectile. which
promises equal destruCtiveness. is cut
into four quarters, which are chaIn,d
together in pairs, the chains bc.@G
slowed inside OF the shell. when 1t is
| discharged the four parts spread out
cutting wide swath through the adj
versary's ranks.
Even better calculated to strike terror
into the hearts of the foe is a cannon
that fires an immense pair of shears
which VIII cut whole !, gimcnts in
twain. A big gun that shoots water
may strike the average military crit,
as an absurdity; nevertheless, it ID
/ .aIte true that naturalists Use wdtcl
cartridges to kill humming birds. But
one Of the best IDEAS is represented 10y
an armored fed gun, cannon en-
closed in a cylindrical kettle, the latter
having a dome shaped top. The whol'
affair is mounted on n pair Of wheels
and is to be drawn by pair of horses
| 4 man SITS inside the knttle and fir
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been made n happy body Of men. 1t
was certainly decided change for
them to be moved from their old quar-
trrS in a store at St. Nicholas avenue
and 18TH street, where there was
barely enough room for the complaint
desk, to the more spacious quarters in
the cd inn which in the past has been
the scene of many jolly gatherings.
Instead Of rows OF apartment houses
they now find themselves surrounded
by green lawns and fruit trees, which
adorn the grounds in the midst OF which
stands the station. The house has the
appearance of an old mansion and If 1t
were not for the familiar green lights
it would be impossible to recognize the
building as IA police station. Certainly
it is the most inviting police station
in New York.
Although the police have been estab-
llsn,d in their new quarters for only a
short time Il is noticeable that some Of
the stout men have greatly reduced
their girth This is due, it is said, to
the cXpanse OF ground surrounding the
new station, which affords plenty of
room for handball and lawn tennis
courts.
Tho policemen attached to the sta
ton are anNiously looking forward to
the n"Nt season when the fruit trees
in the yard VIII blossom again. There
will be enough peaches and cherries
to satisfy all men attached to the sta
ton.
In the near future the mounted men
who patrol the district will probably
have quarters here. There is a stable
in the rear of the new station where
ample accommodations can be found
for the horses of the mounted police.
At present the horses are stabbed ii
West 1921 street.
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provise and set up defensive works on
brief notice at any threatened point
one inventor proposes to solve the prob
lem in very simple fashion by the use
Of quantity Of ordinary railroad rails.
or such rails a fence may he built
of any height desired, enclosing a piece
of ground of any size and shape. Banks
of sand are to be thrown up on either
side OF the rail fence and molten iron
poured in between. This accomplished,
the fertilization is complete, in one
piece and puncture proof. citadel
within the inclosure may he made by
building a room of rails, filling it with
earth, pouring molten iron over il and
then digging out the earth from the in
side.
Another idea is to float over the
enemy a fleet Of paper balloons. each
Of them carrying fifteen pounds Of
dynamite, and upheld by hot air sup
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Policemen in Clover

IT HROUGH the action of the city
in acquiring the old Arrowhead
Inn, l77th street near Haven
avenue, on Washington Heights, the
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piled from kerosene burners beneath.
When the kerosene Is used up the bal
looms will fall to the ground and accom-
plish widespread destruction.
A remarkable passenger projcctile, to
be fired out of a huge mortar, IL de-
signed to contain four or five soldiers.
who by this means are to be shot into
the camp or fortress OF the enemy
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coal bunkers Of hostile warshlp or in
the coal supply at a navy yard or n
naval station, such work being suitably
intrusted to spies. When shOvellcd into
a ships furnace they would explode.
Patents have been taken out for many
different kinds Of portable forts. 1t
would of course be great Conven-
icnce for an army to be able to i'm
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These wooden cannon
wound with rope were
used by the Japanese in
the war with Russia to
fire shrapnel.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Robert Petty has been getting some splendid ore in his property south of Little Meadows. Some of the samples gave results of nearly 300$ in gold, and the general average is high. Every foot of work done on the mine has given evidence that the prop erty is one one of the good things of the Blue Ridge mountains. The mine is we'll situated for economic working.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Miners have been sent to the Weaver district where they will do work on properties owned by mining corpora tion. It would appear that assessment work is to be done up close this year, every mine owner believing that min ing in all sections of the county will boom this coming year.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

The work of getting the Gold Trails mines in shape for active work has been about completed and men are now being put to work on the property to develop the high grade streaks of ore that have been exposed by the former work.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Jack Connolly, who has been doing assessment work on number of min ing claims in the Stockton Hill country, was Kingman visitor Thursday night, having come in to take part in the Moose high jinks.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Jake Stricker and Attorney s. b. Stewart have returned from two weeks trip hunting deer in the country over toward the Baca gant. They got one big buck and feasted on venison to their hearts content They got out just in time to escape the big storm.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19
Local Mining News

James Meikle, general manager of the Nevada Arizona Gold Mines company, was in from the mines at Music Moun- tain few days ago. He reports that everything at the mines is progressing.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

w. E. Little went out to Cerbat this morning to get his camp in shape to begin the erection of a hoisting plant on the Gold Bar group of mines, on which he is to sink shaft to depth of several hundred feet. The shaft now stands at depth of 100 feet.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Charles Gracey, who is the largest owner in the Klondike Mining company, has been in Kingman the past week, getting things in shape to carry on development work on the Klondike mines, west of Chloride. These prop critics are among the best looking gold propositions in the Black Canyon range.
Mohave County miner., 1914-12-19

Frank O'Dea was in Kingman few days ago from Todd Basin. It is prob able that he will go out to the Pilgrim mine to assist his brother in the con- tract work on that property. MT. O'Dea has been mining in this county the past twenty years and has some ex- cellent mining property in the Todd Basin section.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
LIGHT CARRIES PICTURES
When Reflected From Object 1t 10
Made to Take Image Wherever
IL Goes.

We are accustomed to the idea that
souls are immortal, that energy can
not be annihilated, that matter can
not be destroyed, but what of this ex-
traordinary immortality of deeds?
Simply this: Light that is reflected
or given off from an object carries an
image. picture of the object, with it
on it's travels, no matter how long the
Journey or whittier it may tend.
When these image-carrying light
waves enter the eye, the picture they
bear is revealed, whether the waves
have been only infnitesimal frac-
ton of a second in coming from the
face of a friend across the street, or
whether they have reached the eye
after jaunt of 100000 years through
space, from the flashing scintillation
of far-off star
Even as we see our nearest star
neighbor not as it is today, but as it
was four years ago, the light that is
reflected to this star from our planet
carries pictures of the earth as it was
48 months ago, and any person, if at
that distance from the earth and
equipped with some means Of collect.
ing the light waves, would see events
and deeds that had transpired on this
earth in the year 1908!
Suppose we had such an apparatus
and could out-travel light. We could
journey to the Pole star and behold,
we would see the earth as it was in
the year 1854
If we journey nine years of light
waves farther in toward the earth, we
would intercept the light picture show
ing the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861.
Even though every book and every
manuscript, and every monument
should be destroyed, the Incompatible
bravery Of our northern and southern
soldiers are written externally on the
scroll Of the heavens.
If we travelled still farther out into
space, and caught up with the light
waves that left us, say 420 years ago,
we would see Columbus discovering
Americai The waves that left us about
700 years since would give us the pic
ture of Runneymede, with John, sur
named Lakeland, signing the Magma
Charta
Nearly 1000 light years from the
earth speed the waves that bear the
story of Caesars fame and the glory
that was Rome's.
Still farther out, hurting through
the esternity OF amending space, Is a
picture from far back in the dusty cor
ridors of time, a picture of the earth
when it was void and without form.
ages and ages before that wonderful
creature man, had entered the arena
of life.-Popular Mechanics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
Enthusiasm,

Enthusiasm is the thing that makes
the world go round. The old Greeks
who gave it a name knew that it was
the god energy in the human machine.
Without it's driving power nothing
worth doing has even been done. 1t
is mans dearest possession. Love,
friendship, religion, altruism, devotion
to career or hobby-all these, and most
of the other good things in life, are
forms of enthusiasm. A medicine for
the most diverse ills, it alleviates both
the pains of poverty and the boredom
of riches. Apart from it joy cannot
live. Therefore it should be hus-
banded with zeal and spent with wis
dom.
To waste it is folly; to misuse it,
disaster. For it is safe to utilize this
god energy only in it's own proper
sphere. Enthusiasm moves the human
vessel. To let it move the rudder, too,
is criminal negligence.-Robert II.
Schauff1er, in Atlantic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
FrankIin's Lightning Rods.

A discovery of historic and scien-
tific interest has just been made at
st. Paul's cathedral, London, which
is being overhauled at the present
moment. While the cross on the top
of the dome was being re-gilded, and
having new lightning conductors in
stalled, the workmen discovered part
of one of the original iron bar con-
ductors erected over 40 years ago
under the supervision of Benjamin
Franklin, the inventor of the light
ming conductor, and this bar, having
been inside one of the towers and so
not exposed to the weather, was still
in a good state of preservation. The
fixing of these Franklin rods" as
they were called, led, at the time, to a
heated controversy as to whether
lightning conductors should have
points or balls as terminals. The
president of the Royal society. who
advocated points, had to resign. King
George III was strong adherent to
ball terminals, but time has confirmed
Franklin's own views on the subject
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
Ordinance.

An ordinance to amend section 20 of
Chapter twelve of the Ordinance re-
vising the general ordinances of the
City of Lancaster, Wisconsin, relating
to plumbers.
The Common Council of the city of
Lancaster do ordain as follows:
Section /. Section 26 of Chapter II,
of the Ordinance revising the general
ordinances of the City of Lancaster.
Wisconsin, is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows: Section 26.. Any
plumber or other person wishing to do
business in connection with the city
water works, before entering into any
agreement to do so must furnish the
common council satisfactory evidence
that he is properly qualified, and will
ing in all respects to be governed by
the rules, bylaws and regulations
which are or may be adopted by the
common council, and shall procure from
said council license or permit Such
license shall be issued by city clerk and
shall continue in force for the period of
one year, unless sooner revoked by the
council. Before such license shall be
issued, the applicant shall pay to the
city clerk the fee of ten dollars, and
shall execute to said city bond in the
good and sufficient sureties, subject to
the approval of the common council,
conditioned that he, the said plumber.
shall be responsible for all damages the
water works may sustain at his hands,
and to indemnify and save harmless the
said city of Lancaster of and from all
accidents, damages, and losses which
said waterwOrks may sustain by reason
of his failure to comply with all the
rules and regulations which are now or
may hereafter be established by the
common council. Any plumber or
other peron who shall do any business
in connection with the city water
works without first having obtained
license, as herein provided, shall be
subject to fine upon conviction of not
less than ten dollars nor more than fiji
ty dollars. If fine is not paid prompt
ly the water shall be turned off from
said premises.
Section g. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
the date of its passage and publication.
Approved this 18th day of August,
1914. w. j. BAILIE, Mayor.
Attest, JOHN M. STONE,
City Clerk.
Passed by the Common Council of
the City of Lancaster, Wisconsin, at
the regular meeting thereof, held on
the 4th day of August, 1914
JOHN M. STONE,
City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12

ESTATE of William w. Andrew. deceased
u State of Wisconsin, equity Court OF
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court, to be held in and
for said county, at the Court house, in the
City OF Lancaster. in said county, on the
sth day of Sept. 1914 at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Laura A Andrew, as
special Administrative of the estate of
William w Andrew, deceased for the ex-
animation and allowance of her adminiStra-
ton account and for an order assigning the
estate to such persons as are entitled there
to and for her discharge.
By order of the Court,
E. b. GOODSELl4 County Judge.
Dated Aug. 9th, 1914.
Brown, Brennan 81 Carthew, Attorneys.
lst ms. Aug ~. last ms. Aug 20.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
BlushinQ Not Lost.

Thus groans a mature and dignified
exchanges: ''Blushing is fast becoming
a lost art" That depends. For exam
pie, If we were to blush for every dem
agogue we soon would be a walking
case OF scarlet fever. AS 1t is, we
compromise by blushing part of the
time and let the fathers turn over in
But if our esteemed pessimist infers
that the crimson signal of confusion
or innocence or timidity is burning low
IN woman, he errs. It's all in the
viewpoint. The blush, the badge of
refinement, is still current among the
rich and poor-and the world is grow
ing better all the while-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
Ordinance.

An ordinance to amend section of
Chapter nine of the Ordinance revising
the general ordinances of the city of
Lancaster, Wisconsin, relating to
licenses.
The Common Council of the City of
Lancaster do Ordain as follows:
Section l. Section of Chapter
nine of the Ordinance revising the
general ordinances of the City of Lam
caster, Wisconsin" is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: Section 6.
Every hawker or peddler conducting
his business in the city of Lancaster.
shall pay license fee as follows:
Where he shall use in such business
or occupation wagon or other vehicle
drawn by two or more horses, or other
beasts of burden, or automobile or
other vehicle or conveyance propelled
by any mechanical power, he shall pay
to the treasurer of the city of Lancas-
ter the sum of three dollars for each
day that he may be engaged in carry
ing on said business in said city.
Where he shall use in such business
or occupation a wagon or other vehicle,
drawn by one horse, or other beast of
of the city the sum of So 90 for each
OdJ CA1oC AAO may NC OiASoSOO ia Nd1l
ing on said business in said city.
city.
Where he shall use in such business
or occupation a push or hand cart, or
other vehicle not drawn by horses. or
other beasts of burden, he shall pay to
the treasurer of the city the sum of
81. so for each day that he may be en-
gagged in carrying on said business in
said city.
Where he shall conduct such bust
ness on foot or by means of pack, bas-
ket or other means for carrying mer-
chandise on foot, he shall pay to the
treasurer of the city the sum of $1.00
for each day that he may be engaged
in carrying on said business in said
city. Said fees shall be paid and a
license obtained in the manner provided
in section three of said chapter.
Section g. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved this 4th day of August,
1914 w. j. BAILIE, Mayor.
Attest. JOHN M. STONE,
City Clerk,
= Passed by the common Council of
the city of Lancaster, Wisconsin, at
the regular session thereof, held on
the 4th day of August, 1914.
JOHN M. STONE, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
LOVE TRAGEDY OF ESKIMO
Tale of a Sleeping Bag and an AdVen-
turous Youths Fatal
Mistake.

The duke Of AbruZzi, who has been
trying to popularize the tango at the
Italian court, is fond Of telling this
story, which he heard during one Of
his expeditions in the arctic regions,
says the New, Orleans Times-Pica-
rune.
A young Eskimo loved beautiful
maiden who lived in hut near his
own, but her parents would not hear
Of the match and sternly ordered the
Foung maiden to discourage her low
er's entreaties. One night great
storm broke up the Ice, and when the
young man ventured out he found that
a great crevasse yawned between the
two huts On closer examination,
however, he found narrow strip OF
Ice that bridged the abyss, and having
cautiously crossed this he crept to-
ward the home Of his adOred one.
He entered the hut and found the
unconscious family slumbering peace
fully In their sealskin sleeping bags.
Very gently, so as not to alarm her. he
raised the lady in his arms and car
ried her with infinite care across the
frail bridge Of ice to his own hut. Then
he hurriedly destroyed the bridge with
a few blows Of his ak.
Only then did he awaken the uncon-
scious form inside the sleeping bag,
but when she emerged he gave a great
cry and vanished into the night. 1t
S1,oa @bo voaidou'c mother