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Ben Franklin,.
Scientist cnO
Invcntor
^ Bum Jan. 17 1706 : Died April 17.1790
?'K of the crowning glo
ries of the life of Hen
Jamiu Franklin wiih
that he would accept
no pay for bis iuveu
lions When urged to
take out patents, here
fused to do bo on the
ground that othera in
past ages bad given
bitu the advantage of
their researches and
Inventive ability and
he hud do right to
w ithhold bis discover
ies and inventions
from the use of all
mankind. As u printer he was a
?shrewd business man and nmde money
sufficient to lay aside a comfortable
.fortune for old ace. In science be gave
the world his best without money and
without price.
From his earliest boyhood Franklin
ibad shown a genius for invention. One
of his first contrivances consisted of
paddles on his bauds and l!aps on bis
.feet to aid him in swimming Later be
ho arranged a kite that it pulled him
t tut
only kite with which he experimented,
but it was the first. The one he used
to coax the lightning on to a string
oatne some thirty years later. This was
ihe famous kite that is destiued to fly
slow n the ages, carrying Franklin's
aiarne with it. The early one only car
ried his body across a pond.
Franklin made an extensive study of
llrcplaces and drafts, doubtless occa
sioned by the fact than on one of the
voidest mornings of winter his Are fail
ed to draw. Then he observed that
about three-fourths of the fuel was
wasted, and this was a sorrow to bis
economical soul. The upshot was that
be wrote an essny on drafts that is an
authority even unto this day and in
vented a stove which was used exten
sively in the colonies and even in Eu
rope, which wits still on deck In the
memory of people now living and
which made a very snug amount of
money?for the manufacturers. This
Franklin stove was patented in Eug
laud, hut not by the inventor. The
man who starts some new thing for
ithe benefit of the race may get the
glory for it and (loos uot always re
?ceive even that, hut squic one who does
not know enough to invent a mouse
tri.|> usually takes the money. (Jenius
?nd graft never did go together. For
a long time Franklin, by his own nc
??otint. jite only bread and milk for his
breakfast, ami that out of a twopenny
?artlieu porringer with a pewter spoon,
lie did this because he could afford
nothing better Yet lie let an Knglish
firm of stovemakers get rich out of
one of his inventions. Or maybe he
couldn't help himself At any rate
they got the profits?and. oblivion
while he ate bread and milk and is
.now one of the immortals.
Jt was Franklin who discovered that
northeast storms start in the southwest,
which created quite a stir in his day.
lie als > contrived some improvements
Tor ships. He crossed the ocean sev
eral lines and probably noticed that
there was room for improvement. He
tilso discovered that waves may he qui
eted by pouring oil upon them, an idea
that only now is being put to practical
account It Is not on record that he
also Invented the phrase about pouring
oil on llie troubled waters, but lie made
..... UK. ,11 *''?* : would
not lie surprising If lie w md to
have lieen tile author of thlf. s ac
cused of even mory heinous tlilnt For
example, he wrote poetry and was one
of the first humorists in Amsrlea.
Hut Franklin's supreme contribution
to science was In the field of electricity.
!Si? thoroughly did tie Identify himself
with the first development of electrical
knowledge and so fully did lie sucr eel
in bnr.j.uj tlmt I uv.h ige to tlic.
masses of the people that fun re ng'-s
will probably rcg- rd liiui as tin- prac
tical discoverer of this marvelous force.
It wu lu 171s .bat Fruukliu, having
I laid I?v a competence, aold Ills paper.
aluiauae ami priming piaut uud re
i solved to devote the rest of his life to
research and study, lie had already
become Interested lu the almost un
known power of electricity ami had in
vented his "magic picture," "uuiuiated
tish" and oilier electrical contrivances
to amuse the curious, lie had also as
sistcd iu inventing an electric motor,
liertinps the hrst ever made, lie hud
ahowu that the mysterious fluid, as it
was then called, could he drawn otf
by sharp uietu! points and had pro- i
pounded his startling theory that light
ning and electricity are one auil thut
therefore buildings might be protected
by sburp pointed rods, a suggestion
that was laughed at iu England, but
was taken up hy the celebrated Button
iu France and resulted iu the lightuiug
rod.
It was then that the kite experiment
came. This kite wus constructed out
of his silk handkerchief, attached to
which wus u poluted wire. The re
sult probably had the most profound
effect 011 tlu- popular mind of any sci
entific experiment ever made.
Four characteristic circumstances are
connected with that kiteflying episode,
and, while they are not ail scientific,
they arc so illuminating us to the char
acter of Franklin us to be worth tell
ing. Iu the first place. Hie experiment
was exceedingly dangerous, and Frank
lin knew it to be dangerous lie bud
already killed birds by the current, had
propounded the theory that electricity
would take life and hud himself been
shocked into insensibility and nearly
killisl lu a former experiment. But,
though be knew the hazard, be faced it
so calmly as to suggest that be bad
never thought of It
The second circumstance was his
calm deli Iteration about giving the fe
suits of his investigation to the world.
He waited three months. Then a very
short letter ap|>eare<l in u London mag
uziue reciting not that he had made
the experiment, but merely that it had
been made in Philadelphia, and signed
by the modest initials "B. F." That
was all?no biut of bousting or nour
ish of trumpets. It is real greatness
that can afford to lie humble.
The lust Miing connected with thut
world illuminating experiment was that
Franklin was assisted In making it by
his son William, which is a story in i
itself, l or William Frun'liu was a
"natural" son, born out of wedlock,
lie was tin fruit of the philosopher's
early indiscretion. But like a man
Benjamin Franklin acknowledged the
fault to tli*? world. He took the boy to
his home riilsed him, educated bim ii
the Im-sl . .Is of the time, took him
to Eur ..,1 introduced him every
where i . h< so 1 and had him appoint
| ed eolo i. ; i 't'lior of New Jersey.
The It a r vard turned Tory, but
that v si. - fault of the father So.
while tin ;tl.tuing flashed for this
modern i r nnetbeus, iiriuging the ce
lestial fin own to mortals, there were
acroui.iu. .tig it little human lightning
flashes r. v tiling the character of his
own soul
Ltespii !iis modesty this achievement/
attouci jde Benjamin Franklin one
of the i . nt illustrious uien of his age.
He was elected a member of the Hoyal
society . d other learned bodies of Eu
rope. wis given doctors' degrees by
Uarvai.i Yale and other universities,
which by the way, he regarded with a
feeling of half amused contempt, and
lie was the lion of the hour both at
home aud abroad.
Such vogue had the lightniug rod
I that the king had rials placed upon his
palace. Then, when Franklin went
with the colonies at the approach of
the Itevolutlon. a psetido scientist
named Wilson convinced his majesty
that he should have roils topped with
balls. Anent this there was a piece of
punning doggerel that had quite a
vogue at the time. One stanzn of it ran
like this:
While you, great George, for safety hunt
And sharp conductors change for blunt,
The empire s out of Joint.
Franklin a wiser course pursues
And all your thunder fearless views
By keeping to the point.
a. A. eChl.l.lU.t. I
jfs "i ii
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
JOHN V. HILL
NOT GUILTY
Former Philadelphia Filtration Chief
Acquitted of Fraud Charges.
VERDICT ORDERED FY JUDGE
Philadelphia, Jan 13.?John W. Hill,
I i'jrmer chief of the bureau of filtration, |
tvati acquitted of the charges of faisifl
raiion of records and forgery, for which
ue has been on trial nearly two weeks.
The verdict was rendered by the jury,
according to binding instructions by
Judge Audenried, who declared that
there bad been no evidence presented
to show that the defendant was guilty
under any of the counts in the indict
ment. When court adjourned Mr. Hill
was surrounded by a mob of men who
struggled to shake his hand and con
gratulate him..
Senator "Jim" McNiehol and his
friends, who were present, were jubi
lant over the result of the trial and
predict victory in the coming trials of
other persons accused of fraud in con
nection with the filter contracts.
Mayor Weaver and District Attorney
Bell both refused to make any com
ment on the outcome of the Hill pro
ceedings, and the former chief himself
asked to be excused from making a
statement.
George S. Graham, chief counsel for
the defendant, Thursday asked the
court to give the Jury binding instruc
tions to acquit the defendant, and the
commonwealth had combatted his ar
gument. In granting the request Judge
Audenried went into the case at length,
taking up each of the commonwealth's
charges and explaining why he had de
cided that there was no evidence to
show that the defendant had falsified
in any of them and why the jury
should acquit. In each case he said
the responsibility rested with the di
rector of public works and not with
Hill, who could not go behind the or
ders of the director unless he knew of
fraud. There was no evidence, said
the court, to show that the defendant
did know of fraud.
In explaining why he took the re
B[>onsibillty of deciding the question
of guilt or innocence, Judge Audenried
said that it was the duty of a judge to
decide first whether the facts adduced
by the prosecution supported the
charges made, and that in the case be
fore him the commonwealth had failed
to make out a case, and it was, there
fore, his duty to instruct the jury that
the defendant could not be convicted
on any of the counts in the indict
ment.
PHILADELPHIA POLITICS HOT
Bitter Fight For Control of Republican
City Committee.
Philadelphia. .Jan. 13.?The regular
Republicans of Philadelphia held con
ventions for the nomination of candi
dates for magistrate, city councils,
school directors and for the selection
of delegates to the state convention.
Not in years have there been so many
bitterly-fought ward or district con
tests as occurred throughout the city.
Beginning with the primaries, when
many participants wore arrested in
various wards, the fights were carried
Into the conventions.
Since the defeat of the Republican
organization last fall new combina
tions have been formed by the ward
leaders In their efforts to get control
of the city committee. In many of the
wards Republicans who were promi
nent in the reform movement were en
listed in the fight, with the result that
the "re-organizers" are now in control,
and the old city organization of which
Israel W. Durham was the leader, is
practically out of existence. The city
committeemen selected will meet next
Monday, name a new city chairman
and otherwise organize the com
mittee.
Of equal importance with the fight
for control of the city committee was
the election of 114 delegates to repre
sent Philadelphia in the state conven
tion, which meets at Harrlsburg on
June 6. This convention will select
candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of Internal aairs
and auditor general.
Of the 114 delegates elected It Is
claimed that United States Senator
Penrose and his friends will control
between 70 and 80. Recently It has
been intimated that Mayor Weaver
will, as a result of his fight for re
form, be urged as a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, and the
statement has been made that the
delegation from Ph" 'elphia will sup
port his candldac "he surprising re
sult of the conventions. It Is stated,
means that Mayor Weaver Is elimi
nated from consideration for a Repub
lican nomination for governor. Mr.
Durham and other friends of Senator
Penrose claim that with Mayor Weaver
out of the contest for the governorship
the Philadelphia delegation will with
out doubt be unanimous in the state
convention for the candidate Senator
Penrose will favor.
On the other hand, those opposed to
Senator Penrose and the Republican
state organization clglm that the dele
gation elected will be against all nomi
nees favored by Senator Penrose and
his friends. They assert that upwards
of 100 of the 114 delegates are not In
sympathy with the Penrose wing of
the party.
Would Bar Football From Virginia.
Richmond, Va.. Ian. 12.?Delegate R.
S. Powell Introduced in the Virginia
assembly a bill to prohibit the game of
football In Vlrr!n'a. \ yet I y of $50
to is ^rotei.beu io, onto ? ? jae. .
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PENNSYLVAM,. U IJLATURE
Meets In Extra Session to Enact Ro
form Measures.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 15.?The Penn
sylvania legislature convened in extra
session Monday lor the enact
ment of reform legislation proposed
by Governor Pennypac ker in a procla
mation issued the r-aturday following
the last general e'_ tion, and a sup
plementary call. P.;e reforms speci
fied by the governor in his calls are:
To consolidate the cities of Pittsburg
and Allegheny into a Greater Pitta
burg.
To Increase the Interest on state de
posits. limit the deposits in each bank,
and make it a misdemeanor to give or
receive state deposits for political in
fluence.
To reapportion the state and sena
torial and legislative districts.
To provide for the personal registra- i
tlon of voters in cities.
To repeal the Philadelphia "Rip
per," passed by the legislature, limit
ing the authority of the mayor over
the departments of public, safety and
public works.
To limit the amount of state money
annually paid for county bridges.
To abolish the fees of the secretary
of the commonwealth and the insur
ance commissioner.
To provide for a uniform primary
elections law.
To establish civil service regulations
in the state offices.
To regulate the coming expenses by
and for candidates.
A DARING ROBBERY
$3150 In Satchel Stolen When Man
Turned His Back.
Newark, N. J., Jan. 13.?A daring
robbery took place in the National
Banking company's offices in this city,
when s satchel containing several
thousands of dollars disappeared from
the counter while the man who had
Just drawn the money turned for a
minute to speak with a friend. Both
he and his friend say they saw no one
approach the spot where the satchel
had been placed. The police have no
clue.
Leban Dennis, secretary of the
George Brown & Co. stone works,
went Into the bank about noon to
draw $3150, the weekly pay roll. He
deposited the money in a satchel, but
as he started to leave he met a friend
and placed the satchel on the check
shelf, and then turned to his acquaint
ance. When he looked for the satchel
a few moments later it was gone.
The empty bag was found in the
afternoon by a boy in the hallway of
the building at 204 Market street.
FUNERAL OF DR. W. R. HARPER
President Roosevelt and Emperor Wil
liam Sent Floral Tributes.
Chicago. Jan. 15.?The body of Wil
liam Rainey Harper, late president of
the University of Chicago, was laid to
rest in a vault in Oakwood cemetery.
The final resting place of the body ol
the distinguished educator will, how
ever, be on the university campus,
where it is planned to build a memorial
chapel and crypt.
The body lay in state in Haskell
hall, in the room where Dr. Harpet
had led the faculty meeting in adminis
tering the educational aaffirs of the
university. Addresses were delivered
by President William H. P. Faunce, of
Brown University; Chancellor E. Ben
jamin Andrews, of the University of
Nebraska; Dean Harry Piatt Judson
of the University of Chicago, and Dr.
Lyman Abbott, of New York.
The floral tributes were numerous,
and included wreaths from President
Roosevelt, Emperor William, of Ger
many, and many other distinguished
persons.
YOUNG CORBETT KNOCKED OUT
Defeated By Herrera In Fifth Round
of Fight.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 13.?Aurelic
Herrera. of Bakersfleld, Cal., knocked
out Young Corbett, of Denver, in the
fifth round of a fight at the Pacific Ath
letic club's pavilion. Herrera's victory j
was an easy one. Corbett's exhibition j
was disappointing. He lacked the vim J
and dash that had won so many battles
for him, and his once forceful blows
failed to inflict any damage on the well
conditioned body of his opponent.
The fight came near ending in the
first round. In the last minute of this i
round Herrera caught Corbett on the
jaw with his left and ringht in quick j
succession and sent him staggering
against the ropes, but over-anxiety to
land the finishing blow caused him to
swing wildly, and Corbett quickly
gathered his wits and stalled off de
feat until the fifth round.
Douglas For Tariff Revision.
Brockton. Mass,, Jan. 15.?Former
Governor William L. Douglas issued
a statement, declaring himself unre
servedly in favor of immediate revi
sion of the tariff, and stating that the
Interests of Massa( husetts demand the
admission duty free of hides, sole
leather, coal, lumber, iron ore and
wood pulp. Mr. Douglas devotsd the
principal part of his statement to the
probable effect of tariff revision on the
branch of industry in which he Is en
gaged?the manufacture of shoes.
Murder Over $50 Loan.
Philadelphia, Jan. 15. ? Quarreling j
over a loan of $50. Charles Delluslo, I
an Italian, shot and Instantly killed ;
Rocco Lenisena. his brother-in-law. 1
I.eniseno demanded the return of the
money he loaned Delluslo, hut the lat
ter said he was without funds owing to
the long and serious illness of his
wife, Leniaeno's sister. He, however,
Insisted on getting tq-y money, which
ended with the ,parrel and the shoot
Imr Deltusfo fled and no traro of hiu
Las ocen found.
A Yrar of Prohibition.
Id prohibition a failure?
Fort' past year the eyes of
ruati.t jteople throughout this
State have been upon Charlotte
Our own people have been more
or less anxious art to results be
cause of reports as to blind
timers, the jug trade, and great
er still the Salisbury evil (we re
gret to say it. but Salisbury is a
curse to ail this section of the
State) but we publish elsewhere
in this paper the official figures
complied by the police depart
ment, and they show beyond any
question that prohibition does
prohibit, and that itjhas been a
remarkable success in the city of
Chailotte. These figures are ex
ceediugly gratifying to the pro
hibitionists of this city, and no |
doubt will be to friends of tem-1
perance throughout the State.
This remarkable report shows
that there were 371 arrests for
dunkenuess in 11)05 against 1)15
in 11)04, a decrease of 544, or
considerably more than onehalf
It is also gratifying to note
that nearly every species of crime
has decreased largely. The ex
act figures show 1,520 cases
docketed in 1905 against 2,418
in 1904
Of course there was a large in
crease in number of arrests for
selliug liquor, but it is exceed
ingly significant that there were
only about one-half so many af
frays, and a marked decrease in
number of cases of larceny, vag
rancy, disorderly conduct, etc.
A decrease in the number of
cases of robbery, arson, bigamy,
bastardy, bawdy houses, and at
tempt at rape tell more eloquent
ly than words of the good work
of prohibition. A careful perus
al of these figures will convince j
all fair-minded people that pro
hibition in Charlotte has been
a magnificent success. We can
not suppress our delight at this
magnificent showing. ?Charlotte
News.
"How did you cure your boy
of swearing?"
"By the laying on of hands,
principally. ? Chicago Record
Herald,
"De major done left the water
wagon?"
"Yes; dar wuzn't room 'nuff
fer him; en his motto in dis worl'
is Don't crowd.'"?Atlanta Con
stitution.
"What did he say when you
told him he was the worst liar
you ever knew?"
"He merely remarked that he
had been flattered before."?St.
Louis Post-Dispatch
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