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PAC2 ncrrr TJ..JEE VICUNS AND PIANO IN THIS NEW MUSICAL DEVICE. TIE! ASHEVILLS GA2STTE-N2T73. Saturday, December 23, 1011. r REVOLVING ORCUIAR BOW " ft , Arf VI 0-IN5 ARC BROUGHT s S. . j "B FORWARD IN . ... n rli. 4 ("t - ,CIRCULAK BOW ... 4r S,i- r ' j - t It 1 T I II . yr,: X ,V, icpM4 V i j tqUALIZER " THF fcLFCTKCVIOLIN PIANO PK AY F P Musicians in New York the other day heard and saw a machine playlna three violins at onoe." This is no canned music, but melody produced on tb Instant. Although there are three violins in this strange contrivance, the tota( tone effect practically is equivalent only to one, aa only one string Is played on each instrument. The silent strings are used to keep the tension. The D, a! and K strings are in constant use, and the resnlt seems to musicians wonderJ fully like the efforts of a man of temperament and force. The contrivance is the invention of Ludwig Hupfelt, of Leipzig, Germany, who is said to have worked eleven years in developing this latest addition to the family of mechanical players. The instrument is called a violano. The lower part Is a plan.. .. r portion the violin attachment, or the phonollzst violin Gossip of Berlin pillcs of Ta bora, the chief trartins center of thn tul.i0-.i .,,.i. victoria Nyanza, and will reach that i"vn nexi spring, a distance of 62r, miles from its starting Salam on the coast. From Tabora to rim i. miles, makinK the total length of the road 790 miles. T u ..,.1 ... -r- 1 1 1 v. n iv- ro- tal.lish a motor-boat or steamboat ari-iice on UiKe Tanganyika after the road reaches Ujlji, and It Is believed that a considerable frMirht ruffl it can be built up on this great Inland sea of 400 miles in length, as there are nous promising agricultural regions adjacent to it. Great hopes are also connection with the plan of the Bel gian government to hi.M.i a .. 1 1 ,. from Hull on the Lualnba Congo to AiiiFririue, situated on the Western shore of Tanganyika about 30 miles from Uiljl. This Will nnpn lln m.lL- connections with the great copper re- gum or Kataga. which is Just now reaching the stage of production. It is believed that considerable freight and passenger trattlc can be drawn from that district through East Africa, as it offers a much' shorter route to Kurope than the existing one via He In on the Portuguese east coast, at lettol 700 miles south of IJiir-es-Salam. Of course If the Knglish "Cape-to-Calro" rullw.iy, projected by Cecil Rhodes, is ever completed, this new German road will derive groat benefit from it, al though that line may take away much of the European passenger traffic. The German government expects that 'the completion of the railway to tjijl will give a strong Impulse to cotton-growing and other agricultural Interests along Its route and in the districts adjacent to the hike. A com mission has Just returned from Inves tigating the agricultural possibilities in th.it part of East Africa and has re ported that it found various localitie that are well adapted for growing cot ton, as well as for rlre. palms and peanuts. There are also regions rich in cattle. London Notes r.crlln. Pic. ::). The bitterness ami uiippomimeni or ihe I'an-tieriiians over the failure of Germany to ae- ttniie a part of southern Morocco (the Hits territory) in the negotiations with Jr'ranre may lln.l some allegation In the report of the scientists of the llahilHii"-; on their explorations in the Kiis. In this report, lai.l before the direc tors ol the company. It is declared that neither the climate nor the soil conditions of Southern .Morocco fit it for colonization nor even for agricul ture. The existence of some beds of iron ore Is reported, but the Investi gators are not able to !n.iiir,i.i. .Whether the ore exists In workable quantities and qualities. They are ..I the opinion, however, that none of the concessionaires of iron mines m southern Morocco had yet discovered deposits of profitably workable ore. The company decide,, fn view of the report to make no further efforts at this time toward the acquisition of land In that territory. However, fur ther Investigations into the metallic resources of the country will be made Germany now has in operation sey. enteen dirigible balloons, eleven be longing to the army an,) six t private owners. Nine other are being i,'u,t or rebuilt and will . ,n service by the end of the year. Many tvp.s are represented, h'tt the Zeppelin and IMr seval predominate. Frame has but ten dirigibles. Austria-llunu-aM four liiissia live ,! Sp.,M aI(, , each. In their constant search for means of Increasing the efheicnev ,.f ar,m balloons tllp f ... ,hi, ,.(.rniiin fiilltary authorities ha,, ,ipped the IteWcMt Zetilielin urn,!- j ..."ii iiri an anchor which l"s,, ,, ;., under an , "Ud'tioiis expected to make it iai: ' ii any ground and but the most adverse wind I he destruction ,,f the -.eppelin II. at W'ellburg followed the tiaritig of the balloon loose from Its tings. The new anchor has been tried out in a wind of twenty to twen ty -live mil.-s an hour, and it worked to pcrte, ti..n. At a meeting of the Societv of lr- man Naval architects a ?,... n.i screw- propeller for ship was described 1 Me inventor s rr F Wnn,. ,,.. 'li.-f engineer of the "Vulkan Works" .f S'tettl". W hich has I. oil, ,.., ..r .1... last Cerman ocean liners. The Inven tion consists of a second propeller nu Minted behind the working propel ler, but not itself revolving. Its blades are set in the reverse direction to those of the real propeller, and have the function of checking the swirling movement of the water set in motion bv them, which Involves a consider able loss of power. Stated In other w.a-ls. the second propeller tends to hold Hi., water in position so that the revolvirg blades of the workinir riro- peller tn act uoon it u-ltb nAa,... force. Ir Wagner said that the Invention had been in use for son, iim- ..n number of small vessels and that the experiments had showed that affords average saving of 15 per cent In power over the old form of or.o.ll,.. The reichst.ifr has given the first ad lug to a bill annronrlatlnL- 1 l.noo.oou for completing the Central railway .if German East Africa to I'JiJi on Uike Tanganyika. The road Is already In operation to within 83 URGES USE OF 'AEROPMXES JV WARFARE i I " 111 'vy--amp j&r, V', J London. Deo. 23. Shooi.l r:r,... i . tose nts snug fitting crown he could make a good living as a stnelr raiser At the annual SmithH.iM ,.u,oA at the agricultural hall the king was one or the heaviest Drlze who, era Jn the class for vnnnv nnt'nn a,....c tnc royai farms at Windsor took first and third-prises and in the next class for Devon steers above two and not exceeding three years of aire th. win gained first prize as well as the breed cup, won by Captain, a splendid ani mai wetgnine 1582 nounds With his Ilerefords the klne took two seconds for the steer elussos .nri a nrst with a heifer of that breed Marmaduke. a handsome steer hrorl nt Windsor, took first prize in the short horn Class of VOling steers In tho class for Highland cattle the king pleased his Scottish subjects by cap turing one first ami two seconds. His Southdown sheep also gained a lirst rize for the crowned farmer. The royal farmer was a keen run tinder for the ribbon offered for the best beast in the show and his prize winning steer Marmaduke was na- raded before the judges In this ram- petition, but the coveted Ironbv went to Village Ijisnie. a shorthorn belong ing to . T. (larnr & Son of Aids- worth. Gloucester. The national memorial window to l..hn Ibinv.in in the north transci.1 of Westminster abbey has been lompb t- I and it will be unveiled to the pub c on January 2,"i. The memorial to the "inspired linker" was leii'io-.i i.. X. ''owper and executed at a cost f Jtiioot, raised by suks, notions from admirers of "Pilgrim's Progress." The success of the project has I n main- Iv doe. however, to the I'.aptist om iiiuiiity. on whose behalf the memo rial will be handed over to the dean and chapter. The window, designed in two Por tions, illustrate scenes from IJunynn's immortal dream. It Is illuminated by four lights In each section and a headlight above The window is the first tribute of any importance In Lon don in the memory of H.inyan, who lies burled in Ilunhill Fields! London's system of tube railways will be Increased by a diminutive un derground railroad which will be used exclusively for the transport of mail matter. The tube as Dbinned u-lll eAe.n feet six inches In diameter, providing space for two tracks of two-foot gauge. Motor vanB Instead of loco motives with trailers will be used to admit of reversal without the neces sity of lwops or shunting. It Is ex pected that the line will relieve the congestion of Ix.ndon traffic, which Is increased by the large number of mall vans now In use. As the result of a recent decision in the house of lords the English peo ple have awakened to the fact that they have no fishing rights In the fresh water of their country. The sit uation has raised a storm of protest that is expected to result In remedial action by the present government. The decision was ninde tv,- of appeals In cases concerning the useJ o. me waters or the River Wye ami Lciubh Neach. The "rlghf which the Wye fisher men believed they held was given to the warden in some early day, and no riparian owner had ever disputed It or claimed the right to exclusive fish ing. Now the Supreme court of the land has declared that the right does not exist and the decision is so sweep ing that It covers all of the streams und lakes of the I'nlted Kingdom. The new lady mayoress of the city of London is wroth at the condition in which she found the kitchen of the mansion house and she threatens call in the sanitary Inspector unless the corporation takes immediate ac tion to remedy matters. The may. oiess is the new lord mayor's daugh ter and in her social settlement work she has become an expert on sanitary subjects. She is using this knowledge as a lever to compel action by the slow-moving aldermen, who have at ways been decidedly averse to making any change in the ancient home of the lord mayors. There is no present Intention change tho main structure of the mansion house, but it is felt that do mestic arrangements which were good enough for 17. IS. are scarcely sufficient for today. ' over the fireplace in the kitchen the following inscription: "Swear not lie not. Neither repeat old grievancea Whosoever cats or drinks in this hall with his hat on he shall forfeit six pence or ride the Wooden horse." The present police court room the house was formerly the laundry and the "dirty linen" of the public now washed where formerly the dirty iinen or tne lord mayor and his fam I'v was cleansed. CHINESE VICEROY SLAIN. j "ft I ' lYuxn . that, -car M. U,ierZ3cJ. Tuan-Fong, a noted Chinese general. fcai been assassinated by his own sob Siert, according to Information Just at and. Tnan-Fang vaa one of the most prominent man in China. The Ainrrlian I'mlergradnate Knlgiiio. Clayton Sedgw ick Cooper. In Cenlnrv To people of the outside world the American undergraduate presents an enigma.. He appears be not exactly a boy, certainly not a man, an inter estlng species, a kind of "PThn.it v permitted because he is customary; as ' ariyie might say, at creature "run I galvanism and possessed hv th ilevll The mystifying part of this lies In the fact that the college man seems determined to keep up this illusion of his partial or total depravity. , He re veals no unchastened eagerness to Ihs thought rood. Indeed, he usually .piuys up - nis cesperate wickedness. rrcsh Fancy IVix randies. Candy MORSE MAY RECEIVE PARDON BEFORE CHRISTMAS Major Qr,n i.r In his ttinii.l re,K,rt. recently si.d. public, M.Jor General Leon,rfl W(MV, ..are, that the , th. , ,. J jaaajaajjaaaajajaaiajllaaM ' aaaannafcj Charles Vf. Morse Mrtlng to re,,.r.a ot Ui, ,Z u m l"'""rf w,oni iHoa, ao- M y '': ' i $ .'.. -vW.:, ': ::-'Vt!;: '. "": ' , , .... ''-v ' : - x--, ' $ . .:.-..v': ' v.;. x, ,:;:: ;::;' S s- ' V i ' ' i - - M k v " '' ' ' ' :'; "; . : t s wmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmtmtmtmmmmmmmmmmmlmtmmmma I nmn iiiiiin Parents, Employes of Boys," cliane his despair,to deiiilit,.B;ive him a Y. M. C. A. Member ship Card good for 2GG days. : . . ;, , 1 GET THE TABLE LINENS LAUNDERED AND READY FOR THE XMAS FEAST Phone 70 A I rial is all we ask. Swannanoa Laundry We Treat Your Launilr) White, Bankrupt Sale Now going on at the Little Gem Cloth ing Store, 6 Patton Ave. Make every "Special Rale" reall strengthen your store by taking rare that your ad readers learn thn tmih bout each sale. An Innovation in Oil Heaters ' ' ' , The Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater; with its drums enameled in turquoise, is an ornament to any room, whether in the country or city home. . No home Is quite complete without a Perfection Oil Heater." It is a necessity in the'fall and spring, when it is too warm to start the regular heating apparatus, aria too cool to be without heat In the midst of winter it is often convenient as an auxiliary heater, as there are always some cold omen in a house. Tha enameled healer always presents a nice appearance, aa die enamel will not taroiih or burn off. It is not an "enamel paint,' but it is the same as the enamel of your cooking utenj , The Perfection is the most reliable and convenient portable heating device you can find. An automatically-locking flame spreader prevents turning the wick high enough to moke.- m. MtePrfMnHMaiMyismi ht leiKrtns urcohr tt an mm i QPJ!I JiSiiX StandaiJjDilmpany A genuine, value-giving: 'speciil sale" should make a host of NEW FRIENDS for a store. But a special sale has no ad- vertisin? of fact, nnt inrnimnfr tain the business man at his office. . ; With a telephone on his desk and one In his home -rcachh, family inm.Kto, , The comprehensive telephone system, with which W Sin dfKirr,mfo 1 , -, Are yon a subscriber? ASHE VILLE TELEPHONE i AND TELEGRAPH CO.' I'NIVf RSAl 51 HVirr. l.iv.; ii - W tMl ' Nxker wi;i .... , . . .
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