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)t Chatham Hecorb, j H. A, LONDON, Editor and Proprietor, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year. Strictlv Sn Advance 1' - LUKE HAMMOND; THE MISER.. 1 ti By Prof. Win. Henry Peck, Author of the "TS Stone-Cutter of Lisbon; Etc CHAPTER XX. Continued. "My life! In New York! And Onarles Is infatuated with this Madame Burr!" cried Hammond. Terfectly mad about her," said Marks. "She stops at the Astor House." "What! at the Astor House? Charles will find it out and go there, and that terrible woman, Harriet Foss, "will see him. watch him, track him hither!" cried Hammond. "I will tell you a secret," said John Marks, in a grave, deep voice: "Mad ame Burr, as she calls herself, is Har riet Foss!" Hammond staggered, almost fell "with terror, and his pale lips muttered: "My son loves Harriet Foss!" CHAPTER XXI. ' jonx masks grows susriciorJs. While Hammond was recovering from his surprise and terror, on learn ing that his son -was infatuated -with Harriet Foss, Marks remained silent and as unconcerned as if no such be ing existed. "Marks," said Luke, at length, "this is frightful." i,. "Why delay to tell your son of your present situation?" asked Marks. "Or do you resign your plan of making him the husband of Catharine Elgin?" I "If I tell him all, he will despise me." j. "No doubt of that. Nay, more, Charles Trill attempt to set the captives free at once." . ,-. j. i "Do you think that?" ' "I know it," said Marks, emphatical ly. "Your son is what men call an honest man. I -wonder at it, too." "Does he know his Madame Burr is la New York?" . "He told me she should be, for she failed from England for New York before he left, and he says he is pledged to introduce her to you. To morrow he intends to hunt her Tip." - "Does he know she is the energy of lis father?" 1'No, I did not tell him that," said Marks. "I told him that his description of Madame Burr tallied with that 6f the Harriet Foss you feared, and that le had better consult with you before seeing her. He said it was impossible that Madame Burr could bear malice he swore she was an angel. He is in fatuated, I tell you. By the way, here is her miniature. He showed it to me, and I have kept it to show you. See." , Luke took the miniature in his hand find gazed upon it In deep silence. "She is still a most beautiful Woman," said he, at length, '-'if this picture does not flatter." "Flatter! It falls far short of doing Justice to the beauty and charmingex pression of Harriet Foss," said Marks. "She does not seem thirty, is stately, rect, of splendid figure, and has a smile that enchants, a voice that thrills." ' "Ah, you, too, are infatuated!" cried Hammond, his eyes flashing with sus picion. "Bah! I am beyond infatuation," said Marks. "But there is a hope for you. Charles tells me she loves him." "She lies!" exclaimed Luke. ."She loves revenge, and she is seeking it I must send him off. I must put thou sands of miles between him and Har riet Foss! John Marks, you must re move her." 1 "Speak it out in plain Anglo-Saxon," fiaid Marks. j "You must kill her!" said Hammond. "Ha! That might kill Charles," laughed Marks. "No jesting,' said Hammond, fierce ly. "First to get rid of Charles. I cannot hope to force him to marry Catharine Elgin. Innocent as he is, there is a gleam in his eye that tells me of a dogged determination. I must send him off. Let me think. Ha! I have it. The morning train leaves for Boston at 5 o'clock Tis now 5far 2. A passenger packet for Franco -will sail from Boston on the 13th at 7 o'clock. I have goods on her-for I dabble in everything. Charles shall be supplied with funds end letters I have time to write a few and he shall leave America at once." "And Catharine Elgin?" asked Marks. "I will marry her myself," said Luke. ' "Oh, the mischief!" cried Marks, and wen resorted to his cigar, while Ham mond dashed off half a dozen letters th a hasty pen. ' It was nearly 3 in the morning when te finished the task. 'And now to awaken my boy," .said "I would like to have Nancy Harker 8ee him before he goes," said Marks, j f Why?" asked Hammond. 'An idea has struck me, that's all," said Marks. "If he recognizes her, he ttay remember something about that httle playmate of his my son." You are suspicious, Marks. You think your son is not alive." "You are right; and I am right to be wary in dealing with Luke Hammond," am Marks. ikLfry ;weii; x wUl call her. op," gald U VOL, X3IL - CopyrlsM 1896. by Bosxsx Bonneb's Sons. (All rights reserved.) 3 Luke, pulling a bell cord and then say ing In the speaking tube: . . -i, "Are you awake, Nancy?" - "Yes. Has he come?" was the reply from the tube. "As if Stephen had not told her," muttered Luke. Then in the tube again: "Yes; come up." Silence was preserved until Nancy Harker eftered through the closet pas sage. Hammond was writing when she ap peared, but John Marks' eyes, which Daniel had once compared to coals of fire, seemed to blaze as he watched Nancy Harker's face. "Where is he?" exclaimed Nancy, glancing around and not perceiving Charles. "Asleep probably. 1 will summon him in a moment." said Hammond. "You have told him of your prison ers?" asked Nancy, eagerly. "No. I am afraid to do it yet. I am about to send him to France." "To France! Immediately?" asked Nancy. "Yes. It appears he already loves, and the woman he loves is in New York." "Who is she?" "A Madame Burr. You do not knftw Lher," said Hammond, glancing signifi cantly at Marks, that the true name should be concealed. But John Marks had a reason of his own for revealing the fact. "Madame Burr is Harriet Foss!" said Marks. "Oh, my heart!" exclaimed Nancy, sinking into a chair and almost swoon ing. "I am going t lead him hither," said Hammond. "Perhaps he will rec ognize you as his aunt." "He will not. He has not seen me for many years," said Nancy. "Would you like to see him?" "Oh, yes; but do not introduce me to him," said Nifiicy. "I will busy myself brushing these glasses while he is in the room." "Very well," said Luke, and left the library. "As for me, I feel sleepy," said Marks. "I will lie down upon this settee and catch a nap. But I can never sleep with my face uncovered." He drew a silk handkerchief from his pocket, - secretly punched a hole through it, and spread it over his face as he stretched his long frame along the settee. A shadow fell over his face, already hidden by the handker chief, but if Nancy Harker had glanced that way she might have seen a keen, brilliant eye gleaming through the hole he had made. But Nancy Harker's eyes were riv eted upon the door through which Charles was to appear, nor did she dream that John Marks was reading her face. The door at length opened, and Ham mond appeared, followed by Charles, who seemed much surprised and an noyed. Nancy was very pale, and supported herself for a moment by leaning against the wall. "Can you not send some one else, father?" said Charles, as they entered. "Impossible, my dear son," said Ham mond. "I cannot now explain the cause, of this. I have just received Important letters, and either you or I must go. I cannot my affairs demand my presence here. You are the only one I can trust. Here are letters. Here is money. One of these letters is a letter of credit. Use it economic ally, my dear son. You will not have been long in Paris -when you shall re ceive a letter from me unfolding every thing. Among other things seek for information concerning a Madame Madame what Is her name? where is that letter?" He tossed over a heap of letters, se lected one, and pretended to glance at its contents. "Ah," said he, "a Madame Buir "Burr!" exclaimed Charles, turning pale and then red. - "That is the name," "continued Ham mond. "A pretended widow of wealth." "A pretended widow!" cried jCharles, all aghast. "She is an imposter," said Luke, carelessly., "She has ruined many young men in her time. -A very hand some woman. A bitter enemy of mine, also. She has been in New York " "Has been!" cried the unhappy Charles. , "Yes. She remained a day only, and fearing exposure, has taken pas sage for France. She left this morn ing. Try to learn all about her from the French police." "The French police! "Ah, she is well known to the French police," said Hammond. "A friend of mine writes me in great distress of heart. It seems tbearrs of this Mad ame Burr allured the son of my friend, and the young man eloped with her to England a few months ago. The young man has never been heard of since." "Great God!" groaned Charles. ' "You seem excited, my son. Do you know her?" , John Mjrks snored loudly. PlTTSBQttO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N p i-4'think-ih fact-i do "know a Madaihe Burr," stammered Charles. "But it Is impossible that she can be the person of whom your friend speaks in his letter." "It may not, my son. But be cau tious," said Hammond. 'Hate aii the Madame Burrs you may meet. But t Will write you more fully; - By this time your trunks are at the MetropdU itanv .When you reach the railroad depot you will find them. MrSi Harked cafl Danlel.ahd Stephen." Mrs. Harker cast one Idngj fervent glance at the hahddme ahd how sor rowful face of Charles, and departed, A x profound silence ensued while Hammond packed his letters and Charles seemed speechless with bitter thought. . The two servants appeared. "Stephen," said Hammond, "conduct my son to the Boston railroad depot; Use haste. Daniel go to the Metropol itan Hotel. Here is an order for you to take charge of all baggage marked 'Gleaner.' Have it conveyed to the Boston cars, but" here he whispered to Daniel "say that you are taking it to Brooklyn. And now, Charles, I trust when we meet again, we shall not part so soon." Marks suddenly woke up. Charles went to him, and as he bade him "good-bye," he whispered I "Did you tell my father anything I told you of Madame Burr?" "Not a word, as I am a gentleman. You bound me to secrecy, you know," replied Marks, in the same tone. "'Tis very strange," thought the simple-minded youth. "Come, Charles," said Hammond. "You have no time to lose. You will wish to take a hasty breakfast at the depot. Farewell, my son." "Farewell, dear father," said Charles, and followed Daniel and Stephen from the library. "You've sent him away with a heavy heart, said Marks. "No," said Luke. "It Will grow lighter every instant, for he thinks his Madame Burr is in Paris, and he will hurry to get there. Confound my sis ter's interference. If I had reared him he would not be such a booby." "He is no booby," said Marks. "Ho Is simply honest and unsuspecting. And, thunder! if a man cannot trust his own father, whom can he trust?" "Enough," said Hammond. "And now, John Marks, you have work to do." "Aye, with Harriet Foss." "Yes, or by whatever name she may love to be called." "Charles ' must learn of these plots and deeds in the end," said Marks, pre paring to depart. "He must learn some not all," said Hammond. "I have given him a let ter to an old friend of mine in Paris, who will take full charge of him for a time, and prepare him to think me less a saint than he does. I do not in tend that Charles shall ever return to America. Within a month I shall be in France myself. Leave the ' house by the rear, and when you come again, bring good news and prove it true. Stay, I will lead you to the private door." They left the library and parted in the alley that lay behind the house. Hammond returned to his library, and John Marks . walked away into the darkness, muttering: "I watched Nan cy Harker. I suspect She has de ceived her brother, but by my life she shall not deceive me. Charles shall not leave New York. As there is blood in my body, I believe Charles is the son of John Marks!" CHAPTER XXII. TWO OLD FEIENDS SHAKE HANDS. Leaving Luke in his library, plan ning new villainy, let us see how it fares with those below. The day had been passed by Kate in sadness and tears, when alone, but with defiant and scornful looks when Nancy Harker was with her. Kate had felt much relief in not being intruded upon during the day by Hammond, though his last words "Tremble to think, that, as I am not your uncle, I may become your hus band" burned upon her brain and tortured her mind. "He will scruple at nothing," thought Kate, and though hunger began to assert its terrible power, she dared not touch the food brought by Nancy Harker. "I have eaten nothing since my imprisonment" said she, as she re flected upon her dangerous situation. "I have been two days without food. I am growing very weak. Unless I am released before the end of two days more, hunger may drive me to become Luke Hammond's victim. My heart is strong and resolute still; but I do not know how long my body can en dure this self-imposed starvation. Oh, God! give me strength to thwart this wicked man!" Night came on, and sleep overcame her again, and she was asleep when the events of the preceding chapter tran spired. Yet in her sleep fearful dreams haunted her repose. She would not lie upon the bed; she feared treachery, sudden and swift. So in her chair she rested uneasily. tortured even in her sleep by dreadful thoughts. Thoughts of her father, of herself and of James Greene. To be continued. The Largest Automobile. The largest automobile in the world is being constructed for a Parisian doc tor. . In it, accompanied by two med ical students, he intends to make a trip around the world. It will have two sleeping apartments, a large work room and four big tanks for storing oil. Rochester Union and Advertiser. A cow's hide produces thirty-flvs pounds of leather and that of a horse eighteen pounds. How to Secure Good Roads; OJ. HIS newspaper is very jj li much in earnest in the de O I O sire to see a system of im j$ proved highways' id the fOW country, its editor knows that no systematic highway improve ment fcah be had except by a great national movement such as has' been outlined in the BrownlOw-L&timef bills in Congress, The people of this State have ah interest in the highways; of its sister States; Highway trflVei does not stop at State lines apy more than river transportation stops where the waterways pass from one State to an other, or railroad transportation where the railroads cross State lines. High way improvement is sooner or later to be recognized as a function of the Government. The Government com prises a tiniott of States Of mutual in terests, arid interdependent, each obli gated to the other in a compact for the general national welfare. We do not believe any question, present or prob able, is more pregnant with import ance to all the people than that of na tional aid to good roads, and we want to suggest to our readers that the only way this aid can be secured is for the people to demand it. The Senate Com mittee on Agriculture a year ago fav oFably reported on the Latimer bill, it being substantially a copy of the Brownlow bill, which was earlier of fered in the House, The bills will be reintroduced on. the assembling of the Fifty-ninth Congress. If the p3ople who favor national aid will write to their Senators and Representatives, in sisting upon the measure, the little dif ference in the two bills will be elim inated and the one thus agreed upon will be passed. It Is all with the people themselves. One citizen is as much obligated as another in the matter. No citizen is so humble but that he has the right of petition. Every citizen can afford the time to write. He can attend the county meetings that should be held everywhere to emphasize the demand for Government help to better roads. He can sign a petition with his neighbors asking Congress to give this relief. He can write to his Senator for Senate Document No. 204, study of which will enable him to talk good roads to others. All may be posted for the asking; and we suggest that our newspaper brethren keep standing in a prominent place in their columns some such paragraph as this: "Write to your U. S. Senator for a copy of Senate Document No. 20-1. Also tell him you favor the enactment of the Brownlow-Latimer bill for good roads." ," The press and the people must speak out on the question. Brooklyn (N. Y.) Uptown Weekly. , Road Maintenance. In the maintaining of the State roads so little experience has been had on the part qf the Highway Commission ers and the people in general that it is usually thought that when a road is once bvrat it will maintain itself. Many Highway Commissioners and town boards feel this same way toward an iron bridge and neglect to paint it, but even a bridge built of iron when neglected loses its strength, just the same as a road built of stone if neg lected will go to pieces. The real life of a stone road is dependent upon the care which it receives during the first six months after it is finished, and the perpetual attention which it receives after that. Some commissioners think that when a road is completed that if the loose stones are raked off once in thirty days that it will maintain itself for three or four years, and then the road can be resurfacedwith top dress ing and a steam roller and again be come as good as new and ready to go three years longer without attention. This method of caring for roads is far from economical and satisfactory. The best way to maintain a road is, as soon as it is turned over by the State to the town, to engage a man to take cnarge of a five-mile section at an agreed price per year and put him in charge of the road, providing him " with surface ma terial, which is stored at regular inter vals on each side of the road for resur facing. This man goes every day with his rake, his shovel, his hoe and his wheelbarrow the entire distance of the road, rain or, shine. He removes the loose stones, he keeps the shoulders low at the side of the road so that the water passes freely over them to the ditch, he keeps the sluices opened, he fills the depressions, fills the ruts and repairs each spot as fast as the surface dressing wears off or blows away. -It is this constant attention which keeps the road always in good order and at the least expense to the community. Our American road builders may be inexperienced in handling stone roads, but it won't take long to adopt the best methods, which long years of usage in Europe have proven to be the most economical. Rider and Driver, New York. UeOTicmy That Doesn't Ccnnt. "It's mighty hard to economize be low a certain point," said the clubman. "Some friends of mine, of artistic tastes and inartistic income, suddenly found it necessary to reduce expenses, and they made serious efforts to do so, even to the verge of discomfort. At the end of six months they found that the only item they had been able to clip out was loaf sugar. They made the less elegant granulated take the place of the chaste blanc blocks, and thereby, effected a saving of about fifteen cents a month." 2$cw York Press. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER j,'W5. NO. SKIN HUNTERS OF THE PLAINS. Wasteful Methods of the Buffalo Klllen in Early Days. Reading Charles Aubrey's account of the buffalo set me to thinking again of the white skin hunters and their waste ful methods; Their maimer of killing them gave them about 6nS animal &m of every three that they killed, the wolves got the other two. The buffalo ziiM ihef tisd ("as heavy as a crow bar'' well describes them),- with their bottleneck fifty caliber shells, would kill a buffalo at 1500 yards, if it hit him. Where he could be killed, but of ten it did hoi; I wa coming f rdm the antelope" hills on my way to Fort Elliott One hot af ternoon in June when I overtook four skin hunters mounted on rather poor "exa ponies They were out after buffalo that could here be seen in all directions; There were half & dozen hunters in sights These men had a camp with wagons miles from here on some stream where' there was water. Only one of them had a buffalo-gun, the rest had Winchesters. They would do the driving, he the shooting, and in ft short time after this he did it. The iiearest btiffaid, about fifty of them, Were grazing off to our right and front about a mile away, "The drivers went for" them while the shooter and I kept Ori to where the buffalo Would be likely to pass, and getting there he and I Staked out our horses, whiie he took his stand here also; I had a wallow. He wanted me to take a stand here also; I had a Marlin rifle, but I told him that I only did my shooting from the saddle, his method was too waste ful, and lying down behind him I pre pared to take in this show. I had seen others like It before. The buffalo, when started, ran past us about 500 yards away, and the hunter opened on them, firing at least a dozen shots be fore the last of them were out of range. He got three, and I was surprised at him getting so many, the only spot in which they could be hit to kill instant ly could be more than covered with the rim of one of our hats, there was small chance of his killing them there, while they were on the dead run 500 yards away, yet every shot he fired no doubt hit a buffalo somewhere. These big balls going through too far back would kill the animal in time. "Well, you have three out of a dozen. The other nine are lost to you," I told him. "Why don't you men.-run those buffalo? I could have got six out of that bunch with this horse of mine and might not have fired over six shots to get them, either." "Oh, we can't run them on these horses we have. It is well enough for you fellows to talk of running them. If we had some one to buy us $200 horses, then get us another like him as soon as we had killed up the first one, then we could run them." "You have a curiGUS idea about us and our horses. This horse of mine cost $135. The highest that is paid for any of them is $150, and not many of them cost that much. And as for the killing him up, I take mighty good care not to do it; if I did I would not run many buffalo on the plug that would be given be the next time. If I wera in this business I would have at least two good Indian ponies; they can be got for $30 a piece, all you want of them." "Yes, but after we have sold our hides and have stocked up for the next month we don't have many $30 left." What they did have left would be likely to be divided between firewater and a monte bank. I did npt tell them bo, thpugh. "You won't follow up these wounded buffalo, will your' "No; what Is the use? They will run half a day before they drop." These men had about 250 hides on hand now. About $200 worth when I got to Fort Elliott, $50 for each man for a hard month's work. The skin hunters had a hard life of it and often finished it with their boots on at the conclusion of a drunken row. Their greatest fear was of hostile Indians; they had a far more dangerous enemy than the Indian the post trader's whisky. Cabia Blanco, hi Forest and Stream. " . The largest Diamond Now. In January of this year a diamond was found in South Africa which makes the Kohinoor and the Great Mogul look very small. -Up to this time the largest diamond ever found was the Excelsior, a South African stone which weighed 971 carats, and was the size of a hen's egg. The new find Is Said to be four and a half by two and a half inches, and to weigh 3032 carats, nearly one and one-half pounds. If, as is reported, this diainond is, of good quality, its value must retch a fabulous sum. The Premie? diamond mine, where the great find was made, is situated in the Transvaal, some twenty miles northwest of Pretoria. Collier's Weekly. Cloves. The word clove is derived from a Spanish word meaning anail the sim ilarity in shape between a clove and a tiny nail is easily recognized. Cloves are the flower buds of a tree which grows to a height of fifteen to. forty feet These flower buds are the prin cipal products of the tree. r .They are gathered carefully, exposed to . the smoke of wood fires, and afterward to the heat of the sun; or again they may be dried by the sun alone. Cloves are much used both in savory and in sweet dishes. In braizing, making a soup, stew or ragout, no cook would think of dispensing with an onion siuck with cloves. Danger Signals. As we grow older we learn not to expect a good meal if the hostess sits down looking as unruffled as if she had never seen a kitchen, Atchison Globe. ..- TV With the Funny A New Psalm. Lives of nurses oft remind us 'We can hypnotize our pals And departing leave behind us Husbands for surviving gals. Milwaukee Sentinel. Their Waning Honeymoon. She "Have you got the time?" He-"Yes, Do you want it?" She "No-o-h!"-Loudon Punch. His Way. First Caddy "How does he address the ball?" , Second Caddy "To de dead letter office." New York Sun -' Sectored Too Mnch. "You seem rather hoarse this morn ing, dear?" "Well, my husband came home rather late last night." Chicago Journal. The Ideal Girl. "Is she One of those horrible gills who know enough to set men right?" "No; she's one of those delightful girls who know enough not to." Smart Set Ground?. Edy the "Divorce! Well, l never! What grounds can she possibly have?" Mae "The very best. A quarter-section in North Dakota and a three-acre plot at Newport." Puck Literary Not?. . "That last book of Jones' don't seem to have anything in it." "Oh, I don't know there are 613 pages, five illustrations and a book mark!" Atlanta Constitution. Equally Ignorant. Upgardson "What has become of your new automobile? I haven't seen it for a month or more." Atom "I don't know. I haven't either. It blew up soon after I got it" Chicago Tribune. . Unuenal. - "Was the eminent actor popular with the profession?" "He should have been. He never in timated that he thought they ought to give him a benefit performance." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Politely Expressed. "She took a medal at the beauty show." ! "She is not much of a beauty." "No, but she's a kleptomaniac." Chicago Journal As Compared, Mumm "Cheer up, old man, ana don't be so melancholy. You remind me of Jonah." Glumm "Remind you of Jonah?" Mumm "That's what I said. He was down in the mouth, you know." Detroit Tribune. - Kxplalncdt Urban "De Smythe has only lived In the suburbs a month, but he is al ready a social favorite." Uppton "How do you account for his sudden popularity?" Urban "He bought a new lawn mower a couple of weeks ago." De troit Tribune. Nothing 1-eft But Flying. "You should adopt some healthful form of exercise," suggested the doc tor. "Take up riding, for instance." "But," protested Mrs. De Style, "ev erybody does that" "Then walk." - "Oh, but nobody does that!" Louis ville Courier-Journal. Began at the Top. Philosopher "Young man, in order to succeed In life you must begin at the bottom and work up." Young Man "That wasn't my fath er's motto. ; He began at the top and worked down." . "And made a failure, I suppose?" - "Not at all; he made a fortune coal mining." Chicago Journal. Bard Times. - First Tramp "Not much doin; pard." Second Ditto "Nothin' doin' at all. Things is orful. I ain't had a job fer six months." ... First t! "That's rocky. What's yer lay?" Second T.-"Mc? I peddles Chris' mus trees. What's yourn?" First T. "I sells sowveneers at President'al inaugurations." Washing ton Life. j 1 ftljc . Chatham lScbri RATES OF ADVERTISING One sqnsre, one fueriloa One square, too insertions One square, one month 1.00 1.60 2.50 For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. A new incandescent lamp with a zir conium filament is announced in Ger many. Professor Weddin, a physicist, recently presented a lamp of this kind to the Electro-Technical Society, of Co logneV By means of the leprolin serum, a temporary cure has been effected in a number of cases under the care of the mission of lepers in India, and the pa tients are kept in special observation wards. vi , N Silicon; the most abundant metal in ' the world, has been unknown on ac count of the difficulty of separating it from oxygtn, but the electric furnace has now made it obtainable in quanti ties to meet any demand. In Paris) the Postofflce Department is now using several electric mail .wagons which are designed to trans port the mall matter in larger quanti ties and at a greater speed than the old horse-drawn vehicles. , German newspapers speak of a new typewriting machine, which prints syl lables and short words Instead of sin gle letters, attains much greatek speed than others, and, it is claimed, wUl revolutionize the art of typewriting. "n Three rare specimens of male tree fern, Osmunda regalis, of more than 1000 years' growth, have been pro cured for the Imperial Botanic Gar dens of St Petersburg from the virgin forests on the Black Sea coast, near Adler. .. . : A scientific man in Buffalo proclaims that he has discovered that working about high voltage electric apparatus results in "grave disturbances of the digestive organs, loss of appetite, dis tress after eating," and a whole train of dyspeptic symptoms. (- A report on the German traveling schools for teaching scientific house keeping, cooking and farm work to the women connected with the agri cultural districts of Baden, Bavaria, Thurlngen and Hesse declares them to have given great satisfaction. Solar activity showed a great In crease during the year ending May 10, 1905, the sun not being free from spots for a single day. So says the British astronomer royal in his report. The group of sun spots seen early this year was the largest ever photographed at the observatory. x - Inventors are now turning their at tention to the smaller details of the automobile. One of the most recent patents is applied to a wire frame ar ranged to sweep the rubber tires. This, It is claimed, will avoid many punctures, since it will remove tacks and bits of glass as soon as picked up. A NEW METAL. Tantalum, s Bluish-While Substance, Possessing BemarKable Properties. . A few weeks ago electrical engineers . ,' got wind of a new incandescent-lamp hailing from Germany. Now, as a rule, no one even raises an eyebrow at such an announcement, for reputed improve- ; ments on Incandescent lamps are an old story, but the newcomer was unu- : sual in that the light-giving filament was a plain metallic wire drawn from tantalum, an element of which most- people had not even heard the name.. Tantalum is an element which has been known for more than half a cen tury as a constituent of various rather ' uncommon minerals, but nobody knew, it for anything more than a black pow- , der which could be obtained without great difficulty, but was of no use after one had it . It has turned out how- . ever, that when melted in vacuo, to overcome its unpleasant trick of ab sorbing nitrogen when hot, this black powder becomes, a little ingot or real metal, which possesses very remark able properties. Metallic tantalum is a bluish-white substance, a little darker in color than platinum, and about three-quarters as heavy for the same bulk. It is, for a metal, an unusually bad conductor of electricity, and has an extremely high melting point, both of these properties being invaluable for the purpose intended. Besides this, it can be hammered into sheets and rolled or drawn Into fine wire quite easily. Its melting point is so high that it can be pushed to vivid incandescence that makes an ordinary lamp look yel low. By this same token, the light is produced at a high efficiency, so that for the same energy used the tatalum filament gives nearly double the light of a. carbon filament. The former, by the way, increases its electrical resist ance as it gets hotter, while the latter has its highest resistance when cold. The result is a very curious difference of appearance when a tantalum and a carbon lamp are turned on together. The latter takes a perceptible time to reach full brilliancy, while the former jumps to whiteness more quickly than the eye can follow it Harper's Weekly. ' ' ' Associated Press Censorship. Seven hundred newspapers, repre senting every conceivable view of every, public question, sit in Judgment upon the Associated Press dispatches. A representative of each of these papers has a vote in the election of the man agement. Every editor is jealously watching every line, of the report It must be obvious that any serious de parture from an honest and impartial service would arouse a storm of indig nation which would overwhelm any administration. Century. SCIENCE k Jp
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