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To insure prompt delivery, com plaints of non-delivery in the city of Anderson should be made to the Circulation Department before 9 a. m. and a copy will be sent at once. All checks and drafts should be drawn, to The Anderson Intelligencer. ADVERTISING Rates will be furnished on applica tion. No tf 'advertising discontinued ex cept on written order. The Intelligencer will publish brief and rational letters on subjects of general Interest when they aro ac companied by the names and ad dressee of the authors and are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not be re turned. In order to avoid delays on account ot personal absence, letters to The Intelligencer Intended for publication should not be addressed to any Indi vidual connected with the paper, but simply to The Intelligencer._ THUF?DAY. MAY 20. 1915. A cabinet divided against Itself ls split. e D?rnberg Is taking his own good time about going. Editorial Job Given Ex-Governor. Headline. Promoted. Huerta may have carried the germs of revolution to Europe. n Isn't lt about time for Kaiser Bllt to start for the front again? 1 S ??' Wonder If the makers of new maps are putting on the. River of Doubt. - -o Crops Not Affected by Moon Headline. How about some folks? The Japanese scare having blown over, China will now settle down for another snooze. John D. Rockefeller Talks.-Head line. We've been tsught to believe that money talks. ' o ? Speaking of things looking or feel ing out of place-how about the Palm beach suit yesterday? -- We would hate to see Portugal drawn into the war for her army appears to be a nice old fellow. All this talk of Italy being on tho verge of war rar.v be a conspiracy to . boost the price of macaroni. Brother Booker of the Spartanburg Journal can tell you to the day when Ute cherry season should open. If Italy ever does go to war let's hope she will not have ss hsrd time gViiiag out as she did getting in. Judge Johnson's Son Gets Nice Job. -Headline. Which shows., as Booker would say. the advantages cf being a judge's son. -o Don't get so Interested in the war that you'IMet the September election ott she question of State-wide prohi? Mi;.. , slip np on you. --o What has h. come of the old-fash ioned statesman who was agin any increase In the army and navy.--The State. He ls picking out a place to hide in the event we go to war with Germany. --o-. Aiken. 8. C.. ia harboring this week ademe Sc-and-So, a wonderful pal ; it, Some Anderson folks can teott " that there waa one of these fakes ere recently who waa quito handy ftu th? ?pail?. THE INVITING FI'TI'RE. With all but a few of the Christian nations of the world locked in what now appears to be the moi-! disas trous war In all the history of man kind, und with new complications j arising every day tliut threaten to draw tho few remaining neutral coun tries into the slaughter, giving ris*? Ito rumors of yoi more wars, one linds a kind of fascination in trying to rushton in his mind what the final settlement of the great conflict will bring. Geographical changes there will be almost beyond doubt, and this thought in Itself is far more a dull and unin teresting one. Governmental changes that ure likely to come to pass as a result of the d<'ath grapple o? the na tions ls n more fascinating line of thought. The effect the war will have on army and navy policies of nations In future is a thought equally ns en gaging. The effect the reaction from a hemisphere torn asunder by war will have on the future welfare of our own country In another nook of thought which one may explore with as much Interest. Truly, we are living In probably the most interesting period In the history of the earth. Those of UH who are young and are likely to be here for some years to come, and observe the final working out of the complex situations that have been brought about and will be brought about before this war is over, have a most inviting future before UH-that ls, If we are at all inclined to be studious and have an interest in the affulrs of world. Personally, we should dislike very much to be called from this life Just now-not that we are loath to forego any of the ordinary physical pleas ures that may He ahead of us, but be cause there is so much lu realm which the mind cannot penetrate, or reason work out, that offers an abun dance of what we would consider Joy, the joy of observing the final wind-up of the situation that now holds the center of the stage In the theatre of the world. LETS BE CLEAN. There is no doubt the recent clean up campaign did good In Anderson. But there In Just one little thing that lt did not do-lt did iiot keep the places clean after they were once in order. Anderson baa an excellent sani tary street cleaning department, mid their work on the streets is done well. But In the rear of certain stores, lr vacant lots, and in private ynrdu aro to be seen sights that are not pleas ing.. This Is where the real cleaning up should be done, and be done reg ularly. Filth breeds disease, nnd while trash, such as paper, wooden boxes, etc.. are not dangerous to tho public health, they are unsightly and they have a danger, not nf Insanitu llon, but as to fire. Only a few weeks ago a small fire occurred in our of tha business build ings In the heart of Anderson in a idle of trash, composed of sweepings, waste paper and pine wood plied up In a corner on a wooden floor. There are numerous other such placea In Anderson. There is very little filth near the heart of the city, but there is an abundance of trash, loose paper and other things that are not only ex posed to view and make unsightly premtses in the very center of the sity, but which are inviting for a fire. There should bo a continuous cam paign waged against this as well as nsanltary conditions In some of tba ?esidenttal sections ot the city. BANKING ON INTEGRITY. Not long before his death J. Pier ?ont Morgan made one contribution o the thought of his day that will not Ile. Ha told the Pujo committee that tharactar, not money or property; van the,basis of credit . Probably :htu<; are a great roany rho attach too great Importance to the epigram of this great master of Inanes, but sooner or later In life he truth of it will dawn upon them. The best peace argument we know if ia our pension roll.-The State. A >ank roll would go a long way toward nnklng up keep the peace. Emperor Nick has Just celebrated a ilrthday. The Petrograd war correB londent ought to have celebrated the ?vent by haying the Russians slay ?00,000 pt the enemy. Farster? Organlief A rumor ls afloat that at least two ocal branches ot the Farmers' Secret tssoclatlon have been (nrme? in Or -angeburg County. Whether the ru. nor ia true or not. we can not say. ? n fact, we have heard that branches >f thia organisation are being formes! ; iM over the South and possibly in hte i Weet. But as the whole thing la < 'secret," definite Information can not i ie obtained.--Orangeburg Bon. Is There a Decline in Faith? Min- ii un fillloiial rleaaic, which it ?ill prudi you t<> lead. (in S'ovruibet 3. tinny The WMII Stree! journal publinhed NU editorial Militia*! ' I? There II I lei lira* ill Kaili??" \'. ll?? l^?**ii i rartaleterl into inort* lanKuaitc* Iban Kill* Hllll llM<* l*-C|l Ifplllltl?hlll lin .-.:!. ' . il lillie* in KIIIIIKII-killie minitta ntl i.wi (lia world. rin? editorial i? pnldi-hed by ie.|iie?t. I-- TH KKK A DKCMNK IN FAITH.? Hi- who believe* in a future Iii* in ? rilititi ol l?n m.11.1? Ur movaa in lin? hut hi? highe*! thoiiirht HIHI iinpira I?01I mt* lived mi the future. To Wfll II pe moll, M lint I ?ki? pim?- here ami now i* nut utiiiuportajit, lmt.it in finitely II'M important (lian mimt idiall laka plmr hereafter. Ile h*,k? upon lin lite liera n? Imt H pr?parai inti im Ilia life tu i out?*. Hi? e&frarieiM'aa lam*, whether of joy ot of muro?. me 'il vallie lo Ililli only MK tiley mahle lum lite la-ttct lo i neel tba everiaintiug de? maud* ot iii? hi.- ?flor ileatli. He i uol miliffi'M'iit to tl.e lewaiU* ?inen may ron ie m tin? woilil to liMluatry, en? ilenvor anil oppoi 1111111 \ ; Imt failure, illneiw*. poverty, alm**** what do the??r aillOUUt to. to n lunn ?rho iM'lteve? tu* i? to enjoy lire ?niilm-e piivilegc? ol eternity? Hi* nieaeure* everything by tin- infinite. Wiultli. tunny, power, din hurt ion In' n LI y not deapiaa the?e, lint lie look? upon thrtu II? heilig lint tempo rary mete delight-. ( liri I me given Bl lenin ol lu? character. faith in eternal life ?fiiootbfl nul every ?ireqiuility omi injustice <?( die prenenl life nmler the |trc**t weight of the m fu-ile. lt tunke? the poor leel rich. Billi ?ive? to the unfortunate a ?i? ol hen ?Inp to the AIIIIIKIIIV. It make* Ilia rieh feel n ramae <>f grave reflfHHl?iliility ami Innrteedilp. Now. il i? not i..*e.lful for thi? di? PUMIOII to i-oliniilel whether ?lll'll ll faith in leiouinalile or not. The Wall Street Journal haa no concern in the.. hitlical di?-ii?*ii>u?. lt take? no part for oi again*! any traetl, Imt ii i? inteneely iutetcnteri in the ecotiotnir nuil political eff erl? of atty change. If theie him la-en I marked darline m reliai on? faith, that fad mn?t Ix* of pro foui M I. far-faaehuig dignifica nee. lt ultn? the bau?r rood i lion? of riviliziitii.il. I( t?cenme* II far tor in the market?. It cha nae.? the -t ?IKIM ri I ? nial nrT.it? the velue* of thiiign that me bought mal ?oM. lt roOeerm the iuimi*dmte interenln i,f thone naVer hud well a faith al ua.-? MK much Mi it dtatl the live.? of thone who have had the tanti, and lott it. The question, therefore, .? of practi eel, immediate und tteiuendoua ilnport? aura lo Wail Slicet. ?.?tit?- ?. linn h a< Bil) ..(her pint of the world. Ha" llieie lieeu a decliie? in (he failli ill 'he lu tine lifi ! niul, if ?MI. t.. ?I.a' e.ltetil in tin? te.p?.?iniljile for the tkjjerial phe nomena of mir time* tia- ini/ei ptir ?mt of Mi'tdeu wealth, tia- ?hainele?? luxury HUI! di?p!ay, thee ru** and eur lliptillg ext ia*, nuance, "the iiuriine of -ui^leu foitiiiiea," the iiuliffcieni-e to la? ila- growth of graft, the ulae?* of greal roipoiMte power, tia* ?MIIII unrest, the nfl read of itcmagoe\ tia- iidvance? of M?julinu, the appenl- to hitler Han* hatted? To Dirri oui abai unmeet ?un evi?l? l?-twrell a ?tiki ?ill III I .11 lelnriou faith mal the Mariai illili-! of inn tune. ilia-, on orre ?ide. to opprennlve u?e of tinaia ml power, and nu the other to ? In?? agitation, which well la. mat I. an inM-.it mut um liy a roituniftaion of gov .?M.m.nt expert* if it ?ni- poaatltj* f" tia* govenrmeiil lr* enlei into euell an mulet! airing. Whatever may In- a man'* own per noria! belief*, th?-ie i? no one win. would not prefer to do lamine-- with a pee -..II who really helieyea in a future life. If lhere are fewer men (if ?urti faith in the world, ll rnok- a lair difference; and if faith ia to rout ina.- to decline, tin? H iii require new adjuntinenla. Then, ace rertaitilv, on surface, many .-IUIIR of Mich n decline. I'erhap?. if it were pos rihte to prude deeply into the tailliert, il might la- fm md that faith ?till aboutul ed l.u< it !? no longer e*pre??ed in the nhl wiiv Hut we are obi feed lo accept ila- Mirfat** indication*!. Thea* include :. falling iff in church al tendance, lb* nhnmlMirneiit of family wondiip, the riving over of Sunday, mor.- mal minc III pleaaure o:nl Inlior. the ?eperatiiHi - . religiouti from wrciilar eiluration limier tia* aleni ilemand? of iari--cctnrinni-iii, tia-;* rowing up of a aeneration iiuin ?rt-iH*re?l :i? mir falliera were iii the ... .'' of the Hilde, the atcllbtrixatlnn of H poitu.ii of lin* church it ? If. mid ita in ability in ti lane way lu KU in the con >denre of thc lalroring peojile. If thr-e e *.-allv ^i^(ln of a deiuv of re!i|ri..u? . iii then, imleerl, fliete ia no more im nortant prolileni la-fore un lhan that of either ih*?t?ovetriilg sxaiie ?deqitale aiih atitute for faith, or to luke Immediate at etta to cheek n develujuneiit that ban within it the wed* of a nut ional till aster. PRESS CC Captain Holman's Discovery. (Birmingham News.) According to a signed statement In the Washington Host, the whole dark secret of the sinking of the Lusitania has been "discovered." and the trag edy was due to a sinister conspiracy on the past of England to arouse the I'nited States und force this country ' lut oa war on the side of the allies! The astute Sherlock who made this amazing discovery ls none other than the Hon. Richmond P. Hobson, the 1 distinguished Alabamian who discov ered" the "yellow peril" some years ago and forthwith converted it Into a first class chautauqua asset. Ile ls also the man who discovered that ' there are so many people dying from alcohol in the I'nited States every year that there Is no room left for one to die of anything else. But among all his previous discoveries he had not found anything quite so in teresting as the things he claims to have unearthed in connection with the Lusitania disaster. He bas put Doc Watson, Old Sleuth, and all thc other explorers of the mysterious into the j amateur class. , Unfortunately, however, for the fame of Capt. Hobson as an interpre- , ter of signs and a rendes of omens; .?8 an explorer of the unknown, and largely--on Ignorer of the known, the | official report of the sinking of the I ( Lusitania reached Berlin and was i made public Just us the captain made , his amazing discovery. Thus the peo- | pie of the United States werc treated ' j Engines of \ (Charleston Post.) Hurling 12,652 pounds of Iron high-, er than the loftiest North Amerlcau mountain east or the Mississippi ritt er, to make a hairpin curve in the heavens and descend upon tho small pramldal target 4,000 yards away, and moving through the channel at the rate of some five miles an hour, the battery of 12-lnch mortars at the Fort Moultry post, bu.llvan's Island, com pleted yesterday evening the first night practice of the 1915 big gun target work at the local coast de fenses. A few minutes before 9 p. m. the post auxiliary Bteamer General Timo thy Pickering appeared to the gunners ou Port Capron, headed for the open sea, as she passed the lower point on Sullivan's Island with the target trail ing behind at the end of a 300-yard tow-line. Manning crews were at four ot the mortars, and from atovo the electric bulbs on the cave of Ute non commissioned officers made the gun pita appear alive with miners, moving about in a well-ordered shaft. Along the parapet of the ridges between Lie pits wei?) many officers and men. and In the range finding stations the next two hours were busy ones. Harea Harries. Search lights from the Island de fenses played u?on the outgoing tow boat and her bobbing tow. H jr* and there a sail boat appeared in the pow erful beam, making all sall '.? r any port that was not In line with gun fire front Battery Capron. Some de lay was experienced while the. belat ed Clyde liner Huron headed in. but. .'.nally, beyond thc jetties, the Pick ering turned, and headed In against a tide that was Just commencing to ebb, shooting her searchlight aloft, and flinging up green lights to show that the coast was clear. On came the target In the steady glow of the rearchUtghts, thc time bell tinkled steadily In the firing house atop the defense,' the men tn the pits stood to the guns In the blue jump ers that mean work In hand, ready to .te>ute and deflect The night waa dear. IMMENT to the rare spectacle of seeing Capt. Hobson place the blame for the sink ing of the Lusitania on a British "con spiracy" on the same day that the German submarine commander who sent the vessel to the bottom reported the fact to headquarters, adding in the report that he got the boat "with one shot." This last blt of Informa tion was sent in, no doubt, because earlier reports said four shots had been fired, aid the thrifty commander did not want to be put in the atti tude ot wasting tho ammunition of the Imperial government. During a recet Alabama campaign, in which a tax that did not exist on cotton bugging and cotton ties figured t osome extent, a Marshall county farmer remarked ."(.'art- Hobson ena be powerfully amusing itt tlme3." and the latest utterances of the former statesman show that this native rural lst knew what he was talking abou. Chance fer American Benoit. (New Bern Sun.) The fact that the tourists to Eu rope will be few this Bummer should cause the Amerlcun resorts and wat ering places to exert themselves to secure additional visitors. There will be thousands of visitors to every im portant resort in thc United States v.-ho have formerly gone to Europe or to other places but who are fon" 3d to stay at home this season. This seems to be the most opportune time lo spread the "see America first" propaganda. Var at Play Hr ream in g Shells. From zone to zone tho towboat pro ceeded slowly, when, in the neighbor hood of ll o'clck came the cry of time to load and the walting crew rammed home the heavy projectile with a clang like the roaring of a hun gry menagerie. The men stood from the guns, thu muzzles tllte dskyward. ind came the tremendous dash of powder and the thunder and shock of me discharge. No trailers were used .viih the projectiles fired last night, ind only thc scream t the shell [aught the onlooker that the projec tile was still In the midst of ita arch il g flight. Far out and off from the Arget came many seconds following .iu- discharge the splash and fountain . f water in tho full path of the :earchlight. Six shots were delivered from >ach of two pits last night, the guns Iring two and four simultaneously, lust what the score of the markesmen will be can be gleaned from.the offl ;lal report. Within a certain short adius of the little moving pryamid .onstltutes a hit. Action Impressive. The load and the blas > of the lit harge were splendid sights, and the leportmenx of the men' is an imprja dve hint to an onlooker. During the past week practice lute >een chiefly with thc mortars and sith the 10-lnch rifle*. The lighter runs will be given a turn in the next ew days when the practice will come o an end for this season, and the hree companies now consltutlng ?he tost garrison will hava turned In heir scores. - Small arm practice wilt eo-rm? nco cry shortly, and the riflemen will fork at the range on the eastern end. >f the Island. The practice was viewed from Can on last night by Brigadier General \ S. Strong, commandant of tho louth Atlantic coast artillery dlvl icn; Cpl. M. K. Barrell, command ?t of the Fort Moultrie post; Major andrew Hero,. Jr., attached to divl ion headquarters, and a number of fficera of the coast artillery station d hera. ********************** ? + ? WIT AND HUMOR. ? ? + ********************** lt Might Help. The 3A class was having its daily lesson in hygiene. The subject for discussion wus cleanliness in the Kchoolroom. "Now," Haid the teacher, "who can tell me what each of you can do to keep the room clean?" Silence followed the question, but Anally a small boy raised bis band and in an earnest tone of voice Bald: "We can wash the germs off the blackboard."-Indianapolis News. Recreation. There ls no accounting for taste in recreation. Some good people like to feed on bacon and sleep on rocks in the northern wilderness, others en joy the malaria of tbe Brazilian or Central A?rlcan wilderness, and herc's the governor of Missouri, who puts in his spare time working on the roads.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Just What the Fans Want. "I am glad that you favor serving only soft drinks in the ball park." "Yes," replied the man from a rough town. "A soft drink bottle seems better constructed. It goes straighter and lands harder when you toss lt at an umpire."-Washington Star. Appreciated. "I gave Charley a beautiful new alarm clock for a birthday present," mild young Mrs. Torkins. "Did he appreciate lt?" "Ves, indeed. He thought so much ot lt that he took it down to his of fice and locked it inthesafe."-Wash ington Star. Astonishing. "The Japanese ambassador," says a Washington dispatch, "saw Secretary Bryan at the state department." Of all places! What made him suspect lie was there?-Boston Transcript. Expert Advice. A head tax of |10 each upon every man who votes the Republican ticket would raise some revenue, and tho balance of the $100,000,000 might be raised by soaking bill collectors, book igents, and Statewide prohibition (sta. -Houston Post. Doing Her Part. One of the great warriors against he high price of foodstuffs ls at home with an apron on and ber sleeves roll id up to her elbows. She Is canning omatoes.-Toledo Blade. Hait Her Feeltaga Again. "I've hu.-t my wife's feelings again," laid Mr. Meekton. "By something you said?" "No. I didn't say a word. But I lot mixed up! In my recollection of vblch parts of her speech called for augbter and which called for ap ilause."-Washington Star. Werne Than Jealousy. It Isn't always the green-eyed mon ier that causes family rowe. Some tmes a man marries a woman who ma a habit of eating crackers in bed. -Victoria (Texas) Advocate, f Miss Haxel Playa tba Fiddle. During Gae afternoon the ladles rere delighted with the rendition of i violin number by Miss Hasel Mc 'hereon. "Mediation for Thais." Jrand Rapids Herald. . - Geed Thing ta Know. The best way to obtain the great st amount of nourishment from eggs s to eat them.-Canebrake (Ala.) Ierald. v ' Defect fa tho Phonograph. The chiof trouble with a phono raph ls that seana .of the records ever get broken.-Mound City Kans.) Republican. Mle Curiosity. If the ero al lest hole appears after Ix months' wear, we will raak o an ther absolutely free.-Phlladdelphla .daer. Your feet need ou And you can get tl wish from $3.50 i We will match y< treme value in i quality. Snow Oxfords $3. Howard ?Sc Foster Our H. ?Sc F. speci wonder for all sh< For the most critic bench made oxfoi est point of show Clocked socks 50c All the popular c< mer socks priced i dime. I "Tb? Things You Mi Much ingenuity lias been expended upon spark plugs to show just what is going on within explosion engines. A new British device has a tubular central elect:ode, carrying a quartz window, which may be quickly re moved and replaced by a milled nut, thus converting the plug Into one supplying gasoline directly to the combustion chamber. The color of the explosion seen through the quartz plate indicates the quality of the gas mixture, being a dark purple it right ly proportioned, light blue or white If too weak, and red if too rich. Considered as a motor working for an exceedingly short time, Comman dan Regnault rates the 75-milllmeter field piece at 20 million horse power. The pressure liberated in less than three-fifths of a second exceeds 20 ions to the square inch, giving the projectile ?a. muzzle speed of 2,500 feet, a second. Experiments designed to show just how great is tho risk from throw ing streams of water upon electrical ly charged wires have been describer by Ugo Tartaglini, an Italian. A stream from a 3-5 inch nozzle was di rected upon a trolley wire charged with a direct currcV o' 525 volts, and at a distance from the wire of 7 feet a voltmeter connected to tho nozzle Indicated 20 volts, which increased to 70 volts at 2 feet, and rose to 210 volts when the nozzle was within 8 inches of the wire. It was conclud ed that e fireman may aafely hold a hose nozzle with 5 or 6 feet of a wire carrying the stated charge, aa a cur rent of 60 volts rarely gives serious shock. The same tes'3 were applied to linea earring alternating currents of 2,300 and 4,600 volts respectively, and neither of these charged the wat er sufficiently to give any indication on tho voltmeter, although one's hand held In the stream felt a slight I jj shock. A chemical Are extinguisher1 proved to be the really dangerous ap paratus, passing a current of 1,600 volts through the stream of water to x nozzle 9 inches away from a wire charged with 2,060 volts. An Increase ot at least 30 per cent. In the foggy days of Manchester, Eng., In the ten years of 1004 to 1913 Inclusive has been reported by W. C. Jenkins, most of the' increase having been In the summer monhts. The fog if ten Iles very low and 10 per. cent, less of sunshine bas been recorded m the roof of the School of Technol ogy-_ Great precision has been reached in the oxyacetylene process of welding ind cutting metals. A new gas mixer passes the oxygen at high velocity through a spiral groove, causing a rapid whirling that ensures uniform ODDS Aiy In ten years the wheat yield of iVestern Australia has increased from ?70.000 to over 3,000,000 bushels. The Pennsylvania Raliway com >any employs over $26,000 men, and ?arries annually over 186,000,000 pas lengers. Diamonds have been discovered In allen meteors. The dollar sign was derived from he letters "U. fl." in monogram. The cabmen of Parla are forbidden 0 ?moke pipes while driving a "fare." It ls difficult in Germany for a proc essional rogue to enter a family ss 1 domestic servant There every a?r ant baa a character book in which ha mistress must enter the dates ot ho coming and leaving of the a?r ant, with her character while in aer ie?. Thia the girl ls obliged to take o the nearest police station and have t datad with tho official stamp. r oxfords. * ?em at any price you o $6. Dur price with ex comfort, style and 50. 's $4, $4.50 and $5. al oxfords at $5 is a De virtues. :al we have Hanan's rds at $6; the high excellence. ?lors in men's sum from a do'iar to a iy Not Know nixing with the acetylene before merging from the burner, and thia ives greater economy of gases with more intense welding and cutting ame. Interchangeable tips with tandan] screw threads are provided ar the torches. Convenient needle alves furnish easily controlled flue djustment of. the flame, and reguln irs accurately gauge the amount and elocity of t'aeg as su pp1, lei wilt ?? omatlc cut off for emergency. Heligoland, in the North sea, per aps the most formidable' stronghold f man, is gradually yielding to na ure's forces. This famous island, eld by England from 1807 to 1890, i 45 miles northwest of the mouths f the Elbe and Weser, and, though uly a rock rising 175 feet above the ea and less than a third of a n*'.ir a area has. acquired great import aos as a German naval base. Att ention has been called to the fact hat ? map in t\e possession of the leological society of London shows hat its circumference in the year 800 ras 120 miles. In 1300 the distance rou"'' it was 45 miles and as early s lt ?s> it had been reduced in area t> four square miles. Erosion by tho ea has been the cause of the grad ial effacement The wearing away as been chiefly from the northeast rn s Lie. into which the sea has cut 0 .miles or more-this having been ue mainly to the set of the currents, ut also to the greater hardiness of tin rock still left Heavy petroleum oils, such as ker sene. are made available as motor uel by the addition of substances, upplylng much oxygen, such oxidiz ig material being either dissolved in tie oil or sprayed into tbe air inlet of he carburet tn. Petroleum mixed rith three pet- cent, of hydrogen per dixe is but slightly changed in color, ensity or liash-polnt. according to !. B. Seiden, but as motor fuel ls KO ransformed that it burns perfectly lean and withcut odor. It gives, ?oreover, an increase of power. Pin ie acid and various nitrated com ounds have proven effective oxldtz ig agents and two per cent, of naph thalene, picrate with the oil ls said > have more than doubled the en ine's power. Bread from potato meal mixe.'i with rheat flour, ls no novelty but the bu eau of chemistry has been making xperiments to get a better under funding of it The use of not more ian 80 per cent of potato gave the tost satisfactory results. The bread roved to be grayish and somowhat ?arse, hut the flavor was excellent, 'bis product bas an advantage, it la olnted out in retaining freshness nd moisture longer than bread from rdinary flour alone. JD ENDS It ls said that four miles ot an rdinary apider's thread would weigh ne grain. The great armadillo possesses more teth than any other animal, having The Ginelle lock on the Seine ia eo instructed that one man can Open r shut lt by simply touching aar lectric button aa he aita in his of ea. A French doctor, who has investi lted the matter, states that men em toyed In the Paria sowers are aa salthy as the average person, and no her eight hundred mea in that city ?e so free from zymotic diseases. Coral reefs and Islands are formed r the coral-building polyp. Thara ilmals only live In clear water, the >pth of which ts not greater than ?ut 26 fathoms, and the tempera ire of which doea not fall below o's ?greet Fahrenheit