Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JC -jC'. / J' ?ical de ,.\Temely in .tilng. Every gone the way of democratic victories November in New York ^cate of New Jersey ana . Massachusetts. Congress has j<t the currency bill, and the bank interests of the country are ad -jMtlng themselves to it As alarmed as high finance may hare been when it was learned that Resident Wilson believed in Sherman txv should be "clarified," business and ftaaocial interests have apparently be come convinced that (the president's tnrto la not nnp nf onnoaition. but other an attitude in which he would -consult and confer with business and flnance to remedy evils generally ad mitted to exist. Doings in Mexico. 'South of the Rio Grande develop aaents have been startling and rapid. [ *Wbe year 1913 saw in Mexico the as aaasination of President Francisco Ma | dero, Vice-President Pino Suarez and 1 Gustavo Madero, brother of the presi the usurpation of the presidency 6y Gen. Victoriano Huerta, boosted into that position by General Felix I Xriaz. Then came the rupture between i JXaz and Huerta; with the practical I fturishmest of Diaz. Later -in 1913 le the rise of Venustiano Carranza, leader of the constitutionalists in the north of Mexico, with the result that Che powerful northern etates of Mex are now under his control. Scarce ly had Carranza become famous than iStaancisco "Pancho" Villa, former ban with a price on his head, leaped the limelight as a rebel leader Carranza, and it is now ques ied whether Carranza or Villa is stronger in the leadership of the tutlonalist forces. In its relations with Mexico the United States has stood firm. Early r^Sbis. administration President Wilson sumonnced his determination to with hold recognition from the Huerta ad: ministration, and although much re has been brought to bear, "president has refused to change &ls attitude. Efforts have been made induce Huerta''to retire and allow a and honest election, without re the United States has a force at the border and array of battleships off have been several marriages in the past year, and of engagements of promi announced. Foremost in of Americans, of course, is of Miss Jessie Woodrow of the president, of the Year. Mexico's barbarous achieve been few assassina generally recognized civilized. George I, king of was assassinated by a mad in Salonika, March 18. In Ttta-key^isle commander-in-chief of the Ottoman forces in the Balkan ware, Etaver Bey, was slain on February 17. This was folio Ted soon after by the assassination of Nazim Pasha, Turkish premier. Turkey and Mexico appear fa have been contending with each d&er for honors in the line of assas sination, with Mexico slightly in the lead. European affairs have gone along rather as usual, barring a few extra startling outbursts by suffragists in England, such as the sensational sui ycide of the young suffragette who L threw herself before the king's horse r in the derby and was killed. Politi cally England has been in a furor, which, however, is nothing out of the ) ordinary. The year has seen the very remarkable "rebellion" of Ulster, un der the direction of Sir Edward Car son, and the organization of an "army" of Ulstermen to resist enforcement of I**!*1* home rule bill should it pass par Ha-ment. I England has also had its share of labor troubles. There have been large I strikes at home and in Ireland, not 1 aKIv fV*o Hnklin loH Kr Tim T or. MI HJ IUO A iu WO | 1VU // Vtm JLIUi" Mel All of the European powers have S?ne on as herajofore in the construc tion of battlesnips, and the "armed -camp" policies oi* Germany, England, Are Twice Two Four? German mathematician named ,IJon has just published a book Eitled "1st es wahr dass 2 plus 2 Is 4 ist" (Is it true that 2 plus 2 lis -1?). The first volume is out has 523 pages; others are to folk law. The axioms of Euclid have been it tacked by maffiematicians and tb^re are shelves full of books proving tha/ they are false. But this is probiblr the first assault upon the multiplier tfoa table. / >V- . . /?' . and ^edition uough the ,4fs not made until 1913. Dr. ?edmann, discover . or tuberculosis, made .6 in 1913, but the value .dmann's "cure," and other ^ifor that dread disease an wed at about the same time, are ,H'y much open to doubt. Great strides have undoubtedly been made in the treatment of cancer, but no positive cure has yet been discovered, although much has been learned about the value of radium. Aviation is progressing rapidly. Much attention to 4 aeronautics has been paid by the various European governments from a military stand point, but no means of making aero pianing anywnere near saie nave yet been discovered. France has organized and trained a military aviation corps that would unquestionably be of great value In case of war, and Germany has devoted much time and money to dirigible ballooning. The United States has spent some $50,000 during the year in military experiments in aviation. The number of deaths resulting from aviation has not been especially large. Aviators have died, just as aviators died in 1912, and Germany suffered a number of disastrous accidents to Zep pelin dirigible balloons. Many of the accidents of aeroplanes resulted from fancy exhibition flying and military experiments. The year 1913 saw the firct oomniano nvor th*? Psnnma canal. On the Panama Canal. In Panama great developments have taken place. October 10 last saw the dynamiting of Gamboa dike, being the removal of practically the last serious obstruction in the big ditch. The ca nal is now almost completed, so far as a trans-continental waterway is con cerned, although not yet prepared for the passage of steamers from ocean to ocean. Work has also been begun on the buildings and grounds for the great Panama-Pacific International exposi 4. J 4- V. V. -.1-3 i. C?~ ~ Liuli, LU ue uciu hi oau nautiotu in 1915, as a celebration of the formal opening of the Panama canal. In this connection it may be mentioned some slight international 111 feeling may have been caused by the refusal of the British and German government to participate officially in the San Fran cisco exposition. German and Eng lish merchants, however, will, take part on their own accounts. The United States may congratulate itself that, barring the case of Hans Schmidt, the New York priest, there have been few gruesome and startling murders during the year. New York state furnished the most sensational bit of local politics of the year in the impeachment and removal of Gov. William Sulzer, followed by Sulzer's nomination by Progressives and election to the state assembly. I In the world of sports the United States still stands supreme, in addi tion to humbling the British polo cup challengers, the United States further shocked Johnny Bull when Francis Ouimet, the youthful golf wonder, walked away from the English experts in the national open golf championship at Brookline, Mass., and by the win ning of the international Davis tennis cup. America's supremacy in sports was further recognized during the year when King Gustave oT Sweden pre sented the American athletes with the medals and trophies won at the Olym pic games in^Stockholm In 1912. The sporting world suffered a shock, how ever, when it was learned that "Jim" Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indian athlete really belonged in the classi fication of "professional." He volun tarily renounced the trophies he had won as an amateur in the Olympic games. Here are the leading events of the year: Disasters, Fires, Floods. Floods in Ohio, many killed, much suffering and great damage done. TTlrxrt/lc in tlio Mlcaiooinni vollov a a a result of Ohio floods. Tornado destroys part of Omaha, Neb. Zeppelin L-2 exploded October 7. Twenty killed. Gas explosion near Pittsburgh kills 120 miners. Long Beach, Cal., pier gives way, killing 35 persons. Disastrous floods in Texas, early part of October. Firedamp "in Welsh mine entombs 931. Five hundred rescued alive. Two hundred and eighty miners en tombed following mine explosion at Dawson, N. M. Twenty-three rescued alive. ' \ Steamship Nevada \strikes a mine in A Gushed "Keep quiet. Spout^rs is going to nodke a few remarks.' //'Impossible!" "You mean he can't tAlk?" "No. I mean he can't \make a 'few' remarks." No Chance for Hil "If he keeps up in this mSWLner, he'll never make a name fpr himselfS" "What's his failing?' " Vj "Writing anonymous letters to editor." +r : -7 jrs cial 'Ti / ' sinat /lonika, .dies Jan ^reglla, dean , and Rampollo, jt each other at the Jarthy, pugilist, died at v ay 24. a of emperor of Japan. .*zim Pacha, Turkish premier, as ^ssinated. King M^nelik of AbbySfcinia report ed dead. His death confirmed on De cember 23. Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa dor to Great Britain, buried at Sleepy Hollow cemetery, N. Y. . AdOlpbUS iiuscn, millionaire urewei of St. Louis, died October 10. Charles G. Gates, son of the late John W. Gates, died October 28. Ralph Rose, famous athlete and champion shot putter, died October 16. Timothy Wopdruff, New York poli tician, died October 12. Anthony N. Bracly, died in London, July 22. Col. S. F. Cody, American aviator, killed ini England by fall from aero August T. , Mayor Gaynor of New York -died on way to England. Timothy D. Sullivan, New York poli tician, found dead on railroad track after escaping from an asylum. Alfred Austin, poet laureate of Eng land, die^ June 2. Crimes and Executions. Mrs. Fannie May Eaton, wife of Rear Admiral Eatoii, acquitted Octo 51 of mnrHorlnc hAr husband. Rev. Hans Schmidt, discredited Catholic pri68t, arrested in New York for the murder of Anna Aumuller, his sweetheart. Floyd and Claude S. Allen executed at Richmond, Va., March 28 for par ticipation in the famous Allen court house shooting affray. Henry Spencer, confessed murderer of many persons, is convicted of kill ing Mildred Allison-Rexroat, a dancing teacher, in Chicago. Appeal pending. Mrs. Bessie Wakefield is convicted of murdering her husband and sen tenced to hang in Connecticut on March 4. Leo Frank, wealthy manufacturer, convicted In Atlanta, Ga., of murder ing girl in his office. Appeal pending. Dr. Frank Cral^ acquitted In Indian apolis of murder of Dr. Helen Knabe. Political Development at Home. Inauguration of President Woodrow ! Wilson on March 4. United" States Judge Robert W. Archbald removed from office by ' United States senate after impeach ment trial. John Purroy Mitchel elected mayor of New York on the fusion ticket, destroying Tammany's power. David I. Walsh, Democrat, elected governor of Massachusetts, a victory for the Wilson administration. Acting-Governor Fielder elected i governor of New Jersey. Fielder is a Democrat and was the Wilson ad ministration candidate. Minnesota legislature adopted equal suffrage measyre February 11. Passage of Wilson tariff bill. Passage of the currency bill. Inauguration of Vice-President Mar shall, his address to the senate and administration of oaths to the new senators, March 4. California legislature adopts equal suffrage measure. Illinois passes equal suffrage bill. Japanese land law in California ap proved by Governor Johnson, Febru ary 3. ' William Sulzer of New York im peached and removed from office and succeeded by Lieut. Gov. Martin H. Glynn. Political Developments Abroad, King Otto, known as the "Mad King of Bavaria," removed from throne and succeeded by his son. Sir Rufus Isaacs made lord chief justice of Great Britain, being the first Jew to hold that office. Election of President Poincare in France, January 17; inauguration Feb ruary 18. Election and installation of Sir Van sittart Bowater as lord mayor of Lon don. Vlctoriano Huerta proclaimed pro visional president of Mexico Febru ary 18. Yuan Shi-Kal elected president of China October 6; inaugurated Octo ber 10. Sir Edward Carson gathers together* an "army" of Orangemen In Ulster to resist enforcement of the home rule bill should it pass parliament. Japanese mobs }n Tokyo demand war on the United States over the California land question. United States forces Great Britain to give up attempt to gain oil mon opoly in Colombia. United States warns Santo Domin go "No more revolutions." Rebellion and overthrow of the Chi nese empire and establishment of a republic. Krupp scandal in Germany. Disclo sures made April 18. Sports. American successfully defends the international polo cup against Great Britain. Syracuse wins the intercollegiate regatta, June 21. Art Defended. Another echo from the loar> exhibit. The man was from out of town, and rather inclined to be critical. The girl was a Clevelander, and filled with civic pride. They paused in front of a striking picture. ' "Ah, that's an old master!" ex claimed the man. "Maybe it is," defended the girl, "but you can see for yourself that the ame is perfectly new!"?Cleveland n Dealer. J I d eight-oared crew beats ane 20. / cis Ouimet wins the national golf championship at BrooWpae, J., September 20. merica wins the Davi: :ennis cup, y 28. Horse racing resumed in rew York .tate on May 30. Jim Thorpe admits he is a profes sional athlete and resigns Olympic trophies, January 27. Philadelphia Athletics defeat the New York Giayrs in the world's cham-, pionship bas* 4all series, October 11. Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America's cup is accepted by New York Yacht club. Invention and Exploration. Vihlijamar Stefansson sails from British Columbia on Arctic .Expedi tion June 17. Robert G. Fowler flies cross the Panama canal April 27. Crocker Land Exposition sails from New York July 2d. Dr. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum mit of Mt. McKinley June 20. Dr. Simon Flexner announces the discovery of the germ of infantile paralysis. Arrival of Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmann?government test of his tuberculosis serum started March 11. Discovery of, radium as a cure for cancer announced, doubt cast upon the discovery by the American Associa tion fnr tho Cure of Cancer. Aviation death list in'Germany for 1913 reaches 30; France 37; England 10; Italy 4; Russia 8; Argentine Re public 4; Japan 3; Turkey 3; Aus tria 1; Brazil 1; Switzerland 1; Scot land 1; Canada 1; Portugal 1; Moroc co 1; China 1 and United States 25. Marriages and Engagements.. Wedding of Princes Vidtoria-Louise, only daughter of the Kaiser and Prince Ernst of Cumberland May 24. Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, sec ond daughter of the president,' mar ries Francis Bowes Sayre at the White House Nov. 25., Engagement of Vincent Astor to Miss Helen Huntington announced. Duke of Croy marries Miss Lelsh mann, daughter of the American am bassador to Germany, Oct. 27. J Prince Arthur of uonnaugm marries the Duchess of Fife, Oct. 15. Dethroned King Manuel of Portugal marries the Princess of Hohenzollern at Singmaringen, Germany. Miss Helen Gould married Finley J. Shepard. Mexico. General Felix Diaz released from penitentiary in Mexico City and at tacked the National Palace, Feb. 6. President Francisco Madero forced to resign and is imprisoned at the Na tional Palace. Mexico City. Gustavo Madero, President Ma dero's brother, is arrested by General Huerta and imprisoned in the Na tional Palace, February 19. Gustavo Madero is "executed by the order of General Felix Diaz Feb. 19. President Madero and Vice-Presi dent Pino Suarez are shot down while' "trying to escape." General Victoriano Huerta proclaim ed provisional president of Mexico, >Feb. 19. Rise of General Venustiano Carran za In the north of Mexico. Capture of Juarez and Chihuahua. Rise of General Francisco ("Pan cho") Villa as a leader of Carranza's Constitutionalists in the north of Mexico. Felix Diaz stabbed In Havana, Nov. 6th. President Woodrow Wilson declines to recognize Huerta as Constitutional Mrtv?rtrt ? picciurut ui iucAiw. Mexican rebels fail 'In attack on Tampico. but resume assault. United States battleship fleet and international squadron gather at Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect foreigD Interests. Balkan Wars. Adrianople falls, March 26. Scutari surrendered to Montengro, April 23. Peace treaty of Balkans signed In London. Miscellaneous. * Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst visits the United States, Oct. 18. Gettysburg encampment of confed erate and Union veterans fifty years after the battle of Gettysburg, held on July 1-5. Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, escaped from Matteawan In sane asylum and flees to Canada, we Is ejected from Canada and seeks ref uge In New Hampshire, where the case is still pending'in the U. S. courts. SteamBhip Aquitania to be the larg est steamer in the world, launched In England, April 2. * Colonel Roosevelt starts on South American hunting trip, visits Rio Janeiro, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brizil; Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic and Valparaiso, Chile. Mendel Beilis tried and acquitted of ritual murder at the "Holy City" of Kiev, Russia. Gamboa dike last obstruction in the Panama Canal blown up with dyna mite on Oct. 10th. Buildings of the Panama-Pacific Ex position started at San Francisco. Ger man and English governments decline to participate. Labor Disputes. Indianapolis street car strike be gins Oct. 31. Copper strike in Michigan started July 23. Prisoners in the Indianapolis dyna mite conspiracy spend the first day in Ft. Leavenworth penitentiary Jan. 1. Firemen, engineers and trainmen of Eastern railroads demand increase and better hours. Matter adjusted by arbitration. t Hotel waiters' strike in New York city Jan. 1st. One hundred thousand lady garment workers strike in New York Jan. 10. Mounted. Farmer Hawbuck?What do you charge for pictures like them? Photographer ? Eight dollars, mounted. Farmer Hawbuck ? All right. Where's the horse I'm to set on? Tedious "Has anything happened while 1 have been away?" "Not a thing that I shall have to whisper to you. Everybody has been tediously decent for months." satisfied memories, noble histories, faith ful sayings, treasure houses of precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb, nor pain make gloomy, nor pov erty take away from us?houses buili without hand3, for our souls to live in. ?John Ruskln. THE SUNDAY SUPPER. I The Sunday supper Is usually the most informal -"meal of the week, and if a guest arrives he is given a part to perform in the preparation of the meal. The most delightful part of it all to men, especially, is be'hig al lowed to make something, and the ; men and women worth while are thoso who are learning ?how to do thing3. It "may be the most appreciated ac complishment that a man possesses, if he may add to the comfort of some body some time by being able to pre pare a cup of cocoa or coffee, a piece of toast or cook a steak. One. hot dish for Sunday night is <?onsidered sufficient. The chafing dish is very popular, or if one has an electric plate or appliances, the meal may be made especially delightful. The nice thing about a chafing dish? if one has the'fuel, it is Just as easy1 * 11 x Ad in Q LU use It OUL UI1 lilts ljuu.ua. ao tu ? model city apartment. A plain salad with sandwiches, a bit of fruit, either fresh or preserved, with some kind of cake, will make a good meal, even for company. Beef With Savory Sauce.?-Cut coli boiled or roast beef in thin slices. Heat together one tablespoonful of butter, two of tomato catsup and a cup of thickened gravy. The gravy or sauce may be made of stock, if. not at hand. Season well and lay in the meat to be heated through. Egg and Cheese.?In a saucepan or chafing dish put a tablespoonful of butter and a half cupful* of milk; add a quarter of a teaspoonful of dry mus tard to a half pound of finely cut cheese, a dasb of salt and a half tea spoonful of Worcestershire sauce. Heat slowly until the cheese melts, then add six well beaten eggs, and stir until thick. Just before serving add two tablespoonfuls of orange juice. Serve* hot. A creamed dish making a rich white sauce and adding any kind of diced meat from chicken fftoot nnrlr mo Iroc Q frnnH hftt dish to serve with or on toast. Deviled Meat.?Rub together one ta blespoonful of softened butter, a quar ter of a teaspoonful of dry mustard, a dash of cayenne and a half teaspoon ful of salt, then add gradually one-half teaspoonful each of Worcestershire and vinegar. Cut underdone slices of roast and dip in this mixture, then saute in a little butter until well heat ed. ? He that Is proud of the rustling of his silks, like a madman, laughs at the rat tling of his fetters. For Indeed, clothes onrht to ho our remembrancers our lost Innocency. , ?Fuller.' WHAT TO EAT. A left-over cup of mashed potato, with the addition of milk scalded with a slice of onion and thickened with a little flour and butter will make a good soup for a chilly night. So many of these ideas will appeal to the busy house mother; but will quickly pass from the mind unless jotted down. This idea of keeping a book of left-over ideas is a fine sav ing of both material and nerves. For example, on a page headed potatoes, add recipes for the use of such left overs, or indicate the page of cook book where such recipes may be found, so that no time be lost in look ing up dishes. A card system is found most advantageous in all business places, why not In the profession of house keeping. Apricot Souffle.?Take three-quar ters of a cup of apricot pulp made from dried apricots soaked over night and put through a sieve; add sugar to taste and fold In the whites of three well beaten eggs. Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour. Smothered Fish.?This dish is great ly relished on a cold winter night: Put six slices of fat salt pork in the frying pan and brown well; take out the pork and slice five or six small onions Into the hot fat. When the onions are beginning to turn yellow, remove them and lay in pieces of fresh uncooked fish in the fat; spread them with the partly cooked onions, season with salt and pepper and cover the onions witb a layer of sliced potatoes. Cover closely and cook slowly on the back part of the range where there is no danger of burning. Cold cooked fish and cooked potatoes may be used in place of <:ht; raw material. Allow /-.? r.f nlnn' rnnkine' for till UVUt Ui w- W.w o - this dish. Well Worth Two Cents. When a Los Angeles man received i notice that an unstamped letter ad dressed to him had been deposited in the postoffice there he did not think it worth while to furnish two cents for its transportation, but a second notice Induced him to provide a stamp. The letter contained a check for $1,193. . Tomatoes Provide New Industry. Extracting the oil from tomato seed has become a considerable indus try in Italy. Government Would Teach. The part failure of certain tree crops in Hungary, and a certain amount of indifference in this regard among the growers in some districts, hav.e given the Hungarian government concern and caused it to institute at various places regular courses and lectures on the subject of fruit growing in gen eral, as well as special course? and lectures in regr.rd to the various branches of the industry. Big Dipper is to vanish in 200,000 years We should sit up and wait! New Ideas foi By A. NEE Author of "Handicraft for Handy E< FlG-l-ThE-COMPLETCDtL AN EASILY-MADE ELECTRIC BELL OUTFIT. The home-made electric bell shown in the illustrations is very simple in construction, and is made of only suob materials as are easily obtained. The working principle of an electric bell is this: When the .push-button is pressed, the current from the bell bat tery passes along the liell wire and through coils, of wire mounted upoD the bell base. These coils of wire are wound around cores of soft iron, and when the current passes around and around through the many turns of wire the cores become magnetized and together form a "horse-shoe mag net." This magnet draws the bell hammer arm, or "armature," towards it Then, the Instant that thq arma ture is pulled away from the little ad justment screw that presses against it, the electrical connection is brokeii, the horse-shoe magnet loses its mag netic influence, and the armature springs back to its former position against the adjustment screw. ThiB "closes the circuit;" then the current flnws through the maenet coils a train. and the armature is drawn away from the screw as before. The horse-shoe magnet is the first portion of the hell to make. .Get two %-inch or 5-16-inch carriage holts 2% inches long for the iron cores, and % pound of ordinary insulated electrical, bell wire. Also buy four %-inch bolt washers for the ends of the magnets. Slip two washers upon each bolt, and screw the nut onto the end, tempo rarily. Before starting to wind the wire upon the bolts, slip four or five inches of thg end through the hole of the-washer on the nut end of the bolt; then carefully wind the wire around the bolt between that washer and the one at the bolt-head end. Wind back' to the starting point, then to the bolt head end again, and so on back and forth until the .height or the washers has been reached. Wind an even number of layers on-the bolts, so the upper end of the wire can be brought out through the washer at the nut ' end. Fig. 3 shows tne core wun luh coil completed. If you now connect both ends of the coil wir? to a battery, as a test, you will find that the bolt has become an "electro magnet." The two electro-magnets connected at one end with a metal "yoke" form the horse-shqp magnet. Oi& end of * horse-Bhoe magnet attracts aad the other repels, and in order to m^ke one a "positive" and the other tf' "nega tive pole" the winding of the colls must be done in opposite dlrections~ that is, tha winding on one must be done clockwise, and that on tbe other counter-clockwise. Make the yoke out of a strip of tin 1 inch wide and 3 inches long, and with a nail punch holes through It 2 Inches on centers, large enough for the magnet bolts to stick through (Fig. 4). Connect the lower ends of| * * A1 i?'v Inaflflior f til? wire 01 mij twu uuuo bv5?vuv?, then screw down the nuts tight against the yokes. Figs. J5 and 6 show how the horse-sbpe magnet is fastened to the bell base by. a wooden cleat. Details of the armature are shown in Figs. 7 and 9. It is made of tin cut from a tomato can, and the ham mer from a broken alarm clock. Cut the piece of tin 5 inches long and 1% inches wide, over all, with a 1-inch ; tab on the hammer end and a %-inch tab on the opposite end, aa shown. Fold the sides of the piece over onto the middle portion (Fig. 8), and thein . fold the sides of the hammer end over the haxpmer wire and pound it down until it hplds the wire securely. Punch a hole-through the opposite end of the armature large enough for a .. ^ i_i. .email screw, and screw it at uub yumu to a small block of wood (A, -Pig. 8). Then fasten block A to the base block in the position shown In Fig. 2, with the armatur* exactly parallel to the magnet heads and about 3-16 Inch away from them. Fig. 9 shows the details of the ad justment screw and a binding post. Cut B out of hard wood; ?ack the strip of tin, D, "to its tfljauri face, and nail B to the base b^Vnear the pivoted end of the armattjp as shown in Fig. 2. Tack the piece of tin, C, to the base block under the end of D, and punch! a hole through both C and D for thn? screw-eyo? binding post to run through. Fold a small piece of tin in halt', as shown in Fig. 30, for the sec ond binding post, tack the lower por tion to the base blocly antfrjpierce a hole for a screw-eye. This blndlrfj^Qst ?iay bo'fastened almost any P?K^on j ECTEIC-BEU- OUTFIT the block. Connect one of the upper ends of the magnet-coil \ylres to it, and connect the upper end of the other coil wire to the screw which holds the armature to block A,'' Mount the bell from a broken alarm clock upon a tin stilt made as Bhcwn in Fig. 11, using a long enough screw to extend well into the base block. T?e armature must not strike the bolt headB. "because just enough magne tism if likely to remain in them, after the electrical contact has been broken, to hold the armature fast Place the bell in such q position that the ham-, mer end of the armature cannot >be drawn closer than 1-16 inch to the bolt head. ' A splendid Home-made pusn-Dutton can be made with a shoe-polish can (Fig. 12). Cut a block %-lnch thick and of the inside diameter of the can, and to it screw the tin contact plates E and F (Figs. 13 and 14). Use a brass rug tack for a button. File off its end short, and drop enough seal ing wax or solder on the remaining end to keep the tack from slipping out out of the hole. You. can operate your bell vjlth a home-made salammoniac hattery> Use a Mason irult jar to hold the solution, and a zinc pencil, and a carbon from a worn-out dry battery; for the zinc and earbon elements. After cboneotlng the battery, push button and bell, you will hare ta ad just the contact screw to the point at which the armature vibrates 'the steadiest and strongest. " j (Copyright, by A. Neely HalL) London's Best Donkey. Bill has just been declared the bt donkey of the year in London, ar$te People's Palace,-in tl^p East end,whe'~ he had to compete against 253 othe donkeys. His master is a 23? IHOfrPOUSH CAN ' . Pic. 12 Walworth. Bill was! declared to be ail. that a donkey; should be?wejl groomed, carefully "maoifeured" as to his hoofs, and his 'inclination to cor pulency was ^accounted in his favbr rather than against him. At once h? n/inmuit Hie Ann o atlvor mortal^ a fta? 4<UV ( vm ? ya Mvwf} ?. ? ? ? . of iuu-ness <given, biw Our Dumb Friends league, which organized the show) and ii silver ^watch presented j hy Lady Shaftesbury. Bill,, it was do- ; c.'ared, has little, it any, of the ob*/ stlnate characteristics of his species, He "shakes hands," is very sociable, walks into his master's dining-room, 3 takes lumps of sugar from the table, and (if nobody is looking) will appro* J priate a joint of meat or any othe email item of that sort which may 1 !cft'"unprotected. In addition it ma. be added he only'cnst his master 32C harness and all. f" V Three Living Major Generals. Gen. Greavllle.- M. ;Dodge, w 1 home is in Council pinfta, Iowa, one of three surTirln? army commanders, the other t^o beihg erai Sickles and Gee. James H. son. General Dodge Is the last viving general commander, hove having been in command of the'Ar of the Tennessee and the Depar of Missouri. He was major g< at the age of thirty-two years, ing this rank in 1864. At that he says, he had In his comma brigadier general in command brigade Who was barely twentj years of age.?Magazine of Amej History. ' iT Entirely a Personal Matter Maijr Twain and his peculi were being discussed by an clasS in a western high school.! youthful orator had very eloque! described Mark's personal ap: anceand bad iaty unusual sffess oa the afttlior's fondness for/ wearing white flannel. "Gee!'* said one zaach Interested youth. "I don# see how the public knows whether his flannels was red or white."?Everybody's Maga* zlne. Most Prosperous Township. , Cullman, Alabama, claims to be the, most prosperous township In the work It is said that every man In the to; who is the head of a family ha clear title deed of ownership to home, and every one of them banking account. Co-operative fai ing is practiced in the country. A Labor Tragedy. "Jim hnd to pay a fine to the union when the strike was on." "What was the matter?" "A walking delegate happened to visit his house and found his wife's preserves were working.".