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DEFECTIVE WIRING. A Serious Cause of Great American Fire Loss. How much of the burning waste of the United States is due to the almost, universally present i.azards of electric; wirpc nnhnriv ran sav. There is no! " I cause of fire more difficult of proof?, not even arson. When an electric wire sets fire to the ordinary combustible j building the cause of the fire is the first thing destroyed by the very na- j ture of its position, because the heat from electricity is so intense and the destruction of the insulation gives such <juick increase to the extent of the nre. me increasing cheapness vi tiec-j tricity for light and power alone has : enormously enlarged the area of its j introduction and it is doubtful if the standards of inspection and the rules of installation have kept pace with the . increase of hazards. In many cities and towns gas for lighting purposes has been forced out of many old dwellings by the cheapness and convenience of electricity in the past ten years. W_en this has happened electric wires nave oeen "nsnea Deiween wans, e\eu in old wooden buildings. Nothing could j be more dangerous to such a house ana no amount of nominal or even conscientiuos inspection can prevent the . danger arising from "fished" wires. | Most of such inspection must be guess work and whenever there is a bad guess the house is certain to burn some time or other. The intense dryness of'beat in winter tends to disin tegrate the insulation, rats get at it or some strain in t!;.e settling of such a house after freezes and thaws is likely to bring the wire in touch with} wood and when that occurs the house j is gone. An investigation into fires, .that have happened in suburbs to j which electric wiring has been recent-j ly extended from many cities would, we believe, prive that an epidemic f:as followed every such extension. As a rule no wires should be permitted in ( J nlAAA^ w uuuexi uuuses catcpi vv.lig.li m safety conduits in the walls. The practics of "fishing" has undoubtedly cost! many millions of losses, in order that electricity may be sold cheaply. 5IINETY-0SE SHIPS SUNK BY tfERMAX SEA WASPS * I Submarine and Moines Sent Many to Buttom Under Germany Wrfr Zone Decree?1,00 Lives. Ninety-one merchant vessels have, "been destroyed by German submarines1 and mines, and more than 200 lives | lost, since tte German war zone de-1 cree became effective on February 18. * The great majority of the vessels were. British. The lost follows: V/N?.r?'ArrJnr? ( AA/? \ -Dtrn IU5C, wcgiau ^ i/ruucu;, February 19. (All saved.) Dinorah, French (torpedoed), February 19. (All save'd.) J. Bjarka, Norwegian (mine), February 20. (All saved.) Cambank, British (torpedoed), Feb-'' ruary 20. (Four dead.) | Bownshire, British (torpedoed), Feb- , ruary 20. (All saved.) Evelyn, American (mine), February 21. (One dead.) > Pporin Ynrwp?iflri ftnrnprlnpri V Fph_ ruary 23. (All saved.) [ Carib, American (mine), February 23. (Not known.) Brank. Chinese (mine or torpedo),' February 25. (All saved.) ~ Oakby, British (torpedoed), Febru- ; ary 23. (All saved.) Harpalion, British (torpedoed), February 23. (Three dead.) r*: . * /a. j _ ~ J \ ruo raua, JDriusn viorpeuoeuj, reu- , ruary 23. (All saved.) Deptford, British (mine or torpedo), , February 23. (One dead.) Western Coast, British (mine or torpedo), February 24. (All saved.) Xorsedyk, Dutch (torpedoed),-March j 5. (Not known.) I i Tangistan, British (torpedoed),; T\T~ ft / \ .w.i<uv;ii v. \ iim ij(-scvcn xusu; Blackwood, British (torpedoed), March 9. (All saved.) Princess (Victoria, British (torpe-i; doed), March 9. (All saved.) Indian City. British (torpedoed), i March 11. (All saved.) Headlands, British (torpedoed), j March 11. (All saved.) Andalusian, British (torpedoed), 1 March 11. (All saved.) Florizan, British (torpedoed), March 11. (One dead.) Invergil, Britisfn (torpedoed), March ! 13. (All saved.) Haana, Swedish, (torpedo or mine)( March 12. (All saved.) Atlanta, British (torpedoed), March : 15. (Six dead.) i Leeu warden, British (torpedoed),1; March 17. (All saved.) i Glenartney, British (torpedoed), ] March 18. (One dead.) 1 Bluejacket, British (torpedoed), March 19. (All saved.) 1 Cairtorr, British (torpedoed), March 1 21. (All saved.) Concord, British (torpedoed), March i 22. (All saved.) ^ (Media, Dutch (torpedoed), March 24. (All saved.) 1 Hyndford, British (torpedoed),March I 26. (One dead.) i IVteges, French (torpedoed), March \ 27. (One dead.) Delmira, British (torpedoed), March 25. (All saved.) Falaoa, British (torpedoed), March 2S. (Ill dead.) Aguila, British (torpedoed), March 28. (23 missing.) Amstel, Dutch (mine), March 2S. (All saved.) Flaminian, British (torpedoed), .Marcii uy. (Ail savea.j ^ Crown of Castile, British (torpedoed), March 29. (All saved.) Emma, French (torpedoed), March 31. (Nineteen dead.) Seven Seas, Britisfn (torpedoed), April 1. (Eleven dead.) South Point, British (torpedoed), April 1. (All saved.) Xov, Norwegian (burned), April 1. {An savea.; Scheiland, Dutch (mined), April 1. i (One dead.) Gloxiana, British (torpedoed), April! 1. (All saved.) Jason, British (torpedoed), April 1. (All saved.) Nellie, British (torpedoed), April 1. (All saved.) Lockwood, British (torpedoed), April 2. (All saved.) Parquerette, French (torpedoed),1 April 2. (All saved.) City of Bremen, British (torpedoed), April 3. ('Four dead.) Hermes, Russian (torpedoed), April 4. (All saved.) Olivine, British (torpedoed), April 4. (All saved.) Agatha, British (torpedoed), Aprils. (All saved.) Northlands, British (torpedoed), April 5. (All saved.) Zarina, British (torpedoed), April T.J (-Mne dead.) Harr>alyce, British (torpedoed), April 9. (All saved.) Frederick Frank, French (torpedoed), April 11. (All saved.) President, British (torpedoed), April 11. (All saved.) Wayfarer, British (torpedoed), April 12. (All saved.) Ellispontes, Greek (torpedoed), April 17. (All saved.) Vanilla, British (torpedoed), April 18. (Crew lost.) L. Lawrence, British (torpedoed), April 22. (Two dead.) Ruth, British (torpedoed), April 23. (All saved.) Fraek, Finnish (torpedoed), April 23. Ull saved.) Lily Dale, British (torpedoed), April 29. (All saved.) Svorno, Russian (torpedoed), April 1 30. (All saved.) Laila, Norwegian (torpedoed), April 30. (All saved.) Edale, British (torpedoed), May 1. All saved.) Gulflight, American (torpedoed), May 1. (Three dead.) Ellida, Swedish (torpedoed), (May 1. (All saved.) Baldwin, 'Norwegian (torpedoed), May 2. (All saved.) I America. Norwegian (torpedoed), May 2. (All saved.) Elsa, Swedish, torpedoed), "May 8. (All saved.) Minterne, British (torpedoed), May 3. (All saved.) Cruiser, British (torpedoed), May 3. (Two wounded.) Scottish Queen, British (torpedoed), May 3. (All saved.) Iolanthe, British (torpedoed), May 3. (All saved.) Hero, British (torpedoed), May 3. (All saved.) Northward Ho, British (torpedoed), May 3. (All saved.) Hector, British (torpedoed). May 4. (All saved.) Progress, British (torpedoed), May. 4. (All saved.) Bob White. British (torpedoed), iMay 4. (All saved.) Ruth, British (torpedoed), May 4. ( A11 cnt'pri 1 Uxbridge, British (torpedoed), May' 5. (All saved.) Cathay, Danish (torpedoed), May 5.j (All saved.) j Stratton, British (torpedoed), May 5. (All saved.) Earl of Latham, British (torpedoed), May 6. (All saved.) Candidate, British (torpedoed), May 6. (All saved.) iponturian British (tornedoed). May i 6. (All saved.) Lusitania, British (torpedoed), May 7. (Probably 1,000 lost.) TURNS DOWN LARGE ORDER. Shell Manufacturer Refuses to Sell to Europeans. Battle Creek, Mich., May 22?C. E. Kolb, president of a local manufacturing Mnpprn !h?s refused an order from a. European government for shrapnel shells. The order, if accepted, would have amounted to about $3,000 a day for an indefinite period. "I could not sleep easy with the thought that the product of our plant svas murdering boys in Europe," said Mr. Kolb, in announcing his action. "If the United States wanted the shrapnel sve would make them." rhe Quinine That Does Not Affect The Heed 3ecause of its tonic and laxative effect, I,AXAttVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor inline in head. Remember the full name and ook lor the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. ?- ? 'A'? OUR BRIGHT BLUE SUN. / It Is Vte Air or Moisture That Makes It Look White or Red. There is a general belief that sunlight is white ;uid therefore that the sun is white. But this is a long way from the real condition of things. The sun is a bright blue, as blue in color as seems the water of a deep mountain j lake. It is the air that makes the sun ' seem white. I Everybody bus noticed when the air | | is very foggy that the sun appears as a red ball, as red as a redhot poker. Yet we know the sun hasn't changed at all. It is the mist in the air that makes the color seem different. Aud in the dawn and dusk, no matter how clear the air may be. the sun is much I redder in color than when it is over- ! head in the middle of the day. The reason for this is that in the morning and evening we see the sun through a thicker belt of air. It is this thicker air which makes it look redder, just as it is the fog which has the same effect If the air were taken away entirely, then we should expect the sun to be still less red. i Since in the middle of the day the i sun is white, how could it be less red? | By being blue. The atmosphere is really like a thick j orange colored veil spread between the world and the bright blue sun. Like a veil it dims the light, and its color acts as a filter. Actually the air stops most of the blue rays, but lets nearly all the j orange colored rays come through. It has been quite definitely shown j that if it were not for the orange coltlio nir \vr? rnnlri not live VI CU ? cii VI i.iiv MAk .. v, ^ _ upon the earth today. Even as it is the actinic rays of sunlight give sun- j stroke in summer, and it is in the blue and violet rays that the damage is | done. The air softens the sunlight enough for us to bear it j A few million years hence the sun will be yellow, and already some of its earlier blue heat is gone. But for a million years ahead?"we should worry!"'?New York American. TAKING A PERFECT BREATH. Proper Method of Filling the Entire Lung Cavity With Air. It does not suffice to breathe pure air. It must be properly breathed. All breathing should be done through the nose?never through the mouth?and, if possible, in the open air, or, at least, before an open window, and several times daily. The passage of air through the nose has the advantage of being warmed and moistened and, in reality, filtered. While deep breathing has been ad vised and written aDout auring recem years, it is interesting to know that oriental teachers and philosophers have known and practiced it for generations. This best cf all practices may not promote muscular strength or increase the size of the biceps, but it surely makes directly for the health of the lungs, heart, liver and abdominal organs, and thereby greatly and surely serves the brain. I To take a perfect breath: Stand erect by an open window or out of doors. Pucker up the lips as though starting to whistle and slowly blow out the breath and empty the lungs of air. Then, closing the mouth, breathe through the nose, inhaling slowly and steadily, filling the entire lung cavity, which is done by bringing into play the diaphragm, which, descending. exerts a gentle pressure on the abdomen. In the final movement the lower part of the abdomen will be drawn in. which movement gives the lungs a support and also helps to fill the highest points of the lungs. Retain the breath for a few seconds. Then once again pucker up the lips as if to whistle and through the small opening slowly and gently exhale the breath.? Boston Post The Sun In Alaska. Noon on Dec. 21 at Fairbanks, Alaska, is identical with midnight, June 21, at the same place except that it is usually 130 degrees colder and there is snow on the ground. In winter the sun in interior Alaska rises about 10 o'clock and sinks out of sight again about 2 in the afternoon. The temperature in the latter part of December usually is 40 degrees below j zero. Sometimes it goes down to 60 below. In summer the thermometer on June 21 will often show 90 degrees in the shade, thus giving a range of 150 degrees.?Popular Mechanics. Exchange of Courtesies. One of the keenest journalists and wits, Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, had the better of the irate stranger against whom he ran by accident at the corner of a street in Munich. '.'Beast!" cried the offended person without waiting for an apology. "Thank you," said the journalist, "and mine is Saphir." From an Author's Journal. I mortgaged my home to purchase an automobile; then the auto, in a humorous freak, ran down and tisabled for life the man who held the mortgage. And to think I had so many enemies I had hoped to put out of 4-V>of aoma rn fl h i n P !? U USiXICia TTllLl lUttl uurnv. Atlanta Constitution. At Our Boarding House. "We become what we eat," said the theosophist without any excuse whatsoever. "No wonder I feel like a menagerie," volunteered the cheerful idiot "I've been eating hash for a month."?Philadelphia Ledger. Bells. The Invention of bells is attributed to the Egyptians, who are credited with having made use of percussion Instruments to announce the sacred fetes of Osiris. 5P y? ""S KV s* s ft flu 5* ?> 0=1 ? ? *= C-! O C-4 o 0"4 . 3 g^B^SSSE| CD O ?j rt T* 3 EL 3 O13 S? 09 3 S ^ P . 2 n> $ f/5 a o p . gp ** M & a> a- <3 ^ o B ft p? ri H N 3 Winthrop College. SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop college and for t':e admission of new j students will be held at the county j court house on Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less j than sixteen years of age. When j scholarships are vacant after July 2 I they will be awarded to those making the highest average at t'-is examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth 5100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 15, 1915. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Hock Hill, S. C. 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