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P i \ P P THE LONG ISLAND FARMER, JAMAICA, JANUARY 8, 1«H. • I PRIORI G E T S REPRIEVE. S t a t e m e n t o n E v e o f D e a t h M a y S a v e A llegrect M u r d e r e r . New York* Jan. 7. — Lorenzo Priori, who was to have been executed at Sint Sing prison this morning and who has been granted a respite of 20 days by Gov ernor Odell, although apparently glad that he has thus far escaped the electric ehair, is in deadly fear of the Mafia, which, he says, has placed a price upon his head. The murder of which Priori was con victed occurred on Dec. 11,1898, in front of 526% Broome street. Priori, who was a drug clerk and who had served a term in state prison on the charge of abduc tion, had been playing cards with Vin cenzo Garagnsi, an Italian banker, and others in the back room of the drug store that night. There was a quarrel about the play, and the banker left the store. I t was alleged that Priori followed Gara- gusi and shot and killed him as he was about to enter his house. Priori told Judge Bankson T. Morgan, his counsel, that he was innocent, hut when asked if he knew who had com mitted the murder refused to say any thing. He maintained that attitude until after he had been notified that the court of appeals had refused him a new trial. Last Thursday, however, he asked that Sister Xavier, who had often visited him in the deathhouse, be sent for. To her he said: “As true as I know that there is a God above us, as true as I know that I am going to be electrocuted Monday morning, as true as is this, my dying confession, I did not commit the crime.” “But who did, ray brother?” asked the sister. Priori then gave the name of a relative. The name is withheld for the present, as its publication might interfere with the ends of justice. Sister Xavier, after hearing Priori’s statement, sent for Father Benardino, who in turn sent for Judge Morgan. The latter in telling of his interview with the prisoner said Priori declared that his ob ject in declaring his innocence was not to escape the electric chair and that he was ready to die a t the appointed time. “I pleaded with the man,” said Judge Morgan. “I asked him why he was so willing to die in the electric chair. He told me that he knew if he should be granted a new trial he would never reach the Tombs alive, but that he would be assassinated by the members of the Mafia.” ________________ M i s s i n g M a n ’s B o d y F o u n d . Providence, Jan. 7.—The mystery of the disappearance of Robert Callender, who left his father’s home in this city Monday afternoon, has been solved by the finding of his body on the crest of a hill just over the boundary line of the city in the town of Cranston. He had shot himself in the roof of the mouth, sending a 45 caliber bullet upward through his head and probably producing instant death. The revolver lay beside the body with two discharged shells in the chambers. He had probably fired one shot to be assured that the revolver was in working order. Elisha P. Durfee, who found the body, lives in the vicinity and was taking an afternoon stroll when he made the discovery. He is not a wealthy xnan, but he has stated that he will not claim nor accept the reward of $1,000 offered. Th« fact that Robert Callender was in a despondent state, due to the strain of several weeks of buffer ing from insomnia, caused his self de structions to he anticipated. CULTIVATION OF RUBBER F i g h t S u f f o c a te d I n a F i r e . Minneapolis, Jan. 7.—Eight men lost their lives in a fire at 115 Washington avenue in an early morning fire which had its origin in the rear of the Standard Furniture company. The men were over taken by an immense volume of smoke in the Harvard hotel, which occupies the sec ond, third and fourth floors of the build ing, and death in every instance was due to suffocation. When the men were found in various parts of the house, a man nam ed Erickson was dead and the seven eth ers unconscious. Several persons had the most narrow of escapes. The loss on the building and contents will not exceed $3,000. ________________ P l e t c n S t r i k e S e t t l e d . Halifax, Jan. 7.—The colliers’ strike, which was renewed on Friday at Pietou owing to a misunderstanding, has been finally settled. The settlement gives 12 per cent inerease of wages to actual miners, 50 cents per day increase to me chanics and 25 cents per day to miners’ helpers. Every demand of the men is conceded, and nothing is said in the agreement about future wages. The managers sought to bind the men not to ask for a further increase for 12 months, but failed. The price of coal is higher ih Nova Scotia than ever before, and deal ers are negotiating for American coal. S a l e o f R a t h b o n e ’* P r o p e r t y S e t A s id e Cincinnati, Jan. 7.—Judge Thompson of the United States court has set aside the sale of property at Hamilton, O., in volved in the suits against Estes G. Rathbone, late director of posts in Cuba. The property includes two blocks and was sold for $113,000. An affidavit was filed by Charles Sohngen, a brewer, who said that the property was easily worth $200,000 and that he was willing to pay that amount. ___________ _ M r s . L e a s e T o S to p l e c t u r i n g . Topeka, Kan., Jan. 7.—Mrs. Mary E. Lease has written friends at Topeka from New York that she will withdraw her suit for divorce and return to Kansas to live with her husband. She quits the lecture field and will devote the remain der of her life to an endeavor to make a happy home for her husband and chil dren. A l l e n T o n n P o r t o R i c o . San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 7.—Gov ernor Allen, who left San Juan Thursday to visit the towns in the western part of the island, has returned to the capital. He visited several places never before visited by any governor of Porto Rico. Everywhere he was most enthusiastically received. W e b s t e r D a v i i ’ F a t h e r D e a d . Kansas City. Mo., Jan. 7.—Daniel F. Davis, fathei of Webster Davis, former assistant secretary of the interior, has died of consumption, aged 64 years. Mr. Davis had been in feeble health for more than a year. He was a veteran “'■* civn war. Jfew T r a n s p a c i f i c L i n e . Berlin, Jan. 7.—The Kosmos line has entered inM u« agreement with the Ham- burg-Amerkan line admitting the latter to the wt>.: coast of America under the leadership of the Kosmos line. .. . -. e Weather Foreeast. Fair and warmer. Fine Field In Guatemala Open to American Enterprise. IDEAL LAND FOR AGRICULTURISTS C o n s u l b a l l y S a y s tb e G u a t e m a l a R u b b e r L a n d s A r e E q u a l to A n y In th e W o r l d —N a t i v e L a b o r Is C h e a p . M a n n e r o f T r e a tin g ? M ilic o f t b e T r e e s . Owing to the enormous increase In the uses of rubber, such as in electrical work, the manufacture of rubber tires, etc., the American consuls stationed in rubber countries are frequently called upon to report on tbe rubber cultiva tion with a view to interesting Ameri can capital. The latest report on this subject to the state department at Washington comes from Consul James M. Nally of Guatemala. The report points out above all the necessity of locating such a plantation on suitable land: “Some land, while having all the ele ments required for fruitful production, lacks the fertility necessary for quick growth. The time required for de velopment depends entirely upon the soil and the advantages of location. Some lands will develop the growth of the tree so rapidly that in seven years It will produce milk, while others need from nine to ten years. Land situated near the sea and at its level, having the full benefit of tbe sea breezes, will produce in much shorter time than land of a higher elevation and further inland. In the cultivation of rubber one must also cultivate patience, for at least seven years are required before any return Is made on the investment; however, cocoa, sugar cane, tobacco and other marketable products can be raised a t the same time, which will pay expenses for rubber cultivation. “The rubber lands in Guatemala are equal to any In the world, and with proper care and intelligent cultivation he product will command a price equal to any. The climate, soil and atmos phere of Guatemala are entirely favor able to the cultivation, not only of rub ber, cocoa, tobacco, coffee and sugar, but of all vegetables and articles of domestic use. It is, in my judgment, the ideal land for tbe farmer, who, with the application of modern farm Implements, could win a recompense for his labor much beyond that to be obtained In our own country. Two crops a year can be raised, and there Is absolutely no limit to the articles of farm production which could be cul tivated here. “Every inquiry received desires data, as to the probable cost of rubber pro duction. This is difficult to give, as much depends on the person engaged in the work. However, these points must be considered: The cost of the land, its location, and the quality of the soil; the facility for securing work men; the means for getting the rubber to the coast or railway, etc. It is esti mated that 100,000 trees can be planted in one caballeria (about 115 acres), which land can be purchased for about $100 an acre. The labor Is cheap, the native workman getting about 6 reals, or 12 cents in United States currency, a day. Small, inexpensive huts must be erected on the plantation for the work men. Plantains are the food used, and these can be grown In sufficient quan tities without any expense whatever. After the trees are planted, very little cost is incurred, unless the planter Is raising other marketable products. I know of no enterprise or business re quiring as little money as the cultiva tion of rubber. After the seventh year, each tree can be counted upon to give a product worth at least $1 gold per year, and sometimes $2.” The report then enters into details as to the tapping of the trees. Dealing with the treatment of the milk the re port says: “As to the treatment of the milk when extracted opinions differ. The natives make a canal in the tree and let the milk run into a hole In the ground made particularly for that purpose, which answers as a receptable. In the process of hardening or solidifying, dirt is taken in, and, of course, the rub ber is not pure and is of less value. Some permit the milk to flow into a barrel, and the juice of a vine, qule- bra-cajite, is used to solidify. Alum, which has an almost immediate effect on the rubber, is much used. An in direct fire Is also used to cause the evaporation of tbe water in the milk. Another process is to pour the milk Into water; the milk hardens imme diately and when taken out is in ap pearance much like a sponge. It should then be passed through a press and all the water squeezed out. An American wringer can be U3ed for the purpose. When this is done, the rubber is of a whitish color and is the pure product” H e a v y F i s h C a n a :lit W i t h H o o k . The largest fish of the season caught in Florida waters was landed recently by George Wolf, a winter tourist from New York, at Daytona, near Jackson ville. It was a whip ray, measuring 12 feet 10 Inches long and 6 feet wide, weighing 980 pounds, says the New York World. It was caught with a hook and landed with the assistance of several men and harpoons. A S o u t h A f r i c a n P o s s i b i l i t y . It may turn out, says the New York Tribune, that the only great and mem orable military reputation to rise out of the South African war on either aide will be that of De Wet, tbe crown and flower of Free State chivalry and a Roland for any Oliver which the in vading empire over the seas can «end against Mas. NOVEL COTILLON FIGURES.' ftc B e r ijrtio n o f T h o v c in t r o d u c e d u t the W h i t n e y B u ll, The supper, served soon after mid night, at William V. Whitney’s mag nificent ball, given recently in New York in honor o f his niece, Miss Helen Tracy Barney, was one of Sherry's best efforts. The 100 tables appeared like magic and were whisked away again almost as quickly. This was the menu* Bouillon en tasse. Terrapin. ’ Camasback Duck. Poulssit rrrilles a la IHible. Pate ,-n Croute. S».ioie. Glace. Gateaux. Bonbons. O-fe. Champagne. Apollinari*. Immediately after supper the cotillon was started. Worthington Whitehouse led with Miss Barney. There were 150 couples dancing. In all, ten figures were danced, six with favors. Some of them were witty and novel, says the New York World. For one figure three horses—stage ones, of course—pranced in. They were supposed to represent Mr. W hitnej’s favorite tbitee, which, of course, include Ballyhoo Bey and Prince Charles. The jockeys wore Mr. Whitney’s colors. Riding crops for the men and women were the favors. Other favors were gauze saslies tricked out with chrysanthemums for the women and jeweled trinkets for the men; electric lanterns for the wom en and silver baby rattles for the men; bouquets and boutonnieres of real flow ers; bags of antique velvet and tabard horns and silk flags of all nations for both men and women. The balloon figure made a great hit. These balloons were big enough to cov er the men. They were swathed in them outside the ballroom, and each woman had to break the tissue paper before she discovered the identity of her partner. The fan figure was equally humor ous. A fan 16 feet long was set up in the middle of the floor, and the men and the girls arranged themselves on either side. The ^ girls held up their fans, and the men selected their part ners from the fans they saw. It was 4 a. m. before the last figure was danc ed. Then a buffet supper was served to the tired and hungry dancers. BONIESOFRECONCENTRAD.OS fifovel I d e a o f a St. L o u i s D o c t o r F o r T h e i r U t i l i s a t i o n . Dr. Howard Howlett, a S t Louis practitioner, who was recently in Washington en route to his home from Cuba, has a novel Idea of utilizing the skulls and bones of the dead recon- centrados of Cuba, says tbe St, Louis Globe-Democrat. He says: “Tbe presence of thousands of hu man bones, of all sizes and descrip tions, stacked up on the surface of the graveyards and vacant lots of certain sections of the Island Of cdbqrsuggest- ed a professional idea to me while I was recently In that country. As the medical profession now knows, great difficulty is experienced at many of our colleges in securing tbe bones of the human body for the purpose of demonstration to classes of medical students. There is now a premium on human bones In fact, and whenever they are obtained they are regarded as valuable acquisitions. Down ih Cu ba thousands of bones are going to rot simply for the want of transportation and preservation. I recently passed a spot In the province of Pinar del Rio where there was a half acre pit filled with bones and skulls to a depth of six feet. They had been thrown in indiscriminately and lay in all atti tudes and without any regard to the ordinary rules of human interment. “I thought as I viewed them how val uable they would be if transported to this country. They would be readily purchased by the medical colleges and used in the classrooms. Many of these bones are all that remain mortal of the hundreds of reconcentrados who were literally starved to death by the Weyler regime in Cuba during the re cent rebellion there. The Spanish au thorities buried the dead reconcentra- dos not as humanely as we would bury so many dogs. They lie in the open air, entirely unprotected and ac cessible to any one who may desire to view them.” Move Abont Salt Bating, It is now stated that “salt eating” is becoming a very serious disease among women of all classes. They are alleg ed to carry a lump of salt in their pock ets and nibble at it on all occasions. Loss of hair and a yellow, shriveled skin, according to the Glasgow Weekly Herald, are p art of the penalties. Y a l e ’s S e w S o n g . For Tale, old Yale, come join the cheer That reigns from age to age. The rose crowned altar ot our love, Our goodly heritage; The scepter’s might shall wax and wane. The kingly cheek shall pale, But deep within the hearts of men Shall live the name ot Yale. uruur. Yale, old Yalel Though voices fail That shout today thy name, A hundred hearts Where one departs Shall keep alight the flame I Unheeding clime, Unawed by time. The anthem of thy praise For Yale, for Yale, For good old Yale, Shall ring the endless days! Spirit of Yale that sacred guards Our stripling manhood’s home, Bobed in the hue that holds our hearts. The blue of heaven’s dome, Thy song has swept the southern seas And cheered the northlsnd gale TUI where the foot of man has turned There lives the nsme of Yale. When passing years with rer'rent hand Have thinned our joyous throng, Lite’s mellow sunset flush shall find Our love still deep and strong. Though brows be garlanded with white. We’ll join the young and hale, And hand In hand and heart to heart Wt’ll ting the name of Yale. —Yals Alumni Weekly PHONETIC EXPERIMENTS Interesting Researches at Yale In Science of Speech. PROP. SCRIPTURE'S DEDU0TI0NS, T b e “ P e r s o n a l E q v s i t l o n ” l a S p e e c h D i s c o v e r e d b y a n I n t r i c a t e M a c h in e S e t Up l a t b e U n i v e r s i t y ’s P s y c h o lo g i c a l L a b o r a t o r y — R e c o r d o f a JTevr Y o r l c e r D iffe r s F r o m Y a n k e e T a l k . Professor B. W. Scripture, as the result of three years’ experiments at the Yale psychological laboratory in New Haven, has made discoveries which premise to change in many re spects the present theories with refer ence to the human voice and its culture, says the New York Evening Sun. Professor Scripture's deductions are: First.—The mouth does not a c t as a resonator for the overtones of the vocal cords. Second.—In English verse, time, pitch and intensity are elements of the rhythm. English verse contains not only stress, but has also tbe element of time, like classic verse. The first discovery will cause a change of theories and practice in the teaching of vocal music. The second will effect a change In the study of Anglo-Saxon and perhaps in the con struction of English verse of the fu ture. The experiments are the first of this kind In America. They,.include not only experiments in speech sounds, as material for language, but also In the changes resulting from different mental conditions, such as fatigue, emotion and the like, as well as the study of rhythm in relation to muBlc. The preliminary work on the elemen tary sounds of language led to so many novelties and showed bo clearly the need of revising many common ideas of the nature of speech that the origi nal problem was postponed until the most valuable fact in regard to spoken sounds could be collected by meaus of speech measurements made from the gramophone. “Who killed cock robin?” Is the verse that Professor Scripture hit upon for most of his experiments. One nfter another be has induced persons from diverse parts of the country and with numerous eccentricities of speech to put the question to his machines. The gramophone records were connected, when reproducing the sounds, with a sensitive needle, which made a record of the vibrations upon a long strip of smoked paper. The gramophones were run at a uniform speed of 70 revolu tions a minute. By a system of measurements de vised a t the laboratory Professor Scrip ture has found it possible to determine invariably the “personal equation” in the recitation of any speaker. William F. Hooley of New York, speaking with the normal American accent for New York and vicinity, put the interrogative stanza to the professor’s machine, and it was found that there was a marked difference between the effect of his rec itation on the vibrating needle and that of a representative Connecticut Yan kee. The Boston man and the Chicago man, the down easter and the man from way down south, each have dis tinctive differences in their way of ask ing “Who killed cock robin?” which Professor Scripture has reduced to rec ord by his machine. The theory that the spoken vowels do not differ essentially from those which are sung has been held for cen turies. The theory is that the differ ence between sung and spoken articu lation lies exclusively In the fact that the pitch, Intensity and duration of the syllables, or, more accurately, the vow els, are governed in song by melody and rhythm and in speech by the laws of emphasis, according to meaning and arrangement. According to this theory, there could he no difference between song and speech in a single vowel. The recent experiments a t Yale have completely overthrown this view. They show that the voice tones of spoken vowels are seldom of constant pitch. Some are constant in pitch, some fluc tuate, while some rise and fall in vari ous simple or complicated ways. There is a typical tone for the whole dis course which occurs in a majority of the vowels, while the others have quite different tones. Many of the vowels are fairly constant, but many others vary. It Is indeed just these changes and fluctuations in pitch and also in intensity that enable the voice to ex press the character oi thought When words are bung, they lose most of their character. Speech is capable of expressing by its modulations the various emotions and conditions of the Individual, but the singer has few re sources a t his command. The mouth, under the influence of the vocal cords, superimposes another tone than the one sung. The superimposed tone is seldom or never an overtone of the vocal cords. The old theory asserted that the mouth acts as a resonator and strengthens the overtones of the vocal cords. Since the publication of his deduc-, tions of experiment il phonetics, Pro fessor ScriDture has >een challenged to debates and lias i *n violently con tradicted by teaehe of tbe voice. He has just instituted a new series of experiments to eat blish to an even greater degree of a curacy bis deduc tions. ______ Il I t Law r™ Gossip? Emma Goldman, ays that anarchists will not kill any i ore kings. It would be interesting to7 inow, says the Wash ington Star, wiriher this is an official announcement dr mere feminine email f*lk. / / ^ DINING ROOM S P LENDOR ■ AMONG THE RAILROADS. L o n d o n ’* L a t e s t T a b l e D e c o r a t i o n * . Sefci-iet F o r C o lo r , G o ld F o r P l a t e . The dinner table in London for gala occasions this winter will be the most magnificent seen for many a long day. Not only is scarlet to be the favorite color for flowers, centerpieces and bon bons, but gold is to be used instead of silver plate, says the London Mail. The fashionable flower Is nerlne, a spiked scarlet blossom on a tall stem. Only on the tables of the very wealthy will this magnificence be met, though even in moderately dowered houses little touches of gold in the shape of saltcellars, pepperettes and mustard pots will certainly be the win ter novelty, so many and so lovely are the ones being sold in the shops now. The reason gold is coming Into fashion again is that silver Is so very inexpen sive that people who aforetimes were satisfied with it as a possession now order gold instead. At a less ceremonious party—for ex ample, at luncheon—one sees all sorts of quaint conceits, designed to make the table look novel and also to encourage conversation of a sprightly and effer vescent character. For example, a •.vest end firm has been sending out groups of “niggers” holding big bas kets full of flowers in their arms. That once favorite ornament, the swan in full feather, has been resuscitated in the form of a brooding dove, of which it is smart to order quite half a dozen of varying sizes, to be arranged at tbe corners of the table or in groups around the centerpiece. The doves bold colored bonbons and flowers alter nately. The old method of using a center spread has rather revived again, and for this winter military scarlet is to be the rage, decorated with gold braid. One firm is going the length ofusing real military’ cloth instead of silk or satin. Mahogany dining room tables of an antique type are still greatly in de mand, and both luncheon and dinner are often served on the bare table, with mats for the dishes and plates. Any amount of iugenuity m a y b e ' lav ished upon these mats, and an exceed ingly charming notion is to make them resemble red autumn leaves. Silk is cut out in the shape of large leaves, and the lines and veins are worked in embroidery silk to make them look as natural as pc^ible. SALT SAVED DROWNED FLIES M a s s a c h u s e t t s M a n T h i n k s I t W o u l d R e s t o r e H u m a n L iv e s . Elmer E. Bailey of Malden, Mass., telis of an. interesting experiment he has often tried with entire success apropos the recent discussion of the action of common salt upon the heart and the possibility of restoring heart action after it has been suspended som e tim e , «aye the Chicago T im o s- Herald. He says: “I have submerged a large horsefly In water and left it for 42 hours. Upon removing it and covering it with com mon table salt it gradually revived and, with some slight assistance in remov-4 ing the salt, which had become caked on its body, was able to fly about as well as over and apparently had suf fered no ill effects. “I have submerged two flies the same length of tinie and after removing them from the water put salt on one of them and none on the other. The one salted would revive, and the other remained dead. “If the same principle carried out would affect the human heart, why could not be applied to persons when apparently dead from drowning?” R e s t R o o m * F o r F a r m e r s ’ W iv e * . Rest rooms for farmers’ wives are be ing established in some towns in tbe west, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. They are located in the business cen ter and are made cozy and comfortable with easy chairs, lounges, books and magazines. Some offer tea at the price of 3 dents a cup. These rooms are sustained by women’s clubs in tbe cities, or the merchants of the cities contribute to them, with the idea that they help to draw trade. AUTOMOBILE NOTES. A company has been formed to oper ate an automobile car service on the south shore of Long Island. Tbe roads there are level and good. Automobile enthusiasts at present are giving considerable attention to dress for winter driving. Many have adopted fur coats and a fur cap of the regulation style. C. G. Wridgelef of New York recent ly made the trip to Washington in a motorette in 17 hours and 50 minutes. The trip from New York to Philadel phia required six hours. The trip from Philadelphia to Baltimore, a distance of 123 miles, was made in eight hours, without a stop. The reliability and convenience of an automobile service were shown to ad vantage in a recent snowstorm in At lantic City. Several inches of snow fell, blocking railroads, trolley cars and nearly all the public conveyances. The automobiles, however, continued to op erate almost with the same degree of regularity as under normal conditions. From present indications automobile touring promises to become unusually popular next spring. Most of the clubs around New York are looking ahead to trips over the United States. Con siderable touring will be done abroad also. * It is noticeable that women who drive or ride in automobiles have made a de cided change in their hats. When the motor machines first became popular, women wore the wide brimmed felt hat, decorated with feathers or plumes. Such headgear was abont as sensible as a flower garden hat on a bicycle. They caught the wind and were a nui sance generally.—Net* York Tribune. Line England Projects From Egypt to China. RUNS OF LOCOMOTIVES TESTED. O b s e r v a t i o n s T a k e n b y S t u d e n t * o n a C o w c a t c h e r a n d I n a C a b o n t b e B o s t o n a n d A l b a n y —N o t a b l e E n g i n e e r i n g F e a t I n th e W e s t —A n E l e c tr i c * ! S ig m b o a r d . One of the great tasks of the new century is the railroad Great Britain is planning to build from Egypt to the Tang-tse, says The World’s Work. It is proposed that the western point of departure shall bq either Alexandria or Port Said, and that the route, fol lowing roughly the parallel of 80 de grees north latitude, shall cross the isthmus of Sinai and northern Arabia, skirts the shores of the Persian gulf and pass through Baluchistan to Kur- rachee in India. The length of this section would be a trifle under 2,500 miles, and, except at the head of the Persian gulf, would present no physical obstacles that could not be easily surmounted. Use of the Indian systems, with a link to be supplied here and there, would bridge the dis tance between Kurrachee and Manda lay, whence tbe Indian government Is now building a railroad to Kunlong. Careful surveys have developed a prac ticable route from Kunlong to the Yang- tse at Su Chow, and from that point a line could be easily extended to Shanghai. Many sided results will attend the building of this line. Besides revolu tionizing the sea route and traffic with Australia, it will provide a rapid and safe means of trr/jslt between Europe, Tndia and China, and will enable cheap and speedy exchange of products throughout the vast region lying be tween the Mediterranean and tbe Pa cific. Finally, and this is the argu ment most frequently urged in its bp- half, it will form England’s natun response to the Transsiberian railway, and will conduce enormously to her power and prestige in the east. Con struction of this line is part of the de clared policy of Great Britain in China, and conservative advocates beUeve It will be built during the next decade. Students of the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology in Boston have completed a series of tests to ascer tain the efficiency of locomotives on long runs, says the New York Sun. The students made four round trips from Albany to Springfield on locomotive 221, an immense ten wheeler owned by tbe Boston and Albany railroad. They sought to learn the amount of co a l consumed not only during the run, but while the engine was waiting in the yard or a t the roundhouse; to find out the amount of water consumed and also to determine the power de veloped. The run from Albany to Springfield is 102 miles, and, owing to very steep grades, requires about three hours. A wooden shield was built on the front of the locomotive as a protection from the wind, and behind this three of the observers were stationed, while another remained In the cab. The coal consumed was weighed, the amount of water used in the boiler was measured by means of a pair of disk meters cou pled together, and in order to deter mine the amount of power developed indicator cards had to be taken a t short Intervals. Observations necessary to determine the speed were also made at various places along the line. Many other observations were taken, includ ing valve motion diagrams, gauge and counter readings, calorimeter readings and the determination of the steam used by the airbrake pump. The data accumulated will bring about a long series of calculations before the results a i . fully known. The Morenei Southern railway has been completed from Gntbrle to Mo- renci, a distance of 24 miles, and is ready for business. The construction of the narrow gauge road is one of the most notable engineering feats of the west, says a SolomonvIUe (A. T.) dis patch to tbe St. Louis Giobe-Demoerat, An instance is the overcoming of a grade of 1,350 feet, with a direct line of less than seven miles. There are two tunnels and five complete loops, four of tbe latter being In Morenei can yon, within a distance of two miles. By one loop a gain of 100 feet is made in elevation. Several of the bridges are remark able, that above the Gila being 102 feet above the river bed. In places great walls of masonry had to be built up to hold the railroad on. the edges of cliffs. As far as the heavy mountain work Is concerned, the line h as been made suit able for broadening if necessary. Probably tbe latest wrinkle in rail road advertising is the scheme recently placed in operation by a New Jersey electrical plant along the line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. The concern has an imc mense signboard within a few feet of the tracks and around its edge have been placed several hundred incandes cent lights. Wires connect the circuit with one of the dynamos in the com pany’s plant and at night or in foggy weather the current is turned on, mak ing the wording of the signboard visi ble hundreds of feet away. Much favorable comment has been called forth by the novelty of the idea and many manufacturers will undoubtedly adopt this means for making their ad vertisements work both day and night. W h e a t E x f e r i a r a t i . Experiments with fireproof wheat are being made in vocne of the wester* agricultural states. MUSIC O F T H E FU T U R E . Emil Panr on the Outlook F w T w e n t i e t h C e n t u r y . ' As one standing in an Alpine valley contemplates the heights behind him afid tries to define those which rise before In the cloudy aurora of a new - dawn, so at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century I survey the world of music, aud, while I am reasonably optimistic, I can see no certain prospect, writes Emil paur, conductor of tbe Philhar monic society in the New York 1cf<»r*M When the nineteenth century Beethoven was doing his greater. Work, Von Weber was living, as were also Schubert and Spobr and Donizetti, and I search the musical world In vain a t this opening of the twentieth century for great lights to match them. Moreover, from 1809 to 1830 of this golden century of music, there sprang into the world half a dozen great mas ters who have revolutionized ihe art and who conquered whole nations with the gift of melody—Mendelssohn, Schu mann, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Brahma Verdi, Gounod and Rubinstein, in tfee order of their advent. Can one reasonably hope that with the first quarter of the twentieth cen tury there shall arise such a galaxy of musical genius? If so, whence shall they come? W hat lines will they follow, or will they break from all restraint of accepted schools and strike out through the unexplored country with the bold, free hand of their early prototypes in the beginning* o f the nineteenth century? I am not a proph et that far. I cannot say. I must take note right here, however, that Russian music has received a t the closing of the nineteenth century a great stimulus, and there is reasonable confidence that the Slavic spirit will yet produce early in the twentieth century some admirable work, some thing truly distinctive and original The Russians are marvelously l::een in- telleetually, and not only responsive to the musical idea, b u f a f e also highly Tiginal in method. 1 cannot predict that any S w t f f t cult will overwhelm the world; In 'the coming century—as, for Instance, d i d Wagner in the last—but that nation will certainly stand well in the van guard, if great promise is a sound baslB for prophecy. To go to the other ex treme of thought and feeling, America, I must have the same to say. There have been some admirable works pro duced here, works of a natives origin and imbued with the spirit of the times and the people. But the great Ameri can school has not yet discovered its forerunner and exponent, and, conse quently, remains in latent obscurity calling vainly to its unknown jrenlus. NEW TRANSPORT WAGON. C a n C a r r y R a t i o n * F o r F o r t y o n O a t - ' p o s t D u t y o r S e r v e W i t t a B a t t e r y . The old idea of taking few measures^- for the comfort of the troops in theY field, because they are usually com pelled by the force of circumstances to do without any comforts, was exploc* ed long ago, and today every good, cer tries to bring his men to the of battle in as fresh a condition av sible. e* One of tbe most arduous duties, otESFT than actual fighting on the firing line, ■; is outpost duty, and any means that . will lighten this service in the flelf J will be welcomed by the army. Wagoi . transportation will not always be aval able far to the front, and yet the Sou African campaign has shown that ex at the outposts it can often come i play and would be of inestimable vc in sparing the men unnecessary' labc A new military transport and shel wagon is the direct outcome o f the k experience in the Transvaal, say s / New York Sun. It was designr a volunteer artillery coloneh**- field, England. The wagon ifto wood and is mounted on sprite* four wheels. The tires are eight inches wide to facilitate travel over soft ground, and the rear wheels are on a broader gauge than those in front. It is arranged for horse or traction en gine draft. T in top of the wagon box is sur rounded by stout wire netting, inside of which is the platform, Under the platform floor is a water cistern of 40 gallons capacity. On each sidle of the wagon are hinged doors, closing re cesses, in which a canvas shelter Is, kept rolled up. This canvas cam be run out in a very few minutes and when held up by tbe wagon a t one end awl, by posts planted out a t the side o f too wagon a t the other will form Hi rectan gular tent for 50 men. Seats are also provided at tbe sides of the wago&iia the form of hanging steps, so that the men can he carried on them when nec essary. When not in use, these seat* can be folded up out o f the way. Rifle or carbine racks are also part of it* equipment. The wagon can carry four tons of stores and would tbnv provide a detachment of 40 men with. rations for 100 days. It is designed either f®r the supply of a detachment on outpost duty or a s part of the equipment of a field battery, and with its tent shelter will prove far more valuable, under circumstances where, hcrse or traction engine draft la available a t aril, than the transport wagons now In use. T h e T w e n t i e t h C e n t n e r- It is the confident age, Tine of greet dreams that shall 1 b true; Strong are the souls that for its work iSagage, Rejoicing in the tasks they have to d >. Serin? the glory as the toil they see, Glad of their live* in tueh * century iMt. Singing the song ot harvest, proud arid At gleaners dag, dawn met . .cl* The c o m tad listless soul. It las no place In this great < eat eeafeays P h BE’S i The raind tin t misses tight of Godro * :*M I And how God-woika through th* g«Ml map; For ISrork awaits, sad they w e hal Who can hut wall « r wesp «r ktiadty m * i they must mrke plM* h e bctva m i ~ the w sM w t ag*. --Siyley Ik t w i l i m 1* f t. M el
