Daily Arkansas Gazette from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 4

TIU3 ARKANSAS HAZETTE. AUGU5" any direction deu.red, and a rain of fire TH1 KOKTTt AMTjaOAK AMD huobxs. I Iy carved ivory of agate or silver, often inlaid with, enamel or precious stones, and fienerallr the property of a 'How Liquid Fife I Used, in the Great European War All Oven Arkansas aad Baaday BMath la -ad vaac Daily and Sunday, 1 year ia ad vaaee i.i.o,i,..i.,. 450 Sunday, year, by suit is ad- vane 2.00 riame Deflected by a Sbioll Early Type of "nanuaenwerfer." Improved" Type, With of any sort whatever Yur ther, instead of allowing the liquid tot! burst into flame at the moment of impact, it is often advantageous to let it flow for. eome time" eold," until the entire; objective region ie saturated, then turning on the kindling jet to produce 'a holocaust throughout that The method of expulsion -'of the jet "froinlhrapparatus, ajjwelf as means of combustion, has been greatly improved.

1 the earliest" flannnenwerf er the inflammable ''liquid was driven from its reaervoiri by the; pressure of carbolic acid or other But- the power of absorption manifested toward all gaee by the hydrocarbon best for use as the basis Of liquid fire led not only to a diminution of pressure, bat a miking of liquid and gas, which converted the stream from, the nozzle Into a frothy, bubbling mixture that shortened the range and made accurate aiming difficult. All these' shortcomings were obviated by the substitution of a mechanical pump, or, if safety or eonvenience demand that the reservoir ahall be at a considerable distance from the ijt ins several pump in series as motive power in the expulsion of the liquid from the gun. The liquids most commonly employed in these "flam men werfers," says the correspondent, are the low coal tar oity resulting from the distillation of tar at a pressure of six atmospheres or more. The particular compound most used by the Germans is a mixture of gasoline and pitch. Under combustion this gives off a thick, grayish smoke, which not merely obscures the yiion of those under fire, but has an intolerable odor.

The Origin of Knives and Forks Like all other things in common or domestic uao the" tabic' utensils, in which naturally the knife and fork. have the most essential part, have been I the outgrowth or centuries, in point! of antiquity the knife takes precedence of the fork, the use of a knife at ta-jit ble becoming general in England only in the Inter period of the Plantagenets. In the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and even up to the earlier years of the Sixteenth century, people commonly sat on the ground or, if of the noble class. on stools and and having neither knives nor forks, nor any substitute for them, ate with their fingers. In the first era of which we hav-any distinct record knive Were of Stone, and while the use of iron in their construction goes back to the Ninth century if was not until the Fifteenth that knives began to come upon the table.

Originally the dagger was Used take the place of knife at meals, the earliest form khife used in England and Prance -during the time of Henry Jii. ana rancts i. nemg or a slender straight blade, tho handle of elaborate- it a to He of line "Improved" Apparatus With Separate Ignition-Jet. TYPES OF FLAME-PROJECTORS. Attached Ignition-Jet only that from the upper one ignites automatically.

This small, burniufr stream is so directed that it unites with the larger one at any desired point, and then, of course, ig- nlfes the large jet small stream 1 then shut off, the large One con inn ing to flow. The flame do not spread backward along the jet toward the nozzle, but are carried forward to the tar get and, striking the ground, form a veritable sheet of fire, which continues to ignite the fluid Belfast and a long as it falls. Only at this one point i the large jet contact, with the flame. All combustion, therefore, tak place at. the spot were it will do the most good or harm; and at that point a very severe conflagration takes place, much more severe than is possible when the combustible fluid wates its substance upon the air between gun, and target.

By gradual change in the trajectory, the objective can be shifted without inter-f rapting the oontinuitfy of the ignition, so that the field may be developed in The Philadelphia North American, the leading rrosressive newspaper In the East, a recognized Roosevelt or gan and one that has been a supporter of Mr. Hughes since Mr. Boosevelt de aerted the Progressives, ha had about enough. The North American has published an editorial in which the following appears: Mr. Hughes letter of acceptance left much to be desired.

As to the present speech-making campaign not even his most ardent admirers will assert that op to this time be has convinced the waiting public that he possesses exceptional strength. One condition, however, is definite and obvious the Progressive strength has not swung entirely over to Hughes, despite the confident predictions that Colonel Roosevelt's whole-hearted endorsement would have, that result. Neither has the decision of the Progressives to abandon the party organization for this year produced that effect. It would be absurd to belittle the defection of mich men as John M. Parker of Louixiana, Judge Lindscr of ji i i i.

tt a rr I voiorauo, rranris o. jimrjr i vamor- ni, Matthew Hale of Massachusetts Edwin K. Lee of Indiana, J. A. Hopkins of New Jersey, Judge Nor- New York, and Henry M.

Wallace. Whenever one, dips into the Pro', gressive vote a strong Wilson sentiment is found. Another ominous matter is that Mr. Wilson is able to do things while Mr. Hughes can only criticise and promise.

The North American has told what Republican papers have thus far refus-, to admit, but what is well known in the editorial rooms of Republican pspers and in the inner circles of Be-publican politics. TO BEAT THE HBAT. Dr. Karl Meyer medical warden of the Cook County hospital in Chicago, discussing the many deaths from heat prostration in that city this summer, says a case of heat prostration without an alcoholic breath" seems a rarity. This has been a somewhat unusual summer and the number of deaths from heat in Northern and Eastern cities has been alaTminglylarge Preparedness against suffering from heat has been studied in many cities for Die first time thie summer.

Summed up the suggestion for this preparedness are "drink less, smoke less, dress less, and sleep more' The summer of 1016 will take the sleeping porch farther North because physicians in many Northern cities are now advocating sleeping porches. Arkansas Poety ALONE. Dedicated to that large and disconsolate army, the summer widower.) '-'f By. Clio Harper. he lurking shadows leer at me '4ike ghost of other days,) And play fantastic, capers when 1 switch the yellow rays; An eerie, weary, dreary sense of something lacking steals Upon me as I read the things my fav'rite poet feels.

All silent stands the tad faced clock upon the mantel shelf, Its band are still, its heart is dead. it has no thought of self; The. only signs of life wo see are webs 'k, the spider spin, Where damp and musty corners keep the noisome odors in. The deepening dustbin growing heaps On chair and wall and book, viewed by lifeles portrait eye where'er their vision look, And sad-eyed seraph float around intangible as air, Thro' wall and doors they look at me then flit and are not there. The soul of melody has fled from the gTand piano's keys, The-wines of home have vanished quite aftft left behind their lees; The echoes of the joyous tunes that once beguiled the hours, Come floating o'er my senses lika-th scnt of fairy flow 'rs.

Old Heine rubs hi silken coat against me as I guess If cats ean the awful pangs that come with loneliness; His plaintive mows assail my ears3 as would a banshee's cry, While here among my ghost I sit, just he, my; ghosts, and I. 'j Deserted, dark and desolate, the silent rooms appear, And musty, murky, mildewed, the home wo bold so dear: Unheeded grow the lawn and hedge, and rank the garden weeds, Uncherished like the heart of him which here in silence bleeds. -aoble or other dignitary of high rank; i. 1....... i i iue 'cummon people srjii aaoermg i the old simple and direct method of conveying the food te their month.

It was in the Seventeenth century that. et of knives for distribution among vthe guests came Jinnp common use. Through various periods. the shape of the table, knife blade underwent many changes, the straight blade with rounded end familiar to us today being brought into use only in (he latter part of the Eighteenth century. The fork as a table utensil is tf comparatively ntodera, date.

That it wa used in mediaeval time for the preparation and cutting of food in the kiteb en acems certain, but its employment at the table is of the last" years of the Sixteenth century and" was originally due to the extraordinary development in the size of collars and cuffs. While tba fork had made ita appearance in, England a far back the Tenth century, Pier Gaveston, the fa-, vorit of King Edward being the proud owner ot three of theee speci mens of Cutlery, it was, up to the.be ginning of the Seventeenth eentury. considered an offense against natural simplicity to use the fork otherwise than as a kitchen utenslL Gabriclle d'Estree is said to have owned 20 golden forks, but it somewhat detract from the glamor of ten der romance thrown around her to learn that the beautiful Gabrielle ate with her Angers. In their early days at table forks had but two prongs, a rhird prong be ing added about the middle of the seventeenth century. White haired oeto genarlans of today can recall the old four-pronged fork with its bone 1an-die, the elaborately carved and 11a-greed silver design of today being, en-firely modem.

-i Here and There in Arkansas What is beliaved to be the heaviest carload of cattle ever shipped from Blytheville was shipped by Page Du-gan. recently. There were 24 head in the car nud they nveraged 81H) pounds A residence at Atkins was raised and placed on rollers preparatory to moving a distance of 20 reet. A high wind moved it 10 fet and the following day was again raided, placed on rollers and moved the other 10 feet. An alligator gar 7l feet long and weighing 165 pounds was killed in Pemiscot bayou recently.

The body of small pig was found inside the gar. The first carload of chicken ever shipped front. Bradley county was shipped from Warren last Haturriay. A. tt, Chapin of Texas is arranging publish a new paper at Pocahontas, has bought the presses aad material Prank Chun of Havenden -Spring and Murray Grunt of Dnlton.

J. II. Rose, who lives near Mountain Home, received a large White Pear! Irish potato last fall. He eut it up and planted it last spring and has harvested nearlf two bushels of very potatoes from the stood 'i His Snapshot of the Beach A' Thought for Todayt If the man "who know, it all" really did he would know he didir't The usual Tuesday night dance at the Crescent hotel tonight. Bef iaed publie invited.

'Eureka Springs Times-Echo. The crude public will, have te ahlfi ior iweir. t.rt Esker Lawioa saya that he ha a fine cotton crop. He says it ia low but thin. Gravel Hill Correspondent of the Searey New.

Sometime there are great possibiil- tie in those thin wiry crop. Messrsy.B. C. Casey and W. E.

Cope-land are in Lewisrille serving a juror." The wheels of justice wilt smooth-, ly with these two citizen 4o help oil them Canfipld Correspondent of the irayene ueporter. Grease 'em up, boy, and let 'cm Hp. H. Shilling granddaughter ancl hu-band of.Tesaa are vuitiog i aim i present-MartinvUle tJorresponoent of the Conway Log Cabia Democrat. It seems there is a surplus of husband here.

Ooveraor Hay said in one of hi re-cent speeches that the state did not owe a dollar and had money ahead to take care of ita business. Whereupon the Gazette went -rnto convulsions. Stephens News. The Gazette did nothing of the The Gazette merely showed the true financial condition of the state. There is always more or less tallt about a railroad coming to Sftleni.

We re just as enthusiastic about a boat) 'nnding as a railroad Salem Sun. To get this one should remember that there is the same likelihood of a boat landing at Halem a there is of a submarine landing on top of Pike' Peak. Jim Evans wo seen going down the road Sunday vi a buggy full of girls. Providence Correspondent of the Arkansas Plain Dealer. It all depends.

Sometimes one girl, if she is the right girt, is a buggy full, The All Arkansas Man marks a prediction and cells for the. next predictor. Tf a predictress will well, I will proceed to predict that within 10 years from this date there will not he a fly in the state of Ark is no wild goose talk. It can be easily done by law. Everyone can be compelled to clean up his' own premises and set fly traps in the fmintrvHs well a in the cities, and wh 'n this is done the fly becomes an extinct uuimal.

Nlmrod Correspondent of the Ponrehe Valley Herald. Wall, os1i ding. "if it isn't'so dry in Mason Valley that the people have tn grease the old roostera' bill to keep it from sercecliing when they crow for daylight. Mason Valley Correspond- -eut of the tJentry Journal-Advance. When the grease gives out they should be taught -the sign language.

There are several hundred dollars due The Dixie Pre on subscritioa in Polk county. course we do not need thi money in our business of course not, but we want to buy a 4fd, and we are nsking onr subscribers to help us out- Dixie Press), These delinquents may be doing you a favor. The price of Fords is coming down, you know. It is reported that bootleggers and sympathizers were strongly in evidence here the first of the week. Never noticed very much ourselves, JSomebody must be mistaken, for, to say there wa anything like that going on, ia a hard reflection on our officers.

Lead HfU News-. -'-vA Also on the editor' bump ofocality. Fort Smith Times-Record. It. might be better for all concerned if the editor and officer worked in closer harmony.

Some of you fellow who never have a million dollar like us-editors do not know, of course, what the big pile con sist. We will put you on. When you, have a 'million dollar bill and pile them up flat on top of one another and want to take one off the top you will have to reach 267 feet, if you lay them down end to end, yOu will have to walk eleven; and three-fourths you had the amount in silver dollars, the pile would be one and one half ilea high. And on. We know, because we, tried it the other nightj but the bedslat broke and we woke up, Beebe Bulletin.

i Little Rdck ball club has Won 22 out of 29 game and is now tied with Chat' tanooga for third place jvith an evoti iBOO per cent. Hopev has itquota.or v' Traveler booster and all want to see the team -wiu-Hopi Evening Herald, j- A notable thing about the nop. Evening Herald is that its boosting it not confined to its home town. It re, joices any thing gortd in 'any prt of Arkansas. Some of the newspapers 'in 'ij the larger cftiee of Arkansas would dov well to take a leaf from the Hope Her-' aid book.

MOKTJMBKTAL DESIGNS' of all kinds and sizes, from an (i large stock to select from ire to be found at the snowrooms or wonauan A St Son, 412-414 West Markhatn Itreet, Little Bock. Italian marble, Americairj marble, Brre granite, foreign granite and Arkansas granlt made up and on disnlnv. Estimate freely furnished on 4 any kind pf cemeterv work. Wa-, will- ill- fnr giauiy xuruion tiifiiM out-of-town patrons and answer anyj rity cell on day of request. Establish.

1 ed 1895; home industry no. agents; no -commission, targ toek to select from. VTe invite propeetive 'urrhoav? er to get our prices. 11 f'Adv. TOT THE WANT COLUMNS A of the Gamtte a quick, depcndiiblc r-; eult can be counted on to iy able Want.

The buyer Is waiting. Sunday, months, by mail, ia vane Send-Weekly, I month, by aaail in advance Semi-Weekly, 1 year, by mail, in advance I Daily and Suadayj per month .50 1.0 X3 Published every day in tlie yar by the Garette Poblhhicg Company, at tb Gazette baildiag, Third aad Louisiana etreele Little Sock. Catered at the pestoffiee ef Little; Eoek at Meond-tliM mail matter. The Gacett ha a larger circulation than any other newspaper in Arkansas, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 3RJ0. an active external commerce the protection of a navel force ia indispensable.

Thi is manifest with regard to ware in which a state la "itaelf a party. But, besides thin, it it ia our wn experience that the meat sincere neutrality is not a uf-ficient guard against the depreda-tioa of nations at war. To secure respect to a neutral require naval force organized and ready te Tiadieate it from insolt or ag-greio. Thi may even prevent the aeeeaaity of going to war by dis-wuraging belligerent powers from committing such violations of the rights of the neutral party as may, tint Or last, leave no other option, George Washington, December 7, I'M. Francisco Villa, who died a few day ago, la now reported to be making hi way eouth into Durango.

The in which this man treats the Mexican undertaker ie positively indecent. It Is announced that Col. Theodore Booievelt will make a apeaklng tour ia behalf of tha Bepublican national ticket The announcement comes just when the country was beginning to, feel the joy wbieh eome when th Oyster Bay gentleman acta like an oyster. No doubt the president is just as or' ry as the participants in the railroad otrvery' that At is naablo to find a method would prevent both aides from surrendering anything and at, the tama tint grant both sides all that they ftik. Beeanse the war has depleted stocks merchandise the Mexicans in some district are wearing deer skin robes.

Maybe tha -Mexicans deserve punishment, but considering the weather here aad th fact that it is hotter in Mexico he punishment is being orerdone. Cbampagn-tol0rd shoes will be ora by the women this winter. And It begins to look aa if they are going be told for champagne prices, too. Aeeordiag to lndustrielageneies, only eight per eeat of the present tremendous trade of thi country is in war munitions. And when we cease European munitions wo shall begin Mil bar building material.

Although the. president firmly believe in 'saving the principle of arbitration, a matter of far graver "concern at the present is saving "the country from a disaster. Carranta baa postponed the Mexican election again. Maybe Venustiano reasons that Mexico la not la a fit conditionto elevate lira to the presidin- The Republican need not -exercise themselves so much. When the proper time cornea the Democrats will move to make this "temporary" prosperity permanent.

After two years of muddling the British eensora have let down some of the bars and the British people are getting some news bf the war. The departure has met with lo much success that even the British censors see it. A certain amc-ant of censorship inv times of war, is. verjr necessary," but the foolish cx.tremef ijhe British eensora aave done little good and much harm. those i6 Cbieagoane who were attacked, by' swai-m of bees ae-eideafaUy liberated in' XaSalle street, are not the first persona who hare been flung ia Chicago 'a financial Euro that wont burn up.

It is a' cruel blow for the troop b-earned at'El Potnat order barring cloa itself is bad for the health of the Hers, yd complaint -that rxe. the army 'hi diecoy-' that watermelon'rlnd ia the only la of garbage that cannot be burn-1 or effectively buried." i The fly 1 Is blamed, pi the remain- of water aui of course flies must be kept from the camps. -t the' army 'fly expert has die--1 about She ribegtos qualities 'ef of the watermelon ago by men in tt r-unicifSil garbage tncineiv I I a Among the curious revivals cient 4t raedievel modes of attack in the present war, none perhapsMs more interesting than the German use of the old 'sea fire, or of something that seems to resemble the description of that Byzantine precursor of gunpowder," says the Literary Digest. The Greeks of the Byzantine empire used a combustible composition, with great effort in war for several centuries and at the same time succeeded in keeping the formula a secret. more popularly known as against the Saracens in 673 A.

D. Its invention has been ascribed to Callini- cus of HeliopolU, and to the year 668 A. D. It would burn on or under wa ter and waB difficult to extinguish. The Greeks used the fire in differ nt ways.

It was poured, burning, from on besiegers, projected out of tubes to a distance, or shot from balis-jtae, burning on tied to arrows. The Greeks also employed- a weapoa very similar to the modern gun, tri which some sort of gunpowder was used to expel liquid combustibles, although they apparently' never used leaden or iron balls. The recipe for the gunpowder is preserved in a trekti of the Ninth century entitld ''libtrllB-nium ad Combitreridoi the "De Mirabilibus Mundi," ascribed to to Atbertns Magnus, the manufacture of Greek fire is thus described; "Quick "sulphur, dregs of wbe, Persian gum, "baked salt, pitch, petroleum and oil "are boiled together. Anything placed "in it and set on fire, either wood or "iron, can be put out only by vinegar "or sand." When the Mohammedans captured Constantinople they came into the possession of the secret of making the fire and used "it successfully against their enemies. The knowledge of making the combustible also gradually apread to the West, but its ia war fare was terminated after gun powder was generally 'employed.

Although the Germans probably got their idea for using fire in, warn front the Byzantine Greeks, the so-ealled "flammenwCrfer" of the Gerinaa-H more or less hoselike apparatus for hurling jets of flaming llqnitl--ia- no sudden afterthought of the German mind. It wm conceived, studied and perfected for several yeara before the war, say a correspondent of Scientific American Supplement and it history may be traced in the German patent office. Is the earliest models, the edmbteati-ble liquid was propelled by a gas-eoA-denser out of a portable or fixed reservoir, and was lighted by some automatic, device aa it escaped from the noz zle of the Droiectiaa instrument. Sub-J Vith the object of overcoming eertaia) disadvantage inherent in this model With the instrument described say the correspondent, the flaming jet could make It effects felt at a distance of 40 or 45 yards, but it wa not capable of exceeding that range effectively, because of the eonsumptio of the liquid in transit Farther, with the main jet thus in ignition at the month of the apparatus, enough heat wa giv-en off to embarras seriously the operator. Thee fact made clear the de irability ef a method fo ignition whereby Inflammable fluid would not begia to burn until it had almoatj or quite, reached ita objective.

This would avoid, a uselest consumption of fuel and increase the effectiveness of tha apparatus by giving it much greater range. -y. To meet these demand a double-barreled liqnld-gua wa 'devised, having the' upper barrel much smaller than, the lower, and to as to'- tarn indejwBdentlycl: lit hot from the two bartels IruuJUaeously, bat (' (I i i n-- -i i I'. Munda of footfaur on the noorSfoMt improT.meota have been wide like, thunders break enOn, And echo thro' the empty rooms whose light of love has gone; And sinking in my easy cbair I let my xacws ToC picture what these rooms wlll.be when they again are home.i No elamming doors, no clanging belli, no task for me to do, But just to- read, and nod, and njid, end think of. son and you, -r While fancy 'a folk flit throf my brain whence other thoughts are flown Since wife and son have gone away and left me home alone.

BABT'S 'mjliipax. That he was a nervou little old lady was apparent to the whole ear. When young woman with a baby entered and at down next' to. her, her quick moving eye detected Immediately that the child was placidly chewing a green transfer. VToor baby the 1 tranfer look!" he exclaimed." The young mother hastily her hand satchel and produced a yellow trsBofer.

'Oh, thank you," she said. "It 'a ill right that' yesterday' transfer. Here' tody "Harper' Magazine..