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SEMIWEEKlY ftANDbh' hfiCORt)E&, JULY 28TH, 1914
NARROW ESOAPES
Hudson Maxim Has Figured In
Some Perilous Incidents.
LUCKY AT. CHEATING DEATH.
On On Gun Testing Occasion a Sud
den Impulio to Hun, Which He Obey
ed, Wai the Means of Saving His
Life A Magazine That Got Its Sue
ond Wind.
One of the most thrilling adventures
In niy experience took place sit the uov
eminent 'provliiK grounds nt Sandy
Hook, N. J., when tin; United States
government .viii tpstinn muximlto lie-
fore adopting it.
Near u llslit frame biillillnj; in wlilili
J was tilliiijj shells wltu-imixlmlte. a
len'lu'cu kuii was IjuIiik tested. A mini
bur of shots bud been fired froiii tilt
Ms gun. .lust as I hud concluded mj
work and slatted for the wharf to take
the government tii for New York, tile
sIkuuI wns. sounded for another shot
I was walking along a stretch of rail
way track directly behind the gun
At that Instant 1 remembered that
several years before, when one of these
guns wnsbelng tested, the breeeliloek
bud blown out. passed through tl-e
bombproof and killed six oilkers and
men.' but I argued with myself Unit the
cuitnce was Inllnltely remote thai the
lireechlocl? would-be blown out of the
present gun on this discharge at the
very Instant I was In radge, but upon
n sudden Impulse I run with all my
might.
The gun was discharged. I looked
round Just In time to see the huge
brecchloclt pass through a building near
tho oue In which I had been ut wotk.
It came up the track, striking and
breaking one of the rails over which 1
had passed. It ricocheted ngalnsl the
top of tho-ld granite fort and glanced
high Into the air. A shower of si ones
and debris fell over ir wide area .ami
many fragments struck the ground
close to me.
I walked back to the scene of this nc
cldent and found that the windows In
tho little biilldlug whore I hud been
Oiling maxlmlte shells were completely
riddled with, partly burned cylinders or
smokeless powder that hud been blown
from the gnu.
I once had another curious experi
ence at Sandy Hook OiK.ng some trials
of tho Maxim uutomni.- i lachlne ;un.
Among the severe U ' to which tho
gun was subjected was one Intended to j
simulate what might occur In making
landing upon the seashore, where the
mechanism of tho gun might get filled
with sand. The test Irf known us the
"sand test"
The gun being tested at the time was
of tho kind using black gunpowder
cartridges, for It was before the Intro
duction of smokeless powder. Tliere
was so much energy' In the recoil of
the barrel that n great deal of Kind
could be thrown Into the mechanism
without Interfering with the working
of the gun.
Tbo commanding olllcer did noi ar
rive to see the gun II red until after the
board In charge had completed the test.
He then appeared and demanded that
the firing should be continued for his
benefit. The chairman of the experi
mental board demurred, saying t'lat
tho gun had passed through the test
admirably and that It was too bad to j
Are it more than was absolutely neces- i
sary. with Its mechanism filled with
sand. But the commander Insisted.
A schooner was approaching" near
tho line of fire. The commander said
bo only wanted to see n few rounds
fired and that tho firing would be com- !
p'letcd before the schooner would come '
within range. Accordingly a belt of j
833 rounds was Inserted, and the filing j
begun. After perhaps fifty rounds were j
fired the command was given "Censo (
firing." but the gun kept right on. It ,
afterward proved that tho trigger was ,
blocked by sand, so that It was lmpos- !
slble to stop the gun. The schooner I
canio iuto range, and tbo bullets tlew j
over and around her.
My assistant, wiio was firing the gun.
did his best to work the trigger and
stop It. It did not occur to him on the
instant to uultmber the gun and swing
it round so as to bring the schooner
out of range. As the gun fired ut the
rate of 750 shots a minute the 11 rim:
was all over Inside half a minute.
Fortunately no dumiige was done
When the same gun was undergoing a t
eand test at Annapolis, Md., I eamo ,
very neur being killed by It j
The gun had passed successfully '
through a severe saud test, but tho j
officer In chnrgu wanted to see wheth- I
er ho could put enough sand Into tho I
gun to stop it So he had the guu box j
filled full. The gun tired about MO i
rounds and theu stopped. My assistant 1
throw down the safe- that is to soy,
locked tho trigger, so that It could not ,
bo pulled and began clearing the gun
box.
Thinking that I lie gun wuh wife, I
wuh Just about to step round In front
of it Kiiddeuly It fired u tlwuw or
more shots m clime to me tliHt my
clothes wen wciinil by I he imwdcr
Kut'.
One ut the (mIm iiiuiIh a I Auuaiiolbj
win to dro u Minim gun vunwully I
info tho tilr. We IwU (1ml n ituii f j
hundred tdiuls III hx immwt. wlnm '
nouielblng siriiek nr ixwr n. II I
(lik'i) iw't'Urinl In iUt Milk In HtnH I
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utiKi tU'i' Urn Utw iiuuu ut
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Posted on wtojraphs.
During an Interval In London W. CI
Bcully. so he tells In "Further Kern
laisceiiees of a Konth African Pioneer,"
hnd rooms In I'Imlleo with a landlady
of snobbish tendencies, who mado a
cult of "superior persons." Do tells
this amusing experience:
"I hud been for n sliort visit to
llndyard Kipling at Mottlngdean and
had brought back n bunch of roses
from, his garden feeing that Mrs.
Wand was so proud of her celebrities,
I thought I would let her kuow that I.
too, knew a celebrity, so when she
came to set the breakfast table next
morning I pointed to tho flowers nnd
said:
",'There. Mrs. Wand, you would nev
er guess where these roses came from.
They came from the garden of the
great Mr. Kipling.'
"Mr. Kipling? 'Oo's 'e?'
'"Oood gracious!" I exclaimed. 'Sure
ly you know who Mr. Kipling Is. Why.
his autograph Is worth a guinea?"
"'Mrs. Wand left the room without re
plying. She returned a "few minute
Infer with a look of skepticism on her
face and, as she put down the toast
ruck, remarked:
" 'Well 'e ought to be good lookln at
that' "
Monument to a Quack.
"That the men who make great med
leal discoveries and who perform won
I derful surgical operations are honored
lu life and that imposing monuments
j to their memory are reared when they,
j have passed awny seems only fitting."
says a writer In the Hamburg Frem-
denblatt. "but thnt o quock whose
mime as such has for generations been
known In (Jermany should be thus
honored Is remnrkablc. There are not
mnny children In Oermnny who do not
know the song which begins thus:
"I nm tho Dr. KlHcnbart
Zn-lllcwlllnwllkotnosal
I cure tho peoplo by my art
Kwlllewlllowllkoinosn!
Tho blind t treat o thnt they walk.
And tho lame 1 tench to tallc
Xwlllowlllowllknm hclrassn,
'55vllpwlllowllkom bom I
"A stalely monument showing Dr.
Rlsenliart extracting n tooth from n
writhing boy, the work of Professor
ISberlein. has been erected nt Dunn
Miindcn. whore the 'wonder doctor"
was born."
Time's Changes.
Why is It that laws which worked
very well fifty or sixty years ago are
being discarded? Why Is It that laws
which a quarter century ago would
.have been laughed down nro getting
upon the. hooks of every state in the
Union? Why Is It that there are new
Ideas In teaching, now Ideas about the
liberty of the Individual, new Ideas
about a man's relationship with bis
neighbor? Why Is it In short thnt
there Is a rust discontent with old ln
"stltutlons nnd old ways? It Is because
the world has outgrown the govern
ment, the Ideas, the habits of thought
that fitted easily and serenely enough
Into the lives of our great-grandparents:
hut which are creaking In their
Joints now. Life today Is a very dif
ferent thing from life fifty or sixty
years ago. Toledo Hindu.
A Map That Failed.
The French National library In the
Kue de Richelieu. Paris, Is full of won
ders for the lovers of history. Ono of
Its treasures Is it ninp of North and
South America as French possessions.
The map Is dated IftC-l, and here Is the
explanation of It: Catherine do Modi
els. the queen of Henry II. and mother
of Francois II., Charles I. nnd nenrl
HI., dreamed once of the conquest of
the two Americas. She even named
viceroys, oue for North America and
the other for South America. They
were on their,, way to the new world
when the queen's audacious plan fell
through because of events at home.
Tho queen, however, hud a map made
showliiK her projected possessions un
der the French ling. -New York Sun.
Car of the Czar.
The private cur of tho czar of Rus
sia Is said to be practically dynamite
proof, and owing to Its weight it could
not be run on most of the European
lines. The car Is olegantly furnished
and also contains a chapel, where prny
ers are ottered for his safety. The
czar travels with only ono chef, who is
well along In veurs and who served his
father and (or awhile the grandfather
of the present German emperor.
Near to It.
Hoax 1 thought you said that the
man was n musician,
.loux Nonsense!
"Yon certainly told me he wrote
melodies "
"I told you he was n composer erf
heirs. He sells soothing sirup." Ten
don Telegraph
Presence of Mind.
Mother (to daughter, who Is being
I'lirrled olT through the nlr by a blast
of wind that tins caught her umbrella)
-Hold hsht. ISmilhi! I will go mid
telephone tu the aviation ground and
Kut thum to send un aeroplane after
jrnif.-l.ustlgo UkUtitr
nif Quni Dend.
Ono of (he most serious problems or
tinny and mivy imulneerit Is tint bond
ing ut grtmi gmiN by their own weight
wire Hmiiiul 0ui Mug the worl uf
foment In i hl Hiitliilnr.
Assbjftious,
"Vun rtmmlan I wtad'rpu nwr
timm mm rmr "
"Xm," Mb) Uu
"ttM. I'm uw thm uiv-iU'
utii lutttur Jmujm1
Hi-.' tun bat HMiiMi!? 4 jy uu4
PUZZLES TO SCIENCE. '
Familiar Problems That Man's Mighty
Brain Cannot Solve.
There ore many familiar things that
puzzle science. Here are some of the
problems that arc unsolved riddles to
the scientific sharps:
Whnt sleep is.
How un eye sees.
What electricity is.
now a firefly lights its lamp.
How n seed grows Into a treo.
How a rose makes Its perfume.
Whence the sun gets Its heat
Why the compass points to the north.
What makes u bird build Its flret
nest.
Whnt cnuses the sex of a baby or
an animal.
Whnt happens when food Is oxidized
In the system.
Whnt chnnge takes place in iron
when It Is magnetized.
What makes rain fall in 4oine places
nnd not In others.
How a bloodhound tracks a man by
the smell of his footprints.
Whnt makes an apple fall to the
ground and jiot fly off In the air.
How a bird enn fiy In the dark
through a forest without hitting the
trees.
How glands thnt are identical In
structure secrete absolutely different
fluids.
Why Iron alone, nnd iron only In par
ticular states. Is capable of being mag
netized. Whnt happens when two volumes of
nydrogen nnd one of oxygen nre com
bined to form wnter.
The difference between a live man
and n dead man or a live dog and a
dead dog in other words, what life is.
Now York World.
SHORT CHANGE GRAFT.
An "Honest" Industry That Does Big
Business In Nsw York.
"One form of honest graft a hotel
keeper has to fight the hardest la this
town Is ''accidental short changing,' "
snld the manager of a very popular ho
tel near the Orand Central depot fa
mous for Its oyster bar.
"The same sort of 'honest graft' 6b
tnlns at almost every cash changing
place In tho city where there Is a net
ting on the cashier's desk to protect
tho cash and n lower bar of wood to
hold up the netting or glnss screen.
This bnr of wood or metal runs across
tho hand hole for chnnge. Tho ensh
Icrs have figured out the angle of vi
sion of nil men, short and tall, nnd tho
distance they stnnd from the desk to
receive their change.
"Say a dollar Is changed to take out
30 cents. The 'accidental shortchange'
artist will pirsh forward tb TO cents
In coin, bat his band will halt one
dime that in hidden from the angle of
vision of the man getting change by
tho lino of the bar over tho cash hand
bole. If tho man Is in a hurry or nb
sentmlnded he grabs the change he
sees and rushes off without ono dime.
Always stop, stoop and look if In
doubt
"And you would be surprised to
know how much money Is left on cash
iers counters, box offices, subway tick
et booths and other places. I'll wager
$100,000 is short changed annually in
New York. They never call you back."
-Now York World.
Did as He Was Ordered.
A new boy had gone on board a
West India ship, upon which a painter
had nlso been employed to paint the
ship's side. The pulnter was at work
upon a staging suspended nnder the
ship's stern.
The captain, who had just got Into
n boat alongside, called out to the
new boy, who stood leaning ovor toe
mil, "Let go the palntcrl"
Everybody should know that a
boat's painter Is the rope which' makes
It fast, but this boy did not know It
no xuu aft and let go the ropes by
which the painter's staging was held.
Meantime the captain was wearied
with waiting to be cast off.
"You rascal !" he called. "Why don't
you let go the painter?"
"He's goue. sir." said the boy brisk
ly. "He's gone pots, brushes nnd nil!"
Loudon Standard.
Badly Timed.
"It's a great pity." suld the convict
id burglar to his counsel, "that you
couldn't have made that closing speech
of yours nt tho. opening of the case."
"I don't see how thnt would have Im
proved matters," said tho ndvocntc.
"It would, though," explained his cli
ent. "Then tho Jury would have been
asleep when tho evidence enme on, and
I'd have stood some chance."
Plausible.
"Tho trouble with this tooth." snld
the dentist, probing It with a long,
Hlemlcr Instrument, "Is that the nerve
Is dying."
"It seems to me, doctor," groaned tha
victim, "you ought to treat tho dying
with a little more respect."
Her Progress.
"The Inst time I saw you you wera
omplaliimg about your sorrant beiai
slow."
Oh, nIki's progressing now!"
Is she really?"
Yes; Klin'a getting slower and low
" Uxelmngu,
Plenty to Pall Rck On,
J'ni iffHld my art going bad
tin w," nuld ihu pgotlkt.
' "J )('( orry," n-pliwi ibv ioJbi
limn. ")7m kuvv uu ijihauflljl
k"i!y."-UhigM llwoH Hirultf,
fa Hjb ut fliilf itmuui 'fa "
t'! lim MJIMJ AvtUv, i4
lid
I GOT RID OF THE BORE.
Tha Method, Though, Was Less Tae.
ful Than C'emenceau Intended.
M. Clemcnceau. the French states
nan, had for many years on excellent
nnd faithful servant whoso education
had unfortunately been somewhat neg
lected. ' In point of fact he could neb
ther rend nor write. Some timo ago a
venerable senator who was nfso a ven
erable bore called on M. Cleme'nccau
and asked to see him. The latter ro
piled through the faithful servant thnt
he was exceedingly busy and would bo
much obliged if the senator- could find
time to call ngaln next morning. But
the senator Insisted. It was, he said,
an affair of the utmost urgency, and
tomorrow would bo too late. So he
scribbled the object of his visit on tho
back of his card, which he gave to the
scrvnnt to take to his mnster.
M. Clemcnceau. somewhat nntmvnd
by this persistence. ulcd n second
line to the card and gave It to the serv
ant to take to his secretary. M. Cous-
sol. Now, the second line ran thus:
"Coussol. got rid of this old fool In five
minutes."
The scrvnnt went to look for M
Coussol. but M. Coussol was not then.
What was to be done? He had not tho
courage to disturb Ills master agalu. so
he took the card to the expectant sen
ator, and. "Very sorry, sir." he said
apologetically, "M. Clemencenu Is busy,
nnd M. Coussol is out but my master
has written the reply here If you
would care to rend It. sir."
Tho senator read nnd left the house,
Alld fdncp fhon f. rUnnmnrAnti nnnnt.
one supporter less In the' upper cham-
oer.
Good Cheer.
After every storm the sun will shine.
for every problem there Is a solution
and the soul's Indefeasible duty is to
bo of good rheer. W, R. Alger.
An Erratlo Echo.
The late Sir John Leng had traveled
In most quarters of the globe. On one
occasion when visiting Spain he was
naked at a certain spot by a traveling
companion to test the powers of what
wns declared to be a wonderful echo.
Sir John, slowly and deliberately, in
rounded tones uttered the words
"Dun-dee Ad-ver-tls-er." tho name of
the paper ho owned. "Dundee Courier
and Argus," the name of tho opposition
paper,, came back as the echo!. Sir
John's friends bud played him a trick
Didn't Give Him m Chance.
"Say. ma," piped up little Johnny
after the minister bad finished his call
and taken bis departure, "when Mr.
Meeker was hero every time you stop
ped tuik'ln' u minute bo would start In
to say somethln' an' git as fur every
time as 'I dare Bay,' an' then you would
start goln ng'ln an' talk a lot more, an'
that Is the way It kept on right along
an' the only thing be said all the time
he was hero was 'I dare say,' 'I dare
say,' every fow minutes."
"Well, what of It? I am not to blame
for Mr. Meeker's paucity of Ideas, am
I?" demanded Johnny's mother, some
what Impatiently.
"I dunno 'bout that" said Johnny
doubtfully, as if not exactly sure what
was meant by puuclty of ideas, "but
anyhow, ma, you orter glvo him a
chnnst When he started In with 'I
dare say,' why didn't you keep quiet
jest onco, ma. an' let blm go ahead an'
say whnt be wns goln' to an' have It
over with?" St Paul Pioneer Press.
Liked It Loud.
Of Dr Richard Strauss, the great
composer, Mr. Wile says ho makes no
secret of his passion for extraordinary
orchestral effects. During the general
rehearsal of his famous opera, "Elec-
tra" which Mr Wile describes as "that
monumental example of musical up
roar" Dr. Strauss came tearing down
tho central aisle of the Royal Opera at
"LOODBHl LOUDEIir
Dresden while Mine. Schuuianu-Heluk,
In the part of Clytemiiestra. was strug
gllng with a top uoto. Deads of per
spiration already bespangled the bruwa
of the madly playing orchestra, and
as he run toward them Dr, Btrnuss
shrieked ut the pitch of tiU voice!
"Louderl Louder! I can wtlll tieur tho
Inglngl" Loudou Answer.
In tha Dark.
Tho lulu Professor Jobb one Mkd
a uun (o ronlru a vvuko from
Hit (Ifw'u, Tlie uudargrMiJufctK, who
whi unprepared, began, "Tkt itowi
bo Anwu" "', ywj go h" "Th
dswH-'h'M IwiflnullJtf lu brans-." "ft,
rin fia im" Hut b nudwit kim uu
luoir, !') U Imhm ajful", "i'Uv 4spra
wan 'gfuujfj- o Mk,"
"fir. l dvww wmil tuu m Uf
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