The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, January 28, 1910 Page: 8 of 12
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GUN COTTON.
A Peculiar Clmracterlstlo of Tht Ter
rtbla Explosive
Mny nntl odd uro thd materials on-
torlnK Into tho uinmifncturo of modern
explosives but perhaps tho most Inter-
esting of nil these elements of dcBtruc
tlon ns well ns tho almplest Is gun cot
ton. The gun cotton manufacturing In-
dustry Is largo ns enormous quantities
aro Used In tho charging or torpedoes
and for similar purposes.
Tho bnso of guti cotton Is pure raw
cotton or oven cotton waste bucIi ns Is
used to clenn uiacblnery. This Is steep-
ed Iti n solution of one pnrt of nitric?
and three parts of BUlphuric ncld. It Is
tho former Ingredient tlmt renders the
mass explosive tho sulphuric ncld be-
ing used merely 4 nlsru n'l molstura.
thus permitting tho nitric ncld to com-
bine more readily with tho cellulose or
tho cotton.
After being soaked for several hour.'
'In the Koltitl6n described the cotton
Is passed between rollers to expel
all nonabsorbed ncld a process carried
to completion by washing the cotton In
clear wnter. This washing process Is u
long one requiring machinery which
reduces the cotton to a mass resem-
bling paper pulp. Should any unnnb
sorted ncld be allowed to remain It
would decompose tho cotton.
If the explosive Is to be used after
tho manner of powder It Is still fur
ther pulverized and then thoroughly
dried but if intended for torpedoes t
is pressed iuto cakes of various shapes
and sizes-disk shaped cylindrical. Hat
squares and cubes When tot com
pressed gun cotton is very light as
light as ordinary batting.
A peculiar characteristic of this ter-
rible explosive is that a brick of it
when'wet may be plnccd on a bed of
hot coals and ns the moisture dries out
tho cotton will Hake nnd burn quietly.
If dry originally however tho gun cot-
ton will explode with terrible force at
about 320 degrees of heat.
In general It is the. custom to ex-
plode gun cotton by detountlon or an
intense shock instead of by heat In a
torpedo the explosive charge Is wet.
this wet cotton bqing exploded by
means of dry cotton in a tube this
having been Hred by a cap of fulmi-
nate of mercury tho cap Itself having
been fired by the Impact of tho torpedo
against the target. Harper's Weekly.
UNDER THE OCEAN.
Things That Happen at the Bottom
of tho Sea.
Naturalists dispute as to the quantity
of light nt the bottom of the sen. Anl-
' mnls from below TOO fathoms either
have no eyes or faint indications of
them or else their eyes are very large
nnd protruding.
Another strange thing is that If tUe
creatures In the lower depths have any
color it Is orange or red or reddish
orange. Sea anemones corals shrimps
nnd crabs have this brilliant color.
Sometimes It.Js pure red or scarlet
and in mnny .specimens it Inclines to-
ward purple. Not a green or blue fish
is found. '
The orange red Is the fish's protec-'
tlon. for the bluish green light in the
bottom of the ocean makes the orange
or the red fish appear of a neutral tint
nnd hides It from Its enemies. Many
animals are black others neutral in
color Some Usb nre provided with
bgrlng tails so that they can burrow
In the mud.
Tho surface of the submarine moun-
tain is covered With sbels like an or-
dinary senbencb. showing that It is the
feasting place of vast shonls of car-
nivorous nulmals.
A codfish takes a whole oyster Into
its' mouth cracks tho shell digests the
meat and ejects thp'shell. Crabs crack
the shells and suck out the meat. This
accounts for whole mounds of shells
thnt aro often found.
Not a fishbone Is ever found tnnt
is not honeycombed by the boring
shellfish and falls to pieces nt the
touch of the hnndt This shows What
Instruction Is constantly going on In
Jhese depths.
If a ship sinks at sen with all on
Imard It will be eaten by flbh with the
fxceptlpu of the nietal. nnd that will
corrodo nnd disappear. Not a bono of
a .human body will rehmln after a few
days. Philadelphia North American.
Had to Do It.
Champ Clark was showing n constit-
uent about tho cnpltol one day when
life invited attention to a solemn faced
Individual just entering a committee
room.
9 '"See thnt chap?" asked Clark. "Ho
reads every oho of the speeches deliv-
ered in tho house."
"Wunt!" gasped the constituent.
"Fact." snld Clark. "Heads every
word of 'em tool"
"Vho Is he?" queried tho visitor re-
garding the phenomenon closely.
"A proofreader at the government
printing olfice" explained Champ.
Clnclnnntl Commercial Tr'bune
Ap Easy Numismatist.
Mrs. (loodart You seem to hnve
adrae education Perhups you were
once a professional man. Howard
HnsherI-ady I'm n numismatist by
profession. Mrs. Goodart A uumlxmn-
tlst? Howard IlaBlier Yes. lady; n
collector of rare coins. Any old coin Is
inre to me Philadelphia l'ress.
Advice and a Mule.
'GIVJI1' soine men advice." snld TJn-
cIp Ebon "rcinlnds mo of tryln' to dl-
cl)lliie my 1 mue wlf n fence mil.
It tfres out de River and hurts de re-
ceiver but Uqu't umko uo real dlf.
ruh'.'e."-WnHblngton Star.
Th Other Half.
Bcott-HHir t!w PPple In the wprld
dou'r knw what1 tb' other half nre
Otffiit. MottNo- TlAt Is because the
other Mt are doing them.-Boaton
Trancrlit.
THE
Success and
Spinner
S.trikys
CANTON
Double and Single Disc
Plows
Case & Can-
ton Disc
Hatwows
). I Co and
P and Q
Planters
ED S. HUGHES-COMP'Y
EVERYTHING
- ay WKmMJLt.wn
A
ON STOCK MARKET
MANY STOCKS FELL SEVERAL
POINTS FHOai CLOSE
OF YESTERDAY.
COITON QUOTED AS STEADY
Sharp Rise and Subsequent Fall of
Few Points Early Today on Now
Orleans Market Caused Lit
tie. If Any Excitement.
"
By associated Press.
NEW YORK Jan. 2G.-The stock
market on opening today broke severe-
ly due chiefly to liquidating sales
p.iusini? 11 irrnnf- dlsonlnr in trnillnir.
United States steel declined two and
a half Amalgamated copper three and
one fourth Union Pacillp three South-
ern Poclflc two and a quarter.
Now Orleans Breaks.
NEW ORLEANS Jan. 25. Within
nn hc-ur aftor opening of tho cotton
market today futures broke thirty sev-
en points about a dollar and eighty-
live cents a bale. Trading was not
brisk.
' Tho opening this morning was clov-
en points over yesterday's close but
within two hours tho quotations on
March nnd May options had fallen
back to tho normal placo. At tho close
this uftornoon tho market on March
options stood 1 1.37 -38 with heavy
sales marking the closing hour Strong
cables with heavy selling orders are
the causes assigned for tho drop here
which followed tho rise at opening.
PATltUItUCAIi BRANCH OF
1. 0. 0 F. UROWING RAPIDLY
With tho last six months tho lo-
cal Encampniont has boon taking-on
new llfo and tho good work being
done by J. W und A R. Christopher
and Dr. Cates is reaching out to all
tho Odd Fellow lodges in this section
of country. Thirty-two new momborB
havo been added to Abllona lodgo
slnco luBt July and with the same In-
terest and zeal manifested Central
YeBt Texas will bo nblo to entertain
tho state meeting or the Grand En-
campment hore next Octobor in a way
thnt will not only be an honor to tho
order but a credit to this section of
the state.
At the regular weekly mooting of
Ablleno lodge on last Friday night
twenty-two threo-Unkers took tho
three Encampment degrees of higher
HEtn
FARMERS KNOW
Because I am
at MAT EjjrjigMBy m ?!Bi"rSrl-fiJl rfff V
jbr S3S ft
Majestic and Garland Ranges
For Wood Coat or Gas
Garland Perfection Heaters
For Wood Coal or 07
FOR THE FARM AND
qdd Fellowship as follows: Sam Tur-
nor M. H ilenslee R. L. McClaln A.
y. Jones' J. "V. Payne Z V Moore 4
J Cook J F. Shaffer W. M. Clark
.. .. . . . 11 n..ut.. in m..i
W. P. Derrington all of Nubia In Mul
berry Canyon.
I S. G B. Littleton Dr. W. P Dingle
W'iP Burris W. E. Miller W H. Crad-
o c ti TT.r nii nf Trout
dock. S It Jackson all of Trent
It. C. Young and M. E Mackey
of Merkel. '
1 D. J. Dunlap of Rosson Lodgo Jones
county.
J. H. Harrison and S. L. Neely Ab-
ilene. I T)nrnn Williams an Abilene raised
boy who JJves at Kennett California
but is here visiting his parents
j The out of town visitors who return-
ed to their homes feeling that they
'had been amply repaid for tho fivo
(hours spent in witnessing tho work
.were. T J. Hunt J. T. M9 a O.
Morris J. B Shannon W T Chi Iders
Tye; J J. Miller G E. Comegys. Mer
KC1S iw;;';""'-
AtWOOu 1
J. and J. R. Tombs Nu
bia. D. T Harkrlder Ovalo
Merkel Trent Nubia Tyo and Caps
Encampment members promiso anoth-
er lnrgo class for tho patriarchal do
grecs soon and it is safo to say that
every man who "looped tho loop" hero
Friday night will bo on hand again
when tho next big round up Is pulled
off.--S. L. N.
BOY ARRESTED FOR. AN
ALLEGED TURKEY THEFT
Denied Guilt Strenuously for a Whllo
but Decided to Tell Ofllcers nil
About tho Affair.
Some time botweon Friday night and
Saturday morning a largo turkey be-
longing to Mrs Parham of this cltyals-
appeared. Tho omcors wore notified
Saturday morning nnd immediately
wont tho rounds of tho grocery stores
to see If one had boon offered for
Bale. They found that a boy claiming
to havo bought a turkey had offored
one at a low prico to a local groqery-
uinn. Tle grocoryman was instructed
to telephone the polico department
when tho young man returned to mako
tho. trade. Accordingly Jailor Peovey
and Deputy Sheriff Whaloy wOro booh
summoned and arrested Sam Splcor
a sQventeon year old Abllone boy
After hla arrest Splcor anld ho
bought tho turkov but lntor admitted
taklng.it from tho Parham fowl yard.
Investigation proved! thnt five hena had
also disappeared Friday night on the
same account and tho young man will
probably ho forced to face two charges
at next term of court
a "Success"
V.
HOME
APPENDICITIS "WAS FATAL;
CAUSED DEATII OF YOUTH
The funeral services of J. Frank
Harmon a fifteen year old boy tvooso
deab occurred this morning at four
0cock afc tne Alcxander sanltarium.
wero announced to be held this after-
noon at half past three o'clock.
ueatn was aue to apponaicius. rne
patient was operated on three weeks
.h la
brotner D. W. Harmon was with him.
"
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As we get older the blood becoms sluggjfrthe mus-
cles and joints stiffen and aches and tjRs take hold
easier. Sloan's Liniment quidkensljre blood limbers
up the muscles and joints and stojTany pain or ache
with astonishing promptness.
Proof that it is BejdT for Rheumatism.
Mrs. DanieI II Dl P.m. of Mj 0a Choice R.F.D. No. i Pa writes t
" PleaSu pend me a bottle of Sloaj Liniment for rheumatism and stiff Joints.
It Is the best remedy I ever knff for I can't do without it
AUd for Stiff Joints.
'Mr. Mii.tqn WltHEreR zioo Morris Ave. Birmingham. Ala. writes i .
" I am gUcLto bay that Sloan's Liniment has done me more good for etiff
joints than anything I have ever tried."
Sloan's
Liniment
is the qickest and
t--.i. s -
tism Sciatica Toothache Sprains Bruises
and Insect Stings.
Prlq 2f$c..eOo. and $1.00 t All Dealers. '
fiend (or Sloan' Free Hook an Hore Ad drew
DR. EARL S. SLOAN BOSTON MASS.
ME
WBM
Case Canton
and Oliver
Cultivators
9
Oliver and
J L Case
Walking Plows
Superior
Grain
Drills
Mitchell wagons
and Racine
Vehicles
ABILENE TEXAS
Dry Goods Stock Sold.
The J. L. Pdgues dry goods stock on
Pino Btreet is being boxed prepara-
tory to shipment to Aspermont. A
Mr. Springer dry goods man of As.
permont purchased the stock. The
consideration has not been made pun-
He liut is known to be within the
neighborhood of ten thousand dollars.
Don't fall to visit .the white goods
sale 'at McDavld Bros. & Co.
Rheumati
Pains
i - liir Frt TCLrklitlln.
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uuv iciuvuy iui ix.uiin.-
POPULARJALLACIES
Some Otd Fashioned Notions
That Still Obtain Credence.
THE CYCLE OF THREE IDEA.
h Drownlno Man May Sink Not Only
Thrcty but a Dozen Times and Still
6b" Rescued ong'eitlv Chills and t
the Merging of Dlseatos Law Points.
Thrco physicians were standing In
a downtown drug storo tho other day -when
one who had been looking at
rin ovenlng1 paper exclaimed: "Orcat
Gaesnr here It is again 1 1 see it In
tho papers ut least twice a month."
"What'B that?" asked ono of tho oth-
cfs. "It's that popular fallacy about a
drowning mail sinking for tho third
time. Ucro It sayfl 'Just ns ho was
sinking for the third tlrau he wnsBaved
by the timely arrival' etc Tho next
time I see this third tltno business it
probably will read Ilo sank for the
third tlmo before nld could bo had and
was drowned.'
"Why will people get that fool idea
that sinking for tho third tlmo must
needs be fatal to a drowning man?
Why. bleis you I saw a man Blnk a '
hnlf dozen times bofore he was res-
cued alive. Au uncle of mine wit-
nesses said never Bank but once and
ho was drowned. The number of times
a man sinks has nothing to do with
his drowning. He may sink but once
nnd ho may go beneath tho water any
number of times. It all depends upon
the person who is drowning his phys-
ical condition nnd how quickly tho
lungs fill with water."
"That cycle of three" suggested an-
other of tho doctors "Is carried along
by those who insist that a person dies
in bis third suggestive chill. But this
is not true. Tho same rule holds good '
In' congestive chilis as In the case of
the drowning man. A person may die
in the tlrst or ho miay have a dozen
and still live. The rule of three does
not obtain there either."
The Hrst physician with great dis-'
dnln. then told how mnny Ignorant
persons would swear that "if ye git
th' malnry uu" it runs into typhoid
fever an It runs into newmony It's
shore denth.'"
"There's that same old rule of three .
again." he continued almost augrily:
"First and foremost one disease docs
uot run Into another. There's no such
thing ns u collision between diseases
ns many believe. If ono lias malaria
he has that aud that alone. Tho same '
thing is true of typhoid fever' and
pneumonia finch' one is n separate
and distinct trodblc and a doctor with
any sense should be able to diagnose
his malady from symptoms which are
always present In each nnd entirely
different." A-
From popular fallacies in regard to
medicine the conversation drifted to
fallacies regarding tho law A lawyer
present was called upon to explain
first ono thing uiid another when 'oo
of the bystanders suid;
"I made n bet the other day that &
person hnd no right to touch a dead
1)ody until the coroner arrived and
won." i
''Who decided the question for you?"
asked the lawyer smilingly.
"Well" said tho man sheepishly "It
was a bartender but he's an educated
fellow nnd is u good judge of the law.'
"Youspeak of the law as If it were-
something to he Judged like cattle at
arfnt stock show" replied the attorney.
"There is no law on any statute book
In any state In the United States which
says one may not touch u hody before
the arrival of the coroner.
"In case of murder the old JEngllsu
common law used to require that the
body of tho murdered one be left Just v
as it lay until viewed by ono in nuthor-
"Thnt was done. It pan plainly bo
seen for the purpose of preserving the
surroundings Intact sq that whatever
evidence might be there would not be
disturbed. In case of n murder today. "
especially' If any mystery were con-
nected with it. common sense would
tench n person to lenve everything in
tact .not nlone for the coroner but for
the police officials as well. But should
TJody of n murdered man be moved
there Is no fv covering it unless it
could bo proved that the person Avho
moved tho body did It with the inten-
tion to destroy evidence. In cases of
suicide or death by nccident there
could be no objection to moving tho
body anywhere In tho city if dono with
humane or somo other proper motive."
"I'll tell you what Is tho law." said
a stoop shouldorcd long armed tnan
who had been listening Jong enough"
to get tho gist of tho discussion. "If a
fellow sees n murder through a pane
of glass ho can't be a witness in the
case."
"Oh piffle!" exclaimed the nttorney.
"I'm goin.T to lunch. That's tho limit.
I was waiting for somo yap to spring
that if thnt wa8 the case and n mur-
der should be committed In this room
half a dozen of us. could uot be com
petent wltuesscs. Jf your statement la
true because wo aro wearing glasses.
Glass let glass whether in a window or
on tho nose. Thorp is no such law a
tlmt. That's foolish."
"I heard my grandfather pay Mat."
Ipsisted the long armed man "and he
know'd law too."
"Yes" retorted tho exasperated at-
torney "and ho no doubt pave It out
ns law that a man could tand with his
back against hla own house nnd kill
any one who enmo within a certain
dlstnnco of him. nut he would nans
tor It unless Uo had mighty good de
fonso. All of those things nro what
wcall 'chimney corner law.' but tfap.v
wox hold la courtv-Knnsas City
Journal
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