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War Device to Dorman
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KEPT CMfQSITION A SECRET
ImImn Inventor Wwy b llld t«"A
earths Teel* of Maehlne—We*
.,, , Australia.—The German
mail flr*«pnr<BI dBTto# to
thi war’s western front sprang not
eroas Teutonic brains, bat from tha
honi of an ocean trio Australian. John
llMganlcla. This fact has Jast been
laaraad bora, bat It baa ample corrobo-
ration. Mncgarrtgl. 1. dm*. but tha
|aa ha contrived still **r
mu, mm h Is being recalled by Inti-
■ataa of bla that several roars ago ho
want to Germany sad there sold the
thing la the military powers of that
Be hod previously tried the British
war age* and the Commonwealth
gsrammant bat the former declined
to treat with him on the ground that
his Invention was In contravention to
the laws of humanity and the princi-
ples of The Hague convention, while
tha latter simply Ignored his proffer
apparently as being that of a crank.
He also tried the French or the Italian
government—It la not certain which—
with , equally fruitless results, but
H came to the kaiser’s country
ht had a
9 'T'BI UW111U lOTtruuiwt num^irwm aw
up," he told several of his friends. *T
waa over to Germany some time ago
I got this off and several other
_ _Jy called "Jim-
my" Macgarrlgle. was a genius, but
like moot of his stamp, erratic and un-
One of hla traits waa
_jtlvsnees — although
liars can be no queetloa that he was
a wonder In hla way—which forbade
hla eemmlttlag any of hla Inchoate
Ideaa to paper, with the reeelt that
they went te Urn grave with him; and
ha was oo Impracticable la Judging bis
awn works that the more humane of
could not ho eommerctallsed tor
the ire-squirt and the tow other In-
ventions which he "got off" la Gee-
many, there Is little to show for his
versatility and Ingenuity.
His -Fire tqelrt Ship.”
Macgarrlgle’s home was at Warn
bars], near Oosford, New South Wales,
where he maintained a laboratory.
George Z. Dupaln. a friend, writing of
the old fellow to the Dally Telegraph.
r
-After dwelling on the virtues of
his quick-drying cement, antl-fonllng
paint patent boot polish, a street car
ticket system, explosives and other
things, be led me back to his bouse,
and showed am tbs plan of a peculiar
veeeei which looked like a man-of-war.
It waa rougkly drawa. for old Macgar
rlgle waa a bad penman, but ns soon
as he bagaa to explala matters I un-
derstood This wee what ha called
his pstsat firs-aqutrt skip. It was built
to carry e certain liquid below the wa-
terline. and la every portion of tho
ball them worn ball-ska pod affaire,
which, he explained, could not bo
pierced by any modern projectile. In-
deed. the whole vessel seemed to be
mf«u In such n way that no portion
was other then round. He had cer-
tain receptacles for enormous pumps
worked by hydraulic pressure, and
thorn pumps would throw n liquid up
to throe or tour miles, sad eves more,
accord lug te their else.
-He explained that n German had
Invented e pomp to throw n liquid ive
miles. Whether this wee correct or
not 1 never took the trouble to iad
out. but when old Macgerrtglo had ex-
plained more details, which 1 could
not quite follow, he told sso about hie
Ore squirt He pledged see to secrecy.
-Ho told mo that bo bad found n
chemical compound which would take
flro when It came Into contact with
the air. With further experimentation
In kgd resolved this Into e liquid
form, piaaaiftng the same properties,
and then he hit upon applying It to
war purposes. This liquid, he ex-
plained. woitd burn n certain time,
log when oe ire Its density was re-
dnoed and It would ran about any-
where and bum everything It came to
contact with. A constant stream of
tho stuff would burn Incooaantly. Ha
temperature wee high enough to pro-
duce n dull rod bent In either Iron or
stool, and If tho pressure In tho tiring
apparatus was Increased It would
shrivel up everything It came Into con-
tact with. Ho wont on to explain that
It could be fired In n modem shell
which, when It had buret, would
spread tbs'liquid.
-1 begun to think the man was n
_anlae and looked around for n r “
od of escape la cnee ke might go
plotoly off his head. However, ho
calmed down and 1 took courage to
question him about thin ghastly ma-
chine, even demanding that he should
give me proof that what he said was
true. He laughed and said that If 1
rmnm up next evening at dusk he
would prove the truth of bin remarks.
First ffxhlbit of Liquid Flro.
-Well, I want. Furthermore. 1 took
some friends. Macgarrlgle did not ob-
ject fa the least. He took ns outside
on tho slop# of Mount Pleasant (the
Inventor lived on Mount Pleasant) and
made ns all eft down at about ton
yards distant from him. He dlsap-
pearod for a while In the bush and
then earns beck with what 1 Imagined
to be an old oil dram and an ordinary
largo garden spray. I could not see
what he was doing because ho turned
his buck on us. but presently ho held
the spray np In the air.
-1 saw him stand firmly ns If to
an effort, then he quickly
pressed the handle of tho squirt and a
long stream of white fire shot out
from the muxsle of the spray aod fell
to the ground, there burning brightly
for an Instant.
-The thing was done so quickly and
ail was over In each a abort time that
wo wore nonplused. Then Macgarrlgle
walked calmly toward us and banded
me the spray, saying: ‘Well, what do
you think of my Invention now?* Ho
gave os then n lecture on the possIbUt-
tlos of the flro squirt. 1 examined the
spray carefully (It was just light
aaougk to distinguish objects at short
range), pulled out the plunger, smelled
It end tried to seek any else as to the
nature of the atoll. When Macgarrlgle
■aw whet I wee doing ho laughed
heartily end said I wouldn’t find any-
thing there. However. 1 noted that ho
had evidently screwed ell the top of
the spray whan squirting the liquid,
because be had foiled to put tt back
properly, and alee that the leather
plunger wee slightly charred. 1 care-
fully noted the place where the fire
had fallen and took the trouble to ex-
amine tt early next day. and. euro
enough, all the herbage was burned and
wherever the liquid had run only
charred vegetation remained. 1 was
astounded. I perceived Immediately
flift hla worda warn true, and the pos-
sibilities of hla Invention wore so
mighty as to make me temporarily
eh odder.”
Hr oepain became mech attached
to Macgarrlgle and .pent many hours
with him. Ones when he meant to
nay the Inventor a surprise visit he
leaned that the old man had departed
for Bui ope ; but as soon as he learned
of Macgarrlgle'* return he sought hie
home and beard from Macgarrlgle
that he had sold hla ire squirt to Ger-
many.
esasssg
that the fire machine was designed al
so tor the destruction of P^ekly
which Is owe of the cure** of hoetrulle
end baa already ruined bug* tract* of
good lead in Queensland. Thin eon
trlbutor say*: _. .
-Ho told mo that bo bad offered to
elear tha whole of the pear la Queens-
land under certain terms, bet the gov
eminent had tuned It down. This
setmtf at first Inexplicable, as at the
tiipa the government was offering a re-
ward of 9M.004 tor any affective plan
tor getting rid of the poet When
told him thin he scouted the Idea of
anything no paltry and dealt with a
sum of that sort with tho contempt of
a multimillionaire.
-Ho said that tho only condition an-
der which h* would show his hand was
that he should receive ell expenses
end get the freehold of all tho land
ha cleared. As there were at the
Ume aboot *0.000.000 aero, affected
one may understand the reason tor
tuning down tho offer. The area now,
by tho way, rune Into *0,000,000 acrea.
As I expressed doubt about the effec-
tiveness of his plan, he Invited me to
hie place the following night to see
the squirt at work. But It wan a con
ditto* that no one was to acoompeny
. 1 kept the appointment
He began operations by seating me
la a chair, from which I wee not to
move. By this means he me#* It tm-
possible for me to get n dose glimpse
of the machine, bat the dram which
curried the oil seemed In the dnrhneee
to he ■t—Hay in shape to the recepta-
cle which appears In pictures of those
at the front engaged In this
sort of warfare. Ho told me he waa
ready, after pumping np the machine,
and then let It go. It ejected n con-
stant stream of liquid fire from e abort
hose length for some minutes, spurt-
ing over a distance of about forty feet
With the same mysterious manner
that he had begun operations, ho han-
dled the plant np and put It away In n
tom and locked the door.
-Then ho sat down beside me end
yarned. After urging that this thing
would not only destroy prickly peer,
bat noxious shrubbery end weed* of
all sorts, he told me that what It was
originally Intended for was an instru-
ment of warfare. Man.’ he sold with
Surprisingly Uagrarioua __
-Germany’s reception of President
Wilson’s lest note was ungracious.
The speaker wee Joseph H. Choate.
dl^ermany! Inthta Instance*" he con-
tinned, "remind* me of the chop whose
office n beggar entered.
"T ain’t had nothing to eat tor
two days, boss.' said the beggar. ‘Can t
ye help me out?
“T«l like to. my men.’ was the re-
ply, *but I sprained my toot on n bill
collector yesterday.’ ”
Old Standard GROVE S
___ ui VttM Luaw
“tir'z'zssFSi s:
in the system, jo cents
•OAF Ifi fiTRONOLV ALKALINff
constant use will burn out tfl
aealp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo-
fog with -La Creole” Hair Pressing,
and darken, In tho “naUra! way. those
ugly, grimly heirs. Pries. 11.00.—Adv.
Somewhat Evasive.
"Did Him Orabeoln offer you any
encouragement ?’
New Woods far Print Paper.
Exhaustive teats show that 11 new
wood*—that le, woods not hitherto
used for this purpose—give promise
of being suitable for the production
of news print paper In this country.
White and red fir are the most prom-
inent species In the national forests In
California, although lodgepole and
western yellow pine end Dougjaa fir-
may sometimes be need, declare the
government scientist*.
"Did Miss Orabeoln offer you any with Rkauunw
*. ms* QaBSSHRa
immer man. J . ■ ■ ■
-summer _—
-Congratulations.” .1 Of a Fighting Reoe.
"Yea. When I naked her what sort the matter with Dubwattel
player.”
cS.-kftA’&iaiLsrfi
S.I— I. * Aff«
Little Nonsense New end Then.
“1 think it’s very unkind the way i betn,’ out soon lou™
some of those politicians make fan of | right name was ’Mike.'
arm*.' - remarked Mr*. I -—
a terrible thrashing.”
-Poor Dubwnlte made the mistake of
trying to pick on a man who wore n
wrist watch and a soft collar."
"Well! Well!”
"Tee! Well!" ,
Tea. Dubwnlte called him ’Elisa-
beth,’ but soon found out that Ms
the favorite
Twobble.
"Oh, 1 don't know about that, an-
awerod Mr. Twobble. “The average
political convention Is e nerve-rack-
ing affair and I presume the delegatee
feel that they are entitled to e certain
amount of relaxation.”
THlfi 18 THI AO« OF YOUTH.
«_ will tea veers younger If you
.SPJT&2&
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
Cutleura, the Quick. Sura
Keay Way. Trial Fro*
Germany and Her Waterways.
Although Germany has three tlinoa
I as many mile* of railway In propor-
tion to area as the United States, she
| has spent hundreds of millions of
marks in the enlargement and Im-
provement of her waterways. What
the statesmen of Germany think of the
Bathe with
apply the Olai
fog Instantly,
w ■ n» rrwm i the statesmen oi uenuuuj - •—
- . „ importance of the waterways Is shown
Cntlcurn 8oap, dry and . the fact that i„ the midst of the
itmenL They atop Itch- w*r kn all history, when the
meni w www* —---. - —
mat confidence, this thing would de-
stroy soldiers as If they were rata.
What bayonet charge could stand up
against ltf My idea Is not n small
They atop itch-
away pimples,
re-
dandruff and scalp Irritation,
heel red, rough and sore hands
wall oe most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mall with. Book.
■*----postcard, Cntlcurn, Dept I*
Bold everywhere.—Adv.
They Were Stenographer* la Chicago,
hut Now Hove Fine* of
Their Own.
iniQB fib I ----a
squirt Ilk* this, bat ns large as n big
Ore-lighting hose sending out n stream
of Sr* with ns much force end volume
no the biggest water hydrant la 8yd-
•A character of this sort naturally
aroused Interest, especially ns h* be-
gan to talk about synthetic robber
which b# could sankc for *• coots n
pound (at n time when tho genuine ar-
ticle was about !*-*»; cements be
could make at absurdly low rates.
Ules. bricks, cxploclvcs. aati-foultng
paint, boot dressings end other things,
(began to think that 1 had struck an
Edison."
The Journalist believe* that Maegar-
rigie sold tb* explosive Just men-
tioned to the Germans, and be adds:
“It was terribly destructive, a* an
equal quantity of It with gelignite tore
a hole in n piece of galvanised iron
four times Its alto.”
Fred Wright of Sydney robe the ac-
counts of Macgarrlgle of somethleg of
their romance by saying that the In-
ventor. whom he knew well, “frequent-
ly suggested -wildcat scheme* for the
employment of chemicals for the de-
struction of prickly pear and the ex-
termination of rnbbtto." And he goes
on: "Mr. Mncgnrrlglo'e spray consisted
of a solution of phosphorus la an la-
flammable liquid. He tried bisulphide
of carbon no a solvent for his phos-
phorus and then mixed this with other
combustible liquids. There was noth
tag particularly original la the Idea
and It was not at nil 'safe to handle
We afterward experimented with hr
dragon phosphide for fire sprays. Hla
explosive consisted of a grass-tree gum
compound.” .
CATCH FISH ON TREE UHBS
greatest war In all history, when the
empire le fighting for its very fife,
they era not only maintaining and op-
erating the waterways they already
have, but are actually bulldlog more.
American Fur Head* Preferred.
A furrier at Kingston, Ont, state*
the heeds need for trimming furs
uro now Imported from the United
States, according to Consul Felix 8.
8. Johnson, who writes: “An effort
was to manufacture thin class
of goods In Canada, but the result wa*
not n success. In the article received
from the United States, the skin, which
Is moistened beforehand, le drown
over the bend and dried and retains
Its form; that made In this couutry
retains Its moisture end the toogue
and teeth in time drop out There
was also n groat difference In the price,
heads from fbe United State* selling
at $1.50 per gross and the Canadian at
wa awvaaL tha dnlv mnthPF chnrC**N
Taking Her Seriously.
«rve begun to think that fellow Is
really seriously In love with me.”
-Whet makes you think so?’
-He’s taken me to the theater three
times now and not once hue he ever
tried to kiss me good night”
tf Ybr Need«Medicine
Yob Should Have the Best
there ere hundreds of prepa-
rations advertised, tbsre Is only on* that
Although
; really stands
for
t pre-vminont no a reto-
ol tho kidneys. Uvor and
at $1.80 per gross ana ine Po«t. Add
tym With the duty and other charge* hamton, n.
the American article Is higher In price ^Fo^eM* ;
than the domestic." I
IfiQwfif
Dr. KHmer*a Swamp-Root Is not recotn-
tondod for ovorythlnx. . .__u.
A sworn cortlflcnt# of purity lo with *y-
ory bottle. Ton may receive a sample
Bis* botti# of Swamp-Root by PumI
Address Dr. Kilmer A Co.. Blng-
'. T.. and oncloss ton cents,
at all drug storm tn bottlm of
___BOc and BLOB, also msntlon this
.-Adv.
COVETED BY ALL
ter by-----
lag. Price ei-fiO.-Adv.
PARAQUAT TO LEARN ENGLISH
Followers of Isaak Walton Have
Groat Spert at Wlneted, Conn.,
•eye Truthful fierihe.
Browning’s Peculiar lye*.
Browning’s eyes were peculiar, one
having a long focus, the other very
abort. He had the unusual accom-
plishment (try It and prove) of clos-
ing either eye without squinting and
without any apparent effort, though
sometimes on the street la strong sun-
shine hla face would be e bit distort-
ed. He did all hie reading and writ-
ing with one eye. closing the long one
as he eat down at hta desk. He could
see an Immense distance. He never
suffered with any pain In Ma eyes, ex-
cept once when as a boy he was try-
ing to be n vegetarian In imitation of
hla youthful idol Shelley.—Boston
Transcript.
Necessary.
“So you’ve bought a car at lust. I
knew you’d come to It sooner or later."
"It wasn’t because I wanted It. Too
nee. our cook married a chauffeur, and
the only way we could keep from los-
ing ber wa* to give Mm a Job also."
His Bluff Qalled.
Bluffman—I owe you ten dollars, old
chap—can you change a flfty-dollar
Mill
Banke—Certainly 1
Bluffman—Ah—er-slnce you’re oo
flush. I guess I won’t pay you till next
week.—Boston Evening Transcript.
WOMAN'S CROWNING GLORY
Is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, gristly, gray hair*, uro "Le C«to
ole” Hair Dressing and change It to
the natural way. Prict-eLM.—Adv.
Chicago.—Mies Gertruda Croxton
and Miss Roes May hnva discovered
the Joy of life, roar years ego they
l*ved at Forty-fifth street and Indiana
avenue. They were stenographers end
they found life Just one sheet of paper
after another, without muoh else.
They dropped the whole tiresome
mess and went to n spot outside of
Blue Island. They call tt Woodstd*.
And there they manipulate a chicken
tarm that keeps them la test from on*
year’s end to tb* other.
-W* have bought oo* hat apiece
•lace we came here.” said Miss Crox-
toe. They coot thirty cent* each
Clothes? We never us* them. We
wear overalls, and we never have oc-
casion to dress. We work, end we
like It. W* go to Chicago one* a yoer
cn business. The* we harry beck. We
ileep five heave • nlfht In winter
JJfiiNfifi Ifi Ilfififf we we busy ell
Fresident Authorises fitudy ef Lae-
gyigl III NfttlOHSl Colltjil
the Country.
Asuncion. Paraguay.—Under date ef
March SS the president of Paraguay
issued a decree providing for the
study of English tn the national col
leges, to be given the same Impor-
tance as the other prescribed studies
and the teachers to receive the earns
salaries as those of other branches.
The president bn*** hi* action upon
the recognised value of learning Eng-
lish and "In conformity with the rec-
ommendation adopted by the recent
Pan-American Scientific emigre** to
Washington.”
Years ago English was taught In tha
colleges of Paraguay, but was super*
eedod by German.
Wlasted. Conn.—They are catching
fish In trees at Highland Ink* this
spring.
Mora than 100 perch have beet
taken from the limbs of tree* by fish-
srman this week. The porch have
spawned on the boughs of hemlock
tree*, end whenever worm-bolted
hooka appear In their midst the porch
leap for the worms.
The hemlock trees were sunk la
th# lake near the west shore of 8*o>
ood bey Inst winter by "preparodnese
fishermen" after large boles bad beer
ont In the Ice.
The race Isn’t always to the swift
Sometime* It goes to the wise chap
who know* how to fix things.
Plenty.
"Did you go it. lor oratory when
you were at college?"
"Not much, but I’ve been let in for
a lot of It since I got married.”
The orange tree le the only one
which hours fruit and blossom* at th*
seme time.
The ffffeete ef Opiates.
CTS^tafiSr^^Tlmrol* amoogphrticians le that children should never
JUS?? o$*U*7ln theemallartAMW* ftw more than n day nl n time, and
oaly thenUunavoidable.^ __-_
Music With Joy Mdse.
Beliefontalno, O-Perooo* Uvtafil.
Bollefoatatne believe they have origt
Lest year the United States pro-
duced Nt.0ff too* Of Nhh
nr«m
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