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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 May 1907, Page 1

What tlih drop 01* water does to . the hardest stone is small compared' to what a thread of yarn oan ac~ 'complish. Major Mc'Claughry, a. prison governor, once found a prisoner who was suposed to bo pounding 'Stone, working* away at , one of tho bars to an outside win- , clows. The iman finally admitted , what he was doing and was induced to givo a demonstration. A grating of the same description [was placatt in his cell and a guard stationt;d over (him to exact; the ' proof of his statement. With* the i tho limestone dust and silicate frdnv tho stone pile, the yarn from his sock and a little water this man tut the Bessember socel bar in 18 working 1 , hours. WitH someji fi»j emery, a chalk Hne, and two wooden handholds to save his fingert he made the othes cleancut of tho bar in five hoairs, proving tho matter to tho warder's satisfaction. 1 The loss of Admiral Togo - s f.agsfoiipi Mikjasa, as the result o? an internal explosion, .was one of the most startling events of tho Japanese war; and tho tragical atmosphere which surrounded*, iho catastrophe was deepened by the fact) that the Mitoasa was moro strongly associated <in Ithe minds of tho Japanese people _ with the triumphs war than any Mother ship in thoir navy. Moverover, there was a sinister rumour, father industriously circulated, that the loss of tihe ship was tho work of discontented Japanese sailors. To at once clear the navy of any such inputation. and solve the mystery of hei- loss, tho Japanese Admiralty mado an immediate investigation by means of divers, -who reported that no t*r a co could bo found of misconduct or nogj lect on the part of the officers or men. tfie explosion having oriffinatod in tho port magazine containing (sin ammunition. When tho vessel was refloated tho Naval Department 1 appointed another committee whose I investigations have shown that the . explosion resulted from spemtane- ; ous combustion, due to a chemical 1 uhange fin tho amanunition of tho Hin magazine. That smokeless pew- • e'er has always been, and. 111 some ■ of its forms, is 'yet' lablo to d-inger-,'o'is decomposition while in sifrage. , is well known, and it is more than , li'j'iely than* other serious warship J explosions and disasters may have been due to this sinister and at ono 1 time greatly-dreaded cause. l | ' ! BHEUMO has cured thousands of 1 j sufferers from rheumatism, gout, scia- ' j tica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try * it. All stores and chemists, 2s 6d and i4s 6d. Positive Cure. :i. —