field. Krupp's, the mighty gun manufacturers and armor-plate makers, have tried and more or less failed. They produced a cuirass, indeed, but not such a one as approached the ideal sought.

However, a man named Schaumann has actually brought out a plate, made by process of secret alloy, that has withstood some remarkable tests. The plate of Mr. Schaumann has yet to be punctured by rifle-ball, fired by the arm used in the German military service-which is as good and as powerful as any rifle made. The illustrations show the results of tests recently applied. Schaumann's plate underwent fire of rifles at ranges as low as thirty feet, without giving way allowing the

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bullets to penetrate. The plate

wedge-shaped front, as armor has been constructed from time immemorial, with well-studied curves for bullet-shedding, the cuirass of this new material should throw practically every bullet that can strike it.

The weight of the armor will be slight. The inventor claims that it will be lighter by twenty per cent than the cuirass now in use, while being a much more reliable jacket. He expects to reduce this weight still further, however, so that the soldier of the line may find the armor genuinely welcome, rather than a mere hated added burden.

was disfigured, as the pictures show, but the bullets were shattered and a man behind the plate would have been safe from harm from them.

When it is considered that the plate was offered flat to the fire of the rifles and that every opportunity for aim and every advantage of wind and light and time was given the marksmen, it will be seen how very efficient the plates of this alloy should be when made up into cuirasses and used in the field. It is rare indeed that a soldier will offer a fair shot at close range to his enemy, so that his cuirass would be flat-side toward the rifle-fire. Built

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It is possible that the modern rifleball may knock a man over, even if his mail protects him from wound, however, SO the practicability of such affairs as cuirasses in the field has yet to be proved. The rifle-ball, fired from a modern highpower weapon has a striking force that is enormous. To stand within the cuirass that is struck by one or more of them would be no experience to be courted by the bravest man or the wildest fool. might be compared to allowing a powerful blacksmith to strike at one with a sledge. The cuirass will protect the skin. Will it protect the bones and the flesh from bruise and the vital organs from terrific blows? Also, the arms and legs and head will still be exposed to the fire of the enemy.

It

situation caused the government, a short time ago, to offer two-year-old elks at ten dollars a head to any district where they may be given a home in the mountain wilds.

Snohomish County, Washington, was one of the pioneers to avail itself of the opportunity to buy wild elks and try the interesting experiment of transplanting the big game. The commissioners of this county had in the public game fund something more than one thousand dollars for the purchase of game, the fund being derived from the annual sale of hunting and fishing licenses. It was decided to purchase elk. Rough handling by the railroads killed fifteen out of the shipment, several dying after their arrival at the journey's end, though the remainder were landed in good condition.

Hundreds of people traveled by train and auto from far and near to Startup to witness the interesting work of unloading the wild animals. A high, strong corral, constructed in a lumber mill yard, was connected by a runway with the elks'

POROSITY OF LIQUIDS

WHEN a certain amount of powdered sugar is slowly poured into warm water, the water will dissolve the sugar

and appear to absorb it without increasing its volume. Similarly, when alcohol is poured into water, the resultant will be less than the sum of the two volumes. Apparently one of the liquids has entered into the pores of the other.

The experiment as commonly performed in physics laboratories consists in putting measured quantities of the two liquids together, but the effect would be far more striking were it possible for students to see one of the liquids actually soaking into the other. This can be done in this way: Take two glasses, one filled to the brim with water, and the other with alcohol. Color the alcohol with red ink to make it clearer. The glasses should not be over full. Place a sheet of paper over the glass full of alcohol and with a hand on the paper to keep it down on the rim of the glass invert the tumbler over the glass full of water and carefully draw out the paper. This can be done without spilling a drop of alcohol and yet as soon as the paper is removed, the alcohol will commence to drop. Owing to the fact that it is colored, it is possible to see the alcohol actually soaking into the water, while tiny air bubbles that were formerly contained in the pores of the water rise slowly to the top of the tumbler. This will continue until a considerable air space forms in the top of the tumbler.