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Show i T'YN'Wiit jnojccuio invented by. an American named Smi.i n has re-centiy re-centiy been tried in Wales with result-; that sho'.v it to lie a veritable destrover. It proved to be so destructive that', nothing could prevail against it. The ; Omaha '. . says of il: "Jf it shall be ! adopted by all tha nations of the earth i war will ceaau, for the very good reason ! that war will mean absolute destruc- I tiou to all who engage in it." We seem to be rapidly approaching a point of j development in tho art of destruction i uheu war will be made impossible, but tho final inveution will probably be I something different than has yet been j Muriousiy undertaken. When the prob- i lem of navigating the air shall have ' been solved modern military arrange- I incuts will all be rendered useless. A j dozen air ships ioadod with fulminate could elT'jctually destroy an enemy's city in an hour despite all the foi tiliea- j tious that could ber built aud all tho j siege guns that could bo mounted. j V i |