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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

Some rare metals possessing special quail
ties are required for certain work Thus,
palladium is used in making some parts OF
timepieces, and iridium for the points OF gola
pens and the uninitiated have no IDEA OF
The value of such scarce products Vanadl-
UNI costs, for instance, $4,000 per pound;
chromium, $500, and lithium, which Is the
highest of metals, S7,7OO per pound, Rho
dunn, which is extremely hard and brittle,
and is only fusible at very high tempera,
ture, fetches s., 500, and iridium, the heaviest
substance hitherto discovered, costs Sl,2Ol
per pound. 1t will therefore be seen thai
aold and silver are far from being the mos'
precious metals, as far as their market value
&c concerned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
Poker OF scorched Work.

Poker work, comparatively new depart
ure in decorative art, is one of the easiest and
most effective methods Of ornamenting the
surface Of woods.
Amateurs use it chiefly as a ready means to
decorate picture frames. An etching of the
"Angelus," framed in chestnut, with bell
and bell rope done in black with the hot iron
on one corner of the frame, illustrates this use.
Professional interior decorators have applied
it very successfully on panels, friezes and
chimney pieces of libraries, halls and dining
rooms
A recent invention which has brought this
art to great perfection is handy apparatus
devised by DR.. Pagulin, of Paris, and shown
in the accompanying cut.
This consists of q glass vessel containing
pure ben2ine, in the stopper of which two IN
dia rubber tubes are fixed, the one held with
the left hand acting as a bellows or wind bag,
to drive the benzine vapor through the sec
ond tube, to which perforated metal mouth
piece screwed into a wooden handle is at
tached. Inside the point is a small piece of
spongy platinum which, when once heated,
keeps red hot under the influence of the ben
zine vapor, and communicates the heat to
the point. To commence work the point Is
first heated over a flame of spirit of wine,
and then the wind bag is piled with the left
hand. or with the foot if connected vita q
treadle. The point will, after few seconds
become red hot, and is then, Like pencil. ap'
plied to the surface of the wood or leather,
to scorch any design which has been traced
on it. According to the pressure with which
the point is carried over the surface and the
red or white heat impaired to it, the scorched
lines appear more or less brown, and tn
whole design has the appearance Of a sepit
drawing when finished. Care must be takeI
to keep the bottle only half full with ben
zine, and the points on the same temperature
for the same class of work. One of tn
mouthpieces is pointed for scorching in dot
and fine lines, the other formed like fla
chisel to work the broader shadows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

Woods worked upon by preference are
pear. box, lime, light colored oak and maple,
also cherry and Mexican mahogany. The sur
face of the wood ought to be perfectly smooth
and the outline of the design carefully traced
on it. When the scorched part is finished,
the spaces between are in some cases colored
with enamel paints.
The range of scorched work for decorative
purposes is practically unlimited. Those who
become skilled in it do ideal and portrait
plaques, which are framed in velvet, bring
ing out beautifully the fat tones of the burn
ing. Other things attempted are decorated
bread plates, card trays, fan sticks, jewel
caskets, table tops and panels. Poker work
is very effective on chairs of antique shape.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
Excellent Chocolate Pudding.

Two cups of bread crumbs, one cup of SUI
gar, one quart of milk, five eggs, three table
spoonfuls of grated chocolate. Boil bread and
milk until it thickens. After it is cool stir in
the beaten yolks of five and the whites Of two
eggs with the sugar and add the chocolate.
Bake one-haIf hour Beat three whites with
five tablespoonful of sugar and one teaspoon
full Of vanilla, spread over the top and brown.
Eat cold, with cream.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06


The owners of the American patents, the
Poetsch-Sooysmith Freezing company, of
H1gsw York, have made several improvements
inite application to tunnels especially. The
first application of the freezing process in
this country was in digging shaft for the
Chaplin Mining company at Iron Mountain,
Mich, where a rectangular shaft l515 feet by
IG1E feet in the clear, and 95 feet deep to the
Wedge, was sunk through quicksand and
powders Twenty-six inch pipes closed at
the lower end were sunk to the ledge in a
circle % feet in diameter, and Lime ma
chine, having a refrigerating capacity of
fifty tons of ice per day, cooled the brine.
This work was very successful, the ledge
being reached in seventy days after the ice
machine was started. A shaft at Wyoming,
Pa, is now being constructed in the same
EYay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

It often happens that glass stopper will
become firmly set in the neck of bottle and
one is at a loss how to remove it without dan
ger of breaking the bottle and losing its con-
tents In such case try the following plan:
Fasten firmly both ends of a strong cord six
feet long, so that it will hang nearly straight
and horizontal Wind it around the neck of
the bottle, and keeping it very tight move
the bottle back and forth. This will soon
heat the neck, and then the stopper will come
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
EXCAVATION IN FROZEN oUICKsAND.

SCACAhS@A~NDs
Mr. PoetSch's experiments with the new
method have resulted SO successfully as to in
duce its application to many coal fields
throughout Germany, France and the Meth
erlands. There was much need, in Germany
especially, of some way of getting to the beds
of Ignite and coal, of which there are many
covered with beds Of quicksand that are al
most impossible. This process has added ma
terially to the area of available coal fields.
The greatest depth yet reached in this way
through water bearing strata is go feet, al
though there is no limit to the depth capable
of being reached. There has been no failure
to accomplish the work undertaken, accord
ing to Science, to which journal we are in
debted for the accompanying cuts.
Fig. shows a shaft being dug and par
TALLY tirnbered up In practice it is usual to
place pipes about eight inches in diameter,
and about three feet and half apart, in a
circle around the space to be excavated- 1t
is of great Importance that the pipes be per-
fectly closed, and that they extend into the
rock.
Fig shows the process applied to an ex-
cavation for a bridge pier, the frozen wall
surrounding tie excavated space being in eff
feet a Golfer dam. The process has also been
applied to tunneling.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
Shiloh,s Catarrh Remedy.

No. 3. Shilohs Catarrh Remedy, mar
velous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria,
Canker Mouth and Headache. With each
bottle there is an ingenious Nasal Injector
for the more successful treatment of these
complaints without extra charge. Price so
cents. Sold by A. c. Smith & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
WHOLESALE BUYERS

will consult their interest before laying
in their spring lines of clothing, hats and
gents furnishing goods, to call at L. Gold
berg and examine the immense large stock
offered at the lowest eastern prices.
L. GOLDBERG, 205 and 207 Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Decorative and Practical Work in Various
Departments of the Home.
A pretty scheme of dinner table decoration
IS the following, lately used; Lines Of yellow
ribbon were laid on the cloth, radisting from
the center, SO that between each seat the line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

LADIES, when selecting your fine milli-
merry at Nine. Lambs, 26 Main street, don't
fail to get a bottle of Grace's Delight for
the cOmnleXiOu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

All silk moirees in lovely shades to be
sold at $50. per yard, the greatest bargain OF
the season. expected daily at
F. AUERBACH'SS Bros.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-06

Try Angel Bros. new lumber yard, State
road Telephone 43S.
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SCIENCES PROGRESS.
Things Said and Done by In
ventOrS and Scientists.
RARE METALS AND THEIR USES
Excavating Through Quicksand and Other
Difficult Ground Facilitated by Freezing
1t by Means # Cold Brine.

About seven years ago Mr.. Herman Poetsch,
of Germany, conceived the idea that excava-
lions through difficult ground could be facil-
itated by freezing it by means of cold brine
circulated through pipes inserted down to
rock or impervious material; these ground
pipes being perfectly closed at the lower end,
and containing smaller pipe open at the
lower end, down which the brine is pumped,
rising in the outer pipe and returning to an
ice machine to be cooled again.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
The Yezidees, or Devil Worshippers

The Yezidees will not serve in the
Turkish army, because their reli-
gion forbids them to mingle with
the Mussulmans, but escape by pay
ing good round Communication fee
yearly. The people are at the low
est stage of civilization, with no
hope Of rising as long as Sheik
Adi's rules are in force. Under the
influence of their conditions and
of the prejndices of their neighbors
against them, they have become a
sinister, malicious, treacherous peo-
ple.. The right of hospitality, SO
sacred among the Bedouins, is un-
known ameng them. No one can
feel safe anaongthem. They attach
no value to human life. To these
ordinary dangers are added those
arising from the embarrassing eti-
ouette ofconversational intercourse
with them; for if any one inadver-
tently let's escape the word devil.
satan, or anything sounding like It,
he commits q mortal ofanse; and
to cut off his head is a God-pleas-
ing act, and a sacred duty Of the
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
Use Of Dogs in War.

Dogs in some instances carry the
concise dispatch in a small metal
case fastened to the collar, and this
certainly seems to have the advan-
tage ot security, as attracting the
least possible amount ot attention !;
whereas, the leather letter-case
hanging from the collar, or the two
leather pockets attached to strap
passing under the body, and keptln
position by second strap across
the chest, though, OF course, availa-
ble for bulkler documents, is un-
doubtedly more conspicuous, and
more Liable to render the dog an
object oi suspicion and a mark for
IA bullet. BY Il similar arrangement
OF straps the war dog is enabled to
carry small case of ammunition,
and is thus made useful On the out
ward march ere he is dispatched on
his solitary journey as military
postman. Some sangulne trainers
even hope that dogs may be trained
to return to the munltlun wagons
during the heat ot battle to Drlng
fresh supplies to the fighters, regard
less of all danger from shells and
bullets. 1t would seem more nat
ural 10 enlist their services as
TO bring drink to the
and dying.-Blackwood's
Magazine.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
Boston ChurcheA Pies and Beans

Yesterday was Sunday and less
of day of rest for thousands of
Christian men and women in Boston
than you may suppose. 1t requires
a good deal of religious zeal and
physical strength to do ones duty
as an active member of one of these
large and active city churches. |
know Of one man and wife, men,
bers of the fremont Temple Baptist
Church, who leave home a 9 O'Clock
every Sunday and come home at ~
or later at night. They get their
meals in the Temple, and attend
meetings at 8, 1O:3O II, 3, & and
7:3O O'Clock, and usually an latter
meeting" at the close of the regular
evening services. There are many
members of my own church who
do not go home to dinner. 1t is
served in the church for 10 cents.
There is but one warm dish served,
and that, | need hardly write, is
the inevitable baked beans, baked
usually by some male member OF
the church willing and capable
enough of taking this pleasing duty
upon himself. Until | came here
to live l had always supposed that
pie eating prevailed to more alarm
ing extent in the West than any
other part of America, but four
years in New England convinced
me Of my error. The Western mans
love for pie is a languid emotion
compared with the affection the
born and raised" New Englander
feels Tor the same indigestlble del
icucy. l have visited New England
rural homes in which pie was served
regularly as a sort of breakfast des-
erst. 1t appeared again as the reg
ular desert for dinner and again on
the tea table and was then passed
around' before bed time. Ninety
nine out Of every one hundred fam
lilies in Boston east baked beans
for supper Saturday night and for
breakfast Sunday morning.-Corr-
keokuk, Iowa, Gate City, Jan. 70.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
TOOLS AND MACHINES.
According to an Old Mechanic They
Grow Tired Just Like Men.

It is common complaint among
mechanics that their tools do not
serve them as we'll some days as
others.
A correspondent of the Iron In
dustry Gazette says: Tools, like
men, grow tired. have seen a
first-class chisel get tired and act
as though it was possessed of the
king of sheol. 1t would not keep
its edge, and the more l sharpened
it the sooner it would lose its edge.
called the attention Of shop
mate, grizzled old veteran, to the
curious behavior of the chisel. He
looked it over and handed it back
to me saying: THE tool is all right,
only little tired. Lay it away
and let it rest. 1t will come out
all right again, just like man who
is tired" l did not believe the old
fellow, and | really thought he was
crazy to talk of a tool getting tired, J"
but as there was no help for it, the
tool was laid away. l do not re-
member how long it was left to
rest, but when it was again sharp
ened and used it appeared to hold
its keenest edge as we'll as before it
got tired. BARRIERS tell me their
razors in constant use get tired In
the same way, and wood-choppers
say their axes sometimes seem to
get soft all at once. Possibly con-
stant and hard usage may cause
changes in crystalization that would
account satisfactorily for the pecu-
Iiarity alluded to. Locomotive en-
gineers often observe peculiar mis-
behavior in their machines, which
may possibly be the result of con-
tinued heating, friction and pound
ing. When a tool gets tired" or a
"balky," give each a rest
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23

Yazidce, the fulfillment of which
will insure him a place in Paradise.
Several letters are in like manner
wholly banished from the language,
chiefly those which contain the
sound of a "shun; also the Arabic
word nallet, Thou art damned, T"
which was spoken by God to the
fallen angel when he pitched him
into hell. Therefore all words con-
tanning similar sounds are set aside,
and other combinations not belong
ing to any language are used in
their stead.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
A Startled Critic.

A St. Paul gentleman who many
years ago was a resident of Gin
cinnati, tells a story concerning
Powers, the sculptor, which has
probably never been in print. There
were at that time in Cincinnati two
or three connoisseurs in art, who
assumed sort of general censor
ship in such matters, and every
thing that they said concerning
works of art was supposed to
"go." They had unfavorably criti-
cised some of Powers work, and,
as he did not take much stock in
their dictations anyway, he decided
to show them up to the art people
of the city. He was working in
some wax, and announced recep-
ton at which he would show some
of the latest products of his genius.
Among the figures was one repre-
senting the Mayor of the city. 1t
stood in niche by itself, and the
light arranged for the best effect.
The high muck-a-mucks of the
art world Of Cincinnati attended
the reception. They examined the
figure of the Mayor and made COM
ment on it.
1.-The hands," remarked one, "do
not reveal any anatomy"
The legs are a tride Short said
another, ''but otherwise / consider
it very fine figure"
And so they went on. One of
them finally discovered that some
thing was wrong about the bridge
of the nose, and raised his hand to
point out the defect.
you, don't you pinch my
nose," cried the alleged wax Gig
GER" to their astonishment, dismay
and complete overthrow as art crit
les. The sculptor had induced the
real live Mayor to help in his little.
Scheme.-St. Paul Press,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
The Way the Interstate Law Works

Is the Interstate Law being OBJ
served? Not to any alarming ex-
tent. Go around to some superin-
tendent and ask for a pass and he
will spring the Interstate Commerce
Law on you. Go to the contract
ing agent or the general freight agent
and, it you work in the right way,
you will see that the law is evaded
with impunity. | don't mean by
that all railroads are engaged in
this sort of business, but many of
them are. For instance, the law
forbids the payment of rebates on
freight. A contracting agent goes
to shipper and says: See here,
| understand that you have fifty
carloads of freight to ship to such
and such a point within the next 80
days. Now, I'll bet you IS a car
you don't send it over our line"
The bet is made, the goods are sent
over that line, the agent of the com
pany loses his bet, and the amount is
deducted from the shippers bill for
freight charges. The law forbids
paying rebates, but it says nothing
about making bets. Then if an in-
f1uential party wants a pass, the
general passenger agent may say
"Sit down and let me dictate a
short letter to YOU" This is done,
and on the strength of such service
a pass is made out to the party as
an employe of the road.-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
DON'TS FOR GOOD GIRLS.

Don't allow yourself to be under
obligations to any man.
Don't discuss your family affairs
in general conversation.
Don't give your photographs to
men, and don't ask them for theirs.
Don't make yourself conspicuous
at any time by loud laughing or
talking.
Don't fail to try to be frank, and
just and generous, and, above all,
womanly.
Don't wear an evening dress to a
quiet afternoon reception don't go
without a hat or bonnet.
Don't feel it necessary to bow to
a man you have met at ball or a
party afterward unless you want
to continue the acquaintance.
Don't write, except when it can't
be avoided, to men. Make all your
notes acknowledging courtesies,
etc, short and to the point.
Don't offer to shake hands when
man is introduced to you, and
don't think it necessary when he
says goodbye, unless he first ex-
tends his.
Don't allow any man to treat you
with anything but the greatest re-
spect. Resent as an impertinence
any approach to familiarity of
speech or action.
Don't boast that you do not read
the newspapers, as many girls do
nowadays. Don't think it neces-
sary to read all the daily or weekly
journals contain, but keep yourself
posted on art, Literary, social and
political topics of the day.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
Work of Insect Undertaken,

Nearly every one is familiar with
the burying beetle, and many have
perphaps, watched its operations
Noticing that dead moles and Other
small animals laid on the loose
ground soon disappeared, Professor
Gleditsch concluded to investigate
the cause. Accordingly, he placed
a mole in the garden, and on the
morning of the third day found il
buried some three inches below the
surface. Though wondering why
this service was performed for the
dead mole, yet, as he saw only four
beetles under the carcass, he re-
buried it and in six days found it
overrun with maggots. 1t was not
until then that the thought struck
him that these maggots were the
offspring of the beetles he had seen,
and that they performed the burial
rites in order to provide a place to
deposit their eggs, where the newly
hatched young might have food for
their nourishment.
Continuing his observations, Mr..
Gleditsch placed four of these beet
les under a glass case, with two
dead frogs. One pair buried the
first frog in twelve hours, and on
the third day the second one was
similarly disposed of. The profess
sor then gave them dead linnet,
and a pair of the beetles set to work
to bury it. They pushed out the
dirt from beneath the body; then
the male drove the female away
and worked alone for about five
hours, turning the linnet around in
a more convenient position, and
occasionally mounting the body
to tread it down. After resting for
an hour it proceeded as before, al
ternately excavating and pulling
the bird from below, and then
treading it down from above. 1t
was buried at the end of the third
day. In fifty days the four beetles
had buried four frogs, three small
birds, two fishes, one mole, two
grasshoppers, the entrails of a fish
and two morsels of the lungs Of an
ox.-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23
Anecdots Of General jackson.

An old citizen of this city, who
died only a few years ago, was in
Kentucky in 1923 when General
Jackson was candidate for Presi-
dent, and General Jackson, in trav-
cling, stopped in the town where
he lived. The canvass was at fever
heat. An eccentric Clay man took
special pains in the most emphatic
manner to show his hostility to
General Jackson.
Finally. coming close up to the
General, he, with great emphasis,
sajd "Yes, sir, / want you to un-
derstalld that / am not going to
vote for you" General Jackson,
rising up and looking him full in
the eye, said "Sir, I have given
much Of my life to my oodnfxy,
and it was that you might havo-
this privilege"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-23

pounds, and the initial velocity
5000 meters, while the distance OF
the cannon's range is said to be
twenty versts, or over thirteen miles.
AS q consequence the fire of the
guns can only be directed by the
map. the object fired at being out
of sight. Two men, however, suffice
for each gun, as they are worked
by hydralic machinery.
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Somewhat Discouraging.

A German nobieman had two
sons who were reported to be rather
fast boys. One of them was clerk
in a bank, and the other was an
officer in the army.
How are your sons coming on?'
asked u friend.
bad enough?" replied the father.
"The one in the bank who ought to
be drawing drafts, spends all his
time in hunting; and the one in
the army, who ought to be busy
shooting, is always drawing drafts
on me for money."-Texas Sift-
inus.