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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

used in legitimate medical practice is rapid
ly on the increase, and many OF the new
devices for applying it have distinct merit.
A recently invented apparatus for the cure
of deafness comprises battery, belt, an
electrode supporter on the belt, and shaped
to rest on the ear, an opening on one side
to receive the ear. and connections between
the electrode and the battery. This pro-
vides convenient and efficient mode of
receiving the current, which can be applied
in currents of finely graduated strength.
Dentristry owes much to electricity for
having largely added to its possibilities in
the way of skillful and scientific practice
1t is found that many of the flaws which
mark incipient decay in teeth are 80 minute
as to be invisible in ordinary light. The
Importance of being able to detect these
minute and tell-tale indications before seri-
Gus mischief has been worked by decay is
evident, and for means of accomplishing
this the dentist has had recourse to the
electric light By this means the operator
Is enabled to explore with thoroughness
every corner of the mouth, and to instantly
perceive the slightest shade of change from
the normal color of the teeth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
For Sugar Making.

One of the greatest enemies of the sugar
planter is darkness, or the imperfect light
in which most of the operations incidental
in the night work of ''taking off, his crop
are necessarily carried on. In the "boiiing
house." where the juice of the cane is
boiled down to sugar, the overseer keeps
watch and ward day ana night, knowing
that if he relaxes his watchfulness, even
for a moment, the negro laborers will
promptly take advantage of the chance, and
nil their baskets and pans with sugar or
boiling liquor" and the estate will suffer
by that amount.
All this strain on the resources of sugar
estate is to be removed by the Introduction
of electricity. The enterprislng proprietor
of down south plantation is the first 10
realize the Importance of this weighty
factor and he is installing plant which
will give him light wherever he wants it.
Twenty five lamps will be used for lighting
the sugar house and the cane field, and the
works will be as light as day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
LETTERS BY TROLLEY SYSTEM
Unique Package Elevator in Use in
Brooklyn.

Pedestrians on lower Broadway at in
tervals during the days of last week wit
messed the trial of unique package eleva-
tor that an ingenious friend of the postmen
and expressmen has rugged. His place of
business is on the top floor of high build
ing. A small wire rope, on which runs q
box attached to it by means of rings, is
fastened to his window and extends to the
railing alongside the steps at the sidewalk
AS l was passing the other day postman
stopped at the entrance to the building and
called up through speaking tube In a
moment a mans form appeared at the up
permost window and he let down on his
wire trolley the mail box. When it reached
the bottom Uncle Sans agent put a letter
into it, and away it went whirling up into
the air as though there was weight at
tached to the other end of the line.
THAT'S a good idea," was the verdict of
many people who stopped to watch the
| little incident.
AS means of saving time, patience and
shoe leather to the busy letter carriers this
seems to be scheme worth adoption by
many occupants of high offices. -Nelp Yorh
! Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
The Door Lights the Room.

An efficient method of controlling the
electric light current of hotel rooms has
been devised, the mechanism being attached
to the bolt on the door, the opening or shut
ting of the door turning on or shutting off
the current.
When the guest enters the room the
shooting of the bolt back closes circuit,
and the lamps in The room are lighted.
When the person goes out the locking of
the door from the outside breaks the cir
cult and the lights are extinguished.
AS there is usually second bolt in hotel
rooms the locking of the door at night from
the inside will not affect the burning of the
lights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
POTATO BUTTONS.

The ToOthsOme Vegetable in an Entirely
New Garb.
There need be no fear of an over-produc-
ton of potatoes now, since it has been
found that by treating the substance of the
potato with certain acids, and then subject
ing it to great pressure there is obtained a
material almost ike stone, which can be
employed for many of the purposes to which
horn and bone have been used The but
tons made of potato can only be distin
guished from those of bone by close exam
| ination by an expert.
The new button can be colored in any
desired shade, and their cheapness will
probably insure their popularity in the
future. 1t is stated that German factory
is making these buttons in considerable
quantities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
To Control Cattle.

The farmer has had another resource
added to the list of devices for controlling
wild or refractory stock. All he now has
to do to insure the safety of cattle is to
connect up his wire fence to an induction
coil and a primary battery. vigorous
current is thus maintained, and if any of
the cattle should touch the wire with the
idea of breaking the fence or otherwise,
they will experience a new sensation
which will induce a wholesome caution so
far as future negotiations with the wire
fence are concerned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

1t is reported that large deposit of tin
has been discovered opposite Hong Kong.
The attention of the owners was first
called to the deposit by the uncovering OF
the ore by the heavy rains of recent years.
1t is said that the tin extends to consider
able depth, many thousands of tons being
procurable merely for the labor of remov.
Ing the surface ore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

principally to depreciation in the value Of
materials on hand and in existing contracts
for materials When prices of pig iron
were SIS and coke $3.50. the company made
contracts. for six months supply, immedi-
ately following, which prices rapidly de-
clined. The prices of rails also declined
and the company was compelled to sell the
rails made from high-cost materials at a
comparatively low price, resulting in a
great loss on each ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

The Glasgow town council has decided by
large majority to take into municipal CON
troll the tramway system of the city as
soon as the present lease expires. The mo-
tive power to be used under the city con-
troll will, in all probability, be electricity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
LOSSES IN RAILS.
Hard Luck of One Of the Big English stee
Companies.

The annual report of the directors of the
West Cumberland Iron and Steel company,
of West Cum berland, England, fully illus
strates how some of the English iron and
steel manufacturers were caught in the
boom of prices of two years ago. During
the last fiscal year of the establishment the
directors reported q loss Of 100000, due
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

A design of an electric boat, propelled
by sea water battery, has been exhibited
before the French Academy of Sciences
The battery plates are under the Loaf, in
the form of a keel. and the current gener-
ated drives motor operating the screw
The copper or zinc plates are raised or low
cred by means of pulleys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
SAVING GOLD AND SILVER.
Electricity Extends Helping Hand to the
Photographer

Photographer.
a French Photographic journal describes
a method of recovering the gold and silver
waste of Photographic processes by means
Of electricity. The process consists of sus-
pending in the solutions containing these
metals plate of carbon to the positive pole
of the battery, and zinc plate to the mega
tive the two being separated by the space
of about an inch and half. With the
closing of the circuit from any ordinary
battery there is formed on the zinc cleo
trode black deposit, which falls to the
bottom of the solution. This deposit, after
being removed and dried, is melted in q
crucible, forming an ingot of metal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
ELECTRICAL DEVICES.
Some of the Latest Novel Uses to be Made
of This Power.

of This Power.
In view OF the present rapid development
of speed in ocean steamers it is interesting
to note the lines on which still greater i'm
provement is looked for. Oberlin Smith,
IN recent lecture, has propounded the idea
that the ships of the future will probably
be driven by electricity by means of sim
pe rotating armature fixed directly on the
shaft of the screw itself.
The source of the electric current for
driving the motors of the prospective three
or four day Atlantic liners, Mr.. Smith con-
siders, would probably be storage batteries
placed in the extreme bottom and along the
whole length of the hold, where they will
serve as excellent ballast, or else the cur
rent will be generated by some direct pro-
cess from coal or other fuel, either burned
or otherwise chemically disorganized dur
ing the passage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

The special quality of Ayers Hair Vigor
is that it restores the natural growth,
color, and texture of the hair, 1t vitalizes
the roots and follicles, removes dandruff,
and heals itching humors in the scalp. In
this respect, it surpasses all similar prepar-
atiOns
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

vented, the handle bar being straight and
fitted at each end with universal joint
containing a handle of the spade variety.
The wrist is perfectly free, except when
for any reason rigidity is desired, when by
dropping the handle into small slot it is
held firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

Marseilles has recently established
school OF navigation, in which prepara-
tory course will be provided for young men
who desire to be officers in the mercantile
marine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

The breweries of Munich possess 800
railway cars, equipped with refrigerating
apparatus, for the transportation of beer
Two of the breweries each produce about
II, 100000 gallons OF beer per year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

1t is stated that over 100000 acres of
land in Europe are DEVOTED to beet sugar
cultivation, which, with an average of
twelve tons of beets to the acre, would give
about $780, 900, 900 pounds of sugar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17
THE 7ORLD'S=ADVANUE.

Little CONVERSATIONS Each of Which Tells
Its Tale.
AT Lyons, Kansas, nearly 500 feet below
the surface of the prairies, is an inexhaus-
tible deposit of rich salt, the drills having
penetrated it to the depth of about 400 feet
The salt is almost pure, and is removed by
quarrying.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

electricity in Medical Practice.
The extent to which electricity is being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17


and If Vernon is to have much influence
on the legislation of the Senate hereafter,
il will have to come from Proctor Sena-
tor Morrill, has finished the best part of his
life's work He is the oldest United States
Senator. He was born in 1910, only year
or so after President Jefferson left the
White House, and he has had a longer con-
tinuous service in Congress than anyone
else at present in public life. He has been
here since 1855 an has been in the Senate
since 1867. He is now eighty-two years
old though he looks somewhat younger
He is over six feet tall and his shoulders
are bent with years. He has a great head
covered with bushy iron-gray hair which
has the same little gray side whiskers that
Sumner had and his face is remarkably
like that of the great Massachusetts states
man. He has in his house bust of himself
which is often taken for bust of Sumner
and l am told that he prides himself on the
resemblance. Senator Morrill, was a mer-
chant till he was thirty-eight years of age
and he had left his store to go to farm
when he was elected to Congress. When
he came here he found himself in middle
life with an education acquired chiefly in a
store and the greatest of public questions
were as yet unmastered by him. Shortly
after he had come to the House the Demo
cratic Speaker in looking over the Republi-
can side to
FIND THE WEAKEST MAN
to put on the ways and means committee
picked out Morrill,. Morrill, decided tc
show the House that II was mistaken in
him. He went to work at once to study
economic questions, and he put in his time
to such advantage that he soon became one
of the chief authorities of Congress and be
was made chairman of the committee wher
his party got into power. He drew the
famous Morrill, tariff law of 1861, and ht
has aintained his position as one of thu
leading financial thinkers among our pub.
lie men from that time to this. He is ,
man of means as well as culture and he ha
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

Fat people nrc less able to resist the
attacks OF disease or the shock of in
ju,1e4 and operations than the mod
erately thin. In ordinary everyday
life they are at decided disadva1-
tage; their respiratory muscles can
not SO easily act; their heart is often
handicapped by the deposit on it. and
the least exortion throws them into
a perspiration. This last fact is curl
o1sly misunderstood; it In almost
universally looked upon as IN actual
melting of tho simultaneous fAt, and
is considered to be natures method
of getting rid of the superiority.
But this liz not correct. for in spite
Of its greasy appearance sweat only
contains trace Of fluffy matter,
rarely more than Oh per cent, and
this comes of course from tho cells
of the sudo1iparous glands, and
primarily from certain constituents
in the blood. A person whose limbs
and body are covered with adipose
tissue is in the position Of a man
carrying heavy burden and too
warmly clothed. london Hospital
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

liz walked In and put down adol'ar,
silver dollar, that cankel like u car
riage wheel In the stiffness of the sane
tunt. Said he:
'Thcrc. take it anti credit my sub
kcrjption. quick"
"WIlat's the ttlattnr?" VIC said.
'tWctl." sai1 he, "last week was
fishing out On Spring creek; II thunder
storm ca'ne up. md it rained and tlun
dered. and lightning flashed I'LL around
me. crawleL Into hollow log to q.
cape 1t, Tile ruin made the Ios swell
up until WIS fastened In and nearly
squeezed to death, began to think
Of NIL my sins and to repent Sud
denly | remembered that my subscrip~
ton was nor settled up. and felt 50
small about it thar was able to back
right out Of the log at once!" Balm.
bridge tJa.) tilobe.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

Here is II good story OF Il doctor
and a painters wife. The doctors
name does not appear, but tho painter
was Meissonitr. Nine. Mcissouicr
sent for the family physician in a
greut hurry, He came. thinking
some illness la,l ovcrtaken the artist
But it was not the artist; it was only
4 1aploy. Hi pocketcd his pride
and attended the patient, who soon
recovered. At the end of the year
the bill came in, but there was no
item for attendance on tho dog
Nine. Meissonier noticed the omission
and told the doctor to charge HI
would not charge; he said ho could
not charge, he was not vet. He
was very glad to be kind to the dog,
etc, The lady insisted. Well, said
the doctor, the hinges Of my garden
gate arc rusty; ask NJ. Meissonier to
bring his brush and paint them for
me Pail Null Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

After the goods have been examined
and tested they are sponged, or shrunk.
There nre several methods OF doing this
work. One is by wetting the cloth and
hanging it up to dry. Another Is by
rolling the garment on perforated cop.
per cylinders into which live steam il
admitted, which permeates the roll Of
cloth aud Shrinks til. t.. after the
cloth Is laid away to cool, the water
and the heat together shrink it. anu so
set the ffter OF the wool that it shrinks
very little. If any, more There are
certain houses which make business
at sponging goods for the trade, but a
good many large clothing firms do their
own sponging. Interview In New YORK
Epoch
A Fren"h System. at Ventilation.
An ingenious application OF electric.
ity for ventilation las been brought
out in France. An electric fan fur
nishes the current Of air, which can be
cooled by means Of ice or other cooling
agent II hot air il required. electric.
ity Is sent through Series Of mesi1es OF
wire. whose high resistance causes 1t to
become hot, and the air passing through,
these is given the heat required. New
York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

IL Ohio Republican legislature Ia
engaged in dev'-ing naans IN correct
the outrageous Appnrlionment nf the
previous Democratic body. which
among otHer smnrt things gerrvman~
dered William, Mckinley out OF Con-
gress. and 90 arranged the districts Ii.
to give thu Democracy sixteen out IF
twenty Cnllg,e sinel1. The scheme
failed to e,,nlltrf at' tile polls with two
ot thu C'ngressmen, but at the worst
IL was a very ntut1att, ~windlt FIR the
Democratic party. In the light If IT,
recent atu more comprehensive
achievements In Michigan. Missouri,
Alabama and South Carolina, lot to
mention the gigantic jpb in PROSPECT
In NV York If the cuun=eis nf Gov
ernor Mckinley prevail, however, as
now seems probable, the Ohio Repuh-
licens will not use their present power
III retaliation beyond what in reAsou-
able and permissible. But with the
fresh example Of Missouri and some
other states before them, 1t will be- an
exhibition Of restraint aud deceucy
little beyond idiocy, In the estimation
OF machine politicians Of all parties, IT
the Ohio Republicans do not follow
very bad example, and take Every
thing la sight. IT might makes right,
as MANY agree, they would be fulfilled,
but two wrongs never yet made
right, and 1t IL TO be hoped Mckinley's
advice will lye followed IN tue main.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

In respect to its lcntition the shark
Is IL very remarkable creature The
white shlrk hus seven rows Of teeth,
willie other species vary in the mum:
Der OF rows they possess. 1t must 10
understood, however. that the shark
only 1lses one row ut a time. The
other Rows lio down inside tlle mouth
behind the ctlge Of the jaw, erecting
themselves when it is time for them
tn take successfully tho place OF the
first row. WHEN one observes how
keen cdgcd these inciBors arc it seems
no wonder that they can bite off Il
big rope as readily a. it it were pack
thread. Washington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29
Getting Even with u Creditor.

There Is Il story af1oat among tho
lawyers concerning II nun who now
wears the title Of judge. 4 certain
man hud IL twenty-five dollar claim
against the judge, who was then only
IN attorney, and had dnnned the judge
hor payment Until it bec.i1e 1no11ot-
onous To Ilcar the reply: II haven't
the money now, but expect to have
soon. i will pny yo1l aa st>on M |
can" Sci ono dry he toll the judge
that he Proposed to s,1o aud put the
claim Into 1t Judgment, :''rllnt will *lo
you no go1d, Ian judge replied, ''f11
hAven'tn thing That yott onli levy on,
aud IT will only make costs The
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

An early riser's outfit III one Of the
recent electrical novelties. It has n
decided advantage over tle old alarm
clock, which would run down and al
low the early riser to take another nap.
The electrical outfit does not need any
winding. It keeps up it's nerve grating
jangle for two hours, unless turned off,
The early riser ID bound to get out Of
bed and cut otf the current. And
then, Of course, the purpose ia accom-
plisled; the early riser having arisen
end duly "cussed the alarm, remains
up for the remainder Of the day.-New
York journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

4 painter in this city, WHO used to
devote himself largely tn t,'ot:l'ligl,ts,
received nn order for ono frt4ln firm of
local dealers, They sail. "Yo.a ean let
Us lave it in tho morning. cunt your
lin the 'norning!' gaSpeJ the painter.
"Wlty. lt's afternoon Already
TRUE, but you can paint 1t tonight.
you know"
II can't paint by gasljght.'
well, excuse me. but thought you
had got those moonlights by this time
so you could do them with your eyes
shut. ~ brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

Tic skoptsys, IT religious body In
lvlssla, believe In sclf ,nut:iat!o,, but
will not submit to amputation, H.
though knowing that Il life may be
st.veta thereby. They are expert dane
ers. BESIDES dancing and yelling for
hours without interr1is>ion, they add a
midnight acrobntic performance to their
ceremony, 'nany OF the tricks and con
tortions being difficult in the extreme.
st. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

In electricity We have ,n MI perrau-
Ing force Of which we are ordinarily
unconscious, violent and startling a. are
Its occasional effects. So in the region
Ut mind we may have effects rare and
strange as are the slow moving t:rebaII.
or the lightning tlash from IN uncloud-
ed sky. Under peculiar and rarely oc"
curing conditions. a. yet but ilnper-
lectiy known. certain mental influences
predominant. and mind perceptibly acts
On nlind. -Elackwood's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

;ti;tn iii not cure for Tint, IN It would
:'n sono satisfaction to have II judy
n1ent
The Judge rc,narketl; "You wilt
have to hire n lawyer To site for YOU;
NOW let HE have it and will 20 down
t. court and confess Judgment mud
sarc the bother Ut ii trial." The mun
handed over tho o L. anl tho
Judge went to coHlt and confessed
Judgment for twenty five dollars and
POSTS, Is he agreed to tn. Then Tue
sent in Il bill to Ills creditor for fifty
dollars for attorneys lee, and con.
clutlWl that lie was even. nj least, to
which tie creditor agreed after recover.
Ing Ills breath. ~~Allnncapolis Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-29

1t may bo that honesty is not u Chris.
tan grace, but 1t IL Il moral quality
which IL essential to all Christian char
ncter, 1t insy not constitute the Chris.
tim, but lle IL n sorry Christian who IL
without 1t, Evidently there is grow
Ink deinnnt1 for this llome1y but valn-
ab1e quality, tho absence t,f which IL
bringing reproncl1 on 80 many tlames
and wro',klny ~ nla4ey institutions, ~-.
Dntroit Free Pruss,