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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-31

cheapiy owing to the facilities for
building a railway at a slight expense.
By some arrangement with the govern
ment the asphalt beds near Fort Du-
chesne have been partially developed.
several Salt Lake parties and one or
two Denver men being interested. 1t is
safe to assert that if the present bill
becomes a law that the mining bust
ness will be greatly augmented there
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
ABOUT THUNDERsrORMs.
Why Electric Clouds Appear SO Very
Dark and Lowering.

Why Electric Clouds Appear SO Very
Dark and Lowering.
Why Is thunder cloud so black and
lowering? Has the electric discharge
anything to do with it? says the Chem
ical News. These questions have been
partially answered by Shelford Bid
we'll, who has recently described his
experiments in popular lecture. Lord
Rayleigh has already showed that an
electrified stick of sealing wax will
cause the scattered drops Of a Jet Of
water to unite into a steady stream.
Taking his cue from this Mr.. Bidwell
caused a bundle Of points to discharge
electricity into jet of steam. 1t
took on Immediately the dark, dun
colored aspect Of the characteristic
thunder cloud, the number of minute
floating drops being apparently enor-
mously increased.
Further experiments show that In
candescent matter has the same effect.
1t is well known that minute dust
particles promote condensation by fur.
nishing nuclei for the water drops to
form around, and at first it seems like
ly that the effect on the steam may be
due to dust from the discharging
points or smoke from the incandescent
wire or burning PARTICLES. This is not
the case, however, for air in which the
discharge has taken place or which has
been filed with smoke has no effect or
the Jet. The action seems due tc some
direct action Of light, heat or cleo
ricity and, whatever it is, it is doubt
less responsible also for the color Of
the thunder cloud.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
Small Sizes of Coal.

The use of the smallest sizes of coal
for the purpose Of generating steam
has been veritablc bonanza to the
owners of coal mines, as the cost OF
coal at the mines decreases in proper.
tion to the size, being S2.75 for chest
nut, 75 cents for buckwheat and 10
cents for barley. The transportation
is also less. Eckley b. Coke recently
stated that within his recollection
sizes below stove coal were considered
of little or no value. Chestnut coal
was used about the collieries, but much
of 1t was thrown away. 1t gradually
became a household fuel and pea coal
took its place for generating steam.
Pea coal is now coming into use TO,
household purposes.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
FlRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

Fried Apples the apples
and slice thin. Have bacon fat hot IN
the skillet; put in the apples and sprin,
kle little sugar over them; some aaa
d little water. Fry brown. A nice
breakfast dish. housekeeping.
Potato Fritters. pint o.
cooked potato cubes, one-half pint OF
milk, two eggs, season with salt anu
pepper; stir in flour enough to make
stiff batter and fry in boiling lard the
same as corn fritters. Farm and Fire.
side :,
Berry Balls.-Roll out biscuit
dough, cut in squares, put spoonful
of berries on, bring corners together
place on a buttered tin. Melt one
tablespoonful of butter, one heaplng
spoonful of sugar, one-half cupful OF
hot water. Dip over the squares,
Sprinkle with sugar, and bake.
Housekeeping. -,
-Auntie's Apple Pies.-Steam until
tender six good-sized, tart apples rup
through colander, and stir in, whlle
they are hot, one tablespoonful OF put.
ter; when cool, stir in the yolks OF
three eggs, the rind and juice OF one
lemon, and one teacupful OF sugar
beaten we'll together. Bake with one
crust in deep pie tins. -Housekeeper.
--Peptilx Bread.-Fill quart meas.
ure to within one-eighth OF an inch OF
the top with graham flour, and the
rest Of white -four. Two teaspoon
fuls OF baking powder, salt, two tea
spoonfuls of sugar. Stir with water
till not quite thin enough to pour out
Bake one and one-half hours in very
moderate oven-Good Housekeeping
Rice Muffins.-One pint OF milk
one quart Of -four, one pint OF boiled
rice, three eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one OF
soda. two Of cream of tartar. Mix the
sugar, salt, soda and cream OF tartar
with the -four and rub through sieve
Beat the eggs and add to the milk.
Stir gradually into the flour. When II
becomes a smooth, light paste, add the
rice and beat thoroughly. Bake thirty
five minutes in buttered pans. This
quantity will make three dozen muf'
fns.-N. Y. Ledger.
Cleaning Lace.-An old lacemaker,
who has woven many gossamer web
for patterns, and has taught to fashion
some of the daintiest patterns which
deft fingers delight in doing, gives this
simple receipt for lace cleaning; Spread
the lace out carefully with calcined
magnesia; place another paper over IT
and put 1t away between the leaves OF
book for two or three days. All ii
needs is skillful shake to scatter the
white powder and then it is ready for
wear, with tender threads intact and
as fresh as when 1t was new.-Chris-
tian Inquirer.
Brown Betty.-A gentleman recent
ly remarked on hearing this name that
he did not know what it was. If made
by the following recipe, he would GER
tainly have relished it: Pare and core
dozen large, juicy apples. Chop fine
with hash-knife. Butter deep pud'
ding dish, place firsta layer OF chopped
apples, some bits OF butter strewed
over them. Then sprinkle with white
sugar, flavor with nutmeg. lemon es'
sence, or the juice and little of the
rind of a lemon. Next a layer of bread
crumbs, then layer of apples, and SC
on till the dish is full, finishing with a
layer of bread crumbs. Send 1t to the
table hot or cold, and eat with cream
sauce.-Western Rural.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
Nothing Strange.

Whenever / try to do anybody
service" said a good-nature young
man, something seems to go wrong,
and / make up my mind that I'll never
try 1t again. In street car the other
day saw mother quiet crying in
FAINT by what seemed very simple ex-
pedient She pointed her finger at the
little one and said, with increasing ra-
pidity of utterance:u 'Cutcher, Cutcher,
cutcher-cutcher-cutcher,' at the same
time advancing her finger rapidly to-
ward the child with sort Of corkscrcw
movement. The child appeared to be
greatly amused by this; it stopped
crying and began to laugh. In street
car this morning | saw mother with
a crying child; the mother appeared to
be too tired to make an effort 70 quiet
the infant. Catching the child's eye /
said to 1t: 'Cutcher. cutcher, cutcher-
cutcher-cutcher,' at the same time ad-
vancing my finger spirally. But the
charm didn't work; the child looked at
me for moment with frozen sort OF
look and with stiffness that was pos
itivelv alarming, and then it began to
scream louder than ever"
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
BUILDING AND SCIENCE
BIRDS EASILY MADE.


How to Construct Amusing Toy Ships Of
tho Air-Cicver Invention Of New York
Gcntieman The Aerop'ane and Its
Method Of Flight-various Forms OF tho
flaything.
The possibilities Of homemade
amusement have been recently consid-
erably extended by an invention OF
Mr.. William A. Eddy, of New York
city. Mr.. Eddy, with no other mate
rails than piece of paper and paper
of pins, has succeeded In making an
aeroplane which flies with considera-
BILE success. This was only few days
ago, and now all Mr.. Eddy's friends and
acquaintances down town spend their
luncheon hours in shipping out designs
in paper, balancing them with pins,
and sending the impromptu birds fiut-
tering about in the air.
Anybody can make an aeroplane, al
though probably no one but man
who, like the inventor, has studied
aerostatics for years would have
thought of so simple construction as
the present one. There is no patent
upon the invention, nor will there be
ono, because of its simplicity and the
ease with which the foaters can be
constructed. The original paper aero
plane is that numbered In the Illus
tration. Take piece of light paper
about six or seven inches wide, cut 1t in
the shape of the illustration, crease 1t
lightly down the middle, weight 1t by
sticking two pins through 1t In the
places indicated by the dots, then
stand on chair and drop 1t. Instead
of futtering clumsily to the floor 1t
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
Cure for Sleeplessneas,

A novel cure for insomnia has been
proposed by an English doctor. He
Gays that chloral and the like are
pernicious drugs that are followed by
serious and often fatal results, and
should have no place among cures for
sleeplessness. Natures plan should
be tried instead: Lower the supply Of
oxygen to the blood, produce little
asphyxla, limit the quantity of air to
TIE lungs, and the heart and circula-
ton becoming quicker, the brain loses
It's stimulant and sleep follows. DIR.
Huxley's advice is: When you find the
prospect Of a sleepless night looming
convincingly up, cover your head with
the bed clothes, and breathe and re-
breathe only the respired air. Thus
the stimulating oxygen will be re-
duced, and you will fall asleep. There
is no danger, for when asleep you are
sure to disturb the coverings, and get
as much fresh air as you require.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28

stopped with corks of mustard jars,
serves as a reservoir. This Is turned
wrong end up and inserted in a larger
cork stopper-such as found In pickle
jars-from which the center has been
cut out In the under side OF this
stopper three forks of the same size
are stuck at even distances, to form
the tripod which supports the reser-
voir.
Three corks are then placed upright
In the bottom OF deep round pan,
which should be as large as possible.
On these is laid tin plate or pie-dish,
or pot-cover, having a hole In the
center. In this dish are set the ex-
tremities OF the forks.
The cork which stops the lower end
Of the reservoir should be pierced with
four orifces (see Az. One passes
through the center and is traversed by
long tube of macaroni, the upper end
of which rises above the level of the
water, while the lower nearly, but not
quite, touches the bottom of the tin
dish. The other three holes made
In the circumference are fitted with
small bent tubes Of macaroni (see b,
made by softeninE In warm water and
afterward drying over heat. The up.
paratus being complete, 1t will work
in the following manner: The air
which enters through the lower end Of
the central tube, mounting to the
space above the level Of the water, ex-
ercises its pressure on the water,
which consequently flows out by the
three little tubes; the water falls into
the tin basin, and, through the hole in
its center, to the receptacle under
meath. But as this hole is less in cir
cumference than the sum of the mouths
OF the three tubes, the water rises in
the basin until finally the end Of the
central tube is immersed. The air con
no longer penetrate through this tube
to the top OF the reservoir, consequent
ly the water ceases to flow through the
three little tubes But as soon as the
water in the basin-which continues
to run slowly into the lower receptacle
gets lower than the end of the tube,
the first operation is repeated and the
fountain flows again. This inter-
mittent action will go on as long as
any water remains in the reservoir.
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will go forward in long, graceful
swoop, and light gently at the other
side of the room.
Now pick 1t up and slightly bend
one Of the wings. This time when
liberated it swings gracefully around
circle, then circles again, reaching
the floor after course describing a
perfect spiral. Bend the other wing
and it circles in the opposite direction.
This aeroplane is built after the model
of the albatross, whose wing measure
ment is six times it's length. 1t Is known
that the albatross can beat against
the wind without motion of its wings,
and Mr.. Eddy thinks that some day an
aeroplane that can do the same will be
made. 1t was suggested to Mr.. Eddy
that flat aeroplane without wings
would go more directly, SO he con-
structed one on the plan numbered 2.
Some of his friends to whom he showed
1t trifled with its shape until they
evolved No. 4, which Is not SO rapid,
but very graceful, and with q decided
tendency to exploration in hooks and
corners. Then Porter Mike took a
fresh hold and carved out the peculiar
looking bird seen in illustration 8.
This one did peculiar things, SO he
perforated it and made it still more
eccentric. Now he is hard at work
making new experiments on this gen.
eral design and expects to turn out
something great presently. The other
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
DOGS AND COBRA.
Tho Immunity of Eng lishmen in India
from tho Omnipresent Reptile.


from tho Omnipresent Reptile.
Comparatively few Englishmen re-.
siding in India are bitten by snakes,
though hundreds of the natives die
every year from snake bite. A writer
affirms that this immunity is some-
what due to the presence in English
mems bungalows Of pet dogs, and he
tells the following story in support of
his assertions:
"My first acquaintance with cobra
was one night when, awakened by a
loud barking, ! saw through the door
of the bathroom my two terriers bark
ing furiously in full battle front Of a
large cobra that was reared on its tail
and facing them in turn.
SIT was motionless except for slow
swaying of the head, its hood was dis
tended to complete circle, its tongue
darted in and out, while every now
and again it emitted loud Kissing
sound.
'It did not show trace Of fear, or re-
move from the dogs the fierce, fas-
cinating stare that seemed to rouse
them to frenzy. l leaped hastily up
and despatched the reptile with a
stick, when the dogs no longer dread
ing their enemy, vented their rage or
his inanimate body.
II remembered that during the day
l had been surprised at the dogs silent
ly and persistently snuffing around
an old trunk in the bathroom, and
have no doubt it was the snake they
scented.
81 had to thank them in this in
stance, at least. for the timely warn
ing. Dogs. however, will never attach
a cobra at bay. Their instinct seem.
to appprise them Of the risk."-Amer
| lean Nation
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..ANo YOU'LL REMEMBER Me-

One evening as the sun went down
Among the golden hills.
And silent shadows. soft and brown
Crept over Wales and rills.
watched the dusky bats awning
Dip down The dusky lea;
Hardening, heard q maiden sing:
"And you'll remember me-"
"When other lips and other hearts,"
Came drifting through the trees;
I'm language whose excess imparts,"
Was borne upon the breeze.
Ahl love is sweet and hope is strong,
And LIES q summer sea
A woman's soul Is In her song:
"And you'll remember me-"
Still ripping from the throbbing throat
With JOY akin 10 pain,
There seemed q tear in every hoteL
A sob In every strain;
SOFT as the twilight shadows creep
Across the listless lea,
The singer sang her love to sleep
With: "You'll remember me-"
-Cy Warman. In N. Y. Sun
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DRESSES FOR CHILDREN.
How to Fit Out Little Girl For the Sum
mer Cheaply and Well.

How to Fit Out Littie Girl For the SUM
mer Cheaply and Well
A little girl needs ten or twelve
dresses Get two or three of brown
linen strictly for morning wear. This
wears and washes beautifully, and
shows the dirt less than any other
material. 1t can be bought for twenty
five cents yard, and three yards will
make dress, and sash of the same
put in from the seams under the arms
Make it very simply, with short yoke
and full sleeves. The small red and
white and blue and white check ging.
hams at twenty-five cents yard make
nice morning dresses, made in the same
simple way. Very pretty percales can
be bought for twelve and half cents
a yard. They wash we'll, and come in
pretty blue and pink stripes and dots
and little fowered patterns. Made
with waist either full or plain ex.
tending about three inches below the
armholes, and with full ruffles of the
same material cut on the bias, and
edged with little narrow embroidery,
starting from the middle of the waist
in front, and going over the shoulder,
they make very pretty and reasona.
BILE dress for either morning or after.
noon. 1t is nice to have four of this
kind; three yards of material make
one. If you want it little more
dressy, make the ruffle entirely Of
white embroidery three or four inches
wide, and vary the pattern by putting
the ruffle around instead of bringing il
to point front and back. India linen
at thirty cents a yard, or nainsook for
the same price make nice white dresses.
These can be made to wear with
guimpes If preferred. Cut the dress
low necked, and put deep ruffle
of embroidery to fall all around the
neck, and short puff sleeve to the
elbow. A yard and half of en-.
broidery is required to trim in this
way. Great bargains can often be
found in remnants. A small-dotted
muslin makes pretty change, trimmed
with lace instead of embroidery; but
the lace rarely looks we'll after a few
washings. Simplicity is the principal
'AAih6 w AOhChUCI, 1OT III saves in
money, time and washing and the
child will look twice as well. A short
double-breasted coat made of French
flannel for everyday wear is a yerv
important thing. This cannot be
bought much under three dollars and
half, and look nice, but can be made
with one and half yards of flannel
at seventy-five cents a yard. A fine
brown and white stripe is a service.
able color, and the great ADVANTAGE NJ
the French flannel is that it washes so
well. A best coat is also needed. Veru
often one has just the right material
in dress that is no longer of use. A
coat can quite easily be cut from the
skirt OF dark red or blue or wbite
serge dress. Make it with big double.
breasted collar and large white but.
TONS and it will surely have an air Of
its own. A white leghorn is pretty
best hat, trimmed with bunch of
daisies and big white bow, and can
be gotten up for about two dollars and
quarter.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
Smallest Race of People.

The inhabitants OF the Andaman
islands are the smallest race Of people
In the world taken as whole. The
average height of full-grown
Andamanan is feet II inches and the
average weight less than 10 pounds.
They are very warlike, and, as they
throw poisoned spears with marvellous
accuracy, it is not at all strange that
travellers do not care to encounter
them.
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porters declare that If Mikes prophe-
cies come true he'll construct paper
bird that will not only fly to order but
will sing Hail Columbia in time to
the fiuttering of its wings. Another
good design is No. 5, which is rapid
flyer. 1t goes best when weighted with
one very large pin close to the head.
BY perforating any of these aeroplanes
they are made more steady, and if the
perforations are small they seem to
add to the buoYancY.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
What Was on His Mind.

The Hartford Post records striking
instance Of preoccupation which oc-
CURED in that city not long ago. A
teacher In one of the public schools
asked her pupils to write n sentence
containing the pronoun 81" A small
colored boy responded thus:
"My mother made shortcake. 1t
was so short didn't get any of it."
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he other day. when took him 10 have

the other day. when l took him 10 have
his hair cut?"
"No." said Bsemner, enthusiastically.
"Tell it to us, Snaggs."
"Girls." put in Gregsby. don't nave
to have their hair cut My little girl
has the most beautiful head ot golden
hair YOU ever saw. You'vs seen 1t,
Sommers, everyone turns TO look at
her when she walk. out with her
mother"
'Humph.. said Snaggs, with iil-con'
cealed contempt 81 was saying that
took my boy to have his hair cut, and
it was the first time that he had ever
been in q BARRIERS shop A man was
being shaved and his face was all over
lather. Without q word the boy drew
his hand from mine and bolted for
home. running 20 fast that l didn't
overtake him until he was at the door.
What did you do that for, you young
rascal?' I said.
"Oh. papa!' he answered, II my
face Is going to break out all like thatl
don't want to have my hair cut Fun
nv, wasn't it? He thought the lather
was the result OF the hair cutting He's
awfully quick at reasoning, that boy"
"Well, it seems to me that he didn't
reason to very correct conclusion.
Now, my little girl was having dress
fitted the other day, and she asked the
dressmaker where the dress orchard
was. She thought that dresses grew
on trees"
~ must confess that can't see much
reason about that" said Snaggs, Spite
fully, "if you are giving 1t as an In.
stance of reasoning, as against what
my boy said of the man at the bar
ber's."
"Reasoning9" hotly replied Gregsby.
II never said anything about reason
ing. 1t was poetical. She said she
thought that dresses grew on trees, and
that ribbons were the blossoms She
told me SO herself. And then another
time, she and her mother were con.
vcrsing-"
you'll have to excuse mo-" said
Snaggs rising II remember now that
have an appointment at the club. l
forgot it, Bremner, when promised to
come here with you."
"Oh, don't go yet" said Bremner,
'tell us the story about what the boy
said to the organ grinder"
"Ah. yes" replied Snaggs eagerly,
apparently forgetting his appointment
in the joy of narration "Mr. Sommers
didn't hear that one, did he? Well, one
day an organ grinder stopped in front
of our house"
II don't wish to interrupt" put In
Gregsby, also rising, "but promised
Mrs Gregsby that would be home al
most directly. l merely came over,
Sommers, to tell you that couldn't
stay tonight"
''Oh, WE'LL" cried Sommers and Brem-
ner, simultaneously rising and holding
ont their hands, "if you really must 20,
why you must suppose"
II am very glad to have made your
acquaintance. Mr.. Gregsby," said
Bremncr, as he shook hands and
wished him good night, and he added:
II wish you would come over some
night and see me. My friend, Mr..
Snaggs here, often pops in, and we will
all get better acquainte d."
And you, Mr.. Snaggs drop In and
see me-" said Sommers; "you will be
nearly always sure of meeting Gregsby
here. Come In often and have chat
have lot of boys myself, and like
to hear about them"
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-28
InfinItesImal Webs,

Mexico, the land of Montezuma,
prickly pears, sand, volcanoes, etc.,
has many subtropical wonders, both in
vegetable and animal life. Among
these latter is a species of spider SC
minute that its legs cannot be seen
without glass. This little araneids
weaves a web SO wonderfully minute
that 1t takes four hundred of them te
equal common hair in magnitude
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An ImproYement.

isn't Willie Wibbles a terribly poor
conversationalist?" said Maud.
Yes" replied Mamie; "but he ;s
ever SO much better now than he used
to be-" e"
wonder what the cause is?"
lie has such cold he can bardIv
speak above whisper "-Washinpton
Star. WI
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UDsc1hsl,.

She-What makes you happiestp
He-Kisses; and you?
SHE like to see other people happy
Truth. FH'
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GOod Excuse.

Judge-Why did you commit a second
theft after you had been acquitted of q
FIRST charge?
Prisoner-So that ! could pay my
l2wyer.-Hallo,
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The tallest trees In the world grow
in Australia. They are a species OF
marsh gum, and some are said to ex.
ceed three hundred feet In height
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THAT man Gregsby is blanked
IDIOT" said Snaggs to Bremner few
days after; land give you notice that
If he comes to your house, won't"
And as Gregsby said almost the same
thing to Sommers, let us hope that the
acid Of one neutralizes the alkali Of the
other.-Robert Barr, in Detroit Free
prasS
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A Happy idea.

Nisitor-How did you happen te
name your dog Pantry, Jimmie?
Jimmie-'Cause papa says he hold,
so much food Harper's Young People
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Mako a Note of II

You may write 1t on the ceiliu'
That feller is fool
When the eye Is on the office
An the mortgage on the mulel
Atlanta Constitution.