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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

According to some recent discoveries
many of the navigators Of the air have
been working upon altogether mistaken
premises. They have failed to take
into account the action of currents of
air a given distance above the earth's
surface. The first important point to
decide in the construction of flying ma
chimes is the relation between power
and weight. 1t Is held by those who
have given much time and thought to
experiments in this line that fifty to
one hundred pounds is the limit of
weight that any machine built on rec
ognized theories can lift from the
ground. But this idea may be very far
from right, especially in machines con-
structed SO as to move with great
rapidity. A water wagon might be
constructed, provided it had instead of
the usual tire, n series of hands or
paddles that could be brought down
with a sharp blow upon the surface Of
the water and as quickly raised. Be
fore it could sink, the water must be
displaced. but before this takes place
the paddle is up in the air again and
ISauy lUI duOlISI DlON' SO Win hy LIS.
The %earo-plane will gain power, and
consequent speed just in proportion us
1t can use a body of air a a stepping
stone before displacing it. The more
forcible, quick and elastic the blow,
the more power can be accumulated
before the air gives way under the
stroke. The blade of the aero-plane
gets into position by cutting the air
with its thin edge, then instantly takes
a horizontal position and lifts by what
may be called a slap upon the air. II
the flying machine ever becomes a sue
cess it will undoubtedly De made upon
these lines. There must be extreme
strength and lightness of machinery
and extreme rapidity of motion in or
der to acquire lifting power. This mus
be obtained by aero-planes that move
so quickly that they get their pur
chase before the air has time to nov
out of the way. Fine steel is the aeria
navigator's metal, as it is, withou
doubt, stronger, weight for weight, thai
aluminium or any of it's alloys.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
Utilizing Waste Matter.

A few years ago there was an enor-
nous waste of material at blast fur
naces and the various smelling e-tab-
lishments. as well as about glassworks.
Recently the suggestion has been made
that some Of this waste be utilized.
Experiments have been made with
glass by forming it into building
bricks. These are specially recon-
mended for building hot houses. They
are said to be of equal value for re-
frigerating establishments, bath houses
hospitals and other places where SAM
tary conditions must be observed, and
where n maximum of cleanliness must
b9 secured at i minimum of labor and
expense. The glass bricks are laid up
in fine cement-mortar, which incor-
porates itself with the glass and forms
an impervious and perfectly smooth
surface. Walls of this sort are said TO
be excellent insulators of moisture and
noise, and are susceptible of a high de-
gree Of ornanentation. and, as they are
made hallow, are good for keeping out
the heat in summer and cold in winter,
There is agreat field for any inventor
who can make good use of waste ma
tarial. The advantage is two-fold.
There is a new material to work with,
and something which it heretofore has
been necessary to remove, often al
considerable expense is eagerly sought
after.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
A Brave Girl.

One of the last official acts of the late
President Carnot, of France, was the
sending of a medal of the French lie.
gion of Honor to a little American girl
named Jennie Carey, who lives at
Muckford. Indiana.
Last year while a train Oh the Pan
Handle railroad, having on board sew
eral distinguished Frenchmer was
bound for Chicago and the Worlds
Fair, Jennie Carey, who was then ten
years old, discovered that a trestle was
on fire, and that if the train. which
was NEARLY due, ran upon it a dreadful
wreck would take place. =
T%hereupon she ran out upon the
track to a place where she could be
seen from some distance. Then she
took off her red flannel skirt and, when
the train came in view, waved it back
and forth across the track.
1t was seen, and the train stopped,
On board Of it were seven hundred
people many of whom must have suf
fered death but for Jennie's courage
and presence of mind.
When they returned to France, the
Frenchmen on the train brought the
occurrence to the notice of President
Carnot, and the result was the sending
of the medal of this famous French so
ciety, the purpose of which is the hon
oring of bravery and merit, wherever
they may be found.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

Two devices, which should be Of
great service to the photographer, have
Just made their appearance. Those
who have had experience in p%hotogra-
ply know that the most picturesque
scenes do not always make the best
photographs, for the simple reason that
without the aid of ortho-chromatic
plates, stained screens and long ex-
posures, it is difficult for the operator
to to secure the correct light and shade
values of nature, upon which the
artistic merit Of the picture so much
depends. The colors which are most
brilliant to the naked eye are not the
most active on the Photographic plate;
yellow and red appear too dark, violet
and blue too light, and unless the oper-
ator has a knowledge of Photographic
light and shade, the picture is likely to
be characterless and disappointing.
Spectacles have been constructed for
helping the photographer out of this
difficulty. They are made of a special
ly prepared and colored glass, and 1T
is claimed that they translate the view
into a monochrome. so that on looking
through them the photographer OBJ
serves the scene with precisely the
same light and shade as will subse-
Quently be shown in his picture. An
other invention is declared by a leading
Photographic journal to be lone of the
most important advances in practical
work Esor many years" This invention
is styled an 'eikronometer," and Is in
tended for the timing Of Photographic
developments. The production of the
successful negative is dependent upon
various influences. the temperature,
strength of developer, etc. The length
of time given for development has here
tofore been decided by the appearance
of the plate and individual experience.
The new instrument is based on he
discovery that almost every influence
which lengthenS or ShOrtenS the re-
quisite time of development also length
ems or shortens in the same ratio the
period of the first appearance Of the
half tones Of the image. This affords
all accurate basis for timing develop
ment, and the time of appearance IS
multiplied by i given factor to indicate
the correct time Of development. The
thermometer Is q small black clock,
around the dial of which a hand trav-
els in ten minutes. Its circumference
is provided with a simple slide rule
for multiplying the time of appear
ance' by the multiplying factor The
front glass, which revolves, is provided
with an indicator to set against the
, total time of development, the hand
being always started at zero when the
developer is poured on. 1t Is claimed
that this instrument enables the oper-
ator to secure much greater evenness
and clearness in the printing quality
of the nagatiVn.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

culver may be made from a piece of
tin pipe two feet in length and closed
at one end with a piece Of wood. The
shoulder strap may be attached by
cutting holes in the tin, or the case
may be covered with cloth and the
strap sewn to this.
II purchased i'll the store goods. we'll
finished bows of secOnd-growth ash,
and other American woods cost from
81 to So. Bows of iancewood, snake
wood, yew and other foreign groWths
cost from 81 to SIS. Target arrows
range in price according to length from
S1.50 to s. n dozen. Hunting arrows
with barbed heads are still higher,
while birding arrows with pewter
points, are somewhat less expensive.
Bow strings cost from 20 to so cents,
and a CULVER with belt from 81 to 50.
There is but IN way to shoot well,
and it is best to adopt that at the out
set.
First, string the bow. Then put the
arrow mock on the string with the
right hand while the left grasps the
handle Of the bow, holding it horizon
tally. Hook the first. second and third
fingers around the string, taking the
arrow between the first and second.
Now turn the bow until it stands per-
pendicularly, the left hand extended
toward the target Draw the right and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
Preserving the Eyesight.

DR.. J. Hobart Egbert says that q
large proportion of the prevalent weak
ness and effectiveness of eyesight is
caused by want of proper care in the
management OF children Children
should have, to begin with, Unlimited
air and sunlight, Many mothers are
either lamentably ignorant or -culpably
careless as TO what their children
should eat. A light and nourish. ng diet
should be allowed, the amount of sugar
should he reduced to a minimum. and
candy should be entirely barred. Weak
sight and other ocular difficulties are
often the result of early straining of the
eyes. Childfen's books should invaria-
bly, be printed in large type. School
rooms should have good light and fresh,
wholesome air. The study of books and
near objects should be of short duration
and should be interspersed with black.
board or other object lessons, which
may be viewed from a distance, and
with outdoor exercise or play. The
reading of printed music is a great
strain on the eyesight. and should in
variably be followed by allowing The
eyes to rest on some distant object
and DIR. Egbcrt condemns the use OF
music stools without backs as conducive
to mis-shapen bodies and weak backs
in the young. Nothing rests the eyes
and the head as well, for bad nyesight
and overs raining of the organs of VS.
ion are most fertile causes of headache
and allied disorders-after a hard days.
study or close attention TO neal objects
as ii walk in the country, where thu
eyes may be directed upon distan'
objects and the beauty of the land
scape may charm the mind. DR.. Egg
bert recommends frequent walks in thu
open. the mixing of manual labor witt
intellectual engagements, care with re
gard to diet, attention to bathing, ant
the avoidance of tho use of the eve
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
A DustIess World.

If there were no dust we would AVE
nc blue sky, nc clouds, rain. snow, OF
beautiful sunsets. Dust furnishes the
groundwork for all these. The small
est particles of dust reflects blue light,
hence the distant sky, where the light
est atoms float, appear blue. The
smoke from the burning end Of a cigar
is of blush color; that drawn through
and blown from the mouth is white,
because the particles are larger and
can reflect more white light. The sky
in cities appear gray or whitish be-
cause there are large particles OF dust
in Ike atmosphere. BIZ the most I'M
portant Office of dust is that of a rain
producer. AS the particles float about
they gather moisture which is preci-
pitated in rain. 1t Is said that. "of all
the water evaporated by the sun from
the surface of the SEA and land. not
one drop returns that has not con-
densed upon a particle of dust as a
nucleus. But for dust the air would
be full of vapor, which would ccndense
upon everything it reached. 1t would
enter our dwellings, saturate Il gar
ments and trickle over our walls ano
furniture. Therefore, while we may
be greatly annoyed by dust, we should
be much more inconvenience by the
absence of it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
The Archer's Outfit.

to bring down a deer, a bear. OF other
large game, and entirely too heavy for
target use. The old English rule that
a bows length should equal the height
Of the person using it is a good one to
follow.
Arrows vary in length to suit the bow.
from sixteen inches to three feet. The
point or head is called the pile the
shaft is termed the ''stede;" the notch
at the feathered end the mock"
Not only the bow. but arrows, quiv-
er and entire outfit may be made at
home. For the bow choose a straight.
w~ell-seasoned springy piece Of wood
free from knots.
1t Is not necessary to use any II
particular kind. Mulberry, hickory and
red oak are all suitable, and good bows
have been made from hazel, white ma
pie, and even poplar. The writer once
got an excellent one out of the broken
tongue of g moving machine, which
was Of tough white ash; another from
an old sleigh shaft, which was either
oak or hickory, so old and brown 1T was
hard to determine which.
Trim down the stick selected, max
ing the back of the bow fiat and the
inside round, taking care of the wood.
The ends should taper a little. Test
the bow occasionally, until it bends
with sufficient ease. The tips should be
made fiat on both sides, with a notch
for the string. Around the middle glue
Il hand-piece Of felt or velvet.
The string must be about six inches
shorter than the bow. Strong thread,
like that used by shoemakers,d doubled
and twisted several times, makes a
very good bow-string. Make a loop In
the ends, fastening them with a Zig
ure s." or similar knot which will not
slip. The bow, however, should never
be strung except when in use.
An Indian bow is made broad and
fiat instead of rounded. except where
the hand rests. This portion must be
whitfield round and left rather large.
The bow should be about two inches
wide above and below the hand-space,
and narrow gradually towards the
ends. The back may be ornamented
with red, black and yellow paint. with
the heads of brass tacks or with any
other appropriate decoration. =,
The most difficult thing in making
arrows is to get them perfectly
straight. Rolling them over a fat sur
face will generally show any imper-
lection in this respect. After whiting
them to the desired thickness, scrape
and sand paper well, finishing off with
emery paper until smooth. Lead
points may be moulded on after first
cutting a notch around the end Of the
shaft. A better plan, however, is tt
use an empty cartridge shell weighted
with af ew drops of lead. For SHARP
points use a nail. After driving 1t into
place, file off the head. This gives
weight enough without adding lead.
To make IN arrow fly straight il
must be 1attened. Select the larges
quilts obtainable and carefully par,
off the feathered portion. At equa
distances around the shaft glue thu
strips of feathers and trim off unit
eN n Hair cloth or stiff paper may b.
used if feathers are not to be had.
A CULVER OF case for holding the ar
rows. may be made of a cylinder. Al
equally good, though less handsome
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE
THE YOUNG.
Suggestion and Rules for the Boy
Who Would Like to be an
A Wonderful FOwl-A Brave Girl
The Dog and the Doctor.

For bringing into play all the mus
cles of the body there is scarcely any
outdoor sport equal to archery. Then,
too, there's a fascination about it which
few persons, after having once learned
to shoot accurately with the bow and
arrow. can resist. If blunt arrows are
used there is little or nj danger of per-
sonal injury, while for hunting If the
bow is used with pointed shafts, it is.
at close range, fully as effective and al
most as accurate as the rifle.
Bows are of various weights" b.
this is meant the number of pounds
in ST. ength required to bend one-not
the weight of the bow literally. A
thirty-pound bow is about right for .,
boy Of ten or twelve. Girls should use
one somewhat lighter. A lad of six
teen or eighteen will find a fifty-pound
bow quite heavy enough.
There are higher weights, runninc
up to eighty and one hundred pounds.
These + powerful weapons sufficient
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

Every dynamo now in use includes
an iron field magnet. yet such a mag
net is not essential, it being quite prac-
teal to produce the necessary magnet
ic field wholly by means of electricity
passing through a coil of copper wire.
Professor Pietzker (Elektrische Echo
gives the theory of such a machine,
which consists essentially of two arma'
lures. revolving one within the Other
in opposite directions, or one revolving
and the other stationary. To create
the field at starting a current must be
sent through one Of the coils, but after
the machine is once in motion it viii
excite itself.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

The legal possibilities of TRANSMISSION
were brought out in a recent suit in
an English court. A man who was
very i'll was treated by TRANSMISSION of
blood as a last resort. He recovered,
and after a time his gardener, from
whose veins the vital fluid was taken,
fell i'll. Some one suggested that his
contribution to his employer might
have caused his illness, whereupon he
brought suit, claiming sixty thousand
francs damages. After Il good deal of
legal investigation experts We're ap-
pointed to examine and report on the
case. This took so long that he man
died before the report was finished.
The widow however, continued the
suit. even though the post-mortem OK
animation demonstrated that death
was caused by cancer Of the stomach,
The courts decided in favor of the de
PENDANT, on the groind that ever
though the mans vitality might have
been impaired by the loss of blood, his
voluntary offer for the benefit of an
! other individual released the recipient
from all financial liability that might
be claimed on account of the transac
ton.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
The Engineers story.

"It was just a year ago." said the
old engineer to the reporter of a West
ern paper, THAT 1 was running my
'commodation train on the Knoxville
& Jellico, down in North Carolina.
Ever been there? Guess We don't know,
then, how the tracks snake round the
Carolina mountains. Too steep to run
straight down, We see-land we In day
after to-morrow-so We have to crawl
down from the Swannannoa divide,
in an out, half a dozen loops on one
hillside. And We dassent run any too
fast, neither, count O the sand slide
that's may be waitin' fur We just round
the next bend.
"Well, it was a nasty kind O day,
anyhow. Sleetin' and BLOWN, and the
clouds hung down in front of me like
curtains. l lost time, too, at Ashevile lie,
waitin' fur a pesky freight to get out
O. the way; so I was in a tearin' hurry
and not the sweetest temper, you can
bet. Towards evening l vas whizzin'
her along, thinkin' about Round Knob
and a hot cup of coffee, when. some
ways ahead, I spied a sheep in the cut
There she lay, right across the track
with two lambs snuggled under her
/ whistled, but she never budged Well
I was in a hurry, and I wouldn' "a
mil ded the old sheep so much, but
them little white lambs som chow puI
me in mind Of my baby. the cutest char
We ever see, and it went across the grai1
to run 'em down. Had to slow up. any
how; it was right at a bend, and
yelled to my fireman to shove 'em of
the track. Well, We never see a whitel
face than that man came running bacl
with. Stop her, Jim. Stop her short!
he hollered. And if you'll believe it
just around that bend was the bigges
sandslide l ever want to come acrost
Took us a good hour and a half t.
shovel it off down the hillside"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
Polfteness Won the Day,

A gentleman from the West told a
good story the other day Of a meeting
between his dog and an organ-grind-
er's monkey that will bear repeating:
lone day al Italian organ-grinder,
accompanied by a trained monkey,
wandered into our town, and the man
stopped before my house to play. The
monkey was an intelligent little fellow
aud was attired in a jacket and cap.
While his master was grinding out the
music the monkey hopped down from
the organ where he had been sitting,
and jumping the fence came up into
my yard. He was at once spied by a
foxterrier of mine. and the dog made
a rush at him. The monkey awaited
the onset with such undtsturbed tran
guilty that the dog halted within a
few feet of him to re~connOitre. Both
animals took a long, steady stare al
each other, when suddenly the monkey
raised his paw and gracefully saluted
his enemy by raising his hat. The eff.
feet was magical. The dogs head and
tail dropped, and he sneaked off into
the house, and would not leave it un'
til satisfied that his polite but myster
ious guest had departed"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
Temperature Of the Fixed Stars

J. Scheiner, in a recent communica-
ton to the Prussian royal academy,
translated in astronomy and ~astrophys-
les dcduces from the comparison OF
stellar spectra with the spectra Of
terrestrial substances under various
conditions that in fixed stars of ii GER
tain type tile temperature of the So
called reversing layer-the outermost
layer of the philosophers or light-giving
envelope-is approximately equal to
that Of the electric arc about 5000 or
1000 deg. c., while in stars of another
type, including u w sun, it is high
er, though 1t does not reach that of a
spark from a L~eyden-jar, and in stars
of the hott st class it is nearly equal to
that Of this ~spark-about $4,000 deg.
C. His observations indicate The cor
rectuess of Vogels view that The stars
of the cooler classes formerly belonged
to the other classes and have grad
ually lost their heat by radiation into
space.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

A system Of electric lighting is being
put in at Juneau, one of the best known
Of Alaskan settlements, but a place
nevertheless of only 1000 inhabitants.
When completed this will be the first
central electric light plant in the ter.
ritory. Electricity, however, is not al,
together new in Alaska. 1t has beer
used for some time in a limited way II
the mines. Water power is abundant
everywhere and the current is general
ed on the streams and carried to tn,
mines by cables.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13

for reading or study in a bad light,
when lying on the back on in a moving
train, as important factors in the pres
ervation of the eyesight. All work,
and especially that requiring the con-
tinued and entire attention of the WIS.,
ual sense, should be governed by one
rule, and stop short Of fatigue. A
change of occupation, a ride or walk
in the open air, a plunge in the river,
and, above all, a good nights sleep,
all help to rest the overtaxed eyes, and
restore their strength and tone. Many
people make a great mistake in post
poning the use of spectacles. The OPP
tician should be sought, and it the
eyes require help, no matter whether
the person be twenty or forty years
of age, glasses should be employed
forthwith,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
,ush firmly with the left hand unit,

push firmly with the left hand unul
the arrowhead rests on the left fore
finger. Look straight and hard at the
center of the target, but do not try to
sight along the I Direct 1t entire
ly by the sense of feeling. Let go,
The first few shots will probably fly
wild, but very little practice ic neces-
a to learn to shoot, and shoot well.
When through shooting, even for an
hour, unstring the bow. Allow it to
rest. Never put it away strung.
After each days shooting rub and
polish it with oil, or, better still, with
a mixture of oil and wax A good bow
requires eve more attention than q
rifle. 1t will do better service if kept
wrapped in oil-skin or green baize.
The object is to prevent all moisture
entering the grain and fibre of the
wood.