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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
THE MARINE ENGINEER.
An 0meer with Vast Responsibilities for
which He seldom Gets Credit.

An omeer with Vast Responsibilities for
which He seldom Gets Credit
From the time, less than sixty year
ago, when the first steam vessC
crossed the Atlantic the evolution
the marine engineer has been rapit
but he Ii the one class OF marine craft
man that, above all others, has Ike.
pace with the developments Of this fas
speeding age, and he stands today IL
most finished product of century thu
has created more new types and moi
new occupations than any that Ia
preceded 1t, says the Pail Mall MagE
zine. The marine engineer today
more important than any deck ONCE!
but his Importance is as little reeoG
nized by the nonseafaring man as hi
identity is concealed from the view @
those who travel in ships. Down il
the bowels Of the vessel he controls &c
only the propulsion, but the steering
lighting. pumping. anchoring, ventila
and on the warship he is even respon
sible for the manipulation of the heay-
guns. The eyes that steer the ship ar
those Of the officer of the watch, bu
the brain that guides the ship TO he
destination and regulates her internc
economy is the brain OF the marin
engineer. His is the real respons:
bility. and. We are afraid. his is IL
least share OF the honor that is give
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

ping and starting a little pendulum
a hundred times a second, he put a
score Of them into a circle and let
them move on without stopping.
This was the browning achievement.
30 rapidly revolved the little wheel
that the pulsations increased tenfold
In frequency. Not one light but sew
eral hundred could now be attached
to the same wires. Indeed IL Is entirely
possible to remove the mechanism en-
drely from the lighted building and
put It thousands Of feet away beside
the electrical generator at the central
station.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

The value of thespearls found during
1885 on the coast Of the gull of Lower
: California amounted to $350, 900. Be-
sides, there were, however, also ex-
ported 5000 tons Of mussel shells, the
value Of which was estimated at q
further $3.50, 900. The peari-fshing
with appurtenances forms the entire
occupation of the natives, and La Paz,
the capital for this trade in the PENN
sula. exists exclusively upon this in
dustry. Until q few years ago only
native divers had been employed, and
the greatest depth to which they could
dive was thirty-fVe feet. Upon the
Introduction Of the modern diving ap-
paratus depth Of $50 feet was accom-
plished, and while formerly the best
divers could not remain longer than
two minutes under water, 9 modern
diver thinks nothing Of staying for two
hours at a depth of 100 feet, although
at still greater depth the stay is nee
-essarily shortened on account of the
enormous volume Of water above.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
Water Used by Plants.

We cannot we'll oyerestimate the i'm
:portance Of water to the plant. All are
acquainted with the fact that green
plants, II cut and dried in the sun, lose
much of their weight. They are large
ly composed Of water. Thus 100 pound
of meadow hay contains from sixty to
eighty pounds Of water; 100 pounds OF
red clover about eighty-six pounds of
water, while our garden plants, such
as lettuce, cucumbers and cabbage, con-
tain from ninety-five to ninety-eight
pounds of water to the hundred. The
seeds OF plants do not contain so much
water as the leaves and stems. When
well dried, wheat, oats and rye con-
tain about IA per cent each, while In
dian corn contains ABOUT IL per cent
;oi water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
caltivas,ea Of orch.ra..

II
n orchards a-e to be profitable, thsy
must receive as good care as other
crops.
Good tiIlage increases the available
food supply Of the soil: 1t also con-
serves its moisture.
Trees should be made to send their
roots deep into the soil. in order to for
tify themselves against drought This
Is done by draining the soil and by
blowing the orchard rather deep.
This deep blowing should begin the
very year the trees are set and II
should be continued every spring I'M
til the habit Of the tree is estab-
lished.
Moisture is retained In the upper soil
by very frequent but shallow tillage,
by means Of which the surface Of the
land becomes a mulch for the soil be-
meath.
Tfllage should be begun Just as soon
as the ground Is dry enough In spring.
This tillage should be repeated a.
often as once in ten days through grow
ing season-from spring until July or
August.
Tillage should not exist for the pur-
pose Of killing weeds.
Late cultivation may be injurious By
inducing late growth. At all events
II can be Of small utility when the tree
begins to mature and rains become fire.
quent This season of respite gives the
grower the opportunity Of raising q
green manure, and of adding fertility
to his land at trifing expense and with
no harm to his trees.
Fall blowing may be advisable for
farm crops, but not for orchards.
Only cultivated crops should be al
lowed in orchards early in the season
Grain and hay should never be grown
In general. level culture is best. The
modern cultivators and harrows make
such cultivation easy.
Trees, especially apples. are often
trained too high, because of difficulty o.
working close; but modern tools permit
the heads to be made low.
Harnesses with no projecting names
nor metal turrets should be used In
bearing orchards. Those requiring no
whifletrees are also useful
Potash is the chief fertilizer for fruit
trees, particularly after bearing.
Potash may be had in wood ashes.
and muriate of potash. An annual APP
plication of potash should be mads
upon bearing orchards. or the muri-
ate from 500 to 700 pounds to the acre
Barn manures can be used with good
results. particularly on old orchards.
Cultivation may be stopped late IN
the season. and a crop can then be
sown upon the land. This crop may
serve as a cover or protection to the
soil, and as a green manure.-Prof. L
H. Bailey in Stark Bros Orchard Bull
letin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

You ana would like to have your pic
ture," II shall always have pleasant
memories Of you, you dear Grandps
Sampson" Thank God that he raised
I'D Grandpa Sampson" Lots Of love t.
grandpa and so on with ever varying
phrase, but breathing the same spirit
of gratitude and love.
The mail bag is Grandpa Simpsons
constant garden Of delight. l never sec
him, but / think how happy this old
Christ-like hero will be in heaven.
where so many children are gathering
every year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

According to the latest Official report
the japanese navy consists OF two first
class battle ships and six projected;
one second-class battle ship, captured
from the Chinese; five armored cruis-
err, ten second-class cruisers and six
building or projected, and seventeen
vessels which may be ranked as third
GLASS cruisers Spain has one first
class battle ship and one building. one
port-defense ship, eight first-ciass
>cruisers and three building, six second
class cruisers, one building; ninety
nine third-class cruisers, three build
ing; thirty-six first-class torpedo craft,
two building, and two second-class tor
pedo craft The United States has
twelve sea-going battle ships, two AZ
mored cruisers in commission, one
ram, six double-turret monitors, four
teen single-turret monitors, besides a
considerable number Of other vessels.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
a modern

OF mOQSTn NLboN =.
laboratory to turn night .o
day would probably strike tnls
good man speechless with dismay that
man should dare to defy the edict OF
the Almighty establishing night upon
the earth. Light without heat, the
idea long sought by the inventor
seems At last to be within reach Oh the
world. When d. McFarlan Moore,
young man OF less than thirty years
Of age. showed his apparatus last year
at the electrical exhibit, many older
heads were ready to laugh at his
claims. says a writer in the Illustrated
American. But Mr.. Moore has quietly
and persistently continued his work
until today his perfected apparatus Is
practically ready for the market. The
magical wand with which he achieves
his ends Is a vacuum tube. His theory
is that light is simply the motion Of
particles of the ether and the more
ponderable substances. 50 he removes
most Of the air from tie lube in ordnT
to give the particles free play. Then
AG AhrSC HdA ttNANS SSAANS -
extremely rapid blows by means OF -
interrupted current Of electr y. Six
t. thousand times a minute tie cur
rent is interrupted by the apparatus
row in use. When Mr.. Moore exhibited
his light a year ago the number Of
pulsatiOns was but 5000 a minute and
produced by very imperfect mechan-
ism. Then little steel spring rapidly
moving in a vacuum did the work. But
after a time the steel lost IFS elasticity
and refused to operate. Finally con-
WINGED that his principle was sound
and that only a question Of mechanical
construction awaited solution. the pa
tient Investigator flung aside his spring
and substituted pendulum. The result
met the requirements. After months
of operation the little vibrator worked
as perfectly as at the beginning. Blu:
not yet was Mr.. Moore satisfied. One
of these little vibrators was needed
with every light tube and he knew that
this would seriously interfere with its
practical use. Was there not some
means whereby the Interruptions could
be made for many lamps and with even
higher frequency? The answer came in
the form Of a wheel. Instead Of stop
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
NEEDED ONLY ONE VIEW.
But the Artist Made . Mistake In HI,
Subject.


Danton, the celebrated caricaturist
had a wonderful power of modelling
from memory. After one long look at
his subject he could go to his studio
and make a bust quite perfect in its
resemblance, says the Youths Compan-
ion. One day a young man came to
him, saying that his sister was Ill and
about to die, and that. although the
family wished her bust modelled, they
dared not excite her by mentioning it.
Would he undertake to reproduce the
features after seeing her once? Dan
ton agreed, and next day the brother
informed his sister that he intended
to present her with some jewels, and
that q young man would bring soms
specimens for her approval. Danton
brought In the jewels, and going home
modelled a bust of striking resem-
blance. Next year an old gentleman,
father of the young woman, came to
order q bust Of the brother, who also
had died. This. too. was a marvellous
success. The result Of such planning.
was not always as satisfAc-
tory to his patrons as in these cases.
A gentleman who could not persuade
his wife to sit asked Danton to En-
ter a certain omnibus one day and IN
In his memory the features Of the lady
opposite him. He did so. modelled a
beautiful bust and sent 1t home. 1t
proved, however. to be not the mis-
tress, but the maid, who also had TAX
en- the trip in the omnibus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

It is very singular how the fact Of
mans death often seems to give people
= truer idea Of his character. whether
for good or for evil, than they have
ever possessed while he was living and
acting among men. Death is so genu-
Inc O fact that 1t excludes falsehood,
-or betrays its emptiness; it is touch
down that proves the gold, and dis
honors the baser metal. Could the
departed, whoever he may be, return
in week after his decease, he would
almost invariably find himself at a
higher or q lower point than he has
formerly occupied on the scale Of pub
lie appreciation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

in which successive governments had
connived at his escape and silence.
says Paris dispatch to the New York
Herald He said the Boulangists Of
fered him a million francs for q docu-
ment the making public Of which
would have resulted in the overthrow
Of the Loubet ministry. NJ. Loubet, he
said. had also tried to obtain certain
documents from him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

teke of Benton Harbor. She is so for
tunate as to have an aged uncle in
Paris. who has promised her his whole
fortune-s225.0 00-if she will come to
France to visit him. The uncle is in
poor health. and Miss Vuylsteke IS
making all haste to join him in Paris.
Her father and friend. another young
lady. will sail the last of this month.
The heiress is 20 years of age. She
has in her own name wealth
estimated anywhere from $4,000 to
$500. 900.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
Lively for Her Are.

A granger, who had lost his wife,
asked an editor to write her obituary.
Gentle and loyeable. was she?" asked
the editor. well. tollable-ceptin'
when she wuz riled." What was her
age?" "-She never. did tell It. All I
know is. she wuz purity lively fer her
agei"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

The legislature Of Illinois has enact
ed q law forbidding bicycle races that
continue longer than twelve hours.
This is a step toward attempting to
check q growing evil. The abuse of
the wheel. by amateurs as well As by
professionals, is a matter that calls
for decisive action; and parental au-
thority. plain speaking by physiolo-
gists, public opinion and legislative en-
-actment, should all be enlisted In the
movement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
A Fortune for q Horn.

London has a man who refused TO
accept $4,000 for horse. Considering
the fact that the animal is only a 2
year-old, Mr.. Thomas D. Dewar's stand
In the matter caused considerable
comment, and he Is certain to be
watched pretty closely in the future.
to see II his hopes in his racer will be
realized. Mr.. Dewar, besides being
prominent business man of Perth and
London. has recently won considerable
fame from a book Of travels which ne
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
delicate Workmanship.

A clever workman in a cutlery fac
tory In Sheffield has made dozen pairs
OF shears. each so minute that they al
together weigh less than half a grain
Each pair is perfect, and would cut ~
sufficiently delicate material could be
found Lying on a piece Of white ma
per- they seem no larger than PIN
heads.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
SERVES THE MASTER.
GRANDPA SAMPSON IS EARN
ING A CROWN.
q Peep at the Life Work of . Man
Who Finds True Happiness In Making
Little Children Happy The story
Told By His Mail Bag.

T Is well that We
should pause occa-
sionally on the on
ward march of our
boasted civilization
and take a peep at
the deeds of an
humble servant Of
the Master. No
doubt there are
some who win say
that 1t Is an mop
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
mi. =. Paper.

Sheet-iron is rolled 50 thin at the
Pittsburg iron mills. that 1900 sheet.
are required TO make a single inch in
thickness Light shines as readily
through one of these sheets, a. through
ordinary tissue paper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
their employers with courage and de-
votion on the sea.
Emile Arton Talka

Emile Arton, who was convicted of
bribery in connection with the Panama
canal scandals. before the Panama
canal commission recently made sen
sational revelations regarding the Uay
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
Iaorsa.Inr cheapn... - AI,n,,.n,.

IL was only few years ago that
aluminium was not obtainable for less
than II pound. but the methods have
been so simplifed and the plants for
It's production so increased that inside
OF a year its price is likely to come
down to "a cents or less, so that only
three or four commercial metals win
be cheaper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
A Fortunate Maiden.

Benton Harbor, Mich, has a young
lady on whom fortune has smiled ear
ly. The girl. Miss Mamie Vuvlsteke.
is the only daughter OF Mr.. A. vuyls-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

Good Growth Stops Disease.-The
great drawback to the present late sea-
son Is that all sorts Of fungous diseases
have done more damage than in a sea-
son like that Of SO. The curl-leaf ON
peaches has been especially destructive
notably on old trees in poor soil. A
large grower said the other day that
Judging from his own orchards, he
would say that the difference in fer
tilizing could be told by the difference
in curl-leaf, or. In other words, in one
orchard where he had fortified freely
he had practically no curl-leaf, but In
another orchard where fertilixing had
not been done the eurl-leaf was yery
bad--Ex
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18
LIGHT MINUS HEAT.
SCIENTISTS STARTLED BY AR.
MOORE'S DISCOVERY.
It II Believed to BE the solution OF
One of the Greatest Scientific Prob
Iems of tae Csntary-DescrIPtIOn of
the Generator.

HEN chloroform
first came into use
a certain philan-
thropic divine ana
thematized II a. q
"decoy Of Satan"
in that 1t would
rob God Of the
deep earnest cries
for help Whicn
arise In time OF
trouble. The plans
wizard Of the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

Figures just given out by the Treas
-ury Bureau Of Statistics show that the
exports for the fiscal year ending June
80 were the largest In the history Of
the contry, exceeding by over 81, 7O0,-
900 the largest preceding total, which
was recorded In the year 1892. For thc
month OF June the exports were valued
1T $74,1T4.6S9, which represents an in
crease OF over 81, 400. 600 as compared
with the corresponding month of last
year. The imports for the month were
valued at $s4,S2e, 11o, which represents
an increase Of over SOS, 600, 900 as com
pared with the corresponding month
last year. The dutiable imports were
valued at $4s,s72,s47, which represents
an increase Of over s12. 500 900 as com
pared with June, 1896, while the non
dutiable imports were valued at S41,-
153, 2s3, an increase Of over SIG, 1000 900
as compared with the corresponding
month a year ago. For the twelve
months ending with June the total ex-
ports we're valued at $1.o51 ,9S7 .0s1.
which represents an increase Of over
$3.50 10000 as compared with the pre-
ceding fiscal year. The es ports were
valued at s764 .s7s.s 05. which represents
. decrease Of over ST., 800, Geo as COM
pared with the preceding fiscal year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

Five buffaloes were born in New
York "a one week. This Is probably
as many a. have been born west Of
the Mississippi this season.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

A Century Plant--A press dispatch
from Washington says: "A century
plant that has been in the White
House Conservatives at least so years
is about to bloom for the first time.
and Gardener Fister is watching Il
anxiously. He expects the bloom 10
appear in about two months. The GEN.
tury plant was at the White House
when Gardener Fister went thsre
twenty-one years ago. and he was
told that 1t had been In the Presidents
dollhouse forty years previously He
thinks the plant Is about seventy years
old. and says II win die after 1t
blooms"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

The powerful influence sxerted by
trivial circumstances receives new en-
phasis in the fact that the officials Of
the United States Treasury Department
regard the large recent demand for
small bills as an indication of renewed
activity in business. A little girl on her
birthday carried two coins in her
pocket. and sagely remarked. my dol
Lar would not Jingle II 1t were not for
my penny" The same is true In flnan-
cial. social and private iife-the small
change, the amenities. the insignificant
daily -they constitute tis
laresr and better portion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

H.DDlne.. /. iast beyond duty don..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-09-18

Entered at POstOnhcs as secOnd-class matter.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03
A DisagreeabIe Surprise.

We understand that the new
board of school trustees have select
ed their teachers for the coming
year, subject to the acceptance of
the successful applicants. We un-
derstand that Miss Winterbottom,
who has built up the school to its
present high standing, until it is
the pride of Bonner's Ferry, and
commands the highest regard Of
the leading educators throughout
the county, and even beyond county
limits, has been turned down. This
will be a disagreeable surprise to
the public. There is no need dis
cussing how all, except precious
few, in this community regard this
matter. 1t was taken for granted
by the public generally that her
splendid services in the cause of
good and education, would com
mand Miss Winterbottom's reten-
ton, no matter who might
constitute the new school
board. (There are practically three
new members this year.
If the trustees have mistaken tn,
almost universal wish of the peopl
of the district, and have acteC
hastily, we hope they will yet fine
a way to DO that which would b
a credit to themselves and an act q
justice to the many.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03

Mrs. l.. p. Hummer arrived
last Monday from Wisconsin. Her
mission here was peculiarly sad
one, it being to take her SOD Edward
back home, the young man having
developed serious symptoms of in
sanity. Edward has been suffering
from epilepsy for several years. He
was sent out to Idaho last fall in
the hopes that change of climate
would be beneficial, but he grew
steadily worse until his mind SEEM
ed to give away. His folks were
notified and they decided to take
him home. Mrs. Hummer left with
him on Wednesdays train. The
many friends of the Hummer family
in Bonner's Ferry will learn Of
their affliction with deep regret.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03

A STORY has gained currency In
the east that Carter and Shoup were
shout to bolt the republican party
and join the Silver Republicans.
We do not know much about Tom
Carter but we are quite certain that
Shoup will not give up his job as
boss of the pie counter. We sus-
pect that it is all one of Toms
bluffs and Shoup is standing in.
Shoup seems to have made it stick,
for he has bagged three good APP
pointments since the bluff is alleg-
ed to have been made. But Tom
Carter will be in the Silver Repub-
licans ranks before McKinley's
term expires. He knows gold
bug is a dead duck in Montana.
After Tom has bagged all the
federal appointments there are in
sight, he will shed his yellow plum
age in time to save Tom. But not
so with Shoup-salt peter can't
save him. He will die at the pie
counter,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03

Elk GOVERNOR Pillsbury, of
Minneapolis, head of the -four
trust, says the reason that he Is not
reinstating the men discharged for
political reasons by some of his
foremen is because he has no room
for them as he is cutting down the
number on his pay roll. This
same Pillsbury, in the last
campaign, declared that as soon as
it was know that Mckinley was
elected he would put 1000 more
men to work in his mills. Thus
are the Hanna election promises
being fulfilled.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03
The Grandest Remedy.

Mr.. r. B. Greeve, merchant, of
Chilhowie, Va, certi6es that he had
consumption, was give up to die,
sought all medical treatment that
money could procure, tried all
cough remedies he could hear of,
but got no relief; spent many nights
sitting up in a chair; was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery,
and was cured by use of two bottles.
For past three years has been at
tending to business, and says DR.,
Kings New Discovery is the grand
est remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and also for
others in his community. DR.
Kings New Discovery is guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds, and Consump
ton. 1t don't fail. Trial bottle
free at J. F. Cooks Drag Store.