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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01


The recent introduction " freight
cars Of 10000 pounds 60 10000 pounds
carrying HHunrffv hriuHr up nrniu the
"iarge car question. which Is always a
fiultiul subject inr discussion among
railway officials Of the operating and
car departments. ana which was dis
cusscd at some length iu our columns
about two years ago. Aa BE- well known,
tho GInIN. pound car which has boon Tot
the last few years practically the stand
ard, dates back ouly to about 1855. In
1915 the normal capacity was from 90
600 90 2iOlOpounds, and 100 l,s5 this nor
NAL capacity hni grown 60 10000 and
$1,000 pounds. IN that year n commit
tee OF the Master Car builders nHso-
citation made n report recommending
certain ytnndard dimensions for 00O0-
pound cars but such cars wore then
quite exceptional. Fow cars Of less
thar G0O0Q pounds capacity are now
hufit Tor ordinary freight service, but
on tho other hand there ia decided
tendency 10 Increase the capacity to
10000 and 5000 pounds Several roads
are now uHIng cars oi such capacity.
including the Illinois Central railroad.
Even this IL not the limit. however. Tor
several hundred steel rufa ~ in1 900
pounds. ana even 10000 pounds oapacl-
~ these hirh-capaCIty cars are TO- use
on roads having O large coal aud orc
traffic. in which they can be assured
and are INTENDED specially Tor thlg
trnfiic. IN which they can be assured ~
full loads I'm one direction nt lcnsD.
thus approaching 60 the full measure
of economy due 10 lafgc carloads. The
Pennsylvania company the baltimore
and ohio railroad and the plttHbufE.
BesseinDr ana Lake Eric railroad pose
scss exceptional opportunities for bone
ntlng by economy IN operation In this
way on their Hines between the Pitts
burg district and the Lake Erie ports.
\ large proportion OF the trnflic on
these lines consists ~ northbound trains
carrying coal 10 the lake ports. and
southhound trains carrying ore from
the lake steamers to the pittHburF
manufacturing dlsirict.so that tho cars
have iull loads each way. The PITTS.
burg, liossemcr nnd Lake Erie railroad
has been specially improved Tor this
trniilr. grades having been reduced
one-hundrcd pound rails laid. and
heavy morul onrir,s put In service
which can haul loaded trains OF thirty
cars 81 10000 pounds capacity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
EVENTS IN TIM WEST.
NEWS OF THE NEXT EXPEDITION
nj, and Grain Damaged by wind-An
Abseondrr Located sherman on
AiasLa salt for $1,000.

r,,,i,. lime tho output Of cripple
/, 80 Va n 600 tons. the same valued
! ti.2e2,il5.
Tho realdents " Evanston and Amy,
1yvo.. have donated $3.50 for the ald Oh
Park city sufferers.
/ rho Democrats OF Wyoming VIII
. IL tbeir state convention at Casper
Ramona county. August srd.
i II, ,he Standard mine, Wallace. Ida,
. Nj sbnkespsare fcll down AN ore
e,nts. a distance " 200 feet, ana was
killod.
A .iisht earthquake shock was felt
=, los Angles, Cal. shortly before ma
sieht Thursday. No damage mas
i EN- reported.
A. pruoas, said 90 be ~ Salt Lake
%,diy beatcn by Editor Arthur N
M wyoming Press, at Evanston
$hursday. The editor used q cane.
+ Louis GugEenholm Of virginia Cl,y.
NJ. has been sentenced TO hVe years
S,nrisonment for emhczzlemcnt while
Il cretary Of the grand lodge l. o. o. ~
Ipoard's sawmlli at HALEY. Ida, was
Mirn,d on Tucsdny the ilrc being
4 used by Tying sparks. Five thou
= nd feet Of lumber. ten tons OF gram
Il dwelling house and grunary were
Il .'rl- 2, the whole cntalling a loss
d 5000
I,rbursinv evening tol recruits ar
vav.d at san Francisco from
I'm. They Will remain IN me
a. all night ana this Friday
nj Drning will march 90 the ground as
Irnrd the at Camp Merritt, adjoining
~ quarters OF the wyoming troops
Near Mslroso. Mont. on the Mig Hole
HVer. two farmers. George Nauch ana
VI ". wsnch. got into n dispute about
nm. Wcnch went to cabin, got a
micher.knlfc and returning cut
Xuch's jugular. Wench escaped and
NJ not been caught Nauch died In
MONTY minutes
n severe north wind has done COM
dferahlc damage 10 grain ana fruit IN
thi Sacramento and san Joaquin wall
Ian, Cal. Tho greatest loss viii fall
uton the growers ~ wheat. Some
<pnaervntiyc farmers estimate that N
m cent OF the cereal has been
(hrcshod out by the storm In certain
iorallties.
FThe company Of engineers organized
II capt VAIN Morgan Draper lefl
- nvcr FOR san Franclaco lnal
mght over the Union Pacific
- route 90 the Philippines
Nor arr ninety-two men In the COM
my. one hundred and nifty Penn
gylvania volunteers passed through
Iaft night. They wer" entertained
~ the Soldiers Aid society.
t'laus Iaaksens. who recently alb
4pndcd with over 10000 belonging q
q Pacific Rollins Mills company, Sai
RanciHco. has been located by the de
0tivcH at -. Paul, MINI. lie hnl
.n indicted By the grand jury. an,
Winy Governor nudd will be- asked /,
i4ue extradition papers for hlh return
10 that city. lie II said 60 have LET
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01

next expedition to the Philippines VIII
get OF about July nth. Although the
transports have not all been chosen the
invaluable vessels can be got READY TOT
sailing without much delay. heN.
Francis Brooks and patty.a well known
Paullst missionary. sailed on the New
port FOR Manila Mt the personal request
OF Major General Merritt He SPEAKS
Spanish nuently and was selected Tor
the mission by the superior general or
the pauiiatn. who recognize the oppof-
tunlties afforded In the Philippines for
an American priest u the same faith
~ the majority Of the islanders. Father
Duhorty hopes to be u service To- the
United States by explaining away the
false Impression which is said TO prevail
on the Islands that the American sol
dicrn Will destroy their religion and
loot their places of worship. Just be-
fore sailing for Manila General Merritt
Hont letter 60 Mrs G. a.. Greouleaf.
president OF the berkeley Red CroHs
roClcty. warmly endorsing the efforts
OF the patriotic women or the Pacific
coast to obtain n hospital ship Tor use
IN the Philippines. lie suggests that
Admiral Dewey may have vessel
suitable Tor the purpose. The F'irHt
Tennessee volunteers have just ru-
Ceivcd 1000 new Springfield rides bot
stlll need 100 TO complete their nrinu-
mont Private Claude Balm and John
iucigcr uf company H.Fifty-frst Iowa.
both Of Dos Moinos have been removed
90 hospital. both being On with pneu-
monla. Private !. ~ Hamilton, com-
pauy y. First Tennessee. is dead or
pneumonia, following measles. Lieut..
Col. Little OF the Twentieth Kansas
regiment iH down with mhlnrlnl fever.
Col. Funston OF the Twentieth Kansas
has received an order from the sccrc-
t1ry II war 60 discharge Private
BARKER. company u. from the regiment.
No reason was assigned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
A Tour Of Inc Capitals,


Sir Henry Twins ln ms address on the
Newspaper "a the annual dinner of the
Newspaper prsss club. In London.
said you are transported by this
printed sheet. nH ~ II were the fairy
carpet ~ the Arabian. from capital to
capital" Fanciful ~ was the meta.
phur. u did not cxagrcntc the truth.
The newspaper not only gives ita read
~ the world. but % gathers up thu
physical products u those capitals lnt1
a permanent worlds cNpusltion-fof
such the advertising PAGE II coming TO
be- by rapid evolution
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
Male and Female Singers.
fchlcngo chroulcle.l

I'UAfNkN 'NANNlil"HI
In looking over list Of American
concert singers. Il Is curious to note
that the number ~ tcnorl nov at large
just exactly equals the combined num-
ber OF tho unfcatrnined hurltnnca ana
hnrsoH ~ lH probably true that there
aru Just about two cultivated tonorH TO
each baritone or bass. There are,
similarly about twice as many 500
pranoa aH there are mezzo-sopfanoa ~
o0ntrultos, and there are probably two
trained sopranos TO every tenor. The
reasons FOR those ratios are probably
these. A higher voice. being the more
unusual. attracts 10 itH owner the more
attention. II lends itself 90 mnnic of
q FAR greater range and brilllnpcy. The
natural tenor and soprano ar accord
ingiy encouraged TO cuitlvaic what may
after M. be- only a mediocre abilltf.
The mozzo-Hopruno " baritone, how
ever. g. though OF ~ only an ordinary
mortal. and IA voice ~ the utmost pos.
nbllltlca may b. loft 30 waste ha frlg.
rance IN the dark. unfnth0mHd caves
OF ~ owners throat NlllaEc ehurch
IN the erif1me ~ the world IN this re-
aprct Tho women Sling alto" or keep
qulrt. OF strain and rquall az the top
notes: the men dronc out bngplpiah
bass The good voices are lost Ia the
luruhrioua average. but " there IL a
girl who takes the high notes nutily OF
boy Who can lntsrpolnte the tenor
part without danger Of scarlet foyer.
these voices sing out above the ground
ing chorus. every one pricka ear to
listen. ~ may be that that voice
ought 20 be cunnscutod. but 90 the
teacher II must 40. The steps from
the FIRST discovery 20 d career u pub
Ne veal or woe are easy. The fact
that morr women than men study sons
o. doubtless 60 h. accounted Tor by the
superstition that nourisheH m many
districts that selling dry goods or keep.
lnr books n a more manly creed than
singing This public creed keeps many
man from developing the gold mine
| In his nrynN. nesldeH, there n. e.
| uaciHiiy IN America. "A sentiment thai
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
The Standard
Dress Cutting
Academy

Il well arranged with chairs ana tables
Tor the con fort " all visitors. while a
class 81 udents arc constantly at
work that alters may See how tho
system Of Dress Cutting by the Square
Inch Measurement ls taught
New students are daily entering the
classes We ask you TO visit the school
and let US show you wherein our system
~ an Improvement over all other dress
cutting arrangements.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01

q man should not depend on his father
after be- has reached hs majority. II
is "a wholesome sentiment ON some ac-
counts, a pcrniClous sentiment ON 9th.
cra u has much kinship with the
old belief that as soon as q Girl liz OF
magriagCable age she should stand
rludy 10 hop on her fathers shoulders
upon the first pair " empty male Shout
ders that come within reach.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01

The national c0lun are not 80 pretty
anywhere as ln the face ~ pretty
glrl who has pretty blue cycs.-Atchl-
son Globe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
| evils 9S% lye.
ItFitisl Ei ltfiaEti
frArrsrrui

Tho strongest and nur.
rst male lnlllU Other
lyu. it being uunn pow.
dor and packed iuican
with removable lid. tho
contents arc rlwnys
ready for ueo. IL viii
make the hrst porfutnr.i
tiHfd -0np in - minutes
without boiling Itisths
hest fUr cleansing waste
pIrnsit ilslnfertlucHlnkH,
rlHsffsi cleaning paints,
bottles. liarrels washing
trrss aud llllluFiuapctsg
lur ruEIurUrs aud mach.
lnlats uaesi fur rHlntcrs
tuu0uioso 1ii,pnIuts.ota.
SALT INFO CO.
;. Philadelphia. Penn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01
LADIES'

For a bad Complexion, take one
OF Gray's Laxative Pellets every
night. These little pellets will
make the skin beautifully clear.
Try them and see how much better
your health will be.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
Characteristic of the Man.

Our friend Horace w. Bailey of New
Jury has been trying to show his appre-
citation OF the sacrifice made by the YER
mont Lows of Co. 6. and with this lau.
dahle object i'll view he recently gave
them y grand reception and picnic out
ing. The invitation was given to the
Newbm.y boys. their families, and who
ever they SAW fit to invite to be his
guests at Camp Pineton. The Newbury
squad responded and brought with them
friends to the number of 100. Camp
Pineton is Mr.. Bailev's summer home on
the shores of Halls pond and comprises
two acres of beautiful pine grove. The
informal, the day was enjoyed in boating,
games and social intercourse. Mr.. Bailey
spoke a few words of welcome to the
boys; extended the Use of his grounds
for an annual reunion. and presented
them to Mrs. L. F. Wheeler, regent of the
Oxbow Chapter, D. A. R., who invited
them to reception to be given by the
Oxbow chapter, at her summer residence,
in their honor next Friday evening.
Lieut.. Brock responded for the soldier
boys thanking the host. Cheers were ex.
changed, America sung and as the sun
settled behind the western hills many
happy hearts wendell Their way home.
ward
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
PERFECTION
Rupture Cure,
Essex County Branch.

Offices have been opened at w.
Concord, X. T. Johnson Medical
Director, with Office hours from
9 a. m. until 3 p. m. each We'd
ncsday; and at Island Pond, E.
+. Norcross Medical Director,
with Office hours from 9 10 10 a.
m. each Wednesday.
We guarantee a positive cure
in all cases of rupture that can
be reduced and held in place dur,
ing treatment, with our support,
No pay required until the patient
is healed.
Circulars sent on application to
WILLARD CHASE, Manager.
West Concord, VT, Feb. II, 1898.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain Planheld, Ill.,,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
she was hopeless victim ofconsumpt;on
and that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
c"v'ry tor consum rtion; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited rom first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six hotties. found
herself sound and well; now does her
own homework, and is as we'll as she
ever was. Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at J. W. Thurston's drug store.
Large bottles 80 cents and 81 90.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30

of the Grand Trunk Railway Island Pond VT to over
these difficulties.
pockets having slopm& bottoms dschargng toward the
chues which can be raised lowered and used to discharge
the coal into the locomotive tender The partitions forming the
pockets made double with space between parts
ceve the sides of the doors rcutcs When closed the doors
locked in place each by catch comprising slide held in
engagement with staple by of spring. rope
tached the lower part of the slide permits the doors be
readily unlocked The doors raised and lowered by ropes
rd puleys through the space i'll the double partitions
and upon the under side the ooboard Counterwe
Chamber as Indicated in the cross ton In using the car
ted track provided running parallel with that occupied by the
he alongside Of the elevated track with the engine
beneath of the pockets i'll the The the door
and the Contents of the pocket aye charscd into the tender Lo
comotves this be coaed from boc OF the eeva
ted track without causing delay and without mourning any
great expense.
So much for the description The HERALD mentions briefly
Of the advantages gained in the this Primarily it
TO load III If 70 now co @ 81 m H s@ 09 "a naG car Of
coal and consequently this would be saved unloading
coal either bins the ground when practicable ooad
engines from the Then too when are loaded direct
from the there IN additional saving the unloading
by hand also roadg from where the coal has been
stored and the incidental handling storage voded
Further it possible much work of of these I'M
proved coal cars from four of the kind for various
Most of coal cars life spent siins
either waiting to be unoaded held readiness for the ship
til the can be unoade few at time contra by euse
of the improved coal train could be unoaded in hour
great saving would here Trunk
Company one million dollars per for shoveing coal
rate for unoadng and many millions spent yearly by large
manufacturing companies for shoveng coal cars These
would all be saved by the the improved
further benefit that by these only coal could be handled
cheapy but all classes of freight loaded coal such
ice gravel ballast pu1pwood Recall the
shipment pupwood from Island Pond station the
think of the of unloading after by hand We
the opinion that all the pupWood shipped from Island Ponc
alone to the Burgess Supte Fibre Co. Berlin H. had beer
shipped the improved coal that would have
f thousands fdolars paid out for unloading.
: An Opening and Closing Device for Fire Boxes
is the other invention of these gentlemen The and nge
remarkable Its
be available to the foot of the operator while he the
time handling his shovel and the ingenious which
helevers opening edoors adjusted the
of the motion and the doors exactly horizontally be
much mechanics this invention the Sen
tic American also
Considerable difficulty often experienced in starting fires in 10
connective and other furnaces the reduction
produced by the entrance of cold air to the fire box An in
recently patented by NJ Griffin general yard master
foreman of the Railway
y Pond, Vt. is designed to overcome this obstacle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
ELLI!EIiIIEIEEEs
Summer Time Table
In effect June 20. In.

Passenger SerVioe at Island p,
East bound leave:
Mail and Passenger 90 a. m .-t-..
a. M: express l-ls o. ~. rui...r' '.t- 90
night express at 2.05 a. m ~ "a
West bound lea &c:
night express 2.iO am: paSssrg,.-.
GOO a. m; express i.4s ,. m. and u
Arrive from east:
night express ] 80 a. m: mixed a.,
sos p. m. ''is-
Arrive from west:
Night Express l 40 a. m exurrss,,,.
IN: passenger 10 p, m. -
The trains designated a. "niyb,
run daily the Others daily except SUMS
W. L. DAVIS. c. +. & T. A.
CHAs. NJ. HAYS. C., a,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
Special
Bargains

In all kinds of Summer
goods, Clothing, Under
wear, Pants, Shirts,
Hosiery, etc.
Don't fail to see our immense
stock of shoes of all kinds
and styles, and especially
do we call your attention
to our Women'S and chill
dren's Waterproof Sole
Shoe and our G. H. Bass
& Co. Shoe for Men and
Boys. Also 4 line of
Ladies Capes, Jackets,
and Collarettes.
AT
Fogg & hobson's,
Island Pond, vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
ESSEN COUNTY COURT,
Septe-nDer Term, 1908.

Continuing our court report from last
letters VS.. IIazen was disposed of for the
term on the report Of an auditor, leaving
the question as to whether a jury trial is
to be had to be determined hereafter.
Jackson VS.. Martin was referred Munce
VS.. Boyce continued; RigIie VS.. FoSs
settled, rs was Douglass VS.. Harvey "
Iysins, and the case of Brainard Us.
VanD> Ike was disposed of on special
pleading. An information filed by the
States Attorney for illegal fishing i'll
Granny was disposed of by fine of $50
and costs. The case of State VS.. Allin,
Rooney and Drew was passed to the ST.
preme court on demurrer. In the case OF
Ewens VS. Ewens, libel for divorce, the
petition was dismissed for want of resi-
drnce OF plaintiff IN the State to entitle
her to a divorce. In the case of Emerson
VS.. Emerson the marriage and residence
wee proved and the case continued.
there was no jury TRIAL a very large por-
ton Of very small docket was disposed
OF in two days. There are left only 26
cases on the civil docket, and no Jury case
ot any magnitude with possibly one or
two exceptions. Only one true bill was
found by the grand jury. There are only
Il bal
those remain simply to clean up some
old business. SO that in reality the docket
is composed of IS civil suits of small i'm
portance, half dozen indictments for
minor offences, and two chancery suits
which serve little other purpose than tt
preserve the continuity of the business
and to connect this term with the next.
The term was Il remarkably pleasan
one and seemed 70 be enjoyed by all
Judge Taft, with his easy social way
and manners seemed to enjoy the occa
sion, besides making very favorable I'M
preston on our people. On the whole i
was as pleasant a bar reunion as ha
been had recently. Among the man,
pleasant things that was noticed a
court, and with which his friends wcr
very much gratihed, was the addition t,
the pictures that adorn the court hous
walls OF an excellent portrait of the lat
lion. Charles L. Benton of Guildhall
who was for more than 80 years clerk O
the courts i'll this county. This was pre-
scented to the county by his two sons
Everett and Jay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30

of this device tighten the fremans work. also TO nave Tue
fire box door open little possible Everyone Knows II 20 G
fact that nearly half frenans work engine IN opening
and closing fire box door hand The quicker IRE box
closed locomotive after each hovelul oil coal the pee m
engine will steam No matter how piece of machinery an en-
no reliance he placed il it does not steam wei
therefore any little Improvement that VIII help engine 10 h
will make better engine and make the fireman work
easier Another great OF this device that 1t VIII
psh saving Der cent the amount of coal consumed
Illustrate requires II tons OF coal to make the
between Island Goram this device were III use
saving of over ton coal would he made in making that p
which saving single engine OF about
besides greatly senng the work OF the fireman
we bright for these inventors 10
greatly benefit world aud themselves by these inventions
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
6ssm County 4rrala.
ISLAND PoxD. SEPTEMBER 80.
AIlin Vermont.

The motto of the People ;
Trust Co. "All in Vermont" de
serves to he the motto of every
business enterprise in the state.
When the record of the past SIX
months holds suck a list OF he
roes as Proctor, on Spain 5
tyranny, Thurston "a native OF
Vermont) in his passionate plea
for a free Cuba, Dewey and Shat
ter in deeds, and Ex-senator Ed
munds in counsel; when to this
list is added the magnificent rec
ord of Morrill,, the sturdy faith
fitness of our representatives, the
names of Phelps and Walker, and
q score of other names which I'M
mediatcll rise to mind,-surcly
no other investment has yielded
better returns than the character
building which is quietly going
on among the Vermont hills. No
better product comes from Yer
mont than the boys and girls
grown to maturity in a whole
some atm osphere of integrity and
honor. Climb they must to reach
farm or shop, school or church.
And they keep on climbing to the
top notch of fame.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30

box This bar extends below the platform in front of the fire box
and rgy connected shown with the lower end OF SPRING
pressed foot piece extending above thepaom convenient reach
OF the ireman's foot
Normally the spring the footpiece acting through the medium
of the bar keeps the doors OF the fire box tightly closed When the
fireman desires shovel coal into the fire box down the
oopece the shown and the bar doWnwardy
thus causing the links their respective levers to slide the
doors ouwardn the gudeways teravng thrown in scoa
the fireman removes his foot this causing the doors to close auto
macay is evident that the doors during this process
but short time that cold much possible
from into the fire box and reducing the while
firing up.
interviewing the inventors the HERALD finds that great OBJ
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-30
Two Important Inventions by Citizens Of Island Pond.
IMPROVED COAL CAR.
An Opening and Closing Device for Fire Boxes.

Ii gives little pleasure to notice the vile attraction which
two invention OF citizens Is making the scientific
world. Unless these with hndranCeS,
which mechanics have been unable discover they will
stand among the important inventions railway
operations and Aessrs Nj Griffin and i. w Hogan will be
the recipients benefits and credit oi small Importance
OF their improved coal cut OF which we herewith present
the Scientific American has just said:
o coalng Locomotive Tenders.
At regular intervals along their lines the various railway