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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26

the shells of the whelk. which in the
FOSSIL form are usually lefthanded. but
IN the present generation are always
rishthanded. Plant spirals offer like
perpiexities. The hop and honeysuckle
take the form of a lefthanded screw.
while the majority of twining vines
follow the course of a righthanded
screw. Some spirals, however, are less
mysufying. The left horn of the koo-
ROO, for example. is righthnnded
spiral and the right horn ii i-fthanded
spiral, and IL is easy to see that these
twists give the horns n wedge-llke ac-
tion In forcing back the bushes through
which the animal runs.
The action of castor oil, supposed by
some experimenters to depend upon n
body from the castor seeds suspended
III the oil, has been found by Never
to be due to the ricinoleic acid of the
oil itself The pure acid and its salts
ars as effective purgatlves as the oil.
ana are practically tasteless while they
operate In small doses.
Some psychologists suppose that cleo
trio shocks produce death by asphyxla.
others that the heart is suddenly para
lyzed. The subject has been expert
mentally investigated by Prof. n.
Oliver and DR.. II. A. Bolam, who using
an alternating current. have found that
the heart appears to be affected be-
currents of much higher voltage than
was necessary to kill, did both heart
and respiration fail at the same mo-
ment. Stoppage of the heart being un-
doubtedly the usual primary effect. re-
sumption In apparent death from cleo
trio shock must be much more difficult
than in that from drowning, which eff
fects first the respiration.
An artificial serum of common salt
and cooking soda (sodium chloride and
sodium carbonate) Is used by an
italian specialist, DIR. Tomasoli, for
the treatment of extensive burns In
1ections of this serum daily for three
weeks brought recovery to a young
man who had been burned over the en-
tire right side of his chest and back
and the right arm and shoulder. and
successful experiments have been made
on animals. Injections of serum from n
scalded dog We're found to kill well
one. while the artificial serum pre-
vented this fatal result.
A valuable waterproof and trans
parent cement for glass has been found
by a German chemist, Prof. IL. H.
Schwartz. in n mixture of fine parts
of II moderately thick gelantine solu-
tion with one part of potassium chro-
mate. he fracture Is mended with this
mixture, which becomes hard and in
soluaDle on exposure to light. Not even
hot water will effect the hardened ce-
ment. Fabrics in which some stiffness
Is not Objectionable can be water
PROCEED by painting with the hot
chrome galatine and afterward expos
ing to light.
An inexpensive process of producing
alcohol from ethylene has been discov-
cred in Germany. The action of dilute
sulphuric acid on calcium carbide in
the presence of small pieces of zine,
yields ethylene gas. and when this is
taken up by concentrated acid at so
deCrpes q tho result lie athvI. ei,lphttrif,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26

Our iuvisible Friends and Foes-Tho Best
Egg observation-disclosures Danger
"A New Wa.-Horniess Cattie-spirais
In Nature-Active Principle of Castor
On-Dcath by Eicctricity-sorum Treat
nent of Burns-Aicohol' by a New
Process.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26
Tie Astronomy Of Life.

When All astrono-
mcr foretclls the cx-
act minute at which
two planets will cross
each other, we know
there Is no magic
about it. The whole
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26

Spiral growth is one of the mysteries
yet to be worked out by naturalists.
In describing some of the puzzling
things about 1t to an English medical
society. Mr.. George Wherry mentioned
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
QUEER KINDS OF FOOD.
Japan ships Many Singular ana Out
Inndish EdibIes to the
New World.

Japan IS a heavy shipper OF out
landish foods TO the new world 1t
has a practical monopoly of the nests
which are used in making birds nest
soup, which, by the way, when pre-
pared by an American chef, is the most
delicious fish of it's class in the world.
II also catches and dries armies OF
devil fish, which are as popular IN the
east as dried Goldfish in the west. In
fact, the two sea foods are very much
alike in flavor and differ chiefly in
their texture, the flesh of the devil
fish being hard, compact and more
ike muscle than that of the familiar
cod.
Tree mushrooms and sea mushrooms
are two other famous japanese edi.
bles that come to us across the Pacific.
They resemble mushrooms IN their
contour and structure, but In moth
ing else. The tree mushrooms have a
flavor of wood bark, while the sea
mushroom boils away in cooking very
much as If II were made of marine
glue. In fact, It is made in japan for
making vegetable gelatin for thick
ening stews and soups in very much
The same manner as we convert the
bladders of surgeons and other fshes
into animal gelatin for similar pur-
pose. Dried fishes are another inn
Portant export from the land OF the
rikado.
Unlike us, the japanese dry almost
every eatable fish, from minnows and
wlitebait up 10 marine animals as
large as their sturgeon ami sword
fsh. Their drying appears to be con-
Quoted upon a different system from
cur own. When ready for tho mar
lci their fish are so dried as io suis.
cest kiln-dried timber. They apply
lie same process to the lower forms
Of sea life, and dessicate clans, mus
sells, oysters, prawns, shrimps, craw-
dsh and crabs until they reese mble
stone. In this condition the foods viii
Withstand any climate and may be
kept in the open air without spelling
for an entire Observation-Disclosures
phia Times.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
The Number of Persons Killed and
Injured in This Country In
One Year.

The total number of casualties to
persons on account of railway acct
dents for the year ending June 30, 1897,
was 43,16s. OF these casualties 6,437
resulted in death, and So 731 in injuries
of varying character. OF railway en-
ployes, 1893 were killed and 27,6G7
were injured during the year. Accord
ing 10 the three general classes these
casualties were divided as follows:
Train men, 9T6 killed, 1875 injured;
switchmen, fagmen and watchmen,
POI killed, 2,423 injured; other en-
ployes, SIC killed, LAC injured. The
casualties to employees resulting from
coupling and uncoupling cars were,
killed, PA; injured, 6,2s3. The CORE
spending figures for the year ending
June so, 1896, were 300 killed and s,457
injured. The casualties from coupling
and uncoupling cars were assigned as
follows: Train men, killed, 147; in
jured, 4,69s; switchmen, flagmen, and
watchmen, killed, s.; injured, 1925;
other employees, killed, 9; injured, 260.
The casualties resulting from falling
from trains and engines were as fol-
lows: Train men, killed, 1925; injured.
2,726; switchmen, fagmen and watch
men, killed, 32; injured, 357; other en-
ployes, killed, 81; injured, 544.
The casualties to the three general
classes of employees mentioned caused
by collisions and derailments were
as follows: Trainmen, killed, 25O; in
iured, 1897; switchmen, fagmen and
watchmen, killed, IL; injured, "a;
other employees, killed, 80; injured, 25i.
The total number of passengers killed
during the year under review was
222, injured, 2,795. Ninety-three pas
sengers were killed and 1,O11 injured
in consequence of collisions and de-
railments. other than employees and
passengers the total number of per-
sons killed was 4522; injured, 6,260
Included in these figures are casualties
TO persons classed as trespassers, OF
whom 1919 we're killed and 4,732 were
! injured. From summaries showing the
ratio of casualties, il appears that /
/ out of every 4s6 employees was killed
and 1 out of 30 employees was injured
during the year. With respect 10
trainmen. including enginemen, fire
men, conductors and other trainmen
1t appears that was killed for every
165 employed, and 1 injured for every
70 employed. One passenger was killed
for every 2,2O4, Tos carried, and l in
iured for every rs, lis carried. Basine
ratios upon the number of miles trav
eled, it appears that 55.211,44o passen
ger-miles were accomplished for each
passenger killed. and 4.3s5,3o9 passen
ger-miles for each passenger injured
Interstate Commerce Commission
Report.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
HE GAINED THE CUSTOMER.
Proved Tint Ills Prohibition
Principles Were Deep.

A well-dressed woman entered an
Oak Park grocery store and asked to
see the proprietor, who, seeing that
she was a stranger, at once prepared
TO welcome her as a new suburban.
lie and prospective customer. He took
of his apron, smoothed his tumbled
hair, and, selling a pencil and order
pad, approached her with a grand bust
ness flourish.
Anything we can do for you to-
day, madam? We have a fine supply
OF fresh fruit and vegetables. Any
thing in canned goods?"
"No-o," said the woman, whose eyes
were taking in every detail Of the
store and its contents. II only want
ed to know if you sold sweet cider?"
I'm very sorry" said the grocer,
eve always have it in its season, but
at present IL is out Of season. It might
be possible to find some. / viii take
your order and try"
young man." said the woman, in
sepulchral tones, "you win never take
an order for sweet cider from me, nor
for anything else. am a stranger
here, and am looking for a place to
buy my groceries where they don't
sell sweet cider If wanted TO point
out a path to destruction I would
put up sign Sweet Cider Sold Here"
Then she walked out, while the
grocer gnawed his mustache and
looked at the blank pad with savage
intensity, when a happy thought oc-
CURED TO him. He ran after the
woman.
81 merely wished TO say, madam,
that you are right. / gave up selling
corn and rye for similar reasons-but
perhaps you can guess?"
because you don't keep a feed
S, ore?" suggested the woman, a note
OF suspicion in her voice.
"No. madam, from higher motives.
Whisky is made from corn and rye"
"Humphl l don't mind if you take.
my order for barrel Of -four and two
bushels of potatoes. You seem open
to conviction, and I guess I've struck
the right place"
As She sailed away the grocer
winked his left eye and said to his
clerk:
"It's poor rule that won't work
both ways, Jimmy."-Chicago Times
Herald.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
Skeleton of n Man siisaing For Four
Years Found.


Skeleton OF a Man siisaing For Four
Years Found.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Nov. 1.-THE
discovery Of n probable tragedy of four
years ago has Just been brought 10 light
with the finding Of skeleton in the
woods in the vicinity of Deep River
Investigation has convinced Medical
Examiner Ely that the skeleton is that
OF Giuseppe Sinelda. who kept an Ital-
ian boarding house just across from
Deep River and who unaccountably dis
appeared four years ago this month.
The skeleton was found In a shallow
grave partially under a stone wall, and
the skull had the appearance of being
crushed in by a blow from a heavy
club.
On Nov a. 1894. sinelda went into the
woods hunting, accompanied by a fell
low Italian. The companion returned
later in the day and reported that Sinel-
da had wandered off and he could not
find him. An overturned boat that be-
longed to Sinelda that was later found
floating In the Connecticut river gave
rise to the belief that he was drowned
while duck hunting At the time of his
disappearance IL was known that Sinel-
da carried upward of $500 on his person,
but there was no trace of the money
about the skeleton. The fact that ST.
Medals hunting companion and Mrs
Slnelda a pretty young italian, disap-
peared soon afterward, has given rise
TO the belief, in view of the latest de-
velopments. that Sinelda was the VIC
tim of a plot in which murder, robbery
and love entered.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
wIsrAR BROTHERS PONIES.
The Novel Suit for Pnsturnge Against
the Owners OF n Rapidly In
creasing Herd.

Twenty-eight years ago the Wistar
brothers pastured a piebald colt and
a piebald FLY on Black island, near
Tinicum island, and agreed with the
owner of the place, Edgar n. Black,
then living. to pay one dollar week
for the care and maintenance of the
animals. Out of this ordinary trans
action grew one Of the most curious
Of all the Wistar brothers curious law
fights, and the story of the piebald
Wistar ponies has delighted Philadel-
phians of two generations.
When the Wistars put the two po-
MES on the island they seemed to have
forgotten one thing, that naturally
their flock would increase and null
tiply. If chance had landed two colts
and two FLIES there all would have
been well, but chance had turned out
otherwise and the inevitable increase
began.
1--WE are not responsible for these
additions" they said. 1--WE didn't put
these extra ponies there. So we won't
pay for them"
AuN lAAAASA was al wv "a II 49, ~ -
time and again by Black, but the Wis
tars stood firm. Its none Of our af-
fair" they reiterated. "You agreed to
pasture the ponies at one dollar a
week, do it," Then Mr.. Black had an
idea. III sell the foals," he said
This was a staggerer for the Wis
tars for time. We'll. go ahead"
they finally agreed, "only they're our
property, and we value them at $500
pair. We won't let them be sold for
less"
When the amount due, according to
Mr.. Blacks count. after several years
grew to $4,000, he determined to sue.
The Wistards replied vigorously. De-
feated in the lower court, they APP
pealed to the higher, and on losing re-
fused even then to pay. The levy of
sheriff was the only way in which
the money was finally wrung from the
brothers.
Meanwhile the ponies throve enor-
mously, and in 1880 reached the enor-
nous number Of 100. They were wild
as the horses of the western prairies,
and they rapidly degenerated by fire.
quent inbreeding, both in size and APP
pearance. Six thousand dollars was
The cost to the Wistars in 1890 for the
ponies pasturage, and it was gotten
only by means of the courts and sher-
iff. The largest bill was for $13,555.
The herd did not stand at 100 long.
and on January IL, 1895, when some Of
the ponies were taken away and sold
by order of the court TO satisfy debts
against the estate, there were only
so. They were drivn out Walnut
street TO Woodland avenue, and
crowds lined the streets TO see the
famous Wistar piebalds. The dealer
who bought them paid for the lot 1903
They had cost the Wistars nearly fifty
times that sum.-Philadelphi Times
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
CAMERAS SAVE SALARIES.
They Arc Used by an Insurance COM
pany to Make Copies of
Documents.

Photography Is cheaper than clerk
hire. Az least one Of the big insur-
ance companies has found it so. and
that IS the reason the policy applica-
ations made to the company are now
copied, for filing and reference, by
the aid OF dry plate and quick lens
instead OF being turned over to a corps
OF copyists. by so doing the salaries
OF is clerks are saved TO the company
and there is no possible chance for
inaccuracies occurring.
The head Of the Photographic de-
partment Of the big insurance COM
pany is The authority for the state
ment that the two operators turn out
daily $50 copies Of policy applications,
task formerly requiring 20 clerks.
The innovation meets with approval
and the results have been more satis-
factory than was expected when the
change was made
In the old days each application. to-
gather with the numerous documents
accompanying It, had to be copied in
long-hand and then compared and veri-
fed. All OF which required time. And
even with the utmost precaution dis
crepancies were found to occur. A
slip of letter or sometimes Of
punctuation mark might cost the com
pany hundreds Of dollars II legal
action should arise over the policy.
But the use Of photography had not
then entered the heads Of the officials.
One day a bright man had bright
! idea. Photography was expensive, but
clerk hire was more so. A little fig
uriug and II was apparent that ma
terials for the Photographic depart
ment would not cost near what the
salaries OF the copyists amounted TO.
The plan met with approval. Expert
ments were made that increased the
respect Of the officers Of the company
for the man who suggested the scheme.
Then two rooms were fitted up in the
building and the Photographic depart
ment became an institution.
Since then the work has been grad
ually extended until now there IS hard
~ any document that cannot be cop
led by the camera. One beauty OF the
innovation is that It takes but COM
parative minute. In actual computa-
lloH IL may nc MORE uub WItu coul-
pared with the time IL would take
clerk TO make copy by the old method
II doesn't seem the smallest part of a
minute
The camera doesn't slip. il copies
what is before e with a fidelity un-
equaled, and should 81 be that there
are erasures or substitutions so ef-
fectvely used rs to deceive the eye,
the camera tells OF Il. for the lens
oftimes sees farther than the human
optic and tells secrets that otherwise
would not be discovered.
The files OF the insurance companies
since Photographic copies have been
used are considered absolutely accu-
rate. The photograph is as goodif not
better evidence i'm court of law than
handwriting. Therefore, taking into
consideration all the reasons for 1t,
, approval, the officers pat The bright
man with the bright idea on he bach
and tell him that he IS good fellow.
Possibly he got his salary raised
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
weather Probabilities.
Fair; fresh northwesterly winds.
Ne,Y York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western inactive,
but about steady; winter patents, $40
03.90; winter straights, SS.50G3.60; Min
nesota patents. SS.s5Q4.15; winter ex-
tras. S2.75031O.
WHEAT-No. . red opened strong on
cables and foreign buying, but weaken
ed under realizing and bearish talk on
the visible; December, 741s q75c; March.
747sG75c
RYE - Steady; state. 5sikc.; No.
western, 53Ac., C. I. T., Buffalo.
CORNING. dull, but steady on the
cable news; December, CSC.
OATS-No. 2 dull; track, white. state,
2sd3sc.: track. white, western, 29q33c.
PORK-Steady; mess, SS.75q9.25; fam
lily, s11.5O@12.
LARD-Steady; prime western steam,
S.. 22ls, nominal.
BITTTER-Firm: state dairy, 10000.
state creamery, 15ik022hc.
CHEESE - Quiet; large, white, &c.;
small, white SAC.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania,
23i5 G24c.; western, 2Sc.
SUGAR-Raw strong and held high
or: fair refining, s 13-166sMc.; centrifu-
gal. 90 test, s2sc. refined firm; crushed,
SIC; powdered, SIC.
RIcE-Firm; domestic, 4%G5c.; ia
pan, sc.
TALLow-s Steady; city. sssc.; coun-
try. 3ssQS&c.
HAY-ouiet; shipping, sO4ioc.; good
TO choice. $4,000.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. - General
Breckenridge, DR.. Huidekoper and Ma
jor Knox were before the war investi-
eating commission yesterday. General
Breckinridge's testimony dealt with the
conditions at Camp Thomas, of which
he was for a time in command. He said
that but for the change that was made
previous to the war requiring in
spectors general in the field to report
to the adjutant general instead OF the
inspector general the condition Of the
camps now being developed by the
commission would have been develop
ed three months ago. Governor Wood
bury has returned from Vermont and
sat with the commission yesterday.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
The AngIo-AmerIcnn CommIssion.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 15-The An
glo-American joint high commission
held no meeting yesterday, having ad-
journed over until today, but the reci-
procity committee, composed of Lord
Herschell and Messrs. Davies, Charl-
ton, Fairbanks. Dingley and Kasson.
was in session. The main attention is
now being directed TO reciprocity. and
the feeling prevails that If the parties
could be brought together on it the re-
naming questions would not take
much time for determination. although
a complete adjustment might not be
reached on all of them. Hon. N. Clarke
Wallace, NJ. p, former comptroller Of
customs of Canada, who is interested
in the tariff adjustment, arrived here
Nrnefnrdnr
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
The Hawaiian commi-sion.

WASHINGTON. Nov. Is. II Senator
CulIom. chairman Of the Hawaiian COM
mission. who has arrived here, expects
to call a meeting Of the commission at
an early day. although he has not yet
fixed date. He is now engaged In
framing the report. The substantial fea-
lures have been agreed upon, and It re-
mains only to put these into form and
then submit them to the full commits
sion for final approval Besides the
chairman. Senator Morgan of the COM
mission is here, and Representative
Hit is expected the latter part of the
week Judge Frear of the Hawaiian
supreme court, one of the two Hawaiian
members. is in this country and is now
visiting in New Jersey. 1t will be pos
sible, therefore. to secure a quorum at
any time. Mr.. Dole, the other Hawaiian
member. is expected here early in jan
uary.
Evening journal., 1898-11-15
INDIANS EvIcT A sPANIARD.
Red Men Drive Him from the ReseE-
walton because lie Hurrahed
for Spain.


The Ogauala Sioux at the Pine
Ridge agency in South Dakota had an
eviction party the other day Of an un-
usual kind. incidentally, they re-
luted the ISLANDERS of the alar1nists
who predicted outbreaks immediate
" after the troops were withdrawn
from the western forts. Far from
killing whites, the willy Dacota brave is
taking lively interest N the war,
md no lingo crows louder over the
American victories than the red men
Of the plains.
The eviction resulted from the hos
.ility of the Indian against Spain. On
the reservation there lived a Spaniard
who was married to full-blooded
Sioux squaw and eked out an exist
snce from the governments bounty
10 the squaw from the little money
he picked up at trading and hunting,
the Spnniard had lived on the reser-
,ation for many years unmolestcd by
The Indians.
When word came of the American
naval victories TO the Sioux villages
here was great powwowing and talk
ing and jubilation at tnc prowess Of
he Americans. The news got over
TO the Porcupine Creek tepces where
he spaniard lived, and the Sioux
watched him closely TO see the effect
uptn him. When he heard the news
he was nonplussed, but, pulling himself
ogether, he split the air with huzkns
fos Spain. The idea OF anybody shout
ing for Spain on their territory
hooked the Indians, aud they threat
cIed to wing" him If he didn'. stop.
a request was sent . Maj CMpp,
he agent at the post, that the Span
ard be expelled. Maj. Clapp had hin,
bought in by the Indiar police and
Questioned him. At first he denied
CHEERING Spain, but when confronted
with the Indians he dared not lie aad
ried to excuse himself
81 got these" said Maj. Clapp. point
ing 90 his shoulder straps, "in the
service of my country. and represent
chat country here and don't intend
ilat the flag shall be insulted. ought
o put you In the guardhouse, but will
give you an hour TO get of this reser-
ration. and don't come backi"
Put my goods are up on Porcupine
creek" said the Spaniard.
"l'n send them TO you. Get OUT
rephed the major.
The spaniard fed precipitately
! Dufef1p was "a eoun1 ~ Iu1fnnc wait.
ing for the result Of the interview
When they heard OF IT they climbet
on their ponies and with "hi-yi" anc
la warwhoop started down the trai
pell-mell after the fleeing Spaniard
who was making good time through
the alkali dust TO the Nebraska line
The reds overhaulcd the fleeing rider
They brought their quirts down upoi
lis pony's sides, uttering yells an,
grunts and shouting "chitiha" at hin
the word means no coed. For mile
they drove the fleeing Spaniard, cir
cling around and yelling like mad q
him. Near the state line they gave hin
final huotline. and, amid shouts an
yells OF derision. drove him out Of III
reservation. Phe Indians returned q
heir tepees and had great jubilatio
over the event. Next day the Spaniar
received his traps from the police an.
drove through Gordon, Neb., stopping
only long enough to sacrifice hi
horses and outfit TO get railroad far
o take him from the country.--N. y
sun.