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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

Cellulose. the fibrous base OF plant
structure NO familiar In our paper and
cotton, has long had its great useful
ness extended by impreguation. with
gypsum. resin and other substances. or
covering with lmpcrvlouB varnishcH.
More recent products into which II II
transformed by chemical destruction
OF the cell itself are listed by T. Fer
ncezi: I. Several kinds OF parchment
paper are produced. resembling true
parchment from animal skins, by
plunginE unsizcd paper into strong
Hulphuric acid. then freeing from excess
OF acid by washing and naturalization
2. sulphltlc ceiiulosc. prepared BY
treatment with acid suiphlte OF
calcium or magnesium, became
thirty years ago the most i'm
portant substance In paper manufnc-
ture. When saturated for long time
In n pulplng machine. II yields material
for n cheap parchment paper. which, In
thin. transparent sheets, IN known ms
''pcrgnmyn." and IL used for packing
perishnblc articles. 3. by long trltura-
ton OF rulphitic cellulose, destroying
completely the textile nbors. and spon-
taneous evaporation OF the pulp. blocks
OF amorphous cellulosc nrc obtained.
This material called "ccllulith." when
freed from air by boiling or atenming.
can be worked like horn or ebonHe. re-
aists tho action Of alcohol. petroleum.
fats and oils. and is fairly elastic. 4.
Solution OF chloride OF zinc and ammon-
iacal oxide OF copper. like sulphurlc
acid. transform cellulosc into an amor
phous mass. when.after treatment. this
mass IN exposed to wind and rain for
some weeks. II II completely changed In
to hydroccliulo.e. I'D IL known ~
"viicanlzcd fiber" n ~ madc In two
varieties. the flexible and the hard. /,
has been made In sheets In the United
States since 1873. and II now formed in
to tubes. rods. cogwhecls. etc. and used
TO replace rubber and leather. s. Treat
ment OF cclluiosc with sulnhuric and
nitric acids yields nltrocellulosc. This
IN the starting point OF the high explo-
slves, and with camphor is changed
into ccllnloid. which has very varied
applications. G. English makers are
turning out an imitation leather. called
''pegamoid." This II n mixture OF cot
ton and paper covered with a secret
composition. supposed 20 be celluloid.
with some oil. and Is used for trunks.
curtains, etc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A few of the engineering fields from
which much may be expected In the
twentieth century were pointed out by
Sir Douglas Fox In u recent address to
British civil engineers. The problems OF
surprising Importance now opening up
Include: Trunk railways through Rus
sla. china, Persia. Africa: irrigation
works to supply the wants OF growing
populations. harbora large enough for
the vessels OF the future: central In
stnllntlons 20 furnish lighting. power.
traction and heating to whole counties;
the extension OF telephone communlca-
tlon-with and without wires: the aboll-
tlon OF the smoke and smell Of cities;
the replacement Of horses by mcchnni-
cal power In the streets; the increase OF
the speed OF trains to 100 miles per hour;
the erection OF tall buildings whore land
II valuable: the utilization OF waste
products. especially the refuse Of cities.
the Improvement of the water supply:
the reclamation OF land. the profitable
working OF deep seams OF coal.
The most destructive insects are the
locusts and the white ants or termltcs.
Reporting the work OF these In India,
Mr.. II, T.. Stebblns states that the To-
Gusts Invade the fertile districts from
their home In the sandy deserts, and In
their course leave not "a green leaf or
rhOot In forest or Held. Forests and
moisture being their greatest enemies,
conversion OF arid sandy areas into
plantations would tend to check this
pest. The white ants work disaster to
any building. yet render service to man
by rapidly converting decaying wood
Into mud, doing no damage to healthy
trees. So marvellous is their Instinct that
they discover and attack n dead branch
on any part OF a trees trunk.
Certain OF the rarer elements. us nm
pears from paper by J. H. l., Vogt on
the distribution OF vanadlum, constitute
about the following percentages of the
earth's solid crust: Phosphorus, 900
per cent; manganese 0.075; sulphur,
COG: titanlum, COS: barlum, 003. zir-
conlum. 00i 60 O.O2: chromium, DOL;
llthlum, COOS: strontlum, COOS; nickel,
0.005; vanadlum. 00025 t0i0.005: ccrium,
less than 0oOi: yttrium, Tess than 0.00i:
cobalt, O.O005: thorlum. 0e00i. Zinc and
gluclnum are somewhat less rare than
yanadium.
The steam turbine N the oldest heat
engine on record. the engine described
by Hero OF Alexander about 200 years
before Christ having been crude form
cation to the Turbine. which is csti-
mated to have reached a speed Of 3ils
knots and to torpedo boat Destroyer.
has led the Hon. G. II. Parsons 20 con-
slider the fitness for larger vessels OF
the principle that has lain No long dor
mant. He finds the conditions for Its
use even more favorable on the faster
class OF vessels. such as cross-chnnnel
boats. liners and cruisers. The reduc-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

The Arctic ocean. says Nansen. IL a
kind OF lagoon separated from the At
lantic by a submarine ridge. stretching
from Spitxbergcn 10 Greenland. To
this ridge IN due a curious condition.
The Arctic IL covered with n layer OF
slightly salt water from the Siberian
rivers and BcrinR Strait. and under
this IN the normally salt Gulf Stream
water. II the two layers were mixed.
the average temperature would fall,
but this average would not be az cold
as tho SUI face loycr. This accounts
for the enormous formation OF polar Ice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

In photographing wood sections with
out n lens. Herr Fomm places n piece
Of tlnfoll on one side OF the section and
the Him surface OF n sheet OF bromide
paper against the other side. A good
Observation-Disclosures clearly the rings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

and rays OF the woods produced In
about half n minute when n metallic
point negatively charged by an lnilu-
cnoe machine IL brought within about
two inches OF the paper II n cx-
planned that the paper becomes Mega
lively charged. and geographically
active glow light Is produced between
Il and the wood. II IL proposed TO try
this method for copying drawings and
other purposes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
A Keen Clear Hrain.

Your best feelings, your social posi-.
ton or buslnoss success depend largely
on the perfect action OF your stomach
and Liver. Dr. Kings New Life Pills
give increased strength, keen. clear
brain, high ambition. A 20 cent box
will make you feel like n new being.
Sold by u, c. NJ. |. Drug Dept.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

Leakage from steam pipes IA believed
to have been greatly undercstimatcd,
tests by Mr., II. 5. Hale having indl-
Gated the following proportions OF loss;
In mills 8 to 10 per cent: electric plants,
2is per cent; steamships. IL TO 10 per
cent, wnterworkH, PA per cent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

cent. wnterworkh. va per cent.
Decorations heard at about the time
OF tho Umbrla- Marches earthquake OF
Dec. ~. 1897, have been made a sub
Ject OF study by Prof. A. Isscl. an Ital-
ian e.ismolocist. These dctonatlons
We're quite distinct from the ordinary
earthquake sound.and were moro or less
prolonged crashes. resembling the boom
or thunder or the report OF heavy guns
In the distance. Something's they were
isolated. at other times following one
| another at brief Intervals. To many
persone the crashes seemed to come
from Monte Ncronc, where the eplcentre
| OF the earthquake was situated. Similar
sounds are frequently heard by inhab-
itants OF the middle Appennine region,
10 whom they are known by the name
OF "Bombio," and. as they are very
often closely connected with earth
quakes II IL concluded that they are
mostly due 10 causes within the earth
These mysterious boomings are OF the
kind known In other places as "Barisai
Guns" "Mist-Poeners." etc.
Interesting and beautiful effects of
the well-knowg etching OF glass by
iiuorlc acid have been reported by Mr..
G.. u. Benham. OF Colchester, England
Various salts are crystaliized In "a thin
layer on glass. which IL well warmed to
prevent the crystals from dissolving,
and the glass IN then exposed to the
vapor FOR three To Ave minutes. The
microscopic forms OF the crystals are
accurately reproduced on the glass.
The power station at Polnt-rAbbc,
Finisterte. France, utillzes the tide for
fourteen hours DAY. the total fall be.
Ing seven feet and half. generating
eighty horse power. The water al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
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A WELL-KN0WN
new YORKER

pays this tribute to the Burlington's
diningacnr service:
The dining-ca- service OF the Buri-
ington route Is about the best there Is.
on every table In the dining car Is
fresh bunch OF American Beauty roses.
one OF which the walter afiixcs TO Jour
coat when you have finished your meal.
The cloth IL changed with each guest.
no matter how little soiled. The menu.
though not long. ~ wonderfully well
selected ana admirably served"
Go east on the Chicago Special. which
leaves Denver At $3.50 .. m. or ON tho
Vestlbule Flyer. which leaves at 1880
.. M. ana you can see Tor yourself how
good. how clean. how reasonable In
price. our dinlns-ear service is.
Tickets at Offices Of connecting lines.
Ticket ONCE. ia $. W, Temple Street.
II. II. WATSON, General Agent. Salt
Lake city.
II. +. NEsLEN. TRAY. Pass & Freight
Agent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

The calamandcr tree OF Ceylon, allied
10 the ebony family. and represented by
only 30 specimens. In credited with the
very rarest wood The tree is carefully
protected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
T"F DENVER &
RIO GRANDE R.R.
"Scenic Line
OF the World"

The only line having three daily Fast
Express Trains and Dining Cars he,
tween Grand Junction and Denver. This
Is the popular route to Leadvllle. Grip
pie Cheek. Pueblo. Denver and all points
East.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

The elephant beetle OF Venezuela.
sometimes weighing half n pound. In be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11

munes were allowed to land, the nurses proceeassa
with General Miles TO Porto Rico. wnere tne
steamer Iampasas, which was Wen suppHtsu VII
food and ice was used a hospital snip IN auul-
tior 10 sending nurses to the front, the auNllllIy
stationed nursery and medical STATS and, In some
cases temporary hospitals at Tampa, at tne l-ele,
Hospital near Chattanooga; at ChlckamauEd, AZ
Fortress Monroe. at the Marine Hospital, staten
island and the Post Hospital, at Fort Wads"or'h
WORK WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER
When the troops began 10 arrive at Mon'auk
Point the auxiliary provided nurses for the neld
hospitals there and. becoming Interested IN the
needs OF invalid soldiers at the railroad stations, II
established a physician and nurses at Long lslanu
CIV Moreover for the comfort OF the invaIlds
who were unable to sit up. but anxious 10 get nome
two drawing room cars were converted INTO ahDu-
lance cars and attached the trains running from
Montauk TO Long Island City. The report aoos
that while the Executive Committee considers the
work OF Auxiliary No. now formally closed great
good IL still being done and will be done IN tne
coming months with the balance OF the funds ieit
I'm the hands OF the special committee IN sehuihs
nurses TO Manila and the Philippine isahos'
The officers OF the auxiliary are.
Honorary President Bishop HENRY c. POTTER.
Prestdent--Mrs JAMES SPEYER - ,,,.v.,,,,
seconi Vice Pres!dent--Mrs. WILLIAM d SloANh.
Third Vice resident.M Mrs WINTHROP coNDlN
secrstary-Mrs wHfTEI,AW REID. ,,, >,
Recording Secretary-Mrs GEORGE r. shhAOi' 'E
Assistant Trea.ur~r-Mrs EDMUND !. BAYI.IEs
Executive Committee-Mrs. CHARLES H. Al.rsAAN..
DEyP Mrs ItTCIt'S X WII.MERDING. Mrs WILLIAM
NJ FLEIrMANN Mrs MARION sIoH1. MO NOSES "; HOP
KiNs Miss g DE FOREST. Dr. ANITA ND"CoMb
MGEE and the officers ex-Offcio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11

sorts has been tremendous. These American
manufactured goods go not TO Germany alone
but they are distributed far and wide through
out Norway and Sweden. Finland and Russia
At the offices Of the Cunard Line. which runs
TO Liverpool. England. ii was learned that the
same rush had been experienced there, and that
England buying goods OF American manu-
facture just as freely as any country on the
Continent
f. Toppin. the freight manager of the White
Star Line, backed up this statement.
Our steamers have for the last few months
been filled to the decks with goods Of American
manufacture bound for England" he said
Electrical manufactures predominant. and we
are carrying everything from a dynamo TO a
globe. England is really in its infancy as re-
CARDS electricity. and the amount Of electrical
machinery which she Is importing from the
United States Is enormous. This machinery Is
distributed all through England, although most
Of II goes to Manchester and Hull.
RAILROAD MACHINERY FOR ENGLAND.
And then, as you know. the English are buy
ing American-built locomotives at wholesale,
and in fact American railroad machinery OF
every sort think the chief reason for this is
the quickness with which American engines are
turned out. The English firms are rushed with
orders for locomotives just now. and they can
not promise to fill a new order in less than eigh-
teen months generally. over here you can turn
out an engine In almost no time after the order
is given. and | think II Is this which accounts
for the way in which American locomotives are
being sent to England | am not saying mat
English locomotives are better, but think
American speed and promptness are the causes
OF the wholesale way i'm which you are shipping
locomotives to England We do not hear 10
much Of this line Of exports because locomotives
are generally shipped In steamer chartered
directly by the manufacturing company. They
can suit themselves as to sailing time then, ana
mt the locomotive aboard by instruments II
they wish and send the ship away just as soon
os the locomotive is completed. without delay
or course our steamers have to sail on schedule
time and when the sailing day comes they can
NOT wait for all the locomotives In Chrlstendom
At the North German Lloyd offices c. klupfe'
OF the freight department said that the steam
ers OF his line had carried TO Europe case on
case of northumberland goods through
the winter, but that the exports had falIeh OH
somewhat in the last few months
Navigation is easier now you see, ne salo,
land that makes a big difference. II equallzes
the carrying and gives more to other lines. the
nresent decrease was to be expected. But the
way in which we carried American goods 10
Europe last winter would have opened your eyes
II was tremendous. tremendous!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
EXPORTS AT THE FLOOD.
STEAMSHIP AGENTS SAY THE TRAFFIC
WAS NEVER so HEAVY.
ENGLAND WANTS AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES AND
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. GERMANY
HEAVY MACHINERY. AND HoI-
LAND TOOLS FOR HER


That the high tide Of prosperity which has
nrevailed in this country since the war WIN
Snain has resulted in an enormous expor'atloh
~ American goods to foreign countries is lact
we'll known to all. One has merely 10 read 'ie
napers and note the market and custom HOUSE
49,. 20 learn that American food products
have never before been exported IN such apuh
aonoe II ,s not so easy. however. TO determine
tho amount of manufactured goods which Is be-
,a oxnorted As there is a general belief that
the exportation Of the latter has more than kept
noca with the increase In exports OF other xmas.
a Tribune reporter visited the freight orices Oh
-, .ronsatlantic steamship companies yes
.aov IN learn IL this were true. The answers
:, aoo,ved would convince the most increou-
lous. .. .,,oso
-. ~ have done In American manufactured
,oodo since the war is simply unparalleled saiu
ooor y Cauchols the general freight agent
., tho Compagnie Generate TransatIahtique'
,onu,arlv known as the French Line. we nave
had TO turn away ell small shphhen's anu pD
I'M our rates ard even then we are up " ''.
cars IN work. The increase has not come ao0u'
= A. lao. ,vo or three months-it has been
,o,ne on rapjdlv for year. The principal
th,ros we ship are agricultural implements anu
electrical machinery -
France is buying the latter as she never mas
before. and the good harvests whhch nave P''
,ated over there of late have made the FARMERS
nrosnerous and have resulted In "hoesaie
,,,n6r,a,ion OF Amercan-made agricultural I'M
n,ements They are buying American raiiioau
goods in large quantities. also ana our S"'p'
are Allied with all sorts OF hardware anu "oou-
enware made here.
AGRICULTURAL TOOLS FOR EAST iNDiN'
w H. Van den Toorn. the freieh' iii"iae
n, the Holland America Line. toIo t"e '"N
story Holland has In the past always oo"e"'
a large amount OF goods manufactured III A'ie'-
lea he aaid but in the last few moh'hs II nus
looked 70 me as though she were trying 10 guy
America out They buy American aericui'u a.
tools mostly and these are used not o'''' "
Holland but a large proportion OF tneiA '' ~
ON for use in the Dutch East Indies
f. George Messmer. the general ihh""e
the freight department of the Hamburg Amer
iran Line said that his line had never Delo'e
carried 80 many articles OF American "'""u
facture to Europe. 100 ANN,
IL cannot specify the articles when we caIiS
most" he said, because our steamers are ca
ryinR an unusual amount OF everything In the
way OF manufactures. | think. however that
American heavy machinery IL received no
more than any other manufacture, although
the increase In the last six months IN the eh
portation OF hardware and woodenwsre OF All
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
RED CROSS IN THE WAR
AUXILIARY NO. 8 PROVIDED DOCTORS
NURSES AND HOSPITALS
WHEN sos $50 8s WAS RAISED NOTICE HAD TO
BE GIVEN THAT NO MORE COULD BE
UsED-THE HOSPITAL SHIP

LAMPAsAs
OF the many patriotic organizations that were
formed upon the outbreak OF the with Spain.
either for promoting the comfort alleviating the
necessarily hard conditions OF the United States
soldiers thO went to the front did more prac-
teal. more valuable or more really philanthropc
work than the Red Cross Society for the Mantle
nance of Trained Nurses Auxiliary No 3. Nor did
any other society accomplish more splendid results
than the group OF pubic-spirited and benevolent
women who formed this auxiliary for the purpose
OF providing the soldiers and sailors OF their coun-
ny with every comfort and care in sickness that
modern skin ard science could afford.
report OF the auxiliary's work has Just been
issued II sets out In comprehensive detail the SER
vice rendered 10 the country and itemzed accounts
OF the expenditures The report shows that from
the time the organization was formed the useful
ness OF the scope to which II was to devote itself
widely recognized and that within the first
week 200 subscribed to its funds
PEOPLE RAISED OS.sSO FOR THE WORK.
The prompt generosity with which the nrst ap-
peal was met continued undated during the sum-
mer and autumn. and never ceased until the mag
nifcent OF sos $50 s. had been raised and notice
was given by the Executive Committee that no
further funds were required. As soon the sum
mer exodus from town began. suburban branches OF
the society were started and eventually there were
seventeen OF these in operation. AT the end OF four
months the combined efforts OF these branches
Welded a return OF $50 673 q. while donations from
friends OF the movement in Paris amounted TO N,-
PSI
Consequently when the first call for nurses came
from Santiago the society was ready 10 respond.
on June 30 the first party was sent out. consisting
of twelve trained nurses. one immune nurse and
one assistant. The society adopted the expedent
policy throughout It's operations OF accepting none
but graduates in good standing from well-known
training schools in this and other cities. Following
the nrst detachment a second and third were sent
go Santiago consisting of Ave physicians. forty
three nurses and six orderlies. They reached
Santiago Just after the surrender but 40 only I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
gEREsY TRIAL or THIRTEEy CLUB

Preparations for the heresy trial to take place
at the Central restaurant on the roof OF the New
Jersey Central Railroad Building on the occasion OF
The womens dinner OF the Thirteen Club next
Tuesday evening. are now complete The full court
as appointed for the trial IN as follows: Presiding
Justice Chief Ruler F. G. Hamilton; associate JUS
tice First Vice-Ruer c. l. Schampain; complain
ant r. b. Waldo defendant. Receiver j. q. Robin.
who will act his own attorney: prosecuting at
torncy Historian Clark Bell: associate counsel for
the defence Archivist J. r. Abarbanell; clerk OF
court Scribe l.. A. Cheney: court crter, Custodian
8 X. Bergen; foreman OF the jury Citizen George
Francis Train The jury will be composed OF twelve
young women, to be selected from those present
at the dinner. The charge is Expressing Gratih-
cation at Catching the First Glimpse OF the New
Left"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
ANIMAL REPORT SHOWS A DEFICIT.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HAS
SHORTAGE IN RECEIPTS OF s2i.3
The thirtieth annual repor, OF the American Mu-
scum OF Natural History. just issued shows an
estimated deficit In the receipts OF Gl,3i6 OF which
N5.l52 was for account OF maintenance and $le for
endowment
President Morris x. Jesup says 1t Is expected
that the additions TO the buildings will be COM
pleted In the present year The investigation OF
the glacial deposits in the Delaware Valley near
Trenton has resulted In the addition OF important
material TO the department Of anthropology. other
additions TO this department have been obtained
from New-Mexico Utah. South America and else
where The department OF vertebrate zoology re-.
ceived In the wear LAG mammals 5S birds. loo
eggs q reptiles and 100 Ashes collection or
nearly IS 600 specimens OF shells was received under
the terms OF the will OF the late Professor f. d.
Cope. -, , o.o -.
making the total Al GSl volumes
The lectures delivered at the museum were at
tended By 1900 persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
s0CyOLOGICAL CONFERENCES.

The Sociological and Economic Committee OF the
Social Reform Club has just brought It's regular
winter courses to a successful termination and has
arranged another short closing series OF open con-
ferences on practical sociology TO be held on Sun
day evenings at No. 10 University Place. Lawrence
Gronlund. author OF The Cooperative common,
Radical Taxation Reform this evening at clock.
on Tuesday there will be regular club meeting.
beginning al s:i5 .. m at which the subject for
discussion will be Proportional Representation.
and the speakers will be B. J. Wright Professor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
F|aked Rice

John r. Commons J. W Sullivan and f. Pomeroy
The subject for June 20 will be Workngmens
Compensa ton and Employers Liability" That for
June will be The New Laws Relating 10 Sea-
men" and the speaker will be James II. Williams