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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

creases so does mental ability. Chill
dren of laborers were found to have
smaller heads than those whose pa
rents work with their brains rather
than with their bodies. OF all his
measurements the an~thropologist says
he attaches most Importance to those
of the head. Defects of the Uranium,
says he, are probably more significant
than those of other parts, and in gen.
eral the nearer a bodily defect is to
the brain the more important it is.
Can any relationship exist between
a child's height or weight and his men
tai ability? was another question. The
bright boys were found to excel the
dull ones in standing height, sitting
height and weight. A surprising dis
covery was that the children of the
laboring classes, whose parents daily
exercise their bodies, have a much
smaller average for length of body
and limb as well as for weight than
those whose parents belong to the nom
laboring classes and who gain their
living mostly by mind work.
Another interesting conclusion ar
rived at is that a mixture Of nation
alities in the parents seems to result
u~nfavorably to the mental development
of the child. The result appears to be
a reduction in the circumference of
the head. Children of mixed national
tiles were also inferior in weight, on
an average.
Colored and weight children were
compared. The percentage Of long
h~eadedness, appearing to indicate dull
ness when comparisons are made
among children of the same race, was
found to be twice as great among col
ored as among white boys, but this is
believed to be due largely to the ra-
cial differences. Colored girls heads
seemed to be larger around than those
of colored boys, the reverse of the rule
with white children and to be short
er in stature although heavier in
weight. The colored children were al
so found to be much the more acute
in distinguishing temperatures.
The marks of "dulI' and bright
affixed by the teachers led to some
further conclusions of great interest.
Girls showed higher percentages of
average ability" than boys, but the
boys showed the higher percentages in
extremes. The boys were found to be
more variable. Variability, the an
~thropologist says, must be regarded
as an excellency. If an organism can
vary itself it can adapt itself better
to it's surroundings. Children of the
laboring classes were found to be in.
ferior in their studies to those of the
non-1aboring classes.
An algometer was used upon the
temples and palms of the hands to de.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
EXPERIMENTS.

much more sensitive than boys, and
girls in the public schools showed less
sensitiveness than those in the pri-
vate schools.
1t was concluded that in boys SEN
sitiveness to pain decreases in the or
der of their birth, whether first born,
second born, ETC., but the reverse SEEM
ed to be the case with girls. Boys
with light hair and eyes were found to
be less sensitive than boys with dark
hair and eyes, the same being true of
girls. Bright boys and girls at the
same time appear to be more sensitive
than dull boys and girls. DR.. MacDon-
aid is of the opinion that luxuries and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
How Various Human Emotions May Be Re-
corded by Delicate Mechanical Devices.

Parents, teachers and lovers of chill
edren generally will be greatly inter-
ested in the results Of ar experimental
study of no less than twenty-five
thousand school boys and school girls,
white and colored, just completed by
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton. 1t has been a monster under
taking, requiring several years, as is
shown by the first detailed account of
the work.
All of the youthful subjects if
grouped together would equal in num-
Der the men in the ranks of our stand
ing army at the outbreak of the last
war. The object of the investigation
was to discover the relationship be-
tween p~arentage, surroundings, nation
ality, stature, weight, size and shape
of head and other conditions n the
conduct, intellect and health of chill
dren at different ages. Almost all OF
the subjects were selected from the
public schools of Washington, the
transient population of which includes
nearly all American and foreign types
of childhood.
For the case of each child was issued
a blank calling for as many as LOT de-
tails, covering all facts and character
istics to be considered. All these data
were collected by teachers in the va
rious schools, under the direction of
DR.. Arthur Macdonald, we'll known as
an anthropologist, who personally ex-
amined cases demanding the use of
instruments of precision.
Of such instruments, devised entire
1y for measurements of man, the Blu
reau has one of the most elaborate col
lections in existence. They automati-
cally measure the relative acuteness
of the senses, sensitiveness to pain
and other stimuli, and the dimensions
and motions of external parts of the
body, besides keeping strict account oil
the changes in breathing and the dis
tribution of the blood circulation I'm
der different conditions.
The e-xtravagant theories of pseudo
scientists of the spectacular schools Of
~phrenology must be abandoned fol
conclusions reached by such thorough
work as this. No attempt was made
to study the bumps of the youthful.
heads, yet the general dimensions Of
the Uranium were carefully considered
One of the most interesting deductions
is that broad-headed children appear
to be brighter than long-headed chill
dren, the length of the head being
measured from front to back of thu
Uranium.
In estimating whether each head wa'
broad, medium or long a simple for
mula was applied. The maximum
width was always multiplied by 1O'
and divided by the maximum length
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HOW EXPERIMENTS ARE MADE.

termine the least sensibility of differ
ent children to pain or to disagree
able impressions caused by pressure.
The instrument is a brass cylinder
with a steel rod entering end. The
rod is attached inside to a spring with
a scale and marker measuring the de-
grees of pressure in grammes. The
object vas to discover how much pres
sure could be borne before the least
pain resulted. Girls were found to be
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
refinement increase this sensitiveness
in people in general.

1SAACl1ChN AANA Oo0S ShA0
in people in general.
Children of the ~non-laboring class
es were found to be twice as sickly as
those of the laboring classes. The
highest percentage of ~laziness and OF
unruliness was found among boys de-
signated as dull. Boys showed a high
err laziness average than girls. The
o n of laborers were found less I'M
ruly than those of non-laboring class
es. The reverse was the rule with
girls. Commissions were frequent in
dull boys and those of non-laboring
classes, but very rare in girls gener-
ally. That nervousness increases with
the refnements of life is indicated by
the highest average for this defect in
the white children of n~on-laboring
classes and the lowest average in col
ored children.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

When the resulting mineral was rs or
less the subject was registered as long
headed, when between rs and 80 he
was medium and between 80 and IS
he was broad-headed.
Another interesting deduction is that
the child with a large head is apt to
be more intelligent than the n
whose Uranium is small. Diagrams
made from the statistics show that as
the circumference of the skull in
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

Doctors frequently have very wealthy
patients who are starving. They have
money to buy food, but their stomach
has not the strength to digest it. 1t
lies there a heavy, fermented mass, the
sole cause of dyspepsia, nervousness
and biliousness. The surest remedy to
cure a weak stomach is Hostetter's
Stomach BitterS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
Their Anprecfatfon.

The transforming crew had not eaten
for two days and two nights. Sudden
ly the eldest soubrette appears with a
quantity of eggs.
"Where did you get them?" breath
lessly inquired the heavy man.
81 got them for a mere song" she re-
piled. And it was even so. She fur
n1shed the song and the audience fur
nished the eggs.-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
THE KYMOG

the wigglings of the soft palate in
speech, a button glued to that organ
is attached to a lever connecting with
a recorder. All such motions are cor
rectly reproduced in white lines upon
black paper by a kymographion, acting
as an automatic reporter for each piece
of apparatus.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
It Makes a Dfnerence.

Benevolent Old Gently child, be-
ware of picking a toadstool instead of
a mushroom. They are so easy TO con-
fuse.
Child-That be all roight, sur, that
be. They're goin' to the market to be
sold.-Answers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
One Place He would Accept.

II think you are the LATEST man /
ever saw. Is there any job on earth
you would take for a salary"
Eyes. I think I'd be willing to hold
down the position of Spanish minister
Of war."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
An Afterthought.

Mrs. Goudley-It would be a good
thing for you if you thought twice be-
fore speaking once.
Mr.. Goudley-It's too late now. 7
should have pursued that plan before
1 proposed to you.-San Francisco Elk
aminer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake in your shoes. 1t
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cts.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
S. Olmsted. LIE Row. N. Y,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

Upholsterer-Are you in a hurry for
this sofa, miss? She-Oh, I would like
1t before s tonight.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling M
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N. z. +"
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
NEW STAKE PRESIDENT.
appointment For Box Elder Expected
Soon
Especial Correspondence

Brigham City, Nov. 3.-The Box Elder
stake conference will be held in the Brig
ham City tabernacle Nov. Is and 10. Pres
ident Lorenzo Snow is expected to be
present and a new stake president Is
looked for.
The case of d. B. Harding, an infant. by
Margaret A. Harding. his guardian ad
Item. plaintiff. vs. h. h. Gordon and j.
d. Call: also the case of 3. d. Harding.
plaintiff. VS.. II. TX. Gordon and J. D. Call.
came on regularly before Elias Jensen.
Justice of the peace OF Box Elder pre-
cinct. A jury of four brought in a verdict
of mo cause of action in each case.
Tho defendant is the sheriff of this
county and levied an execution upon cat
tie to satisfy a judgment that the estate
of John T. Rich held against the mother
of the plaintiff. who comes in and claims
the CATTLE Call was the attorney for the
Judgment creditor and Ricy RI. Jones
sued Call and Gordon for converting the
cattle. The cases will be fought TO the
bitter end by the defendants. An appeal
was filed in both cases with the clerk of
the district court.
A complaint was filed with the clerk of
this court by f. w. Christensen vs. Ricy
H.. Jones and +. w. Jones' his wife. COM
pellinS the defendants to transfer a deed
Obtained through fraud.
a suit in ejectment was filed with the
clerk by Seymour L. Miller VS.. C. ]. Roh-
wer.
Sheriff H. H. Gordon and Deputy
Thomson are still securing the country
around about for the burglars who robbed
the postoffice at Corinne City Wednesday
night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
PIUTE WATER CASE.
Junction Company Given Sufficient
Water For Its Ditch.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TpIoedS'

Junction Nov. 2.-District court closed
here this evening. after a ten days ses-
sion. having disposed of the entire calen-
dar. In the big CIrcleville water suit,
that threatened ten days trial. the par
ties got together and agreed upon salts
factory division of the waters and COM
promise decree was entered The suit IN
volved the entire waters of the Sewer
river flowing through Circleville.
The suit OF the Junction Irrigation COM
pany vs.. r. d. 4. Mitchell consumed three
days and a half in trial. with the result
that plaintiff was awarded sufficient water
from the slough in question TO nil its ditch
at any and all times when the slough will
supply II, the balance If any. to go to de-
PENDANT, together with small continuous
stream thai arises on defendants land
below the head OF plaintiffs canal. which
has been bone of contention. sometimes
being turned into the canal and sometimes
again taken out by defendant. Defendant
was not restrained from using ditch he
has made along the slough. tapping
springs that are feeders of the slough.
the construction of which was the cause
OF bringing the suit. When this ditch
prevents the slough from carrying sufti-
cient water as decreed plaintiff. however.
the water therefrom must be turned into
plaintiffs canal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
UNIVERSITY SENIORS.
Social and Ball Given By the
Naughty Naughts.

Again the halls CT the main univer-
sity building have resounded with class
revelry Last night there was given
there social and ball by the Naughty
Naughts, the class that will be gradu-
ated next June The entertainment
was the first of it's kind given this
school year. and the graduating class
manifests its life and spirit by leading
out in this direction.
Two principal classrooms on the main
floor had been cleared of their desks,
and for a short time assumed an air of
festivity. Room IS had been prepared
for the dance. Room IL, just opposite,
was used as a reception room. and
later in the evening was occupied by
groups of school ehums andrfriends who
spent the time in social chat. Both
rooms and the main hall were artistic
ally decorated with national flags and
the class colors. red and white.
The hall on the second floor had been
converted into banquet room. Numef-
Gus tables. tastefully decorated with
chrysanthemums. ivy and myrtle, and
spread with dainties in profusion, We're
an attraction to one and all. From 1890
on. pretty school girls supplied class
mates and frien6s with smiles and dain-
ties.
From an early hour until late in the
evening. happy throng moved at will
from one scene of amusement to an
other. President Kingsbury and Pro-
fessors Marshall, Cummings, Lyman
and Coray were present, as also were
several of the instructors and critic
teachers. The evening was a most
pleasant one for both teachers, students
and friends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
Republican Rally In First.

The Second ward meeting house an
mex was well filled last night by men,
beers of the Republican party who had
gathered To hear the issues of the cam
paign discussed and to gaze on the
faces of those who still have hope of
being able to win out in the battle TO
be fought at the polls next Tuesday.
The speakers were so highly elated
over the attendance that they could not
refrain from commenting upon it and
they hesitated not about giving vent TO
their surprise
George A. Smith and George NJ Can
non made the principal talks and they
were followed in turn by A. l.. Reiser.
J. p. White. C. w. Morse, Ray C. Nay
lor. D. II. Twomey, L. II. Callister,
George Buckle. J. J. Thomas and Frank
]. Hewlett. The speakers covered every
inch of ground in the world in search
of reasons why their ticket should win,
and it was with apparent reluctance
that they gave way occasionally for "a
number from either the glee or banjo
clubs in attendance. The same straw
which has been failed TO a finish for
the past two weeks was threshed
again and the tcouncilmanic nominees
made the regulation promises of what
they would do if the people would only
place the reins of government in their
hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
ST. GEORGE NOTES.
Unique Celebration of Young Ladies
Court Coings.
Especial Correspondence. }

Especial Correspondence
ST. George, Nov. 1.-The Young Ladies
association celebrated Halloween last
night. when spooks and hobgoblins walked
and talked in the weird light of grotesque-
ly shaped pumpkins dimly lii with can
dies. Miss Saida Conger. arrayed in the
garb of a typical Gypsy fortune-teller. told
the girls fortunes and related to them
many things 10 disturb their slumbers. A
large cake was made within the mysteri-
Gus depths OF which ring a button and
a nickel We're hidden; the one getting the
ring was to be married in two years so
predicted the wise ones compromising this
stomach distressing CONNECTION; the one TO
whom the button fell was to die an old
maid and the proud DosseSsOr of the
nickel was TO become rich and affiuent.
Miss Lille Lamb was doomed to early
matrimony. while Miss Josephine Starr
became the rossessor of the button and
with il the fate of an eternal and ever
lasting maidenhood.. and to Miss Blair
fell the prospect of wealth untold, as
argured by the magic nickel. The whole
AFFAIR settled down to a grand picnic and
very enjoyable time was had.
Brigham Jarvis is doing some develop
ment work on the Paymaster group of
claims. and has added TO the group the
Riverside mine. new location. in the
name of Grant RI. Smith and w. w. Old
of Salt Lake City. and is pushing matters
to get the property in shape for sale
under the bond recently entered into be-
tween these parties.
Andrew Sproul jr.. of Washington and
Jacob Fret of Santa Clara have been APP
pointed by Hon. E V. Higgins. judge of
the Fifth judicial district. to act as jury
commissioners for the calendar beginning
Dec. !. 1899. and ending Dec. / 1900.
In the water suit of George Burgess VS..
John A Gardner and Royal B. Gardner
the demurrer of defendants was sustained
ard plaintiff was given forty days in
which TO file an amended complaint.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
NEWS FROM OVER THE. STATE.


the farm OF James F. Jensen early in the
week to extinguish ire which was burn
ing in straw stack. The stack was COM
pieseiy destroyed. hut barns. hay. sheds.
etc, standing within a few feet of the IRE
were saved. The fire Is supposed TO have
been started by some small boys who Were
playing around The damage amounted 10
about S1do.
The new registration in this city has
been the heaviest ever known outside of
the years of general registration. The
two days of registration resulted in the
following new voters: In district No. l.
81: in No. ?. 80: in No. s, 10: in No 4. S.
The price of coal in the local market
went up this week. lump going from Si.25
~ si-o and nut going from 1915 TO $500.
The town has experienced a coal famine
ter about ten days, as no coal could be
Sscurcd by the railroad company's agent.
The roads to the local mines were impass-
able for awhile during the storm and are
in bad condition since.
Messrs- Oief Rosen.ef and William Olsen
left yesterday for Sweden, where they Will
remain couple of years as Latter-day
Saints missionaries. Both gentlemen
were rendered farewell parties by their
friends during the week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
HANNAITEs IN THE THIRD.
Three Speakers Try to Work OFF Gold
Bricks On the Unwary.

A strong bid for Mormon votes for
the Republican ticket was made again
last night by AIviras f. Snow, son of
President Lorenzo Snow. while doing
the stump act at the rally of the Han
Mates in the Sixteenth ward school
house. The rally, was fairly we'll at
tended, and after the speaking was over
the campaigners claimed to believe they
saw in the mass OF Democratic voters
around them a fighting chance to save
something out of the wreckage after
Tuesdays election.
After attempting to define the posi-
tion of the dominant church in this
campaign, Mr.. Snow proceeded to give
Ezra Thompson a character by saying
he had been told that Colonel Lannan's
candidate for mayor is such a goody-
goody man that he does not even touch
liquor and tobacco and while admitting
that Ez frequently gets mixed up in
horse races he is not sporty enough to
bet on his own horses.
Councilman Z. II. Callister tried to
tell what magnificent record the mall
odorous Republican city council of two
years ago and the goldbug minority in
the present council has really made,
compared with the record of the Demo-
cratic officials. He referred to the claim
that the Democratic administration has
having franchises from the municipal
ity. while the Republican members I'M
dertook TO .'cinch" the franchise-hold-
ers.
The councilman attempted to show
that every beneficent act for the peo-
pie, whether the establishment of the
public library or the extension of the
lighted streets area, was the work of
the Hannaites of the preceding admin
istration.
Mr.. Callister had but little to say
about the record of the Democratic ma
jority. His chief criticism was that the
council. in refusing to longer pursue
the folly of granting a discount for
early payment of water taxes, amount
ed to an increase in the peoples bur-
dens. After putting his ''stinging re-
buke" upon the Democrats for appeal
ing to the prejudices and passions of
the voters, he sought to repudiate the
Tribune as a Republican organ because
it fought the Doremus ticket at the last
city election. The councilman closed
his talk by saving no stigma could be
put upon the Republican party's rec
ord, and urging the people to pay no
attention to the claim that Thompson
is as good a Mormon as is Barnes.
Arthur l.. Thomas talked on the ex-
pansiOn and tariff questions, and read
from trade journals and government re-
ports from outside the state TO prove
that the Republican party is the maker
of prosperity everywhere. He put in a
good word for Thompson and the whole
ticket.