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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
ASLEEP DURING BATTLE.


New York Evening rosil
IN his address az the opening 81 the
Fcnway building Of the Massaehutct
Historical society on April n. Charles
Francis Adams INDUCED by way OF
illustmtion In personal fcmlnirccncc.
Haylnri
~ was my fortune az one period TO
participate In considerable number
~ hatticr-nmong them none more
famous nor more hcrccly contested
than Antictam and Gettysburg. The
mere utterance OF those names stirr
the lmnEinstion--vlsi0 arise nt once
N attack. repulss. hairbrcadth escape.
carnage. and brcathiean suspense.
Their was Indeed. ON those occasions.
enough and a. spare OF all these but
not. a. u CHANGED. IN my particular
case. Some hcrr will doubtless re-
member that English f0x.huntlng
squire who has gained Tor himself "a
sort of Immortality by following his
hounds over Naseby'a Held. think u
was, while the epoch. marking battle
was going on. Ainrv yet viii recall
that plouFhmnn. twice referred h.
20 dramatically by Znia. intent upon
his uninterrupted days work near Sc
dan when dynasty was rcclinR to It's
fall
go my abiding recollection ~ a par
tlclpnnt IN both Aulietnm and Gettyr.
burg 10. not Of IN. hefrc agony OF bat
tlc at it, height. hut the enjoyment Of
two exceedingly refreshing maps. A. a
statement. this. ! am aware. u caicu-
lated 90 riartlc rather than 60 excite
admiration, but 10 the historian truth
is sacred. and the truth ls-aH I have
said. Neither does the statement linz
ply any exceptional nerve or indiffer-
euce 10 danger On my part; I make
no claim TO anything ~ the sort II
happened in this wise, IN the ram-
palEuH % both Antlrtnm and tettyH-
burg I was an officer In regiment ~
cavalry. mere subordinate. RESPONSE
bic only for obedience Ia orierH,
AZ AntietAm. In the height NJ the
enlargement. the division 10 which my
regiment belonged was hurried across
the narrow stone bridge at point
whore the little river lntcuccts the
Shnrpnhurg road, ana drploycd On IT.
further side. We were then directly
in front 81 FitH-Iohn purter'r corps,
and between u and the Confederate
line. covering HharpHhurE. 4 furious
artillery duel was going On. 10 ana fro.
above pur heads. between the batteries
u ruftcr's command and those 81 the
enemy. We going down In N. valley u
The river they on the higher ground.
The Confederate batteries We could not
sees nor could they Hea US when We
first dcployed on the further side OF
Anlietam creek, II seemed m N We
were doomed-Ho deafenlnE wns the
discharge or artillery on either slide.
and 80 inconant the hurting ~ pnnIec-
tiles nn they passed both ways over u,
Every instant, Tn. we expected 10 be-
ordered 10 advance on the Confederate
batteries.
THE situation was unmistaknbly try
Ing. hut no orders came. and no one
was hurt, iiy degrees n grew mnnnt-
ououn. Presently, % relieve our tired
horses, we We're ordered 90 dlrmount.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Since his first discovery of black
light. which has received such various
interpretations, Or, dustaye H. Hon
has been striving to illuminate the sub
feet. lie showed II first that dark
bodies may be- photographed In the
dark by tho invisible light absorbed
during u short exposure 10 sunlight,
and has since proven that this Invisible
light may be refracted and polarlzed.
has spectrum Identical with sunlight
hut more extended, and preserves its
Photographic power for more than a
year. lie has finally been aided In his
investigations by the discovery OF
reagent 5000 times more sensitive than
the Photographic plate, This Il phoH-
phorescent Sulphlde NJ zinc. which Is
converted Into a translucent or opaque
screen by mixture with yarnlah, iN-
posed 10 daylight II becomes solf-lum-
nous. but when the visible rays are nj
tered from daylight those remaining
actually extingulah the phoaphores-
renoe. These oxtlnguiAhing rays are
those those that pass through sO-called
Opaque bodies. Using an ordinary lamp
entirely enclosed In black paper as
source of light. the outlines OF inter-
Nening objects may be produced on the
screen. but remain visible Ia the dark
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

fort u the men. who were trying to get
some sleep and rest before another
days work. In iron casting not mors
that usually about D o'clock IN the az
ternoon. For after filing tire fouids
and dropping bottom. II was practically
impossible TO do much more In that
part Of the ship I'LL the next morning.
kipling has sung for the Scotch engin-
Ger and etoker. but there was no hea.
ven-born genius on board the vulcan 70
treasure up the memories and scenes
Incident to dropping bottom. The usual
luNuriea u such work ashore were en-.
tirely missing. lake the fiery furnace
OF old. the heat seemed seven times
more intense than u was wont ~ be
ore.--gardlner G. Sims and W. y.
Aldrich. IN The Engineering Magazine
for Junf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

lower physical aud material plane
would utterly fail. In this same fact
IL seen the root cause nf the failure
" movements designed 10 transfer
large groups N population from ciiicH
a. farm colonies remote frum ccntern
of civilization. a certain number can
always be fifted out who viii take adj
vantage ~ these offers. and Tor such
these colony plans are perhaps a use
fui outlet. but II viii never be- possible
to overcome the cliy-ward trend ~ pop
ulatlon. any more than I, will be- To
abolish the law ~ Erayitatlon or the at
tractiYc power ~ a magnet upon Iron
nlinrH. n ~ a primary human lnatinu,
the desire Tor human companionship.
opportunity. and later the broader de-
veiopmcut. that come from Aho nHsncia-
ton and interdependence ~ urban life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
Uncle Sam Pays $4O,2O3
An Hour for Government.

Government Ia an expensive necessity
and as nations Increase In population
and territory the expense u govern
,rr them increases. one bright French
man proposes ne a remedy FOR the in
crease In the cost " government TO
nav for Il by the job rather than by the
yoar. day or hour. In newspaper par
lance. he would put the government on
snace instead ~ salary. THIS II mn In
renlous solution Of the dlnlcul,y. but
IL IL highly probable that governments
vni 10 right along In the old way with
their annual appropriations.
IL h interesting TO see how much II
costs an hour for n nation to govern IT,
fslf. Il would not b. fair to take n year
In which there Wis a war. or one In
which a nation wns put TO any extra
,sdlnary expenditure. For tho United
gtatea the year 1885 would BE- fair one
tn take. According to the statistics
fof that year the Government Of the
Untitled atntea cost tl0.20l an hour.
me government 81 France costs about
$1,000 an hour and the government u
the United Kingdom about $4,000 an
hour. Germany makes a remarkably
r1od showing. for she spent on her
government In the nscai year isgs-5
only tlG.is7 an hour. Germany has not
the extent or territory nor the popuia-
ton 10 govern which the United states
has. neither has she the great natural
wealth which can nnord TO spend
money. but Germany makes an excel
lent showing.
Returning to the expenditures Of the
United states In an ordinary ycnr of
peace. every hour that the Government
" this country II carried on We contri-
butte to the support ~ the military es-
Enlistment Of the country is.N0i. iiut
ihls IL not all spent on the army hy any
means, for In the appropriation for the
m hourly expenditure OF g. 0Gg FOR
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
An IRoy FOUNDRY AT SEA.

a foundry at yea has not been heard
0f before the cruise OF the Vulcan.
Whatever kinds ~ naval repair work
had been executed heretofore IN board
ship, that ~ making large grass and
Iron castings has not been attempted.
In her facilities FOR this new line NJ
work the Vulcan stands prcemincnt and
alone. That the unique equipment for
foundry work was successful was more
than shown by the fact that thousands
of pounds u iron and brass castings
were made and finished for tho ships
~ the fleet. The brass furnaces were
kept In almost constant service. some
times running m two heats day. ana
making II necessary "a carry the work
far into the niEht. much 20 the dlHcom-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
SAVING POWER or SOCIAL IN.
sTINCTs.

tGunters Magazine Tor Aprili
Social Instincts are In some respects
even stronger than the craving Tor mere
physical neccssitisn! 10 the extent. at
least, that great masses ~ men Will
forego what We would regard ne the
common necessities ~ NE IN order to
satisfy the craving FOR diversion, rrcrc-
alton. knowledge. variety ~ experience.
and social cnfupanlunrhlp. This ten.
dency. % universally denounced, n In
fact an indication ~ most hopeful
saving quality In the race. and one
which can b. utilized In behalf ~ SO
cini progress when an appeal on the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

river and hafbor improvements. and
the support " the various soldiers
homes costs fin7 an hour To support
the President and his official family of
clerks. etc. costs f22 an hour. which n
cheap when compared 10 what u costs
for the nritlah Queen and her house
hold. Victoria lives at an cSpenso Of
f2i7.s0 an hour. contributed by the Brit
Ism taxpayers. The expenses cntnilcd
on the country by the civil war are
brought. forclhly TO mind when one
considers that besides the expenditures
for soldiers homes tho country pays IN
pensions ti5.ais an hour. To support
the navy costs only little over ss.oo0
an hour. The civil part NJ the govern
ment 81 the country n run at nm hourly
expenditure Of 1851 n any one thinks
there are no Indians IN the country
now he viii b. undeccived when he
comes 60 realize that each hour he and
his fellow countryinnn nrr contributing
N,aSs TO the support Of the redskins.
ntatistica show that since the be-
ginning Of the century there has been
"a steady and iarrc Increase In the cost
Of government. Under Napoleon !. an
hour Of government IN France cost only
$4,000 IN spite ~ the great wars he
carried on and the great public i'm
provements which he made. Under
Louis Philippe the cost was $1,000 an
hour. and under NAPOLEON III. $4,000.
u " only fnir TO consider, though. that
france, under The first Napoleon. had
a population n only about a5.ooooDo. a.
against the prevent population ~ about
t0.oo0O00.
To return 10 tho United States. II
must be remembered that the 81. Goa
an hour which ~ spent for government
represents only the expenditures ~ the
fcdcrnl Government. Taking into con-
alteration the states and municipal cx-
pcndlturcH one II appalled, at tho hour
" cost of government In this Republic
ma az the country Increases In nopu-
lation and ASSUMES new responsibilities
for outlying domains. the cost must In
crcaac.-N. v. Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
THtEPI0NeER MONUMENT

Contributions In aid ~ the monument
In memory ~ brigham Young and tho
Pioneers. should b. sent hy those
charged with tho duty ~ collecting na
frequently ~ possible 10 iisber 81
Wells. Salt Lake city. who will see
that sumo arr property Acknowledged.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The brigham Young Memorial aaso.
ciation acknowledge receipt ~ tho
following contributions To- assist In the
building OF the Pioneer Monument.
each balance from Jubilee FUND .tf,s 10
From Beaver stake
AdamHNilie wand. o.. q. .... ...ttt 20
Beaver ward. coo, ... 90. ........ VI %
81 50
Nl,n. ward. 90. &C.. .., o.. ......isl -
oakley ward. GO, GO. &c. ,..,,... sts
- ia :,
From Fremont Staks-
liufton ward. 80. 90. ... .....fs 10
Nalem ward. o. 90. ...... a04
Wilford ward" 90. q. ...... .... .. v ~
81 80
From Holden wnni. Willard stnkefig b
From Morgan Stale
Per charles Tucker o.. .........Ys 90
fcr President islchard Try.. %
SO Go
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY

Tho Ligh, We Do Not See The Great Me-
tsorie shower An Improved ksrossne
Motor-Ihe sweat ~ DoE.-A rnsn-
matte Log Glue Rubber Another
Mystery OF Light The Liauid Ale Cau-
tsry,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, MAY 81.

also IN treating the stinRr Of tropical
insects. The negative elcctrodc u
placed over the affected part.
a brilliant and smokeless russian
candle. expected 10 be In great demand.
u composed u nnphtha. petroleum. tall
low and substance 20 give consia-
tcncc.
The magnetic needle has boon used In
Sweden for seeking iron ore Tor nearly
two centuries. The modern instruments
show much Improvement over the cnrii-
cr ones and rrdf Snrdensttuem. ~
Stockholm. expresses surpfis. that their
usc IL - little known In other Countries.
Thalen's maEngtoneter and 1iberR'a In
clinntor nfr the most Important ~ the
instruments. In surveying with the
maGnetumeter- which IL said 10 con-
sist n a compass ON trippd. with %
fodlal arm carrying movable magnet.
the neld u divided into Squares uf
about thirty feet to the side. the angle
or deviation M the needle noted Tor
each corner NJ every square. ana The
measures are then plotted. the points uf
equal deviation being iniued by curve
whose shape Indicates that position of
the Disturbing iron. The lnclinttuf
measures the dir ~ the needle Hs we'll
ne ~ horizontal deviation.
continued study ~ OLD vases Incl uf.
lnr the tfcclan ones nf tho museums of
Fiofrnce aud syrucuee-haa confirmed
Df. Folgherlltera iheDry that such nh.
ierta have recorded southern dip nf
the marucilC naefilc within historic
times. clay. % will b. remembered d.
permanently marnrtsri in burning. in
a direction parallel tn that ~ the
carih'H magnetism nf tho time. Tho top
urnnmentati1n showing that an updgth
position must have haon preserved boz
the Furnace. 70 u concluded that early
'urinihlan ana Attic vases prove "a
southern din N the neasiie IN the sew.
enih century ". e.. later Corinthian
vases probably dating near ths begin
Ming ~ the sixth century show an ai.
most complete aha"nco ~ dip. and that
when the later Attlc vases were burned
about 40 u. c.-the dip had reached
nearly twenty degrees ~ the north
To render photographs self luminous
piece % cardboard " covered With
starch paste and busted with powdered
rulphatr ~ bnfytn ur sulphitr ~ lime.
the unmuuntcd picturt-nrst made
transparent BY soaking with castor oli
being then laid on the prepared sur.
face. Tho phosphorrHrrncr 81 the chem
ical liHhtn M the photograph
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

A singular discovery reported by 81.
M0urols a. the Paris Academy h that
specially prepared aulphdes OF stron-
tinm, "a stun harium and zinc are
made much more brilliantly phnsphor.
escent by exposure 10 dlnuHed daylight
that 10 direct sunlight, ana that period.
Teal exposure Ia dlffused daylight r..
markedly Increases the phOaphoresrent
power A portion OF the material
brought 20 the sensitive state may ex-
cite phnsphorescence In another nor.
ton, even IN a separate glass tube.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Like many another ionE.retained no.
tion. tho idea that dogs porHpire In m
unusual way proves 20 have no founda-
tion In fact. Replying 10 an inquiry,
Sir. 4. q. shattuck. ~ the Royal col.
iere of Surgeons. states that dogs can
not sweat by the tongue. ~ the only
GLANDS ~ the dogs tongue are In the
posierior Part. and these have u mncua.
fecrrting structure. The dogs skin
moreover. 10 ahundantly provided with
glands like those producing sweat In
man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Not the least interesting of the april.
cations OF liquid air Is 10 cautorlzatlon
In surgery. Al ai2 degrees q. below
zero, II utterly Kills the tissue. leaving
a blister not unlike a burn. although IL
does not actually burn, II has been al
ready successfully tested In cancer. It's
cost IL much less than that N the ordln-
airy cautery, while IL Is more efficient
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

ualvanism has been used by Dr.
Friedlander, OF Wiesbaden, Tor reliev-
ing the pain and reducing the swelling
from the bites OF gnats and wasps and
he concludes that II would be effective
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

4 novel artificial limb, N English orl.
rim. y intended for amputaiions below
the knee. Joint The end Of the am-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

pltatci limb IL cushioned upon a pair
OF ., hlHr pneumatic pads. tho artificial
lfE y MALAY "a hollow rubber cham.
DIT INFLATED like a bicycle tire, and the
Gupt has a skeleton ~ wood with a
rubber facet Joint permitting Of move.
'htnta HE those ~ tho ankle,
~ amateur gardener nnds erpeelnl
pleasure In watching, by lantern ilsht.
"" earihMorms as they come out upon
The tulfacr at night. ilo calculates that
sumo lana In England has u total OF
~ si ,WthWurmH per acre. tho weight
" thr number being about 500 pounds.
The search FOR rubber substitutes
continues, the efforts df the seekers be.
ing usually directed toward finding
simple ana effccilNe methods OF oxi-
diHlnF common oils, a German inyen.
tor has followed "a H0mewhaie different
course, and hy adding small prnpor.
ton ~ a fulphurotrd hydrocarbon 20
hot mixture 81 rlue and Fiycerlne h.
obtains a gum.liko mas closely resem.
bling rubber In elasticity. and perhaps
oven more elastic under compression.
THE material, however, IL lacking la
elasticity under tension. ichthyUi oil.
obtained by dry distiliation 81 a blu.
mlnons material such a. IL fodnd In
scofeld IN the TyrOl. " suitable sui
phuretod hydrocarbon. but others may
be used with good results,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Pneumonia. Ia sraippc. coughs. colds.
Group and whOopinR cough readily
yield 10 one Minute Cough Cure. Use
this remedy IN time and save a Doctors
hlll-or tho undcftakefA-F. G.
kohrumm. Mccormick building, corner
Main 81. aud FIRST South.
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ness only n few moments. i.ight penc-
trating an inch slab Of marble gives
Images IN TO 30 seconds. through n
9-s Inch sheet 81 ebonite In 10 seconds.
only iampblaek being found quite
opaque to the dark rays
The f.eonlde stream u mcteorites. We
have often been told, Il a ring of par
ticiss moving about the sun In about
a1t years, and cforscd BY the oarth's
orbit at u point We now reach on or
about November 18th. The particles
are mostly aggregated nt one spot In
the ring. 20 that the number attracted
to the earth on every glrd annual cross
Ing II much greater than the average.
year. the year ~ the expected shower
We shaii reach the ring about one day
after tho regular time. on account
chiefly Of the pcrturhinr influence NJ
Jupiter and saturn, ana that the mid
iin 81 the shower will prphohly be- On
November 18th at 8 q. M, Greenwich
time.
The claims made for new 90 engine
lately tested on the Thames seem TO en-
title this motor 20 morn than ordinary
attention. II ~ the Invention of Mf
g. ~. nryant. 81 Chiswick. who has
discovered that when ordinary heavy
petroleum oil ~ hiEh nnah.roiut b.
used Ia charge "a column ~ aid AMI this
air ~ COMPRESSED with column ~
pure air. Ignition takes place at low
temperature and compression. and the
explosion u much slower than usual
expansion continuing tn the end ~ the
ulatun'H stroke. The motor built on this
theory has the ordinary water iack0tcd
cylinder ana piston, with q novel form
~ combustion chamber. The piston Il
started by placing a lamp under the
mixing chamber FOR Few moments.
after which the engine becomes self.
nrinF FL low n the temperature that
the wnter-irfhot Il really unnecessary.
4 Hlnrle-cylindcr engine developing
three brake. horse power when running
nt 80 revolutions II only % foot SQUARE
nn the noor and three fcct hirh. and
weighs somewhat lees than 800
pounds. The compression does not eN-
coed eo pounds per square Inch. the
greatest working pressure reaching go
pounds.
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y. At AND p. M. DOORS OPEN HOUR EARLIER.
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numbered AMI admissions without
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s siiRaf EXCURSIONS a q
The times., 1899-09-13
The involvement OF Otis.

(trOm the CINCINNATI Enquirer-}
Captain Carter was long ago convi ts1
by a competent court-martial OF sxilC Ing
the Government in conjunction with con-
tractors. The amount invo vel was large
Nobody seemed to question the instruments
by which Captain CarteT's gui was a5cer-
tanned There was 10 shadow thrown over
them TIL the people. made alert by the pre-
sentation of the facts in the newspapers.
began to ask why the Executive Depart
ment was holding the Carter case up. The1
suddenly came the announcement tha- Cap
tain Carter was q much abused man MeI
nigh in the affairs OF the Government, even
the general commanding our forces in the
Philippine Islands. were accused OF eIenses
that. If true, ought to secure their instant
dismissal from the public servi e, whether
civil or miIitaTy-and possibly a much
more condign punishment Is the smirch
ing of the men TO be perm.tte for tn
mere purpose of prolonging the libe Is
of Capt. OberIin NJ Carter, who has been
convicted and sentenced to punishment.
but not punished? Is Genera Otis. wh)
has for a long time been entru It'd WITH
a command of the greatest Importance. 10
lend his name to a degradation for few
months for the accommodation the De
paTtment of Justice. which appears 10 want
10 save Carter? Or if Otis is gully VII b.
is he permitted to remain az the head OF
the Army in Luzon? He has surely no
distinguished himself in the theatre Cf
war so nightly that he wouId deserve
this consideration on that accent