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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Can't Tread On His Toes-Hammer
Hand sling for Miners -searchlights
for Firemen-The Growth of the
Finger NaIl-Recent Inventions
searohlIghts for Flromen.

The New York fire department is
about to add a complete portable cleo
trio searchlight plant to its apparatus.
The searchlight wagon will go to fires
with the engines. ETC., and it Is he
lieved 1t will add greatly to the eff
cheney of the force, both in saving life
and property. 1t resembles a fire en-
CINE in general appearance, but instead
of pump 1t has an engine and dyna-
mo. There are two searchlights, each
with an eighteen-inch lens These
will be carried on a platform behind
the drivers seat. They can be useu
either from the platform or removed
and carried to any desirable point of
vantage, all communication with the
generator being kept up by means of
flexible cables which are insulated with
rubber The lights are provided with
devices for quick regulation, so that
the light may be spread out over a
wide area, or confined and directed to
any particular point. The purpose OF
the apparatus will be to aid the fire.
men in laying the hose, setting lad
ders, ETC., also to light up the front OF
buildings where people may be in dan
ger and to project light into the build
ings themselves.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Raising calves by Hand.

I used to think, says a writer in Com
mercial Gazette, that the only right
way was to let the calf draw part
of the milk from the COW. But we now
prefer to feed them entirely by hand
even when trying to raise an extra
good calf The only advantages in let
ting the calf suck are that it gets the
cream contained in the milk, 1T takes
it in a natural manner, and at just the
right temperature. Fed in this way they
are not SO apt to get seours as when
fed by hand. But we cannot afford to
feed butter fat which may be substi-
tuted, at first with oil meal jelly, and
later on with mill feed, corn meal, etc.
If careful to give the milk ct blood
heat, and keep the stall clean and
sweet, there will be little trouble from
seours. Our method is about like this;
For the first three or four days the
calf is allowed to run with the COW.
Nothing is equal to the first milk to
start the stomach and bowels to work
ing right. and the dairy writer's tell
us that this fosters the feeling of
motherhood in the cow and tends to
increase the flow of milk. 1t is then
given its first lesson in feeding by plac-
ing the hand in the milk with the I'm
gers turned upward in its mouth. In
a few days it learns to eat without the
fingers, and then it is a light job to
feed and care for it. At first it is fed
new whole milk but by the time all
fever is gone from the cows udder, il
may be fed on skinned milk. To this
should be added some oil meal jelly
made by dissolving about two table
spoonfuls Of oil meal in hot water. This
pound of oil meal at a feed, but this is
enough up to two months old. The
calf should have access to grass Oh
some fine, sweet hay, that it may early
develop the first stomach and begin
chewing its cud. At two months old
it will eat quite freely of various foods
and should have all the mill feed, corn
meal or ground oats it will lick vi
clean twice day.
BY this time the oil meal may be
left out though it would be better tc
still feed a little of it. The greatest
trouble with calves raised by hand il
scours. This may come from various
causes, but is generally brought on by
| sour milk, foul stalls or by feeding toe
much at one time and not enough al
another. When first signs are noticed
give an egg or two, beaten fine, in its
milk. This will usually check it bu
II not a handful of wheat -four fed il
the same way will be found good. Thu
scours will easily be detected by the
smell in the stall. 1t is almost useless
to try to cure the calf and keep i
healthy unless the stall is kept per
fectly clean and dry.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Bermuda Grass.

We herewith illustrate Bermuda
grass, which is wellknown by name to
most of our readers. Farmers Bulle-
tin 1902, of the Department of Agri-
culture, says of it, Bermuda grass is
to the South what Kentucky blue grass
is to the North, and is the best hay and
pasture grass for all soils that are not
too wet. 1t is the most common grass
in all of the Gulf states, and the vigor
of its growth is very good indication
of the quality of the soil on which 1t
is found. Its leaves and stems are so
fine and its creeping stems lie SO close
to the ground that it makes an excel
lent lawn grass. BerRRpda grass is
never injured by PRO esea anaAth,
and is unhurt by do esk fEeeann&i
cravings and cuttings3 SAl
are so strong and wffays&A NJ tlt
best of soil binders, and is USED -
tensively for protecting levees and en-
bankments. 1t is one of the best
grasses for grazing. and may well be
used in the Gulf states as the founda-
ton for all permanent pastures. AS a
hay grass it is unexcelled. In favor
dDl6 6edSOuS IL Will give tWO CuLllh5St
and on good soils it's yield is from two
to four tons of hay per acre.
Bermuda grass is usually propagated
by transplanting the roots. This may
be done at almost any time except
| during the coolest winter months, and
the work is not more expensive than
the seeding of the ground in the or
binary manner. Shave off sods an inch
or two in thickness, cut them in pieces
about an inch square and drop on the
ground about two feet apart each way,
stepping on each one and crowding 1t
into the soft ground as fast as dropped.
Being expensive and unreliable, seed
is seldom used.
When once established, Bermuda
grass is difficult to eradicate, and this
is occasionally an objection to its gen
eral cultivation. The best method OF
destroying it is to pillow the ground
Immediately after the hay is cut, leav'
ing it as rough as possible. PloW
again in November and SOW to oats
and when that crop is harvested pillow
again and SOW quickly of COW peas
which will smother the few plants
that may have survived the oats, ant
will leave the land in fine condition To-
any future crop. Ton for ton Der
muda grass has feeding value full!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Explosive Foroe Of Ca7iI|

The cordite used by thS
tillery has balistic powqboIhq
projectile force, nearly four M
great as the black powder preFfonAiy
employed. In the 3-inch 12-pound field
piece, where formerly four pounds of
pebble powder was the service charge
but one pound of the cordite is now
used, and increased safety Is secured
owing to the fact that the eordite
charges are not exploded by being
struck with bullets, and the danger
from the explosion of the ammunition
carriage thus eliminated. If the cor
dite is fired in chamber which it com
pletely fills, a pressure of 100 tons to
the square inch results. as against 4S
tons with the black powder, but in ac-
tual practice vacant space is left in
the powder-chamber, so as to keep
down the maximum pressure to 16 tons
in the bore of the gun.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
AMERICA SAYS so.
The Entire Country is
on the Move.
casearets Candy cathartlc Did II. and Record
Phenomenal Victory. Five Million
foxes Sold Last Year

From every part of America comes tho
pews that sufferers from constipation
have found relief in Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic, the wonderful modern scientific
laxative and intestinal tonic. Cascarets
are figuratively and literally in every
hody's mouth. Thousands have tried Cas-
carets with the most pleasant and eff
fectIve results, and voluntarily testify to
their experiences. Here are a few ex-
tracts from some of the letters:
Il have been using Cascarets for head
ache and constipation and have received
great benefit from them Mrs M. Cab
Ter. bl2 Larrabee St, Chicago.
II have been taking cascarets for over
a month and find them just the thing for
consultation" Albert y. Burt, 20 Main
II am using Cascarets and have never
found anything SO satisfactory" Mrs. O.
W. Durrant, 81 Emerson St., Buffalo, N.
"I have taken Cascarets and cheerfully
recommend them TO all my friends Mrs.
G. j. Gradwell, FrugalIty, Pa.
"Cascarets are fine for biliousness and
malaria and are so pleasant to take" Mrs.
Mary Cummings Maud, Oklahoma.
Il use Cascarets in my family and find
them all you recommend them to be-" e.
L.. irwin, Cor. Mead and Railroad. Mead
you can safely add appendicitis to the
list of diseases that Cascarets will benefit
or cure" Euniee j. Smith, Rich Valley.
II have used casearets; there is moths
Ing better for constipation" Benz. Pas.
sage. Knightstown. Ind
CabcaFelS are all flSnt. 1ney nave
cured me of constipation and / never ex-
pected anything would" Charles IL. Nye,
Lock Box 205, Cincinnati, Ohio.
II am SO thankful for your Cascarats.
They are better than any medicine / ever
used. Mrs. NJ. Rev, Lacelle, Iowa.
II do not hesitate to say that Casca-
rets is the very best medicine ever placed
before the people" Andrew Woodruff.
Daysviile, n Y.
"CascaTets are the best catharSic / ever
used" Tom Holt, Wildwood. Manitoba.
II have tried your Cascarets and want
to tell you they are just splendid" John
Wtegmink. Box 961. Allegan Mich.
We could fill the whole paper with ex-
pressions like the above. Thousands OF
similar reeognitIons of the merits of Cas-
oarets have been volunteered and prove
that this delightful laxative, SO pleasant
of taste, so mild and yet effective, has
secured q firmly established place in the
hearts of the people.
Go buy and try Cascarets yourself to-
day. All druggists. 10e, &c, Soc Booklet
and sample free. Address Sterling REM
sdy Company, Chicago or New York.
This is the CASCARET tab.
let. Every tablet OF the only
| n n n | Esnuine Cascarets bears the
| u IL u, | magic letters &C c." Look
n at the tablet before you
and beware OF frauds,
tIons and substitutes
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

by the hand to the wrist or forearm by
a sling connecting the head Of the
hammer and the wrist of the operator
and clutch connecting the handle of
the hammer to the sling, so that the
workman can swing the hammer and
strike the drill without the laborious
effort of grasping the hammer handle
constantly. Overhead drilling is par
tieularly hard, because Of the severe
strain on the muscles Of the hand in
merely holding the hammer, and Uhis
is entirely removed by the use of The
sling, the construction Of which is fully
shown in the cut.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

There is more Catarrh III this section OF tina
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed TO be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t q local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incuraple.
Science has proven catarrh to be a eonstitu-
tional disease and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by II. j. Cheney " Co, Toledo Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
II Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops TO
q teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system They oneF
one hundred dollars for any it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY s. CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Time and Distance Annlhllated.

In keeping with its past unapproachabls
record, Union Pacific r. r., the Great
Overland Route will, on October 18th,
place in service an entirely new, strictly
hrst-class limited train to be known by the
old fami tI1ha. Overland Linn
tied" VI -
cellent aale wlsleh
The MEN
leave Salt Lake City daliy s.
Ogden rs p. m, arrive Denver Q d. nEsS
Omaha 7;l6 p. m, and Chicago $3.50 q. M,
in ample time for all eastern connections to
New York, Boston, Washington, etc, and
be the most handsomely equipped and fast
est train ever given to the western people.
As usual there will be no change Of cars to
Denver, Omaha and Chicago, and only one
change to principal eastern cities Further
particulars at company's ONCE, "Old
Stand" 20l Main street, Salt Lake City.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

Frozen Egg in Commerce.-Frozen
eggs in great masses are not bad to
look upon. They are not allowed to
thaw until the time comes for use.
They are shipped in refrigerated cars,
and such consignments as go to Alaska
for the gold regions are put into cold
storage on board the steamships. The
Klondike demand does not begin to
take all of the frozen eggs. Missouri
alone furnishes millions Of cracked
eggs in the course of year. Nine eggs
will average a pound. The frozen egg
product is sold by weight. With the
large bakers and crackermakers in the
cities the frozen eggs are in demand.
Some restaurants also bury the big tin
buckets of the frozen article. Certain
classes of restaurants serve scrambled
eggs and omelets in winter made from
the frozen eggs, and patrons are none
the wiser.-Ex.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

through the axis. He takes branch
that is about the size of mans finger,
and works down it. feeding on the
wood till he is wellgrown. Then he
apparently reasons that he is about to
change into a pupa and then into a
beetle. in which state he will not have
boring apparatus that would make it
possible for him to escape from the
wood. He therefore begins to cut Off
the limb in which he is living, but cuts
1t just far enough so it is held by the
bark till the first heavy wind. This
bark not only holds the limb on the
tree for a time, but keeps woodpeckers
and other birds from finding him. At
ter making the cutting to the necessary
extent the worm backs into the tunnel
he has made and stops up the door
with some of the wood dust he had
made in the operation. Then he gets
ready for the transformation that is to
come, and goes to sleep. When he
wakes up he is a beetle. The wind has
blown off the limb, and the beetle
merely scrapes away the wood dust
that blocks his cavern and the way is
open.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
market of Utah ean sdp
NC constantly inereasIng 4

The constantly increasing IA
of the B. & o. r. r. has necessitated
very material additions to the tele-
graph service. During the past yer
nearly 1000 miles of copper wire, 1853
pounds to the mile, have been strung.
New lines have been placed in service
between Baltimore and Pittsburg, Bal
timore and Parkersburg, Newark, o.
to Chicago, Philadelphia to Newark,
Philadelphia to Cumberland and Cum
berland to Grafton. During the sum-
mer several Of these wires were quad
ruplexed between Baltimore and Cum
berland and duplexed west.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

The rate of fingernail growth is
thus touched upon by Edward Blake
In his Study of the Hand The pace
Of growth varies very much, not only
at different ages, but in different in
dividuals of the same age. Influenced
by many external and internal condi-
tons, the pace also varies in the same
person, from time to time. Obserya-
tons as to the growth in men at diff
ferent ages show that at q years the
nail was replaced in 126 days, at 81
years in 1853 days, at 80 years in SO
days, at 55 years in 10 days, at 81
years in 144 days. It is curious that
in this growth the swiftest grower was
a tuberculous subject who had sharp
attack of blood splitting during the OBJ
servation. Sea air is said to quicken
the growth of the nails, profound
grief has been credited with the power
Of destroying them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Can't Trend on His Toes.

Ingenious but feebly indicates the
originality of many inventions of that
class which are practically useless,
the slight convenience or advantage
they afford being too insignificant to
be considered for an instant In the
commercial world. Such an invention
is the toe protecting arrangement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Preserving MIX BY Pressure.

At the West Virginia agricultural
experiment station at Morgantown re-
markable results have been obtained
through the application of high press
ures to milk inclosed in cylinders
The effect OF the pressure is greatly to
increase the length of time during
which the milk can be preserved. The
general conclusions from the expert
ments are that pressures from thirty
up to 100 tons per square inch will
postpone the souring of milk for TWEEN
ty-four hours. Thirty tons pressure
continued for one hour generally de-
lays the souring just about twenty
four hours. A similar pressure contin-
ued for ter. or twelve hours preserves
the milk for from three to five days.
Ninety tons pressure for one hour
postpones souring for four days.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
running costly Guns.

One great disadvantage of smokeless
gunpowder, tending to offset its many
advantages. is its corroding action on
the interior of a gun. Prof. Roberts
Austin recently made a report on the
subject, showing that fine weapons are
liable thus to be quickly ruined.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

Is a blot upon our land-a symptom of
governmental ill-health. The right
laws would act upon it as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters does upon constipa-
ton, or dyspepsia. They would quickly
restore healthy purity; and this is 3uss
what the Bitters does for the human
constitution. 1t makes the stomach
strong by curing indigestion and bill
BUSINESS.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
How Bolts Arc Tuned.

When certain bells in a chime pro-
duce discord they can be tuned. The
tone Of a bell may be raised or lowered
by cutting off little metal in the
proper places. To lower the tone the
bell-tuner puts the bell in his lathe
and reams it out from the point where
the swell begins nearly down to the
rim. AS the work proceeds he fire.
quently tests the note with a tuning
fork, and the moment the right tone is
reached he stops the roaming. To
sEaise the tone, on the contrary, he
as lower edge Of the bell,
pspaR@ NsAasteping the
5 d
thickness the sffotESE ibGlR aHH tA I
higher note. A notable fnstaks umi
bell-tuning. according to La Nature
recently occurred at Lausanne, where
twelve bells, in three neighboring stee.
pies, had only seven separate notes
and produced a most curious discord
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16


On this page we illustrate an insect
known as the Oak Primer. In the cut
"a" is the larva, "b" the beetle, &C.
pupa, "a" end Of twig cut off from tree
by larva, "e" reverse end containing
insect ~ same from side split to show
pupa within, g leg Of larva; these
are all enlarged.
The scientific name is Eliphidion
vlllosum. The Oak Primer is its popu-
Iar name, from the fact that it cuts off
limbs Of the oak tree principally,
though it also cuts off limbs Of few
other trees. 1t is regarded as a re-
markable insect and is believed to show
remarkable intelligence. The egg is
laid by the beetle in the twig of a tree
and when it matches the young grub
starts in to tunnel down the twie
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Excepting tho Calf Healthy.

The best writer's we have ever read
advise mixing the ground feed with
the milk. 1t is not the intention to set
nm nv own opinion in opposition to
thesa, but some of the worst attacks
If scours we ever had were brought
on in this way, says writer in an ex-
change. There is no mistake about
this. Of course some calves are worse
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
New Dining Car service.

Effective June LIST, the Rio Grande West
ern railway began operating its new din-
ing cars, serving all meals on all It's through
trains. The arrangement included No. 2
leaving Ogden at 1880 a. m. and Salt Lake
City at 8 80 a. m. also No. leaving Og-
st :s6 p,, m. and Salt Lake City at
b atFest-bound through trains,
Ellk also carry
1 n
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'F8fas'
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

This IS not an ordinary almanac,
b. but a handsome book, coPiously
illustrated. and sold for 5 cents
on all news-stsnds. I'VE simply
allow you the two cents YOU
spend in postage for sending.)
Great men have written for
the Year Book. In ii is summed
up the progress Of the 10Th cen
fury. In each important line Of
work and thought the greatest
living specialist has recounted
the events and advances Of the
past century and has prophesied
what We may expect Of the next.
among the most noted Of
our contributors are
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, on
Agriculture; Senator Chauneey NJ.
Depew, on Politics; Russell Sage, ON
Finance; Thomas Edison, on Elec-
tricity; DR.. Madison Peters, on Re
hgion; General Merritt, on Land War
fare; Admiral Hichborn, on Naval
Warfare; AL" Smith, on Sports, etc.
making complete review Of the whole
field Of human endeavor and progress,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

In a narrow circle the mind grows
narrow; the more a man expands.
the larger his aims.-Schiller
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRICULTURISTS.

some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tvation Of the Soil and Yields
Thereof-HorticuIture. vItIculture and
Horticulture.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

To cure your Catarrh or Cold in Head
use London Balm. All druggists refund
money If it fails to relieve 25c end SOC.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

Tho day before woman gres to stay all
night with another woman, she scratches
out the number on her shoes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

bia, w:ll be a great assistance to min
ers at all times, but practically when
engaged In drilling an overhead hole.
The large cut shows the hammer hand
sling in use, while the smaller one is
a perspective view, the hammer being
shown in dotted lines in position in the
sling. The invention has for its OBJ
Ject the transference Of the weight OF
the hammer from the handle grasped
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

The worlds annual production of sugar
has reached an aggregate of s,414,OOO tons.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

Chicago News: Quinn
en- imagine themselves wits
menace to the community. DerU
You must have met some Of M
Quinn-Yes, my wife. She asked ma
IL sea horse was in any way related
to q bay mare.