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The San Juan County index., 1900-02-02
How Bells Are Tuned.

When certain bells in a chime pro-
duce discord they can be tuned. The
tone Of bell may be raised or lowered
by cutting of a 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
raise the tone, on the contrary he
shaves of the lower edge Of the bell
gradually lessening or hattening the
bevel, in order to shorten the bell for
Of two bells of equal diameter and
thickness the shorter bell will give the
higher note. A notable instance of
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.
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YAwNlNo No sloN oF ENNul.
People Are Not Neosssarny bored or
sleepy when rhev Cane.

People Are Not Neosssariiy Borod or
sleepy when They Cape.
Some folks assert that we yawn be-
cause we are tired; others say that the
yawn means the exact reverse-that
one yawns only when he Is interested
deeply. Now comes along a scientist
who has a brand new theory. that the
yawn simply expresses a lack OF res
piratory power and that one yawns
only to get more air into his lungs.
According to him yawnlng Is simply
deep inspiration, deeper and continued
for longer period than a sigh. which
Is drawn through the widely open
mouth and accompanied by a depres-
sion of the lower jaw and an elevation
OF the shoulder In this way the ut
most capacity is obtained for the en-
trance Of air and the fatigued respira-
ton power Is re-enforced. At a theater
the people who are interested most
deeply appear between the acts to be
weary Of the whole thing. yawnlng half
dozen times in succession. The rea-
son for this is physiological and Is pro
vided for by the new theory When
ones attention Is absorbed much In
anything exciting or touching one
breathes in a shallow manner and
takes into the lungs only half enough
air Consequently, when ones atten-
ton is relaxed one has to make up the
deficiency.
II you watch a man at a play and
observe that he is moved greatly by
some incident you may feel sure that
when the scene ends he will sigh. and
a moment or two later yawn repeated
". OF course, the yawning, so far
from being a sign Of WEAKNESS, is a
proof Of the liveliest appreciation. The
most curious thing about yawning Is
what scientists term sympathy" II,
in a crowded room you notice one per
son cape in the space OF a minute or
two his neighbOr will have to put his
/ hand to his mouth The yawning may
become epidemic to such an extent that
everyone present in the room will
/ yawn in turn. The process is interest
ing to watch, but It Is a problem to ex-
/ plain, and according to psychologists,
| there is no known reason why "sympa-
| thy" should effect a personal and indi-
| vidual action like yawning.
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contrary. A few years ago Beasley
was personally interested in lawsuit
being a party thereto. 1t was neces-
sary for him to make an affidavit, and
he deprecated the idea of making it
before another justice or a notary and
depriving himself Of fee. So he filled
out his afidavit, swore to it before
himself, signed it as justice and as
witness and awaited Developments
He was sure that he would win and
thus be able to tax the costs up to the
other side. When the case came up
before Judge Kelley the affidavit was
offered in evidence and promptly OBJ
jected to, the reason being given that
justice could not swear himself. LET
me see the afIidavit," said Judge Kel-
ley. It was handed up to the judge,
who scanned it carefully for few
moments and then asked: "Mr. Beas-
ley, will you kindly tell me how you
appeared before yourself when you
swore yourself and identified your own
signature?" 'That was very easy,
your honor" replied Beasley. Il bor-
rowed a looking-glass and went
through the formalities before It,"
Beasley was somewhat astUnished
when Judge Kelley sustained the OBJ
lection.
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For use in picking fruit a new de-
vice is formed Of sack. to be secured
to the percon. with a short. flexible
tube connecting a haring mouth to the
bag, and a longer tube suspended on
the end Of c short pole toreach near
by fruit and deliyer At toethe bag.
In a new device for measuring bolts
Of cloth without unrolling them fiex-
ible strip of steel is graduated for bolts
Of different widths. the measure being
inserted in the bolt midway between
the inner and outer folds. to obtain the
approximate width Of all the folds,
A new attachment for window sash
balance is designed to ring an alarm
when the window is moved, the shaft
on which the pulley is suspended being
extended through the window casing
and ending to a pair Of clappers, which
are revolved inside a bell when the
window is moved.
To raise water from the ocean level
by utilizing wave power a new appa-
ratus has a rigid structure set near the
shore, with long trussed lever piV-
oted to rise and fall when actuated by
a float at the outer end. a pump being
set at the short end of the lever to
raise the water.
An Improvement in rocking chairs
has been patented by a Massachusetts,
man, the under frame OF the chair sun
porting a pair of fat sprlnRs which
are free to rise and fall under pressure
the rockers resting on the springs and
forming a spring seat and rocker com
bined.
Envelopes can be rapidly and neatly
opened by a new implement. which has
a metallic base to rest on the desk
with a fiange on one side, at the bot
tom Of which is a thin blade Of steel.
which enters the fold of the Zap and
cuts it OFF as the envelope is drawn
through.
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PEtlcANs, RESTING PLACE.
sandbar In the Missouri, Where They
Meet Twice n Year.


Meet Twice Year.
Pelican bend in the Missouri river,
near St. Charles, Mo-, is the scene Of
a great gathering of pelicans, says the
st. Louis Republic There is a big
fat bar in the river which has en-
dured far beyond the usual span of
bars existence in the treacherous,
shifting current of the Missouri. This
bar is the semi-annual stopping place
of vast fiocks of pelicans that migrate
from south to north in spring and
from north to south in the fall. Per-
sons who have observed their habits
claim that they invariably arrive at
Pelican bend Sept. and remain until
coIu weather sends them south The
pelican is not an attractive bird. But
he is commercially regular in his hab-
it's. The parent birds catch fish, and
after eating their fill, deposit the 9TH
ers in their pouches under their bills
and carry them to their young. The
pouches will hold from three to eight
pounds of fish. They are elastic and
when distended to their utmost near
ly touch the ground. When empty the
pouch lies close up under the big bill.
The pelican's legs are short and
strong and its feet have large webs.
It is not fast swimmer. nor a rapid
hier, but it. is practically tireless in
both air and water. On land it is
awkward and unwieldy. It's feathers
are pure white, except for a fluffy tuft
of brown plumage that is seen on the
top of the head for about six weeks
in the summer, This tuft disappears
in August The pelican skins and
plumage are largely used in women's
garments and hats.
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The cordite used by the British ar
tillery has a balistic power. that is, a
proiectile force, nearly four times as
great as the black powder previously
employed. In the 8-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 cordite
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 a chamber which it COM
pletely fills, a pressure of 120 tons to
the square inch results, as against AZ
tons with the black powder, but in ac-
tual practice a 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.
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Commerce Of Polar EEpeaitlons.

From Scribner's Magazine: Proba-
bly, the most important results Of i'm
mediate practical use to both science
and commerce will be the gain to the
newly born science. oceanography. The
ever-increasing usefulness of the ocean
for the needs OF modern commerce. OF
warfare. of cable service and as a
nursery for food makes It necessary
that we know everything possible
about IT, We must know not only the
surface. but the bottom and the inter
mediate waters. We must know not
only the warm seas. but the cold Gs
well. There IS a constant interchange
between the water of the tropics anG
that Of the poles. just as there IS cn
interchange Of the winds. The cold.
ice-laden waters have a tendency to
dow Into warmer regions. The over
heated torrid waters sink and fow
poleward This is the theory ana In
part II is supported by observation;
but what is the mechanism?
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The honor of being the healthiest
town in the United States, and perhaps
in the world. belongs to Millerstown,
Pa. The death rate, according to the
latest statistics, issued from Washing
ton, gives Millerstown but one in every
1000 inhabitants. The average death
for the big towns and cities in the
United States runs from ten in 1000
up to twenty and even more. Millers-
town has about $500 in habitants. Il
lies in the Juniata valley, at the base
Of the Blue mountains overhanging
the Juniata river, about thirty-three
miles west of Harrisburg on the Penn
sylvania railroad. The exceedingly
healthy condition of the town is large
ly due to the water supply, which is
free from pollution. The town is sup
piled with water from springs which
now into the Juniata river. While II
is not claimed that the springs con-
tain medicinal properties, the water is
transparently pure. The absence of
any manufactures or big works keeps
the air free from smoke and dirt. The
sanitary arrangements of the town are
In excellent condition and receive close
attention from the officials. Intoxi-
eating liquors are almost an unknown
quantity. although the town IS not
prohibition. The people are. quite up
to date in all their surroundings ana
occupations.
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Chicago engineers are designing an
earthquake-proof steel palace for the
crown prince Of Japan. 1t will mark
the advent Of American steel construc-
tion in the Mlkado's land, and the i'm
perial government has appropriated
100000 for its erection. Founda-
tions are being laid with a view to
rearing the framework in February.
Around the skeleton of beams and bars
will be built a house Of granite and
marble expected to eclipse in beauty
Of design anything the orient has ever
known The palace will adjoin the
royal home OF the Mikado in Tokyo,
and il will spread to extreme dimen-
sions Of go by 400 feet, rising to a
height Of sixty feet. The architectural
plans partake Of the French renais-
sance.
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THE SPLITTING HABIT.
Correction of the Practice should Begin
While Young.

While Young.
Boys should early be taught the
Nervousness of the offense Of splitting,
both from the basis of decency and
danger to public health 1t is much
easier to prevent the formation Of a
habit of this kind in a boy than to
correct it in a man, and herein lies the
mothers part in the warfare against
splitting. No extension of woman's
rights is necessary to make mothers a
power in this neglected realm. All
that is required is return to a duty
once faithfully discharged-but in the
rush of modern life neglected-the
vigilant maternal supervision of boys
during the years in which their habits
are formed. The boy who is taught
that to spit on the hearth, the steps
anywhere about the house-is an in
fringement upon the rights Of the
family that will not be tolerated is not
likely as a man to infringe upon the
rights of the public by splitting upon
the sidewalks, on the floors or steps Qf
public buildings, or in the cars. IA
the meantime, however, there is a gem
GRAFTON of full-grown, active spitters
to be reckoned with in the interest OF
the public health, and it is in the opin-
ion of those who have given careful
attention to the matter that these can
be reached more effectively by the dis
semination of knowledge upon the sub
ject than by city ordinance or state
law.-Trenton State Gazette.
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PreservIng MIns 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 twen-
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 ten or twelve hours preserves
the milk for from three to five days.
Ninety tons pressure for one hour
pOstpones souring for four days.
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SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES or DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Can't Tread on His Toea-Hammor
Hand sling for Miners -soarohiiEhts
for Firemen-Tho Growth Of the
Finger Nan-Rooent Inventions
ssarohllrhts for Firsmsn.

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 be-
lieved it will add greatly TO the efH-
cheney of the force, both in saving life
and property. It resembles a fire en-
gine IN general appearance, but instead
Of a pump It 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 useo
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.
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shown in the illustration. It is in
tended for use inf3treet cars, where
in these days OF concentrated business
districts they are usually quite as
many persons standing as seated. Ma
turaily in a crowded car a person, once
In a lifetime, perhaps, has his toes
trodden upon, but ets doubtful If any
company would tpnsider equipping
their cars with toe pockets here
illustrated They are formed of a
strong raised slanthg board, supported
at intervals, placed close to the foot Of
the seat, and uhd rneath which one
can place his toes and rest in security
without having to shift his feet to al
low someone to q in or out of the
car.
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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-
tions, the pace also varies in the same
person, from time to time. Observa-
tions as to the growth in men at diff
terent ages show that at 21 years the
nail was replaced in 126 days. at 81
years in 159 days, at 81 years in So
days. at 55 years in 10 days. at 81
years-in Ia days It Is curious that
in this growth the swiftest grower was
a tuberculous subject who had a 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.
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There will be only one serious OBJ
lection to the proposed $500 900, 600
sugar trust-glucose trust amalgama-
tion-namely. that not all of the cap
ital stock will be water. The project
ors Of the enterprise must realize, with
sadness, that out Of the proposed $780,
100000 capitalization there will be sew
eral million dollars of bona-fde stock
issued against an actual investment Of
tangible property. Perhaps their in
genuity is equal TO the occasion. They
may find some way of skimming this
cream Of tangible property off the
ocean Of water so as to leave the lat
ter in its original simon-pure condi-
tion. With another five years of trust
promotions under the most modern
methods the man who can produce a
share of capital stock which repre-
sents an actual investment will be en-
tIt,ed to a prize. e
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LEARNING TO BLUSH.
School for Teaching the Primitive Art
IN Paris

School for Teaching the Primitive Art
IN Paris.
A school where blushing is taught is
he latest novelty in Paris, says the
Philadelphia Times. If there is any
place where blushing has become a
'ost art one would certainly think 1t
vas Paris, but the Parisians, on the
other hand, declare that it is a result
)f Anglomania and the influence of the
American girl The young woman
who plays golf or rides a bicycle in
nationals" in the freest camaraderie
with her male friends is likely to ac-
luire a self-poise which will make the
flush of embarrassment a stranger to
her cheeks, and the city where women
are bicycling on the boulevard with
their bare knees exposed has felt the
necessity of a reaction. The classic
grace and simplicity of the early years
Of the century, with their accompany
ing downcast eyes and shippers, are
now in vogue again, and the maidens
who have forgotten how to blush are
going to school to learn that primitive
art. They say 1t is easy enough to
droop the eyes and affect bashfulness,
but to call up a mantling color is az
difficult as pulling eye teeth. How the
crimsoning flow of red blood to the
Dallid cheek is accomplished in these
fn-de-siecle schools Of department It is
hard to imagine, unless it is that they
have taken a page out Of Du Maurier's
joke book and emulate the society girl
who surprised her friend by always
blushing at the right time. How can
you manage it?" asked the other girl,
enviously. "Oh, it is very easy" the
expert blusher replied. II simply
think of something that makes me
blush"
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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
The San Juan County index., 1900-02-02

England's patent ONCE has granted
letters 10 the inventor Of a process for
the extraction Of gold from sea water
II the process Is the same as that used
on several occasions In America the
only extraction viii be that OF all the
available money in the pockets Of the
easy victims who buy stock In the
"Bea-mining company"
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A wrong unrepented is always
weight on our self-respect, but one
atoned for is a height in whose shadow
we may view with broader, nobler ten
derness the faults Of others. extending
them a help untried goodness could
never give up.
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Il am so ambitious" said the egotis-
tical man, that some day you may
see me bring the earth home"
IF you bring it on your feet" eau
toned his meek wife, don't forget
that the door-mat stands in the vesti-
bule. and that the last time these halls
we're scrubbed / did it myself"
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A Cleveland man mentioned recent
ly that he had a theory which, il
seemed 20 him. explained the origin Of
the name appendicitis.
OF course he was asked to reveal IT,
why" he said, 1T is probably Dr.
rived from a-penned-up-seed-it-is." -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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effort Of grasping the hammer handla
constantly. Overhead drilling is par.
ticularly hard, because Of the severe
strain on the muscles Of the hand ~
merely holding the hammer, and this
is entirely removed by the use Of the
sling, the construction Of which Is fully
shown In the cut.
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DO Tsrrlble narrnla oountsr.

Crawford-My wife used to make me
buy the turkey. but now insists on
purchasing II herself.
Crabshaw-Why so?
Crawford-The department stores
now advertise them for S1.69.-New
York World.
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McSwatters-Where is your mother
in-law now? McSwitters-We are liv-
ing with her. McSwatters-Wh 1
thought you owned house? McSwlt-
ters-I did till she came.-Syracuse
Herald.
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Molly-some girls are so disagree
able.
Dolly-Yes; why. I actually know
several who have contracted the habit
Of telling the truth.-New York World.
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RuinInr CostIr auna.

One great disadvantage Of smokeless
gunpowder. tending to Offset its many
advantages, is It's 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.
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When a man brings his wife an un-
expected present it makes her fear he
has bought himself something extrava-
gant.-Chicago Record.
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Visiting cards Of iron are popular in
Germany. The name is printed in
silver. The thickness Of the card is
one four-hundredth of an inch.
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The sirdar says of Khartum viii be
open 10 tourists in January. African
travellers will be grateful for the in
formation, but it might be as well to
give the Sudan time to settle down 70
peaceful life before calling upon it to
endure a tourist invasion.
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Judre neasler,s Amdavlt.

From the Omaha WOrld-Herald:
Judge Beasley has been a justice of
the peace in a northwest Missouri
township for so many years that the
memory of man runneth not to the
The San Juan County index., 1900-02-02

The iuxuries Of life are the things we
don't really need.
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Humor is the electric light in the
halls Of literature. Wit is the flash
light, and sarcasm a torch darkened
by the smoke Of prejudice.
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The contention OF Benjamin Kidd,
the author of Social Evolution" !" that
white men cannot become acclimatized
in the tropics has stirred up a wide dis
cussion Dr. Manson. who has writ
ten book upon this subject, and DR..
Rho, director OF the medical depart
ment OF the Italian navy. are thorough
believers in the possibility of tropical
acclimatization. The death rate OF Eu-
ropean troops in the tropics, which
used to be from 100 to 129 per 1000.
Is now as low as ~ per 1000 in India.
In Trinidad and Barbados the sickness
and mortality among European SOL
diers are actually less than at home.
The Beers are physically the finest
men In South Africa. The Portuguese
under favorable social conditions have
been totally absorbed in India, but in
Guiana and Brazil they have thrlved
remarkably well. Spaniards and Ital-
ians have become completely acclima-
tlzed in the tropical parts OF both
North and South America. The death
rate Of spaniards in Cuba Is less than
In Spain. II is to the microbe OF the
tropics rather than to the heat that
attention should be directed, accord
ing to the New York Medical News.
The different experiences Of the men
IN ships and the men on land at San
tiago, It thinks, proved this beyond
question. They endured the heat but
not the malaria.