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The Lamar register., 1901-08-07

sity.' The latter has a national repu-
tation as a geologist and paleologist,
and added much to the pleasure OF the
company by his description of the DIFF
ferent formations they examined. All
of the above gentlemen exerted them
selves to the UTMOST to make the trip
a pleasant one to their guests. and we
believe have the assurance that their
efforts were fully appreciated.
The train only moved in the day
time. The first night was spent in
Cheyenne. After breakfast Wednes-
day morning the whole crowd found
seats in the observation car, which
was pushed in front of the engine.
with Superintendent Parke's private
car between them, and prepared them
selves ito be shown"
Heretofore one of the most difficult
pieces of track on the entire line was
that between Cheyenne and Laramie.
Cheyenne has an elevation of 6.O5O
feet above sea level. Sherman. thirty
three miles west. the top of the divide.
and the highest point between Omaha
and Ogden. has an elevation of S,247
feet. This made rise of 2.200 feet
in thirty-three miles. an average grade
of sixty-six feet to the mile, while the
maximum was over eighty-eight feet.
Although even this Is less than that
encountered by any other railroad
crossing the mountains. still 1t Is n
pretty stiff climb. and a large number
of extra engines were kept constantly
employed in helping trains over the
hill. AS will be seen by the map ac-
companying this article. very large
part of this line was entirely rebuilt.
The work required the handling and
1f Nyo rfo of
Sherman gravel and 100000 cubic
yards of hard granite rock. and the
boring Of a tunnel 1900 feet long. To
the average reader these figures con-
vey but little meaning. Some Idea of
the immensity of the work may, how
ever. be obtained when one Is told that
there are three fills within a single
mile of track which contain enough
rock and disintegrated granite to bal
last the New York Central road from
New York to Chicago. Some idea of
the cost may also be realized when
we are told that the contractors who
bored the tunnel received a bonus of
$160.000 more than the contract called
for. because they competed the work
Jeveral months earlier than was
specified in the contract. AS a result
of all this change the grade has been
reduced to forty-three feet to the mile
An engine that before required a
helper to haul twenty freight cars
over the hill can now pull forty with
out help. The saving in fuel. in wages
and in repair Of rolling stock is pro
digious.
Like changes, with grade revisions
have been made between Howell and
Hutton's station, Lookout station and
Medicine Bow. Hanna and Dana
Cooper's Lake and Lookout, Walcott
and Fort Steele, Rawlins and Tipton
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Electric ForminS.

The up-to-date farmers with large
acreage finds it slow work to plow his
fields with the old single plows of the
past, and SO he utilizes the electric
current and multiplies the number of
plowshares to suit himself. In the
West this is practically necessity. on
account of the large size of the fields
and the cost o. labor and teams. Our
illustration shows a convenient form
of motor plow which has been de-
signed by an inventor in Friedrichs-
burg, Germany. 1t consists of two
electric motors operating winding
drums on separate carriages, which
may be placed at any required distance
apart, only one motor being connect
ea with the main feed wire. To sup
ply power to the second motor feed
cable lying parallel with the traction
cable is readjusted ut every trip of
the plow to follow the latter down the
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to push the curtains back to al
low more light to enter the
room. Then, too. they r soon be-
come soiled from frequent handling
while being adjusted. which also tends
to wear them out more rapidly. All
these objections seem to be overcome
by the lazy:tongs arrangement. in this
invention, the frame being shown in
the upper portion Of the cut and the
mounted curtain below. The disc car
rying each frame Is mounted on the
verticle shank Of bracket. which is
screwed to the window frame. allow
ing the curtain to be swung out from
the window or around against the wall
when desired. A pull on one of the
cords concealed behind the curtain
opens or closes the frame to adjust
the curtain across the window or fold
it back against the side, 1t being un-
necessary to touch the curtain with
the hand to move 1t in either direc-
ton.
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DENVER TO SALT LANE CITY
VIA THE UNION PACIFIC RY.

tween the steel and the walls on all
sides to make thick backing of Port
land cement. The bore of this part Of
the tunnel was also changed to an egg
shape form, as being best able to re-
sist pressure. This shale extended
for 700 feet. and increased the cost Of
the tunnel by hundreds of thousands
of dollars. The visitors were shown a
five-acre lot which was covered over
thick with the broken and twisted
beams taken from this part of the tun-
mel.
Soon after the shale had been
passed through a large flow of water
was encountered, and as in this end
of the tunnel the grade is toward the
breast. an expensive pumping plant
had to be installed.
The next obstacle was a strong vein
of oil, accompanied by dangerous
gases. notwithstanding the utmost
precautions, several serious explo-
sions have already occurred. 1t gath
ers in dense clouds along the roof OF
the tunnel. where spark struck by a
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We doubt II more sumptuously
equipped train ever left Denver than
that which pulled out of the Union
depot Tuesday evening. July 23d. con-
tanning about fifty newspaper men.
mostly from eastern cities, who had
been invited by the Union Pacific rail-
way to be their guests on trip from
Denver to Salt Lake City and return.
with the special object of noting the
improvements recently completed and
in progress along that line. The train
consisted of three Pullman sleepers.
a dining car and the private car of
General Passenger Agent Lomax. At
Cheyenne the next morning there was
added an observation car and the pri-
vate car of Superintendent Parke. As
thus composed the train was carried
unbroken to Salt Lake City. Accom-
panying the party there were. in ad-
dition to Mr.. Lomax and Mr.. Parke.
MT Griffin. the general agent of the
company at Denver. Mr.. Darlow. the
advertising agent of the road, and
Professor Knight of Wyoming univer-
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as a pigeons egg. 1t makes an abso-
lutely perfect ballast for a railroad.
as 1t will not blow away nor slip and
slide, but packs into solid, homo
geneous mass. 1t is gradually coming
into use also for paving city streets.
Denver has several so paved, Omaha
is experimenting with it. and recently
an expert from far-off Buffalo visited
the deposits for the purpose of deter
mining whether it would stand trans
portation so great a distance as to
that city.
Wednesday night was passed at
Rawlins, and on Thursday the train
got as far west as Spring Valley. The
principal stops were made at Rock
Springs and Green River. At the
former place are worked the most ex-
tensive coal mines in the West. Be-
tween two and three hundred car
loads day are shipped out the year
around. The company were taken
through one of the larger mines and
saw for themselves how the thing was
done. A short stop was also made at
Fish Cut. little west of Green River.
where there are wonderful fossil beds.
1t was here Professor Marsh of Yale
college made his principal discoveries.
Near this point is one of the most re-
markable cuts on the entire line. the
whole face of a mountain having been
sliced off to get room for the track.
AS noted above. Thursday night was
passed at Spring Valley. new town
that has sprung up at the eastern end
of the Aspen mountain tunnel. This
tunnel Is not yet completed, the head
ings being about 600 feet apart. but
both ends were visited by the party
on Friday morning. This tunnel is
the most expensive improvement on
the entire line. and its completion will
save a greater distance than any
other. 1t is very remarkable tunnel
in many respects. In fact 1t is claimed
by the railroad officials to be the most
daring piece of railroad engineering
ever attempted on this continent.
They make this claim on account OF
the difficulties encountered in prose
| cutting the work. 1t was supposed the
mountain through which the tunnel
passes was of ordinary granite and
the contract was let on this basis. 1t
has proven, however. to be a veritable
museum of wonders, each OF which
taxed to the utmost the ingenuity OF
the contractors. The first serious diff
ficulty was huge mass of moving
shale. struck within 500 feet Of the
western entrance to the tunnel. This
shale when exposed to the air swelled
up like a sponge, and its expansive
power was simply irresistible. Great
Oregon timbers twelve inches square
set as close together as they would
stand were snapped off like pipestems
1t was impossible to brace them SC
they would hold. The floor of the tun
mel would sometimes bulge UP four
feet in single night. 1t was finally
found necessary to replace the tim
bers with. heavy steel beams, and be
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Australia. 1t became completely ma
turalized and increased prodigiously,
feeding on the scale insects, which it
soon reduced in numbers until they be-
came comparatively scarce.
But there were other insect plaques
-aphides and others of different or
ders. The government therefore em-
ployed naturalist to import more in-
sects. These We're brought from Aus
tralia and many of them We're lady
birds. Several of them have estab-
lished themselves and done good SER
vice. One of the most useful is n lady
bird which feeds on the aphides,
which had seriously attacked the SUI
gar canes. 1t has done such good
work that there is every prospect of
the canes being speedily cured.
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SOME NEW INVENTIONS
90 Find Lot Ships.

Finding lost ships at sea is a tedious
place of work, even when the position
of the vessel is partially known, snd
our illustration shows a device intend
ed 70 facilitate the search as much as
possible. With its aid the search can
be thoroughly made over the oce an
bed, either one ship or two being us ed
for the work. II only one ship is at
hand the cable is anchored at one end
and the ship sweeps around the buoy
above the anchor with the free end of
the cable; or II two ships are in use
the cable Is swept across the ocean led
in parallel lines. Near the wreck in
the picture the cable is shown divided
for the insertion of a reel. on which
a portion of the cable is wound. The
tension Of the cable is not sufficient
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Life .SavinS Buoy.

A novel and extremely simple life
saving device has been invented by
NJ. George Broussel. 1t Is a sort of
automatic folding buoy, and is
formed merely of two boards of wood.
which are Joined together in the CEN
ter. In ordinary weather it can be
used as a seat on board vessel, and
when there is danger of shipwreck it
can be instantaneously turned into a
life-saving buoy. Many experiments
have already been made with it and
they shaw that it can do effective work
as well In q storm az in calm sea.
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INSECT PESTS OF HAWAII.
Destroyers of Humanity's Peace Come
From Other Lands.


No spot on earth has suffered SO
much from the Importation of insect
pests as the islands composing the Ha-
waiian group. Time was when 1t was
n pleasure to live there because of the
absence of such plaques; now 1t Is
different.
The two chief products of these
islands are sugar and coffee, while n
considerable amount of fruit is also
grown. Along with the imported trees
came their insect enemies. notably the
scale insect and the aphis. In the
course of time these increased so pro-
digiously that they threatened to de-
stroy the industries of the country.
Man is doomed to n constant struggle
against nature and he is often COM
PEELED, SO to speak, to fight her with
her own weapons. So 1t was in this
case. The trees We're being destroyed
by insects; remedy, import more in.
sects. So in 1890 certain ladybird
(vedalia cardinalis) was sent over from
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FOR CLEANING
HULLS OF VESSELS.

time necessary to go from station to
the dock and back again. and to re-
move the barnacles and other sub
stances without the necessity Of dock
ing is the purpose Of the scraping ap-
paratus illustrated in the cut. 1t has
been patented by Major A. and Asa L.
Stump, of Normantown. w. Va. The
consists of several scrapers
of the pattern shown, suspended on
cables from the rail Of the vessel by
means of rolling hangers. Provision
is made for taking up the slack OF
the suspension cable as the leaners are
pulled lengthwise Of the hull by the
main cable. which is wound up on a
drum located on the deck of the ves-
sci. The scrapers comprise heavy
wooden blocks. with steel abrading
blades at the rear. and the inventors
claim that these blades will remove
the barnacles as we'll when the ship
is afloat as can be done in dry dock,
without the loss of time necessary by
the latter method. the ship maintain
Ing her course throughout the opera
ton.
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be free in the year 2OS9.
A couple of years ago n young man
was arrested in Vienna who, upon his
own showing, should have been sen
fenced to $500 years imprisonment.
A total of 400 charges was brought
against him, and he was convicted
and sentenced on all of them. But the
judge was n merciful man, and IN
passing sentence he threw off 1000
years in consideration of the mans
youth. A little time ago, in the great
Calabrian brigandage trial in Naples,
the public prosecutor demanded sen
tence upon 24S prisoners, and although
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HUNT FOR KIDD's TREASURE.
People of an Island ON Connecticut Go
Money Mad.

feOple OF m lhlhnd on connecticut Go
Money Mad.
A dispatch from Stony Creek, Con-
necticut, says that the entire popula-
tion of Money Island, one of the Thin
BILE group, which lies n mile and Il half
OFF shore. is at n high pitch of excite
ment. Both summer and winter popu-
lation, armed with trowel and clam
excavator, nre digging up the shores
of the island in quest of treasure be-
lieved to have been buried by that
bloody minded old buccaneer, Captain
Kidd. All this comes 20 pass because
Mike Luchia, for thirty years sailor
before the mast, but now the factotum
of DIR. d. G. Davis, n New York ply
sician. whose summer home rises on
the bluff western shore of the island,
dreamed of money and the dream
came true. Mike Luchia is exhibiting
doubloons and other pieces of money
which he dug up after n dream re-
vealed their whereabouts. They are
blackened and worn. but things of
beauty to the excited islanders.
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BEYOND THE SPAN OF LIFE.

Culprits Sometimes Sentenced to Centuries
of Imprisonment.
To be sentenced to Imprisonment for
the term of ones natural life is hard
enough, but to be consigned to n dun
geop cell for n couple of thousand
years is indeed narrowing. Yet for
eign Judges not infrequently impose
sentences of several centuries without
it being considered anything remarka-
BILE. Not long ago an italian adven-
turer was convicted of siXty-three dis
tinct forgeries. He was sentenced In
The Lamar register., 1901-08-07

"Success In war lies in preparation"
These were the significant words ut
tered at the recent opening OF th' Ma
val War College at Newport b. the
secretary of the navy. While 1t may
be true that the era of the universal
peace among nations and the DloMless
adjustment of international difhcllties
will dawn some day, 1t has not y,t ar
rived.
1t is an axiom that the next great
war will be won by the nation whose
army and navy are best equipped with
lighting weapons. And that IL why
the performances of the new RAPID fire
gun, described on this page, areof in
tense interest the world over.
There is now building in the United
States one of the most enectiN and
murderous long range pieces OF artil-
lery in the world, which Is exciting all
strategists, both here and abrdd.
This new weapon will hurl steel
projectile weighing fifty-five p'unds.
having the length Of an average man,
the enormous distance of tweny-four
miles, with n velocity Of nearly 1000
feet per second. ~
miles.
At the highest point of its flint the
projectIle will rise 51,S53 feet above
the firing point, or about ten niles in
the air.
Taking Mount Everest as the ishest
mountain in the world, this shdl will
go nearly four miles above its highest
peak.
The rapidity of fire of this gun is
said to be about ten shots a minute.
and that it would be possible to fire
eighteen shells and have them all In
the air before the first one struck the
earth twenty-four miles from tie gun.
The time of flight Of the pr:jectile
is 1OS 3-1O seconds.
After travelling through this uiparal-
leled distance of space the shell has a
striking velocity left sufficient p pen
citrate five inches of steel. willie its
bursting fragments would kill and de-
moralize n regiment of men In no time.
The new guns. as designed, VIII rev.
olutionize the science of eSnnnery, as
it will likewise outclass In its far
reaching and destructive qualities all
existing types of army and navy guns
now in use by any power.
1t Is now conceded by military tao
ticians that future warfare on land
and sea will be fought Mt long range.
The nation possessing the most formid-
able weapon in velocity and range will
surely be victorious.
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the jar when the contents are
wanted. 1t is woman's inven-
tion, the patent having lately been
granted. The jar proper is similar
to those now in use, except that 1t has
series of studs or projections ar
ranged around the edge Of the top,
and the outer edge of the fastening
ring is provided with similar row
of studs. Two wrenches OF band
steel. of small cost, are also pro-
vided.
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APPARATUS FOR LOCATING SUNK
EN- VESSELS,

to unwind the portion on the reel
when dragging freely along, but as
soon as an obstruction is met the un-
winding of the cable from the reel pro-
vents the sudden alteration of the res
sells course until the source of the
obstruction can be determined. II Il
is other than the lost ship the YES
sells can continue in their line OF
search without neglecting any Of the
ground. as might be the case II the
course was suddenly altered by the
Tightening OF single length of cable.
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Sthliy pat-
ented. The.
Q r d | n a r y
manner o I
a t t a C hing.
the lace cur
tain does not
permit them
to be adjust
ed readily
when 1t be-
comes nee
g s s a r y to
C !, Q c n t h e
window or
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ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PLow

field. Tbs mechanism is so adjusted
that when once set in motion the ap-
paratus practically operates itself,
moving the carriages forward at the
beginning of each trip to bring the
plowshares in position for the next
row of burrows.
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large Lightning Rod.

The largest lightning conductor in
the world is in Bavaria. The top Of IT
is some yards above the meteorolog-
ical station on the Zugspitze, the high
est point of land in the German EN-
pire. 1t runs down the side of the
mountain to body of running water.
half miles.
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the danger
of fcrmenta-
tion is re-
duced to a
m l n 1 m Il m
and at the
s a m e time
make it a
C ON p a r a
lively easy
task To omen
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A Fortune to be Given Away.

A noted philanthropist has decided to
give away his fortune to charities and no
doubt much good will be accomplished.
There is another agency that has also ac-
ter's Stomach Bitters. the medicine with
fifty years of cures back of It. 1t pro-
notes appetite. insures digestion. curf
the bowels regular. also prevents belch-
ing, heartburn or hatulency. Don't fall
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the device is
particular l y
adapted for
use by ath-
letes, crick-
eters, boat
ing men and
football play
ers, and also
for working
m e n W h o
use a belt
W h | | Q a t
work. Any
of these per-
sons W h o
p r e er the
8 u s d e nder
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Public Expenditure. In Mexico.

The Mexican army of more than o.
600 men is supported upon Il trife
more than 1,OOO.OOO Mexican dollars n
month. The Mexican Congress does
not cost S1,00O,OOO n year.
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Combined Bef and Braces.

From far-off New Zealand comes
the combination shown in the illustra-
tion, that pair of suspenders which
can be quickly altered to belt when
the wearer desires to change from one
to the other. The inventors state that
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for ordinary wear and the belt for spe-
cial work will appreciate the merits of
combination which will supply both
at q cost Of little more than that of
either article alone. A glance at the
illustration shows the manner of max
ing the change, the braces being pivot
cd at the back to allow alignment.
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No Dry E-ek Needed.

The expense Of docking ships in or
der to remove foreign growths from
the hulls is considerable. besides the
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Public Expenditures in Mexico.

The Mexican army of more than 25,-
600 men is supported upon n tritle
more than 1.OOO.OOO Mexican dollars n
month. The Mexican Congress does
not cost $1,OOOOOO year.
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Improx,ed Fruif Jar.

This invention is intended to pro-
vide fruit jar which can be sealed SO
hot
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the average sentence imposed was a
little over five years the aggregate of
the sentences amounted to 1900 years
Imprisonment.
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Adjulfable Curtain supporf.

Two views are shown in the illus.
tration OF neat curtain support re-
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UNCLE SANS NEW GUN
DESIGNED TO SHOOT MORE
THAN TWENTY-FOUR MILES.

Hurls a Projectiie Ten Miles High-Can
-, shoot Ten Shots . Minute-shsn
Weighs Fifty-Fivo Pounds-Win he
Able to Fire Eighteen Shells Befor, the
First strikes the Ground-Couid Shoot
Over Mount Everest.
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Fashions and Society
Icouuuuea iron FThh Psgs-I

Mrs 1Iamfor6 is 20 remain 3 month
longer ia Honolulu much 20 the de-
light Of her numerous friends ~Dupes
has reached q second edition I hear
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Miss Reynolds was given recep-
SION by the Young Women's Christian
tssoc alton II the residence OF Mrs
Dillingham; last Monday evening
Mrs MumforJ Miss Morrow and q
-srty ~ frienGs are at Mrs. r. NJ
SEanzy's ranch for a few days, az ko-
olau-
1lr. and Mrs. c. P. GrfmwoOd gave
"a dinner party Thursday evening. Gov
CTS were laid for ten.
Mrs. Walter Hoffman has inTl- ations
ont 20 meet Mss Stanton Of the opera
company
Mrs. Annis NJ Turner entertained
on Friday in honor of Mrs. Severance
~ Hiio
Ir. and Mrs. Harold Mott Smith ex-
pect TO sail FOR Europe on Tuesday.
Mrs Richards viii entertain Miss
Reynolds FOR short time.
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Dr. and Mrs r II Humphris are on
their way % Honolulu.