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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
COMMERCIAL sEp1A.
It Is Made from the Contents OF =
Sac in the Neck of the Ten
Armed CuttIefsh.


The familiar brown pigment known
as sepia is the product of a ten-armed
cuttlef1sh found in all European wa
tiers and common in the Mediter-
ranean. The animal is of a witty
brown color, with red spots, and pos
sesses a sac containing dark liquid
having an extremely high coloring
power. When the animal desires to
conceal it's movements or escape from
a dangerous enemy, it squirts this
liquid in the surrounding sea water.
The efficiency of this liquid may be
inferred from the fact that it will
render 1000 times it's volume of wa
ter perfectly opaque. The effect is
produced by the presence in the lq-
uid of black pigment, which is in
soluble in water, but which diffuses
through it. It is insoluble in alco-
hol or in ether as well as in water.
The commercial pigment is prepared
in the following way: AS soon as the
cutt1efish is caught the sac is extract
ed and dried quickly. The pigment is
then treated chemically, washed with
water and then dried at gentle heat.
It forms an impalPable dark powder,
which is perfectly permanent except
when constantly exposed to the di-
rect rays of the sun. 1t is then made
up in the form of sticks and becomes
the sepia of commerce. 1t is not
suitable for use as an oil color, but
it has been employed for water color
painting for many centuries. 1t will
mix with any other color, and it eX-
ceeds all other brown pigments in the
ease with which a uniform coat of it
may be applied with a brush. The
commercial sepia contains about 70
per cent. melanin, 10 of carbonate of
lime, of carbonate of magnesia, of
sulphates and chlorIdes of potash and
soda and of miscellaneous organic
matter
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
MoIsTENING THE EGGS.
The Pros and Cons of a Poultry Prob
lem That Has Aroused General
Attention,

We believe that as a rule sprinkling
the eggs with warm water which are
being incubated by the sitting hen is
productive of harm rather than good.
If the hen is free to leave the nest
as she wills, and is not debarred from
run in the grass during her short
respite from her duties, she will re-
turn to the nest with feathers laden
with dew, and the eggs will not suf-
fer for moisture, says Wallace's
Farmer. In our early experience we
regularly sprinklea the eggs the third
day before the hatch was due. We had
read about a cart load of poultry pa
pers, and with a good deal of sound
advice which they gave US, we gave
which got the advantage of our cal
lowness and made US believe that
sprinkling the eggs was of prime i'm
portance. While still believing that
under certain conditions it is attend
ed with advantage it is only occa-
siona1ly that we revert to the prac-
tice. During the late dry spell it oc-
Cured to US that something might
be gained by returning to it. We had
six hens engaged in Matching us out
some late chicks. The eggs were due
to hatch on the 18th of July. On the
18th we removed the eggs from four
of the nests, and after dampening the
earth upon which the nest was built,
put them back. We did not apply any
moisture to the other two nests. The
result justif1es the belief that under
such circumstances as these the APP
pIication of moisture is attended with
advantage. From the four nests we
took 38 chicks and from the other two
only five chicks. The eggs were the
same, and the hens were all about
equally attentive to their duties. The
exceptional dryness of the air and
the absence of dew demanded
change from the usual order OF
things, and we are well convinced
that we are well paid for the time it
took to moisten those eggs. But we
have sprinkled lots of eggs without
gaining anything by it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
POWERFUL ARMY PISTOL.
Twenty-FOur Shots Were Recently
Fired from 1t at the Rate of
116 Per Minute.

The Luger automatic pistol, a weap-
on that has just been adopted by the
Swiss government and has been tested
by the United States war department,
is described in the American Machinist
by G. II. Powell. We are reminded by
this writer that the limited range of
the revolver is largely due to the es-
cape of the powder gas about the
cylinder. This fact, in conjunction
with other well-known drawbacks to
the use of revolvers as military weap-
ons, has caused inventors to look to
the principles employed in magazine
arms for solution of the problem of
an improvement of this essential
small-arm. Says Mr.. Powell:
what is known as the automatic
pistol of to-day seems almost a perfect
realization of the ends sought. Though
called automatic, this weapon rs in
reality only semi-automatic, as sue
cessive pressures on the trigger are
necessary to its operation.
''This weapon is a repeating arm in
which the force of the expansion of
the gas-the recoil, or kicks util-
lied after each shot to open the breech-
block, extract the empty case, cock the
f1ring-pin, and, by means of a recuper-
ative spring, charge the pistol with a
new cartridge, the operator merely
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
DUCK QUARTERS.

ard the growth of a young duck is
something phenomenal; it grows with
amazing rapidity for a dozen weeks OF
so, when it should be marketed, if not.
to be kept as laying stock.
Ducks, however, cannot very well be
kept in the poultry house, nor in the
barn or other buildings, since they are
never tidy housekeepers. Neverthe-
less, they need comfortable place
place by themselves for then they
will yield good profit and without in
convenience to the owner. A space
even only a few feet high will suffice,
which can often be provided under a
barn, workshop or other building
as suggested in the accompanying pic
ture; and such quarters can easily be
cleaned out with a hoe or rake, and a
new litter thrown in. This low pen will
be warm in winter, and so conduce to
early laying; while on the other hand,
it will prove very cool spot during the
heat of summer, being thus conducive
to continuous laying.-Fred o. Sibley,
in Ohio Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
BOAT TowED BY KITES.
Recent Successful Experiment on the
River MOseDe in
France.

Since the kite has entered into the
domain of/science, It has been greatly
perfected. The aim has been to give
it considera BILE ascensional force and
great stability, so that it may be used
to carry into the air apparatus used
in meteorology and photography
without fear of disastrous fall. But
hitherto little has been done to utilize
its force of tradition, which may be
considerable if it is given sufficient
height. Recently, however, says Cos
mos, experiments in this direction
have been made on the Moselle by a
man who, having flown Malay kite
two meters (six and one-half feet)
in length, caused it to tow against
somewhat swift current boat hold
ing six persons. The wind was quite
strong, and it was very easy to IN
crease the force of traction by flying
several kites. Those of the Hargrave
system would, perhaps, be the best
since one of this kind having height
of IA meters (four and one-half feet)
can scarcely be held by two men,
when enough cord has been paid out.
The retaining cable must possess
great strength, especially if it is to
hold several kites, or the tractlye
force may rupture it.
1t is evident that in this original
mode of locomotion the direction Of
the wind plays an important part, for
if the angie that it makes with the
watercourse exceeds As or so degrees,
the boat is hard to steer, and moves
slowly Nevertheless this method OF
seeking a continuous current of air
at a certain height is of the greatest
simplicity. If it is not used, the rea-
son is doubtless that it has been
thought that not enough force would
be developed by it. Still, the results
already obtained are interesting.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Dry road-dust is needed in that
poultry-house of yours.
Nests should be so arranged that
the hen will not have to jump down
upon the eggs.
Get Is cents worth of crude Pc
troleum and ten cents worth of car
bolic acid, mix well, and you have for
25 cents enough lice killer to paint
all the roosts, nest boxes, ETC., on
the place.
Buying a thoroughbred male is the
first step towards improving your
flock. By SO doing you tny just half
the flock in a breeding sense, and
next to buying an entire pen this is
the best thing to do.
good and Inexpensive drinking
fountain for chicks is made by plac-
ing a saucer over a quart tin can of
water and by quickly inverting them
drinking fountain fit for the best
is at hand. Place a small stick be-
tween the can and the saucer-this
keeps up the supply of water.-Mid-
land Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
MORE OR LESS SCIENTIFIC.

For every 1000 feet above sea level
the barometer drops almost exactly an
inch.
The nettle, which has IS common va
rieties, is the most widely-spread of
any wild plant.
The average temperature of the
whole globe is so degrees, or Is degrees
above freezing point.
Turpentine is one per cent. lighter
than water, olive oil is eight per cent,
and alcohol 16 per cent.
Bacteria are found to be able to
break down stone walls. This they do
by producing nitrous acid, which de-
Gays cement.
Beetles are the strongest insects. A
horned beetle has been known to move
pa pounds letterweigh is, 315
times its own weight.
The comet known to US which travels
in the greatest orbit is-Halley's. 1t
is at times 5000, DOC, 900 miles from
the earth, and its period is II years.
Sea island cotton has the longest
fber-an average of 1.61 inches. The
shortest is East Indian, the fiber of
which averages nine-tenths of an inch
only.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
NIGHT INSECT TRAP.

in slanting position. The lamp is
attached to one edge of tray con-
tanning mixture of kerosene oil and
water, and the angle of the glass in
front of the light causes the insects
to fall into the liquid when they
strike against the smooth surface.
With number of these traps set at
the sides of a field short distance
above the plants, the inventor claims
that the injurious moths and other
insects will exterminate themselves
without the trouble of searching for
them.-Patent Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
DEPTH OF RAINFALL.
Description of the Way in Which 1t
Is Accurately Measured by
Men of Science.

Probably one question that has puz-
zled the lay mind is how the depth of
rainfall may be accurately deter
mined. The way it is done is this:
A funnel whose large aperture rep
resents surface of 100 square inches
is placed in position where it may
catch the direct fall of the rain, with
the rim of the funnel extending per-
haps an inch or more beyond the plat
form to which it may be fixed. This
is for the purpose of preventing any
rain from being washed into the fun
ned and increasing the true fall.
From this funnel the water runs to
a tube, which bears an exact and
carefully determined ratio to the
area of the tunnels mouth, say one
tenth.
If, therefore, the tube shows wa
ter to the depth of an inch it is clear
that one-tenth of an inch of rain has
fallen. The tube is provided with a
carefully graduated scale, so that the
fall may be readily seen. Three
inches of rain would show a depth
of 80 inches in tube one-tenth the
size of the receiving aperture, and
quickly noted by observing the scale.
If placed on the roof of building
the apparatus should be kept away
from the edges to prevent any par
ticu1ar slant of the wind carrying
into the funnel larger proportion
of rain than would fall into it under
normal conditions. The larger the
aperture of the receiving funnel is
made the more accurate will be the
results obtained.
A curious fact that has been noted
in connection with rainfalls is that
gauges placed on roofs usually gath
er less water than those placed on
the ground. This is accounted for on
the theory that the rain in falling
absorbs some of the moisture of the
air, and the greater distance it falls
the larger will be the bulk of the
individual drops.-N. Y. Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
having to press the trigger for each
successive shot,

having to press the trigger for each
successive shot"
Says the paper just mentioned in an
editorial comment:
''The performance of this Luger pis-
toll is remarkable, as shown by tests
of army boards. Twenty-four shots
were fired from it at the rate of 116 a
minute This included the time of re-
moving two empty magazines and in
sorting two loaded ones, SO that the
rate of firing one magazine charge, or
eight shots, must of course be consid-
erably faster. In the accuracy test
the mean deviation of the shots was
shown to be only slightly more than
O.5 inch at a range of rs feet. 1t was
taken apart in 394 seconds and reas-
sembled in 1919 seconds.
1T also stood the remarkably severe
dust and rust tests very well and gave
every evidence of being the very best
military pistol presented before the
trial board. After being immersed in
a solution of sal ammoniac and al
lowed to remain until thoroughly rust
ed, it WAS without cleaning fired as a
single breech-loader, and after being
simply oiled, without disassembling,
worked automatically as before. 1t
is thought probable that the United
States army authorities will adopt it
for army use, in which case it will be
manufactured here"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
NIGHT INSECT TRAP.
An Apparatus Designed for the Par
pose of Combating the Destrue-
tive Tobacco Moth.

In sections of the country where
tobacco is grown one of the chief
troubles to contend with is the to-
bacco moth, and the apparatus s--own
in the cut has been designed espe-
cially to combat this pest, as well as
to destroy other insects which move
about at night. Tt is well known
that moths and other insects are att
tracted by light shining out of the
darkness, and it is this fact that Will
liam Hill Morgan, of Port Royal, KY.
makes use of in his trap, which con-
sists of a light inclosed in a metal
lie hood and provided with a reflector
and glass face, the latter being set
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
4 Sire resi- of Death.

Prof. Ottolenghi, of the University
of Siena, is Said to have discovered
that, while it is easy to apply the rays
to the lungs of a person who is alive
or in trance, it is extremely difficult,
indeed practically impossible, to apply
them to the lungs of a person actually
dead The reason is that some in
tervening obstacle prevents the rays
from penetrating into the body. He
has repeatedly made test of this
kind, always with the same result.
Prof. Ottolenghi therefore suggests
that as this test can easily be made by
any physician, it should in the future
be employed in all cases where there
exists doubt of death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14

fer nigh 20 years, but at dem words
NV Cindy's de love flew outen by
heart as straight as er sparrer-hawk,
an de- hate flew in as quick as light
MIN an I whispered back:
"'Yo' squeanch-eyes flee, eff yo'
think I'm keerin' bout Pearl NAH
in dat ole slough-footed niger yo's
wrong, dat's all; an I doan wan to
hear no more bout it frum yo' ner
no oman what CANT git de chance
to gage in matermony wonst to my
four times. Whut is your 'pinion wuf
on de subjec', an whut good has ct
done you to hang 'roun' Jere fer er
long year"
''Dat hurt her bad, an she 'cluded
to try a little more smartness on me.
why doan yo' pray fer er husband p
an she punched dat slabsided Narciss
in de ribs an dey bof laugh an laugh
bekase dey doan believe in prayer
ner nothin', being de blackes' kim
NV sinners. My blood fairly riz an
billed an said:
"'Yo' can say ennythiAg yo' wan
to to me, but doan NEEDLE wild de
Lords works in de Lords house er
I'll throw yo' outen it an a little
more
at doan objec' agin your tryin' it >
said she, runnin' her han deep in
her pocket. I well knowed she was
n-fngerin' her hardware, but wusn't
Altered Nv her if L am gettin' on in
years, so I up an druve my fist in
her mouf. She yelled an spit out a
lot NV blood an a tooth as she made
I,
2 De closest brudders grabbed her an
tried to wrench de razor outen her
ham, but sho' as yo' live she fit like
err tiger. Dey had ter knock her
down like er beef, an four men set
on her while some outsiders ruined
fer de deputy what lives across an
down de road.
"When he got his close on-doan
know what he sleep in de daytime
fer-he coined over an jes' bekase he
was de law Nv de lam he rested
eight fer 'sturbin' public worship.
An de shame Nv de fair was, Miss
Sallie, dat he rested meme, de pill
Ter NV de chu'chI I went on to 'spos-
tulate wild dat sinful man in er rea-
sonable way. 1 toP him how I went
round wild er prescription an got up
more dan half de money what built
dat air berry chu'ch. Den dat sassy
man jes' say:
eyes, an yo' been de 'casion Nv
mo- 'sturbances dan de whole flock
tuck togedder.'
''Yo' jes' orter heard dem sinners
an bask-slidin' Christians laugh at
dat. got madden dan ever den. ]
couldn't member wus in de clutches
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
HANDY THING TO HAVE.
straw and Hay Barrow That VIII BE
Found a Genuine Time and
Labor Saver.

When straw is stacked outside the
barn and some of If is wanted in the
stable for feeding or bedding pur-
poses, the usual plan is to carry
in a little at time on a fork
or in a rope or strap sling. This,
in the use of fork, is anything but
a speedy operati IN, next to imPos-
sible On windy day, and with sling
a very unpleasant job in cold weather.
The illustration shows an easily and
cheaply made convenience to facilitate
moving the straw, which may also be
useful for transporting small guam
titles of hay from place to place. To
made it, procure first some light lath,
say three-quarters by 2 inches, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
HELP.

Words of sympathy, deeds of truth,
Hearts that melt where the tears fast
fall,
These are part of the golden truth;
A kind goodwill is help to all.
Duty is cold, though the heart be warm,
Life is a fame, and the soul lies deep
Under the sun and the wintry storm,
The hills and valleys their purpose keep.
A purpose to bloom when the springtime
comes!
A feeling. like love, that awaits its time
Or a sword, that leaps to the sound OF
drums
Or thought. that springs to the lit OF
rhyme.
Dark! and the dew falls soft on the bud.
Day! and the sun creeps down to the
seed.
Health and strength in the rolling flood!
Fragrance hid in the stony mead!
So we help each other by hope and trust.
The time will come to do and give
II the lowly helper say, as he must,
on, patient toiler, rise and live!
Charles w. Stevenson. in N. Y. Observer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
Cater to the PublIc's whims.

yellow legs and yellow skin do not
make a chicken any better for the
table than one with dark legs and
white skin, but collaborating Amer
leans, however, have a weakness for
the yellow skin. Therefore, the pcul-
TRUMAN who raises fowls for mar
ket that prefers this style will a2t
wisely in selecting breed which has
a skin of that color, not because they
are really any better, but because the
public believes they are, and viii not
buy them if they are otherwise.-Mid-
land Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
JUDY'S PULL
BY EVALENA RASBURY.
Copyright. 1901, BY Authors syndicate.l

ERE I is, said Judy, seating her
self on the edge of the veranda,
and thrusting her bare feet into the
cool depths of my fern bed. She
famed herself vigorously with her
''slat" sunbonnet.
''Here I is at las, an 1 sho' is glad
to get outen dat 'niquitous hole Nv a
jail an back to desc here cotton
fiel's. How come dar? Now, Miss
Sallie, 1 suttenly is glad yo' pound
ed dat question, an I'll 'splain to
yo'. Las Sunday wus de fourf Sun
day an a big day at st. Johns chapel,
an L fixed up an went to church
long wild Liza an Manuel. De church
was full an de yard was full, an
de sight muster been 'spirin' to de
elder, fer he wus er preachin' at de
top Nv of his voice an de sinners was
a-fockin' to de mussy-seat like
skeered sheep. L got ter runibatin'
on de good in de pas, on de good in
de presen' an de good in de future,
an my heart was full Nv love, but
I wusn't sayin' a word, wus a rockin'
myself an mournin' lax, when dat
yaller no-nation Cindy leant over de
seat an whispered:
Why doan yo' go up an hep de
mourners through? Yo' most engen-
orally makes it your business to do
so. Maybe yo', is yet er grievin' be-
kase your gal, Pearl, beat yo' outen
mahin' de preacher las fall
'Wen sir, Miss Sallie, rs nigh 60
years old Q'd a-knowed 'zactIy how
old is if my age hadn't er got burnt
up in your mas fine house endurin
de wah) an Use been a public prayer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
PROTECTING stock from Flies.

To keep flies of the following mix
ture is recommended as an application
fog the dairy herd. Fish, seal or tam
ner's oil, one gallon; crude carbolic
acid, four ounces, and coal oil, one pint,
all we'll mixed and rubbed on all parts
except the udder. Two applications
per week can be easily given at milk
ing time, and Will render the cows quite
repulsive to all kinds of flies, bots. ETC.,
but not at al Objectionable TO attend.
ants orsmilkers. It is expedient TO at
tend To- this matter. which will prove
both humane and profitable.-Farzn-
ers' Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14

~ All communications for this paper
must be accompanied by the name of the
author; not necessarily for publication,
but as an evidence of good faith on the
part or the writer. Write only on one side
OF the paper. Be particularly careful in
giving names and dates, to have the let
tiers and figures plain and distinct.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
QUARTERS FOR DUCKS.
Them Under a Barn. Workshop
or Other Building

Where the chances permit, it is =
question if ducks are not more profit
able to keep as layers than hens.
Certainly so as regards the Picking
duck, which lays almost every day
after it begins; and ducks eggs are all
ways higher than hens eggs, seldom
dropping much, if any, below 20 or Is
cents a dozen. There is also an advan-
tage in feeding. Ducks can be fed a
coarser grade of food than hens,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
sandwieh afen,s Union.

Only few years ago the business
most despised in New Tcrk was per-
haps that of the sandwich board man.
Now it has achieved the dignity of a
union whose members are as rigid in
the enforcement of their rights as ths
men in any other trade.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14

The arrival of the first cattle in this
country is thus recorded in Gov.
Bradford's history of Plymouth col
ony: by this ship also came three
heifers and a bull, the first of any
cattle OF that kind in ye land" This
was in 1924.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
The Humid DAYS.

The humid days have come again,
The stickiest of the year,
When peoples doors and underclothea
Provokingly adhere.
COnstablez in Scotland.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14
Banks Growfng Prosnerons.

Seven Chicago banks are increasing
their capitalization very largely.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-14

California prune growers are at a
loss as to what to 90 with their es.-
100000 pounds of last years prunes-