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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
FISH EGGS.
METHOD OF NUMBERING THEM
WITH ACCURACY.
question of Measuring Eggs Is a Most
Important One to the Fish CuIturist
The Old Method Goes ont of Ex-
istence. 81

A hundred times a day on an average
the question is asked by visitors at the
building of the United States Fish
Commission, How in the world is it
possible to tell with any degree of
accuracy how many eggs are placed in
any given shipment or are usually
kept? And the questioner is generally
much surprised when he is informed
that by means of a scale devised by
one of the attaches of the commission
1t is possible to tell to a nicely lust
what is desired to be known on the.
subject, whether it be concerning the
eggs of the Spanish mackerel. which,
are SO small that a standard United
States quart measure of 57.75 cubic
inches will contain 1,267, 1913, or of
land-locked salmon, $500 eggs of
which will fill a similar measure. The
measuring scale is a light square made
of wood, not so liable to break the Jar
as metal. The long leg of the square
is fifteen inches long, half an inch
wide and a quarter of an inch thick.
The short leg is of the same breadth
and thickness and half the length. The
long leg is graduated to read from
the bottom upward. The first grade is
at a height corresponding to the level
attained in the jar by a measured half
pint Of water; the succeeding grades
are determined by the introduction Of
additional half pints of water. All
measurements are made with a feed
tube in place, the water shut off and
the eggs allowed to thoroughly settle
The short leg of the square is placed
over the top of the jar, the long les
hanging down, and the scale read from
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

the point where the top layer OF egg1
shows in the jar. Tt is possible to oo1
tain by measurement an almost co7recI
estimate of the number of fish prol
duced by a jar of selni-buoyant eggs'
Just before the time OF Matching all
dead eggs are carefully drawn off. It ii
an ~aseertained fact that scarcely ann
semi-buoyant eggs die under prope1
conditions after Matching out has com
menced. In connection with the scald
there is used a jar which presents ar|
easy, quick and safe means of ascerI
tanning the knowledge sought. Thd
measurements in all cases are .madi
while the eggs are in the Jar, and with
the cap screwed down. How to ascerl
tain the number of eggs lost or Matched
or are OF hand is a question cGnI
stantly arising. 1t would be cumberI
some and tedious were it compulsory
to open a jar and measure the eggs in
a graduate every time such informal
ton was needed. The question oil
measuring the eggs is a most import
tant one to the fish culturist, and
yet, to judge from the various ways OF
measuring eggs, it is one that has rel
ceived little attention. Every branch
Of trade has a standard measure, but
fish culture has remained without stan
dard Or rational unit, each workman
establishing for himself a system Oh
determination and varying that SYSTEM
from year to year, as the ~eXigencie]
Of the season demanded. There has
not only been a want of harmony id
the various so-called measures used
but the measures themselves have
lacked the elements of reliability, be
ing in many cases the most arbitrary
and irrational. The records Of results
Of work in the earlier days of fish
culture were but wild guessing, and
sad to say, many records are yet made
Ia the same tanner. The practice OF
arriving at the number Of any given
OF of eggs by estimating each parent
ish to contain an ~unvarying quantity
# eggs and multiplying this quantity
by the number Of females spawned has
Justly gone out Of existence.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

Slate pencils were formerly all cut
from solid slate, just as it is dug from
the earth, but pencils so made were
objected to ON account of the grit
which they contain and which won d
scratch the slate. To overcome this
difiulty an ingenious process has been
devised by which the slate is ground to
a very fine powder, all grit and for
eikn substances removed, and the pow
der bolted through silk cloth in much
the same manner in which flour is
bolted. The powder is then made into
a dough, and the dough is subjected to
a verv heavy hydraulic pressure, which
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
A Prospector's F1ar-
rowing Experienced in
the Arizona Desert.

had him in charge. We followed until
night, when the Indians made a halt
and there, before u eyes, they strip
ped Hazard of his clothes and dashed
him to a big cactus.
Such suffering. They raised him just
far enough above the ground that his
whole weight fell on the sharp needles
of the plant, thousands of them pierre
ing his flesh. While half of the In
dams held us away, the others danced
about our suffering partner. There
was only four of us, and about 20 In
lians, but We succeeded in driving
them off, after a fight that lasted until
hear midnight. When we reached HaZ7
zard he was nearly dead from loss of
blood and the terrible agony that he
suffered. We got him back to Phoenix,
but he died in a few days.
l have been caught in the desert and
have been saved of dying from thirst
by drinking water that is contained in
the cactus, but l eve can feel any
gratitude to the plant after that first
experience. And l eve can tolerate
an Indian.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
CoLD-REsIsTING BACTERIA.

Some time ago DR.. Allan M~acfadyen
and MI. Sydney Rowland reported to
the Royal Society that the tempera-
ture of liquid air has no appreciable
effect on the vitality of micro-organ-
isms exposed to it for a week. Recent
ly they have presented a supplement-
airy report showing that bacteria sub
jectcd to the temperature of liquid
hydrogen for ten hours show no altera-
ton as regards vitality. The tempera-
ture of liquid hydrogen, they say, is
about o~ne-quarter that Of liquid air,
just as the temperature of liquid air is
about one-quarter of the mean tenn
perature of the atmosphere. The re-
suit is obtained by considering that
liquid hydrogen is about 20 degrees
centigrade above absolute zero, liquid
air about so degrees above, and ordi-
nary air, on the average, about 300 de-
grees above.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
AUXILIARY BOOK GUIDE.

1t does not often occur hat an in
ventor takes it into his head to tighten
the labors of the student or applies
himself to anything pertaining to
books, but herewith is presented a
practical idea which will be much ap-
preciated by the bookworm. Its object
is to provide a simple and convenient
guide to be inserted in books for af-
fording more ready access to refer
ences or articles of comment contained
in different parts of the book and re-
lating to the same subject, enabling
the reader to turn directly to the pas
sage desired. The manner of using
the guide is as follows: The reader
having found the main object sought
in the book places the first index slip
in that part of the book containing the
nearest reference to the subject, and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
LONG BALLOON FLIGHTS

The balloon races and contests con
Quoted in connection with the Paris
exposition were productive of some
very interesting results. Every Sun
day the spectacle was Witnessed of
a lal ge number of balloons starting on
their journey. "One afternoon" says
Mr.. A. Lawrence Rotch, seventeen
balloons raise successfully, each aero
naut endeayoring to land as near as
possible to some point that he had fix
ed beforehand. By taking advantage
of the various air-currents and skill
fully manipulating the guide-ropes,
surprising results were obtained. One
aeronaut, after travelling thirty miles,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
America Long in the Lead.

Forty-nine years have elapsed since
the yacht America won the famous
trophy known as the Queens cup i'll
q race around the Isle of Wight,
against the Royal Yacht squadron.
The America, which was designed and
built by George Steers of Greenpoint,
N. Y, and owned chiefly by Commo-
lore J. &. stevens of New York, crossed
the ocean 20 sail for the cup. She was
registered in custom house tonnage at
ITO tons. She was launched in 1840.
The British yachtsmen made a great
deal OF fun over the %ungraceful APP
pearance of the Yankee schooner"
She carried no f~oretopmast and dis
played no boom on her foresail, but
she took the lead and held it in the
race. which took place on Friday, Aug.
%, 1851, against six schooners and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

BED FOR GIVING TREATMENT
neck of the patient to produce muscu-
lar relaxation, while the general tenn
perature is reduced by the application
OF the cooling apparatus to other parts
OF the body. The mattress of the bed
Is adapted to be inflated with hot wa
ter or air, and in order to maintain
the water at the required temperature
the mattress is connected with the wa
ter heater in proximity to the bed by
means of a pipe. 1t will be noticed
that supports for a fractured arm or
leg are also provided, as well as a Their
mometer, writing tablet, holder for
medicine glasses, etc.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
COMPLETE HOSPITAL OUTFIT.

The illustration shows a specially
constructed bed adapted for use in
hospitals, provision being made for
treating numerous diseases and also
for surgical work. A cooling tank is
provided which contains ice n watsr,
and this can be brought in proximity
with any portion of the body, while
the remainder is given hot treatments
by other appliances. The special func-
ton OF the cooling tank is to regulate
the temperature of a pyretic or febrile
patlent-as, for instance, in spinal
meningitis, pneumonia, typhoid fever
and all forms of eruptive diseases,
where bodily temperature plays such
an important role. In spinal meningl-
us and typhoid it may be necessary
TO apply heat to the spinal column and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

Various state societies have accom-
plished so much good in the way of
preserving and marking places OF
scenic and historic interest that con-
gress has been asked to create a ma
tional society. The Companion has
already mentioned the rescue of the
Palisades. In Massachusetts most of
the spots conspicuous in colonial and
revolutionary history have been
marked by suitably inscribed tablets,
and similar work is in progress in Vir-
ginia. Such efforts make a strong ap-
peal to the imagination; they also
perform a national service in keeping
the patriotic deeds of the fathers before
the eyes of the children.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

The prize blockheads among the CEN
U enumerators are reported from In
dianapolis, Ind. Among the queries
on the blanks was this: Length or
residence" Several enumerators mis-
understood the question and returned
such answers as "2O by 49," "76 feet"
and the like. Albany, N. Y, is so cut
up over the fact that the census shows
a falling off in population that the
local enumerators are being roundly
denounced as drunken men and incom-
petents, and a recount is demanded.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

At Casper, Wyo., Ross Lambert,
owner of a sheep ranch, and Miss
Louisa Morrison, were married at mid
night, while seated in a sheep wagon.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
brides mother and a few friends. The
groom could well afford a stylish, con
ventional wedding, but he and the
bride wanted something unusual. AS
soon as the knot was tied they started
for Lambert's ranch, twenty miles
away, travelling in the sheep wagon.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

On one Of the rural free delivery
routes in Maryland the other day a
strange man was noticed riding with
the regular driver. 1t was the assist
ant postmaster at Toronto, who had
been sent here by the Canadian post
master general to investigate our new
ly inaugurated but rapidly extending
rural delivery system. The promptness
with which e%nterprising men jump
from one country to another in search
of improvements when they hear of
them is notable. Nova Scotia already
has some rural delivery routes, and it
would not be surprising if a United
States official appeared there before
long to look them over. The inter
change of ideas, helpful to both coun-
tries, was never so popular as it Is
now. Far away Australia has given
us ballot reforms, and-for some of our
states-a new system of land transfer
New Zealand has also made its con-
itributions.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

waves. From the impressed cylinder
the message can be retransformed into
spoken words by the ordinary method
of a monograph. The usefulness of
the instrument depends upon the fact
that by it's means a message can be
sent when the intended recipient is
absent. Upon his return the latter can
set the photographic apparatus going
and listen to the message at his leis-
IRE
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

The first white person born in Chi
cago, Alexander Beaubien, has just
celebrated his 10Th birthday. At the
time he was born there were only a
few log houses near the mouth of the
Chicago river, and he saw the first
frame house built. His first playmates
were children Of the Potawatomies,
W~innebagoes and the Sacs. His IA
Their represented John Jacob Astor's
fur company, and the house was al
ways filled with pelts traded by the
Indians.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
A fortunate New York schoolmaster

A fortunate New York schoolmaster
was he who lost his job four years ago.
He claimed that he was illegally dis
charged and he sued the city for his
salary. Now the Court of Appeals
awards him $13,824, the same being the
amount of his salary he should have
received meanwhile, together with in
terest thereon. And he is restored to
his position, too.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

cylinder at the re-
ceiving end of the
telephone lin e.
The record is
made by the undu-
lations produced
by the S o u n d.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

A horrible discovery has been made
at Client. On opening a family vault
TO make a fresh interment the body
of a young girl was found lying on
the bottom steps. Recovering from the
lethargy which had effected her at the
time of her burial, she had succeeded
in bursting open her coffin, but had
not been able to make her appeals for
starvation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
Making SLATE 9emils,
sas0soosae ssass.sa

presses the pencil out the required
shape and diameter, but in lengths of
about three feet. While yet soft the.
pencils are cut into the desired lengths
and set out to dry in the open air.
After they are thoroughly dried the
pencils are placed in steam baking
kilns, where they receive the proper
temper. Pencils made in this manner
are not only free from all grit and
of uniform hardness, but are stronger
than those cut out of solid slate. For
these reasons they have superseded the
old kind. Over IS, O00. 900 of these pen
ellis were made and sold in 1899 by
one American concern in Chattanooga.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

A fibre company of Lockport, N.
" is preparing to manufacture gun
stocks of fibre with a view to tighten
Ing the weight of the present rife. II
the experiment succeeds it will attract
attention the world over. The ord
nance officers on duty at Springfield,
Mass, will supervise the manufacture.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
Soldiers Living in slavery.

An Italian who has returned from
Abyssinia declares that in the more.
distant parts of that country there are
still a large number of Italian soldiers
living in slavery. They are mostly
men who were wounded at the battle
of Adowa, lett on the field and subse-
~Quently taken prisoners.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

The fortune earned by Verdi, the
eminent composer, was a large n
for Italy, amounting to about f120, 900.
Much of this was devoted, a few years
since, to the establishment of a home
in Milan for decayed musicians. 1t is
interesting to note that Verdi COM
menced life as a grocer's message boy
at the age of ten.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

seven cutters of the Royal Yacht
squadron. She completed the run of
eighty-one miles, despite the loss of
her jib boom, eight minutes in advance
of the Aurora. The cup came to this
country at that time and has remained
here ever since. In 1857 the Americas
owners presented the cup to the New
York Yacht club for a perpetual inter
national challenge cup.-New York
Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16

landed within half a mile of the gs4at
ne had set out for. The greatest
height attained by any of the aero
nauts was $1,000 feet. In the long-dis.
race six balloons started, ano
three of them landed in Russia. Ab5ui
1,400 miles were travelled in thirty.
seven hours.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
REFERENCE MARKER FOR BOOKS.

hEF z MARkER FUR BUUh0
inserts the companion slips, with their
index numbers or marks in consecutive
order, in the different portions of the
book containing sequential references
to the subject. After the slips are thus
placed the projecting ends at the top
and bottom of the book are laced to-
gether to confine them in their place
in the volume and convenient for flu
ture reference.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
DUPUYER. : MONTANA

A singular donation has been made
to the Swedish Lutheran church at
L~indsborg, Kan, by Charles A. Smith,
a wealthy lumberman of Minneapolis.
The gift is $4,000 feet of standing pine,
The value of which is estimated at $685.
900.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
THE

This is a combination of the phono-
graph with the telephone, intended tc
record a telephone message on a was
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-16
JOTTINGS.
A Far Carrying Gun.

There is a gun in the British navy, a
22-ton Armstrong, which hurls a solid
shot a distance of twelve miles, the
highest point in the arc described by
the shot being 1900 feet above the
earth's surface. The discharge Of the
gun cannot be heard at the place where
the ball strikes.
ZeppeIin's Air Shin Does Well.
Count Won Zeppelin's air ship has
made several successful trips at the
Lake of Constance. Supported by it's
huge cigar-shaped balloon and driven
by it's fan-wheels, the air ship was able
to make headway against a light
breeze. but has no always succeeded
in returning to it's starting point, q
feat that it accomplished on it's first
trial last summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
Annual Meeting ard Banquet OF The Unitarian
SScjefy

The Unitarian Society held its
annual meeting. Monday evening. ana
tn" event WAS 4 happy one. At $50 .
supper was spread, delicious ard
bountiful. under the efficient direction
of committee consisting of Mrs Elias
Millikeu. Mrs. Geo. n. Lawrence. Mrs.
F. Il. Partridge. and Mrs NJ. V. b.
Chase. After supper came the parish
meeting, the business being speedily
and heartily done. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Moderator. Hon. q. 7. Stevens:
clerk, II. L. Pishon; collector. +. Il.
Purinton; auditor F. +. Smith; stand
ing committee, l.. G. Cornish. Esq, Col.
Elias Milliken. Allen Partridge: treas
urer. Fl. l.. PiShon; music committee.
II. =. Lowell, Mrs. p. j. Myrick, Mrs
+. f.. Smith. The reports of the treas
urer and standing committee were in
every way most encouraging to tn"
large number present. Because of Ger
tain extraordinary items. the eXpen-
ses Of the society exceeded by several
hundred dollars those of an average
year. yet every obligation has been
met. and small balance remains in
the treasury.
A large committee was raised to ar
range for the celebration of the 18TH
anniversary of the incorporation OF the
society. which event will come in the
autumn. The question OF the reduction
of the auditorium of the church was
discussed, and the work will probably
be undertaken the coming summer
The society is well organized, progress
siye. and responsible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

,,,,,oro is moro Catarrh in this section @!
,b. ne" c NJ than ali other diseases nrt
and until The last few r 49, \
Vas SUPPOSED 10 1e iacura rD1Inoun rSf It
great many years Loctors pl'I i"c,I rem
a local disease, and I-rescilhit,,u II to cure
~ ~afs !ar nI Treatment rononneed it to to
durable. Science has proven :a,'' there
be a constitutional disease, ai trreatmcnt.
Hairs C:,tarrh cure. m1nuiac M
= Cheney {. CO.. Toledo. ONO, ,,rlet.
only constitutional cure on the I'm IL
1t is taken Internally in doses doses ,iirectly
oro| IS h blood and mucous surfaces Of .r re
srstem. They offer one hundreas e u for
fnr any case ii fails TO cure. scr"
circulars and testimonials.
t>''''' +. i. CHENEY & &C.. Toledo y
sold by druggists. &c. t
IIaIl'.; Family piils are Inc "e''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

P. ". Coggins of Portland is en-
gagged in securing the material for the
publication of souvenir of the Angus
Ia City Hospital. 1t will be of Y pages
with cover. octave form. and will con-
tain. in addition to q concise history
of the hospital much information con-
ceining that institution which VIII pc
Of more than general interest to every
one. 1t will be a very handy BOOK
OF reference to have III the house ana
also a benefit to the hospital from u
monetary standpoint Mr.. CogSlns Is
now soliciting advertising matter ior
the book. which Will be ready for deliV-
erN Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
What Shall We Have for Dessert ?

This question arises in the family ev-
erv day. Let us answer it &c lay. Try
Jell-O. delicious and healthf3i dessert
Prepared in two minutes. No boi.ihe! "r
baking, simply add boil.rg T:I.ST a--'
set % cool Fllvors: Lemon, Orange
RAJ berry and Strawberry yet PACK
age II your xrocere today. 10 Ga
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

0uita a party. composed of members
If thc Augusta chorus, went to Port
land Monday afternoon, to hear Ma
,1o,on AIaconda. at the Music festival.
They report grand musical treat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

Thain No. >. due in Augusta at loa'
p. NJ. was hour and - minutes late'
Tuesday night, owing to a smashup
near Pittsfeld. caused by an extra
freight breaking apart. No one was
injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

Edwin A. Brown and Jane T. Moor
Of this city. ware married At NoitE
Windsor. Sunday, Jan 20, by Kew T
l.. Clark of that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
haIe's
Honey OF
Horehound
and ] ar

will cure your cold before more seri-
Gus trouble ensues. 25c, SOC, $500
per bottle; the largest size cheapest.
At all druggists. Refuse substitutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23

Albert Hcsciton was given go days III
i,il for. drunkenness. By Judge az
dreys 1T the municipal court ye'le'
d1v morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
SNEEZE AND BLOW.

That IS what you must do when you
have catarrh in the head. The way to
cure this disease is to purify the blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medi-
cine soothes and heals the inllamed
surfG ces. rehuilds the delicate tissues
and permanently cures catarrh by ex-
polling from the blood the scrofulous
taints upon which it depends. Be sure
TO get Hoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
Oft Your Guard

The mild days of early spring make
you careless and then you take cold.