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The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
ART FiCI4L PEARLS,
The Chinese Hav- For Centuries ks-n
Adept at Making limitations.

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The Chipcse were the first 10 make
artiiicial Iearls. they were at it CEN
turies ago. Some of The Chiuese arti-
fetal pearls used 10 be very deceiyins.
The French caught the idea lrg he
Chinese and nowadays they n. Il
wonderfully fine imitation of the cenii-
inc article. Pearl making In China j.
confined 10 two villages in the northern
part of the province OF Chih- kiau9. In
the months of May and June large
quantities of muSsels are brought III
baskets from Il lake thirty miles dis
tant, and the biggest of them are Sc
lected for the operation that is TO be
performed. Into the shell of each mol
lusk are introduced small objects which
it is intended the 5ivalve sha! coat
with the pcarly s:.pstauce il secrctcs.
Sometimes little balls of earth are
used. Such pellets are made Of mud
from the bottom of water courses.
dried and powdered with the juice of
the seeds of the campnor tree.
To place these nuclei inside of the
mussels is process of no little ditllcu'-
ty. The shell is opened with small
instrument Of mother-of pearl. the
mantle of the animal is gently lifted
and the pellets are laid beneath the
mantle. The shel, is then permitted To
close. Finally the moIlnsks are de-
posted in canals or pools. They are
placed five or six inches apart. at
depths Of from two to 1--WE feet in lots
of from 5000 to 10000
In November they are lifted and
opened. The animals are removed
from the shells and the pellets are de
tached with II sharp knife l'y this
time they are fastened tightly to the
inner surface of thc shells and have be
come covered with a coating of nacre.
mt the point where it has been attached
to the shell of the musseI Through
this opening the earth which composed
the nucleus is removed. The hollow
pearl is then filed with melted yellow
roSin. and the Orificc is arifully COW
cred with n piece of mother-of pearl.
Tie pearls thus formed are fiat on the
bottom and in shape are somewhat
more than hemispheres. They hav"
much of the luslre and beauty of the
real gems, and are sold so chcaply rs
to be procurable by all who care 10 pos
Scss them. They are employed TO n
considerable extent by jewelers., who
set them in tiaras and ornaments for
women.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
G O O u @
@ RO \ D S.
How to Repair Roads.

Charles Williams. a contractor in
ConnerSvilic. Ind. gives Il few points
on road repair in IA paper before a
farmers institute, which will be of
interest:
Now. some points on how 10 keep
roads i'll good condition and how to
repair them. \ road must have con
stant attention if il is TO be of any use
or value.
Whenever n rut forms 1t should he
repaired at once. The road should be
graded in the spring and graveled in
the fall. The road will then be hard
and smooth. and the gravel will be
packed down, but not worn out. before
bad weather sets in. II depends on
what shape the crown of the road is
in what the condition of the road will
be for travel through the winter: if
the crown is in good shape it will shed
the water to the side bitches, and if
they are in good shape the road will
remain dry and solid.
Now l will tell Il few ways TO spoil n
good road:
The surest way is to use the road
grader and pile all the mud. sod and
weeds from the sides and bitches into
the centre of the road This makes the
road soft and muddy, and it will be i'm
possible for the next coat of gravel to
unite with the old roadbcd. The re-
suit is the road will be spOngy. The
best plan is to scrape it up into piles
and haul it to some gully. Of which all
roads have a few. and dump it there.
The road grader is good road
builder in the hands of n man that
knows how to use it. but otherwise he
will do n great deal of damage.
Another way to spoil road is to
make the crown so steep that all the
travel will take to the centre The re-
suit is the road is worn out in the
centre, and no use has been made of
the remainder of the road. The centre
is cut up by three gullys. which hold
water and cause the road TO be soft
and muddy when it otherwise would
be in good shape.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
Road Repairing.

The work of repairing the roads is
in order All culverts and cutters
should be cleaned out, and all shoul-
dcrs on the roads should be pared
down so that they shall be below the
Travelled portion of the highway. This
will permit of the water running of
into the gutter. Gravel roads should
have Il little gravel placed on the toe
marks in the centre of the road and
in the ruts. If this is not done at this
season no good will result. All loose
stones should be removed from ma
cadam roads with a back of a rake, not
the teeth. Loose stones injure the road
as much as any one thing. because they
are driven into the surface and break
the bond. Where the stone is begin
ming to show through. little splintcrs or
chips of stone should be applied to
form a cushion. This cushion should
not be more than threc-fourths of an
inch thick. No sprinkling or rolling is
necessary. A ton of splinters will suf-
flee for from go to 300 square feet
An ordinary farm roller weighted
down and run over the road after loose
stones are removed will improve it. 1t
is not necessary to use screenings on
n stone road. as they only furnish dust
in dry weather. If the road is watched
q new surface will not be necessary, as
it will not have the chance to get in
bad condition. He conGratulates the
selectmen on the fact TINT the roads
have been so well looked after by them
in accordance with the means at their
disposal. and this fact will greatly aid
in securing to the towns the State aid
they at present enjoy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
Light to Cure Disease,

The bactericidal effects of the arc
light are much superior to those Of
sunlight. says NJ. X. Walsham. in
RoentGen Ray Archives; the very rapid
ultra violet is absorbed by the atmos-
phere. A rapid oscillation high-tension
arc, particularly between iron points.
gives off ar abundance of ultra violet
rays of extremely small wave length.
with Il fair proportion of lower re-
tranquility; to these ultraviolet rays
quartz is transparent. transmitting
sixty per cent. through "A NM, gela-
tine is quite Opaque. ice is transpar-
ent as air, and film of iron oxide
quite opaque. For use, as blood is
Opaque to the rays. they are passed
through ice made to press upon the
region affected. 50 as to make it amaze
mic.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

VI. Albert Hans. who has written
a history of the French expedition to
Mexico and who is a Frcnchman in
spite of his name. complains that the
United States was to blame for the
defeat of France by Germany and is
responsible for the capitulatiOns of
Metz and Sedan. He argues it out
in this way: If the United States had
sent troops into Mexico Immediately
upon the close of the Civil War she
undoubtedly would have whipped the
French troops there. Had the French
troops been whipped then France
would have realized her military de-
fects and have reformed her system.
so that when war came with Ger
many she would have been able to
hold her own, or she would have been
so chagrincd that she would not have
sought war with that power. The
United States neglected to whip
France in Mexico, therefore she is re-
Sponsible for her defeats in Europe.
No reasoning could be more simple,
logical and direct.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
The Worlds Creed-.

Herr Zcllcr, head of the Bureau or
International Statistics at Stuttgart,
has published an Interesting table OF
the religions Of the world. He places
the aggregate number of human beings
on the earth's surface at / ,o4l l5lG,tOo,
of whom only about one-third, or o34,-
100000, profess any forms of Chris
tianity. The adherents Of Confucius
number 3OO,0OO,Oo0, of Braham 49,
29O, 900 and of Buddha 12l 900, 900. The
number OF Jews in the world is given
as 10, 100000.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
An Old Political Issue Revived.

In the early days Of our national his
tory whether the General Government
should take a hand in making internal
improvements became one of the great
political issues. The matter was fought
out in Congress and in political cam
paigns. and finally settled in the atir-
native. Among the improvements dis
cuSsed the building of roads was prob
ably the most important. Plans were
made for connecting the different parts
of the country by national highways.
The National Pike was built from
Cumberland, Md, to the Ohio River,
and then on westward. The plan was
to build to St Louis. but before that
point was reached the building of
steam railroads had begun. and the
people lost interest in the road ques-
ton.
In these days when river and harbor
bills are looked upon as matter OF
course, and national aid to road i'm
provement is considered a novel propo-
SitiOn. it is interesting to recall that
the question of road building by the
IlHlloI WIS IL Sltil bhl iill- i'N'Nh'
long before river and harbOr bills were
ever heard Of 1t is also worth noting
that Presidents We're vetoing river and
harbOr bills as unconstitutional long
after national aid TO road improvement
had become a settled policy.
1t does not seem probable that the
question of constitutionalty will ever
be seriously raised against such legis-
lation as that proposed i'll the Brown
low bill for national aid in the building
of roads. It can be defended as strong
ly as river and liarbor Legislation under
those clauses of the Constitution which
authorize the Federal Government ito
promote the general welfare and to
'rcgulatc commerce between the
States But in addition to these it
finds its strongest warrant in the au-
thority conferred upon Congress ito
establish post roads" a provision that
is growing in practical Importance
every Year with the extension of the
rural free delivery system.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

DR.. Louis Haupt, Commissioner of
the New York Board of Education, is
quoted in the New York Tribune as
follows: If we caculate on the basis
that there is baby born every fifteen
minutes within the territory of Greater
New York, in this year of our Lord
1903, we are at the root of the number
Of new school buildings that will be
wanted in the year 1909, when these
b0bies reach school age. That rate
twenty-four hours, or G72 babies Il
week. After allowing for immigration
and emigration, which, it is claimed,
VIII balance each other. at least TWEEN
ty five per cent. of the babies will
not reach the age of six. The ninety
six would then mean about two full
classes Of children daily, fourteen a
week CT more than 700 for the year.
Allowing fifty classes to school, we
shall need fourteen new school build
ings in 1909 for the babies of 1903;
that is something under 10000 children
OF six years, who will need 100 new
teachers for that year. The birth rate
is increasing. Children grow up like
weeds while we sleep, and this goes
Oh night and day,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

bf"Ison Howard. Il dramatist. and
Therefore by profession trained OBJ
serN'r Of times and customs, is the lat
est sWerpingly to co:-demn the social
cllque Gerisively dubbed the -Four Hun
dred The ''swagger set" he SAYS. are
extremely fast. They drink much wine.
In" -Four Hundred does not" he adds,
"lnfucuce the manners or customs of
society in any part of the country to
the least degree. 1t is looked upon
NOR as Il curiosity than body of peo-
pie whose antics or manner of living
should be inflated"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

As civilization advances human teeth
are detcriorating. There appears 10
be 10 doubt about that. The statement
is amply confirmed by dentists and
physin!ans. Dentistry has reached the
diGniiy of Il scientific trade, Gnd yet it
does not seem to have induced the
preservation or the formation of bet
ter teeth. One would think that the
dentists would be the last ones to
IVORY about the deterioration of hu-
man teeth. If there We're no decad-
ent or defective teeth the dental chairs
wOu'd be vacant But whether the
apprehension which the dentists pro-
fess 10 feel over the decline of the
American moIar is merely manifesto
ton Of professional zeal or not the
fact that they agree upon the point is
interesting and significant.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

Tic crinolinc, -rhich is threatening
the world from Paris again. had its
origin in woven fabric composed of
hair and linen (nax) warp, hence the
name. This fabric was first used for
shOeS. then for bonnets, the word be-
ing coined in 1880. AS this article
was costly, and did not extend the
dress TO tie desired bulk. light steel
hoops We're fitted with tape, upon the
bfrdcage principle. So popular was
the criIoline in 1862 that the rolling
of Tho steel developed great trade in
'csseld, and one firm alone averaged
an/Output of from ten to fifteen tons
Il week. Several deaths occurring by
fire through the use of crinoline killed
the fashion, but DR.. Richardson, in his
Field of Diseases gives an instance
of Il lady escaping from the effects of
being struck by lightning by the hoops
acting as conductors.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
pruyer nf the Convert.

A South Sea islander, at the close
of Il religious meeting, offered the fol-
lowing prayer: 30 God, we are about
to go to our respective homes. Let
not the words we have heard be like
the fine clothes we wear, soon to be
taken off and folded up in box TIL
another Sabbath comes round Rather,
let Thy truth be like the tattoo on our
bodies. ineffaceable till death. earle
tons Magazine. -
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

Nov canada raises objection TO re-
ceiNlN- members of the orders driven
out " France. There are plenty of
broaa auds in the United States to be
had rnuapIy and where they will be
welcomed. We can much better afford
this class of immigrants than some
we UDs getting.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

Go. @amc TO ar end rs the centre of
the sporting interests of Newport with
the i'Hnluctiuu of tlc automobile. just
rs IT, motor car will have had its day
whet % practical airship arrives.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
For working Girls.

People in Paris who are interested
in giving working girls bit of pleas
ure now and then have devised a
scheme where worthy girls receive two
tickets to good theatre once in a
lille. The scheme calls for an elab,
crate system of registration. but it Is
working to perfection. The Kaiser is
thinking of introducing the idea into
the royal theatres in Germany.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

Sir Arthur Fairburn. a deaf mute,
is the only holder Of an hereditary title
in England so afflicted
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04

A womans stationery doesn't always
indicate her station.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
odIIJ11rI

~ SCAR HOWARD stood be-
II fore Isabel Lorne, pleading
with her for Il word of
Il hope. as the condemned
sl might plead for life at the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-21
AT THE LINCOLN.
Capt. Stallings Is Stacking Some
High Grade Ore.

Mention has frequently been made In
the mining columns Of the News not
ing the progress of development at the
Lincoln mine, in the Pearl district Ida,
I'm which several well known salt
Iakers are interested
In Boise. a few days ago, Manager
John T. Hodson, gave the Statesman a
few facts concerning recent disclosures.
II says
"The rich strike in the Lincoln mine
AT Pear Is at point $50 feet east from
the shaft 800 feet below the surface.
Manager Hodson states he has always
anticipated finding something very good
there. as there Is a large quartz out
crop showing on that portion OF the
property a.,
"a report received yesterday by Mr.
Hodson from Superintendent stalllngs
stated that the day before ITO SACKS OF
the rich ore had been taken oul from
the drift. This was all sampled az IL
was being put into the sacks The re-
turn on the average Of the samples
showed S.4l ounces gold and 81 ounces
silver. That, with the lead, represents
n value of more than 5000 a ton, The
vein AT the point where this rich ore
is found Is more than 10 feet wide They
are putting l3.foot stulls in the stope
that Is being opened there. and they
do not reach across the entire veln'
Manager Hodson viii leave TINS
morning for the mine He has engaged
Ave teams of four horses each to haul
the OUTPUT OF the Lincoln to Emmett,
Tho nearest railroad station, where II
viii be shipped 10 the smelter at san
lake"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-21
Scene Of the Latest Sensational
Strike in Idaho,
ORE CARRIES HIGH VALUES
Some Assays Run over si,7OO TO ron
Fred ", 6erllng Of Poeatello,
The Manager

The excitement over the recent SEN
satlonal strike made In the Homestake
property near silver City, Ida, oontin-
ues. and az a result, the camp is en-
joying quite a boom
A letter received from the north
today conveyed the information mat
the vein which contains the rich ore
measures about six feet In width ana
has a striking resemblance In appear
ance TO the ores Of the De Lamar mine
The vein is situated between well de-
fined walls. Samples Of the ore. when
underwent the fire test developed val
ues ranging from $3.50 to Sl,7OO to the
ton.
The property is situated on REYNOLDS
creek, about three miles from Demo-
crat station and on the stage road be-
tween that place and Murphy
Fred w Gering OF Pocatello Is the
manager Of the Homestake, which has
so suddenly come into prominence.
Concentrates
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-21
MINING CONCENTRATES.

Manager p. W. Madsen has returned
from the Century mine Ia PARK Naley
with another gold brick when Is val
Ted at 50 Goo
The direct as Of the Avondale Mining
company cf Park city held a meetli <
Yesterday afternoon and decided 10
commence development work promptly
The companys property Is adjoining
that OF the Naildriver.
The late assessment levied on Waba sh
stock is delinquent today.
The ore and bullion settlements re-
ported late yesterday by MCCORMICK
90. were as follows Ores, S5o,Shi
base bullion, $4,000.
c. NJ. Dull has returned TO the CITY
from a trip TO South Africa.
Manager Bert Raybould has market
nc a carload OF copper ores from the
Erie mine, Bingham, from which was
teallzed quite satisfactory returns
,rartvig A. Cohen came in from Cal
Ifornia yesterday.
consignment Of shines from the
Dexter properties at Tuscarora, New
are en- route. They are to undergo an
experimental test at the Moore shines
plant at Mercur.
An option has been executed In favor
of eastern parties for a control or the
Lost Pocker mine at Custer CITY, la
Acqulla Nebeker has returned from a
trip to the mining regions Of Mexico
NJ. ]. True. manager of the Black
bird copper properties In Beaver coun'
ty has gone to camp on an inspection
trip,
Manager Tony Jacobson Of the CO.
lumbus Con-. expects TO leave on an
eastern trip tonight.
Manager J. D. Give OF the charm
mine. Drum district viii leave for that
property tonight.
w. ]. Lawrence, manager OF the
Scottish Chief mine, Park City, Is at
that property today He is accom-
parted by Art Brown Of the Con- Mer'
cur.
Walter G.. Filler returned yesterday
from AhlliOIult anu NtIbi Ntu W. iN''-''
last night &c look over the progress OF
work on the Twin Falls irrigation pro-
| jeot.
ri. Donchue Of the Western Explor-
alton comrany has returned from a trip
! 10 the dggings. .Hf
A new 6O-horse power boiler has ar
rived at Ely, Nevada, for the Plot
Kuoh conner mines
r. d. Y. Thompson, the prominent
| Salt Lake mining attorney, arrived
| here Tuesday in the interest OF the
eastern people who recently bought the
| Muncy creek mines. While here Mr..
Thompson viii be engaged in having
abstracts made out, and In preparing
ether legal papers necessary for the
final transfer OF the properties.-White
Pine News.
A. S. Worswick. representing Fair
banks. Morse q Co., has returned from
Beaver county where he saw the gaso.
| line hoists at the Copper Mountain and
Erie Copper mines placed in successful
! commission.
G w Cochler, superintendent OF the
Sacramento mill, at Mercur, is In the
CITY today. He brought in batch Of
cyanides last night
silver is quoted higher again today
| AT 50A cents.
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ELKo's MINERAL ZONE.
Great Merit Claimed for Northern
d Nevada District.

While the papers throughout the state
and me east and west are heralding
tho riches of Tonopah, says the Elko
Free Press, Tonopah does not contain
all the mineral wealth OF TINS state
Nor Is the mineral wealth confined 10
the western part Of the state Right
here in Elko county are many "Mlz-
nah" Comstock' and "Wedekind
lodes, but awaiting little faithful Ia
Dor 10 make known their riches TO the
world. Many OF these, under the dis
advantages Of high transportation
charges. high wages crude gethods Of
treatment and all difficulties attendant
upon pioneer mining have Yielded
great fortunes. With the approach Of
the industrial wave from the east
these old mines and many new ones In
this county are taking on new life and
preparations are being made for good
work this season.
A mill Of 60-tons daily capacity ar
rived from San Francisco Yesterday for
the Purdum properties near Mountain
city. Engineer Davis goes Monday
morning 10 survey for the plant. Re-
uorts from Lone Mountain are that a
large body OF high gra.a copper ore has
been tapped IN the tunnel which, has
been run In the BROOKLYN mine there.
This Is only 25 miles north Of Elko.
The Dexter, at Tuscarora. has deter
mined that there are good bodies OF
hich ore on levels lower than they have
vet mined. and win soon start their
mill running on new ores bodies. From
Columbia. White Rock Edgemont Bun
Run. Mountain City, ack Creek. Mar
dis Bullion and other points In an
parts Of Elko county come reports OF
good mineral showing
We believe that In no state. and In no
other section In this state win idle
CAPITAL fird "a better field Tor Investment
than IN Elko county
The mineral wealth Is here that fact
| has been established beyond "a doubt
Every man acquainted with great
camps In other states. who investigates
the mineral showing OF Elko county
| eypecially the northern part-is highll
pleased with what he finds But m,
| great need is for cheaper power ant
| TRANSFORMATION Tho most practlca
| mower and the cheanest. IS electricity
Adjacent 10 the great mineral recioi
IN tho northern part of Elko county ar,
| the American Falls and Shoshone FALL
OF the Snake river In Idaho " N,
power In our mountain streams Is no
sufficient string the wires from thes
great natural power houses and brini
some Of their surplus energy VIII
viii be the first 90 supply this grea
need-cheap power? The development
OF a vast and rich mineral region witt
all its traffic: the Industries OF thi
growing town. destined 10 be the cente
OF wealth industry and education q
eastern Nevada, an await the comm
of oheansr power Who viii be the frs
to 'toucl the button?'
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PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. April 2l--Close; Wheat-May,
77Js; July. 72isq72l4; September, 6S1s.
Corn.-May Az July, iis; September
6sts"May. si%i July, sllsi September,
2Sk
ber r22l9.
Lard-May $50; July, 9.s2lA; September
Ribs-May, 9.9lis; July, $50; September
9S2ls
Flax--Cash N. w. Lii.
Rye--May, 500.
Barley--Cash, i2a5i.
Timothy-April. $3.50,
Cash: Wheat-No. red. 75ikG79ia No,
red. 70d75 No. hard winter. I2QIj; No.
9 hard winter, eSnl3; No ] northern
spring 5oas2; No spring, 790S2h No.
spring, 7oQSo.
Corn-No. 2, 4ia4iA; No. 3, 42Q43
Oats-No. @ S2iau33; No, 3 SlhQS2.
NEW YORK.
New York, April -Wheat-Receipts,
264. 2j5 bushels. Opened easy on lower ca
blcs but later turned firm on covering OF
Man shorts May SlAG2 July, 0b40Ssi
September 74'aQ14 9-6.
SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, April --Wheat-Wea
or December, l.27s; spot, dull, l.S'q
/ SSA.
Barey--weaker December, s2as cash,
LIZA.
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool. April a.-Close Wheat-May
IS 2l2d July. Gs Esd,