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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Lord Kelvin aud tho teapot.

Domestic science has of recent years
adopted the phraseolosy OF the labora-
tory and become the fayorite field of
chemists and economists. Twenty
years ago. however. II was still n nov
city to be treated not flippantly. per-
hnps. but with less seriousness than It
receives to-day. 1t was with some
thing like joy. therefore, that few
students admitted TO the sombre meet
ings of the Royal Scientific Society of
Edinburgh heard the present Lord
Kelvin announce Tea Coseys as the
subject of his paper for the evening.
In that bleak land. where the after
noon cup of tea is the universal habit
the padded hood to slip over the teapot
and arrest the dissipation of Its heat
is everywhere In use. Lord Kelvin
had made an exhaustive study of radi-
alton In proportion TO the surface OF
the teapot. aad wished TO show that
the surface OF the teapot might be re-
duced TO size where the cosey would
no longer keep 1t warm, but make 1t
actually colder. The boy ON the back
seat listened eagerly. Here at last was
practical use for science. by manu-
featuring teapots Of scientifically exact
proportions the cumbersome ten cosey
might be dispensed with and ones
fortune made. Through endless for
mulae the lad tried TO follow the course
OF the argument. At last Lord Kelvin
reached his conclusion. THE proper
size. In short, for the ideal teapot" lie
announced, 'is approximately that of
an ordinary garden pea."-Harpcr's
Weekly
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

account Of the popularity OF books.
such as Maeterlinck's Wisdom and
Destiny and The Treasure OF the Hum
BILE; Wngner's la Vie simple. recently
translated and published III America.
aud Lahor's Glolre du Meant. Here
the limited field OF vision is broken
up. and the wide perspective 81 the
thinker brings Its own quietude.
''IIush, hushr' the prophets are say
ing. 1T isn't worth wanting. II will
be dlsQuieting even after you get III
II you drink the draught. you will
thirst again. Let It pass. Go and como
In peace. Keep the eye fixed on the
far-off event. Judge the moment hy
eternity; life. by death. a little quiet,
little peace. n little folding OF the
hands TO sleep."-Harper's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Rock Dele. nature. Law.

One of the most curious of natures
freaks is the Devils Tea Table, the
noted landmark of the Musklngum
valley. three miles from McConnells-
vile. Ohio. 1t stands upright on its
slender base on the top of n steep
hill.
For years 1t has been watched with
great anxiety by the people living III
the valley below. but 1t still stands
firm. resisting wind and rain.
The huge rock is only four by seven
teen feet at the base. while the top
measures twenty by thirty-three feet.
Scientists claim that the curious for
nation is caused by n process of ma
ture which must sooner or later cause
It's fall. The upper part of the rock
Is of sandstone, and the lower part of
shnle. Frost and dampness have dis
integrated the shale. while the sand
stone sturdily reslsts the elements.
Only little more shalc can be spared
before the great rock must fall. and 1t
hangs like the sword of Damocles over
the inhabitants of the vallcy.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Unaerrrouna Marye,..

Particulars have just been published
of wonderful series OF underground
caves In the Stalden district OF Canton
Schwytz. The existence of these places
had before been vaguely known. but
they have now for the first time been
fully explored by party, which went
down provided with 5000 yards of
rope ladders. acetylene lamps, rugs
and provisions for eight days. They
were underground for two full days,
penetrating for distance OF $500
yards through vast halls brilliant with
stalactite and other crystals. and with
other great recesses branching from
them. There were also found swift
subterranean torrents, powerful enough
to work great industrial undertakings.
-Tit-Bits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
iIi.,aric rnr..lrlre..

In point of loss OF life. the reshtigO
fire In Wisconsin, In October. 1871, wns
the most severe this country Inns
known. This fire burned over 1000
square miles. destroying millions Of
dollars worth of timber and other
property. The number Of lives lost
was between 1000 and 1900. Including
nearly half of the town Of Pcshtign.
About the same time series OF fires
occurred in Michigan, In which several
hundred persons pcrishcd. Tho prop
erty loss was about $iO.00o,000.
During the early part OF September.
1881. great forest fires again swept
Michigan. and the aggregate Of tho
various areas burned was more than
1900 square miles. The miscellaneous
property losses, In addition TO the TIM
ber destroyed amounted TO S2,00O.O0O
Fully 5000 people were left destitute.
and the number Of lives lost has been
variously estimated nj from 100 TO 800.
Still more recent. and one Of the most
destructive. was the Hinckley. MINI.
fire OF September /. 1901. The burned
area was less than in rome OF the
others. but the life and property losses
were unusually heavy. Hincl;iey and
six other towns were destroyed. nearly
500 lives were lost. and more than 2OOO
persons were rendered destitute. The
estimated loss Of property was S2o,-
100000.
The most recent great disaster from
forest fires was that of September.
1902. in Oregon and Washington. It
resulted in a loss OF eighteen lives and
ST., 100000 in timber and property of
various kinds.-H. NJ. Suter, In Review
of Reviews.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Man and woman.

A man will run MS fast as he can to
cross railroad track In front of a
train. Then he will watch II till IL
goes out OF sight. Then he will walk
leisurely away. He seems TO be nil
right and probably is. That Is man.
A woman in street car Will open "A
sacbel and take out purse, take out
a dime and close the purse. open tho
satchel. put in the purse, close tho
satchel and lock both ends. Then she
will give the dime to the conductor.
who will give her nickel back. Then
she will open the satchei and take out
the purse. put In the nickel. close tho
purse. open the satchel and put In the
purse. close the satchel and lock both
ends. Then she will feel for the buckle
at the back Of her bel'.--Kansas City
Journal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
rhe rnrt of Nnw York.

Along its whnrves one walks from
cline to cline. hearing the speech and
the slang OF many tongues. seeing fell
low mortals OF every known shade of
skin. 1t is n geographical tumble. n
sort of international fair presided over
by one goddess Commerce. Little
does 1t seem TO her that only the
breadth of pier should separate ORR
ent from Occidcnt. the cool northlnnd
from the tropics. She has mnrshalled
her forces from the limits of her wide
spread empire. hnstened them nlong
converging ways. and then permitted
her glad servant. Man. to give them
biding-plnce. And in New York the
glad servant has no alternative save
to berth them where he may, for ships
are many and berths are few. and Com
merce brooks no waiting. From ten TO
twelve vessels arrive in port. day in.
day out, through the year. In one re-
cent month 261 deep-sea craft with
tight-stowed holds came TO their piers
along South and West streets. and the
flags they few were American. Brit
ish, German, Norwegian. French. Dam
ish, Italian, Dutch. Cuban. Belgian.
Spanish, Austrian and Portuguese.
They brought the people and the mer-
chandise of twice hundred ports.
and some. the China ships. had come
sea TO deliver up their chests and
bnles.-George buchanan Fife, In Har-
per's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Our Firth Rate.

a New England scientist has lately
published some suggestive conclusions
on the subject of the birthrate in
America. Looking backward TO the
time of benjamin Franklin. he dlscov-
ers that the average number OF chill
dren to n family was then eight; n
century later II had declined to 01; in
1880 1t was 40; in 1850. 1888: in 1872.
2.45; in 1900. 1.s. The birth-rate
throughout the entire civilized world.
according 10 one authority. is steadily
decreasing. rapidly in the New World,
more slowly in the Old-truly an alarm
ing condition OF things, for which we
are offered the following explanation:
Family shrinknge seems clearly re-
ferable TO the strenuous nerve-racklng
life of the day, TO the struggle not for
existence, but for luxurious exist
ence. to the ever.increasing desire for
the luxuries of life and the morbid
craving for social disslpations and ad-
vnncement. 1t is due TO the desire to
have no children. or only such num-
Der as husband and wife believe suit
able and adapted to their ideals of
comfort and their supposed financial
possibilities. .'-Harper's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
cIPE -.

Peach Snow - Beat one cupful of
cream to stiff froth; add to it one cup
full of finely chopped peaches and half
n cupful of powdered sugar; mix light
ly and Tile in glass dish; serve with
fingers Of sponge cake.
Quaking Pudding-Add to one cupful
of grated bread four well beaten eggs
and one tablespoon of rice flour; add
this to one quart of milk; add one tea
spoon of salt and the grated rind of
half a lemon; put the mixture in but-
tered bowl and steam two and one-half
hours; serve with any fruit sauce.
Potato Puff-Put one cup of potato
in a small pan. add the yolk of one egg.
two tablespoonfuls OF cream: salt and
pepper to season: stir over the fire un-
til hot: remove. add the well beaten
whites of the eggs; put this mixture
into a CREASED baking dish; bake in a
quick oven ten minutes
Minced veal-Chop cold cooked veal
in small pieces; make thin. white
sauce, using veal stock or broth. In
stead of milk; add the minced veal; let
it simmer ten minutes; have slices of
toast nicely Drowned and buttered: /:
just before serving add few. drops of
lemon juice and u little chopped pars-
ley to the veal; serve some of this on
slices of toast; a little chopped parsley
to the veal; serve some OF this on slices
of toast; little chopped ham is an I'm
provement II added to the veal; serve
hot with olives
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Household
Matters
The Cure of stinss.

All sorts of stlngs-whether from
wasps. bees, hornets or bumbleebees-
should be sucked to remove as much
poison ns possible. then have slice
OF acid fruit. apple. tomato or peach.
or a crushed berry. or grape, either
ripe or green. bound lightly to the
wound. If the pain is very severe after
n minute take OF the fruit, wash the
sting In warm water and bathe It well
in alcohol. Then wet n folded linen
rag in either alcohol or vinegar. and
bind on the sting. II neither alcohol,
vinegar nor fruit Of any sort is at hand
try bruised plantain leaf. Change
the application. whatever it is. every
ten minutes. until the pain subsides.-
Good Housekeeping.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Floors.


Prepared wax ready mixed is con-
venience.
Where color and varnlsh are to be
applied use them separately.
When boards are first stained and
then vanished the color remains even
when the varnish has worn OF.
A newly-laid floor may be rubbed
smooth by rubbing each board with n
handful of medium coarse steel wool.
to be had at painters supply store.
The filler may be purchased or made
Et home.
One-half pint of fake white, half n
pint of whiting, one pint of boiled lin
seed oil and three pints of turpentine
make good filler for light wood.
Painted. varnished and oiled floors
may be cleaned with crude petroleum.
Rub the boards with woolen cloth
dipped In the petroleum and close the
room for few hours. Then with n
clean woolen cloth mounted on n floor
brush rub the floor hard. This both
polishes and removes the superfluous
oil, which is necessary.
Waxed floors should be busted with
a soft cloth or dust mop. Dirt spots
are removed by wiping with cloth
dampened with turpentine. This re-
moves the wax, so 1t is necessary to go
over the spots with cloth slightly
moistened with wax.
For dark wood quart each Of
boiled linseed oil and turpen.ine and n
pint of whiting are required. One ta-
blespoonful of burnt sienna and n ta-
blespoonful of yellow ochre will give n
mahogany shade. while for walnut n
tablespoonful of burnt umber. a half
teaspoonful of Venetian red and half
teaspoonful of yellow ochre should be
added. For ash add level teaspoon
full of raw sienna.-Philadelph Rec
ord.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
9aSTE.ll TILE @ 4
| N 0I@HINGg
|>NuLDDo91ug'

Several tourists narrowly escaped be-
Ing killed by the fall, the other day. OF
part of the famous ruined castle
Rheinfeis. Mt st. Goar. on the Rhine.
This castle was built in the year 124aa
cincc 1913 1t has belonged to the prus-
sian royal family.
Some people go to church TO show
their clothes. other people absent them
selves from church because their attire
is shabby. Aware OF this state OF
things minister at Strand. Okla, an
nounccs that hereafter he will not
have lamps lighted in his church, but
VIII preach In darkness and will dirk
en- the church for the day services.
A cannon hns been used TO plant seed
on an inaccessible crag Of the Hnrtz
Mountains. so that the vegetation may
| Improve Its appearance. which Is now
unpleasant. The cannon is loaded with
cnnistcrs OF tree and grass seed and
fired at the crag. This work Is done
under the direction OF gentleman
who owns beautiful little cottage sit
uated some distance below the peak.
In some countries walking sticks nfc
manufactured from shark ins. From
he skin OF the animal is obtained u
leather suitable for making sword
Lrlps and many fancy articles Sharks
abe md on the coast of Nicaragua. nnd
Mr.. Gottschalk. the United States Con-
sui at San Juan del Norte. suggests
that the fins. bactbonos and skins
might with advantage be imported into
the United States for Industrial pur-
poses. The killing OF sharks is encour-
aged by the Nlcaraguan fishery laws.
and there appears to lie no export duty
on any Industrial product derived from
them.
The peninsula Of India Is famous for
the excellence of It's mica deposits ON
account OF its dclicacy micn quickiy
suffers from the crushing effects OF
earth movements. and the superiority
OF the Indian deposits Is ascribed to
the gcologicaily long and perfect quics-
cencc that the great peninsula has en-
joycd. In the Nellorc district crystals.
or books" of muscovitc-mica have
been obtained measuring ten feet
across the basal planes. Usually they
are much smaller and even in India
the stability OF the earth has rot been
sufficiently continuous TO prevent the
destruction OF large quantities OF this
delicate and valuable mineral.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
IS :: THE :: SEA :: SERPENT :: A :: MYTH /?
DR. PROFESSOR FREDERIC a. Lgeas.
T1NE
Curator of the Division Of Comparative
Anatomy at the United States National
Museum, Washington, D. c. =. ...;:.::

5 there a sea serpent? To
this question scientific men
would unanimously answer
No. But IL not n veritable
scaly snake. may there not
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
A Useful Dumb-waiter.

It is very hard to keep perishable
The food is commonly kept in the eel
lar, making many back-aching trips up
and down stairs. a little narrow dumb
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

waiter, such as is shown in the cut.
could be made by any one handy with
tools. and the steps it will save will be
countless. Such Il dumb-waiter is so
light 1t can be raised with finger. 1t
is Just large enough to hold a.plate, or
pitcher, ON a shelf, and is hung with
window pulleys and cords. 1t can Of
ten be fitted into some corner or angle
in a kitchen where II will be very in
conspicuous. The shelves and their
side pieces slide up and down inside
two side boards that contain the pull
leys.-Farm Journal.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-05-15
GREAT SCARCITY OF HORSES.
Amsrica's supply, Though Large, IL
Not EQWNi 90 the Country's
Growing Demand,

We are horse poor-not as some
people are land poor. because they
have too much---but horse poor be-
cause we haven't enough horses.
After the civil war we found our-
selves short of horses OF the bigger
types and began importing them for
breeding purposes, We imported
them TO good purpose and In very
large numbers and greatly improved
the quality OF our stock. When, elec.
tricity began to haul street cars tho
market for the commoner kinds of
horses fell or and farmers didn't
breed 30 many. When the automo.
blles hegan To appear and were her.
aided MS machines that must super
sede the use of carriage horses tho
breeders Of the Better class Of horses
took fright.
For years after 1904. too, thousands
OF people who wanted horses could
not afford them. Hut with the return
of prosperity the demand for good
horses began to grow again and
breeders bred more Of them, reports
Harper's Weekly llut 1t takes about
I'VE years TO raise horse that Ii
ut for the market and the breedcra
got behind. The demand hns outrun
the supply, Tho price " good horses
has Increased very greatly and im-
ported stations arc said to DO worth
nearly ten times what they we're ten
years ago. The South African war
took grent number Of horses out
OF the country. including many
worthless ones, but the business Of
horse-breeding has revived so much
that we shnll soon have again rea-
sonnbly fun supply.
Enterpriaing farmers nowadays
breed good horses. II phys, and
breeding poor horses doesn't pny.
We import horses from Europe for
breeding purposes and from Canadn
Tor use, but of late we have exported
far more than we have imported and
are likely to keep on doing 80. The
annual horse show In New York,
which seems on its surface to be u
frivolous spectacle, really holds
hRhlv important relation To one OF
the great industries Of the country.
" II the parent Of all the American
horse shows and, with them, con
sthntly measures, stimulates and d.
rects the conntry'a progress In the
breeding % fine horses. There are
about l3,5uo,0o0 horses In our land,
pf an estimated value of 1904 ,o0o, 900.
The ingroyemenf of that much stock
y pretty important matter. espc-
'ially In these days, when Europe In
lorse poor, too. and ready 10 take
rom MS any snrplus Of good horses
hat we may come To hnye.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-05-15
Two noLLARs Per YEAR.
No ?.


the MANNED. the consumptiye. the
asthmatic, the young men with
chronic complaints OF whatever sort.
nre given an immense advantage over
their competitors from the military
ranks, no matter how sound In body.
The army wants only lads Of tho
highest physical standards. Tho
Others are rejected. They pay =
small yearly tax and are exempt.
They are thus enabled 60 attend to
business or to work az their trades.
for which the army is meanwhile un-
fitting the others.
In America parents value sound
mind In sound body for their Off
spring. In Europe sarents often
thank God that their sons have sound
minds IN more or less decrepit
frames.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-05-15
Engiish Holiday Custom ExpenAivs
because Of Jewefed i'iun,s Cos-
ceHIed la Thcni.

The old custom Of putting three
penny bit in the family plum pudding
has developed into very expensive
fashion. cestly jewelry aud charms
are now sent concealed in the heart of
Christmas pudding, Gays an ante
Christmas report from London.
At one place in oxford street there
are huge pyramid. OF basins filed with
Christmas plum puddings. Here "a
quarter Of IA million rich cakes will be
made, chiefly FOR chIldrcn's parties.
A manager told correspondent
that roughly. $4,000 puddings. aserag-
ing seven pounds each, or say 256 tons,
we've The usunl fhrfs'rea. eut.sl y,
plum puddings.
MANY Of our customers" he snid,
send us small toys and ornaments to
be inserted IN the puddiugs. We have
several times dispatched diamond
rings in this way TO diirerent parts Of
the country.
"A year or two ago q royal person.
age sent us an ornament worth 81, 800
with Instructions TO boil ii In the pud.
ping. Yes, IL is rather u dangerous
fashion.
THE postage rates for plum pud-
dlngs are extraordinary. seven
pound pudding, costing 7s. 6d.. sent 10
lshodesia, Is charged Is. per pound.
which brings the cost up to lbs. 3D..
while the rates TO Hong Kong are only
about rs. for II pounds of pudding.
"lhe duty Of nearly so pef cent. on
plum pnddings imported into the
United States has now been abollshed.
and we are sending many TO America"
One firm sent no fewer than 7a tons
OF plum pudding to South Africa fox
ChliAt.nas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-30
~>~<-"~>N~~>~>>
SOCIAL AND
PER SONAL.

The marriage OF Mrs Mary h. Green
up and MIR. Frank c. Brown will take
place this evening at their new
home on Fifth street
The Misses Christensen and Ring
wood win entertain at Halloween
party tonight at the home OF Miss
Christensen.
Col. and Mrs. T.. r. Holmes have ar
rived in New York and will shortly re-
turn to Salt Lake.
Mrs Charles c. slade entertained at
card party yesterday The event
was the first OF series,
The wedding OF Mr. Duncan Me-
vichle of this city and Miss Pearl Da-
venport. Of Helena took place yester-
day at the brides home in Helena. The
affair was a brilliant one and was at
tended by a number Of Salt Lakers.
The annual meeting OF the L. w.
Press club win be held oct. 81 in the
Exponent Office at l.. m All mem
bers are invited TO come and bring a
friend with them. There VIII be an
interesting program and refreshments.
Two elaborate affairs OF yesterday
were the dancing party and reception
given at Christensens by Drs. and
Mesdames Wright and Snow. and Mr..
and Mrs. George Read, Jr., and the
luncheon given at the Commercial club
by Mrs. Tarbet for Miss Lowell.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-30

ming, he nevertheless intends to sake no
chances.
Fitaslmmons is stll ambitious, and the
fact that he can gain championship In
spires him TO greater effort. Gardner, on
the other hand, never neglects his train
ing when engaged for battle. no matter
who his opponent may be.
In Fitzsimmons. Gardner knows that he
VIII encounter one Of the craftlest Eight
ers In the world and one capable OF land,
Ing a terrific blow san he, too. la conf
dent OF victory No matter which comes
out the victor. the followers Of the game
are convinced Of one fact-that the meet
Ing between these two rival light heavy
weights will furnish q battle long TO be
remembered.
The local sporting element seems to IA
for Fitzsimmons' chances In the coming
match, and the Indications are that there
will be considerable money ON the result
providing Gardner has as many enthu-
siastic supporters as the former heavy.
weight champion.
George Considine IL sianch admrer Of
Fitzsimmons, and he Is willing 10 wager
any part Of 5000 that the Cornishman
can defeat any boxer In the world, barr
ing Champion Jcffries
Should Fitzsimmons defeat Gardner he
will IN all probability be matched TO meet
j. j. Corbett, his erstwhile rival and the
man from whom he wrestod the worlds
heavyweight championship at Carson
City In 1897,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-30
Maj Gen. Hcywood's Report.

Washington, Oct. 29.--Thc annual re-
port OF Maj-Gen. Haywood, commander
OF the United States marine corps. con-
talns estimates for the following, among
other improvements at the yards and
stations named:
Mare Island, Cal, erection OF n small
prison for the use OF the command at
that station Puget Sound, wash, ex~
tension OF the present barracks,
Il am pleased to say that II was not
mistake 10 enact law which allows
promotion from the ranks says the
general, "as all the officers In the ma
rino corps from this source have turned
out well'
II Is recommended that the leader OF
the marine band be given the pay and
allowances OF captain the second
leader that OF second lieutenant. first
class musicians. 500 month, and sec
ond-cass, $15 a month.