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The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
POPULAR SCIENCE

of metal, being of sufficient thickness
not to bend when inserted beneath
the door. and has four sharp pro-
jections which perform different func-
tions in securing the door. One point
is inserted between the door and the
sill. second engages the face of the
door, while a third is driven into the
floor a short distance by pressure OF
the door upon the shouldered portion
OF the lock. The fourth point rein
forces the third and only comes In
play when an attempt Is made to
force the door. in which case the
two are driven deeper into the wood
and afford firmer hold on the face
and edge of the door. With this lit
tie piece of steel In position one can
have the assurance that entrance
through the door is next to impossible.
even if there are no other locks to
bar admission.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
Century Life Subscription Wanted.

Century subscriber recently wrote to
the publishers in1uiring what the charge
would be for life subscription to The
age. The question was submitted to one
of the large life insurance companies,
who report that by the American expert
to earn three per cent. annual interest. a
man thirty-three years of age should pay
$Sl.64 for a life subscription to The Cen
tury. The publishers do not think that 1t
is worth while to open n department for
life subscriptions but 1t is interesting to
know that man of thirty-three can
look forward to the probable enjoyment
of over eighty dollars worth of future
Century Magazines.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
Gives . constan. supply of Purs Wa.

Gives Constant Supply Of Purs Wa
ter.
constant supply of this pure water.
with as little trouble as possible. that
the household still shown In the IL
lustration has been invented by Ed
ward Warren and George w. Healy of
Fort Thomas, Ariz. The intention is to
utilize the waste steam from the tea
kettle and the invention. therefore.
comprises a double reservoir having
a receiver for the steam and a cold
water chamber surrounding the con-
denser. A curved tube is slipped over
the spout of the kettle to conduct the
steam into the condensing chamber.
and as fast as the distilled water col
lects in this chamber it is drawn on
for use or bottling. The cold-water
reservoir is filled from time to time.
and has faucet to feed the kettle
through an opening in the tube which
covers the spout. Thus the steam
from the boiling water is constantly
producing the distilled product instead
of wasting itself an the air.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and who
is reasonably satisfied with the old. we
would suggest that trial Of Defiance
Cold Water starch be made at once.
Not alone because it is guaranteed by
the manufacturers to be superior to
any other brand, but because each 10c
package contains 16 ozs., while all the
other kinds contain but 12 ozs. 1t is
safe to say that the lady who once uses
Dehnace Starch will use no other.
Quality and quantity must win.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
New Process of Value.

The beautiful and familiar curves
produced with iron filings and scat
tered on a glass plate over magnet
are preserved Indefinitely by the new
process of NJ. Korobow. A piece of
glass or paper is coated with film
paraffin, when the filings are made
to arrange themselves in the usual
way, and gentle heating causes them
to become fixed If desired the par
afiln may be then painted white,
bringing the black curves out sharp
ly against white ground.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
WHAT PHYSICIANS LEARN.

Erysipelas is now classed as con.
tagious disease.
1t is suggested that the serum of a
COW suffering from vaccina be inject.
ed into patient afflicted with small.
pox.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana rail.
way recently sent vaccination train
along its lines and no employe es,
capped it.
The heart beat in animals continues
for some time after death. In France
the heart of a criminal beat for thirty
hours after he had been decapitated.
1t has been shown that more than
gallon of salt solution can be intro
duced into the blood vessels in the
course of an hour without destroying
life or occasioning any disease.
That the bubonic plague is carried
from port to port by rats in ships is
an established fact. A French inves
tigator now finds that the disease ia
communicated from rat to rat by
feas, and that promiscuous inter
course between healthy and infected
rats or their cadavers never transmits
the plague, while fieas conveyed the
disease in eight tests out of nine. Sc
medical officers are now giving assid
uous attention to the health and com
fort of the rats in their district.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
Th. conquest Of Arid America.

is the title Of one Of the most fascin-
ating books ever written about the
wonderful development and boundless
resources of the West. 1t is Just such
a book as every western man ought to
read himself and then send to his
friends in the East. Recognizing its
value, permission was obtained from
the author and his publishers to re-
print several of its most striking chap
ters, such as 1.-THE Blessing of Aridi-
ty," 1.-THE New Colorado" etc. This
fifty-page pamphlet. with other liter
ature about the Sunny San Luis Val
ley, will be sent free to any address
upon receipt of four cents in stamps to
cover postage ZEPH. CHAS. FELT
GIG Majestic Building, Denver. Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
PERSONAL

Former Gov. Samuel ]. Crawford Of
Kansas urges laws for the protection
of birds.
King Edward has made seven
visits to Ireland and proposes to go
again soon.
Maj Gletworth, 1.-The only American
serving in the Austrian army" Is
dead at Vienna.
DR.. Sven Hedin has been made
honorary member of the Scottish
Geographical society, an honor rare
ly given.
Judge Fl. w. Bruce. a member OF
the confederate congress and close
friend of Jefferson Davis, is dead at
Louisville.
Prof Won Menzel, famous German
artist. has sent an engraving of Fred
erick the Great to Mr.. ]. p. Morgan
1t is dedicated to this republic.
Before leaving PelSin for Washing
ton Sir Liang Cheng, who will re-
place Wu Ting Fang, was given 1000
taels by the empress dowager.
Judge William Howell Williams of
East Liverpool, o., has gone blind
twice in perfecting two inventions. one
system Of manufacturing cheap gas
and the other the making of pig iron
at small cost
State Labor Commissioner Block of
New Haven, Conn, has had a granite
monument raised over the grave of
James Armour, revolutionary sol
der. The latter was a great uncle
of the late p. d. Armour
The two monuments erected at
Chester, Pa. in memory of John Nor
ton. sisner OF the declaration of in
dependence. and in commemorative of
William Penn's arrival, are sadly neg
lected and in need of attention.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
Home pistiIIIna Plant.

There is no question but what a
large proportion of the sickness with
which mankind is afflicted is due to
impure water, taken when the sys-
tenn is weakened from some cause
and unable to exert its strength to
fight the disease microbes with which
the water abounds. 1t Is common prac-
tice for the physician to recommend
the use of distilled water for a pa
tient i'll with one disease in order to
guard against the liability Of other
disease germs being taken into the
stomach, and it is likely that distilled
water would be prescribed for con-
stant use were 1t not for the difficulty
OF securing it. 1t Is to provide a
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The proof of the pudding is dys-
pepsia.
A wise man never sets himself up
as the hero if his stories.
Judge a woman by her questions
and man by his answers.
The best some people can do is to
express secondhand opinions.
A rigid lower jaw is often more
effective than stiff upper lip.
When it comes to helping the poor,
actions speak louder than words.
A woman lays out an echo by get
ting in the first words as well as the
last.
Willful ignorance is an ailment that
isn't mentioned in patent medicine
almanacs.
1t isn't what a man knows, but
what he doesn't tell that enables him
to pose as wise guy.
Only foolish woman ever acts as
If she conferred a favor on her hus-
band by marrying him.
Nature seems to have a grudge
against the average man. The things
he prefers to eat usually disagree
with him.
think his sweetheart a pearl. but
after marriage it's ten to one he has
no love for the mother-of-pearl.-C
cago News.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
WISE SAWS.

Sarcasm has many admirers, but no
friends.
Ambition is often the assassin of
happiness.
A light heart sometimes means a
light head.
Have something to do, or you will
be nobody.
A man seldom has any trouble in
finding trouble.
The man who is his own best friend
has few others.
Genius consists in making the other
fellow do the work.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
canaaa's Timber Belt.

The impression that British North
America is covered with valuable tim
ber is fallacious. Black walnut, red
cedar and white oak are not found
north of Toronto. A line drawn from
the city of Quebec to Sault Ste. Marie
will designate the northern limit of
beech, elm and birch. The north shore
of Lake Superior will mark the north
ern boundary of sugar hard maple.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

An Episcopal clergyman of Cincinnati
was being shaved by a barber who was
addicted to occasional sprees. The razor
manipulation cut the parsons face quite
considerably. you see. Jackson. that
comes from taking too much drink" said
the man of God. "Yes. sah." replied
Jackson. "it makes de skin very tendah.
sab. 1t do for n fack.'
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
New Portable Door Lock.

When spending the night in a
strange house. even though among
friends, one often gives more thought
to burglars than would be the case
at home, where daily routine frequent
ly renders people careless as to the
conditions of the locks and bars which
are supposed to keep the burglars out.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
NUGGETS OF TRUTH.

1t is easy to gauge a mans emptl.
ness when he is full.
The more a man is wrapped up in
himself the colder he is.
A museum curiosity is a man who
can talk faster than his wife.
Silence may be the wit of fools, but
they seldom have it with them.
Women whistle less frequently than
men do, probably because they dislike
the idea of making themselves dis.
agreeable.
Any woman who speaks i'll of her
neighbors gives them license to get
back at her.
Practice is said to make perfect.
yet few doctors or lawyers are mod.
els of perfection.
The average man is good nurse
when it comes to nursing a grievance
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT.

A man seldom realizes how much
he can't do until he tries.
Tombstone epitaphs should be
classed as grave literature.
Too many second-class politicians
are drawing frst-class salaries.
Everything a millionaire says goes
y; he doesn't say automobile"
Misfortunes usually come in pairs,
but the first one came in an apple.
Raised letters are for the benefit
Of the blind. but raised checks are
not.
Barring pawnbrokers, few men
take too much interest in their busi-
ness.
For job lot of New Years resolu-
tions at cut rates, apply to any Of
your neighbors.
when the mercury refuses to take the
thirty-second degree.
Trouble, instead of brewing SO
much, should do little baking, wash
ing or scrubbing occasionally.
This is the proper season to forgive
your enemies. If you have no en-
emies, forgive few of your friends.
A successful man is one who sue
ceeds in making his neighbors think
as much of him as he thinks OF him
self.
As 1t isn't generally known that a
good many people are silent because
OF their lack of knowledge, it might
be just as well for you to remain ST.
lent.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

the hat pin with which she bad fast
ened her hat on the back of the seat
facing her gave way and her hat fell
to the floor. That experience had SO
closely followed others that she made
vow right then and there to invent
something to obviate the common
nuisance. And she has done it.
1t is folding hook that, when
in use, is on the order of a closet
hook, and can be pushed back out
OF the way when not required. 1t is
made of nickel, compact, small in
size, and ornamental to the chair or
place to which it is attached.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Small Willie had done an errand for
his uncle, who merely said: THANK
you" "Oh," rejoined Willie, "if that's
all it's worth, l suppose you're well
come. But l was figuring on nickel
at least"
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
NEWS FROM ANIMAL LAND.

Most curious of all eaters is the
hydra-a strange creature that can
be turned inside out without impair
ing its appetite or its power to eat
The silk worms produced from one
ounce of eggs will consume from LOO
pounds to 2,400 pounds of mulberry
leaves during the forty days of their
life.
1t is possible the compass of hear
ing possessed by some animals lies
in the range of air vibrations above
our own, that they can hear no
sounds as low as the highest note
that is audible to us, as we can hear
none as high as the lowest that is
audible to them.
The forage of the whalebone whale
is jelly fish. He has simply to open
his mouth and paddle leisurely along
to take them in by the wagon load,
says Scientific American. The sperm
whale. on the contrary, captures huge
devil fish weighing often several tons
Like his brother, the whalebone
whale, he must be constantly on the
lookout for food. Otherwise he would
starve. AS many as fourteen seals
have been taken from a thirty foot
killer"
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Can Be Carried in the Vest Pocket.
For the traveller who wants security
from disturbances in the night, or for
the person who desires to fasten any
door so II will be impossible to open
It from the opposite side. there IS
probably nothing which will prove
more satisfactory than the neat little
pocket device shown in this drawing.
1t is stamped from a single sheet
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
WITH THE sAeEs.

The morning hour hath gold in its
mouth.-Franklin.
Virtue is the beauty, and vice the
deformity of the soul.-Socrates.
National progress is the sum OF
individual industry and energy
Smiles.
The great secret of success In life
Is to be ready when your opportunity
comes.--Lord Beaconsfeld.
There is no life of man. faithfully
recorded but is heroic poem of its
sort, rhymed or unrhymed.-Thomas
Carlyle.
More than half the difficulties of
the world would be allayed or remov-
ed by the exhibition of good temper
Arthur Helps.
We should make the same use of a
book that the bee does of u flower
she steals sweets from 1t, but does
not injure it-Colton.
A tart temper never mellows with
age; and sharp tongue is the only
edged tool that grows keener with
constant use.-Washington Irving.
Good temper like a sunny day.
sheds a brightness over everything;
1t is the sweetener of toll and the
soother of disQuietude.-Washin
Bad temper is its own scourge.
Few things are more bitter than to
feel bitter. A mans venom poisons
himself more than his victim
Charles Buxton.
Every one must see and feel that
bad thoughts quickly ripen into bad
actions, and that If the latter only
are forbidden, and the former left
free, ali morality will soon be at an
enG.-Porteous.
Don't waste your life in doubts and
fears. Spend yourself on the work
before you, well assured that the
right q performance of this hours
duties will be the best preparation
for the hours or ages that follow
Benjamin Franklin.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
INSIST ON GETTING 1T.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fance Starch because they have stock
IN hand Of IL oz. brands, which they know
cannot be sold to customer who has
once used the l6 OF. pkg. Defiance Starch
for Bame money d.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

When an eastern tourist stops n person
In Colorado Springs and says by Joe"
he is probably not swearinS-only trying
to ask for Bijou street.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

please tell me. paw began the city
child. after soft coal had come into ex.
elusive use. "Tell you what?' uueried
paw Tell me about the time when snow
used to be white
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Real Estate Dealer-You must admit
that the town is well laid out. Looka-
bout-Thats all right When n town is
dead II is the proper thing to lay 1t out.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

II you have smoked n Bullhead 5-cen
cigar you know how good they are. Ii
you have not, better try one.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

"They say that when you have to
live in fiat marriage is failure"
"Yes, a fiat failure"
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
is taking the place of all others.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

A man who resolves to "cut out"
time being.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Wen you is uncertain which way
ter go at de forks er de road, de bes'
thing ter do is ter go de right way
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Jones lat the boarding house)-Only
two little biscuits for breakfast. Brown
Yes. but think how heavy they are.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

No matter how big de fish is, folks
won't be happy ez long ez dey thinks
deys a bigger fish unkotched.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

A woman's faith in man is strength
ened by another woman's want OF
faith in him.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Virtue is the beauty, and vice the
deformity OF the soul.-Socrates.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

The mildest tobacco that grows is used
In the makeup of BaSter's Bullhead B.
cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

The secret of the popularity of Baxters
"Bullhead" scent cigar is revealed in one
word-"Quality."
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

The morning hour hath gold in its
mouth.-Franklin.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

a radical reform which compels self
sacrifice.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Dey's so many hills on de road tie
heaven some folks misses de plac,
entirely by buildin a railroad 'roun,
EN-.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
LOG CABIN PHILOSOPHY.

De reason folks won't go ter church
in rainy weather is kase dey religion
amt waterproof.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Don't look down on folks kase dey
lesser dan what you Is. De wind is
so small dat you can't sea It; but Il
raises de devil in cyclose.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
WlSDoM'S WHISPERS.

Women take little notice of the
ugly things said to them by other
women.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

National progress is the sum o
individual industry and energy
Smiles.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

An S-year-old girl runs a restaurant
in Denver.
A Berlin woman bequeathed her
property to cat.
A corn on the toe of Philadelphia
man caused his death.
A mine near Phoenix. Ariz., disap.
peared week after the shaft had
been sunk.
A damaged footballer has just been
fitted at a London hospital with a
celulloid nose
A Bangor Me-, man, who is said to
be otherwise sane, has an American
flag tatooed on his cheek
A Pennsylvania hotelkeeper was
fined 67 cents for swearing at his SER
want who would not get up when
called.
After going around with broken
skull for fifteen years, the Kentucky
woman who owned it has just had it
repaired.
A man who advertised for cook
and music teacher received nine an
swers to the former advertisement
and 3S9 to the latter
The editor of weekly newspaper
in Australia offers himself as prize
to the woman who writes the best
essay on the duties of a wife.
A man in Buenos Ayres became in
sane from violent emotion, on learn
ing that he had won the big prize in
a lottery He went to a church. drew
revolver and fired at the priests.
NEXT MORNING PHILOSOPHER.
Platonic love is the dried beef OF
sentiment.
The widows cruise was the origi
nal oil trust.
flutteTy Is Sciuom SuspeClcu ny lHe
eager recipient.
There is reason for everything, but
it is often inscrutable.
When the average man tells lie
he is in a hurry to prove it.
A good ancestry is desired; II you
have none, found one for your des-
cendants.
Almost any fool can achieve noto-
riety if he has the requisite amount
of egotism.
More men are wise in their own
conceit than in the opinion of those
who know them.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
For Hats.

While a Denver woman was attend
ing a theater performance in Buffalo
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
Rheumatism Positively Cured.

RheUmatIsm PosIt1VeIy CuTeu.
A simple remedy which renders the dis
ease impossible. and as unfailing as fate
in Its cure. Send at once rs cents for rec
ipe. Prescription Co.. Box 253 Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

A good ancestry is desired; If yo,
have none, found one for your des
cendants.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

The great secret OF success In life
Is to be ready when your opportunity
comes.--Lord Beaconsfeld.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Almost any fool can achieve noto-
rety if he has the requisite amount
of egotism.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Too many second-class political
are drawing first-class salaries.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

A man seldom realizes how much
he can't do until he tries.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

More men are wise in their own
conceit than in the opinion of those
who know them.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20
NEXT MORNING PHILOSOPHER.

When the average man tells Ii
he is in hurry to prove it.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Tombstone epitaphs should b
classed as grave literature.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

There is no life of a man. faithfully
recorded but is a heroic poem of its
sort, rhymed or unrhymed.-Thomas
Carlyle.
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

Everything millionaire says goes
y; he doesn't say automobile"
The Springfield herald., 1903-03-20

A museum curiosity is a man win
can talk faster than his wife.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-26
Capital.

Do you need it for developing, improving, increasing, operating or installing machinery. on prop erty? If so, write Edward D. Sniff fen, 62 Wall street, New York, who charges no advance commission, as the Trust Corporations, when the property is financed, pay him for obtaining the business. Send him full particulars, official statement, reports, etc, that he may intelli- gently present same to the Trust Companies for their consideration, promptly advising you of approval He submits no proposition for less than $5O,OOO. An unusual plethora of money at present time is seeking secured iafestment- 8
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-26
Good Advertisement.

The Valdez edition of the Seattle Mail and Herald, which was pub lished under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce has bee1, received 1t is very nicely illus trated with halftones showing scenes in the various mining camps on the trail and in town. Ii contains several write-ups of the town, the Chislla district, Nizina and ether sections.
 This is one of the best advertise ments for Valdez that could have been published, and will do an immense lot of good for this section by giving people in the States correct impression of the town and surrounding. The edition has occasiOned much comment in Seattle