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Ne7v York Metal Market.


NEW YORK. Sept. 9-There was a general
reduction OF iron prices to-day 70 meet the
reduction in Southern pig prices made last
week The reduction here 25 points
No. 1 Northern pig and SOC on Southern pig
iron. Old iron and steel and iron rails were
about 81 a ton lower and old scrap iron de-
clined from 81 so to 81 ton.
Spot tin declined 12s Cd in London to R122
and futures declined 5s to s121- The weakness
abroad was reflected IN freer offerings here and
prices ranged lower, with spot closing at
$26 So
Copper also declined in London, spot there
being rs lower at e57 lis Sd. while futures
declined Is Cd to e57 2s Sd. Locally. copper
was quiet Lake is neld at S13 1903 81 n.
electrolytic at $13 621zd13 75 and casting at
$13 371aa13 so.
Lead was unchanged in London at &11 3s Sd
and locally it continued firm at 81 35.
Spelter advanced 2s Cd IN London TO E21 -
3d. while locally IL remained unchanged at S6
Iron closed at 55s Sd in Glasgow and at 46s
Sd in MiddlesbOro- Locally. II was weak and
lower all along the line following the recent
declines at Southern furnaces; No 1 foundry
Northern. SIT: No. 2 foundry. Northern. SIG so;
No 1 foundry. Southern, and do soft SIS so
616
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

The pressure has risen steadily over the
southern half of the Pacific Slope and Is be-
gining to fall over Washington and Oregon.
There has been a decided rise in tempera-
ture over California, Nevada and Oregon. AT
San Francisco a maximum temperature Of 92
is reported.
High northerly winds prevail along the
northern coast At Eureka a maximum wind
velocity of 80 miles from the north is reported
and at North Head. 5S miles from the south
west
Cloudy weather, with rain prevails on the
coast north Of the Columbia River. Cloudy,
threatening weather prevails also in Arizona
and extreme Southern California Good rains
are reported at the Mexican stations.
Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours
ending midnight, Sept 10:
Northern California-Fair Thursday contin-
ued warm in the interior; fresh northerly
winds
Southern California-Far Thursday. except
cloudy I'm the mountains; fresh westerly winds
Nevada-Fair Thursday. continued warm.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday,
light northerly winds, changing to brisk wester-
ly; cooler Thursday night.
A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster.
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AMERICAN ARTIST PAINTS
PORTRAIT OF DoWAGER
Miss Kate Augusta Carl at Work on
Likeness to Be Exhibited
at st. Louis.

PEKING, Sept. 9.-It has been decided
that the portrait of the Dowager Empress
now being painted by Miss Kate Carl, an
American artist, shall be exhibited at the
st. Louis Exposition. 1t is contrary to
Chinese traditions to have Hkenesses of
their semi-sacred rulers made, and the
innovation has caused a sensation at the
Chinese court.
The painting of the portrait was sug-
gested and the consent of the Empress
to sit was obtained by Mrs. Conger, wife
of the United States Minister. Miss Carl
has resided in the palace the past month
as a guest, with apartments near the
Empress, who gave her daily sittings.
Miss Carl has frequently dined with the
imperial household
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STANFORD GRADUATES
RECEIVE HIGH HoNoRS
A. S. Williams and j. F. Abbott Are
Awarded Fellowships in East
arm IIniuarSifiac
ern Universities

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept. g.
A Stanford student, Ansel Smith Will
Jams of Los Angeles. who graduated last
May with the class of 1903, has been award
ed the annual fellowship at Yale University
offered by the Yale Alumni Association of
the Pacific Coast. Williams was a student
in the department of history and made a
brilliant record here. He goes to Yale
for the purpose of taking master of arts
degree
Another graduate of Stanford, James
Francis Abbott of the class of 1899 will
go to the University of Chicago as a fell
low in zoology. The fellowship was
awarded him during the past summer.
During the past three years Abbott has
been teaching in the Imperial Schools of
Japan and studying the fishes of the Jap
anese waters. He declined a fellowship
at Harvard University.
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DEMAND PUNISHMENT
OF THE CoNSPIRAToRS
Servian Officers Recently Arrested
Succeed in Publishing a
New Proclamation.

BELGRADE, Servia. Sept. 9.-The Ser
Wan army officers recently arrested sue
ceeded to-day in publishing new procla-
nation calling on all the officers to stand
together in demanding the most severe
punishment of the murderers of King
Alexander and Queen Draga. The officers
declare that either they or the murderers
must leave the service. The proclamation
concludes with calling for cheers for King
Peter.
The Servian public now openly takes
sides with the arrested officers and de-
mands their release.
Great dissatisfaction prevails because
of a proclamation of General Gynkics, one
of the chief conspirators. to command the
army division of Nish.
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STEAMER Is ASHORE
NORTH OF WRANGEL
Disabled Vessel Is Believed to Be the
Excelsior, Bound for Valdes
With Passen gers
With Passengers,

VANCOUVER, B. C, Sept. 9.-The
steamer Amur, from Skagway to-day, re-
ports that while passing through Wrangel
Narrows on Sunday last a steamer was
seen aground on Midway Island, north Of
Wrangel- The steamer had tug beside
her All the passengers We're ashore and
from her position the Amur people be-
HeYed she had hole in her bottom. The
stranded steamer did not signal and so
the Amur did not go TO her aid. The
vessel is believed TO be the Excelsior
bound for Valdes with fifty passengers.
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Veterans Greet Grand Army Chief.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9.-General John
c. Black, commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, arrived in
this city to-day from the north He was
received by a committee of veterans and
members of the Chamber of Commerce.
who will have charge of his entertainment
during his visit here.
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Faithful Employe Is Rewarded.

NAPA, Sept. 9.-Roadmaster D. ID. Nc
Wade of Napa, after serving nearly forty
one years in various civil engineering
capacities with the Central and Southern
Pacific railways, retired from active SER
vice Saturday For the rest of his life
he will receive a pension from the com
panies he Las served so long and faith
fully. In conjunction with the notifica-
ton that he had been placed upon the
pension list of the company McWade re-
ceived letter from officials of the com
pany commendatory and appreciative of
his efforts.
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THE CALLS
GREAT ATLAS OFFER

Will close on September "a,
1908, and all holders Of Atlas
Coupons are requested to pre-
sent them Immediately, as this
great opportunity to secure one
Of these splendid Aliases at The
Calls premium rates will be
brought to a close on Septem-
Der "a.
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Engineer Dies of Heart Failure.

LUS ANGELES, sept. y.-JOhn 2. Burn-
ham, chief engineer of the San Dimas
Irrigation Company, is dead at his home
in La Verne from heart failure De-
ceased was 63 years of age. For thirty
years prior to coming to Los Angeles
County, six years ago, Burnham was
known as one of the leading consulting
engineers of Chicago.
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Cancellation Bill Is Dropped.

MELBURNE, Victoria, Sept. 9.-The
Premier announced in the commonwealth
House of Representatives to-day that the
Cancellation bill, on which the common
wealth Government was defeated yester-
day by the adoption of a labor amend
ment. making the measure apply to rail-
way employees, had been dropped for this
session, but that the Government would
make it plank in its platform in the
approaching elections
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
Twenty-Three Stitches in soaln

Charles IL Rossbsch, a teamster. fell from
'.r truck yesterday at Washington ana Davis
.treets and split his scalp from the back OF
1f neck 70 the center Of the forehead The
'-ll was uninjured and after the surgeons AT
-e harbor Hospital had Joined the divided
slr. using tweuty-three stitches in the on
-ation, Rossbsch was able 10 go on his way
hDur assistance -
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Sugar Boats Arrive.

The bark Roderick Dhu arrived yesterday
days from Hfio with Il. .sSe bags Of sugar.
The schooner O. IL kellogg p DAYS from
-alukona, brought ZOO bags Of sugar.
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ViSible Grain Supply.

NEW YORK Sept. Especial cable and
telegraphIc sdvices 10 Bradstreet's show the
following changes in available supplies. as
compared with last account. Wheat-United
States and Canada, east OF the Rockies, in
creased 12S6 600 bushels; afioat for ana IN
Europe. decreased 400 900 bushels; total sup
Ply increased $50 0OO bushels. Corn-UnIted
States and Canada, east Of the Rockies. in
creased 571 600 bushels Oats-United states
and Canada, east OF the Rockies, increased
81. 600 hushels
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FINANCLAH

52a5sc: No. 1 faxseed. 95c: No. Northwest
ern 81 O1: prime timothy seed Sc 05: mess
pork. per bbl. s13 4OG13 so: lard. per 100 lbs.
50 12Ad0 10: short ribs sides Qoose), s. ~
S 6215. dry salted shoulders (boxed). 6SsQ69s z.
short clear sides boxed, S14QSlsc; clover con-
tract grade 50 Is. nominal
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Eastern LiVeStock Market.

CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-CATTLE-Receipts
IS COO including 200 Texans and 500 Western
steady to 1Oc higher: good to prime steers.
S5 50d6 05: poor to medium, SiQ5 25; stock
ers and feeders. 50 5Od4 IS; cows, 81 5OQ4 S.:
heifers. 50 5065; Gamers. 81 5072 90: bulls,
S2G4 so; calves S3 5OG6 so; Texas fed steers.
So 2504 so: Western steers. 50 25Q4 60
HOGS-Receipts to-day. 1000; tomorrow,
20 600: steady. closed easy; mixed and butch
ers' S5 4066 20; good TO choice heavy, S5 20
66: rough heavy. s. 25d5 70; light, IS 700
G 20: bulk OF sales. So 6O66 IS.
SHEEP-Receipts. $4,000; sheep and lambs
steady to 10c lower; good to choice wethers.
S3d3 rs: fair to choice mixed. S2d3; Western
sheep 81 1913 75 native lambs. 50 5OQ5 50;
Western lambs So 50d5 20.
ST. JOSEPH
ST JOSEPH. Mo. Sept. 9-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 2T51: steady to strong; natives. $50
3 As: cows and heifers. 81 1895 2S; stOckers
and feeders. 50 5OG4 40.
HOGS-Receipts 6OsS. steady TO &c higher:
light S5 6506; medium and heavy. So 5Oq5 90
sHEEP-Reeeipts. 1850; steady; top Idaho
wethers. SO so.
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Struck on Columbia River Bar.

he British ship Arranmore. which arrived
a other day al Algoa Bay from Portland.
-- reports that when passing out Of the Co.
Ucia River she struck on the bar and dam
.-el her steering gear SIZE also CARED avvsv
srr ~ her poop rail and sustained other slight
mage.
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sun Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Heights OF High and 10"
Waters AZ Fort Point entrance 70 san
Francisco Bay Published by official au-
thority q the Superintendent
NOTE-The hiEh and low waters occur AZ
the city front l1fssiOn-street wharD about %
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10

BRISBANE. Queensland. Sept. 9-The Gov
ernment of Queensland has decided to resign
owing to the slim ma ajority which it received
on its taxation PROPOSALS.
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Ne7V York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Sept. Cotton futures
opened firm at 166 points higher and closed
steady 4912 points higher.
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Iron Worker Is Killed by a Fall.

LOS ANGELES, sept 9.-Russ ell More
house, a structural ron worker, employed
by the Lleweilyn Iron Works. fell from
the fourth story of the new Huntington
building to-day and was killed. He was
laying flooring upon the iron girders and
absent mindedIy walked into an uncov-
cred span.
a
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10

Bar silver firm. 26qsd per ounce Money,
20Z15c per cent. The rate OF discount in the
open market for short bills is 3 1865 e-16 per
cent. The rate OF discount in the open market
for three months bills is 3 9-16Q3% per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10

NOTE-In the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides Of the
day in the order Of occurrence as to time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide Of the
day except when there are but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition the soundings Of the United States
Coast Survey charts except when the number
given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts The plane of reference is the mean
Of the lower low waters
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON.
PORTLAND Sept. 9.-WHEAT-Wslla Wal
Ia 70c: blue stem. SIC; valley soc.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA Sept. 9.-Wheat prices declined
2G25c on light trading; blue stem, SIC; club,
S9c
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. Sept 9.-Clearings. Ss47.47S;
balances 5000, 513.
TACOMA. Sept. 9.--Clearings. S34S, I05; ball
ances $50, 705.
PORTLAND Sept 9.-C1earings. $732. $50;
balances SG3, ,202- .
SPOKANE, Sept S-Clear1ngs, Sozo,UA4S
haIances S1OO. SIG.
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Weather Report.

(12oth Meridian-Pacif1c Time)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 8, p. m.
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Total sales. 100. 700 shares
NEW YORK BONDS.

UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YORK. Sept. Bond transactions OF
United Railroads OF San Francisco-3OOO at
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market steady: creameries. 15Q19iac; dai-
Ties. 1361Tc; eggs. firm. 1T01Sc; cheese. STEADY,
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
St. Lonis Wool Market.

ST LOUIS. Sept. 9-wooI. quiet: medium
grades. combing and clothing. 16621c; light
fine, 15d1715c; heavy fine, 11Ql4hc; tub
washed, 20q3Oc.
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Risks and Premiums.
Net amount Of Risks
written during the
year ...-s--s- -.--
Net amount OF Risks
expired during the
year --.--.--
Net amount In force
December 81. 1902 &.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour. firm;
No. red wheat, S055 ds21zc: No. corn. y
No. 3 white. 3Tq37 &c; No. 2 rye. 5615c; good
feeding barley 4Tq49c; fair to choice maltins.
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THE COAST RECORD.
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minutes later than at Fort Point; the height OF
tide the same both places
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INCOME.
Net cash actually received for Fire
Received for interest and dividends
on Bonds. Stocks. Loans, and
from all other sources. ---------
Received from Home Office
UncoIlected premiums OF last year.
collected this year. ar..............
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SAILED.

=-ur Navarro. Weber. Mendocfnu-
--1r Eel &o-fH. Green. Crescent City.
-.lr queen. h-nrlcksen, Port Gamble.
--Lr Bessie *. Merriam, san Vicente Land
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07
ABOUT NITROGEN
HO~v II Affects Plant I9fe-Why II Ka
COstly--Its Sources.

How II Affects Plant Lffe-Why II E&
COstly--Its Sources.
Each element used by plant life helps
tn the building of certain parts of the
plant, and likewise doubtless each has
some one or more special functions.
What some of these are is not well I'M
derstood, but some are known.
Nitrogen is known to show its effects
ON plant life in three ways:
First.--It promotes stem and eaf
growth and If IN excess delays seed and
fruit formation
Second.--It deepens the green cotora
ton of the leaves.
Third.--Its abundance may increase
and its deficiency may lessen the rela-
tive amount of nitrogen IN the plant
This means variation in food value.
If nitrogen is freely applied In fer
tilizers or is present in plentiful guam
titles in the soil its effect Is generally
shown (unless its effect be negatived
by phosphor1c acid by a vigorous, DARK
green leaf growth and ly a somewhat
retarded flower and seed formation. If
available nitrogen is relatively hack
ing either in the soil or in the added
fertilizer a somewhat more scanty
foliage than occurs under better con
ditions, one Of rather lighter graan.
is grown. The seed, moreover, Is apt
to mature rather earlier than usual
Nitrogen Is essential to plant growth.
Available nitrogen is in small quantity
and easily exhausted from soils, aud
consequently it is and always has been
the most costly form of plant food.
Nitrogen derived from organic mat
ter is insoiuble in water and may be
either quickly or slowly available to
plants, according to its source, whether
from dried blood, cotton seed meal, etc.
on the one hand or, ON the other, from
such material as leather or garbage
tankage.-J, L. Hills.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07

The Customs o. the Country.
There was once a Newfoundland fish
ermaD- he CHANGED to be a Catholic
who In old age came to die He had
lived in debt all his life and, no doubt,
had never once given his whole catch
to the dealer who supplied him, but
had wrongfully slipped many a quintal
over the side Of rival schooner and
traded 1t out on the spot
''Send for Fawther Rafferty," he
said "SeTd imnediatep'
He wanted to confess hts sins, TO
be shrfven and to depart in peace, but
his old priest had been transferred to
Trinity Bay A young man, just back
from Rome, was now the spiritual
head OF the parish.
'-Sure, It's Fawther Goblin" they
told him.
''Noa, noar' the old man protested.
"Fawther CoGdn's fine young man
a clever young man, I doubt me not,
but It's old Fawt'er Rafferty, / wants
Z hear me confession"
San why?' they asked
"Sure,7 the dying man gasped, he
knows the customs O. the country
Norman Duncan in Worlds Work
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07
BABY TRAINS ELEPHANTS.
TOvv Little Evan Heaiey Manages
Two Huge Pach yIaeFms.

EROw Little Evan Heaiey Manages
Two Huge Pach yIAeFms.
Ever since Master Evan Healey,
who is now only four and one-half
years old, was a baby, he has been the
almost constant companion of two big
elephants, Basil and Babe, which his
father has charge of at the menagerie
on Glen island, near New York city.
Before Evan was able to walk HIS
father taught Basil, who is sixty years
old and over nine feet high, to wheel
the infant around in a carriage. She
would never bet 60 Of the handle of
the carriage and took great delight in
the task The baby became SO accus
toned to his big nurse that he soon
began to play with her trunk, and she
didn't like anything so much as to be
allowed to reach into the carriage and
fondle him and let him pull her trunk
AS soon as he could crawl he went
into the elephant house by preference,
and the elephants always evinced the
greatest delight at his presence.
Now Evan walks around Glen island
every day with the big elephants
placidly following him and watching
his every motion. He takes them out
to pasture and to water and drives
them home again, as other boys of hts
age would drive sheep The elephants
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07
HINTS FOR FARMERS
T1se Agricultural spirft.

Let any fair minded eastern farmer
40 into the states west Of the Allie
ghanies and visit the agricultural col
legesl He cannot fail to see their
strength and the power for agricultural
development which is conferred at them.
1t is evident that in these states the
controlling classes believe in agricul-
tural education and understand that
the educated farmer is the best asset
ON the farm. Look for the cause Of
this and you will find that what we
may call the true agricultural spirit is
responsible. BY spirit" we mean the
feeling which makes a farmer believe
In his calling and claim for It an hon
orable place by the side of any bust
ness or profession. 1t is this spirit
which gives power and force to agrt
culture rather than the millions which
have been dug out of the soil! One
great reason why our eastern agricul-
tural colleges are said to have fallen
behind those of the west In influence
and power is because this agricultural
spirit is lower in the east, absorbed by
other lines of business. If we are to
have a great agricultural college in
New York we must revive this spirit
of agriculture and first Of all believe in
1ur calling.-Rural New Yorker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07

A description of a dinner given in
1850 shows that there has been a vast
Improvement in table manners since
then AS pule, one knife had to serve
for two people, and often a bowl of
soup was used by two persons For
this reason the party giving the din
ner arranged his guests in couples, try
Ing to place people together who would
be congenial and not adverse to this
common use of table appointments.
Spoons were seldom supplied TO the
guests and the soup was drunk di-
rectly from the bowl, the latter usually
having side handles by which it was
held In less refined company there
were no separate soup bowls, only one
large porringer, which was passed
around to the guests In turn. The
liners helped themselves to the pieces
If meat they desired from the common
1ish with their fingers.
Napkins were considered a luxury.
and were only provided in very arts
tocratic and wealthy families,-Phila-
3elphia Inquirer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07

animals TO temperature of 45 degrees,
or higher is better, out through tube
built perfectly tight to prevent air en-
trance at any place except the lower
end of the tube and another opening
In the upper part of the stable. One
form of outlet f1ues, @ G c., is found in
the first cut, built each side of the
barn, uniting in one common center.
Greater convenience and economy
from the floor directly up through the
center of the barn, passing out at the
ridge, or If the building was not too
long, say fifty to sixty feet they could
be placed at each end. l would ad-
wise carrying them inside the roof to
get the insulation from cold air that
the barn provides.
At A a camper must be placed to
control the volume of air passing out,
which is greater when the weather is
cold and wind pressure strong At r
are openings near the ceiling to be
used when wind pressure is light or
temperatures comparatively high. That
llOh III lAUC p1SS1lIS ALAAOASSh diiS
roof must have an area equivalent to
both of the side ffues and covered with
a cap. The air passing rapidly under
this covering, put on about foot
above the top will materially increase
the draft of circulation from below.
The second cut represents the intake
ffues, D d. The size of all of these
f1ues is exaggerated This was done
that there may be no mistake In the
form. They appear set out distance
from the wall. but can be put into the
wall or close to 1T, as desired. They also
appear close to the sill or floor. When
more convenient a four or five foot
fiue will answer quite as well. If the
builder Will only understand the theo-
ry that these fues must be long enough
so that the air will have a chance TO
warm a few degrees as 1t comes in
contact with the stable air and that the
volume of air admitted or the fapidity
of circulation will be In this proportion
he will have solved the whole question.
That the distribution of cold air may
be uniform these flues must be small.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07

Sponges are cultivated in West In
1ian waters and the Mediterranean.
In its natural state the bath or toilet
sponge is fleshy and covered with a
black skin To obtain the light col
bred, horny and elastic skeleton,
5ponges are left in shallow sea water
FOR several days in staked Enclosure
until the rotten animal matter can be
beaten out For artificial cultivation
i living sponge is cut into small blocks
about cubic inch in size, with a por-
lion of the outer skin on each. These
ixed TO a frame of weighted trellis-
work, are sunk into few fathoms OF
clear water, where they flourish best
IN a bottom of green seaweed free
from mud. In about seven years the
cuttings grow into sponges of market
able size.