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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
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FsInAy, NOVEMBER y, 1907
PATCHING BY HEAT.
ms Principle Of Incubation Has B-en
Used For Ages

Used For Ages
The ancient Egyptians from tine I'M
memorial have hatched large quaint
ties of eggs by artificial warmth, APP
piled through peculiar but simple
e
Bonnemain. in I777. was the first in
more ecent times TO put the process
upon q sound commercial footing. BE
communicated to the Acadamy OF
Sciences an interesting fact he had no
decd upon the method chickens used
b break their shells, and for some
6me before the revolution he fur
utshed the Par1sian markets with poul-
T at a time Of the year when farmers
esased to supply it.
His apparatus was founded upon the
principle Of the circulation of hot wa
ter through a series of connected pipes,
q novelty which was afterward ap-
pied to the warming of buildings. Wa
em saucers were placed in the egg
drawers to keep up the necessary
moisture, and twenty eggs were In
osrted daily fo- twenty days, when the
arst brood appeared. In 1925 D'Arcet
obtained chickens by Matching eggs in
he warm water baths Of Nichy.
Modern %incubators are essentially
water baths, with an automatic regu-
lator to keep the temperature to 40 de
Erees C.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25

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dlsputch FROM i.ondon.
Young Milo G.rtaalne ~ltcIane, who
has accompanied her mother 10 Tits
COUNTRY. Says SHE viii never. lao, never.
BE- an actress 1t IS M Interesting fact
that she made her oul, staee appear
ancr IN this country
A new prtma donna. Miss Martha
The Cingaiee." 10y j & Dutrs com
pany Mt paly's theatcr. New York.
Miss Carine Is an american gtrl who
has studied IN Paris for several years.
Elsie le Wolfe has returned from
Europe after u trip which began In
the early spring. She has n play call
ed The MaSsarenes." by Ouida. which
PAU Hester is To dramatize. She has
several Others in reserve, including one
by BrieuX.
Lillian Russell signed n contract with
Sam s. Shuhert. by the terms OF which
she Is to star under the Shubert man
agement for Ave years. beginning next
December. Miss Russell's initial We
hicie will be an operate version of
The School For Scandal"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25

theirs legs and proceeded to unreei a
fishing line from u spool. He threw Il
across the room and out into the hall.
Its against the rocks, fatherr be
shouted.
$50 it is. son. was the reply; jerk
it this way carefully. gently now;
don't disturb your fish. There you
are. You must have q bite now. Draw
it in this way. quickly, not too ex-
citedly. And the ex-president looked
into the boys Face with all the
warmth Of a true fisherman as Jack
pulled in some toy called by him a
trout that he had hidden before the
make believe fishing began.
ut was during this lesson that l
got my inspiration. l painted in the
glow of interest and of expression
that won the praise of Mr.. Cleveland's
intimates. But, as | told the family
afterward, Jack really did it. 1
didn't."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Thousands Cured,

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has
cured thousands Of cases Of piles. ]
"bought a box of DeWitt's Witcl
Hazel Salve on the recommendation
of our druggist" so writes G. II
LaCroiX. of Zavalla, Tex. "and use
it for a stubborn case of piles. !
cured me permanently Sold by L
o. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Curious.

There's n curious thing about dis
covering Places said Johnny. Take
Bermuda, for instance. 1t was dis
covered by Il man named Bernudez.
How he happened to stumble on a
place With Il name just like his beats
me-"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
II

Hear you've been specializing, old
man. What did YOU realize?"
81 realized that l was a blamed fool"
replied the other man sorely.-Cincin-
natl Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Mr.t De Very Good.

Jenny-Pnpa, cook must be very
good. Papa-Why. my dear? Jenny
Because in my lesson last Sunday 1t
said that the wicked shall not live out
half their days. and cook says she has
lived out all her life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
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city VITA stt,.,e SIR Matter smoke
VA. nai t,liaJn tut cation Acruuta
latIot.s u gar ton coal beds ounl
their way To tn, e%artao, and. being
highly ~indnGnru8hit attracted the nj
tentlon OF men whs, erected affairs over
tAen4, aa.i t!leir 20 aetnal hres We're
dcd,cat,,l To the go-ls. For thousands
OF Years the Chinese have specuiatesi
upon IN. meaning of the natural gas
which has escaped ahunduntly from
the earth In several provinces. In l1.6
DIR. Hates informed chemists that by
distilling n few grains OF coal he had
obtained an equal number of cubic
Inches of 'iutialnuuahie air. and that II
attempted ON II large scale millions
upon millions of cubic feet OF that vnl-
liable substance could be made and
conveyed unseen along the highways
OF the land and become the means for
obtaining perpetual day. In 1919 Sir
Walters Smoke was burned on
Westminster bridge In London. and
one year later the streets of st. Marga-
rets. Westminster. enjoyed illulninn-
contracting for such Il luxury.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
Plenty of Light.

Rev. DR.. Thumper-Does not married
life seem brighter to YOU? Mrs. New
bride-It ought to. My wedding gifts
Included twenty-five lamps.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25

A woman will protest that she can't
stay while she is taking off her hat
Atchisou Giol,e.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-25
disorder

In the fall OF 1895 Ieontracted that fear
full disease, BLOOD Poison. II gained such
Roadway that I was forced 20 resign my
position and seek relief at Hot Springs.
After spending all the means l hid ! went
TO Memphis. In less thar ,hree weeks I
was in IA hospital. and after nin weeks OF
suffering l was discharged as cured. In
less than a month every bone in my body
seemed to be affected and felt as II they
would break at the least c1ertion. Again
I was compelled to resign. and 1 returned
to the hospital for a seven weeks stay.
When I came out I vas advised to try
farming. When I first went on the farmI
prevailed on the only firm who handled
drugs to get me one dozen bottles Of S. S.
S. AT that time both of my hands were
broken out with blisters andl was covered
with boils and sores. In the meantime my
druggist had gotten two dozen bottles of
S. S. S. for me and I began its use. and
after taking the thirteenth bottle not a
sore or boil was visible. r. B. POWELL.
East 9th St., Little Rock, Ark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
MS- SIMS -EazAozs ElacZ1c Z1xHa0

prophesied just such disaster as the
Russians have suffered at the hands of
Japanese torpedo boats
Strange as it may seem. there has
never before been a practical demon
Stration of the destructive powers Of the
modern torpedo boat. With the exceD-
tion of the destruction of three Chinese
cruisers that were not at the time able
to resist the attack, the torpedo boat
has never before been used for the pur-
pose for which is was built
The latest type of torpedo boat is the
submarine France and England are the
pioneers in this line all other nations
following suit
The submarine torpedo boat runs on
the surface until within a mile or two
of the enemy, then becomes partially
or entirely submerged. and completely
disappears from sight Just before dis
charging projectile. So long as its
smokestack can be allowed to stick out
of the water the boat is propelled by
gasoline engines.
When she dives the screws are driven
by storage batteries and an electric
motor. Even on the surface these boats
run slowly. none yet built making more.
than ten o. eleven knots. or travelling
tester than six or eight when fully i'm
mersed. They are also much smaller
than the average destroyer Boats of
this kind are provided with additional
mechanism to maintain a level course
under the surface, to take in and eject
water rapidly. and for making observa-
tons when the hull is completely out of
sight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

The early types of torpedo boats dis
placed from ten to twenty-five tons.
The Inflated ybattleship Maine carried
two Of them as originally designed. The
size developed rapidly. however, and
to-day $50 TO $50 tons is not unusual
AS the size of the boats increased so
did their speed. From 80 TO % knots is
expected of the thoroughly up-to-date
torpedo boat.
So dangerous have torpedo boats be-
come that experts predict that in the
future the battleship can only be used
for siege purposes. or for the lombard.
ment OF Notifications after all torpedo
and submarine boats are disposed of
Thus the battleship will be in the rear
line of defense in the future. instead of
the front.
Naval experts have long feared and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

For this last purpose an optical in
strument of peculiar construction is
mounted at the very top of a tube. which
stands up like a tiny smokestack, and
In which mirrors, or prisms. transmit
the picture TO an observer inside the
boat. The method of discharging a tor
pedo is the same with a submarine as
with a battleship.
Suspicion has been expressed by ex-
perts that the damage done at Port
Arthur could have been done by no
other agency than submarines. There
is hardly sufficient data as ye5 to deter
mine this.
Against torpedo attacks battleships
have several means of defense.
If the battleship is lying stationary
large net of tarred rope is hung around
the ship. II is held out from her sides
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

The torpedo boat may be painted
some neutral color like olive green or
gray, but a vigilant watcher can pick
them up with good searchlight at half
a mile. 1t is only necessary then to
train machine gun on the torpedo
boat to sink IL instantly.
A single machine gun OF the Maxim
NOrdenfeldt type discharges more than
one hundred shots a minute, any one Of
which hitting the torpedo boat would
be more than apt to put her out of COM
mission
Naval experts have had lengthy dis
cussions as 70 the advisability of put
ting armor on torpedo boats. L is hard
ly likely that this will be done, as speed
is the greatest defense the torpedo boat
has. and weight would of necessity in
terfere with speed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
The Torpedo Boat.

While the torpedo itself has advanced
tremendously. it is the development OF
the torpedo boat that has played the
most important part in torpedo war
fare.
From Cushing's open launch to the
submarine boat of the Holland or Lake
type is a far cry.
The original function of the torpedo
boat was coast defense. 1t was hardly
thought they would ever be used out
side Of harbors. They were meant to
resist invaders, not for aggression.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
BY SIR J. Q. Hopkins.
British Admiral

JHAvE no opinion of submarine
Il boats for sea work with a
sea-gOing squadron, but for de-
fensive work of ports, etc, their
power for mischief cannot be ig-
nored.
In my opinion the British Ad-
miralty is doing the right thing
in building submarines, as in
habituating our men ard officers
to them we shall more clearly
realize their weaknesses when
used against US.
Even the weapon they carry
(the Whitehead torpedo) is 20 all
intents and purposes of unknown
value for sea fighting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

by booms and intercepts the torpedo be-
fore it strikes the ship.
If the battleship is under way the
searchlight is brought into play. Every
ship carries at least four powerful
searchlights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

years ago was only 600 yards; to-day
IL is more than 1000
While the Whitehead torpedo was In
a state of development and before it
had reached its present state of perfec-
ION it had many competitors. The most
promising of these was the Sims-Edi-
son.
Mr.. Sims claimed for his torpedo an
effective range of two miles, a speed of
twenty knots, instant control in start
ing, stopping. exploding and steering,
power to dive and ability to carry 500
pounds of explosive.
All this was accomplished by means
of electrical control through a wire,
which was coiled in the torpedo and
lay behind the torpedo as a cable as il
progressed through the water
With the advent of wireless electrical
communication, as perfected by Mar
conf, a number Of inventors Immediately
went to work to perfect a wireless tor
pedo. Lewis Nixon, the celebrated
naval architect, and Nicola Tesla have
virtually completed one. While il is not
ready for public gaze. both Mr.. Nixon
and Mr. Tesla vouch for the fact that
II will do the absolute bidding of the
operator
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14
cHAprER xxI.-contInued.

One member OF the household was
soon to discover this. Miss Perkins
came upon him unexpectedly, as he
was STOPPING. with his back toward
her. and apparently engaged In close
ly examining the keyhole of the door
belonging to his masters private
room.
Whats that you're doing?" sho
cried, sharply.
The individual thus addressed start
ed violently. and something fell to the
ground with chink-something
which he Immediately covered with
his foot before he turned and faced
her without making any reply.
you've changed your ways lately"
she said. seeing he made no answer,
and always hanging about this door.
What's your game, | should like to
know. Anyhow. you aren't up to no
good. People as gets into respectable
houses under false names very seldom
is up to any goodi"
with this Parthian shaft she turned
away and left him. looking back once
over her shoulder. with that same
malicious smile. as she marked the
effect It had produced. What did she
mean by that remark OF hers about
false name? How could she have
found IL out? The shot was too near
the bulls eye to have been fired at
random. Good heavensl Was 1t pos
sible she could have any suspicion of
the real truth?
There was no source whatever from
which she might have obtained this In
formation-Ah-!
He flew upstairs a. tremendous
rate, flight after flight, to the top Of
the house, to his own room, burst the
door open and entered.
There was a modest looking box
In the corner of the room-a box
which contained his few belongings.
Had he remembered to relock this
on the last time when he had occasion
to resort to It?
No. the lid offered no resistance to
his hand.
He began to turn over the articles
which 1t contained. but ccdld not hit
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14
A knowing Little Bird.

Have you ever thought that the
little holes you often see in trees are
sap buckets? That is just what they
are, and they are as carefully looked
after by the pretty bay bodied sap
sucker that you have seen winging
across the country. as are the big
sap pals by the sugar-maker. This
beautiful bird, with a taste for sugar.
is said to know good sap weather as
well as the experienced sugar-maker
On cold and cloudy days you would
watch in vain to see him fly around to
his tiny buckets. He seems to realize
that sunshine and warmth are needed
to make the sap run and if you search
for him on such a day you would be
almost sure to find him clinging to a
tree that he has tapped. and having
a good drink OF the sweet sap. II you
should notice that his head is tipped
to one side, you may know that he
has gone into that position in order
that the sap may run back in the
corner of his mouth. instead of falling
down his chin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14
An Illusion with Smoke.

If there is in your family any per-
son who smokes you can turn this
habit to good account by asking the
smoker to help you perform pretty
little trick which will afford not only
amusement but some scientific in
struction.
The smoker is to undertake to blow
smoke into a goblet which you have
covered tightly with plate or saucer.
1t seems quite impossible. doesn't
It? You put the plate on the goblet
and at the same instant the smoker.
standing several feet away. sends a
vigorous pun in the direction of the
glass, and loi the glass is filled with
a clod of white smoke. or what looks
like smoke. But 1t isn't smoke at all:
1t is cloud of fine particles of a
substance known as sal ammoniac or
muriate of ammonia or ammonium
chloride. which you have probably
taken. mixed with licorice. as rem
edy for coughs and colds.
Sal anmoniac is a compound of am
monia and muriatic or hydrochloric
acid.
Now how did this white powder get
Into the covered glass? 1t was formed
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14

ment she stood motionless. holding the
magazine in one hand. while she look
ed at the Individual before her with a
puzzled. searching expression upon
her countenance. Then sudden light
seemed to break in upon her-she
gave gasp-her expression changed
from curiosity to amazement. and, Ut
tering little cry. she turned sharply
round and ran rapidly up the stair
case. leaving the other prey to the
liveliest astonishment. What other
remarkable Incidents was the day to
bring forth?
Meanwhile the young lady had re-
gained the stronghold of her own
apartment. locked the door, and
throwing the now despised magazine
into a corner, sat down TO confide the
state Of her feelings to the keeping OF
ber faithful diary:
"A most extraordinary thing has
happened" she wrote. MY head Is
in whirl and l hardly know what
am writing, or what to do. or think.
To imagine that have so often puz-
zled myself over that young mans
likeness to someone else, likeness
which I could never quite fix. though
I have otter seemed just on the joint
OF doing SO. Very likely | should
never have hit upon It but for that.
apparently. utterly insignificant action
OF mine In dropping the book ] was
carrying. He rushed forward to pick
It up and returned II to me and-all
at once IL struck me like flash
where | had seen him before. II was
the same circumstance-the same
action-and the same young mani
at is a most extraordinary thing
and takes my breath away even while
write: but there is no mistake about
1t. There could not possibly be two
people so exactly alike and with pre-
clsely the same manner-unless-t
is a twin brother of the ether. But.
II so, how is 1t that one is gentleman
and the other only a servant?
WAS there ever such combination
met with before. and what-oh. what
Is the reason for his extraordinary
conduct, unless-unless he is the
Prince In Disguise, after all!
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14

upon the thing he was in search Of
The little shabby prayer book, contain
ing his real name in his fathers own
handwriting, was gonei Gone! Stolen.
That hateful woman. with her sly,
cat-like step and hypocritical ways.
had taken advantage OF his one act of
carelessness, in leaving the box un-
locked, to pry into its contents and
carry off the most compromising
article Of all.
Well, the damage was done. and
could not be repaired. The only thing
now, was to try and stave on the dis
coyery Of the double part he had
been playing little while longer.
After time he rose from his grow
cling attitude with his mind fully
made up. There was only one course
to pursue. and he would pursue it.
He must appear totally ignorant of
the theft, and receive every allusion or
insinuation with an affected utter lack
of comprehension. Let her suspect
what she might, let her act and talk
rs she would. he must keep up the
delusion and try to battle her for It
least one more day. Or else, II she
seemed inclined to show her teeth--if
she appeared disposed to be danger
Gus. he must hurry on the matter.
A little later in the day, as he was
absently staring out of a window In
the hall, he heard faint. rustling
sound. and. looking up, saw Miss Fer
r,rs descending the staircase. He
allowed his eyes to rest upon her for
an instant. telling himself that his OPP
portunities for doing SO would soon
be at an end now.
She must have felt his glance. for
a certain air of embarrassment seem
ed to fall upon her, and the color rose
in her face.
Then she gave herself an impatient
twitch, ms though she said to herself,
"Stand upon your dignity and do not
allow the impertinent gaze of a mere
menial to discompose youi"
The young man who had picked up
my catalogue at the Royal Academy
One of the effects of the twitch was,
that II caused her to drop magazine
which she was carrying. just as her
foot was upon the last step.
Before she could stoop to reclaim
It. there was a hurried dart across the
hall, on the part of the menial in
question, and the article was retored
to her with, what wes not SO much the
respectful Difference OF an ir,-rior. as
the ordinary and natural courtesy OF
an equal.
The effect of this simple act of
politeness upon its recipient was ns
singular as unexpected. For mo
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14

thing will happen The egg will be
sucked gradually inside. and will sud
denly enter the bottle with a sort of
report. Curiousl Almost unearthly 1t
looks, doesn't It? What caused the
egg to act so? Why, it was forced in
by the pressure of the air. The burn
ing of the paper heated the air con-
tanned in the bottle. and. this expand
ing. perhaps one-half of 1t rushd out.
At that very instant-or the expert
ment would have been a failure-the
egg was placed in the bottle neck. fill
ing II, and. of course. preventing the
entrance of any more air. Cooling
little. the air inside became reduced
to its original volume, which the heat
had doubled. and no longer opposed
sufficient resistance to the pressure of
the air outside. Therefore, the egg.
being soft and having nothing to sus-
tain 1t, gave way to the outside
pressure. and was forced into the
bottle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14
saIIora, Knots.

Boys often want to know how to
make sailors knots. They can learn
by studying these directions and the
picture:
1. A in Fig. 1 shows same after
It has been drawn tight.
2. Twist the cord twice through
the loop and draw tight.
3. This is so simple that 1t needs
no explanation; 1t is in common every
day use.
4. This is a well-known knot; 1t
can be made to hold by tying another
ordinary knot below it, as shown
above.
s. Lay end a over b. as in Fig. /.
and form a blight, as in Fig. q; pass
behind b. and down through the
blight e. as in Fig 3. This Is one of
the best non-slipping knots.
6. Pass the rope twice round the
pole; then make half-hitch round the
standing part and between the pole
and the turn, and half-hitch round the
standing part.
7. Make a blight of one cord, and
pass the end of the other through it;