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SIMPLE TEST FOR EGGS.
Method Used in Germany Said to Be
InfalIible.

A new and simple method Tor test
ing eggs is published in German pa
pcrs. 1t is based upon the fact that
the air chamber in the fiat end OF the
egg increases with age. If the egg is
placed in a saturated solution OF COM
mon salt il will show an increasing
inclination to float with the long axis
vertical. A scale is attached TO the
vessel containing the salt solution so
that the inclination of the floating egg
toward the horizontal can be meas
ured. I'm this way the age of the egg
can be determined almost To day.
A fresh egg lies in a horizontal POSI-
ton at the bottom of the vessel; al
esr- from three to five Gays old shows
am elevation of the fat end so nat its
long axis forms an angle of 20 de-
grecs. With an egg eight days old the
angle increases 10 - degrees; with
an eggs fourteen days old TO 90 De
Rrpes. and with one three weeks old
10 Is degrees. while an egg a month
old floats vertically upon the pointed
end
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WAIT LONG FOR RECOGNITION
Example CT lncreduIity Met With by
Explorers.

Referring to the incredulity and
bitter attacks which Henry vi. Stan
ley and other explorers had to meet,
A. ]. neutrality-suspicious. writes in
Scribners Magazine: Il remember
one evening in Africa when we were
talking together over the camp fire,
his telling me, laughingly, about q
certain prominent parsonage who was
we'll known for his pomposity and self
importance. He said When | re-
turned from finding Livingstone Mr., X.
distrusted me and only offered me one
finger of his hand to shake. After my
return from my second expedition
when | sailed down the kongo, ne
gave me two fingers. When had
founded the Kongo Free State for the
king of the Belgians and returned TO
England | got three fingers. but 1t
took me years before | got his whole
hand. This seems to me typlcally
British, and | merely quote this little
story to vindicate the grudging recog-
milton which has been given to most
or the great explorers by those arm
chair geographers' who stay at home.
Livingstone suffered from This same
attitude of incredulity and returned to
the interior of Africa, where he met
his death, because he could rot bear
to face the unbelicvers in London I'M
til he had solved the mystery OF the
ornat | ualnb river"
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Baby's Quaint Idea.

When Baby Alice first saw the COW
with a bell around its neck. She
thought it 80 funny that nothing cOull
induce her Ia leave the spot. She
stood watching the COW until il slowly
walEed away. Then. when the bell
bean 10 ring. she turned delightedly
m her mother. cNclaimipg: "Oh.
mana. docs the COW ring the bell
ul,r she wants The calf to come to
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The ouinine Cure for Drunkenness.

1t is claimed that drunkenness can
be cured in from one week to one
months time by using the following
mixture: PulvcriZe one pound of fresh
quill-red Peruvian bark and soak it in
one pint of diluted alcohol. Str;iin
and evaporate ii down to half n pint.
For the first two days give a teaspoon.
full every ,hree hours. If this quantity
causes headache diminish the dose.
The third day reduce amount TO half
q teaspoonful: the next day give fit.
teen drops. the next ten and then five.
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A. Annrnnriate lime.

I'VE will sing Awake. We Saints
Immediately before the sern on T.
gorrow," announced the minister a
,hOi- practice on Saturday afternoon
Don't you think" inquired the %
servant tenor, that it would be moH
appropriate to sing it Immediately an
Or the sermon?"-New Orleans Plea
vune.
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TWELVT LIVES LOST. TOWNS
WASHED OUT AND SCORES
OF BRIDGES GONE.
PASSENGER TRAINS NARROWED
Report From Albuquerque Says That
the Villages Of valenee and Los
Lentes Were Wiped Out and
Hundreds Of Families
Homeless.

Las Vergas, \. NJ. Oct 2.-lIalf the
town of Watrous was DESTROYED by
the food that has been damaging this
region ana nj least twelve persons
were drowned. Among thee are the
three children of !. A, stevens Felix
Vilaracl, his wife. two sisters and
several children % j. u. Porter.
Many persons were rescued from
house tops. The greatest damage
was around the junction of Mora and
Sapelloire Creeks. The rock crushed
the great iron bridge and much track
at Watrous was washed away. The
Salinas river formed n new chahnol
In the Mullinas, the dams of the Agha
Pura company broke, bringing ter
rife food on the city. The Monte
yuma Hot Springs track went ont in
many places.
Many Bridnes Conc.
Half a dozen bridges were destroy
cd and the MonteZuma bath houses
were partlr carried away. For two
blocks on Bridge street every bust
ness house was flooded. Tho big
ITfcld brick store was ruined and
the big bridge undermined. CallinaS
Park IS under water and the trolley
line cannot be repaired for two
weeks. The race meet next week has
been declared off One hnndrd thous-
and dollars will not cove the loss TO
the town and tho railroad loss IS
equal to that of recent floods in Ari-
IONA.
From Santa Rosa comcs n reuort
of the loss of the great iron bridge OF
the Rock Island road and much track.
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ysss,., Are, and popUlssion.

The area Of japan is about seven
tenfhE n tlat of the German empire
fI0re than one-hsf u the Inhabitants
live en- towns n from 2HD1 f0 2 bon
perz,ns. Il which there are se1s fm
every 100 usn there are O1lg 81
vOusr
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Palm Tree Wine.

The natives Of CeylOn make a kind
,; wine by tapping palm trees ant
allow ing the sap 10 fermeut On vessel
attached 20 the trees A spccie7 %.
parrots CC0ryllis iudicus) has disrpg
cred that this sap tastes good. and
parrots are frequently found drum
near the trees.
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FAKE TOOTH WAS VALUABLE.
Enabled Missionary to Gain Influence
Over Savage Tribe.

Over Savage Tribe.
"A wcll-known Church OF England
missionary among the aborigines OF
Queensland, Australia, gained great
influence over certain tribe In
very peculiar manner.
This tribe had the queer custom OF
having the front tooth of the upper
jaw knocked out. The missionary, by
accident, had lost this same tooth and
replaced it by a false one. When he
got talking with the aborigines, he
would pull it out, point to the hollow
place, and say, "Me, brother, belong
to you"
In this way he gained the complete
confidence of the tribe. converted
every member of il to Christianity
and introduced as much civilization
a. they were capable Of assimilating.
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Asa Rhoderiguez. aged IS, an en-
p'ove Of tho Swift.Kirlwood company,
at Lake Charles, was seriously injured
.lhile he was working about an old
larn, by the heavy door becoming dis
lodged and falling on him.
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No. 3 from Kansas City, Joplin, Eort
Smith, Texarlsana and Shreve
port arrives. :. ....S:40 a. m.
Leaves for Port Arthur. 8:46 am.
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Kansas City Southern.
North Bound.

10. Tor e. Louis. KanErs C'y.
Shreveport. Tezarknna and Pom
Smith raves .. III . IN.
~. for Kansas City. Joplin. Fprf
Smith. TaHsrkans and zhrevs
pOrt leaves .. .. I'D o. M.
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Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe.
Gulf and Interstate Railway.

Gulf and Interstate Railway.
No. 2 (South bound departs . a. m.
No. (South bound) depart p. IN.
except Saturday, 6 p. m.
No. North boundD arrives Z: 20
p m.
No. 3 { North bound) arrives 1:20
p. m. '
Beaumont Sour Lake and Western
No. | West bound) depart 1880
a. m.
No. (west bound) departs 4:10 p.
m.
No 2 { East bound) arrive 1918
pm.
No. UEast bound arrives 700
ID m
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TRIED TO CAPTURE
JAPS BIG GUNS
UNSUCCESSFUL soRTlE MADE BY
RUSSIANS TO TAKE THE
SIEGE PIECES.
GUNS COVER PT. ARTHUR HARBOR
Position 80 the Remains of the Fleet
Said TO Be Preearious, and II
Must Either Emerge from
Cover or BE Sunk.

Che Foo, Oct 2,-G p. m.-Sevore
fighting, the Russians being the az
ercsscra. occur. ed September rs and
20 ON the west shore Of Lao II pro
montory. near Pigeon bay, according
10 a report brought by Chinese who
we're in Port Arthur September 20.
The Russians already apparently
trying To capture the heavy guns
which have been moun;d in that vic'n'
Ivy. The Russians were in considerable
force, and they made several sortes,
dragging field artillery with them.
They were unsuccessful, however
n0th sides are said To have suffered
severely. The newly mounted heavy
Japanese guns are said To command
the entire harbor. The position OF the
remnants Of the Russian Port Arthur
feet Is said 10 be precar.ous, and l. Is
believed the vessels must soon emerge
rr ha UeSt rOyeu,
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RAILROAD TIME TaDi {.
Q . % e . .
Texas and New Orleans r. r. Co,
rcst Souno,


Texas and New OrIezns r. r. Co,
rcst eouno,
No. Local Arrives ..... $50 p. m.
w. q Local Leaves. ....o III
No 10 Sunset Limited Arrives 3 a. IN
Leaves 9:05 a.
No 4. Oriole 10 Echo Arrives IL. Is
p. N. leaves 1926 p. m.
No. S Texas Express Arrives o'57 .
m, Leaves 1905 !. m.
West Bound.
No. Z Texas Express to San Antonio
Arrives i:1S a. m. Leaves 7:2s
a. IA.
No 3 The "Oriole" Arrive, $50 ..
m, Leaves 1907 .. m.
No Local Arrives 7:zs y. H.. Leave
at 7.23 y. m
No. Sunset Limited" Arrives 1925
o. m, Leaves g:$a . Ia.
North BoUnc
No. 155. To Dallas Leaves 9:4J .. m.
No. 1856. From Dallas Arrive S.i5 a. m.
South Bound.
M ISL 10 Sabine Leaves g:B . ~
No. 152. From Sabine Arrives $50 pm
80. 1853. Lea 10 r'csizbg leaves
9.an m
No. 15i Local from Rocllsnd Arrives
$50 D. n
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Scouts in Contact.

Advices from Manchuria are, to the
effect that the Japanese and Russian
outposts and scouts continue in close
contact, soI'h, southeast and east oi
Mukden. Skirmishes are occurring
daily, and an aggressive general ac'
ton is expected soon.
II is believed that the general en-
gagement will take pace near Tie Pass.
and that General Kuropatkin is hold
ing Mukdcn and positions along the
Hun river merely TO temporarily
check the japanese advance.
Snow has fallen in the mountains
east of Mukdcn. and there has been
frost in the valleys.
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South BoUnc

60. frUrn - T0uIs. Knns-s CuE.
Per smith. ? -E1rkaua and
Shreveport arrlrs5.- 80 o ~
Learas -1r PORT g1Er SIS . m
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NATHAN SELLS T. FOR LESS.
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Port Arthur Service.
To Port Arthur.

No. As Local Freight departs 300 p.
m. Except Sunday.
No. l departs 9:15 D. III.
From Port Arthur.
No. 2 arrives 7:45 q. Ill.
No. arrives 1920 p. m.
No. 8 arrives 9:35 a. IN. SUNDAY on
ly.)
No. 46 arrives 1905 o. m. Except
Sunday
No. 4 arrives 7:45 p. m.
Center Express.
No. 202 Leaves =. .1O:55 a. m.
No. 2O1. Arrives ........ 600 p. m.
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MEMBERS OF MEDICAL PROBES
AND OTHERS

that the OF the Best Medical Authorities.
estgation and resuts unanimously favors the unEiVaed
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This Land of High Elevation

Inyigoratng Atmosphere Magnificent Scenic Grandeur
unsqua ed Opportunities Out boo Life and anordng at
Civilization Minimum Expense ig but days jourE'
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Cool Colorado Offers

for individuals those need of Physical Ur
eau Of Oyerwork cdcntay habit Other Causes; this
those residing in the Lower Attitudes or
Hrf1F
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MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS

steam. Accordingly, my interest aroused and
solved to experiment along that line Finally after la
borousy constructing pair Of wheels fastened them
who later on found her spool wheels burning dsmay
top of the stove and the teakettle intended to travel
with lightning speed the stoveds, standing stub
born and motionless Then began my disgust toward
teakettles until at last account Of the attention they
to require during the preparation of meal they
have grown to be the very bane of my existence
In consequence, have resolved to invent sort OF
automatic teakettle filler thus to alleviate the labor Of
Connected with the city water, long pipe extends
the kitchen to the wall back of the range At the
juncture of the wall and pipe should be by which
to turn the water off and on, and regulator. The
remainder of the pipe reaching from the wall to the
kettle should be disconnected by the turning of another
from the LATTER leaving the kettle portable
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WHEN SARAH GOES.
Honorable Mention.)

(Honorable Menton.)
s'Sarah is going to leave tomorrow. Her cousin is
sick and must for her. Mama says she will
advertise Immediately, but of one will come
for at least half a week.
ssO-oh,'' sighed laid down my book and closed
my eyes, Sarah going! Visions of dishes before
piles of them after Sunday dinner troops and reg
after company to tea Leaning towers Of large
dinner pates pans of silver and and last
but least by any MEANS sticky pots and pans after
the china is done. Obi Then the visions formed into
lines and marched slowly past toward dishpan full Of
steaming, soapy water and pile Of fresh white dish
towels They staked solemny around them and returned
The leader platter great and sticky
and disagreeable. He stopped before me. Evidently
was supposed to be the dishwasher wouldn't be. l
rebeled. in wrath and faced that steadllyen
larging platter He increased to and appalling
proportions. ct WON'T said weakly. I was fright
The Platter General seized the pan Of water and
him poise it to hurl at my head I jumped and
awoke.
etHere and now,'' said aloud tI resolve to invent
a dishwashing machne!"
My sister gggled in utter lack Of sympathy found
paper and pencil and drew plans Strange and queer
they looked, but didn't lose courage until my sister
inquired politely, els it to be by steam cleo
tricityf'
Oh dearl didn know. tossed my plans into
the waste basket. Some of genius than my
SELF who knows whether it should be worked
by steam electricity must invent that machine Only,
please, will he do it soon3 Margaret Clark,
Tenth Grade Route l, Box %,
East Side High School. Excelsior, MINI.
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AN AUTOMATIC PAINTER.

Invent! I would invent machines of all shapes and
kinds to do such things children dislike to do. What
dislike always did and always WILL is drawing and
painting For this would invent something to
draw for This wonderful invention would consist of
a small box with a tube and bulb. Then, instead of
puzzing hard drawing, would simply squeeze
the bulb and set the box upon the paper. Lo! When
lifted the box, the picture would be DONE This box
would be made that it could fold It should also be
capable of drawing pictures Of different sizes. shall
call this great invention the Wonderful Drawing and
Painting Box This invention would be greatly appre
ciated by all those who dislike drawing much do
A Eighth Grade, Athena M Martin,
Bryant School 35l5 Tenth Avenue S.
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WORK MADE EASY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

rain stopper would be the shape of immense air
gum and should be loaded with substance that when
shot certain distance up in the air would disPel the
clouds dry up all moisture When Monday morning
and wants to hang the clothes and the sky
looks threatening and old Sol refuses to show his face
would be necessary for to do would be to ad
just the gun into the proper position and fire away
Within ten minutes according to calculations all the
clouds within radius of 10 miles would disappear Every
who washes will rise up and call blessed to
nothing of all the of humanity that would be bene
flied by my patent rain stopper providing that it was
used with good Judgment. Clara Sandborg,
Sixth Grade, 1909 Clinton Avenue.
Madison School
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MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Saturday, August 20.

"a
several kinds Of streaks- There is streak
instance. Of luck. run
like streak get streak of paint his clothes
etc possibilities a good many kinds
ought to and all of them good. The
be n the editor of Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING AUG. ID,
at They strictly original written
only of the than 300 words
In length, nor with of
words paper signed with grade school,
the writer, together with of the
prize preferred the list printed elsewhere The
mus rolled.
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For Saturday, August 81:
"FLAsHICORLIA."

Here is word that cannot be found in dictionary
suggest you? Write about 'Flashi
Gorilla" using it in sense that prefer 1t may be,
the of place person. 1t be
ne invention. It be giant,
fairy just plain human being 1t may bebut this is
possibilities of the
word. you the The papers must be in
the hands Of Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 20,
At five strictly original written
only of the than 800
length, than 100 marked with the number of
signed with the grade school,
of the writer, together with the of the
prize preferred printed elsewhere in The
Junior. The must not be rolled.
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THE WORMS THAT wR1GGLE.

evil you go fishing with metz asked my friend,
coming in one day. eyes, but, ss-But whata,'z
asked L. impatiently tsoh, wish were inventor
My friends puzzled face made laugh, and still
she said, II ask you to go fishing and you say
you would only you want to be inventor . Well #
inventor would not have to bait my fish
hook Z, answered. aOhl You think if you knew
enough for that every one would around waiting
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THE MUMBLER's JOY

I speak people gaze at me Ia
a bewildered way or ask that
dreadful question, "What did
you sayq'' I was just con-
templating going into solitude,
when I hit upon a happy
thought. After many failures
I succeeded, with the all of
a jeweler, in my invention. It
looks like a small watch, and,
indeed, that is what it is. But
turn it around and you will
see that there are more works
in it than in a watch. Now,
when I speak, I press the
stem Of my watch and the
words sound more distinctly.
Yes, I intend to take out a
patent and then my ecu
reka" will prove a great aid
to unfortunates like myself.
Mary Langan,
1904 Minnehaha Az.
B Eleventh Grade,
South Side High School.
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A CREDIT TO THE FAMILY.
Honorable Mention.)

t'Miss Marshall-Dear MADAME We have the honor
inform you that your useful invention the Magical
Member has been accepted and patented, and is
I tossed the letter the bed and gave vent to my
feelings in wild 'fHurrah!'' Visions of small
machine attached stocking working busily away at
hole while sat near by watching with delighted eyes
the result Of my invention, danced thru my brain. No
Saturday mornings spent in darning the holes that
would in the toes of my hose Then the vision
of long paragraph in the paper, all about Miss Mar
SHALL child inventor of the already notorious Magical
Member before whom lay such brilliant career" And
when my relatives read the article they would say like
the traditional aunt in the story book The dear child!
ily.'' Then they
"Ruth'' voice called from the hall above, here
pairs of stockings you haven darned Come and
do it immediately My day dream fed and with it the
sMagical Mender' the wonderful paragraph, and the
admring relatives While only ], and the stockings
which must be mended by the toll Of my hands, were
left. -Ruth Marshall,
Eighth Grade, 1892 Second Avenue S.
Bryant School.
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sum.

ever. This may trivial, but should my invention
succeed should be rid for all time of the inconvenience
Of my allotted task-keeping the teakettle filled
B Ninth Grade, -Alvylda DeHaven
North Side High School. 5000 Logan Avenue n
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THE BooK-woRM's JOY.
(Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention
If had enough ingenuity and scientific knowledge,
should invent protection for the which would
the sensitive organs Of vision invulnerabe and
would prevent their going back the book-worm How
splendid be able to read without the tormenting
seriousness that too much of ones favorte pastme may
him his sight! My magic vision guard would be in
the form of lenses which might be in spectaces
eyeglasses and would prevent blindness entirely OF
course if I oculist such invention would
seem undesirable; but under existing circumstances
connected with the medical profession only as an
occasional patient, consider that nothing would be
greater boon the than such safeguard the
eyedefender With it, the limitations of the OF
letters would be much reduced; the could
money, and the whole world would be much
happier RUSSELL IL STAFFORD,
A Tenth Grade, 416 Clifton Avenue.
East Side High School.
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JOYFUL DAYS FOR DoBBIN.

\
There been a long felt want among the farmers
by which they could their horses dur
ing the hot weather Heat of the greatest enemies
drawbacks of horses and of them every
year result Therefore self binder which could be
run by small motor gasoline engine would undoubt-
reaper did the scythe And just think Of machine
which daybreak until shutdown without
water food restS
There is why such machine should be i'm
practicable. It could be simple attachment to
ordinary binders and would probably consist Of
wheel plus the two already the binder and thus be
able to balance well it. The power could
be attached to pull the large wheel and it turn would
the binder along and also make it work. Such
machine might prove clumsy and somewhat slower espe
cially turning corners than present methods but
machine built that plan would, experiment.
the defects which could then be easily remedied
Let us hope that autobinder the future
East Side High School j. Walter Malmquist,
R. F. D. No. B. Cokato, MINI.
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roasting-hot day have Of these time
when is going away when, being in great he
rushes mady around endeavorng not to heed the cali
of duty which says tThose dishes (abomnable pests)
must be washed before you CO." If washing machine
at instead of signing grooming would
cheerfuly pile them in the machine turn the crank for
few moments and then away we'd go. And SO I am
firmly resolved that dshwashing machine will be the
object of my ambitious labors in the line of inventions
when attain the wise and learned age.
B Tenth Grade Helen Coffin,
Central High School. 1912 Clinton Avenue.
THE MUMBIER'S JOY.
ttNow hope that can be understood, - said to
friend day. t'What did you sayf queried she in
anguid tone. Immediately put my contrivance into
practice and she heard what said. not tongue
tied and do not lisp, but might just well be dumb,
for nobody to understand what say. When