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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12

Boston, May S.-What is essentially
the most important part of the con-
struction of any big modern building
takes place before either the carpen.
ter, mason or contractor begin their
visible operations. This is the testing
Of the material to be used in order to
see how we'll it will perform its part
in the new structure; old Dayy Crock
ett's famous maxim, BE sure you're
right, then go ahead" might be ap-
piled directly to this preliminary in
vestigation of the steel, iron or mason
ry that is to become the flesh, bone
and sinew of any large and important
modern building All this, however.
goes On quietly, often before the gen
eral public knows that the new struc-
ture is contemplated, and it is only
within comparatively recent years that
it has been reduced to what is practic
ally an accurate science by means of
which the contractor is able to know
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12

in use for over century and which
proved Il be nearly as good as new,
barring few places where dry rot
had set in owing to contact with damp
flooring
These historical "reminiscences natur.
ally speak highly of timber as a long
lived building material But all tim.
Der, even when the specimens come,
one might at first imagine, from the
same place, Is not of the same value,
A timber beam grown on the sunny
side of a Carolina mountain is much
stouter specimen than an apparently
similar beam which grew on the shady
side of the same mountain.
Nest of the tests made with this
especially important piece of technol'
ogy apparatus have what might be
called a three-fold purpose. The ma
teriel is sometimes furnished by the
producers, wishing to obtain an accu,
rate statement of the character OF
their product, The test itself, for
every beam. truss or girder is mum.
bered and the results recorded Is an
addition to the general scientific knowl-
edge Of the character of building ma.
terial, And the test Is finally. per
hapS, one should say primarily, a part
of the education of the Institute of
Technology student So important a
part, indeed, is played in modern life
by this question of the character of
various building materials, that the
student of nearly every form of mod.
ern engineering is more or less inter
ested in the processes of testing diff
ferent materials Of construction and
an actual participation in the work of
the stalwart LEAN tester-as we'll as
in that of the various other mechan.
isms that pull or twist material to its
final limit of endurance--is an import
ant incident in the training of ma,
iority of the students.
During the last few years similar
tests have been frequently applied to
irons imbedded in concrete-a new
form of support that has come into use
with the development of concrete-steel
structures--and there are now some
40 or so pieces of material of this kind
kind waiting for examination on the
big testing machine. These pieces
are to be subjected to heat, while load
ed with the weights of the apparatus,
and then deluged with cold water as a
means of studying their strength and
endurance when exposed to the test
of great fire. And stirl more inter
est!ng perhaps are the longtime tests
that have been going on for years in
the same laboratories in order to study
day by day the slow process of wear
and tear to which old Father Time
himself subjects all forms of building
material.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12
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in advance the exact strength and en-
durance of each part of his building.
The beam that supports a certain
amount of floor area, for example, has
its known maximum of endurance and
is never expected to support weight
that will even approximate the break
ing point. And every other part of the
building is similarly tested.
Without such tests the modern sky
scrapers would have been impossible
because no man could have said how
we'll the lower part of the structure
would have withstood the weight of
the many stories superimposed upon
it. Every stick and stone, of course,
is not tested individually. But repre-
sentative samples of all forms of
building materials are nowadays being
constantly put on the rack, their
strength and endurance tested under
just the conditions in which this
strength and endurance will be de-
manded by the actual building. and in
Just the shapes and sizes in which
they are thus to become important and
often invisible factors in the making
of modern cities. In many cases there
fore the birthplace of a modern build
ing is the mechanical laboratory of a
modern school of technology, and the
new science of testing might almost
be called physical culture course for
inanimate building materials.
In order to make these tests, it is
necessary to reproduce within the lin.
its of single laboratory-for the lab
oratory Is nowadays as important in
so-called practical achievements as it
is in strictly scientific investigations
conditions, for example, that will be
represented in reality by the weight Of
a big city skyscraper resting on foun.
The problem is one that has required
considerable human ingenuity. Until
some ten or twenty years ago 1t had
never been attempted and although
building material was then tested, the
tests were conducted on small scale.
with small samples Of material, and
the strength Of larger sought by de-
.cidedly deceptive process Of arithmet-
icaI computation. These small speci-
mems, moreover. were not always true
samples, for the timber merchant
could, If he were so inclined, pick out
a flawless specimen which could hard
~ be duplicated by real beam or
girder of the same timber: while the
ideal test Of any material is, OF course,
test made on piece of the exact d.
mansions that are to be used in the
building. The means Of such a test
We're finally supplied by machine
constructed by Professor LAMA Of the
Massachusetts institute Of technology.
Professor anza's testing apparatus, to
gether with other testing mechanism
recently constructed in this country
and abroad reyolutionized the knovl-
edge Of building materials available for
architects and construetors-wh
of Office buildings. aquedncts, railroad
bridges or ocean yessels-and has
therefore played very important part
In the evolution cf modern construc-
ton. A portion Of II may still be seen
IN the Institute laboratory where 1t
vas originally put In operation and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12
TEsLA's LATEST EXPERIMENTS.
Still Planning to RevoIutIonize the
World by Wireless Power.

Since his article In the Century mag.
azine for June, 1900. little or nothing
has been heard from Mr.. Tesla as to
the progress Of his experiments In the
transmission Of electrical energy with.
out wires II has been understood,
however, that the inventor was still
at work along the lIaes he suggested
In the article referred to, and now we
have In the Electrical World and
Engineer another statement from him,
showing that the inventor Ii just as
firmly convinced as ever that tho ays.
TEN he has devised, II not perfected.
will III a short time revolutioni2e the
world With q realization Of the stu.
pendous possibilities in sight. MIR
Tesla says that he has been working
upon the development Ct his mag
nlfyIng transmitter' with the sole idea
Of producing the best type Of such an
instrument
This Is. essentially. circuit Of
very high self.lnduction and small re-
sistance which In Its arrangement.
mode Of excitation and action, may be
said to be the diametrical opposite Of d
transmitting circuit typical Of tel
ter. oily by Hertzian Or electr0-mag-
netie radiatlons. II Ii difficult To form
an adequate Idea III the marvellous
power of this unique appliance. by the
aid 81 which the globe will be trans.
formed. The electromagnetic radia
items being reduced u an insignificant
quantity. and proper conditions Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12

the end of the material under inveSti-
cation, just as it would be supported
IN an actual structure But the weight
is applied, not by piling pound after
pound on top but by adding pound
after pound to mass of metal in the
room below, each addition to the
weight of the load being communicate
material being watched by delicate
instrument especially contrived for
that purpose. And in this way the
stoutest beam or truss cam be finally
made to succumb to its maximum
downward pressure and the bending
moment and character of the break ac-
curately noted. Hour after hour some
times passes before the attainment OF
this breaking point, but when the snap
of the breaking timber has resounded
and laboratory assistants who conduct
the tests know that they have found
the strength limit of typical piece OF
that particular timber In the case of
a truss a similarly experiment shows
not only the strength of the big timber
pieces composing its familiar triangle
but also the strength of its steel or
iron fastenings at the corners; and
the Institute laboratory has thus done
yeomaE service in finding the best
modern method of fastening together
these all important timber triangles
And all round this big testing appa-
ratus are other ingenious apparatus for
reproducing all other conditions of
present day building.
1t may be wondered why former
methods of construction have never
demanded a sirailar mechanism. The
answer lies partly in the fact that no
material is ever used to the limit Of
its endurance and that it is only with
the erection of the lofty buildings CT
our own time, together with the great
er use of steel and iron as well as
wood. that the question Of what Is &C.
tually the limit Of a given piece Of
building material has become of vital
Importance. The great buildings OF
lH1 past were stone sIGuGlu6Fs anu
when wood wGs used it was used only
in comparatively low buildings. Many
Of the beams from these old buildings.
however, come finally to the big test.
ing apparatuc of the Tech laboratory
simply to add to our general knowl-
edge Of how wood wears Ii actual
service. An old house, for example,
is being torn down somewhere in the
vicinity of Boston and some OF Its tim.
bers are sent 10 their laboratory to see
how they will compare, after a cen
fury or more Of service. with the kind
of timber fresh from the modern tim
Der forest And the old timber usually
stands the test admirably In the
same fashion, during the recent dig.
giag Of the new subway tunnel under
Boston harbo. the axcavators found an
old cordnrcT road some 20 fee. under
the surface u modern Rostna Some
Of the old logs. wet and Shiny from
their long immersion In the mud were
transported to the Institute where
they were dried and placed On the test.
ing apparatus From an old State
street market there came also two
beams Of white pine which had been
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12

Among the many delightful features
of The colonial homesteads either in
New England or the south, were their
high fences and stone walls, Original
| E designed for protection or defense.
as The name implies, they became
very soon a part of the entire scheme,
as real as the house itself and "a
necessary To the complete home, Our
fathers coming from land of hon,Ss
of small cottages inclosed within high
hedges, were doubtless astouished at
the sreat eNpanse OF wild, free wood.
land OF prairie, Their first aim was a
fence boundary line, TO mark the
limits Of their new possessions. Many
were the devices OF these early
settlers, many the experiments in
| search of suitable fences.
The live, of "lop hedge" was Que
of the Very earliest used in America,
and remains of II are still seen near
the Atlantic coast A line was
marked out straight through the tim.
Der. and along it the men threw up a
hedge upon which was Hoped or
bent over every available young tree
that grew near enough The elbow
was cut With a blow of the sharp AK.
As tie Topping was always done in the
early spring before the sap started,
the cut tree soon healed and Il strong
growth was made that could be Topped
again and again for succeeding years
AMI thus the fence grew like plant.
In some parts of the country the
stump fence was the fashion, On the
pine lands, where many trees had to
be cut down, or cleared, for crops,
II was the custom to use chain and
lever and tear out the enormous roots.
Across the clearing they were drawn
by The stout oxen, and carefully set
III place Sometimes the stumps were
hcWn in Two. but whether whole or
half was used, the result was bar,
rier So strong rs to be practically
everlasting, Many of these stump
fences are still standing. more than
loo years old
But the fence Of our early history
the kind we have in mind when we
talk Of the "old Virginia fence" is
thai made of rails. hewn by the AK
and split by hand in fact, the kind
made famous in history, the handt
work Of our pioneer heroes, the gen.
uine stake.andrdcr worm and old
settlers fence, Untold acres were In,
closed by this classic boundary line
countless cords of timber split up and
numh2rless noble trees sacrificed in
| its behalf
In the river section, or where the
soil ahounded in stones. we find the
/ most natural, most picturesque of all
the stone fence, or wall Nature offers
this material in profusion all ready
TO hand, and the landscapes of arr
would be lost without this beautiful
feature. The stone wall with finish
of stake and double.rail rider Is tbs
beau-ideal fence Other varieties OF
dividing lines there were--the post
and rail the picket, the panel or hur
die, and last Of all the ubiquitous wire
fence,
The early idea of home implied a
fence, hedge a walled.in place
where one could exist apart from the
cutter world But times have changed
and the fence is among the other
good things that are passing away
! There are a few Of them yet. and they
times and different manners. Then, a
mans house was really his castle
and when he locked his door he was
lord Of the manor, To enter that de
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12
Perched In Odd Places.

Monasteries of the lamas in Tibet
are always perched on the top or steep
sides of hill. They are built in
stages connected by abrupt passages
and stairs guarded by Tibetan mas
t!ffs. These dogs are almost as high as
donkey and are so fierce that it goes
hard with a stranger who attempts to
enter without an attendant lama.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12

William Iennln's bryan" slowly
said the old codger. In the midst or the
sit and Argue club William Jen.
Minis Bryan"
Well, what about him." asked I'll
Snry
%, was just sorter wonderin'." re.
piled the veteran. when ha was goin'
To begin sum the democratic party
for ncnsupport - Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-12
The Planting of Flowers

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IoDG1NG-HoUsEs FOR sALE-cou
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10 rooms, r. S45: good house ..... $3.50
IL rooms r. $40: Al house .ST25
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Lopa1Ne-HousEs ZOE SALE.

A-CAMERON & CO, Phone South 1000.
3 Eddy ST.. Market and Powell.
Headquarters for Rooming- Houses. Hotels and
All Kinds Business Chances.
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406 Hearst building. over Examiner entrance
corner Third and Market sts.; tel Black 36O7.
Hotels and rooming- houses for sale Free list
Abstract of Title Free With Each Sale.
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Beautifully fur
nished house OF
90 rooms; on a
su n n y corner;
stick a pin here;
the rent is only
$l6S; house full
of steady room
ers; on account
Of sickness the
price $4,000 is
cut in two.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
d o U B L Z the
proflt could be
made in this
high class house; ;
81 rooms: rich
furniture, carpets
and hangings fine
entrance; an air
OF wealth per-
vades the house; /;
profit now $1T5;
fine ] a n d l o I'd:
worth $4,000.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
UNHEARD of
terms; % rooms;
nicely furnished
apartments clears
$74 nonthly; only
$400 down and
easy terms.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
REAL ESTATE
wanted in ex-
change for a
high-class, so
room house clears
$4,000 yearly above
all expenses, i'm
cluding living for
man and wife;
fine furnishings.
MARION
GRIFFIN.
S P L E NDIDLY
furn / 8 h e d 40
room house; ex-
ceptional / o c a
tion; lease II de-
sired: high class
of roomers: very
quiet and select;
only $1T50 cash
required; e a s y
terms; fine house.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
p. S.
46 large. light;
$1,000; rent $50;
lease if desired;
house and fur
nishings in good
order; in a fine
location; clears
$175; on sunny
side.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
100 rooms; apart
ment house; al
ways full of nice
q n d permanent
people; income Is
1907 monthly ;ex-
penses $649; profit
S44S; sickn e 3 $
makes a sale alb
solutely necessary
at once.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN
mt $4.oO per room;
Id. Box 1852, Call
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Half furnished 40
room house north
of Market. $1,000
takes 1t up to 10
a. m. December
2. There Is a
tide in the affairs
of all mems lives
If taken at the
flood leads on to
fortune.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
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55- ROOM corner house; rent $500 per room:
price $500; must be sold. Box 1852. Call
ofnce.
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CHURCH SERVICES.


FIRST United Presbyterian Church cor. Gold
IN Gate ave and Polk st.-Preaching to-
morrow Sabbath. al IL a. m and 4 2. m.
by the pastor Rev. II. II. Bell, d. d. Morn
ing theme. "A Missionary Romance even
ing theme. The Man Of Nazareth first in
second Oriental series Sabbath school al
6.a5 a. M c. Z. societies at $50 and 6-3O
p m Strangers cordially invited 10 all
services PeWs free. Courteous ushers- Come
and bring your friends. Music by a good
male quartet.
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We have a Groom fat. modern build
ing sumptuously furnished; carpets cost So Sc
per yard; beds cost $1O0 each; hair mattresses
cost S35 each; months; actual cost to
furnish. $4,000; must go East and will take
S2700; n cash, balance per cent per annum
everything ready to step right into eIe-
giant home.
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IN. B.
$50 rooms, 100
furnished; $500:
handsomest mod
ern apartment
house In this
city. beautiful
furniture; great
bargain; should
clear $T0 each 80
days.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
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A-S55OO: SALOON; about block from Phelan
building: ret rent S125: lease; stock will in
voice about $500: good paying place; in
vestiEate at once: rare chance. r. G.
WILkE, 261s Kearny ST.
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BRING us $500
and we will put
you In possession
OF a nice 15-
room house full
Of steady ROOM
ers; profit S65
monthly; we back
you for $780,
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
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$500: CORNER saloon. with cigar stand
on Fourth St; living rooms; rent $50; lease :;
a good paying place; bargain. See r. G.
WILkE. 2612 kearny st.
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A-S26OO: COFFEE saloon and restaurant; l
block from Examiner building; place estab-
lished years; doing a hrst-class business; !;
about $40 per day. Particulars see r. 6.
MILKE. 2e1h Kearny st.
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Absolutely 0 u r
best furnished 20
T o o m transient
house: right in
the heart of busi-
ness activity; you
VIII mead to put
up about $500 in
cash; now clears
$3.50; your ability
will be the meas
rre of your profit.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
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Swell go room.
new and modern
house on Sutter;
most beautifully
furn | s h e d and
c ! e a r | n g $25S
monthly: electric
lights; elect ric
elevator; single
T o o m 8; mostly
business m e n
T o o m ers: price
$1,000; easy terms.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
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rs .,.1 st oqm s..-o.. FREE
Cup and Saucer :.
"A Beautiful and Useful Article for the Home..

We have secured from one of
the largest importing crockery
houses of the West an article for
this weeks premium thatwethink
will prove very popular. This
China Cup and Saucer is just from
Germany and the crates have but
recently been unpacked. They
represent one of the latest designs
in shape and ornamentation, and
while the china is of sufficient
thickness and weight to be dur
able, yet it is dainty and highly
attractive. The design is in pink
and gold and the effect is emil
nently pleasing. 1t is a cup and
saucer that would ornament any
table in San Francisco. Free to
any person presenting small ad
Thursday, Friday
or Saturday
FOR.
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A-S15OO: OLD D-ESTABLIsHED commission
store, dairy produce etc: must be sold at
once on account OF death; very rare chance
as business is known for 2S years as a good
reliable house. r. G. WILKE, 26l2 Kearny
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A-S4OOO; CORNER grocery and bar few blocks
south Of Market st; net rent $50: lease 4
years; average monthly receipts S11o0; value
in sight. See r. G. WILKE, 261z Kearny ST.
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A-S2e50: HOTEL Of 80 rooms; rent 500; lease;
with hrst-class paying saloon In manufactur-
ing town across the bay; good paying busl-
ness. See r. G. WILKE. 2612 kearny st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

An up-to-date downtown house; rent only
SIS 50 per room all light and sunny rooms
electric Lights and elevator; has los rooms.
we'll furnished throughout; now clearing
$3.50 to $3.50 per month; make offer; owner
must leave city; only with US.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

A-S2OOO: CORNER saloon, with lease in
wholesale district; good business; owner TO
leave the city cause of sale; a rare chance.
r G. WILKE. 2ola Kearny st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

A-S245O: CORNER grocery and bar; years
lease; rent $40: store doing a large cash busi-
ness: location can't be beat; value in sight.
See r. G. MILKE. 261a Kearny ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

A-s4OOO: CIGAR stand on Market St, vicin-
ity Powell st: 2n years lease; must be
sold once: owner TO leave city for the
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

THINK 4 33-
room house. clear
ing $141 monthly;
price $1,000: half
cash and $25
mcnthly; t h o r
oughly respect
able.
See
MARION
GRIFFIN.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

! We have a number of special bargains in fats
OF to 10 rooms. new and modern; can be
had for less than half cost TO furnish; must
be sold; either account Of sickness or de-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

Splendid 42-room apartment house on fine cor
ner; rent only So IS per room: years lease;
clearing nice little income; will take l5 to 20
room house sss part payment
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03

45 rooms; rent only $125; frst-class location:
we'll furnished and good running order
clearing now over $500 per month; always
full; best buy in city; account OF sc1-
ness; price $4,000