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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
THE SPIDER AND HIS WEB.
He Not Insect for the Reason He a. Too Many Lee

- PIDERs form good objects for a
rany-day study and two hours
IN neglected garnet, watching
these clever little beings viii Of
ten arouse such interest that we shall
be glad TO devote many days of sun
shine to observing those species which
hunt and build, and live in the open
fields. There Is no insect in the world
with more than six legs, and as spider
has eight he Is therefore thrown out
OF the company Of butterflies, beetles
and wasps, and finds himself In II
strange assemblage. Even TO his near
est relatives he bears little resemblance,
for when we realize that scorpions and
horseshoe crabs must call him cousin,
we perceive that his Is indeed an aber-
rant bough on the tree Of creation.
Nature has provided spiders with an
organ filled always with liquid, which,
on being exposed to the air hardens
and can be drawn cut into the slender
threads which we know as cobweb. The
sllkworm encases its body with a mile
or more OF cleaning silk, but there
It's usefulness Is ended as far as the
sllkworm Is concerned. But spiders
have found hundred uses for their
cordage. some of which are startingly
similar to human inventions.
A list OF all the uses OF cobwebs
would take much space, but Of these the
most familiar IS the snare set for UNI
wary fies-the wonderfully ingenious
webs which sparkle with dew among
the grasses or stretch from bush to
bush. The framework Is Of webbing,
and upon this Is woven the sticky spir-
al which is so elastic, so ethereal; ana
yet strong enough to entange a good
sized Insect. How knowing seems the
little worker, as the web and his den
of concealment being completed, he
spins a strong cable from the center OF
the web To the entrance of his watch
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tower Then when trembling OF his
aerial spans warns him of capture
how eagerly he selzes his master ca
Die and jerks away on IT, thus vibrat-
ing the whole structure and making
more certain the confusion OF his VIC
tim.
Those spiders which leap upon their
prey instead OF setting snares for it,
have still use for their threads Of life,
throwing out cable as they leap, TO
break their fall II they miss their foot :
hold. What It strange use of the cob
web is that Of the little flying spiders.
Up they run 70 the top Of post, ole
vate their abdomens and run out sew
eral threads, which lengthen and
lengthen until the breeze catches them
and away goes the wingless aeronaut
for yards or for miles, as fortune may
dictate We wonder IL he can cut loose
or pull In his balloon cables at will.
most fascinating tale would unfold
could we discover all the uses OF cob
web when the spiders themselves are
through With II. Certain IL is tina.
our ruby-throated hummngbird robs
many webs to fasten together the plant
down and llchens which compose her
dainty nest.
Search the pond and you will find
another member Of the spider family
swimming about at ease beneath the
surface, thoroughly aquatic in his hab.
It's, but breathing bubble OF air which
he carries about with him. When his
supply II low, he swims TO submarine
castle of silk, so alright that he can
keep II filled with a large bubble of
air upon which he draws from time
10 time,
n
almost endless uses for the web, which
is natures gift to these little waits,
who, ages ago, left the sea and have
won n place for themselves In the sun
shine among the butterflies and flow
ers,-New York Evening Post
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

- HE second largest crack In the
earth in the United States has
been discovered IN remote
part OF the Terlingua quick
silver district, ninety miles south Of
Marathon, Tex. according TO Or. Wi.
liam p, Phillips, formerly director OF
the state min aral survey. who Is now
operating mines IN that section.
DR. Phillips says this crack II II
miles long and no less than 700 feet
wide at any point II Is l,s0h feet
deep. The walls arc almost perpon-
dicular
The country where II Is located has
an altitude of about a,10O feet Care
ful exploration of this remarkable
crack has no, vet been made. II is
believed that search may reveal rich
minerls particularly quicksilver
The crack Is far from any human
habita'ion, with the exception ~ the
shack Of an old Mexican, who lives w
its gloomy bottom He was found by
q party OF hunters. but fed at their
approach aud reached the bottom OF
the crack by means of rude rope
ladder. which he had made from the
fiber of the cactus plant
The hunters followed him down the
ladder and uorlerad him In his house
The old mal could not be induced to
talk much. only Il glimmer OF the
sun could be seen from the bottom
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

because OF the lack of this element;
and. often. ignorance OF the principles
OF agriculture has left otherwise fer
tile lands unused for many years, while
lands poorer In most ways but con-
tanning more nitrogen, have been cul'
tivated
To replace the nitrogen taken away
by crops, or to increase the amount
already present. leguminous or pod
bearing crop should be made part or
every rotation The crops that may
be used are many: Peas. beans, the
clovers, including luoern yetches etc.
As an example OF simple, four
year rotation we may take the famous
Norfolk system; list, wheat, 2nd, clover
or some other leguminous plant; 3rd,
barley; ith. turnips, or some other
hoed crop, The very successful rota-
ton OF New York state IL as follows
lat barley or wheat, 2ud. clover or
some other leguminous crop; Ord, corn,
potatoes or roots; ith, oats.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

Ei be furnished free by the govern
Iment. On alkali lands the seed should
he sown IN spring or summer and
pressed into the soil. on other lands,
The seed may be lightly covered. The
saltbushcs Withstand severe droush,
and IN few years relieve the soil OF Its
slkali, Black alkali soils may be re-
claimed by being treated with gypsum.
The saltbushes compare favorably with
other folders as to their flesh forming
properties ranking with oat hay as 10
dIgestibllity. and being freely eaten by
horses. cattle, hogs. sheep, goats, and
chickens, But cattle are likely at first
70 eat too much Of this forage when
green, The Australian, the gray, the
SENDER the toundleaf and the blad-
ger species from Australia, and the shad
sale, INITIALS, the spiny, the scrub, the
Yah, the tumbllng. and Nelson's Of
NE American kinds. are supposed to be
ne best for planting
BEST AUSTRALIAN sALTBUsH.
NJ Kennedy says of the Australian
xtbush.
vn the poorest and most stubborn
~ soil, so impregnated with alkali
n.y. no other useful plant viii grow,
W satoush has been known to -four
y" " seems TO have a remarkable
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

artificial ice In the territory south OF
the Ice line, which is south OF the North
Atlantic, New England, middle and
Northwestern States BY degrees ice
plants have been established Ia the ter
ritory supplied with natural ice, brew
cries, hotels, restaurants. packing
houses and hospitals having refrlgerat-
Ing plants.--New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
VNY The DESERTS
\ ARE NOT FERTILE.
presence Of AlkaIi and Lack OF
Nitrogen Are the
Causes.
CALI BUSHES REMOVE ALKALl
,,,,,,, Leg,m,es and Rotation OF Crops
Restore Nitrogen to the Bar
rem Soils.

r,s., causes the deserts? Lack OF
w." .',,s or lack OF soil, or lack OF
n n.sags are the general causes of In
.,,,,v The question raised In the
'.s,re.study classes at the university
w ou,te naturally, How may be the
49, w., nlaces be rcdeeemed' What can
va ,.rs FOR soil that refuses to yield
" a,ter water has been found for IL?
rAs, /. one OF the problems which our
-. science and civilization has yet
live The principal contributions
e.. sar have been (a) the recorded ex-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY NOVEMBER

promise a further extension OF the busi-
ness. IL IL limited TO no particular
state. but has been most generally and
most largely developed In the south.
In 1870 there were four artificial Ice
making plants In the United states. In
1850 there were 81. In 1890 there were
200 III 1900 there were 500. There are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

The capital Invested In them Is more
than $4,000 900, and the amount OF ice
they turn out In year Is In excess Of
5,0O0,6 tons. OF which 100000 tons Is
manufactured In the southern states.
The original artificial ice plant estab-
llshed In the United States was in New
Orleans in 1865, and the intention OF It's
projectors was declared 20 be TO supply
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

destruction. The first consideration,
therefore, In II system OF rotation Of
crops, is TO exhaust the soil as uni
fornly as possible. This may be done
by following. for instance, d shallow
rooted with deep rooted crop. in or
der to exhaust the upper and lower
layers alike.
HOW TO ADD NITROGEN
The element nitrogen, which is con-
tanned by soils IN smaller quantity than
any other constituent, Is used by plants
in greater quantities than any other
plant food taken from the soil with
The exception OF water, consequently,
the supply, even IN fertile soils, lie like
~ TO be soon exhausted. Inside OF the
Great Basin, many soils have already
become deficient IN this element, and
few never did contain enough OF II.
Outside Of the Basin. and on lis rim,
many virgin soils can not produce one
good crop, though watered abundantly,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

fine Floor COVERINGS.

HE Carpet, Rug and Drapery department The
A TM second floor Showing in addition TO the
Eyg pee line displayed at the beginning Of the season.
FszsNN number of and pretty patterns in Administers
suitable for Parlow, Libraries or Dining Rooms
The most interesting among them 0o-tone Effects
The blending Of color beautiful and artistic and number of
new and nouel patterns are included
The selection Of good carpet not euey day euent
and calls for than ordinary attention. # you here
you wM not only find great uaey but you wW be delighted
Nth the and pretty patterns here displayed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
Artificial lee Making

Few American trades have grown as
rapidly IN recent years as artificial Ice
making. The conditions OF Ice supply
and the number of factories requiring
Ice In enormous quantities seem 10
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readily eaten BY horses and cattle II
In probable that about 20 tons OF green
feed or Ave tons OF cured forage could
be produced from one acre. The intro
duction OF this plant 10 owners OF waste
alkali lands has certainly been great
achievement. As II has almost the same
nutritive ratio as alfalfa, Il would seem
that II must have nearly as high a feed
ing value. Won Mueller states that, In
his opinion. many Of the valuable quail
ties OF the Australian woods are due TO
the abundance OF this and other salt
bushes In the regions In which the sheep
are grazed. Owing TO Its thin, flexible
stems Il can be handled like alfalfa.
while most OF the other salthushes ara
only ut for browsing. OF all the differ
ent species In cultivation N this country
this Australian saltbush seems to be
the most promising, both because OF its
hardness and the bulk Of tender fodder
produced
NATURE OF UTAH SOILS.
The first settlers found the soils OF
Utah OF extraordinary fertility as soon
as water was applied In Irrigation. But
many of the soils are no longer so, and
yield only fair and diminishing returns.
Many OF the bottom lands. too, have be-
come alkaline. and have had 10 bo
abandoned. The irrigation OF tho high
er lands has washed the alkall upon
them. The virgin soils OF Utah origin
ally formed from the decay and ero-
sion OF the mountain rocks, were rich
IN all minerals necessary TO growth, but
lacked one essential element-nltrogen
the most important OF plant foods. Nj
trogen was not entirely lacking, how
ever, for within the great basin es-
pecially the land was well supplied with
plants OF the legume or pea family,
which have the power OF taking nitro
gen from the air by Indirect means ana
storing II In the soil.
BACTERIA SUPPLY NITROGEN
These plants supply nitrogen by
means OF colonies OF bacteria, which
grow upon their roots. These bacteria
are of two groups. The first, called
the ntrifying bacteria, form soluble
nltrates, or plant food, from the am
monia compounds In manure or green
crops powed under; and this kind OF
bacteria Is found In all soils. The Sec
ond, called the tubercle forming bac-
terla, are those that aid peas, clovers,
vetches, etc, TO secure nitrogen from
the air This they do by forming IN
colonies that cause tubercles to grow
on the roots of the leguminous plants.
These bacteria are cultivated In some
of the experiment stations, and the cul-
lures are SOLD TO farmers for the pur-
pose OF noculating the soil with them'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

rtsis,sneonl virtues, including great frost
sandbins,s palatability. heavy Weld
spreaAinm qualities. and the habIt OF
fond ~ Freely, sheep are especlallv
freely 'nls seltbush and hogs eat Il
iware viz q mixture OF three parts OF this
Wy" one part OF common hay il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
SOIL INoCcULATiON.

and especially soil intended for the
growth of alfalfa,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
sALrBUsHEs AS FOLDERS.

4 Three kinds OF salts combine to render
the waste lands alkaline and arid: conf
mon salt Glauber's salt, and sal soda.
on black alkali the last named being
the most Injurious to vegetation. over
most OF the extensive areas of the west
IN which the land Is 50 alkaline that
none OF the cereals, grasses, or cloVers
will erow,the saltbushes will thrive well,
ertracting the alkali and producing ex-
selent forage. The Austria ian salt
bushes are the best for this purpose.
They viii produce from IL to 20 tons OF
,reen, or three to five tons Of dry for
age per acre. Many OF these grow well
on non-alkali lands. The seed for trials
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
THE AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH.
The Best Of the Alkali.Consuming
plants Recommended for Planting
On Desert soils.

,.,,.uee o, practical farmers in report
y, tbs success or failure OF expert
,nsrts they have undertaken; (b) the
,nvestigri Ions Of the department OF
.,rIculure at Washington; tc) the
%srk on Utah soils by the experiment
s,a,son Al Logan. and Of the stations
m certain other states.
In general the conclusions OF Mr..
Kennedy Of the government service, In
his bulletin "saltbushes.' which WI be
sept free to anyone applying for II are
N IA. utmost value and suggestiveness.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

SOIL INoCCULAriON.
soil incubation Is the process Of
adding to 1t those bacteria that pro-
duce nodules on the roots OF the legu-
minous plants. Their are two methods
OF soil incubation a. by taking soil from
field known to produce nodules on the
particular plant desired. and applying
this soil TO the land that Is to be inocu-
lated co by in culating the seed before
planting with the desired germ culture.
which may be purchased from some OF
the stations. A bulletin on soils. from
the Agricultural college OF Utah (Dr.
Widtsoe) gives the following compre-
hensive summary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
LEGuMEs AS FERTILIZERS.

Among the lUuHy pidnts tHut CoN"ieu
the Utah valleys, during the many CEN
turtles that came and departed before
the first settlers arrived. were many
species OF the family leguminose, which
has the power OF enrichng the soil with
nitrogen. From all this 1t is not sur
prlsing to find liberal supplies Of nj
trogen and Of humus In many of the
soils of Utah. The dry, rather hot cli-
mate, tended naturally to reduce the
organic matter not humiiied. Beyond
the Great Basin. and on It's rim, the
amounts Of nitrogen and humus are not
so large, for here the climate was drler
and vegetation did not flourish All
plants which belong TO tho leguminose,
or which carry their seeds In pods have
the power Of taking nitrogen from the
air by Indirect means. They can do
this through the action OF minute
plants, mcro-organisms that settle and
grow upon the roots OF podbearing
plants, and which have the power OF
taking free nitrogen from tho air and
changing II into n form tit for the use
OF plants II root OF clover. or pea
or lucern etc, be taken from the soil
and examined. numerous small SWELL
lngs and spherical bodies viii be seen
upon IL and suspended from II by
threads. These swellngs or tubercles
are the homes of the nitrogen gather
ers and indicate healthy state of The
plant. As far as known today, only the
legumlnous plants will support these
minute organisms upon their roots. \
legumlnous crop grown upon piece OF
land will enrich II very much, even "
the crop be taken away, for the roots
will remain and they will be heavily
charged with nitrogen, which VIII be o.
value 10 the crop Of the next season. II
q crop Of clover, for instance, be
plowed under, the results will be more
favorable for then all the nitrogen In
the leaves and the stalks can be utilized
h,, Tho succeeding crnns "
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
ROTATION OF CROPS.

To grow the same crop upon a field
year after year Is the very worst way
OF treating the soil, Every plant has
It's own peculiar habit Of life. II feeds
more heavily upon one substance than
upon another; II attacks the soil par
ticles IN Its own Characteristic man
ner its peculiar root system viii use
only certain portion OF the SOIL, and
only to a certain depth; In short, i
and worn In one way, leaving IL fertile
IN all other ways. When, now. weeds
settle upon the lands, those having
habits different from the crop grown,
will And a rich soil for their growth
and will flourish. always with great
detrlment to the crop desired by the
husbandnsan, and often with It's total
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10
WHY DO SOILS WEAR Orrg

The soils OF Utah, especially within
the basin, are rich In all plant foods.
Why do they wear out? or better, why
do the Yields diminish after some years
OF cultivation? Thv virgin soils were
rich In. Pant food that was In a very
soluble condition, and which would be
used by the plants first of all AS sue
cessive crops were raised upon tile land,
this easily available food became ex-
hausted and the plants were compelled
TO fall back upon the more insoluble
portion OF their food supply. With the
passage OF the seasons, the plant food
that remained would be In q more in-
soluble condition; and, consequently.
the plants would feed with increasing
difficulty. This led to a decrease Of
the Yields OF crops on the lands. for q
crop IL. roughly, directly dependent
upon the amount OF easily available
plant food present.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
EATEax ro BLAEE.
OGolal Declaration Places Easpoa-
eiblvley OF Spencer ygFeok.

q d ~ = =. Hr
Omeials the Southern railway,
in Q statement given out Tuesday BY
AHrsd ?. Thom, genafal counsel, fix
tue responsibility for the wreck 81
lawyers, Va. ,on Noyambar 20, In
which Preaidenb Spencer lost his Life,
on g.. D. Mstto1, the operator at
Rsngoon.
Mr.. Thorn said that the question
vhether there was criminal negli.
genos was for tho state authorities to
decide.
In summing up the evidence pre-
sented, Mr.. Thorn Gays that IL was
the clear duty OF Matto1 to stop train
No. 81 until he had received positive
assurance that train No. SO, to which
President Spencer's car was attached,
had passed out OF the block between
Lawyers and Rsngoon.
He admits that he failed to do
thie," said MFR. Thorn, and, therefore,
there can be no doubt that he was re-
sponRible for the wreck. Whether or
nou his negligence was erim1al iB no
for the officials Of the souaheE rail.
way to say, the object of the !nvsSbi
CATION by the company having been
he find out jusd Whas oauHad tht
wreck.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
WETA TIE z DNEYS DO.
Their Uneeaaing Work Keeps Up
Strong ann Healthy,

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes The kidneys filter the bloc d
They work night and day. When
ealtby they remove about 500 grains
Of impure matter daily, when unheal
thy some part of this impure matter
is left in the blood. This br ngs on
many diseases and symptoms-pain in
the back, headache, nervousness, hot
dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel,
disorders of the eyesight and hearing,
dizziness, irregular heart, debility,
deposits in the urine, etc. But If you
keep the filters right you will have no
trouble with your kidneys.
J. L. Hollis, residing at 221 Cheeves
street, Florence, S. G: says
"Doan'S K dney Pills which, have
used for kidney and bladder trouble
have greatly benefited me. I was
very badly hurt on the railroad a
number of years ago, had my back
broken, and I think my kidneys were
badly hurt at the same time. My
back got well enough for me to get
around, but being paralized from my
back down I am unable to walk. /
have suffered greatly with backache
curing the past eight or ten years.
The secretion from the kidneys were
lin bad condition, very dark colOred
ruil of sediment and accompanied
with burning pain. fused numberless
remidies but none OF them did me any
pood until | read about Doan's Kid
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The kidney secretions cleared the
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
WORSE TaAH IN THE soU9E.
Tho Condition. me Negro IN Kew
York

Speaking upon the negro problem
Eat the, Gventieth annual meeting Of
the New Y,sk Colored Orphan z,Asy.
lum and Association for the honAit Of
Negro Ohildren R,bert Arskine e ,,
secretary 1f tht LEAGUE for Politica
q lucation, said that it was Q niEtak'
10 grant the negro the franchise.
Nov let us get d. wn to condition.
here In New 2 rk. just few year
ago there yer. 10000 oolored peopl'
in New York, and 1t iB estlmsted,
probsbly with good deal Of correct
ness, that there are now more thar
$1,000. The p. c,nsage Of the
criminal, the vicious, and the psuper
element among tht m is frightfuD
large And that Is an estimate made
by black authority.
why ia all this true? Because
here In New York, when actual faots
are got at, we. really treat negroe,
lin some ways worse than they art
treated In Atlanta. There and o.
other points In the South, the negro
ls admitted to many lines of effort tt
which We do not admit him.
New York 10 shut for the moSl
part to the colored waiter, for this
is, as far aB vsitera are concerned, q
white town." A few may become
porters on elevated stations, and q
few, Q very few, may labor I'm other
directions. But cannot you imagine
how CALLING it must be to. one who
wants to rise, and who often coule
rise, to fud g great wall, almost i'm
pasaable, raised against him.