The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-22

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The plains Of Hungary are wen
acapted for the raising of geese. ana
travellers In that country are often en-.
.ertalned by seeing, from passing
trains, great iocks Of geese feeding in
the fields and watched by gooseherds.
so many feathers are yielded by these
geese that four bed feather marketss
are held annually at Budapest, and AZ
each market from 100000 to 100000
pounds of bed feathers are placed ON
sale.
There are true crocodiles living In
q state of nature within the limits Of
the United States, although they ara
very few in number compared with
their kin, the alligators. They inhabit
the lower east coast of Florida. from
Riscayne Bay southwark, where they
are found In the lagoons and shallow
inlets of some Of the islands that liz
between the bays and the ocean. A
crocodile eight feet long was recently
captured near Cape Florida In a fish,
net. 1t has been secured for the Ma
tional Geological Park at Washington.
unlike alligators, crocodiles have vary
narrow, pointed noses, more deeply
notched backs and are very much mora
vicious in disposition.
Builders and engineers who have
used concrete piling In making founda.
ions for heavy buildings seem to be
greatly pleased with the innovation.
and some of them speak of 1t as effect.
ing a revolution in building. A thin
shell containing a steel core ia f,rss
driven into the ground, then the core
Is withdrawn and the shell is filed
with Portland cement. When the piIes
are not driven to bedrock they ara
made tapering downward, the lila.
meter diminishing In ratio calculated
to afford the maximum resistance ia
further sinking. If they are intended
to reach bedrock they are still made
tapering. but the lower ends, RESTING
on the rock, are much broader than in
the other case.
In the cooking schools of Berlin.
Munich, Frankfort and other German
cities the use Of the ''fireless stove" or
"oooking-box" Is strongly recommend
ed The apparatus consists simply of q
wooden box. thickly lined with hay on
felt, and fitted with a tight cover.
Nests are made in the lining, into
which pots containing food that has
first been boiled for a few minutes
over fire are placed, tightly covered,
and the box Is closed. The lining re.
tains the heat for hours, and the food
Is slowly cooked with better results. In
many cases, than can be attained by
rapid cooking on stove OF course
the apparatus does not answer FOR
cooking steaks, chops, or cakes which
require a quick, hot fire, but 1t is ex-
cellent for soups and vegetables.
The tung-shu, or wood-oil, tree f.
worthily named the national tree of
China, says Consul General Wilcox al
Hankau. 1t is stately in appearance.
with smooth green bark and wide
spreading branches, affording a fine
shade. 1t belongs to the Euphorbiacae.
or spurge, family, of which the castor
oil plant is member. 1t bears a fruit
resembling shellbark hickory lur
but as large as a small orange. Each
nut contains three triangular seeds
similar to small Brazil nuts. The oil ID
pressed from these seeds, and the ref
use is used as fertilizer. The oil
is used principally for polishing wood
work and dressing leather. Consid.
cradle quantities are exported. The
wood Of the tung-shu Is used for max
ing musical instruments, fine boxes
and the framework Of small houses. II
is free from the ravages of insects. II
is believed that this tree might flourish
In the warmer parts of the United
States.