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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
Two Men Frost. Bitten.

Two men suffered from bad frost
bites, but this was due to their own
.carelessness in Drawing the arctic tenn
perature in the berg's vicinity without
proper clothing. Their experience was
warning to the rest of the crew, and
when the tug with the prize passed the
Breakwater every man aboard was
muffled as if for Peary relief expedi-
ton.
The length of the iceberg was 500
feet, and it is estimated that 1t will
yield fully 100000 tons, which isnearly
sufficient to make up the shortage in
ice crop due to the mild winter The
work of cutting up the mountain of ice
will have to be pushed because of the
rapidity with which it will melt under
the spring sunshine.
The monster berg was captured off
the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
1t was made fast at great risk by the
daring men on the tug, who, in small
boats tied staunch ropes around the
mountain of ice, and then let out a
long tow-line from the tug and, with
graphing hooks, secured a fastening
which held firm after several attempts
had resulted in failure. The crew of
the tug will share in the money the
prize will yield, AS icebergs are brok-
en- off portions of glaciers, the ice
yielded will be of good quality.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
URGES EASY SPELLING.
Supreme Court Justice Joins With
Other WelI-Known Men Carnegie
Gives Fund to Aid Cause.

Associate Justice David j. Brewer of
the United States Supreme Court is
deeply interested in. the adoption of a
scientific regulation of English spell
ing.
Justice Brewer Is a member of the
board of which Brander Mathews, of
New York, is chairman About $50
have agreed to adopt for customary
use in their own personal correspond
ence the following twelve simplified
spellings, heretofore recommended and
used by the National Educational So
ciety, namely, program, catolog, deca-
log, prolog, demagog, pedagog, tho, al
tho, thoro, thorofare, thru and thruout.
In May and June, 1905, many distin-
guished scholars, literary men, and
scientists signed the promise, and now
the committee has been permanently
organized, under the name of the Sim
plified Spelling Board Funds ade-
quate for the purpose have been given
by Andrew Carnegie, the justice
thinks, to the amount of $4,000, the
income Of which is to be devoted to the
interests of the organization.
Among the members Of the board
are e. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor
of the University of Nebraska David
J. Brewer. associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States;
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
Columbia University; Andrew Carne-
gle, Samuel L. Clemens MARK Twain),
Thomas Wentworth Higginson. VIII
lam Dean HowelIs, Prof Lownsbury
of Yale, Prof. James Of Harvard, Ben
iaHin e. Smith, editor Of the Century
Magazine. w. H. Ward. editor OF the
Independent, and Andrew D. White
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
MAMMOTH INCUBATOR.
A Matching Machine That Does the
Work of One Thousand Setting
Hens.

Hens.
The largest incubator in the world.
with capacity of $4,000 eggs, has
just been completed by w. p. Hall OF
Pembroke, N. Y. 1t Is l02 feet long
and feet 4 inches wide. Partitions
divide 1t into 100 compartments, eaeh
accommodating two trays. The trays
have wire bottoms, and hold rs eggs
each. To fill this incubator a single
time with common-not thorough.
bred--eggs woud require an expendi-
ture of $4,000, for eggs Of the requis-
lite freshness would cost forty cents
dozen. As one hen covers fifteen eggs
for Matching, the incubator does the
work of 1000 fowls, or has the capa-
city Of one hen sitting constantly for
nearly ten years.
The incubator is heated by means
of coil of eight steam pipes passing
over the top of the egg chamber on
one side and returning on the other.
These pipes are connected, at one end
of the structure, to water tank and
heater. The water flowing through
the pipes is heated to exactly the
right temperature, a thermostat at
tached to the stove opening and clos
ing the drafts to make this possible.
The only attention required by the
heater is supplying it with coal night
and morning. The thermostat is an
expansion tank, 10 by Is inches.
which stands over the heater. The
tank is filled with oil, in which Is q
float. AS the heat of the furnace
warns the water, the water In the
jacket surrounding the heater ex-
pands, and the float in the oil rises.
This movement closes a throttle at
tached to the floatarm, and shuts the
draft Of the heater, another lever at
the same time opens the cold-air drart
of the furnace. In this way the tenn
perature Is regulated automatically.
with extremely little variation, To
eggs being kept at 1872 degrees i.
A second novel feature Ii that the
heat of the eggs is regulated by rafs.
ing or lowering them In the egg cham
Der, which Is nearly a foot high in
side, burlap separating 1t from tine
pipes. The egg trays rest on double
frames hinged by galvanized arms
or levers. As the chicks develop the
trays are lowered on these supports,
the first drop being made in six days,
and others at intervals. until. on the
twenty-hrst day, the trays are rest
ing on the BOTTOMS OF the chambers
All infertile eggs are tested OUT on
the seventh day.
Mr. Hall built small incubators at
first. but the oil bill for forty of his
small ineubators. with 5000 eggs ca
pacity, was $3.50 for geason, while
large incubator was run three months
at an expense Of less than IS for
coal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
MISS HELEN CANNON.
OF tue REPRESENTATIVES.

gard it in that light too, but the fact
remains that the enforcement of such
recognition is due the dignity of her
fathers position, and she is too good
politician not to insist upon the
Speaker of the House enjoying all the
prestige which is due him. Should Mr.
Cannon one day be President of the
United States, as is by no means i'm
possible, his daughter will by reason
of her kindness and democracy, make
an ideal First Lady of the Land.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
Maritime Interests Excited.

For several hours maritime inter-
ests were intensely excited by the I'M
heard-of presence of an iceberg in the
bay. Later, when the true story of the
wonderful feat was flashed over the
wire, it seemed so utterly incredible
that the excitement, if anything, was
increased. 1t was not until one of the
fastest tugs in the harbor had steamed
down the bay and wired veridcation of
the story that the panic was allayed.
Only the providential cooperation of
the winds and tides, and the most fa-
vorable weather conditions enabled
the tug to accomplish the feat In spite
of the almost inconceivable risks at
tendant upon the bergs capture, not
member of the tugs crew was injured.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

remedy for the evil which is beink
done, and one which is not dependent
on Canadian cooperation. This
remedy could be accomplished by New
York State alone, and would be to so
deepen the river channel south of
Goat Island, between that island anu
the New York State bank. that tns
American Falls would divide with the
Horseshoe whatever water was nor
diverted from its natural bed. Tile
Treaty of Client places the American
boundary at a point well out into the
deep part OF the river channel and
affords ample opportunity to make
necessary excavations.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
IN R0CREFELLER,s CLASS.

Chief Quanah Parker, Of the Co
'manches. has ali the great mans hor-
ror of the camera While waiting for
a train at Stanton. Okla, a young
man began making photographs of
him. The Indian grew angry, opened
his pocket knife and threw 1t at
the camera man. As this did not de-
ter the latter, Parker went indoors,
took a revolver from his valise, and
started on the warpath. The police
had to disarm him.
j. Pierpont Morgan, John d. Rock
efeIler, H. Fl. Rogers. and others
doubtless have sent messages Of APP
prevail TO the big Comanche.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

The only change | have made is
to so out with light giving forth a
violet color and allowing it to shine
for few minutes upon the land to
be visited with the smeared blanket.
Most lights brighten earthworms and
drive them underground, which is the
reason why they feed in the dark, but
a light that carries a blue or violet
blue shade seems to soothe the crea-
lures and makes them careless Of
danger
Or perhaps the worms are hypno-
tized by the strange glare and cannot
get away. That is the way a dash
lamp acts upon deer at night, and
think deer should know as much as
an angleworm."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

beauty of Niagara Falls little can be
accomplished, and from past exper,
ence 1t seems more than doubtful thar
such will be the case. In the matter
Of the International boundary aud the
seal controversy, Canada certainly did
not show an over friendly spirit and
there is no reason to assume that her
attitude has changed in the least, but
it would seem probable that she will
use all her great influence with the
mother country to defeat any friendly
agreement that might be proposed.
This conclusion Of Canada's probable
attitude is not reached entirely on ac-
count of any unfriendly feeling, but
because of two very important facts:
one of these is the greater width ana
depth Of the channel on the Canadian
side. which would insure a splendid
flow over the Horseshoe Falls after
the American side Is entirely dry.
1t il asserted that Ontario Province
now receives from the Commissioners
Of Queen Victoria Niagara Park. h
minimum annual rental Of 100000 for
the water rights granted there, and
when the plants for which these
grants were made are in full operation,
the annual rentals to the government
will amount to over 100000.
1t is further asserted that additional
water could be granted by Canada
which would produce an annual rental
Of another $300,0O0 and still not seri-
ously affect the Canadian side of the
Falls, while the American Fails would
be entirely drained long before this
rental was due.
There would seem, however. to be a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

When Congress is not in session,
Miss Cannon is mistress of her fathers
home at DanYille, Illinois. There, as
in Washington. she Is always prepared
for company, for the Speakers married
daughter VITA her children, spends
much time at the Cannon home, and
relatives and friends always feel free
10 drop in at almost any time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
Lack Of Interest.

1t is certainly to be regretted that
the American people have SO long
neglected the most beautiful fan OF
water in the world, and have allowed
any part of it to be converted to prl-
vate gain or corporate greed.
Even now, in the face OF all that
has been said and written on the
subject. there seems to be an attitude
of half-heartedness ON the part OF
the people to act which is well illus
trated by the fact that Senator L'IIom-
medieu, of the New York State legis-
lature, has asked the Senate 10 Kill his
bill restricting the taking of water
from Niagara River above the falls for
power purposes and says IN defense
of his action, Il cannot find any sentl-
ment in favor of protecting Niagara
Falls, and I'm tired of being attacked
on the subject Of my bills relating to
this subject"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
NIAGARA FALLS In DANGER.
Joint Resolution in Congress For
Their Preservation.
Proposal to Unite With Canada in
an Effort to Stop Further Depre-
dations Which VIII Destroy the
Scenic Grandeur.


At last the national lawmakers
have come TO a realizing sense OF the
danger which threatens Niagara FANS,
the most beautiful of all the worlds
natural wonders.
BY a joint resolution of the Senate
and House of Representatives the
International Commission, created un-
der the River and Harbor Act of 1902,
was requested to report to Congress,
at an early day, what action was, In
their judgment, necessary and desir-
able to prevent the further depletion
of water flowing over Niagara Falls
and were further directed to exert,
in conjunction with the members or
said Commission representing the
Dominion of Canada, If practicable,
all possible efforts for the preserva-
ton of the falls in their natural con-
dltlon.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
joys Of Good Cooking.

Incidentally 1t may be noted that
Miss Cannon is largely responsible for
so many of these political star cham
Der sessions being held at the Cannon
residence instead of in the Speakers
private Office at the Capitol or some
where else. Few readers of this need
be told that the average man sets
great store by good cooking, and the
popularity won by Senator Hanna's
famous hash breakfasts" goes to
prove that the President and other
high officials of the nation are no ex-
ception to the masculine rule.
Well, just here one has a hint as to
the magnet which helps to draw many
men of affairs to the Speakers home
instead of to his office. Miss Cannon
is splendid housekeeper, and is an ex-
pert in preparing or experimenting
the preparation of those plain. whole
some dishes which never fail to make
a hit with men who are weary of hotel
cooking. In things to eat as in dress.
Speaker Cannon does not go in for
much in the way of "frills', but no man
who knows what is in store for him
ever declines an invitation to dine at
his house.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04
Dependent on Canada.

1t will be noted that unless the
British government unites with this
country in its effort to save the natural
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

If anything is to be accomplished
in the matter it IS necessary to act
at once, for If more corporations OBJ
tain control of the water rights 1t
will be Impossible for either the nation
or New York State to repurchase them
without an absolutely enormous ex-
penditure Of money.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-04

In official life than any other member
of her sex, yet never so much as once
has she let her tongue slip when
mum" was the word, and this is more
than can be said of some men of exalt-
ed position.
Moreover, Speaker Cannon's conf
dence in his daughters discretion and
common sense is shared by the leaders
in the lower house of Congress who
have occasion to confer frequently
with the presiding officer. Many of
these confidential confabs are held at
the unpretentious uncovered brick
house which constitutes Speaker Can
mons Washington home, and many
times a newcomer at such a conference
has been surprised to see the wheel
horses of our national legislature freely
telling state secrets before the hostess.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24
BUMPER WHEAT CROP.
Other Western Products Also Good,
According to Chicago Bank Report.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-The annual crop
and business recort of the CONNER
cial National bank Of this city, was
issued today. The crop report covers
the Mississippi valley, ana few OF
the more important states OF the Pa
.ifc coast.
THE wheat crop of 1906" the re-
port says, will be among the largest
and best ever produced. The yield
not only will be great, but the weight
and quality will be far beyond the
ordinary. In these respects 1t may
be considered nearly perfect. The
period of uncertainty Is closing rapid
ly, and the crop may now be called
practically out of danger.
In what may be termed the north
ern zone of the corn belt, embracing
the northern part of Indiana and Hi
nois, all Of Iowa and Nebraska, north
ern Missouri and portions or Kan
sas, the corn crop is large and un-
Iowa, whore the condition is spotted
and rain needed. In the southern zone
of the same belt, embracing southern
and central Indiana and Illinois, parts
OF Missouri and Kansas, the crop has
been effected by dry weather, and is
backward; the prospect is quite dis
couraging, unless rains come shortly,
followed by continued favorable condi.
lions and a late fall. We estimate
the total corn crop to be about 5 to
per cent larger than last year.
"On the whole, the oat crop will
average fair to good, and the aggre-
gate yield will be about Z per cent
less than last year.
"The condition Of barley is especial
ly good in five important STATISTICAL
ifornia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and North Dakota. The total yield
for the United States should be about
143, 100000 bushels.
1.-THE average conditions OF the rye
crop is about per cent better than
in 1905.
"The hay crop is quite short.
Cotton in the southeastern states
has been damaged by too much rain,
making it two or three weeks back
ward in some sections Taken as a
whole, the yield will exceed last years
by fair margin, Georgia excepted"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24
The Farmers IndiyfdunIism.

Farming is virtually the only great
series Of occupations that is morgan
lied, unsyndicated, unmonopolized, I'M
controlled, except as it is dominated
by natural laws Of commerce and the
arbitrary limitations imposed by organ
ization in other business In time
of extreme organization and subordina-
ton Of the individual the farmer still
retains his traditional individualism
and economic separateness. His en-
tire scheme of life rests on intrinsic
earning by means of his own efforts.
The scheme in most other businesses
is to make profits, and these profits are
often nOnintrinsic and fictitious as, for
example, in the habit of gambling in
stocks, in which the Spectator by
mere shrewdness turns over his money
to advantage, but earns nothing in the
process and contributes nothing to
civilization in the effort. If the farm
er steps outside his own realm he Is
met on one side by organized capital
and on the other by organized labor.
He is confronted by fixed earnings.
What he himself secures Is a remainder
left at the end Of years business
Century
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24
EXPLOSION IN MINE.
Two Workmen Killed; Many Others
Were Injured.


Mahanoy City, Pa. Aug. 22.-By an
explosion Of gas in the West Buck
Mountain gangway in the fifth level
of the Vulcan colliery of the Mill
Creek Coal Co., Tuesday, Charles
Stankus, aged % years, and Johl
Maruka aged 80 years, were instantly
killed. five persons were probably ia
tally injured and about a dozen were
overcome by after damp. The injured
are: Fire bosses Michael Curtis and
VIM Jones, John Maley, John Broker
and Frank Brennan, who, it is believed
cannot recover.
There were two explosions at in
tervals of ten minutes. Both did much
damage to the mine, brattices being
ripped away and timbers blown out
along the gangway for a distance Of
several hundred yards. The fourth
lift of the mine was completely
wrecked.
General Superintendent Jones says
that daily examinations showed that
the workings were free of gas, and he
cannot account for the explosion.
Stankus was killed by the first ex-
plosion and Maruka was killed as he
was preparing to carry the body Of
Stankus to the gangway.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24

800
scratch their backs on the floor, and
1t rocks the house little, but it's
safe"
Lucille" said Joan gravely when
their hostess had returned to the kltch-
en- precincts, II had thought Of naming
this delightful place Noah's Ark. but
now l think the Hogs Back will be
more appropriate"
At breakfast Mrs. Bates gave more
particulars of the disasters that had
attacked the Locke household and ask
ed to enlist their help in the forthcom-
Ing ball. Joan appeared distracted
and offered no suggestions. Lucille
proposed a fair in connection with the
dance and began to ply her needle in
the fashioning of sofa pillows.
The next few days We're devoted by
Joan to long solitary rambles, in which
she always carried her camera.
II think l have took the whole coun.
try" she announced one day. II am
going to send the plates to the city for
development, as l haven't the facilities
here"
The day before that set for the fair
and dance a huge express package was
brought to Joan, but she refused to
show the contents to any one.
On the momentous evening she went
to the big barn where the dance was to
be held an hour in advance Of the time
set. When the Bates household arrived
they saw her seated demurely at a la
BILE surrounded by group of eager,
chattering folks. An artistically letter
ed sign read:
would you see yourself as others
see you? Come and find yourself! If
not here, faces made to order at future
date"
Lucille and the Bates family fastened
to the table, which was covered with
photographs of all styles and sizes,
snapshots Of the country folks in and
about Hedgeton caught in unpremedi-
tated poses-Farmer Lange hooking up
the team, Mrs. Lapps feeding chickens,
Bessie Graves churning Jed Strack-
HON milking, the little Blatchfords go
ing blackberrying, Lanes Carlo bring
ing home the cows, etc. No one was
overlooked.
Also there were pictures of home,
barns. cattle, the church, the cemetery,
schoolhouse, sawmill and many old
landmarks, all on sale, not to mention
pictures of the Locke girls
The news spread, and every newcom-
err fastened up to see If his likeness
was there. Ardent SWANS secured pic
lures long denied them by coy damsels.
At the close of the evening her hand
bag was well filled with coin.
This" she said, extending the mon
ey to Mrs. Bates, sis my contribution
toward the Locke estate.''
AS she suspected, she was besieged
for many days by people from miles
around who heard they had been
took" If by chance one had been
overlooked. the omission was remeded.
81 think" remarked Joan meditative-
ly as she looked a last farewell from
the car window on her return to the
city, that the country and are now
on intimate terms, and with the sale of
pictures and proceeds of the dance, not
to mention contributions from the
can see at least two years
OF prosperity for the Locke girls"
q
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24
What II Cost.

In little town in England not long
ago the entire family had been at
church and the young minister was
coming home to dine with them. While
at dinner they were discussing the new
stained glass window member had
given. at is most beautiful piece Of
workmanship" said one, land must
have cost great deal of money" "Do
you have any idea how much" az
really do not" replied the minister,
"but far into the hundreds, should
imagine" mo, 1t didn't" said little
Harold. II know how much 1t was. 1t
cost Ids. 10d." "Why, Harold, how do
you know anything about itT' BE
cause, mamma, II Says at the bottom
of the window, Job II, 1O.'"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-24
The Alps Will BE Washed Away.

The Alps, from a geological point Of
view, are very recent. The Welsh
hills, though, comparatively speaking,
Insignificant, are far more ancient.
They had been mountains for ages and
ages before the materials which now
compose the Rigi or the Pilatus were
deposited. Indeed, we may say that
1t is because they are so old that they
have been so much worn down. The
Alps themselves are crumblng and
being washed away, and If no fresh
elevation takes place the time will
come when they will be no loftier than
Snowdon or Helvellyn. They have al
ready undergone enormous denudation.
and it has been shown that from the
summit of Mont Blanc some 10000 or
1900 feet of strata have been already
removed. Denudation began as soon
as the land rose above the sea and the
main river valleys were excavated.-
Pearson's Weekly.