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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

until the quartz melts around the wire.
The resulting instrument, recording
temperatures as high as 900 degrees G.,
is handy and compact, resembling the
ordinary thermometer in shape and APP
plication.
Fireless locomotives in seven sizes
from seven TO u tons are built by A.
Borsig in Berlin Tegel Germany The
radiation of heat, and is charged in 20
to 30 minutes with steam from a sta
runs the locomotive on its ordinary IN
termittent work about six hours the
maximum pressure of steam being $50
pounds, while five to seven pounds will
return the. engine to the generating
station. About % pounds of steam per
horsepower hour is the ordinary CON
sumption. One of the machines eXhib-
tons. and was of rs horse power. its
boiler capacity being 1853 cubic feet.
These locomotives are specially design
ed for large factories and mines. to
avoid smoke and lessen fire-risk.
The new experimental railway near
Berlin Is laid in the form of an oval.
with a straight double track $50 feet
tor-cars using steam electricity and
benzine will be tried. Tests viii be
made with different materials for bed
ding, various rails, sleepers OF oak, pine,
beech and iron, automatic block-signals,
and, IN fact, everything promising to
add efficiency to the German railways.
Bananas are now ripened by cleo
tricity with great precision for any
required date, An air-tight case fitted
with electric lamps contains , the
punches, and ripening is FASTENED UNI
der the combined influence of tho
artificial light and heat. The pro-
cess varies according TO the number OF
lamps turned on. experience enabling
the fruiterer to MI his orders at any
specified time.
The talking siren Of Or Marage OF
Paris designed TO measure the hearing,
has series of molds or mouthpieces
each OF which gives the sound Of one of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

n load for each camel, and together
they will weigh about 500 pounds. Each
bag is as long and wide as a single bed
mattress, aud about four feet thick.
Listen to the csmcls groan as they load
them. There is one which is actually
weeping. You can see the salt tears
run down his checks,
Now watch the camels get up. Each
rises back end first, the bags swaying
to and fro AZ he does so. How angry
he is. He goes off with his lower lip
hanging grumbling and grooming like
a spoiled child. How odd the camels
look as they travel. The bags on their
3tcHs reach almost to the ground, and
each ungainly beast seems to be walk
ing 90 six legs.
Looking down the road. we can see
long caravans of camels loaded with
bales, and on the other side of that lit
tie canal is a small drove of donkeys
bringing IN cotton. Each donkey is
hidden by bag which covers its back
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

out the aid of any musical instrument,
while. on the other hand, the appara-
tus of DR.. NJ. Dupont, a French cleo
trician. converts music into electric
currents. To photograph DR.. Du-
pont fits microphone in circuit with
the primary of an induction coil with
out its interrupter. The musical scale
or a piece of music is recorded in the
photograph, and on reproduction this
transforms the microphone current
into an alternating current with peri
cds changing to correspond to the vi
brations of the musical notes The
alternating current gives the physi-
illogical effects of hearing music.
Practise will probably enable per-
son to recognize. the musical pieces
by the currents. and deaf Tnutes may
be given a means Of hearing while
it is expected that the varying action
on the mind of exciting and calming
pieces may prove of value in treating
nervous patients.
Copper very closely resembles silver
in many respects but hitherto no
method has been known of depositing
1t from aqueous solutions on glass so
as TO form mirrors like those SO long
made with silver. This is now accom-
rlished by reducing cupric oxide by
an aqueous solution Of phenye hy-
drazine In presence of potassium n.y.
droXide. Some mirrors made in this
way have been shown to the London
Royal Society by DR.. #. ID. Chattaway,
and have a coherent metallic film as
brilliant and uniform as that of the
silver on-glass reflectors used In tele-
scopes, and much more beautiful on
account of the color.
The ordinary seismograpb. or earth,
quake recorder registers the motion
of the earth under n stationary" pen
dulum of 100 or 200 pounds. A new
instrument by DR.. Wiechert made at
Gottingen, has a suspended pendulum
weighing nearly II tons. and a series
of levers causes its Indicator to mag
Nifty the earth motion 2,20O times. So
sensitive is the apparatus that II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

stalks have been tied into bundles.
They will be sold as fuel and Will pro-
duce full ton of dry wood to the acre.
There are no forests in Egypt, and all
sorts OF fuel are scarce. The stalks
from one acre will sell for 81 or more.
The cotton stalks are used for cooking,
for the farm engines on the larger plan
tations and even for running the gin
ming establishments. In that village
over there you may see great bundles
of stalks stored away on the tops of the
f1at-roofed houses. Corn fodder is piled
up beside them, the leaves of the fod-
der having been torn off for stock feed.
Is not this q queer country where the
people keep their wood piles on their
roofs,
COTTON PICKING.
Here is a field where they are picking
cotton. There are scores of little Egyp-
tran bows and girls working away
among the white balls. They have dark
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
WONDERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD

Last year, In passing an act making
workmen resulting from the special
work, the British parliament recognized
six industrial Diseases" viz: Anthrax.
lead poisoning. mercury poisoning,
phosphorus poisoning. arsenic poison
ing, and ankylostomiass or miners
worm. The home secretary was given
power to extend the list, and a commit
tee of inquiry has recommended these
additions Poisoning by nitro-and
amido--derivatives of benZene (dinitro-
benzol, anilin, and others) poisoning
by carbon bisulphide; poisoning by MI
trous fumes, poisoning by nickel car
bonyl; poisoning by African lockwood:
chrome liberation; ecZematous ulcera-
ton of skin from dust or corrosive IL
guilds, or liberation of nose or mouth
from dust; cancer or liberation of skin,
or of the corneal surface of the eye,
from tar or pitch; compressed air ILL
ness.
An extraordinary reptile habit Is de-
scribed In a new book by r. L. Dit
mars, of the New York Geological park
A large Mexican horned lizard, excited
by an attempt to measure 1t, emitted
a rasping sound, and expelled a jet of
blood, which struck a wall four feet
away and formed a trail of 1903 large
spots along the floor. The blood came
from the eyelid momentarily much
swollen. Shooting blood from the eye
has been long attributed to this crea-
ture, but IL seems so rare that natural
lists have doubted its reality.
The best geer wheels have been
shown by the tests of British firm TO
be those made from a high grade Ma
Mia paper. They are formed in 1000
ton hydraulic presses, are stronger and
more elastic than cast iron, lighter
than rawhide, noiseless. almost friction
less and work without vibration.
The telharmonium of DR.. Cahill
produces music from electricity with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
VIA NIAGARA FALLS AND
LEHIGH VALLEY r. r.
TO New York

A delightful trip at any season. The
route OF the Lehigh Valley is famed for
It's scenic beauty, and comfort is as
sured on its Vestibuled trains. Its
double track is stone ballasted
throughout, and trains are protected
by automatic electric block signals.
Your local ticket agent viii sell you
tickets reading over the Lehigh VAL
lev from Niagara Falls or Buffalo to
New York or Philadelphia.
Descriptive matter mailed on request
to Chas. s. Lee. q. p. A.. iis Isiberty
St, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

I the vowels when a current of air is fore
| ed through II. the intensity of the sound
| varying with the air pressure. A sensi-
tive manometef cages the pressure and
| indicates the condition of the ear A
| pressure of one millimeter gives a sound
that can be perceived by normal hearing
and other pressures show different stages
OF DEAFNESS, patient who hears only
when 200 milimeters is reached requiring
an ear trumpet. The acoustic sense Is
stated at Lao for 40 millimeters of pres
sure, LEO for 50 millimeters. and on,
this scale furnishing n very accurate
indication OF the hearing power. The
siren is useful not only for diagnosis
but as means of curing the trouble,
systematic course of sounding the APP
paratus IN the ear serving as very
efnclent massage. This nearly always ef-
reefs Improvement. sometimes completely
restoring the normal hearing, and has
even taught dcaf-mutes TO hear.
The latest estimate OF the erosion OF
Niagara halls-bascd on determlnatio of
the crest in 1872, 1876. 1856 1880 and 1906
gives a mean wear of SO feet per year
Tor Horseshoe Fall and .02 10 O.5 foot for
inc American Fall The Horseshoe Fan
has retreated $500 feet since 1t parted
from the American Fail the separation
having. probably occurred five centuries
ago Much OF the water is now diverted
through the Erie Welland and Chicago
drainage canals, as well as for power
generation, and this must affect future
erosion.
Most novel OF the improvements In the
now arc lamps OF Tito Carbone, Ger
man engineer, is an electromagnetic for
blowing the are. This causes the arc TO
take the keep hemispherical shape
assuring regular wear OF the carbons
ana the result Is greatly increased IL
Eliminating power. Small carbons are used
about a third OF an inch In diameter with
u nrectr current lamp using 10 ann
peres at 10 volts. with a clear glass
globe, was tested by Prof Welding of
Berlin, and was estimated to have a lum-
nous Intensity in a vertical direction OF
tage In addition 10 the great power Is
that the, oblique position OF the carbons
causes the arc and the crater to project
most OF the light downward.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
WARNING

II you have kidney and bladder trouble
and do not use Foley's Kidney cure, you
will have only yourself to blame for re-
suits. ms it positively cures all forms Of
+. J. Hill Drug Co, The never substi-
tutors
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
KING COTTON IN EGYPT

How Grown and MaketedCotton Plantations and Their
FeldsTh Boil Weev Which Fought by Forced
LaboWhat the Cairo Agricultural Department DoneImproved
Seed and Artificial Fertilizers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

The talking siren Of Or Marage OF
Paris. designed TO measure the hearing,
has a series of molds or mouthpieces,
each Of which gives the sound Of one of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

The telharmonium of DR.. Cahill
produces music from electricity with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23

JOHN BARNES of Rhinelander, pres
ident of the railway rate commission
resigned when he learned that Gov
Davidson had signed the 2-cenl fare bill.
He gave no reasons for doing SO but it
is generally understood that Mr.. Barnes
and other members of the commission
consider the action of the legislature in
passing the above mentioned bill, a
slap at the ability of the commission to
tix rates. etc. Mr.. Barnes many friends
in Yausau deplore the action he has
taSsn in resigning, for he has proved
himself a very capable head of that de-
partment. Mr.. Barnes, though demo-
crat, was appointed to the position by
Senator. then Governor, La Toilette
and who his successor will be cannot
at this time be stated. 1t is thought
Gov. Davidson will appoint another
democrat to succeed him, though he is
not necessarily bound by law to do so.
The names of r Nj Hail and K. Nj.
Bashford both of Madison have been
mentioned as successors though the
governor has not signitied that he has
any preference fer either. Mr.. Barnes
term expires in 1918 and the appoint
ment will be made for the unexpired
term, Regarding the resignation the
Milwaukee Journal says;
Il am very sorry Mr.. Barnes re-
signed. He would make very efficient
man, wherever you put him
This is the statement of Neal Brown,
who was in the city today and who has
been mentioned as possible successor
to Mr.. Barnes on the state railroad
commission.
''0h, you can't interview me on that. y
he said regarding the mention of his
name, sir, he said
Il think MIR Barnes is worth 4, 900 600
of those political yah hoos and poseurs
engaged upon every public rostrum
from dry goods box to the legislature
in protesting themselves to be the only
simon pure, blown-in-the bottle. proved
and qualified friends and sentinels
of the people
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
Soft-SheIIed Eoos.


II is generally believed that the
soft-shelled egg occasionally laid by
the hen is due TO deficiency of lime in
the food. Some experiments carried
out al the experiment station in Kan
sas, however. seem to indicate that
this is not the right explanation. Ii
rather appears to be a case of arrest
ed development due to nervous shock.
and 10 be analogous to abortion in
mammals Soft-sheIled eggs were laid
at the experiment station by hens sub
lected TO nervous excitement. And il
was shown that on an ordinary diet
a hens normal system contains
enough lime for the shells of five or
six eggs. If lime is withheld then.
after laying these i've or six eggs the
hen viii cease laying. But il lime in
limited quantity be given the hen Laws
eggs in proportion to the amount
given, though the shells, on invest
CATION, are found to be somewhat thin,
Ter than normal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23

that every body in town knows that
to the community. He is not wanted
in public positions, and when CUES
lions of local interest and Importance
are discussed, his opinion carries far
less weight than the man who con-
tributes his share to the prosperity of
the community by spending his mon
ey where he earns it.
In addition to losing in a large de-
gree the respect of others and his
own self-respect, the man who does
nothing to build up the town in which
he lives fails to find the contentment
which is necessary to happiness. Hav-
ing done nothing to make the town
better, he is unable to see the many
advantages 1t possesses, and is con-
tinually talking and thinking of its
deficiencies. He does not move out,
however, but stays on year after year,
discontinued parasite, getting all he
can and giving as little as possible in
return. There is an unwritten law of
nature that makes it impossible for
one to really taken an interest in a
place until he has done something for
1t, and 1t is only when we have done
our share toward building up the town
In which we live that it becomes a
real home to us.
Perhaps the local dealers in country
towns do not always have in stock
1uSt the articles Won desire hut thev
are usually willing to order whatever
their customers want, and under or
binary circumstances can supply you
rs quickly as you can procure the
goods from mail order house. When
you buy of the home merchant the
goods are before you and you see
what you are getting. In buying by
mail there is always a chance that
when the goods arrive they will not
prove to be just what you expected
and desired. In that case you are put
to the Inconvenience of sending them
back for exchange, or if the need is
immediate and pressing, you are
obliged to accept that which is not
entirely satisfactory.
Trade at home in order that your
home town may have stores at which
to trade. There are many times when
you are in hurry for some article
there is no time to send to New York.
Chicago, or elsewhere Your need is
immediate and imperative. You are
glad under such circumstances to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23

straitened circumstances. Would
letter to the mail order house, stating
all these circumstances, secure for
you supply of the necessa-ies Of
life on liberal credit terms? Most as
suredly not. An appeal to the propri-
etors for aid in your extremity would
be barren of results. 1t is the home
merchant who stands ready to extend
the credit necessary to tide you over
an emergency, and for this reason, If
for no other, he should have your
loyal support in your times of pros
perity.
Perhaps you are financially indie
pendent, and have never known the
necessity of asking for credit. Even
then you are indebted to the home
merchant for many of the advantages
you enjoy. The proprietors of mail
order house would laugh you to scorn
were you to ask them to subscribe to-
ward the building of your new church,
the improvement of your school build.
ing, or the expenses of maintaining
your fire department. The home mer,
chant contributes literally to the sup
port of these institutions Sc essential
to the public comfort and well-being,
and you cannot afford to withhold
from him your patronage. q
You know your local dealers. Per-
haps they have grown from childhood
to manhood in your home town; you
were boys together, they have watched
by you in sickness, and comforted you
in sorrow, they take a kindly interest
in your welfare. Do you not prefer
that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add its
quota to the millions of dollars annu-
ally sent to the mail order houses? II
the home merchants prosper the town
viii be better place in which to
live.% Their prosperity will be mani
tested by improvements in the appear
anee of their own property, and by
tneir increased liberality in contribut-
ing toward public improvements, and
by helping them by your patronage,
you will also be helping yourself and
the entire community.
FRANCES A. HARRIS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
Last. At Last.

The legislature OF 1907 adjourned sine
die last Tuesday night shortly after 10
O'Clock, after session of lS9 days.
1t has been the longest and in many
respects the most memorable gathering
of lawmakers in the history of the state
and in its dying hours there were many
exciting incidents. On the very last day
of the session, the governor signed 2
cent fare bill and two drastic insurance
bills, which, Judging from the interest
they have aroused, will have far-reach-
ing effect.
The actual work of the session closed
on Thursday of last week, but the legis-
lature has been in session since that
time receiving messages from the gov
ernor and from either house and receiv-
ing reports from the committee on en-
rolled bills.
The last bill was signed by the gov
ernor at 1915 Tuesday night, and the
legisture adjourned five minutes later
The last bill to be signed by the gov
ernor was the bill providing that proper
ty owners shall build sidewalks in front
of ali lots abutting on streets in cities.
The bill did not meet the approval OF
the governor in its original form and at
his suggestion it was taken back into
the senate and amended so as TO give
property owners twenty days notice
instead of ten days. The governor
vetoed a total of twenty six bills during
the session.
He vetoed the inheritance tax bill on
the ground that it purports to amend
chapter 4, and yet adopts the sections
of Sanborn & Sanborn's annotations,
and on the further ground that the pro-
vision in the bill imposing fine not to
exceed $25, 600 for violation of the act
is an excessive punishment, and would
be in violation of the constitution.
This has been the longest session of
the legislature on record. The 1907
session, nearly 700 new laws, has lasted
1s9 days as against 1872 days two years
ago, which was the record up to that
time There have been 6S3 new laws
added to the statute books as against
523 two years ago, which also was the
record. The chapter laws of 1907 will
undoubtedly have to be published in
two volumes There were 754 bills sent
to the governor. lie vetoed &c of them.
OF the remainder, forty-fve were re-
turned for correction and came back to
him.
Two years ago the Legislature adj
journed on June %. This year on July
10. There were l,6S5 bills introduced,
l,045 in the Assembly and GAO in the
Senate. Two recesses of over week
each were taken, one tor Easter and
one for Fourth of July. OF the total
number of bills introduced 40 5 per cent.
became laws. An average of three and
one-half laws day were enacted for
the entire session. The governor vetoed
one out of every sixty-hve.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23

WESTERN railroads, it appears, have
decided to withdraw special rate priv
ileges from ministers of the gospel. At
y special meeting of railway represent
atives held recently, it was decided
that under the plan to make cents the
maximum rate in all states where it
has been made the minimum rate the
railroads would have to cut of all re-
dueed rate privileges. For time there
was bitter fight on the part of the
Wisconsin Central Ry, and one or two
other roads to preserve the clergymen's
reduced rates from the wreck, But
now the Wisconsin Central has given
the Western Passenger association
notice that il has decided to act with
the majority and cut off reduced rates
to elergymen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
YOUNG MAN WAS WISE.
Statement of Scientific Facts Meant
for the Ear of Her Father.

The young man suddenly moved far
Their from her, and remarked in con-
yersational tone:
If cannon ball were fired from
the earth to Alpha Centauri, which is
the nearest liked star, the fash would
be seen on that star four years after
the gun was fired"
The girl looks at him in bewilder.
ment, but he continues:
The cannon ball would reach there
In 1000, zee years"
She begins TO tremble, thinking his
mind is wandering. He goes on.
And the sound of the explosion
would not be heard there for 1000, 600
years after the ball had struck Isn't
Science wonderful"
He moves closer TO her, but she
asks: Have you been drinking, Al
fred ?"
No. but a moment ago | thought |
saw your father tiptoeing through the
hall, and / wanted him to understand
that knew. few things about the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
NO VALID REASONS
PATRoNIzfNc MAIL ORDER
HOUSES Is WITHOUT EXCUSE.
GOODS NOT EVEN CHEAPER
With Freight Charges Added and
Quality Considered the Home
Merchant Does
Best

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clark
The reasons why people should
trade at home are numerous, but SO
far as we are able to learn but one
reason is advanced for purchasing
goods Of mail order houses That one
reason-a saving OF noney-is often
no reason at all, for in many instances
the express charges or freight and
carriage will bring the cost OF an arti-
Gle that as quoted in the price list
seemed wonderful bargain, almost
or quite up to the price charged by
the local dealer. But even were one
able to save few cents on the pur-
chase price by buying away from
home, 1t appears to US that the loss
is infinitely more than the gain, for
he who sends the money which he
earns in the home town out to swell
the Golfers of wealthy dealers in dis
tant cities cannot fail to forfeit in
considerable degree the respect Of
those around him, nor can he under
these conditions preserve his self.
respect intact.
The man who patronizes mail order
houses must have sneaking feeling