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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
Others May Get In.

1t is said that the contractors in the
company would associate with themselves
such other contractors as may be neces-
Sary. Among others consulted by the
contractors named. were p. Mccarthy
who is associated with Mr. Walsh in the
latter's construction company; c.. O. Ten
ney, an expert on concrete work. of
Spartanburg s. c.: l.. c. Gunter who has
been associated with Mr.. Oliver in pre-
vious enterprises. and George +. Parker
representing the Title Guaranty and Sure
ty company Of Scranton. Pa. The latter
has arranged for a 81. 900 900, bond.
The final papers for Incorporation. it
is said, will be drawn up tomorrow. Mr.
Oliver had until next Wednesday 10 COM
ply with the requirements OF the govern
ment that he should associate with him
at least two other experienced contrac-
tors. and incorporate a company with a
capital of $5,000.0O0. II is understood that
the government viii be notified tomorrow
Of the Incorporation of the company and
its personnel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
More for Private Purposes.

It must not be assumed however. that
even though the industries mentioned
should exhaust the supply Of the Blair
town mine, the local consumer will not
be largely benefited thereby. for Just
the opposite is true. The amount of coal
shipped into Ogden from the various 9TH
er mines will not be lessened and with
the Amalgamated Sugar factory. the Og-
uen Rapid Transit company ana other
industries supplied from their own mines
the greater VIII be the amount of coal
Tor local consumption. The question of
cars Tor the hauling OF the product from
the new mines NAV enter into the situa-
ton, but unless the statements of many
railroad officials are false this will not
be OF material Importance Officials have
denied a car shortage all during the
shortage. so that il is presumed that
mere will be plenty of cars to accomno-
date all of the shippers of coal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
RAIN AND THAW
DOING DAMAGE
Roadbed in Ogden Canyon
Washing AWay-SteeI Bridge
May Be Carried Out.

As a result of the continuous rainstOrm
which has held sway in Ogden and the
surrounding country, much damage is ex-
pected to many of the county highways.
Early yesterday morning the water COW
cred the road east of the canyon i'm the
the rOadbed. At this point the road was
made new last fall. The work was not
commenced until the cold weather had set
IN and the same has not had an oppor-
tunity to become very solid. Unless
prompt action is taken by the county at
once the whole of the work will be
washed away 1t is not improbable that
the new bridge erected by the county at
this point will also be carried away by
the nigh water. The bridge is of steel
construction and was also erected late
last fall. In the Ogden valley the snow
reached depth of from three TO four
feet and the thaw that is materially aid
cd by the rainstOrm means a decidedly
heavy rush Of water from that territory
River Is Low.
Aside from the damage done to the
county highways ii is not believed that
lhere is anything else to fear in the val
ley from the water The river was low
and II is thought that this will be capa-
Die OF carrying off the water as rapidly
as II forms. The Ogden river through
TINS city has commenced to rise rapidly
but it will be some time before ii at
proper where there was perhaps "A foot
OF packed snow on the streets. the thaw
has made them almost impossible The
street department has worked unceasing-
~ Tor the past few days in getting the
cutters open and. excepting some places
on the bench. the residence district. there
mas been nothing more than some incon-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
All headaches go
When you grow wiser
And learn tn use

An EARLY Riser
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. safe
sure pills. Sold by Charles Van Dyke,
$50 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
Meeting of Men interested.

Those present. in addition to Mr. Oliver.
were: John 3. Mcdonald and John Pierce.
of this city. George Pierce OF Maine. p.
I. Walsh of the Walsh Contracting COM
pany. Davenport. Ia, p. T.. Brennan Of
the Brennan Construction company. Of
Washington, ID. c.; Robert Russell OF
New York. who has been associated with
Mr. oliver in his many enterprises: w. f..
Sayre of the international Contracting
company; Charles Ackert, third vice
president of the Southern Railroad COM
pany. r. r. Chester of the National Bank
of Commerce, Washington, ID. G. and A.
g. Smith Of this city Mr. Oliver declined
TO discuss the OUTCOME of tonight's meet
ing. but said that something might be
made public in few days. a representa-
tive of Mr.. Oliver subsequently, an
nounced some plans that have been
agreed upon in addition to those al
ready known
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
Mcdonald Over All.

Mr.. Mcdonald. will. if the corporation
TO be formed is awarded the canal con-
tract, have general supervision of the
construction work
George Pierce and John Pierce. who
have interests in the largest quarries in
this country, will have charge of the ma
son work, and Mr. Walsh will have su-
pervision over the work of excavation.
Mr.. Brennan will have portions of the
construction work to do Robert Russell.
will be, il said, in charge of this
work.
Vice President ACkert OF the Southern
Railway will have charge of all Transport
tatiOn to the canal. not only of men en-
pioyed. but of machinery used.
H. a. c. Smith and Mr.: Chester will
have charge of the financial end of the
corpora ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04

The sale Of seats for the Andelin-clark
music festival in the tabernscle newt
Thursday night begins at the leading mn
sic stores. the Smith Drug company and
at the Deseret News book store at 10
o'clock this morning.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Preservation Of Stone.

Under the title of liquid stone" a
firm Of Abchurch lane, London. Eng
land, has produced a fluid material,
the use of which would revolutionize
the appearance OF the city. There is
no trouble in its application. The
surface of the building Is first rubbed
down to remove the dust. Two coats
Of the Liquid stone" are then laid on,
after which 1t will be almost impossi.
BILE to detect the cement from the ma
tural stone.
The whole process can be worked
from ladders, no special scaffolding
being required. and consequently
much inconvenience and expense are
saved. The composition Is, moreover,
a preventative. and will retain Its ap-
pearance as long as natural stone, and
probably longer than some varieties
which are employed. Not only in Lon.
don, but In nearly all the provincial
towns, many opportunities are pre-
sented to utilize the new preparation,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
insect HypnotIsm.

did you aver know" said the hyp.
notist, as he played with a curious,
glittering h%ypnotising machine of crys.
tai and silver, did you ever know that
hypnotism is practiced among in
sects?"
mo"
"Well 1t is a fact. A queen bee can
hypnotise her whole hive whenever
she wants to. She makes a curious
humming sound, and within a moment
or two every bee in the colony falls
into a hypnotic trance.
1.-THE death's.head hawk-moth Is also
a hypnotist Of great power. This
creature, indeed, makes its living out
Of hypnotism. Entering a hive, 1t
makes a sound not unlike the queen
bees note, and, the bees Immediately
sinking into slumber, the moth pro-
ceeds to plumber at its leisure"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
One Way to Judue,

do you know" said the head wait.
err at a fashionable New York res
taurant, that an experienced waiter
can usually tell whether a diner Is
wealthy or not by the way he handles
his meal check? If a man careless.
ly pitches out his money for the wait
err to pay the bill without looking over
his check we know the chances are
that he isn't wealthy. He Is INDUCING
in a luxury and fears he might be
ridiculed II he examined the check.
On the other hand, the man who has
plenty Of money examines his check
closely, as a rule. II he finds an
item which he thinks is wrong he
tells the waiter about 1t. 1t was
probably just such are as that that
made him rich. Is he laughed at?
Well, ! guess not. In fact, the wait
ers admire him for his ~carefulness,
and the result Is they are doubly par
t.cular about how he is charged"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Spread Of Cancer.

II vital statistics may be trusted,
the dread scourge of n is increas-
ing. One Of the New York hospitals
reports that more cases have been
treated within the last ten months
than in any previous year, and the
number OF deaths would appear also
to have increased. Notwithstanding
these facts, which do not appear to
be in dispute, there is no justification
for the tendency of the lay public to
Jump at conclusions on the subject, or
to assume any more than medical au-
thority will sanction as to the gravity
of the situation or the nature of the
disease itself. DR., Rainbridge, who
was first honorary president of the re-
cent international congress on cancer,
held at Heidelberg, has done a pub
lie service in sounding a note Of eau.
ton on this subject, and in pointing
out the mischief that is done by the
exploitation in the newspapers of
theories formulated in the labora.
tory" and specters conjured up by the
microscopists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
NOT ALL A DESERT
WORLD LEARNING TRUTH ABOUT
THE SAHARA.
Water More Plentiful Than the Ma.
tives VIII Admit - Explorer
Found Many Lakes In Ono
Part Of the Country.

Prophesying that the Sahara sand
ocean will In time be completely
changed into a fruitful territory, the
journal Of the Berlin Geological So
ciety, according to another German
contemporary, goes on to say:
The Sahara rive,- all hide a rich
subterranean stratum Of wa,e.. aEa
form the natural passage Of the Sudan,
on which, with very little trouble.
vegetation can be largely developed.
In the SOUTH of Temassinim and In
the Igharghars there are groves of
tamarinds, gum trees, etc, two miles
in length, scarcely separated by grassy
and clover-covered plains. The rivers,
which in spring are full of water. are
from three to ten miles wide. When
the water retreats the beds Of the
rivers are changed into rich meadows.
The date seed planted by travellers
at Ell Blod have grown without the
least care into fine trees, n the
same Is true for the seeds planted
near the cisterns of T~ebabbalet, In
spite of the inconsiderate manner in
which the Tuarges get in the harvest
Trees are not SO rare in the Sahara
as Is supposed. Natives will deceive
travellers about the scarcity OF water
when the truth Is the wells are hid
den, and the Tuarges, who serve as
guides to caravans, always choose the
most difficult and desolate routes, In
order to keep the In a state
Of dependency.
Caravans become more frequent
travellers succeed each other; but the
secret of the Sahara is well kept and
its reputation Of barrenness is wei
preserved. For example, Oscar Lens
crossed the Sahara and reached Tim
buctoo without seeing anything but
desert land, and yet he mentions thai
behind a chain Of hills which hi
passed there was a place called by th'
natives THE Head of the Waters.
DR.. Barth, who was for four month";
In Tuargey camps and vas the CUES
and friend of Shiek ell Bailey, wal
told innumerable facts about the tradi
lions and manners of the land. but III
geography was hidden from him
When he explored the region of al
arm of the Niger he found a lake near
ly 100 miles long. aud when he extend
ed his excursions he found not onl,
one but 20 lakes, all very large, ant
stretched far to the north into tn,
very heart of the Sahara.
1t is asked, II there be no water, an
therefore no vegetation, where doe
the charcoal come from which Is sol,
by the Tuarges? Where do they fin,
nourishment for the numerous camels
sheep, horses, asses and goats the
possess?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
DisIocation,

A superintendent In the elementary
schools of New York city was making
his dreaded rounds among the teach
ers of a girls school. He suddenly
opened the door of one classroom and
asked the teacher In charge:
what ire you doing In nature
study"
She hurried out Of the o and
fetched out a basket of bones.
I'VE are taking up the vertebrates,"
she remarked.
Very good, indeed" said the super.
intendent, and he hurried out, pleased
with this evidence of industry and in
terest in school work.
Half an hour later he appeared In a
neighboring room. and taking a COM
prehensive glance. remarked: What
have you done In nature study"
She, too, from somewhere fetched
out a basket of bones.
ut seems to me that | have seen
this basket of bones In another room
before" ventured the superintendent.
"Sir," she Indignantly replied, these
are my own bones"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

taper on both sides so that in remov-
ing them they will clear oil the way
out. The pins in the bottom Of the
plugs are to 1T In holes In the bottom
board. which will hold them in place.
When the plugs are to be removed
take the board with the two square
holes, Fig. 4. and place over the top
of the mold and with the handle OF
the tamper bar, which is run through
the rings in the top of the plugs, lift
them upward, using the board as a
guard to prevent the block from being
broken. This board should no be
used until the block Is finished and
ready to take out of the mold.
The tamper, Fig, 5, is made OF a
piece of iron rod about IS inches
long with a large nut threaded on one
end.
To make the blocks use n part OF
Portland cement and three parts OF
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
eeIsium's New Coal Field.

The Belgian government has under
consideration the exploitation of the
new coal basin discovered in the
northern part of Belgium. The first
discovery of q deposit of coal i this
region was made in 1901 by means OF
borings extending to a depth OF 1900
feet. Since then borings, some OF
which are about 5000 feet deep, have
demonstrated the existence of a rich
zone of coal under the provinces of
Limbourg and Antwerp, having a
length OF about Sc miles, and a maxi.
breadth OF ten miles. The
great average depth Of the deposit
naturally presents the chief difficulty
in the way of its exploitation.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

EXPLANATION.-The diagram shows
the wheel In the flume immersed to depth
Of six feet. Wheel il 2S feet diameter;
l6 paddles; space between each paddle
at the outer rim, five feet five inches.
The paddles are set at an angle to the
spokes and are thus seven feet long,
The inner rim, to which the inner end
OF the paddles are attached, Is i6 feet
in diameter, or slightly more than 30 feet
In circumference, The specc between the
inner ends OF the paddles is three feet
one inch. The width OF each paddle Is
four feet. At Ave revolutions per minute
$50 cubic feet of water Is raised, or 57l,-
go cubic feet per hour. or 9,27s tons OF
water per hour.
are l6 feet deep and "a feet wide at
the bottom. The building up Of the
dixie and the digging of the ditch was
done by a dredge which, starting at
the river, dug its W channel around
the tract, the earth taken out In the
operation beng dumped IN the outside
to form the dixie. Running straight
across the tract are five smaller
bitches, joining both ends with the
main ditch. At the corner OF the tract
where the north and a sections eff.
feet q junction. at the lowest point,
the power house was erected and he
water wheel and the machinery to OPP
crate 1t installed. Under the power
house and cutting straight through
the dixie there Is a sluiceway four feet
wide and 80 feet long by 16 feet deep,
constructed of concrete, In this fiume
the water wheel Is set, its shaft ad.
justed so that its wood paddles are
within a quarter of an inch Of the
smooth fiat walls and bottom of the
hume. On the outlet end. where the
wall Is rounded to conform to the cir
conference of the wheel for a dis
lance OF six feet from the bottom
the end of the paddles slip along the
surface and discharge the water into
the outer sluiceway.
The wheel Is 20 feet In diameter and
four feet wide and constructed en-
tirely of steel. The wood paddles are
bolted on at a decided angle to the
wheel spokes, In order to permit the
water to flow off more freely as the
wheel revolves and the paddles pass
the mouth of the ~sluiceway. This Is
necessary because the water is moi
raised as high as the wheel axis, Al
which point the spokes would b,
parallel to the surface Of the stream
There are 16 of the paddles and wheI
the wheel is in operation they are tn,
important factor In lifting the waite
from the ditch to the river beyond.
The great wheel Is arousing muci
interest because of its novelty AM
large capacity, and as yet is the onl!
one so used in this country. TIT
small expense of operation is its chic
recommendation. and when N con
slders that 1t has drained seven mile
OF 34.foot ditch, six to seven fee
deep, In less than ten hours, he ha
some idea of what 1t could do in drain
ing swamps and marshes now coyere,
with water at all seasons of the year
To operate the wheel there is pre-
vided heavy continuous gearing witt
ive.inch face, which is bolted s%ecurel
to the rim and which engages a pal
OF 12-inch s~pur'gears, mounted on
c~ounter-shaft. which In turn is cor
nected by betting TO the engine shat
The engine is 1875 horsepower OF tn
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
UNLIKE THE GOOD oLo DAYS.
Rural sases Discuss p~eaeneracy OF
Their "Hired Help"

mo. sirl" said Josiah Clovertop to
Hen" Hayseed, as they discussed the
question of hired help" in front of the
Eggville pest office on Saturday when
everybody mad come to town. NO,
sir, hired help amt what 1t used to be
by a long shot, by heck! Hard to git
and no count when you git 1t!
I'm our young days when we hired
out we callated on dom a good days
work and didn't kick II we got a dollar
a day for 1t, but now a hired mar
wants his two dollars a day and he
don't expect to pull out afore five In
the mornin' and wants to knock OF
wor!: at seven at night and then kicks
II you ask him to chop wood or milk
keows or chore round an hour or W o
arfter supper. %
Il dunno what farmin' Is comm to
with all the help so blamed trifin'.
Man left me right In the middle OF
haydn because | routed him out at
four in the morning and wouldn't let
him lazy round a hull hour at noon
and knock off work at sunset so he
needn't do the milkin' by lantern
light. l tell you. Josh, farmin' amt
what it used to was, by heck!
mo 1t hain't," assented Josiah, SOL
EMMY. AN wimmen help is Jest as
trilin' as men help. Here l paid a
girl $1.75 a week to help my wife while
we had nine or ten summer boarders,
an that trifin' thing never stirred till
most five ev'ry mornin' an said 16 In
family was too many where only one
girl was kept, and she Kicked because
we wanted her to weed in the garden
when she'd nothin' else to do. Kicked
cause she couldn't set idle a hull hour
ev'ry AFTERNOON. and got ugly because
she couldn't git her disbwashin' done
until ten at night.
II dunno what the world is comm
to with so few people havin' any am
bition to work. Looks to me like
things is goin' to the dogs g~inerally
through idleness an extravaganza an
waste. That girl spent SO cents In
one day for ribbon while she was at
my house, an my wife ketched her
THROWN awcy a good third Of a piece
O. pie a boarder had left on his plate
std OF putin It away for herself OF
the hired man to eat. It's turrible the
way things go on the farm nowadays
turrible!"-Puck.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Much of our interest Is now CEN
tered in frills, and here | find myself
again conceitedly exulting in my sue
cessful knack of prophecy. You may
be deceived in the cost of a coat and
skirt, but the frills are of a more tell
tale disposition, and the eyes Of the
least expert can detect at once which
are made of fine muslin or batiste,
and which of merceriZed lawn or any
of the cheaper sort of fabrics which
can be called upon to do such serv-
ice.
A very superior specimen has a
hand-embroidered center plat, flanked
on either side with a lace frill; and o
very attractive model has an insertion
of lace down the center of the front, a
plated lawn frill on either side being
edged with lace, while the collar band
is of transparent lace, and the base
of this Is finished with a narrow black
tie.
Doubtless we shall suffer consider
ably from the Vaccinations of the in
experienced or willfully wicked wash
Vi ma III VAN u bolilb
to indulge themselves in frills OF fine
quality had best set about 1t at once
to find a successful clear starcher.
And having discovered her, teach her
how not to starch.
1t seems quite right and proper that
these dainty.laced decorations of
fuckers and rulings should accom-
.,a,r Al, InntF.- and hnt,
trimmed with feathers and well allied
to velvet gowns, they may pass for
what we should have called in the
early days of the century brave ar,
ray"
/ confess myself much in love with
the notion of the plain dress which
looks simple, with an elaborate shirt
and Fittings and RULES. and crowded
with q very expensive hat with beau
tiful feathers upon it. And, talking
of beautiful feathers, | would refer
once more to those new Celebrations
of the ostrich feather.
The manufacturers have contrived
now to extend the length of their
fronds, so that they have a shaggy
appearance, and they are as delight
fully attractive as novel. Indeed, by
the side of them the ordinary ostrich
feather, even II 1t be of very good
quality, seems quite uninteresting.
Sometimes these feathers are
shaded, two dark colors being mos
successfully used, such as peacock
blue and brown, and two tones of one
color will also do good service.
There is a great rage for the satir
hat, and this shares favor with the ha'
of silks. An excellent model which
is enjoying much favor having thu
brim IF white silk, bound with brown
velvet, and the crown very full anC
large and made entirely of brown vel
vet; innocent of any trimming whatso
ever, and somewhat in the old beef
eater shape, is this crown.
The striped tweeds and the STRIPED
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
A FAMILIAR PHRASE
Warn Him, Somebody.

A standing offer."-Chicago Daily
News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
DOUGH-.

Dough is made Of wheat, real es-
tate, oil, literature and magazine
articles. But dough made Of wheat
Is no stickier than any other.
Dough Is the prior fact to bread,
motor cars, steam yachts and collec-
lions of old books. Is the stan of high
life. 1t embitters matrimony and pur-
veys the lovely scandals we read
about. It gets girls sent off to col
lege and fitted to be something more
spectacular than mere wives and
mothers. II curseth them that go In
for it, but not unto the third and
fourth generation. We are too good
spenders for that.
1t is from dough that the dowdy,
the dull and the dotty derive distinc-
ton otherwise denied.-Puck.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
ALWAYS Man Of Determination.

Herr Dernberg of the German colo
NAL office in the early days of his
career served an apprenticeship with
a New York banking house and at that
time made many acquaintances in
Wall street. 1t is said of him that he
was one of only two or three out of
an office force of SO who reported for
duty the day of the great blizzard 10
years ago. This was suggestive of the
determination which helped him much
in his later life on advancing him to
his present position, to which he was
named by the German emperor for the
purpose of reducing to order the chaos
which had existed in the administra.
ton of the German colonies.