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The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
Everybody Hopes II win Be BETTER

From the Chicago Record Herald
Everybody hopes that San Francisco
may be as great thirty-six years from
now as Chicago is.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
AZ n pisa advantaee.

The people in the next fiat have
barking dog"
Why don't you complaint
I've have a baby"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
Slow PROGRESS AT The Haeue.

It's a wise bear that knows just when
TO take to the tall and uncut canebrakes.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
Importation of reindeer.

It is now nearly twenty years since Or.
Sheldon Jackson. Of the United States
Bureau Of Education. obtained from Coz
gress an appropriation to import reindeer
from Siberia across the Bering Strait
During the first year sixteen deer were
brought over by DT. Jackson personally.
During successive years others were I'm
ported. until nearly a Thousand had come
altogether. There are to-day no less than
1890 domestic reindeer distributed in
herds along the North Alaskan coast
Large numbers OF them belong 70 the
mission stations. giving employment TO
the natives I'm the vicinity, while q con
siderable number Of the Esklnos possess
herds of their own. The United States
government lends its reindeer 10 worthy
natives or 10 mission stations for q term
Of years. The success made by this gov
ernment in this line OF endeavor has IN
duced Dr. Wnfred T. Grenfell. the med
ical missionary to the Labrador coast. TO
try the same experiment In Labrador. Dr
GTenteA has recently purchased 800 rein
deer IN Norway, which viii be carried
across the ocean on a special steamer
early i'm December. The reindeer are in
charge Of several Laplanders. and viii be
distributed in herds along the Labrador
coast. The rapid determination Of game
In Labrador has made Or. Grenfell realize
that In a few years the EsklmOs and
natives OF Labrador will die Of starya-
tion OF become dependent on bounty IN
less new food supply is found for Them.
lie hopes that the natives OF Labrador.
Ike the Alaskan natives. Will soon have
herds OF domestic reindeer 70 furnish
them with food. clothing. and utensils.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
MEN AND THINGS.
An IndustrlnI rtonin.

On tract OF land covering 5000 acres
situated twenty-five miles southeast Of
Chicago. the United States Steel Cor
poraton is building at an expense Of
S9500 a day and an ultimate cost Of
sl20,00,o99 a city which promises to be
ar industrial Utopia. Gary. the new
flat city. will be the home of the vast
manufacturing plant of the company and
Of its myriad employees. The city to-day
boasts a population OF 5000, and 5o.e0O
are looked for by next year. On the two
principal streets IN this new city ere
already two large hotels, two bank build-
ings, a public school erected at an ex-
pense Of SO.OO0. and an assembly han
and restaurant, besides dozens of or
dlnary shops. A theater to cost 10000
is Planned, also a church, with club
room building. gymnasium. and swim
ming pool Macadamized roads and ce-
ment walks are to be found throughout.
There are carefully drawn building lires
and there is a unified system Of house
numbering
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
France Learning from American.

h"hSc learning from Americans
There IS some talk In France Of revis-
! ing the French currency in Indo-Cbina
Ihe matter has some flavor for Aneri-
! cans because, as Prof. Leroy-Beaulieu.
! the leading economist in France. candi5l,
! points out il was this country that ss,
the precedent by successful revision 81
the currency of the Philippines. We
| who are somewhat accustomed to 1ooly -
the continent for advance ecoDomic "a
/ FORMS should be interested TO learn tbs+
attention was further directed IN tbig
4 question by the translation into French
Of an American work Of economies o-T,bo
Principles of Money and Banking" bv
Mr. Charles A. Conant. brought ont in
TINS country by the Harpers. It was NTr
ooilahl' moreover, 20 whom Secretary
ialt lntrusted the bank negotiations In
the Fhilipplnes. which were OF com
phcated nature, owing to the fact that
CohtIol OF the Spanish-Filipino Bank in
the philippines lay In the hands of Cath
ohc church representatives. and II was
| extremely important on political grounds
that any revision Of statutes should he
satisfactory TO them, as well as to the
government Mr. Conant formulated new
statutes, restricting, somewhat. the now
ers Of the bank, but giving II certain
new advantages under American law
These have been agreed to by repre-
sentatiVes Of the Catholic Church on
behalf OF the bank, and by Secretary
Iatt on behalf OF the government OF the
Phihppines. Those who have handled
recent Philippine coins Will recall the
conant This coin was named In Mr..
Conant's honor.
Lighthouse OF the Plains.
The Lighthouse for the Plains" as if
is called. which has recently been IN
stalled on the top Of Pixies Peak. caused
mild sensation a short time ago I'm
Pueblo, Colo. a city forty-five miles
away Some residents had been wonder
Ing whether 8 new and unknown comet
had made its appearance in the north
west and was dazzling their eyes by its
unusual brightness. but when several
would-be astronomers began 10 make
their investigations as 20 the unknown,
light, they found that the sO-called comet
was nothing more than the searchlight
on the mountain. The first time the I'M
known comet" was noticed was when
the city editor Of the Pueblo Star-Journal.
who was sitting on his front porch, saw
new and brilliant light appear IN the
heavens to the northwest. and after
twinkllng a minute or so, disappear. and
then reappear and continue the game of
dark and Hight for some time. The only
solution he could come TO was that Il was
a new and unheralded comet that had
burst into view. So much interested was
he that he called up the Colorado Col
lege observatory 10 ask them whether
they had seen the new celestial visitor.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

In South Africa. where the thunder.
storms are terrific. lightning often
strikes ironstone beds. and blue flames
sometimes firing buildings-are al.
legged to play about such outcrops two
or three hours after q storm.
The practical limit OF deep-sea div
Ing. under the best conditions. IL
placed by Hill and Greenwood OF tho
London hospital, at thirty.fve to forty
fathoms. A special study of eight
years has shown these psychologists
that the chief danger to the diver
arises from the nitrogen absorbed by
the blood and other body fluids. and
that 1t is the absorbed nitrogen that
produces the Ill effects OF rising too
quickly. The breathlessness and op-
preston felt by the working diver are
results Of poisoning by carbonic acid.
instead Of direct effects of the great
pressure. With special air pumps and
extra precautions the experimenters
descended thirty-hve fathoms in .
scotch loch. and. rising very slowly,
were none the worse for the expert.
ence. but the oxygen required for regu.
lar working at such depth Ii 80 great
in amount that pneumonia and convul.
sions are commonly produced.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
NEW LIGHTNING ARResrER.
Application Of an Old Principle 10 .
New Device.

A new device for preventing the en-.
trance of lightning to house over
the telephone wire is described In Tele-
principle, but on an old and often
used principle applied in a new way.
Says the writer of the descriptive ar
ticle:
The need OF reliable arrester
that can be mounted on telephone
or placed on the line that comes into
the building has never been Ade-
quateiy supplied, 1t Is said: conse-
quently this arrester was developed
having In view these requirements.
This arrester, as view OF the cut
will show. is very compact. being only
three and three-eighths inches long,
two and one-quarter inches wide. and
one and three-eighths inches high.
1t IL covered with a removable glass
top which protects every live wire.
The construction is such that 1t can
be mounted on the top Of a telephone,
or used as mainline arrester out
side Of the building in a protected
place.
The theory upon which 1t depends
for its arresting qualities Is based on
the well-known fact that lightning will
jump across an air space to an ad-
1acent ground rather than traverse
even one complete circle OF wire. con.
sequently 1t will be noted, by viewing
the cut, that the two cylinders OF lava
are wound with about 20 turns OF wire,
and the perlpheries Of the coils are
placed parallel and adjacent to q cyl
Under Of carbon that is grounded. 1t
Is found in practice that any high po-
tential current, on account of the cho-
king effect of the coils. continually
creeps and splutteringly discharges
itself to ground. This action takes
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
No Need For Alarm.

AZ.
A. Barton Hepburn. at the convea,
ton Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation at Atlantic City. said Of 4 ces.
tain argument:
But that argument fails to cheer.
On the contrary. 1t fills US with gloom
and foreboding. It is like the cry,
intended to be reassuring. that came
to the farmer across the turnip field.
"A farmer. on frosty autumn al
ternoon. went out into his turnip field
and began to gather turnips. The
early sun sank in the west. and az the
blush dusk came on. the farmer per.
ceived, at the other end Of the field,
two men who. laying down a bag, be-
gan to dig with frantic haste.
1.-The farmer watched the pair in
some perplexity. What could they be
doing? And he was just putting bis
hand to his cheek to shout and ask
them their business. when one of them
rose up and yelled, loudly and re-
assuringly:
Don't let US disturb you: we are
only prigging few ourselves
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

try. Is almost unprecedented. 1t fur
nishes an excellent hlament for cleo.
trio lamps. Only little while ago the
mineral from which tantalum ID OBJ.
tained was no rare that not enough
could be found to supply specimens to
all the neurological museums. Now
Australia alone produces more than
10 tons Of tantalite year. This does
not seem a very great quantity. but
II 10 to be remembered that q single
pound OF tantalum sunices to furnish
$4,000 lamps. each Of 25-candle power.
The metal IL 10 hard that II II said
that 4 diamond.pointed borer. making
5000 revolutions . minute. produces
In II. after three days OF work. an ex.
cavation only one-nftieth Of An inch
In depth.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Interrupter for Induction Coll.

high resistance contact, whenever
there Is any connection made at all.
This trouble may be done away with.
says the Popular Mechanics. by de-
parting from the old single contact
vibrator and using one with self-clean-
ing contacts as shown. An old bell
magnet is rewound full of No. 26
double cotton-covered wire and Is
mounted upon one end of piece Of
thin sheet iron inc inch by five inches
as per sketch. To the other end Of the
strip OF iron is soldered a piece Of
brass LEA inch by one-fourth by two
inches. on each end of which has
been soldered patch of platinum foil
one-fourth inch square.
The whole is connected up and
mounted on Dashboard as per sketch,
the contact posts being Of 1-16 inch
by one-half inch brass. bent into shape
and provided with platinum tipped
thumb screws. The advantage Of this
style OF an interrupter is that at each
stroke there is a wiping effect at the
heavy current contact which auto
matically cleans OF any carbon de-
post.
In the wiring diagram, A Is the cir
cult breaker; b. the induction coil.
and c. the battery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

When = man has done his work
shall he stop and play! Rev. DR.. Scott
Of Worcester. Mass. who has resigned
from his pulpit after 30 years OF
service In order to devote himself to
golf. thinks he has earned this play.
time. and he doubtless has. The
trouble II that when = man works for
80 years without giving any time to
pleasure he commonly does not know
how to play. 4 due amount Of diver.
sion at intervals along the road 10 tho
safer and more satisfactory plan. Il
would tend to postpone the day whom
. man must retire from active work.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
The hoItssr-cak. Improved Lightning
Arrestsr.

place along. the peripheries Of the frst
four or I'VE turns OF wire ON the In.
coming current end Of the arrester.
From q mechanical standpoint,
also. this arrester 10 very intelligent.
~ worked ont. It will be seen by re-
ferring to the illustration that the
coils and the carbon rod not only are
capable OF being rotated. and thus
exposing new surfaces. but that they
can be instantly removed and new
ones inserted II that should become
necessary. The arrester Is made up
entirely OF non-infammable material.
namely, the base Of porcelain. spools
OF lava and cover OF glass. In this
connection. It should be noted that
when these arresters are placed ON
the top OF the telephone. which 10
generally the housewives cupboard
for scissors. spectacles. etc. the glass
cover absolutely protects every live
wire from ground or q short"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet.
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the FIRST
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to .
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made misef-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy:
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Electric Fans Restore,

Electric fans ~ An aid In reviving
asphyxiated persons were found great.
ly beneficial 1t . recent disastrous
hre In which . number Of aremen
were overcome BY gases. Wires were
run from offices near the scene of the
IRE and attached to fans placed close
to the heads Of the unconscious men.
The rush OF air forced into the faces
OF the men by the fans soon brousht
I r., back to c0nsciousness and they
returned to continue the night against
the flames.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

because Of the
tantalixing di d.
culties that he en-.
countered while
investigating II. II
Is only recently
that tantalum has
been obtained In
a state Of purity.
and the rapidity
with which II has
been produced. In
response to the
demands Of com.
merce and indus.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Brazil. distinguished In the merry
comedy, "Charley's Aunt" AS the
place where the nuts come from" Is
also distinguished as place where
ideas grow. Thirty Brazilian mer.
chants and professional men are visit.
ing this country. In obedience to tho
advice which Secretary Root gave to
all the Americas to get acquainted"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
One Of the
Essentials

ot The happy homes Of to-day IL . vast
fund Of information - 10 the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
BEST products.
Products Of actual sxesi1enes and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through tho approval Of Tie
weu-lnformed Of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
tho happy faculty d selecting and obtais-
Ing the best the world affords.
Ons Of the products q that class, q
known component parts, IN Ethical
rsmsdy. approved By physicians and com
mendsd BY The weli.lnlosmsd d he
Wor!das valuable and wholesome family
laxative b Tie wsr-known Syrup q Flp
and ELIXIR q SIENNA. To Ct IL bsasaeial
elects always buy he genuine. n,aaas-
fast,afsd b. Ne California Fig Syrup Co,
eaays 80 5es sals b q lssdiag duegisls.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Mrs. Russell Sage. having lately
learned that debt Of $4,000. con.
tracted by her father In 1874. had
never been paid. has forwarded q
check for the amount to the heirs of
the creditor II she had paid interest
on the sum for the GO years the
check would have been larger. but
probably the heirs are thankful to get
the principal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Now vessel IL to be built to out
class the Lusitania. Perhaps In the fu-
ture seagoing vessels OF any kind will
be dispensed with entirely and speed
seekers will be simply hurled across
the ocean through pneumatic tubes at
telegraphic velocity.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

A Wisconsin court has decided that
a cigarette with tobacco wrapper is
not cigarette. and does not violate
the anti-cigarette law. This IL an easy
road to liberty. The tobacco wrappers
are better than the paper ones. any
way
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

A wicked conscience is the most
devilish companion that mortals can
harbor. for even in the success OF its
villainy 1t Is tortured with uncertain
ty. anxiety. dread and plutonic re-
morse
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

English experts who have been In;
vestigating report that the gold still
TO be dug out OF the mines in the
Rand district OF South Africa may be
estimated at 5000. OO0. 900. 900. With
that much gold In circulation the
world would have quantity as well as
quality.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

vigor and cheerful.
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncon,-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

The women's literary clubs OF Michi
gan have started novel contest as to
which club shall add the most chill
dren to the states population next
year. Race suicide will have to take
the count
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

The Belgian governr emit has under
consideration the exploitation OF the
new coal basin discovered In the
northern part Of Belgium. The first
discovery OF . deposit OF coal In this
region was made In 1901 by means Of
borings extending to q depth Of 100
feet. Since then borings. some Of
which are about 5000 feet deep. have
demonstrated the existence of Q rich
zone OF coal under the provinces Of
Limbourg aud Antwerp. having .
length Of about IS miles, and maxi.
mum breadth OF ten miles. The
great average depth Of the deposit
naturally presents the chief dimculty
In the way Of It, exploitation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

For . case Of genuine disappoint.
msnt II would b. hard TO surpass that
Of the Hamilton. o.. thieves who broke
into freight car and carried OF box
Of what hey supposed to b wearing
apparea-yst they did not mtse Il taf.
\ W. Q boa Of shrouds.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

The body is quickly buried and lost
in the dust of centuries, but the spirit
of thought, that moves us every mo-
ment for good or Ill, has immortal
lineage and cannot be destroyed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Diogenes was not like modern
muckraker or investigator. He did
not go around looking for dishonesty.
He knew 1t was always there.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

DR.. Cook Of brooklyn. who 10 headed
for the North Pole. writes that he has
hit upon = new route which he II con.
hdcnt will carry him to tho objective
point But Il 70 not likely that tho
route will soon be included In the
rural free delivery system.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Balloon travel is rapidly becoming
more safe and scientific. We may all
fly yet, even II some OF US never get
q chance to wear wings.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
om,ssIews q History.

Hercules had slain the Erymanths.
an boar.
Il hated to do H." be said. but Il
was an actual necessity. We were ab.
solutely out Of neat."
Still. his stern features relaxed with
. smile - he reflected that BY doing
bis own siaushtssing he had escaped
the payment q tribute 70 the 0sas
tsust-Chicaeo TSibu1e.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Marconi has harnessed that air, but
whether he can drive it as he pleases
remains to be seen. He Is. however.
one Of the dreamers that Boyle
O'Reilly says live forever.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
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THE AMATEUR ELECTRICIAN.
How He Can Make . Circuit Breaker
for Induction Coils.

Amateurs building induction coils
are generally bothered by the vibrator
contacts blackening. thus giving
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Earthly fame. wealth and glory are
as evanescent as the cardinal rays Of
the setting sun that drops into dark
est storms and eternal night
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
EIeetrIe Aloter eearf PIn.

The smallest motor 10 that made BY
. German mechanic. 1t IL worked by
. battery deposited In his coat pocket.
and he uses the motor ~ q scarf pin.
1t IL working all the time. simply to
show that It il an actual working mo-
tor. It II curious to see the little
wheels revolving ~ the machine rests
on the scarf.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
A Neaatlxe Quantity.

He never offended . person on earth.
OF high or low degree.
And there's scarcely = person on earth
but inquiries, =
Whsn you msntion his name: "Whe's
hof'
.ctsvelas4 Leader.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

An association has been organized
in New York to build airships. But
Notwithstanding It's object, 1t will not
use inflated capital. 81
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

He has no real riches who does not
put the treasures Of friendship first Of
all.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

They are putting monkeys in jail
In New Jersey. This looks as though
the law of that state was making
near-human efforts to getting itself
enforced
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

A swarm OF bees lit on a Philadel-
phia policeman. The fact that one
man woke up made nice little piece
OF news for the local papers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Bettee Than 4 Fan.

What good are pole explorers.
II they never reach their goal?
Why. brother. In the summer tiDo
When wet beads start to roll
It's comforting to Rad about
The iccbcrgs round the pole.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

and sent to prison in New York for
stealing electricity. This naturally
comes under the head of shocking
crimes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
THE rANTALUs OF METALS.
Why Il Was 90 Named BY the Swedish
Inventor.

Ekeberg. the Swedish discovcrer of
gave that name to the metal
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

They who work as II the Master was
ever near find Him always by them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Wonea 4 VEL 4 IN lIs HI
nbashs b Mney ald
Bladder Trouble,

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and lessen ambition: beauty.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

To prevent that tired feeling o.
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy.
ance. will not stick to tho iron. The
big le OF. package for l0c. at your
grocer'a
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Ef~
aoos Of ewamp-nog1

pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root,
Including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer g. Co.,
Binghamton, N. V, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress. Bipghamton, N. Y. on every
bottle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

some women would rather 60 broke
than not 90 at all.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07
Quite Q Differences.

Tho number OF persons to the
square mile In this country 10 II.
while in England II 10 $50.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

by d druggists, in fifty
cent and one-doilar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

First Chorus 0irl-Nellie amt
feelin' we'll. She's gotta sore throat.
Second Chorus Girl-Chee. the noive
OF or putting on airs like . primmer
donn.-kansas City Post.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-07

Sheer white goods. "a fact, any nne
wash goods when new. owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done In .
manner to enhance their textile beau.
~. Home laundering would be equal.
~ satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has Sufficient
strength to stinen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will b pleasantly surprised at ths
improved appearance Of your work.