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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

angels who are sending shafts of lightning
at the sinners. On the other side rise
the souls OF the blessed. Van Dyck, the
pupil of Rubens has some wonderful
paintings in the gallery. Especially
charming because of it's sympathetic
treatment is the Rest After the Flight
Into Egypt" Mary is depicted holding
her sleeping baby close to her breast.
The Holy Joseph stands behind her and
looks down upon the Christ with a look
OF wonderment and love-
Among the great italian masters whose
paintings are represented here are Carlo
Dolci, Botticelli Andrea del Sarto and
Titan.
Rich as the old Pinakoteck is in the
works Of the old masters. the new gallery
has an equally fine collection Of modern
paintings. There are several splendid pic
lures the work of Arnold Bocklin. The
finest of these studies is called "Play
Among the Waves" 1t shows q water
nymph and a sea maid playing together
on the waves, The reatment is decidedly
interesting and original The gallery
boasts as having several Of Lenbach's
best studies. Especially noteworthy is Il
study of Prince Bismarck, wonderfully
strong portrait of the Iron Chancellor. In
lovely contrast is the daughter of Hero
dias. depicted with great sweetness and
individuality.
The Glyptoteck IS what the name i'm
plies. a museum Of ancient and modern
sculpture. 1t has a number of fine old
Greek statues. One. a shepherd at sleep
and two pediments once adorned a Greek
temple. The building is itself very beau
tiful. The visitor is Immediately I'm
pressed by the splendid and harmonious
arrangement of the gallery. The walls
are beautiful marble stucco, each room
being of some one rich tint. The stucco
walls give the appearance of being built
of richest marble. The ceiling is enriched
by frescoes and beautiful medallions One
of these represents the destruction of
Troy.
Munich boasts of a hand5omz artist
club. 1t is a brick structure with a
large terrace, where people come to dine
out of doors. In the salon are a num-
Der of handsome paintings by different
German artists. Adjoining Is a large
library, with many drawings and works
of az Above stairs is u large ballroom,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

may not be applied, and that Is another
'stufing" with an oil compound that viii
make the leather steam and water proof
Practically every beltmaker has his own
compound for this process, but the process
has been brought 80 marvellous degree
of perfection aud there are now on the
markets belts that shed water like
ducks back.
Naturally In a belt factory the greatest
interest is I'm the larger belts These trans
mitters of power are two and three ply:
that is, made up Of two and three thick
nesses or layers. IN the making Of belt
Of 30 Inches or more IN width more skill
Is required and more care must be eXer-
cised for while the ends OF the strips are
fcathered as though the belt were to be
single the surfaces Of the strips must be
perfectly fiat Some manufacturers In
making a two 0r three ply belt use a
square butt joint which ~ considered as
good as the feathered Joint though it Is.
perhaps, greater test of the strength OF
the cement.
In making two-ply belt 81 inches wide
the lower ply Is made up Of two strips
one 30 and the other y inches wide The
upper ply is.made mp OF three strips two
Of which are IS and one - inches wide.
When the FIVE strips are piled the vari
Gus Joints are separated throughout the
width and length and after the whole has
undergone pressure Of couple Of tons
there is a solidtv about the belt that
gives IT, every cha .;ictcristlr az having
been made from one hide Of abnormal
length aud thickness
The belts running from 80 10 ~ inches
are three ply and In making them the
principle is the same Hs IN the two ply
and the strips necessary are piled" so as
TO make all joints at different points
To make three ply belt - inches wide
and 100 feet long IL requires the hides ~
30 steers. but II viii transmit 2.uv horse
power and will run enough machinery 10
turn out S1.ODO.ODO worth Of finished prod
uct In year. at least that is what one
Of these belts is now doing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

while modern machinery lakes the place
of much work that was formerly done ny
1aud and economy IS pra,;iyeL in every
apartment Many portions of the hide
thar were al one time thtowu AWAY "'p
now saved and utilized
When the taurer receives hide II IS
drst wasted or soaked in water to remove
all dirt and salt. 1t is then placed il a
vat Of weak lImewateT which Is gradually
strengthened until the sixth day to loosen
the hair. The next step is ''unhairiug,
and this is done by laying the hide across
a beam and sCT9piu- the hSir OF with q
blunt knife This work iu some tanuarfeS
is done by hand, bat a machine 10 do the
work has been invented and found salts
factory.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

Is called "stuffng." and upon the thor
oughness Of this process depends The life
of the belt. The stuffing completed the
leather is ready for the beltmaker.
When the tanned hides, ready for ma n
ufacture. arrive at the belt factory they
are taken to the cutting rooms, where
they are marked for widths and are
then turned over TO men at tnhles. who
have rapidly -revolying knives not unlike
a circular saw in principle This knife
slices through the toughest leather as
though 1T were paper, aud one man will,
in the course of a day, cut up as many
as 200 hides.
The next process is the cutting down
and feathering of the ends Of each strip
This is done partially by a machine that
takes off the greater portion Of the lcath-
er, but the final touch must be made by
hand, as no machine will feather the edge
to the ineness that Is requisite for an
even lap joint.
The featherlng of the ends is done for
the purpose of joining the strips into a
continuous belt and the art In joining IS
to make the joint fine that II cannot
be detected More than that. each strip
must be Joined to the other at n perfectly
true right angle. so shat the entire belt
shall not vary a hairs breadth from
straight
When the strips have been feathPred
and adjusted cement Is applied and the
jointed part is placed under n hydraulic
press and subjected TO pressure Of
couple Of tons. according TO the width or
the belt. the smaller ones needing less
pressure. From the press the strips,
which are now dignifed with the name OF
belts, are sent to a machine which has
two knives adjusted to the exact width
that the finished belt Is TO be and the
outer edges Of the leather are shaved OF
and the belt comes ont the other end
ready to go to the spool on which il Is
wound and given a final polish, utter
which 1t is wound on another spool and Is
ready to be shipped out and take lts place
In the Industrial world There Is just che
more Intermediary process that may or
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

fury this process often required from
one to two years. owing TO being unable
to remedy unevenness of the temperature
of the water and other impedimeuts re
moved 10y modern practice
From the tanning vat the hide Is taken,
again washed so as 10 remove every
particle of bark and then given a dress
ing of oil on the grain side and hung
in a darkened loft to dry. The temper
allure of the loft is kept even and when
the hide is dry 1t is rich russell color.
Again the hide is trimmed and the
heart, or best portion of it, is shaved
on the flesh side. and then secured so
as to open up the pores for the fish
and animal oils that will preserve the
leather. The application OF these oils
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

The bare hide Is then placed In Il
bath Of water and weak chemicals to
remove any Of the lime from the pre-
vions bath and then ii goes TO the
'EanGl7r who gives il the first bath
az tanning liquor. The old machine,
ak.n t. d huge coffee grinder. has been
replaced by much more rapid machine,
and rs the crushed oak bark drops from
the hopper il X caught and blown TO
the leach tubs" These tubs hold
several tons of bark upon which water
is sprink!ed. This water. as it filters
through, creates the Iannic acid, and.
passing through a false bottom. is pumped
into tanks and stored ready for the
handler
As the hides come to the handler"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

be packs them into a vat and pOurs
upon them the tanUic acid. and In this
they are permitted to remain for 10 days,
during which tnev swell and the pores
open. The hides are then taken out
and trimmed. The heads and bellies
are trimmed off and tanned separately
for shoe purposes, and the remaining
portions, the butts" that are intended
for belts. go to the laying away vats
There they are packed In layers of oak
bark and immersed in strong tanning
fluid The first layer remains 10 days,
and Is then renewed and the process is
graded up TO 40 days for the final layer.
In this way the best oak-tanned leather
is submitted to q process requiring at
least 100 DAYS Before the present cen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

experiment had been inspired by long
observation of soaring birds.
The experiments of NJ. Mavitz Deprez,
witch undoubtedly vii. mark an epoch
In the history Of mechanical fight, are
extremely simple. He used q light car
riage Ike chat Of a childs toy, the
wheels OF which rest on an inclined
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10
American Filter to Check Cholera

Reports have been received In Calcutta
to the effect that several Indian coal
mines have been closed down on account
of cholera conveyed by the water. The
mines are putting IL as fast as possible
an American filter, In order to arrest the
sprend of the epidemic. Wherever the
filter has been used no cases OF cholera
have appeared The same is true OF the
lutte mills on the Hooghly above aud be-
low Calcutta.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

side Of the tin rectangle. is started, the
car ceases to roll down.
The phenomenon, explained by M.
Deprez, is merely a demonstration Of
the old and well-esta hlished principle of
the doctrine Of forces. The air cur
rent striking a plane surface obliquely
exerts on tha latter pressure perpen-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

plane. This carriage supports a tiny
rectangle. several inches square. Left
to itself, affected by gravity, it uatur-
ally rolls down the inclined plane.
When a current Of air set up by an
electric fan, blowing in the same direc-
ton as that in which the car is moving,
but 80 Inclined as TO strike the under
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10
How

require a high power engine.
The whole question has been thor
oughly discussed before the French
Academy Of Sciences. 1t was shown
by actual experiment that heavy OBJ
ject with no motor OF its own can not
only be sustained by the wind, but can
even advance against the wind. TIE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10
Zz1uzzhaZA]1zz

EAA JNICH H. one Of the oldest cites
SGE In Germany. Henry the Lion
u built q bridge over the river, n
custom house, mint and a salt depot
IN the present city In the twelfth cen
tury. The only important structure in
the place at the time was a great mon
astery. Under the Wittclsbarh princes
the town first commenced TO grow. Otho
the IIustrious built his residence at Nh
mich, and his son. Lewis the Severe. en-
larged the town. It was almost entirely
destroyed by fire In the fourteenth cen
tury, and II remained for Lewis the Ba-
varian to rebuild II. The real growth Of
the city began unGpr King Macmillan L.
who removed many Of the old buildings
and erected many splendid edfces in
their stead; but II was the SON. Lewis
III, to whom Munich Is especially in
debted for its present maguifcenCe. 1t
was largely through hiS efforts and en-
thuslasm for art that the Bavarian capt
tai became one OF the foremost art cities
Of Europe. Munich soon meant to Ba-
var!a what Paris symbolizes to France
Artists would gather from all parts OF
Europe. Skilled engineers heightened
and widened the streets. Landscape gar
deners designed several handsome gar
dens, and five or six magnificent palaces
were started. Many OF the public build
ings now considered the finest structures
were begun then The transformation
was so great that Munich soon became 4
wonderfully attractive city. after once
earning the reputation 1t has grown and
prOspered until today 1t Is recognized as
one Of the most cosmopolitan Of cities
Nowhere does the old and new blend 20
tremendously; nowhere has the old been
TemOdeled into the new so artisticalIy.
Though many Of the old and narrow
streets still have quaint houses that
speak Of centuries that are past. every
where nre seen handsome new bouIeyards.
handsome structures ana fine gardens
One OF the most beautiful of the latter
is the Macmillan Garden. with woods
and flower beds while the outskirts are !
adorned with handsome villas. At one |
end Of the garden is Segers Denkmai, !
tall statue crowned with u golden dg- /
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

gen gas for balloon purposes The rapid.
cheap and practical production of hydro
gen gas Is a problem that has been at
tackled by many famous scientists and
been longed for by chemists aud aero
nauts This new method " Tie Germans
claims and with good backing, to be able
to produce large quantities Of nearly pure
hydrogen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

dicular to the surface. This explains
at last the mechanical principle of how
a bird 6ies both VITA and against the
stronges, Tints.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

The Germans claim to have perfected
a method for eneaply turning out hydro
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
MINING, MARKETS AND METALS

the session. This little squirt OF ac-
tivity subsidized Immediately ana pfac-
teal stagnation ensued. ms eX-
IRENE dizziness Is not unreasonable.
There were items III the day
news which prompted mood OF
dwelling on the mutabil1tles OF hu-
man affairs and the uncertainty OF
assuming an outcome seemingly In
prospect. The serious Illness OF the
Republican nominee for vice presi-
dent seemed TO have the effect OF
emphasizing the situation incident TO
the progress OF a political campaign,
while the death of eNrPresident
Cleveland came as something OF
shock to the public and had a ma
terial influence in deepening the pre-
vailing mood. The announcement of
the booking of return passage to Eu-
rope for j. p. Morgan for tomorrow
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
MINERS TO SHARE IN
PROFITS OF COMSToCKS

. VIRGINIA CITY, June ~
. The output for the week at the
. Ophir mine was close to SILL I
. 600, which is a falling off from I
. that of the previous seven days, I
. but is accounted for by the plac-
. ing of square setts in the 1850
. level.
. The announcement of great I
. est interest on the Comstock I
. during the week has been the I
. posting of notices by the 0phir I
. and other companies announc-
. ing the admission of the min I
. ers 10 a share in the profits of I
, the ore production. Ophir will
. divide one-tenth of all the net I
. value above the sum of $4,000 I
. every month. while Con. Vir- I
. ginia, Sierra Nevada, Union. I
. Mexican and Andes will allow I
. one-tenth of all net proceeds
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26

and not being able with pumps and
bailing tanks TO control 1t, all pump
ing operations were stopped for good
ON March 20, 1882
At the time the lower levels were
abandoned, the pumps were daily
discharging about 100000 gallons
of hot water to the Sutro Tunnel lev
ell. The expense of these operations,
under the then existing conditions,
was enormous, so that finally one
company after another withdrew its
financial support. and the greatest
of all gold and silver mines were
practically abandoned, until the Com
stock Pumping association was or
ganized in 1898.
This association was originally
composed of "a mining companies,
an deach company agreed to defray
its percentage of the expense OF I'M
watering the mines. The water then
stood a few feet below the Sutro tun-
mel level; in fact, some of the South
End mines were then overlooking
into the south lateral of the Tutro
tunnel
The cost of this new pumping sys-
ten, through the Ward shaft not in
Guiding installation. was about $780,
900, this price covering the two new
units on hand and to be installed in
the Ward shaft The capacity of the
old installation was about 100000
gallons daily, as against 5000. 200
gallons, the capacity of the new in
stallation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
NOT UNREASONABLE
BUT EXCEEDINGLY
DULL JUST SAME

If it is the summer season of quiet
that is getting in its work on the
stocks, then little decline may be
expected from time to time, with bot
tom showing along in August. That
summer quiet is at hand seems more
evident every day from the action of
the stocks While general condi-
tions. particularly those having bear
ing on the metals, should favor ad-
Vancing prices, the stocks are either
standing still or going the other way.
That has in the past been a strong
summer symptom. The probabilities
seem that all the stocks will be
bought lower before they go above
present marks. Yesterdays New
York e1osfnp limitations were
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
NOT MUCH Doing IN MARKET
Virtual Stagnation Follows Little
Squirt During First Hour
of Session.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The COM
plexion of affairs in the stock mar
ket today took on colorless hue and
the trading sank almost to the point
of idleness. A large proportion of
the days soanty total of shares trans
ferred was sold in the first hour of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26

better shape and prices are going up
ward every day. Stocks should go
up with the metal prices. but in-
stead have been sliding lower. They
are at present a great buy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
Iosing qnotations were |.
nINFOKD a HuLsE LETTER.

The market was dull and quiet to-
day. Newhouse was weak but active.
Giroux is showing more strength of
late and should easily go TO higher
figures. Cumberland Ely and Nevada
Consolidated were quiet and held
strong. The metal market is in much
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26

Daniel Gnggenheim and J. p Nor
gan returned to New York from Eu-
rope on the same steamer.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-31

Miss de Forest. Miss Dorothy Whitney. Miss Eliza
beth Marbury and Mrs. Francis Higgtnson Cabot
In the italian districts Of this city the excite
ment and pathetic increased in intensity
with the growing estimates of the destruction OF
life and property. Many of these people beWail
the loss ignorant of the fate Of members
their families who in the stricken district
The terrible uncertainty of their fate and the ao-
solute impotence of those on this side of the sea
render the least physical aid adds to their frenzy
of mind In many instances these men and women
have worked hard to lay aside meagre savings
with which they hoped later to bring their dear
ones TO this side. The anxious ones besieged the
Italian Consulate. in Lafayette street; the cable
offices and Italian banks, seeking some encourag-
ing bit of news, but it all in vain few
with sufficient funds took passage yesterday on the
LUcania, hoping to reach their relatives at the
of disasters in time to render them some as
sistance
Many tried to get messages through. All mes
sages taken at the senders risk and subject
delay, and the officials of the cable offices said
they cid not know that any of the messages filed
yesterday and Tuesday had reached the points 10
which they were sent
P J. Tierney. superintendent of the cable depart
rnent Of the Western Union, in the Broad street
Office. said many messages had been fled, but no
New-York tribune., 1908-12-31

replies had been received The cables connecting
the stricken cities are owned and managed by the
Italian government, which had informed the New
York cable offices that all messages should be sent
subject to delay.
The Italian Consul General, Count Massiglia, dis
played much anxiety the fate of his
family, who residing between Palermo and
Messina. He had asked the Italian government
for information Tuesday, but up to yes
terday had received reply. While he had
many callers at the consulate. and while his tele
phone had been kept busy, he unable to add
anything to what appeared in the press.
! Felice Rubano, of the banking firm of Rubano &
Sons, 115th street and First avenue said that
meeting of Italians would probably be called
in a few days
The Hamburg-Americaa Steamship Company s
agents received word from Hamburg that the
steamer Inyria would be dispatched from Hamburg
Sicily January transport free of charge
all supplies collected in Germany for the earth
quake sufferers.
The international Banking Corporation, at No
% Wall street, has offered to cable all earthquake
funds TO Italy without charge for the next thirty
days.
The Italians Of greater New York Will hold re-
QUEEN services tomorrow Sunday. The priests
Of the dozen or more churches where Italians wor-
ship VII meet to decide the date for such ser
vices.
Nearly every one of the five thousand parish
toner's of the Church of the Most Precious Blood,
at Canal and Baxter streets, has suffered per
sonal loss in the disaster The entire membership
the church is made up of Italians from prov
inces the lower end OF Italy. Even the pastor
Of the church, Father Bernardino PoizzO, fears
that his whole family has pershed, for they lived
in the devastated \ requiem Will be
O'Clock for those who have the earth
quake.
in every italian restaurant. cafe and store small
collection boxes have been placed
New-York tribune., 1908-12-31
of the confusion gave the following account OF
her experiences:

of the confusion gave the following account OF
her experiences:
As soon as could get out of my house l ran
in the direction of the waterfront noticed that
the greater portion OF the main thorougnlai .
of the city, the Via Garibaldi, was destroyeo- n
thick dust prevented me from seeing more tlslI
three feet in any direction From every sioe =
heard the cries and walls of the wounded ano
the shrieks OF terrified women. l struggled
through water and mud up TO my knees. ana
succeeded in gaining one Of the piers FROM
here I was taken board a cruiser In the mar
Dor.
While on my way down to the water, cropping
through the dust and darkness, band OF apouI
maniacs They were fleeing uptown. They sep
grated me from my companion, whom never
saw again.
Two doctors who succeeded in escaping from
Messina report that fully two-thirds OF the city
has been ruined. Entire streets have caved In
One of the doctors was sleeping in a room ON
the third floor when the first shock came. He
saved himself by gripping the roof of a neigh
boring house
A ferryboat noored at one Of the piers seemed
to be thrown high into the air. II landed on top
of the dock and was left hanging there by the
recedfng waters This the first intimation
which the crew had OF the shock. The captain
Of the boat says a huge cloud of dust obscured
the city With dawn came an overwhelming
picture of devastation The captain and his
men landed and tried TO make their way into the
city but the fallen buildings and twisted streets
nlado progress impossible.