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Middletown transcript., 1908-07-11
SCIENCE NOTES

A very curious "blowing well'' is to be
found on the property of ]. B. Murphy
near RaymondsvilIe, Mo. This we'll
which is on a hill, was drilled in 1899 tc
a depth of 1877 feet. Soft water was struck
at the bottom and rose 7 feet in the we'll
In dry time, particularly inthe winter
the we'll becomes dry. In drilling it g
cave 8 feet high was struck at depth
of 100 feet. When the we'll is dry, il
there is long prevailing wind from the
north, current of air rushes from the
pipe strong enough to blow the cap from
the tubing.
The oil from the fields of California is
a thick, heavy, viscous fluid, with an
asphalt base, the output from the Kern
River fields being particularly heavy.
The oil from these fields is so dense, in
fact, that until recently it has been trans
ported almost entirely in tank cars. Var
ious attempts to handle it in long pipe
lines of the ordinary type have been
made, however, but these lines have not
been practically successful for various
reasons. A suggestion to make use of a
rified pipe, like that of gun barrel, was
made and 31-mile section built expert
mentally. The success attending this
test resulted in an extension Of the rif1ed
line. The method of pumping in the
rihed-pipe line is, briefly, to inject about
10 per cent. of water with the oil and
to give the oil and water centrifugal
motion by means of the ri1ed pipe, sutfi-
cient to throw the water to the outside,
where it forms thin film of fabrication
between the oil and the sides of the pipe
that greatly reduces the friction. In
fact, the rified pipe operated in this man.
ner delivers at ordinary temperature 8 to
10 times as much oil, net, through long
line as it does line of ordinary pipe
under similar conditions. The ri1ed
pipe line is also operated entirely without
heating the oil.
The new university established by the
Legislature OF Alberta, Canada, will open
its first term next September. The site
for its buildings is fine one of 250 acres
at Strathcona, on the Saskatchewan River
opposite Edmonton, the provincial capital.
The meteor trains studied by Professor
Trowbridge. of Columbia University, are
the luminous streaks often seen in the
wake of shooting stars, and they may
continue many minutes, or even an hour
or more. They drift slowly and become
distorted, as if by air currents. They
seem to be self-luminous and may some
times be seen in daytime. They some
what resemble the afterglow on turning
off the current from vacuum tube cleo
trodes. The glow is greenish yellow,
difuses 100 yards minute and is most
striking at pressure calculated to be
that of the atmosphere at height of
ffty-five miles.
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NOISE AND INSANITY

Professor Rubner, of the University
of Berlin, has just invented registering
apparatus which enables one to calculate
! the number of noise waves which strike
upon the ear in any given period.
The new apparatus invented by Rub
| ner proves beyond question that the
prolonged labor-it is none the less ex-
istent, though we are frequently uncon-
sious of ito which the acoustic nerve
is subjected, in large cities or in large es-
tablishments, has the effect, ultimately,
of paralyzing its efficiency, and, conse-
quently, OF creating breach in the intel
lectual centre which, as far as the brain
is concerned, may be the beginning Of
cerebral dissolution.
Rubner points the moral OF his investi-
cations by showing that insanity is rare
among the inhabitants of moderately
sized country towns, 1t is, he says,
greatest in cities and in great solitudes.
On the principle of "the identity OF
countries" according to Hegel, continu-
GUS existence in a tomb.like silence
would have as bad an effect upon the
brain as the pandemoniscal noises of a
vast city, and to this cause is attributed
the fact that when townsmen lose their
way in the wilderness the terrible silence
is the first reason of their invariably be-
ing found in state of shattering insanity
by their rescuers.
DR.. 7. Lessing, of Munich, has also
undertaken the study of noises and the
effect of them in shortening human life
by process Of simple attrition, or wear
ing.away of nerve tissues.
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with loose or semi-fttiDg jacket of col.
ored silk either in the new cerise shade,
green, copper color or natter blue. These
little jackets are finished with big but.
tons of the silk or immense plain white
fiat pearl buttons. They are undeniably
smart and are worn great deal for driv-
ing.
Yachting Suits.
The yachting suits this summer are
very chic and sportsmanlike in their ap-
pearance, and what is better than all SER
viceable, as every outing costume nova
days must be serviceable in order to be
correct. Very handsome ones are made
in white serge with the regulation sailor
blouse with an embroidered shield piece
and bright red silk tie. Of course suits
of blue serge are used also.
OF late years, instead of the customary
yachting suit there has gradually grown
up fashion of wearing tailor suits of
serge or panama-that is coat and skirt
suits for this purpose. With these are
worn either silk or linen shirt waist
made in severe tailored style. For yacht
ing white or tan shoes are usually worn,
white with the white suits and tan with
all other colors.
Modish Bathing Suits
Bathing suits are more becoming this
year than ever was the case before. The
very newest fad is to have them made in
princess style and fitted closely to the
figure and of course this necessitates
wearing bathing corset The smartest
bathing suits are made OF taffeta but very
pretty ones are also seen in mohair OF
various colors.
1t is very fashionable to have the bath
ing cap, belt and shoes all match. For
example these accessories in gray red and
green plaid are worn with dark blue and
black suits.
Modish Jewelry.
The iewelry worn at Newport this sum-
mer indicates that there is at present
great vogue for pearls-yery large pearl
earrings are seen and also pendant or
drop earrings. The fiat variety of Baro-
que pearls are put to many uses and are
embodied in necklaces, ornaments for the
front Of the corsage, scarf pins and swung
on tiny chains over the collar in the ever
graceful ia Walters" In fact there is
nothing quite so pretty in the way of
summer iewelry as these pearls as they
look SO cool and 10 well with any cos
tune.
LUCY CARTER.
The accompanying design is issued by
The Mccall Co., New York, Publishers Of
McCall's Magazine. Patterns for it may
be obtained at any Mccall Pattern
Agency.
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pHospHArEs IN THE PACIFIC.

1t was thought few years ago that al
the phosphate and guano beds of the
Pacific islands after yielding millions o.
dollars worth of fertilizers were at length
exhausted. This view has been changed
by new discoveries.
The largest phosphate industry that
the Pacific ever saw, says the New York
Sun, is now in progress on two neighbor.
ing islands, the German island of Nauru,
the most southern atoll of the Marshall
group, and the British island of Banaba.
Hundreds of islanders as well as Chinese
and Japanese laborers are working in
these phosphate diggings, and though
the industry is still very young, it is
yielding over 1000 tons of prepared phos-
pilates year. The yield is increasing as
fast as improvements are made in mining
the rock and in facilities for shipping it..
The beds in the two islands seem to be
similar in the quality of the rock, and
though their thickness has not yet been
ascertained the quantity of phosphates
is enormous. Numerous borings have
been made all over Nauru, which COM
prises about 5000 acres. These borings
were not meant to ascertain the total phos.
phate content, but merely to determine
if there was enough of the rock to pay for
the erection of expensive works.
They we're SUNK, therefore, only to a
depth of 10 to Is feet. The Germans re-
port that under tine superficial earth the
entire 5000 acres are covered with phos-
phate beds to depth Of at least 10 or Is
feet, aud they do not known how much
deeper the beds may 60, for they have
not explored lower levels.
They add that it will take some genera
tions to remove the phosphates already
revealed. The two companies, German
and British, that secured concessions to
mine the rock, have joined their interests
and are working together. The outside
public has nothing to do with their enter
prise except to buy the product.
When the German flag was raised over
Nauru, 22 years ago, the 1900 natives had
no relations with the whites except to
sell their cocoanuts for brandy and
wretched firearms supplied by two or
three unscrnpulous traders. The Ger
mans stopped this trade, but it was long
before the real wealth of the little island
was discovered.
Now a great transformation has come.
Large steel framed buildings in which
the rock is prepared for commerce have
been erected, an iron pier has been ex-
tended out into the sea beyond the break
ers, and lines of steel tracks lead down
from the mines to the pier. But the
rock is as yet taken out to the anchored
steamships in small boats and the Ger
mans have little hope of discarding this
primitive method. They say the surf
runs too high for ships to tie up at a land
ing wharf.
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SHERIFF's sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERIFF'S sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Levari Facias, to me di'
rected, will be exposed to Public Sale at
the Middletown Hotel, in the Town OF
Middletown, St. Georges Hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware,
ON TUESDAY,
THE 14th DAY OF JULY, 1908,
At 2 O'Clock P. NJ,
The following described Real Estate, viz
All that certain lot or parcel OF land,
situate in Middletown, New Castle County
and State of Delaware, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the North SIDE
of Main Street, in the middle OF an alley
way ten feet wide, corner for this lot
and land of Walter S. Letherbnry; thence
with the middle of said alley Northward
one hundred and fifty-six and a hall feet
to corner for this lot and land OF said
Letherbury, and in line OF land late
of Samuel Pennington, bat now OF his
daughter Kate Crouch; thence with line
of said Crouch Westward twenty-nlne
feet and a half to a corner for this lot and
land of Mrs. V. w. Massey; thence there
with Southwark one hundred and fifty:
six feet and half to the North side OF
Main Street aforesaid; thence Herewith
Eastward twenty-nine feet and half to
the place of beginning, having thereon
erected a wheelwright and blacksmith
shop.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of William E. Lee, surviving
mortgagor, and Martin B. Burris, Receiver
of the Geo. F. Lee Company, a Corpora
ton of the State of Delaware, and terra
tenants, and to be sold by
HENRY STAFFORD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, DEL, June
Goth, 1908.
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NATURAL INDELIBLE INK

An Indian tree, known to botanists as
Semecarpus anacardium, which grows
also in North Australia and in the West
Indies, bears a nut the juice Of which
has long been used as a natural marking
ink. Dried for commerce, the nut is
heart-shaped and nearly black. It con-
tains black viscid juice. This is mixed
with quicklime when used for marking
linen or cotton. 1t is also employed to
form a black rarnish. A marking-ink
can also be formed by treating the nut
with mixture OF alcohol and suIphuTic
ether. The cashew-nut of the West Indies
and tropical South America possesses
similar properties.
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A NAME IN THE SAND
BY HANNAH F. GOULD

Alone, l walked the ocean-strand;
A pearly shell was in my hand:
l stopped, and wrote upon the sand
Ny name, the year, the day.
AS onward from the spot passed,
One lingering look behind ! cast;
A wave came rolling high and fast,
And washed my lines away.
And SO, methought, twill shortly be
With every mark Oh earth from me;
A wave of dark Oblivion's sea
Will sweep across the place
Where I have trod the sandy shore
OF Time, and been to be no more,
OF me, my day, the name | bore,
To leave no track nor trace.
And yet with Him who counts the sands
And holds the waters in His hands,
l know lasting record stands,
Inscribed against my name.
OF all this mortal part hath wrought,
Of all this thinking soul has thought,
And from these fleeting moments caught
For glory or for shame.
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STYLES AT THE SUMMER RESORTS

The hard times seem to have no effect
on the vagaries Of Fashion, for gowns are
more luxurious this summer than they
ever were before, and at all the famous
watering places of the East, especially
Newport and Bar Harbor, the costumes
worn add great brilliancy to the season.
In very fashionable society the Direc-
toire styles are literally carrying every
thing before them. Skirts are very long
and clinging and waists are short.
One of the ladies, a spectator at the
games at the tennis court at the Casino
in Newport, the other day wore a stun
ming creation of pale pink linen, that
must have come straight from Paris.
This gown had a long trailing skirt,
trimmed at the knees with twelve inch
band OF embroidery done on the material
with linen thread and tiny white linen
braids. 1t had Directoire coat with the
customary short WASTED effect in the
front and rather long tails in the back.
The coat was trimmed with embroidery
matching the garniture of the skirt. The
sleeves were of three quarter length and
adorned with broad hands of the en-
broidery.
Another handsome frock, seen at the
same place, was of natural Golored pongee
made in a tight Empire style and trim.
mod with broad vertical hands of pcrn
silk lace, through which one could catch
distracting glimpses of pale blue silk
lining. With this dress pale blue silk
stockings and matching shoes were worn
and on the head pale blue straw hat
with long blue plume. The parasol also
was of tucked blue taffeta.
Silk Jackets and Linen Skirts.
Very smart and pretty are the new cos
TUNES in tailor effect, made with short
pIeated skirt of serge, pique or in-m worn
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Summer time is here and so
are we with a large assortment of
dainty cakes and crackers. Also
fresh line of cereals too numerous
to mention. Don't forget our
fresh vegetables and fruits which
we are paying daily attention to.
f you are in need of good coffee
and teas give US a trial then we
will let you decide the quality.
You will also find with US a
complete assortment of goods
usually kept in a rst-class store.
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Parental companionship.

A very pleasant sight and hopeful
sign, too. is where a father and son
are friends. Neither can have a bet
ter one, II he is a real one, nor a more
enjoyable one IL they understand one
another, which is easy to do. There
is more health. outlook. joy and profit
In that sort of companionship than
they can form in the busy walks of
life.
Neither the authority of the father
nor the respect of the son need be sac.
rificed to sustain this relation. These
blend together. when they occupy the
middle ground of friendship, and be-
come kindness and courtesy But the
practical effect of such companion.
ship, IL contained by the father with
a kindly common sense. is real edu-
cation for the boy. for 1t directs his
life toward affairs that have worth
and meaning to them. This does not
mean that there is to be no folly or
fun, but that It is not all to be folly
and fun; that there are to be times
OF reflection, taking account of things
and figuring out the real value of
events.-ohio State Journal
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er upon them so that he may sleep In
peace, many OF the tall Turkish minds
have announced that they ARE going
away from here. never again to re-
turn"
Achmed lzzet Pasha's absence was
told by cable from Constantinople, but
the source would not be divulged by
the wise heads which CLEANED the
news. A cable stated that Izzet
Pasha, rs he is more Familiarity known,
went on board of a steamship near
Constantinople and did not return. It
was believed by those who have had
the news from the Turkish capital
that Izzet Pasha took passage for this
country. whore II was possible to find
safe asylum while political affairs
In Turkey are adjusting themselves.
For the last year at least Izzet Pasha
had been a power at the palace OF the
sultan.
And the cause OF all this trouble, &C.
cording to those who sympathize with
his majesty. is none other than Huda
himself.
Therefore he is pinlng away the
idle hours in the jail's solitary con.
finement pen, playing solitaire with
the covers from Turkish cigarette
boxes. which the guard shoves to-
ward him with his mamma and water
twice a day. The only solace which
he had on first entering the jail was
that within two months he would have
a full pack of cards for they furnished
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ger and bring him hence" ordered his
majesty.
Within few minutes, Huda. his
trunk packed for his vacation. was
ushered into the regal presence. well
knowing that the signs had been
switched under his eyes.
"off with his head" shouted the
sultan. rising from the divan.
Fifteen brown forearms pulled 15
shining sabers and were ready TO de
liver the fatal stroke with the same
regularity that governs up-to-date mel
odrama.
"Stay, slaves quoth his hlghness
Il would fain give him a worse pun
ishment before am really TO deprive
him OF what little gray matter there
may be beneath thet bald pate. &c
the dungeon with him"
The days routine over. the sultan
re-seated himself upon the divan and
thought OF what had best be done
Finally he decided that there could
be no place just like jail as a punish
ment. and so Huda remained there
However. the story goes. the former
student of the stars will offer up his
head on New Years day as his sacIl
fee for getting into the evil gracel
of the stars.
Previously everything had looked
splendid to the monarch. The Young
Turks had not objected to his haren
until Huda got in bad with the planets
and many OF that party had promised
TO leave the country rather than b,
called TO purgatory by decapitatlon.
Now all was changed, II certainl,
must have been the star expert. thu
ruler unused to himself. His staunch
est regiments we're constantly desert
Ing him. the Young Turks were comm,
closer 10 his palace In menacln,
manner. despite the fact that the con
stitution had been granted. Woul,
they never be satisfied with what wal
due any respectable slave? The,
were getting control OF nearly ever,
branch OF the government and now /
was necessary TO discharge his owl
ministry because they were pollute,
with ideas Of the party which h,
wished had never been devised by hi
/ enemies.
AS each step in this fearful condi
ton OF things came to his mind hi
royal highness decided that II lookel
darker for Abdul Hudas head and ais,
rather dark for Abdul Seconds safety
I Al. Al
There was no one else TO blame /
on except the astrologer. Had not hi
plea OF sickness when other nation
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him box OF cigarettes with each
meal. That is, his friends did. For
they provide his luxurles. while the
actual bodily necessities are given by
the ruler himself,
However, let II be said that the as.
trologer does not know of his fate. and
he probably will not until the time
comes for him to be led out to sac.
rifice his STARTLED Uranium to the
art which he has studied throughout
his 40 years.
AS Turks go he is a young man still,
and being unmarried there probably
will be few who mourn him His only
acquaintances were court officials, and
they had little love for him for the
reason that he would at every oppor.
tunity take their predictions from
their mouths and turning them into
magic Turkish words return them to
the sultan as sayings from the Zodiac.
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WOOD PRODUCTION
In GERMANY

Among all the nations of the world
Germany receives the credit of being
the most thoroughly scientific. She
does with her limited natural re.
sources what younger nations will
soon be compelled to do in self-protec-
tion' she conseryes them.
When our wood supplies. stored up
from 100 to 500 years, are within sight
of their end, and sawmills that have
been moved from the white pine belt
of the north to the yellow pine belt
OF the south have been moved to the
Pacific coast for their last stand, then
Germany's scientific forestry policy
will receive better recognition.
We do not think of moving a grlst
mill about from one wheat field to an
other, as the fields In turn become ex-
hausted. After one crop is harvested
another is coming on. SO II must be
with the sawmill and the crop of trees.
II It takes 90 years TO raise a tree Of a
giYen Gneclas +-+e--4 or ~
forest may be cut each year, provided
1t reseeds or is replanted--and the
sawmill stays at the same place and
the workmen live in their permanent
snug homes near by. the lumber
shanty" will be thing OF the past;
raising trees a business like raising
wheat
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Put Blame in Rioht Place.

Bachelors are fond of talking about
the extravaganza OF women and giving
that as the excuse for their not mar.
rying while they know in their hearts
that there are lots OF women whom
they might marry who are not extrav.
agant, as regards clothes at least.
But these women they look upon as
dowdies, and don't want them for life
partners, which goes TO show that
II is the extravaganza Of the bachelor
that reacts and makes extravagant
women. Exchange.
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; GETTING Out Of Tlqht Place.

When the late William Window
secretary OF the treasury, dropped
dead at a chamber Of commerce din
ner in New York some years ago, Just
as he was speaking. there were but
two reporters present, says the Sat.
urday Evening Post. The others had
written their stories, sent down their
copy and the text OF the speeches, and
gone to more interesting places In
one newspaper office the news did not
get in until minute before time for
going to press. Two columns of Win.
dom's speech were in type in the form.
As 1t was too late to make over and
catch the malls, an enterprising ed
itor wrote: THE Hon. William Win
dom dropped dead at the chamber Of
commerce dinner last night. II he
had not dropped dead he would have
spoken as follows:" Thus It stood un-
I'll they could make over.