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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-01
THE PORTABLE RETORT.

George G. Leavette, a manufacture
ing chemist, who has had wide expert
ence in the manufacture of heavy
chemicals, discussinfi "The Portable
Retort Adapted to Land Clearing OPP
erations," said, in part:
1t was with some reluctance that l
accepted Secretary Johnston's suggestion
to present paper before meetlng OF
those interested in the development of
logged-off lands, and it is with great
hesitancy that l presume on the time OF
you gentlemen, especially as we nave
better fitted to discuss the chemical
technology of wood disposal than myself
Still, as / have an idea, or number or
ideas-and right here l wish you to oil
ferentiate between an idea and a
scheme that might be of value in form
ing the perfected concrete "Snohomish
idea"-I will briefly present them to you.
1t is necessary for me to give short
resume of my observations, covering a
period of eight months, of the chemical
wood products operations L have noticed
on the Sound l have found it hard to
obtain the actual conditions through the
clouds of hazy generalities behind which
these operations are conducted. The man
ufacture of turpentine has been the
chief cause of the numerous attempts
at wood distillation here The operation
of obtaining it has been successful in
the way we often read concerning surgl-
cal cases-Very successful, but the pa
lleIL ulcS
Great results have been promised by
enthusiastic promoters of various
schemeS-undoubte honest men, most
of them-but whose experiments IN the
early developments of their various proc
eSSeS were on such small scale that
some of the factors essential to success
were overlooked, until the process was
developed on a commercial basis; hence
failure could be the only result
The factor generally overlooked and
by far the most important has been the
supply of wood suitable for the economic
production of turpentine. From my OBJ
servations, corroborated by other disin-
terested persons, the average yield of
turpentine per cord of ordinary wood,
from seven to ten gallons-at least 30
per cent less yield than is obtained from
the long leaVed southern pine. The cord
wood cut here for the general market
will contain only from five to ten per
cent of material that will yield five gal
Ions of turpentine per cord This learn
from men who are extensive operators in
the cord wood industry. This makes 1t
impossible to obtain a supply from that
source.
Concerning mill waste the situation is
still worse. The modern mill with its
lath and band machines and ready mar
ket for fuel allows but little to go to
it's burner. That little is the very poor
est material for chemical utilization, as
the refuse consists chiefly of bark.
From four plants definite information
has been obtained verifying the above
statements, and explaining their failure
to produce turpentine in commercially
successful quantities to be due to the
fact that pitchy wood could not be OBJ
tanned in sufficiently large quantities to
keep their plants in operation.
The Washington Turpentine Company
of this city has invested $4,000 in arriv-
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
EARTHQUAKE CAUSES WILD
EXCITEMENT IN MONTANA
Buildings Are Badly Shaken and
Cracked, While the Residents Of
Virginia City Are Given
Severe Scare.

Virginia City Mont.--Two earth.
cuakes, ten minutes apart the first
OF 2;25 Monday afternoon, caused the
widest excitement in the city. The
panicstricken people rushed into the
streets in the belief that the build.
ings were about 10 topple over Struc-
lures trembled violently. plaster came
down, dishes we're thrown TO the
floor. the main school building. two
story brick. was badly cracked and
the ground rent with seams from one
10 three inches wide.
Frank Pace, who arrived from the
Crater lakes, the scene of an extinct
volcano, six miles south Of here,
where thirteen old craters have been
filed with water. forming a chain OF
lakes, says that the ground heaved,
causing immense assures 10 form In
the mountain and rending the cliffs.
Some OF these assures are from a
foot and q half to two and half
feet wide. There is "A belief that
water Of the Crater lakes has found
its way through some subterranean
passages TO the remnants OF the fires
OF the old volcanoes, although the
Yellowstone park is only rs miles
from here.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
"oLD BILL" SETTLES CATCHES
CRITTERS" 8AREHANpED.
Keeps Kansas City Restaurants and
Private Families Supplied with
Material for soup-6lue River
Supply Nearly Extinct.

Kansas City, Mo.--In all the rivers
and creeks of Missouri turtles are
abundant-in all except one, the Blue
river, near Kansas City There the
turtle Is rapidly becoming extinct,
and all because of bill" Settles, who
says he is the champion "barehanded"
turtle chaser of the world.
Just where Bill Settles first came
from even he himself doesn't seem to
know. but about two years ago he
came TO the Blue river, built himself
a small, ramshackle cabin and has
lived there ever since. earning his liv-
Ing by selling turtles he catches out
OF the river by diving Settles
method OF turtle hunting is easy--for
him. Clad in a rough shirt and
trousers, with his shoes split from the
mouth TO the toe to let the water out.
BIZ roams the banks of the stream
until he sees his victim on log
near the bank. The game in sight,
BIZ creeps up as close as possible. AS
soon as the turtle sees him and be.
gins to slip into the water, Bill dives
after II. Tail. fiippers or head. II
makes no difference TO the turtle
hunter; he founders around In the
water until he grabs some part of the
turtles anatomy and then the fight
begins.
The turtle wiggles scratches and
squirms. Bill puffs and treads water.
The turtle is patient. SO is Bill The
turtle finally becomes exasperated-
that's exactly the term Bill uses-and
sticks his head out from under his
shell to bite the intruder. And that's
what the intruder has been waiting
for. With his right hand. upon which
he wears a husking glove, Bill grabs
the turtle by the neck and starts for
the shore. It's all over then. The
turtle can't pull his head back under
his shell. and he can't bite. The nail
bound glove interferes with all those
things and the rest of the turtles life
consists In being thrown into a gunny
sack. hauled to the city in a small
pushcart with a dozen other turtles,
and then sold to restaurants and pri-
vate families. The price OF turtles
ranges from so cents up, and on a
good day Settles often makes as much
as $40. OF which he saves about $3.50.
so that he may have sinking fund
for winter.
Bin Settles and his pushcart are
familiar on the downtown streets OF
Kansas City. Always has he fol-
lowing of small boys-and some men
land always he may be counted upon
'or street corner lectures on the genus
turtle.
-Qon-L lla~. -hIta-sau- -.,ss<9-
one asked as Settles pushed his little
cart through the streets the other day
rhe answer of Settles was merely a
look OF contempt.
who. me?" he asked, finally. DO
I look like I'm maxim bait outer my
self for them varmints7 How kin
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
HOW TO PRESERVE EGGS.
For Keeping Eggs In Small Quantities
Water Glass Is Best.

Water glass is claimed TO be the
best egg preservative of all, aside
from cold storage, For the person
who desires to put up only a limited
number OF eggs cold storage is imprac
teal At various experiment stations
water glass has been successfully
used and 1t has been found to be
cheap, simple and successful. Water
glass Cor sodium salicate) can be OBJ
tanned from nearly any druggist
There are several kinds of water glass
but for egg preserving purposes only
the best should be used and the cost
should not exceed so cents a gallon. A
large stone jar Is the best vessel In
which to put the preservative. and be
fore using the jar II should be
thoroughly cleaned with hot water. To
ten quarts of water that has been
boiled and cooled add one quart of
water glass and set the jar In cool
dark place, covering tightly to prevent
evaporation.
Each day as the eggs are gathered
drop them carefully into the solution
To keep well the eggs must be strict
ly fresh-not over three days old
and comparatively clean. An egg
with badly soiled shell should not be
used, and under no circumstances
should the eggs be washed before plac.
ing in the solution, as the washing
process opens up the pores of the
shells, which is detrimental to the
keeping qualities Of the eggs BE sure
that there are fully two inches Of the
solution covering the eggs at all times
-thst'- rs tn at-Hs- Jar rs Hr1ed the
eggs do not come to within two inches
OF the top of the solution. Eggs pre-
served by this method will keep nice
ly for from six months to year, and
VIII come out Of the solution appar-
emily as fresh as when they were put
in.-H. ID. Hainey.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
LAKE DRY EVERY SEVEN YEARS.
Remains So Several Weeks to peliaht
Of Fishermen.

Moultrie, Ga.-Al eyes OF this sec.
ton are on Dry lake just now. Dry
lake is a large body of water near Pid-
cock that has habit OF drying itself.
and the water is now disappearing
through an opening in the bottom of
the lake.
The process is a little slow and
1t VIII take week or ten days for
II to. get low enough to catch the
many fish that 1t contains with nets
and seines. The fishermen are get.
ting daily reports from II. and at
the right time will swoop down on
the fish that are said to be of great
size and quantity.
II the lake repeats its action OF
former years the whole of the water
VIII disappear, leaving the bot.
tom as dry as chip. The water
win stay out few weeks and will
gradually I'LL up again from the
bottom.
This is not the only lake of south
Georgia and Florida OF this character.
There is one near Tallahassee that
contains 500 acres OF land that dries
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
RUNS TURTLE TRUST

they bite? Don't grab 'em by the
neck?"
yes, but what's the turtle dolng
before you grab him."
"Tryin' to git away, that's what.
Just like a snake; run like house
afire till you get em cornered. Then
they'll scrap. Say. sure got a mighty
fine one this mornin' Biggest ever
caught. Looklyl Worth three dollars
IL he's worth a cent"
Settles pointed to gunny sack
containing a turtle almost as big as
bushel basket,
Had an awful scrap with him."
Settles said. Had to call for help to
get him outen tn water But, Lordy!
he's wuth It."
The chief part of Settles trade lies
in the more fashionable parts of town
among the high livers." They are
the ones who have learned to eat the
fresh water turtles and who say 1t is
really delicious. And they, too. are
the ones who are willing to pay the
price Settles asks for his turtles.
The turtles are dressed by being
placed In scalding water. This loosens
the skin and 1t can easily be removed
in segments of the she'll The shell is
cooked with the flesh of the turtle,
and the glue or gelatin in the shell
gives the soup body. II makes a fine
dish, Bill Settles says, and Bill ought
to know.
I've caught about four hundred
turtles this season, and they've brung
me a right smart lot o. money. Cess
| kin get through the winter all right.
Ennyway, tn oil Blues just about
fished out of turtles. Guess I'll have
to move somewhere else when tn
spring comes on"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
DICTATOR CASTRO
SUFFERS DEFEAT
Vice-President Gomez Takes Ad-
vantage Of Absence Of Chief
to Cause His Downfall.
Castro is Charged With Completely
In Attempted Assassination, and
impeachment Proceedings Are
Proposed to Legally Settle
His Retirement.

Caracas, Venezuela.--Th downfall
OF President Castro in Venezuela has
been completed with the Illustration
of desperate plot 10 assassinate
Juan vincente Gomez, the acting
president.
A prominent lawyer has filed accu-
satlons in court charging Castro with
completely In the attempted assassl-
nation, and proposing his impeach.
ment.
There was a meeting Friday night
Of the plotters at the residence in
Caracas Of Garbieras Guzman, secre.
tary general In the last Castro cabi-
net and who was placed in charge
Of Castros personal business in Ven
ezuela when the president left for
Germany.
The conspirators decided upon a
coup detat They determined to as
sasslnate acting President Gomez.
Jose de Jesus Paul, the foreign min
lister; General Leopoldo Baptista, and
ether prominent men; seize the ad-
ministration OF the country and with
the army terrorlze and overawe the
population.
Gomez is said to have discovered
the plot, and acting boldly and quick
ly. succeeded in arrestlng the prime
movers and averted an outbreak.
As soon as the news OF the sensa-
tional occurrences became known, an
immense crowd gathered in the Plaza
Bolivar and gave unmistakable evil
dence Of its satisfaction with the turn
affairs had taken.
There is to be general reorgani-
zation of the government. The fall OF
President Castro leaves no obstacle
In the way Of settling the various in
ternatlonal questions confronting the
republic.
Jose de Jesus Paul. the fsrmer min.
lister of foreign affalrs. who played
prominent part in all venezuela's for
eign relations for the last six months,
has been commanded TO 80 to Europe
TO settle all outstanding disputes
with foreign powers
Cipriano Castro Is q man OF humble
origin. His father was a stock raiser
In the Andes near the Colombian Dor
der. He Is swarthy OF complexion,
slight In stature. OF wiry strength and
has a piercing black eye He shows
his Indian extraction Like most
Venezuelan presidents. Castro went
into ONCE at the head OF a success.
ful revolution. He drove out Presi-
aent Andrade and entered Caracas
October "a. 1899.
He has shown remarkable courage.
determination, perseverance, and skill
In conducting Venezuela through nine
years OF stormy life. He has had to
contend with powerful revolutionary
movements at home. and az times
with the combined action against him
Of Germany Great Britain. France
and Italy. This occurred In 1909 and
was for the purpose OF making Vene
zuela fulhll its obligations to the said
POWERS.
Castro's uuarrels with the powers
have resulted In the severance OF
diplomatic relations between Vene-
zuela and Holland, France, the Unit
cd States. Colombia. etc. and as long
as Castro was in power there was
apparently little hope OF reaching any
settlement OF these various mlsun-
derstandings.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
AID FOR CONSUMPTION.
Woman Tenders Valuable Land to
Government for Hospital Sites.

Baltimore, Md.-Sympathy with the
war on consumption has prompted
Mrs. George II. Beckwith, well.
known resident of Gainesville, to offer
TO the United States government
tracts of land at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
and Aiken. s. c., on which to build
sanitaria and hospitals for poor vic.
tins OF tuberculosis.
Mrs. Beckwith is so enthusiastic
over the project that she will try to
have congress make an appropriation
for the buildings She has received a
letter from President Roosevelt prom.
Using his support TO the movement.
The tracts were bought some years
ago by Mrs. Beckwlth on which to
build summer homes, but her interest
In poor and destitute consumptives in.
fiuenced her to forego the delights of
the proposed homes in the interest of
humanity.
In the tract at Saranac Lake there
are so acres. while the tract at Aiken
contains 400 acres. Together they are
worth from $4,000 to 500. 900.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
THINKS ST. LUKE REPoRTER.
Prof. Burdlek commends His Report
Of the Trial Of ST. Paul.

New York-Prof Francis NJ. Bur
dick of the Columbia Law school de-
livered lecture upon the subject of
"St Luke as a Law Reporter In the
course OF his address Prof Burdick
reviewed the story OF the trial of Paul,
as St Luke, viewing II from the legal
standpoint, has reported It to us. lie
said:
u submit that careful study Of st.
Lukes account of the great trial OF st.
Paul will convince anyone that he is
entitled to equal praise as a Law re-
porter do not know of any historian
who has embodied in his narrative an
account Of judicial trial so satisfac-
tory to a lawyer as is this by Luke;
one in which the various stages are
accurately followed. and matters Of
procedure as well as of substantive
law are presented with the certainty
of him who spoke from personal
knowledge. think that the sacred
writer preserves perfect GOODNESS
throughout his report
while the abstract of Paul's ad.
dresses is much fuller than that OF
the prosecutors. he INDUCES in no
Trades against them, nor does he
show any irritation over the timidity
of Festus or the itching palm of Felix
The tone of the entire narrative is
that of serene confidence in the ulti
mate victory Of the cause imperson
ated by Paul His faith is perfectly
cloudless."
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Teeth CREW up Instead on nnun

New York.-lierbert Cosmans teeth
grew up instead of down, and for that
reason he is patient in st. Luke's
hospital here. An operation has been
performed, however, which is believed
TO have been successful. and Cosmans
rapid recovery with his mouth re.
stored to its normal condition is ex.
pected.
Cosman is 81 years old and lives up
the Hudson, at Newburgh. Twelve
years ago three teeth in his upper Jaw
two molars and two bicuspid-were
removed, but, strangely, no new sec.
ond teeth appeared and the cavities re.
NAMED.
AS the years passed his Jaw began
to pain him, and later grew unshapely.
The pain finally became so severe that
he decided upon an operation. Sur.
geons located the contrary teeth by
means OF the X-ray.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
exPLooEs pewLFlsA MYTH.
Scientist Says II Eats Nothing Big and
Females Give Milk.

Washington.-Contrary TO popular
belief, the devilfish is not man-eater
according to an official publication
just issued by the Smithsonian insti
tuition after an authoritative study OF
the subject by DR.. Theodore Gill. asso
ciate In zoology in the National mu
scum.
The food of the devllfish," he says
so far from being large animals and
occasionally n man or so, as has been
alleged, appears to be chiefly the small
crabs, shrlmps and other crustaceans
and young or small fishes. Rarely does
one prey on large fishes"
DIR. Gill says that in a number of re.
spects the young devilfsh grows up
under nursing and training remarka.
bly, like a human being, being nour.
ished, for example, from its mothers
milk. IL is a popularity OF the devil
fish, he adds, that instead of laying
many thousand of millions OF eggs. IL
normally has only single young one
at a birth. which, however, is some.
times as broad as five feet and weighs
20 pounds or more.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
CARNEGIE ON THE STAND.
Has a Good Time With lnquisitors
and Gives out But Little In.
formatIon

Washlngton.--And Carnegie, IA
nous for the millions he made in the
steel business and for his views on
economic questions, was an entertain.
ing. II not instructive, witness before
the house ways and means committee
tariff hearing on Monday.
Although he was on the stand for
nearly eight hours, Mr.. Carnegie
laughed and joked good-naturedly
throughout He exasperated several
OF the "stand-patters" with his cpl
grammatic replies; praised the genius
OF Charles NJ Schwab; urged the
committee TO accept the testimony
OF Judge Il. II. Gary as conclusive,
and told several funny stories. He
avoided figures. however. TO such an
extent that II is doubtful II the tariff
trainers are any more enlightened on
the steel question than they were be
fore Mr. Carnegie was sworn In.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Tragic End Of Romance.

New York-When the big liner Bal
tic came into her dock here Monday,
after one of the most tempestuous
voyages OF her career, Charles c..
Clark OF Eureka, Utah, learned that
on. ..ms. d. h.a s,s...a ..s.. d.
we'd had died while crossing the
ocean r. join him In the home he
had made for both. The girl. Miss
Priscilla Hewison. OF White Haven.
England, was stricken with porito.
n.tis soon after the vessel sailed. So
rough was the sea that the ships sur
geon found Il impossible 10 perform
an operation.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Women CHARGED WIN murder

Media, Pa.-The trial of Mrs. Cath
crime Beise. and her sister, Mrs. NJ.
Florence Erb. for the sensational muir
der of Mrs. Erb's husband, Captain j.
Clayton Erb, a prominent Phlladel-
phia politician, at the Erb country
home near here, on October 6, will
rot be held until the first week in
the new year. The trial was originally
set for Monday. but It was agreed by
counsel not to lock up a Jury over
Christmas. Captain Erb was shot
and killed by Mrs. Beisel after a
quarrel between himself and the two
women.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Fig. 2.-Protected Feed Rack.

the ground, Fig 1 shows a sectional
view of a free-feeding. non.wasting
hopper. Fowls feed through Stats 2h
inches apart across the front; c.;
these in connection with the horizon
tai lip. Il. to prevent all waste. ID is
a board so placed as to throw the
grain forward within reach of the
fowls. This hopper may be construct
ed from any convenient box by remov.
ing the top and one side, saving off
the upper corners of ends TO give
slant to cover. A strip 7sx3 is set in
the upper part of front (see Al to give
firm piece to nail stats. c, to. The
front board, b, is nailed to cleats
placed on inside OF ends.
A very satisfactory hopper may he
made cheaply from a berry crate. as
In Fig. 2. by lining the bottom and
sides 3l5 inches up with thin boards.
and mailing a horizontal lip all around
top OF lining boards, inside of Stats. to
prevent waste.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
nattleshlp Maine sent South.

Washington.--Th most complete
mystery surrounds the destination of
the battleship Maine, which left Nor
folk Monday under sealed orders.
Neither the state nor the navy de
TDITrmenT 01frc16Ts VIII make any state
ment on the subject more than to say
the vessel has gone on a cruise" and
they will not deny or affirm rumors
Venezuelan waters. The American
government is without any naval rep
resentation In that immediate sec
ton
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24

each call OF the phone. any messae.
the person expecting to be called de.
sires to impart to 1t.
Mr., Land has Incorporated his com
pany The usefulness OF the device
was explained by the president Of the
company, L. NJ Hopkins.
There are many things about ths
annunciphone that commend IL 10 the
public, said Mr. Hopkins. see what
a convenience 1t will be to the doctor
lie leaves his office at times when
there is nobody to answer the tele.
phone, This photograph arrangement
Is told the piece to speak and during
MS entire absence II answers the teIe.
phone No matter how many calls II
tells when the doctor win be back
perhaps II tells where he is. If he
wishes to impart that information
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Eva Fay's Husband suicides.

Oakland Cal--John r. Fay, hus.
band OF Eva Fay, wonder worker"
who has been appearing at a local
theater, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the mouth. Mrs. Fay
had Just completed her engagement
In this city and the luggage OF hus-
band and wife were checked to Den
yer, where they were next TO play.
Fay had made no mention Of feelings
that might lead him to suicide, but
after eating s>nner with his wife
went to his roem and fired the shot
that ended his life