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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13
REAPING BENEFIT
From the Experience of Tacoma
People.

We are fortunate indeed to be
able to profit by the experience
Of our neighbors. The public ut
terances of Tacoma residents on
the following subject will interest
and benefit thousands OF our
readers. Read this statement. No
better proof can be had.
Mrs. q. c. Dewey, 1854 So.
Tacoma av., Tacoma, WASH, says:
II used Doan's Kidney Pills and
IA return for the benefit / receiv-
ed. ! do not hesitate to endorse
them. I had frequent attacks of
pain In the small of my back,
which Increased in severity when
stopped or exerted myself in
1ny way. There were also other
symptoms which plainly denoted
{nat my Kidneys needed atten-
1fon. When Doan's Kidney Pills
we're brought to my attention,
Immediately procured box eli
Malstrom Bros drug store. They
proved very effective, soon dis
poslng OF the pains In my bach
and strengthening my kidneys.
have since used this remedy on
several occasions and from the
Drompt relief received, I know
thnf It can be relied upon at al
1imoa.r
For naie by all dealers. Price
. cents. Foster-Milb,lrn Co., Buf
f&lo. New York, sole agents foI
~ United States
Remember the name - Doan'i
~--end take no other
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WEST END.
BUSINESS PRoPERTY-vA

WEST END.
4 lots, lay fine, ready to build
on, between Washington and Ad-
ans, on South 7th. $1,000.
lots on So. 9th near Adams.
$3.50.
lots on 9th ave. near the cor
ner of Puget Sound ave.; good
place for a store. $1,000.
X STREET.
2 lots and houses paying an
income now; X st. between 14th
and 18th. Good terms. $4,000.
7-rm house, bath and laundry,
china closets, etc.; one block from
X street car; is minutes walk
from 18th and Pac. ave; only
$3.50; good terms.
ACREAGE.
acres in Midland 50-acre
tract" only $4,000 an acre; half
cash.
f. / MATTTNGLY & CO.,
6O5 Fidelity Bldg.
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scandinavian Land Co.
507-S Bernice Bldg.
North End Location

$1,400-New 6-room cottage and 2
full lots and outbuilding; lots level
and cleared; North Springs water.
This place is five blocks from Point
car line. Small cash payment and
easy terms can be made on balance.
House is insured for $1,000. No tel
ephone calls considered.
$2,200-Four choice lots; easy
terms; on car line; all improvements
paid.
s1,0O0-Two- fine corner lots on
North oath car line; all graded,
North Springs water; good view of
the sound and the mountains; on
very easy terms.
$6O0-Three good lots, cleared,
east front: excellent view of mo,/ls
tains; 800 cash and $40 per month.
$550-Two good lots, all cleared,
east front; North Springs water;
good view of mountains; easy terms.
John B. King
All Bankers Trust Bldg.
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TODAy'S MARkF T.

Wheat.
Export-Bluestem, $1.14; clut
$1.04; Red, 99c.
Milling prices range &c sbovs
prices paid by exporters.
Livestock.
Steers - Choice, 5H OSLO;
common, Az @4Ac.
Cows, SC; heifers, 5@5hc.
Hogs, 707hc.
Sheep - Ewes, &c; wethers
5 Nc: lambs, 6hc.
COMMISSION HOUSE WHOLE
SALE PRICES.
BUTTER-Washington cream
cry. 35c; do dairy, 81 q use; East
ern creamery, 33035c; do stor
age, 30@31c.
EGGS-Washington, 24@25c;
Oregon, CSC.
CHEESE-Tillamonk, Ice; Dia
mond Brick, Ice; Wisconsin full
cream, tic; Oregon brick. tic;
Swiss (domest;c), tic; Limburger
1Sc; Block Swiss, 1Sc; Rogue
fort, lib. doz.. $4.75; Edam
FRESH FRUTT-Apples, local
CSC @$1.25; Yakima, $1.35 o.;
pears, $1.1O@1.75; bananas, Id.
SC; cranberries, $14@15; dates
Hallowii, bulk, 6Ac; Fard, pei
h., Sc; figs, Cal, 10-lb. boxes
Use; 25-lb. boxes, $1.15; Malags
grapes. $3.50; Tangerines (box)
$50; grapefruit, box, $4.05;
lines, doz., 15c; ounces, box
$1.10; lemons, seedless, $3.75;
do choice, 1925; oranges, fancy
$2.75; navals, $50; Jap.
anese. $500 LEO; Camelia
$3.50; pineapples, Hawaii. $40
i.50; do Jumbo, $3.50; persim-
mons. box, $1.25; $3.z5; pome
granates, box, $3.50.
FRESH VEGETABLES-Strine
beaus, h., 10000; articLokes
doz.. 85c; new beets, doz., zoe:
cabbage, lb., Sc; new carrots
dog, zoe; celery, soc; egg plant
506c; garlic, lie; onions, local
$3.50: potatoes. Wash. new, ton
$25; Yakima, $50; sweets, $3.50;
parsnips, sack, yI.25; pep
pers, green. h., zoe; spinach, 4c.
California tomatoes, 81; Mexican
tomatoes. 81; turnips. doz.. zoe;
pumpkins. 1@1Ac; lima beans
10c; caulifiower, $2.25; squash,
h., 2hc; lettuce. crate. $3.50;
rutabagas. sack, $1.25.
FRESH MEATS-Cow beef
Sc; steer beef, &C; wethers
lie; spring lambs. 11Hc; ewes.
10hc; pork, S@81ac; trimmed
pork, lac; shoats, $2.75 @3; veal,
dressed, 7@10c.
HAMS AND BACON--Hams
lac; picnic hams, SIC; cottage
hams, 12hc; skinned hams. tic;
breakfast bacon, tic; English ba-
con, 15c; T. c. bacon, tic.
OYSTERS AND SHELL FISH
Olympia oysters, sacked. IS; do
gal, 32@2.25, CLAIMS, sacked
$3.50; crabs. doz.. $3.50; shrimps
10c.
FLOUR - American beauty
1925; Amocat. e7.05; Athenian
1910; Drifted Snow, $5.36; Five
X, 1870; Gold Medal (Dakota)
t7.40; Helmet EASTERN, $5.85;
High Flight. $5.sB; Lyons Best
s7.35: Mistletoe. $3.50; Olympic
$685.: Poppy, $3.50: Purity
1886; Pyramid, f5.3s: Whit
Down, $6.35; White Rose, 95.0b
Big Bend, 1885; Peerless $5.4b
Our Best, t5.45.
RICE Domestic Japan. AN {
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$3.50 PER ACRE FOR 100 ACRES
If you desire to make application
for the purchase of land, now held
by the Oregon California r. r. Co.
under grants from the u. s. govern
ment, which provides that such land
be sold to settlers for the price as
stated above, and according to esti-
mates there Is from 3 to million
feet of fine timber on 1t. Call or
send for information as to the nee
essary procedure, making applica-
ton to X. H. Trognitz. 613-14 Prov
ident Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13

For ordinary coughs or hoarse-
ness, try: Two ounces of whole
one pint of boiling wa
ter, Juice of two lemons, sugar.
After pouring the boiling water
over the flaxseed let the whole
steep for three hours. Pour off
the clear liquid and add the lemon
Juice. Sweeten to taste. One
ounce may be taken at a time.
Some prefer the drink ice cold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13
HETTY GREEN'S BIG BOY WILL FLY

deposit vault, for the machine
must be the latest screw propel-
Ter, electric controlled air glider.
Il want one that will fly" was
Eddy Green's message to the
Wrights. He added that he
weighed close to 800 pounds in
his Panama and outing flannels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13
Bath Robe for Baby

A large Turkish bath towel
makes a splendid bathrobe for a
baby or small child. Use white
cotton curtain cords for the girdie
and make the hood of Turkish
face cloth, This little robe is
very seryiceable and convenient,
and Is easily Numbered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13

40 acres Of good farm land, 2
miles from railroads, 20 miles
from Tacoma. Terms. Price,
$500.
IS acres of good land, black
loan, cleared an dployed, partly
fenced and a small cabin. Price
$500.
10 acres of good upland in
PuyalIup in the city; street clear
ed along the tract. Price, $500.
z cleared lots, 81 fruit trees, all
sizes of small berries. 4 rooms,
house and other buildings, good
well; 21k blks from car. Price
$3.50.
have got several good improv-
ed and unimproved farms very
cheap; also city lois. Come in
and see me.
III. HOMELAND,
427 California Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13

MECHANICS HOME for sale on
the easy savings plan; rms,
1 " lots, 1851 South o st. Price
$1,425.
$125 down, SO monthly; dis
count per cent off for cash. Full
commission to realty agents.
Owner, Tel. Main 456.
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LOOK THIS UP.

A new S-room house, 10 acres
OF Land, on Puyallup car line,
$4,000; $1,000 cash. balance long
time.
q. N. BIxBY.
Johnson's Crossing. Isuy. car line.
Phone Main 70d9.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

3-room bungalow 2 corner lots
on Fern Hill car line. Price $500.
2 short lots. 25th and So. St,
good investment. Price only $500
for the pair.
/ acre at Milton, on car line. Price
$500.
1 Howard piano, good condition.
Price $125.
1 set of single buggy harness,
good as new. Price 5000.
Small furniture business in Ia
coma, cheap; party retiring. Invoice
about $1,000.
20 acres in Mason county; good
fruit land. Price $500.
If you have anything to exchange
or want to buy, 1T will pay you to
see us first.
TACOMA SECURITY co.
32O-21 Bankers Trust Bldg.
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AUBREY IS.
RELEASED

Charles Aubrey, arrested re
GENTLY in San Francisco on a
charge Of completely in an alleg-
- c0unterfeiting scheme, was re-
leased from the Tacoma jail today
after Judge Hanford had thrown
the case out of court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-13
OSTfOPATHY

Osteopathy, Naturopathy, Chiro-
practic, Optician. The best treat
ment, best equipment and best
prices In Tacoma. Best results. M.
Z. Macy, The Hyson, corner st.
Helens and D sts.. Phones: M. 1927;
A3010.
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Scandinavian Land &C

$1,O00-1h lots. 4 room house, on
So. seth, 2 blocks from car line
Terms: 5000 cash. balance as rent.
$1,000 lots on So. o. " block
from car line, with good Groom
house. Terms: 5000 cash, balance
as rent.
s1,7OO-11k lots. close in, 5-room
modern cottage. Terms: $500 cash,
balance as rent.
$1,000 lots, 2 IT. above grade,
on North! Fife, near No. K car, with
new and modern 7-room house.
Terms: 81 900 cash, bal, good terms.
$4,000 lots, on No. 31st. These
have an unobstructed water view,
with good Groom house. good barn
and retaining wall. Terms: $4,000
cash, bal, assume mortgage.
$1,S5O-3 lots, close In, with g.
room house. Terms: VI cash, bal.
long time.
S3,5OO-2 fine lots on No. 18th,
near Lawrence, with S-room mod
ern house. Terms: " cash.
$1,000 fine lots end OF So. X
lime, with new Groom house. Terms
$500 cash.
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They were left to draw their own
conclusions. -4g
The machine will be a No. g.. Of
the same design as that used by
Wilbur Wright in his sensational
flights in France. Several other
wealthy Texans have placed or
ders with the Wrights, it is said
here. and an aero club may dbe
formed.
WALL nanar Mvarc 20 OIL q
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NO MONEY REQUIRED.

We will build you home 70
suit your own ideas and accept
paymen for Vt In some well 10
Gated lots.
ALLEN. SPICER q HUBBELL,
bO0-7 Bankers Trust Bldg.
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FARM.

10 acres, new house. barn, & acres
cleared, 40 bearing fruit trees, 100
chickens, COWS. calves, horse,
TOOLS and some household goods;
tL10p. Terms
Fuyallup house and lots, t1.soo-
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e. H. r. GREEN.

=. H. H. 1IhGGAN.
DALLAS, Tex, March 10
Going up"
This is Eddy Green of Dallas,
who is as well known through the
on his own account as
he is for being the son of Hetty
Green, the captainess of finance.
Eddy Green-he's e. H. R.
Green in the Dallas directory-is
(going up in an aeroplane. He's
Iordered one from Wright Bros. OF
Dayton, o. He'll bring it to Texas
next fall, and then he'll fly and
lily.
Eddy Green
And his
Flying machine"
Already the poets of the south
west, from Houston to Albu
|querque. are thumbing their books
of synonyms, and wetting the lead
pencils. A chance~iike this doesn't
come every day.
Green, the son, has lots OF
money, like his mother, and IL
willing to spend it. In fact. he
has spent some considerable coir
ALREADY. This new venture will
make quite a draft on his safet.
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Be Independent! Own your home!
Get rid OF the rent habit! Call on
Fl. Robert Paul & Co. and learn how
TO have a home, 311-312 Bankers
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FOR SALE-By Owners lots,
Iine 7-room house. Streets graded,
city water, allimprovements paid
for. House worth $4,000. Lots adj
Joining sold for $3.50 each. Party
must have money at once. Come
and get a bargain We make price
ance years. Inquire 400 Califor-
MIA Bldg.
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7s ACRES ON CAR LINE

VIII plat 600 lots 25x150 feet.
For particulars see
j. A. DeLASALLE,
1O1 " South 9th and A SITS.
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EASY TERMS. RIGHT PRICES.
GUARANTEED BY WRIGHT.

New modern Groom
Can make 'N-'0'
and closets
Soutr Enc; - down. balance easy terms " - "
ci s2 o Mouse aSxS one block from IL
block forced
Three lots
$50 down. IS month. ~ N '"'' NiAoe Poo0'
Is paying hotel of 10
near Iacoma on Sound round
H. e. WRIGHT q
no'h rhones 40 Berlin
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Wall paper. Myers Co., GIT G.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
RAILROAD PROJECTS in IOWA
McKeen Motors from Omaha the Main
Pull for the New Local
Lines,

A new railroad line is projected extend
ing from Oskaloosa to MOntezuma to be
built thence to Malcolm and on to Tama.
The road is to operate the McKeen motor
cars that are built by the Union Pacific
railway. Omaha. The road Is to be built
by money subscribed by people along the
line, When all the money is secured in
that way which is available, it is proposed
to issue mortgage bonds to the extent of
S15. 900 per mile. The bonds are to bear 6
per cent interest. Those who have the
scheme in mind are not going to pay their
money to promoters, asking them to take
their local assets n finance the road
They are going TO finance 1t themselves.
The people of Atlantic did this same
thing some three or four years ago and
their railroad is running northwest from
that place seventeen miles. Montezuma
needs additional railroad facilities: Oska-
loosa could make use OF more miles Of
road and the project is looked upon vita
much favor. A new line Of road would
almost double the price OF farm lands
contiguous to It and hence there ought to
be much enthusiasm among the farmers.
The Iowa cities which expect new inter.
urban lines during the year 1910 are OF.
tumwa, Oskaloosa. Iowa City, Marshall.
town and Sioux City. Not much Is being
said In relation to lnterurbans az cedar
Rapids. Nothing il contemplated at Dee
Moines.-Des Molnes Capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
LEGLESS, STILL A HUSTLER
TAe CheerfnI Pat Casey, Little More
Than Half n Man, Searching
for Wife.

Petty annoyance Of married life are
said to have led a professor of chemistry
at the University OF Illinois to commit sui
eide. His baby, aged Il months, had a
habit OF crying while he was at meals, and
this so worked upon the father that he
wrote a note TO his wife bidding her good
bye, took cyanide of potassium, and made
his exit.
Turn from this picture, II you Will 10
that OF Patrick Casey. the cheerful beggar
picked up by the Chicago police. Casey Is
scarcely more than half a man, being
minus both legs and an arm. But Is he
tired OF ife2 Not a Bit OF IT, Not only
Is he enamored Of existence, hut he is look
Ing for a wife. whole or In part, fractional
humanity gladly received. n can wash
dIshes," says the hopeful Casey. sweep,
scrub the floor sew on buttons cook a
pretty good meal, and sing a song with
any man" More power TO YOU, Casey
besgar though you are! May you set a
good wife and all this babies your heart
longs for-Chicage Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
MAKING SAFETY THE CHEAPER
New Railroad Signaling DeVice ne
duces Risk nt Less Cost Than
wrecks IHVoivR,

The Erie railroad has Instituted a twe.ve-
mile experimental section OF an electrical
automatic railroad safety slRhaI system
that promises much for the safety of
railrn6d travel The engine has a brush
arrangement that connects with the third
rail. In the cab ale instruments that win
bring the train 10 a stop the mompnt n
enters a block on which there Is abotbe-
tram or q broken rail, or any other ob-
structloh. The train IL stopbed auto
msueally. Then the engineer tRkes down
his teeplohe and calls uh the nearest sta.
ton and ASKS what is the matter. He can
also talk with the other engineers on tho
line. A t~lme-meter, similar to the panor
dlsk time clock of the watehmen IN big
oeliuinss' renders 1t Impossible for him
TO make a raise report as Ia the time he
received the danger signal and what he
ala' another signal In the engineers cab
Is a green light that burns as long as the
track Is clear but goes dark as soon as
a danger zone is entered. A pusb hutton
IN every station will stop any train along
the track for mites. As Soon as the S.
ton agent pushes this button the ,rsGn
comes to a stop, The engineer calls bacL
TO find what II Is all about. The eysnt
explains and gives orders.
Aside from its first ana prim arg an,
portance as a safety device, It can he
operated In connection with local and Ions
distance telephone service. on The first
experiments made a few days ago the en-
gtneer and a passenger on a fast-mov,ny
train in New Jersey telephoned IN NJ
editorial rooms Of a New York city news
paper, and could, they declare, have eas,,y
talked with Chicago.
That this sort Of system may be gen
eraly adopted n applied to railroaa
service seems to be likely, as it's instslIa-
ton and operation viii be less costly 40 !.
railroad than the Spss OF rolling stock ,b,,
Is being constantly smashed up M ths
wrecks that have become 50 frequent thew
hardly oun n more even as important
Items OF news.-cOrier's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
American Motorists
Invading Europe
Plan of Government to Impose a Tax
is Not Meeting with Gen
eral Favor.

In the day when Mark Twain wrote
"1nnooents Abroad" the proper way to
visit the historical places of Europe was
any old way you could reach them. Now
the way to see Europe to the best ad-
vantage Is via motor car. The good high
ways and beautiful scenery OF France ana
other European countries have attracted
many tourists who love motor touring for
its own sake, while the advantages Of a
motor car for travelling rapidly. comfort
ably and Independently of railway trains,
have recommended it to tourists who wish
to visit both the usual and unusual points
Of interest on the continent.
The various automobile and touring or
ganisations have made touring abroad
more attractive than was in the early days
OF motoring, by having simplified the for
malities Of customs, passports, routes, etc.
Several OF the national and i"nternational
organizations now supply tritychs and ali
necessary information and papers in such
form that an American can tour abroad
practically without bother. Also, the ex-
press companies cooperate to take the bur
den Of shipping cars off the hands OF the
owner. Commenting on the great number
Of Americans who tour Europe in motor
cars, the Paris edition OF the New York
Herald. says;
There are so many doorways into France
that it is practically impossible to deter
mine accurately the number OF automobile
lists who annually pass through for the
purpose OF touring over republican high
ways. Such figures as are available, how
ever, show that the touring season, just
closed, brought a larger number Of auto
mobile visitors from American and England
than any preceding year.
1T is not always realized what a valuable
asset the American and English AUTOMOBILE
list is to France. The average automobilist
remsins one month. The American rarely
stops less than six weeks, while the Eng
lishman is satisfied to run over for a
much shorter period. The minimum expen-
diture of a party Of touring Automobiles
is 80 francs a day for each person, this
sum representing hotel Accommodations,
food, upkeep of the automobile and incl
dentals, but ignoring amounts spent on
works Of art, presents and other items. In
view of such a train of gold the proposal
of the French government to impose a tax
on visiting automobilists appears to be I'M
sound policy.
"A feature OF the development of foreign
touring is the number of Americans who
now visit Europe in American automobiles.
Everything has been made so simple by the
various associations that the American
automobilist plans for a tour through
Europe with as little fear Of difficulties as
IL he were about to make a run through the
Berkshires.
THE extent OF this movement is shown
by the fact that three leading factories
have opened a Paris touring bureau in
the last two years. n. d. Wilson, the head
OF the Packard Motor Car company's
Paris office, says that from January l to
September 30 he was In touch with more
than 200 Packard touring parties and ex-
pected to have a total Of $50 at the end
of the year. The actual number Is doubt
less greater than this explained Mr.. Will
SON"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
ONE OF NATURES PARADOxES
OF All Queer Material, Nothing Com
DRres with meteorological
Vegetable.

OF all the queer materials which nature
seems to have provided for no other pur-
pose than that man may show his in
genuity In their use, nothing compares to
that neurological vegetable, asbestos,
which In its native state is both flbrous
and crystalline, elastic and yet brittle,
a stone which will float, and which may
be carded, spun and woven like flax or
silk. Asbestos IL mined in practically every
section of the globe and the asbestos Of the
various countries differs as greatly in APP
~pearance as does the foliage OF the trees
and plants native to each. 1t is alike in
but one feature-that It Is absolutely indie.
structible, no known combina tion of acid,
even, affecting the strength or appearance
Of It's fiber and the fieroest flames leaving
II unscathed. It is a n~onconduotor Of heat
and OF electricity.
Some varieties Of asbestos are as COM
pact as marble and will take the highest
polish; others have loose, silky fibers.
Mountain wood" is a variety presenting
an irregular, fflamentous structure, like
wood, and other varieties. taking their
names from their resemblance to the va
rious materials are rock cork, mountait0
leather, fossil paper and fossil flax.
A9bG6NOb 10 ANoiAa " VI
or hornblende, composed Of separable fila
ments, with silky luster. It's cOlors are
various shades of white, gray or green,
passing into brown, red or black. Although
as perlshable as grass it is older than any
order Of animal or vegetable life on earth,
Asbestos has been put to a thousand
practical uses. In London and Paris fire
men clad in asbestos clothing and masks,
--a a. azH.. Nln fTaWfang hating nhIA 10
actually pass through a blaze if no longer
time Is required than the period during
which they can hold their breath. Asbestos
roofing will eliminate all danger of fire
from falling sparks. Millions Of feet of
steam pipes, boilers, etc, are covered with
asbestos, which causes them to retain all
heat. while the same material forms a
frost-protectlon for gas and water pipes.
Asbestos would seem almost Indispensable
TO the electric engineer, as many parts of
electrical devices through which the cur
rent passes become heated, and were II not
for the nonconducting and heat-radiating
qualities Of asbestos, which is introduced
the apparatus would either be put out of
commission or completely destroyed by
short circuiting.
one Of the thousand special uses to
which asbestos Is applied is for covering
walls. Instead OF plaster. which must be
tediously applied, allowed TO dry, finally
covered with plaster OF paris and polished
a single coat OF asbestos is put on the
raw bricks. The wall may be covered as
soon as built and a room the walls OF
which were completed in the morning can
have by night a smoothly finished interior
as smooth as glass and as hard as stone.
This glossy surface will not crack. for.
while perfectly firm the asbestos is elastic
and IL II, moreover, fireproof.-New York
Tribune.