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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

pound 10 one gallon OF water. The
amount needed at any time can then
be readily obtained by stirring up the
solution and measuring out as many
gallons as there are pounds required
The lime can likewise be slaked IN
quantity and kept TIL needed as a
stock solution OF known strength. The
blue-stone may be dissolved quickly
In hot water. or, more slowly. in cold
water by suspendIng near the top Of
the water In burlap OF coarse
basket over night. Good stone lime
should be used. Alrslaked lime Is not
Satisfactory. Hydrated or process
lime OF good quality may be used II
the proportion Of lime TO copper sui.
fate In Increased from one-fourth 10
one-half N barrel $50 gallons) OF
the bordeaux is TO be made. II IL
easy TO secure the required diiution
o. material by the use OF three YES
sells. Put rs gallons OF water in the
barrel. Dilute the blue-stone solution
containing FIVE pounds TO 12h gal.
Ions. Dilute Ave pounds slaked lime
likewise, then dip alternately from
each solution into the 30 gallon bar
rel Whatever the particular method
employed, however. the end Is the
same. Put the copper sulfate and
lime solutions together after diluting
each as much as possible. Don't mix
concentrated solutions. n this Is
done. with the idea OF diluting TO
spraying strength later. the mixture
curdles. and a thick. heavy precipitats
Is formed which settles so rapidly that
II is impossible to do good Job OF
spraying. a properly made Bordeaux
should remain for half an hour with
almost no perceptible settling When
putting the spray mixture into the
tank, always strain carefully. For
peaches use not over half strength.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Fortune for a Feast

affair when II is considered that
among the courses were 1000 differ.
ent sorts of fish and 1000 varieties OF
fowl
II is said that the equivalent OF
something like $40,000,OOO was spent
by Apicius Coellus during his lifetime,
merely in continual tickling of the
palate. He committed suicide when
his extravaganza in eating and drink.
ing and in other directions had re.
duced his income to about $500, 900 a
year, a sum on which he imagined he
could not be happy.
In modern times the art of feeding
has been by no means neglected; but
who would care to sit down to a ban.
quet such as that organized by
Godfrey st. Hilare during the siege of
Paris? After swallowing consomme
de cheval de millet the company par.
took of minced cat. stewed rats, grilled
dogs liver and plum pudding.
The feast seems to have been a
great success. for il is on record that
the soup was perfect, the dogs liver
tasted like sleeps kidneys, the minced
cat resembled veal, the rat stew was
very good and reminded the guests OF
boiled chicken"
Rats, by the way. are described as
an exquisite form of nourishment,
which is an obiter dictum to which
many have agreed, notably a famous
naturalist, the late Frank auckland.
He used to swear by roast alligator.
which he declared was more succulent
even than boiled boa constructor, one
of his most priced dishes, and this in
turn he preferred to the finest veal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Modern Food Fads Recall Expensive
Palates In Earlier Days--Mlneed
Cat, Stewed Rats and Dogs
Liver Served In Paris.

London.-The food fads, about which
so many members of society have
gone almost crazy. recall the food
fads--qulte different in their essence
of olden days. From time immemo-
rial wealthy eplcures have not hest.
tated to spend large sums on single
meals for themselves and a select and
limited number of friends.
For instance. there are on record
some nice little repasts INDUCED In by
the Roman gourmands. Aelius Verus
gave a banquet TO dozen guests,
which must have been a sight for
gods and men. seeing that II cost II
reckoned in American money. more
than $4,000 The Emperor Vitellius
once entertained his brother Lucius to
a dainty snack" which ran away with
something like 100000 This latter
feest could not have been a meager
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Grating Trees.

Waxing Is one OF the most impor.
tant factors IN successful grating.
The work must be done carefully. that
the scions be not disturbed. and com.
pletely, that all air and moisture shall
be excluded. A very good wax Is
made by melting together four pounds
OF resin, two pounds OF beeswax and
one pound OF tallow When melted
pour into tub OF cold water 10 cool /;
then pull, the same as for taffy until
II Is OF n clear golden color. OF
course grating should be- done on
warm, bright days; otherwise the wax
hardens so quickly Il Is dlfhcult TO
do the work we'll Young trees may
be retopped In single season: a
tree eight - ten years old In two
years,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
HELlOTROPE TREE IS SWEET
We'll Grown Specimen Is Seldom
Without It's Lovely peIieiously
Scented Lavender Flowers,
my JOSEPHINE M MAnRl

4 novel decorative plant. sweet and
beautiful, is the heliotrope when
grown as STANDARD" Secure a
small heliotropc a seodling II pos
sible. and grow Il rapidly all summer
10y giving II sun. water and ropotting
Il when required, for It is essential
that this plant never become stunted
from drought. or pot bound,
Let the main stem grow unchecked
until II Is three OF four feet high. but
pinch. or rather rub. on all the side
shoots. When the stem is the desired
length. say four feet pinch out it's
top. and when the side shoots appear
and are Ave or six inches long, they
too are topped THIS pnching is
given all shoots until the head is the
desired size.
An this time the shifting has been
kept up. and by the time the head OF
our specimen is PA feet through u
is growing In a i2.inoh pot When
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Don't allow the stock wagons 10
pack the soil In the orchard.
Promptly gather up and burn all
brush and rubbish In the orchard
When spraying do not work with
bare hands. They'll be sore II you do.
Put on pair OF rubber gloves
Remove every dead tree from the
orchard. They are veritable breeding
places for fruit pests.
The grape In one OF the longest lived
OF all fruit plants II will live and
bear fruit In one place for hundred
years or more.
coyey of quail IN the orchard will
prove good friend TO the grower. be-
cause they eat tremendous number
OF insects.
The city dealer profits by the lazi.
ness OF the grower. by grading and re-
packing his badly assorted fruit.
To destroy the Wild morning glory
or bind weed, turn In the sheep or
hogs
Tho pear tree needs but little cui.
ture To encourage strong growth
only induces blight A sod surface
and slow growth IL more favorable.
Remember when you pillow in the
orchard that the roots are very near
the surface Three inches Is plenty
deep enough
That corky old apple. the Ben Davis.
still holds high price IN the city mar.
ketA. because It's fine appearance de.
celves the ignorant buyer.
Many farmers who have been grow
ing fruit for yeara do not know that
the apple and most other fruit trees
form fruit buds In the late summer
montha
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
CARE IN MIXING BORDEAUX
Secret OF Success 10 TO Put Together
al Dilute Solutions az 10
Possible.

bordeaux mixture Ia by far the most
generally useful fungioide we have.
The copper sulfate or blue vltriol IL
the active fungicldal agent. while the
lime Ia added to prevent tho burning
OF tho foliage. which would result
from pure copper sulfate solution
The usual formula Ia: Five pounds
copper sulfato, Ave pounds llm@ so
gallons OF water
Many prefer To modify this formula
by reducing the quantity OF blue stone
to one pound and increasing the lime
one pound.
Certain precautions must be oh,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

Washington. 80 The carrying OF
United States mail by airship or aero.
plane may be the next step In aerial
navigation.
Representative Sheppard. OF Texas,
has introduced resolution author.
izing and directing the postmaster
general to Investigate the practicable
tty and cost of an aeroplane or air.
ship mail route between the city of
Washington and some other point or
points suitable for experiment"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Trout Gets Revenge on "Jonah" EeI

Winsted, Conn.-Harry Hall OF New.
ington had an unusual experience on
a trout fishing expedition to Talcott
Mountain. A Jonah" eel had partly
swallowed large trout, which, when
1t realized its danger. grabbed Halls
hook. Hall got both eel and trout.
the former refusing to let go its catch.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Books Lincoln Would Select

Chicago.-President Gunsaulus of
Armour Institute in an address, said IL
Lincoln could be reached and asked
what books should be placed in the
new Harper library he would say
Shakespeare. the Bible. Pilgrims
Progress. the Constitution OF the
United States and the Life OF Wash.
ington.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

protection from the direct rays OF the
hot sun. Drive two Nat stakes into
the ground and tie at the top with cord
or wire. The guard may be left all
winter as protection from rabbits
One set of stakes will last until the
tree is well started
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Panama is Mosquito Proof

physicians who performed the opera.
ton say that now. as the nail has
been removed, there is little possibil.
ity of any further trouble from the
wound
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

Some fruit growers say that Il is no,
a good plan TO pillow an orchard when
the trees are In blossom-Oetter do n
before or after.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Mayor Gets Small saIarv

Pontiac. Ill.-The mayor Of Hopes
ton has just received check for 50
cents, his salary for the municipal
year just ended. The aldermen's
checks called for 25 cents each.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
SUPPORT FOR YOUNG TREES
Simple Arrangement illustrated Also
Affords Protection From Hot
Rays OF Sun.

The simple arrangement shown in
the illustration given herewith ia
support TO young trees as we'll as o
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

Placing a email heap of rich stable
manure around the base OF each tree
in the orchard will prove TO be a little
time most probably spent.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

The farmer must know what his
soil needs before he attempts to ap
ply commercial fertilizers
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

served In making bordeaux In order
to obtain the most efficient mixture.
The secret OF success Is TO put to-
gether rs dilute solutions rs possible.
The copper sulfate may be con.
veniently made up into stock solu.
ton 10y dissolying Il at the rate OF one
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

precautions must be oh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

The Teller didn't say what. fer ~
got up an was goin' on my way =. -
mistake. lie hollered arter Pc. ttu...
AL says:
Say. CAp'n!' he says. n yru ain
give ma a couple o. clutches o. thar 'traa.
cont long cut blu" paper smokin % yu..r.,
mebbe we mought hoax JanILAy =
ehgeoSh yet. he says
i didn't say nothin' back. h'rt RAW
believed the Teller "a been lynn 20 ~. 40,
when looked back an seen him rrl',ir'
n big CLAW offen "a plug - black nav
terbacker his ownself | was ~ ssr'Ir =
IL that come as nigh "a could d" tu nafrn'
a notion o. goin' back an tellin hIr. .g
Nothin but it's been Eetch al all .'.,.i
hot day saved that notion from hriu 'oGI
up an carried out
The Pochuck Chronicler pause AMI
crooked a finger. Then he said
An the weather n jest as warm go,
No response was made to this AM nv
and by and 10y the chroniCl"r said
But II IL wasn't no warmer than 10
greetin Teller gsts over here, he lave
to wear an overcoatl-
Whereupon he departed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
BIG STURGEON FIGHTSs4ILOR>.
Took Fi,e Men Co Land THIS 4lO Pound
Fish at seattle.

Weight. 40 pounds Length II fee
These are tho dimensions Of tho biRgesr
sturgeon which has been caught in Pug"'
sound within the last six years Living ur
20 bis reputa' of never having let -
get away from him. CAPT Pete Ba.. IN CON
mand Of the Chlope'k', new s.hoon"r
Rover. brought the bis fish into port ye-te.
day morning
n was caught Thursday morning In Do
Ception Pass. capt. Rae had 10 fight for
his reputation a. fisherman before ls
landed the sturgeon II took I've mon ~
accomplish the feat and before the fish Was
on the deck two Of the Ave had taken an
ICY bath and third had been thrown ~ tre
floor 80 violently that he retired from tia
combat His place was taken by the COO,
of the Rover. who delivered telling bios
on the fsh's nose with "A rolling pin after
which the task MAS easy.
The sturgeon was found in the Chlope,
fi-h tompany's trap when the Rover
crew began To raise the spill Hts tail was
laSsOed and fivc men tried Ia drag hun on 80
nat hottomcd z"Ow. ~ soon A. the
sturgeon felt himself heinz pulled out ~
his element he thTashcC th" NNe men from
one end 81 the boat 10 tho other as thouEu
We were the tail Of III" m forty mile
gale. was the way Capt Rae expressed n
As far a.. known the only bigger sturgeon
caught In Puget Sound was pulled In NJ the
Tnmmi Island trap six years ago u
weighed $50 pounds and measured IL feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
TIMING PICrTRES ~ MILLIONS.
the Amateur Photographer Ne~ Anetd
for the summer Campaign.

Tn" camera brigade mean the camera
army said the manager of a developing
ard printing department. has turned
loose now IN good earnest and IL will re-
main in action till next winter.
This year business began with a little
rush The season was backward. lots of
rainy weather. and then when the sun
came out and stayed out long enough for
peopl" 10 take pictur - why then the anna
tours took the field and the films began to
com in about as fast a. yon could count
EN-
II ~ not uncommon for Ne 10 take in
here m a Monday after fai SUNDAY from
go 'o 80 films for developing and printing
and W. may get pretty nearly as many
every dav straight through the week
People bring them IN and sand them in
from IN" country and the seaShore they
come IN streams
When YOU think 81 tbe number NJ 90
Establishments that dev"l6p and PRINT pic
tur-s aud NJ the number NJ people who
print their own pictures Won csn get some
idea of the millions % photographs taken
m the course az tho season. and tho summer
photograph campaign IL now we'll under
way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
SuOkE.s EFFECr ON BRIDGrS.
Instances % structures which % Mat-ri.
ally Injured.


When n locomotive ~ mailing speed
against a grade with it, full complement
% cars aud tonnage behind |, the blast
from the pmoke-tack may attain almost
explosive fore. Brt regardless Of how
many pounds dead weight might be blown
from the stark. iis corrosive AMI heat Effects
In passing under bridge and viaduct s,r1,~-
lures have been under careful study by
epIi heer-
The Cotton Farm" brtdgn in boston was
huilt IN isss with q Clearance ~ only fifteen
feet above the line OF the Boston and Maine
road The floor ~ the bridge vas supported
by hollow file arches. resting upon HanGe.
Of siell - beams These steel beams wore
protested by heavy lead plates and above
we're rendered rust proof by cement tile.
In ten years the locomotives blast had
eat en- into the lead shenthing and into the
tilinR tn such extent that much of the coat
ing fell 10 the ground and all OF n had % ne
torn out
A. smother point in Boston u n bridge
spanning the road where locomotives in one
direction take q heavy Rrade In passing The
height q the clearance Is eighteen feet
ON The ~ grnd~ End OF tho bridge. where
led blast H. necessary. the stringerr srs
eroded ,rd burned to depth Of a quarter
tnCh on the down grade end DANA &c " NOT
not i"cablc The Judgment Of tho engineers
- that eighteen fee, clearance allows Of q
cheaper bridge and a longer life TO n than
the more oO-'ly structure ~ IN. minimum %
fifteen feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
Of Oh "~,s dealt with h-inE given - anne

NJ ohi"~'s dealt with heinE given - -Aome =
thIng over thousand
lhls give, the first part ~ the answer
that the square Was formed II thirty five
rows IT stones. with thirty-hv IN each
row and that the has~ 81 an eQuilateTA al
triangl" which would exactly use up that
number ~ stones would have forty mine
stones its base. each row decreasing
hy On" until IN. ap@N was reached
Rut when the real question Of the prob
l~n ~ TeAchei. how many OF tho stones
that formed the original square would
have tn h- moved. all would-be solVers
went astray The common idea se~Ined
To be- that a. much 81 the square a. would
fall within the area Of the triangle might
ha left undisturbei. while another, al
though less general, opir ION "eemed 10 be
thar the lines In the triangle would he
My one stone ls~s a. they advanced. II
would he necessary tn shift every second
lure, leaving every alternate lire a. Il was.
Both solutions are In error. because tho
distance b''iwe"n the rows 81 stones ar
pebbles ~ they rise one above the other
in the triangle. IL les than when they were
arrauget in "A square. a. the following
Of the principle on a smaller
Hgal,. "A ill show
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
beyond the Reach Of Law.

Dr SSou. the dean 81 Bristol. has for
long had the reputation 81 being one ~ the
bri Rhtest humorists In the church
one OF his stories turns upon tho deceased
wifss sister u appears that . yi-ar 81 Dr.
Pigou's acquaintance had. In Ignorance.
solrmntzed such q marriage and he int eT,
viewed the old verEeT whose business il
wss 10 look after such things
Nea, yea exclaimed the old man Il
knoNed the parties | kuowed them
Then. why IN fhe world didn't YOU tell
msg exclaimed the wear.
Well. vicar. ~ wss this way, you ace =
replied the old fellow One Of en- pagtisa
Nss ~ and t'ogher was - SAYS 10 rneaSIf
IL cant lac, lsng: bother the laws and ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

\ correspondent sends IN THE SrS
tho following question, which is taken
from the Regents examination ~ June
last
Two quarts ~ Alcoh nj are mixed with
Nvs quarts ~ water Find the number
81 quarts ~ alcohol that must h~ sdded to
make iheIni NiiIre three- fourths alcohol
Now don't jump To tho conclusion
that IN" answer - thirteen quarts. because
alcohol ahsorh- water to a large extent
and n thirteen quarts were added 70
the first MIXTURE there might De only
ffis"n quarts all told a. a result
There being fifteen quarts 81 AlcohoI
and fifteen quarts ~ mixture. IN the
alcohol thr~e four'hs NJ the mixture
either by volume or by wei ghi. or what
part ~ the mixture - ~
Perhaps Som~ readers ~ rHE SrN
ar" clever enough 10 point out the fallacy
~ IN" chemistry IN this propagation and
u give the correct answer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
a ~
O O
O O O
O O O O
O O O O Q
20 Q O O 90

II the distance apart on the hase line
~ assumed 10 ha I foot the length u
still feet hat the height from To u Is
only feet inches. So that the distance
i~tween the rows vertically il only a
traCt ION over In inches.
The correct answer To the problem.
Therefore - that out ~ the I .225 pebbles
forming the original square only the base
line pf ~ c1H stand az they were. the
Tems ming ! lpn leinR moved.
The five no got the correct answer As
To the number ~ stonen that would remain
At IN" base ~ the triangle are Algernon
BRAY. Milton & lshell J W Wortz, Will
lam u Quick Jr and Morrison c Colyer
Tn" LAT named remarks that II Johnny's
fa'hsr he'd his nerve With him he should
nslst that a square - much more artistic
than trinUgi.
Tho position shown IN chess problem
No. IS arose in a Swiss tournament game
between R'ChTur nm and Meiater, and the
reply which white overlooked when he
moved . ~ was q Bs Ch forcing the
king 10 RI Whereupon black captured the
pawn and checked again. gaining the
queen II black checks with the rock
after losing his queen the opposing rock
can intervene. ~ IL will 30 supported by
tn" queen IN RI
correct solutions from
Milton &. i-hell e Shanks, y n W.
" X Thaw. Frank Roy. = n Walker.
" l. y. O'Grsdy " II LAYTON. L. c.
LEwton. DT \ n Baldwin. " J Ferris
and MilliamC Van Antwerp
Just a. tho golf plrver shows his skill
m0St IN the end game or the approach
shot. A. the master ~ ch~-s tactics reveals
his superiority IN IN. me nnay IN which
n" takes the shortest cut 80 victory when
l. geta down ~ tho finish Take the
following INST ruciiVe position as an exam
y,la
oHyss vRoats ~ NJ -
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sugar for Horses.

Fyop Our Dumb Ar,mois
Good results are said 20 have been OH
tanned in France from the feeding 81 sugar
90 oyervorked horses. Excessive strain
and consequent exhaustion as result
~ slippery roads were lrssened in thosA
animals which were fed SCAR daily some
horses rendered UNIT for service by over.
work were restored TO normal strength ~
a liberal mixture of sugar with their feel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

T. - whites move and he must 10 very
careful that he docs no, lose the advan-
'sga that he has gained What should
he play and Why In the actual play
he made a slip that coat him tho game.
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f y,

10 which Z may have an infrIte number
OF values, two at which - tH=si
"nd - l225 (A=ts'. fail within the natural
Airnits Of tbs problem az stated the number
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

NV INIFH' TNN'IFNNNF WI n
RtrarEe 49, SAY only five sBw 'hc ifap N
tn irofl"ri. attention i,oing aUTaTantlv
taben NJ WITH ~" effort 10 arrive at tho
nunhNr u stones that would make a T,ar.
feet square and Also perfect equiLateraI
triangle The solution 10 this Part ~ the
prohl"m. which O., only the introduction
IL a. follows
III" milts =, an "puilat"ral formation
consiit'ii" an ari thm"tIcal -r'ic-. tho
.-TIati"n hong.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
O O O O O O
O Q O O Q O
O O O O O O
O O O O O O
O O O O O O
O O O O O O
Ifthe-a stones are 2 ssumed to Ia foot

II these stones a re rssumed TO be a foot
part. centre and centre. tho square will
~ feet hi gh Now take the eqiIilateral
triangle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

There are no truuu- and istn tho Isnd
Y and y want -sv"n ugt ~ tL.." eight
tricks How 10 they -o.iira them IN
spite NJ any d"f"uo" uI"u 20 \ and ~
n" chief thing 20 aralyI" lu thu rroh-
!em. - ~ @N"ry no trImpnr IN tho tInaN.
pected vrlEEl"- that \ and Il may ma X"
at their end 81 the line ~ their attempt.
% -hAk" N" hook out " their mouths
even after they hav" taken the iAit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03

'Hyss vHopt ~ NJ -
Hfatg