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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
CURIOUS BIT OF MECHANISM
Earthquake Shocks Are Recorded by
Means Of Horizontal Pendulum
Standardization Done.

EARTHQUAKES are recorded by means
Of the horizontal pendulum setsmo.
graph. The best example of horizontal
pendulum in every day use is q com.
mon hinged door. The earthquake
strument is a heavy weight p1voted
delicately on frame, which IL swung
at an upright hinge-line, SO that the
faintest movement in the post will be
communicated to the frame. A light
lever with a pen, at the outer end OF
the weighted frame, makes on paper
moved by clockwork a magnffied rec.
ord of the movements Of the earth's
crust. The pen is a bTistle, and the
paper is glossy and smoked, so that
the record is a scratch. The weight
tends to stand still as the earth waves
move the post, and the pen writes an
autograph of the movement which
takes place about the weight as cen.
ter. Every second an electric ticker
connected with clock scratches a
mark on the side of the moving paper,
so that the exact time Of any earth
quake autograph may be calculated.
Let US stop moment to watch what
happens when an earthquake wave
passes through the earth. The weight
Is still, the pen Is lightly in contact
with the paper, and as the latter
moves by clockwork there is left writ
ten a straight line. Slowly, as we
watch, the writing finger moves side
wise, and begins to make little wave
marks. This lasts several minutes.
Then the pen begins to creep out until
it is very slowly scratching long,
sweeping zigzags In the course Of
half an hour this slowly diminishes.
Not single tremor has been felt. The
waves passing through the ground
were too broad and slow for sensation,
but they have come thousands of miles
from a place where walls were falling
and people were rushing frantically
into the streets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Differ In Ideas of Gtvino.

speak fiuently % languages native to
the provinces of his vast empire. Yet
he was a cruel barbarian.
A we'll known peripatetic elocution-
list and reciter still living declares that
he can repeat without further prepa-
ration about 5000 selections in prose
and poetry. He probably tells the
truth, since he has been training his
mind in this particular direction for
many years.
On the other hand, such men as Sir
Walter Scott, Macaulay and Gladstone
were not only the possessors of excel
lent memories, they were also men Of
good judgment.
Among human beings children have
the most remarkable memories. I'm
der favorable circumstances they will
learn three, and even four languages,
so as to be able to express their
thoughts with equal ease In any one
of them by the time they are six or
seven years Of age.
And they accomplish this remark
able feat without any aid from the
mnemonic devices to which adults
are compelled to resort when they
undertake similar task. They learn
words and phrases unconsciously, and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
New Diamond Fields.

From the methods used to locate
the stones the new diamond fields in
German South Africa might very
well be called Tom Tiddler's Ground,
says the Wide World Magazine. The
diamonds are very small, but are ex-
ceedingly plentiful.
They are found in the open desert,
where nothing but sand, unrelieved
by the slightest sign Of brush or
shrub, is to be seen for vast dis
tances. The men who search for the
stones-needless to say, they are all
natives-have 10 miles to go every
morning from camp.
The searchers work on their hands
and knees, apparently regardless of
the binding sunshine, sitting the sur
face sand through their fingers. Most
OF them are old Kimberley boys and
they are very keen on discovering
stones. The district is hardly a para
disc for the white man, being notori-
GUS for its frequent dust storms and
terrific heat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

Sorry | had to give you the susJ
ear, Peaches, but the fact is padded
away to the Office Of Higginbottom q
Co., who wanted to put me wise IL
some, er-that is, some new stock!"
RAILROAD stock?" she inquired.
well, not exactly Twentieth Cen
fury Limited or Royal Blue Flyers
I answered, "but / think some OF II
could win from slow freight II prop
erly coaxed.
"Watered stock. I supposed
laughed Clara ].
Eyes, It was watered all right, but
not fed" I replied. There wasn't
much doing in oats until led the way
to the barn."
had Peaches in the air by this
time, but she thought was talking
the broker dialect. 30 she stayed on
the roof and watched the scenery 60
by.
Just then I got fash of Dixie Law
renee bearing down In our direction
under a full head of gasoline.
Dixie was leading a three-days' jag
by the hand and talking to It Ike
child.
A good old fellow. Dixie, but fof
years he permitted distillery to uss
his thirst as a testing station and II
had put the dear boy away to the
conviv.
Dixie was good lawyer when he
worked at it, rich. unmarried. and the
busiest buyer in the borough.
"H'ar'ye, Mrs. John? Howdy, joint
How do do, little man! Scuze me foi
int'rupting family party, but de-
mand 'pology!" he spluttered.
whats wrong, Dike?" inquired.
Demand 'po1ogy," Dixie continued.
"Old friend life time threw me down
-lesh have drink! Your little SON
growing shp1endid boy, Mrs. John!"
"This Is Tacks, my little brother,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

der observation. The mirror (m) is
directly in the line with the telescope,
and the upper part of the disk con-
tanning the mirror is of plain glass,
which transmits the light from the
star directly. The lower part Of the
disk contains mirror The other
mirror (a) is fixed on a movable limb
of the sextant. When this limb Is
fixed at zero the two mirrors are pa
rallel. The limb is moved about and
with it the mirror (a) until the ray of
light (g.a.) is reflected through the
mirror (a) to the mirror (m), and
thence directly into the telescope, so
that the two stars are seen coincident
by the observer, the one directly and
the other reflected twice from the two
mirrors. The angle between the stars
Is twice the angle between the mir
rors. The angle between the mirrors
is read directly on the graduated arc
of the sextant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
SCIENCE
AND.
INVENTION
INCUBATION OF FISH EGGS
German Method OF Matching Out Of
Water Gives Excellent Results
With Trout and Salmon.

Matching fish eggs out of water may
sound absurd, but 1t is nevertheless
true that the most important stage Of
the Matching may be passed out Of
water and that this makes possible q
considerable simplification Of the
Matching apparatus. The method has
been tried in Germany with trout and
salmon eggs and has given excellent
results.
The eggs, thoroughly washed, are
spread to an even thickness on trays
about inches square and but " inch
thick, says the Popular Mechanics.
The bottoms Of the trays are
formed of cloth, made fast to the un-
der side of frame very much like
that of window screen. These egg
trays hold about 1000 eggs each, and
each one rests on second type of
tray, called an "air tray" This tray
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Wire Screen

Matching Fish Eggs Out Of Water.
is also inches square, and IL inches
deep, the bottom being formed of fine
mesh wire.
One of the illustrations shows a
pile of these trays arranged alternate
ly, beginning with an air tray, and
having at the top third kind of tray
This is called the upper air tray"
and is inches deep, filled with bog
or wood moss.
Placed in a cellar or other cool
place, all that is required Is to pour
a small quantity of pure water into
the top tray each day in order to
maintain the humidity of the lower
trays, and to inspect the egg trays
once a day for the removal of dead
eggs. When the embryo becomes
plainly visible inside the egg, they are
transferred to the ordinary underwa-
ter apparatus and will hatch in few
days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
VALUE or A GOOD MEMORY
lts Possession, However, Is Not Al
ways Proof Of Great
Mind.

The trouble with old men usually is
that their memories become overload
ed with actual and psychic facts,
among which they are unable to dis
tinguish those that have a value for
the present and those that have be-
come obsolete. Generally speaking,
an old man knows a great deal more
than a young man, but, says the Diet
etic and HYGIENE Gazette. 1t does not
necessarily follow that he is wiser.
While. therefore, strong memory Is
a great convenience. it is not neces-
sarily an advantage.
cardinaa Mezzofanti. whose memory
for words was so retentive that he
never forgot one after hearing 1t
once. and which enabled him to &C
ouire more than hundred languages
was in most respects very ordinary
nerson. Pliny relates that Mithri-
dates. king Of Pontus, had so excel
lant memory that he was able to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

not my son, Mr.. Lawrence!" Clara J.
explained; 1--WE haven't any chill
dren,' she added nervously.
AS said before, Dixie is the cham.
pion bun builder of my acquaintance,
consequently his conversational out
bursts are never considered seriously.
Shorty make such shene, Mrs.
John!" old Doctor Benzine ratified
on. "but mustn't have 'pology from
lifelong friend. Threw me down
hard-waiter, bring boil wine, quart
wine, two quarts wine, whole case
wine-lesh have drink-musnt have
pology!"
Whats gone wrong, Dixie? Who
owes you an Apology" / asked in an
endeavor to calm him.
"You do" he answered, trying to
look me In the eye; wait till I get
back I'll shplain why demand pol.
ogy," and then his lamps started to
follow the room as 1t went round and.
round
Presently his gaze rested on Clara
j., and he continued, MRS. John.
your husbands gay Lothario-bet
, two dollars thash lasht time today
FL be able to shay that word. Never
could shay word like that after sheyen
o'clock. Mrs John, you mush Join
me demand biology from thish man.
Times come when friendship sheashes
and we mustn't shtand togezzer, sho'ler
to sho'ler, Mrs. John, and SO mush
your little son-1 mean little brother
for love of heaven please have little
son with you next time SO / can shay
what I want to! Lesh have drink"
What did my husband do to OF,
fend you, Mr.. Lawrence!" Clara ].
asked, encouragingly. t
Threw me doWn-hard, cold, fat!
Lifelong friend threw me down. I
shink I'll bust out crying!" Dixie an.
swered, on the verge of tears.
Where did I throw you down.
Dike?" asked, smilingly.
'Pershee shizzy!" he answered.
painfully.
Where did you say?" snapped.
perceiving quickly that Dixie and his
souse promised to lead me into the ice
house with Clara ].
"Jershee Shizzy!" Dixie repeated
doggedly.
Does your friend mean Jersey
City" Clara ]. asked, throwing out q
chill that cooled the room.
Jershee Shiny, ash what I she'd"
liquid began to flow s1uggishly over
the bosom OF his immaculate white
shirt and was lost In the region of his
equator, seeing which Dixie gave vent
to a yell that brought the walters on
the hot foot.
I'm stabbed! stabbed" groaned
the startled jag-carpenter, clutching
wildly at his shirt front.
It's my clam cocktail" whispered
Tacks to me; Il poured 1t In his wine
glass cause they was too much to-
bascum sauce in 1t for mel"
Brave boy!" I answered TT was
kindly deed. Come on, Clara j.,
the woods for ours!"
Copyright, by g. W. Dillingham; Cal
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81 SCIENCE R|
INVENTION

Natives Of the Upper Congo eat Ger.
tain kinds of caterpillars.
In high-grade violin there are IS
pieces Of wood of three or more kinds.
There are more than a million and
a quarter more women than men in
England and Wales.
Pupils in the Philadelphia public
schools are being taught to board and
alight from street cars In a safe man
ner.
st. Petersburg will establish a large
ozone plant to purify the city's water
supply, drawn from the germ-laden
Neva.
The Paris Louvre has more money
at its disposal for acquiring new pic
lures than any other gallery in the
world.
A vegetable cheese is being made
in an experimental way in England
from the caseine contained in soya
beans.
Those who know most about that lit.
tie understood metal figure that radium
retains its radio activity for about g.
600 years.
The swamp areas of the United
States, If combined, would cover the
New England states, New York and
New Jersey.
Pure radium never has been pro-
duced, the almost priceless material
always being In combination, either
a chloride or bromide.
Eminent French medical men are
engaged In an extended discussion over
what constitutes the most healthful
position in which to sleep.
In Japan day laborers receive 20
cents day, women servants "a cents
a month, men servants $1.36 a month.
women farm laborers $3.50, men farm
laborers $3.50.
1t requires approximately ten tons of
pitch-blende to yield a single grain
OF radium bromide, to obtain which
over thousand reductions and crys-
affiliations have to be made.
According to the United States CEN
sus tables, based on the present
growth, the population of New York
city will be 100000 in 1890. Manhat-
tan island will then have 4,o0O, 900.
One of the newest wave power mo-
tors, the invention of a Californian.
consists Of a small truck running on
a track with broad tail. The waves
strike the tail, push the truck up the
track, and compress air in a tank
by piston on the head Of the truck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

81 brought Tacks with me because
I had to do some shopping, and he's
so much company" Clara J. explained,
when I Joined them at the restaurant
by appointment.
"Tacks is always pleasant COM
pany,'' / said, politely. but deter
mined to keep a watchful eye on my
youthful brother-in-law, nevertheless
That kid was born with an abnors
NAL bump of mischief and by pains
taking endeavor he has won the
worlds championship as an organ
izer OF impromptu riots.
ooh, John!" said Clara j. when l
began to make faces at the menu
card, II didn't notice until now how
pale you look. Have you had q busy
day."
BUSY" I replied; well. rather.
rye been giving limitations OF bull
fight. Everybody I met was the bull
and 1 was the fight. Nominate your
eats! What'll it be, Tacks?"
Sponge CAKE" said Tacks promptly.
"What else?" asked Clara ].
More sponge CAKE" the youth re-
piled, and just then the smiling and
sympathetic waiter stopped down to
pick up a fork Tacks had dropped.
In his anxiety not to miss any
thing, Tacks rubbered acrobatically,
with the result that he upset a glass
of ice water down the walters neck,
and three seconds later the tray
trotter had issued an extra and was
saying things in French that would
sound scandalous If translated.
It cost me dollar to bring the dish
dragger back to earth, and Tacks said
I could break his bank open when we
got home and take all the money II I'd
let him do 1t again.
Uncle Peter is delighted beyond
measure with your business ability"
Clara ]. Informed me after the treaty
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

of peace had been signed with the
waiter.
"He has q right to bel" muttered,
painfully, as 1 thought Of my recent
swift ride down the mountain side on
D. @. & N. l had had profit Of
$1,000 in it and then 1t went down
and wiped me out.
HE says that by following his d.
rections carefully you are seven
thousand richer today. Are you,
John?"
Sure, Peaches!" I answered truth
fully, I'm seven to the good"
For my late uncle had left me seven
horses, which had just been brought
to me from Kentucky by Murf Hig-
ginbottom, his old trainer.
neglected to add the word skates,
but, then, what's a little thing like
that amount to among friends?
Seven in one day." she said, en-
Enthusiastically.
Seven in one day-one Of them
with four white feet" said, like a
man In dream.
What do you mean?" Clara J.
asked; lis that a Wall street ex-
pression?'
NO." answered hastily; IT was
only talking to myself and 1 held the
phone too close to my mouth. Let's
start this banquet with hot wave
waiter, clam cocktails for three!"
Uncle Peter, Aunt Martha and l
had long talk today about your
prospects in Wall street." Clara J..
ratified on. "Oh, John, you don't
know how happy it makes me feel to
think that you'll never, never go near
those awful race tracks again."
My thoughts took the ferry for Jer-
sey City, and I could hear Murf Hfg-
ginbottom saying, ''Yo' Uncle Owen
considered yo' all as big Casino on the
eastern tracks, subj"
you'll make lot of money with
the seven you got today, won't you,
dear?" Peaches asked encouragingly.
Possibly" l replied, nervously:
"still, you never can tell. They may
get into the habit of running back
wards-er, l mean, the market is very
uncertain!-Tacks, take your thumb
out of that butter!"
Il was SO sorry I couldn't get You
on the phone early this afternoon !"
Clara J. Informed me- II called I'M
your brokers' Office down town, but
they couldn't find you"
Dixie put in. IF I don't get biology
I'll bust out crying!"
when did you see me in JERSEY
City? How dare you make such an
accusation against me?" I demanded.
'John," said Dixie, trying earnestly
to look at me gravely, II shaw you
In Jershee Shizzy zfsh aft'noon. Pen
shionvania station, zish aft'noon.
Spoke to you politely-you threw me
down. Followed you to demand pol
ogy-you gave me shake" Saying
this he grabbed wine glass from the
table and held 1t close to his heart In
order to illustrate the intensity of his
feeling.
The next instant thick reddish
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
USE OF SEXTANT
tances Between Two Stars
How IL Is Done.

The use of the sextant is to deter.
mine the angular distances between
two stars. This is done by means of
rejecting mirrors and a telescope.
The telescope is directed 80 as to re-
ceive in direct line the rays from one
Of the two stars under observation,
and to receive by reflection from mir
rors the rays from the other star I'M
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Safety Strap for Cribs.

self by its tossing and kicking. Two
straps are provided, which pass
lengthwise around the bed at each
side of the child, while there is =
cross strap that may be adjusted tn
any desired position over the child
The cross strap Is provided with al
elastic section which enables the
child to move freely within the limits
imposed. The straps are provided
with reinforced eyelets, through which
safety pins may be passed to fasten
the straps to the bedding.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

declared: mo one shall outgive me. "
Theirs is not fight like those that
Wall street SO often sees-neither
one is trying to ruin the other in this
game of money. 1t is fine and friend
ly rivalry between the Pittsburg
fronmaster and the Cleveland oil king
to see which one will be able to give
away the most money during his life
time. At the moment Mr.. Carnegie
leads by about s5,0OO,000, but nobody
can tell when Mr.. Rockefeller will
come back at him with some more
millions that again the lead, which
neither one ever succeeds in keeping
long.
Up to short time ago Mr. Rookie.
Teller led the giving game, led by
something like 100000, but Mr.. Car
negie on December IA took it from
him by throwing into the balance $10,-
100000, giving for the esta blishment
of international peace. With this gift
came the appointing of a board of
trustees to work for international ar
bitration and the abolition of war,
which Mr.. Carnegie calls degrading
evil" This put him ahead some
$5,000,000 or SO, and up to the mo-
ment of writing he still leads. But
any day Mr.. Rockefeller may be ex-
pected to come back at him.
Munificent Gift to Chicago.
AS 1t was just one week after Mr..
Carnegie's newest gift Mr.. Rockefeller
did make the University of Chicago
$10,000,000 richer, but this was mere
ly transfer of millions He ordered
$10,000,000 out of his $50 100000 fund
for general education to be paid
to the university, at the rate of ST.
100000 year for ten years.. It was
not really an additional gift, so his
sum total of gifts for all purposes
still stays at s174,411, 900. while Mr..
Carnegie's amounts to $179,S00,00O.
That is the situation today as re-
CARDS two masters of many millions.
However. nobody expects them to end
their days in the poorhouse, for the
simple reason that their incomes pile
up faster than they can spend the
money.
The unique contest started about
80 years ago. The two muIti-mil-
lionaires have been at 1t ever since,
matching each others gifts with gifts
and little more. For general educa-
ton Mr. Rockefeller has given the
mighty sum of $53,000,00O. Mr.. Car
negie is only a million behind with
his $52,000,000 for libraries. Mr.. Car.
negie gave $16,000,00O for the Carne-
gle institute in Pittsburg and $4,000
900 for the Carnegie institute in
Washington, total of $4,000, 900.
And now Mr. Rockefeller adds s1O,-
100000 to the $25,000,000 he has al
ready given to the University of Chi
cago. going Mr.. Carnegie 100000
better.
Though announced on December 81,
Mr.. Rockefeller's TRANSFER of the $10,-
100000 to the Chicago institution of
learning was really made December
10, and the very next day came Mr..
Carnegie's ten millions for peace.
Mr.. Rockefeller's latest gift was an
nounced on October Is last, when he
added $3,s20.000 to the 100000 he
had already given to the Institute for
Medical Research. Since that date a
score Of gifts of from $4,000 to $780,.
600 have been announced, but not
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Some Verse,

Eminent Poet Ito his betrothed)-
Darling, how did you like the poem
sent you? Did 1t seem too sweetly
tender?
She-Oh, it was lovely. got seven,
fifty for it at the church fair.-Fqie
gende Blaettsr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
SAFETY DEVICE FOR CRIBS
Straps Arranged to Hold Small Child
In Bed and Prevent 1t From I'm
covering Itself.

Mrs. F. Salinger, of New Rochelle,
N. Y, has perfected an invention
which provides an improved safety
strap for holding small child in bed
and preventing it from uncoyering it
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

rarely forget them as long as they
live. On the other hand, grown-ups
rarely acquire an accurate pronun-
citation of foreign language, although
they may be able to use 1t with en-.
tire correctness.
1t is common belief that the mem.
DRY Is more tenacious in early life
than in later years. That seems to de.
pend almost entirely upon the indi-
vidual.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Odors from Vegetation.

doors from Vegetation.
A French chemist has advanced the
theory that the odors from vegetation
disseminated through the air diminish
the actinic powers of the solar radia-
lions sufficiently to affect photogra-
ply.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Matchmaking Ma,

my wife is always having pipe
Dreams"
How now?"
Now she thinks the young janitor
of our flats is becoming interested in,
our daughter. Last week 1t was a
duke!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
New Hair Combs.

To prevent the loss of a woman's
back and side combs, an ingenious in
ventor has patented combs with a
small hook on the under side to engage
the hair.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
AIknefhlha nas

The spraying of dilute alcohol over
calcium carbide produces a new gas
known as alkoethine, which is said to
be better and cheaper fuel than gas
plias.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

Men know less than they let on.
women more
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

MERRY war of millions
is on between Andrew
Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller, perhaps the
richest two men in all
the world.
Il expect to die poor"
Is Mr.. Carnegie's battle
cry, and as a retort Mr..
Rockefeller has often