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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS SATURDAY AUGUST IL 1912
new SPHINX found.
Student of British Museum Dis
covers 1t in Egypt.
Figure Fourteen Feet High of Alabas.
ter, Dug From Between the Co.
lossi in Water-Logged Plain
of Old Memphis.

Cairo, Egypt. - Another sphinx.
weighing ninety tons, and carved from
single block of alabaster, has been
unearthed at point between the
world-famed Colossi, on the water
logged plains of Memphis, in Egypt.
For hundreds of years it has lain in
recumbent position buried beneath the
sands on the road to Sakkareh To-
day 1t is half-exposed to view, and
next year it is to be raised to a verti-
cal position above the water-line.
This newly found sphinx was betray-
ed in its hiding place by it's tail, which
Mr.. Mackay, one Of the students of the
British School in Egypt, discovered
about year ago. This year, when
the water on the plain subsidized, the
complete figure was excavated, and
was found to measure some fourteen
feet in height and twenty-six feet in
length. Alabaster being rock foreign
to the neighborhood, the new sphinx
ranks as the largest that has ever
been transported. The figure bears no
inscription, but is considered by Prof.
Flinders Petrie, the director of the
British School in Egypt, to have been
carved about 1900 B. G. Many other
remarkable discoveries, taking the
mind back as far as $500 B. c., and
lifting the veil Of centuries from
Egypt's romantic story, have also been
made by the same school, and, with
the exception of a red granite group
of Rameses II and the god Ptah, which
will be sent direct to the Ny Carlsberg
Museum at Copenhagen, and few
other details, are now on exhibition at
University College, Cover street. They
include many objects quite new to
Psychologists.
. Among these are collins made CT
basket work, reeds or withes, sandal
trays, an axe handle, in which the grip
Is composed Of delicately knotted
string, a pot of unburnt incense for a
fire-offering of 1000 B. c., and numer.
GUS pieces Of timber, showing by their
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

quality is rgidly maintained. is evidence that
there must be advantages in using electricity in
such installation
The total acreage of the farm is nearly
l'2OO, and at present about 70 per cent is under
cultivation Electricity is generated by steam
power and distributed at 22O volts The gener-
atlng equipment at present consists of one 25-
kloWatt direct connected unit, steam. boiler etc.
This Is not large generating plant to be
sure, but 1t insures cleanliness of lighting equip
ment and safety from fire risk in the barns,
punk houses and outbuildings. It also makes
possible convenient source of power in any
part of the farms outbuildngs which of nec-
essity are widely distributed, and cost Of gen.
Grating the current, including interest and de-
probation charges, is probably not over four
cents kilowatt hour.
scientific milk production is more and
more coming into prominence and the necessity
for perfect cleanliness, immediate cooling and
keeping the milk at a low temperature compeIs
such dairy farmers to adopt devices that will
De most helpful in obtaining these results There
Is a milk dairy In Morristown, N. j., where the
walls, ceilings and floors of all rooms in which
the milk is handled are washed down dai1v ho+h
morning and evening-the electric lighting fix
lures being entirely water tight
Da1ry1ng and stock raising are usually fol-
lowed where land needs upbuilding in fertility
ana in either the silo Is necessity cutting up
succulent forage crops and storing them in the
silo for later use being the accepted method Of
preparing the feed. To do this the farmer must
have power, but ten horsepower electric mo-
tor with its capacity for momentary overload
will do the work that would stall gasoline en-
CINE rated at twelve to fifteen horsepower
The farmer easily recognize the adyan
tage of the electric motor for this operation and
when once adopted he soon wants to use the
current for grinding feed baling hay and other
purposes
"On the dairy farm, however, electricity Of
1ers other opportunities as it is the most con-
Ven1ent form of energy for operating an artifi-
clal refrigeration plant the cream separator,
churn and butter worker
cream separators, while often turned by
hand on small dairy FARMS are more frequently
driven mechanically where considerable cream
Is handled Except in the very large Sizes they
require not more than a one-hfth horsepower mo
tor and they are in operation only for a com
parat1vely short time. The operating cost, there
FORE is practically negligible"
Tnere are In use many designs of electric
mixers especially on dairy farms where there
Is great deal of milking to be done and hand
mixers are not available In sufficient numbers
Likewise electricity is now being used exten.
sively for cooling and aerating and the ice
making electrical device Is not unknown 10 our
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
COLLIES TO HERD REINDEER
Uncle Sam Hires BIue-BIooded Scions
to Teach the PIebeian CANNES
of Alaska.

Seattle, Wash.-Lass and Major,
blue-blooded collies, who date. their
ancestry back to the coming of some
Collie William the Conquerer to Bon
ME Scotland, have been hired by
Uncle Sam to educate the dogs Of
Alaska. Their particular field of activ-
ity will be instructing collies, shep-
herds and huskies Of the wild north
in the herding of government rein
deer.
When the steamship st. Helens sails
from this port Lass and Major as well
as four other collies of less aristo-
cratic strain will be passengers. They
will be in charge of A. N. Evans, su-
perintendent of the northwest district
for the department of education.
Among the places they will visit will
be st. Michael, Teller and st. Law
renee island.
At the last local bench show Lass
and Major took blue ribbons and spe-
cial prizes against the field. They
were purchased from Mrs. A. Stinson
of this city recently, and Major made
the transfer memorable by falling into
the hands of the pound master. He
was rescued from prison by w. T..
Lopp, chief of the Alaskan division,
department of education, very much
sofled and worn out with his adven-
lures about the city. At herding COL
lies excel every breed of dog known
to man, and Lass and Major, being
almost intelligent enough to speak
English, are expected to accomplish
wonders with the native dogs of the
north. Some doubt is expressed wheth-
er or not they will readily learn the
Eskimo and Indian dialects of north
ern dogdom, but Mr.. Lopp and Mr..
Evans think that short acquaintance
in Alaska will make them proficient
In tongues.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

the diver up to the solid stonework of
the cathedral, showing like roof of
rock overhead.
While the work underground was be-
Ing carried on, patiently and thor
oughly, seven anxious years, the
cracks in the walls, vaultings and
arches Of the fabric were welded by
the injection Of liquid Portland cement
from a squirting machine, a process
known as grouting, capable of being
so manipulated as to fill either shall
low crack or rent through the thick
ness Ct massive wall.
Every crevice is now being repaired,
every flaw and displacement remedied,
every trace Of instability in the foun-
dations removed, and the cathedral
seems to stand as solidly as the
strongest building in the kingdom.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
SAVED FROM RUIN
Undermining of Winchester Cath
edral Stopped by Cement.
For Many Years the Historic Building
Has Been Cracking, Bullying and
Settling, Threatening to COL ,
lapse CompIeteIv.

London.-After period of eight
centuries, Winchester cathedral now
rests on a solid and immovable foun-
dalton, saved from threatened ruin.
Almost every day in the last few years
the movements of a diver in regula-
ton dress have been watched with GU
r1ous interest as he entered or emery
ed from the water beneath the founda-
lions of the cathedral. He was at
work helping to save from ruin one of
Englands noblest historic buildings,
and the successful issue Of the under
taking has been celebrated by
thanksgiving service in the cathedral.
For several years the dean and chap
ter Of Winchester had been watching
om1nous signs, such as cracks, bulg-
lngs and settlements, sure harbingers
OF a collapse of the cathedral From
the interior daylight could be seen
through the cracks; the latter grew
ever wider and WIDER The walls on
the south side and the Norman tran
septs, unequaled for their majestic
simplicity, were riven in all directions.
The massive masonry Of the Norman
builders had from the beginning
proved too ponderous for the watery,
compressible soil which forms the
foundation.
The first hole dug into the founda-
tons revealed the cause of the whole
trouble-water-and acting on expert
advice, holes were dug in sections
through the top soil and chalk and far
through the peat. Then it was the
work Of the diver in his usual diving
dress to enter the hole, remove further
layers of peat so as to allow the water
to rise into the cavity, and then to lay
a. flooring of cement to prevent the wa
ter from sinking back into the gravel.
After the imprisoned water had been
removed by pumping the cavity was
dlled up with brickwork in cement.
This extended from the floor laid by
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

great rewards OF Truck
and dairy farming in the east the modern farmer
mas caught the scientific spirit of the time and
IS getting practical results from his realization
or the fact that methods must accommodate
themselves to changing conditions.
At the annual convention of the American
institute OF Electrical Engineers held recently
IN Boston, the electrical farm was considered in
paper by Putnam A. Bates. He discussed in
some detail the work being done by farm
ers who are developing the arid districts Of the
west showing that irrigation and electricity are
the two factors that promise most for the future
where natural conditions are for the most part
against the farmer. Irrigation came first and
tnen the advantages of electric power pumping
were realized. The so-caled electrical farm has
been in existence for dozen years or more but
II Is only recently that there has been an organ
lied effort to disseminate knowledge on the prac-
tlcal use of electricity in agriculture.
Referring to the southwest and to the cleo
trio farm as he found it there, Mr.. Bates says:
In some sections Of that wonderfully fertile
country, we'll protected by the high mountain
ranges, practically every farm is an electric
farm Thta is to say, the buildings are lighted
by electricity and many Of the laborious opera
lions are accomplished by the use of electric
power. These really our first electric farms
the period of their establishment corresponding
with the development of the water powers of tho
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

nearby mountains.
On the majority of these farms irrigation is
practlced and quite naturally electricity was first
inaue use or Tor pumping purposes. Then under
the influence OF progressive local central station
light. 10
can recall seeing electric lights and the
eiectrlc hatlron in use in the farm home on the
racine coast eleven years ago. The people were
content to enjoy the advantages which these
improvements made possible to them, but did
not seem to regard their conditions as unusual
Ihelr farms were in fact electric farms and their
INDUSTRIES dependent upon the produce of the
laho' were as they are now practically all oper.
ated by electricity
"A prlef summary of the work accom-
phshed shows that construction is under way or
has peen completed on twenty-nne projects in.
Volvlng an expenditure of S65 47O OOO In the
eight years OF actual work there have been dug
1000 miles of canals and more than nineteen
miles or tunnels, mostly excavated through
mountains. The total excavation of rock and
earth amounts to 77,2O0,0OO cubic yards There
have been built $40 miles of roads, 1,7OO hiles
or telephones and there now in operation
40 miles OF transmission lines, over which sur
plus power and light are furnished to several
cities and towns
, Inc small farms and villages grouped about
tnese developments give the effect of suburban
rather than rural conditions The cheap power
developed from the great dams or from numer.
ous crops IN the main canals is now utilized for
the operation of trolley lines, which reach out
into the rural districts, bringing the farmer in
closer touch with the city. 1t runs numerous
industrial plants for storing, handling and manu-.
featuring the raw products of the farm, The
same power is used for lighting and heating in
the towns, and for cooking in the homes On
several OF the projects the farmers are applying
Tor electrical power, and in many farm houses
electric power is utilized for many domestic pur.
poses
More than million dollars has been invest
ca IN the development of power on the Salt
river project, of which the farmers have volun-
tar1ly raised 100000. The sale of the power up
10 the beginning of the present year amounted
to $4,000. with the plant only partially con-
structed This revenue will contribute material
ly toward lessening the cost of operating the irri
cation system.
"On large milk farm at Plainsboro. NJ +.
electricity is used for lighting clipping cows,
operating bottling machine spinning on tin
foil caps or seals bottles cutting ensilage.
running sawmill, pumping from deep we'll.
grinding feed and elevating it to storage bins.
The fact that this is commercial plant
turning out daily from $500 to 1000 quarts of
milk, where an exceptionally high standard of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
To Burn New Home
Former Fire Chief of New York Plans Unique
Demonstration

Former Fire Chief Edward F. Croker of New
York city is planning unique yet highly impress
sive object lesson on the prevention OF fires IN
dwellings,. He recently purchased ground for a
house in the suburbs, and now he announces
that when his $4,000 home is completed he will
demonstrate it's fre-proof qualities by attempting
to burn it. His grim experience while fire chief
of the metropolis In seeing so many lives sacr1-
feed each year to the demon Of flames fed on
fimsy materials, both in buildings and their fur
nishings is back of his commendable plan to er-
fectually prove that there is safer and saner
way.
1.-THE house will be completely furnished at the
time," explains Mr.. Croker, with rugs, draperies
and furniture of artistic patterns. But everything
in the place will be proof against fire. We shall
fill each room with wood shavings and cotton
waste which kerosene has been poured We
have such confidence in the material employed in
the house itself and in the fre-proofng qualities
Of the furniture that we are sure they will come
out of the ordeal unscathed '.#,'
1.-The building itself will be constructed of fire
proof block, which be worked up into most
artistic effects. During its manufacture it was
subjected to excessive heat. The exterior will
be in the Italian villa sty1e-the first story in
white, the second in red. with a red tile roof,
mot particle Of wood will be used anywhere,
inside or out. Doors, window frames sashes and
trim will be of fireproof material The floors will
be of substance that looks like wood but which
is chemically impregnated with resistant mate.
RAILS The furniture will be Of fireproof sub
stances, on which fire has absolutely no effect.
In parts the Edison concrete furniture will be
used
"The sanitation will be perfect. The corners
of every room will be rounded, there will be a
vacuum cleaning system, and SO the dwelling will
be insect and rat proof. Closets will be fitted
like innovation trunks, with all the fixtures in
stamped metal, and lined with tile The different
appliances in them will work on ball bearing
rollers Kitchen sinks and drain boards will be
of aluminium.
There is now freproof house in existence
and more lives are lost through the burning of
private houses than through fires in factories OF
other buildings"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
SPOUSE FL|RTs WITH SPooKs
Denver Woman, Asking Divorce,
Brings Singular Accusation
Against Husband.

Denver, Co!o.-Charging that her
eighty-year-old husband possesses a
spirit more youthful and that while
she knows where his mundane form
reposes at night, her own spirit is
unable to follow his Lothario-like row.
ings on the astral "Great White Way"
Annie L. Thompson, wife Of one Of
Denver's most widely known million
aire spiritualists, has filed suit in
court for separate maintenance, a
share in her husbands fortunes and
confirmation Of the deed to her home.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17


more progressive farmers. The up-to-
date farmer is very much aware OF
the fact that the regular grooming Of
COWS increases the supply Of milk
and counts strongly for cleanliness.
He now has an electrical device for
doing this.
One of the most interesting cleo.
trical devices on the modern farm is
the telephone. In the old days the
men and women were called from the
fields for dinner by the blowing OF a
horn or by sending the small boy
trudging across the field with the
good news. The modern farmers men
take to the fields with them tele-
phone which can be rugged up near
where they are working and receive
messages from the house by that
means.
With the installation Of these cleo
trical devices much of the romantic
side of life on the farm passes away
Even a modern poet would have a
hard time getting anything lyrical out
of an electrical mixer, and the beauty
of load of hay somehow fades when
a motor truck goes chugging across
the fields with it. But the American
farmer ceased to be romantic when
the graphophone took the place of the
wheezy DID organ when his wife
that front parfor that always used to
sombre place He is out to make
7 and electrical machinery opens up a
n to do it. When he feels like it now
ets into his automobile and goes else
nd what will appeal to his idea of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
New Wrinkle IN Laundry,

San Bernardo, Cal.-When his laun.
dry bill showed charge for washing
four greenbacks, George B. Rowan
gasped in establishment. He looked
through his laundry and found pile
of carefully ironed and .starched bank
notes which had come home with: his
weekly wash. They amounted to $50,
which he remembered having failed
to remove from his clothing before
sending it to the laundry.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Policeman Prevents Suicide.

Chicago. Had it not been for
the prompt action of Policeman
Charles Wilson Of the North Halsted
street station, Harry Meyer, 5139
South Morgan street, would have end
ed his life from suicide bridge in Lin
coin park. The policeman arrested
Meyer on a dIsorderly charge.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

L E CT r &C.
ITY for light
ing and pow
er is rapidly
advancing In
the favor Of
the American
T a r m e r.
Whether he
be one OF
those adven-
turous in d l.
viduals who
stake their
all on the
prospect of
developing a
paying farm
in the arid
districts Of
the west and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

Bees Make Hive Of Scarecrow.
Kingston, N. Y.-Ellis Osterhaut,
farmer near here, has discovered that
the bees have turned one Of his scare
crows into hive The trousers legs
Of the figure were filled with honey.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Agents Wanted.

Mr.. Gowit-I am going to join the Society for
the Prosecution of Crime
Reggy Riverside Great Caesar! What for?
Mr.. Gowit-So that can paint the town and
have my expenses paid-Puck.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
On the Farm,

DO you have any trouble in keeping your boys
on the farm"
No. replied Farmer Corntossel They're
willin' to stay. The only difficulty is that they
all went to act like summer boarders.n
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17
Had a Tender Heart

Mr.. Calley-I thought both your girls played
the piano?
Pa Hyley-Mamie does, but Carrie never could
stand to make others unhappy
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-17

southwest, or IN the
swamp lands of the
south, or whether he be
Of the class that is turn
ing its attention to the
great rewards of truck
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
FIVE DROWNED
BY MUSCALLONCE
Mccartney Still Clutchej Line
Wife, Children and Mother
Died with Him.

Toronto. Sept 29.-Five members ~
one family were drowned In the Pigon
river today, the victims being WI
lam Mccartney of Toronto. sales man
ager of the Canadian General Electric
company; Laura Mccartney. his wife;
Mrs. Mary Mccartney. his mother
Grace Mccartney, . years oil, his
daughter; Howard Mccartney, aged
six. his son.
A 14-pound muscallonge which had
been hooked by Mr.. Mccartney, was
Responsible for the deaths of the par
ty Mr.. Mccartney had come here Fri
day with his family to spend "A short
holiday at his parents home AMI with
his wife, mother and two chill lrer
started out in canoe down the Pigon
river IN quest of muscallonge
When the party did not return to
ward evening, Charles Mccartney
father of the drowned man, became
alarmed and organized searchin g
party. Seven miles down the river
the canoe. floating bottom IN was
found BY dragging the river ths
body of Mccartney. hrs wife. mother
and son We're recovered. Later in the
day the body of the little girl was
found.
C1utched in the hands Of Mr. Nc
Caffrey was a trolling line and on the
hook was 14-pound muscallopge
The big species of American pike was
str1i alive and thrashed the water VIC.
lently as he was drawn In.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
THE CAMPAIGN MANAGERS.

The men who manage the campaigns.
A hopeful breed are they;
Each tells us of important gains
For his side. day by day;
They analyze and calculate
With cheerful eagerness.
And each finds that his candidate
Is marching to success.
The figures from Vermont and Maine
To each impart good cheer;
With pleasing logic they explain
To all who care to hear;
No matter what the fact may be
Or how you read the sign.
The campaign manager can see
Hope all along the line,
They take their pencils in their hands,
When first returns come in,
And each proves that his party stands
The only chance to win:
They calmly sweep al doubts aside.
And, free from foolish fear.
Each keeps his followers supplied
with messages of cheer.
Thanks. worthy managers. to whom
The parties hand the reins
You manage to dispense the gloom
And brighten our campaigns;
with optimism that Is fine
You do your reckoning
And manage to behold sgr
OF hope In everything.
Chicago Record Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
DRESS SHIELD FAsTENINGs.

The tiny pins for fastening dresi
shields into the waist are an improve
ment on the old-fashioned plan OF sewing
in the shields, but ccasionally the pins
come unfastened causing discomfort. II
Is wise TO sew on to either ends OF th\
shields. and also at the center of the
large curves, tiny pieces of narrow wash
tape. At corresponding places on tn,
dress sew other tapes just long enough
to tie the shield in place with small bows
The great advantage of this plan Il
the sanitary one shields fastened in thu
way may be easily removed and washed
Another thing to bear in mind abor
shields is that they should not be left I
the waist for any length of time, ant
never should dress be packed away
with shields in It, Not only does thu
rubber in the shield dislntegrate, hu
there Is every chance of its injuring thu
fabric of the gown, especially If It is silk