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The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The development Of the flying ma
chine, heavier than air, has opened
up a new science. Now that f1otatlon
Is receiving less attention and avia-
ton has come to the foreground,
new and lively interest has been
awakened in the laws governing air
pressure and resistance OF surfaces
exposed to wind velocity. The field
ls broad one, touching the construc-
ton Of planes and propellers. and OF
the surfaces best adapted to reduce
head air resistance.
Men have been and are working
more or less blindly because they
have little experimental data on
which safely to rely The work of
Langley, Chanute, Mataluke and 9TH
ers has formed the basis for attacking
the problem from the only safe stand
point-that of scientific investigation.
If we get away from the spectacular
flights that thrill the crowd and get
down to safe and sane everyday
flights by almost any man, it must be
through mastery of the engineering
problems involved. The method of
guess and try has no place where
lives are at stake.
To the end of better all-round
knowledge of some of the questions
involved, the engineering experiment
station of the Pennsylvania State col
lege has taken up some lines of inves-
tigation which have original and nov.
ell features. Attacking the question in
a practical and direct way, the first
thing required was a track where all
kinds of planes and propellers could
be tested and the power required to
do the work accurately determined.
The accompanying illustration gives a
layout of the experimental track sit
uated on the college grounds. The
test car and one of the planes recent
ly tested are also shown. The track
was carefully built with diameter of
200 feet; the construction throughout
Is made for high speeds, and the car
Is propelled by 20-H. P. motor by
means of a silent chain drive. A ca
BILE fastened at the center Of a steel
post imbedded in concrete, and at.
tached at the other end to the car,
holds the car in place against the
action of centrifugal force.
Electric current to drive the motor
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
POULTRY YARD AND PEN.

Houses must be kept sanitary ano
the fowls free from vermin.
Lice are working havoc, and TOT
severe measures cannot be adopted.
1t Is the even, steady thrift of om
stock that makes them pay profit.
In making an egg ration, do not for
get a liberal allowance of sunshine
The comb not only denotes egg lay.
ing. but the general condition of the
hen.
Less grain Is needed for fowls when
bone and vegetables are fed in abun
dance.
A cold draft will stop hens laying
as quickly as anything in the world
sure.
Early matches do better than those
brought off after the heat Of the sum
mer has begun.
To make the chick grow, first give
plenty Of good fresh air; don't allow
them to crowd
Chilled or long-laid eggs will NO,
produce as strong chicks as fresh
well-cared for eggs.
III 6idulHS up tue CulCkenS. only
those that are the most vigorous
should be considered.
Turkey raisers find it profitable to
have Guinea fowls with the turkey
flock. They act as police.
There is only one time when poul
tryman is justified In selling a good
pullet. and that is when he is goins
out of business.
The hen Is admitted to be one OF
the greatest financial factors in the
country today, and she Is also one OF
the most overworked.
Some good poultrymen think by
feeding setting hens in the morning
they are more apt to remain content
edly on their nests all day.
A hen that runs to meat may lay
steadily for week in the spring and
summer, and then 60 on a vacation
! for the balance Of the year.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

sional life which are connected in g
series are not hard to learn and are
not soon forgotten. A man may have
no trouble from forgetting the details
OF MS business or profession. vet have
poor memory for all events not thus
associated
Inc fourth principle Is that of in
genulty. remember the name nj
MISS Low. for she is short lady
remember friends telephone num
Der which is 1891. by thinking how
unfortunate 1t Is to have such a nun
oer 10 remember-13 is supposed to be
an unlucky number, and 81 is sever
times 13.
This method is only applicable r.
disconnected facts which we find diff
culty IN remembering by the method,
gwen before. 1t is, however. a methof
which was used by the Roman orators
and has been used more or less eve,
SINCE. Ihere Is probably no one whr
uoes not make frequent use Of q ,r
attempting to remember names datoa
ngures and similar data.
We all appreciate the value .,
GOOD memory. and are WILLING ~ M.
any one who will tell us how 70 +ra,, G
ours. This condition of AFFAIRS ha,
made memory training" nrof,t, VI.
| for the fakir. '''
IL is falrly well established ror
that ones native retentiveness 10 NV
changeable. One who has on unro
tentive memory cannot noss;h,,
change it by any method Of trsiniu .
! al we can do is to improve on on
method of acquiring and recordin, a
knowledge. eo'uin'
The third principle given above
association-is the one of nv fan -,
most importance. '"' ''''
Inc fourth principle is the ona .
.east general application. and 70 ON =, -
tempt is made to apply # too ~ ,ua a.
quently, it becomes worse tban ,.e e
.ess, yet it is the principle used r y,
most persons who have 80 49, =. =
training" to sell. "elnor.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Pe'aaic SEALING Is End.a

active "oie 'han twenty years O,
.use 49, operation. the pelagic sea,,n,
anuus'ry - .s mas been brought to an and
as a 'ne result of the convention wh,nh
nas peen signed by representat;vaa =,
sia and Hu 1ans' states Great Britain. Rus.
ata a anu ~ Japan and ratified by the sen.
tr a.e OF the United States. The oon oon
ac.'ns s,s,. parties have agreed n ron n.a
np't % tneir vessels from engas,rn p'o
ports aga,n". "s and to close their
's anv lag against INST all vessels Connected , ~
sas,,S as way with the operation Of ne,ao," o ~
t, s.a.ne The convention ia - e'"s g
va .,nue IN force for a period ., ~ e,, .on.
years from December is. ls,1 - "''een
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

on the car is carried from the eiec'
trical building of the college by a
copper cable, and at the center OF the
track is controlled by a rheostat 80
that the operator has perfect com'
mand Of the speed at all times.
The car contains a rack free TO
move up and down, being supported
by a calibrated spring, and is guided
in its vertical movements by rods. as
shown in the picture. The plane Is at
tached to this movable rack and ita
lifting force when in motion is meas
ured on a scale calibrated by the sup
porting spring and checked by aid OF
a large spring balance near the OBJ
server on the car.
1t is not enough to know simply the
lifting force of different planes; hence
in order to determine the vertical
pressure at different points under the
planes, there are attached rubber
tubes one end of which connects with
brass tubes passing through the
framework, and the other end is at
tached to U-tube placed near the
observer on the car. BY these are
obtained the vertical pressures of the
air at different points on the nlane.
There are six or eight of these at
tachments, making it possible to re.
cord the lifting force at different
points, and enabling one to make a
comparison of pressures for different
angles of the plane from the horizon.
tai, or at different speeds for the
same angle of fitting. The engineer
ing experiment station has a standard
40-H. P. aeroplane motor and propel.
Ter equipment, which is used to test
out different designs of propellers.
The design and construction of pro-
pellers for steamships have been
studied and experimental upon for
years; of equal importance to the de-
velopment of aviation is the selection
of the best material for this work
and the design of a propeller to stand
greater strain at the higher speeds.
The above suggests but few OF
many lines Of important research for
which this test apparatus may be
used. The entire equipment Is at the
disposal OF those who wish to use II
for the development OF apparatus and
for tests on new machines used In
this line of work.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
HOW ONES MEMORY
MAY BE IMPROVED
BY WALTER DILL SCOTT, PHI. D.,
Professor Of Psychology, Northwest.
ern uniYeraitx

ern university.
Copyright by Walter Dill Scott)
1t is not possible for a person with
q poor memory to develop a good one,
but every one can improve his mem
ory by the observance of a few we'll
known and thoroughly established
principles.
The first principle is repetition. II
you want to make sure that you will
remember name, say it over to your
self. Repeat 1t in all the ways possi-
ble-say 1t over aloud, write it. look
at it after it Is written, think how It
sounded when you heard the name.
recall 1t at frequent periods and until
1t has become thoroughly fixed in your
mind.
The second principle is intensity. If
you want to remember a name nav
the strictest possible attention to II.
II you apply the first principle and re-
peat the name. then you should nav
the maximum amount of attention TO
every repetition. In this way the
process Of learning will be so reduced
that single repetition may be
enough.
The third principle is that of asso.
citation. The things which we think
over, classify and systematic and
thus get associated with our previous
experience. are the things which we
commit most easilypnd retain the
ongest
AS boy at school l learned by re.
Jetition that Columbus discovered
America in 1892. At that time This
was to me an entirely disconnected
fact. 1t was not associated with anv
thing else, and so cost me a great ef
fort of attention and frequent reneti
ton before had it thoroughly memor
lied.
At later time l was compelled ~
learn the approximate date of the fall
Of Constantinople. the application nj
the compass to navigation. the inyen
ton of printing, the time of the activ
ity Of Copernicus, Michelangelo III
tian, Duerer, Holbein, etc. Such a lie,
Of unconnected dates would have cos,
ne much and Improbable effort II
had been compelled to learn them .en
arately. AS it was, I connected ,ner
all with the date of the discovery =,
America. and saw that these men erl
.hese events were all contemporana
,us and together made what ia know
| - the Renaissance.
/ The '-''ns Of business or profe.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
DRY FARMING IN THE FUTURE
Conservation Of Moisture In Soil 10 At
Bottom OF Theory and Practice
Of All Experts.
(By A. T. srINEL.)

DRY farming" or the science Of ag-
riculture under scant rainfall, made
good where the farmer followed direc-
tions, but thousands failed because
they did not heed the advice of ex-
pertsy These failures have turned out
to be a blessing in disguise for the
high plains regions, because the advo-
Gates Of dry farming" were forced to
take broader path. Conservation Of
moisture in the soil is at the bottom
of their theory and practice. Many
thought of moisture only as direct
rainfall upon their cultivated acres.
But there is a limit to rainfall under
which no plan Of storage and cultiva-
ton will avail to produce crops The
season of 1910 went under the limit
in many Of the newly settled regions
OF Texas, New Mexico. Colorado and
western Kansas and. following year
like 1909 which also was dry, there
was no moisture in reserve in the soil.
Discouragment and disaster fol-
lowed, but the wise heads among the
agricultural pioneers of the high
plains declined to stay whipped. They
saw q great light and from the dawn
Ing thereof there has come about an
ideal union Of dry farming" and irri-
CATION development all over the south
west, that promises to reclaim liter
Ally millions of acres OF land, millions
Of acres now scantily yielding. richly
productive.
This Is to be accomplished By stor-
age Of the storm waters, and 1tili-
sation Of the underaow by pumping
md the development Of artesian belts
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
A Gentle Tip

They were sitting Oh " 4
beach at the summer reso'' ~
very bashful and had lei =
opportunities slip by. .,rly
isn't this sand wo"u =, n n
said, after a moments '
versation. ,,.d ~
wonderful" she repi'es ,s d
think, there is so niuo" .ouk
waste when so many
some in their systems c,u6
Then he caught on--anu
-LippincOtt's.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A burglar entered a house In
New York the other day and stole FIVE
volumes of poetry. Perhaps they
were wanted for Mona Lisa to help
her while away the days Of her re-
tirement
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The Young fellow in Massachusetts,
who has reached the age OF 21 with
out having kissed girl may be
virtuous youth. but 1t strikes us that
his early education has been neg
lected
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
A Cheerful Patient


A persistent ringing az s,u ~
bell brought the SLEEPY ~
down to his door in a nu'',, :,
"Well, what do you wan
manded, as a ol'ap'u" .,.s
walked in and planted n'ii''
chair. .,,Y
Treatment, doc, ana ! o.
cent" was the announcen'eD
well, let's have II o', un,t,
want to get back to peu'
trouble with you. Al.
Snake bite, doc anu an,
Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nun
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A writer in the Lowell Courier
Citizen has deservedly got into trou.
Bile by saying that Germans travelling
In Europe are too often unmitigated
swine." Considering the behavior Of
two many Americans abroad. no
American should throw stones at any
traveller Of any other nationally.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Connecticut grave digger. eighty.
flve years old, celebrated his BIRTH
day by digging his own grave. Some
people have queer ideas OF amuse-
ment.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The earth. we are told. will be
habitable for the next 100000
years. This announcement will cause
q feeling OF relief among those who
have been thinking Of leasing apart
ments on Mars.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The Chinese emperor is only q it,
tle feller. but. judging from the way
he writes. he will some day make a
fortune out OF the six best seller bust
ness
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The Chinese emperor keeps his
thoughts to himself. but we have .
hunch that he Is sighing for an aero
plane. or some other means of rapid
locomotion.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A college professor announces that
the earth will cease revolving In 1921.
Now then some game sport ought to
bet him a million that 1t won't!
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

An Andover professor complains
because Harvard men sit up when
they pray. but how he would complain
II they sat up to play cards!
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

II the boxing game continues to
lose its popularity 1t will soon be
necessary for our boxers to join their
brethren in China.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A college professor advises all men
to wear whiskers. Evidently he has
been cut up by barber and wants to
get even.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Chicago proposes to give all its
streets names easy to pronounce. But
that won't make any difference with
the conductors who call them on.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A Chicago man who has been hair.
less for so years now has full beard.
easy as pork millionaire acquiring
culture.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A New Hampshire manufacturer OF
seventy-seven has married girl book
keeper, 30 his estate Will be straight
ened up properly.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

We see by the papers that an In.
diana girl was hurt playing football.
Evidently she was training to be a
suffragette
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Tho man who rocks the boat, nav
ing had chance to rest up bit. Is
now engaged in dragging the gun
through the bushes.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

DR.. Wiley says that American cook
ing is the worst In the world. Eating
must be an awful chore to Dr. Wiley
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
WAITING for Fame.

Waiting Tor Fame'
Magazine Editor-This is ~
story. but never heard OF ue
before, did you?
Assistant-Never. Shan
back? i
Magazine Editor-No. fu'
until he becomes famous
Transcript.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A Philadelphia clergyman says that
no business man can be honest. All
isn't gospel that is dealt out from
some pulpits.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Sea captain In love with a Mary
land maid eloped by mistake with her
twin sister However. it's all In the
family.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Hope for the won,

Doctor-Of course " ,ay
happen and your un''e
let us hope for the pe'' maj,
Expectant Heir-fou ~, ne
but | prefer to hope ~
Detroit Free Press.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Once more tailors and coal dealers
are taking some interest in life. Also
trade In thermometers Is brisk again.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

across the Atlantic. He II said to be
= good swimmer.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

This Is the time for the cold wealth
or prophets to shout that they told
us so.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

It must be a great experience to
be engaged to a girl who can say u
love you" In 81 languages.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Sometimes man goes through life
~ dictator and sometimes he mar.
ries his .stenographer.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

California's first woman jury 40
quilted an editor. He must be good
looking Teller.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

there being no accounting for tastes,
as we have said before
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Smart-But even u "s.ullpl|
right OF suffrage the'
duced to vote. ..iy ~
Wise-That cou'u .,p Il
died by having a ' 4
every polling place
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Butter and eggs are high again, but
something always 10.

The right place to censor postcards
II In the manufactures.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

1t is suspected that somebody al
Medicine Hat has left the door open.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Military experts have devised q gun
for killing aviators. But what's the
use?
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

ANY man can secure an apprN1
tive audience by letting his ND
talk.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Winter is acting as II It had found
the right place to settle down.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

II religion paid cash dividends 81
OF the churches would have to bt
larged.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-28
Boudoir Headdresses.

Boudoir headdresses are SO dainty
that it is almost impossible to resist
the temptation to wear them publicly.
The latest English model is shaped
like an Anne Boleyn cap. Usually the
crown is made wholly of shadow net
and edged with French valenciennes.
but 1t may be OF tucked null and
cluny, and-if expense be not an OBJ
ject-of Duchesse lace. But the cap
positively must have a trailing vine of
tiny flowers in satin, outlining its
shape sharply and drawn together at
the back with soft ribbon bow.
These caps are lovely in all-white, all
cream. or all-mauve. and they are
wondrc,.s odd and chic in dull gray re-
lieved by tiny flowers and soft rib
bons in mauve tones.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-28
TO WEAR WITH FINE BLOUSE
"Pinafore Gown" of Linen Is One of
the Newest and Best of the
Designs Offered.

For smarter wear there is a beau
iful model of very fine linen. This
has a pinafore top with straps over
the shoulders, and is intended to be
worn with a fine blouse. The upper
part of this. including the little
ccooped-out apron top and bib. as well
as the lower part to below the hips,
is mass of thick embroidery in soft,
glossy, white thread in a bold design
of flowers and leaves in relief. From
beneath this embroidered top there
falls a round skirt of linen plainly
hemmed and lightly gathered into it.
The corsage worn with it is of white
tulle, with revers and cuffs of en-
broidered linen.
For smart afternoon occasions one
sees a good deal of the old-fashioned
plum color which our grandmothers
delighted in for their stiff silks and
brocades. A costume of fine crepe
de chine in this tone had a wide
skirt, knife-kilted from waist to hem.
With this there was a little cutaway
coat of the same color and material
with orange silk revers and cuffs
lightly braided with soutache, with a
touch of some really good lace intro
duced into the scheme.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-28
Hatfess Craze VIII Not Take.

Only a small number of Parish
ennes have dared to venture forth
with the sunshade instead of the hat
to protect their heads from the rays
of the sun. This fad is not likely to
create much stir or disturb the man.
date of fashion very seriously, for the
Idea of well-dressed woman without
hat is somewhat incongruous
A craze of this kind originates not
20 much from hygienie motives, but
from the desire for sensation, and
women who appear hatlesf among the
fashionable promenaders are those
who appear in lingerie gowns in De-
:ember and wear furs in June.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-28

1t is evident that the "Winter
Girl" is about to don a splendidly be-
teathered war-bonnet in which to go
forth to her seasons conquests. When
she starts there will be no lack of the
pomp and circumstance Of war SO far
as her head-decorations are con-
cerned for the new millinery is sim
ply one grand exposition of feath-
cry trimmings. Whatever the winter
girl elects to do the winter matron
will do also, from the socially active
grandmamma dowR6to the latest ac-
QUESTION to matr6nly ranks. There
fore, it is in order for US to become
acquainted with the new feather
things, and we shall find them i'm
mensely worth while. The great thing
in their favor is that we may wear
them with clear conscience, or, bet
ter still, with light heart. For few
of them are anything more than the
feathers of domesticated fowls ard
birds, cunningly worked into beautiful
ornaments. And this islquite enough.
Beginning with wings (Which ap-
pear on al sorts of hats from plain
pressed shapes to elaborately made
millinery, we find them made in all
sizes and many novel shapes. There
are many butterfly wings in solid or
two-color combinations, and many
beautiful specimens of rich variety in
colors. Small. brilliant feathers, care
fully sewed to foundation. present to
us the appreciation of their designers
Of the wonderful beauty of natures in
comparable colorings. These fancy
feathers" as they are termed in mil
linery, open our eyes and make us
more observant of the world of beau
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-28
IN PUTTING UP PRESERVES
Matter of Importance Is the Selection
of the Right Kind of Fruit to
Be Handled.

Fruit for preserving in any form
should be resh-picked, or gathered.
and slightly under-ripe Such fruit
ensures more perfect shape in the fin
tshed product and eliminates the pos
sibility of fermented fruit or the loss
of pectin or jelly-making property.
Handle soft fruit peaches, berries,
etc. as little as possible. If it is to
be canned in jars, put 1t into the jars.
at once, on hulling or otherwise pre-
pairing It,
If berries must be washed, put
them, few at a time, into colander,
pour cold water over them and turn
at once upon large sieve to drain.
then hull.
Large hard fruit, as apples, pears,
and ounces. should be washed and
wiped dry before pairing.
Cpt apples and other hard fruit, for
Jelly, into quarters, removing all
wormy places or imperfections. Re-
tain the skin and cores. The cores of
ounces should be discarded, as the
excess of gummy properties does not
improve jelly.
Use a silver-plated knife to pare
fruit. Peaches, soft pears, plums and
tomatoes, set into wire basket (fry-
ing baskeD may be plunged into
saucepan of boiling water; after three
or four minutes remove to kettle of
cold water for the same time. when
the fruit may be quickly and easily
peeled. This method of peeling is ad-
missible when a large quantity OF
fruit is to be put up, but it is thought
to detract somewhat from the flavor.