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AKOTA CITY. NEBRASKA,
' THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Delay has been encountered tn ea
tabllshlng tho school ot Jonrnallstr
provided for In tho, will of tuo'jfttU
Joseph Pulitzer, becauso of Uie intftll
ity of the executors nntl tho Cotum
bla university authorities td 'riflprcc
upon proper methods of Instruction,
Bays tho Clnclnnntl Times-Star. The
former favor severely practical train
ing, whllo tho latter would lay great,
jer stress upon tho teaching of under
ylng theories. It Is known that Mr.
Pulitzer wished to havo theory and
practice combined, but unfortunately
,2io Bald nothing as to the proportion
i eacn in tno comDinnuon. no ion
at problem to be worked out by oth-
rs. while It will havo to bo admitted
at thero would have been little real
Togrcss In this world of oura had It
Hot been for tho theorists, most por
tions will bo inclined to 'tho belief
that an ounco of practlco is worth a
pound of theory In most of tho activi
ties of llfo. Especially would this be
ho case with a school ot Journalism,
rhoro It in proposed to cducato young
non for newspaper cuteurs. That
fhey should bo taught something ot
Lhe fundamental thoorios of journal
Ism there c?u bo no doubt, but unless
.hoy wero alBo taught a great deal ot
the practical side of nowspapor work
ao careers would be waiting for thom.
rho average editor rany admire lino
theories Immensely, but lb practlco ho
Bkcs experienced men on his staff.
Women have pleaded divers reasons
for dlvorco, somo considered sutllclont
ty tho courts and others regarded as
entirely too trivial to warrant the
rantlne of a decroo in this matter.
Tlcb, above all others, Is tho most
ital to society. Incompatibility is the
favorite ono urged whoro thoro is no
specific grlovance. Homo womon nrc
ao sensitive as to resent beatings by
their lordly spouses, and others make
Srathor unpleasant family rumpus II
L-3elr hpnbnndn merely starve them,
rlnrely loa It happen, however, thai
tno wlfo is given cause to scolc a dt
rorco duo to being donlod nacquate,
If not continually attrnctlvo and
stylish, sartorial equipment. In Kan
is City, Mo., though, a woman has pe
titioned for a divorce on the ground
that her sterner halt has not provided
, ber with a chnngo of dress for 17
years; indeed, she nppcarod in court
in a gown which sho mado for hor
- pelf before sho ?:a3 married, and
, iwhlch sho has worn, ever plnr.
What is needed by moat men who
havo pa'ssed mlddlo ago is moro physl.
Jcal exercise. Their younger dayo havo
bs a rnlu constituted fi period of phys
ical activity. If their occupations
jhavc not supplied sufllclont nctlvity
tthoy havo danced or rowed or rlddon
' horseback or run races, or in some
iway found a method of providing a
Iconsidorablo amount of excrclso, and
this has developed a surplus of re
Borve energy which 1b maintained
whllo continuing this nctlvity; but af
ter they havo grown into mlddlo llfo,
and through tho press ot business or
sn inclination to yield to tho tempta
tion to gfvo moro ot thoir tlmo to
sorao other sort of pleasure, thoy nog
loot tho physical excrclso thoy have
been accustomed to, and a? a conBe
kjuonco tbls rcservo forco Is drawn
upon to meet the requirements of an
ctivo intellectual forco, and In a fow
rears this becomes exhausted and
ieath Is the natural result.
Thp. EXcf Tower changes Its dross
jfevery five or cix years at a. coat of
m (14,000 to 116,000. Tho date 1b
t hand when 60 palntors will find oc-
upation for threo or four months In
voriug tho 180,000 oquaro yards of
surface with a new coal of paint.
bo shade has yet to bo decided upon.
e Eiffel Tower Btarled 22 yeurs ago
Jg orange. -woro red in 1SS3, gulden ytl
tow In lu and silver wlillo uu th
Siimmltrsnd chromb yellow at the lose
)n 1007, There aro persons who
iwould, vote for an Invisible shado ot
khaki for tho coming renewal. The
tow$r la'now used as a wireless tele
uxmatutloiiVtaCa post for an olec.
'W2SSSJE8. tosevent hallstoruiB and
a 'guidlBg-mal'k'for aviators.
High school girls In Now York
fc
greed to spend only forty-nlno conta
pfa their graduation gowns. Young
men, who would scorn to spend only
bat much a week on tholr cigars, will
fervently applaud such economical
potential wives.
, qoal to tho value ot 9637,000,000 at
the place ot production was mined in
lhq United Statos last year. Tho vol
Vio ot the country's coal product at the
place of consumption would be consid
erably moro stupendous still.
. When wo consider tho age ot tho
Chinese emperor and the alleged
Statesmen by whom ho la surrounded,
4t Is hard to refrain from tbo thought
that Sun Yat Son and his compatriots
fare taking candy from a baby.
We aro told that a Nebraska girl
wrote her namo on an egg and caught
a husband that way, but as usual tho
correspondent overlooked the most im
portant feature of tho story. Ho failed
to tell us "whether It was a, fresh egg.
- A Chicago Judge has decided that
the practice of tipping is illegal and
pn-Amerlcan. But It takes more than
the strong arm of the law to release
down-trodden natloa tram the tyrwv
rot custom.
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PAPER BAG LUNCHEON.
By Martha McCulloch Williams.
The luncheon was Its own reason
for being a paper bag funcMon puro
and simple. ThlB, however, In not
saying, that it would not anBwor for
bridge; indeed, for any mild fomlnino
festivity, This festivity was not
strictly feminine. Llko tho moon, it
had a man in It a man who has
eaten In tho moat famous places all
round tho world. Pralso from him,
theroforo, was "Approbation from
Sir Hubert Stanloy." I meant the
paper bag stuff to havo It becauso
I know that It dosorved It.
MENU
Cantcloupo a la Frivol
Drollod Squab with Docon
Corn Pudding Swoot Potatoos in
Syrup
Stuffed Greon Poppers
Relishes
Spiced Grapes Plum Jolly
Tomato Chutney
Salad
Romatno and Tomatoes, French
Dressing
Pimento Cheese 8andwlches
Dessort
Cheosecake Patties Grapes - Oranges
Peaches Pears
After breakfast I put my sweot po
tatoos on to boll, choosing tnom
mooth, of even size nnd neither too
big nor too little. In thirty minutes
thoy woro dono enough nnd, peeled
under cold water to savo discolora
tion, they woro out of hand even be
fore I was through making tho sand
wiches. In tho meantime tho squab livers
had been boiling tender In slightly
aalted water, with Just a dash ot to
basco In default of a small red pop
per pod. When thoy woro tendor,
thoy woro mashed flno, with a lump
of buttor and plonty of brownod bread
crumDs mado ready tho day 'boforo.
Tho mixing dono, I cut out tho cores
of my Kieon poppers, poured boiling
salt water upon thom, lot it stand Just
half a minute, thon dropped thcra In
cold water, took thom out, drnlned
thom, nnd stuffod thom with liver
nnd crumbs, after which' thoy woro
set to wait tho hour of cooking.
Scraping corn TOf the pudding t
found that half a dozen big oars yield
ed almost a pint of pulp. Then I heat
up threo eggs very light, with a big
pinch of salt, a tablespoonful of sugar
and plenty Of red and black popper.
Into tho eggs went tho corn pulp,
after it half a cup of soft buttor, last
of all a big cup of top-milk, moro than
half cream. It would not hurt by
standing, ao It wont on Ico llko tho
other things.
Tho cheesecakes hnd boon baked
tho provlous aftornoon henco, thero
romalned only tho salad, tho squab
and tho cantnloupo to make ready.
As soon as my bags wero greased I
lighted tho ovon, nnd by tho tlmo I
had the corn pudding securely bneenrt
tho sweet potatoes smeared with but
tor, rolled In sugar, and put in their
bag with moro brtter, sugar nnd lem
on Julco, tho ovon wns ready for
thom. I gavo them each a shelf, put
ting tha potatoos on tho lower ono
"being already noarly cookod thoy
would tako only twelve minutes.
Whon thoy carao out tho stuffed pep
pors, In a thlckly-buttorod bag, with
a lump ot buttor and a tablespoonful
of water added, took tholr place, 1
turned on full heat for threo minutes,
thon slacked it as I had dono at first.
Next 1 washed and wiped my squab.
six bcnutles, fatter than butter
stuffod thom lightly with soft bread
'crumb, seasoned with salt, popper, a
Very llttlo chopped celery and shreds
X ASA Vv5
By Nicolas 8oyer, Chef
Bnvory Fish. Put a llttlo flaked
old flsh, with a sprlnklo of Parme
san, mixed with a llttlo cream, on a
sllco of well-buttered toast. Placo In
,bag and cook six minutes In a very
hot oven.
Sweetbreads, au Naturel, Tako
four sweetbreads, parboil them, tako
off tho sklnB, duat each swootbreud
with salt and popper vory llgntly and
pour over each a tablospoontul ot
croara. Slip the swootbroads Into a
thlckly-groasod bag and cook In only
modorately hot ovon slowly for forty
minutes. Open bag, slip out contents
on hot dish.
Fowl (Savory Crumbs). Wnsh tho
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Found Source of Danger
Disease That for a Tlmo Battled Med
ical Research Can Be Done
Away With.
A baffling allraont found nmoug
workmen engaged in tho manufacture
of shuttles lu Lancashire and York
shire, England, has led to tho belief
that tho timber UBed possessed scmo
property injurious to health, and that
tho 6lckncBs was duo to bouio polBon
glyon off by the wood. Tho symptoms
complained of wero "hondacho, sleepi
ness, muring at tho nono nnd eyes,
chronic sneezing, giddiness, fnintness,
loss ot uppctttc, shortnoBs ot breath,
nausea, etc." The patients exhibited
a pale, yellowish or greenish color of
tho skin, accompanied by a peculiar
"camphor" or "Turkey rhubarb' odor
from tho breath and sktu. Inquiry
showed that various woods have been
used for shuttles, namely, Persian
box, persimmon, cornel, etc. Moro ro
centlyv West African boxwood, South
African boxwood, West Indian box
wood and East Loudon boxwood bav?
ot tart fcpplo, wrapped them In thin
broad bacon a'.lcet, etd put thom In
tholr bat;. Blnco they needed no water,
tho bag could stand a little while Un
harmed. I Improved tho Idlo minute
by slipping into mr company frock.
Safely buttoned up, I went back to
work. Tho corn pudding, was dono
so woro tho poppers thoy had been
In the oven nbout eighteen minutes.
All tho bags wero sot in pans down
under tho oven, protected from the
flnmo by the brollor pan, invorted.
Tbo cqUab bag now went on tha
uppor oven shelf because I know they
wero hotter If cooked quickly. I loft
tho heat ontfull for ten minutes, then
slacked It a llttlo moro than half. Ad
Interim, I had been preparing the
cnntcloupo, taking out tho seed, mak
ing tiny cuts lu the flesh and sprink
ling lightly with sugar, then pouring
gently around tbo Inside of each a
spoonful of yellow chnrtrouse. An
experiment, this, but ono that I shall
ropeat It evoked audi enthusiasm.
People began coming before the last
melon was flnlshod. They trouped In
to the kitchen, enlltlng cheerfully.
Tho dlsheB sat ready In a trice, I
had out tho bags of vegetables. Mur
murs of admiration groetod what each
of them rovcalcd, and the murmurs
swelled to a chorus triumphant when
at lost tho squabs lay plump, Juicy,
most delicately brownet' in their al
lotted platter.
Luncheon speedily followed the us
ual course Wo ato tho fat, drank tho
swoet, and found all things good. This
I say, not vainglory, but In duo meed
to paper bag cookery. The only man
said, looking up from his plato at
last, "I novcr really tasted squab bo
foro." And whon tho luncheon was over
tho washing up was groatly shortoncd
by tbo fact ot no pans.
ABOLISHES UN8IGHTI.Y HANDS.
In nil tho many nnd varied rewards
of diligence nono aro Setter worth
while than those that wait upon dil
igent paper bag cooking. Easo is
ono of thom, deftnosB another, neat
noss In the kitchen still a third. It
Is qulto lmpoBsiblo to mako mere
words convey all that this method
of cookery means still moro impos
sible to set down all that Its use will
teach you.
For exumplo, Its use will toach you
how llttlo art can lmprovo on nature
In matter of flavors. Paper bag cook
ing keeps In tho flavor, Intensifies It,
and makes it tho snuce ot appetite.
Good digestion commonly waits on
appetite.
But thoro aro othor things to tako
Into account Not tho least of them
Is tho saving to ono's hnnds and ono's
temper in tho matter of washing up
after a meal.
Whether this fulls to the cook, to
her mlptress, or haply, to tho gallant
man of tho houao, who thrusts him
self helpfully into tho roughest pnrt
of tho work, the fact ronsalns Indis
putable that pan scrubbing Is hard
work. distasteful in the extreme and
bound to lcavo unplcnsant reminders.
Pots nnd pans moan tho use ot strong
alkalies. Without thom tho pots can
not bo kopt sanitary. No sort of glove
yet dovisod will permit tho free uso
possiblo to tho baro hand. Tho syl
logism runs nbout thus wise: To
cook In tho old way. you must havo
pots, tho pots must be kept cloan, or
olso bo a constant menace, aud to
keep thom cloan requires dotorgonts
so poworful thoy will destroy human
cutlclo the snmo ns thoy "cut grease."
Result, rough, reddened, painful hands.
In splto ot emollients, glovo-wcarlng
and bo on. Tho most careful mani
curing will not undo tho effect of
steady pot-washing.
Baked Blue Fish, Cut off head and
tall, wash cloan, wlpo with a soft,
damp Icloth, stuff with soft bread
crumb stuffing, olao lay sliced pota
toos lnsldo, with a seasoning of but
tor, popper, salt nnd onion, and tlo
up socurely. Rub all over outsldo
with soft butter or dripping, sprlnklo
with salt, put In a greased bag, with
a small lump of fat and a very llttlo
cold wntor. Seal bag and cook In a
hot ovon twonty to forty minutes,
nccordlng to wolght. Servo with
sliced lemon and garnish with par
sley. A squeeze of lemon Juice in the
bag Is to many taBtes an improve
ment. (Copyright, 1011, by tho Associated
Llturary Tress.)
Delectables
of Brooks' Club, London.
fowl woll IubUIo with plonty of cold
wator. Dry well and put tho Uvor
and a small shallot lnsldo tho bird.
Havo ready a largo tablespoonful of
whlto breadcrumbs md ndd to them
a lump ot buttor tbo slzo ot a big wal
nut, poppor and suit to tnsto, a tea
spoonful ot nncly mtuced hlvea, and
a toaspoonful of well washed and
minced taragon. Mix all together
and put Into tho bag with the bird.
Cook gontly for slxty-flvo minutes.
Open bag gontly onto a hot dish.
Sond to table with now potntoos and
salad.
(Copyright, 1911, by tho Associated
Utorary Proas.)
been used. Tho alckneas was found
to bo most prevalent among those
men who wcrp exposed to tho lino.
smoko-llko dust given off by tho
saws or lathes whoro tho Inhalation
of tho dust was almost unavoidable.
An examination of the sawdust of tho
wood has shown In tho sawdust of tho
"West African boxwood" a heart poi
son, causing a gradual slowing ot tho
lu'iut beat. This poison Is very sol
uble and probably easily absorbed.
Further examination disclosed tho
fact that tho wood variously termed
West African or East London box
wood Is not "boxwood," but belongs to
a poisonous order of. tropical piants.
Tho Journal of tho American Medical
Association, lu a recent lssuo, calls at
tention to tho way in which joint ell i
leal, chemical, physiologic and botai
leal Investigations havo bcou made
tho means of relief of a most objec
tionable Industrial danger.
Don't select u chair ou tho other
side of the room.
BALANCING THE COW'S RATION
Desirable to Furnish as Much Rough
ago as Possible Because It Is
Cheapest Food.
In making up a ration for cows it Is
doslrablo to feed as much roughage
as possiblo becauso it is usually the
farmers' cheapest feed. However,
tho capacity of tho animal Is 11 in lieu,
and we must bo ruled by common
senso.
It Is possiblo to balance a ration In
protein, carbohydrate and fat with
only coarse dry roughago which tho
cow would not be abta to consurao In
largo onough quantities to produco a
reasonable amount of milk. It Is easy
to balance a ration of grain alone
which is also undesirable
The ration nhould bo balanced In
amount of roughago and grain aa well
as In protein, carbohydrate and fat.
The amount of Train by weight should
rarely equal the amount of dry rough
ago and should usually bo less than
ono-half. This does not apply where
such roughago as silage Is fed, be
causo Bllago contains more moisture
and weighs heavier than other rough
age. MILK STOOL IS CONVENIENT
Handy Little Device In Any Dairy
Barn Can Be Made by Using
Short Piece of Timber.
A handy stool may bo mado by
sawing off a ploco of 2x4 a foot and a
halt In length nnd nailing to ono end
of this n plcco of board 10x10. This
A Convenient Stool.
affords a good stool for milking or
most any work u farmer can do sit
ting down.
RESTING PERIOD FOR A COW
From Six to Eight Weeks Is Consld-
red About Right for Good Dairy
Animal, Says Hoard's.
It Is considered better for a cow awl
her calf to glvo tho cow a rest be
tween hor periods of lactation, says
Ioard's Dairyman. From six to eight
weeks Ib considered about right for a
good dairy cow. It is not wIbc, how
ever, to forCo a persistent milker dry.
Cnro must bo taken at this po
rted or thro Is danger of tho udder
becoming caked and permanently In
jured. With a cow that persists In giving
milk 12 months in tho year It is
well to decroosc hor ration and glvo
hor nothing but dry feed whon sho 1b
nine and a half months along in her
period of Inctntion that is, if she
baa boon bred to calvo 12 months
from tho beginning of her porlod ot
lactation. As a rulo, It Is not difficult
to dry a cow off If proper attention
Is glvon at this period.
IMPORTANCE OF THE BARREL
Business Part of Dairy Cow Should
Be Well Rounded and Long Legs
Should Curve Out.
Tho barrcll is tho business part of the
cow, honco it should bo woll rounded
and long. Tho ribs should bo far
apart and woll sprung. Tho back
should be long nnd slightly arching.
Tho long tall Is simply an Indication
ot a long spinal column. Tho legs
should bo curved out, In order to give
amplo room for tho udder between.
This should be squaro, well set behind
and oxtcndlng woll forward. Tho teats
should neither bo too long nor too
short, and set squaro on the four quar
ters. The texturo of tho uddor should
bo llko that ot a soft glovo, so that
whnn It Is milked out, It would col
lapso, Tho whole form should bo
(wedge-shaped. No ono of these points
jtoken alono is a snfo guido; taken
collectively thoy aro safo to indicate
a good cow.
Economy of the Separator.
Tho cream separator is a tlmo savor.
Thoro la no rohondllng of milk, and,
of courso, no great pUo of crooks and
pans to bo cleaned and 'aired. Tho
quality of tho cream Is bettor than
undor tho old way. Cream from av
orago milk con bo separated to with
in flvo hundredths of ono per cent,
with a flrst-clnss soparator.
With tho soparator sweot cream
may bo had at each milking and the
milk can go to tho calves and pgs
in first-class condition. Tho cream
is easily kopt sweet until churn
ing tlmo, and tho buttor will bo freo
from nil impurities, so of tho boat
quality.
Fftcd for Dairy Cow.
A 1,000-poumi dairy cow requires
Bovou-tanths pound of dlgestlblo pro
tein, seven pounds of digestible car
bohydrates and ono-tonth of ono
pound of dlgestlblo fat for main
tcnauco. When producing 25 pounds of
3 per cent, fat milk, she noods lu ad
dition to her maintenance require
ments ono pound of digestible protein,
4.75 pounds of dlgestlblo carbohy
drates and four-tenths pound digest
ible fat for sustaining the milk flow.
This result may bo accomplished by
compounding a ration of four pounds
of ground corn, threo poundB of rolled
barley, seven pounds of alfalfa hay
nd 31 pounds of corn sllago.
Salting the Dairy Heifers.
Salt tho dairy heifers as they grow
'up, and handlo them frequently. Tho
moro you handlo tho heifer boforo
Bho bocomes a producer, the less
trouble alio will give you with the
first milking.
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ORIGIN OF H0LSTEIN BREED
Practically Same as Cattle Coming
From Frlesland Province In
Northern Holland.
Tho words Holsteln nnd Holstehi
Frieslau designate tho snmo breed,,
At first thero wero two breed nssocla.
tions, one called tho Holsteln assocla
tlon, the other the Dutch-Frlcslan ae.
soclatlon, but for all practical pur
poses theso associations represented
the same breed,
Friesiond is a provlnco in tho north
ern part of Holland and theso north
ern Hollanders havo kept cattle from
tlie earliest history. Holsteln Is a
provlnco In northern Germany, not
far from Frlesland. Cattlo coming
from tho province of Frlesland were
called Dutch-FTk'siuna uuu were e&-
Holsteln Cow.
tercd In tho association by this name.
Cattlo coming from Holsteln wero
called Holsteins. Tho cattle' originat
ed from tho samo source. In tho
year 1885 the two associations united
and cattlo coming from theso two
sections aro now called Holsteln
Frleslan. Tho correct name for the
black and whites Is Holstoln-Frleslan,
but they are sometimes improperly
called Holsteins.
PROTECT OUTLET FROM COWS
Considerable Damage Is Liable to Re
sult Unless Tile Is Suitable
Protected From 8tock.
When the outlet of a tile drain
comes out Into the open where stock
can trample on or about It, consider
able damage is apt to bo dono unless
somo provision Is mado to protect it.
Tho accompanying Illustration shows
a plan for protecting tho outlet that
wo havo found to bo successful, says
a writer In tho Homestead. About all
there is to it is to drive a fow stakes
y sa'p
Protected Tile Outlet.
at suitablp distances from tho outlet,
and stretch barbed wire over them.
If the outlet is such a place that it
may bo interfered with by stock, it
should bo protected, as carelessness
may be the means of permitting dam
age that may require a day or moro
to fix.
Jersey Cows.
I am building a herd of registered
Jerseys and do not have many calves
to feod at a time. A very little calf
meal In a gallon of warm separator
Bklm milk threo times a day Is all
I lot any cnlf have till largo onough
to bo put on somo kind otcoarse, dry
feed, says a writer In an exchange.
I mix my own feed for grown dairy
cows. I swap my cottonseed for cot
tonseed meal, grind my corn into
meal, buy wheat bran and mix these
equal parts. I somotlmes uso lin
seed meal with these, equal purls.
This linseed meal 1b used In the win
ter whon we have no grass.
Pure Water for Dairy.
When wo consider that a largo por
tion of tho cow's body Is composed of
wator; that milk contains moro water
than any other ono ingredient, and
that It must requlr a groat quantity
of wator to keep tho temperature of
the nulinuls down during tho oxtrcme
hot weather, we should npproclato tho
necessity of keeping tho dairy cows
well supplied with puro drinking wa
ter. Method of Dehorning.
A stick of caustic potash applied to
the young cnlf's horns Is tho best
method of dehorning.
Daipy Nams
(t-W-3r!
A laying hen requires moro water
than food.
Tbo cows that produco tho largest
amounts of butter fat do It most eco
nomically. Tho calves should by all means b
kept in clean, well lighted and ven
tilated stnblos.
A gallon of cream testing 25 per
cent, should churn a little over two
pounds ot butter.
Tho objoct of cow testing and keep
ing record to Improve the herd and
Increase the output.
Tho thermometer must bo used aa
rrgularly in the dairy during tho
summer as during tho winter.
lly intelligent brooding and caro,
most of the dairy hords can bo
brought up to doublo their produc
tion. Tho spread botwoen tho common
and good cattlo keeps widening all
tho time, as good cattlo aro getting
scarcer.
lly kneading and rubbing the teats
a good form may be given this organ
and future milk secretion bo much
increased.
Prof. Smith ot the Nebraska sta
tion believes that corn fodder Is one
of tho most economical feeds for fat
tening stoers.
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BOX FOR STAMPING LETTERS
Apparatus Invented for Benefit of
Man Who Never Has Stamps
Works Automatically.
For the benefit of those people who
novor havo any etnmpB or, rather, for
the benefit of tho people they borrow
.stamps from a Now York man has
invented tho apparatus soon In Uie il
lustration. This Is nothing less than
Letter Stamping Box.
a letter stamping machino, which,
when a coin or coins aro dropped in
tho slot, will automatically nfflr a
stamp in an envelope. Tho upper sec
tion of tho box has a com slot at the
top and In a lower corner, back of a
little window, a roll of stamps. A
slot at ono end ndmitB the letter and
the window allows the uper to see
that the corner of the onvelopo Is ex
actly In front of the roll of stamps.
A coin Is inserted and the plunger at
the top of the box pushed down. This
presses tho end stamp against a mots
tener, and from there on to tho enve
lope, which is then withdrawn and
dropped into tho lower compartment
for collection.
FISHING WITH A STEAM PUMP
Each Stroko of Piston Brought Up
Torrents of Water In Which
Were Fish and Crawfish.
One' of the most singular fishing de
vices imaginable was discovered by
accident in France. Though extreme
ly simple, tho system Is revolutionary,
says tho Scientific American.
A pond on tho farm of La Marle
quelte, bordered by rocky shores, ww
drained ono year by tho aid of a
steam pump. Each stroke of tho pis
ton drew up 25 gallons of wator, and
the pond wns emptied In a fow hours,
nnd not only was the water drawn off,
but all the fishes also wero transferred
to a now element
This was a revolution. Tho owners
ot ponds in the neighborhood followed
suit, and the proprietor of tho pump
made a specialty of this sort of work.
He "let" one of his pumps, modified
for the purpose. Tho peasants of the
region called It "the flsh pump." Each
stroko of the piston brought up tor
rents of wator, In whioh wore flsh and
crawfish, together with mud and do
brls. One pond of several acres was
cleared of flsh at an expense of about
$7.20. The process was ingenious, but
as ono cannot have his flsh and eat
'it, too, and as such rapid consumption
would havo lod to equally rapid ex
termination, tho authorities stopped
tho practice.
NEW CLOCK FOR TIMEKEEPER
Found Quite Convenient When Tlmo
of Workmen Wanted Expressed
In Dollars and Cents.
FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
It Is qulto inconvenient, when figur
ing the tlmo of workmen, to havo the
tlmo expressed In hours and minutes,
which Is a duodclmal fiyHtem, while
tho labor Is paid for in dollars and
cents on tho decimal system. This
difficulty has been very Fimpjy over
como by an inventor in Louisville, Ky.,
who has fitted a clock with a face
3howing tho ordinary 12-hour num-
A Timekeeper's Clock.
hers, and outside of this ten divisions
representing the decimal system. Tho
tlmo of this clock Is road not In hours
and minutes, but in hours and tenths
of hours. For Instance, a workman
starting a job at 0:30 would bo record
ed as started at 9.5. If ho completed
tho Job at 12.3, the difference in time,
nnmoly, 2.8 hours, Is evidently far
moro slmplo to calculate thau It would
bo were It expressed In mlnutea.
Smoke Consuming Furnaces.
Thoro are 7,875 smoko consuming
furnaces in London. Fifty-four dif
ferent types of nppnratns aro used in
tho metropolis, all of which aro et
focttvo smoko consumers. Up to the
duto of Issuing the report from which
theso figures como 672 convictions for
smoko nuisances had been obtained
boforo tho magistrates.
Consumption of Coal.
Last year the consumption ot coal
In this country was 502,000,000 tons in
round numbers, in England 300,000,000
tons, nearly, and in Germany about
two hundred and fifty million tons.
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FURS ARE MADE MOTH-PROOF
Skin Is Removed by Freezing Process
and Halre Mads Quite Unasssll-
able by Vermin.
A European scientist has evolved a
plan wacrcoy fcra can be made abso
lutely moth-proot it Is only the skin
to which the fur is attached that at
tracts these creatures. Tho idea,
therefore, suggests Iteelf to substitute
some other material not adapted as
food for vermin, In place ot tho nat
ural skin, and has been successfully
accomplished in the following man
ner: The fur is stretched upon n
wooden frame and Is then dipped, hair
side down, In a flat dish, the dish be
ing filled with water and placed, with
the fur. In a refrigerating room and
allowed to freeze. When tho fur is
trosen to a solid block the skin U
sawed off with a circular saw. It can
be further utilized for the manufac
ture of leather. The surface of the
lee block is allowed to melt down a
small distance so as to bring out tho
ends of tho hairs, and then a number
of layers of rubber solution arc ap
plied. After this has sot the Ice
block is molted off. leaving, the hair
firmly rooted in tho rubber. Tho re
sult perfectly resembles natural fur,
but differs from It in being quite un
assailable by vermin.
PUNCTURELESS TIRE IS NEW
Kansas City Man Has Invented Whesl
With Cushion of Air Inside
Is Soft-Rldlng.
Ever since a man discovered how to
mako a softridtng tire by wrapping
the product of the rubber treo around
compressed air, othor men have been
trying to dovise a way to protect that
sofe-ridlng device from damaging con
tact with the unfeeling roadway, Its
tin cans and broken glass and sharp
stones, and so on.
One of the most recent devices is In
vented by E. Stowart of Kansas City.
Mr. Stewart has a pnoumatic tire, all
right, but he hides it away in the
wheel, eo that the only surface It en
counters is of smooth motal. adjusted
Tire Inside the Wheel.
so there is no chafing. The outer rim
Is shod with an ordinary solid rubber
tire. Mr. Stewart says tho hidden
pneumatic tube does nil the work of
one exposed to the road, absorbing
shocks and jars, and that It will last
Indefinitely. He has equipped his
pleasure oar with the dovico and Is
demonstrating It to factory repre
sentatives and other Interested per
sons. Heating and Cooling House.
By the uso of a SwIhb Invention
which has been recently exploited,
tho system made use of In winter
for heating a house by hot water
may bo utilized In the Bummer
months for cooling the Interior. The
piping Is used Just an It stands, but
the boiler Is cut out and Its placo
taken by an apparatus which com
prises tho essential part of the inven
tion, called a "frlgator." Tho water
which circulates In the pipes in the
winter months is dloplacrd with
brine for cooling, which Is main
tained In motion by a small pump.
Tho device has been given a practical
test and found to bo qulto successful.
MOTES OF
SCIENCE
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mrEHTioN
The United States spends every
yr ir $11,500,000 for education in art
alono.
An Italian unlvorsity professor
clnlms to havo found radium In ordi
nary dew.
If blindfolded, it Is said no man is
able to stand fivo njlnntes without
moving.
A method ot planting eyelashes and
oyebrows has been developed by a
French snrgeon.
In eastern Turkestan sheep aro used
as common beasts of burden. They
are said to be excellent carriers.
Cold air contains more oxygen than
warm air, requires fewer respirations
and consumes less heart energy.
A patent has been granted for an
attachment to rocking chairs, which
operates a fan to cool the occupant.
A piano will bo less affected by
dampness If set against an inside
wall ot a room than it against an out
side wall.
It has been found that the eye of a
fly is able to see an objoct no larger
than one flve-mllllonth of nn Inch In
diameter.
Any attempt to turn tho knob or
Insert a key into a lock that a New
Yorker recently patented rings a bur
glar alarm.
Nearly a thousand patents have
been Issued in tho United States for
devices to do away with tho rubber
tires on automobiles and other vehicles.
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