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Show fc l m m . i.--: cr . l.-- w-- vre-- Popular 33 :3:5533:5 3-s 2 s i 5kfiMp wjl u oO r Georgetown '? Live Wood 'Wall for 4evecs. In forming t iutianknietAj h'! la hill'd In trom K&fttuenf Horn running water or to hold a stn-ain place it la rtiBuuou piactH-- - to ili-i-- n. 1 ed n , . . ? 4 , Meteoric Electricity. We now know quite accurately the nature of lightning and the method of production of the enormous electrical pressure exhibited by the flash. When clouds are formed by the condensation of very minute drops of water from the vapor in the air, un- der certain conditions these drops ex- libit a small electrical charge! As the drops coalesce the capacity in- creases less rapidly than the quantity of charge ' fori the reason that two . drops of equal size, when they flow '" together, produce one of only slightly larger diameter, and the capacity Is determined by the diameter. On this account the drops formed by the flowing together of the small' mist before they attain such particles, ' size as to long be precipitated as the rain, acquire an electrical charge of enor-mou- a voltage, sufficient often to leap a distance of a mile through the air. This must correspond with pressures only to be indicated by millions of volts. Electrical Review. Steam vs. Electricity. In a paper read before the Society of Civil Engineers of Canada Ur. C. H. Davis has studied the advantages of electric traction and concludes: First That in the near, future steam railways will adopt electric traction for suburban traffic no matter whether the new service is more expensive or not. Second That for long distance transport of heavy freight, steam will continue to be the motive force. Third For the quick transport of passengers between great centers of population even when widely separated, electric engines will be used, since they travel at much greater speeds than steam motors, and pre; sent certain distinct advantages of comfort. were broken, t Cornell., rosed tne (aisit) race, four miles, ; last ) car's record ta, The time of the fresh man IS;5ISJ5. ae , 9.34 distaiue two miles. thf record being 9 19V. In the ra- e t'.e time WR-- . Hi 43 3 5 for tA laiVs the re onl hen g lt):31Vu-Isac h co test the Cornell oars-mi9Hp'ayeF remarkable waterman-Bt- t 'Their stroke was 'hisy and graceful, yet It was powerful all the ,wy through and the men got all of ti&ir itreugih and weight into the blideg There was no splashing, so Idkes, no cati king of crabs, but an evenness of motion that was poetry in itself, it was, in fact, a series of easy Victories, for ' at" no 'time WCfa the Cornell crewa hard pressed. n Arrangements for Big Fight. In spite of the fa t that both Jef fries aud Fitzsimmons aV'w illlug to meet on July 5 according to agreement, the promoters are talking of postponing the combat iu order to The insure larger financial returns affair has already been a matter uf so much doubt that it would. seem desirable to bring it off according to schedule, as will likely he done. The only reason for making a post ponement is the fact that tsere will be a convention of lodge men in San Francisco in august, and that the chances for a crowd will he better at that time. The subpHt has twice been brought up The first time it was decided to bring the men together July 25. which was the date chosen in the last set of articles signed by the fighters. The idea of delaying the fight came up again last week. The thought that special rates to San Francisco would prevail at that time and that there would be larger crowds in the city seems to be quite a point In deciding the date of the bout It has been practically decided to let the original date stand. Jeffries and Fitzsimmons have already been training for several weeks and have worked with the idea of fleeting July 25. Possibly for financial reasons it might be better to make, a postponement, but there has been so much planning for the battle for the championship that the average man would rather know that there will be no further delay. One interesting point In the contest among the heavy weights has apparently been settled. It Is that Jim Corbett will again sally forth as a chat lenger hud try to win hack the title he - loet Fitzsimmons , more than five yws ago. - According to reports, Corbett' has been promised a match both By Fitzsimmons and Jeffries, the arrangetrteat- - being that the winner U to fight Corbett at San Francisco about a month after the cohtesL if this is so It will add Interest to the heavyweight bout Although Corbett may not be counted as a probable champion, he Is always acknowF edged to be a marvelous boxer, which leave!, any fight, he engages in an uncertain one. , , Wisconsin's Protect the Cows from Fire. All dairy barns, creameries and the Though the Western college crew wa defeated In the races at Ithaca, N. Y., Is carried off the honors second to Cornell. No Boxing at Denver. The city of Denver la once more clpsed to the boxing game, and the sports are now trying to figure out wli&t was the cause of it all. Some blame It on the adverse criticism caused by Toung Corbetts fight with Kid Broad, while others are willing to believe that the boxers are made tf suffer for the political differences edstlng between rival organizations. Tie Fire and Police Board Issues permits In Denver and therefore has the boxing game under, its control. , Several 'times during the laBtJew years the tbard has' seen" fif to put the hah on the boxers, but by some mysterious . touuC, a aAejU.th,oUfciaKr xay fio get to the . board aud the result was the reopening ot the game. After running for a short time the clubs were again refused permits, hut Influence was brought to bear and the board granted a permit for the contest .between Corbett and '"Broad. Since that time the opposition to boxing has developed stronger than ever and the fight between Corbett and Dave Sullivan win have to be brought off in some other city. , - " fighting point Fitzsimmons now na George "Dawson "of Chicago's ai adviser, having been recently Joined by the man frontithe Chicago Athletic Association.' Dawson la a good adviser, and It was planned long ago that he should be with Fitzsimmons at the time of the battle. Cornells 8plendid Showing. A correspondent writing from IthaDuffy Failed to Compete. ca, N. Y on the day of the great colThe results of the London Athletic , lege boat races, says: Just as the setting sun broke club meeting at Stomfqrd Bridge ' through the dull gray, lowering' cloud were as follows: One Hundred Yards Handicap H. trom which rain had been, falling a yards, won; time, greater part of the day, the Cornell M. Hilbery, 9 seconds. A. W. Duffy 'Ameruniversity eight wound np a great 10 leries of aquatic, triumphs which set ican) was ' entered, but did not . 8afsty Valve With Muffler. gins to 1low off the excess steam In its boiler through the safety valve. These valves are invariably used on all steam boilers, so as to the followers of Ithaca wild with dereduce-- to-minimum the danger of light. In three "races, the explosions. In the device shown in the freshmen, and the varsity, Corthe cut, the steam as it escapes blows nell literally swept the decks with a the4 of the central up through portion exhibition of lowing skill valve, but Instead of blowing directly superb which again placed the methods of Into the air Is caught In a little Coach Courtney upon a memorable hood and deflected downThe Cornell four won by ward, the noise being reduced to a pinnacle. minimum, it is claimed that the de- about four lengths, with Pennsylvania five lengths before the Columbia vice here abown is used on 131 railboat. The Cornell freshman eight won roads. by a length, with Wisconsin second, a half length in front of Columbia, Octuplex Telegraphy. the latter beating Syracuse a length, Experiments have been made by with Pennsylvania bve lengths back. the general telegraph department of to test the octuplex system Germany 0 , a four-oared- aeml-circul- , ar of typographic telegraphy Invented by Automatic If the apparatus shown in the ac- the late Prof. Rowland of Johns Hop-kiUniversity. The apparatus to be accomplishes companying drawing the- - purpose Jar which, it was de- regularly used between Hamburg and signed it will mean a large saving la Frankfort., will shortly Vi Installed. It is claimed that the cxwuplex system will permit 18,000 words per hour to be sent over a single wire by twenty operators. By the. Hughes system now in use In Berlin only 2,200 words per hour can be dl patched. The sending instrument re sembles a typewriter, and any let ter can be telegraphed by depressing its corresponding key. The. receiving instrument prints the message on a sheet of paper, not on a tape tn convenient form for delivery by mall or otherwise. n - Movement of the Balt Box Discharges the Grain. the amount of labor necessary in the care of fowls, and possibly economize also tn the amount of grain consumed by the flock. A hopper, or storage reservoir is provided for holding a Urge quantity of grain, the bottom being conical In shape, to feed the grain Into an opening Jn the center. Beneath the opening is a chute, arranged to catch the grain and prevent a continuous outflow from the hopper.' Suspended In close proximity to the ground is what the inventor n a belt box," having a small quantity of grain placed in Axed Captain. decidedly novel fashion. It was broad bow wired to hold her coiffure, where It with a spray of orange hr- - - - - - SleevV tucks are let loose at the elbow) tojfelve the necessary fullness at the forearm. com-pet- e. Hammer Throw E. B. May, Oxford, six feet handicap, won ; distance, 134 feet 2ft Inches. R. W. Edgten American), scratch, with 126 feet 2(4 inches, was third. Badgers Choose Captain. English Win Polo Cup. The English pohrteam won the third and deciding match at Hurling-haIn the series for the 'American challenge cup. The Englishmen scored several goals to the Americans'-one- . -- 1. ace. Judd of SL Louis has signified willingness to participate in n western championship tournament to M held in Chicago, with a first prize of 3150, and k number of leading Cbi-ag- o players have agreed to enter sich tournament If officials of the loral clnb succeed In getting np this tournament there Is little likelihood of many Chicago players competing In toe tournament to be held under the svspices of the western cjicss association St Lake Mlnnetofika, Minn.) Aug. 9, wits prizes of $100, $40, $10 and $S In addition to special prizes. - JWgx bis . most-freque- nt gray-brownis- h ' spread over a large surface of the body, the animats lose flash and become weak and anemic, rendering them constitutionally less able to Withstand or combat the effects ot the ml tea.- At the same time f the decreased vigor and lessened vitality of the affected animals favor the more rapid multiplication of the mites and the further extension and intensification of the disease." Thus we hare cause and effect working together, with the result that scabies, or mange. In. cattle may In some cases, prove fa-- . t&I; especially are fatal terminations liable to occur in the latter part of' a severe winter among Immature and growing animals, or those of adult and full nge, when In an unthrifty condition at the time of becoming Infected, There have been noticed variations In the progress of the disease depending upon extreme seasons aggravation In winter alternating with improve- ment tn summer. Buletia 162, Depart- ment of, Agriculture. , - ! Horae Shortage in New Hampshire. Prof. Charles W. Burkett, of the New 1. mpshlre station, says: There la too little horae power In the state to properly till end cultivate the aolL We have thousands of acres of tillable land In the state (and what ta said here ts true of all New Eng l&nfi) that hare not felt the ploughshare for a long neries of years, some tor .decades,, some for, a.half .century. Soil will not remain - productive If unfilled. We have not enough horses to '! ot votU in Vr. the regular farm work and to carry on tillage as it should be done. the cr ly supply of horses Is from other states; yet this state Is quite able to supply its full needs and could have to spare for demands else where. The work lies with the farmers themselves, not only to Increase the number of working horses but to Improve them and make them more ; serviceable , , By using the better grade of mares for breeding purpose and having the Free-tlcali- Control the Water In Butter. ' A government bulletin - says that the present? of salt, the size of the butter granules and the hardness ot the butter are factors exerting an Influence on the amount of water In the butter. Where a dry" batter' la de sired, x for export, these principles may have considerable practical Importance. . By churning cream at n low temperature and continuing the churning until the granules were as large as peas, washing for" about thirty minutes with water at 46 degrees to 48 degrees, and working twice, the lown station secured butter containing ns low ns 8.72 per cent of water.' Of thirty two analyses ot samples of butter made In this fay, even showed lest than "per, cent of water, 7 from 8 to JO per cent, and 10 from 10 to 12 per cent It ta not, however, advised that export hut ter should be made with less than from 8 to 10 per cent of water. f Farm .8eparatora In "Australia. . la Interesting to note the favor with which the farm separator Is received abroad, where It la being need In Increasing numbers. In Australia the little machines ere being largely used. In Victoria alone there are now owned .and operated on the farms 4,100 separators. According to the last report of Hon. John Morrisy, minister-of agriculture f VIetoria,- - the use of the machines baa Increased ns follows: 1886, 23; 1887. 68; 1888, 108; - 8,125; 1898, 2,799, 1899, 2446. There are about 10,000 farmers In Victoria supplying milk to creameries, and of these atJeast 1 per cent separate the cream on thelT jown farms. Weedy Flavors. Prof. G. I McKay; In the summer months during dry periods frequent oomplaints are heard from butter dealers of what they term summer conditions or weedy flavors. These flavors are undoubtedly caused by a species of bacteria. 1 As many of you no doubt have observed that the next morning after a good, heavy rain your flavor will change and improve. Many attribute this to the fresh grass, does not grow in n but fresh-gra- ss night Our bacteriologist found by txperimentlng with n species of bacteria that be could produce this same weedy flavor, Bom of the citizens of Benton Harproposing a publle bor, Mich,-ar- e milk plant, like those that are ao successfully run In some of the Eng Ish cities. They would run the bottling ''establishment in connection with the city water works, and would supply both Benton Harbor and 8t Joseph with pure milk. Friends of the movement estimate the annual profits to the city at $20.0(Kk y , service of some pure-brelr of some draft or coach breed ot good type and conformation, tt would be but a short ' time until the character et the whole horse stock were changed Into a betone. Good draft ter' and coach stallions can bs secured for about five hundred dollars." Several farmers could purchase a (tall ion of . the type desired, and there could be engaged several mares for the first season at it moderate charge for service which womd pay not only e high" rate lor money invested but would go n long ways tor paying the full cost d - It '1889,TE5;'1890,'238r'mi,'443r'l7; A new chess club has been organised nt Titusville, Pa. It Is said that Janowski and Schloo-te- r may shortly play a match at Carlsbad, Germany. A correspondence chess match of twenty seven boards a aide has been begun between Mississippi and Texas. The recent telegraphic chess match between the Rochester and Syracuse chess clubs results in n victory for the former by n adore of 6 H to Ap exchange states that flourishing chess clubs have been established at Constantinople, Beirut, Syria and Djibouti on the Red Sea. -- The first named club has the title of exchequer drientale and meets at the Pern palCornell also won the university race with ease, having led all the way, rowto ing an even stroke of thirty-tw- o the mlnnte, and having three lengths to spare at the wind-up-, Wisconsin second by a length and a half, Columbia third by three lengths. , . Wisconsin, after a desperate struggle with Columbia, finished a length In front of Edward Hanlan's .pupil, the latter beating .Pennsylvania by two lengths. The Quakers, with a great spurt in the last half mile, got up from last plare and defeated like should be as amply as possible protected against fire. Thla may be done In several ways, If, no better way appears to the mind of the owner, be should have a shelf construct' ed in the ham and on It keep a num her of pails full of , water and ready to use at n moment's notice. Frequently Area get beyond control because the means are not nt hand tot extinguishing them la their incipient stage. Where .farmers have wind mills and elevated tanka that give good pressure to the water tbe arrangements for fighting fire can be of the best, but will of course cost something. Water pipes should he laid to convenient points and boss made ready. The lire may never come, but it la a comfortable feeling to know that tf it eomes it wiU get s cold reception- ,- Where aalmal are kept tied or locked op and beyond possible escape from the flame agast nr, - secrete cwrtauuy be taken. - 7 Robert O. Stephenson number four in this years boat of Marinette, Wis., was elected captain of next years crew. He is a Junior in the civic historical course and rowed on hit freshman crew and In last years varsity. Chets Notes. Trimmed Lace on Brldee Gowns. Trimmed lace is another Innovation for brides. One of the prettiest brides of the season wore n gown of chiffon and lqce, the latter trimmed with cords of white satin applied in waved lines, which' stood out in Bold relief against the filmy background. The trained skirt was draped in front with this satin trimmed lace, as was also the bodice, which, like the sleeves, had undulating satin cords Her veil was draped adorning 1L In a Cause ef Scabies or-- Mange. Scabies, or mange, of the ox is a contagious disease caused by a para--att- ic mite: " Cattle re chiefly' affected-wit- h but two varieties of these para sites, or mites, which belong to the class Arachnoldea. These are, first, the Psoroptea; second, the Symbiotes. The first is the one jwhlch most fre- quentiy affects them.' It Uvea on the surface ot the skin and gives rise to great Irritation and Itching by biting, . and la nposutiie sides of the neck end shoulders, at the base ot the horns, and at the root of the talk From these points It spread! to the back, and aide, and may invade nearly the entire body. Its principal manifestations are 'more or less numerous pimples, exudation, and abundant scaling off ot the akin, falling out of the hair, and the formation ot dry scabs. In the court of time the skin beoomes thickened, stiff, wrinkled, and acquires the consistence of leather. When mange has ; In the training quarters at Skaggs Springs and Harbin Springs Jeffrie and Fitzsimmons are simply attending to ' business.", Both are4- - In' good ' com dition, although neither has done any thing iq a hurry, ,Jfh AaiO..dofL is long enough to give them a ebamw to work gradually down to the best - Rowing The FermehlS'lrr Mllkl-Prof- . O. L. McKay, Iowa Agricultural College: In' the month of June when nature has covered the --earth With loveliness, (he right kind of fermentation seems to be" everywhere. Moat anyone can make fine flavored butter at thla time; but when the kind of bacteria that we have to deal with changes to the undesirable kind. It will then require skill. At our school our bacteriologist .made a number of tests to determine the kind of bacteria that milk contains during the different months --of the year. In March when it is quite difficult to make fine butter, 100 samples from different patrons' milk - were, taken. Only 12H per cent showed pure acid flavor; 48 per Cent Impure acid flavor and 2914 per cent rapid decomposition of the curd. Samples taken April Ith showed 60 per cent pure acid flavor; 27,7 Impure acid flavor, and 23J rapid decomposition of the curd. In April we found decided improvement In the kind of oacterin present Samples taken May. 10 showed 00 per cent pure arid flavor and 10 per tent to' pure. This largely explains why it is easy to get pood flavors at some times of the year and not gt; other times. 8atnplet taken ln June and July showed about the same results as May. How If we could get our patrons to exercise more care In regard to cleanliness, a lot of this trouble might be obviated-- ' Still jfct certain periods makers will have to combat undesirable fermentations. . Device. Poultry-Feedin- g rp-o- four-oS'e- m,. one-tim- ' three-quart- ial Ii.ih arc cm i d win. In ill" wnc netim ; of eioutj. ihe fouls b'lu.ne m and ring the tb halt 1hx, op on one dg of t e as tray cm-etto peek plant Willow' at clone interval Kernals. these trees are of rapid growth and weight of tne l.ul will readily establish thensclves to tilts the swinging iod whirl suppolts form a live wood wall, and thfir the traj. and this oscillator) motion roots permeate tiie sediment de- slides the chute bacl- ami forth he posited around them so thickly that Heath the oiietting in the hopper, taps discharging the train to tne gior.ml, to be devoured by the fowls The e is mil quantity delivered at great, but as often as hunger drives the fowls to peck at the bait the grain Is automatically delivered, anrf as fowls will make little effort to gel f Hi unless they are hungry, it is possible that Core will tie a saving in the quantity consumed over that which thev might le given If fed by hand Zacharlah Xevers, of Santa Cruz. Cal, is the inventor Growing Root Prevent Washouts. the earth will be more difficult to Light on Precious Stones. wash away in case of an oterflow It is known that violet light from Our illustration shows a levee waich an eb'ctnc arc lamp excites fluoresis intended to apply this idea on a cence in the diamond M Chaumet more extensive scale, to confine a has proved that an intimate cunncc-lioriver safely within the embankments, exlstB between that property of so that there shall be no danger of the diamond and the lustre exhibited its breaking through the walls John in other artificial lights, especially Patten of New York City has ob- the light from candle (in which the tained a patent on this form of etu diamond shows to the greatest adbankment, and baa designed several vantage) The diamonds that send methods of planting which are capa- out the most vivid rays are not alble of holding a heavy body of water ways those which are the most reguin place, the one shown having the larly cut, but are such as, examined set in curves with the earth by violet light, show greatest fluores, trees terraced up to the proper height. cence, While diamonds that do not .Another desigtj contemplates the for- fluoresce simply show violet when so mation of a power canal along J the Illuminated, the most brilliant stones top of the levee to a point w here the fluoresce strongly with a clear ari fall to the main body of water would very brilliant blue radiation The be sufficient to run a dynamo to fur- test is of practical value and has been nish power for operating boats and applied to other precious stones yeltrolley cars. It is not Intended that low diamonds, Burmese and Siamese this levee building shall be done hur- rubies, etc. riedly. but that the deposits of soil carried down by the current shall Safety Valve With Muffler. gradually fill in around the. roots Every one is familiar with the Inuntil the embankment rises and con- tensely disagreeable sound made by fines the water in a narrow channel, a locomotive when It suddently be- thus affording access to otherwise unavailable land without danger of overflow in floods. at-th- t - ft v ups or hue course hungry line-aUiu- of a length iu tioi.t of Syr a- - eujF-- ' ; a rant length George ty tofn crossed, the - 1 Sheep and Waads. Prof. Thomas Shaw; Of the 600 weeds and grasses growing In the Northwest, it is estimated by those that have made a study ot It, that sheep will eat 676 ot them, while horses consume but 82 and cattle only 66.. The fact la, sheep prefer many kinds of weeds to grasses, and weedy fields end horse pastures are . Improved hy turnlng a small flock of aheep Into them. - When sheep devour the weeds- - they - da not charge anything for the work. On the other hand, they pay the farmer for the privilege of pulling the weeds. They turn the weeds into mutton, fresh. Juicy and crisp. A sheep's stomsck to the most perfect receptacle that was ever made for weeds It to sure death to every form of weed Ilfs , No weed seeds retain the power ot resurrection after having been buried In that living sepulcher, the stomach ot a sheep. A more suitable receptacle for them It to than a Gehenna or a Tophet would bs Either of them would deprive the weeds of the power to grow, hut In doing so they would consume all the nitrogen in the weeds. Only the phosphoric acid and potash would be left in the ashes. But when sheep Consume weeds, they take out some of the nitrogen, n little of the phosphorus, and the potash to supply their own needs, and the residue they put back over the land to stimulate the growth of the crops that shall yet: be sows. w-- 4 . Mr. John M. True, secretary ef state for Wisconsin, says the disposition' to plant more corn Is almost universal throughout the state, and the potato acreage has also been Increased 6 per cent, and tobacco acreage 10 per cenL The wheat acreage has decreased ia proportion as the corn and oats acreage baa Increased. |