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ELECTRICITY AND CROPS.
Experiments Show That Current In
creases the Yield.
The view that an electric discharge,
applied artificially, is advantageous to '
plant growth has long been held. In
the latter part of the eighteenth cen- j
tury Abbe Xollet and Abbe Bertholom
studied the subject. The former found
that, electrified maize and mustard
germinated in every case more rapidly
than control plants. Modern ideas on |
the principle and its practical applica
tion owe much to the careful experi
ments of Prof. S. Leinstrom (Sweden)
and the researches of the late Prof.
Berthelot (France).
In recent years attempts have been
made in England to ascertain the pre-
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The post and insulator supporting the
electrical discharging wire. The
posts are placed 100 yards apart,
or, roughly, about one post to the
acre.
cise effect, or stimulus of electricity
upon growing plants by means of out
door experiments. Foremost among
such trials are those carried out by
Mr. .1. H. Priestley, 15. S., and others
in the botanical garden and labora
tories of University college, liristol,
and, on a larger scale, by Mr. J. E.
Newman, at Bitton, near liristol.
The method is to stretch over the
field to be treated a number of thin
wires on poles, high enough for loaded
wagons and all the usual farming op
erations togo on underneath the wires
without let or hindrance. The wires
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A comparison of electrified wheat
with wheat grown under ordinary
conditions. The electrified wheat
(on right) has broader leaves and
more shoots.
are supported by a few posts in long
parallel spans, about 30 feet apart,
The system of conductors is con
nected at one post with a generator
Bupplving positive electricity at a po
tential of something - like a hundred
thousand volts, and with sufficient
power to maintain a constant supplj
of electricity at this kind of potential.
Experiments on the effect of the
overhead discharge system en the pro
ductiveness of wheat (sown in lUOQ
and last year), showed an increase
under the electrical treatment as com
pared with the control unelectrified
plots of 30 to 40 per cent., this in
crease. being due to better slooliug
and filling out of cars. Moreover, it
is worthy of mention that the electri
fied v.heat sold at. higher prices, ba
king tests indicating the production
of a better baking flour.
The principle was applied also to
el raw berries, raspberries, cucumbers,
bread beans, cabbages, tomatoes, beet,
and car rots as grown at the Experi
mental nurseries, Hilton. In all eas>'s
control plots were provided, which, as
far as practicable, were under iden
tical conditions of planting and care
as the electrified plots. Selecting two
examples, cucumbers showed 17 per
cent, increase; strawberries, five year
plants, 30 per cent., one year plants,
80 per cent increase.
PROTECTS X RAY OPERATOR.
Invention of a Device Makes Use of
X-Ray Machine Safe.
Through the invention of a device
known as I lie "Cornell tube," by a pro
fessor in the Cornell University Med
ical college, it is believed that the
death lurking in the X-ray machine
can be eliminated.
As lias been before stated in this
magazine, the danger from the X-ray
lias been more to the operator than
to the; patient. This is beem'se oper-
The Apparatus.
ators use it constantly, while its con- j
tact with patients is limited. So raa- !
levolent is its force that already nino !
well-known scientists have met death !
from its use, and therefore every new '
method of controlling it is hailed with j
delight by the profession.
Under the old system of employing
the ray, the end of the instrument
from which the force is discharged
was held several inches from the
portion of the patient's body to be op
erated upon. As the rays do not trav
el straight, ahead after leaving the
point of discharge, but spread out in
every direction like the ripples ex
panding from a pebble thrown into
water, the operator was sure to re
ceive some of its force no matter
who.-* standing.
With the new device, says Pop
ular Mechanics, which consists of a
tube made of heavy lead glass, the ail
space formerly permitted between the
apparatus and the patient is done
away with. No rays can escape from
it save through a lint glass windAw
at tlie end, and as this corresponds in
> size to the lesion to be treated the
rays go straight to the point where
they are to do their work. They op
erate on the diseased tissues alone
and harm neither operator nor patient.
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The Apparatus in Use.
When the tube is brought into direct j
contact, with the patient, only the <
ionizing effect of Ihe X-ray is exerted »
on the tissues, and this effect is ;
claimed to be all that is required to
accomplish the desired results.
LIGHTNING RODS.
A Comparison of the Value of Those
Made from Steel and Copper.
The choice nf lightning rod material
should be between copper and steel.
The smokestacks of the United States
government power plants are all
rodded with copper, which better re
sists the acid in smoke. Copper is su
perior to steel in carrying electricity,
but the thunderbolt is an oscillating i
current, moving to and fro perhaps a j
million times in a second, like a bent j
spring when it is released. Steel, hav- !
ing but one-seventh the conductivity I
of copper, damps out the oscillations ]
better and is not so likely to melt.
The fusing of a steel rod is a rare acci- I
dent, as it will carry to earth a thun- '
derbolt. that melts it.
Steel rods are star-shaped and cop- \
per ones are made in strands in order
that tljoy may have a large surface.
For thi> ordinary farm building the
galvanised steel star-shaped rod is
ample. :.ut where the expense is justi
fied by the value of the building the
112 saints rod, copper-covered, is desirable.
POWER DRIVEN ERASER.
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A New Device f or Use in Large
Draughting Rooms.
An electric motor-driven eraser is a
new device adapted for use in a
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A Motor Eraser.
draughting room. It is far superior to
the hand eraser, as it. will make abso
lutely clean erasures owing to the
high rate of speed at which the eraser
wheel revolves, says Popular Elec
tricity. The eraser wheel is driven !
with <i flexible shaft by a small motor,
which is easily moved from table to
table in the draughting room. A flex
ible cord with a plug is provided for
attaching to any incandescent lamp
socket.
It Reminded Him.
"My boy," said Popley, "it should be
your ambition to carve yoisr name
some day upon the temple of fame."
"My boy," said Popley, "it should bo
minds me, you ain't never give mo thai
jaJ; knife you promised me."
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1908.
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.
Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, if
they know how to protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul
teration in paint materials. There's
one sure and safe guide to a pure and
thoroughly dependable White Lead —
that's the "Dutch Boy Painter" trade
mark which the National Lead Com
pany, the largest makers of genuine
White Lead, place on every package
of their product. This company sends
a simple and sure little outfit for test
ing white lead, and a valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for it
Their address is Woodbridge Bldg.,
New York City.
Considerate.
Borem—She wasn't at home when I
called, so 1 left my card —
Miss Pepprey—Yes, she was telling
me she considered it so thoughtful of
I yon.
j Borem —To leave my card?
Miss Pepprey—No; to call when she
wasn't at home.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for an*
riiso of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall'i
Catarrh Cure.
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for the last Ift years, and believe him i>erfcctly hon
orable in fill business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
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Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
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directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
pystem. Testimonials Kent free. I'rlee 75 cents pel
bottle. Sold by all DruinelHts.
lake Hall's Family Tills for constipation.
Too Hard to Answer.
"Look here, my friend," said a trav
eling man to the hotel clerk, "I want
to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Why is it that you people alwayi
holler 'front' whenever you want a
bell boy?"
"Why do we holler 'front?' Why,
because —er —simply because it's —
Looky here, young feller, do you want
to kno*v moi 9 about this business thac
1 do?"
The Sign of Power.
ft is the greatest manifestation S*
power to be calm. It is easy to be
active. Let the reins go, and the
horses will drag you down. Anyone
can do that; but he who can stop the
plunging horses is the strong man.
Which requires the greater strength—
letting go, or restraining? The calm
man is not the man who is dull. You
must not mistake calmness for dull
ness or laziness. . . . Activity is
the manifestation of the lower
strength, calmness of the superior
strength.—Swami Vivikannanda.
Marine Insurance.
Marine insurance is the oldest kind
of modern insurance. Its principles
, were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants of Barce
. icna, in Spain, when that city was
the capital of the kingdom of Cata
i lonia and when its hardy mariners
were second to none in the world.
About the same time, and also at
Barcelona, the famous code of mari
] time laws known as the "consulado
j del mar" was promulgated, which is
the foundation of the present shipping
| laws of every country.
When the Minister Scored.
A country clergyman, while recently
advocating the support of a charitable
object, prefaced the circulation of the
plate with the following address:
"From the great sympathy 1 have wit
nessed in vonr countenances, there is
I only one thing I am afraid of —that
some of you may feel inclined to give
too much. Now, it is my duty to In
form you that justice should always
be a prime virtue to generosity;
j therefore, I wish to have it thoroughly
| understood that no person will think
I of putting anything on the plate who
j cannot pay Lis debts." The result was
' an overflowing collection.
"THE PALE GIRL."
, Did Not Know Coffee Was the Cause.
j In cold weather some people think
t a cup of hut coffee good to help keep
| warm. So it. is—for a short time but
• the drug—caffeine— acts on the heart
| to weaken the circulation and the re
j action is to cause more chilliness,
j There is a hot wholesome drink
| which a Dak. girl found after a time,
| makes the blood warm and the heart
I strong.
She says:
"Having lived for five years in N.
| Dak., I have used considerable coffee
j owing to the cold climate. As a re
sult 1 had a dull headache regularly,
i suffered from indigestion, and had 110
'life' in me.
"I was known as 'the pale girl,' and
j people thought I was just weakly.
| After a time I had heart trouble and
: became very nervous, never knew
| what it was to lie real well. Took med
! icine but it never seemed to do any
I good.
"Since being married my husband
| and I both have thought coffee was
I harming us and we would quit, only to
1 begin again, although we felt it was
the same as poison to us.
"Then we got some Postum. Well,
the effect was really wonderful. My
complexion is clear now, headache
gone, and I have a great deal of en
ergy I had never known while drink
ing coffee.
"i haven't been troubled with indi
gestion since using Postum, am not
nervous, and need no medicine. We
have a little girl and boy who both
love Postum and thrive on it and
Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Cver read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
IN THE OLD MILITIA DAYS.
"Captain, you will appear on (he
parade ground with your company at
ten o'clock for inspection."
"Sorry, colonel, hut you'll have to
postpone it till to-morrow! I prom
ised my wife that she could use the
cannon today for a churn!"
EYESIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema—Baby's Head
a Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
—Disease Cured by Cuticura.
"Our little girl was two months old
when she Rot. a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead of
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
went on until she was five months old,
then I had her under our family doc
tor's care, but she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old I started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign of
the eczema since. Mrs. H. F. Budke,
LeSueur, Minn., Apr. 15 and May 2, '07."
More Dignified.
"Good night, you precious lamb!"
said the mother, with the liberty one
sometimes takes, even with one's son,
at bedtime.
"Mother," said the small boy be
seechingly, "if you must call me some
thing, wouldn't you just as soon call
me a billygoat?"—Youth's Companion.
DISTEMPER
In all its forms among all ages of hnrsce,
as well as dogs, cured and others in the
fame stable prevented from having the
disease with SI'OIIX'S DISTEMPER
C'l'RE. livery bottle guaranteed. Over
500,000 bottles sold last year. $.50 and
$1 .(10. Any good druggist, or send to man
ufacturers. Agents wanted. Write for
free book. Spoliri Medical Co., Spec. Con
tagious Disea.-cs, Goshen, Ind.
Platonic love is a good deal like
the gun we didn't know was loaded. —
Smart Set.
If Your Feet Aelie or flurn
get a 25«* package of Allen's Fot't-Kas«. It give*
quick relief. Two million packages sohl yearly.
The only way some people know Is
the other way.
More proof that Lydia E.Pink
ham's V efretabloCompound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
" I w,13 a great F.ufTerer from fcmalo
troubles, and Lydia E. Pink ham's Vege
table Compound restored me to health
in three mouths, after rny physician
declared that an operation was abso
lutely necessary."
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Gey
bourne Ave., Chicago, 111., writes:
'•I Buffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. LydiaE. I'inkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, maflo
from roots and herbs, has been Iho
standard remedy for female ills,
and lias posit ively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, iibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkhnm Invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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PLANT TRAMP BY INSTINCT.
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.
Curious among vegetable growths '
and one which is seldom seen of men
is ihe rootless cactus of the California :
desert, says the Techincal World.
This plant, a round, compact growth,
rolls about the level floor of the des
ert for some eight or nine months of
the year, tossed hither and yon by
the winds which blow with fierceness
over all of California's sand plat dur
ing those months.
At the coming of the rains, or
rather the cloudbursts, which sweep
the desert in its springtime, this cac
tus takes root wherever it happens to
have been dropped by the last wind
of which it was the plaything and im
mediately begins to put out all around
it small shoots, which in turn become
cacti, exactly like the parent plant.
These young growths increase in
size rapidly, sucking the moisture
both from the parent plant and from
the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply, but
spread often over a circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots, too, are small, but practically
innumerable, and they get every bit
of moisture and plant food to be had
in the territory they cover.
An Artist's Generosity.
The famous painter Corot and his
sister were joint owners of some
house property in the Faubourg Pois
sonniere. One day one of the tenants
—a tailor—came to Corot and said he
could not pay his rent.
"What can 1 do for you?" asked
Corot. "I cannot intercede for you
with my sister, because I am not on
good terms with ray family." (As a
matter of fact, Corot was regarded as
a "failure" by his family.) "How
j ever," he added, "here is the money
i to pay the rent, only don't let anyone
know I have given it to you."
The tailor after this used to return
periodically when bis rent was due and
obtain the money from Corot, who re
; marked on one occasion, "I appear to
l be very generous, but I am not, be
; cause I get half of it back from my
i sister as my share of the rent."
SO LOGICAL.
Mrs. Sparker—Do you think she
' really prefers a horse to the motor
1 car?
Mrs. Tyre—Well, any one must ad
mit that a horse is more becoming to
, a woman with such hay-colored hair!
It Came Off.
The fair bather was in the greatest
danger when the heroic rescuer seized
her by the hair. It came off. Puffs
and coils and waves and rats it
; strewed the shuddering sea.
For a moment the rescuer was
dazed.
Then he grasped the tiny knob of
; real hair that remained on the lady's
head and drew her into shallow water.
| Did she thank him for saving her
: life?
She didn't. —Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Real Test.
"Poor fellow, he died in poverty,"
j. said a man of a person lately de
! ceased.
"That isn't anything," exclaimed a
: seedy bystander. "Dying in poverty
is no hardship; it's living in poverty
that puts the thumbscrews on a fel
low."
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BEST REACHED FRGSUI DALLAS
Dallas and Gregory, S. D., are reached only
by the Chicago <f& North Western Railway.
They are the only towns on the reservation border.
Dallas and Gregory are the main registering points.
President Roosevelt has designated Dallas for the
final drawing October 19, 1908 ,
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The Chicago & JVorth Western Ry. is the ontp
alUrail route to the reservation.
A million acres of fertile agricultural and grazing
land in the great Missouri Valley Corn Belt is to be
opened to Homesteaders October 5
to 17, 1908.
11, 1 For information about how to get a
! /(H I ( [ijj homestead with details regarding rates, train
B schedules, address
Paas'r Traffic Mgr., C. A. N. W. Ry.
Undaunted by Blindness.
Prof. E. D. Campbell, director of the
chemical laboratories in the Univer
sity of Michigan, lost his sight 18
years ago through an accident. In
spile of his affliction he has taken a
high place in education and has mad©
original researches of much value, es
pecially in the chemistry of Iron and
cement.
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