The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 18, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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..RELAY SAVES CURRENT.
Little Trick of Electrician That
Works for Economy
' By using the dovlco hero Bhown a
very weak Hub current may bo used.
Wiring Diagram and Construction of
Relay.
Tho relay A Is. connected with tho
main circuit and operates tho local
circuit which may contain a bell tele-
Kfaph sounder or any other electrical
dovlco by making a contact at the
armature aud completing the circuit
of the local battery.
Tho relay may be made from an old
ibell magnet B rewound with fine
wore about 28 or 30 single covered
and should be mounted on a wdoden
base with the armature In position as
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CAPE TO CAIRO TELEGRAPH
V0i0vi'';ff-&j'i U.Mf ' WMSi
Building
The longest telegraph lino In the
world tho idea of tho lato Cecil
Rhodes lacks less than 1000 miles of
"completion. Tho distance Is 6600
miles. Through Jungles across des-
erts ovef vast chasms in the. face of
tho most difficult obstacles engineers
liavo over encountered tho work has
licen carried on for eight years. Part
of the gap about 400 miles is through
Jungles where no white man has ever
penetrated and at present Is acknowl-
edged as too difficult to cross Tho
sap will bo worked by wireless and
"iWWN--"""'"
FOR THE YOUNG ELECTRICIAN.
How to Make a Continuously-Ringing
Plunger Bell.
Tho continuously-ringing bell is
constructed so that wire A from tho
right-hand solenoid crosses to tho left-
hand contact piece B and the wire
C from tho left-hand solenoid crosses
Plan of Continuously Ringing Bell.
to tho right-hand contact piece D
Tho switch is pivoted at B and when
tho plunger Is In tho position shown
it Is attached toward tho right-hand
md. When it moves to tho right-
liand it touches tho contact D and
closes tho circuit for tho left solenoid
and opens tho circuit for tho right
solenoid. Then tho left solenoid
drives tho plunger P through to the
left and strikes tho bell. Tho plunger
Is then an electromagnet because of
tho action of tho coll and draws tho
left end of tho switch toward It tho
switch being made of iron. 1 ho switch
then touches tho left contact pieco
and closes tho circuit for tho right-
liand coll and opens the circuit for
tho left-hand coil. Tho plunger then
flies to the right and Btrlkes tho bell.
Tho switch is hung so as to bo Bllght-
ly unbalanced says Machinery there-
by securing contact to one of tho
coils and enabling tho plunger to
start.
Telephone to Mountain Peak.
A telephone lln.e has been built to
tho summit of Mount Graylock tho
liighest mountain in Massachusetts.
'Vhero the lino makes a nearly verti-
cal ascent for several hundred feet
the wires are carried In an Iron pipe.
False Economy.
Don't try to uso an Incandescent
light too locg as it grows old you aro
using Just as much current and get-
ting less light all the time; 800 hours
's. usually long enough..
shown. Tho contact Ccan bo made
from tho circuit breaker ot tho bell
and should bo so adjusted that tho
point nearly touches tnc contact when
no current Is flowing. Then tho least
current flowing through the magnet
will causo the armature to movo and
mako contact thereby closing tho lo-
cal circuit Relays of a Blmllar na-
ture are In common uso In. telegraph
and flro alarm linos remarks Popular
Mechanics and can also bo used for
battery call telephones.
HOME.MADE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
A Two Horsepower Motor Will Supply
Light for Fifteen-Room House.
For summer homes farm houses
and residences where no electric light
service Is furnished or In homes
where a generous supply of light 1b
desired tho small electric light plant
will bo found a genuine comfort. As
now made tho outfit Is "by no means
expensive and will last a Hfetlmo with
a few insignificant repairs. Many ot
tho machines now in common uso on
farms for various purposes arc really
more complicated than this.
At a recent test of a two horncpow-
er gasoline engine electric light outfit
mado by the Kansas stato agricultu-
ral college It was found tho cost for
IS 16-candlepower lights was only five
cents an hour. Tho engine and gen-
erator received no attention what-
ever during tho ten-hour runs.
As all tho lamps In a house a;o
never required at tho same time prob-
ably one-third of the lamps would ho
a liberal average to use a two borne-
power outfit is competent to takocrre
of a 15-room house with say 50
lamps. Of tho two a mower or a
sewing machine is much more diffi-
cult to opcrato than tho lighting
plant.
the Line.
tho rate over the entire line will be
only 25; cents per word.
For hundreds of miles says Popular
Iuechanic3 wooden poles were de-
stroyed by insects and hollow iron
poles weighing 1G0 pounds had to bo
substituted. Even these aro frequent-
ly broken by elephants rubbing against
them. Among some of tho African
tribes small pieces of wlro pass for
money which Is another cause of trou-
ble. Wild beasts savages serpents
and pestilence have joined forces to
hold back tho enterprise but each In
turn has been overcome.
"Electric Steel" in. Germany.
Tho Heroult electric process for the
production of steel Is now In practical
operation at Remscheld Haston In
Germany and it is reported that tho
steel produced is much suporlor In
many ways to that mado by older
methods. Steel of great purity and
homogeneous quality is made from or-
dinary scrap Iron rubbish molted and
then subjected to the action of an
electric oven in which tho necessary
carbon manganese nickel and other
substances required to produce steel
of various qualities are added to' tho
liquid metal. Tho oven has a capa-
city of from ono and one-half to two
tons and is heated by a current of
100 volts. Tho now steel Is said to
be stronger and more resistant than
tho old-fashioned crucible steel.
To Harness Victoria Falls.
Tho proposal to transmit electricity
generated at tho Victoria Falls to Pre-
toria and Johannesburg is taking
shape and a first Issuo of capital will
It is said bo announced within tho
next few weeks. Tho distance from
the 'falls to tho Rand as the crow
files is GOO miles but it will bo necer-
sary to mako deviations that will in-
crease the distance to bo covered to
nearly 700 miles. Tho extraordinary
pressure of 150000 volts is proposed.
At tho outset provision is to be mado
for 30.000 horsepower but this may b
be Increased as necessity arises.
Telephone Over the Missouri.
Owing to tho constantly changing
bottom of tho Missouri river a cable
is not considered practical au the
telephone wires connecting Council
Bluffs and Omaha aro suspended from
a steel tower on each bank no feet
high. These towers are built of gal-
vanized Iron and each will sustain a
Btraln of 20 tons. Tho guy ropes aro
carried back 700 feet and anchored to
heavy concrete blocks.
Portable Wireless Outfit.
Tho German army has a portable
wireless outfit weighing only 300
pounds in which a 45-volt-generator
Is driven by a soldier who sits on a
bicycle frame and pedals.
The University of Wisconsin Mill
use phonographs la teaching studet
at their homes.
Street Gowns
'Chic" two-piece street gowns of plain or striped cloth aro favorites with
women In Paris this winter for they aro being used quite as much as sepa-
rate wraps and skirts. Tho model with vest in the illustration above taken
from L'Art et la Mode has a jacket cut on rather squaro lines and finished
with gulmpo braid strapping and buttons. Tho skirt or graduated box
plaits is ornamented near tho top with small straps and buttons nnd tho bot-
tom of tho skirt had a Greek key for a flnisli. The other model is less deco-
rative for tho coat mado box front is plain with tho exception of straps aim
buttons. The skirt is gored and strapped and ornamented with buttons to
match tho short jacket
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SMALL GIRL'S PARTY DRESS.
Combination of White Jap Silk With
Pale Pink Sateen.
White Jap silk over pale pink mercer-
ised sateen is employed for this dress;
tho silk and foundation are mado up
separately. The silk skirt Is very full
being closoly gauged across tho hips
and back three or four times; the cen-
ter front is left plain; the lower part
Is trimmed with two wide bands of
lace Insortion divided by a trimming
of knotted pink ribbon. Tho silk Is cut
away from the back of the laco so that
it might bo quite transparent showing
tho pink fqundation clearly; tho foot
Is edged with a gauged frill of the silk
put on with a little heading.
The bodice is a simple blouse shape
with a narrow yoke formed of lace
Insertion; to this tho silk is gauged
four times; over tho shoulders are bre-
tolles of pink ribbon which form loops
passed through circles of tiny pink
roses. Tho waistband is also of pink
ribbon. Tho short puffed sleeves are
edged with a doublo frill of laco di-
vided by pink ribbon tied in a bow on
tho outsido of arm.
Materials required: Seven yards silk
36 inches wide about eight and one-
half yards insertion and ten yards rib-
bon. Popular Mallne.
Coral pink light bluo nnd a now
shade ot lavender that borders on
rose pink are equally popular for hats
whoso trimmings consist of fur and
mallne An odd thing about tho sea-
son's smartest chapeaus Is tho pro-
nounced liking for golden brown ma-
lino In conjunction with every other
millinery 'shade. No matter what tho
foundation of tho hat may be or whe-
ther It harmonizes with tho frock
the bandeau is oftener garnished with
rosettes of brown tulle or malino than
any other decoration. Streamors of
ribbon or flowers falling from the
back bandeau are noticed In a great
many of tho swagger hats. For tho
flower streamers Bmall roses and
buds aro used. Falling-off trimmings
are undoubtedly growing In favor. Ono
ot tho latest developments is tho
handful of uncurled feathers that
droop from tho right side of the brim
tho lowest ones actually resting on
application of the valenclennes lace
that makes the touch of dainty elaboration.
'All
Worn in Paris
STYLES FOR COMING SEASONS.
Empire and Dlrectolre Fashions Are
to Remain With Us.
Much importance always attaches
Itself to tho sartorial display at tho
winter resorts as showing tho trend
toward fashions for tho coming spring
and summer.
Indications point to several radical
changes and many Innovations along
present lines so that unless ono is
southward bound one should bo wary
of laying In a new stock of wearing
apparel while Dame Mode's mind is
in its present unsettled state. Thoro
Is however such a decided tendency
toward tho Empire and Dlrcctolro
styles shown oven in tho now lingerio
creations that It Is safe to count upon
tho general lines of theso two typos
to appear in all of tho spring toilettes.
Neither tho Dlrcctolro nor tho Empire
pure and simple has found very mark-
ed favor with American women but
their modifications do appeal to them
most conveniently.
This means nnothor season in which
fashion allows a wldo scopo for no
models over admitted of so many vari-
ations without In any way losing tho
stamp of the original design and
henco there still remains no excuse
for tho unbecomingly dressed woman.
In tho Dlrectolre typo of skirt tho
breadths are carried up from tho bot-
tom to three or four Inches above tho
waist lino In gradually widening lines
and instead of being mounted in a
waist band are either piped or hem-
med over with tho drop. Of course
tills applies to the long skirt exclusive-
ly as In a walking length It would bo
extremely awkward. Tho waist to bo
worn with this style skirt suggests a
bolero of Borne ten years back. It la
cut up In tho center back to tho shapo
of tho skirt while tho front Is mado
to blouse over but so slightly. This
necessitates a vest front of some sort
and gives opportunity for a varioty of
effects; several even for tho samo
gown as these fronts may bo made
removable.
Ono of tho recent models showing
theso lines Is of panne voile a pastel
shade of green bordering on the sago
tlngo. Tho skirt has 11 gores each
joined to tho other with a piping of
green velvet a shade darker than tho
dress material. Near tho foot set in
diagonally at each breadth aro threo
straps of velvot each decorated with a
tiny bronzo button. Tho top of tho
skirt is piped also and cut in a point
to which tho bolero is shaped. In tho
front this bolero Is rounded abruptly
from tho neck droops a little Just in
front and almost conceals tho gold
embroidered vest underneath. Tho
sleeves show a very graceful arrange-
ment of laco beneath boll-shaped ones
of tho cloth with turned-back cuffs of
tho embroidery. Another model show-
ed a do Mcdlcls collar which leads us
to believe that it too will return to
its own by another season. It Is too
ultra to bo moro readily accepted and
too generally unbecoming to bo re-
ceived without sorao modification to
recommend it.
Bretelles on. Blouses.
Bretelles of braid velvet ribbon and
silk combine charmingly with lingerio
blouses of nonwashablo variety espe-
cially tho nets and lacs effects. Theso
aro worn with soparato skirts of
plaited voile silk cloth etc. and look
very dressy Indeed.
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CREATE OWN CHARM
HOW PLAIN GIRL MAY RIVAL
HER LOVELY SISTER.
Must Cultivate the Art of Pleasing
the Opposite Sex Many Ways
In Which She Can Com-
pel Admiration.
It has been said that thoro would
bo no geniuses among womon It nil
women wore beautiful thnt It 13 only
their knowledge thnt they lack per-
sonal charms thnt spurs plain women
on to compoto with men In tho world
of art and letters says a writer In
tho Chicago Amorl'can.
Yet nearly evoryono can recall In-
stances where girls who were undo
uiably plain of features evon lacking
attractive figures havo been moro
popular In society and made better
marriages than have some acknowl-
edged beauties In their own set.
Tho secret Is that the plain girl
knows that Bho must oxort herself It
Bho would enter tho competition with
her moro charming Blstur. Tho latter
has been endowed with certain
charms tho plain girl has to create
charms for herself. A hard task you
may say but not an Imposslblo ono if
tho girl has a bit ot brain aud most
plain girls havo moro than a bit
What every plain girl has to sny is
this: "I cannot compel mlmjrntlon
and nttontion from tho male sex by
reason of my good looks thoreforo I
must cultlvato thoso arts which in
men's eyes aro of far greater impor-
tance than beauty. I will make any
man Into whoso company I may bo
thrown wish to meet mo ngaln."
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HERE.'S USEFUL LITTLE TIDY.
Dainty Adjunct for the Dressing
Room of the Modern Girl.
This useful little tidy may either
bo hung from a nail on tho wall or1
slung by ribbons from tho looking
glass on a toilet table. It Is mado in
Btrong whlto cardboard covered with
a little pieco of floral Bilk or printed
muslin lightly drawn togcthor In a
few folds and held In place by a rib-
bon bow. A llttlo frill of laco gives
a dainty air of freshness to this tidy
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WHAT THE WISE WIFE KNOWS.
Observations for the Builders
Happy Homes.
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She knows that home Is moro than
half what you make it and that a
builder of a happy homo is a success
Indeed. She knows that It takes two
to prolong a family quarrel ono can
thoreforo termlnato it. Sho knows
that filling a houso with bargains
keeps a couple from owning tho houso
In which they place them.
She knows that if wo thought all wo
said wo'd bo wise but If wo said all
wo thought wo'd bo foolish. Sho
knows that some people sneer at love
In a cottage but love that could wish
to Hvo anywhere else Is not love. She
knows that proud peoplo seldom have
friends. In prosperity they know no-
body; In adversity nobody knows
them. She knows that to make long-
lived friendships ono must bo slow In
making them.
She knows that tho woman who
gains a trlflo meanly Is meaner than
tho trlflo. Sho knows that "It Is less
pain to learn in youth than to bo ig-
norant in old age." Sho knows that if
sho cannot throw brightness over her
homo it Is best not to throw a wet
blanket over it. Sho knows that the
who thinks she Is perfect Is generally
tho most Imperfect Tho unwiso wife
may profit by studying what tho wise
woman knows. Chicago Journal.
Perfume.
A llttlo pcrfumo sometimes goes a
long way. If perfumo is used at all it
should bo of tho best and used spar-
ingly. The tlrst thought should bo ot
cleanliness and a desire for fresh lin-
ens. A pleasant sachet powder can
bo mado and when this is sprinkled
among the articles of one's wardrobe
it will Impart a light refreshing fra--granco.
Following is a simple formula
'and a good one: Ono pound of roso
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This just means that a plain girl
has got to oxort herself; tho pretty
girl allows her look3 to do all tho
work but her plain sistor must labor
assiduously In order to mako horself
thoroughly popular. Sad to say a
pretty girl Is usually not a bit too
well-mannered; sho is Inclined to bo
BiiobblBh nnd conceited. Now tho
plain girl must avoid theso fallings;
sho must cultivate a good manner
and must neither bo conceited nor
.snobblfh if sho has tho Bllghtcst
tendencies In theso lnttor directions
Bho Is bound to bo greatly disliked
whereas her pretty sister Is tolerated
on account of her good looks.
A plain girl must learn how to sym-
pathize with men and that is not
difficult She must too always al-
low any man Into whoso company sho
Is thrown to "havd tho floor." That
Just means that sho must train hor-
Bolf to llBton patiently and got out
of tho hnblt If formed ot pushing
forward hor own views.
That gives her an advantago over
tho pretty girl who Is Inclined to bo
autocratic and petulant nt times.
Men like girls who sit quietly and
listen to them chattering. It flatters
them and they conclude theso girls
havo vast common sense; and that U
jUBt what a plain girl hns to do she
must make men see that sho Is a per-
son of common sense.
At tho samo time It is not truo that
a plain girl has Just got to scheme .1
bit In Order to gain popularity with
men. No; sho must bo very slncoro
and serious on occasions but sho
must always beware of advising a
gentleman friend If ho happens to ap-
peal to hor for advice. Tho better
plan Is for hor to sny that ho must
know what to do far bettor than sho.
That pleases a man wonderfully. A
soft porsuaslvo tone of volco Is ot
Immense scrvlco to a plain girl.
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and can bo easily removed for wash
tug It necessary A tidy of this shapo
Is very useful also for hanging nt tho
head of tho bed to hold a watch and
handkerchief with possibly also a
box of matches.
Season of Bows
Tho news comes from an authorita-
tive source that ninny small bows are
to bo used as fashlonablo details of
smart toilets. Even now theso little
bits of color or black aro making their
appoaranco upon gowns for day wear.
They aro largor than tho tight little
affairs in taffeta and satin and partake
moro of tho form of rosettes.
Three black velvet ribbon bows are
used with splendid offect upon' a
frock of bouchor chiffon cloth made
ovor pearl gray taffetas veiled with
soft silk gauze. Boucher by the way.
Is ono of tho now list of spring tlnti
of which thoro aro no less than 84.
It has a grayish cast and Is usually as-
sorted with gray In combination and
trimmings. y
Tho gown in question Is omplre ot
course tho corsage being palest gray
appliqued with green chonlllo embroid-
ery. This trimming hangs as a loose
border below a not yoke shirred with
green and silver threads. In tho cen-
ter of tho front and on olthor side at.
the vory armpits aro tho black velvet
bows.
It never does come tor do humaa
race dat doy ortor bo mighty thankful
for lots er do things dey don't git.
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petals one-half pound of tonka beans
two pounds of orris root one-fourth
pound of vanilla two drams of musk
fifteen grains of oil of bitter almonds.
Ago Improves all perfumes If thoy are
kopt In a moderately cool atmosphere
and in a dark place. All mixture!
should stand threo or four weeks (n
order to blend and develop tho full
odor.
Combinations In Colors.
Grays with the brownish smoke
tlngo havo undenlablo distinctions
and though rather hard in cloth are
dollclously soft in velvet and In such
sheer material as chiffon cloth or ret
Tho soft Bmoky gray harmonizes
beautifully with certain shades ot
pink and especially In tho new mil-
linery tho combination is a favorite.
A felt or velvet hat In pale creamy
pink swathed in smoko-gray tulle
and trimmed In a mass of beautiful
Smoke-gray plumos is a charming
thing and frequently gray velvet la
substituted for tulle. All pink hats
in this same creamy tone and also
exceedingly chic and when mado up
In felt or velvet trimmed in pluties
will bo worn with dark or neutral vis-
iting costumes quite as often as la
evening.
Save Time Fabric and Cost.
It saves tim'o in making silk drop
skirts to stitch tho soams with the
foot-hammer Instead ot making
French soams. Then after hemming
tho flounco mako a tuck of one-half
ot an Inch deep tho width of the trim-
ming ruffles up from the edgo tl'ctl
another tuck tho samo distance uc
from tho first and so on according V
tho number ot ruffles. Thon ifA
through tho hemmer one edge of the
rufflo and slip this gathered edge un-
der tho tucks the edgo ot whlcih
stitched down making a neater ad
more economical finish than the duife
gathering heading.
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