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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1920)
Water Is Rival of Electricity Wave Power Transmission Hailed as Newly Come Conqueror on Industrial Horizon. IS INVENTION OF AN ITALIAN New Method Is Coming Into Practical Use— Piles Driven and Granite Drilled — Not Same as Hydraulic Power. New York.— Unheralded except among a narrow circle o f engineers and technicians In England and Italy, a new method o f harnessing water, in vented only a few years ago, is corn ing into practical use. W e make the waves o f the air work for us in a thousand ways, and through ages have striven to chain tire tides to mach;n- ery, but wave power transmission Is hailed as a newly come conqueror on the Industrial horizon. It is, says Marian Storm In the New York Post, by no means tire same as hydraulic transmission o f power in the sense now popularly used, and it proposes, in certain fields, to rival electric trans mission. Cupt. L. G. Culleton, It. E „ who is at present in New York, and who is a friend o f the Italian Inventor of the system, George Constantfnesco, talked with enthusiasm o f the stfhvlce winch he believes wave power transmission Is destined to render when the theory Is more commonly known, declaring it comprehensible to almost every one In days when little boys build their own airplanes and automobiles, although, j o f course, n description of the method cannot be given without some technical terminology. The Principle. “ The transmission o f power through a pipe full o f water Is the simplest thing imaginable— If anything, simpler than the transmission o f electric cur rent over n wire,” he said. “ You won der why It has never been practically applied before, since theorists have dis cussed It so much. "The principle o f the system differs fundamentally from the usuul concep tion of the hydraulic transmission of power, where liquid is made to flow through the system. For in wave pow er transmission ttie liquid does not flow, but power is funded on from particle to particle o f the liquid, these vibrating about u mean position and transferring the impulse received from one to unother, until at Inst the power received at one end o f the system has been delivered at the other end.” So far it seemed quite understand able. “ These Impulses in the form of waves," he went on, “ travel through wnter at the rate of about 4,707 feet a second. The mnchines nre built to work at forty impulses or cycles a sec ond— 2,400 per minute." "W hat nre some of those machines — what ean they do?” “ Well, wave power generators and transmission piping are on the mar ket noW in England, and tools of a good ninny kinds are obtainable— rock drills, riveters, coal cutting drills, disc and chain type coal-cutting machines, Impact screens, concentrating tables, even plledrivers.” "W ave power transmission doesn’t seem so very different from alternat ing current electrical transmission,” some one reflected. Wave Transmission. "There is a similarity, and It's not coincidence,” Cnpt. Culleton answered. “ Many of the lnws that govern wave and electrical transmission are Inter changeable. You’ll be Interested to know that In wave transmission there nre the equivalents of what we call In electrical practice volts, amperes, fre< quency, nngle o f phase. Induction, ca- paclty, resistance, condensers, trans formers, single-phase and poly-phase systems— ” He was Interrupted by the question whether anybody could conscript his prlvnte pond for service by aid of wave power machines. “ Oh, naturally, world-wide patents cover the storage o f energy In liquids. Experimental work has been carried on in England since 1014, and early In the war the British government took GOLD STAR MOTHER SCHOOL D A Y S ♦ DID YOU DREAM ABOUT D R IN K ING? OW that booze has “ gone glim mering through the dream of things that were" It Is interesting to Investigate the alcoholic conditions in Dreamland, “ Where there ain’t no Ten Commandments and a man Can raise a thirst.” It Is not too much to say that the situation there Is positively shocking, and the drys ought to get busy at once in the realm of shadows. Old booze- fighters, now reduced to taking their tipple and consorting with their Inebri ated associates In Dreamland only, may gather what solace they can from the fact that oracles and soothsayers regard as of generally favorably omen dreams In which the lute John Barley corn conspicuously figures. And It may be laid down as a rule that If you take your “ llcker" in dreams alone it won't hurt you. In fact, It will have just the contrary effect to taking It over a real bar. To go Into a Dream land barroom— the only one now open —and there, seeing old acquaintances, say “ What's your's, boys?" Indicates, if everything Is pleasant and convivial, that you will soon embark In some new speculation or business which will be highly profitable. Should one of these jiream-friends refuse to Join you, de claring that he is on “ the water- wagon” you will soon meet an old friend and have a long and pleasant chat with him. N This beautiful statue, the Gold Stai Mother, now stands In front o f th< building of the Chicago Historical so ciety. over the entire experimental plant and made all the patents secret, but I un derstund that considerable use was made o f the system in equipping allied battle planes. He explained how docile water mus| needs become in the grasp o f this In ventor : “ As long as your pipe is strong enongh to do the work, th« power Imparted to the particles at one end of the pipe line by the gen erator can't help being delivered al the other end. “ Do you think, then, that wave power will even chase electricity out of the field?” “ No, certainly— but it can be used In cases where It is not desirable tc use electric power, or in fields where electrically operated machines do not give the best results, as in mines, oi In boiler shops and shipyards where direct vibratory machines are required Compressed air at present has prac tically a monopoly In these fields.” Crewless British Torpedo Boat Picked Up in Channel To dream that you are drunk and have accumulated your Jag from Dreamland booze Indicates that riches and honors, now wholly unforeseen, are to come to you; probably through making the acquaintance of a man now unknown to you who will put you In the way of making your fortune. To the unmarried man It signifies that he Is beloved by a woman of whom he has, as yet, scarcely thought, and that she will make an excellent wife. But to dream that you have tasted no li quor and yet are drunk Is accounted a bad sign. You will soon commit some foolish action. If you dream that you got drunk on water you are going to boast o f your rich relations, and of wealth which you do not possess. Also, to see an other man drunk means that you will do something foolish. It Is but fair to the oracle and sooth sayers to state that these dream In terpretations were expounded years and years before the dry amendment to the Constitution was thought of. (Copyright.) -------- O-------- ¿1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII& I THE GIRL ON THE JOB I E E H ow to Succeed— How to Get Ahead— How to Make Good z E i By JESSIE ROBERTS i niiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimmn THE JOB ABOVE YOU Strangers Seek Buried Treasure Hidden a Century Ago by Coun terfeiters on Shore of Lake in Maine. OLD EPISODE IS RECALLED Gang Worked In Secret fo r Many Years, but Refrained From Pass ing Any of Their Product In the Neighborhood. Bangor, Me.— The fact that a for tune lies buried in the dense forest somewhere nlong the shores o f Money maker lake, between Robblnston and Red Beach, well-nigh forgotten by the few residents o f that section who ever knew it, has again been brought to mind. A Robbinston fanner lad, having strayed some distance from home in search o f trout brooks, which might furnish better sport than those nearer tlie settlements, came upon two men digging under some giant spruce trees near the shores o f Moneymaker lake. The men did not observe him at first and he watched them while they tolled In two or three spots. Later, when be accosted them, they told him they were digging for worms fo r bait. As they had no fishing tackle with them, and as Moneymaker lake has no fish worth catching, the boy thought this explanation somewhat remarkable. When he reached home he told of his adventure, and at first none could account for the presence o f straug- ers or for their actions until one of the older residents of the town de clared his belief that the two unknown men were seeking the burled treasure which has lain in secret for almost a century and has defied the efforts of treasure seekers for years. Long ago many men labored dili gently along the shores o f the lake, but the search was abandoned, and until this week no one had been known to have hunted fo r the treasure for a quarter o f a century. Moneymaker lake Is surrounded by a heavy forest growth and is In a somewhat Inaccessible place In north ern Washington county. It derived its name from a gang o f counterfeiters who, early In the nineteenth century, dwelt In a cabin on the shore o f the lake and pursued their unlawful em ployment o f making money, chiefly imitations o f silver coin. Later their names were known to be Bail, Smith and Blaisdell. Here they lived for many years In secrecy until one day, almost a century ago, a Robblnston farmer, looking for some cattle which had strayed from his pas ture. came upon their cabin unawares and discovered the nature o f their em ployment. He was seized by the three lawbreakers and cnrrled Into their cab- in. Ball, the leader o f the gang, was in favor o f killing the visitor to make sure that there would be no evidence against them. I f Smith had not strongly objected Ball would probably have killed the farmer, but Smith was determined that the crime o f murder should not be his, and a compromise was e f fected. The farm er was obliged to swear by the most binding oath that he would not reveal his discovery, anil was then permitted to go. The farmer, after his return home, hesitated between his fear o f the coun terfeiters and his sense o f duty for a day or two, and then told the town authorities what had befallen him and what he had discovered. Deputy Sher iff Downes started fo r the forest at once, along the route described by the farmer. Before reaching the cabin o f the counterfeiters the officer came upon Ball, who was doing sentry duty. Deputy Downes, a courageous man. advanced upon Ball. The latter fired, bringing down the officer at the first shot. Other officers later raptured Boll, but Smith and Blaisdell escaped and have never been heard from since. Bail was tried, convicted o f murder and was executed. Before his death by hanging the counterfeiter said that a large snm of money had been hidden by him at the foot of a tree near his cabin, but be defied any one to find It, and refused to tell its exact whereabouts. He said most o f the money was In genuine silver coin, the spurious mon ey having been distributed elsewhere. As soon as the story became known, and fo r many years after, hundreds tried vainly to find the hidden hoard. THE ROMANCE OF WORDS “ KANGAROO.” W e play at our house and have all aorta of fun. An' there's always a game when the supper Is done. An’ at our house there’s marks on the w all an' the stairs An' ma saya that our house la really a fright. But pa an' I say that our house Is all right. H E N Captain Cook’s expe dition anchored off the coast o f Australia one o f tlie first things the explorer did was to send some of his men ashore with instructions to bring back specimens o f the plants, flowers nnd animals which appeared to be distinctive of the country. Two of the sailors returned with a beast which had ex tremely long hind legs, short fore paws and nn exceptionally well developed tall. Cook, who hnd never seen anything o f the kind, desired to learn something more about the strange animal and sent the men back to dis cover by what name the natives called It. Upon their return they report ed that the nearest they could come to It was "Knn-ga-roo.” "A t least,” as one o f the men de clared, "that’s what all the na tives said when I pointed to the animal.” So, when Captain Cook returned home, he brought with him the body o f an animal which was Introduced to natural history under the name "kan garoo.” It was not until a number of years later that It was found tlrnt “ knn-gn-roo" was the Aus tralian equivalent fo r " I don't know,” which was the reason that the natives said this when Cook’s men asked them a ques tion they didn't understand I W —Edgar Guest. GOOD TH IN G S FOR TH E TABLE. A nice spice cake which w ill keep moist a long time is the follow ing: Spice Cake. Cream one-half n cupful o f hotter, add one and one-half cupfuls of brown sugar, two eggs without separating, one-half cupful o f coffee nnd two cup fuls o f flour sifted with three teaspoon fuls o f baking powder and one tea spoonful o f cinnamon, one-half tan- spoonful o f mace and one-half tea spoonful o f clove. Add the coffee al ternately with the flour and bake in a loaf pan. Peanut Butter Fudge. Roll together two cupfuls o f brown sugar and one-half cupful of m ilk ; when a soft ball Is formed by dropping a little in cold water, add one-half cupful o f peanut butter, retient until melted, pour Into n buttered pan nnd mark in squares when partly cooled. Cereal and Nutmeat Chops. Take three-fourths of a cupful of hot cooked cream of wheat, add one-fourth o f a cupful o f soft bread crumbs, two cupfuls o f fine crushed nutmeats, one teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea spoon of pepper, one-half tenspoonful o f powdered thyme nnd one egg beaten light. Mix all the Ingredients together thoroughly and form Into cutlet shapes. Place in a buttered pan and bake twenty minutes. Serve with ba nanas cut In quarters, rolled In flour and fried in hot fat. T IS perfectly legitimate for you to be keeping nil eye with a view to future possession on the Job above you. Some of us have perhaps reached the pinnacle o f our ambition, but tlint number Is small. There Is something ahead that Is better and It Is right to try for It, to plan fo r It, to get It. Bui don't make the mistake o f slurring your present Job because you think you ore fit for a better one. The best Chocolate Mocha Cake. wny in the world to get that rise Is Mix as usual the following Ingredi to fill your present position as well as ents: One-half cupful each of butter, It can be filled. There Is very little brown sugnr, white sugar nnd molasses, really thorough work being done. The one ounce of melted cliocolnte, two egg girl who Is thorough in what she does, yolks beaten light, one fourth o f a cup who can he definitely depended upon, o f cream, one-fourth of a cup of milk, will attract notice. Doing your work one-half teaspoonful o f soda, one- well Is more Important than many fourth teaspoonful of clove, one-half women think. teaspoonful each of cinnamon and One woman whom I know was sup mace, two cupfuls of flour and the posed to make clippings for her em stiffly beaten whites of two eggs. Bake ployer In regard to the business of In a sheet twenty-five minutes. the linn, clippings from a large num ber o f papers, and to leave these on Mocha Frosting. his desk. It occurred to her that he Tnke one cupful of butter, If salt, lost a good deal o f time In running wash I t ; add two and one half cupfuls over these slips. She began arrang of sifted confectioner’s sugar, then two ing them according to topics, and she squares o f melted chocolate; finally fastened to each bunch o f clippings a beat in one-fourth of a cupful of resume o f their contents carefully coffee a few drops at a time. Make made. It wasn’t much perhaps, but and freeze the orange Ice ns usual. To It looked good to that employer. He a pint o f cream add a sennt half cup kept his eye on that young woman. ful o f sugnr. and such flavoring as de She had aroused bis interest. sired; beat until light but not Arm or Presently she suggested the feasi In the least dry. Fill the mold with bility o f issuing a small pamphlet layers o f the orange Ice and the made up o f Items from these clip whipped cream. Cover and pack to pings, a monthly record o f what ap become firm. peared In the public prints that was most to the point. The Idea was Spanish Sandwiches. adopted and worked well. Put Into a small chopping bowl A girl like that does not stay down. twelve nnohovles wiped free from oil, She Is now private secretary and ad two tnhlespoonfuls of capers nnd four vertising manager to that employer, or five branches of parsley: chop fine, at an excellent salary. And she will then pound with a pestle, adding mean go farther. while half a teaspoonful of mustard, You don’t need to lie a grind nnd a one tnhlespoonful each of oil and vine drudge to do yonr work so well (hat gar and the hard cooked yolks o f two you will be taking the Job above you eggs. When all N mixed to a smooth as soon os It Is vacant— or can he paste spread upon buttered bread; created. You do need to be Interested sprinkle with the whites o f eggs In «h a t you are doing now, to be chopped fine and press together sand ready to develop Its possibilities, to wich fashion. see the relationship between what yon are doing and the work o f the or ganization as a whole. It Is work done without Interest and hope ttiat (g i 1920, W««t*rn N«w»p»p«r U nion.) is hard. It lends nowhere, and It Is -------- O-------- horltig. Keep alive in the Job you are The Kitchen Bolshevist. in. "A re you a parlor bolshevlst?" (Copyright.) “ No. The humbler phase* of life In -------- O------ -- terest me. The lettuce snndwlch and F o r 8corch ed Garm ent». the cup o f tea are no Inducements. I Hold the stain left by too hot an am directing my attention to the kitch iron under running water for a few en, where they really have aomethlng minutes and It will quickly disappear. I The French trawler Wagram recently arrived at Plymouth, England, with the British torpedo boat 0-78 In tow. The Wagram bad picked up the little war vessel while on her way to Boulogne. No trace could be found o f the tor pedo boat’s crew. r 3 ___________ ^ 'K cj U a I«. vn&TL (Copyright.) -O - THE WOODS BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH T H E SKY PILO T. Oh. that I had In the wilderness a lodg. In* place o f wayfaring men.—Jeremiah 9:2. wall o f the busy city, B Y In T H the E midst o f the market place, Y’ e have lifted on high a temple, Y’e have bullded a house o f grace. Amber and red the windows, Marble and tile the floor— But I weep for n thousand pilgrims far Who never have seen the door. Gorgeous the gilded altar, I’leasant the cushioned pew, Thrilling the chorused music Ringing the cloister through, Wonderful thing tlie sermon. Grilling the creeds absurd— Rut I weep for a thousand woodsmen strong Who never have known the Word. Build me no mighty temple. Build me no Jeweled shrine— Build me n house o f worship Under the solemn pine. I ’ll speak from a rough-hewn pulpit To men o f a rough-hewn race; And, with God’s great help, I will bring them yet With tlie Master face to facet (Copyright.) -------- o -------- TM ARY Solomon was -young and gay, PI bet- he uwcMo-SlGH To-think of that ENGAGEMENT RING HE ALWAYS H A P TO B U Y !