AN ATOGIOUS AUTO.
THE ACCELEROMETER.
Maihin. That Travels With Facility
on Va:r and Land.
An amphlliliui auuinioliilo, ltslsiiM
by Hear Admiral J. A. Howell. V. S.
N, ret I ml. lius Imn ptvoti n mitnlior
of tests ri'ti:ly. The volihle has
been dovlsnl ns a pleasure machine, j E. WluiporU doncrlbwt the form of ao
and It Is the Idea of Its orlgluator to . cvlerotncter rweutly invented by him.
An Instrument That Meaaurea Pewar
and Road Reaistanc
In a paxr on the use of an ae-
celorometor In tlie measurement of
road resistance and horsepower, rend
at a recent uieetiiiR of the eMu-Uicerlnc
section of the liritlsh association, II
use It at beaches along the roast where
a combinatloa of motorrar ami motor
boat would be found very couvenleut.
Admiral Howe'l baa built several of
the cars during the past two years, to
which he has Kiveu the ceueral name
of "pleasure sui flnvits."
The latest model of the machine,
which Is culled Ampht II.. has Just
been finished. It Is so constructed that
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ASHOHL.
The Instrument consisted of a brass
box about four Inches across, contain
Mr a copper disk mounted on a ver
tical pivot and "damped" lu Its mo
tions by a permanent magnet. The
center of gyration of the disk was pur
posely removed from the axis, so that
when the box moved forward one aide
of the disk tended to lag behind, thus
partially wludlug up a rolled spring
and actuating a pointer, which moved
over a scale. To prevent the reading
from being affected by any accelera
tions at right angles to the direction of
motion, a second parallel axis was fit
ted, which was geared to the first one
and had attached to It masses having
the same mass movement as the disk
Itself. I'ouples about these two axes
added up In the direction of motion,
but neutralized one another In any di
rection nt right angles. The accelerom
eter, therefore, rend In one of the
three directions of space only and was
not affected by even violent move
ments In the other two directions.
With this Instrument the author had
measured the road resistance of va
rious classes of road and had obtained
figures varying from 5rt pounds to "10
pounds per ton. On main line railways
the resistance was usually from twelve
It can be used in n henvv surf with
out dancer or discomfort to its mis- lwnm, ,0 ",lry lwunJ IHr to".
sengers, of which It can carry six. It
is twenty feet long, six feet beam and
bas a tailpiece ten feet long. The i
road wheels are four feet In diameter
and eight Inches wide. The wheels,
of which there are three, are cased
pending on the speed. Measurements
bad also been made of the resistance to
motion when a motorcar was coasting.
In this way the horsepower and the
engine friction could be measured and
a figure for the mechanical efficiency
with iron aud have recesses for pad
dles. There Is one screw propeller
having three IS by 22 Inch blades on
the port side. The engiue used is a
single cylinder, ten horsepower, two
cycle gasoline motor, which gives the
could be obtained. Ry the use of the
accelerometer Mad resistances could
be read off at sight, the air resistance
of various shapes of car body could
be determined, the boiler horsepower
and Indicated horsepower of the engine
tar a speed of twelve miles er hour c0,u,'d ,l,e Rallied for various speeds.
on laud and four miles per honr la
water. There is planetary transmis
sion between the engine and propel
ling mechanism on land aud water.
There are two water tight bulkheads,
one forward and one aft. The after
compartment holds the water and gas
oline tanks, each of which has a ca
pacity of twenty gallons. The tail
piece Is pivoted to the hull, and an
Iron tiller, operated by wheel and
chain in the cockpit steers both on
tea and land. Popular Mechanics.
while It was possible to trace Btep by
step the losses of power In transmis
sion to the road wheels.
CRACKED WATER JACKET.
Method of Repair That Is Durablo and
Easily Applied.
Through negiect and carelessness !
many a gas engine water jacket Is
burst by being left with water In It 1
on a very cold night A crack of this j
sort gives a great deal of trouble and j
many times results In a loss of time j
In replacing with a new jacket or send
ing it to some factory to have it
brazed.
If the crack Is In such a place that
DO strain comes on It except the water.
It may be repaired in the following
manner and will hold water as well as
new jacket would:
Mix litharge with glycerin to a stiff
paste and force it Into the crack with
a putty knife or some similar instru
ment After filling the crack let it
stand overnight, if possible, and on
starting in the morning run the engine
until It gets well warmed up before
turning the water into the Jacket If 1
this mixture is properly applied the !
Job will be likely to lust as long as t
the engine. One advantage it has over j
brazing is that It will give way again j
before breaking the cylinder if the 1
carelessness is repeated, and In this i
case the mixture can be applied again I
In a short time and no serious delay
will result. It is also valuable where
the crank case has been patched and
leaks oil. This paste can be used In
putting together the case in place of
the regular packing. When the case is
taken apart the paste will cling to the
metal and can be replaced as the reg
ular packing.
MINE RESCUE DEVICE.
Apparatus Pormits Men to Work For
Hours In Deadly Gases.
Experiments at the Lancashire and
Cheshire miners' rescue station, Ath
erton. the first station of its kind lu
Great I'rltain. have developed a rescue
apparatus with which It is said that
the men so equipped can work for five
or six hours iu the most deadly gases
without the slightest inconvenience or
exhaustion.
The weight of the apparatus Is
twenty-eight pounds, but nearly all
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FROST VIEW OP BEHCCE APPARATUS.
this weight is borne by a belt aronnd
the waist says Popular Mechanics,
j The feature of the device is the ab
; sence of a helmet. A headpiece, pro-
vided with straps, holds the mouth
I piece In position over the chin and
1 lips, and a light clamp fits over the
j nose, closing the nostrils. The supply
i of air Is drawn from the breathing
bag, which hangs down from the
j shoulders In front, through pipes lead
! Ing to the mouthpiece. The exhaled
. o j .. . -, i breath Is carried by another pipe to a
A Spider That Lassoes Flies. nnt,.i mi.i ., nu.i .,, ..
As we know, spiders have a number j .hl(.h ,,.,, 0, ,.','
of Ingenious ways of luring and catch
ing their prey. A writer in Popular
Science describes an American spider
which haunts evergreen trees and
snares its dinner by means of a kind
of lasso.
The web of this spider Is triangular
in form. Two corners of the triangle
are attached to twigs, but the other
corner, which ends In a single thread.
Is held by tiie spider, perched on a
neighboring twig. When a fly strikes
the web the spider loosens bis hold and
the elastic threads instantly entangle
the victim.
Weight of Paint on Street Cars.
A re: put number of the Electric
Hallway Journal rorords some snrj. ris
ing figures i.ti the weight of paint and
varnish used on street cars. On a
twelve lieneh open car it was found
that the pnlit and varnish oiiuted
to 180 .'inu:s and on a fourteen ben -h
car 221 pounds were used, while in
the case of a double tnitlc, closed car
of the prepayment type the paint and
varnish weighed nearly iVtft pounds.
This Is an ilem which does not oft"u
enter Into the calculation of weights
when designing a car.
which the poisonous gases are absorb-
ed. Goggles are worn to protect the
, eyes.
I A New Explosive.
I Cheddite, an explosive that has been
I extensively used for the past ten years
in Europe, Is about to be Introduced In
Canada, says Mines and Minerals. The
explosive will not freeze and Is practi
cally nongaseous. It will burn In the
open air without explosion. Nitric,
hydrofluoric and sulphuric acids when
poured over the powder do not cause
J It to explode. Nitric acid has no ef
1 feet on it whatever, but it effervesces
urlder the action of hydrofluoric acid
! and burns brightly when sulphuric acid
is poured over It. When It Is charged
. In a drill hole and exploded the smoke
is not Injurious, and men can go back
at once to their working places with
, out even obtaining a headache.
To Polish Ivory.
Smooth it with sandpaper, rub down
defective spots, then rub off with soft
flannel and washed chalk. The chalk
can be moistened with water or oil.
Finally complete the polish with a
piece of soft lluen on which a little
oil has been dropped.
Color of Sparks.
The color of the sparks given off by
an emery wheel is a guide to the kind
of metal being ground. Sometimes
this is the most easy and handy way
of distinguishing tool steels. Cast Iron
gives off dull red sparks, and they
stay close to the emery wheel.
Wrought Iron gives a spark similar to
cast Iron in color, but more Illte the
spark from mild steel, which is bright
yellow and files from the wheel con
siderably. Keif hardening tool steel
and the tungsten alloy steels make a
thick shower of dull sparks, very much
like the cast Iron sparks hi color.
County School Fund
In Good Shape
Superintendent Ford re port I
that the school fund of the county
is in good shape.
The receipts for the county from
all ources from June 20, 1'JIO, to
June 19, 1911, is $75,708.09. This
includes the balance on hand from
last year. The disbursements
were $01,179.84; leaving balance
on hand June IV), 1911, of tM,
52S.25. The estimated value of the
school buildings in tho county is
$54,235. The estimated value of
furniture, apparatus, etc., is $12,-
St ofessi'. ,.al Carets.
T. K.J. 1)U M V
AffornrV-af- Law
(Htioeneor o W. A. Hell)
PHINKVIIXK
Okkuiin
Crtok C nitty jfijtrmet C:
Atatraela ot lllle to all land anil
Iowa lots In Cruua emiuiy.
B. F. WyUle, Secretary, rYieevtlle, Orefea
(County IMiyalclaii.)
N. W. Sanborn
Attorner-nt-Iiw
958. Total insurance carried, Q
$16,940. j
The average monthly salary
paid male teachers, $('.).d2 plus;
for female teachers, $58.45 plus.
The average salary paid teach
ers in more than one room was
$06.04. The average salary paid
the principal having more than
one room was $'.),.
The county school superinten
dent traveled 2000 miles during
the year attending to hia otticial
Adiiinsiin liliH-k
C. 33rix
rrlnovllle
emjf -mA m m
S?a Cttatg
1 Prim-;
, i
duties.
There were 1666 nunils enrolled !
and 116 teachers employed. ' -HI IA.
The percentage of attendance I). C. 1 OUM
during the year was 90.
Hot a4ir Irrigation
Continued from first page
t'mrll' in all courn. Spwlnl attention to
Mlt-r rltihu, lltlgMtuiu ami urimiul dviviucs.
Dr. John lluback,
l-nt Vfli-rliitry surpoii t s. Army.
1-Iarnmnt oi tht l'ttilliltii.
All Siiricival Mora at KpaMtaatle
frlioe.
was next considered. This com
pany, successor to tho Oregon
Development Company, has 31,-
028 acres selected under the
Carey act. The original contract ; 7
with the state was executed ini Ulil'L
1902. and the proj.-ct should have ' FRANK MLNEFLK
Hamilton Stablea.
Prinevilla, Or.
The Dailo
Lawyers
Cka. S. Cclmm4i Jf. S5.lknmp
OTCUI.IHT
Cdivards
Frw! A. Klce, C. K. 1. B. Neville, Jr.. K. M
County Surveyor. beinily t'o. Surveyor.
Rice & Neville
Civil Engineera,
General EnitluvejInK. 1'aiNBVu.i.s, orkuos.
mCawyrr
J( itntt, iPrimimill; Ortfftm.
C. 0.
Calu Ahwuiii FaciNrn.T Pat oa Nioht
Orrica onb I)ooa Hours op AnAMmjs'a
Ukue Htorb. Both (trace an run),
deuoe leleiihouea.
been completed last year, but
was not, end a supplemental con
tract was made by which tive
more years were given in which
to finish tho worlr. I
Largest of all is the Central SSelknap
Uregon Irrigation Company,
which has 214.000 acres. This
company took over two old com
panies and applied for moro land
of its own. This company has
got water on some of the land,
but at present is financially em
barrassed. Also, the company
bas sold more lands than it bas
water to cover, but as not all
purchasers have asked for water
there is today plenty of water for
those on the ground and using
it. The Desert Land Board is
considering the question of pre
venting further sales of lands
until provision is made for an
adequate water supply by con
struction of an additional canal,
known as the North canal, or of
permitting further sale and have
the company deposit part of the
proceeds with the state as a
guaranty. The company insists
that it has abundant assets to
construct the North canal. While
everything appears satisfactory
so far, the matter must be ad
justed at an early date. The
Board inspected the project per
sonally and had an engineer on
the job.
Insofar as the Desert Land
Board is concerned, it merely
acts as an agent for the govern
ment and is really a go-between
for the government and the set
tlers. No deeds are given to this
segregated land by the govern
ment until aflidavits are submit
ted and approved by the Desert
Land Board that there is suffi
cient water for the acreage in
volved. There is an instance
where false aflidavits were made
that water was abundant, where
as it was not, and the govern
ment gave the deeds. It is dif
ficult to place the responsibility
for this manipulation and false
affidavit and as it happened sev
eral years asro. the nresent
Board docs not intend probing
the transaction. What the Board
is determined to do, however, is
to try to straighten out the snarl
into which these projects have
become involved so that the
rights of settlers will be protect
ed, the companies will make
good and as many as possible
will be satisfied. Oregonian.
Oregon
mt-Xm
Onfm.
Ortgan
Dr. J. Tregelles Fox
M. K. C. ft. Ernr; and L. 8. A, London;
Licence!; Oregon HUitft Mciiiciil Hoard,
Npecinlit in Hurry; MyKieni;; Ali
mentary Canal; women and children's
dUt'itsca.
Attendance at outcc, Main St., I'rluo
vl le, daily 11 to 3. Tt.l. Pioneer l.'J.
Consultation Free Hour 8 to
R. D. Ketchum, M. T. D., D. C.
Acute and chronic illsciiscg treated
succcKMfully by purely
(InikIi'hh methods
Roenu 16-17 Adanioa Bld. Calls made
G. A. iMcFARLANH
Lawyer
Practice in all courts and U. S. Land
Office.
Redmond,
Oregon
Willard II. Wirtz
Attorncy-ut-Law.
Ofllce In M. It. IUkkh' ofllce.
PllINKVlIXK, OlIKOON
Dr. J. W. Curtis
Eyesight Specialist
Office Hours 2 to 6
Plymouth Binder Twine
SAYi:S TIMi; ANII (UlAIN
Twine is a email item, hut Rood twin mh k
of exH'iiH) in lurvvst time, l.vcry time your mi hme is
stupid ih delay cow you money. Time in
harvest season 11 always valujlile, ana some
times extremely pteciout on account of the
condition of weather or cum. lie sure you
. a .. f V I
use the Dfsr iiiw,-ri.i iuuu 1 11
TWINE. 'l'hen you will I ufe from
the annoyances, delays, excuses, which
ordinary twine causes, Plymouth 1 wine
worki perfectly in every machine. Mart
of it 11 made anj tianl every year than
anv oilier Inn. I hi-causa it Is known to
-A Vt I. .1.. I . .. I I,.. h.n f..r v..ra
IfV Tv'-ViY Himls more aheaves wiih lew ex.
iwnte, no knoti. no breaks, and it
VV nuaranireJ full length and emra
itcnylh. (jet Plymouth I wme
fiom the local dealer. Look for
the wheat-shcaf tag.
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Use
PI) Meet
Use. 11 ua
tka llal
alia ejualltf
as ear hi tee.
For Sale by
? J. E. Stewart & Co.
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New and
Second Hand
Furniture
New bedding and new Furniture from Portland
this week, to which the public U invited to
inspect both at to the price and to the quality.
My policy it large tale and email profitt.
W. S. COOKE
Masonic Building, Third and B Streett.
Prineville, ... Oregon
Adamaon Building,
p. m.
Warren & Woodward
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Irrigation, Subdivision, Land Surveys. Estimates Furnished
on Power Plants.
MAPS
We have had 1 0 years experience, embracing all branches
of Civil Engineering.
Box 187 Redmond, Oregon.
NO MORE
Freight Troubles
The Oregon Trunk Kailway is iwn lor hitHiiitira to Opal City, Juat north
o( Crooked Hiver.
The Jones Warehouse Company
GEORGE A. JONES, Manager
will liamllo all freight at Opal City for the railroad. The old Shanlko
.Moody WaroiKiune syatem will he employed. Mnrcliantt will get tliuir
gooda promptly and without inconvenience. Ol'AI. CITY will be tlit ,
(reiiflit terniinua fur 10 day more. Have your freight consigned In care of
JONES
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Addreaa communications to ItKNI), OKl-XiON.
City Meat Market
Horigan & Reinke, Props
k Rppf PrtrL- Mllttn WlirJAcala anrl
1 Retail .
AH Kinds of Sausage Nice and Fresh
Home Cured Bacon and
Lard. Fish and Poultry
in Season.
Buttef and Eggs. Home Cured Lard
Finest Made, 5 lb. 90c.; 10 lb. $1.75. f
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