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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
ABOUT PENpULUMS.
An Experiment Which Will Psove
Instructive as Well as
Interesting.

To experiment with pendulums get
some hobs from a hardware store. like
those used by carpenters In :heir plumb
lines, or any small but heavy object will
do that can easily be fastened to a string.
Suspend the hobs by twine OF different
lengths to screw eyes fastened to the
casing in the upper part OF the doorway.
Arrange one pendulum so that you car
lengthen or shorten It at will by rum
ming the end OF the string through a
screw eye and holding II. or by fastening
the end loosely around tack driven 10
the side Of the doorway where you can
release 1t when you desire. When you
pull this string OF course the pedulum
will be shortened.
When all this has been arranged, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. set all your
pendulums to swinging, and you will
see that the longer they are the more
slowly they will swing. But whether
they swing one inch or 10 the same pen.
dulum will do II In the same time. Try
this Stop all but one pendulum and
swing Il an inch or so. timing H. Then
swing It foot. II will take as long 10
make the short swing "a the long one.
Stop this one and try another. You viii
prove this fact TO yourself
Now set one OF the pendulums 10
swinging. and count the number Of
swings Il makes In a minute. When
you have done this arrange the adjust
able one so that II will make twice a.
many. and you will ind that II is just
one-fourth the length OF the other
Take down all the pendulums but one.
and set Il swinging when ;; reaches its
lowest point near the floor In It's swing.
strike Il sideways. and Il viii continue
TO swing. but in another direction.
Now swing Il pgaln and strike Il when
II Is at ono end OF It's swing Just before
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10

'D'RI PULLED UP sUDDENLY-AND
LISTENED. PEERING INTO THE
DUSK"
when some artist of the needle had
tattooed British jack on the back OF
his left hand--a thing he covered, Of
shame now, when he thought Of t..
His right hand had lost its foreanger
In a sawmill. His rifle was distin-
guished by the name of Beeswax-
"Or Beeswax" he calledlit sometimes
for no better reason than that 1t was
easy spoke an had a kind Nv a pow
erful SCUM tew it," He had a nose
like a shoemaker's thumb: there was
a deep curve from its wide tip to his
forehead. He had a large, gray, in
Quiring eye and the watchful habit of
the woodsman. Somewhere in the
midst of a story he would pause and
peer thoughtfully into the distance,
meanwhile feeling the pipe-stem with
his lips, and then resume the narra-
tive as suddenly as he had stopped.
He was a lank and powerful man, six
feet tall in his stockings. He wore a
iIln Dcdlu lndl ldu AnC apR~oA oAA'c
OF parched grass on his rudy counte-
nance. In the matter of hair, nature
had treated him with generosity
most unusual. His heavy shock was
sheared off square above his neck.
That evening, as he lay on his elbow
in the freight, D'ri had just entered
the eventful field of Renaissance. The
women were washing the dishes; my
father had gone to the spring for wa
ter. Uri pulled up suddenly, lifted
his hat Of faded felt and listened, peer
ing into the dusk.
Seems { me them wolves is comm
nearer" he said, thoughtfully.
Their cries we're echoing in the far
timber. We all rose and listened. In
a moment my father came hurrying
back with his pail of water.
"D'ri," said he, quietly, as ne threw
some wood on the fire, they smell
mutton. Mex the guns ready. We
may git a few pelts. There's a big
bounty on 'em here In York state"
We all stood about the fire listening
as the wolves came nearer.
at s the sheep tibet brings 'em, "
said my father.
quite a considerable number on 'em,
tew," said D'ri, as he stood cleaning
the bore Of his rife.
My young sisters began to CRY.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10

shape OF a wide board strapped or tied
securely 10 his back.
Then pile on and stun around It pill
lows. wadding and rags, TO help MI out
the body. which is now encased In a
sheet wrapped and pinned about tho
boy and the board. as shown In Fig 2.
Now make large bail OF rags. says
Good Literature, with two fat piecss OF
wood fastened upon It for bill. Paint
eyes on either side, with black Ink or
colors. Pin the head firmly on to the
body. Then make the webbed feet from
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
TIE SALT ARTIST.
bow Some Very Curious Natural
Curved Designs Nay Be Made
by Aid Of Funnel.

Some very curious natural curved de
signs may be made with sand OF salt
and a funnel.
Get piece Of wood about three inches
In diameter. and in the center OF II make
a hole large enough for the funnel TO rest
In. Fasten three pieces OF stout twine
near the edge Of the wooden disk, equal
ly distant from each other, so that when
their other ends are united in a knot.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
Very Porous.

TT Is really ridiculous" sail Mr..
Figg, ito see the style the Henderbys
put on, when everyone knows that
they are as poor as-as poor as"
Plaster" suggested the youthful
son and heir.
Poor as what7"
Poor as plaster-porous plaster
don't you know"
''Now, look here. Mrs. f., II you don't
send that impudent kid to bed In Ave
minutes, I'll thrash him till he can't
stand. I'm not going to have any new
humorists in this house. "-Slnith's
Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10

an old pair OF leather driving gloves. II
you cannot procure th sm. use stout
brown wrapping paper.
If you've carried out these directions
carefully and look or have your friend
look like Fig. 2 the great Duck-biIled
Whackadillo is now reality and is
ready to perform in any manner, froma
dance to lecture on his prehistoric an
cesors, of which he is the only living
specimen.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
Unbiased Criticism,

what would you do, Nora"
asked the young lady of the housemaid,
IF you could play the piano the same
as l do?"
"Suie, an OF wouldn't be afther
gettin discouraged at all, at ALL" re-
piled Nora. lord kape roight on larn-
in till OF could play dacently."-Cin-
cinnati Inquirer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
TALKING WHAcKADlLLo.
Amusing Bird Which May Be Con-
strueted Out OF an Agile Boy,
Board and Some Old Cloths.

The principal Ingredients OF the Great
Talking. Duok-billed whackadillo are
very easy 20 assemble.
First there Is the skeleton shown N
Fig. /. This consists OF any medium
sized small boy with backbone In the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10


II starts TO move back II will swing
around in a circle.
suspend a chair by a stout twine. max.
Ing a heavy pendulum. Now tie TO the
chair a piece Of fine sewing SILK. n you
pull by the silk 20 start the chair 10
swinging the SILK will probably break
II the pull be sudden.
But hang the movable pendulum 80
that rs bob is M the middle OF the chair
and start % swlnging NOW n yen give
the silk thread a gentle pull az each
swing OF the movable pendulum the
chair will be made 20 swing gradually
and the silk will not break.
Il Is pulling az equal Intervals CORE
spending % the natural movement Of
the pendulum. that prevents the slender
thregd from breaking
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
He Was willing.

Mrs. Henpeck--What do you .hink
of giving me for a birthday presaat?
Henpeck-Great ideal but to whom
could | give you? | really hav MT an
enemy in the world.-Catholic 6taud'
ard and Times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
= THE GRASSLAND" COMING
North Wisconsin Product Car VIII Be
IF Here Next Week.

Minneapolis will be visited next
week by the "Grassland," the north
Wisconsin product car, which is trav-
cling under the auspices Of the North
Wisconsin Farmers association and has
in view the exploitation Of the resources
of that district. The association in
cludes in its membership $500 repre-:
sentative farmers and business men Of
Ashland, Bayfield,, Douglas and Iron
counties.
The car presents an attractive exter.;
ior. The words "Grassland' and
HNorth wisconsin Farmers associa-
tion,'' are displayed in incandescent
lights and between the windows are
plate glass panels containing various
seeds threshed from north Wisconsin
cereals. Below the windows are full
size displays Of grain and grasses In
sheaf, covered with glass. The inter,
ior presents veritable agricultural
panorama. Timothy, clover, oats, wheat,
corn, barley, potatoes, turnipss, apples
and other products are attraetlyely as
plaved. Pictures on the walls show the
primitive life Of north Wisconsin and
Minnesota, and hunting and fishing
scenes, with views Of some, Of Wisco1n,,
sin IS thrifty homes. No land is sold
on the car, which is entirely free from
anv personal advertising.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
RAILROADS
ILLIN0lSCENTRAL REPORT
TOTAL MILEAGE rs 4,374.04 AND
GROSS TRAFFIC RECEIPTS
WE'RE s4s,5os,e4s.94.

Illinois Central railroad annual fig
ures show total mileage June 80, 1905,
as 4,374O4. The gross traffic receipts
were $49,5Os,649.94. Less expenses Of
operation and taxes the excess was ST. 4
$50, 1880. The net receipts from sale
Of lands, investments and other prof
it's were $2,761, 507 80, leaving excess
Of income over expenses of 1885,.
451.2S. Interest on funded debt and
rent of subsidiary roads amounted to
$7,123, 109.30, leaving Q net income OF
$10,135, 3419s. BY adding to this the
surplus dividend fund brought forward
from the previous year Of $l,225,-
1862, the total amount available was
$11,36l, 108.90. OF this amount all has
been disposed of in dividends, ETC.. ex-
cept a surplus forward Of $780,
O2692. -.
The company spent in the year
$4,4OO,S22.27 in betterments. The ave-
rage weight Of rail has been increased
and the average tractive capacity OF
engines from 1874 to $3.50 pounds.
The passenger equipment has been i'm
proved by addition of fifteen new cars.
In the year seventy-two new locomo-
tives were bought and 25,518 freight
cars. Of additional second main track
l1.S6 miles were installed. To COM
plete the double track between jack
son, Miss, and New Orleans, 1S5 miles,
l7.14 miles must be constructed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
MILWAUKEE, BRANCHING OUT
Will Construct Line West From Evarts
to wyoming Line.

Special to The journal.
Milwauke ae' road viii make wonderful
strides within the next year." said ?.
j. Sullivan, travelling auditor for the,
McCaull- Webster Elevator company,
with headquarters in this city. shortly
before leaving for Minneapolis yester-
1'During the past month we have all
heard a great deal about the line to
the Hills and then on to the coast.
There IS no doubt but that the com
pany will push the work as rapidly
as possible and that the people Of
South Dakota will soon enjoy the bene.
fits of o direct line to the Hills. But
the Milwaukee company will not stop
here. I have the best Of reasons for
the assertion that before the close Of
next year line will be running west
from Evarts to within about thirty
miles Of the North Dakota line. From
this point it will shoot across north
of the Hills to the Wyoming line. A
junction will be established here. and
the two lines will connect.
HSome time ago large cattle owners
near Evarts attempted to purchase the
ferry at that place. In order to oper-
ate it they would also have to have. q
renewal Of the right franchise
across the Missouri river which. the
Milwaukee company owns. One Of the
ranehers made a special trip to Chicago
to secure a renewal, but he was turned
down with the admonition not to pur-
chase the ferry, as bridge would be
spanning the Missouri river at the
point mentioned within a year. I take
it that no better evidence is needed to
substantiate my statement as to the
Milwaukee, plans. .,-..-...
/ tEThe new line. which the Great
Northern is building from Sioux City
to Ashland, Neb., viii open up a fine
territory My company has secured
right-of-way for, seven elevators along
this line and they will be constructed
at once. j, There will be fifteen towns
along the raute,:sbut uoneaof them are
named as yet, simply numbered. Z,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
aA1I,RnAp NOTES,

Tho Northern Pacific will run hunters spe'
cia1 train to Taylors Falls Saturday.
The last Great Western excursion Of the sea
son will run Sunday to the twin cities 1ron
central Iowa. .
c. A. Beckwith, chief clerk in the office OF
the assistant general freight agent OF tne uisht
Western road has been appointed DIVISION !reigh'
agent of the Northern Pacific at Butte, Mont.
Great Western gross earnings for the fourth
week In September show an increase over tng
same week last year Of $61, $50 rs: Inc totai
was $3.50, 625. 81, and from July to date S1,1Sz'
494.S5. ~ -..s.5 ~
The Great Northern road has issued the
atrcal guide listing the new towns on the s5s,
hotels. Several of the new towns seem TO be
likely places for night stands.
Total earnings received By the Wisconsin
Central in the Year ending June 80, were $244,.
461 80; for the line. So, 64S. 2S5 49, me 0perat-
ing expenses for the line were $4,sas,sso:o.
The net income was 1855, S44.H, which represents
the surplus, inasmuch as no DIVIDENDS were
paid.
The Lake Superior branch Of the Grand Trunk
Pacific, 210 miles. will be built by Foley Brotn-
ers, Larson & Co.. of st. Paul and Winnipeg.
This branch extends from Fort William tQ LAKE
Superior Junction. Fully 1000 miles OF rSa %.
vember. The contract calls for completion IN
time to move grain In 1907. g
Practical tests will be given trainren after
an experiment to be tried on the Milwaukee
road at the initiative Of the Brotherhood OF L0.
connective Engineers. Oculists Will be placed on
the fast train engines and tests will be made
which are expected to result in a revision Of
change of lights for switches and semaphore
V. 4. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
Reein on the Western Pacific.

Work on the Western Pacific will be;
DIN in ten days between Oakland and
0roville Grading will have begun also
west of Salt Lake. Boring Of the Spring
Garden tunnel in the Feather river can
yon will begin soon ne o f~n snnt Is 9, 10
mel viii be bored at Beckwith Pass.
norted to have helped the work Of loce1
ting the line to such an extent that it
IS finished and right-of-way is being &C.
cured rapidly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-06
Discuss Electric Line.

Special to The 5oufnsl
Baraboo, Wis, Oct; GA massmeet-
ing of Baraboo and Kilburn citizens was va
held at the Latter p asSS gu the bxud Gns
Of an electric road between the Dalles
ME ali along the route are enthusiastic
over Owe the project and Judging from the
interest taken in all probability the
road will be built next season.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31
NOT IN THE JOURNAL.

However, 1 doubt very much
whether Senator Elkins made the
statements which the Argus quoted
and until see them in a more reli-
able paper than the Argus / shall
not accept them as coming from Mr..
Elkins. However, whether he said
what the Argus says he did or not
does not matter and will not affect
the tax laws in the least.
These laws are on the statute
books and will be thoroughly tested
before anyone will be allowed to
materially amend them. 1.-The Fri
days.
If the "Fndays" are so densely
ignorant Of what is Transporting in
the world it must be attributed to
the fact that they confne their read
ing to the Journal. Senator Elkins
is specific in his statements that the
Dawson tax laws must be amended
and says: 81 already have in mind
some amendments l want to pro-
pose TO the Governor and the next
Legislature" Senator Elkins does
not propose TO wait until the tax
laws are thoroughly tested before
anyone will be allowed to materially
amend them" SO according to the
Fridays" the State Machine is not
going to let ANYONE materially
amend them" The Machine must
dictate whether the laws are to
stand or be changed. The people
have no say in this matter. Here
is a fatal admission by the "Fh-
days" that there is Machine and
Ring. II they find there is sufici.
ent CRAFT IN it for them the Ma.
chine may agree TO amend the tax
laws Otherwise they must stand.
But you can see that the Journal
and the Fridays" are beginning to
crswfsh on the tax laws. As we
stated before they we're not aware
that Senator Elkins had spoken.
They we're hddling along on the
last piece Of music given them.
From this on We may expect them
20 change their tune. They will
play the old Journal organ anyway
their masters may direct them.
Mark our prediction.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31
QUESTIONS FOR THE UNIFORM EX.
ANIMATION IN SEPTEMBER.

We are not going to say how the
questions below leaked into our pos
session, but we are promised that
no fuss will be made about our pub
fishing them.
I. Recite from memory and with
out missing word the last presiden-
tial message of Thomas Jefferson.
Draw map of Preston county
locating every road and farm gate
and all the altitude figures set down
by the U. S. Geological Survey.
3. Spell the names, using the let
tiers of the Russian alphabet, of all
the ships in Rojestvensky's squadron
4. Give an accurate imitation
of the handwriting of all the 60
signers of the Declaration of indie
pendence.
S. Find the square root of S7246-
o39I4a767s6Ioa. Raise the an.
swer to the I3a5467Soth power.
6. Write sentence of not less
than 20 words in the Japanese lam
guage and diagram according to
Reed and Kellogg.
7. Paint full length portrait OF
VIM. PENIS grandfather's wife's
aunt, including her best Easter bon
net.
8. A asked B how much he was
worth. b replies loan me a
dime to buy ham sandwich and a
picked cucumber and l will figure
up how much my income has been
from the rent of a vacant house
built on boom lot bought at a sky
high price. The rent equals half
my fortune" How much is b
worth
9. Supplementary for gentlemen
How much cold cash have you put
to soak in the Execrable Life Insu-
rance Company Do you have
cold feet as a result1
10. (for LADIES' Embroider in
silk Of four colors a Christmas tree
containing 90 presents and orna-
mented with one gross Of parafine
candles and 100 yards Of stringed
popcorn. Only 10 minutes can be
allowed on this question.
BROOMgFpCp
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31
THEY READ THE JOURNAL.

We had reason TO think the "Fri-
days" had not read the Senator
Elkins interview which was publish.
ed In the Wheeling, Parkersburg,
Pittsburg and Baltimore papers.
For the enlightenment of the "Fri-
days" we gladly inform them that
on August 6, 1905, the gallant
"Majah" Elliott sent broadcast the
Elkins interview. The "Fridays"
are probably aware that the "Majah"
is equally as anxious to hold on to
his job as the Fridays" are to get
one.
AS the Fridays" read nothing
but the Journal, which they adorn
with their ebullitions each week, of
course they are excusable for their
ignorance. But the "Friday" thrive
on ignorance and prejudice. This
has been the main stay of the Ring.
So long as 1t could appeal to the
political prejudice of its party
it prospered and raked in all the
county Offices and succeeded in hav-
ing the members of the Ring APP
pointed to the State and Federal
Offices.
But this is an enlightened age and
the people are growing wise. The
wiser they grow the sooner the Ring
and the "Fridays" will disappear
from the face of the earth. We are
not surprised that they howl and
yell as they see the "spoils of Office
fleeing from them. For thirty odd
years the Ring has said who should
hold Office in Preston county. A
Republican who disputed the au-
thorlty of the Ring was kicked out
of he Republican party as a
'traitor" and "disorganizer." This
can be verified by any Republican
who is not controlled by the Ring.
We are safe in saying that there
is not one of the Fridays" that
would think of announcing himself
for Office unless he got guarantee
from the organization that it would
support him. The "Fridays" call
it the Organization" 1t sounds
better. 1t is not so repulsive as
"Riug." But the organization is
the Ring pure and simple. They
can fool no one. The rank and
file of the Republican party will
thump the slate ticket good and hard
in the primaries.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31
LABOR DAY.
A Proclamation; BY The Governor.

The laws of West Virginia having
made the first Monday in Septem-
Der of each year holiday and DIES.
ignated it as Labor Day, therefore,
l, William M. o. Dawson, Gov.
ernor of the said State, do hereby
proclaim that
MoHaay, Stbfem6er 4, 1905,
is Labor Day and legal holiday in
West Virginia, and recommend that
all factories, shops, mines and other
places where persons are engaged
at labor be closed, and that the day
be hiingly appropriately and
periodically observed by all the
people as becomes us as citizens of
one of the greatest States Of the
greatest and most glorious nations
in the history Of the world. As
labor conquers all things, and as
there is no excellence without great
labor and as every one ought to be
a worker and no one ought to be
drone Or a parasite, therefore every
one is interested in the uphoiding
of the true dignity Of labor Let
US on this day meet together as
people having a common end and
common destiny, and seriously con
slider and discuss questions which
concern our common welfare, to the
end that capital may always willing.
ly yield to labor, labor's full reward
and just rights, and labor cheerfullv
concede to capital capitals lust
share and full rights, so that be.
tween capital and labor there may
be peace cooperation.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State, at the
- Capitol in the City OF
SEAL Charleston, this twenty.
'-- first day Of August, in the
year Of Our Lord nineteen hundred
and five, and in the forty-thifd year
OF the State.
WM. M. O. DAWSON.
BY the Governor:
c. w. SwIsHER,
Secretary a State
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31

Secretary-AllIe d. King.
Committee-Jessie A. Elsey, Guy
A. Deakins and Allie d. King.
Aurora, November 18th.
RENO.
Chairman-P. w. o. Bolyard.
Secretary-Lulu M. Larew.
Committee-O. A. Watson and
Ivy r. Larew.
Fellowsville, November 10th.
LYON.
Chairman-Elbert Jones.
Secretary-Myra Gibson.
Committee - Ebert Jones and
Myra Gibson.
Newburg, December Ist.
VALLEY.
Chairman--W. O. Miller.
Secretary-Lessye Scott.
Committee--Josie Dixon, Inez
Wilkins, w. r. Shaffer and c. c.
Spiker.
Masontown; date to be announced.
SNAPSHOTS.
From an inspection of the roll, it
would appear that 4I members of
the institute have had no experience.
II have taught single term. A
have taught 2, 8, or 4 years. 90
have taught S to 10 years; az from
10 to 30 years; 7 from 20 to 40
years, while B. H. Elsey and G.. b.
Hill have taught SO and 80 years re-
spectively. The average length of
experience is 7 years. Although
ladies and gentlemen are present in
almost equal numbers, the average
experience of the latter is more than
one-half greater than that of the
former.