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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
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MAKING A DICTIONARY.
Tn. Colossal Task Of Selecting the
Words to Be Used

The Colossal 7 ask OF
Words to Be Used
One of the men who compiled D's
dictionary talks as follows ABOUT TUG
way the work was done
From the largest dictionary OF the
language all the words were diligently
copled and then each Of the smaller
dictionaries was checked of In turn
against this growing list When the
dictionaries had been thus exhausted
ali the living authors Of works that
had an undoubted standard value were
secured to contribute from their works
tucb words as they had used that were
not found in the general dictionaries
In addition to this. the services OF
about 500 readers were utilized, among
whom was distributed all the standard
literature from Chaucer to the present
time. These readers were instructed
TO report such words as seemed to be
new and not found in the ordinary dc
tionarles and to locate them by page
and line that they might be Inspected
each IN its own context For this pur'
pose prepared blanks were furnished
Specialists in various trades, arts and
professions we're also invited to send
such words belonging to the technique
Of their vocabularies as might be ia
mlliar TO them, but which were not in
general use, and so had not found their
way into the dictionaries.
1t will be seen that the collection Of
a vocabulary on such a plan, though
there were many helpers, was a long
and labJrIous task, Involving a great
amount Of correspondence, which eN.
tended literally all over the world.
Added to this was the nearly appalling
task Of editorial and clerical work,
merely TO >.ft and organize these con.
tv.luJI0us. Il is not 10 be imagined
that words so gathered could or should
be all included. An organized stan OF
editors and uh.lDlogIsts was required,
who passed upon the eligibility Of each
word
The conservative care exercised In
determining the scope and limits Of a
vocabulary can De inferred from the
fact that in one of these offices, after
a "dragnet' had gathered over 100000
words. more than 100000 were finally
rejected. These included words that
were still too completely foreign to
merit a place IN an English voclbu-
larry. an the used but once" words,
considerable slang language and many
technical terms that had good reasons
against them. The fixing Of O date be.
fore which words should be excluded,
except on ceytain conditions, resulted
in throwing out many.
When words have been selected for a
dictionary, several distinct things must
be done with them. They must be IL.
vilel into their proper sv,lalles, and
the right synables must be supplied
with accents. They must he pro.
nouncol by the use Of certain arbitrary
signs used in q respcI,ing Of them to
Indicate the powers of the letters they
contain. They must be defined In all
. the senses IN which they have actually
been found used I'm literature. In the
case Of a primary form the origin OF
the word in other lauguages-tlat u.s.
It's nrrmo!ogy-Iuust be -lveu.-Chicag.
News.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

'Uare you went aud told me you
would trust Boas.ey with your lIfe
and on the strength Of that ! loaned
him $40 that now you tell me I'll new.
er get"
"Well. what Of It? ! said ia trust
him with my life, and ! would. Beas-
ley may be a beat, but be is no assas-
sin."-Clncinnatl Enquirer.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

While .i;t.e Gertrude was looking out
OF a window during thunderstorm
she saw q flash Of lightning play
along telegraph wire.
"Oh, mammal She exclaimed. Il
Just SaW a piece Of the sun fan down
from the Sky" New York Press.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
A MARRIAGE FICTION.
The Old Time Notion Trat Matches
Are EEGe In Heaven.

The Old Time Notion Trat Matches
Are Eede In Heaven.
Tho p3..a fiction obtains taat mar
rl,-.s are ,-aIe IN heaven This To-
-,a. .c Viewpoint is particular. popu.
lar .l --.,..na, where IL is held 20 be
hir.,- Improper for parents LOO make
ANY ..,ya toward securing good hUs-
ban S. tor ,a.tr daughters AMI iwmaI.
est g.. c..s .o manifest an. interest
in t-. subject themselves.
Iuc conventional theory Is that the
m.,er is Oh tie knees Of the gods aud
tL.- .a d.. season husbands will be
provided ike mamma In the wilderness
for sgs.cual-a Of the faithful. ULfor-
tun.p.E this miracle does not always
come 9I for every woman, The supply
Of mamma gives out. There are not
enough husbands to go around, and
thes. are uugreulv divided Some wo-
men get three or four, while others get
none But neither the old maids nor
their parents realize that the reason
that they did not share IN the Lispeu-
satlCu was their own fault because
they ala not put themselves, as Old
fashioned MctlodIsts used to say, in
an attitude to receive the blessing
Dorothy Dix IN AiusIees
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

Enthusiastic Amateur Sallo7-Let 60
mat Jib sheet Un-nthuslastic Lanl
lu6ber twho has been decoyed into act.
ing crewl-Im not touching the beast.
ly thing,-Punch.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
TITLES OUT OF TONE
InCongruous Names an Observer
In a Museum Noted.
BIRDS OF ANOTHER COLOR.
The Purple Finch, For Instance, lS Not
Purple, but Wine celorsd, and the
Great Blue Heron Is eray-Flowers
With Fantastic Designations.


"The purple finch" read the man
as he stood before a glass case OF
birds in a science museum. lie squInt-
ed at the bird and then remarked
scornfuly, But the bird Is not pur-
ple; It Is wine color" In the next case
he encountered the label "Great Blue
Heron" at the feet Of an extremely
long legged creature who was not blue
at all. but q decided gray. The neigh
Dor Of the blue heron was the green
heron" a bird almost brown, with the
tiniest aecks OF green on It. Only by
a big stretch Of the imagination could
It be called green. A familiar looking
water bird bore the name "black
duck" although It was brown with it.
wings tipped a tawny shade. In
the next case there were three binds
whose names the visitor read with DIS
approval Que was the "su3v fake
a small bird n decided N~nw"..'
lr.a .r...ur WAS t-a "r...a -....
kle," a brown bird with only the uer-
est suggestion Of purple And lastly
there was the "reIsart' which was
not rad no all but an unbeatable
orarg. and l.acs When be read the
next label. Rose Breasted Gr0s.nlk."
and observed that only the throat o.
tns -l' WAS '..t .'."
bFeasy was gray, l-e '.,'.', "'''''" yo
mo me curator TO ,e.' DIT" 200" ''."-
" ana anSO''IE ora, were A..'E4.
Inc curator ia---e'. my -1"' 'I'
low A' protested 70" nave nap
pened ON about 'he only o'.ua j" 'Ae
museaa. .'t are msoiieo,E nance
As o I.'' ~ ot i'cI IAe u''us IouN" 'u
this la., oI the country are very we.
named indeed ana you nave p.-Ntu
our only TIE exceptions. what c'uIo
be better named than the scarlet Jana'
ger, lle iIAeui4. the catbFd' Tue yell
low liza, Che W"odreeHei me lA.eue'
tie red winged black1ird, the hoho-
link, c.c.t II you'll examine the Wild
flowers To1Il ind much more neon
gruuus names. For instance, there's
the UyCye daisy-aud, by the way, the
Oxeye daisy IS the common white
petallel daisy with the yellow center
and not the yellow daisy with tie
brown center as is generally supposed
Now, ! cannot conceive how that little
flower appears Ike the eye Of au OK.
The lack eyed Susan. commonly
known .s The yellow daisy, IS better
named. bat # Us certainly extremely
fantastic II IS o crying shame -la.
a certain little sweet pale lavender
flower which grows profu-c.y should
bear the h'teou- name of one lowered
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
Better Left unsolvss.

Parke-Tell me, old chap, honest
now, do you permit your wife to con-
troll you? Lane-To be honest with
you, that's a question have never
dared ask myself. - Syracuse Post
Standard
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

IN o.dcu ,iLcs It took a broken six.
pence TO plIgh, the tro,h OF two fond
hearts in pro'er style. These days it's
the lover WAC is broke. But he is
much the same old sixpence.-Puck.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
THE MUSSULMANS.
They Are Not Easily Disturbed While
Saying Thsir Prayers.

saying Their Prayers.
When saying his prayers the true
Mussulman Is not easily disturbed.
Hans Doerlug u bis account uG his
travels 10 Chinese TurGestan. writes:
1T is an interesting sight to see %
Mussulman perform his deyourus.
Through the piece Of glass in my pa.
per window saw the Interpreter
spread his carpet IN front of his house
just opposite the one in which ! was
living. His wife and child sat quite
close to him talking loudly with some
visitors, but this did not in the least
disturb the old man at his devotions.
"ln spite of the noise the melodious
chanting Of the Koran was quite au-
dible. The worshlper kotowed several
times and cried Allah. Allah. Affair
then for awhile stood tally
clasping his hands crusswlse upon his
breast after which he Joined In the
conversation.
His wife then went through the
same performance, doing exactly the
same as her husband This they do
every morning and evening whether
there are fiends with them or not"
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
Willie's Wisdom.

Ieacher-Willle, why don't YOU Keep
your hair combed? Willie-'Cause |
amt got no comb. Teacher-Why
don't you ask your mamma TO buy
YOU one? Willie-'Cause then I'd have
t2r keep my hair combcd.-Judge.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

The Other Woman's Opinion.
How well she preserves her youth"
"Yes. The stun she puts on her face
nnet he r-aafharnraof n--Cshioqgo Pee.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

Cobez1 d Voca explored the Cha
.'''' ,ounirT IN i135 arl teu.d fsat
tle natives were dressed 10 cotton gar
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

Mrs. Gossip-Mrs. Richleigh mas so
much emboupoiut, hasn't she? Mrs.
Someup Qudicrouslyl now. she
might have If she wasn't so tat.-Bal-
timore American.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

The average elevation Of North
IA --.--f-- ~ a-N 80 - :, -
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

did she marry her husband to re-
form hlmY
Il guess so. She reformed him, all
right"
why, he drinks like a fish"
Il know Il, but be didn't use to be.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Part of the Rim and Floor of the Crater of kauea.

of an orange in one place 1t will crack the rind in another place and force the juice out through it. The slow contraction of the diameter of the earth, also, through its loss of heat by radiation, may result in the wrinkling up of the crust in such manner that the molten matter will be forced out along the lines of great est weakness.
 Jorullo in Mexico is one of the most remarkable instances of intermittent volcanic action. Up to 1759 the site where the volcanic cone now stands was occupied by a fertile plain, sur rounded by hills composed of very an cient rocks. In that year, amid earth quake shocks, a chasm opened in the plain, from which flames issued, and ashes and lava were elected in suffi- cient quantities to form in a short time mountain 1,600 feet high. Since then there have been no erup- tions. and the lower Hanks of the mountain are now covered with trees and the surrounding country is culti- vated as formerly.
 One of the largest volcanoes and one which has been most carefully studied, is Kilauea, on the Island of Hawaii, the crater of which is 13,675 feet above the sea. The crater is nearly three miles in diameter, and is filled with boiling lava, which varies greatly in height at different times.
 When visited by Prof. Dana in 1889 it lacked only 400 feet of being full, so as to run over from the top In 1S40 the lava had subsided, so that it was 1000 feet below the rim No re. cent eruptions have projected the lava over the rim, but at various times since the discovery of the island great streams of lava have burst out from the side of the mountain, 2,000 feet or more below the summit.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
JUMPING AT A CONCLUSION.
Marriage Did Not Follow the Nineteen
 Years Courtshlp.

In the amiable way of villagers, they were discussing the matrimonial af- fairs of couple who, though recently wed, had begun to find the yoke of Hymen a burden.
 "'Tis all along O these nasty mar riages," opined one caustic old gentle man, who had been much to the fore in the discussion They did not un- derstand each other; they'd nobbut knowed each other for matter O seven year."
 Well, that seems long enough" said an interested lady listener.
 Long eno'! Bah, ye're wrong! When body's coortin' he canna be too careful. Why, my coortship lasted 8 matter O 19 year."
 You certainly were careful" agreed the lady listener And did you find your plan successful when you mar ried?"
 ''Ye jump to conclusions!" said the old man, impatiently. q understood her then, so 1 didna marry her!"- Tit-Bits.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11

a serious question with miners how far they can follow a vein into the earth before reaching a point where the heat will be so great that it would be impossible for workmen to en- dure 1t.
 Taking the average increase of heat to be one degree in 50 feet, We should reach point where water would boil at a distance of about 5000 feet or little over a mile and a half It. therefore, would be a feasible plan to bore a hole to that depth, and by let ting cold water into it by one pipe bring 1t up hot in another, thus mak- ing use of the heat of the interior of the earth to warm our houses. Very likely before the coal and oil are ex- hausted this may be the source through which to dispel in our homes the rigors of winter even in arctic climates.
 At the same rate of increase we should have to descend only 30 or 40 miles to find a degree of heat which would melt any known substance and produce molten interior. The only escape from the conclusion that the earth consists of this thin crust of consolidated material arises from the fact that the melting point of metals rises under pressure. For example, iron when subjected to very great pressure will remain solid long after reaching the temperature at which it ordinarily melts, so it is supposed that the pressure toward the center of the earth is so great that no amount of heat, or, at any rate, the intense Aeat in the interior of the earth, can make it assume a liquid form This also agrees with the calculations of physicists, who affirm that the earth behaves like a solid. and therefore cannot have liquid interior, as was formerly supposed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
That Is if Serum Is Applied at Once,
 Say Scientists.

An interesting paper on the present treatment of diphtheria by serum was read at sitting of the Academy of Medicine in Paris by Dr. Louis Martin or the hospital attached to the Pasteur institute. who collaborated with Dr. Roux in the discovery of the anti diphtheric serum. It dealt. chiefly with the causes of death in the cases treat ed with that serum. Apart from the somewhat rare hypertoxic accidents, there ought theoretically to be no longer any deaths from diphtheria, but unfortunately in many instances the serum is employed too late. One third of the deaths at the Pasteur hos pital have occurred within less than 24 hours after the admission of the pa tients To avoid deaths from this cause, an early injection should be resorted to whenever a patient is sus- pected of diphtheria. In spite of the serum treatment 20 per cent. of the
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
SMALL THING HE FORGOT.
May Have Accounted for His Proposal
 Being Turned Down.

Senator Beveridge described. at dinner, an absent-minded farmer.
 "The man was so absent-minded,' he said, that he couldn't open his mouth without making an arrant ass of himself.
 "Once he courted young woman. His suit looked promising for time. Then, with a sorrowful visage, he ceased his courtship.
 "'Yet she seemed infatuated with you, Jabez,' said 1, one day when he came to me for sympathy.
 "'She were, too Jabez agreed.
 "'Well, what could have been the trouble?'
 "'Dunno,' said he. He filled his pipe. Dunno; but when l perposed, she turned me down cold
 Perhaps your proposal wasn't ard ent enough? I,suggested.
 "'Oh, it was fiery said Jabez. Hot as pepper I told her she was the only woman I'd ever loved, ever looked at, ever thought of, or
 "'But, said I, you forgot, then, you were a widower.'
 "'Jingo,' said Jabez, so l did"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
|EARTH'S CORE HOT

But the many other positive indica- tions of the existence of molten mat ter in the interior of the earth have led to a conclusion which satisfies all parties, namely, that after descending 40 or 50 miles from the surface the heat is so great and the pressure so limited that all substances are melted, so that there Is a segment probably many hundred miles in thickness, con- sisting of molten matter, while the in terior nucleus remains, both intensely hot and at the same time solid.
 One of the most striking positive indications that there is such molten mass at no great distance below the surface of the earth is to be found in the volcanoes of the world, which are best explained as vent holes through which this molten matter escapes to the surface in response to the varying degrees of pressure from the crust of the earth over different areas. When, for example, through long-continued deposition of earthly material about the mouths of the great rivers, one portion of the earth's crust becomes overloaded, so that it presses with un- due weight over a limited area, it would squeeze a portion of the molten material to the surface, just as if you press with your thumb upon the rfnd
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
MOLTEN MASS FORTY OR FIFTY MILES BELOW THE CRUST
 OF THE GLOBE.
HEAT MAY BE UTILIZED
From Planets Interior Supplies of Warmth Possibly May Take the Place of Coal and Oil-Nota-
 ble EruptIons Are Told Of.
BY GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT,

BY GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT,
 A. M., IL. Q.
 (Author of "The Ice Age in North Amer
 ica," Man and the Glacial Pe-
 riod." Etc.)
 Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 It is perfectly proper to speak of the crust" of the earth. The exist ence of volcanoes and the fact that the temperature regularly increases as you penetrate the rocks by borings or mining shafts prove that the in- terior of the earth is hot enough to melt all known mineral substances. In boring for gas or oil or water and in descending along the line of min- eral veins or to reach deep-seated coal deposits it is found that the tenn perature increases about one degree for every fifty or 75 feet. so that it is
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
NO DEATHS FROM DIPTHERIA

children up to two years of age still die of the disease. They come, how ever, in general from infected sur roundings. The danger might be averted by preventive injections, and Dr. Martin lays it down as an abso- lute rule that every infection should be inoculated. In order to avert certain number of deaths that occur in spite of the employment of the serum which he has seen coincide with serious changes in important or. gans. Dr. Martin recommends vigor- ous injections at the beginning and the reinoculation of adults in case the toxic symptoms persist.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
DOCTOR SAID FUSE cUTlcURA"
In Bad Case of Eczema on Child Disease Had Reached a Fearful State-His Order Resulted
 in Complete Cure.

When I was small I was troubled with eczema for about three months. It was all over my face and covered nearly all of my head. It reached such a state that it was just large scab all over, and the pain and itching were terrible. I doctored with an able physician for some time and was then advised by him to use the Cuticura Remedies which I did and I was en- tirely cured. l have not been bothered with it since. used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment but do not know exactly how much was used to complete the cure. I can safely say that Cuticura did lot for me. Miss Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich., Oct 20. 1907"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Unobtainable.

The Doctors Wife-Well, Jane, so your poor husbands gone at last? Didn't you give him his medicine prop. erly?
 Jane-Ah, poor dear how could I! Doctor said as how it was to be took in a recumbent position, an I 'adn't one. I asked Mrs. Green to lend me one. She said she 'ad one, but it was broke! So 1t were no good.-The Sketch.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Case of Shocking Neglect.

Friend-What has become of Celes. tine, your maid?
 Mrs. Snoblotts-I had to discharge her. She had no consideration for Fido.
 Friend-Why, always thought she took the most tender care of the pet
 Mrs. Snoblotts-So did till l found she was using her own comb on him without first sterlizing 1t.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Another Strinuency.

"Yes," said the first tramp, times are certainly bad with our profession"
 'In what respect?" asked the second tramp.
 There's great stringency of ham sandwiches and cold mutton bones."- Detroit Free Press.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
"N ails,D

Mails are a mighty good thing particularly finger nails-but I don't believe they were intended solely for scratching-though I used mine large ly for that purpose for several years. I was sorely afflicted and had it to do. One application of Hunts Cure, how ever, relieved my itch and less than a box cured me entirely
 J. M WARD, Index, Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11

Mrs. Frank Stroebe, R. F. D. l, Applet ton, Wis.,, writes: "I began using Peru ma few months ago, when my health and strength were all gone, and I was nothing but 8 nervous wreck, could not sleep, eat or rest properly, and felt no desire to live. Peruna made me look at life in different light, as began to regain my lost strength.
 "I certainly think Peruna is without . rival as tonic and strength builder" :"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Thy Wife.

Thy wife is constellation of vir- tues. She's the moon, and thou art the man in the moon.-William Con. gvs7e.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes Mwine Doesn't Smart-Soothes Eye Pain All Druggists Sell Murine at 5Octs. The A. Page Book in each Pkg. is worth Dollar in every home. Ask your Druggist.
 Murine Eye Remedy O., Chicago.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
One Bottle or Less.

Malaria is easy to contract in some localities, and hard to get rid of that is, if the proper remedy Is no' used. Cheatham's Chill Tonic frees any one from it promptly and thor oughly. It is guaranteed to cure any kind of Chills. One bottle or less will do it.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
The Word of Excuse.

Ascum--Ive often wondered what a diplomat really means when he speaks of expediency.
 Wise-Usually it means that his di- plomacy has failed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
VERY GOOD REASON.

Father--I told you not to go with that boy.
 Bobby-I had to, father, cause he had hold of my hair!
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11

When a man has reached the point where he can see no good in the world it iB time for him to get off.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
Hicks Capudine Cures Women.

Periodic pains, backache, nervousness and headache relieved immediately and assists nature. Prescribed by physicians with best results. Trial bottle 10c. Regular size 25c and soc at all druggists
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11
A Deadly Briqade.

A Deadly Brigade. "So your son is now a soldier. hey. Uncle Ben?" Yes. sab; he's done fined dc malt s1ous corpse. sah."
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-11

Frugality is a fair fortune; and hab. its of industry good sstats.-Trank lin.