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recording MIlIIonths q a Second,

According to one of the government
scientists, in experimenting with high
power explosives used in guns a
chronoscope has been employed which
registered the velocity Of the pro-
jectile at 16 successive points before
it left the bore. 1t was possible with
this apparatus to register time to the
millionth Of second.
In former experiments, where the
velocity did not exceed 1,5OO or 1900
feet second, the projectile recorded
its time by knocking down series of
steel triggers projecting into the bore.
But with velocities Of $500 feet and
more to the second, the trigger in
stead Of dropping, frequently plowed
a groove in the projectile, and anoth.
er device was necessary.
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slnnina Mice Of China.

No one has ever accused the China
man of being songful. Nevertheless
he has peculiar musical taste Of bis
own. He is charmed, for instance, by
the singing Of a peculiar breed of
mice which he has especially culti-
waited. and which German scientist,
DR.. Eichelberg, who spent a term in
a Chinese prison, declares capable Of
producing vocal harmonies quite equal
to those of the canary. The structure
of mouse's throat is shown, more
over, not to be much different from
that of the little yellow bird, there
being likewise distinct physical an
alogy between the two, even to the pc
culiar nibbling manner in which
they take their food Philadelphi
Bulletin.
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la This True?

A large proportion of the stories In
demand at select libraries are the
reverse of creditable to our views on
women. But 1t is only fair to add that
many Of the most pronounced of these
are written by women. Men seldom
write this unwholesome fiction, nor do
they read It with avidity. The study
of Illicit passion appeals most to GER
tain feminine temperarhents. / am
afraid that cannot be denied. Arthur
Wallace, in "The Crown"
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WHO BURNED CITY OF Mosoows
Confession Of the lncendiary as Sequel
TO Story Of Love and Hate.


Historians Of Napoleons invasion OF
Russia have for more than century
been trying to discover whose hand 1t
was which applied the torch to Mos
COW or gave the order for the confa-
grafton which precipitated the French
emperor,s retreat, says the Washington
Post. AT the time Count Theodore
Rostopchine was said to have been the
incendiary. In 1928, however, he pub
nshed pamphlet, THE Truth Con-
corning the Great Fire of Moscow" In
which the blame was laid at the door
of French soldiers made mad with vod-
ka. Now, however, the granddaughter
of the governorgener Countess
Lydie Rostopchine, in biography OF
her grandfather, substantiates the
original charge against hi mand says
his denial was due to influence exert
ed over him by his beautiful wife.
Just before the city was taken he
had sent her to distant province for
safety and on the evacuation by the
French he had implored her to come
back ito husband who worships you
and who respects you beyond all 9TH
ers." At the time the count was AZ
and the countess 36. In his letters to
her he had frankly admitted that he
had given orders to fire the city.
When he was accused Of the deed by
the French officers she implored him
to deny the accusation. The secret
might have been buried with him but
for subsequent discovery that his
wife had repudiated the orthodox re-
ligion and had become Roman Cath
olic. He became embittered and mo-
rose under the shock, cut her OF In
his will and left a sealed package con-
tanning the truth about the Moscow
fire only to be opened and made public
century after the date Of his mar
riage. This duty has fallen to Count
ess Lydie Rostopchine to carry out.
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HICKORY TREE HIS MONUMENT.
IL Marks the Grave OF an Ardent Ad-
mirer Of Andrew jackson.

In the Baptist graveyard at Canton
lies the body Of an old revolutionary
soldier named James Sayres. A rude.
unlettered sandstone marks his grave,
but a more conspicuous monument is
large hickory tree the trunk Of
which, three feet from the ground,
measures 511S inches in circumfer-
ence.
James Sayres was an ardent admir-
er of Andrew Jackson, so often called
"OId Hickory" from the character Of
being so unbending in any cause
which he believed to be right.
Mr.. Sayres always wore a sprig or
hickory on his breast on training
days" and before he died directed
that a hickory tree be planted on his
grave. This was done, and after the
tree attained proportions deemed un-
suitable to adorn grave it was dug
up. Another tree sprang from the
roots left in, and this in time was
also dug up.
When a third tree appeared, with Q
persistency in good cause worthy Of
emulation, relatives of the deceased
directed that 1t be not disturbed,
Hence the tree Of large proportions
that annually showers its nuts over
the grave Of the admirer of "Old Hick'
ory."--Philadelphia Record.
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a suggested Revision.

Richly endowed, we are gathered
together here in the sight of the elite,
and on the face Of this company. to
join together this man and this wom-
an in holy Patrimony, which is com
mended Of Saint Bradstreet to be en-
viable among all men, and, therefore.
not to be entered into rashly or un-
securely, but discreetly, carefully and
in the fear of bankruptcy. For the
sake Of this town and country estate
these two persons come now to be
Joined. If any man can show just
cause why these interests may not be
lawfully merged, let him now speak,
or else hereafter forever accept their
invitations. Puck
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80 KaIaer,s RhenIsh castIe.

couple of days ago 1t was an
nounced that the administration Of
the German domain had decided to
put the royal castles of Benrath and
Jagerhof. on the Rhine, near Dussel-
dorf. up for sale. as their upkeep en-
tailed too great an outlay.
1t is now stated that it has been de-
cided to undertake the restoration Of
the royal castle of Bruehl, on the
Rhine. This castle, which stands near
Cologne, is very rich in sculpture and
fresco paintings, and its restoration
will be long and costly affair. It
will be carried out by Herr Wittig,
the architect Of the royal court. at the
expense of the kaiser's privy purse.
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The French Point q Beauty.

A point of beauty always sought
by the French in the arrangement OF
the hair is to present ioll nuque,
that is, a pretty nape of the neck.
Effects they produce in this respect
are wonderful, and are chiefly attained
by care in securing a graceful line
marked by the hair from ear to ear,
and q charming contour which clever
waving of the hair produces.
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H X Werel

Walter ]. Travis, goling at Rye.
sympathized with a friends story Of
drunken caddy.
cit Is amazing" said Mr.. Travis,
chow people with serious responsible
ity on their shoulders buffers. en-
gineers, caddies and so on-will get
drunk
He smiled.
"a lady / know" he went on, "came
downstairs to see the flowers on the
eve of large dinner. and found her
butler staggering about the dining
room with red eyes and disordered
hair.
"The man dropped cut-glass bowl
and laughed. and his mistress cried
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Male Friendships.

Remarks have been made lately as
regards the apparent decline of close
personal friendship between men. Per-
haps something in our busy modern
life accounts for our lower note in
masculine friendships. Perhaps, too.
much that belonged to interchanges
between man and man is now pos
sible between woman and man, as
equals. London Light.
The Advocate says; "Be a Sticker. /"
When writing to advertisers please
mention the Advocate.
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ostrlch Feathers IN Demand.

The demand for ostrich feathers OF
high class is greater than the supply,
and the farmers Of the Cape and
Egypt who give intelligence to the
raising of ostriches make large profits.
just as the ostrich farmers OF south
errr California have done.
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a LIfe JOE.

II want to put an ad. in your paper"
said the weary looking man. Make
it: Wanted-A situation, any old
job
"Shall say wages no obiect?'"
suggested the clerk.
ssNO, make it object matrimony. II
could get acquainted with decent
lob I'd be willing to marry II for
life. Catholic Standard.
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TWO Passengers Co 20 Miles Day
for Ten Cents Each.

Probably more freight and more
passengers are transported in China
by the wheelbarrow than by any other
land method. The wheelbarrow used
In China differs from that used "a
America in the fact that the wheel IS
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Indignantly.
"'Good gracious. Parker. you're
drunk!"
"The butler, with a silly smile, said,
soothingly:
Don't be alarmed, ma'am. 1t amt
ketchin',"
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Man born of woman is of few days
and full of pathogenic germs. Louis
Vile Courier-JournaL
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Flower Language Post Cards Series Of Il Free to You

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JOANNA:
PRUDENCE
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jackson and the MatineerS.

While General Jackson was conduct
ing his campaign against the Greek:
in Alabama the privations and hard
ships the raw levies had to endure
were too much for company of Ten
nesseeans. They mutinied, declared
their intention of returning home. and
set out, every man with his arms. The
general lay on a sick bed in his tent,
but hearing of the revolt, sprang up
dressed, ordered his horse, and pick
ing up the first gun in his way. started
on gallop, alone, after the disaffected
ones. Overtaking and passing them
he wheeled his horse and presenting
his gun as he swept the line with his
stern and fiery glance, he shouted
Back to your duty! I'll blow out the
brains of the first man that dares to
move a step forward! Wheel, march,
The men covered under his eye, hest
tated moment, then obeyed his order,
wheeled and returned to camp. the
general following. When they had
entered the lines and stood in the pres
ence of the whole force, the general
came around in front, alighted. threw
his gun on the ground and said. loud
enough to be heard by all, THAT old
gun had no lock in it,
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NEW BANK DISTRICTS
Controller of Currency Ar
ranges New Territory
For Examiners.
HAS MANY GOOD FEATURES.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Controller Of
the currency Murray has announced
that he has decided to put into i'm
mediate action a plan for the forma-
ton of eleven districts of national
bank examiners, with a chairman,
who will preside over quarterly meet
ings of all the examiners, in each OF
the districts and in intervals between
such meetings will keep in touch with
the examiners of other districts.
From the reports of examiners the
chairman will compile reports to the
controller designed to furnish in detail
a list of the lines of overextended
credit, large loans and heavy borrow
ers, and in general all of the question
able or doubtful paper which comes to
the attention of the examiners. The
cooperation of the districts with the
clearing house associations of the To-
cality also is contemplated feature.
District six, headquarters Chicago,
Examiner C. H. Bosworth in charge,
will include Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin with ten examiners.
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Moore & OgbOrn

tate and Rentals.
Both phones.-1eli 53R. HONS 1883.
Room is !. o. o. r. BLDG.
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PHOEBE:
There's nothing like bread made from
Gold Medal Flour. DEpoRAH
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tee was one of the clubs the LaFollette
faction used to belabor him with.
Babcock was succeeded as district
chairman by Samuel w. Smith, of
Michigan, whose district had returned
him to congress for term after term.
Now reports come from Michigan that
Smith is in serious danger of defeat.
and his record az district chairman is
the chief argument the Democrats are
using against his reelection. In past
elections Mr.. Smith has had very
comfortable plurality, but this year the
Democrats have nominated as their
candidate Frank L. Dodge, highly
popular citizen, and it is going to be a
tight squeeze for Chairman Smith, il
he gets through at all
One of the telling arguments the
Democrats are using is that had it not
been for the persistent opposition of
Chairman Smith congress would have
passed a law reducing the price of gas
to the people of Washington, and that
other legislation calculated to benefit
the capital city was blocked by him.
The order of the secretary of war
that all army officers above the grade
of captain shall be regarded as mount
ed officers caused CONSERVATION among
lot of officers who for many years
have been holdinf down desk assign
ments in Washington and who are as
unfamiliar with horses as they are with
the belching mouths of cannon. There
is no escaping the order, however, and
not only will they have to procure
horses, but they will have to learn to
ride them.
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Republicans and Democrats
Are Alike Guessing About
The Situation.
HARD CAMPAIGN ARRANGED.
LAST THREE WEEKS WILL BE
MARKED BY EFFORTS OF CAM
PAIGN MANAGERS TO AROUSE
NEEDED ENTHUSIASM.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 9.-Republi-
can and Democratic politicians have a
guessing match as to which ought to be
the more worried over the decrease in
registration in New York and else
where. 1t is taken to indicate state
of apathy, which it was thought had
been dispelled by the letters of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan and
other doses of ginger" which have
been injected into the campaign. 1t is
an all around peculiar year in politics,
and there is no way to determine
whether Republicans or Democrats
would suffer the more by reason of a
light vote.
There is a pretty general belief that
Mr.. Roosevelt will accept the light
registration as sufficient reason why he
should take further part in the cam
paign, and announcement to that effect
from the white House may be expect
ed at any time. This election is not
going by default il the president can
help 1t, and he has only been waiting
to determine whether he could main
tain silence WITHOUT danger OI SuCH
default
The last three weeks of the campaign
are going to be as strenuous as the
party managers can make them. The
voters have got to be aroused, and If
epistolary efforts will not arouse them
recourse will have to be had to the
time-honored methods of red fire, brass
bands and speIl-binding. OF course,
these adjuncts will be employed in any
event, but the bigger the guns that can
be fired the more noise there will be
and, supposedly, the enthusiasm will
be correspondingly greater.
A peculiar fatality seems to attach
to the craftsmanship of the committee
of the house of representatives which
has to do with legislation for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Joseph w. Babcock,
one of the war horses of the Republi-
can party, attained the district COM
mittee craftsmanship after along serv.
ice in congress, and, in few years his
constituency retired him to private
life. The opposition of Senator LaFol.
lette played prominent part in the de
feat Of Babcock, but his record as
chairman of the house district commit
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THE CITY IN BRIEF

Miss Dora Hutchens of Williams
burg is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Albert Oler.
Mrs. B. B. Stevenson has returned
to her home at South Haven after a
three weeks visit in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Oler were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Oler re-
Gently.
Sealshipt Blue Points and Standard
Oysters, Fresh Fish of all kinds at
Muths Fish Market. Phone 1886.
8&10
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NO SUCH THING
! As SEX Of MIND
Chicago SchooImarm Differs
With Psychologists.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Ella F1agg
Young, principal of the Chicago Nor
NAL school, does not agree with psy-
biologists, who maintain that WON
ans mental processes differ from
those of man.
IF / understand the situation there
is no such thing as sex in mind" she
said. THE difference exists in body
only"
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Tom w alker.

Tom Walker, whose name is so affec-
tionately lined with that Of his Satanic
majesty in the worldwide saying, 1.-THE
devil and Tom walker" was a poor
old miser, born in Massachusetts, about
the year 1927. Tom suddenly became
very rich and opened counting house
in Boston during the panic which pre-
vailed in the time of Governor Belcher
He grew rich and richer. but one day
as he was foreclosing mortgage with
a poor land jobber black man appear
ed on horseback and knocked at his
Office door. Tom went to open 1t and
was never seen again. OF course the
good people of Boston Immediately
voted that he had sold his soul to the
devil for wealth.-New York American.
PHOEBE:
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PHYSICIAN FOUND DEAD.
Or. Campbell Of SheIbyville Was Wei
Known,

Shelbyville. Ind, Oct. 9.-Dr. Frank
Campbell, prominent Shelbyville
physician, was found dead at his home
on East Hendricks street. Death re-
suited from a complication of diseases
Dr.. Campbell was 46 years of age. He
never married, making his home with
his mother. He was knight of st.
John, Knight of Columbus and Past
Commander of the Eagles.
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'.Wiiiia -..... means good.
James means beloved. | wonder
A flush mantled her cheek
Il wonder" she softly murmured.
what George means?"
George means business, hope"
said mother. locking up from the we'd
ding announcements in the paper.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-19
NOVEL AUTOMOBILE TIRE.
Construction Obviates Punetures ana
Pravents 9kiddina.

prevents SNiodtn0.
The accompanying engraving Illus
trates a novel double cushioned tire
construction adapted to take the place
of pneumatic tires now commonly en-
ployed One Of the special advantages
OF this construction Is that it prevents
the wheel from skidding. In addition
to this. the tire is strong and elastic
and not liable to injury.
The cross sectional view illustrates
the details Of the invention. At A is a
steel band about one-quarter inch
thick and three inches wide, which is
bolted to the wooden felly of the
wheel. Mounted on this band is a rub
Der cushion, B, an inch thick, which
runs around the wheel. Over this
cushion is pair Of bands, G, which
are separated from each other by q
space of about three-eighths of an
inch. The rubber cushion is clamped
between the upper and lower bands
by means Of bolts, as indicated in the
drawing. These bolts are free 70 slide
through the lower band when the
cushion is compressed. To increase
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the cushioning effect the rubber is
formed with holes which extend
throughout it's length The upper
bands are provided with half round
shoes riveted thereto, as indicated at
d. Fitted over these bands is the
outer cushion, e. of rubber, which is
firmly held in place by means Of
wires f. The outer cushion of rubber
is provided with a series Of ridges, G,
which are preferably of V shape.
These serve the purpose Of cleats to
afford a greater tractive effect. The
advantage of forming these ridges of
V shape, instead of running them
diagonally across the face of the tire,
is that the two branches of the V
counterfeit each other and prevent any
tendency toward lateral movement.
With tires of this type chains are
unnecessary, as the VS. prevent skid
ding of the wheel. The inventor
claims that owing to the fact that air
can circulate between the ridges the
wheel does not produce as much dust
as the ordinary automobile wheel.
The inventor Of this automobile wheel
is Irving Smell, Little Falls, N. Y.
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A Modern Convenience.

A British lord of the admiralty,
whose knowledge of nautical details
was limited was recently taking his
FIRST trip In q rather leaky vessel, when
he observed the men working the
pumps. Dear mel" he said, Il did
not know you had a well on board,
captain; but Pm really glad you have,
for | detest sea water" = Harper's
Weekly.
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Signature e &e1Hzzzal
Nitalitv in Brain Work.

Vital as is the physical side of con.
serving youth, its true fountain is n
our brain. If we maintain activity of
it's cells it quickens the circulation Of
the blood, the vital organs, gives light
to the eyes, preserves the suppleness
of the body, removes to distance i'll.
ness, age, death itself.
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Feel languid, weak. rundown?
Headache? Stomach 'off"?-Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stom-
acb. promotes digestion, purifes the
blood
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81 suffered habitually from con-
Doan's Regulets relieved
and strengthened the bowels, so that
they have been regular ever since"
"A. E, Davis, grocer, Sulphur
Springs, Tex.
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Approprlate Action.

"Old Grabdollar. the eminent and re-
spected trustocrat-" Eyes, he is
dead But in his will be showed his
gratitude to the best friend he ever
had. He left a large chunk of his plum
der to erect monument in grateful
remembrance of the man who in
vented technicalities. Puck.
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"The mortality Of KOngo Free State
white employees is 80 per cent in low
er Kongo and GO per cent in upper
KOngo. as recognized by Commandant
Charles LemaTre, the famous Belgian
explorer anu authority on all African
questions.
THE real, the terrible, the unavoid-
able danger Is the African fever. Very
few white people can say that they
have visited the center of Africa with
out having tallen i'll with this terrible
disease. Among thousands of explor-
ers and hunters hardly any have been
spared from it, and these for some spe-
cial reason or for an extraordinary
physical constitution.
"Dr Henry Drummond, one Of the
most intelligent African travellers.
speaking of this. says. Il never knew OF
white man who lived in central Afri-
ca three months without a dangerous
attack of the fever.
''The same Is repeated by Commandant
Charles Lemaire the famous Belgian
explorer, and by James Edward Alex
ander, Henry Rowley. g. u. Lamp
hugh and William Walter Fitzgerald
men that have crossed Africa several
times and have explored East Africa.
All agree to the fact that nobody un-
der normal conditions ean be SPARED
from the fever"
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British Exposition In Moscow.
1t Is rumored In Moscow that the
English government intends TO have
an English exposition In TINT city.
., s's.es..:.essa anra gament would be given
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