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New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
NEoLEcTING AN ESSENTIAL

A RECENT Cabinet member tells Of one OF
~ the funniest experiences be ever had
though al the time II failed o. appeal % Inn As
an amusing incident
During a certain campaign had been asked
and agreed 10 make some speeches. Ny time
had been So closely employed before starting
out that had not had the opportunity T. pre-
r.re rnv speech. ] arrived a. the town al
winch / was o. make my hrst -ireas. and
thinking that Il would be best u lot down a
81, ,Isborated notes ] went q the stenogra-
r,bcr .t nv hotel and asked her % take my dc
t.r,.n She suggested that she take II direct
,ll,r,. fo save time. That seemed 10 be
ID ,,1od 4 wav AS any other and So, half facing
WV from her ] begun debating
She was an expert operator, ana thS NAg
sin, made that tvpewriter hum Was revelation
- rn. She went night ahead without once
,sling me o. slow up, but when Wa III l tile
,D-ddi,. of my pcr0rati0n she burst INTO te1is
and begun - sob hysterlcally- "oha'it1 - .
i,ttie whv mv political eioquence had beeh -
-i,,,,,, md 81 asked her what was the IlAt
Ter When She could control herself she Ig me- ,
g.. Would YOU mind speaking tnat an ".eI
agains IL forgot % put any paper h''o ''''
machlnei'"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
By George e. Walsh

L " alsh Is called lttlDlCdllN tlt $50
thermal stratum bv some
and bv Others the perma-
nout-lnver>,on stratum The ar Is warmer
here Khan IN the region OF strong easterly
winds. but II u not exactly summery. The
temperature wares from one hundred anu
twenty u q hundred and forty degrees below
freezing point. This ar Is also excessively dry
IL Is So thin and tenu0uS that II we could as
Cend 10 II we should flnd the sky always cloud
less and not suiiused with light. II would ap-
pear feartully black day and night, and the
stars would shine with cold briiance and
not blink ~ US. The sun IN this thin ar
would. n spite Of the cold, burn our skin 10 a
blister with It's RELENTLESS rays. as no clouds or
dense LAYERS OF air would intervene 70 temper
y. Wireless telegraphy would be useless IN
such thln atmosphere, for no appreCIable
sound waves could travel through II. The hu-
man voice would not carry dozen feet away
Ine thickness OF tins great upper LAYER ls
unknown. for no sounding balloon has been
able 70 penetrate beyond II. The stratum be
glns AZ about seven miles from the earth and
extends As Tar up as man has been able TO IN
vestIgate. Il may be that II reaches out 10
nifty miles, the limits set for the earths at
mosphere. or II may be that there Is a fourth or
even . NTH distinct layer. The study and III
VcstlgatIon Of this region IS now one Of the am
uIuons entertained 10y the meteorol0glst. The
quceticn simply Tcvo.ves round the problem OF
making sounding balloons that can ascend tO
5tll greater heights.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07


rect ..- sl,teut oi scientific
study -r .sre-ueut devoted 70 the problem
s r.t orally known. and Il We can believe
tlr r- .t the scientists n the field We
shall ---. ne able o. forecast with faIr pre-
olsloI e-.-t ot the weather q week IN aC-
r-r-. las NAV seem "a little stretching OF the
.-ag- ia when we realize that the Weather
ture. l.r able Vet u make more than eighty
PER- l..- correct forecasts n each twenty-four
l.I-
r. The advances made N the study Oi the
.- the last lev wears have been Sc wonder
%. fna- O trlef survey oi them VII indicate the
s- on which the scientific weather prophets
maize -lcIr promises Until weather forecastIng
r-s -.seu up bv scientists II earnest little was
-raur ab0ut the atmosphere. That portion II
dye ,.v touching us could be studied, ana
.lc. -l lisscCted but no man had Iuvcs.l-
.-tel upper iavcrs. Balloons could ascend
-1.v ..H miles and mountain climbers could
-lt g. "-.r beyond the same attitude.
Iu-r ..-u, the invention 81 weather kites
rt -r. small sounding balloons. Meteor
.r sounding the an much as the
.E-r. .r..t sounds the depths Ci the SEA.
r1-t aruoephere was taken as repre-
eating .r..t ocean. lut with the difference
tH. 80 tlc bottom instead ot the top. and
must rt -ust the reverse of those
t-, --, BIOLOGIST The latter invented
-s-r-utr.. tH- sounding the depths of the
..a4r tl.- -. man could reach and with these
.t Obtain. correct te-T-ratuTcs Cf lower
levels AMI -..e- mp specimens ~ plant and
--a
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
AN EVER READY OPENING

THE editor suddenly became conscious that
Il some one was standing behind HIM. Look
ing round, ms glance fell upon seedy looking
individual with the ewes q q crank.
4 beg your pardon" said the newcomer.
but Is there an openIn here for first class IN
tellectual writer
Yes" grimly responded the editor An
ingenious carpenter. foreseelng your VISIT mas
provided an excellent opening Turn The knob
t. the night. and DO not slam the door Is you
90 out
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Plumbing OF the AR

T. -- '0lst has applied himself as
s-ur- tl. r.-uriu ot the arr. The
---Euess .l- thar surrounds tlc earth IS
e---ate. -- rttE mllr- but un man has
er- been r. sound The extreme height.
.le create .- @. which sounding balloons
.Te re4.r. ..rt eighteen miles less than
IN. t.- ..r., q tle arr tuveIar. But
.rT Tra- .a-re- ~auul-uEs. and ~ may
, BE- .o-r Ue shall 1e able o. get be-
va tle -rIu edge af the atmosphere.
-1e s..l. balloons and kites carry auto
@ re-.- Instruments winch bring
-lEr --l--. records af the temperature.
tr t.,-uess al the atmosphere
e. --rrert -.r- and the direction and
-r-a u rl. r..
1-' tlt 3. Co. such heights that IN
-T u-.. .-.te records d D. essential O.
. s|re IrllCes For instance. II
'- ..-l. RI. invent an INK that
~ 1.' .r" .eW miles Ia the upper arr.
adopted smoked glass
t -..rr autluafiC records.
H-.. H,r and as the changes
r. moisture occur "a little
@ f-a.a rlt surface IN tins
et Raves .r rerrIn1 tn StW0r-h hy
- i-, .. p. 1ttecu miles over
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Ge, 1 SAMPLES OF Ar

D N-. -.. important that We
-l- frf t.l- upper aIr T. study.
ingenious little device
-f uD ~ q sounding
-.. WAS set o. operate al
--- a.,. r.u flilcs. When the
ita... rr the tlcrm0metcr
It below zero, and
h ... mercury would COM
a-raugcl on the m
r..--e "a spTlng and
and smash the glass
- - had previously been
.t.ratcly the outside
... Vacuum Then the
L slmpiete another
~. coli 81 platinum
a - broken edges of the
t.e glass and COM
~ captured When
a-5- lsan with the
Co., -i a- lte or ten miles
f-- .f .rl-urc.
-s---- --,ae f. .r.-Htuts % has been
- '' .-t-t strata # ar,
ie ua.t Tie lowest,
-,- ~ extends only Two OF
=rr - t.o leuacst and
i--, -- PROCESSES of change
....fT iu moisture
- r-- ..Hut ou au locale
..-' s.,,. .. ODD - st-te Df COM
a' el sea..r
.sl.s,,f ..-ar consists chiefly
fle-r1 i. iae ..H,- ..-.tlra at .ir. and con-
saags ~. -pn aa % should be-
- f st.-., .-'s. another which be-
.er ". r. extends uu o. SD
lg aIs--- .e" .orE cold dry and
-s re, A .lr .r. non. u ls caused
-v us-- u .' -....-,a lu as azis The
\ --g !, - r blows with fearful
a s- TN. ..Hr hurricane sweep
a-.-.s,,ue -e,... 3. the ls8r,.,o,,s -i',g-
,ss.s5 and ...' listurbanoee are
'e grsB5, D-' tlr r.er rart of the LAYER
-1t, ana .'.. onward without
-aa sus ~, -ae-... .y our own tenn
-'sre ii ,t'it t--'it earth weather The terD-
L as j., Tar. ..r .f zip drar. n
j Zee b..s,. q. one a.a.-.- aa4 s.s-v-5,ye8
| larl iaycr II
II c.zir.f r above flt bur
Il vast r,Uau of calm. II
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
How To Get
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received every month from students
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NOW.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

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rect ..- .Nteut 0i scientific
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24
jagged Hare.

Skin a hare, wipe it carefully, put
do not wash it. Let the blood from
the upper part of the body run into a
basin, with the liver, lungs and heart,
and set it aside. Cut off the head,
shoulders, legs and chop the back
into three or four pieces; put them
into a jar with one or two onions, five
cloves, a bunch of herbs and a bay
leaf, peppercorns and salt and a bit
each Of celery and lemon rind. Cover
with water, cover tightly and let it
stew in a large saucepan of water till
tender (from three to four hours.
Take the blood, mix it with -four and
water and a spoonful of vinegar;
bring it slowly, while stirring contin-
uously, almost to the boil; then strain
it into the jar. Parboil the heart and
liver, crate or pound them; add this
to some forcemeat, which make into
balls: fry and use them IS a garnish
for the hare when dished. Serve the
pieces of hare on a very hot dish;
strain the gravy over and hand red
currant jelly in a glass dish.-Wash-
ington Star.
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Music Charmed Water.

Interesting experiments showing
the influence Of a tuning fork on jets
of water have been made at the Royal
College of Science in Dublin. A jet
of falling water consists ordinarily of
two parts, q clear column and a
troubled portion.
When the troubled part Is photo
graphed, with the aid Of electricity,
1t is seen to be composed of a sue
cession Of drops following one an
other too rapidly to be separately
perceived by the eye. These drops
are irregular in size, shape and dis
lance. But If a vibrating tuning fork
Is placed in contact with the stand
from which the jet starts, the drops
fall into order with beautiful pre-
cision, a drop being cast off with each
vibration. Many remarkable effects
can thus be produced. A continuous
jet may be thrown into a form like
that of a vibrating string.-New York
Tribune. Z
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24

Tie battlefield Of Waterloo, writer
an American tourist from Brussels, Is
rapidly being Invested Of all its in
teresting features. The houses which
sheltered men who helped to make
history there are being torn down, the
roads and paths are being obliterated,
and soon there will be nothing left
to remind one of Nopoleon's last
stand but the great mound capped by
the Waterloo lion. The museum,
where all the battlefield trophies are
on view-uniforms, arms, drawings
and pictures-was never a preten-
tious institution, but no visitor failed
to look with interest at the many ex-
hibits behind the glass doors. This,
also, is to be dismantled, and the arti-
cles which have been carefully kept
for years will be distributed among
the provincial museums of Belgium,
where as individual exhibits they will
lose much in value.-London Globe.
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~F6R
ENGWE
S~9 $780,.
N&raV.
80

Dreamed Beets.-Cut boiled beets
in thin slices or into dice shape. Heat
them in the saucepan with cream to
cover and add one teaspoon OF vine-
gar and a little sugar and salt. Have
;.st cream enough to moisten the
beets.
Currant Sherbert.-One pint OF
currant juice, n pint of water, n
pint of sugar, whites Of two eggs.
Boil the juice, water and sugar.
Skim thoroughly and pour it while
hot into the eggs, beaten until foamy.
Beat it we'll and when cool freeze.
Pot Pie.-Cut veal, beef or chicken
into pieces. Put into boiling water
enough to cover. Boil an hour n
season to taste. Make a batter OF
two beaten eggs, two cupfuls of milk,
a teaspoon of baking powder and flour
to make a batter. Drop in separate
spoonfuls while boiling and cook hVe
minutes or longer. Serve at once.
White Fruit Cake.-One cup of
butter, two cups Of white sugar, n
cup of milk, two and one-half cups or
of -four, whites of seven eggs, two
teaspnonfuls of baking powder, one
! pound Of seedlesS ~raisins, one pound
of figs, one Of dates and blanched
Amends, one-quarter Of e pound OF
citron. Cut all fine, flour well. Bake
slowly.
Peanut Candy.-Three-quarters or
u of brown sugar. two tablespoon
fuls of vinegar, one-quarter cup OF
white sugar two tablespoonfuls OF
water, one-quarter cup of molasses,
butter the size of ar egg, vanilla TO
taste. Stir as little as possible, ana
boil until it hardens in cold water.
Cover the bottom Of a buttcred tin
with chopped peanuts and pour the
candy over them.
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The Flow of Rocks.

Among the grants made by the
Carnegie Institution in support of
scientific Investigations is n item
bearing this quaint title, For investi-
eating the flow Of rocks" Thus 1t
appears that the solid rock can flow,
and that it is of Importance in science
to ascertain the exact facts about this
strange flowing.
Such Investigations are conducted
with the aid of a hydraulic machine
capable Of producing a pressure of
one hundred and twenty tons to the
square inch. Under such pressure
marble, limestone, granite and other
solid rocks actually exhibit the phe-
nomenon of flow, although, of course,
the rate of motion is exceedingly
slow. The import of these investi-
cations relates to the shaping of the
earth's crust under the force Of grav-
ity.-New York Tribune.
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The waist consists Of the fitted lin
Ing, which is optional. 1t is made
with front and back portions. When
the lining is used it is faced to form
the chemisette, but when 1t is omitted
the chemisette is attached beneath
the trimming. In case of the net the
lining is omitted and the thin silk is
cut exactly like the outside, but when
cashmere or material Of similar
weight Is used, fitted foundation is
often found desirable. When fancy
sleeves are used, the plain ones are
faced to form the cuffs and dthe over
portions are arranged owe them.
The quantity of material required
for the sixteen-year size is two and
seven-eighth yards twenty-one or
twenty-four, two and an eighth yards
thirty-two or one and three-quarter
yards %forty-four inches wide, with one
and a quarter yards Of silk for bands,
one yard eighteen inches wide for
chemisette and under sleeves, one
half yard Of lace for trimming the
chemisette.
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A Charming Baby Basket.

A fascinating baby basket just
made for a young mother was OF
wicker, shallow and oblong. 1t wac
lined with mercerized Saline, pink, OF
high luster, and covered with Paris
muslin, which is as dainty looking az
organdy and much more durable.
The pink lining was put in plain.
but the muslin was gathered slightly
at top and bottom of the sides, the
bottom being plain. Double strips OF
inch-wide valencfennes insertion were
arranged across the bottom to form a
diamond.
Along each side were pockets OF
the muslin gathered at the top on an
elastic and edged with narrow lace
The fronts Of the pockets as we'll az
the long pincushion across n end
and the equally long, stiffened cover
with leaves of flannel underneath to
hold safety pins at the other end,
were also stripped with insertion in
diamond effect.
Where each pocket and cushion
joined the basket the sewing was con-
cealed under fluffy rosettes Of pink
baby ribbon.
The rufae that fell over the sides
was made Of straight strips of the
Paris muslin, with an inch-wide hem
at the bottom, and above it eighth Of
an inch tucks a half-inch apart, with
baby ribbon sewed between each tuck.
The ribbon was put on plain, though
it would have been equally pretty if a
width wider ribbon was used and
gathered at the upper edge.-New
York Times.
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Rare Fruits.

Among the products of the Philip
pines are two delicious fruits entirely
unknown to Europe and America.
One of these is the DURAN, whose re-
markable qualities have been des-
canted upon by visitors to the archi-
pelago.
The DURAN grows or a lofty tree
somewhat resembling an elm, is about
as large as a cocoanut, has a shiny
shell, and contains a creamy pulp
which combines some of the favors OF
q delicious custard with those of a
fine cheese. American soldiers in the
Philippines have dubbed the DURAN
the vegetable Limburger cheese"
The other rare fruit is the mangos-
teen. The exquisitely favored liquid
1t contains cannot be preserved for
shipping abroad.-New York Tribune.
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Sherlock in the Kitchen.

The modern Sherlock climbed
through the window and entered the
kitchen.
His wife is away" calculated
Sherlock, as he surveyed the room
with the critical eye of Scotland Yard.
Il shall find out how long she has
been away"
And then Sherlock bega to count
the soiled dishes piled up on the
shelf.
She has been away exactly four
teen days" he commented.
And how did you find that out
chief" asked his assistant.
Why, it's dead easy! Married
men never wash their dishes when
their wives are away, and there are
just %forty-two soiled plates on that
shelf. That means three plates a
day for fourteen days.'-Chicago
News.
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SEEK MORE DURABLE PAPER.
Several Nations in Quest of Medium
That Will Better Preserve Records.

Several Nations in Quest of Medium
That Will Better Preserve Records.
Alarmed regarding the permanency
of their State papers and other valu-
able documents, the leading Govern
ments Of the world, headed by the
United States, are seeking paper of
as nearly as in~destructible character
as can be made. This announcement
was made in a statement issued by
was prepared by F. P. Veitch,, chief Of
the leather and paper laboratory, Bu-
reau of Chemistry, on THE Need for
Good Paper"
Already several Governments have
introduced stringent requirements
with which record paper must com.
ply. The need in this country fol
more durable paper is a real one, Mr.:
Veitch declares. Important State pa.
pers, correspondence, deeds, bonds.
certificates, ledgers, court records and
certain printed documents are SO val
liable, it is stated, that it is absolutely
necessary that the paper upon which
they are printed should be as nearly
indestructible as possible.
1t is declared that the quality OF
the paper is not the only problem that
should give concern. So rapidly are
records of all kinds increasing that
their proper storage and ~safekeeping
are a serious problem. Paper should
be not only durable, but light and
thin, so that the burden of its proper
handling and storage may be reduced
as far as possible.
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Plain Fitted Guimpe.

The plain fitted guimpe is much In
demand just now, and this one can be
made of lining material and faced to
form the yoke and with sleeves to
match or of all-over lace, net or other
guimpe material throughout. 1t Is
absolutely plain and it fits the figure
snugly, so that it can be worn be-
meath any blouse without additional
bulk. There are both plain, closely
fitting two-piece sleeves and those
that are cut in one piece, and the for
mer can be used as foundation for the
latter or either can be used separately
as liked.
The guimpe is made with fronts
and backs, and can be faced either to
form a yoke as illustrated or to the
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Mission MOnOGramS.

An attractive way to embroider the
initials on a set of tablecloth and nap
kins TO use with mission or craft fur
niture is to place tlleletters one above
the other and inclosethem in a square
shaped medallion, open a little on
both sides, says an expert needlewom-
an. These letters should be square
in shape and simple in design. and are
to be we'll padded and worked solid.
The effect will be very good with the
plain style of furniture.
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THE DIFFERENCE
Coffee Usually Means Sickness but
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the
experiment of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum in its place and In
this way r%egaining health and happi-
ness can learn much from the expert
ence of others who have made the
trial.
Ole who knows says: ~ drank
coffee for breakfast every morning
until | had terrible attacks of indi-
gestion producing days OF discomfort
and nights of sleeplessness. | tried
to give up the S of coffee entirely
but found it hard to go from hot
coffee to a glass of water. Then !
tried Postum.
1T was good and the effect was SO
pleasant that ! soon learned to love
it and have used it for several years.
] improved Immediately after ! left
off coffee and took on Postum and am
now entirely cured of my indigestion
and other troubles, all of which were
due to coffee. | am now we'll and
contented and all because ! changed
from coffee to Postum.
Postum Is much easier to make
right every time than coffee for it is
so even and always reliable. We
never use coffee now in our family.
We use Postum and are always we'll"
There's a reason" and it is proved
by trial.
Look in pkgs. for q copy Of the
famous little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, al1 full of human
interest.
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A Dreaded Contingency.

A young girl Of fourteen was TAX
ing a trip on Lake Michigan in a
small steamer. The lake was some
what rough and many were seasick.
The girl sat in the bow and was IN
usually quiet for her. Are you feel
ing sick, daughter?" inquired her
father. "No, 1 don't think I am
sick; but I should hate to yawn."-
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His One Good Trait.

Loafer-"Can yer spare us a
'a'penny, mater"
Observation-Disclosures want a
'a'penny for?"
Loafer-"Cos I got one, and I
wants another for the price Of 'arf
a pint"
Workingman-"Ever done a days
work in yer life?"
Loafer-"No, guv-nor, cawn't say
as I ave"
Workingman-"Well, yer never
done a pore bloke out of a job, any.
way. 'Ere's yer 'a'penny."-Punch.
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Cleaning Silver.

Buy an aluminium pan for eighty
cents and boil in this any piece OF
silver that is in need Of polishing.
After boiling twenty minutes take the
silver out, wipe thoroughly, then rub
with a piece Of cheese cloth, and no
matter how black the silver was it
will be as bright as new. A small
piece of aluminium ware, a cup or
plate. put in the, water with the sill
yer, will answer the same purpose if
one does not ARE to purchase the
pan The result will hardly be be-
lieved until tried.-Boston Post.
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Seedless Grapes.

Many people forego the pleasure OF
eating grapes on account of the seeds.
Grape seeds are injurious and it GER
tainly is no little trouble to extract
them from the fruit when eating.
Seedless grapes are delicious. They
are about the size of a gooseberry and
are white. When served they should
be thoroughly iced.-New Haven
Register.
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in Strips.

The home dressmaker or the seam
stress who dislikes to work buttsn-
holes will find joy in the fact that
they can be bought by the yard and in
all kinds of fabrics. They come on
muslin or silk strips. and a be cas-
ily attached to the edge of a blouse
which is to fasten under a fly.
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For Her Tailored Suit.

Now that the fact of our once
more wearing separate collars and
cuffs on our coats has been firmly es-
tablished, the neckwear makers have
straightway become busy and evolved
all sorts of new and fascinating
pieceS.
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NcUSpaper Ads. Are CheaDcst.

Newspaper advertising is the cheap
est advertising known. That is to
say. it reaches more people in proper
ton to the money expended than any
other kind OF advertising.