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The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
steamer ereaks Record.

QUEENSTOWN. June 21-The
giant Cunardor N0uretania broke her
own eastbound transatlantic record to-
day when she arrived here after n
trim of four days. II hours and 81 min
utes from New York The Mauretanil
will land her passengers I'm Liverpool
this evening which will make another
record, as no eastbound boat has ever
yet landed its passengers in Liverpool
on the NTH day from the start.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
THERE GO YOUR PANTS"
SAYS WIFE TO HUBBY

GENEVA, O.. June There 20
your pants, dearie. was the cry Mrs
f. r. Tihbilts used 10 awaken her
husband this morning
Investigation showed that robbers
armed with a fish pole were at work
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
New Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed Monday by Augusta rs. William
Kiewill. Pearl Us. WILDER Brown, and
Emily VS. George Cook
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTEnURDAN LINES.
Detroit United Intcrurban Lines.
EIINH IINIuI,na CT . = a

FLINT LINITEDs--s:l5 a. m. 1910
{ n m and every two hours 20 p m.
hourly To oxford. Rochester and
Romeo. a. IN, and hourly 10 IL p. m.
PORT HURON IIMITEDs-7:45 A. m.
10;i5 a. m, 3.45 y. m. Gas y. m. Satur-
DAYS only, l5 y. M. Sundays only.
u y. m Locals for Port Huron hourly,
I a. m TO y. m. also D. m TO Ma
rine city. To Mt Clemens. half-hourly.
6 30 a. m 20 y IN, and hourly to II
y. IN. TO -tAAt-rur-rrs- -siifor.-fyir4--.-
hourly. 6:.s a. IN. to 1928 y. m, also
II p m.
TOLEDO LIniTUDs-s:2 90 a. m. II 20
q. m. 20 and 5 20 p. m. Locals for
Toledo, hourly. 30 "A. m. 10 $40 d. m,
also 80 and y. m. for Monroe
JACKSON LIMITEDs-7:45 a. m.
y - and 3.45 y. IN. Locals for Jack
son. a. m. and every two hours to
? y. M. for Ann Arbor. n m. and
hourly 10 II =. m. for Plymouth and
Worthwhile. 80 m. and hourly to 40
= m. also a. m. and IL p. IN. Saline
cars from Ypsilanti
For NynnIott- and Trenton-5.33 A.
m and half- hourly TO S.33 r. m, hour
~ to 33 I. IN. sundays. first car at
FOB. with half hourly service daily
For Royal Oak, birmingham and
Pontinc--G 80 a m, then half-hourly
until Z y m. then hourly until IL % M
FOR fnrninEton, Worthwhile errhursf
Lake and rontiuc-6 a. m and hourly
until II r. ~.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22

and had carried off quantity of wear
ing apparel. reaching through the
open window and fishing with good
success che pants were recovered.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
rSNIyO1 liIc,i5 ydnjN,Jls ,5sTsFN
80 > l!!!l| ~! y:

For CLEVELAND. PrTTSBrRG ana
all points south and east. Leave
DAILY 10 % =. IN. Fare TO Cleveland.
81 Flttsburg s4.s5. Berths. 81 and
81 80. Room. 81 90 For Mackinac AL
pena and Way Ports-MDndays .. m. !;
Fridays. $50 a. m For Buffalo Mag
ara Fails, New York CITY and the East.
leave Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS, 500 =. m, arrive Bufalo, 800 a
m tcastern time)
Saginaw Bay city Division steamer.
Geaves Randolph-st dock. Tuesdays
and Fridays 10 a. m
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22

The Clough & Warren Piano
Has n delicate touch and repetition
answering To most artistic execution.
These Instruments represent tho
highest development I'm the art OF
piano construction. A piano OF pres
ent. not OF past age. Come in and
see our new styles Also hear the
warren Player-PianO. Easy terms.
CIOUGH x WARREN CO.
213 Woodward-ave
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
-. The.
People SPACES

Advertising -atcs under anv
classification IN these columns.
once cent per word each insertion,
cash In advance No advertisement
inserted for less than Is cents.
PERSONS whose names appear In
the telephone directories. NAV have
advertisfmo charged at above
rates. Call
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
BELL-MAIN 1893.
H0ME-CITY 1855
WEST SIDE.

A. G.. Eansor. 800 Grand River-ave.
Turner stanton, l6s Myrtle-st
r. IL, DriscoIl, All Michigan lave.
}. W. Willard, lf19 Forrest. west
w. W. Bush, 59i Michigan ave.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
CARPET CLEANING.

CALL UP MAIN 1921
For Star Vacuum Cleaning wagon: ORR
entail and domestic rugs cleaned By
compressed air at our factory.
c. 1921 Star Carpet Cleaning Co.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
AUCTION SALES.

FRED WARDELL,
AUCTIONEER
Formerly Of .. Wardcll & Sons office
.222 Majestic bldg. Phone Main 1925.
] give personal attention TO all sales.
No snle, no charge.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
SHOE RETAINING.

OLD SHOES made new while you walt,
the modern way. Famous shoe Re
pairing Co. as Safest. Park l23.k
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
WHITE STAR LINE.

WHITE STAR LINE.
Wharf root OF Gtiswold-st For tho
FLATS and PORT HURON Way Ports.
Leave daily 10 M. ard 1880 y. m.
Sundays . o. N and 2,2o 2 m. For
TOLEDO and SUGAR ISLAND leave
daily N.f5 a. m. and 4:30 2. m. sun
DAYS $50 % m and p. m.
PIT-rN-DNN EXCURSION Every Day.
EinlcI's MISUNDERSTANDING nj colonial.
Faro week DAYS soc. sunday TSc round
trip cedar Point and sandusk,. week
days direct st.25 Round Trip snme day.
Sl,SO to cleveland (S %al
VA TtE NNDs. str Frank L. Kirby
IenVes\ = y. nj. sunday y a. IN. Hou me.
a ,, r1 Marley a., Dustin. foot First. 49,,
The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
personal.
DIED.

VOSS-June 20 al residence. $50 Mt.
Elliott-Rve. Mary Noss aged 90
years. beloved wife of Herman, and
mother OF Clara and. Mary Noss Flu
neral from rcsidcnce "Wednesday az
ternoon at > o'clOcK
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
which are of use in its locomotion.

which are of use in its locomotion.
The Encyclopedia Britannica says
that earthworms sometimes attain
nearly a foot in length, and more than
12O rings have been counted on its body.
The end at which the mouth is located
is pointed and the tail fattened. while
the general form Is cylindrical. The
mouth consists merely Of two lips, the
upper lip elongated. There are no teeth
nor tentacles, and the worm subsists by
swallowing fine particles Of the SOIL
from which its digestive organs extract
the digestible matter, the rest being
yoided often in little shaped
heaps, called casts, on the sur
face Of the ground.
The earthworm travels by means OF
two sets of muscles, which enable 1t to
contract and dilate its rings, its bristles
preventing a backward motion, and the
whole muscular effort thus resulting In
progress, while the expansion OF the
rings as it contracts the anterior seq
ments and draws forward the hinder
parts, widens a passage for 1t through
the earth whose particles were close to-
gether before. Earthworms are thus OF
very great use. their multitudes con-
tinually stirring and loosening- the soil
through which they work their way,
and moles, pursuing them for food. stir
and loosen It still more, while worm
casts gradually accumulate on the sur
face to form a layer Of the very finest
soil, to which it is supposed that the
best old pastures, to a considerable ex-
tent, owe their high value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
NATURES SOIL MIXER.
Work of Earthworms In Preparing the
Ground For Mans Use.

Work of Earthworms In Preparing the
Ground For Mans Use.
The earthworm, as tiller of the soil,
has received very little praise, few
farmers apparently recognizing its
worth. 1t is doubted If any member of
the animal kingdom has been as useful
in keeping vegetation on the surface Of
the earth as has the earthworm.
1t lives in burrows and provides
channels through which moisture, SOL
uble plant food and roots of plants
which would otherwise remain near the
surface can easily penetrate. These
burrows run straight down for or 8
inches, when they change to winding
courses, gradually getting lower until a
depth of to feet Is reached. In or
der to make these burrows it is neces-
sary for the earthworm to eat it's way
through the soil. By this process all
the soil particles eaten by it are thor
oughly mixed and ground together in
the digestive tract, thereby reducing
them in size, and to some extent max
ing them more soluble by the action Of
the digestive fluids of the stomach so
they can be used more readily as
plant food. After the soil has been
through the worm it is deposited on the
surface Of the ground as fine pellets.
This is done at night when the earth
worm comes out of it's burrow to feed,
for a part Of it's food Is dried grass and
leaves.
The earthworm is very sensitive to
light, and during the day closes up its
burrow with a plug made of leaves,
small sticks, and such material, while
it carries on its constructive work. The
plug not only keeps out the light, but
it also serves to keep out water to some
extent, during a heavy rain, which, II
1t were allowed to enter the burrow,
would drown our industrious friend.
AS the earthworm is always found
in damp places, there is a belief that
| it likes water. On the other hand it is
found near the surface in such soil for
the reason that there is so much mois-
ture lower down, that it is driven up in
| order to keep alive. 1t will be found a
distance below the surface in ordinary
soil.
The great naturalist, Darwin, made
careful study Of the earthworm in its
relation to the soil, and estimated that
the average specimen passes through
its body about twenty ounces of soil
per year, and that there are on an
average $4,000 worms per acre, or one
for each square feet, making little
more than fifteen tons Of soil and hu
mus brought up from underneath and
deposited on the surface of every acre
of land annually.
The earthworm has no head distinct
from the body, no eyes, no antennae,
nor any organs external to the rings Of
which its body is composed except
minute bristles pointing backwards, Of
which each ring bears four pairs, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
A Legal Calamity.

Many stories are current In legal cir
cles regarding former Judge w. I.
Wallace, one Of the best known jurists
in the history of San Francisco. but
here is a new story vouched for by
Billy Barnes, at one time district attor-
ney. It runs thus:
Wallace was examining a candidate
for admission to the bar. All questions
had been satisfactorily answered and
the lawyer to be had passed so bril-
liantly that Wallace decided to put a
simple question to terminate the or
deal. Gazing benignly at the young
man he asked:
"'What is the liability of common
CARRIER
although lawyers the world over
and from time immemorial have wres-
tied with this problem, though millions
Of words have been taken into the rec
ord of various cases in which this un-
answerable question was involved, the
fiedgling calmly eyed the judge and at
last solemnly replied:
Your honor. must beg you to
withdraw the question. I did know
the answer, but unfortunately I have
forgotten
For a minute Wallace eyed the
young man, then turning to the lawyers
who were grouped around him, re-
marked:
Gentlemen, this is a sad case, in
fact a calamity. The only living man
who ever knew the liability Of COM
mon carrier has forgotten
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
A STUDENT JOKE.
Conspiracy Of Silence That Put the
Professor In a Panic.

Conspiracy Of Silence That Put the
Professor In a Panic.
Professor Elias Loomis for many
years occupied the chair Of astronomy
at Yale and was the author Of the well
known series Of mathematical text
books.
Professor Ioomis repeated each year
to the Junior class a course OF lee
lures on physics. The lectures were
illustrated by experiments, and In one
on compressed air he explained the
principle Of the well known air gun.
The students Of each succeeding class
as they entered the room for this par
ticular lecture found on the side of the
room remote from the platform small
target. After explaining the operation
of the gun Professor Loomis was In
the habit Of landing three Of Its pro-
iectiles with mathematical accuracy In
the center Of the bullseye.
The professor was always applaud
ed for this feat but his grim face, COW
cred by tightly drawn skin Of parch-
ment hue, never showed the slightest
sign Of qualification or recognition of
any kind. To him 1t was apparently
only a scientific experiment to be ex-
actly demonstrated.
One class of juniors, however, who
had learned Of the immemorial incident
from the then seniors, attempted lit
tie experiment Of their own, the subject
being mathematical and scientific hu-
man nature.
Three puffs from the air gun, and,
although the students saw that the
bullseye was perforated as usual, there
was not a sound of applause. Profess
sor Loomis looked a moment at the
class in a startled way, then at the
target, and then. with degree Of emo
ton he had never before shown. ex-
claimed:
Didn't it hit? Didn't 1t hit?
Didn't it hit?'
A roar of laughter, followed by even
more than the usual applause, showed
the professor that he had not lost
his mathematical accuracy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
Some Pluck About Him.

The old gentleman, in his heart dio
not object to the young man as SON.
in-law, but he was one Of that kind OF
gentlemen who like to raise objections
first. and then reach an agreement as
though comforting a favor. When the
Young man called he was ready for him.
$50" he interrupted, fiercely, almost
before the suitor could commence, you
want me to let you marry my daugn-
ter, do you?"
The young man very coolly respond
ed:
IT didn't say so, did II"
The old gentleman gasped.
"But YOU were going to say SOL!
.sWho told you WASP" inquired the
applicant, seeing his advantage.
But you want ME to let you marry
her. don't you?
mol"
mol" exclaimed the old gentleman,
almost falling off his chair.
That's what said"
"Then what the mischief do you
want?"
81 want you to give your consent
. replied the youth, pleasantly. Il am
going to marry her, anyhow, but we
thought your consent wouldn't be bad
thing to have as a start"
1t took the old gentleman a minute to
realize the situation. When he did he
put out his hand.
shake hands, my boy" said he, I've
been looking for a son-in-law with
some pluck about him, and I'm sure
you'll do first t-class"-Kansas City
Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
FATE OF A PERPETUAL CLOCK.
How Its Curious Mechanism Disappear
ed In China.

ed In China.
In the eighteenth century an ingen-
ious jeweler named James Cox OF Shoe
lane. London, constructed CLOCK
which was rendered perpetual Dy a
cleyerly contrived attachment which
utilized the rise and fall Of the barome-
ter to supply the necessary energy.
The movement of the mercury ac-
tuated a cog wheel in such a manner
that whether the mercury rose or feil
the wheel always revolved In the same
direction and kept the weights tna'
supplied the movement Of the clock al
ways wound up. The barometer buin
dipped into a mercury cistern. The els
tern hung attached to the extremities
of two rockers, to the left end OF one
and the right end Of the other.
The bulb was similarly attached 70
the other extremities of the rockers
which are thus moved every time there
IA a change in the amount OF mercury
in bulb and cistern respectively. The
rockers actuated vertical ratchet, and
the teeth were so arranged that the
wheel they controlled could only move
in one direction, whether the ratche'
ascended or descended.
The clock itself was an ordinary one
but of very strong and superior work
manship, and was jeweled with dia-
monds at every bearing, the whole be-
ing enclosed in a glass case which,
while It excluded dust, displayed the
entire mechanism. The fate Of Cox's
clock was brought to light in a work
called "Travels in China" published In
1904 and written by John Barrow.
In this book it Is stated that In the
list of presents carried by "the late
Dutch Ambassador were two grand
pieces Of machinery that were part OF
the curious museum of Cox" One OF
these apparently was this perpetual
clock. and 1t was taken by the Dutch
embassy to China, where in the journey
from Canton to Pekin both the instru-
ments suffered some slight damage
Efforts were made to repair them al
Pekin, but on leaving the capital 1t was
discovered that the Chinese Prime
Minister o-tchang-tong, had substi-
tuted two other clocks Of very inferior
workmanship and had reserved Cox's
mechanism for himself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
EFFECT OF SPRING.
The Season That Has Strongest lnflu-
ence Upon Human Bodies.

The Season That Has Strongest lnflu-
ence Upon Human Bodies.
Discussing spring fever" DR.. Will
liam N. Denton Of Chicago, said to a
Washington Herald reporter. that Of all
the seasons spring has the most potent
effect on our physical condition.
THE normal individual puts on
weight in the winter and loses a cor
responding amount in the heat of sum-
mer. Whether this is an attempt Of ma
ture to clothe us suitably for the tenn
perature of the different seasons, or
whether it is the result of metabolic
changes, caused by the seasons them
selves, is a matter of theory, but that
the body weight varies directly with
the time of year is beyond question.
"Of all the seasons" continued Dr.
Denton, Spring has the most potent
effect on our physical condition. 1t
takes the form Of an increase Of func-
tional activity in all the nerve centres
Nervous diseases are much more COM
monty fatal in the spring than at any
other time of the year. whereas dis
eases of the lungs, such as bronchitis
and pneumonia. are at their height in
the winter months, the deaths from
nervous diseases are most common in
March, April and May. Meningitis and
other infammatory diseases Of the
brain and it's coverings have their low
est mortality rate in the autumn
months and their highest in the three
months Of spring"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
Aamuruas Department.
Home For tho Hammer.

Judge Kyle gave Hunter c. Crist
three minutes to decide whether or not
he would tear down the wall Of wrath
that he erected in front OF the windows
OF the apartment house adjoining his
on Benton boulevard, near Eighteenth
street. Crist saved two minutes OF the
courts time.
Crist was in court on a warrant
sworn out by C. l. Carter, real estate
agent acting for the. owner of the blind
folded fiat. But at first he did not ap-
pear to be greatly impressed with the
proceedings.
81 don't care to say why I built the
fence" he said in reply to g. question
by the Judge. at was for purpose.
"well. you tear 1t down by O'CLOCK
tonight" was Judge Kyle's answer.
"Pn think 1t over" Crist said.
"You can do your thinking right
here" the court said. It'll give you
three minutes for it. You'll tear the
fence down or go to jail"
It was then that Crist used up the
sixty seconds. Jail meant cell almost
as dark as the rooms in the windowless
fat. And yet If he tore the fence down
there was all that good lumber wasted
and the labor of putting 1t up. And the
hated fat next door would be flooded
with sunshine. And three minutes Is
an awful short time and
'Tn take 1t down today, judge, Crist
said family.
"See that you do or We'll have you
back here tomorrow" the court said.
And Crist went home to find the ham,
mer.-Kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
SAFETY IN QUINlNE.
A Drug That Will Help Preserve the
Roosevelt Health.

A Drug That Will Help Preserve ths
Roosevelt Health.
Discussing Roosevelt's African trip
and his medical supplies, DR.. Fred
Armstrong Of Los Angeles, Cal, said
to a Washington Herald reporter thai
quinine was the most valuable known
drug the former president could take
along.
mo one would venture to travel ir
India without it." continued the physi-
clan. Before its discovery 100000
people died annually in India Of mala-
rial fever. The mortality from this
cause is now less than half that num-
ber.
Livingstone and other travellers in
Africa could never have made theiI
discoveries without it. 1t is said Of the
great German explorer, DR.. Schwein-
furth, that when he lost his entire
property by fire, valuable scientific in
struments among the rest, he felt the
loss of his quinine to be the greatest OF
all, and often thought with fear Of the
journey that lay before him, which
however, he presevered in.
"The soldiers in the American civil
war depended greatly upon quinine
The pioneers in this country when II
was first settled and civilized had az
hard work fighting fever and ague in
the then swampy, malarial districts as
in fighting Indians, and quinine was
even more necessary than firearms.
"As a means Of guarding the system
from intermittent fever the English
naval regulations require that every
man should take a portion Of the drug
when the ship is within certain dis
tance of the east or west coast of Afri-
ca, and that it should be regularly TAX
en- by those engaged in boat cruising
along the coast or on the rivers or
creeks.
But Colonel Roosevelt has a fine
physician in the party, and whatever
can be done to preserve his health and
guard it from all ailments will be done;
about that there is no doubt. There is
no reason why Roosevelt should not
come out of the journey a hale and
hearty man. don't agree with DR..
Starr and his dire prophecies as re-
CARDS Mr.. Roosevelt succumbing to fe-
yer on his trip"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18
MONEY OF THE RICH.
OF More Use FooIishIy Spent Thar
Hoaded or lying Idle.

vi more OsN ES0itoHty .SPS"s '~'
Headed or Lying Idle.
A great reservoir Of water undis-
tributed leaves men and women to
perish of thirst and growing crops to
parch and die. So also vaults bulging
with stagnant money leave men and
women to perish in abject poverty and
ripened crops to rot within the fields
and orchards that grew them. There
fore what happens to the dollars OIL
the millionaire is a question of the
first importance.
Those of us who believe in praying
for material blessings will do well to
pray long and earnestly that rich wo-
men will never cease to buy 500 hats
and $1,000 gowns, with diamonds and
other jewels to match; that they VIII
continue to give balls and teas and en-
tertainments Of the most expensive
kind; that they will be recklessly ex-
travagant in gewgaws and folderols OF
every description, because 1t Will be
good for us who depend upon an In
come drawn from the multitude of OPP
erations involved in producing mer-
chandising and transporting all those
gewgaws and other gimcracks that go
to keep extravaganza at high pitch.
Let us hope that rich mems sons will
continue to spend their fathers money
as foolishly as they are reputed to do
mot because 1t will be good for them.
but because 1t will be good to have the
money poured into the wage earner's
money channels.
Let us doubly hope that the rich men
may be prospered in their money get
ting, because they will not let 1t lie
idle. Whatever their wives and chill
dren do not spend they put into stocks
and bopdslapd thereby turn 1t into the
wage earner's money channels. Let US
be thankful, too, that neither the dol
lars of the rich nor the dollars Of the
poor are Of any value save as they
20 into the wage channels Of active
circulation.-F. w. Hewes in Harpers
Weekly.