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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
The OricinsI Daedalus.

According to mythology. Daedalus
was the original sky sailor. He was a
fine mechanic. and is said TO have
been the inventor OF the saw, the
augur, the plummet. and other me-
chanical devices. The king OF Crete
got him to build labyrinth TO keep
the minotaur In. Afterward. for some
indiscretion the king put Daedalus in.
and his son Icarus, also. There his
mechanical genius stood him well In
hand. for he made a pair OF wings
out OF feathers and wax. for himself
and his son. and with these they few
out of the labyrinth As they scared
aloft. Daedalus warned lcarus 10 be
careful. not TO fly very high. for the
sun might melt the wax. But Icarus.
like a great many boys these days.
forgot, in the"joy Of his flight. his IA
TIERS advice. and so went so near the
sun that its hot rays melted the wax
that held the feathers In place, and so
poor. disobedient lcarus tumbed head
long into the sea, which sea has been
known as lcarion. ever since.-Ohio
State Journal.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
OTHERWISE THEY'D BE EXTINCT.
Logical Certainty That There Were
Microbes in the ARK.

John " Gates was talking about the
accident that befell the Mauritania
recently
When that propeller broke" he
said The screw seemed 10 run away
with the great ship She was racked
as though q host of giants with sled res
were beating on her sides We all
fel, for a moment as lost as-as lost
as those creatures whom The ark left
behind
Mr Gates smiled
Speaking Of the ark" he said, II
saw q little boy at play with his Noah's
ark the other day. ] watched him put
aboard all the people, all The painted
animals. and then saw him place
carefully in a sheltered spot two Tiny
splinters Of wood.
What are they. my SOM asked.
"'Thcm's microbes. said he.
1T had never occurred to me be
fore" Mr Gates ended, but there
must. Of course. have been pair Of
microbes in the ark"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15

America. TN the case OF attack by
pickpockets, or In defense OF a lady,
indeed in a hundred crises. how de-
plorably awkward 1t is to be unable
to box.
THE man ignorant OF boxing Is apt
to make a great fool OF himself
Ignorance nearly always makes fools
OF us. | remember man, Ignorant OF
etiquette, who once sat beside me at
public dinner.
81 noticed that this man. as soon As
he was seated. took up one by one the
knives at the right OF his plate. and
began to try their edges on his thumb
"A waiter behind him leaned for
ward and said In hurt tone:
"The knives are all sharp, sir.
1.-THE point is said my neighbor
I'm looking for blunt one. Last time
l attended q banquet here ! cut my
mouth"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
NO NAPKIN FOR THE PRESIDENT.
How Fighting Bob" Kept Discipline
on Man-o.War.

As a flag officer, | have always re-
quired OF the commissary officer OF
each ship a bill of fare, prepared a
| week in advance. stating just what
would be served at each meal. This,
! forwarded through his commanding Of
flcer, came 10 me and after examina-
ton was passed to the paymaster OF
the fleet for filing. To be sure that
this bill of fare was followed, and
the food properly prepared and
served. frequently went on board
some ship OF the fleet without any
previous notice and directed the cap
tain to have table set for me on
tho mess deck among the men. and
there, In company with the members
Of my staff and the captain and com
missary officer of the ship, took my
dinner. The meal was served to us
exactly as II was to the men and moth
ing was permitted on the table which
they did not have. is the declaration
OF Rear Admiral Robey d. Evans. in
his navy articles In lIampton's Broad
way Magazine.
On one occasion took the president
to dine in this way with the crew OF
battleship. and he had most enjoy
able dinner. The captain was shocked
that the president had no napkin to
wipe his mouth on. and proposed to
send for one but ! assured him that
l would not permit one on the table
This custom OF mine, like some other
OF my performances, would have
turned the captain OF 90 years ago
white headed, However that may be-
II convinced the men. and also the
commissary officer that intended TO
see that those under my command
should be properly fed. and the first
effect was 10 stop a vast amount OF
growing and discomfort in the fleet
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
WOMAN SAYS LET MEN SMOKE"
Philadelphia Physician Astounds Sis
tiers at Club Meeting.

let men smoke. Good tobacco,
used moderately, is a sedative for the
nerves. You can no more stop men
smoking than you can stop them
breathing"
This opinion, uttered by DR.. Rachel
Skidelsky. was the bomb which ere
ated CONSERVATION at the meeting OF
the Woman's club in the home Of Mrs.
A. y. Nesbit, the other day, says the
Philadelphia North American.
When she had finished half dozen
women wanted the floor simultaneous
ly. There was a long discussion, In
which my husband" was frequently
quoted as an authority.
The Generous statement Of Dr.. SKI
delsky was made in reply to a remark
made by Dr. Harriet p. Westbrook,
who was a speaker at the last meeting
OF the National Municipal league. She
was shocked and embarrassed, she
said. because nearly all the men were
smoking
This" she said, was not only
boorish. but most unpleasant 10 me, as
could not get rid Of he smell OF to-
bacco in my clothes for n week"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Bird SHARING in Connecticut.

Reports from hunters who save
made trips TO different points where
game usually can be found indicate
that sharing has prevailed this season
to greater extent than ever before
Evidence is abundant in any locality
frequented by game, the telltale snare,
not unfrequently still holding It's prey.
being dumb but sure witness that
lavbreakers are numerous and are al.
most thoughtless in their holiness.
Some idea OF the magnitude OF this
law-breaking work in this state may
be gained from the fact that one man
alone had shipped some 500 birds to
another state within a few weeks after
the close season was on.-Hartford
Courant.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Seeing and Believing.

What must you do In order to be.
come a psychic researcher
Il don't know exactly" answered
the hard-headed person. But as near
as | can make out the requirements,
you must be able to believe every
thing you see and also to see every
thing you may feel like believing"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Another Touch.

Maria" said Mr.. Stubb as he
looked through his waistcoat, where
are those two ten-dollar notes | had?"
why, took them, John" respond.
ed Mrs. Stub. innocently, Didn't
you say ! could have anything l found
under a dollar"
Yes, but"
We'll, they were both under \ dol
lar. The dollar was on top"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
then told his father ABOUT it,"

The Englishman pondered in silence
for a long time Finally he drawled:
TT may be deuced clever in George
telling his father about taking the
hack, but tell me this
We'll, what is it,"
did he pay the driver"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Ire Main Point,

The Enclishman and the American
were talking about honesty among
men.
Speaking about honest men" said
the American, proudly, our George
Washington was the most honest man
the world has ever known. Why, he
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
WAS NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
Why Guest at Banquet Sought Knife
That Was Blunt

A. J. DreXel Bidlle, whose original
and brilliant mind, coupled with his
wealth, youth and high social position.
has made him for some years one OF
Philadelphia's most prominent figures,
was talking at York about boxing.
Every man Should know how to
box" said Mr. DTcXel fiddle. who is
one Of the b 81 dma.aV, boxers in
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Quarrel in the Woods,

You're lots more OF coward than
I am" declared the squirrel.
Maybe, but I'm not nearly so much
Of a tail-bearer," answered the rabbit,
wiggling It's nose insultingly.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-15
Down the Old Road

Silas-Took Mandy out driving last
night and tried 10 kiss her.
Cyrus-And wouldn't she stand for
IT.
S!las-Yes. but the blamed old boss
wouldn't. He ran away.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
Wedding Fee In lnstallments.

Some of the squires in rustic New
Jersey seem to be pretty hard pushed
for cash. To get the cash they do not
hesitate to use most unusual methods.
One of these ]. P.'s advertised the
other day that he was ready and will
ing to marry couples at any time, day
or night, for a consideration of IS and
that he was willing to accept 81 in
cash down and the rest in weekly In
stallments Of 81 until the fee Of IS
was paid up. The very night after the
first appearance of this advertisement
the ]. P. referred to was called upon
to make good" his bluff. Shortly after
midnight couple which had come in
an automobile awakened him from his
sleep and asked to be married under
the installment plan offered in the
advertisement. And the J. P. was
game and made good.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
LESSON IN NATURAL HISTORY
Amusing, But Somewhat Expensive,
as Miss Patty Realized When
the Goat Was Through.

Miss Patty Shepard of North Thir-
teenth street went to the country with
a party of friends on Memorial day.
They stopped at farmhouse where
some of the party are well known.
Browsing about was an old goat
When Miss Patty saw her the nanny
was placidly nibbling at a few blades
of grass, and she innocently thought
that goats were strictly vegetarians.
On the lawn In front of the porch she
had put her handsome new peach
basket hat, trimmed with pretty ar.
tificial roses, which she had got from
the store the night before. The goat
saw the hat and advanced joyfully to-
ward 1t. Miss Patty laughed. THE
old think thinks they're real roses"
she laughed. Wont she be fooled
when she smells them?"
Everybody sat still to watch the
goat smell the artificial flowers and
walk away. But the goat fooled them.
The next week Miss Patty bought
another hat.-Philadelphi Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
The Difference.

Edward, having been refused an
other baked potato on the simple but
convincing ground that there were
no more, according to the New York
Sun, made some uncomplimentary re-
mark about the insufficiency of his
dinner. This isn't dinner" corrected
the aunt whom he was visiting. This
is luncheon. You don't eat dinner in
the middle of the day. You eat that
at night" The next day the aunt, be-
ing anxious to know If Edward had
assimilated his lesson of the day be.
fore, said: Edward, can you tell
me now the difference between dinner
and luncheon?" You bet can," said
Edward, very promptly. Lunch Is
the meal where you don't get enough
to eat"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
A "Mite."

The difficulties experienced by our
ferefathers in trying to reckon money
in very small proportions appear in
the various values given to a mite"
in the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
fury books of commercial arithmetic.
The original mite" seems to have
been a third of Flemish penny, but
the use of the word for the widows
coin of the New Testament made its
regular English meaning half farth-
ing, and some old people may remem-
Der applying the name to the short
lived nineteenth century coins of that
value. In those old arithmetic books
mite" stands for various values not
represented by actual coins, but OBJ
viously used in reckoning. A work
of 1706 makes 1t one-twelfth of a pen
ny, two sixteenth century books one
sixth Of a farthing, and in 1874
Jeake's arithmetic made it as little
as one sixty-fourth of a penny.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
GOVERNMENT in
WILLOW BUSINESS
Free Distribution of Best Varie-
ties Made from Nurseries
Located Near Wash
tn2tou

The government is right In the
crop at it's experimental farm near Ar
lington, just across the Potomac from
Washington, where a corps Of laborers
in charge of trained foresters are pre-
pairing for the annual free distribution
of 100000 basket willow cuttings.
Uncle Sam is encouraging the grow
ing of high-grade willow rods in this
country, and in the five years since
the establishment of the hollis at Ar
lington approximately a half million
select cuttings have been distributed
among farmers, with directions for
planting and preparing for market.
Particular attention is given to Sc
lecting the varieties and strains best
suited to the soil where the paintings
will be made.
Willow craft is an industry which
is constantly growing in Importance
in this country, yet the culture of bas-
ket willow in the United States made
very little progress until five or six
years ago.
Even now, practically all of the best
grades of basket willow are imported
from Europe, chiefly from France. Ex-
periments have shown that the best
grades of willow can be grown in this
country at a good profit.
This years harvest began early in
March. Four approved varieties are
being sent out, and only the best and
most thrifty rods are selected for dis
tribution. Cuttings for experiments,
planting and information on manage
ment of the willow hollis are furnished
those who make the request of the for
ester at Washington.
The government recognizes the im-
portance of good cuttings, point
more commonly overlooked than the
matter of cultivation. Only the best
and most thrifty rods are selected for
each seasons distribution.
The forest service is receiving a
constantly increasing number of re-
quests for basket willow cuttings
These requests came from farmers
all over the country, many of them
coming through members Of congress.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
The jewelers. Diagnosis.

"Can you tell me what's the matter
with this watch?" inquired the Aver
age Looking Man anxiously.
The jeweler stuck dice box in his
eye and glanced at the instruments
innards. Then he looked up.
You find it necessary to shake it
real hard every now and then to start
it going, don't your" he inquired.
That's right"
"And you find that it gets dusty,
don't you Perhaps you don't blow
hard enough on the works."
'Oh, yes, dO-every day"
well, well! But are you careful
to start the balance wheel going with
a toothpick every hour or two?"
Eyes, / do that, too"
and in spite Of all your precau-
tons, it needs about five dollars
worth of repairs. It's very strange"
For the jeweler possessed a dry and
sarcastic wit.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
REMEDIES FOR
SCABBY POTATOES
Two Poisons Are Recommended
to Prevent Disease, Forma1iu
Being Less Dangerous.

Potato scab is a disease of the pota-
attacking it in the soil. Spores of the
fungus will remain in the soil FROM
year to year and on the tubers from
one season to another The disease
causes the surface of the potato to be-
come rough and unsightly and very
often extends deep into the flesh, in
juring it's food value.
Scab OH potatoes can be prevented
by planting unaffected tubers in clean
soil, and the danger of injecting may
be reduced by rotation or by planting
the potatoes in different soil each sea.
son.
To insure a crop of potatoes free
from scab treat the seed with some
poison to kill the scab spores on them
and plant in soil in which no potatoes
have grown for several years. Two
poisons for soab treatment are recon.
mended. Formaln is the less poison.
Gus and the one most commonly used
1t costs about so cents pint and one
pint is used with 80 gallons of water
Formalin solution may be used either
in a wooden or metallic vessel, and,
although a poison, there is little dan,
ger in its use. Let the potatoes soak>
in the solution for about two hours.
After disinfection place the potatoes
in bags which contain no scab spores
Spores of potato scab may also be
killed by the use of corrosive sub.
Innate. This is a very poisonous sub.
stance and must be used with care.
Do not use for food any of the pota.
toes after treatment. To use zorro.
sive sublimate provide a barrel OF
other wooden vessel, as it attacks
metals. Dissolve two ounces of the
poison in two gallons of hot water
When 1t was has dissolved mix it with
IA gallons Of water and sprinkle. OF
pour 1t over the potatoes, SO that all
of the tubers become moist with the
solution. What is left over of the
poison must be carefully disposed Of
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
SEEMED TO NEED MORE FIRE
Swan, Only Being Cooked for Two
Days, Was Not Very Palate
able Eating.

One of the most annoying things
about swans is that they live to an
extremely great age, and that it 10
impossible for the ordinary observer
to guess what their years may be.
President Grover Cleveland once had
an amusing experience with some
swans, according to a writer in tie
American Magazine. He had been in
the south, shooting, and brought home
he sent to each member of his cabi-
net and to some other associates.
"All the boys" said Mr.. Cleveland,
thanked me politely for having re-
membered them, but none OF them
seemed to have much to say how they
enjoyed the birds.
Carlisle, i found, had his cooked
on a night when he was dining out.
Another, when asked him, said he
hoped l wouldn't mind, but he had
sent his home to his old mother. Thur
Der didn't mention his bird at all for
two days. Finally asked him about 1T.
""Thurber, did you get that swan
all right?'
eyes, sir, oh, yes, got the swan
all right, thank YOU and he bent over
his desk and seemed very busy.
Fine Bird / said.
Ives, sir, fine bird and he went
on working.
ENJOY eating him, Thurber?'
"He waited a minute, and then he
said, We'll, sir, l guess they didn't
cook him right at my house. They
only cooked him two days, and he
went on working without cracking
smile"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
THREE REASONS
Each with TWO Legs and Ten Fingers.

A Boston woman who is fond
mVher writes an amusing article
about her experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Rob, Jack and Dick, aged 6, and 2
years respectively, are three of our
reasons for using and recommending the
food, Grape-Nuts, for these youngsters
have been fed on Grape-Nuts since in
fancy, and often between meals when
other children would have been given
candy.
Il gave package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose year old child was
a weakened little thing, Ill half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape
Nuts and cream greedily and the moth.
er continued the good work, and II
was not long before truly wonderful
change manifested itself In the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and / use Grape
Nuts every day and keep strong and
we'll and have three of the finest,
healthiest boys you can find in days
march,"
Many mothers instead of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters a hand
full of Grape-Nuts when they are beg
ging for something in the way of
sweets. The result is soon shown in
greatly increased health, strength and
mental activity.
There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above Icttcrs new
one appears from time 20 time. They
arc genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
GROWING POTATOES UNDER
STRAW MULCH BENEFICIAL
II About Good Results On HilIy Land Where
the Moisture item Much DamaSe.-By
T. M Cise1

Der of the experts OF the department
while going up and down in the land
made it their business to study the
question and see whether there might
not be a germ of truth, or, at least,
some reason for the general belief that
the moons phases have an effect on
animal and vegetable life. They have
concluded after patient investigation
that the moon myth is one of the COM
paratively few myths that dates back
to pure savagery and has absolutely
not a scientific leg to stand on.
Almost every one, even if he has
not reared in the country, has heard
of the idea about planting potatoes in
the dark of the moon. The field work
ers of the department of agriculture
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
He Was Well Equipped.

A Methodist bishop was recently
guest at the homo of a friend who had
two charming daughters. One morn
ing the bishop, accompanied by the
two young ladies, went out in the hope
OF catching some trout. An old fisher
man, out for the same purpose, wish
ing to appear friendly, called out:
''Ketchin' many, pard?"
The bishop, Strengthening himself
to his full height, replied: Brother.
l am a fisher of men,"
you've got the right kind O. bait,
all right" was the fisherman's re-
joinder.-Success Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

For growing potatoes on hill land
or where they are often damaged by
moisture the straw mulch will be
found to bring good results. For
straw covering the potatoes should be
planted the last of May or the first of
June. We have the soil well prepared.
Mark off the rows two feet apart and
not too deep. Straw potatoes require
only about half the row space that cul-
tivated ones need, as the vines are
never so large and cultivation is not
required. Cover the seed with two
inches of soil and then with about ten
inches of straw, or enough to make
four inches when well beaten down by
rain. This will keep the weeds down
and hold the moisture throughout the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

summer. Potatoes grown in this way
are always free from scab, clean and
of finer quality. Glover chaff makes
good covering, but should not be
put on so heavily as it forms more
compact covering, and with too much
rain will cause the potatoes to rot.
There is nothing in the current SUI
perstition about planting potatoes in
the dark of the moon and similar
pieces of farm lore which have been
accepted as gospel truth from time
lmmemorial. This is the dictum of the
department of agriculture, which made
a serious study of the moon supersti-
ton and laid the Luna wrath at least
to it's own satisfaction.
There is usually a basis in fact for
any superstition, and the moon super
stition was SO deep-rooted that num-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

have found that at least rs per cent.
of the farmers of this enlightened coun-
try put in their crops and do good
many other things about the farm gov
erned absolutely by the moons
phases. Almost any farmer will tell
you that if you plant potatoes in the
dark of the moon they will run to
tubers, and if in the light of the moon,
they will run to tops. This is said to
be true Of any root crop, and it is
planted accordingly.
There is only one difficulty about
this theory and that is that it is not
so. The agricultural experiment sta
tons all over the country have been
defying the superstition for years and
raising just as good crops when the
moon was one way as. when it was the
other.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
Benefits
Derived
From
Fresh Air
By JAMES J. BARTcHER

do their work better and the good continues
tinued practice, throughout the entire system.
helps the assmae the food
eliminate the Thus imbibes oxygen
deep breahng-a double benefit
Again. odwater bathing gently adequately correctly shocks ha
stmuates the sluggish thereby causing them to do their work
properly Their work stimulate muscle
body Nerves. well blood vessels become cogged duled
from lack of air, water, food (oxygm) and rest
Sometimes excessive fat caused by eating fruits candies food
between meals The stomach liver heart
time rest become clean and grow hungry again being
do all this myself and strong and healthy stronger
average Of my size.