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Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

tore opposed the extension of tho
agreement, has. it is believed, as a re-
suIr Of concessions granted by the con-
unental companies, modiGe- its atJi-
uda.
The movement of passengers during
the first half OF this year did not real
.ze expectations. partly on account OF
many Americas Whiting until later in
the year 20 yisi- England. thus ayufa-
lHG the high charges which prevailed
duiug the coronation period. The de
classes. however. was general in al
classes. both easrbCuua aud Yves bound.
ON tine routes TO America tie total de-
crease was l2Tl22 From British
ports 20 Canada, on The other hand.
there was "a increase OF 2o.yat. The
continental lines have been the chief
sufferers, the four leading ones hav-
ing carried s5.Sf3 fewer passeuECr
than they did for the same period last
year.
Under the old agreement these four
companies were entitled 1o o. Iar cent
Of the pooled traffic They actually
carried 1854 fewer passengers than
the number on which that perceu age
was based In view OF this. IL is un-
Garstoca that they are prepared 70
adopt a coaci.atoTy attitude 10 avoid
q rate war.
The Derby stake, organized BY the
Calcutta Turf club. the greatest sweep
il the world which has grown 10 gi-
sautic proportions, IS in danger Of be-
iug abolished or at least considerably
curcailed. Under Indian. ike British
.aw. clubs can organize sweepstakes
for members only.
The "CaicuJa Sweep" was started
Ike the sweepstakes In all London
clubs on the derby. 10 enable members
To have an interest in the race with
out CHANGING much money Unlike the
others. however. the Calcutta one grew
fa- beyond this. tickets being sold %
anybody and everybody. and it was
hard 10 find an European in India or one
who had ever been there who did not
have ticket or at least an interest
IL one.
Ten years the first prize in the
sweep was worth about sI0o. 900: last
year it was worth nearly Z quarter Of
a million dollars. The first prize last
year went 10 doctor, who, however,
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30
England Calendar Change

in 1905. but which never got beyond
The second reading stage That biIl
sought 70 make the months as uni
form IN length as possible. but as q
difference iu this respect is Uuavuld-
able iu q year with twelve months. it
is thought better ta incr,,se tEar diff
ference so as 10 allow Of tre week be-
ing q common measure of all months
This arrangement makes il possible
for each month 90 .,s..u on a sunday
and end on Saturday.
A table ai.lrz tine proposed fixed
calendar shows that the months of
January. February. April. May. July,
august. October and November
would each consist Of g> days, whilst
the remaining months of March, June
SepJeu 1e. and Daaau 5er would each
have 80 days New Tear Day" is
ser apart. thus br.a EinE tha total Of
DAYS up 20 tie requisite number Of
2G5, whilst Tor 1eap years a special
tav is set apart as Leap Day. 90
which IS 20 he iu--r,alated hetweer
yEe last day o. june and the first day
OF July. as reeuas- .utel by the l.II-
= clause :. lee t.-.. .lvs down that
The New Year Gay and Leap day shall
neither be accounted days Of the
week. and shall not. except where
specially mentioned or provided for.
be held 20 be- included IN any compu-
tation cf DAYS, but shall otherwise
be public bank holidays The condi-
riors Of labor on these TWO days and
the renuU e~ariaD therefor. under the
bill, woall conform IS far IS possible
70 what prevails on sundays. 4 fix
I'd date, a9T.l -. is selected for East
er day.
Finally the bill. Il PASSED by Par
lament. viii not become operative
until the government decides that
sufficient International concurrence
has ceer secured
Il s generally anticipated in Trans
atlantic shipping circles that the pool
Ing arrangement which expires Oct.
81. viii be renewed AZ the resumed con
ference - be held n Cologne during
SepteIn Der. The Canadian Pacific
railway company. which works lis
shipping interests chie7y IS a feeder
for the railway. and which has hereto
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

the entire plan of the campaign would
be spoiled.
The naval militia of several Atlantic
coast states took part in this years
war game. The Connecticut naval
militia were assigned to duty on the
battleship Connecticut, which they
boarded at New Haven. The Rhode
Island naval militia boarded the bat
ueship Michigan at Newport. the
Maine naval militia went on board the
Ohio at Portland, the South Carolina
naval militia were assigned to the Ne
brsslSa. which met them at Hampton
Roads, and the naval militia Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia went on board the
Virginia, also "a Hampton Roads.
The naval militia of New York are
so numerous that four vessels-the
Missouri. the Maine. the Washington
and the bTississippi-called at Ne
York for them, while the Pennsylvania
naval militia were assigned to the Ida
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

change. and as such It is welcomed.
Much Of the war game is played at
night and at such time many of the
sailors lose sleep because eternal vigi
lance is the price of evading capture
or destruction. The fleet Is divided in
TO two opposing sQuadrons, one of
which attempts 70 do something which
the other tries to prevent. Some
times this is an attack on the fleet, at
other times it is an attack on a city.
All night long the searchl!Shts will
be kept playing on the surface OF the
water in an effort to catch a glimpse
OF dispatch boats or torpedo boats.
Watch IS also kept for the submarines,
Of which the Grayling. Snapper. Tar
pom. EarWhal Bonita. Stingray and
Salmon are in the acet
Signaling Between Ships.
During the daytime the signal Off
GERS are kept busy wiEwagginE orders
and reports from vessel to vessel. CT
phCr and code being used to prevent
the meesa ages from being read by
scouts and spies. Keeping these mes
sagcs secret is one Of the tasks set for
each side because if the plans Of one
squadron become known to the enemy
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30
ANCIENT ARITHMETIC.
Problems Sohool5oys Had to Solve
rn,rA.-rlr C-rtl.ric. Am

Problems SChoolsoys Had to Solve
Thirty-six Centuries Ago.
There i "a ray Of viu6ictive comfort
for the modern schgolboy in the fact
thar for over 5000 years his schoolboy
progau.tors have been worried by just
su,L problems IN arithmetic as annoy
him most
Among the archaeological discoveries
made in Eevpf IS a papyrus roll, in
excellent condition. dating from about
1900 L. c. This roll. which had a
long heading beginning. Directions
how 20 attain the knowledge Of all
dark things" proves beyond doubt that
the Egyptians Of that time had
thorough knowledge Of the elements
OF arithmettc.
Numerous examples show that their
principal operations with units and
fractions were made by means Of ad-
dition and multiplication. Subtrac-
ton and division were not known in
their present form. but correct results
were obtaile5 nevertheless.
Equations are also found IN the Tapy-
rus. Here Is one that brings the Esyp-
tian schooib0y home to us:
Ten measures Of barley are to be d.
vided among ten persons in such man
ner that each subsequent person shall
receive oue-eighth less than the one
before him.
Another example given is: There are
seven men: each one has seven cats:
each cat has eaten seven mice: each
mouse has eaten seven grains of bar
ley; each grain Of barley would have
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

for even th' culli'-s and the supply
ships carry some armament.
So fast is the American navy grow
ing that a furthe. reorganization has
already been planned for next April.
when the Wyoming and the Arkansas
Cnow In course Of construction) of 27.-
600 tons each. viii be ADDED to the
feet. The Wyoming viii then become
the flagship, and by relegation OF 5000
Of the older vessels to the second mo
the total fun load displacement or
weight OF the fleet VIII amount TO 49,
T52 tons. There will be 14s ten and
twelve irch guns, the four armored
cruisers each having four ten-inch
guns and other vessels twelve inch.
and 4lS guns OF from FIVE to eight
inch callbor
II is estimated that tho feet win cost
by that time 2l91,t81st1. and It VIII
require 1.i76 officers and % 1862 men to
mako up the complement
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30
BY w. BOB HOLLAND.

- H ORE than fifty vessels OF
~ various types engaged in
this summers war game of
- the New England coast.
These vessels include the flower of the
United States navy and range from
powerful battIeships Of more than 2s.
900 tons and costing above $4,000. 900
each to torpedo boats of small size. but
with vast destructive possibilities. 10
cheap but necessary golfers. speedy dis
patch boats and submarines Of un-
known utility In warfare.
II Is lots of fun. this war game. For
weeks the naval vessels have been as
sen1biing at ProvincetOwn. the little
fishing village away out Ct the end OF
Cape Cod. They kept on coming from
various ports and posts until twenty
i've huge battleships were within rife
shot Of each other. The Delaware, the
monster Dreadnought that took part in
the naval parade that was part Of the
ceremony OF the coronation of King
George and was the largest lighting
vessel in that splendid pageant. re
turned from across the Atlantic to Join
her sister ships IN mimic warfare.
The Delaware and the North Dakota,
warships OF the same type. each having
a fun load displacement Of 23.O33 tons
and each representing an invcs trnent
OF 3IO.ODo.pDs. looked DOWN WIN pTOuO
but kindly eyes on the Missouri. the
Utah and other vessels that were
thought. when they were built a few
years ago. to be the acme of naval con
struction. But now those ships. which
coSt a paltry $4,000 600 or so apiece.
are SO far behind the times that they
sr@ relegated to the rear even when
making an attack" on q peaceful New
England fishing village.
The Delaware was not the only yes
gel 10 ndks a long voyage in order TO
swell the number Of vessels under
command Of Rear Admiral Hugo Oster-
haus. The battteships Kansas. South
Carolina. Louisiana and New Faup-
shire have also been cruising in Euro
pear waters, and they made the Jour
ney across the Atlantic iu order TO
make the present Atlantic fleet the
largest that Uncle Sam has ever AS
sembIed at one spot.
An idea OF the extent Of this fighting
sssembIaFe S. seen when one considers
Ghs numoe< GS men needed 70 form chs
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

yielded seven measures or barley.
How much barley has been lost!
The papyrus also contains the calcu.
la ton Of the area Of a circle. attempts
to square the circle and finally caicula-
tons Of the cubic measurements of
pyramids.-New York Tribune
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

and the next day the coveted position
was offered 10 the trombOnist-Boston
Transcript.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

William Travers Jerome. former
district attorney of New York. de-
clar in an interview in Chicago
that the day is not far distant when
scientists will discover how TO cure
people Of a desire 10 commit suicide
or DO murder. just By giving them
medicine
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

had sold q half interest IN the ticket
Tor 100000.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30
The Proper Place.

ne TTopGT FIdL4s
81 under f9ud that the leading lady
and the pr.ma donna had "A violent
quarrel"
"yDa."
"IIoy d'd they settle itT'
CON. they went - their dressing
rooms and made up."-woman's Home
Corng..i.u.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30
a Rossini joke.

RosSini promised a place IN rhe
opera orchestra 20 q trombonist and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
SCIENCE IS LACKING
eARIH AND MARS ARE ALIVE
~ o'ner Worlds Dead and Dried Up,
says Prof. Lowell in Lecture to
New Workers.

new Mercury and venus
are m already dead and dried lip worlds
wars wars Is rapidly approaching a state Of
"rinkled old age, and the earth is nayt
!" .he procession headed toward the
eAtihctlon of all life" according To Dr
'erciVal Lowell, head OF Lowell oh.
ser r'atory. who is In New York for a
series OF lectures before scientific
bodies e"'inc
Mars is certainly Inhabited nv
some character of organized life" Doc.
.. -or Lowell said in his opening lecture
ana the Martians have far greater
reason to deny that there is life on
'no earth than we have that they do
not exist Wv
nut there is no life on any other
plahets besides the earth and Mars
an other members Of the solar system
neIhs either already dried up. so that
me- animal or vegetable. cannot evist
or else, like Jupiter. Saturn. Uronps
ana Neptune, are much too young in
world evolution, and therefore much
100 hot from Interior sources. To nd.
NIT OF life Of any kind.
On Mars, the clearing OF the at.
mosphere. which has been going on
since the paleozoic era, has reached
perfection. Man indeed must be the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
COULD NOT STAND SUFFERING
FROM SKIN ERUPTION

Il have been using Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment for the past
three months and | am glad to say
that they cured me Of most annoy
Ing skin eruption. It began by my no.
ticlng red blotches appearing on my
face and scalp. Although they were
rather disiiguring | did not think any.
thing of them until they began to get
scaly and dry and TO itch and burn
until | could not stand the suffering.
Then | began to use a different soap.
thinking that my old kind might be
hurting me, but that didn't seem to do
any good. ! went to two different doc
tors but neither seemed to relieve me
any. | lost many nights sleep in con.
tlnual scratching, sometimes scratch.
Ing Till | drew the blood on my face
and head. Then | started in to use
the Cuticura Remedies and in two
months | was entirely relieved Of that
awful pest. am so delighted over
my cure by Cuticura Remedies that
shall be glad TO tell anybody about
It," (Signed G. NJ. Macfarland, 22l
West ll5th St. New York City, Oct. 8,
1910.
Cuticura Soap (25c) and Cuticura
Ointment (5Oc) are sold throughout
the world. Send to Potter Drug &
Chem. Corp, sole props, 1856 Colum.
bus Ave, Boston, for free book on
skin and scalp diseases and their
treatment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
ELEC7RICITYANAID

running a special machine. which
sends only positive electricity along
the wires.
These wires are very thin, and there.
fore they discharge a lot of electricity
into the air. The current is sent along
them at very high pressure.
The wires stretch across the field or
garden at height Of 20 feet. The
escaping current reaches the plants
and stimulates their growth.
An Increase of 80 per cent. in the
electrically-shocked crop as compared
with one grown under ordinary condi.
tons, is not considered high.
In the case of wheat. it has not yet
been possible to get out figures show.
ing the profit resulting to the farmer.
because in some cases the wheat is
not yet threshed
An installation to electrIry the crops
on 500 acres could be fitted up for
$500.
The treatment is not good for peas
or beans. 1t acts as stimulant and
not as food having the sane effect
on the plants as sunshine.
Plants are always taking electricity
from the air, and the apparatus only
supplies them with more. 1t is
worked from spring until the end OF
summer
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
More Care Taken in Stock
Raising Than in Infants.
physician In Address Before Medical
Society Asserts That Babies Are
Being Neglected-elrth Rate
Decreasing.

Chlcago-Speaking before the Chi
cago Medical society in the public H.
orary the other night, Dr. Isaac A.
ADJ made a plea for more scientific
care OF infants, saying that the hu-
man baby is better than calf. but
more science Is applied to stock
raising than to the care OF Infants"
Doctor Abts subject was Recent
advances in Prevention Of Infantile
Diseases and Death Rate" He spoke
principally Of the work Of the Chicago
milk commission, which recently was
reorganized under the name of the In.
fant Welfare society
With the birth rate constantly de-
creasing we must cope with this great.
est OF all problems. the conservation
OF our babies. The country is facing
crisis as never before in the matter
OF child raising" said the doctor Re
cent advances in scientific cattle and
hog raising have been much more
rapid than In scientific child raising
The situation should be reversed TO
give the child a square deal. There is
a crying need for education I'm Amer.
lea along these lines and especially
urgent is the need for such a reform
In the great cities To do this a sys.
tematic educational campaign must be
started under the leadership of the
medical men Of the great cities"
That the general health Of the city
OF Chicago had improved materially
during the past week and that 40
fewer cases Of pneumonia we're re-
ported than during the previous week
was the information contained in the
bulletin sent out by the city health de.
partment But the bulletins stated
that the pneumonia death rate had
been high since November and would
probably continue so until warm
weather came again.
1T is hoped that the repeated and
persistent warnings and advice of the
department on the dirty air diseases,
due always to bad indoor air, are be.
ginning to bear fruit" reads the bulle. |
tin. SO long as people will continue
to poison themselves with bad air. Just
so long will pneumonia prevail and |
the pneumania death rate be high.
Sleep with the windows open 70 to /
is inches and hall door or transom
open. An abundance of the lightest .
and finest bedding is cheaper than
doctor and hospital bills. Don't shut
your carriage or limousine up so tight.
Demand better air in street. elevated
and steam cars Blow out house. Of
flee, factory or store several times a
day. Blow yourselves out occasional.
iy by deep breathing three to five min.
utes before an open window or on
rear porch, When all are away from
the home, return to an aired. cold
house, rather than a hot, stuffy one.
Burglar window stops and a little ex.
ira coal will reward you with better
health"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
Minneapolis Mills In Unprecedented
Deal for $t,too,Ooo Worth-oll
industry Grows.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The llnseed oil
mills of Minneapolis have bought In
the Buenos Ayres market for ship
ment to Minneapolis 100000 bushels
of haxseed, of an approximate value
OF Sl,100,000, making transaction
without precedent or parallel in the
commercial history of the United
States.
Located in the center OF the great.
est faX-producing portion Of this
country, with the greatest haX.raising
state at It's doors, the Minneapolis
oil industry viii bring raw material
1S,500 miles to its mills. The seed
was bought on future contracts that
mature in January and February In
so far as the mills are able to get
seed in the United States, they will
not import the Argentine purchases.
but will sell again in London or Ant
,werp but the domestic supply Is so
low that the prospect is, OF men say.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
Successful Life Work.

flle has achieved success who has
ved well, laughed often, and loved
'uch; who has gained the respect Of
ltlllgent men and the love of little
nlldren; who has filled his niche
% accomplished his task; who left
y world better than he found It.
neiher by an improved poppy. a
'Fiect poem, or a rescued soul: who
y never lacked appreciation of
Hth.s beauty or failed to express II;
no has always looked for the best
,others, and given the best he had;
nose life was an inspiration; whose
ehoy a benediction." - President
thurman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
lST0NISHED THE "0LD MAN"
Ms 'Rah'Rah Son by No Means the
Dude" He Had Hitherto
Seemed to Be.

tThe new governor Of a western
ulate has two sons. One is big and
husky like his father. but the other is
nore slight; and at times he rather
veaes his father by his affectation OF
TAD rah. boy clothes and a general air
Df assltude and dudlshness.
tThe two SONS and the father we're
IA the library one night and the name
1f prizehght referee came into the
The 'rah-rah boy had
been sitting by, twlddling his thumbs,
Dut his ears pricked up at the mans
nane and he drawled: 81 rather like
|hat chap He's all right"
FWhat do YOU know about him?"
he other brother asked, rather con.
enptuously.
FOh, he gave me a shade the best
u i one night"
FGave YOU the best Of it?" both
ather and brother shouted.
fYes; You see | fight under the
lane Of Young Ryan and he counted
'retiy slow one time when | was
|oNn w. Saturday Evening Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
MINER WEARS $15O,OOO LEG
Returned klondiker Thinks Cork
Limb Best Depository for
Wealth Accumulated.

New York.-Lured by stories of the
discovery of gold in the Klondike,
Herbert o. Manley OF Washington.
who was street car conductor. drew
from savings bank 5000 After ten
years in the wilds of Alaska he has
returned, and, according to his init.
mate friends, should anyone succeed
in pulling his leg" they would find
roll Of $l5O,GOO fresh from the
United States treasury.
1t would all depend however, upon
which leg is pulled The mans left
leg is OF cork and the hollow portion
Of the calf of the artificial limb is
used by Mr.. Manley as a safe deposit
vault
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
Miss Bangs and Miss Whit0n's
School for Girls

OF OF the tho
ana of
and
~r expert supervision in every department thus nsurng definite
FACULTY LARGE each teacher specialists
Il I've
PRIMARY PREPARATORY AND ACADEMIC a
UNIQUE 5rGn known as The UPPER HOUSE for and special
IA In
of a schoo
BEST ADVANTAGES the OF
HSlcAI ME ECsEs Special promot-
sy are charge Of graduate OF Or Sargent Cambridge Mass
THE SUCCESS Il has
ceed highest comnendaton leading
me highest officials OF the T.
eleT, ny presidents colleges
President and Mrs Roosevelt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
BUY FLAXSEED IN ARGENTINA

that the fun 100000 bushels or more
will be imported \
The seed may be loaded either at
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, or Rosario,
In Uruguay. 1t will move TO Antwerp
by the regular European grain route
from South America, and thence It
will come via Montreal or New York,
as may be arranged. It is about 1900
miles from Buenos Ayres to Antwerp,
5000 miles thence to New York. and
1900 miles more to Minneapolis.
Ocean and rail frelghts that will sg.
gregate about 20 cents a bushel will
have to be paid, and the government
will collect 25 cents a bushel import
duty.
I'VE hope to get back 3 to 5 cents
bushel of the import duty on what
we import" said n. c. Warner, presi.
dent of a local lnseed oil company
which has 25O,0OO bushels of the Ar
gentlne seed. In whatever degree
we afterward export the manufac.
tured product we are entitled to
drawback under the existing law, but
this cannot be determined in advance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
WANTED TO BE AGREEABLE
farmers Rather Humorous ExpIana-
tIon for Telling Exceedingly
"TaII" story

irving Batcheller once told a story
OF r farmer on the Connecticut hills
Pretty steep land for planting, isn't
it?" visitor asked the tlller Of the
soil
Pretty steep" the farmer assented
u suppose It's quite difficult to
plant your corn?"
quite difficult" came the echo.
The visitor was interested. and
would not be put Off with short re-
plies.
"Eh-how do you manage to plant
on this hill?' he persisted
The farmer gazed at him pltyingly
we have to shoot It all into the
earth with shotguns, stranger" he as
sured his guest.
The visitor gasped Really" he
calculated. Really now? Is that ac.
tually true?"
The farmer sighed and turned upon
his guest "A look Of withorlng scorn.
NO, that isn't true" he answered
I'm trying to make conversation"