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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.
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Mrs. John searle OF Kearsarge is re-
ported To be an.
William Thomas left last night for
Cobalt ont, where he will locate.
Mrs. Nels Ulseth and daughter left
yesterday afternoon for Chicago.
Misses Ruth and Mary Morrison will
leave shortly for the University OF
Chicago.
Arthur Chapman of the Tamaracls
Cooperative store, is visiting i'm
Marquette
Harold Loeb has left for Fort Col
Inns. Iowa, where he will enter the ag-
ricultural college
Miss Frances Guck left yesterday
afternoon for wellesley. where she will
resume her studies.
VIII LAYERS ana Roy Borgo will
leave next week for Lansing. where
they will study at the NJ. A. c.
Leslie McClelland. James Lisa and
A. Hermann will leave shortly for
Ann Arbor where they will enter the
Il. of NJ
will be conducted at the Swedish Sal
walton army on Saturday evening at
S o'clock A good program will be
rendered and refreshments served.
Miss Katherine Douglass formerly
of the faculty of the LAnse high
school, has left for Saginaw, where
she will teach in the Saginaw high
school.
The wedding of John Verbanich and
Miss Mary Rapish both of Osceola was
solemnized at the St Johns Croatian
church by Rev. Fr. Media, Saturday
morning.
Mrs. Merton and daughter, Helen,
left yesterday for Wellesley, where
Miss Merton will enter college. Mrs.
Merton will spend n couple of weeks
visiting friends in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gleason. of
Negaunee, arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Meehan of Tamarack
this afternoon. and will spend their
honeymoon here. They were welded
in Nesaunee yesterday.
Daughters have been born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perrault of
Kearsarge, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson
of Copper City, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Carlson of Copper City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Harry of Kearsarge.
A Calumet q Hecla orchestra of ten
pieces. under the direction of George
ID. Barnard, went to Marquette last
night. and rendered selections this at
ternoon during the progress of the
banquet rendered to President Taft
The examination of Mamie Martha,
charged with SANDER, was to have
been heard i'm Justice Jackoa's court
this morning. A further examination
was taken until two weeks from today
a grand harvest festival program
At a special meeting of the Calumet
township board this morning an order
was placed with the c. w Todd Co
for q protectrograph. or a check safe
guard. The pptectrograph eliminates
the chance of raising check. Town
chip Clerk Martin writes a large num-
Der of checks i'm the course of a year,
and the purchase is believed to be a
wise one
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
HOME MADE MOTORCYCLE.

John Williams, an electrician en-
ployed by the Wolverine company has
manufactured his own motorcycle all
of the parts except the tires and
spokes being home made. The cycle is
somewhat heavier than those made at
factories and is built especially for
attention. among Mr.. Williams many
friends
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

Classified ads bring results
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
is ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

While handling revolver i'm his
court room yesterday, Justice Weyck-
ert of Ahmeek, accidentally shot him
self in the hand. The wound is u
painful one, but is not likely to re-
suit seriously. Justice Weyckert, who
was unaware that the weapon was
loaded, placed it i'm his right hand,
and put his left hand over the barrel
at the same time pulling the trigger.
The bullet plowed its way through
his left hand, innicting a bad wound.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

Sheet music 3 cents per copy Cable
Piano Co, Calumet. 20
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING.

Arrangements have been made for a
social To be conducted on Friday even
ing at tho Calumet Congregational
church, commencing at 1880 o'clock
A fine program has been prepared for
the occasion and light refreshments
will be served. The congregation and
friends OF the church are invited to at
tend.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
LOCAL PEOPLE SEE TAFT.

Calumet is well represented in Mar
Quette today, on the occasion OF the
visit of President Taft TO the queen
city. Among those who went down
last night from Calumet are James I.
Fisher. Johnson vivian, John ID. Cud-
diny, Edward +. LcGcndre. Charles
Mcintyre. William II. Faucet. George
Jacka, George Hall. Charles l.. Noet-
Eel. Charles Mugfori Vincent Nalro,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

court: and such Imprisonment may, in
the discretion of the court, be with Ia
Dor, in which case such labor shall be
performed under the direction of the
village marshal"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

Thomas Wills, L. c. Richards and
Frank Nowak. Forty-one tickets for
Marquette were sold last night the
names Of many of those who went be-
ing unobtainable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

II. A. Chapman Co, represented by
NJ S. McCray have their new cur
tains and rugs on display at the Cal
umet Hotel. 20
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

Save one half or the price Of a new
piano by buying now. Gable Piano Co
Closing out sale, ll5 9Th St, Calumet.
30
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Chances of Railroad Fireman;
He's in Line for High Position.
By CHALMERS L. PANCOAST.

to be considered In the worth while class
must be a man quick in action and, thought.
When he possesses these qualities In con-
nection with courage and ability he quickly
develops into worth while /" engineer
The railroad fireman who has aNchance to
reach the positions higher up must be a man
who either has no nerves when engaged in
his work or he must have perfect control of
them; who realizes the value of time, knows
what punctuality means, and appreciates
the disastrous consequences OF a mistake.
He must know no fatigue; he must obey or
ders intelligently and must be unafraid.
The superintendent OF western road said
that the fremen OF his line were selected
from the best material possible to obtain
His requirements are that a man must be Of
good moral habits, physically able for the
duties expected Of him. The applicant
must have a fair education, for any man who
accepts the position Of fireman is expected by
the railroad to develop into an engineer
Many railroads require a strict physical
aud visual examination before man Is en-
ployed. And while many consider these rigid
examinations a sort of hardship to the ap-
plicant, yet 1t is only just to the applicant.
the railroad company, and the public at large
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

THE young man who takes up the work
OF fireman on a locomotive has met an
opportunity that may lead 10 the high
position of an operating official. Others
have climbed to high positions from
this place and there are more chances today
than ever before for the man who works for
a purpose
The fireman who is ambitious for some of
the positions higher up" in railroading
must be a man Of courage and resource. quick
in action and in thought. These are also the
qualifications OF the operating official. and
there is no better way in which these quail
ties can be developed than for the ambitious
man to begin as a fireman.
There are many difficulties to be encoun-
tered in becoming a successful railroad off,
cial In the process OF climbing the rare
qualities OF a sound mind and presence Of
mind must be the foundation Of the ofticials'
training and experience.
The worth while " railrosder is a man
OF great versatility. as higher degree of de-
velopment in different phases OF character
and ability is demanded. according to the
department OF the organization in which the
man works and devotes his time and atten-
ton. But the railroad fireman in particular,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Homemade Toys for the Boy;
Model Canal with a "Lock. "
By JACK KNEIFF.

The canal itself may be merely three
sided trough of boards say six inches wide
for your toy boats. the edges carefully nailed
together with thick paint in the cracks to
make them water tight.
The trough is buried in the ground until
the upper edge is level with IT and the ends
are stopped up with dams or wooden paru-
tions as desired.
This trough is filled by hose al one end
and you must be careful in burying the canal
to get It absolutely level so that water won't
be deeper at one end than at the other.
The lock part is made by fitting the ends Of
two troughs together as in the drawing. the
bottom of the upper trough being cut away
for the length Of the lock. as at D. and the
lower trough fitted underneath with side
boards c. only one of which is shown. to
make the Joint more water tight paint being
smeared here too.
The upright pieces E and o. are nailed
in carefully and a crosspiece fitted to the
bottom OF the trough. too connecting the Dot
tom ends OF these pieces
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

residual clays were generally Of low pIas
ttcity, while sedimentary clays were of thu
highest.
1t could not be that the simple suspension
In water while being carried to the final rest
ing place caused this phenomena. 1t looked
as II some foreign matter in the water was
the cause. The most likely agents would be
organic substances washed into the water
from the forests. began experimenting on
this theory and after a number Of tests
with various things found that gallotannIc
acid reduced the amount OF water required to
produce the desired fiuidity and that the ten
sile strength and Elasticity were thereby
increased Subsequent tests by myself and
others proved that by this method could
produce a clay equal to the best that could
be mined or imported.
It seemed strange, however, considering
the great antiquity Of the art OF clay making
that this fact had never been discovered
Why should the secret have been hidden from
the world until fifty centuries after they
built with bricks at BabyEon7 recollected.
however, a passage in the scriptures (Exo-
dus W which relates the Egyptian Gus
tom Of using straw In making bricks and
how that the Israelites were compelled to
use stubble instead. Hitherto commenta-
tors have supposed that the straw was used
as a binder. despite that few worse binders
could be found. More reasonably might we
assume that an infusion of the straw was
mixed with the clay to improve its working
qualities.
Convinced that this was the correct ex-
planation, I boiled some straw for several
hours and mixed the resulting liquor with
some ordinary bed clay, thereby realizing
precisely the same advantages as with the
tannin solution. This simple fact that an
infusion OF organic matter will promote the
solution of an inorganic substance is Of vast
importance in several branches Of science.
Now It seems to me that there Is an oppor-
tunity here for the worker who is wondering
what to take up. In the Bible and many
other ancient writings there are passages We
have thought or been taught to regard as
symbolical which may contain the solution Of
all the lost arts. Take, for instance, " oil
on the troubled waters" Accident revealed
its practical significance. Read Genesis, 30
~. How does this compare with our mod
ern idea orprenatal infiuencs7 hope some
one will try AND thus fnd the solution of
many ancient works OF which the method
Of production or construction is still IL
zle to us.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

make them water tight nail an oiled strip Of
leather L. as in the drawing Of the gate.
around the edges that are in the trough. the
leather overlapping half an inch.
The lower gate is. Of course, twice as deep
as the upper but otherwise the same.
You can see how the pressure Of the water
will spread this leather out and hold It
tight against the sides OF the trough.
To hinge the gate. nail through one side
OF this leather as at (n), these nails going into
the sides Of the trough just in front OF the
sticks and o.. The handle H is to swing
the gates open and shut.
The drawing Of the boat in the process OF
going through the lock " shows different
scheme for making the gate water tight by
using rubber edged weather strips for the
pieces E and o. of the former drawings as
shown at R.
Otherwise this lock is made in the same
way
II made with an ordinary amount OF care
the gates will not leak more than the hose
above will take care Of. and a drain can be
flxed al the far end to take the overflow.
If made really well the gates will not leak
at all.
The drain at the lower end should be
notch cut in the trough sides, down half an
inch below the upper edge, so the water will
be always Just half an inch from the top Of
the trough
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

page advertisement and bring IT around in a
couple of hours"
Then he hurried into his store. seated him
self on counter and lighted a cigar He
never thought II necessary that have some
thing upon which to base my selling argH-
ment.
1t used to be the custom in a country town
l often visited to hold a county fair every
taH Just prior to the holding Of the last en-
several years ago. liveryman placed in his
home paper this advertisement: When yoI
come to the county fair feed your horses AT
Blanks stable" The fair was a financial
failure and no attempt has since been made
to hold another IN that town. Yet two years
after the first insertion OF the Hveryman's
advertisement It was still running exactly
as It was originally set up.
Curious to know what benefit, II any he
thought he derived from 1t. asked him one
day why he did not change his advertisements.
90" he replied. advertising doesn't paw
anyhow, and 1 might as well have that an
nouncement as any other in the paper"
In that particular case advertising certain
ly did not pay.
An insurance agent In that same town
changes his advertisement every week Re
Gently I congratulated him upon his enter
prise.
Yes" he responded, 81 do change It every
week; but have to watch Il pretty closely.
If don't change It the editor won't"
When the country merchant learns to write
snappy advertising, filed with good selling
argument and prices, then will he have less
cause to sit by the stove in the rear of his
store and assail the mail order houses and
the men who are behind the parcels post bill
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Advertising in Small Town;
Little Heed Given Essentials.
By BERT ST. CLAIR.
By BERT ST. CLAIR.

~HE average country merchant adver-
tises in his home weekly newspaper be-
cause he feels that he should give the
1 editor some encouragement.
Hence, because he takes little or no
interest in what his advertiSemeht says, he
seldom changes it, and stillmore seldom does
he have ANYTHING in the announcement that
grips the reader, and thereby brings him
trade
The average advertisement in a weekly
newspaper reads like a label The majority
of them state that the advertiser is " still at
the same old stand" OF handles the best goods
in town. Few OF them deal In anything but
Eeneralities.
Such advertisements probably are not worth
anywhere near what they cost About all
they do is to keep the name Of the merchant
before the reader. But in a small commun-
ity practically everyone knows a merchant
who has been in business any length Of time,
SO simply having ones name before the pub
lie can be of but little benefit under such
conditions
Many country merchants leave the writing
OF their advertisements to the editor. They
order their space, sometimes amounting to a
page and tell him to write them good
announcement" They do not furnish him
with a single price or a selling argument OF
any kind. All he gets is orders to MI the
space.
At one time, while I was struggling in a
small town to get start as an advertisement
writer, asked the largest advertiser there
to permit me to do some work for him, free
"AI right" he replied. write me two
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

More than 1900 miles Of railroad in the
United States and Canada now rely upon
telephones for train dispatching.
The largest hfeboat ever built. recently
completed in Holland is IS feet long and is
driven BY a 70 horse power motor.
thin paste Of fuIlsTs earth, over which
porous paper is laid until It Is dry, WIN re-
move grease spots from mating
A recent census Indicated that LONDON bad
folty-stght pauprs for each loo residents.
q much hlghsr number than CenSallv sup
posed.
Exceilent results have been obtaAned In
Germany by experiments with exttnguish-
ing frss with mixture Of solutions OF caus-
tie soda and alum. which forms an air ex-
ch1dlng foam
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

as a binder for graphite crucibles was
surprised to find that the only clays entirely
suitable for this purpose were those imported
from Germany. All our excellent American
clays and kaollns lacked Elasticity and tenn
pertng quality, and would quickly fall to
pieces in the high temperatures of the metal
lurgist's furnace, I read every thing could
fnd on the subject. but failed to ind any
explanation OF why In nature we End two
clays almost identical in chemical compost
tion but widely different in physical proper
ties.
Ny reading. investigation, and experiments
finally brought me to this starting point-that
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
NOTES FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.

Throughout the world there is one ship
wreck every sixteen hours.
The Peruvian government has established
q national aviation school at Lima
It requires more than 10000 cows to sup
ply New York City with milk and cream.
Japan has more suicides, In proportion to
its population. than any other civilized coun-
try.
French scientists have decided that snow
is highly radioactive for q few hours after
II has fallen.
The United States supplies from 90 to 70
uer cent Of the films used in moving picture
theaters in England.
Australia has prohibited the expectation Of
meat not certified by an ofnciaI inspector to
be at for export.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

THE device described last week has put
me in mind OF another common scheme
seen everywhere in Holland, and which
you can make after you finish the
Dutch derrick: that is. a model canal
with lock
1 suppose most Of you boys know what
lock is-the canal kind, Of course-and
many have ridden through them on boats.
The lock itself is a sort Of big box with
a water tight door or gate at each end, one
Of which is always shut.
The water above the lock is higher than
below so that the door that is shut acts a
sort of dam.
Locks are situated in canals SO that the
boats can be sent down hill or up without
having any slant TO the canal. which would,
Of course, set up a current and all the water
would run out of the canal To keep the
water deep there must be no current.
Suppose you are on the top water level in
a Dutch canal boat as have shown in the
drawings. First the lock tender will see
that the lock is full OF water and up TO the
upper level, and then he will open the upper
gate or door G so that your boat sails slowly
into the lock.
Then the tender shuts the door behind the
boat. this door being water tight. OF course.
and opens the lower gate just little way
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
EzEAZ7l Among Who Workw Hand Brain HH11]
How to Start a Lunch Room;
Experience the Great Essential.
By CHESTER RAMSAY. ..

- VERYBODY must eat.
- This being an undisputed fact II IL
not strange TO hnd great number OF
49, people who. for consideration. are
willing to feed these ever present
eaters and incidentally or consequently
themselves.
Here are some essentials imperatively nec-
essary for the starting of a lunchroom, gum
married from the expressed opinions Of both
men and women who have succeeded or at
least not lost money in their ventures:
Experience.
Sufficient cash capital for immediate use
proporttonate to siEe OF proposed lunchroom.
Consideration for locality.
Good name-L E.. reputation of being square
and always willing to pay just debts.
Hard worker.
Good health.
Optimistic in spirit. alert. and courageous
in action.
Agreeable manners.
Bit Of reserve fund.
This with $500 as base and a good share of
common sense ought to start a modest lunch
room that will feed its man and develop into
a paying proposition u the owner possesses
that nowadays rather rare Quality-pa-
tience II may seem odd, but 1t is a stubborn
fact that in the lunchroom business expert
ence ranks capital in Importance. Here OF
course II is a question OF a modest Invest
ment. computed in hundreds not in thousands
OF dollars.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Experience Absolute Essential.

A bright man or woman contemplating 60
ing into this business seriously ought to seek
employment for at least two months in
lunchroom kept on the lines they intend to
follow Work even for small or no wages,
but be in direct touch with, and note the class
and average number of customers per day.
also the average consumption OF various
materials.
Keep tab on fuctuation OF prices OF fruit
and other transient or perishabIe stuff. Study
means to avoid all possible waste. Get In
closest connection with source OF supplies
Keep your mouth shut but pay attention to
behavior Of help in kitchen or serving room.
Find out II possible how many customers are
served during rush hours at q certain " sta
tion " or table: what the breakags OF crock
cry amounts TO in a week or month.
Locality !s one OF the most important points
in starting a lunchroom, and one which must
be considered with care from every angle A
bakery lunchroom in the close vicinity OF
manufacturing establishments and ofice
buildings proves most always a reasonably
good investment with good chances for en-
largement
II possible TO do so. choose a place where
one class OF customers IS expected TO nre
dominate-easy matte- 20 ascertain in ad-
vance-if two or more classes do not assirni-
late the lunchroom is whipsawed II in
a residence district split lunch and res
taurant business is preferable.
The locality having been decided upon and
suitable room secured-rents range from S35
upward-see that the walls. woodwork, etc.
are properly painted and decorated. Always
use CHEEKY, bright. but not glarfng coIors.
Soft cleaning white is preferred Something
that can be easily cleaned without getting
shabby. Simple. but neat is the main thing
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Making the Gates.

The Doors are made of inch wood and At
up against these brace pieces and Cb). on the
upstream side, Of course, The pressure Of
the water will hold them in place, and to
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

grounds. and. has Cny been Ill &. & lew lines
The huge shell Of steel can be hur.eG dis
tance OF twenty miles or more and weighs
200 pounds. The powder charge IS aearlV
500 pounds. The cost of firing one shot ap-
prOximates 81 600 1t is not prOba bic that
this type of gun will be used but rather :ha
fourteen inch, for the main coast Gefenses D
the Panama canal and possibly the P2i3p-
pines This formidable and long range wea
pom though capable Of firing SO tremendous
q projectile, is too costly and fires too slow,y
for modern warfare.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

THE accompanying illustration is u
more than ordinary interest from the
fact that 1t shows the largest and
heaviest projectile in the world, being
the huge nve foot armor piercing shell
nred from the United States government >
great sixteen inch rife.
This giant shell ano powerful gun are con
sidered two OF the most destructive and dead
ly engines Of warface in existence. The
monster sixteen inch rife the only one built
SO far. Is now at the Sandy Hook proving
The Washington herald., 1911-09-17

edge of antiquity has come down to US. In
some matters the ancients were far more
advanced than We can hope 10 be for years
TO come. The so-called " lost arts" are still
battling problems.
1t is an experience by no means rare that
some great modern discovery turns out to be
merely a rediscOvery-sometimes forgotten
before our birth. or hidden long ago, only to
reappear for our benefit.
Some years since was experimenting with
clays in the hope OF finding a variety suitable