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The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
NORFOLK & WESTERN RWY.
SCHEDULE N EFFEII MAJ II, IsIL
Leave Washington. New Union Station.

Leave Washington. New Union Station.
"a. N. Dsily-An points Norfolk and Western.
1910 p m. Daily-Roanoke. Bristol. Winston
Salem. Knoxville ChHttannoga. Nashville. New
Orleans. Through sespeT. Dining cars
$40 q. m.-FoT Bristol Knoxville. ChattanoogR.
Nashville and Memphis Washington Memphis
sleeper open AZ 10 n m
For Sorfok-LeaTe l10 a. m; arrive Norfolk.
II n a m. daily. Leave T2:Ol noon; arrive Nor
folk so 2. m. tdhily except Sunday. Leave l20l
Parlof cars.
$40 =. m. Daily-BeTyville, Luray. Elkton.
Trains from the Southwest arrive SIS a. m, los1
p m. and fl5 q. N.
All information Fourteenth Street and New York
Avenue Bond BuildinEl.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
LOAN COMPANIES.

SO LOANS AND UPwARD SECURED FOR s1L-
aired employees. owners Of furniture. and otbsrA
ARLINGTON a Co, 200 Tth 81. NV. Room n1
MONEY LOANED sALARIED PEOPLE WosfEN
kesptns houbs and othen. without security ofaees
~ 18th ST. uN.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
WHY THEY STRIKE.

~ Cobb, the famous baseball stiSer
was discussing the recent walters
strike with a Philadelphia reporter
The motive Of ~" he said Well
there was a dialogue the other day be-
tween a waiter and his boss that ex
plains the motive pretty clearly
The boss had just returned from
Europe. and he was astonshsd at the
way provisions had increased IN price
during his brief absence Butter. beef
milk, potatoes--it was the same story
all along the line.
my goodness. }spt!ste he grow
led. have You noticed how eyerS
things gone up2
All, no. monsieur; not everything
Baptiste answered,
Not everything said the boss
We'll what HASN'T
MY salary. monsieur said Bsp-
tiste"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

the change IN pronunciation has come
II broadening of the meaning.
Any log which strands on bank. rock
or island Is called "A iillpoke Where
several logs are piled up together. the
log which started the trouble is desis
mated as the iillpoke log. The word IS
applied To the human race Thus a
man who is timid about making a bus
mess venture Is "A iillpOkc
Did you ever hear Of cavascacious' .
Nobody knows where IL came from but
IN Maine IL is applied as an adjective
10 designate something pleasant or
agreeable. A fine day is a cavasca.
when people have a cavascaeious time,
II Is accented on the first ana third
syliablos.
Rowty is another Maine word II
means showing disposition 10 stir u2
"A row.
Bange rhymes with fiange, and IT
means 10 make one self a burden on
somebody else. Sudden visitors, espe-
cially II unwelcome. are said 10 bsnge
on the persons visited. a hen is bange-
ing when she settles lown into the dirt
and shakes IL up among her feathers.
This use of the word gives the clue 10
it's derivation from the French 'baig
ner, TO battle.
When some Maine men want To say
strong word without swearing they
burst forth with "iehookibusl" with
the accent on the hoo.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
THOUGHT SHE WAS OUTLAWED

Firm in the belief that the statute
Of Limitations had run out and nulli-
fed his first marriage in Georgia 40
years ago. Peter X. Thompson. rs
years Old married a second time at
Savannah the other day. His bride
was Mrss. Ann Colenia Wilson, aged
6S The couple had known each 9TH
eF in their youth, but each married
some one else.
Thompson disappeared after the war
and did not return until last winter.
His first wife, believing him dead. had
remarked, so be decided to marry
again. lie told the minister VII per-
formed the ceremony that his first
marriage had been nullified through
the statute of limitations. The so
licitor general says. while Thompson
apparently has committed bigamy, he
will not be proceeded against unless
some one comes forward TO prosecute
the case.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
AN OLD MANUSCRIPT.
Coptie Papyrus Said - Be Oh Bib
lical Writing.

IODtlC EdDIfus odlO u De OlI
'icaI Writing.
Considerable interest has been
awakened among the orentalsts and
biblical scholars generally oy reason
Of the discovery announced crom Egypt
# an ancient, Coptic papyrus manu-
script which some distinguished in
Nesugators are said To have pronounc-
ell the Uldest bible manuscript i'm eX-
.steuce This interesting find" is said
Ia include the text Of the greater part
Of the Book OF DeuterOnOmy the
whole of Jonah and the ma ior porti,n
OF the Acts of the Apostles and the
Fpistes Discussing the discovery, the
ondon Times CONCLUDES that the neE
codex proves peSond all question that
copies of an Egyptian or C1ptic trans
la,ion of some of the books If the New
Testament were ia circulation in the
early part of the Fourth century, and
il deduces fron the evidence that the
version Just found belongs To the Third
century The Acts. although written
in good hand is evidently Il copy
contains MANY palpable errors which'
could only be made by Il careless copy
ist from an old or partly cbliterated
text Words and even lines are omit
ted.
it will indeed be remarkable dis
covery If the manuscript Just brought
TO light should prove 10 bc older than
any now known. The CodeN Sinaiticus
is believed To- be Of the TOurth cen
tury the Alexandrinus uf the Fifth
century. the Naticanus of the Fourth.
and the EDhraemi of the Firth. Fuse
Mark the Evangelist was sent TO Egypt
10 establish the first churches in Alex
andria This may have been while he
was SIM young man, probably under
40. There are many references eNtant
touching his work In Egypt. He began
his work there about A u. s2-53, ana
his rropa aganda spread over large
part of Egypt
The new 'find," which must hence
forth be called the Coptic CodeX. con-
tains 1d9 papyrus leaves about l1l6
inches Some twenty leaves are sup
posed to be missing. II is worm eaten
and much worn and has evidently been
greatly used by It's owner. II bears the
title r'Coptic Biblical Texts" in lhe
dialect Of Upper Egypt. Some of the
writing Is exceedingly faint. and IT has
been retouched in places; moreover,
while the coptic is used throughout
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
LEFT HAND CIGAR.

II isn't because a cigar is badly
made that the wrapper sometime
comes. uncurled-it is because the ci%ai
Is a left hand one.
CigarmakeTs must be ambidextrous
They CUT the wrapper leaf on the filler
while the other piece is rolled, with
the left hand, from right To left.
A nervous smoker, twisting anc
twirlng his cigar, has no trouble viii
a right one; but, If it happens TO be a
left hand one. it is likely TO come un-
done.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
NAMES VOCABULARY.
II Cont6ins Some Funny Words Of In
known Oriqin.

" iNOhtClnS OOFVc w O'-
known Origin.
This is the iillpoke season in Maine
The iillpokes are forest products, and
the nearest they get to the sea coast Is
iivermore Falls on the Androscoggin
river. Augusta on the Kennebec and
Bangor ON the Penobscot.
Years ago. when men first began To
cut down the big tree of Maine ard
noat the logs down the rivers In the
spring, some ancient pine poked itself
into the iellylilte mud along the bank
and persisted In staying there to the
of the river drivers. Some
inspired pioneer from Plymouth colony
called Il iellypoke. Who he was can
not now be learned, but ne gave the
language new word.
A log which thus misbehaved was
hencoforth iellypolSe, subject To such
mutations as the language might un-
dergo. The middle syllable was early
dropped out, and there are living river
drivers who say that the word ought
TO be Jellpoke instead OF jillpoke. and
that II was jellpoke when they were
boys. Today ii is jillpoke, and with
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

Of swapping until he had nothing left
but his clothing and his wife. In ex-
change for a horse he gave his wife
70 his brother The horse was worth
five dollars. Twelve hours later the
patriarch swapped the horse for an
other horse. His brother took the
woman TO Brooklyn, and bis efforts TO
swap her for anything Of equal value
attracted the attention Of the police.
They made the patriarch take his wife
back, but the brother protested that
the exchange was made in good faith.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
Your Nerve System

The nervous system can be com
pared to a telephone system. with the
spine hkened 10 the switchboard. or
for explanatory purposes. we may
compare the nody 10 a machine, which
receives It's power from the dynamo
tbrain). AS long as all parts OF the
machine (bOd) receive their full sup
ply Cf power. there is harmony and
health, but il the power is partially cut
off by pressure upon the wire (nerve)
from one or more of the parts (Organsl
of this machine (Dody) there will be
discord or disease.
When a machine fails to run proper
~. we call a mechanic To find the trou-
bic and remove IT, Re as good To the
human body (machne) and when 1t II
not running properly (scD so To a
master mechanic lChiropractor) ana
have him locate the trouble and re-
move the cause: thereby giving nature
a chance To restore.
chiropractic does not confine itself
To- any one or special disease having
successfully removed the cause of nu-
merous diseases, both acute and
chronic. If during the acute stage the
cause was removed by spinal adjust
ments there would be no chronic dis
ease.
r. JoBLlNG, D. C.
Graduate Chiropraeter.
312 Sixth Street
Phone 68o ] Caumet.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
Cost OF LIVING" IN zoo

Even London's ZOO" is not free
from the pressing problem OF The in
creased cost Of living, for the annual
report says that an increase in the
total cost of provisions is due partly
to increase in price and partly to ad-
ditional quantities" of certain foods.
The years housekeeping accounts in
cluded 1873 tons meat, 10000 lbs. po-
tatoes. 81 600 lbs. whiting, l6 tons bis
cults, 1900 pints shrimps. 1000 spar
rows, $4,000 bananas, III loads hay,
II 600 oranges, 32 cwt. rice 1900 lbs.
grapes, $4,000 eggs
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
WHERE OLD PIANOS GO.
Market for Them Found In South
America and Africa.

america ana pIFiCds
What becomes OF all the old pianos ,
Thousands of new pianos are sold
every year, the greater number 10
those who alreody have musical in
struments. The salesman allows a lib r.
eral price for the old piano in trade,
accepts a little cash and takes the
balance on monthly PAYNE nts. Now
while he has sold one piano he has
lust as many on his hands a oefore,
for he has accepted an old one. What
sell it to some one who has never had
a piano IL he can avoid IL, for II the
process Of trading continued he would
soon be following himself around IN
"a circle. and there are no dividends
In that.
He must find market for the old
musical instrument.
To do this be repairs and revarnishesl
the old piano boxes il, and. with hun
dreds of others, 1t is shipped to South
America, Africa. Asia and other be-
nighted portions OF the world, where II
is sold To the natives. who yearn for
music and whose ambition is To drum
out tunes on an Instrument of then
own.
These pianos are sold for a small
amount down and the balance In
monthly payments extended over a
Hong period Of time
In this way the dealer get back not
only the price he allows tor the Ole
piano In the first place but the cosl
of repairing. bexip pEzandsahspping, witt
interest addedfto each of the charges
-IIarper's Weekly 49,
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
BRITISH TELEPHONE SERVICE

For many years the telephone busi-
ness of Great Rrtain has been in the
process Of passing from private hands
into those of the government and at
the beginning of the present year tn,
business was taken over entirely 10y
the government authorities. An ac,
passed over 90 the postmaster general
and later the courts Interpreted this Ia
also embrace the tc."phore business.
but the government. instead of buying
up the patents and taking the telcphonc
service into It's own hands. granted
licenses Ia the existing telephone com
panies. AT first the companies were
restricted IN their operations 10 limit
ed areas but from 1884 onward the
licenses were applicable over the err
tire kingdom This led L. the organi-
xdtion of large companies and by 1882
practically all the business was an the
hands of the National Telephone com
pany limited. In 1896 the government
took over the operation of all the trunk
lines connecting one town with an
other, paving the company upward OF
$e.2S3.72S. The latter continued 30 OPP
crate the local lines, but all It's basi
ness was turned over L. the govern
ment at the beginniEg of the present
year BROOKLYN Daily Eagle.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
HERE'S THE BEST DEVICE,
AND II ISN'T PATENTED.

Patented cherry pitters are snare
and delusion. They are expensive Tor
the comparatively brief season OF use
each year ara lots of women can't
make them work satisfactorily at all
But there's better instrument than
any of them ready at hand for every
housewife. It's wom9n's chief imple
ment in any emergercy-the hairpin.
Get new paper of hairpine inst
the ordinary wire l1ind-not the .nvis-
ible. Wash them and use tor This
purpose only
Use the loop end. and with a little
practice you viii find You can pit
cherries rapidly and vel! without
MASKING them or losing much OF the
Juice.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
SWAPS HIS WIFE FOR HORSE

Members of the Jacket colony, poor
whites descended from a Frenchman
who settled at Lakeyille, Mass, before
the Revolution are indignant over the
action of the state police in preventing
the exchange of the wife of one of the
leading Jackets for a horse. The Jack
OTIS would rather barter than eat A
patriarch had INDUCED his propensity
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

During the great Liverpool riots OF
1911 the hooligans OF that city armed
with broken bottles, brickbats, iron
fragments and other missiles, in.
fiicted severe damage on the police.
One citizen, who was serving as a
special constable, invented a device
to protect the officers from such at
tacks, a shield OF peculiar shape with
a slot through which the constable
can see where he is going without
exposing his face. The shield has
received the general approval OF the
Lancashire constabulary.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08
Gas FROM peat.

The production OF gas from peat
having low water content Cup to
about 20 per cent? for use in suction
gas (sauggas) engines has already
met with success In Germany, but for
a number of years efforts have been
made to utilize peat with a water con-
tent as high as 80 TO 60 per cent. and
thus eliminate the costly process OF
drying the raw material
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

So far this year there have been
4 .09i deaths I'm Cleveland. Buildings
valued at $7,2OS,7O2 have been started
since January l.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

Tom--When he goes TO church he
puts a nickel in the contribution plate
and when he goes to the theater he
pays S. for his seat
Jaek-That shows that he wants to
be close wherever he goes.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

the whiting IN several places is cGrsv
Greek-The Christian Herald.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

Classified Ads bring results.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-08

Pittsburgh employment agercies are
calling FOR l,)0o common laborers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
SICK
Man From Mansfield Given
Attention In This City

On Tuesday morning a stranger
made his appearance at the Mayors
Office and informed Chief of Police
Clements that he had found very
sick man along the Columbus road
southwest of the city and asked that
some provision be made whereby he
could be given assistance. Chief
Clements and Officer George immedi-
ately secured horse and buggy and
made trip to the spot described as
the place where the sick man could
be found. Little trouble was expert
enced in locating him. The man CIV
ing his name as AL Smith Of Mans
field, Ohio, was lying in an old barn
about two miles distant from the city
and appeared to be in very bad con-
dition. A hasty return to town was
made by the ofiicers who secured the
service of Chappelear's ambulance to
remove the sick man to the city. A
physician being called in attendance
It was found that he was suffering
with severe attack of pleurisy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
MEMORIAL SERMON
Preached To X. DIPS. At New Gull.
ford By Kew. J. N. Helm Of Howard

New Guiford. o., June 4-The
Knights of Pythias and Sisters Mem
orial day was very fittingly observed
here on June 2. In the morning all
the graves of the fallen Knights were
visited and strewn with emblems Of
tenderest regards.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock both
orders assembled at the hall, and
formed one company and then
marched to the NJ. r.. church. The
music furnished by the choir was very
excellent and deserves special men
ton. Ex-senator Joseph Myers after
few very helpful remarks introduced
the speaker of the afternoon, Rev. j..
M. Helm Of Howard, o., who took for
his theme the story of Pythianism and
the sacred memory of the dead. He
told in a very eloquent way the story
origin and progress Of the order, and
closed the address by very touching
and tender appeal to remember our sa-
cred dead. These annual events hal
lowed by the occasion TO which the
day Is dedicated. mark a mile stone In
each life's pathway. and this day and
it's splendid address will live long In
the memory OF all those who heard It.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
EXCELLENT
Program Carried Out At
Marliosburg Decoration Day

Martlnsburg, June 4--Decoration
day was day to be long
remembered by the people OF the VII
lage of Martinsburg.
Truly did the Sons OF Veterans and
Ladies' Auxiliary do the part OF the
dutiful children and grandchildren for
the old veterans OF the civil war, on
last Thursday, by carrying out most
excellent program. II being the first
occasion that the burdens OF the day
were shifted on younger shoulders.
A true spirit OF patriotism was mani
tested by every one; which shows
their younger lives realize and appre-
ciate what the old veterans did for us
In defending the old flag and preserv-
Ing our nation.
The hearts of the aged veterans
were made 10 rejoice when they saw
the true spirit OF patriotism so nobly
shown by these younger people,
The exercises in every way were
most pleasing and the excellent ad'
dress by Rev Jos, A. Bennett of New
ark In which he portrayed the real
worth OF the veterans tn our country,
was most hearty appreciated and en-
joyed by all
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
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I. CENTERsuR0 j.
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Ernest Castner oi Newark was a
visitor here the first OF the week.
Mrs. Mary Dent OF Marion has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs, G. D. Hayden
and other friends here.
Mrs, Fred Hollibaugh OF Mansfield
IL visiting her mother, Mrs. q. w,
Harness,
A ID. Mitchell and family OF Sparta
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. l.. G. Mitchell OF r. u, No. l.,
Mrs. V, E. Dumbaugh of Marion,
daughter of Judge W u. Davis OF the
Ohio supreme court was n guest of
Miss Annie Morey last week.
Rev. Moore. who has been conduct.
Ing meetings at the East Porter A. &.
church was called to his home In
Wheeling, w Va, on account Of sick.
ness and Is forced to discontinue his
meetings for the present.
Washington Ramey and wife spent
sunday nt the home OF w, l., Botten
field
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Mrs. Elizabeth Clutter and daughter
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hawks Mt.
Vernon few days last week.
Mesdames VIII Mcbride and Frank
Meats were Mt. Vernon visitors Fri.
day.
Mr.. Orwin NJ. Gregg returned to Ga
lena Thursday after weeks visit
with relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lauderbaugh were
In Mt. Vernon Thursday.
Special services began Sunday night
at the Simmons church conducted by
Rev. l.. q. Walker.
l.. s. Hall went to Crot0n Tuesday
to attend commencement.
Mrs. Guy G. Lauderbaugh entertain
ed the q. @. Club Wednesday after
noon. After an interesting program
Ice cream and cake were served. Small
silk flags were given as souvenirs. The
club will meet June ~ with Miss Car.
rie COe.
Mrs. WIN Mcbride entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Sutton of Centerburg over
Sunday
Quarterly conference will be held at
the NJ y. church next Sunday after.
noon.
Mr., G. u. McManis Of Akron, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
W. Mitchell last week.
Mr.. James Miles of Newark visited
his daughter. Mrs, Edward Hawkins
and family few days.
Mr.. Abe Ewing of Killbuck Is visit.
INK his son, Timothy Ewing.
Mrs. Mary Myers has returned from
months visit in Mt. Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07

When your child has whooping
cough be careful To keep the cough
loose and expectoration easy by Civ
Ing Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy as
may be required. This remedy will
also liquify the tough mucus aud
make II easier to expectorate. II has
been used successfully In many epi.
denies und IL safe and sure. For
sale by all 'lealers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
OFFICERS
Elected By c. {. Society Of
The N. P. Church

The Christian Endeavor society of
the Mulberry street NJ p. church
elected the following officers at a
meeting on Monday evening:
President-O. q. Mccoy.
Vice President--Lee Stoffer.
Recording Secretary Miss Bessie
Stelts.
Treasurer-Miss Lydia Stone.
Pianst-Mlss Ocie Gates.
Assistant Pianist - Miss Neva
Ward.
Chorister--C. b. Squires.
Collector--Harry bennington.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07

II is now well known that not more
than one case of rheumatism In ten
requires any internal treatment what.
ever. All that is needed is free ap-
plication of Chamberlain's Liniment
and massaging the parts at each ap-
plication Try II nd see how quickly
1t will relieve the pain and soreness.
Sold by all dealers.