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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

ward Ia a canoe might pull himself
forward with a paddle. He worked
bravely on half inch by half inch.
Then another man put dowr plank
and followed him.
In half an hour siN men were laid
fat on six planks i'm the midst Of the
mud There was sixty-five feet of mud
and between Them AID II were these
thin planks thar might heel over at any
moment and send them 10 a sunoeat-
ing death And behind was the hid
den spring of destruction that might
let loose its slime again. Hood the
tunnel and capsizc the planIes like
cookie shells On turbulent SEA.
When the man ON the first plank
rcached the wall on which the natives
We're huddied he called to them:
You've seen the way I've come.
Well. I'm going back. but I'm leaving
the planks for YOU TO follow on. Crawl
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

sudden death By explosion says the
Montreal Family herald. but they
have perils 10 face nevertheless
oue morning band ~ natives hard
40 4urS Boz a corner of the mine wsrs
zlarued hy a con noise as if few
TONS 0f some soft substance had been
hurried against The high door thar sep
aratcd the spor where tncs worked
from the bong tunnel rhaS .cd q the
shaft
The multi they cried and dropped
their picks in am instant.
a mud rush means certain death 10
600 iu us track. II givcs no warning.
u comes sileats like an usly. wriegllng
SNAKE; BE- works .ts Say swiftly spares
uothirs. covers everything
Tue Euglishmeu az ua~ OPENING 60
ne iunnel roared OCT. Climb u the
top o. the WALL" which he natives
promptly J.d. rhere for the time Al
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
TO PREVENT FLIES FROM
5REEpINC;

screen Stables II possible
Remove the manure az Ieast twice d
week.
Keep the manure. while il IS in the
stable, in a closed bin or pit
Every time the stalls are cleaned
and the manure placed I'm The pit OF
bin. sprinkle Il with dry plaster Cpowd J.
cred gyDsum) or slaked lime.
BE sure that YOU sprinkle the cracks
ana crevices Of the bin or pit as wei
as the cracks between the pllnking Of
the stall floors.
II the flies begin to breed in stored
manure they may be killed by thor
oughly spraying Il with kerosene or
Paris green. and then pouring on
enough water to wash tho oil or poison
well in.
The objection to the use Of kcrosone
Is that it ruins the manure for fer
tiiizing purposes. a solution OF iron
sulphatc Gone pound to a gallom APP
piled at the rate Of one gallon A day
In n stable where one horse is kept
VIII kill all the maggots II costs about
~ per hundred pounds: so that the
cost Of keeping flies from breeding in
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
NO CAUSE EoR ALARM

MexicO's foreign minister. Calero
denies with explicit emphasis the pos
sibility Of the acquisition Of such a
privilege by foreign power as land
for coahng station at Magdalena bay.
Japan nor any other foreign govern
Inent can gain foot u Mexican sol;
except by fighting for a." he declared.
"The possibility Of the thing De- out Of
All question"
The Information which The senate
has called for from Mr. Lodge viii, we
have no doubt support the positive
statement Of the Mexican diploma.
With such assurance. reason for inter-
vention would vanish again.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
ROOSEVELT AIDING TAFT.

Theodore Roosevelt elected Taft In
1908. OF this there Is no doubt Theo
dore Roosevelt is the mighuest fac-
tor working Tor the election or TAFT
IN 1912 re IS preaching radicalinn
81 the worst and most aggravated
form. He IS making radicaIism Of
fensive even 20 some uho have been
slightly infected with lts virus.
1t Is evident that the Democratic
candidate Will be- n radical. By next
November the people Of the United
States viii be so thoroughly sick of
radicalism In all IT'S forms that the
election Of TAFT, which AZ times has
seemed improbable. will be- made easy
because he alone Of the candidates has
stood against radicaiisn In all It's
forms.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

along the planks as much like snake
as you can"
Slowly the men on the planks slid
back, leaving the wooden line beline,
them. Slowlyi the natives foliowei.
Nobody spoke. The black mass un-
derneath looked az hard as a rock. but
was as soft as porridge and trerabled
horribly.
As each man reached the end plank
he was hauled in TO safety and carried
half fainting out VI the tunnel. The
rest dragged themselves YEARLY ON
When the last native arrived his mates
thought, he was a stranger His hair
was perfectly white.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

least they were safe.
stay where you are!~ the English
men called. II you jump down YOU
viii be sucked In and suffOcated IA.
two minutes
soon the tunnel was a tunnel nc
longer, but a mass q quivering slime.
The mud flowed for hours. Then -
gradually slowed and ceosed.
The Engiishmen outside sat round on
a neigibOrirg rock and locked down
helplessly iEto the pit All manner OF
Suggestions were made. most 81 them
worthless bur In The end IL Was tccid-
81 Ia try- 20 reach the men. net hy re-
moving the mud hut By passin, over
IT,
one man rad a plank upon tho mud
and stretched himself on h. A little
spade was handed % him. with wnlch
he began % cut into the mud and pull
himself along as a man face down
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
THAT BIG ORE FIND.

The motto Of the New Y1ik sun uset
70 be- "If sou see 81 In the sun. It's So
but II n government expert report is
correct. the sun was taken In boy thr
recent announcement 81 w0Ederfu.
iron -Ore discovery Ga Pennsylvania
and so were others. % now appears
that the story from Pennsylvania was
'.roorback" intended % influence thr
speculative market FOR shares in iron
GRE properties in the Northwest That
IL had the proposed enect Is deducibie
from the success OF the bear raid CT
those shares Boz the Sew York stock
market George 81. Ashley. eeolDgis- %
the United States Geological Survey
has returned from IN Investigation In
20 the alleged discovery % 100000
tons u red brown and carbonate i-or
ores week ago In Fulton county. and
his report asserts the supposed de-
3osit 10 be "a physical as well as a
chemical impossibillty" u is ar old
saying that zone stor- - good uI an
other is told" The Ashley story. CON-
ng with the authority # the federal
Geological scr,ey. Is likely 10 BE- gen
rally accepted.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

a one-horss stable is about one cent
a day
IL is vel % abolish fashioned
outhouses where possible Where this
cannot be- tore a liberal amount of time
should be- used. applied .n small
amounts daily Chloride Of lime Is
better than s.aked Nme, but slak-d
lime IS better than none az an
Carriage cans should b. Thoroughly
cleaned after empging. and the cou-
tents should bee sprinkied with crud,
1iL lime or kerosene on -Americzu
civic 4 Association
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
IHE POSSIBLE aoI TIC

II is rumored that Mr. Bryan will
bolt in case Harmon or Underwood
gets the nomination. 10 IL also sur
missed that Col Roosevelt will bolt n
Taft nomination
Mr.. Bryan Is noncommittal; but ar
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

Five carloads OF Easter hats. which
were 70 have reached hundreds OF wo-
men in Tennessee. Mississippi, Georgia
and Alabama by Easter, have been
held back b. the flood. The disap-
pointed ladies' only hope now Is that
II will rain tomorrow.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

\ tank 10 contain the Atlantic ocean
would have each Of IT'S sides $50 miles
long
The Atlantic ocean averages a depth
of three miles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
81 Mail or Carrier.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6. 1912.

They call the Mississippi the Father
Of Waters. but Just at present he is a
disgrace 10 his family
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
PERlLs or DIAMOND PITS.
Rescue e. Party Of Native Miners By
Their english Bosses.

Miners ln The diamond pits " Ehn-
lerley need not fear Tire ar alms
rock. sufrocat.0n by choke damp or
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06

A straw vote among Harvard stu
dents resulted in a victory Tor Taft
MollycodJles. ingrstes. undesirable
citizens. etc. etc.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
Let YourH HeadSaveYo ourH Heels.
By ALICE MASON.

And do you know, when / actually found that
/ could have fully an extra hour Of time for
myself every day 1 felt like the man who
looks so silly when the slight OF hand artist
takes a dollar from his necktie or a white
rabbit from his hat To think I'd been throw
ing away that precious hour every day when
it was exactly as Easy to have 1t for some
thing pleasant
II started In by studying every move
have to make to get dressed In the morning
In the first place discovered that I Travelled
a couple Of blocks or more getting my clothes
together because i had been In the habit OF
leaving my shoes in one corner. waist in an
other, skirt in the closet. Although my dress
er drawer was always pretty orderly when
] began to count up the unnecsssaryMotions
] had to make TO comb my hair and hunt up
my collar. and so on arranged it all over
again.
why, Just to show you how We can DO
stupid things without realizing Il I had some
how formed the habit of putting on my un-
derclothing first, crossing the room to put my
shoes on, going back to the dresser for my
buttonhook,s returning to chair at the other
side Of the room, buttoning my shoes and
trotting back to put the butonhook in the
drawer.
by using my head instead Of my heels and
hanging the button hook on a nail near the
chair where left my shoes and underwear
saved myself all this trotting. 1t may seem
like little thing, but II you will test every
move you make in this way you will be sur
prised how much time you can save without
having to hurry a BIT more
AT night when I helped mother with ths
dishes figured out how could do II with the
least number OF steps and motions. Mother
was amazed. She thought It simply had to
take Just about so long anyhow. But instead
Of running back and forth from table to sink
with dishes we got Billy to put rollers on the
kitchen table and rolled It Up close to the sink
each time; and instead OF putting the, dishes
back carefully in the pantry pile them on to
a tray as 1 wipe them, ready to carry TO tee
table In the morning.
"I guess there's not thing that have to
do every day that haven't studied to see II
I'm doing 1t in the easiest possible way And
have a good many spare minutes TO show
for it,
This testing OF your efficiency. this constant
wstchfulness for the sly little thieves Of
your time. win prove q benefit to you not only
Outside your work but In IT. Though you may
feel that whatever you do has been sys-
tematized fT you to such an extent that
there cannot possibly be q better way Of
doing 1t. remember that men who have de-
clared that their business was running at
the top notch Of productiveness have been
able almost TO double their output by sys-
tematic stopping Of motion and energy leak
Aage.
So that the chances are that you viii be able
to discover good many ways by which to
simplify and improve your work II you VII,
give your mind TO it and not few wayH, it
you keep your eyes open. by which the gem
eral efficiency Of the store or once may be
raised 80
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
Of Interest to Needlewomen.

foot. And the coat. which Is longer In back
ana cut rather sloping. has Its graceful style
brought out In the same manner.
So many dresses have bags to match the
trimming, and the trimmings are 80 oriental
and yet subdued that there Is nothing gisry
about them
The embroideries are mostly ON the waists
Of ths dressy one piece gowns Often the
skirt VIII be OF dark soft material draped
and caught with an ornament or large me-
daIlion, mostly to the side. about the knee or
q little below. while the waist viii be Of en-
tirely different texture and color, aln,ost
ike q separate waist but for q point or shawl
OF the skirt material Boiero effects In new
and odd shapes are seen. These are en-
broidered In metal or soutache. standing, or
IN colors In msrcerized cottons; only awfuIIy
dressy ones are embroidered In Six foss.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

Coarse crash. OF better. Turkish toweling.
Is introduced also as trimming and even as
part Of the dress Itself with another smooth
material. The thought IL OF q bath robe. but
on dress of sood lines you wonder why re
never used II before.
One dress Is especially attractive. being
embroidered In raised design with high
luster cotton. ali self color.
set-in sleeves are finished at the large,
loose srmhole with nat tailored seam which
looks more like n narrow tuck taken In the
material than q seam
The tailored dresses have severe lines IN
fancy tubular braids or In two kinds OF
braid. one being thick and corrugated and the
other nat and shiny. The bat braid outlines
the edge OF the side front fold sndxhe bot
tom 10 accentuate the pretty line Of the style
which givss the effect of an opening at the
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
CrochetEdgings BabyBlouses.
By MARY GLEASON.

Edging No. 2-F1rst row-work . ch. for
desired length
Second row-l d. c. into the nrst ch-. . ch-.
skip ch- Of the nrst row. q. c into the
third ch-: repeat from 10 end Of row.
Third row s. c. into the q. O. &. G into
the ch-. Sch, .. c. into the nrst ch- to
form p. T. c. into the next ch.. q Q. into
the d. c. Z eh-. 1 .. c. into the 4 ch- to form
a p. 8 ch-. skip sts. OF the second row. Sc. O.
into the next sts.. p, skip d. c..3 s. C into
the next 8 sts.. turn. 8 ch-. 5. C. over the
8 ch.. Q ch.. . C over the next 3 ch-. ch-.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

dear dedei' 4" OF beautys-GeorEs Eliot.
thee to the world. thou wicked ser. to Be
plague to man.-Ludovico Ariosto.
With clsyerness. 30 years. and a little
beauty. woman makes fewer conquests.
but more durable ones.-Antoine Dupuy
There are only two beautiful things In the
worid-women and roses; and only two sweet
things-vomen and meions.-Francois =
Malhsrbs
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

NO. 4.
hook No. "A. The edgings may be worked
with lace thread No 80 and steel crochet
hook No. Il
Edgins No. l-Make eh- for length re-
ouired.
s.ch.. 8 = c. into the next 8 eh., turn. 10 ch..
4 n c. into the Oh. turn, work over tho 10 ch-
= C.. ch-. II 3 c.. 1 ch-. 8 & c. into the next
9 ch.. turn. 10 ch.. / .. C into the ch-. turn.
es. c. over the next 10 ch-. turn. o ch.. la c
into the middle OF the scallop, turn. over the
ch- work .. c. 4 eh-. sac-. ch-. 8 g. c. ch.
& c. over the next same 10 ch-. work T. c..
4 ch. .. O.. repeat from.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

change in some Of those movements. be-
neve a bricklayer could lay three times as
many bricks as he does now, and with less
effort"
Practical business men shook their heads,
but after careful study and analysis this
man decided that brick could be laid with
Just exactly two motions instead OF eighteen.
and he proved It when he erected factory
wall Every hour each bricklayer laid $50
bricks instead Of the usual 10!
II somebody should say to you I" By
studying a little the way you do the routine
things during the day. at home or at work,
you could probably gain whole hour to add
TO your precious ones Of rest or recreation,
you would be likely to answer: i don't
believe It rush from one thing to another
from the time get up until 30 TO bed. I'm
sure squeeze every possible minute out OF
the day."
And yet I haven't the slightest doubt that
every one of US wastes at least an hour every
day, to say nothing of squandered energy
because we have acquired certain habits in
doing things and never take the time to
examine them closely TO see II they aren't
robbIng US of valuable minutes.
There is no one should be more Jealous Of
her energy and her time than the girl who
works. As rule when man closes his desk
and shuts up shop he considers that his days
work II done, whereas too often the girl is
obliged TO help with the dishes o. the ironing
at home, and then sits up sewing far into the
night. Therefore she owes it TO herself to
be sure that there is no useless leak Of
strength and time In the way she is doing
these things.
II was girl who works In a factory where
these new principles Of scientific manage
ment, as they call this widespread effort to
prevent waste Of human energy as well as
waste Of materials, are in force. who told me
how she had pronted by them personally
II came TO me one day" she said. ' that
if the company could double its output. pay
me higher wages and shorten my time by two
hours. as it did. simply by studying out how
We could DO our work without any false
moves perhaps could save some Of my own
time II I tried to use some Of the sameideas.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
Said About Womankind.

Women are like limpets: they need some
thing to hold on by.-sigma.
-
Women's lives are 20 secluded. their dispo-
sitions are 20 modest. their experiences have
been 20 little noticed By history. that the an
mails Of the feminine heart are for tn. most
part = secret ehaptsr.-wnliam Rounssville
Alger.
a man Of talent and the merits Of a fool
Anonymous
n D generally feminine sye that nrstSs-
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
Seen in the Shops of.Paris.

TUNES are seen on many tailored street
suits.
Striped and checked silks will be fashion
able this season
Strands Of flowers hang from the neck in
place Of tsbots-
The new skirt is draped or has the double
or triple effect
SILK takes a prominent place a. hat trim
ming to form bows.
Plaitings Of tulle, lace. or net are used In
every possible manner.
Satin and serge are combined In some CT
the new, novel suits.
Bordered fabrics are seen In self and con-
trasting colcrs Of all kinds Of materials, and
are popular.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

On your way TO
work one of these
brisk, bright spring
mornings, stop for a
minute where a store
or an apartm e n I
building Is being
erected. and watch
the movements of a
bricklayer. Do you
know that bricks
have been laid in the
same way. with prac-
ticauy the same mo-
tions, for more than
1000 years? And yet
1t was only the other
day that a man said:
I" Why with a slight
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
~

81. st. into the first Of the 8 c. turn work
over the 8 ch-. Z q C. 1py .. c.; over the . eh
work .. @. p, = C., p. q G. p. q = c;
over the next ch- work . c. p. 8. q !;
into the next sts. Of the second row work
&C. p. skip d. c. . 8. 9. into the next
eh.. turn. ch.. 81. st into the third OF the
8 9. C.. turn. q c.. p, 8 C. over the ch-,
s. c. into the NEXT sts. Of the second row.
repeat from to end Of row.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

Narrow crochet edginss are now being used
a. a finish around the neck and sleeves Of
lace or net yokes or underblouses. They
make substantial yet rich trimming for the
edges Of revers, neck or sleeves OF children's
dresses. II they are desired to be used on an
infants dress 1t b suggested to use Irish
crochet thread No. 10 and steel crochet
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

In many OF the sashes chiffon roses are
used In the bow at the waist
Trains complete the new evening gown,
and the decolletage Is cut low.
Clematis blue. which shades on the purple.
and violet OF twilight tint are used for
evening gowns.
On spring gowns there is decided use Of
scailops frills, shirrings. and touches Of
black.
The collsrless gown Is just as much IA
vsred as the model with the sheer yoke and
stock.
The newest hat models show profuse or
naments Of leaves. flowers, shirrtng. and
feathers.
In the new blouse fullness Is introduced
at the elbows by means Of pulled under
sleeves Of net or lace
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

These attractive designs are dainty and es-
psciany approprtsie for The habys outnt Detail
drawing show msthods of making
ThGs are tive ways % Gppiy ths dsAsns 70 tAs
material upoa vhie. yoa visn % WORK thszA
n you material = shssr-sneA handkxchsf
nnen. lawn. bsttsts, and ths Mks-ehs sinplsst
nethod b 10 lay tn material over ths design
and with vel potntsd psnci1 draw over each Ina
n yeur material b hesvy secure . piscs q trsns-
fer Or tmpresz,on paper. Lay it fles eovn Upon
this. than draw over each line Of ths paper d.
sign with . hard pencil o. TIE pofns q . snssi
Knitting media Upon nfting ths pattern and trans
fer pager yoa WI ma . neat and accurate In
prsssion Of The design upon your material
Thsrs are tue potats 70 ohssrvs In this Einpis
process n yoa would execute 4 satisfActnriiy. o.s
q. sss that your material - lsvui-c1t and toidsd
By thrsad-snd that jour dss1gz d pl-csd upoa
n svenly az svery paint
Ths second In vhsn placed aeour.asiy s>eurs sns
design 70 ths material with thumb tanls ptzs
90 they earnot sip turing the operAtioa
Do not rest your hand nngsrs UPON any rsrtef
the design yoa trsnsfsrr4nE. else the inprtnt
Of your fingers VII b distinet upcn NJ usesr..i
a. TIE drawn lines Of ths dssisn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06


y has been decided by Australian
MAGISTRATES that egss are not mis-
siles Yet sir James Murray defines
a missile as ANYTHING capable of being
thrown from the hand or from a ma
chine or engine. Eggs are capable of
beins threwn Missiles. like villain. "
is a VIZ. originally pleasing and re
speotables that has changed for the
worse ii the Course Of the centuries.
"Missllia" were the sweets and per
fumes thrown by the Roman emperors
amons the peopr5 and missile" and
q mission are only things sent.
Ballot and. suffrage" show how
language perpetuates the memory 81
primitive emthods a ballot" should
be a vote taken with halls-one Of the
various ancient creek instruments OF
secret voting Ana the word sui
frage1 watch 10y some is derived from,
suffrage kuJckle bone or ankle
bone in that case recalls an early
method Of recording the vote
In early times "blackguard" was by
no means a term of reprosch but re
ferred 70 the lowlv but honorable priv
Aege Of carving coal in the king
household.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
BY NOT WANTING 1T.

Dear Miss Fairfax.
I have known man for three years.
with whom l am deeply in love. used
TO think he loved me but lately I can
not understand his actions toward me.
I am acquainted with his sister and
when l SO to see her and he is there he
treats noe very nicely and walks home
with me. I ALWAYS ask him to can and
he always saws, Yes. but never comes.
Gould YOU tell me how to win his love
BEATRICE o.
Don't go to see his sister, if by any
chance YOU see him, don't ask him to
call If he asks to cali, plead a prom
lsed engagement and let him ask a sec
ond time And don't, dear. feel badly if
he never comes back. You deserve a
man who loves without ooaxing. and
this man is not that kind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
HIS TEMPER NOT rHE BEST.

Dear Miss Fairfax
1 am seventeen and have made the
acquaintance Of a man six months nay
senior. We have been very intimate
until a short While ago when / invited
him to my home and then had TO post
pone the engagement. Since then lie
has treated me very coolly. How can
win his affection back asain2
DISAPPOINTED
If he grows angy ana suiks on such
small provocation. can YOU persuade
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
Ever cupd Can Be Fooled BY Maid VIII dear Of Stone
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN By Beatrice Fanaz

writing at all have written the last
three letters, but have received no an-
swer. HOPEFUL LYNN.
These engagements are never
desirable. If she does not write, and
shows no apprehension when you don't.
she no longer cares for YOU Go to her
and ask for your relations to be estab-
lished on the old footing or broken off.
Either would he more just to you than
this dilly -dallying