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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-08-16

EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN should know
~ the history of our own country and the world
to intelligently perform his full duty citizen
in the Government of This Nation. How else
judge of the great national questions that crowd
for decision except by knowledge of the past?
The Question OF the Trusts agatng the business and
commercial world the respective rights of labor and capital
these and hundreds of other important questions press
upon nation for intelligent discussion and decision.
How have such questions been in the past? For
read the history of ancient civilizations which flour
ished decayed and died Read the history of mighty
Babylon, of imperial Rome kingdom. then
republic and finally empire and famarize yourself
with her grow, development and decay Read the history
of the French Revolution the establishment of the republic
out of which came the empire dominated by Napoleon
Then when know history, when know the
of the rise and downfall of empires and nations. and
until then will be able to ntelgently discuss and
decide the great questions that pressing every
where for attention The growth development and decay
of the nations of the world constitute the inspiring
theme that claim the attention of and Dr. Rid
path has told better than has been told before
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-10
Easily Overcome,

The trouble Isl said Wilkins
ashe talked the matter over with
his counsel, chat in the excite
ment of the moment / admitted
that l had been going too fast,
and wasn't paying any attention
to the road just before the coll
lision. I'm afraid that admission
is going to prove costly"
Don't worry about that, said
his lawyer. I'll bring seven wit
nesses to testify that they would
not believe you under oath. -
Harper's WeeklY.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-10

their teeth. Hard hitters,. good
felders, playing the Callahan
brand of ball, with a little better
than ordinary pitching that's
for the Sox.
The boss likes hitters. The
Sox lead the league sluggers by
80 points, and under James hits
means runs. The Sox don't play
any particular game. They sac
rifce, play the hit-and-ri1r, or sit
back and watch Ping Bodie or
Harry Lord smack a home run.
They are double-crossirlg their
opponents, and doing the. unex-
pected, which is. what puts, the OPP
position in the air, and wins ball
games.
The team is winning games on
confidence. Cal told them they
were world heaters so often that
they began to believe it, and they
are more arrogant than a machine
politician steam-rollering pro-
gressive. You couldn't knock
that confidence out of them with
dynamite. a.-l.-
Cal was a star in the old days
under Arson, and he is a star at
the present time, both. as a player
and manager. He is. a strategist
and a trickster, probably learned
when he was a plumber. He
yanks a pitcher from the mound
apparently without reason. But
he always has a reason, and the
way he can tell when a pitcher is
webbing is uncanny. He fire.
quently sees the signs of crumb-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
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AndaIusian Girls.

Despite their attractions Andalusian
girls only marry after very long en-.
gagements. sometimes lasting ten
years. One girl who has been engag.
cd four years has lover who comes
from distance twice a year to see
her, and yet he has never once men
toned matrimony. He lives with his
mother and no doubt keeps her, for
Spanish mothers have great influence
over their sons. When at last q mar
rage takes place the bride has often
TO reside with her mother-in-law, to
whom custom requires her to be most
subservient. Extremely devoted to
their own mothers, Andalusian girls
are in no hurry to marry should their
doing so require them TO live at any
distance from their old home. On the
other hand. they do not appreciate
having TO wait ten years. but. as they
say, "No hay remedio" there is no
remedy).-Seville Letter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
When vapor Is Dry.

Mr.. N. Mott-Smith points out in Sci.
ence a popular misconception in the
superstition that aqueous vapor and ice
are wet They are in themselves dry
and become wet only when they turn
TO water. $50 dry is aqueous vapor
that it will dry any moist object that
1t comes in contact with" Superheat-
ed steam before it condenses is a dry
gas. Ice feels wet IL the temperature
of the hand is sufficient to melt 1t. As
ice it is dry. Another misconception
Is that the air can be either moist or
dry. 1t IL condensed aqueous vapor In
the air that is moist, and it would be
moist il there were no air. A given
quantity Of aqueous yapor confined in
n given space will be wet or dry ac-
ording to the temperature. At 80 de-
i;rees, for instance. it might be partial
~ condensed and consequently wet
while at 20 degrees, owing to expan-
sion, 1t would be dry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
NO WONDER EGGS ARE
HIGH! 1874 MILLION DOZEN
EXPORTED IN YEAR 1911

Expectation of eggs from the Unit
ed States last year, Notwithstanding
high prices, was the largest ever re-
corded. While current market reports
and current discussions Of the cost of
living indicate unusually high prices in
the domestic markets for this article
.of consumption and commerce. the
Bureau OF Statistics is reporting a
larger expectation in this line than
ever before. The number Of eggs sent
70 foreign countries in the year end
ing with December 1911. was 13h
million dozen valued at 2M million doll
lars while the highest record OF any
earlier calendar year was 81 million
dozen, valued at IA million dollars in
1907. In ADDITION to this. there were
sent TO Hawaii and Porto Rico about
10000 dozen Meantime the importa-
ton Of eggs in 1911 amounted to less
than one million dozen. valued ar
about $4,000.
Trade currents in this article OF
commerce have shown remarkable
change in recent years. Formerly the
importation OF eggs was large and the
expectation small. A quarter of a cen
fury ago an Importation of IL million
dozen eggs WAS not unusual. the inn
ports Of 1881. 1885, and 1885. having
IN each year exceeded 16 million dozen.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

Before a piano tuner can get eoo.t
results he sometimes has TO tune up ths
general furniture as well as the piano"
said an expert tuner. THE other dov
| was sent for 10 tune a piano that had
not been out OF the factory six weeks
1t was a fine piano. but every time I
struck note a noise like battery Of
tin pans let loose sounded through tho
room. l worked all morning without
making any improvement. Finally 7
examined the rest of the furniture. ana
pretty soon ! discovered the cause OF
those jangling chords. A cabinet filed
with old brass plates. platters and
pieces OF armor stood against the same
wall. One leg was shorter than the
others, and every time l struck the
piano keys the vibrations caused a
slight tipping OF the cabinet and set
the brass contents a-jiggling. l point
ed out the uneven legs TO the pianist.
"'What you want is furniture
member, not a piano tuner l said.
''They got one in to add an eighth Of
an inch TO that short leg. and the piano
sounded sweet and true."-New York
Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
Bug Power.


II asked TO name the strongest ami
mails most persons begin with the lar
gest. the elephant. and continue with
oxen, horses, etc. This is, of course,
correct in so far as their total horse
power is concerned. but for real
strength. proportional to the size and
weight of the animal. one must go TO
the insect world. Compared with in
sects, the strength of almost any large
animal. and especially OF man, is alb
surd. A man is considered strong II
he can drag a mass weighing three or
four times as much as himself, but
the beetle will walk with 500 times his
own weight. If a man were placed
under wooden box with five times
his weight on top to hold 1t down he
would remain there indefinitely. but
TO retain stag beetle prisoner in the
same way one must pile on top OF the
box at least 1900 times its weight
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
WHAT CANAL Will SAVE.

\ striking illustration OF what vii
be saved by the Panama short cut il
given by the sending of three barge'
around South America because II was
cheaper to do that than to take then
apart and send them across the 18TH
mus by rail or buy others.
II happened that the canal COM
mission had three barges on the Co
Ion side it needed on the Panama
side After figuring it all over, the
barges were taken in tow by a tug
and started around through the Ma
gellan straits. and will be delivered at
Panama. This at a saving of $4,000
over what it would have cost 10 either
let them rot in idleness. and buy 9TH
ers or take them apart. send across
the isthmus by rail and rebuild them
That is merely an indication OF
what will DE saved by the big ditch.
II is estimated that by means of the
canal California fruit can be loaded
into refrigerator ships and taken to
New York in as quick time, with less
handling, more uniform refrigeration.
and at less cost than by the present
fast freight system.
What is true of fruit is true Of 9TH
er things. And the Mississippi val
ley and Great Lakes basin win bene-
fit by it-students of the situation say
to a much greater extent than most
people imagine.
This all gives importance to meas
ures to prevent any restriction OF
competition between transisthmian
steamers and transcontinental rail-
ways. or steamer lines now in combi-
nation with or under control of rail-
way interests.
While the canal was started as
military measure, TO increase the Ell
hciency of the feet it is now recog-
nized that it's greatest benefits to the
builders, the American people, win be
in the saving of freight rates, the
greater ease of distribution, and the
influence it will have in increasing the
amount Of necessities to reach the
market All of which should have di-
rect influence on the cost of living
problems.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
MAKING GOLD PENS.
The Metals That Are Used and Tire
Process of Manufacture.

The tiny tip of white metal seen on
the under side OF the point OF gold
pen may be OF platinum. but ii is more
likely to be iridium. Iridium is very
hard metal, and II is expensive. IL
costs about four times as much as gold.
The purpose OF the Iridium tip is. OF
course. TO give the pen a more durable
point.
The gold pen maker buys his gold mt
the assay office in bars OF pure "a carat
gold, which he melts and alloys with
silver and copper to the degree OF fine
ness required. Gold OF il carats is
used I'm the manufacture of the best
American gold pens. that being the de-
gree OF fineness deemed most suitable
for pen use, but good pens made In
this country for sale in France are
made OF IS carats. the French govern
ment requiring that all articles exposed
for sale in that country as made OF
gold shall be of not less than 10 car
ats.
The gold from which the pens are TO
be made is rolled and rerolled until
what was originally thick, heavy bar
OF gold has been rolled into thin gold
ribbon about three feet In length by
four inches wide. Then this gold rib
bon is put into machine which
stamps out of 1t pen shapes. all still
fiat. Then OH the top OF each OF these
pen shapes is fused the iridium point.
and then the shapes 20 to Sitting
machine, which cuts the slit In the
pen. From the sitting machine the
pens go through another. which gives
them their rounded. familiar pen form.
and then the pens are ground and pol
ished and finished ready for use.
American gold pens in fountain pens
or as dip pens are sold in every coun-
try In Europe in competition with pens
OF British or of German manufacture.
and under the same competition they
are sold throughout the world in South
America. Africa. Japan. China. wher-
ever pens are used.-New York Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

method was given. In repairing the
icebreaker YermalS in England, one of
it's engines. costing 100000. was re-
moved. An offer to buy the discarded
engine for $4,000 was mtde. but the
Russian naval officers thought that a
low price, and shipped the engine to
Reval at cost Of $500. There IL
lay in the open for seven years and
was finally sold for $500 Excessive
allowances and Inaccurate Bookkeeping
on voyages of Russian war vessels
abroad were very frequent The com
mittee discovered that on the same day
i'm the same port different vessels pur-
chased coal at prices varying from
1910 to $3.50 per ton
The army showed similar misman-
agement. In one case the treasury was
the gamer because of the irregularity.
At the Tchita stores SIS. 900 horseshoes
were inscribed in the books. while the
committee discovered by counting that
the actual supply stored was l,367.O0O
The supply of. nails, to go with them
vas also more than double that en-
tered. The usual experience, how
ever. was to lind the actual stocks far
short of the amount recorded.
In the budget of the Ministry of
Railways. next largest after the Min
istry of Finance with it's Spirits Mono
poly, there was deficit of $6.1O0OO0
for the year 1908 on budget of $3.50.
100000. This chronic deficit is as
cribed to the greater cost Of construc-
ton over that prevailing on private
railroads and to other similar causes
ON an average the state spent SO,
101.50 more per verst (about fur
lcngs) than private railroads. The
Amur railroad is costing ID to 10 per
cent. more than the estimates. The
line around Lake Bakal cost 100000
more than the estimates, that being %
per cent of the entire cost
The state iron works on the Crals
show a. similar unsatisfactory record
with adeficit totalin= $s,oVo,0Oo for thu
last ten years Rep Godnctf referred
to the fact that this deficit occurred
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
SILENT MEN.
| Wailenstein, Who Never Smiled, Was
the Most Dramatic of All.

Wailenstein, Who Never Smiled, Mas
the Most Dramatic Of All.
Washington's reserve made him
stiff, formal and Ill at ease in compa-
ny, but 1t also prevented his plans
from being betrayed to the enemy and
the country from being deceived by
his promises.
william the Silent was frugal OF
words. because reserve that conceal
ed his designs. even from those acting
with him, was necessary to the indie
pendence OF the Netherlands.
The most dramatic OF silent men
was Wallenstein. the antagonist OF
Gustavus Adolphus aud the comman-
der of the emperor's armies In the
Thirty Years war. He insisted that
the deepest silence should reign around
him. His officers took care that no
loud conversation should disturb their
general. They knew chamberlain
had been hanged for waking him with
out orders, and an officer who would
wear clanking spurs Is the command
er's presence had been secretly put 90
death. In the rooms Of Wallenstein's
palace the servants glided as IL phan-
toms. and dozen sentinels moved
around rs tent charged to secure the
silence the general demanded. Chains
were stretched across the streets and
roads in order to guard him against
the disturbance of sounds. Wallen-
STEMS taciturnity and love OF silence
that caused him TO be irritated at the
slightest noise was due to his consti-
tutional temperament He never
smiled. he never asked advice from
any one, and he could not endure to
be gazed at. even when giving an or
der. The soldiers when he crossed
the camp pretended not to see him,
knowing that a se6ous look would
bring them Observation-Disclosures.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
OiIcloth as a Cure.

Pretty soon after the new arrival had
been assigned TO his room he tele-
phoned down to the office for two
strips Of oilcloth.
Another one" said the clerk after
assuring the guest that the oilcloih
would be sent up Immediately. HE
is a somnambullst, I suppose. We
keep strips of oilcloth In reserve for
fellows like him. They spread 1t ON
the floor at either side of the bed.
Stepping on cold oilcloth when he gets
out Of bed is pretty likely to awaken
the most confirmed sleepwalker and
prevent nocturnal wandering."-New
York Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
Durability Of Steel,

Nearly all the failures OF steel occur
very early I'm its history. A bar or a
plate of steel that lasts year in serv-
ice may be regarded as perfectly dura-
bic. Continual bending backward and
forward. as in what is called painting
boilers end. is the most trying for
steel which. according to an expert. is
"tumultuous in youth. trustworthy in
middle age and beyond reproach In
old age"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

while the exports at that time averag
cd but about one quarter of a million
dozen annually. Last year the imports
were less than million dozen. while
the exports. as above indicated. We're
13h million dozen The reduction in
the importation Of eggs occurred inn
mediately following the enactment of
the tariff law Of 1890 which placed Il
duty upon that article of commerce,
and the imports of eggs which had
ranged as high as 16 million dozen per
annum. exceeding Is million i'm the
fiscal year 1890. dropped to 4 million
dozen in 1892. IA million dozen in 1894,
ter of a million in 1899. since which
time the number seldom exceeded
100000 dozen until 1910. when the
number imported increased to over
100000 dozen and in 1911 to ~ mil
lion dozen. in the calendar year 1911,
as above indicated the total was
slightly less than million. On the ex-
port side. the number sent out of the
country was, in the calendar year 1880,
but $4,000 dozen i'm 1890. $4,000
dozen: in 1897. / 1-3 million dozen ;
in 1900 practically 6 million dozen; in
1907, million dozen, and in, the call
cndar year 1911 as already indicat-
ed. l3h million dozen, valued at 81,
100000.
Cuba, Canada. Panama. and Mexico
h..
are exported from the United States.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
Russians Very Deficient
in State ManaOement
Many Instances of Ruinous Neglect of Interests
of Treasury and Service

St Petersburg, March "A rather
strong indictment Of State ownership,
as far as Russia is concerned, was
made recently in the Duma, when the
shortcomings in various branches Of
the Russian state management were
illustrated in the report Of a commit
tee of inquiry read by Deputy God l.
neff.
The navy headed the list for ruinous
neglect of the interests OF the treasury
as well as those OF the service. one
nagrant instance OF lack of business
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
Concrete STAYS Put,

As concrete gets older It becomes
harder and more durable-that Is. of
course. IL the concrete is properly
made. The usual means of wrecking
a house have not the slightest effect
on concrete. The sledgehammer. the
drill and dynamite must be used.
Acids might be used to dlsintegrate
the concrete. but the expense would
be enormous. The only thing to do is
to loosen the material with explosives
and then break it free from the steel
reinforcement with sIedgehammers,
and that is long. tedious job Boston
Advertiser.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
The Supreme Test.

There never was Amos's equal for
up-an down good nature" said Mrs
Clifford. in speaking Of her deceased
husband to the new summer boarder
my son Joe always said pa was more
patient than job. 81 tell you" she
continued, "you can figure for your.
self how patient Amos was by this
Our old horse, Dandy, would get the
rein under his tail, an keep It there
off n on for ten mile without Amos
getting mad"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
St. puns.an and the Devil.

One of the most famous smiths OK
the Weald was st. Dunstnn. archbish-
op OF Canterbury. Mayield. in Sussex.
is the site OF an ancient archieplscopal
palace, and here, according to some
took place the terrific encounter be
tween st. Dunstan and the devil. Az
any rate, the anvil, hammer and tongs
which are alleged to have belonged to
the saint are still preserved at May
field palace.-London Taller.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

one. and the fact that first class hook
ey VIII be seen also is appreciated.
The Port Arthur seven. which will
meet a picked team OF copper country
players. is one of the best in Canada.
The local players, too. know the line
points of the game and viii make the
visitors go all the way to win.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

The constitutional time limitation
is intended to protect the people from
snap legislation by their representa-
lives. II is not intended to hold self
government from the people. The
presidential primary bill calls for the
submission of great question 10 the
people. Is that snap legislation? Is
that taking the people by surpriseq
Is that an abuse Of the powers of the
agents Of the people? Was IL 20 pre-
vent the passage Of laws submitting
issues to the people that this clause
was placed in the constitution.-De
trOit News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

The charity hockey game at the Pa
iostra on March . undoubtedly will
net a large sum for the Calumet As
ISOLATED Charities The expense viii
be kept down To the lowest possible
minimum and the proceeds should be
large judging from the demand for
tickets Those in charge of the ar
engagements state there will be more
people in the rink that night than on
any previous OCCASION. The object OF
the game Is recognized as worthy
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

Seven years ago landed in this
town with only 81. but that dollar gave
me my start"
you must have invested it very
probably"
II did. / telegraphed home for mon
ey."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
The Runnino c..r

"You say you have new musical
comedy" asks the manager. Have
you scenario,of ity'
Eyes. brought II along" answers
the author, producing collapsible
evening hat, seltzer bottle. a set of
eccentric whiskers. pink silk tights, an
artificial nose and a German dialect
joke.-Eife.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
pssn sss Liza

Animal life. existing under a pres
sure OF five and half tons to the
square inch. has been found in the
Tonga basin. near New Zealand, at q
depth OF four and three-quarter miles.
The greatest ocean depth known Is
less than a mile deeper.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02
State Politics

1t is reported in Lansing that a
number of representatives of the adj
ministration from outside the state are
on the way TO the capital to see what
they can do To help smother the presi-
dental primary bill, which the Taft
administration doesn't want to see
pass. 1t is said that inducements in
the way of good offices may be offered
as prizes to the men who will help to
kill IT, The basis for these reports
does not seem to be very tangible,
however, and they apparently belong
in the important if true" class.
Senator Moriarty, of Crystal Falls,
who. much to the surprise of the IAN
It's" has assumed the role OF admins
tration leader in the Senate in the spe-
cial session. Jared Senator Miller in
q debate this week. saying: IF Senator
Miller doesn't know how the people OF
Michigan stand on the question of the
primary election he will find out by
reading the congressional returns in
the First district of Michigan next
fall. If he persists i'm standing as al
candidate for Congress" The position
of administration leader i'm the Senate
curing the regular session was held by
Senator Fowle. Senator Fowle has not
yet arrived in Lansing, and he is not
expected until about the 9Th or 9Th
Of this month. He has been reported
to be both for and against the plan of
giving bill for a presidential primary
Immediate effect.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-02

a Massachusetts, man named June
who was born in June is about to mar
~ a girl named June in June. And
what so rare, etc?