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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
INSTITUTE AT WESTON.

Weston, w. va.-The Lewis county
teachers institute convened here with
an enrolment Of 20S. Joseph Roster,
superintendent of the Fairmont schools,
and Superintendent Winters, of the
public schools Of Ceredo, are the in.
structors. The institute will be in ses-
sion all this week. Entertainments
have been provided each evening.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
MoToRMAN CATCHES INFANT.

Pittsburg, Pa.-When Motorman
Sam Kramer turned his car into JEFF
ferson avenue he saw an infant COM
ing head first out Of a third-story win
dow Of a house near the corner. Kra-
mer leaped from the cab, after setting
the brakes, and ran toward the house.
The child rolled from the window sill
down over the roof Of the veranda.
Kramer caught the child as it fell, and
when he turned it over to its mother
it was unhurt outside of a few bruises.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
GEN. BOOTH LAID TO REST
Thousands Of Mourners Pay Last TrIb-
ute to Leader--Thrones and Re-
publics Represented.

London, England, Aug. 31.-The
body of Gen. William Booth was laid
beside that Of Catherine Booth, his
wife. in Abney Park cemetery. Thurs
day, amid signs Of deep respect from
men and women of all classes. At
the grave representatives of reigning
houses and of presidents of republics,
including the United States. Joined
many thousands from the masses
whom the founder Of the Salvation
Army had tried to uplift.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
RAILROAD MAN is DEAD.

Clarksburg. w. va.-John r. Green,
tor % years receiving clerk at the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad freight de-
pot here, died at his home on Oak
street OF cancer. He was 81 years old.
4 widow and hree sons syrviys him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

When the king of Sweden com.
manded the presence at the royal
palace OF the Indian athlete who won
the all-around athletic championship
at the Olympic games. the winner
refused to go. The situation is un.
precedented, and the winners bash.
fulness has thrown the royal entour.
age into a near At at the idea of a
mans allowing his own inclinations
to take the precedence of royal pleas.
ure.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
ONE FATALITY REPORTED.

Elmira, ". Y.-Mrs. Anna Palmer,
of Owego, died here from the shock
of an artillery salute for Gov. Dix, at
the dedication Of a monument erected
IN memory OF Gen. Sullivan, her great
grandfather. When the cannon were
fred she tainted and an apopletic
seizure followed.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Cock n sbestoe Conc.

Asbestos cones win be found invals
liable to the open air camper Roll =
sheet Of asbestos In cone shape and
set the small end securely Id the
campfire. In It may be baked appleA
potatoes, eggs. etc. A good sized cone
win take the place Of several cooking
utensils.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
CINCINNATI MARKETS

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$50 O. e. No. : n,iAeu aSWsdc, yeuoW ear
S oagS5c' mixed ear oooVszc' Wnlte ear
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81 e Wooc,a No. mixed SS1s W54c, NO.
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Soc;
Iiay-,So, 4 ImoIny Sl.SoW!S no.
s,t .imosny Sl9.pVsgloc, No. timothy
sd4.oeQ lo.oo, mo- ! clover mixed $l7@
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
WIDOW or Il. II. ROGERS DEAD.

New York. Mrs. Henry H. Rogers,
widow of Standard Oil and railroad
millionaire, died Of heart attack
aboard her private car Sunset, en-
route from Breton Woods, N. H., to
this city. She died four hours before
the White Mountain express, to which
her car was attached, pulled into the
Grand Central. thereby losing brave
race to reach her home, at East Sew
enty-eighth street, before life de-
parted.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
col. WILSON DIES IN PRISON
Former Head Of Wireless Company,
Convicted Of Defrauding the Mails,
Succumbs at Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ca. Aug. 2S.-Col. G. G..
Wilson, sixty-seven years old, former
president Of the United Wireless com
pany. died at the United States peni-
tentiary on Monday, where he was
serving three-year sentence for using
the malls in an attempt to defraud.
Uraemic poisoning was given as the
cause Of death. Wilson was stricken
while reading in the prison library.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
BOY FATALLY HURT IN a CRUSH.

Anderson, Ind. During a bargain
day rush in a local store Charles Bit
ner, 10 years old, was probably fatally
crushed, one woman bit another and
two tainted. Police Superintendent
Pritchard at once put ban on bar
gain-day crowds without police protec-
ton hereafter
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A defaulting county treasurer in iii.
nois was paroled on condition he re.
pay the, money taken, in installments.
the court giving him, at the install
ment rate. over $50 years to pay the
total sum. II he does not pay 1t in the
given time probably the law will take
more drastic measures with him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHOSEN.

Wellsburg, w. Va,At meeting OF
the board of education of Wellsburg
district Prof. Lakin Roberts, OF Terra
Alta, was elected principal Of the
Wellsburg high school, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
Prof. H. E. Odgers. who will occupy
e similar position in the Wheeling
schools. Prof. Roberts is prominent
West Virginia educator, and he will
be cordially received by the Wells
burg public.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The small boy. now big one, who
years ago was sternly reproved. II not
mere vigorously punished. for catching
i1ies in church instead OF listening to
the sermon Is at last indicated.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Aviator seriousiv Hurt.

Wayneburg. Pa. Aug. 31.-rAviator
Joseph Stevenson Of Pittsburg fell
Thursday in biplane at fair grounds
and was badly injured. Six thousand
saw Stevenson's plunge Of over 100
feet when his engine went dead.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A man in Chicago stole piece Of
Zoe and then stole tongs with which
TO handle II. Then he stole an um.
brelIa to keep the Ice from melting,
and then the police stole upon him
In this case the fall from grace
seemed to be somewhat progressive.
II not headlong,
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Insane Woman SOUGHT RAE.

Columbus. o., Aug. 31.--After de-
claring she wished to give President
Taft sacred knife" woman. be-
lieved to be insane, was arrested here
Thursday as she tried to enter an ele-
vator with the chief executive. She
gave the name of Carolyn Beers OF
Greenville, O.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

AS 1t is said that rats cannot be
kept from ports. and that they may in
troduce the plague. why do not the
vessels adopt the remedy Of a police
force of cats or rat terriers to catch
the rodents in the natural way?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
WALKING IN HIS SLEEP.

Pittsburg, Pa.John Clonan, At
years old, was killed when he walked
out OF a fourth-story window OF the
Boyle Hotel, Braddock, while asleep.
Cioonan had been stopping at the hotel
during the summer, as his family is
away. He was a sleep walker
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

4, An exchange tells us that there Is
fish in the vicinity Of Hawaii known as
the Observation-Disclosures. Compos.
1tors and proofreaders will be glad to
hear of the humuhumumunukuap
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Woman in New York was struck by
lightning and cured of her rheumatism.
but we do not expect to see any rheu-
matte sufferers going around with
lightning rods on their heads.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Record 5000, ooo, 600 Mortoaoe.

Cairo. ILL.,. Aug. 31.-The largest
mortgage ever fled for record here
was handed to County Recorder Al
fred Brown Thursday. 1t was for
100000. 900. and Is by the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railway.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A Philadelphia man died while tell
ing joke. When one reflects on the
way some people do tell jokes, 1t
seems that the interests of society at
large would be served If retrfbution
were to follow oftener.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A New Jersey woman, to get rid Of
flies, got them drunk on whisky. She
says that she went on the principle
that drunken ny was like drunken
man-easy to handle.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
FIamee trapped Is Men.

Los Angeles. CAL. Aug. 31.--Thir-
teen fire fighters were rescued In a
pitiable condition Thursday from
Devils canyon. where they had been
hemmed In since previous Sunday.
without food or water. by fire.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A scientist tells us that a grass.
hopper can jump 200 times its own
length, but 1t has nothing on the poll
tician when the time comes to jump
on the band wagon.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A somnambulist In Pennsylvania
walked to work in his sleep. This is
the first instance on record In which
q sleep walker ever did anything use
full
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Civil War Regiment in Reunion.

Bloomington. ILL.,. Aug. 31.-Two
hundred survivors Of the famous Nine
ty-fourth regiment Of Illinois volun-
teer infantry assembled here Thurs
day in annual reunion. The late John
McNulta of Chicago was colonel.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

In New Orleans the school board has
adopted . rule prohibiting pretty
teacher from kissing her pupils. OF
course all the teachers will at once
take It for granted that the rule APP
plies to them.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A Des Moines choir loft is to be
screened to hide the singers ankles.
Mufflers might also be provided for
hunting-case watch covers II the ser
mons run long.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
U. S. Transport Liscom sInks.

Shanghai. China. Aug. 29.-The
United States transport Liscom sank
here Tuesday beside the wharf, where
she was lying, In forty feet of water.
The cause of the accident was not
ascertained.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

We have not noticed the boat rock
ers this season particularly, but the
person who smokes cigarettes In bed
has begun to figure In the casualty
lists.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
700 Killed in Chinese Mutlny.

TUU NlIIeo m CHtnese MutIny.
Picking, China. Aug. 29.--In an upris-
ing at Changsha, Human province.
Tuesday. soldiers killed 700 persons
and looted the government ofices and
treasury. The governor. Tan Yeng
Kai, escaped.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
oroxco,s Force pefeated.

Cananea, Sonora. Mex. Aug. 31.--
Bringing In nifty horses. twenty-five
mules loaded with provisions and mu-
nitions. and $500. a band Of forty
volunteers returned here Thursday
after beating Orozco instructors.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

y. 8. Makes Demands Of Panama.
Washington. Aug. 31.-Demands
upon the Panama government to con-
troll ifs police and stop the gross
brutality with which Americans have
been treated was issued Thursday by
the American state department.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Muscatine, a., Aug. 30.-Harlo No
Dermid and J. +. Briney OF the Sum-
mitt Lumber Co, q Muscatine concern.
owned By H. w. Huttig, at Randolph.
La, were shot Wednesday IN an 81
tempt 70 rob pay roll Of 5000.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
postoffiees cIose eundavs.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-AlI first and
.secondrclass postoffices will be closed
Sundays as a result OF one provision
of the new postal appropriation bill
passed by congress and signed by
President Taft.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Every time we attend ball game
we are led to wonder how the man
ager holds his job when there are so
many superior baseball generals in
the bleachers.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Hygiene Congress Opens Sept. 2s.
Washington, D. c.. Aug. 2S.--Instai-
lation Of health exhibits to be shown
in connection with the fifteenth inter
national congress on hygiene and
demography. to be held here Septem-
Der 1928, began here.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Lake steamer pulled or sho,l.

Mackinac Island. Mich, Aug. 3d.
After being aground thirty hours on
Tin Shoals. on Bois Blanc island. in.
the straits of Mackinac. the Anchor
line passenger steamer Tionesta was
released Wednesday.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Earthquakes" says a physician.
@are good for the liver" If you have
"a weak liver, move to San Fran
cisco.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
To Establish Money Laundrle.

Washington. Aug. 30.-Secretary
MacVeagh ordered ten new money
washing machines Wednesday. one
each for Chicago. Boston. Philadelphia.
Baltimore. st. Louis and New Orleans,
and four for New York. ~
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Ohio woman, ninety-one years old,
boasts that she never has been kissed.
but it sounds more like confession
than boast
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Quake FeIt IN Michiosn.

Quakc rSH III Mtcnt01n.
Calumet. Mich. Aug. 31.--What II
believed to have been an earthquake
was felt here Thursday. being general
in Calumet district. The shock
lasted several seconds and shook
many buildings.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

1t is claimed that goats milk with
prolong life, but to the goats milk
drinker, like the married man. life
only seems longer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

South American railway trains are
reported to be stuck In snowdrifts.
Slip this under the sweat-band Of
your hat and keep cool.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
BLACK Damn kIlIs Four.

Linden. Wis. Aug. 2s.-Four men
were overcome by black damp In the
Frontier Lead and Zinc mine. near
here, Monday. and perished before II
was known that they were In any
danger.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

New York, Aug Following
quarrel with her husband Wednesday.
Mn. william FSfher locked herself
and four children In : room and turned
on the gas. Three are dead. The mo-
Their and fourth child are dying.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The society for the suppression OF
unnecessary noises calls itself the
biological congress. The very name
is an unnecessary noise.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

= One may hope that SO many Of
those new style nickels will be issued
that a nickel will always be handy
when the telephone is to be used.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Hammer throwing should be encour-
aged In every town. athletics or not.
Throw it into the river. Don't knock,
boost.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Next to a breeze from the north or
east, one from the south or west is
most acceptable.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
THE PROGRESSIVE WEST
VIRGINIAN
fehaished Every Thursday ~ Williamson,
West Virginia.
IL TIE WILLIAMSON PRINTING COMPANY
TIaoS. ,. GARNER. Manaesr.

/ Few pessimists are able to shave
themselves. and even some optimists
fail
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

We are informed that every time
we swat fly We kill 1O0,O0O,0O0 bac-
terra. Our notion of no job on hot
day is to count 1O0,000,000 bacteria.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

No, Rollo, the backbone of summer
has not been broken-merely chill
running up its spine.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Boneheads are people who go out n
launches without sufficient supply Of
gasoline to bring them back.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Some people who have never worked
in a harvest field wonder at the
scarcity Of harvest hands.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-26
SCOOP" ON SUICIDE
OF A CHICAGO
CITIZEN?
J. W. WHITE, A NEGRO, SENT RE-
PORT SATURDAY NIGHT OF
ALLEGED sELF-MURDER.

There was filed in the Western
Union Telegraph Company's office in
this city Saturday night, report, sign
ed J. w. White, purporting to be an
account Of the suicide OF one s. J.
Johnson Of 532 South Canal street,
Chicago The report was sent to
number of Chicago and New Orleans
dailies. Nothing of the alleged sui
eide had been heard in Hattiesburg nor
has there been since. The report stat
ed in substance that the said Johnson
had committed suicide near Taylors-
vile, Miss, leaving a note advising
that his body would be found In a
stream nearby-the mote" having
been found on an untraveled logging
road, as the report goes-that he had
been a man of means in the windy city,
and that his wife was "Mary Johns
son." residing in New Orleans.
After a diligent inquiry The News
representative late Monday evening To-
Gated the sender OF the report. How
ever. between the filing of the ORIGINAL
account of the Suicide" and Sunday
morning, the Chicago dailies mention
ed had called on their unknown CORE
spondent for a rush" report on the
tragedy. While induiring OF negroes
living on Upton street. this city, for
a. w. White, No. TiDton"-none of
those living in the neiehhorhood SEEM
Inc, to have any knowledge of the par
ty manfred ahont7-a negro as black as
a crow at midnight walked M and an
ronnced that he was AZ. W. White"
When told he had filed a report Of the
"sricide at TavlorsviIle Of 8. J. John
son Of Chicago" he frankly admitted
he had done 80 and named the pa
pers he had sent the report to. Asked
for his authority or information he
jrst as frankly stated. II was man
nv the name of "walter Powers" a
white man. whom he had never seen
before Saturday evening and whom he
would not tnow II he saw him again;
he did not know ANYTHING about him,
where he lived, came from or went;
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-26
Hathorn Trial m.1Progress
NEGRO WHO moRTALLY WOUNDED ED DOWNING BEING TRIED
LiFE-TooK TO SECURE JURY.

The entire day yesterday was con-
sumed in the circuit In an effort to
secure a jury for the trial of Jim Ha-
thorn, charged with the murder of Ed
Downing, who died at the South Mis-
sissippi Infirmary several days after
being stabbed twice by the negro now
being tried for. his life, as the two
were coming into the city from the
Normal College on trolley car one
Sunday evening last September.
The special venire summoned in
this case was soon exhausted and like
wise the regular panel for the week
after which the sheriff was ordered
to summon others. When the court
adjourned for the night eleven jurors
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-26
Her FRIENDS
GOOD ADVICE
The Results Made This, NeWburG
Lady Glad She Followed
Suggestion.

Newburg Ala.-"For more than a
year." writes Myrtle Cothrun. of this
place, Il suffered with terrible pains in
my back and head. had a sallow
complexion, and my face was covered
with pimples. Our family doctor only
gave me temporary relief.
A friend of mine advised me to try
Cardui. so began taking 1t, at once,
and with the best results, for 1 was
cured after taking two bottles. Ny
mother and my aunt have also used
Cardui and were greatly benefited.
| shall always praise Cardui to sick
and suffering women"
Cardui is a purely vegetable, per-
fectly harmless, tonic remedy for wo-
men, and will benefit young and old.
Its ingredients are mild herbs, hav-
ing gentle, tonic effect, on the wo
manly constitution.
Cardui has helped a million women
back to health and strength.
Have you tried It? II not, please
do. 1t may be Just what you need.
N. B.-Writ 10: ladies' Advisory Dept, Chats.
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. tor SpeciI
Instructions, and 64-page hook. " Home TreAlme u
tor Women" seat in plan wrapper. on Te-uss'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-26
CHANGE OF Venue
GRANTED v. H.
CURTIS
YOUNG TRAVELLING SALESMAN
WILL BE TRIED IN MADISON CO.
FOR .HELToNs MURDER

Jackson, Miss, Nov. GA change of
venue to Madison county has been
granted in the case Of State vs.. w. H.
Curtis, the Atlanta travelling salesman
who shot and killed j. H. Helton, a
bookseller, in the Messina building in
this city on the afternoon of Septem-
Der last.
The case will be called for trial on
the first Monday in January at Canton,
Judge Henry having decided to order
a special term one week In advance
of the regular term, in order that this
case will not interfere with other liti-
cation on the docket, which is already
very much crowded.
The motion for change of venHe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-26
Modern Inventions
7beymometers
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author of at Good Old Siwash"

Farenheit Is in general use in the Uni
ted States, while the Centigrade, a
competing brand, is in high favor in
Europe. The Farenheit thermometer
has 1870 degrees between freezing and
boiling, while the Centigrade gets
along with only 100. II Is very diff
cult to translate Centigrade figures
into United States and many tourists
have frozen to death in very mild
weather in Europe because they were
unable to understand the Centigrade
thermometer.
In the winter the thermometer fire.
quently drops to 40 degrees below zero
on the streets and to 100 degrees be-
low zero in the vicinity of the fine old
families of oBston. In the summer it
rises as high as los in the shade. A
thermometer which has risen above
100 is very dangerous to health and
should be carefully laid away in the
Ice box until it regains normal tenn
perature.
Thermometers are Of great use in
the sciences. hut the ordinary wooden
advertising thermometers with the
mercury permanently painted at 20
degrees, save L great deal Of unneces-
sary coal sAoyc.ing and shivering.--
Copyrighted by George Mathew
Adama