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Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
The Chorus Lady
 Ella kinnear

Dressing room scenes in plays are by TO means novel. but certain episodes of fife in that particular territory" behind the scenes has seldom been more effectively pictured than in the second act Of "The Chorus Lady" which comes To the Bradley Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 2l Instead Of the "star'' dressing room usually select ed by play N rights, Mir. Forbes has chosen one occupied by dozen girls such as appear Tn the ensemble of a musical comedy. The stage setting was chosen from the CHORUS room Of the Broadway Theatre, New York City, which k devoted to the pfoduc-
 ton of big musical shows In the scenic detatl one notes 4 complete r.
 production af the characteristic order and disorder Of such a room, detail
 that may be overlooked by the average piaSeoef but which assists materially in creating atmosphere. In the centre of the stage h the long stationary wash
 stand made practical, to use a
 theatfiCal phrase, or in other words, supplied with hot and cold water. { During the action of the scene, il k used by four of the girls--a bit of natural stage business that adds mater ially to the general effectiveness uf the act On the walls are signs "Siienee, n "PositiVelN no smoking, and kindly turn of the light when leaving the room borders that are never obeyed and that are the source of constant friction between the stage manager and the "ladies of the chorus.n On the ceiling are to be seen the water pipes, and in one corner Is a very excellent imitation of the steam pipes for the heating apparatus. Other factors that help 10 increase the illlusion Is the hum of voices heard before the rise of the curtain, the constant movement of the girls in and out of the dressing room, the robing and disrobing, the | borrowing Of each others makeup, the use of hand lotion, rouge, lip salve, ! eyebrow pencils, the voice of the stage manager excusing the late arrival oi | the show girl with money in the show, eNpoStulating the next moment
 with Patricia, humble member of the chorus "without a pull, the cry ofthe
 call boy, "half hour, h"tifteen minutes !
 "OveFture,n "Act's on" and as the
 curtain falls, the sound of the girls ! singing a bright, jolly chorus, in con
 trast 10 scene of Patricis's grief.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
Adsinoa and HuIiiysicssioa Speed Tsst

A66ii9z and 1siiipgicsiios Speed Test
 Al my teaehers' meetings bed in
 7epfem6ef urged my teachers e
 make special efforts aisng certain ded.
 nile lines ] indicated clearly thesa
 lines Of special effort. Among them
 Nas tne effort so get greater spsed 10
 addition and multiplication
 That Ne might measure the increase
 in speed, we used our eomb4nati0n
 chart as 6 measure. This chart s two
 feet wide and three feet taii- I l.
 ruled into sixty-foar rectangIes, each three inches wide and four inches tall.
 Within each reetangie one combina- ton is printed 50 that one figure will be over the other, thus. This ehsrt contains all the more difficult combi. nations Of single figures in both posi- tons, |. e- the large figure over the small the small over the large.
 The test consists in having 8 pupil start in one corner Of the chart and give just the answers to The combins- lions as he comes to them. 4 record Of the number Of seconds required by a pupil to give the answers 10 the sixty four combinations is preserved from tine to time to measure that pupils pfogre.
 The sum Of the number Of minutes required by each pupil in the second grade and above to give the sums Of the sixty-foar combinations divided by the number Of pupils tested gives the average lime in seconds for the pupils in that school above the first grade to add The chart. In similar manner the average time for the pupils above the second grade to multiply the chart | may be found.
 Each teacher vas instructed 70 make ] such a time test and record on the l l4th and 18th Of Dec, to give no child l more than two such time tests or trials, 1 lo have one pupil 20 through the chart l one way and another gay, and to find 1 the average for her school.
 That ali people interested in these schools may have chance 10 see a rec ord of tbe average of each school. l ap pleased t9 submit tnis fep0fs without the name of the schools
 Another record stIfsbe made before the end Of the year to compare with this record and to show the progress made.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
Our Voting Contest

Mrs C. W. Place, Putnam, RED 630 Mrs. A. II. Withee, Easttord 440 Mrs, F. E. May, East Woodstock go Mrs. W r.. Brown, Pomtret Centre l40 Mrs. J. R. Miller, West Thompson l40 Mrs. A, \ Hammond, W Valley 100
 There has been an increase in the interest in the contest the past week i, new subscriptions have come in, and friends of the different contestants are aiding them. New subscribers make the list grow fast, and bring you near CT the King kineo Range or Champi- on sewing machine.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
carpentsrs and Iolner.

South Norwalk annual ststs convention Of the Carpenters and Joiners was brought to a close with the selection of Meriden as the place Of holding the annual convention in 1913 and the election of officers. on. cers were chosen as follows.
 President. Steven Charters. Derby: first vieepresident. Michael Kelley, Norwich; second yice-president, Ern. st Elmendorf Bridgeport: secretary George Chandler Greenwich, and treasurer, Philip J. Pagan. of Hart. ford.
 Deans Rheumatic Pills for Rheun. stism < Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table. Safe. lsiy
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16

E-7aIEEI 117 Ea7 T EtFNtf Superintendent Of Rural Schools. Pntnam. Feb. ,. 1912.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
Insurance Men

Splendid opportunity b handle our health, accident and natural death benefit policy, costs II per month This is a form of insurance that appeals 10 the masses and Is easily sold; liberal commissions with collecting interest, given right men. Apply Security, Box 3456, Boston, Mass. 10
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
This Is An Easy Test

Shake Aliens Foot. Ease in one shoe and not in the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing to use when
 rubbers or osershoes become necessary, and your shoes seem 10 pinch. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any substitute. sample Free Address Allen s. olmsted, I4eRoy, \. Y. 6-7
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
To Mothers in Th,s Town

Children who are delicate, feverish
 and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended for complaining children. A pleasant remedy for worms. Al all druggists PC. Sample Free. Address A. S. Olmsted, Lekoy, N. Y. 6-5
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
Mo,hcr tlrsy's Sweet Powder. for cbiIdreu

relieve feserishness, bad stomach ,teeth- ing disorders, move and regulate the bowels and are a pleasant remedy for worms. Used by mothers for - years. They never fail. Al all druggists, Poe. Sample Free. Address A. S. Olmsled, LeRoy, \. |. 7-la
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16
sse5io4 ss1s Of COWS

There will be an auction sale Of i5 young cows and heifers some Of them thoroughbred AyTshiresl on saturday, February I7th at , p. III. al Bfookside Farm, Putnam, Conn. where the cider mill Is, sawyer District.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-16

This record shows that the best school can add The chart in the average time of thirty-one seconds. The poor est school requires I49-s7 seconds.
 ReeoEd of MuItiplleation Sneed Test
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

Struck out-By Best. 6; by Sum
mers, s.
Bases on balls-Of Best, ,
Two-base hits-Hamilton
Umpire-K. Williams
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

above time. Visitors are not al
lowed to carry fire arms within the
caves, nor to break of or carry away
any specimens.
The act under which the Oregon
Caves were withdrawn as a national
monument reads in part, as follows:
ANY person who shall appropri-
ate, excavate or destroy any historic
or prehistoric ruin or monument, or
any object OF antiquity, situated on
lands owned or controlled by the
government Of the United States,
without the permission of the secre-
tary OF the department OF the gov
ernment having jurisdiction over the
lands on which said antiquities are
situate, shall, upon conviction, be
fined in the sum OF not more than
$500, or be imprisoned for a period
OF not more than 80 days, or shall
suffer both fire and Imprisonment,
In the discretion of the court"
An added accommodation to those
desiring to visit the caves this sea-
son has been provided by the issu-
ance Of special use permit TO Mrs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
FREE SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT GUIDE NOW
AVAILABLE AT THE OREGON MARBLE CAVES

Forest Supervisor Fromme an
nounces the appointment Of a new
guard for the Oregon Caves, Richard
sowell of Holland, who entered on
duty June l. In addition to the
work of guiding visitors through the
caves, Mr.. sowell will devote con-
siderable time to further widening
OF passageways. installing of more
secure ladders. opening up unexplor-
ed passages, clearing up the grounds
about the openings to the caves and
repairing nearby trails.
The guard stationed at the caves
this season will guide visitors one
complete trip through both lower
and upper caves and the passage
joining the two levels every day, ex-
cepting Sunday, till october 81.
starting from the camp in front of
the caves at 2 p. m. Such guide SER
vice is entirely free OF charge. Owing
to other required duties than guild
ing, the government guard is not
available for guide service except at
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
LOCAL CAPITAL IN
BIG POWER PROJECT

Grants Pass capital is interested in
an extensive water power develop
ment project in Coos county, NJ. ].
Anderson, of this city, having pro-
noted the plan. Mr.. Anderson was
formerly with the forestry depart
ment OF the government. under Gif-
ford Pinchot, but left the service two
years ago. The water power in Ques-
tion is on the South Fork of the CO.
guile river, south of Myrtle Point.
When Mr., Anderson was In the for
estry service he was ordered TO have
1t surveyed and recommended that II
be withdrawn and held as a forestry
station. This was done, but when
the Pinchot-Ballinger fight started
Ballinger never had this water right
withdrawn. After Mr.. Anderson
withdrew from the service he filed
on the water right under the laws Of
the state, being acquainted with It's
commercial value.
Those associated with Mr.. Ander-
son In the project are: G. w DON
nell, postmaster at Grants Pass; o.
s, Blanchard and Fred A. Williams,
attorneys OF Grants Pass; A. n. Par
sons, business man of Grants Pass;
Johnstons, ms, of Portland and
Dufur Or, owning waterpower
plants at The Dalles; W. L. Wander
pool, an eastern Oregon capitalist;
A. E. Lake, OF Wasco county, and
Thomas Glavey, a wheat man OF
Wascon county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

Sowell for the furnishing of meals
and tent lodging on the national
forest land just outside the monu-
ment, about one-quarter mile below
the entrance to the caves. This will
relieve visitors OF the trouble and
expense OF packing in supplies and
bedding. Camping in the vicinity OF
the cave is, however, encouraged,
but II will be insisted upon that far
greater care be exercised than has
been shown heretofore In burying
and otherwise cleaning up all camp
refuse.
The caves are accessible from two
directions-from the Williams Creek
side and the Sucker Creek side. The
total distance from Williams post
office is about IS miles, the frst
nine miles being a fair wagon road
Is miles to Stevens ranch), and the
last nine miles a very good trail. The
total distance from Kerby is about
20 miles; the first Is 1-2 miles being
fair wagon road (about IA miles to
Grimmett's ranch), ana the las;
4 1-2 miles fair trail.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
WANTS DIVORCE AND
CUSTODY OF PET DOG.

In the court of this county, Mrs.
r. E. McCorkle has filed action for
divorce from her husband, C. c. Nc
Corkle, the complaint alleging cruel
and inhUman treatment failure to
provide, familiarity with other wo-
men, and various other grounds
The plaintiff states in her COM
plant that within six months after
they had been pronounced husband
and wife, the cruel treatment was
commenced, she being struck in the
face by her husbands hand with such
force that she was left dizzy and
sore" She further states that the
husband failed to provide, although
he was capable of earning a good liv.
ing, being at the present time a dep
uty game warden.
Mrs. McCorkle asks for the divorce
$500 allmony, $50 attorneys fees
and community property specified as
"a tent, roll OF bedding, cooking
stove, several cooking utensils, some
dishes. and pet dog of much value "
There are no children
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
PRESBYTERIANS GIVE
BAPTISTS TROUNCING

The best game of the season in the
Sunday School league was played on
High School campus Friday evening,
when Pitcher Erie Best Of the Pres
byterians, heaving the most success
ful game Of his career, and finely sup
ported by his teammates, held the
Baptists runless and to one hit, there
by bringing his club to tie with
the Methodists and Christians for
first place.
The Anal score was 4 to o.
In the first inning for the Presby-
terians, with one out, Hamilton
singled, Cheshire and Harvey were
safe on fielders' choices, Hamilton
being caught at plate; Parker was
hit BY a pitched ball; N. Best's
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

grounder infeld was jugged Ches-
hire and Harvey scoring.
The Genevans added two more in
the second on singles by Z. Best and
Stinebaugh and .Hamilton's double.
That was all the scoring.
The features of the game were y.
Best's pitching, the boy working with
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

A sprained ankle may as a rule be
cured in from three TO four days by
applying Chamberlain Liniment and
observing the directions with each
bottle For sale by all dealers
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

head and arm, and Hopkins thrilling
assist on Fordney's fielder's choice,
on which Hopkins and Baker caught
Thorn at the plate.
A distressing feature was the work
OF both outfields, seven disastrous
errors being their contribution to the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

a split hand; Hamilton's batting and
its timeliness; and a circus catch in
center by Warren, a grey-haired
grizzled, gnarled Baptist veteran.
Tuesday evening the Baptists and
Methodists play.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Thorn at the plate,

days Work.
The score: R H
Ashland .............................. u
Grants Pass ..........................7 IL 7
Phillips and Plymate; Hopkins
and Baker
Two base hits-Baker, T. Riggs
and Schmidt Three base hits-W
Riggs, Hopkins and Sayle.
Struck out-By Phillips, 8; by
Hopkins, IL.
Bases on balls-0ff Phillips, /;
OF Hopkins, 2.
Hit by pitcher-By Hopkins, 2.
Time Of game 2 hours.
Umpires-E. Coburn and Melchoir
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

Mining blanks at re Courier a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-08
Antiseptics and Antitoxins.
m Popular Mechanics Magazine.

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Although a communicability of many
diseases has been recognized from erli-
est history, 1t was not until about 1850
that Pasteur in his garnet laboratory
proved the dependence OF fermentation.
putrefaction and decay on the presence
Of minute organisms. Up to this time, as
Velpeau remarked, "a pin-prick was a
door for death" Almost all surgical
wounds suppurated. and the suppuration.
which no one could explain or prevent.
was so often fatal that q conscientious
surgeon advised his pupils to think ten
times before undertaking an apparently
necessary operation.
Lister, bordering over Pasteur's dis.
covery, conceived the idea that If mi
crobes could be killed or excluded from
the field of operation. the mortality and
suffering from surgery might be reduced
Thus was antisepsis introduced to sur.
gerry. Whereas the death rate In com.
pound fracture was two out of three be-
fore the days Of antisepss. today it is
less than one in fifty: and. whereas in
the old days operation was followed, as a
rule, by rotting sores. locktaw, gangrene
and by death in an appalling proportion OF
cases. today with antisepsis the surgeon
may open almost any cavity of the body
and the wounds will heal in almost every
case without a drop of pus. Hospital
gangrene, erysipelas and blood poisoning
once the scourge of hospitals and army
camps, are almost unknown after opera
ton.
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The First Wireless Apparatus.
From Popular Mechanics Magazine

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
AS wireless telegraphy grips the imagi-
nation of men more and more by its ever
growing wonders. SO does the marvel in
crease that its inventor developed and
achieved his epoch-making idea when he
was in age but q schoolboy. expected to
do no more than study his lessons and
enjoy himself. Guglielmo Marconi studied
at the universities of Bologna and Padua.
and when only fifteen years old, on his
fathers estate near Bologna. Italy.
plunged Enthusiastically into the dream
lands Of electricity. In the course of the
next few years he headed straight for
one of it's great mysteries. the So
called Hertzian waves. or electrical i'm
pulses which could travel through air
without the use of a wire. In 1895 when
he was only twenty years old. his ad-
vanced knowledge on this obscure SUBJ
ject inspired him with the theory that
these waves could be sent out and re-
ceived at will, and In that year he had
constructed the first wireless apparatus,
whose efficisncy astonished even his en-
.thusiasm.
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Showers of Spiders.
From the New York sun.

Gilbert White gives an account or
spider shower that continued for nearly
q whole day. Darwin saw one at sea.
Each spider was supported. il appears.
by tiny parachute composed of few
threads of almost invisible gossamer.
Spider showers have from time to time
been made the subject Of scientific reports
in this country. One Of them gives this
description of the phenomenon:
On the morning OF this shower there
had been some electrical disturbance
There had been one loud peal OF thunder,
but no rain. At 10 o'clock there was
observed q number of spiders that ran
over the coat sleeves of the observer. He
brushed Off several trails OF gossamer
web.
Upon looking about he discovered that
the houses walls and trees showed these
webs dangling from them, and that other
gossamer webs were continually falling
from above and adding to the accumula-
ton.
BY midday a fence was festooned from
point to point Of it's triangular rail tops
with a ribbonlike ladder OF gossamer. and
this continued to become broader ana
broader as the tiny cratures continued
to run along this ladder, each spider In
, creasing the breadth by adding It's own
contribution OF another silken thread.
All along this ladder the spiders were
running in an excited and hurried man
ner as IL they had lost their way In
strange country. Some. In proceeding
over their improvised road. made mis-
takes and got into the bordering webs
of the garden spiders. by which they
were speedily devoured.
At o'clock the clouds vanished. the
sun came out and the observer noticed
that some Of the spiders had begun to
reascend into the atmosphere. Fixing
his gaze upon one Of them. he observed
that as 1t left the gossamer pathway
IL selected q clean spot on an iron rail-
ing and. gathering its legs closely to-
gether, projected It's spinnerets. several
threads that extended outward and
stretched upward from nine to twelve
inches Then this parachute seemed to
show a buoyant tendency, and suddenly
the tiny creature let go OF the iron rail.
or was lifted on il, and quickly vanished
into the air.
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CheSaDeake Beach nv.

Schedule Of excursion trains to and from
Chesapeake Beach. effective July 6. 1912. subject
to change without notice:
MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, INCLUSIVE.
Going, leave District Line Station. $3.50. 1890
II 80 am: 2:35. "5:40 and TX pm.
Returning. leave the Beach. '6:35 am. 1880
s2:1O. 6:05. 500 and 1000 pm.
SATURDAYS
Going leave District Line Station $3.50. 1890
IL 80 am; 200, 800. $3.50. $40 and 7:45 pm
Returning, leave the Beach. 1886 an, 1880
s2:lO, sos, $780, 900 and 1000 pm.
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
Going, leave District Line Station. 1880. 1890
IL 80 am. 200. $40. - 100 and 7: AS pm.
Returning. leave the Beach. 100 an. 12:So
make local stops. running time. rs minutes
All other trains make run In 60 minutes.
w. 2. JONES. President.
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Milliners' Profits.
From the Millinery Trade Review.


A New York retailer of millinery goods
has introduced an innovation In the sell.
ing OF trimmed hats. that lis exacting q
charge OF Is cents for hat box in which
a hat sold under $500 is delivered. claim
ing that the margin OF profit Is 50 small
on hats sold under that price that tisig
charge is a necessity. This 10 somewhat
of an innovation, but is not uncommon
in foreign cities. And when goods are
sold at auction the packages in which the
goods are delivered are charged for. Our
own government carries this principle out
in assessing duty on various lines OF
millinery goods. The same percentage Of
duty that is assessed on the goods II also
imposed on the wooden cases and paste-
board cartons in which the goods are
shipped. thus making IL appear that the
boxes derive their value in the eyes OF the
government solely from their contents. a
ruling for which there can be no justifica-
ton in ethics or common sense. The
government sets a bad example In this
particular to the New York milliner. who
is thus adding one more item TO the high
cost of living.
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rHos. ]. OWEN & son. AUcrIoNEERs.

corded in Ttber 1854. at folio go ct SEQ. one Of
the land records for the District of Columbia.
and at the request Of the party secured thereby.
Of Thomas ]. owen 4 Son. 1881 9 street NV.
Washington, D. C.. on MONDAY. THE TWELFTH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1912, AT ONE O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and premises,
situate in the District Of Columbia. being all OF
lot lO9 In Lewis e. Breuninger's subdivision OF
lot 1O6. Of John Morris subdivision Of part Of
block 18. Pleasant Plains and Mount Pleas.
ant" and part of block %, Columbia Heights, :"
as recorded in County Book 20, page 1913. said
Lewis Breunnger's subdivision being recorded
Columbia In County Book %, page 90 being i'm
proved by three-story brick dwelling.
Terms: All cash, Of which deposit Of $3.50 90
Of purchase money to be paid In 10 days from
day Of sale, or deposit forfeited. Conveyancing,
ETC., at purchasers cost.
ALBERT F. FOX,
CLARENCE CoKSON.
jy:,f auo,6S1o Trustees.
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Southern Railway.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
n. B.-FOllowing schedule figures published onl,
as information. and are not guaranteed:
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON:
For Atlanta, Montgomery Mobile, New Orleans
900 I'm. and 1913 pm. daily. Dining cars
For Chattanooga and Memphis. via Ashevflle
l0.45 pm. daily.
For Atlanta Admission, Birmingham. 900 am
and 4.35 pm. daily. Dining cara
For Atlanta, Admission. Talladega, Calera, Selma
9, 90 am: and 80 p m daily: and for uniontown
Demopolie Meridian. 900 m. daily. Dining cars
For Roanoke. Bristol, Knoxville. Chattanooga
Birmingham, Meridian. vicksburg. New Orleans
10 10 pm. daily. Dining
For Roanoke, Knoxville. ChsttanSoes; Nash
may be occupied after 1000 pm Dining car.
For Ashev1lle. 800 am, 5.55 pm. and 1914:
D. m daily. Dining cans.
For Columbia. Summerville Charleston, Aiken
Augusta, Savannah, Brunswick, Jacksonville ant
Florida points; $50 Pm daily; . Dining car:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 4.S5 pm.
For Danyille CocaD. 7.30 IN. daily.
For Hanisonburg. $50 I'm. daily (parlor carl
8 IS pm. (parlor carr and 40 pm. week days.
For Charlottesville QocaD. 7.30 am. and Az
IN daily.
pm. daily: 3.35 pm. (paror carl and 4.55 pm
week days.