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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
ART MARvELS FROM THE SEA
Ancient and Valuable Relics Removed
From sunken Ship of Tunisian
Coast.

Paris.-News has been received of
an archaeological find of the greatest
interest. At Nadia, on the Tunisian
coast. five or six years ago some
Greek sponge fishers noticed a strange
mass of wreckage lying at a depth
of $50 feet to the north of Nadia
lighthouse. Amid tumble of timbers
lay splendid marble columns, bronze
statuettes, a superb life-sized boys fig
ure and other treasures, which they
succeeded in bringing to the surface.
1t has now been ascertained that
the sunken ship was vessel of about
400 tons, 100 feet long and % feet
broad. She was laden with an ex-
traordinary, heterogeneous cargo. not
only blocks of marble, but bases and
capitals for columns, effigies, statues,
furniture, tiles, leaden piping, lamps,
amphorae, etc. Among the fragments
were found figures of demigod and
maiden and faun which correspond
almost exactly with those upon what
is known as the Borghese vase dug
up iii Rome and now in the Louvre.
The bottom of the hold contains
about sixty columns of blush white
marble thirteen feet high, which were
probably one of the causes of the
wreck of an evidently too heavily
freighted ship All the inscriptions
deciphered relate to Attica and per-
sonages of the middle fourth century
B. c., and it might have been thought
that the vessel dated from that period
but for the Boethus statue and lamp
of pattern only introduced into At
tica at the end of the second century
B. c. Some writing on lead ingots
also is in the Latin of that epoch and
experts have concluded so far that
the vessel was loaded in Attica for
Rome and probably the cargo was the
spoil after the taking of Athens by
Sulla in SO b. c.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
Needed Only the--eeinning.


Anatole France once agreed to write
an essay on Moliere. He repeatedly
broke his promise to his publisher,
who finally threatened him with legal
proceedings unless a certain number
of pages were delivered within a spe-
Gifted time. France hurried off to his
lawyer, who was none other than Ray
mond Poincare, now president. M.
Poincare heard his story and said that
the author would better comply with
the publishers demand. It's impossi-
ble," said France. but you're a
genius" was the reply. Genius is in
finite patience. l can't possibly do 1t
In the time" said France. Never
theless begin" replied the advocate,
land we'll see." So Poincare dictated
the first sentence, "Moliere is Paris
ian," and added, go on from there"
France was complacent, perhaps in
spired by the suggestion of the words.
and the brilliant piece of criticism was
easily done in time.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Isabelle lifted her head and her eyes
blazed.
Been tell'?" she uttered.
Yes, he insisted. what 'tis?" .
Isabelle recovered herself with still
disdain.
"She amt been tell me noting" she
said coldly, and stepped into the grass
to pass him.
Isidore was before her.
Den how It's you know" ne de-
manded doggedly.
IsaLelle's anger blazed again.
know" she repeated, Maybe it's
you t'ink can't seel Ha?"
Seer Isidore questioned. Seer
Mais what It's you see DEM"
The beauty looked him over wikh
burning eyes.
what tits l see? VOLTA, what It's
1 see! see you yesterday when you
give teacher ring"
"Ring!" Isidore repeated blankly,
''Ring!" Then the joy of it came to
him and he assumed serenely.
II give teacher ring yesterday, yes,
mails twas her ring"
Isabelle's shoulders lifted.
"Yes," she Knocked, Il reckon me,
tits her ring now and" Something
too strong for her broke off Isabelles
polite speech. Isidore's serenity fed
from him.
Mon, noni" he cried. "'Twas her
ring. She drop it on ground-me, l
pick It'll give it to her. Mais out!
She was show me what it's make
moon come up. And she drop it on
ground Mais oui. Twas like dis. l
meet teacher come from school and
l ask her, me, What It's make moon
come up? And she show me how tbs.
Voici Teacher have her watch, but
me, | amt got watch, take your
hand And we say like dis. Your hand
is earth where we live and dis ring
Isidore drew forth silver one bought
a year ago when his hopes were high
and dis ring will be like de moon.
And she go round aud round de earth
-Comme-ca? Teacher say moon go
SO fast she can't fall down on earth,
mails Dis moon, she don't go so fast
like das. Voici. ellie la tombe de sur
notre doigt."
And the ring was on lsabelle's slim
brown finger. shining softly there in
the falling light. Isabelle looked at 1t
and Isidore looked at her, and softly
through the woods there came reach
ing to them mystical beams of magic
beauty what touched the bent heads
with tenderness and lay like a prom
Use of peace on the locked young
hands Isabelle drew breath.
VOLTA" she whispered, La lune.'
Isidore did not look round
YES" he said, "she come up, mait
dis moon"-he kissed the ring shylJ
dis moon, she+stay STILL
Copyright by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
LEAVES $500 TO CHINAMAN
Miss Edith Rebecca Lord Also WIlIed
$15o,ooo TO Blind Who Have
Never Begged.

New York-Miss Edith Rebecca
Lord daughter of John Taylor Lord,
who died at Cannes, France. on July
Z, 1908, left an estate valued at $685.
4Sl One-half of her estate was left
to heirs of John 4. Lord.
One OF Miss Lords requests was
$500 to You Kee, "a faithful China
man, of California" She willed $780,
900 to the Gordon Fund for the Blind
London, for pensions to blind persons
who have never begged aims.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

az can't tell YOU" said the expert
enced suburbanite, in reply to the
question of his new neighbor, when
the next train goes. but can tell you
what your chances of catching it are"
What are they?" inquired the new
neighbor eagerly.
well, if you run as hard as you
cam" said the experienced resident,
you'll have fifteen minutes to wait.
and if you merely walk you'll find the
train just steaming out of the sta
ton
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

She was a woman of few words. One
afternoon she went into music store
to buy the book of an opera for her
daughter. A salesman walked up to
her and in a quiet way the visitor said;
Mikado' libretto."
whats that, ma'am?"
Mikado libretto," repeated the
woman
ME no speakee Italiano," he replied,
shaking his head.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
STUDIES TO HELP HUSBAND
Mrs. FREELY Taylor First COED to En-.
ter Engineering School of North
western University.

Chicago.-Mrs. FREELY Taylor is the
first coed to enter the engineering
school of Northwestern university at
Evanston. She plans to gain a theo-
retlcal knowledge of engineering, SO
she may help her husband. who is
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

81 see, father" said Mrs. Skinner,
who had become vastly interested in
automobiles, that the Wank-Wank car
is sold for $4,000 +. o, b. What does
+. o. b. mean?"
We'll, my love" said Mr.. Skinner,
"if l bought it, it would be an abbre-
Walton for fine old bust. Why don't
%ou ana Mabel 80 for trolley ride
his afterucon?"--Judge.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

"Phwat name?" snapped the. magis-
trate as he glared at the prisoner.
Patrick Casey, sorr."
"Hov We ever been befure me be-
fure?" ..-
mo, your honor-r. Owe seen but
wan face that looked like yourn, an
thot was the picture Of an Irish king"
Discharged" announced his honor.
Call the next case!"-Harper's Week
"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

1.-THE way of the transgressor is
hard" said the Justice, as he fined Bill
dad for exceeding the speed limit.
'sssot e.,.,nd here Il alu't" retorted
Bndad. II never saw such mesAS
roads in all my life"
"Ten dollars extra for contempt o
court" said the justice.
why, haven't said anything about
you, judge" protested Bildad.
Eyes, we hev," retorted the Justice.
Pm road commissioner here as we'll
as jestice o. the peace."--Harper's
Weekly.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Tallor-That customer you sent in a
few weeks ago is an electrical crank,
isn't he
Patron What makes you think
.sat?
Tailor-He seems to want every
thing charged
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
Has discarded sultor Arrested.

Garfield, N. J.-Following Miss Anna
Solla's refusal to wed him, Vincent
Nenchia nailed cross draped in
crepe on the door of the Sofia home
here. The girl declared it was the
sign of vendetta threatening death.
Nenchia was arrested.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Mrs. Robinson.-And were you up
the Rhine?
Mrs. De Jones-I should think so /,
right to the very top. What a splen-s
did view there is from the summit!
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

How many people do you suppose
Boston wants to put into her Hall of
Fame?"
81 can't tell you till take look
and learn what her population is"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

"IIow perfectly sweet your costume
is, you dear thing"
ITS dear of you to say So"
Still, it's bit scanty, though, don't
you think? You might at least pow
der your nose!"-Cluh Fellow.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

"That is a great title for play
said the head usher.
EYES," replied the ticket taker; Its
O shame to see how many good titles
are spoiled by the plays. Washing
ton Star.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
Pain in Back and Rheumatism

are the daily torment of thousands. To eff
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move fhe cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin.
to work for you from the first dose, and ex-
ert so direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

John, there's just one thing want
to say to you"
whats the matter, Mira? Aren't
sou feeling well?"-Puck.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Jennie is very bright girl"
Then why did they send her to
polishing SCHOOL,"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Mrs. wiuslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
lion, alays pain, cures wind colia Csc bottle-n
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

rs that marriage in high llfe?"
81 suppose so. They're going on a
wedding tower"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

The most effective. yet simplest remedy
for coughs is Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops-5c at Drug Stores.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

working as practical engineer, but
who never had the advantage of .
college course. Twice a week Mrs
Taylor goes out with the class in sur
veying and does her share of finding
corners" stake driving" and sight
inn"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14

Every guest who cannot play always
tries the hotel piano
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Can't Sell Antiquities.

In a French village a citizen had
upon his land a part of an old building
containing two very beautiful win
dows. He was in debt and embarrass'
ed and eagerly closed with the offer
of rich archaeologist. who bought
them. Thereupon the government in
spector, hearing Of the bargain, ar
rived just in time to stop the masons
from dislodging the windows. "You
can not" he said to the villager. "sell
antiquities, my man." But, excel.
lency, I have used the money and
paid my creditors" The villager was
in despair, but the official was I'M
touched. "That's all right" he said,
"the money is safe; the windows are
no longer yours. But the buyer can't
move a stone of them. He can, how
ever, come with campstool and sit
down and look at his property as
much as he likes"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Wild Sheep of Africa.

The Barbary sheep is of interest
chiefly as the only wild cheep in the
whole Of Africa and is easily distin-
guished from the other by the long
beard or fringe of hair in front of the
neck.
One popularity of this creature is
the facility with which it can be
tanned. When l made an unsuccessful
raid on it's haunts, over 5000 feet up
in the Atlas, twelve. years ago, was
told by many of the natives that some
Of tho mountain chieftains had tame
specimens about their castles. The
Kaid of Gundafi who entertained me
on the occasion, was not at the time
in possession of a living specimen, but
he gave me fine trophy of one shot
by him a few weeks earlier. The
weather was hot, however, and the
sheep had retreated to the SUBMITS co.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Old Glass In Fashion.

Old glass seems coming into fashion
by way of decoration for the dinner
table. I dined the other night with
some people of taste whose beautifully
polished dinner table Of old mahogany
was entirely decorated with antique
glass, even to the central candelabra
and four candle-sticks one at either
corne..
The effect, with plenty Of white
flowers was I must say charming
It is curious, though, that what was
nothing accounted OF in one generation
becomes a craze in the next. Lady
Dorothy Nevill in her latest book of
"reminiscences remarks on the modern
crazo for old glass and how some
specimens formerly used in the most
ordinary way at public houses are
now eagerly sought after by collec-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Substitute for Cotton.

Owing to the high price of cotton
some German textile experts have
been turning their attention to other
fbers that might be used as a sub
stitute for it Recently a spinning
company at Chemnitz has succeeded
in spinning the fiber contained in the
seeds of the kapok, or silk cotton tree
of the tropics. In its natural state
this fiber can not be spun owing to
it's extreme brittleness, but it is re-
ported that Prof. Goldberg, of Chem
nitz, has found method of treating
it to make it spinnable. and the yarn
is described as having a peculiarly
soft, silky feeling. The fiber mas the
advantage of being considerably
cheaper than cotton, but no informa-
ton is at hand showing the wearing
qualities Of fabrics made from kapok
yarn,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Sure FIioht Of Blind Pigeon.

A flock of pigeons making head
quarters in court house is nothing
unusual, but when a pigeon that is
stone blind can find it's way home to
the cupola of a court house 1t is de-
cidedly unusual Such, however, IS
the case in Lamar, as it has been dis
covered that one o. the pigeons max
ing headquarters ever the hall OF
justice is as blind as the goddess IN
whose shrine it nests.
Nevertheless it fits back and forth
as safe as you please, and it has eve:
been known to miss getting in the
right crack It is stated that when
flying for the cupola it flies up fifty
or seventy-fve feet in the air, circles
around several times and then makes
a bee line for the eyre as accurately
as its mates that can see.-Joplin
Times
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
SOURCE OF OUR FUTURE
WEALTH,

The annual fall of rain upon the
surface of the United States is about
two hundred trillion cubic feet, fig
ure which sounds considerably i'm
pressive This rainfall ultimately will
be the source of all our power, just
as it is now one or our vital resources
without which land would be worth
less and life upon it impossible. If all
the energy of all the falling water
throughout the country could be util-
lied it would amount to three million
horsepower. This, of course, is impOs-
sible in the present state of our
knowledge and invention, and this
figure for present purposes is wholly
theoretical. According to the most
careful estimate that has been made,
the volume of water-power Immediate
ly available is thirty million horse
power, or just about sufficient for the
present mechanical needs of the coun-
try. BY the extensive development OF
streams through the use of dams and
reservoirs it is calculated that this
amount may be increased ultimately
to one hundred and fifty million horse
power.
We have, then, the two figures OF
thirty million and one hundred and
fifty million horse power, the former
being the water-power available, and
the latter that which will be made
available ultimately by the adoption
of measures for conserving the flow Of
streams and waterfalls.
Let us assume for the moment that
the power represented by the former
of these two figures is brought under
the control of single combination OF
brains and capital. What magnificent
domain it's directors will rule over!
Every light that Eliminates the street
or dwelling, every yard of cloth that 10
woven, every factory wheel that turns,
every furnace that CLOVIS, will yield
them tribute. They need not fear the
competition of coal, for its price Will
be steadily rising as it becomes more
and more scarce and as the difficulty
of mining 1t increases. Even the pos
sible development of other water
power will not affect them, for the
cost of such power, developed under
relatively unfavorable conditions, will
be so much greater as to afford them
a safe and handsome margin of profit.
They will occupy the richest, most &C.
cure and most imperial industrial
kingdom ever erected. 1t is not in
human nature to possess this sort OF
command and to refrain from its ex-
ercise Holding the mastery of the
industries OF the land within their
control, they will see to it that these
industries reward them on scale
commensurate with their authority.
Who will foot the enormous bills?-
Metropolitan Magazine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
PADDING a Canoe to College.

Three young men in boat to say
nothing of the rest of the outfit, float
ed down the Mississippi River on a
months journey to st. Louis. to
enter Washington University for the
tern.
Padding in a canoe to college is
novel manner to reach a destination
in these days of rapid transit, but A.
l.. Partride, A. Slider and e. Dixon had
made trip before and they thought
the rigor of 1000 mile trip by canoe
is just the sort Of thing to train them
for winters study. TIL. students
began their long journey near
the headwaters Of the Wisconsin
River. Their canoe was fitted out
with everything needed on the long
and arduous trip and experience had
taught them that their larder needed
to be we'll stocked.-St. Louis Republic
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
The Tax Of the Insects.

During the year just passed the in
sects of the country cost the farmers
more money than the nation expend-
ed on its army and navy, in paying
all the claims on its mountainous PEN
sion roll, and in all expenditures on
the Panama Canal. c. L. Bartlett.
Assistant Entomologist in charge Of
experimental field work, has worked
out the above statement: and as tho
value of the crop of the past season
Appropriated eight billion dollars, he
estimates ravages of the myriad in
sects at about eight hundred million
dollars. That sum does not include
the loss to cereals and forage crops in
storage, nor to natural forests and
forest products the loss from those
two sources, at $10O,0O0,0O0 each.
bringing the annual rural insect tax
to an even billion dollars.
In his statement Mr.. Marriott says:
This estimate is based on the farm
price of the crop actually harvested,
and does not take into account the
possible reduction value which would
follow the marketing Of the larger
crop. Prices of products, must, there
fore, be considered when estimating
the losses by insects.-The World
Mirror.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Grav leaved Plants.

Next to green, gray is the restfullest
and most satisfactory color to be had
in foliage We now have so many
hardy plants with gray foliage that
we can choose one for each month OF
bloom and color of flower.
Among them are the silvery milfoll,
golddust, the white and purple rock
cress, the woolly leaved chickweed,
many hardy pinks, Siebold's day lily,
Fischer's horned poppy, lavender cot
ton, woundwort and woolly thyme.
Some of these are decidedly silvery.
Others incline to blue cast which is
most pronounced in the globethistles
and seahollies. Such colors are SO I'M
usual in nature that it is easy to over
do them in gardens.-Country Life in
America.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Generosity Of Children.

"The generosity that is often man
ifest in childhood is a trait so sweet.
so beautiful, that it is always appre-
ciated by the whole-hearted, broad
minded people, said mother recent
ly. Generosity is not always strong
characteristic feature of childhood,
but sometimes it is just as natural az
childish laughter Encourage it when
it is apparent, for it will grow and
be a broad trait in later years We
sometimes hear that great hearted
ness is dead, that selfishness has TAX
en- its place, but it is not dead; only
it gets discouraged and will die I'M
less cared for Sometimes generosity
springs from the heart of child
that has merely crust to offer, again
from the little Lord Fauntleroy of some
palatial home, but the innocent i'm
pulse to do what is right. that which
will bring Joy to others, we can all
admire"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Bank Of Japan.

Japan, the country that is not bound
by traditions in her search for the
best manner of doing things, has
tried our national bank plan, and,
finding it not at all satisfactory, has
adopted the European plan Of the
central bank. The Bank Of Japan is
capitalized at $15.00O,000. Its circula-
ton at present is more than $170,O00,-
600, and it's deposits exceed 100000
600. It issues all the notes Of the
country and thus controls the currency
situation. Besides the Bank Of Japan
there are other semi-official banks
filling various specific functions for
the government.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Christmas Tree for Manila.

Real Christmas trees with all their
pristine freshness and with fragrance
of the balsam still clinging to them,
as green as when they were cut in the
Alps, arrived in Manila.
BY a special scientific process the
trees when they arrive here to be
placed on sale by the Escolta mer-
chants, are still green and fresh, hav-
ing been preserved in all their beauty
and fragrance by a chemical bath
which does not impair the trees in
any way and will preserve them for
many years.-Manila Times.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Feats Of Champion swordsman.

Squadron orporalMajor Eggleton,
one of the finest swordsmen in the
British army, is retiring shortly from
the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) after
twenty-one years service.
One of the Corporal-Major's sword
feats is to cut in two an apple resting
on the neck of a kneeling assistant.
After a swift downward sword cut the
halves of the apple roll away and the
assistant rises unframed Another
feat is with a horizontal stroke to
sever an apple placed on a mans
head.
The Corporal Major has won many
prizes at the military tournament and
has given displays Of his skill before
Queen Victoria, the late King Edward
and King George.-London Daily
Mail.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-16
Artificial Ice,

There are 1904 ice making factories
in the country, making 12,647,949 tons
In 1909. The number Of factories in
creased 6S4 in five years, or 81 per
cent. The ice made does not repre-
sent the total, only that made for sale
In ice factories only.
The capital invested in these estab-
lishments is $11S,642,00O, a gain Of
$4,000, 900. The average capital was
$4,000. The value Of the ice was $42,-
5000. The total horsepower was
substituted States Census Re-
ports.