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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
Sealed Orders.

The custom OF having warships sail
under sealed orders arose from the de
sire of maritime powers TO prevent the
plans from becoming known to the
enemy. In the American navy such
orders come from the president and
are delivered to commander of a ship
or squadron by a confidential messen-
ger who knows nothing Of their con-
tents. Sometimes they are in cipher,
but they are always sealed with the
official seal of the navy department,
and the package cannot be opened un-
I'll the time marked on 1t, which is
usually several hours after the hour
Of leaving port By this precaution
the newspapers are prevented from
disclosing prematurely the movements
which may be of the greatest impor-
tance. and the spies Of the enemy are
rendered useless so far as their abil-
ity to discover the secret of such
movements Is concerned
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
FOUND ITS GOLDEN HEAD.
Riddle Of a Marble Column In Italy
Read BY a Beaaar.

Riddle Of a Marble Column In Italy
Read by 5esgar.
Near the monastery Of San Vito, in
Naples stood a marble column that
had been erected by an eccentric
Frenchman about the beginning Of the
last century. On It were written in
French the following enigmatic words:
"On May every year l have a golden
head"
The inscription sorely puzzled the
inhabitants of Naples. On May / the
year after the erection Of the column
a great crowd came to 1t in the hope
of finding the top covered with gold
pieces, Needless to say, they went
home with their pockets as empty as
they were when they came.
For several years people came TO see
the promised wonder and went away
disappointed. At last the authorities
had the column taken down in the be
lief that treasure would be found be,
meath It Nothing but earth was
found, and so the column was set up
again. Obviously the words had a
mystic meaning, but no one was clever
enough to guess 1t, and for years the
riddle remained unsolved
Finally in 1S41 a ragged beggar
named Annibale Tosci noticed the In
scription. He stood looking at it for a
long time while he pondered its mean
ing. Then suddenly the solution Of
the puzzle flashed into his mind. he
waited patiently until May before he
tested the accuracy Of his interpreta-
ton Of the mystic words
Oa tho day mentioned IN the inscrip-
ton Tosci. bearing a pick and shovel,
set out at daybreak for the column.
He arrived before any chance visitors.
and as soon as the monastery's bells
tolhd G he started digging in the
ground covered by the shadow of the
top of the column. He had not dug
long before he came on a satchel that
contained $4,000 francs. The inscrip-
ton was n true one-the head of the
column covered the golden treasure
every year on May /.
Annibale Tosci, the beggar whose
sharp guess had given him compara-
tive wealth, became a landowner near
Mantua. He died at the age Of nine
ty-fOur.-Youth's Companion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
she Wasn't Affected.

Mrs Brown from Boston has a color
ed coOk-from Georgia. The other day
Mrs. Brown went into the kitchen, and
Liza put In a request:
Mis- Brown she said, won't you
please, ma'am, git me a calendar|
''Why, Liza, there's calendar hang
ing by the door. You don't want an
other calendar"
''Yas'm, l does. But mean a cal.
endar what you presses things through.
OATS de kind oh calendar wants"
Mrs. Brown had a glimmer.
''Oh, Liza, you mean a colanderF'
she exclaimed.
"Well. it's de same thing" said
Liza patiently. you uses de broad "A,
but / doesn't 1 just says plain calen-
dar."-New York Globe.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14

The primrose OF old was credited
with a medicinal as well as a super
stitous value. Even now in some
country parts a decoction Of primrose
leaves is supposed to restore a failing
memory. and in 1854. when Culpeper
wrote his London Dispensary," the
primrose was regarded as an almost
universal panacea. curing "convulsions,
falling sickness, palsies, etc." and
strengthening 'the brain. senses and
memory exceedingly" And even the
healthy did not disdain to eat It. for
primrose pasty was once a popular
Lancashire delieacy.-Family Doctor.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
STRENGTH OF HUMAN BONES.
More Powerful In Some Ways Than
the Stanehest Oak.

Human bones are really tremen-
dously strong and possessed Of mar
velous resisting power. Indeed. the
bones OF the fairest, most delicate
looking woman are stronger than the
strongest oak.
OF course a bone is hollow, and that
is one of the chief reasons It reslsts
such extreme weights. For instance,
small bone which is no more than a
square milllmeter in diameter will hold
In suspension without breaking some
thirty-five pounds. while a stick Of best
oak of similar width will not hold
more than twenty pounds. Indeed,
the average bone of the average man
is stronger by one half than that of
solid oak.
The principle on which our bones are
constructed, being made hollow and
consequently stronger than II they
were solid and heavier, is the same
mechanics have followed the world
over. Constructive engineers employ
tubes instead Of solid cylinders.
In the case Of animals thousands OF
years ago one reason Of their bulky
frame is attributed by scientists as
due to the fact their bones were solid
and added to their Chicago
Trfbuna
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
AVIATION TAKES NERVE.
And When That Is Lost the Aeronaut
Should Fly No More.

And When That Is Lost the Aeronaut
Should Fly No More.
He who flies constantly must look to
one personal risk, which may vary
according to the characteristics of the
individual. This is the danger a man
may incur by becoming a little care
less while In the air. There Is the
possibility, in fact that familiarity
may breed not actual contempt, but
n temporary relaxation Of vigilance,
and plotting an aeroplane needs such
watchfulness, such minute precision,
that any "staleness" on the part OF
the man at the wheel or lever repre-
sents peril that is very real.
The pilot who flies great deal
should remind himself constantly that
there is no room for error in the
handling of aircraft.
A loss Of confidence not difficult to
understand is suffered by an air man
sometimes after be has been the victim
of serious fall. and in similar cir
cumstances a jockey, or. say, a racing
motOrist. may be robbed OF nerve
When n pilot does lose judgment as
the outcome Of a bad mishap his
wisest course is to cease to fly. with
broken nerve he Is n menace to
himself and to others as well.-Claude
Grahame White in National Review.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14

The Newcastle barges claim n place
in English song, for they are the In
spirers Of that ancient dltty "Weel
May the Keel Row." According to A.
G. Bradley, ''it is very old Newcastle
air, and the keel, local coal barge
which has been used from earliest
times to convey the coal from wagons
to the vessel. the word being. l be
lieve, the old Saxon equivalent for
ship or boat The keelmen Of Newcas-
tie were a distinct body Of men. and
their boats were constructed to meas
ure, like the wagons. for the conVen-
ience Of the customs and the trade gen
erally."-London Chronicle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
A FAMOUS OLD HOAX.
kssly's Motor. With Which He eaf-
fled Scientists For Years.

The story of the Keely motor hoax
will live long. Its interest will be en-
hanced by the preservation In the
Franklin institute Of the model Of
the remarkable motor that Keely built
to deceive intending investors and en-
rich its inventor until the fraud was
exposed after Keely's death.
For twenty-five years Keely nstound-
ed eminent scientists of Europe and
America with the machine that he
Elnimed had solved the secret of per-
petual motion. The inventor Of this
machine would start his device going,
apparently, by playing tune on
mouth organ He convinced many
clever men that he told the truth, and
stock in the new concern sold freely.
To the day of his death Keely de-
clnred that his discovery was a gen
uine one. and II was only when the
house in which the machine was
placed was thoroughly overhauled that
the colossal fraud was discovered
Keely had wired the walls OF the
building He ran his machine by high
pressure hydraulic power. When the
wires attached to the machine we're
the subject Of investigation Keely
would file them to show that they
were solid and could not be used for
any purpose other than that for which
they were attached.
Pieces of wire thus 6led are TO be
seen at the Franklin institute The
broken pieces show that the wires
were hollow and that the inventor of
the wonderful motor carefully stopped
his fling short Of perforating the cen
ter. which would have exposed the
fraud.-Scientifc American.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
declare war on colds

A crusade of education which aims
THAT common colds may become un-
common within the next generation
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is list OF
the "don'ts which the doctors say will
prevent the annual visitation of the
cold;
Don't sit in draughty car"
Don't sleep in hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air."
Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
Overeating reduces your resistance. "
To which we would add-when you
take a cold get rid of 1t as quickly as
possible. To accomplish that you will
find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
most excellent. Sold by all Dealers
Advertisement.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
1t is reported big acreage of wheat
is to be sown in Quay county this fall.
A Night of Terror

Few nights are more terrible than
that Of a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath dur
ing an attack Of Group, and noting in
the house 10 relieve it. Many mothers
have passed nights of terror in this
situation. A little forethought will
enable you to avoid all this Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is a certain
cnre for crotp and has never been
known to fail Keep 1t at hand. For
sale by all dealers. Advertisement.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
FORMATION OF COAL.
Conditions on Our Planet While tho
Process Developed.

Conditions on Our Planet While the
Process Developed.
What may be said to be the stran-
gest period through which our earth
has passed is the one that was respOn-
sible for the formation Of coal The
planet is described as having been at
that time fat and smooth as to surface
and peculiar as to vegetation. The
continents were Just beginning to rise
above the ocean and the land had not
yet become dry. Mountain ranges had
not arisen from the swamps. and the
atmosphere was thick with fog. In this
state of affairs there sprouted and
lourlshed the pIants which were later
to furnish the world with its coal sup
ply.
These plants grew as big as our lar
gest trees, taking deep root in the mo-
rass and flourlshing like the lush
grasses in moist meadow land and de
velOped into the strange shapes now
found In tropic vegetation. The forest
looked. the scientists assure us. like
dense growths OF weeds, rushes and
enormous ferns. Some OF them grew
in the shape of cacti. having spines all
over them. This kind of vegetation
was very rich in carbon, which it de-
rived from the warm, moist atmos-
phere. Then the millions Of years roll
ed by. the forests OF giant weeds were
buried by deposits Of earthly material
and the chemical change took place
which slowly changed them into coal.
This process ceased with the carbon
ferrous age, so that when the present
supply of coal is dug out of the ground
there will be no more.-ExchAnge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
FEDERAL.
PRECINCT.

NJ. W. McGrath. ...... Justice of the Peace
o. Allen. .......... Constable
school Dtreotors-B. W Randall. ). H, Mo
Clure, J. X. Ownby
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
Harry's Opinion.

The teacher was giving test on the
value OF foreign money in America.
When 1t was little Harry's turn, she
asked:
Harry. how much Is a guinea worth
IN this countryy
Harry smiled and answered, "a dol
Ia: and hulf day."-Llppincott's.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14

Father" said the fair girl. 81 have
arranged a very important interview
for you this evening, Harold is going
TO call on you"
ITO make a formal request for your
hand. | suppOseT'
mot at all. He wants 20 look you
over and see how you would do for q
father in-law."-WashingtOn Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
PLAN A LASTING MEMORIAL
F. n. Lyman Submits Lists For Var
ious Towns in the County and Asks
People to Aid him in Securing Names
of Any Who May Have Been Omitted

Following is printed the names of
those volunteer soldiers of the civil
war who enlisted from the township Of
Somers. In the past two weeks the
lists Of those from Bristol and Brighton
were published. All people, especially
old settlers, are urged to scan the lists
to detect errors and omissions. The
interest manifested in this effort to
compile a complete list Of Kenosha
county veterans, is quite gratifying.
Many are sending in names, that for
various reasons, have been overlooked.
Let the good work go on. Remember
always to send in the names of Keno
sha county men who enlisted elsewhere,
stating regiment to which each belong
ed. Address F. H. Lyman, 432 Park
avenue, Kenosha. Can any one give
information about Stephen Lane, who
enlisted from Bristol.
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Roman Coins Lonu Hidden.

Discovery of Roman coins has just
been made by a workman at Balgreg-
gan Quarry, in the parish of Stoney-
kirk, Scotland. While the quarrymen
were removing soil from the top of
the rock they came upon a large num-
Der of coins about foot from the sur
face. On further search being made
over hundred bronze coins were
found, some of them in excellent pres
ervation. They represent the reigns
of five or six Roman emperors and
expresses, and the portraits and fig
ures of men In various attitudes of the
chase and war are in many cases re-
markably distinct. Part of an urn of
baked clay was also found with the
coins. 1t is ribbed on the inside, and
probably contained the ashes Of an
cient warriors, as well as being a re-
pository for the coins. 1t is believed
that the coins have lain where they
wer found for a thousand years. Ar
ticles of antiquarian interest have al
ready been found in the district.
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Town and Gown.

In the thousand years of its history
Oxford has never had mayor from
the university. That event now, ap-
parently, impends. The election of
Rev. William Edward Sherwood. mas
ter of arts of Magdalen and Christ
church, is considered certain. Though
not born in Oxford, Mr.. Sherwood was
an Oxford boy, educated in the Mag
dalen college school, This long-de-
ferred choice of an academic mayor
originates in the antagonism which
used to exist between town and gown,
an antagonism which has long since
been outgrown in Oxford. but which is
readily understandable from the ex-
perience Of younger academic commu-
mites. In the old academy towns OF
New England the feeling used to run
high, because education was then the
privilege of the few. AS education in
creasingly comes within the grasp OF
the many this antagonism evaporates
of itself. The probable election Of Mr..
Sherwood as mayor of Exford may be
read as an expression, trifle belated
perhaps, that in Oxford at least these
old enmities are entirely past.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
Husband Boosts AIimony.

The case Of man going into the
supreme court and consenting to have
a separation agreement with his wife
act aside so he will be compelled to
pay her more alimony occurs SO sell
dom that when Justice Giegerich at
New York set aside the separation
agreement betwene Samuel Pelz, a
cotton goods merchant at 100 Canal
street, and his wife, Mrs. Rose Pelz, it
aroused some interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pelz were separated in
1905 under an agreement by which
Pelz paid his wife $4,000 in lieu Of all
further alimony. Mrs. Pelz recently
sued for divorce, naming Fannie LET
kowitz as correspondent. Pelz thought
his wife was entitled to more alimony
in view of her divorce case and con-
scented to an order by Justice Giege-
rich directing him to pay $1,000 ali
mony and $500 counsel fees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
Engineers Laugh at Obstacles.

Like the mining engineer, the build
ing engineer now finds practically no
problem in his field which he can not
solve, and the question of excavating
for foundations for high buildings is
little more than routine matter.
Depth is no great hindrance, as has
been demonstrated in New York. For
the greatest Office structure in the
world, on the site of the Equitable
building. destroyed by fire, the engi-
neers dug and blasted far below the
street, and at a depth of eighty feet
found rock bed around the entire
site for the more important base of
the foundation 1t is on this bedrock
that the mighty cofferdam, which will
form the true middle of foundation
covering over 10000 square feet, will
be built. The cofferdam itself, when
complete, will be a solid concrete wall,
six feet broad and eighty feet deep,
strengthened or reinforced by heavy
steel rods.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
Had Fun With Bridegroom.

An amusing sequel to the marriage
of young Scots Grey bandsman and
a beautiful girl occurred not long ago
At the wedding which took place, by
special license, at Mt. Mary's church,
Sheffield, the bride was accompanied
only by a girl friend. The secret leak.
ed out, and the comrades Of the bride.
groom fiocked into the church. The
band was fulfilling an engagement at
an exhibition in the city, and the
bridegroom had to hasten from the
church to take his place for a perform
ance. To his amazement the band.
master, as soon as the musicians
had taken up their instruments, gave
out a wedding march. While the
bridegroom was bravely playing his
own marriage music some people in
the stall showered confetti on him.
London Mail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
SORTING the Twins.

Twin brothers who have been called
up for service in Paris regiment are
SO alike that it is impossible to distin-
Iguish between them. The other day
one of the pair was confined to bar
racks, but, by changing his cap, with
its regimental number, for that of his
brother, the defaulter was able to pass
the guard with impunity whenever he
wished to go out.
The colonel of the regiment has now
issued the following order: THE sol
der Bonhomme (even number) will
wear his hair as long as the regula-
tons, construed with the utmost len
Iiency, will allow, and will shave his
beard and moustache. The soldier
IBonhomme Todd number) will allow
his beard and moustache to grow full,
and will have his hair regularly cut as
closely as possible by the regimental
barber. Daily Mail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
TURK BLAMES ALL ON GOD
| w. Y. Morgan Writes OF the Astound-
| Ing Fataiism Of the Subjects Of
the Sultan.

The Turk Is the only real gentleman
in Europe, measured by the standard
that gentleman is a man who won't
work and doesn't work The Turk will
fight, he will endure, he will fast. he
will die, but he will not work. He
does not get the idea at all. For gen.
erations back he has been a soldier
and a governor Of conquered people
who provided him with means of snr-
port, or he killed them or they killed
him. There was no word in the dc
tionary of his life which meant hard
labor or wise management His wants
were simple, wife or two. more If he
could afford them, bread, tobacco and
time to think His education consisted
In learning to read the Koran and In
discussing philosophical questions. As
a governor of the conquered he failed
because he had no executive ability,
no foresight, no common sense. His
only idea was to get all he could out
of the taxpayers now and let the flu
ture take care of itself. He built no
roads, he developed no mines, he In
vented no process or machine.
He merely enjoyed the life that was
before him, considered all other peo-
pie beneath his notice and rested as
sured that in the sweet bye and bye
he would be in heaven with hours to
comfort him in the million of years to
come. If he lost fight--it did not
matter, it was only fate. II Bulgaria
won her independence fate. If Italy
took Tripoli-fate. He fought to the
finish, but did not worry about his
losses and right now when his coun-
try is apparently going to smash and
the high cost of living has reduced the
ordinary Turk. to small victuals and
only one wife, he calmly puts all the
responsibility on his god and sits and
meditates as he did when everything
was coming his way Like the Chris
tian, he believes that God moves in
a mysterious way his wonders to per-
form" but unlike the Christian he ac-
cepts what happens as being the will
of God and therefore to be accepted
by his people.-W. Y. Morgan in the
Hutchinson News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-18
Hiqh-speed Shorthand Machine.

A new shorthand machine, called
the stereotype, has made it's appear
ance at a competition in New York. It
takes down 500 words a minute and
weighs eight pounds. The working OF
it is based on phonetic spelling. Sew
eral letters can be printed by striking
one key, while it is possible to strike
two keys with one finger. The % keys
represent seven consonants and every
combination of sounds used in speech,
together with about $50 standard alb
breviations-the sole code that the OPP
orator must master. The machine Is
not being sold to the general public,
the sale being restricted to students Of
business schools qualified as compe-
tent operators, in order to keep the de-
vice from becoming drug on the mar
ket.