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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
EDUCATION NOTES.

The most hygieniC country in tn"
world is sweden, in the opinion Of
prof Irving Fisher, of Yale.
Practical work in sewing, cooking,
and other household arts is required
in all English schools for girls above
the infant grades
In nearly POO schools in ireland in
struction is carried on I'm both Irish
and English, as part Of the program
to revive interest in Gaelic language
and literature.
In Minnesota the need for trained
teachers of agriculture and domestic
science is so great that the school oi
agriculture technology at the state
university has taken for it's main work
the preparation Of teachers for these
subjects.
OF the 6,572,0oo school children in
Prussia, 3,sl5.o00 are in Protestant
schools. 1883 600 in Roman Catholic
schools and the comparatively small
number of 36s, $50 in the nonsectarian
schools. where the pupils take most Of
the subjects in common, but receive
religious instruction separately in the
faith TO which they belong.
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SHORTAGE IN GASOLINE.

The International association OF
Recognize Automobile clubs. the
membership of which is composed Of
representatives Of the most influential
clubs in the world has offered an
award of 100000 cash Tor the best all
around fuel other than petrol" or
gasoline. which viii satisfactorily take
the place Of the petroleum product.
The decision WAS made at the meeting
of the board or directors held in Paris
last February, when It was arranged
that each Of the big clubs in the or
gauization representing France, Eng
land. Germany, Austria Hungary, Hoi-
land, Russia, Switzerland, Roumania
and Egypt, should contribute it's por-
ton to tho general fund which shall
constitute the prize.
The British Society of Motor Manu-
facturcrs and Traders is offering a
prize amounting to the same sum. The
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
FINNISH PEOPLE
AWAIT DECISION
Anxious Regarding Attitude on
Trading Rights

hclsinsfors. sept. i.-People in Fin
land are awaiting with anxiety the
decision OF the czar ON two bulls pass
ed by the diet last spring concerning
the position of Russians in Finland
with regard to trading rights and mu-
nicipal voting.
Under Finnish law Russians as well
ds others who are not Finnish citizens.
have 10 apply FOR trading rights to
the prov ircial governors and lind
surety for a period of three years for
the payment of rates. whereas f'iu-
nish citizens have merely To inform
the municipal or rural district author
tiles of their intention To carry on
trade. The new bills extend to Rus
slams the simpler procedure now re-
served for Firms, and confer the right
of communal voting on russians re-
siding in the commune and paying
rates to H.
The sanctioning of these bills has =
far wider bearing than would appear
from the face of their provisions \
law. passed by the Russian legislature.
was issued i'm January, 1872. concern
ing the rights of Russians in Finland.
Since this law. however. was enacted
in a manner contrary TO the Finnish
constitution. the Finnish diet has de-
clared it 10 be invalid, and Finnish
authorities have refused TO comply
with it's provisions This has lead To-
grave complications, and others are
sure 10 follow \ large number OF
Finnish officials, including practically
all the members of the court of APP
poals IF Niborg, have for such refusal
been sentenced by a Russian law
court To various terms of impriSon-
ment, accompanied. IN the case of the
Niborg judges, by dismissal from their
Offices and 10 years disqualification
for any state or municipal post, sal
aricd or honorary
The sentence upon these Judges has
not as yet been carried out. II the
bills lust referred to were To receive
the imperial sanction. il is oonCeiva-
BILE that the case against them might
be reopened and the sentence revoked.
I'm this manner "A painful episode
would have "A satisfactory ending.
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PARCEL POST RATES AGAIN.


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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
Cheating at Cards.

Why IL cheating at cards the QUICK
est way out Of society," The answer ~
not so much that murder and burglary
are so infrequent as to offer no data
for generalization as that with cheat
ing at cards. for which there Is no To-
gal penalty. society has to protect IL
self and does so with characteristic
cruelty. One OF the men accused OF
the offense lived abroad for the rest OF
hts life. and the ban was never rerno'-
ed. lie died couple OF years ago
Another with very high connections
made sort OF fight against the taboo
and lived OH I'm England until the
end, but he. too, was never forgiven
The third man. who was concerned III
world famous case. Is Thought ny
many to have been wrongfully accuseu
He was one of the most popular anu
brilliant men OF his time. but he nas
since lived quietly on his estate ano
never comes to acknowledgements
Guardian.
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AN INNOCENT MAN.

After thirty eight years in prison, a
Sicilian, Erasmus vassalo, thanks to
"a deathbrd confession. has been re-
cliamcd innocent and has been set
free With three other victims who
have since died in prison, Vassalo VAS
condemned To hard labor for life al
the Palermo Ashes in 1877 on "A charge
of murder
The confession regarding the real
assassin came from one Of the family
of the murdered man, and was dictat-
ed IN the presence of "A priest and a
notary. Nassalo is now s. years old
and broken in health by the harsh
Italian prison regime. he can hardly
speak ON reaching homs he found
his wife and all his relatives, except
his only son. long since dead.
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Probably the most daring chapter in
modern surgery is that which treats
of operations on the heart The road
90 the heart is only two or three
inches long, but it mas taken surgery
nearly 1900 years To traverse it, Is
one writer's striking remark. How
resent this work is is made plain
from the fact that book published
by stephen FACET in 1895. contained
= chapter on Surgery of the Heart
the words being coutemptuously in
closed IN quotation marks. The sci
enlist. as well as the layman. looked
upon the heart with an almost super
stitious awe. ANY injury necessarily
impelled death, ans interference with
such AN injury could only hasten the
end. Yet many shrewd Observers in
the course of the ages had noted that
all heart wounds did not result in in
Simultaneous death.
II was not until ten or fifteen years
ago that surgeons began To- act upon
this knowledge. In exceptional cases
death did not result Immediately from
heart wound; there We're intervals
Of a few minutes, a few days or Il
few weeks Why not utilize this in
terYal IN an attempt 20 sew up the
wound Medical history now reports
many successful operations of this
kind. an especially noteworthy one,
performed upon an Alabama negro
boy In 1902, illustrates the resources
OF modern heart surgery. This boy
had been the victim of an especially
nasty stab wound The knife had
penetrated the apex Of the heart and
passed into the left vcntriclc. making
wound nearly half an inch long
When the boy was placed on the OPP
Grating table. in a little negro cabin.
the signs of death had already APP
pcared. His feet were cold and his
face showed signs Of the utmost dis
trcsS The surgeons had made a lit
tie Window-like opening just above the
heart. Through this they could read
lily sec the injured organ, the blood
squirting from the wound at each pull
satlou one surgeon put in his hand,
pulled the heart upward and held il
while another scWcd the wound with Il
Cat-gut. The neutrality-suspicious.
without an anesthetic-lastod forty
five minutes; on the sixteenth day the
boy was sitting up; in q short time
his heart was as good as new.-The
Worlds Work
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
AMERICA A UNIT.

The American nation Is unit in
disinterested friendship tor Mexico, a
friendship which it las more than
once effectively manifested in deeds as
we'll as words. and in an earnes, de-
sire 10 see the blessings of peace,
prosperity and constitutional orde" re-
stored to that distracted land. Il s
a unit in feeling, acknowledging and
seeking TO discharge those special OBJ
legations toward Mexico in which it
is differentiated from other nations,
but which the Mexican government.
through Mr.. Gamboa, strangely and
somcvla, scornfully affects not to IN
dcrstaud II is unit i'm regarding
forcible Intervention as something not
even 20 Doe thought of. unless in err
radically more urgent than
the present in both degree and kind;
which ~ must deem TO
bo too remote and improbable for pres
eut consideration; bu; IT Is no l"ss a
amt i'm insisting .rosolutely and mex
orably. upon the fullest possible rep
arJuon for all injury done to Ameri-
cans in Mexico by whatever faction
TO bee exactcd from whatever respon-
siblc government may be found in tna,
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We are now entering the season of
the year when lovers -: mushrooms
go forth into the fields to gather the
common meadow mushroom of this
country While large number OF
varieties ~ edible fungi grow pro-
fusely throughout the eastern states
eat Wild mushrooms know nothing of
them. with the single exception of the
common meadow mushroom. Unfor-
tunatcly the common mushrooms Of
the ficlGs are the only ones that are
dangerous through their resemblance
to the deadly amanita, which is the
most poisonous of all fungus growths
that have not a repulsivc smell or APP
pearanco. This poisonous toadstool
grows, a, a rule at the edge of woods
or on ground from which timber has
recently bccn cut, The meadow mUsh-
room grows, as a rule. i'm open fields,
hut il Is found most frequently and in
the best condition on ground that is
3 w 'i''l WIN iltiAhi gu EA'fN ~ VI ifiAiN'
grasses following the removal of for
est growth. Anyone picking these
mushrooms in such field may search
for them al the edge of the woods
If any timber growth is left adjoining
the fields. and Their, he is more likely
To lind the deadly ampnita than thu
wholesome meadow mushroom
The common meadow mushroom has
pink or brownish sills and clean
stem, The amanita has white gills and
the base of it's stem is enclosed in
n cup. hut this cup is Cften detached
ana left in the ground when the head
is pulled This cup is the distinguish
ing feature of the poisonous mush-
room. but it often leaves no trace OF
Its existence when the growth is pull
ed from the ground without looking at
its root Those who know the differ
cnCe and pay any attention To it will
not make the mistake. but unfortn-
ateiy the poisonous toadstood some
times takes on a hrownish tinge when
It has passed maturity and therefore
ma, deceive fairly good Judges who do
not examine the base of the stem.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
HE REM EN- sERED.

Charley is the cashier of n country
bank. He and May were engaged To
be married but a quarrel separated
them and the ring was handed back.
And remember, please May added,
that when next we meet we do as
perfect strangers
a few days later MAY entered Char
ley's bank and presented chess for
payment. Charley took the check and
examined it critically and then, in
stead of cashing IT, handed it back.
I'm sorry he said, but it's against
the rules of this bank to cash checks
for strangers. You must find someone
in town 10 identify YOU"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

Attorney Clar.u., barrow who,
with President Mosrr OF the Western
Federation or Miners. called on Cover
nor Ferris ycsterja, To- discuss Tho
strike situation boz Tho copper country.
told The governor that Dee WAS justified
n scudiug troops 90 the strike zone.
President Mover is of the same opin-
ION. which DO voiced in his recent AID
dress 20 tive strikers ia calumet These
ahrr leaders resognlzc that tho soI-
dior- arc here on's 90 protect life and
property and tboy uphold the COVER
nor n h.- action. They know that nc
d, 1cuucd D., tho best OF motives. The
attitude Of Mover and barrow is IN
marked contrast with the attacks OF
Walker ana arhrg a-itator- GOA the
militia aad tho governor. IT. goes to-
SHOW thar President Meyer is not in
accord ath an the things that have
been done bv the leaders Of tho strike
ar.. particularly their attacks ON the
governor and tHr state guard
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
WASTE.

" ORlcST aud Held aud orchard. noun
l. tains of coal and ore,
Mighty has been their bounty. lin
Il tless seemed their store.
So we have bllthcIy squandered. so
We have sacked and spoiled
Boosting about our progress Dragging
of how We toilcd
Drunken with natures bounty. we laid
our pleuteous gain
To the magic of Yankee hustle, to the
vigor OF Yankee brain
And we looted the goodly forests and
planted the wasteful crop.
And we hooted the careful prophet who
said that the loot must stop.
But we're learning our little lesson. and
we relish II not at all.
And we're paying for past excuses In
bills that are far from small
We Quilted and goused our forests. and
the Hoods came caring down
To ruin the farmers acres and ravage
and wreck the town.
Over and over and over we planted the
same old field
With the same old crop repeated, then
sighed ~ the dwindlins yield
And we wasted our coal and iron nor
cared for the wealth we lost
TIL the price moved up and onward, and
We growled at the added cost
We are learning our little lesson, but We
have not learned II true.
For we waste IN some directions the same
az We used To do
Our natural gas we squander 10 poison
the healthy air
We're wasting our oil How bindly and
nobody seems to care.
In factory, farm and forest we're throw
ing our wealth away.
And the bill for our careless living our
children will have to pay.
Tariff and trusts and wages are problems
that must be faced,
But the greatest OF all our problems IL
the problem OF careless waste.
-Rertan praIaU
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
What is the legend connected with
the "Horn Of Oldenburgw

The horn of Oldenburg. which is stu
preserved in church i'm Oldenburg.
Germany. has the following legend
connected with il: One day Ohio OF
Oldenburg, being exhausted with hunt
ing and very thirsty. exclaimed: ION,
God. would that had n cool drink!
Whereupon there suddenly appeared
before him lovely maiden. who offer
ed him n drink I'm a richly carved horn
The beauty OF its workmanship induc-
ell Ohio to make of with ". ana nc
saved himself from evil consequences
by bestowing IL on the church.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
A FRANK INQUIRY.

If YOU had millions at command
And merely joy-rod" through the land
Md on your pay roll kept long lists
OF legal men ana alicuists
And made this world grcwsomc joke
Say. wouldn't you soon bc broke ?
Washington star
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

a notable royal wedding took
place 300 Europe today that of for
mpr KING Manner Of Portugal and
Princess Nugusta Victoria or Hohcn-
zollcru. dauahter of Prince William Of
HohcrzoIIoru Young Manuel may
never re-asceud the throne of his
fathers rut bliss chances uuduubtcdly
viii Dee better ou account of matri-
monim alliance which unitcs him so
r'us'Is with great royal houses OF Eu-
rope.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
Hs. Ireland more than ono fl.aI

The golden harp upon green ground
used by Owen Roe O'Neill In 164i Is
the flag most commonly known. In
addition TO this the arms of Ireland
are in the third quarter Of the royal
standard. while the flag flown by the
lord lieutenant Of Ireland is a Union
Jack Of Great Britain bearing the Irish
harp on blue field In its center, The
Union Jack. in itself, has some Irish In
its makeup. for iE 1901. when the legis-
lative union OF Ireland with Great Brit
ain took place. the cross of st. Patrick
was incorporated in the flag.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
w ELCOME E!

Not the least of the services Jack
Frost will render upon his appearance
will be the ending Of all this fuss over
the summer things the women arc
wearing.-Cleveland Leader.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

ment eventually to carry on most. If
not all Of the express business Such
a boon TO the country will grow al the
faster II the governments rates are
made mere reasonable from top to bot.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

10 there such a thing as dustl.ss
air7
There is no such thing MS dustess
air. No matter what precautions are
taken. particles Of dust will always be
found In the atmosphere. even in a
bermetcally sealed room. There are
very rarely less than 100 particles OF
in big cities. there are sometimes as
many as 10000 in that exceedingly
small space.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

Is IL proper TO hold the fork in the left
hand and carry same 70 the mouth "
you are using the knife with the right,
say, in cutting meat7
The correct way is to cut the meat
with the fork in the left hand. the
knife in the right. then pass the fork
to the right hand and pass the meat
to the mouth. But, after all, it is quite
n matter Of taste.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
TRUE.

one of the life insurance companies
has figured out how dangerous it is
not To marry. Any grocer however
could present convincing evidence ON
the other side.-Clcveland Plain Deaf
q
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

James Moran. of Grundy county, H.,
recently celebrated his ll0th birthday
anniversary with a family reunion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
OUCH!

The first act Of the new British
laureate should be to sing pean OF
Joy over the fact that he landed the
job.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
= Queries and Replies =

Are officers permitted to use enlisted
men in the army or navy as servants2
No Section 1872. revised statutes.
provides that no officer shall use an
enlisted man rs servant in any case
whatever"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
CHhLl ENCE.

The quiet ana courageous night
Tn" keen vibration of the stars,
can me from morbid peace, 10 fight
The worlds forlorn and desperate
wars
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
What are the largest cities in irelanc
England and Scotland7

England and Scotland7
The three largest cities in Ireland
are Dublin. 403.030: Belfast. 3Sj, 492:
Cork. 1862. The five largest cities
In England are London. 4.522.96l; Liv-
erpool. 1866: Manchester, 114.427;
Birmingham. 525,960: Sheffield. 454,-
Cos. The four largest In Scotland are
Glasgow. 7S4 .455; Edinburgh. 320,315;
Dundee. 1G5,006; Aberdeen. lG2,OS4.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
What place has been called the GLIB
raltar Of America7

Quebec. Canada. has often been 80
called. because by reason OF its post
lion and natural and artificial means
NJ defense 1t is perhaps the most I'M
pregnable city I'm America.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

Should letters of coincidence and
flowers sent on the death Of a member
OF the family be acknowledged?
Both flowers and notes should be &c.
knowedged. There Is no need for a
lengthy expression. Il few lines being
sufficient. but all such letters and testi
monials should be answered.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

French paper recently awarded four
prizes for the four best answers to,
What is the most sensational news
item imaginable?' What were the
answers7
First. the marriage Of the pope; sec
ond. abdication of the kaiser: third.
deputies refuse their salaries. and.
fourth. a negro president OF the United
States.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
Is the Merchant Of veniee' a tragedy

Shakespeare's Merchant OF Venice
is given place among his comedies
In fact. 1t was first produced in 1894
as "Venesyon" comedy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

Methodist Episcopal church, 80 years
old today,
Dr Henry Lcfavour, president of
Simmons college II years old today.
Harold MacGrath, the writer Of
many popular stories T. years old to-
day.
Rear Admiral Corwin p. Rces, who
was the last civil war fighter To- re-
tire from active service in the T.. :.
navy. 60 wears old today
Carm Thompson, former United
states treasurer and nov general
ililI ore properties in the northwest,
81 years old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

The air thruhs like = rolling drum
The brave hills and the singing sea,
Unrest and peoples faces come.
Like battle trumpets. rOusing me.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
What 10 the correct meaning Of the
expression "msny noonsw

expression "msny noonsT'
The Indians and poets use moon ~
the period of synodical revolution of
the moon around the earth-in other
words, n month. Shakespeare said In
"Fericles:"
one twelve moons more
She'll wear Dana's livery.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04

Can any one besides a postmaster or
a sworn in clerk deliver mail in post
office? II not. what is the penalty for
such an offense and upon whom would
il be inflicted
1t is Illegal for any one not "sworn
in" 10 handle or deliver mail. and
postmaster found guilty OF permit
ting 1t would lose his postmasterShip.
Under recent act Of congress. how
ever, postmaster. when extraordi-
nary need arises. may swear In any
one tn serve him In any capacity even
II IL is only for day. This makes
It unnecessary for him TO employ any
one not sworn into the government
service.
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LIEUT.. COL. GAIllARD.

Lieut. cot. David Dubois Gaillard,
corps Of engineers, L. =. A. who since
the army took over the construction
of the Panama canal in 1906 has been
the engineer officer in charge of the
GENITAL division OF that great work
a division that includes the world
famed Culcbra cut. was born in Sum
ter county :. a., Sept. i,lS59, and
entered the army July 1, 1850. In
1854 he left West Point the fifth man
in one of the most brilliant classes
that ever graduated from the acaGe-
my In his early career he served in
river Improvement work i'm Florida.
Later he was one of the United States
commissioners appointed To adjust the
international boundary line between
the United States and Mexico. In the
Spanish war he was colonel of the
Third volunteer engineers. I'm 1903 he
was appointed to the general staff,
and in 1906 was sent To Cuba. From
Cuba he went To Panama. Reccntly
Lieut.. Col. Gaillard returned home
suffering from a severe nervous col
lapse. due to his ardous work of seven
ears IN the canal zone.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
Daddy sBedtilme
~ The Joke
>fO1U- Was on
Prince.
Prince.

daddy he
about n dog.
zone Of the n "a certain on the New Tor
alisades lis Prince
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And while life's eager banner flies,
shall assail. with raging mirth,
Tho scornful and Jntroubled skies.
The calm complacency of earth!
Louis Tntermcyer. I'm Smart Set