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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02

to pack their tools as though at the
successful completion Of a long and
difficult job
But every man jack of them knew
perfectly well tina. the electrical ap-
paratus of the building was now in ex-
actly the same condition as it had
been the evening before. No repair
work had followed futile investiga-
ton.
AS the group moved toward the
outer air, the head repair man quietly
dropped behind. Surreptitiously he
applied the slender cords Of his pocket
ammeter to the zinc and carbon of the
dead batteries concerning whose fresh
ness he and his assistant had argued.
The delicate needle leaped forward,
quivered like snakes tongue, and
lowered over number.
Fifteen" read the repair man; and
then, after a moment: He'll"
The daily business, therefore, open
ed normally. The elevator shot from
floor to floor; the telephones rang;
the call-bells buzzed, and all was we'll
il
at half past seven the Office boys; at
eight the clerks; little later some of
the heads; and precisely at nine Nal
achi Mccarthy, as was his invariable
habit
AS the bulky form of the political
boss pushed around the leaves of the
revolving door, the elevator starter
glanced at his watch. This was not to
determine If Mccarthy was on time,
Mccarthy had recovered his good
humor. He threw joke at the negro
polishing the brass, and paused gen.
tally to exchange a word with the ele-
vator starter.
Worked until about three o'clock"
the latter answered question. Got
it fixed all right. No, they didn't say
what was the matter. Something to
do with the wires, suppose.
"Most likely agreed Mccarthy.
At that moment an elevator
dropped from above and came to rest.
like swift bird alighting. the doors
parted to let out young man wearing
the cap OF the United Wireless
Good morning, Mr.. Mccarthy, this
young man remarked In passing.
"Aren't going into the sign-painting
business. are your" He laughed.
what ye givin' us. Mixer" demand
ed Mccarthy.
The young man wheeled to include
the elevator starter in the joke.
"Air was full Of dope most of last
night from some merry little Jester
working a toy, homemade. He just
kept repeating the same thing
something about Mccarthy; at six
o'clock you shall have a sign given
unto you. It works over and over
ali night Some new advertising
dodge. reckon. Didn't know but you
were the McCasthy and were getting
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02

if you hear a buzz when turn her
over?" requested the chauffeur.
Il don't hear nothing" was the YER
dict.
I'm sorry, but you'll have to take
another cab" then said the man. my
coils gone back on me-"
Mccarthy impatiently descended,
entered the next taxi in line. and re-
peated the same experience. BY now
predicament Of their brethren, were
anxiously and perspiringly at work.
Not an engine answered the call of the
road! A passing truck driver, grin
ming from ear to ear, drove slowly
down the line. dealing out the ancient
jests rescued for the occasion from
an Oblivion to which the perfection of
the automobile had consigned them.
Mccarthy added his mite; he was
of series Of nagging impertinences,
which he resented after his kind.
'If." said he, your company would
put out something on the street be-
sides a bunch of retired grist-rnills
with clock dials hitched on to them,
you might be able to give the public
some service. I've got lots OF time.
Don't hurry through your afternoon
exercise on my account Just buy
lawn-mower and a chatelaine watch
apiece-you'd do just as wen"
By now every man had his battery
box open Mccarthy left them, puz-
zling over the singular failure Of the
electrical apparatus, which Is the nerv-
Gus system OF the modern automobile
He turned into Fifth Avenue. An
astonishing sight met his eyes.
The old days had returned. The
center of the long roadway, down
which ordinarily long file Of the pur-
ring monsters of gasoline creep and
dash, shouidering aside the few han
SONS and victorias remaining from a
| bygone age, now showed but swing
| ing slashing trot OF horses.
Hansoms, hacks, broughams; up
raised whips, whirling in signal; the
! spat spat of horses hoofs; all the OBJ
soiescent vehicles that ordinarily doze
In hope along the sands of the side
streets; r. was a gay sight of the past
raised again for the moment to reality
by the same mysterious blight that
had Swallowed the Atlas Building the
night before.
Mccarthy looked about him for a
hanson There was none unengaged
In fact, the boss soon determined that
many others, like himself, were wait
ing for a chance at the first vacant
one. Reluctantly he made up his mind
to walk. He glanced up at the tower
of the Metropolitan Building; ther
stared in establishment. The hands o.
the great dial were still perpendicular
the hour indicated was still sb
o'clock!
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02

The delicate needle of the instru-
ment did not culver.
Batteries dead" said the repair
man. Jim. what the hotel-biIl do you
mean by getting dead batteries? Go
back and bring new lot, and test
'em-"
In due time Jim returned.
These test to fifteen" said he. go
to It'll"
"Test-nothing!" roared the repair
man after moment These are dead,
too"
Percy Darrow left the ensuing ar
gument to its own warmth It was
growing late. In the corridor a few
hastily-brought lamps cast dim light
Percy collided against Doctor Knox
entering the building.
Not fixed YETI" asked the latter in
evident Disappointment What's the
matter7"
II don't know" said barrow slowly;
lit puzzles me. It's more than an or
binary break of connections or short
circuiting through apparatus. II one
could imagine big building like this
polarized in some way-anyway, the
electricity Is dead. Look here" He
pulled an electric fiash-light from his
pocket Bought this fresh on my wal
here. Tested It, of course. Now
there's nothing wonderful about these
toys going back on man; but'-h'
pressed the button and peered dow1
the lens--this is funny coinci
dence." He turned the lens toward hi
friend The f1lament was dark.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
RECORDS BROKEN
HUNTING SEASON CLOSES WITH
DEATH LIST OF ONE HUN
DRED AND THIRTY-FIvE.
Many Careless sportsmen Snuff Out
Own Lives-Two Dozen Killed
BY Their Companions.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Chicago, Ill.--The hunting season.
which closed, cost 1875 lives. In addi-
ton to the death toll, which is con-
siderably larger than in any previous
year, 125 persons were injured, sew
eral of them fatally. One looks in
vain for any new causes for the long
list of casualties. A much greater
number have shot themselves this sea-
son, by reason of careless handling OF
weapons, no fewer than 81 having lost
their lives at their own hands and "a
others escaping with more or less Sc
we're injuries.
The deadly companion was abroad
this year, as usual, and to his pres
ence. were due "a deaths. He also in
ficted injuries on - others. The man
who shoots every time he sees a move
ment in bush, thinking it must be
caused by some species Of game, can
reflect on the fact that that sort of
hunting resulted in the death of II
and the injury of 10.
Drowning is well up in the causes
of fatalities, 16 hunters having found
watery graves while in quest of game.
1t is estimated that there were nearly
$4,000 hunters in Wisconsin and Mich
igan, and when to this number are
added the thousands who took the
trail in Minnesota, Maine and New
York the total number will reach well
up to 100000
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
Question Of Decree.

On a writ Of error to the supreme
court of one of the territories, counsel
for plaintiff in error sharply criticized
the rulings of the trial judge. When
the counsel for the defendant in error
began his reply. the following took
place:
May 1t please your honors. before
finish my argument, think 1 can show
you that the trial judge was not as
crazy as counsel on the other side
would make him out to be-"
BY member Of the court: Let me
understand you; you admit the fact of
insanity of the trial judge, but deny
its degree Case and Comment.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
ITALIAN RAILROAD sMAsH-uP.

Rome Five persons were killed
and Is injured at Ceccano Station
when the Rome-Naples express crash
ed into stationary freight train
which was on the wrong track. The
engineer of the express, by throwing
on the brakes and reversing his en-
CINE, managed to reduce the speed of
his train sufficiently to avert stfll
greater disaster The express loco
motive. baggage car, dining car, two
ordinary coaches and two freight cara
we're wrecked
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
CHAPTER Ill.
The Moving FINGER Writes.

The condition of affairs in the At
las Building lasted long enough to car
~ the matter up to the experts in the
employ of the companies: that is to
say, until about three o'clock the fol-
lowing morning. Then, without rea-
son, and all at once. the whole build
ing from top to bottom was blaze of
incandescent light.
The little group Of workmen and
experts nodded in a competent and
satisfied manner, and began leisurely
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
CHAPTER I.
Tho Owner Of New Work.

no owner OF Now YORK.
Percy barrow, young man CT scien-
9ific training, indolent manners, effem-
Rnate appearance, hidden energy, and
absolute courage, lounged through the
doors Of the Atlas Building. Since
his rescue from the volcanic island
that had witnessed the piratical muir
der of his old employer, Doctor Scher-
merhorn, the spectacular dissolution
4of the murderers, and his own impris-
"onment In a cave beneath the very
roar Of an eruption, he had been nurs-
ing his shattered nerves back to their
normal strength. Now he felt that at
last he was able to go to work again.
Therefore, he was about to approach
"a man of influence among practical
scientists, from whom he hoped fur
-ther occupation.
AS the express elevator shot upward,
he passed long slender hand across
him still. The car stopped, and the
metallic gates changed open Darrow
,obediently stepped forth. Only when
the elevator had disappeared did his
upward glance bring to him the knowl-
edge that he had disembarked one
floor too soon.
Darrow's eye fell on lettered sign
outside the nearest door. He smiled
a slow red-lipped smile beneath his
small silky mustache, dropped his
black eyelashes in flicker of reminis-
cence, hesitated a moment, then step
ped languidly forward and opened the
door. The sign indicated the head
quarters of the very modest commits
sionership behind which Mccarthy
chose to work Mccarthy, quite sim
ply, at that time owned New York.
AS barrow entered, Mccarthy hung
up the telephone receiver with a
smash, and sat glazing at the instru
ment After a moment he turned his
small bright eyes toward the new
conner.
Hello, Perc," he growled. 'Didn't
see you. Say, I'm SO mad my skin
cracks. Just now some measly little
shrimp called me up from a public
booth. What We suppose he wanted
now? Oh, nothin'! Just told me IL
go many words for me to pack up my
little trunk and sail for Europe anC
never come back! That's all! He
give me until Sunday, too Mccarthy
barked out short laugh, and reached
for a cigar-box, which he held out tt
Darrow.
Percy shook his head. so he want.
you to go to Europer
Wants me? Orders me! Says
got to-" Mccarthy laughed. Lowell!
thought"
He pulled out cloud Of smoke.
Says if 1 don't obey orders he'll
send me a sign to convince mel
went on the boss. Hes got meal
voice. He ought to have tag huni
! on him and get carried to the morgue
Me give me the shivers, like a dea'
man. I never hear such a unhol,
thing outside a graveyard at mid
night"
Percy Darrow was surveying hin
with leisurely amusement, Sigh
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
RUSH ORDERS SENT.

lladelphia.-Orders were received
at the League Island navy yard for the
battleship Montana to be made ready
for sailing to Mexican waters as quick
ly as possible, The torpedo boat Roe
also was ordered to sail at once and
another vessel, supposedly the battle
ship Mississippi, has been ordered to
prepare to sail on 48 hours notice.
The transport Hancock is under rush
orders, too, and will be placed in ac-
tive commission this week.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02

this ONCE who doesn't want one sim
gle thing of you"
Il suppose that's it." agreed Nc
Carthy. The telephone rang. He
snatched down the receiver, listened a
moment, and thrust forward his heavy
jowl. Not on your life!" he growled
In answer to some question. While
he was still occupied with the receiver
Percy barrow nodded and sauntered
out.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02

TEEN by the orientals. Another point
in favor of the ounce is that it is the
fruit which was sacred to Venus, the
goddess of live, and in q great many
of the ancient writings the ounce IL
very frequently mentioned in this man.
ner In Babylonta Ishtar took the
place of Venus in the Roman mythoL
ogy, and it should be remembered
that the story OF the creation origina
ted with the Babylonians. All evt
dence seems to point away from the
apple having been the forbidden
Fruit, and towards the ounce as hav.
ing been that fruit OF the "Tree of
Knowledge of Good and EVIL
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
ASSASSIN USES Ak.

New York.-Antonio Lapello, 80
years old, was slain while asleep in
his room at 351 East One Hundred and
Fourteenth street. His head had been
split from crown to chin with an ak
and then split across the eyes. The
body was discovered by his 11-year-old
son, Pasquale, who had left the house
less than half an hour before.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02
"MUTINY ABOARD" LINTON.

Seattle, Wash.-The British bark
Lynton, bound from Santa Rosalie,
Mexico, for the Columbia river, was
sighted off Cape Flattery, signaling
assistance wanted-mutiny." The
revnue cutter Manning, cruising in the
Strait of Juan De Fucs to assist ship
ping, is believed to have gone to the
Lynton's assistance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION
CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 20, 1918.
The National Conservation Congress has
arranged to establish an organization in
every State for the first time in the his
tory of the conservation movement. The
State organizations are to be under the
dire ction of the Congress and are beng
formed under policy that will give
powerful impetus to the work of the
national body. Plans have been made
for nationwide activity by the State
organizations prior to the fifth session of
the Congress, which is called to meet in
Washington November Is, 10 and 20.
Through the machinery thus created
the Congress expects to be able to set in
motion in the various States concrete
plans for putting into practical effect the
conservation principles for which the
Congress stands. Heretofore the Con-
gress has contented itself for the most
part with working up public sentiment
through its annual meetings. In this 1t
has been highly su ccessful. Each of the
four great annu al meetings of the body
has had a noticea BILE effect on sentiment
and legislation.
The Congress is already powerful in
IT'S junction as a clearing mouse among
the State conservation commissions and
the conservation commit tees of various
national organizations. Through these,
and particularly the latter, it has been
able to exert great influence. President
Charles Lathrop Pack feels that its scope
should become still broader. To this end
he has caused the State organiza ton TO
be perfected. Each State organization
will consist primarily of State vice
president and State secretary. Con-
trary to custom these officials will not be
mere fgureheads. Active men of known
influence have been selected and are COM
mitted to energetic application to the
work in hand.
The vice president for Maine is Hon.
Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, and the
secretary, Frank E. Mace of Augusta.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

The white marble of which the great
1000, 900 Lincoln memorial temple is to
be built on the banks of the Potomac in
Washington is to come from the Sopris
national forest, Colorado. This is said to
be the first great building in the east to
be constructed of this stone, known to
the building trades as Denver marble,
though much of it has been used as an
interior finish in public buildings In the
west a notable example Of its use is
found in the new federal building at
Denver.
While the marble quarries are in the
midst of the national forest, they are on
private land secured under the laws by
which areas bearing deposits of building
Under the law prospectors can locate and
national forests just as they can on the
pany which own the quarries is large
user of national forest timber in the
working of it's properties, situated near
Marble, Colorado.
The history of the company is said TO
be of considerable interest. as represent
ing indom liable enterprise against diff
culties. The country in which the marble
deposits occur is extremely rough and
precipitous, and for long time was in
accessible because of lack Of transpor-
tation facilities. Large sums had to be
expended before the stone could be got
out and brought to market. Up to 1907,
when the product first begin to attract
attention, it is said that ST 200,0 hac
been expended in developing the property
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
The Camden Mountains.

Camden has long been proud of its
famous Camden mountain range which
has doubtless been an asset If inducing
summer visitors to locate thereabouts
But now, says an exchange, Camden adj
mirers are akening to the fact that the
most is not being made out of this grand
background to one OF most beautiful sea-
shore towns along the New England
coast. The proposition is to open up a
number of mountain trails. There are,
to be sure, some paths now, the enc on
Mount Battle being the most popular,
but there are many other possible ones.
Not only from Battle and Megunticook
but at Maiden Cliff, Bald, Ragged, Mount
Pleasant and Bald Rock are wonderful
views obtainable. The matter will prob
ably be referred to the Camden board of
trade and it is believed the opeaing of
such trails over the Camden range, prop
erly advertised, would attract hundreds
of new tourists to Maine, especially those
who enjoy walking and particularly
mountain climbing. A committee Of
organization already is planning to make
and m ark out the trails.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
MAINE FOLKS IN CALIFORNIA.
l.. +. SHALFS s. SIN

Santa Cruz, California, has a State of
Maine society, and at recent good old
fashioned New England supper fifty
hungry mort ais We're present. The chair
man of the leafs" committee, Mrs. F.
K Pierce, is a Maine citizen by adoption
having been born in Santa. Cruz and mar
ried Maine man. Mrs Pilsbury was
chairman of the entertainment feature.
There was an original poem On childhood
days in Maine by Mrs. Murch, reclta-
tiot. by Miss Bunela Pillsbury, song by
Miss Anna LInscott, reading by Mrs.
Marrick, a song by Mrs, J. R. William
son, a reading by Mrs. Crockett, re-
marks by j. W. Linscott, and descrip-
ton of a recent trip to Maine by Mr..
Deering of Sequel. The remarks by Mr..
Deering were very interesting. While
N Maine he visited some of the relatives
of J. W. Linscott. The officers of the
Maine club are c. A. Boston, president;
Miss Ora March, secretary; Miss Edna
| Young, treasurer The meeting closed
with the singing of some of the good, old
Maine songs. dear to the hearts of all
present.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
The BuSineCC Farmer Pn6o
THE BUSINESS DAIRY HERD
! the Herd Is to Keep Yea. Gu: Cut tie
Cows Y0u Have to Keep.


By F. B. MUNFORD.
Dean and Director. University ofMi$souri
The farmer Is IL manufacturer: h. alse
produces his own raw material As
In the case of the manufacturer. he in
vests capital, employs skilled labor and
makes the largest possible use Of ma
chimes by which the raw products of
the soil are made into more valuable
products required for the food and
pleasure of mankind
The profits Of the manufacturer very
largely depend upon the kind Of ma
chine used in the manufacturing proc
esses
In the manufacturing processes con-
Quoted on the farm the animal is the
machine and, like the manufacturer.
the profits to the farmer depend large
ly upon the efficiency of the animal
machine. There are some horses that
will eat bushel of oats and trot
mile in two minutes. There are other
horses that when fed the same kind and
amount of oats, hitched to the same
sulky. driven by the same driver over
the same track. will do we'll if they
trot mile in four minutes There is
no difference in the oats nor in the
driver or the track. 1t is altogether
due to the difference in the efficiency
of the two animal machines.
There are dairy cows which when
fed a certain amount of food under
certain conditions will produce 1875
pounds of butter in Il year. There are
other cows fed the same food for TIL
same length of time that will as cas-
ly produce 80 pounds of butter in d
year The profits from the efficient
COW are often ten times greater than
the profits from the inferior animal-in
fact, the inferior animal is generally
fed at loss
II 1t is true that one COW can be so
much more profitable than another COW
the question Is. How can we secure the
profitable cows? There is only one
sure way. and that is by actual test
In any herd Of COWS the milk Of each
COW should be weighed separately and
record kept 1t will be found that on
the same food some cows produce dou-
bic the milk that is secured from 9th
ers But the investigation should be
more thorough
There is a very great difference in
the richness Of the milk from differ
ent cows. The per cent of fat in milk
can easily be determined, thanks to the
invention of the milk tester No dairy
man can successfully prosecute his
business without a pair of scales and
a milk tester. With these tive appIi-
ances and with a good system of rec
ords it is possible to make over an IN
profitable. money losing herd Of cows
into money making herd