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The Calumet news., 1913-07-16
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The Calumet news., 1913-07-16

H"h francisco is considering an
electric curiew. The scheme is to have
'u" electric lights all over the city
si'' signal at o'clock after which
-- .hlIdren must be off the streets
The Calumet news., 1913-07-16

The largest thcater in the world is
the opera house in Paris 1t covers
three acres of grounds. its cubic mass
is i,2SIooO feet and it cost $25,OOO.oOO
The Calumet news., 1913-07-16

Like the news Of the day w e
date7 Send US your subscription.
The Calumet news., 1913-07-16

nelehm trades union congress will
take place in Brussels, July ie and i6.
The Calumet news., 1913-07-16

New 100000 corporation will estab
lish taXicab service i'm Indianapolis
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Mo 0Qeadhaadn Irip.

One of the most famous of American
shipping lines in the palmy days of our
marine was the Cope line. which ran
between Philadelphia and liverpool
says the author of Memoirs or Charles
81. Cramp." By this line John Ran
dolph Of Roanoke determined to So &c
Russia when he had been appointee
minister to that country by President
Jackson. Entering the Office Of the
company in Philadelphia, he said to a
clerk in his usual grandilPquent man
hSr:
"Sir, l wish to see Thomas P. Cope"
He was shown to Mr.. Cope's Office.
81 am John Randolph Of Roanoke"
he said. II wish to take passage TO
Liverpool in one Of your ships"
If he expected to be rendered Dass
he was grievously disappointed.
'T am Thomas Cope" replied the
head of the line. IF thee goes aboard
the ship and selects thy stateroom and
Will pay $3.50 thee may co.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
FOR CANNING SMALL FRUIT.

A lady reader of these notes gives
the writer the following recipe for
canning Strawberries, raspberries and
other small fruits and has given him
can of fine looking strawberries as
proof that the method she follows is
success: She first sterilizes her cans
and covers with boiling water, then
fills them with the uncooked berries,
setting the cans in a dishpan contain
ing a quantity of warm water. Prior
to this she has prepared her strip,
which is boiling hot. AS soon as the
water in the pan is brought to a boil
the cans containing the berries are re-
moved to a platter and the strip is
then poured over them. AS the ber-
ries shrink some. reducing the volume
in the cans, enough strip is added so
that the cans run over. The covers
are then screwed on, and the job is
done. The chief advantage Of this
method seems to be that the berries re
tain their shape much better than
where they are cooked for some time.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
SEED CORN TESTS.

Recent tests which the students Of
the agricultural course of the high
school in the writer's home town have
made Of large supply Of seed corn
saved last fall have brought out two
interesting facts-frst that ears that
were picked and hung up in September
before any heavy frost occurred show
q practically perfect termination test,
while ears that were picked after the
first heavy freeze not only show a
larger number Of dead kernels. but in
many instances the terminating power
Of those that grow is weak. If the
average farmer would act on the infor-
nation contained in these tests-pick
his corn before there is any frost and
use care in keeping it dry during the
winter-there would be practically NO
such thing as a seed corn problem.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
IMPORTANT TO DAIRYMEN.

1t looks very much as if the day Yves
not far distant when all dairymer
furnishing milk to cities of any consid
cradle size would be compelled to test
their cows yearly for the detection OF
tuberculosis. The supreme court of the
United States has affirmed the deci
sion of a lower court granting munich
palities the right Of insisting on this
test. and this gives the necessary foun-
dation. The wise dairyman who looks
to the future of his business will not
only take the steps necessary to eradi-
cate the disease, but will look carefully
to the conditions under which his C ows
are kept so as to reduce to a mimi I'm
the likelihood of the development Of
the disease And he will be justified IL
advertising his milk as from tubercu-
lin tested cows
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Priceless Tears

Before General Luke Wright became
governor general of the Philippines he
practiced law in Memphis. 1t so befelf
on one occasion that he was engaged
to defend man for murder, while his
son was the state prosecutor.
In his final argument while pleading
with the jurors to free his client Gen
sral Wright wept copiously. As he fin,
fshed his speech and sat down. wipine
his still streaming eyes, the younger
Wright rose to close the case for the
commonwealth.
Gentlemen of the jury" he began,
II am overcome with admiration for
my father. He has powers which
even I, his son, did not suspect he pos
sessed. You behold him shedding tears
for his client, who, l am informed, has
paid him only a small fee. Gentle.
men Of the jury, never before knew
my father could weep in court for less
than S5.000r'-Saturday Evening Post
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Relax In thR Mater.

Lew Sarett explains the difficulty
which the nonswimmer has in remain
ing afloat in THE Knack Of Learning
10 SWIM" In Outing. as follows:
'The nonswimmer. fearing the wa
ter, very naturally lenses his muscles
as he struggles 10 keep his head above
the WATER until he is as hard as a rock,
and. like Il rock. he sinks. whereas the
swimmer. having no fear. relaxes his
muscles and hence becomes buoyant.
The explanation is simple physical
one. Tense. taut muscles increase the
specific gravity of the body and make
given an ordinary supply of air in the
IungsI will make the body float"
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
NOT AFRAID OF C0FFINS.
Among the Chinese They Are Gladly
Accepted as Presents.

Among the Chinese They Are Gladly
Accepted as Presents.
Some one who knows Chinese peo-
pie very we'll once told a tale to show
that they do not permit themselves the
luxury of nerves She said she had
gone one day, before the Boxer riots,
to visit an old lady who lived out in
the country far beyond Weihsien.
When the American woman arrived
the old lady was out, but presently she
came in and announced that she had
just been out watching the men dig
her grave, but as it began to rain she
had told them to wait for pleasanter
day" She did not die for years after
that, but she had the comforting as
surance that her grave was ready for
her without any unseemly haste when
ever she cared to occupy it.
The same American had the expe
rience Of sleeping In a room with
very large coffin when she was visiting
a Chinese friend, and the next morning
the old grandfather Of the family call
ed her attention to its excellences and
explained that his son had made him a
present of it. isn't the wood finer he
asked admiringly. at cost a lot Of
money" Old people accept such pres
ents as marks of flial love, and not at
all as a hint for them to occupy the
coffin.-New York Post.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
An Ants SEWING Circle.

A party of German naturalists re-
Gently returned from Ceylon have re-
ported the existence of a species of ant
that has been observed in the act of
sewing two leaves together for the pur-
pose of forming a nest. This report
confirms the observations of the Eng
lish naturalist Ridley, made in 1890.
They saw a row of the insects pulling
the edges of leaves together. then 9th
ers trimming and fitting the edges. and
finally the completion of the work by
still other ants which fastened the
edges with a silky thread yielded by
larvae Of the same species the workers
carried in their mandibles 1t is said
that the sewing ants pass the thread
giving larvae like shuttles through
holes in the edges of the leaves.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
POOR MANAGEMENT,

The Nebraska College of Agriculture
last year sent out inquiries to 2.Op'
farmers who are engaged in the grow
ing Of wheat and found that with but
few exceptions they burned their
straw. The station officials say that
in effect these farmers. as well as
thousands of others who follow the
same practice in Missouri. Kansas and
Oklahoma. are guilty of arson and are
directly impairin;: the productivity ano
physical quality Of their soils. The
station discourages this practice anc
urges the use of the straw as q rough
age for winter feeding, as a fertilizer.
as a preventive of soil blowing. to in,
prove the drainage. to loosen heavy
and adhesive soils and for bedding
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
THE SAME OLD SEASONS.
They Are Just About as They Were .
Couple of Centuries Ago.

Couple of Centuries Ago.
The belief of many people that the
seasons are undergoing some kind Of
change has led Professor Ignazio CALI
to examine the weather records Of the
entire eighteenth century.
The Investigations of Professor CALI
show ffty-one winters that lasted well
into spring, thirty-one warm winters.
thirteen unusually early winters.
twelve mild winters followed BY cold
springs, eleven mild winters followed
by mild springs. eleven cold autumns,
eight very warm springs. eight sum-
mers with frosts and five very warm
autumns. There was one instance Of
six consecutive warm seasons. More
than quarters of the periods of
unusual weather occurred between the
middle of autumn and the end Of
spring. Many times during the eight
eenth century the same apparent anon
allies required at the same seasons in
several successive years. In every case
the seasons regained their normal char
acteristics.
There have always been persons who
imagined that the seasons were becom-
ing warmer or colder than before.
There is. however. small foundation
for such beliefs. The world bas In
deed experienced many cold summers
and many warm winters, but such sea-
sons are not the rule, but the excep-
tion.-Youth's Companion.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
FROZEN WITH HEAT.
A Remarkable Process Known as the
CaiorIc Paradox.

A Remarkable Process Known as the
CaiorIe Paradox.
Freezing is usually associated with
cold, but water can be frozen on a red
hot plate. This pretty experiment has
rightly been called the calorfc paradox.
If drop of water is placed on red
hot or white hot metal plate 1t does
not suddenly fash into steam under
the influence of the great heat, 1t does
not even boil. 1t simply evaporates
quietly and slowly as it rolls about the
plate. Now. suppose that the drop on
she plate is a volatile liquid like sui
phurous acid. 1t will evaporate, and
this evaporation will produce cold. Let
a drop of water fall in the sulphurous
acid drop and it will be frozen in spite
ST the heat.
NJ. Boutigny thus froze water on a
white hot platinum capsule. Faraday
carried this remarkable experiment
sven further. Pouring some ether and
solidified carbonic acid gas on a red
hot platinum capsule, he formed a
spheroidal mass which eyaporated very
slowly. He then brought some mer-
curry into contact with 1t. and this was
instantly frozen. Now. mercury re-
quires a temperature of 40 degrees be-
low zero to solidify 1t, and here it wss
frozen on redhot platinum.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
GLASS IS PECULIAR.
81 HIS. Number Of Curious and Cen
Trajectory Qualities.

Trajectory Qualities.
Glass is one OF the most interestin'
rs well as one of the most peculi;
things In the world. 1t has curious al.
contradictory qualities. and many a.
tonishing phenomena are cOnnecte
with it. Brittle and breakable as it i
yet it exceeds almost all other bodic
In elasticity.
II two glass balls are made to strii
each other at a given force the recO..
by virtue of their elasticity, will h.
nearly equal to their original impetus
Connected with its brittleness ere sons
very singular facts.
Take hollow sphere with hole an'
stop the hole with the finger, so as I;
prevent the external and Internal al
from communicating, and the spher'
Will fly to pieces by the mlre heat %
the hand. Vessels made of glass tina
have been suddenly cooled possess th'
curious property Of being able to re
sist hard blows given to them from
without, but will be instantly shivere(
by a small particle of flint dropped int
their cavities. This property seems Il
depend upon the comparative thickness!
of the bottom; the thicker the bottom
Is the more certainty Of breakage b!
this experiment. Some Of these vessels
It is stated, have resisted the stroke o
q mallet given with sufficient force II
drive a nail into wood, and heavy bod
les, such as iron. bits Of wood, Jasper
stone. etc. have been cast into then
from height of two or three feet with
out any effect, yet fragment Of fin
not larger than pea dropped from l
height of three inches has made theu
dy
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
ELIZA WAS GENEROUS.
Her Munificent Offer For an Orieins
Five Act Tragedy.

tive ACT iTd9coys
People are likely to look back con.
miseratingly upon the past In theSJ
days of modern progress. When we
hear what the most prolific Of present
day novelists receives a word anG
what the weekly royalties Of any well
known playwrights are we say that
the literary profession has come into
its own. Some bark back to the con.
trasting tale-that Milton received
only f5 for the first copyright 81
paradise Lost" an epic in twelv,
books containing a total Of 10.5G-
lines, but that was over two centuTip>
ago. Poe received $40 for TIL
Raven" That may be dismissed With
the statement that poetry never paid.
The modern way Of making none
by literature is even more recent tina
Is generally thought. Alexander Hill
Of Cincinnati, one Of the best know
bookmen and collectors of the midd!.
west. has a letter In his collection ~
autographs that proves this point.
Two generations ago Eliza Logan
was a leading actress in America
Read her letter. o budding genius o..
the typewriter. and be glad that whei.
you are paid it is space rates for tn
local paper:
fremont House. Boston. May II. 1854.
e. Dusseault, Jr., Charlestown, Mass.
Sir-I wish an original five act tragedy
the feature to be q heroine. myself the
personator Of It: the scene not to be laiJ
In this country; the plot to be option
with the author-for which, II I Ike 1t :
VIII pay S. Respectfully,
ELIZA LOGAN
DoCf
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Boston Post,
American Leaf Colors,

1t has been observed that the leave:
Of American trees. such as maple
scarlet oaks and so forth. which "a
home exhibit splendid colors In til,
autumn. fall below their reputation il
this regard when transplanted IN En-.
land or on the continent of Europ,'
An English observer, who has bee.
studying the causes of the autur
ints of trees, thinks the superior
Of our woodlands arises from the so:
and mild get glowing climatic conf
lions prevailing here in the fall. En-
land, It is added. IS rarely blessed wiz
an Indian summer. When the climat:
conditions permit the leaves to retail
considerable vitality in the autumn
the colored pigment is normally de
veloped: hence the glorious forests q
the United States. - Chicago Recorti
Herald
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
THE PASTOR sPRINTED.
He Made Good Run In Record Time
With Plenty of Reason.

He Made Good Run In Record Time
With Plenty of Reason.
One of the traditional stories of the
town of Fairfield. Conn.,. recounts a
wild dash from the pulpit made by
a worthy and beloved pastor Of the
Episcopal flock. DR.. Labaree.
1t was on Sunday more than a hun
dred years ago. The service had been
read, the prayers said. the hymns sung,
and the parson began his sermon. As
he proceeded his gestures became very
energetic. He brought his right hand
down with great force. Then he turned
pale, cleared the pulpit stairs at a
bound. dashed out of the church door
and ran toward the pond short dis.
lance away.
The congregation followed in bewfl-
dered pursuit and saw their venerable
pastor with flying robe rush into the
water until it came to his neck. Then,
turning round. he faced his astonished
audience and said:
Dearly beloved brethren, l am not
crazy, as no doubt many Of you think,
but yesterday at the drug store bought
a hottie of nitric acid and carelessly
left it>in my pocket today.
my last gesture broke the bottle.
knew the suffering the acid would cause
when it penetrated my clothing and
rushed for the water to save myself
pain"
He drew several pieces Of glass from
his pocket in witness of the tale. Then
he dismissed the company and hurried
home.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
SOME ALFALFA EXPERIMENTS.

In view Of the widespread as well a.
increasing interest in the subject of
alfalfa growing it is worth giving
summary in this department of bulle
tin No. 1856, which has been lately Is
sued by the Nebraska experiment sta,
ton and tells of the experience OF
farmers In different parts of the state
In getting start with this valuable
legume. Twelve farmers co-operate6
In the work, carrying it on according
to suggestions and directions of the
station directors. In this cooperative
experimental work it was the aim to
try out and compare the effect of three
treatments in securing a stand of al
falfa and on subsequent growth
first, liquid nitrogen cultures sent out
by the United States department of
agriculture; second. soil from well
established alfalfa fields. and, third.
farm manure. Owing to the prevalence
Of drought and grasshoppers during
the years 1910 and 1911 there was q
failure on the part of some Of the CO.
operators to get stand, but the re-
suits secured by those who did get a
stand brought out the following con-
illusions: That the use of farm manure
In proper amounts and properly ap
piled is to be strongly recommended,
that where difficulty is experienced In
getting a stand the soil should be in
oculated and that incubation with
coil from we'll established alfalfa
field or sweet clover patch gave uni
formly better results than were secur-
ed by the use of liquid cultures.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
a Little In Advance.

whose domestic complications are fire,
quent, but not serious. had one evening
called upon a married couple. On their
way home the lady said:
Now, in the case of the Parkers, |
should say it was an ideal marriage
Really, believe they both think abso-
lutely alike"
Charming people, charming peoplev'
said hubby. But about the thinking,
Gladys, if you will notice, she general
~ thinks frst."-Lippincott's.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
For the BOYS Sake,

A Roseville man stopped smoking for
the sake Of his yong son. If smoke
I shall set him a bad example," he ar
gued and gave up tobacco with many
signs of regret For three years he has
done without the weed The other
night be found box of little cigars in
the boys coat pocket, a well smoked
brier pipe in the youngsters tool box
down cellar and a pack of cigarettes in
the woodshed.- Newark News.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Regulating Price of Books.

The price of books was once a ma
ter for legislation in England. AD AZ.
Of 1884. which seems never to ha,,
been repealed. provides that any CON
plant regarding the price of bool,
should be considered by 1.-The lord chan
berlain, the lord treasurer and tn
justices or any two of these" and tha1
those dignitaries should have "pOwel
and authority 10 reform and redress
the enhancing of the prices of printe.i
books and to limit the prices of the
books and the offenders should lose
and forfeit for every book by them
sold whereof the price be enhanced
The sum of IS. 6d."-London Mail.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
For Sale.

My farm of $50 acres, near Mont
heller and eight miles from Columbia
Good I room dwelling, outbuildings
medium. splendid orchard and ample
timber. Good, productive land, 30
acres being creek bottom. Good COM
nounity. close to school and church.
price reasonable and terms inviting.
Mrs. Addie Taylor,
Montpelier, KY.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
A PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT.

No more needed or practical exper
ment could be conducted by the class
In agriculture in many sections than
that OF making a test Of alfalfa grow
ting. Directions best suited to the eli
matte and soil conditions of any local
ity would be gladly furnished by the
directors of the state agricultural col
lege. Rightly conducted, such an e1'
pertinent would furnish just the data
that dozens of farmers in the territory
tributary to the school would be only
too glad to get. The experiment would
Enthusiastically prove both practical
and interesting.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
Uncle Ezra Says.

cit don't take more n gill Nv Ell
fort to git folks into peck of trouble
and little neglect of constipation,
biliousness, indigestion or oOher liver
derangement will do the same. If
ailing, take DIR. Kings New Life Pills
for Quick results. Easy, safe, sure
and only % cents at PAUL Drug 20.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
His Experience.

"In order to succeed in any line of
business" said the great merchant,
who was given to the habit Of moral
izing. lone must begin at the bottom"
II tried that" replied the young man
with the fringed trousers. land now
I'm on my uppers. "-Exchange.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-10
She Didn't Do Il.

The family jar waxed fercer.
You talk about my being to blam'
cor our marrying!" shrilly exclaimed
Mrs. Vick-Senn. John Henry. did I
hunt you out and then make love g
your
mo-" he snorted. But you cOulG
have given me the CLASSY eye and sent
me about my business, and you didni
do 1t. madam-you didn't do itr'-Chi
cago Tribune.