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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-10
AIRY

Every now and then some aviator
breaks a record before he breaks his
neck.-Philadclphia Public Ledger
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-10
Atlantic Fleet Of Yesterday and
Today.

1
In order properly to appreciate the
magnitude of the United States fleet
that is To be ii may not he out OF
place To say a word or two of the At
lantic feet of yesterday and of today.
| the splendid fleet which sailed around
| the globe under Evans. Thomas and
SpeIry, trio of great fleet command
ers, all now dead When Theodore
Roosevelt, as president of the United
States, bade the feet under Evans
godspeed as il steamed past the Vir-
ginia capes that December day in
1907, there was not an American
worthy the name who did not feel "A
heart throb of pride as he saw, or
pictured, that magnificent line of vcs-
sells which the flagship Connecticut
led out to sea, from her foremost
iiuttering the two starred blue pen.
nant Of Fighting Bob" Evans, who
was then beginning, as events proved,
his last voyage as commander in chief
of the Atlantic fleet.
kiplins's Famous Tribute
to Evans.
1t was few years before this way
age began that Kipling wrote his
poem to Evans, the occasion being the
presentation to the seaman by the
author of "a set Of the lattcr's works
The poem is now, and probably al
ways will be, a toast i'm the American
navy. These arc the verses:
Zogbaum draws with a pencil,
And ! do things with "A pen.
And You sit up i'm "A coming tower
Bossing eight hundred men.
Zogbaum takes care of his business
And ] take care OF mine.
And you take care Of ten thousand
tons.
SKY shooting through the brine
Zosbaum can handle his shadows
And | can handle my style,
Any YOU can handle q ten-inch gun
10 carry seven mile.
&c him that hath shall be given"
And that's why these books are sent
To the man who has lived more stories
Than Iogbaum or | could invent.
IL was only six years ago that the
Atlantic fleet made its famous cruise
around the world. yet today's Atlantic
fleet, in both offensive and defensive
power, Is equal to about three such
fleets as Evans and Thomas and Spcr-
ry piloted in girdling the globe. Even
now II seems a generation, from tho
naval viewpoint, since the Alabama,
Wisconsin, kearsarge. Kentucky.
NAME and Missouri were units i'm
The greatest of American fleets.
Yet today not one Of these splendid
vessels Of so few years ago is in the
iiect that Rear Admiral Charles Y.
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Penns} Nania ana Number 80, as the
latest ship authorized by Congress is
now known pending decision as to her
name. These two ships will add an
other 10000 To the tonnage of the
iicct, with twenty additional guns OF
The li-nch and twenty of the 5-inch
type
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The Con- the wake of Capt Carks old Oregon
builders
aud SO is
more Nor
of he Il
he Of
OF
the do alp ia,
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Oregon to Head the Fleet to
the Pacific,

The day when the Atlantic feet
passes gloriously into history and the
United States fleet takes its place IN
the lineup of the worlds great naval
organizations. will be the day when
the old oregon, the famous ship OF
1898 that sailed around South America
and joined Sampson in the nick of
time 70 win an undying name at san
tiaGo, will lead The American fleet from
the Atlantic To the Pacific via the
Panama canal. Behind the oregon,
which tor a day only will he a flagship,
will trail in a maJeCtic line the fleet
that is dying and the fleet that IS
being born. The fleet viii include
twelve dreadnoughts and superdread-
noughts, and as many more battle
ships of the fleet will approxima t.
half a million tons.
The fleets 1000 guns of all types, If
fired simultaneously, would burn up
In smokoless powder more than $780,
600, the projectiles would weigh ap-
proximately $4,000 pounds. and the
total firing cost would be slightly in
eNppsS nf Sac OOO
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Panama Canal Fleet Will
Be MightieSt Naval Unit

Twenty oeadnoushts Baeshps File Through the Canal
Behind the viii Have 1000 Guns Displacement
Of 100000 Tons
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It is hard for those not here on the
scene TO appreciate the vdstuess Of
this work, despite the volumes that
have been written about at, but the
figures are staggering. Imagine Il
wall of earth and tough rock, three
feet high and three across. wrapped
five time around tho earth at the
equator and YOU may get an idea o.
what is meant by 232353.O00 cubic
yards of excavation which the canal
work has called for. or reduce 70
the picture OF solid block the A.
416,S5O cubic yards Of concrete THAI
have gone into the construction of the
locks and the dams and the spluways.
Imagine river, varying in width from
200 TO Loco feet and with maximum
depth Of Al feet climbing in grea'
steps from seo-level To "a height of So
feet passing through nine mile cut
IA mountain and descending by
stairs again TO sea-lcvol, and YOU have.
glimpse of the Panama canal as itI
has been created by human hands.
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Balboa driven from home by his
creditor landed ON tho Isthmus i'm
800 To him belongs the credit for
tirst ceusaw.ng the idc3 of canal
9n' r.tn- the rirst to transmit tho
thought 10 the world after having ORE
-onized 100 expedition which crossed
afoot to The Pacific over what is nov,
known among the multitude Of canal
ines chat have been proposed aa Tho
CALIFORNIAN route A survey was nr-
dertaNau bat the report was mad,
That tho scheme was imrr9cucabIe. In
1867 Philip % sent engineers To- sur.
'ey the Nicaragua route, but their re-
rort iiEcwise was unfavorabIe. Spain
In lsli, feeling the need OF RESTORING
Ter waning prestige i'm Central Amor
lea. entered upon construction by de-.
cree. Before any actual work could
te started however. tho Central and
South American colonies obtained
their independence. England tool. , |
hand In the proposition in the lai.cr
part Of the eighteenth century and
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How many people in this land real
lie that the days Of the Atlantic fleet
are numbered The Atlantic fleet
that great organization which inspired
Kipling 10 help immortalize Bob
| Evans. which brought applause from
an admiring world when It sailed out
of Hampton Roads and steamed tri-
| umphantly back again at the end of
| the first great naval decentralization
of the globe; which thrilled millions
OF Americans when maIectically II
passed in review before the president
Of the United States on it's way TO sea
last year; the fleet of which every
American Is, and of right ought To be
proud. Yet the day of its passing is
not far off.
Atlantic Fleet Yields to United
States Fleet.
But the going is also the coming, for
simultaneously with the end of the
world famed Atlantic fleet there win
come into existence still greater
fleet, TO be known as the United States
ieet; fleet that will pass at the will
Of the naval chiefs from ocean TO
ocean and which will be--as the At.
lantic fleet Of today Is not--equaily
important in the defensive scheme of
both the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards.
The Atlantic fleet Of today is a
splendidly Differed and manned or
gani1ation of twenty-one superdread-
noughts, dreadnoughts and first tine
battlesnips. As a fighting unit it Is
certainly the equal, and i'm the opin-
ion Of thousands who are in 4 posi-
tion to judge, the superior. ship to
ship, Of any fleet that sails any sea
under any flag. Ii is a fleet whose
vessels total in displacement more
than 100000 tons, exclusive Of auXii-
iaries, 1t numbers among its units
the great uperdreadnought Arkan-
sas, which less than fortnight ago
made civilization take notice when 1t
was officially announced that her
gunners had smashed every existing
record made with guns of the l2-incn
type.
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early nineteenth, when she had Lord
Nelson and Baron Won Humboldt make
surveys OF various routes. President
Bolivar Of the Republic of New era
NADIA IN 1926 gave a franchise for a
canal al Panama TO Baron Thierry, a
Frcnchman, and then commissioned j.
\. Lloyd. a British engineer. TO survey
the isthmus for either road or canal
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-, 49, hroor m the woods some WHO" Hees n'"uu
the edge OF tue % I'm ne would them how TO make it
baskets ito hosret for Dnah" said Evelyn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-22

Suddenly His Heart Beat Wildly.
stretched arms among the drift
ing snowfakes. Her face, a type
of Southern beauty, Spanish or
Italian, had never symbolized the
thought of the designer; now,
staring unhappily at it, he felt
that he could never attain to what
he sought.
Harmed occupied an attic in
Washington square, a huge room
which served at once for studio
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and bedroom. Adjoining this was
a smaller furnished room, but he
never occupied this. He slept
among his paintings, and often in
the middle of the night he would
spring from his bed to portray the
idea which had come to him in
the stretches of sleeplessness.
Now he looked out at the falling
snow, whitening the roofs around
him. With sudden impulse he
put on his hat and overcoat and
strobe down the stairs and into
the darkness without.
Then suddenly his heart beat
wildly. For there, approaching.
slowly and uncertainty through
the night, was the woman of his
dream. She was a girl of per-
haps seventeen, slight, wonderful
in figure and poise, an Italian, he
thought, to Judge from her dark
eyes and wealth of glossy hair
that coiled around her head and
over her temples. She drew near
and looked at him imploringly;
then of sudden she collapsed in
the snow and would have fallen
had he not held her.
what is the matter?" he ask
ed her. Are you lost? Are you
ill?' But she only shook her,
head and the tears streamed
down her face. He tried her in
French, in his unskilled Italian,
but in vain. And when she OPEN
ed her mouth he could not catch
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03
CHATTER XVII.
The Tortoise and the Hare,

Although Miss Clements interesting
chapter of disclosures was by no
means ended with tho name OF the
steamer and its date Of sailing, II
there came, so far as | was concerned,
at least. to an abrupt intermission.
For, as though the delay and inaction
of the past month but served to swell
the food of my eager energy, the tide,
so long checked but now set free,
careering like an unleashed spring
freshet, OVERRIDE all barriers. With
scant apology. sprang to the tele-
phone and II Miss Clement continued
her conversation with DR.. Addison, |
was deaf to what she said.
What | sought, first of all. was cor
roboration Did a steamship, named
the Glamorganshre, sail for Hong
Kong on October 2Sth? In less than
five minutes. the facts were mine.
Such a steamer had sailed for the
east on that date. Her agents were
Bartlett Brothers. Their Offices were
in the Produce Exchange Building.
Another minute. and Bartlett Broth
ers we're on the wire. No, the Glamor'
ganshire did not take the South Amer
| lean route. Her course was through
the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal
She carried no passengers. She was
British. She was very slow. She had
called at the Azores and then at Glib
raltar. where she had been delayed
in coalng. Yes. she would make sew
eral Mediterranean ports. II all wen
well, she would reach Port Said abou'
December 9th. Certainly not before
that. Probably day or SO later.
dare say 1t was exceptional that
secured all this information with 81
little trouble, and without giving AM
hint as to why desired It. but merel,
on the statement that was Mr. Clyde
of The Week.
(TO BE CONTINUED1
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Proof That the Men Of Today Are at
Least Taller In Stature Than
Their Ancestors.

Some time ago when It was wished
to use some ancient suits Of English
armor for a pageant 1t was found that
they were all too small for the use OF
the average man. Now comes n sim
liar story from Germany. The Gus
todian OF a castle near Innsbruck, a
man slightly under the average
height. says that he has tried on every
suit of armor in the castle and that
they are all too small for him, The
custodian OF the castle of voduz. who
rs OF still lesser stature, says the same
thing OF the armor under his care, and
we are reminded OF the low doors and
short beds that are so Distinguishing
feature of old Gothic houses.
Ia Il possible that the human race
Ia increasing in stature. 1t woult
eaam 30 We car hardly account frs
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remember that in all those sixteen
years McNish had never once seen
Soy. He thought he had persisted
with the rest when the Sable Lorcha
went down. And so Soy decided that
in ollskins. apparently unconscious, IN
an open boat on the New England
coast, there was not one chance in ten
thousand that McNish would connect
him with the cook he had left for dead
in the South China sea-"
But McNish did recognize him as
soon as he laid eyes on him In this
house. saw that myself, you know,
Miss Clement. He recognized him and
was terror stricken"
Miss Clement smiled tolerantly. She
was armed at all points.
you did not know, ! suppose, Mr.,
Clyde, that that was not their first
meeting" she explained. Soy met
McNlsh on the night you found him.
1t was he who assaulted him, some
where about Seventh avenue and Fiji
tieth street. and would have killed him
then had not the police arrived at the
moment. The officers probably thought
McNish was intoxicated and let him
| 20, seeing that he could stand, and so
he staggered on to Fifth avenue; and
there you discovered him"
NO | did not know that" ! admit
ted. little crestfallen. What FOL
| lowed?"
you remember told you that
Chinatown was In state OF frenzy.
the next day? You can understand
now, why. Soy. Of course, reported
that McNish had escaped from the
steamer"
What steamer" | cried. suddenly
realizing that the one really vital piece
OF information we should have OBJ
tanned, had all this while been de-
layed. What steamer? Did he give
you the name of it,"
I'm just a moment, Mr.. Clyde" she
said, with a smile that | confess e&as-
perated me.
Pardon me-" returned. insistent-
ly, but you do not realize, fear, what
minutes even may mean in this mat
ter"
NO" still very calm, 81 really don't.
The steamer has been at sea now
twenty-five days It is bound for Hong
Kong. If there was a chance OF over
taking Il. I"
There's every chance OF oyertnking
IT," interrupted once again. "Tomor'
row, or next day. or even today, II
may put into Rio. We must telegraph
the United States Consulate at every
possible port"
And then, for the first time, appar
emily. Miss Clement seemed to appre'
clatc there was a real urgency.
"The steamer is the Glamorgan
shire" she said. quickly: "A freight
er; tramp. ! suppose; bound for
Hong Kong. She sailed on Wednes
day. the twenty.eighth Of last month
and Mr. Cameron was put aboard half
drugged. MS one Of the crew"
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~,
# HORACE
EfAZELTINE
SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist, consuIts
Phtp Clyde, newspaper publishcr, re
S1rdug anonymous threatening letters lie
mas received. The first promises a sample
81 thc writer's power on a certain day.
% chat day the head In mystcrlou8ly cut
from portrait OF Cameron while tho lat
ier w. Ia the room. While Waiting Cam
erou In hla dressing room Nell GWynne
mirror IL mystcriously shattered. Cameron
bccotncs seriously III as result OF the
shock, The third letter appears myatCrl-
otsly on Cameron's sick bed II makes
direct threats against the life Of Cameron.
clyde tells Cameron the envelope was
empty. lie tells Evelyn everything ana
plans 20 take Cameron on yacht TIP
drifting helplcssiy IN n boat lie gives
tho name OF johnson. Cameron disap-
pears from yacht while ClydcH back IS
turned. frutlcss search 10 made Tor
motor boat seen by the captain Just be
fore Cameron disappeared Johnson Is al
lowed to go after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes the letters to an expert IN
Chinese literature. who pronOuuCcs thciE
OF Chinese origin clyde seeks nsSlathnCe
from q Chinese fellow college student
who recommends him 20 iup sing most
prominent Chnnmhn In New York. clyde
goes TO meet Yup Sing. sccB Johnson. at
eempts TO follow him, falls into IA base
mcut. Bpralns hts ankle hnd becomes un-
conscious. clyde H. found by Miss Glenn
snt. a missionary among the Chinese. lie
"a sick several days MS result OF lnhnl-
Ing charcoal fumes. Evelyn tells Clyde
Of q peculiarly acting uncsthcuC which
trrders II person temporarily Unconscious
Murphy IL discovered to have mysterious
relations with the Chinese Miss Clement
promises to get information about cam,
"run Slump Ia Crystnl Consolidated. OF
which Cameron IN the head, IL caused ny
a rumor Of Cnmcron's Hlncss. Clvd" mas
Cameron on l'ifth avenue IN dhZcd ana
OrnHCiltcd condition and takes hun homo.
cameron awHltcs from n long sleep and
spt1ES In strange tongue. Evelyn de-
ciarcs tho man Is not her uncle, Eyclyn
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Lemon Jelly.

Six lemons, juice of all, grated peel
OF two: two large cups sugar; one
package any good gelatine, soaked In
two cups cold water; two glasses sher.
ry or white wine. one pint boiling wa
ter. Stir sugar lemon juice. peel and
soaked geiatine together: cover for an
hour. Pour the boiling water over
them: stir until the gelatine is quite
melted: strain; add the wine; strain
again through close flannel bag and
pour into wet mould.
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SOME CHEESE DISHES
ATTRACTIVE WAYS TO SAVE THE
MEAT BILL.
There ls 40 Much Nourlshment In
These Dishes as in Meat and They
Are More HealthfuI in
Warm Weather

Pimola and cheese salad Is favor
tie the green and white with bits OF
rcd making color combination 'espe'
cially attractive. Take two dozen pi-
moias and chop them fine. If you can
not got the pimolas, pit two dozen
olives and mince them with can d
plmentoes. Take three large balls OF
cream cheese and beat in the pimolas
thoroughly. Press the cheese INTO
mold and set II on the ice. When u
Is ready to serve turn the cheese out
on a bed OF lecture leaves, then slice
the mixture and pour mayonnaise OF
French dressing over It.
spieed Cheese salad.-Another de-
llcious cheese salad Is made by WORK
ing the yolk OF hard boiled egg
smooth in a bowl, then adding nan
pound OF old cheese that has been
grated and mixed with one-hall tea
spoonful each OF salt. sugar red pep
per and prepared mustard. Beat IN one
Tablespoonful of olive oil, and, lastiy'
| the same amount OF vinegar that mas
| stood half an hour on thin sllce Oh
onion. This salad 10 delicious In IL
| self but II you can add cuptui OF
minced chicken or veal to 1t 1t is even
better. Garnish with circles oil the
white OF the egg or with parsley. serve
very cold with sailed crackers or with
lettuce sandwiches.
Cheese Balls.-Cheese balls are very
nice to serve with most green shiaus'
WhIp the whites OF three eggs 10
stiff froth with one.half teaspoonful OF
salt. Stir In three cupfuls OF grateu
cheese and a dash OF pepper. FORM
the pnste into balls the size OF wal
nuts, roll them in sifted bread crumbs
fry in hot fat, drain and serve very
hot.
Cheese Fritters.-Cheese frittcrs are
made by cutting three ounces Oh
cheese into small pieces and RUBBING
each of them to a smooth paste WIN
one tcaspoonful OF very finely chopped
cooked ham, three teaspoonfuls OF SIT
ed bread crumbs, into which one Tea
spoonful OF dry mustard has beeh
mixed. butter the size OF an egg ana
the yolk OF one egg well beaten. shape
the haste into balls the size of a wat
nut. dip Il into frliter batter and drop
into hot fat. Fry until delicate
brown. drain on brown paper and serve
Immediately
Cheese and Riee,--Cold boiled rice
can be used in another good luncheon
or breakfast dish. Butter baking
dish and put layer OF rice in 1t, then
one Of cheese either grated or cut into
little bits. Sprinkle with salt and pep
por, put in another layer o: rice and
cheese and cover the dish with bread
crumbs. Pour one-half cupful OF rich
milk or cream over the rice and bake
for 30 minutes In hot oven or until 1t
is nicely Drowned.
Cream Toast With Cheese
Creamed toast with cheese Is hot
toast literally sprinkled with grated
cheese. then baked until the cheese Is
golden brown. Put the toast on hot
platter and pour thick white sauce
over 1t. The proportions to observe in
making sauce for this purpose are two
leyel tablespoonfuls OF -four and a
heaping tablespoonful OF butter "a
each quart OF milk,
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CHAPTER xxvI.-continucd

When he rcjpincd me in the library,
matt IN hour later. II was with the
glad news that she had responded
gratifyingly to treatment. and was
sleeping calmly After thanking him
FOR his promplucss and efficiency. |
said
You do not remember me-"
oh. yes, do" he returned. almost
lhrIsqucly, fixing me with his gaze,
You arc Mr.. Clyde, Did you get any
relief from the prescription ! gave
you"
had not expected the question and
wa unprcparcd for II. In yenturing
an cvasiyc reply stammered.
Il don't suppose you even had 1t
illicd." he declared, with n grim smile
that was at least partially rcassuring,
And ] admitted that his surmlse was
accurate. Moreover / begged him to
at down.
4 have confession TO make, Doc
tot" | said little shamefaccdly.
1t Is unnecessary. Mr.. Clyde" was
mia halfpolitc rcjoinder, as he sank In
Z" chair before the fireplace. 81
read the newspapers. and have come
20 understand many things in the
past few days"
As took eeat opposite to him.
said
THE newspapers have been mis-
leading. | fear. DR.. Addison"
h.
softened "On the contrary they hav'
opened my eyes to a truth that wal
long hidden: they have made a yer!
contrltc and, ! must confess. yer!
unhappy man OF me"
Unhappy"
More unhappy than you can con
Celve, Mr.. Clyde. For years hav'
mlsludged one OF the best frleSd
Heaven ever privileged man 4
Mave."
But. my dear Doctor" began
you we're not at fault, altogether
you"
lie raised a deprecatory hand. "NC
please don't" he pleaded. You car
not temper II. should have taken hi
word, without question. ! knew HI
love OF truth probably more tina
ans one else. What tight had !
Conclude then. because OF certain al
carcntly irreconeilable happening
that his word was false?"
We are oil fallible." SAID.
IAN but he" was his prompt repl!
ard then, leaning forward. with
strained. eager look In those piercin
eyes. his voice vibrant, he asked;
rs It true that lie Is very MI Thf
ne .annot be seem"
For n scruple hesI:aied.
The newspaper have been mi
kesff,g. I fear" ! said again. and
fudge ny expression 0. courtenanc
-. ~yv~.'~ - Wv -'r-ss. tcr W r
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03

Race Not Going Backward

this on the ground OF athletics, seeing
that the old knightly pirates OF the
days OF chivalry were athletic enough.
Physical vigor was their stock in
trade.
It Is said that very few men now.
adays can draw the old long bows OF
the English archers, the bows that
were capable OF sending all arrow
through steel bresstplate. But SO
far as stature Is concerned we seem
to have the better OF our buccaneer.
ing ancestors "a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03
Nut Cake.

One cup butter. two cups sugar.
three and one-half cups pastry -four,
four eggs, one cup raisins, one cup wal.
nuts, one cup milk, vanilla to flavor.
Cream butter and sugar. add eggs. then
three cups OF the -four In which two
teaspoons of baking powder have been
sifted twice, add the milk alternately
with the -four, and lastly add the fruit
and nuts chopped and dredged with
the remaining half cup -four. Bake 40
minutes.