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Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
a Doubtful compiimeut.

The banquet hail was adorned with
many beautiful paintings. and tte
president OF the little college was czlI-
rd upon to respond to a tnast- VISA.
ing to pay a compliment 70 che ladies'
rresent. he designated the paiutfngs
with IN elOqment gesture and said:
What need is there OF these aafnued
beauties when we have so many with
US al the table - Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
NOTHING EVER DESTROYED.
Matter Merely Changes, but Does Not
Cease to Exist.


Cease to Exist.
I When a candle DurrIs Il Is not de
stroyed. What ss.eus like destruction
is merely change ANY one can prove
this for himself by very simple ex
pertinent
Take a glass tube and ut a cork into
each end. Bore some holes in the lower
cork. one of them in the middle large
enough to hold candle Bend a small.
er glass tube to o shape. all L with
small pieces OF caustfc soda and cork
one end. Now connect the two cYiin-
ders by a small glass tube through the
corks. Insert the candle through the
lower cork and suspend the whole ap-
paratus from one beam Of a chemical
balance. Weigh il carefully.
Connect the free end OF the o tube
to an aspiratOr so az 20 establish a uui-
form current OF air through the tubes
Remove the candle. light it and in
stantly reinsert Il. Let lt burn down
until entirely consumed. Now ueWeigh
the apparatus You viii Ord that It
actually weighs more than Il did be-
fore the candle was burnt.
What had happenedT The carbon and
hydrogen of which the candle was com
posed have been separated dave drawn
oxygen from the air and combined with
it, forming water and carbon diOxide
OF rarhOnir acid gas The caustic soda
has absorbed the carbon di0xide ana
made sodium carbonate and has also
caught the water The extra weight is
simply that Of the oxygen taken 0ut OF I
the air
This is a practical illustration 0f tiie
great truth that nothing Is ever de
stroyed Matter changes. but does not
ease to exist ST Thomas Aquiuas
taught this in the thirteenth century
nus as in so many other wavs antici-
lating modern scientfsts-and some OF
ne ancient Greek philosophers Under
toOd il. 1t has only been proved eK.
in recent gears--NeW
FORK World
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
Natural speetaolss.

Many birds are provided with
natural speciacles. transparent mem
brane called the third eyelid. This
third eyelid when not in use lies folded
in the inner corner Of the eye. Two
muscles work it spreading it over
the cornea or folding it up again much
more cleverly than a man can put on
or take off his spectacles. But for its
third eyelid the eagle could not look
at the sun. The spectacled bear be-
longs of Chile. Its Latin name is
Ursus ornatus. Ii is black and around
its eyes pale rings are drawn which
have exactly the appearance of a pair
of goggles.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
UNITY or LEE.
Cells Of Animals and Plants Alike and
Governed by Same Laws.

Governed by Same Laws.
/ Prntoplasm. the literal translation OF
which means the first man made 10
was the name given by German sci
enlist i'm 1916 to the shiny. granular
semitluid contents of vegetable cells.
1t looks like the white of an egg.
and it can he analyzed into four chem
icai administration. oxygen. nitrogen
and hydrogen. Il is now recognized
as the fundamental basis for all life
The smallest particle of it goes through
what is known as the cycle Of life
free motion feeling, feeding and re-
production When in some uncOn-
scious way it grows a membrane for a
covering or little nucleus. a kernel
somewhere within it. science calls it
cell
These cells are the same in plants
and animals Professor Jacques Loeb
showed the importance of this fact
Although plants he explained have no
nervous systems. they have ''instine
tive movements" In analysis Of i'll (
stincts np hound together in the cell
common 10 them the plant and the
worm at the root Of the plant-as some
DAY. perhaps. the tree of life and the
serpent may. be bound-and be called
their reflex actions 'tropsms."
Then he pointed out that tropisms
are mechanical acts-that moth and
iy and ivy leaf move in spite of them
selves in chemical subiection to light
heat aud odurS which the scientist
calls examinations From Man as
Mechanism In Metropolitan
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
Disilllusioned.

'She had played in amateur theat-
ficals and threatened to 90 ON the stage
if her parents wouldn't let her marry
the duke"
And what did her parents do after
that threat"
They let her 20 on the stage. gave
the duke check for front seat and
were not at all surprised when he
sailed back to France the next morn
ng"-Cleyeland Plain Dealer
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
NO CASTE AT OXFORD.
Dukes Son and Cooks Son Share
Alike IN Sports and Studies.

4uke's son ana COOKS Son Snara
Alike In Sports and Studies.
actually there is no university or col
eye in America at which distinctions
Of birth or wealth count for less than
they do nj oxford There WIS once a
time when there existed class of gen
llemrn commnuprS" ,Iohu Ruskin. {
believe. w1s one nf them WHO enjoyed
special privileges and exemptions
Bur that pptuliarity has long since
Seen swept away Sol only are the re-
guirements for grudnupun identical for
all comers. bur the social life within
zach college uf the university is open
On equal terms tu every one on the roll.
Dukes son ANA cooks SON share
siike in sports and studies. and it is
personal qualities alone that determine
the puSition an Undergraduate holds
gmong his contemporaries.
The late r. W Walker. for many
pears Sc successful rs high master OF
g. Paul's school. was once interviewed
0y the rather snOhbish mother of an
Intended pupil "Of course" she said.
'-yOu are very particular about the par
rnts of the hovs you admit to your
school" ''Net at all. madam. was his
reply AS long as your sou behaves de-
sently ami attends to his work we shall
aOt ask ANY questions about his par
ents
The head of any college at oxford or
Cambridge ni..ht hnvp givpu "a similar
answer london Cur New York Post
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
rns One to Be Plsase4

No" said Phrkhaui I'VE t,ever have
boiled ham nj our house any m0rS.
Why" said AscuIH Il tfIaughf rou
were very fond Of il.
so am. bnI my wife's neJ dog
won't eat it at All li..troit Free.
Press.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
Before and After.

Bobby, you have been lighting with
that Stapleford boy again. Did you
count ten before You struck him. as
have always told you to dor
mo. but was told that somebody
counted ten after be landed on me-
Chicago Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
His little.

'No. 1 shall never marry, sighed the
old bachelor.
The spinster gazed at him scornful-
ly. "You eowardl" she hissed. Phil
adelphia Record
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
Evnr

-In what shape did ne appeai % you
for heipy"
@His appeal was y shaueL -BaIti.
more American.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
His Punishne,e

~wnat punishment did tiiat defauit
ing banker gety~
Il understand his lawyer charged
him S4O.OOO. - Washington Herald
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

The vonfh n a marion are the trus
ices Of p,'sterify. Ilisraeli
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

Iu the true life Of the individual earh
day Is the beginning of new year
1ordon.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

an must respect those who respect
smselYes- Beaconsneid
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
BITTEN BY TARANTULA
Young Man In Albert Lea Felt Sharp
Sting of Its Poisonous
Fangs

While Frank Stieler, employed by
the Stacy Fruit Produce company of
Albert Lea, was lifting bunch of
bananas, a tarantula, secreted be-
tween the layers of bananas, was sly
" watching him with his little black
eyes, and when he got just the right
opportunity, the insect jumped out
and bit his thumb
Immediately Mr. Stieler felt the eff
fects of its poisonous fangs and the
member began to warm up, and be-
fore he reached physician the finger
and he too, were about all in.
The doctor put light rubber band
around the thumb above the wound to
stop the circulation and, then, with a
knife slit the flesh and burned the in
fected parts thoroughly. Mr.. Stieler
has a very sore thumb but it is
thought to be getting along alright
Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
WHERE OLD CANS GO

Goodness gracious!" exclaims the
housewife, 81 wonder what becomes
of all the tin cans that are thrown
away" Never fear dear madam, they
are not lost, nor does one of them go
to waste.
! A friend of the visitor, who is a
well-known business man, is thorough
~ acquainted with the tin can from
its infancy to the day of its doom.
well, what does become of all these
cans ?" was asked the authority.
"They are" he replied, "reincarDat-
ed, so to speak, and become, in fact,
new tin can, but mostly window
weight Then he explained how the
old tin cans are gathered up and hur-
ried into furnace, and how the thin
veneer of tin, which is merely the out
er covering, is separated as melted
product from the steel, which forms
the real basis for the can. The tir
is far more valuable than the steel
and it is used over and over again fo1
covering cans. The steel part, wher
melted, becomes solid chunk; ir
fact, the solidest chunk in the whole
steel family Window weights must
be small, but hefty; hence the use Of
steel from tin cans.-Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29

Mexican bandits, youare informed that
the department is in receipts of re-
port from the consul at Mazathan in
which it is stated that the account of
the death of Mr.. Gorow which you -eor-
Warded to the department is substan-
TALLY correct"
The consul adds that he is informed
that the two persons who were arrest
ed for this murder escaped from Jail.
1.-THE department has instructed the
American embassy at Mexico City to
bring to the attention of the appro-
pirate authorities the circumstances
connected with the murder of Mr..
GoroW, and the reported escape of the
persons arrested therefor, with an ur-
gent request that immediate measures
be taken looking to the apprehension
and punishment of the persons guilty
of this crime"
Boris Gorow was a Russian prince,
who having been exiled from Russia,
came to the United States and in due
course of time became naturalized as
an American citizen. His murder was
one of the crimes that have been COM
mitted in barbarous Mexico. The stor-
les of many others have not been told
Engineering Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR you

In from six to nine months we can
prepare you for position that will
pay you from $50. to SIS. per month
to begin with. Your advancement
then depends on yourself. We have
hundreds of graduates earning from
81 800. to $4,000. per year, and some
as high as $4,000. Business educa-
ton pays and everyone knows it.
The w. B. U. is the great business
training school of the Northwest.
Chartered by the State 23rd year,
only school in the world that has
eight thousand employed graduates.
Low rates of tuition. Students board
at low rates with private families
whom we know. Personal instruc-
ton. Four hundred students every
year. Special Offer now open. Three
months tuition free. Every gradu-
ate employed. We prove our state
ments. Write for beautiful free eat
alogue.
Address:
LEIGH TOLAND, President,
Wisconsin Business University,
53-1t. La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
d. E. LAIRD

with peanut butter and a cup of CO.
Goa for breakfast, and one boiled po-
tato with dairy butter and two slices
of bread with peanut butter for din
ner AS an occasional treat on Sun
days she has had few tomatoes and
occasionally an egg, but all within the
SO limit for twenty weeks.
Miss Loewus is feet tall and
weighs lis pounds, and is in the best
Of health, despite her restricted fare
She won a scholarship in the con-
servatory, and although she might
have received assistance from hel
parents, she has preferred to educate
herself without any help.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
PURE FICTION

Eve enjoyed your visit SO much
SAY, Central, I've been waiting
twenty minutes. =
aMy wife and | never had a word
with each other"
Il never wore a hat that cost less
than $685."
4 never put myself out for COM
pany."
I'VE did not have fly in the house
all summer
1--WE get to meet customer to-
night"
1--WE never have trouble keeping
servants
Il was reared in luxury and refine
ment.
sWhen the baby came their happi-
ness was complete. Smart Set.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29

econ machines has ampoan agcu
1t always will
the
harvest time standing, tangled
binder that will handle
this
They simple that they safely unsked help
bit of material quality Not the
which should Deeg harvesting machines the that
obliged to wait several days for a repair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
NEW Low-LIvING cosT RECORD
Fifty Cents Weekly Expenditure
For Food

The record, in low cost of living
which a Cornell freshman set by living
on IS cents a week last winter, has
been broken by Clara S. Loewus of
Towanda, Pa, who claims to have
lived at the rate of so cents a week
for her food for the last twenty weeks.
She is a student of the violin at the
Ithaca conservatory. Her daily menu
is a cup of tea, two slices of bread
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
FOR SALE

1913 Model, Motor Cycles and
Motor Boats at bargain prices, all
makes, brand new machines, on easy
monthly payment plan. Get our pro-
position, before buying or you will re-
greet it. Also bargains in used Motor
Cycles. Write us today. Enclos e
stamp for reply.
Address Lock Box II Trenton,
Mich. 50-10t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29

Casmire Ochs of Springfield was a
business visitor here Saturday.
For Sale-Best gravel for concrete
Inquire of M. O. Byram. 38-tf-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-29
View of Rye Field Taken July 6h, 1913
Surrounded BY SUCH Field as this Nah
non1en is Fast Becoming the Metro
pots of that Section of the State
Have You Been to Mahnomen?
Have You Investigated its Prosperity?

When that it positively the best value real estate
word of
picture anything
inviting? And this only sample Miles miles of the
beautiful number of description adapted Min
found good
above illustration
raising this grain 500 $125 land
either Nowhere the buy land of this The
productive the half much and less else
where.
The illustration below that of $4,000 school building
under This absolutely the best
and modern Every branch of study found today high
school will be taught there Your children better
portunity for a borough education.
trips We go up nearly every
will gladly show something that will with
wonder
CALL ON JOS. r. KEEFE. NORTH REDWOOD, OR THOS.
ARNEFT, REDWOOD FALLS, WHO WILL GIVE you INFORMA-
TION DESIRED
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
ORDERS D. U. R. TO
FIX ITS SCHEDULE
Council Doesn't Like the Way In
Which Interurbans Hold Tn
City Cars

A resolution was passed by the
common council Tuesday night, order.
Ing the d. u. r. to re-arrange the In.
terurban schedules so that the oper.
alton OF the big cars inside the city
limits Will not interrupt the local ser.
vice. Aid. Dill and Goldner, If the
sixteenth ward. who introduced the
resolution, asserted that the present
practice OF the company is not to stop
It's cars on the way into the city,
forcing city cars. whenever switches
and turnouts permit. to side-track to
allow the interurbans to pass. hey
also complained that the big cars do
not stop to pick up passengers as they
should.
Allendale-ave. residents were out in
force at the council meeting, but there
was no opportunity for them to pre-
sent their arguments againt the rout-
Ing OF the proposed Junction ave.
crosstown line, as an error in the rec
ords put the reolution authorizing the
extension over for another week. they
suggeted to Aid. Freiwald after the
meeting that the line ought to be
routed out Van Court-ave. 10 Joy-rd.
where II would meet the Grand River
ave. line without turning over any OF
the cross treets In that ection. Their
petition will be taken up by the COM
mittee on public utilities at its next
meeting.
d. p. w. Commissioner Fenkell
asked for SITS to level of the eatern
portion Of Cadillac-sq and convert the
space into a warkway for automobiles
Hi requet was referred to the ways
and mean committee.
The council accepted compromise
ettlement OF 5000 from the Detroit
Lodge Of Elks for the bills incurred
by the lodge during the big Elk cele-
bration here q few years ago.
Proecutor Hugh Shepherd's propos-
ed ordinance tor egulate the sale OF
firearms In the city by requiring deal
ers to make daily report OF all pur-
CHASER Of such weapon was introduce
~ Aid ! ttlefeld ald referred TO the
eemmittee TN ordinances.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit, Oct. s, 1919.
FOR CONSTRUCTING Wit.
RIFlED CROCK LATERAL
SEWERS

Sealed proposals will be received AT
the office OF th\ Department OF Public
Works. Detroit Mich; until TUESDAY
dard time, at which time and place
they will be opened for furnishing all
the labor and material. except man
hole rings and covers. which Will be
and building and finishing completes.
together with the back filling. accord
ing to the plans and specifications on
file In this office. vitrihed crock lat.
eral sewers In the following described
sewer No. 24ss. in alley in block
bounded by Florida. Proctor. Panama
and McGrsw Aye avenues. .uov =. ,,,..
bounded by Florida. Proctor. McGraw
and Kirkwood avenues.
Sewer No. 24ss. IN alley In block
bounded by Florida. Proctor. kirkwood
an" Sewer w No 2477. in alleys in blocks
bounded by Lenox. Copiin. Waterloo
and City Line.
state street to alley north OF Michigan
sewer No. $500. in alley in biloxi
bounded by Newport. Oneida. Kercne
sewer No. -25Oi. in alleys, In blocks
bounded by Lakeview. Newport, Kerr
chevai and Waterloo avenues.
Sewer No. 26o2, In alley In block
Warren avenues (where not already
builO.
Each bidder must deposit In a sep
apate envelope with his bid certified
hank check payable to the order "
the Department OF Public Works OF
the CITY OF Detroit for the sum OF
two hundred dollars (S200) for each
sewer bid upon, which will be forfeited
to the Department In case the bidder
fails TO enter into contract within 1--WE
days after the acceptance of his ten
der. Contracts to be subject to the
approval OF the Common Council The
bidder whose tender IL accepted will
be required TO furnish with his con.
tract an approved bond to the City of
detroit In the full amount OF the con-
tract, conditioned on the faithful per-
Torrance OF contract
The contractor shall be paid In bonds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
Weather By1ghtens at
Sh,be Park; VIII Play

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Sat 10
o'clock the weather was clearing
here, and conditions appeared more
favorable for the playing Of today's
game between the Giants and Ath-
letics. A slight breeze had sprung
up. The mist had ceased to fall and
It was becoming brighter. The gates
to the bleachers were scheduled to
open at 9 O'Clock, but an hour after
this time the sale Of tickets was still
being delayed.
The weather bureau held out little
hope for fair weather. The mists
which prevailed during the night
would continue, II was stated. but q
heavy rains is not expected.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
LIVESTOCK
EAST BUFFALO.

Diac.ar su sss,tco T. i.''e od s''s-,
steady; butcher grades steady: eommss
and mediums. lO@i5c lower; best 1850
To- l.Soo-ib. steers. ss.6oGS:7S; best
..s TO, tN % ssoS sss steers $685.
coarse and plain weishty steers 31ss
0L6o; choice handy steers 1000 to
r5oo-fb. steers, ss@sss; fair &c, 70 geessd
s 1sSSv e 500 to i'ooo.iSs Steers. ss.7sS
so as So :sSS sSx cutters. s4asSITs;
trimmer: ssMGS; best .l h,siisr,s Il sasSY
stock heifers, S5@b.25; best Feeding
1901. S7@7.5o; fair to good do. 1920
e.fs; common light stockers, $500
S:,s I SS SS ' siSsR sS. Se: &
1910; best mixers and springers. $40
SS"F Rece 10 8 cars. s'S cash mar
s;soe sc p aS.'5i sssyy and workers.
s.e ass? top siS .mS: .ss;sem . yss!
lingA .2s:6oQsN; wsthers. ss0b2s;
IS; :lv!.: Sssn.7s.
UNION SrOCl1eYARDS.
ocs.. f-Hoss: Receipts. $4,000 head:
'cH g rs SccS h %ysd sTS
ESQ; pigs, $40 100. Cattle: Re-
ceiltA 500 head. market, steady 70
sssssss Si ssStIss. : sSS ss s9e
40 il.S6. sheep: Receipts, 10000
he'd: market: steady to loo lower; ma
b. "ss .sSSSi.. s; .s:;sSn :sissSSsasss.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Oct. Hogs: Re-
pe!pt9 1.3Qo; l0c lower; hsavies. $3.50:
49, ass. and yos,nsrs $50: pigs; n,s-
Nh and lambs: Receipts, 8 cars;
Ix440 Calves: Receipts, 100 head;
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
u. s. GOVERNMENT TAKES
INTEREST IN WALSH

Representatives OF the United
States treasury department have in
terested themselves In the doings Of
ia. Francis Walsh and the business
of the Commonwealth corporation.
and an oficial investigation will be
conducted by them. This purpose
was announced after a conference
with State Banking Commissioner
Doyle, Tuesday afternoon. Com
plants continue to come In from va
rious parts Of the state that Walsh
had disposed of stock in the Common
wealth firm by saying large De-
Itroit bank was interested In Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
DR.. KENNEDY'S BOND
IS FORFEITED.
No Trace of TX. & X" Partner
Is Found In Health
Resorts

Inquiries at the home Of DR.. James
ID. Kennedy. whose mysterious disap-
pesrance, Monday night, Is puxzling
county ofiicials. and who IL wanted
for sentence by Judge Hosmer, failed
Wednesday to reveal anything fur
Their than that neither the doctor nor
his wife. who Is supposed to be visit
ing friends. had returned home.
II was given out by his housekeeper
that the doctor had been removed to
q sanitarium. and the police OF other
cities as we'll as Detroit have been
asked to locate Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
DEPEND UPON
MATHEWSON TO
BEAT PLANK

Doyle, Mrs. Meyers, Mrs. Demaree and
Mrs. Wiltse we're also with the party.
II every worlds series has to have
q goat" the question is, today,
whether Title" Shafer is going to be
tagged for 1T" for this year. Shafer
had a bad night He had visions of
Schang's wallop splitting along the
ceiling. Other members OF the team
said Title did not sleep well. Bill
Abstein, Red Murray, Snodgrass and
others have become famous as goats
in previous years. and the break on
the handling Of Schang's hard drive,
is worrying Shafer. Title q
bid for the tag, this year, Is a strong
one, and he Is probably wondering
whether some one will pull something
worse.
Chief Meyers peeled the bark OH
one Of his fingers In yesterday
game. and had II bandaged. last night.
Merkle twisted his ankle, but neither
of the injuries Is serious.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08

or the proceeds thereof. IL such bonds
are purchased by the Sinking Fund
Commission according to law
No bids Will be accepted from any
person or firm who is In arrears or
default To the city OF Detroit upon
city.
Printed specifications in detail for
the above work may he had on appli-
cation To the Secretary.
The Department OF Public Works re-
serves the right 10 reject any or all
proposals.
t4237) GEORGE H. FENK ELL.
tA-2O3) Commissioners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-08
AMSTERDAM-STREET
PUBLIC SEWER $500

Which sum will be forfeited to the
Department In case the bidder fails to
enter into contract, within Ave days
after the acceptance Of his or their
tender upon proper execution OF his
contract bond. Contracts to be sub
mitted to tho approval OF the Common
Council. The bidder whose tender ID
accepted will be required to furnish
with his contract an approved surety
In the full amount Of contract.
The Department OF Public Works
expressly reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Checks and proposals to be placed In
separate envelopes
l42S6 GEORGE II. FENKELL.
(A-S0O Commiasioner