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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-03-13
TIE TIMES.
A HOMEMADE PAPER.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1913.
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Cono-llved Birds.

1t used to be contended that ravens
lived longer than any other species Of
birds, and It was said that their age
frequently exceeded a century. Recent
studies Of the subject indicate that no
authentic instance of a raven surpass-
ing seventy years of age is of record
But parrots have been known to attain
an age Of one hundred years. There is
record Of golden eagle which died
at Schoenbrun at the age of 118 years
Another golden eagle was kept in the
Tower Of London for 80 years. A third
died at Vienna aged 104 years. Geese
and swans are tenacious of life, and
extraordinary accounts exist of the
great age that they have attained. Buff
fon and other authorities have credited
them with eighty and one hundred
years Of life.-Harpers Weekly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
EDUCATION NOT ALL Mental
Diploma by Authorities at the
Columbia University.

The authorities at Columbia univer-
sity have refused to award a diplima
to a senior who has not learned to
swim the length of the pool in the
gymnasium. A few years ago such
action would have been deemed alb
surd. There are those who are unable
to swim the length of a gymnasium
pool and students qualifications for
a degree Of bachelor of arts, says the
st. Paul Pioneer Press. They are the
people who believe that the only bene-
fit to be derived from attendance at
college is obtained from books. The
requirements imposed at Columbia is
an indication of the more practical
turn that is being given to educational
effort in recent times.
While most boys learn to swim with
out the aid Of college or even common
school instruction, there are few
things acquired in a university Of
more practical value. Every one not
physically disqualified should be mod
erately proficient in the art of keep
ing af1oat In the water. 1t is a simple
thing, easily learned and should be
part of the education of even grade
school children. Columbia is setting
a good example in Withholding a d.
ploma from man who cannot swim.
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ROPE TRICK IS "ExPLAlNED"
English Writer Makes Explanation of
Cunning Artifiee-Does Not Ap-
pear Conclusive.

The Indian rope trick, which no one
who has seen 1t performed has ever
satisfactorily explained, is explain
ed by J. n. Maskelyne, an English
writer.
Mr.. Maskelyne dismisses the trick
as follows: Indian conditions of at
mosphere are necessary to the sue
cess of the trick. The spectators face
the setting sun and are sheltered
from 1t by an awning. The rope used
Is evidently a jointed bamboo with the
joints made to lock. Up this rope"
or pole boy climbs to a height of
about 80 feet or SO, till out of sight Of
the people. Then he disappears" as
though into space.
What really happens, Mr.. Maskelyne
explains, is that the spectators are
blinded by the setting sun and that
the boy climbs up the pole or rope and
then drops quickly to the ground. Be-
fore the astonished onlookers know
anything about it he is covered up
with a sheet.
This is the most ingenious attempt
at an explanation of the trick yet
made. but it will not appear conclusive
to all who have witnessed the per
Torrance. The trick has been witness
ed at Khandalla-a hill station near
Bombay-and again at Delhi at mid
day, without any awning being used or
any effects but the rope.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
MUSIC READING MADE EASY
Children Find 1t an Attractive Task
to Learn Their Notes by Use Of
Electrical Device.

BY using the electric music teacher,
children will find that it is an attrac-
tive task to learn their notes. instead
Of a dry lesson as Heretofore, so that
they will begin to take an interest in
music at once, and not consider it a
drudgery. says the Popular Elec-
tricity
M. Pierre Cells, a Paris inventor.
makes the device which we illustrate
here. 1t is based on the principle Of
using an electric contact plate under
the music paper. By pricking each
note with sharp metal point, we
make contact for an electric device
carrying a hammer. SO that the ham,
mer strikes string or preferably a
metal piece to give out the sound
Thus each note or line or space gives
out its corresponding sound, and it Is
an easy matter to read a simple piece
of music in this way.
The device is quite an elaborate
one for 1t Is required to take care Of
the sharps and fats which figure per-
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face and voice swiftly. You sneak
Ing BLACKBOARD, you cheater Of wild
ows, yes. shall come again; and
then look to your sleek, sanctimonious
necx! You chucked me down the road
to oell, and the pity OF 1t is. some day
l must meet you there! Fortune,
child" his voice becoming sad, you
might remember a poor beggar in
your prayers tonight. Percival, a
farewell to you. We shall never meet
again. But when you stand upon
that bally old rug there. you'll always
see me, the fire. the tents. the camels
and the desert, and the moon in the
date-palms. By-by!"
And presently they were gone. A
moment later those remaining could
hear the chug-chug Of the motors as
they sped away. The banker was first
to recover from the spell. He rushed
for the hall. but George stopped him
rudely.
Two hours. If you please. l never
break my word. Your money is all
there. II you do not act reasonably,
I'll throw you down and sit on you
till the time Is up. Sit down. I do
not propose that my future wife shall
appear In court as a witness against
her mother. Do you understand me
now?"
The banker signified that he did.
He sat down, rather subdued. Then
he got up nervously and inventoried
the steal. He counted roughly a mil
lion. A million! He felt sick and
weak. 1t would have wrecked the
bank, wiped 1t out Of existence. And
saved by the merest. the most trifiing
chance! A bottle of wine! He re-
sumed his chair and sat there won
deringly till the time-limit expired.
The public never heard how nearly
the MISUNDERSTANDING had gone to
the wall; nor how six policemen had
worked till dawn carrying back the
gold; nor that the banker had not
even thanked them for their labor.
The first impulse Of the banker had
been to send the story forth to the
world, to harass and eventually cap
ture his brother; but his foresight
becoming normal. he realized that
silence was best, even II his brother
escaped. II the depositors heard that
the bank had been entered and a mil
lion taken from the vaults. there
would naturally follow a terrific run.
When the last bag had been taken
out Of the library and the banker and
the police had gone, the bell rang.
George went to the door. A messen-
ger handed him a small satcheI and
a note. There was to be no reply.
The note was from Ryanne. Briefly 1t
stated that the satchel contained the
emeralds. There had been some diff
ficulty in forcing the Major to surren-
der them. But that much was due to
George for his generosity. Later in
the day he-George-might inform his
characterization that the coup
hadn't been a total fizzle. They had
already packed away in suit-cases
something like two hundred thousand
dollars in bills of all denominations.
Tell that dear brother Of mine to
charge it to our account. 1t will be
less than the interest upon a million
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19

What is the difference between q
tunnel and an ear trumpet?
One is followed out and the other in
holloaed In.
Why didn't the last dove return to
the ark?
Because she had sufficient ground
for remaining.
When Is an author like spirit!
When he's at proof.
Why are authors who treat Of physi.
ognomy like soldiers!
Because they write about face.
What is the difference between the
car and a beggar?
One issues manifestoes; the other
manifests toes without fs shoes.
head like winter night?
Because 1t blows. 1t SHOWS Tits
nose).
What's the most dificult thing to
be cooked for a Christmas dinner?
A tailors goose.
Why are poets like children's toys I?
Because they are given to a muse
and indulge in fancy Infancy.
Why is an absconding bank cashier
like an air gun?
Because he goes OF loaded and
makes no report
When is window like a star?
When 1t is skylight.
What part Of their infant tuition
have old bachelors and old maids most
profited by?
Learning to go alone.
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His Preference for Home

not what they want. Then the walters
with their napkins-what don't they
do with those napkins! Mention any
one thing Of which you think you can
say with truth, THAT they do not do. >
Every six months a tavern should
burn to the ground. with all its traps
Its properties" its beds and pots and
kettles and start afresh from it's ashes
like John Phoenix-Squjbob.
No; give me home, or a home like
mine. where all is clean and sweet
where coffee has pre-existed in the Der.
ry and tea has still faint recollections
Of the pigtails that dangled about the
plant from which it was picked. where
butter has not the prevailing charac.
ter which Pope assigned to Denham.
where soup could look you in the face
IL 1t had eyes" (which 1t has not),
and where the comedy Anne or the
gracious Margaret takes the place of
these napkin bearing animals.-Oliye,
Wendell Holme&
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oliver Wendell Holmes Unable to Get
Any Real Pleasure in the
vaunted Tavern"

Don't talk to me about taverns!
There is Just one genuine. clean. de
cent, palatable thing occasionally tc
be had in them-namely, boiled egg
The soups taste pretty good some
times, but their sources are involved
in q darker mystery than that Of the
Nile. Omelettes taste as If they had
been carried in the walters hat. OF
fried in an old boot. ordered scram-
bled eggs one day. 1t must be that
they had been scrambled for by some
body, but who-who in the possession
of a sound reason could have scram.
bled for what l had set before me un-
der that name? Butter! am wonder
ing why the taverns always keep 1t
until 1t IL old. Fool that am! As
il the taverns did not know that II It
was good 1t would be eaten. which II
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
SWAP CHILDREN IN DENMARK
Curious System Of Exchanging Little
Folk During Summer Months
Scheme Works Well.

In Denmark there is a curious sys
tenn Of exchanging children during the
summer. The country people send
their little ones to the city people, and
the latter send theirs to the country
The state delivers free tickets, and
the schools send the children accord
ing to the applications from families
The children travel alone, each one
wearing a ticket of Identification
pinned on the jacket or bodice. Should
any of them go astray they are lodged
at the first station whilst inquiries are
made. The young travellers are met at
their destination by the peasants and
their wives.
Treated with affectionate care by
these good hearted people, the children
often enjoy privileges they have never
known at home. There is no severe
discipline nor frksome restraint. They
return home full of tales about their
adventures, and their mothers are de-
lighted to find them looking rosy
checked, fat, and healthy. The peas
ant women feed them we'll and often
make them fresh clothing.
The latter send their children into
the towns and volunteer guides show
them the monuments and sights. Last
year the principal restaurant keepers
at Copenhagen gave them a series Of
feats and organized little dancing par
ties for their amusement. Both cate
gories Of children benefit by this mode
of exchange. which, it may be noted
is conducted on inexpensive lines.
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Of cheese would go handy. It's almost
my breakfast time
BLESS your heart. help yourself!
And George turned to Fortune.
"Ah," she cried, selling his hands
you will not think Ill Of met"
And for what" astonished.
For not speaking to my mother
Oh, just couldn't; just couldn't!
When | thought OF all the neglect
all the Indifference, the loneliness.
couldn't! 1t was horribly unnatural
and cruel!"
Il understand, heart of mine. Say
no more about it." And he put his
two hands against her cheeks and
kissed her. Never shall you be lone
ly again. for l am going to be all
things to you. Poor heart! Just think
that all that has passed has been
only a bad dream, and that it's clear
sunshiny morning; eh?" He held her
off a ways and then swept her into
his arms as he had done on board the
ship, roughly and mastery. And
there's that old rug. Talk about
magic carpets! There never was one
just like this. But for 1t | shouldn't
even have known you. And, by Jove!
when the minister comes this after.
noon
This afternoon!"
Exactly! When he comes. you and
are going to stand upon that beau
tiful, friendly old rug. and both of us
are going to be whisked right away
into Eden"
Pleased"
Silence.
How brave you are!"
81? Oh, pshaw!"
Would you have shot one OF
them?"
Girl. your Percival Algernon
couldn't have hit the broad side OF a
barn" He laughed joyously.
Il knew II And that is why call
you brave
And when the pale gold Of winter
dawn filed the room, It found them.
hand in hand. staring down at the
old Yhiordes, the magic old Yhiordes
from Bagdad.
THE END.
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HORSE FROM BROOM HANDLE
Simple Toy Is Quite Easily Made and
Gives Wonderful Satisfaction to
Little People.

This is a simple toy easily made
which gives wonderful satisfaction to
all little folk. Get a broom handle
and cut it to the proper length. then
procure an old sock either black or
brown: cut slit in the top two or
three inches long for the mouth Of
the horse. Line the sock with card
board; make holes above the mouth
for nostrils. which Should be lined
with piece of red flannel, and add
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CHAPTER XXI.
The End Of the Puzzle.


Tie elder brother tried to push past
George. but old Mortimer caught him
by the shoulders and dragged him
back.
Let me got" he cried, his voice ma
sal and high. do you hear me? Let
me gol"
Mr.. Mortimer" said George. with
out turning his head or letting his
eye waver. keep him back. Thanks"
George stepped over the threshold.
Now gentlemen. | shall shoot the
first man who makes a movement"
And Ryanne, who knew something
about George. saw that he meant Just
what he said. Steady. every one"
he said. MY friend George here can't
shoot; but that kind Of man is dead
lest with pistol. surrender"
The brosher was struggling. The
telephone! The telephone! demand
to can the police. This Is accessory
to The fact! tell you. let me go!"
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Electric Music Teacher.

manently as the sign of the stan. But
this lie easily done by using revolv-
Ing contact device to shift over the
several required notes at the start. To
bring back to natural during the piece,
we press on a button which restores
the note for the moment.
Even professional musicians will
find 1t useful for transposing a piece
into another key and this is done by
observing the movement of the ham,
mers and also a transposing chart
which lies before them.
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POUETPYNOTES
NWa& 81 9aoao

Parched meal is good for chicks to
pick when two or three days old.
Chopped-up onion tops make good
chick medicine at-this time Of year.
Duck raisers claim that a hawk
will never attempt to steal a duckling.
Eleven dozen eggs per year is a fair
average for hens and puIlets kept in
large focls.
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Toy Horse.

a small portion to serve as the
tongue. which should slightly pro
trude. STUFF the head with rags or
any similar material, and tie 1t on to
the top Of the broomstick. Fix two
ears. which should be made stir with
card; add the eyes. which may be two
buttons sewn on in the proper posi-
ton; adjust the bride and ornament
where necessary. When finished 1t
will appear as In the illustration.
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CHAPTER xxI.-(contInued).

I'VE could have taken every dollar
from the vault" said Wallace cheer
fully.
But we couldn't have made our get
away with It," observed the butler
holding his empty glass toward Ry-
anne, who was acting as master of
ceremonies.
"A clear. unidentified million, "
unused Ryanne. Into the cars with
II; over to Jersey City: on to Phila-
delphia; but there for Europe; quiet
~ transfer the gold to the various
Continental banks; and in six months,
who could trace hair or hide of it,"
Ryanne laughed.
IT'S all right to laugh" said the
Major. But are you sure about
Jones? He could have arrived this
afternoon"
Impossible! He left 1lexandria for
Naples on a boat that stopped but
thirty hours. With Fortune on his
hands he could not possibly sail be-
fore the following week. and maybe
not then. Sit tight. l know what l
am talking about"
He might cable"
so he might. But II he had we'd
have heard from him before now. I'm
going to tell you a secret. My name
IL not Ryanne."
I'VE all know that" said the Major.
Its Wadsworth. Does that tickle
your mind any"
The men shook their heads. Mrs.
Chedsoye did not move hers.
Bah! Greatest joke Of the hour.
I'm Horace Wadsworth. and Arthur
Wadsworth, president of the Mer-
chant-Mechanic Bank. Is my beloved
brother!"
"Ay, damnable wretch"
A shock ran through them all. In
the doorway leading to the rear hall
stood George, his revolvers leveled
steadily. Peering white-faced over his
shoulder was the man who had spok.
en-, Arthur Wadsworth.
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Size of Poultry House.

SIC OF FouItry 1ouSe.
AS to the proportionate size of the
house to the number of fowls kept.
only he who remembers that there
is more profit in a house half full
than in a house twice full" is a safe
from laundering at this point. The
most level-headed practical poultry
men insist upon ten square feet per
fowl. Constrast this with the room
afforded 100 fowls in a 12x20 house.
less than 1-3 feet of space to each
(which is a common sight) and Judge
as to the chances for eggs in the lat.
'er case. and take warning
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Strono.

Father" said little Herbert, why
doesn't mother travel with the cir
cus?"
What could she do in a circus?"
"She might be the strong woman
i heard her tellin' grandma this morn
ing that she could wind you around
her little finger"-Judge.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19

1t is a common plea Of the faint
heartened that success depends main
ly on luck. ] am no believer in luek.
and the man who Is content to VAN
for a stroke of good fortune, WIN
probably wait till he has a stroke a
paralYsis.-Sir z TreYes
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19

These words or
our Lord Jesus
Christ suggest a
sermon on the
relation Of the
Christian church
to civil govern
ment. But first,
what is the Chris
tian church? II in
an elect body
gathered out Of
all nations, In
whom a super
natural work has
b e en- redeemed
a n d sanctihed
through faith In
the atOnement Of
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
To Remove Spots From Cloth.

Whenever cloth dresses become
spotted. sponge them with a mixture
Of equal parts of hot water and tuy>
pentine. Iron the parts when dry over
a damp cloth. 1t makes the cloth
look like. new.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Homemade Dress Shields.

To make dress shields for thin
white summer waists. cut thin whlfs.
flannel the size desired, trim the edxs
with narrow lace and tie in the dresn
with narrow tape. They will keep tks
waist dry.
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During the Crowded Season.

During the Crowded Season.
Mrs. Gotham-Why, Tommie, how
dirty your face is! Where have you
been?
yommie Gotham-Oh, I've been
swimming down at the public bath.
mamma.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
The Christian
Church and
Social Government
BY REV. JAMES Nj. GRAY. DID.
Dean Of MOODY Bible Institute
Of Chicago

that are Caesars" Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself Matthew 22.2I and
g.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19

From Smiles to Thrills.
Fashions change in politics as we'll
as in literature Yes" replied Sem
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
RIDDLES.

What IL the difference between q
tunnel and an ear trumpet?
One is followed out and the other In
holloaed In.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The 18th annual meeting of the Maine
state Detective Association will be
held at the office of Louis q. Chabot
1913 Lisbon street, Lewiston. Me. on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1919, at 12.30 p. NJ
The first annual Field day of the
Webber hospital. given by the trained
nurses of that institution as benefit
to the Nurses Home fund, was held
Tuesday afternoon, on the grounds Of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis st. Marie on Elm
street. Biddeford. and was attended
by Saco and Biddeford people and
many summer visitors from Saco, Old
Orchard, Biddeford Pool and Beach
wood.
Mrs. Hannah Jackson, who was so
terribly burned while tending a fire
at her home in Milford, Monday
morning, died the evening of the same
day. Two sons and daughter, Os-
car jackson of Beverly, Mass, Mrs.
Emelus Tozier and Matthew Jackson
of Milford survive. The funeral was
held. Tuesday afternoon. and the re-
mains will be taken to Township 81,
Wednesday, for interment in the fam
lily lot.
The alarm from box SO. Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-27
HIGHWAY BRIDGES,

Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the State Highway Commission.
Augusta. Me, until loo a. NJ. Sept. II,
1913. fer furnishing all material ard
building both the sub-structureS and su-
per-structures of two highway bridges
One at Old Town in Penobscot count =.
3s7 feet in length, on which proposals
WIZ be received for steel bridge on
concrete masonry, and also for an all
. concrete bridge.
And one at Jackman in Somerset coua-
ty, 80 feet in length. on which proposals
will be received for a steel bridge On
concrete masonry.
In each case, except that for the all
concrete bridge proposals will be receiv-
ed separately for the sub structures and
the super structures.
Each proposal must be accompanied ~
a certified check for ten per cent. of the
amount of the bid. payable to the Maine
state Highway Commission, as a guarau-
tee that the bidder If awarded the con-
tract, will furnish the required bond and
execute the contract within ten days OF
the time of the award.
An approved indemnity bond for one
half the amount of the contract will he
required for the faithful performance of
the work.
Plans and specifications may be obtain
ed by applying to Paul ID. Sargent, CHI
Engr of Highway Commission, Augusta
Me.
Parties calling for plans and specifica-
tions must state definitely what part of
the work they wish to cover and enclose
one dollar for each set called for
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals.
state Highway Department. August eS
1913. aug25d eod7e