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The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22

experiment upward of S3.5UU TrS pow.
 CT was astonishing, and the hardest
 and most solid substances. such as | iron. flint and steel melted like wax when exposed to its immense focus, only q few seconds being required. A i diamond weighing ten grains was ex- i posed to the rays for thirty minutes
 and WIS reduced to six grains by the process. During the operation the
 stone opened and foIiated like the 1 leaves of flower and emitted whltish ! fumes: but when il had closed again ] it still bore polish and was identical ! in shape. though four grains lighter and prODurtiUuatriy smaller. Ten cut garuvts mc,grd and ran together in ! Fl few seconds In fact. nothing was found th3t could resist the terrible l beat generated This remarkable ma 1 chine was uftprward taken to China | nv an officer connected with the Brit iSh embassy and finally lost sight of. ! With these modern experiments to ! consider inc tair of the burning of , MaYrclu> ships stems more probable I.a RrurlWLrr, q traveller of the if- icpm,h ccLtury. SayS that at Damascus they made mirrors of steel that mag. niGvd objects like burning glasses"
 The telescope Uas not Invented till ! rarly in thc seventeenth century.
 This would seem corroborative evi.
 drncc concerning ptUIcmy Euergetes mirror. which La H:ovquicre does not mention and of which he perhaps neY'
 or heard Anulfpda, in his description of Egypt. Suls that uhe wonderful mir
 ror waS made OI Chinese iron and that soon after MOnHmWydanism prevailed
 the Christians destroyed it by strata gem
 hi work published at MarSeilles in I7G& Father Ahbat argues ingeniOusly in Favor uf the probable existence of the mirror. but contends that its pow.
 CT was far less than recorded in the legend
 "If this mirror existed he says, "it k probable that il was the only one oi its kind and that no other means had then been found of viewing distant objects distinctly It must therefore have been considered as great won
 der in those times and must have filled with astuniShmrut all who saw its ef
 fleets Even though is effects had not
 been greater than those of small tel escupe it iS natural to think thar those effects were exaggerated be youd all probability and even pOSSibili ty. as commonly happens 10 rare and admirable machines and inventions. '- i Emmett Campbell lI0II in Cleveland LpudcU
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22
The First Christmas Card.

The honor of the Christmas card IS ascribed frequently to the late W. C' T, Dobson, an English painter. In December, 1874. date earlier than that given to any other claim,. he was anxious to send some more novel Christmas greeting than that of let ter to distant friend, and the idea occurred to him to make little sketch svmboli2ing the spirit of the season. The sketch depicted in its center family party gathered around the Christmas dinner table raising glasses to the health of absent friends. Un' derneath were the words "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you," while on each side was a small
 CT sketch representing an act of be. nevolence. Mir. DobSOn's card so pleased its recipient that the following vear he designed another card, Of which he sent Autographed copies to -a-Iarge circle of friends. Other artists followed his example. and the circle sending out Christmas cards grew wider and wider until an enterprising printer saw there was money in the business. and within few years from it's birth the Christmas card was to be seen in hundreds of shop windows.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22
BURNING CLASSES,
Powerful Lenses With a Few of
 Their Fiery FeatS.
.PENN'S MARVELLOUS MACHINE.

The Heat Rays From This Mirror Lens
 Were So Intense That They Melted
 Garnets, Flint, Steel and Iron and
 Did Other Wonderful Things.
 | It is written that when the Roman ships beSiegcd Syracuse ArrhimcdrS | burned them to ashes by means ut mir TOTS, and ProcluS iS also said to have destroyed the navy of EitaIiau when those galleyS bcSicgcd RyZantIum, by means of burning glasses Aud there is the wonderful story of Ptolemy's mirror. which, placed uu the tower ot the PhUrOS at Alexandria, represented accurately everything that jHmspired in all Egypt, on both land aEd water. with which an urcmy,> fleet could b" seen 100 leagues away
 DcscurteS branded lHe story Ut Archl medes' mirrors us fabulous. But ktr- cher believed it Co b. true and made many experiments tu prove his con tcutiou- He tried the effect of mum | Der of plaue mirrors aud with five 0! the same size, placed Iu frame, con triyed to throw t.c rays reflected from them tO the same spot at U distance ot more than IuO feet and the degree of heat obtained led him to conclude that by increasing the number of mirrors he could increase the heat to any desired l degree. He made So voyage to Syra. clISe to inform himself exactly of local conditions From hiS observations he WIS couyIHcrG lha, 'ha Eomau -al!ryS could u0t have lD,4 uDgn gu"u thirty paccs. or less ,hHn lm feet from the place where AryhimldtS wounted his uniuuc engine of destruction
 1 EuGon constructed m1rhine con slsuag of a number oI mirrors. and in his first experiment. using twenty | four mirrors. hr >ct lire to pitch and tow at q distance o! seventy feet Then, with kind Ui polyh dron' con sisting of lGS pieces of plain looking glass. each piece six inches square, boards of beechwocd were set on tire at q distance of lG5 feet Next there were employed 3GO plain mirrors. each eight inches long and six broad. and with all the mirrors n Wsc wood could be tgnitcd at distance of 223 feet. The last machine Of this nature constructed by Bullion contained lUD mirrors, each six inches square. and with the rays from this he could melt lead and tin at a diSiun.e of lIo feet
 The most powerful hrrniu@ mirror of modern times wuS constructed hy one Penn. an English artisan ITr succeeded ln producing a burning lens no less than three feet in diameter and this cost the man who was financing the
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22

The Heat Rays From This Mirror Lens Were So Intense That They Melted Garnets, Flint, Steel and Iron and Did Other Wonderful Things
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22

THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL AND SANTA CLAUS. "I am SO small, SO very small, no one
 will mark or know How thick and green my needles are,
 how true my branches grow. Few toys and candles could | hold, but
 heart and will are free, And in my heart of hearts l know 1 am
 Christmas tree.' The Christmas angel lowered near; he
 caught the greVing word, And, laughing low, he hurried forth,
 with love and pity stirred. He sought and found St. Nicholas, the
 dear old Christmas saint, And in his fatherly, kind ear rehearsed
 the fir trees pIaint. Saints are all powerful, we know, so it
 befeII that day That, ax on shoulder, to the grove
 woodman took his way. One baby girl he had at home, and he
 went forth to find A little tree as small as she, just suit
 ed 10 ms n'inu' Oh, glad and proud the baby fir, amid
 its brethren tall, To be thus chosen and singled out, the
 first among them all! He stretched his fragrant branches; his
 little heart beat fast; He was a real Christmas tree-he had
 his wish at last. One large and shining apple, with
 cheeks of ruddy gold; Six tapers and tiny doll were all that
 he could hold. The baby laughed, the baby crowed, to
 see the taPers bright The forest baby felt the joy and shared
 in the delight. And when at last the tapers died and
 when the baby slept The little fir, in silent night, patient vigil kept. Thouqh scorched and brown its needles
 were, it had no heart to grIeve' a have not lived in Vain," he sad.
 Thank God for Christmas eVe!"
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22
A Disclosure.

Little Willie wa> instructed by his teacher. Mr Ruin>on to write m es Sa, on the subject nt 'AntidoteS This WIS his brief "SSHy.
 'Nly anty dntrS om chUrOHteS. mah nays novels. nftomnhilIs and you."- London Photograph
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-22

CHriiai is not what Il nan has. hut what a u,an k: character lS capital. honor iS capital Marduf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

class in comparison with some of the
rotten curb, gutter and sidewalk jobs
in this town which are having to be
replaced continually. The Eliason
boys themselves did all the prelimi-
naries on the job, AL Irwin adding
the finishing touches in Portland
cement.
Hazel Lowe, Bessie Homes and
Florence Allen are attending the
teachers institute in Medford. They
have been taking teachers training at
the high school.
Samuel Permission, upon making
the rounds of his flower garden Sun
day morning, was surprised to find
that someone had gone into the bed
of geraniums and hacked off many
slips for transplanting. The gerani-
ums are of a beautiful variety and
were much to be desired, but Mr..
Permission says that If the people
were too poor to buy any slips and
would return the stolen ones he
would generously donate them few.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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W. w. Usher spent several days
of the past week campaigning for
coroner throughout the valley. He
reports ranchers receiving better re-
turns from their fruit than was an
ticipated and far better feeling exist
ing all around.
A. T.. Jones of Cottonwood, CAL,
arrived in the city Friday. He re-
turns Tuesday, after having transact
ed various business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Clark and sons
X. G. and T, II. of San Diego were
in the city Sunday.
Mrs l.. H. Newton of Hornbrook,
Cal, enjoyed visit in the city on
Thursday.
George Burnside and wife of Los
Angeles were in the city last week.
Make it a Studio Ashland photo
graph for Xmas.
Mrs. J. B. Ware. after a two
months visit in Michigan, has started
on her return trip. She will visit
relatives in Kansas City, Denver and
Oakland, reaching home the latter
part of the month ,
DR.. G. w. Gregg and j. p. Ware
were the speakers Sunday at the Tai
ent NJ. E. Sunday school rally day eX-
ercises.
l.. D. Mckee left last week for his
vacation trip. He will go to point
near Climax, there to hunt and fish
H. f. Pohland, ]. NJ. Wagner and
II. o. Frohbach were visitors in Med
ford last week.
More time now. Better work
Studio Ashland, photographs. ThS
only Xmas gift.
Tuesday night at the library an
other meeting will be held for the
enlightening of the uniformed OF
some of the proposed measures
Everyone wishing to be an intelli
gent voter should attend these meet
jngs.
DR.. D. NJ. Brewer delivered lee
ture at Talent Sunday, at which time
he discussed some of the measures
coming before the vote of the people
in November.
Mrs. Ella Mills leaves next weel
for Portland, where she will spen'
her vacation of about six weeks.
Studio Ashland's October specia
offer is proving immensely popular
Be sure and get yours.
Mrs. o. H. Johnson will leave to
day on visit to her old home il
Harrison, Ark. She will visit severa
of the southern states during her alb
sence.
Mrs. William Bartlett, who ha
been in the city for the past week
returned to her home at. Wagne
Springs Saturday.
Studio Ashland photographs ar
the thing for Xmas gifts. Take ad
vantage OF the October special offer
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12
Permission Again
Lands Big HOnOrS

Samuel Permission again landed
sweepstake prizes at the Portland
Dahlia Show. Earlier he won prizes
at the state fair. The prizes gained
at the Portland show were as fol-
lows: Glass G, two first prizes and
one second; Glass r, two firsts and
one second; Class A 7, best collection
dahlias, second prize. Over seven
hundred and fifty varieties were ex-
hibited. Mr.. Permission has about
eighty kinds of dahlias in his local
gardens. A beautiful collection is
now in Buffers window. Mr.. Pen
niston is certainly putting Ashland on
the map in so far as flower culture Is
concerned.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

The Elk lodge have raised $50 for
the normal campaign fund. The fra
ternal organizations of the city are
responding in fine shape to the call
for more funds. The committee for
the raising of funds will not over
look the churches or schools in their
efforts to raise the funds necessary
for the normals.
Mrs. Gus c. Morris of Portland ar
rived Thursday for a visit with Mrs.
Ella Mills and other friends. Mrs.
Morris is on her way to southern
points.
Auto service. Julius Hart, phone
45O-R. Rates reasonable. 33-1mo.
DR.. Boslough and George Kramer
have been out on a short hunting
trip to klamath Lakes. They are ex-
pected back today.
w. A. Turner has resigned as sec
retary of the Citizens bank and is
succeeded by w. NJ. Policy, the local
druggist. Mr.. Turner leaves soon for
tour through southern California
in company with c. B. Lamkin and
party.
Everybody wants one. See the
Studio Ashland window.
Under the auspices of the Young
Mems Sunday school class there will
be a debate Wednesday evening at
the Methodist church on the initia-
tive measure of creating a depart
ment of industry" in the public work.
The speakers will be John Rigg and
DR.. Brewer All are invited.
A mass meeting of the temperance
forces will be held at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening. r. P.
Hutton of Portland will address the
meeting. Mr.. Hutton is an able
speaker who thoroughly understands
the temperance work.
w. ]. Wade of Riverside, Cal, but
formerly of Muskogee, Okla, was in
town yesterday afternoon between
trains, inquiring for his old-time ac.
quaintances, Bert Greer and Ed Estes
He was on his way south, accompa.
MED by his family, from a -four
months residence at Eugene, a city
with which he was greatly pleased
In the event of another trip up this
= way it is his purpose to pay Ashland
a visit.
r -Brooms. Ask your dealer for the
product of the local factory. 87-tf
T. X. Anderson, manager of the
= Pilot Knob mine, near Gottville, Cal.
in Siskiyou county territory, was ;
weekend visitor here attending t.
business matters and greeting old &C
2 quaintances.
: Rufus Cole and mother, Mrs. ElleI
e ]. Cole, who have been living in th
v city since they sold their Siskiyor
Il tproperty, expect to leave Wednesda
for San Diego, where they will spen
r the winter.
r Policy & Elhart have just receive
some fine goldfish from Ohio, one @
= which they will give away with ever
s. cash purchase. They have a dis
play of the fish in their window.
H. r. Reachert has added to hi
ranch by purchasing tract adjoinin
from the Rogue River Valley Orchar
Company.
An object lesson in substantial cor
crete work is the fine new walk jus
completed by c. A. Eliason on HI
. premises at the corner of North Mai
and Laurel streets. This lob is firs
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

What do you want? A Tidings
want ad tells It to more than two
thousand people in a day. Twenty
five cents does the business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

May be moved from one room to
another in a moment. Will attach
to ordinary light socket and needs no
special wiring.
When the current is turned on the
coils grow cherry red in a few sec
onds, and their warm glow, thrown
outward also by the polished copper
reflector, is very different from the
brilliant light of heaters that consist
merely of large lamps, and which
give more light than heat.
Serves very we'll for warming bath
rooms, small offices and other small
rooms, or to take the chill off larger
rooms. Ha.
1t is handsomely formed of pressed
steel, the outside finished in polished
nickel and black lacquer, and the in
side in polished copper, lacquered to
prevent furnishing.
$500 each, with five-year guaran-
tee.
nu -
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

Phone news items to the Tidlngs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12
Suits at $22.5O to S27.5O
New Winter Coats $3.50 or less
$3.50 to $17.5O. All new ones.

Fifty of them. Think of the selection at these mode
rate prices-not last winters stylesthis number of new
left after months satisfactory sales from them
We have already had to fill in with purchases and
our stock is still in shape to fill your needs
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-12

Mostly serges of staple styles and
some new long Redingote styles.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13
Ad;eetives-A oams.

The game Of "adjectives" is good 10
fill in IA half hour. Select one of the
party to go out of the room. Then
each person chooses an adjective, which
he or she will represent. while the one
outside comes In and asks questions,
trying to determine the adjective being
enacted. For instance, the interlocu-
tor may say, "Did you have happy
vacatiOn?" and the person who has
chosen the word happy pOurs forth
a perfect torrent OF words, describing
his vacation. TO another person the
question may be, "DO you like dane
ingT" The reply should come in tear
full accents that parties always make
him so weary and life is such bore,
mt which he begins to weep. OF course
the word is sad" This may continue
indefinitely. and II the company is
responsive one 1t is very amusing.
After one person has guessed several
adjectives have another one so out
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13
Japanese Goldfish.

There is great variety Of japanese
goldfish. The more common fan
tails" fringe tails" and comets" cost
from 20 cents to SIS apiece, and those
bulging eyed arlstocrats of the finny
world, the telescope fish, will cost from
$5 apiece up, according to shape, color.
size, eyes. etc.
Fish are subject TO few diseases,
but for the amateur the principal thing
to remember Is that salt water is the
universal remedy If fish is not in
usual health and the trouble Is neither
due to overcrowding or overlooking a
fve minute bath In salt water every
day for week win bring him back to
health.
Goldfish often live to great age.
Some goldfish In Washington aQuar-
ium are known to be fifty years old,
and. by careful measurement, have not
grown In over thirty years.-Tarm and
Fireside
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13
FOR THE CHILDREN
An Intelligent Toad.

The United Suites department Of ag-
riculture has published paper on the
toad 1t estimates that each saves to
the farmer by eating the cutworms.
which destroy the crops, about $50 ev-
cry season.
Toads eat the common housefly,
which is such an annoyance to US. A
toad has been seen to snap up eighty
six flies in less than ten minutes.
Toads are sometimes kept for pets,
and they are not lacking in intelli-
gence Once a toad lived in garden,
and every day at the dinner hour he
came to be fed. 1t happened that the
dinner hour was changed, and when
the toad came there was nothing for
him to eat Mr.. Toad made up Iis
mind that he would not lose his dinner
twice. On the second day he came ut
the new hour. and after this he was
as punctual as the rest of the family.
No one could tell how he knew that
in the future his dinner would be serv-
ed two hours earlier.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13
DEATHS
Manasseh H. Porch

Jesse W. Porch, of No. 22l North
Mulberry street, received word this
morning of the death of his brother,
Manasseh H. Porch, at his home in
Marion, The deceased died of pneu-
monia and had been confined to bed
only one day,
The deceased was 81 years of age.
He learned his trade as timer and
silver platter at Mt. Vernon and then
moved to Mansfield, leaving here
about twenty-five years ago for Mar
ion where he has since resided. He
was employed by the Huber Manufac-
turing Company in that city and is
survived by his wife and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph Thew. of Eel Paso,
Tex He also leaves four brothers,
Hiram Porch of Hebron. Ind, Joshua
Porch OF Anita Ia. Frank Porch of
Columbus, and j. w. Porch of this
city.--Mansfleld Shield.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13

low rind from one dozen. Cut the or
anges into halves, remove the seeds.
Measure the pulp, and to each pint al
low one pound of sugar. Put the SUI
gar and the orange rind in the pre-
serving kettle, add the orange pulp,
tir until the sugar is dissolved, bring
to boil, skim, then boil until the mix
ture forms jelly, which will be per-
fectly clear. Try the mixture by put
ting little in a saucer in cold place.
Grapefruit Marmalade Purchase
one dozen fine oranges, half dozen
large, solid grapefruit, and two lem
ons. Wash the oranges and cut them
into slices from the outside toward the
core, rejecting the core and seeds.
Wash and cut the grapefruit and lem
ons. Mix all together in large kettle,
add six quarts of cold water, cover,
and stand over night. Next morning
bring to boiling point and boil slowly
about one and half or two hours, un-
til you have a thick pulp. Add seven
pounds of granulated sugar, and boil
until transparent. Try this every now
and then to see if it thickens when
cold.
Scotch armalade-Purchase the
desired quantity of oranges, wash them
crate skin, cut them into halves, and
remove the seeds; scoop out the pulp
To each pound of pulp allow an equal
weight of sugar. Put the sugar in bak
ing pans in hot oven. When the su-
gar is hot, without scorching stir il
into the orange mixture and boil rap
idly 20 minutes.
This is improved if the jars can
stand in a window in the hot sun for
three or four days after being sealed
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-13
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN

CHICAGO, March IL.
Cattle Becves. 81 256e9 20; Texas
1fGers 81 00D $40; stociters and feeders,
y 6oQs 10: cows and heifers, So 60@S 40:
calves. 81 OOQ1O 25.
HOGS Light, ts 5O@s 20; mixed, IS so
aBs 75, heavy. 81 35WS IS; rough, S. a5Cr
. So pigs. 81 00GD8 10.
Sheep and Lambs Native sheep, 81 so
dD6 20; yearlinsH, 81 SUG7 90; native
aamhs So S06p7 20
No ? yellow. 6Ge. oats-No Q white,
sdK..
Rcceipts Cattle, $4,000; hogs $1,000:
anleep and lambs, $4,000.
EAST BUFFALO. March 12.
Csttle-Prime steers, - S5Q9 Is: ship
Tlng $S 0OdCs rs, butchers, 81 00GDS 3B;
heifers, 50 O0mS 10; cows SO s6dp7 70:
bulls, Sc 0O0p7 so; stockers and feeders.
% 76a7 20. fresh cows and sprlngors,
s35 00Gp9O 00 calves, So O0ql2 co.
Hogs Heavy and mixed, 80 1000 l5;
Workers. IS o0@D rs; pigs. 81 75dpS 30;
wuuRtts, tS 26diS 40; stays. 50 b007 30;
nairaes. 50 006p9 i5.
Sheen and Lambs YearlinHa s5 500
80. wethers, 81 25d6 so; ewes. 50 O0ts
Q 90: mixed sheep, Sc 00Qs Is; lambs,
~ 5H6n8 30,
Rcceip,s- Cattle. 1907 hogs 400: sheep
and lambs. 1000; calves. 25.
CLEVELAND. March I2
'CsAttle-Choice fat steers. Ss 1903 40;
good 20 choice steers. 81 o06D7 so; heiferA.
% EoR7 6O COWS, 50 tOG6 90; bulls $5 10
a. co. milchers and springers, Ss5 0Oa
90 CO. calves. $40 5O@l1 90.
HocH-iieavies and mediums 50 90;
Norkers and light Workers., 50 %: roughs,
~ 10; stays, 81 90.
ispring Lambs---sT 75pS 90.
Receipts Cattle. 1907 hogs 1900; sheep
AAd lambs. 1000; calves, 200,
PlTTsBuRo, March i2
Cattle-Heavy steers. ts S0g9 90; fnt
nAeers. 81 s0@s So; fair steers. 81 500
D 80; heiferH. s. 5OQs 90: cows, 81 500
= %; butcher bulls. 81 259s 90; n.iich
sDOws. $40 o0Wso 90; calves, til So
Hogs Heayies and heavy Yorksra.
sheep and Lambs stop sheep. 80 as;
nap lambs. IS co.
Deoeipta Cattle. light; hogs, 2,0oo
eheep and lambs coo; calves. 100
CINCINNATI. March ~.
-Cattie-Sieers. 50 50aS 90. cows, So Is
tes rs: helfers. Sc oO97 90; calves, IS %
aban s5.
Hogs Packers and butchers, IS $50
D O5: common 10 choice. S5 750s 35; pigs
ana lights, 81 00GS So: stays, 81 50Q7 90
C0Tn--No. q white, 67@6ac.
Eeceipts-Cattle 6si; hogs. a,6t6; sheep
and lambs, 1863
BOSTON, March H.
Wool-Ohio and Pennsylvania: Delaiua
eSashed. 27is Q28c; half and three eighths
Mood combing, 24@25c; delaine unwash-
-. 2cA@2Ac. hne unwashed 22c
TOLEDO, March IA
wheat. sSSc corn, sSci oats, IKs,
HsvvsTsgsd. IS 20.