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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29

with his wife and four-ycar- old daughter
riding In n sidecar. J, II. Ncedham, OF pris-
Tow. Iowa. has Just completed n 1rl- mile
motorcycle trip through Iowa, minnesota
and WISCONSIN r-.fsl
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16

Visitors to COvcn Garden market the gv,at flower market of London, will tuI that in addition to much floral
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16

beauty there is wholesome, muscular athletic womanhoOd that is good to look upon 10 be found among the wom- en DorterS. The flowers that are sold in huge quantities in this market are bought by retail flower dealers, to whose vans the flowers must be deliv- cred in the surrounding streets. The work of carrying is done largely by women. and the COvent Garden wom- an porter is one of LOndon's character studies.
 These women, who carry loads of flowers on their heads, are hardwork- ing. conscientious workers. As rule, their hours are from to Q in the mOrning--not long perhaps, but during that time the women do what might well be considered a good days work. It is not light work, as a woman DOT ter frequently carries two dozen large pots of plants on her head over q dis tance of several hundred yards. Light and heavy loads may or may not come alternately, but all are accepted cheer fully. The payment, as a rule, Is ade- uuate, but depends upon the generosity of the temporary employer.
 The powers of endurance these wom- en possess are quite remarkable, and the work agrees with them. One wom- an recently pointed with pride to her daughter, q girl of twenty, with cheeks glowing with health and muscles that would do credit to any system Of phys ical culture. The girl had been deli cate. but a few weeks work in the flower market caused q decided i'm provement. which increased as time went on.
 A somewhat odd recognition of their work is received annually by these flower porters in the shape of shawl and two aprons each, a gift from the Duchess of Bedford.-London Mirror.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
EXPLODING EXPLOSIVES.
Che of Two Methods, Combustion or
 Doto0ation, Is Used.

S're or "o tN-sHOSSr NpUDuSN'OH VT
 Doto1at;on, Is Used.
 A.. explosive is a body which, under the suGugucr of heat or shock, or both, k. >ne.Eu= uomiarly mstantaueously resolved entirely or almost so into gns,s.
 Practical explosives consist either of bnr.os such uS u.trJ-ycegin and nitro ccuulusr. wuI.h arc explosive in them selves or mixtures of ingredients which separately are or may be non explosive. lut when intimately mixed are rarahTr Of being exploded.
 LyI11.ivrS are exploded either by simple ignition. as in the case of black guuuowdcr ur hy means of a dctOnator routaiuiug mercury illuminate.
 The molecules of an explosive may be rr-ardlH as in a state of unstable chemical equilibrium. A stable state of equilibrium k brought about by the sudden decomposition of the original compounds with the evolution of heat. An explosion k thus gn extremely rapid decomposition. accompanied by the pro- duction or large volume of gas and the development of much heat.
 There are two well defined modes of explosion which can be described as combustion and drtuuatiOn. In the former case the explosive is simply ig- nitcd and combustion takes place by truusrerruce of heat from layer to layer of the explosive. The rapidity with which the combustion proceeds de- peuGS not only on the physical form of the explosive. but also on the pressure under which tine decomposition takes Dla.n. When in the form of fine grains comrusJinu proceeds much more quick. ly than when the grains are large. Drtnmtlou. on the other hand, has to bc started by d sufficiently strong i'm pulse. Slch as the explosion of a char@c of mercury illuminate: it pro ccvGs much more rapidly and is due to tue formation of an explosion wave that has a velocity of thousands of me, tCrS a second.
 High" explosives indicate those, such as dynamitcs and nitrate of am monil explosives. which detonate and have a greater shatteriug power than the flow" explosives. - New York World.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
SCENE FROM "A SPLENDID DIsHoNoRo

George Larkin is at present playing the leads in "The Trey O Hearts" against Cleo Madison. In this role he has proved himself to be an actor of rare ability. When he was five years old Mir. Larkin entered upon his business career as 6 child acrobat in circus troupe. This early start on the thorny road of life was brought about because his parents and relatives ae serted him and left him at the mercy of the circus people. He alternated between the circus, stage and yaude- vile until six years ago, when he be- came . movie actor.
 In making the film oS "The Treasure Train" 1t was necessary to have 250 children who should be passengers when the train was held up and robbed. The children were borrowed from an orphan asylum and had fine day in the country, with only a few minutes of work during the filming of the rob bery.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
Thinos We've Noticed.

The most wonderful thing-an indi' vidual opinion.
 The easiest thing--blaming 1t on ths other fellow.
 The hardest thlng-proving 1t. The softest thing-the other fellows job.
 The wisest thing--to mind your own business.
 The most foolish thing-what we said when we tried to appear bright The sweetest thlng-we married her. The wettcst thing-a woman'S hat with three drops of rain on 1t.
 The driest thIng-Our rivals speech. The most awkward thing-the knife at a dinner.
 The handiest thing-au alibi.-Judgo'
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
GEORGE LARKIN.

TRANK SERGEANT, a wealthy
 young clubman, is told by his
 physician that he has only a short time to live. He straightens out his affairs and is on the point of self de- struction when he Is saved by Julia AnnerSlcy, beautiful gicl who pleads with him to change places with her brother, Hugh, who has been falsely accused of murder. Sergeant agrees to the proposition, fakes up evidence against himself and gives himself up to the police. He learns that the doc tor has made a mistake, and 1t looks SIS if he would be executed as a mur- drrrr when the mystery is solved in "A Splendid Dishonor."
 George Ade'g drama, The Slim Princess" is being filmed.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16

@ 1914. by American Press Association.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
Driven to It.

i've come to kill a printer" said the little man.
 Any printer in particular" asked the foreman.
 "Oh. any one will dc. l would pre- fer q small one. but I've got to make some sort of show at q fight or leave home since the paper called my wifes tea party 'swill affair "-New lorK Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
Laws of Different States Should Be Uniform
By CHARLES THADDEUS TERRY, President Commission on
 Uniform State Laws

TT is not more law, but uniform
 law, that our country needs. The movement rests upon the proposition that if we are really nation there is no reason why imag- mary lines should cut off in matters of law one section of the country from another. The theory is that if any citizen of this na1ion is af- fected in his life, liberty, property or pursuit of happiness by the laws of the various states those laws should be uniform.
 EITHER THE STATES MUST BRING ABOUT SUCH UNIFORMITY OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST DO IT. FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO IT MEANS GENERALIZATION AND ALSO AN EXTENSION OF THE POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BE- YoND ANYTHING CONTEMPLATED AT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OR ESTABLISHED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16

NluS DdSSOl p!ayS dil INeiFe IOie' of the drama, shadows" In sOmr scenes he appears in five or six char acters, this being made possible b! clever trick photography.
 Mir. Brown has $1,OOO, which hC hides in an old pair of trousers. Hi wife sells the pants, and when Browl finds 1t out he runs out to look foI them. He locates them on a traml and tries in various ways to get then back. He finally succeeds by pushing the tramp over and yanking the pant! of. In the security of his home, ht looks for the money, but fails to find it The tramp Is last seen seated on { barrel slowly counting the big roll ant chuckllng over his good fortune il "The Sl,OO0 Pants"
 The plan of raising the body of { drowned man by firing cannon ii used as the main feature of Lest Wt Forget"
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
ENGLISH FEMALE P0RTERS.

Muscular Women Carry Heavy Loads
 In Coyent Garden Market.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-16
Paying Freight on Tons of Water.

Paying FreIght on IoHs OI "@''''
 Because of the improper drying Of corn a vast amount of honey is wasted in the payment of freight. The Scien- tifc American estimates that 43G,6S2 tons of water are shipped with corn every year. This would fIl l4,o06 freight cars of GO.OOO pounds capacity, making a train more than no miles long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08

Miss Marguerite Foley enjoyed New
Years Day with her sister, Mrs. p. A,
Casey and family in Atlantic, returning
home Friday.
Miss Beaulah Connrardy, grand
daughter of ID. Il. Soar. departed Satur-
day for hudson, S. d., where she at
tends school.
Walter Martin enjoyed holiday Wis
it in Audubon with his uncle, James
Martin and family, returning to Allan.
tic Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Clark and Miss Eva Wood,
who visited here with Mrs Eliza Mush-
rush and children, returned to their
home in Casey Friday.
Pearle Roberts and wife, who visited
here during the holidays with his par
ents, A. III. Roberts and wife, returned
TO their home in Sioux City Thursday.
Saturday on their way home to Sac
City, after two weeks visit in Allan
tic with their daughter, Mrs. VIM. Carr
Mrs. F. o. Hinkson returned to her
home in Stuart Friday, following a few
days pleasant visit in Audubon with
her sister, Mrs. H. A. Arnold and
family.
Fred Owen and wife arrived home
Monday from Hardy, Nebr., where
they enjoyed the Christmas and New
Years holidays with his relatives
Fred did not enjoy his Xmas dinner,
however nc he was nndar tha yyaa thor
that day. ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08

Peter Creager and wife departed Sat
urday for their home at Mecking, S.
d. They were here to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Hans Petersen
and wife.
Miss Blanche Lloyd went to Casey
Friday for weeks visit with her un-
Gle, VIM. Tate and family. Her father,
Hank Lloyd accompanied her for few
days visit
Dan Petersen and son Carl went to
Elk Horn Saturday to visit his parents,
knud Petersen and wife and be with
his father, who has not been feeling
well of late.
Get Col. V. c. Schwaller & Son to
cry your sale. You pay for no expert
ence as Schwaller has cried sales for 33
years Write, phone or call at Temple
ton. Iowa. 46tf
Mrs. John Hite and daughter Mis-
Margaret, who spent the holiday season
at Clarion with her daughter. Mrs Ray
Brenton and and family, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Anna Clark, who attends st.
Joseph's Academy in Des Moiues and
was here to spend her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. f. Il Clark, returned
to her duties Monday.
Miss Mae Reinemund went to Des
Moines Tuesday TO visit few days
with friends. Upon her return she viii
make preparations for her trip to San
Diego, Calf, for which place she de-
parts Saturday to spend the winter and
perhaps remain indefinitely.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

dressed himself for battle as bride for
the altar. his ostrich feathers and a heron
plume waving from his busby-his feath-
ers for one campaign costing him more
than S;ooEhis raven hair falling in curls
his diamond hilted sword giistened
against the gorgeous background pre-
sented by his dazzling breeches. which.
always, with seams of gold. were some
times a canary yellow. sometimes scarlet
or purple or sky blue.
1t was generally this gay war dogs fate
to be held in leash and miss hours of hot
lighting until the Emperor was ready to
deliver the Knockout blow, when he
would send him dashing In with 1000 or
1000 horsemen. And as Napoleons eye
followed the plume of Murat, he could
mark the rise and ebb in the tide OF his
own fortunes. while even the ferocious
Cossacks have been known to pause and
cheer this fearless foe. He was my
right arm" the Emperor said. "a paladin
in the field and the best cavalry officer
In Europe.
But his frank and childish vanity often
tried the forbearance of Napoleon. When
thrones were being passed around like
campetools at q garden party. he and his
wife Caroline were consumed with 3eal-
ousy and ambition At the guess that the
Emperor was about to set up a throne
in Poland, Murat Immediately dressed
for the part and presented himself at
Tilsit IN startling Polish costume. Go
his brother-in-law. Put on, your gen
erals uniform. You look like Franconf'
-Franconi being Partisan circus pro-
prietor who dlsported himself with q
whip in the center Of the ring. Dlsap-
pointed in his dream Of reigning at War
saw, Murat next made up his mind, II
not his costume, to be the Spanish mon
arch. and he bedewed with tears Of grief
his black curly whiskers when he had to
content himself with being only the
King of Naples" ~
A Business Man In War.
Another southron, Massena, offers Just
the proper foil for Murst. since he was q
plain, frugal. dull-spoken, stupid-looking,
hard-fisted, hard-headed man Of brains.
and an, able commander. According to
Napoleon's estimate. Massena was the
equal in battle to 6.eoe men. The roar
of the guns cleared his head" the Em-
peror said of him. I'm the midst Of the
dead and dying. amid a hail Of bullets
which swept down all around him. he
went on giving orders and making his
disposition with the greatest calruness
and good Judgment There you have the
true nobility of blood"
Massena's first chance as a general for
tunateiy came in the Maritime Alps:
as a snnuggler For this short. black-eyed
Italian from Nice was a business man
who left OF dealing IN olive oil and fruits
to make a business OF war. And right
well he prospered In the business. He
began by small amounts" Napoleon said
in speaking OF his robberies. "but now
millions would not satisfy him."
When the Emperor was starting his
Austerlitz campaign he left the defense
OF Italy to Massena and. knowing the
proper stimuiant to administer, sent
day-NapoIeon, the Ruler and the
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

, him a gift Of $1,000 The thrifty soldier
| TOOK II and then in the course OF the cam.
paign stole $, ,2Oo.00o to add TO it. Napol.
con Indignantly commanded, Let Mas
sena be advised to return the 5000, ,Oo(
! (francs). To do so quickly is his saliva
! ton ....r
Yet tthis observation-disclosures also loved
honor. He was already the Duke of Ri
would risk being shot tomorrow to be q
| prince." And the next day he won the
title Of Prince of Essling.
A Quartet.
Avaricve was surprisingly common
among the marshals. Oudinot. however.
must have been Innocent Of that vice, for
alluding to the generosity which was al
ways mpoverishing that marshal and to
his twenty wounds. Napoleon said. He
gives away the gold and keeps the lead" :"
Soult and Suchet in the Spanish cam
paign were thrown mors on their own re-
sources than other marshals. Able. but
too ambitious" was Napoleon's descrip-
tion Of Soult. who was disappointed with
the title OF Duke of Dalmatia and thought
he should have been made Duke of Aus
terlitz, a name which the Emperor de-
cided not to share with anyone. While
campaigning on the Iberian Peninsula,
the marshal sought to console himself by
climbing upon the throne of Portugal
Napoleon was furious over that presump-
ton. but restrained himself with the re-
mark, Il remember nothing but Auster-
suchet went to Spain only a count. but
there won his marshal's truncheon and
the title Of Duke Of Albufera. IF had
two Suohets," the Emperor said. II
should not only have conquered Spain.
but kept It."
The one born aristocrat to approach
first rank among the marshals was Da-
vout. who belonged to as poor a noble
family as Napoleon himself. Davout's
hot blood never rushed to his cool. bald
head. His lion-like bearing at Auerstadt
corrected the worst guess Napoleon had
made up to that time. Moreover his gem
eral efficiency and administrative talent
were useful tot he Emperor. who en-
ployed him in intervals OF war to gov
ern and despoil conquered provinces
where, as Napoleon expressed Il. he new
er plundered for himself" Stir his In
come was estimated to have been 100000
a year.
Davout's FIRST reward was the title of
Duke Of Auerstadt and his next that Of
Prince OF EckmuhL In his loyalty to his
master he boasted to a comrade, IF the
Emperor ordered you and me to destroy
warning to same themselves, but I, rath-
er than reveal the Emperors secret
would leave my wife and children there ("
Yet he was marked for his devotion to
his wife, to whom he sent a letter nearly
every day when away In the wars and
Napoleon, knowing his dependence, once
sent the duchess to him TO keep him con-
tented through long absence as COVER
nor Of Poland.
Bold. Bloody Lapaes.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
u DownEH. .
NapoIeon's Marshals.

J.,n Bspai... JuIe, Beruadotte, Prince Of Ponts-
eorro, King Of Sweden, born f1ss. oied bsi
Joachim Muat, Prinee. Grand Duke OF BerS. hins
Of Naples born 1ISl. died lsA
Prince of wagram. born Us. died nlk
Andre Maasena Duke Of kivohs fnnS o. AssAins'
born I756 died iGl5 -
Mthei NeJ, Duke q Eichingsn. Prince Of tn
Moskowa, born l7@. died leis-
Louls Nicholas Davout, Duke Of Auerltact ff1n0 q
Eckmnhl, born Iifo. died ls2
Bon Adrien yeannot De Money. Duke cf coneEiinno.
born i75l died 1ei2.
Jean Baptists Jourdnn. count. born re. died ~
oh.sis Pisrs F.ncSas 1Esursaa' ,,,s DUE o. "
Jean De Dfsu Nicholas soult Duke q DansnA
born Ile9, died Isl.
GuHinmne Marie Anne Bruno. count. BON isA
Jean - Iannss. Duh. Of Moasebsno. born m. ds-d
Adolrhe Edouurd casimir JosspA Morsig. DUKE q
Treiss, born f7ss. disd isi2
Jean BAptiste Bessisres. Duks q lst<A. born H01
Fr.seois ohrisopas K.n=nas. Duks q vainy.
born l7s5 died in.
Fi1noOis Joseph Lsfehrs, Duks q pantde' born
fB. died 1sD.
Dominique Cafhsrins Dc Psrignon. count, bon rsA
Jean Matsisu PhiHber szuns-r. count. s'n
nn. died lsis
Victor Claude Perrin Victor. DUKE Of Bsnuno. norn
lNA died ISL.
J.o11es Etien1e Joseph Alexnndrs Mscdonald. Duse
of Tarentum. born lfB, died lsD
Nieholes Charles oudinot. Duke Of ResEio. born
Aus,St. Frederic Louis viesss de MArrscut. Duks
"a RaVIisa, born r77l. died iGa
Louis GABRIEL suehet. Duke Of Aloufea' born NM
died 1EA
eouyion Laurent St. on. e0ut. BON ia, died lso
Jos.pA Poniatouak rince, born rs. died las.
Emmanuel De Groucny. count. born i7os. died lsal'
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
Napoleon's Magnetism

have inspired niultiudes that they would die for
Gut presence necessary the lightning of my eye my
voice. word from then the sacred FIRE knded in their
hearts do, indeed possess the of this magical power
which lifts the soul but could mpat any None
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
Bold. BIoody LaBnes.

II found him pygmy and I lost him
a giant" Napoleon said Of another Gas
con among his marshals. Lannea, the
peasant from the Pyrenees, blunt. m
,uilder.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

with the fan of the republic. the de-
rnocracy of the army was lost. When the
Corsican artilleryman seized for himself
the scepter of empire, he rewarded and
reconcIled his companions In arms, the
ing in their hands the batons Of narshais
of France Creating at once fourteen
active marshals and hattering four old
generals Of the revolution with the title
OF honorary marshaIs. he distributed In
all twenty-six batons in the course of the
empire.
Love Of country no longer being potent
TO inspire devotion. Napoleon frankly ap-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
PlMPLES ALL OVER FACE

141S E. Genessee Ave. Saginaw,
Mich.-"Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me Of a very bad disease of the
face without leaving a scar. Pimples
broke out all over my face, red and
large. They festered and anne to a
head. They itched and burned and
caused me to scratch them and make
sores. They said they were seed
warts. At night | was restless from
itching. When the barber would
shave me my face would bleed terri.
bly,. Then scabs would form after
wards, then they would drop of and
the ~so-called seed warts would come
back again. They were on my face
for about nine months and the trou-
BILE caused Disagreement while 1t
lasted.
"One day I read in the paper of the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l re-
ceived a free sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and it was SO much
value to me that ! bought o cake of
Cuticura Soap and a box of Cutfcura
Ointment at the drug store. l used
both according TO directions. In about
ten days my face began to heal up.
My face Is now clear Of the warts and
not a seal is left" (Signed) Leroy
g. O'Brien. May IL, 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
tree, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post
card rCuticura, Dept. I, Boston."-Ady.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
GET THE SITUATION
WelLMeanins Man Not Exactly Wise
to the Methods Peculiar to Up
to-Date Femlnlty.

Il don't live in this town. he said,
as he halted before q policeman on
the corner.
"Well?" was queried.
. Il think | made a mistake back
there"
Whats the matter with your chin? o.
"A woman bit me, and that's why
think l made a mistake"
How was it,"
Down on the next block the sewer
is stopped up and there's lot of water
over the crossing, A woman stood
with her toes in the edge Of it, and
thinking she wanted to cross l picked
her up and carried her over"
And she bit you in return?"
She bit me and called me names.
Can you see where l made a mistaken
I'm! l can. She didn't want to
cross"
But she stood there?"
Yes, but she was simply getting
her feet wet"
What for?"
That she might go home and tell
her husband that she had got to have
IS to get a pair Of the spring and sum
mer style of shoes, or go into quick
consumption"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
FARMER A LEPER FOR YEARS
He Had Always Supposed That He
Had Blood Poisoning In His
Feet.

Astoria, Ore.-Risto Katajisto, a
Finnish farmer residing near Winlock,
Wash, on coming here for medical
treatment for what he supposed was
blo~od-poisoning in his feet, was star
tied to learn from the examining ply
sician, DR.. Hartman, that he was af-
licted with leprosy.
According to the local physician,
the case Isl Of long standing, the dis
ease being manifested on all parts Of
the patients body. The man himself
admitted that he had been suffering
for five years with the disease, but did
not know its nature, and had v
consulted a physician.
DR.. Hartman enlightened the man
as to the nature of his ailment, and
told him he could offer no aid, and
Katajisto left for his home at Win
lock on the evening train.
DR.. Hartman at once notified the
Washington state board of health as
to his discovery. Kataiisto is fifty
seven years old, and has a wife and a
number Of children. He lives on a
small farm in the vicinity of Winlock.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
Snow viii Not ouench Thirst.

The water which will allay our
burning thirst augments 1t when con-
gealed into snow, so that 1t is stated
by explorers of the Arctic regions
that the natives prefer enduring the
utmost extremity of thirst rather than
attempt to remove it by eating snow"
Yet if the snow be melted it becomes
drinkable water. Nevertheless, al
though, If melted before entering the
mouth, it assuages thirst like other
water, when melted in the mouth it
has the opposite effect. To render
this paradox more striking, we have
only to remember that ice, which
melts more slowly in the mouth, is
very efficient in allaying thirst.