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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Feats of an Strong Man.

Well known in tie old buffalo days
Of Saskatchewan was Joe Beaupre.
famed thousand miles as the biggest
eater in the north. Joe was not si1
feet tall. but he was broad. deep.
thick sort of man, with n hand like
ham and a stomach like nothing else
in the world. He would eat an entire
boxful of apples at one sitting and thinl
nothing of it. Once. having encounter
ed a gentleman who thought he was
some eater. Joe consumed fifty-three
pounds of buffalo meat in one day and
topped off with a raw turnip, Il six
pound piece of pork. some lard and
two loaves of bread The best his
competitor could do was thirty seven
pounds OF meat Beaupre was so strong
he never would fight any man for fear
he should kill him. One day, while
shedding on a narrow trail with an
obstinate horse, he became angered,
struck the horse on the head with his
fist and killed it. He loosened the
harness and threw the dead animal on
one side of the trail. He never really
knew how strong he was. Beaupre
died of rheumatism while still young
Enthusiastically Evening Post.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
The Seventh Inning Stretch.

1t is a simple ceremonial. but i'm
pressive. like all manifestations Of the
soul of q multitude. l need only close
my eyes to call up the picture vividly.
1t is a day of brilliant sunshine, and a
great crowd of men is seated in the
open air. crowd made up OF all con-
ditions. ages. races, temperaments and
states Of mind. The crowd has sat
there an hour or more, while the aft
ernoon sun has slanted deeper into the
west and the shadows have crept
across greensward and hard baked
clay to the eastern horizon. Then. al
most with single motion-the time
may be somewhere between o'clock
and o'clock-this multitude of divers
minds and tempers rises to its feet
and stands silent, while one might
count twenty perhaps. Nothing is
said. No high priest intones prayer
for this vast congregation. Neverthe-
less. the impulse Of 10000 hearts Is OBJ
viously focused into a single desire
When you have counted twenty the
crowd sinks back to the benches. \
half minute ut most and the rite is
Oyer.-SimeOn Strunsky In Atlantic.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Virtue of Peanuts,

The oil of the peanut has a uuieting
effect on the pneumogastric nerve, the
largest nerve supplying the stomach.
Many nervous persons who like pea.
nuts and do not know why. like them
for this reason. They quiet the nerves
of the stomach. These persons should
eat few fresh roasted peanuts after
each hearty meal, as many nervous
conditions are due to an irritation Of
the pneumogastric nerve, and the pea
nut oil acts as sedative to this nerve.
or course the nuts must be crisp and
well chewed and not too many taken.
To get the best sedative effect hand
full of the hot peanuts should be eaten
just before retiring. This presup.
poses that the powers Of elimination
are in good repair. The peanut, a
member of the pulse family, is nutri,
tious and would clog the system II
not eaten correctly, as it Is almost
equal to meat.-Philadelph Ledger
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
What RobwIite Eats.

Fifteen per cent of the food Of the
bobwhite is composed Of insects. in
cluding several of the most serious
pests of agriculture. !!1ii III it's food
consists of weed seeds. one fourth Of
graf .s..l about one-sixteenth OF wild
fruiis Taken in all the bobwhite Is
very useful TO the farmer, and while
it may not be necessary to remove 1t
from the list of game birds every
farmer should see that his own farm
is not depleted by sportsmen.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Puttina II on the Map.

Captain Cook shows In his "Voy-
ages how some of the mouth filing
place names on maps are evolved
"Off New Zealand there is an island
called by the natives Matuaro' One
of my officers, having asked native
the name of that isle, the latter re-
piled, 'Kematuaro.' putting the be-
fore the name, as is the custom. The
officer, hearing the sound imperfectly.
repeated his question, whereupon the
native repeated his reply, emphasizing
1t with the word 'oeia,' which means
indeed So in the logbook Matuaro
was transformed into 'Kumettiwarro.
weia. '"-London Globe.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Out of the Mouths of Babes.

Sunday School Teacher-Can you tell
me who dwelt in the Garden Of Eden?
Little May - Yes. ma'am; the Ad-
amSes.
What is an amateur. Bobby?" quer-
fed his small sister
An amateur" replied Bobby, ''is
anything that isn't nature"
Mamma" queried little Myra, do
you think grandpa has really gone to
heaven?"
''Yes, dear" was the reply.
"Well. continued Myra. "I'll bet he
sneaks outside once in awhile to smoke
h,s pipe"
In the lesson mention had been made
OF the canthook that is used in rolling
logs.
"Can you tell me what canthook
is, Tommy" asked the teacher.
Sure" replied Tommy. Its cow
that hasn't any horns. s."-DetrOit Free
Press
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
COMPANY AT BREAKFAST.
A Surprise Party That Startled q
Bride In India.


Bride In India.
81 was married in India" says a
writer in the Contra Costa Gazette.
land rented little house fourteen
miles or SO from any other habita-
ton OF white men. The morning my
wife and / arrived the servants laid
breakfast on the veranda overlooking
the river. At the clatter OF the plates
there began to come down from the
big tree that overshadowcd the house
and up the tree that grew in the rayine
behind 1t, from the house roof itself.
from everywhere, a multitude of sol
emn monkeys.
They came up singiy and In couples
and in families and took their place.
without noise or fuss cn the veranda
and sat there like an audience waiting
Cor an entertainment to begin. And
when the breakfast Vas all laid ind
the monkeys were all seated J wenS In
to call my wife.
"'Breakfast is ready, and they are
all waitingr 1 said.
"'Who are waitingT she asked in
dismay. 4 thought We were going to
be alone. and was Just coming out I'm
my dressing gown
"'Never mind I said THE rcar'e
about here are not fashionably dressed.
They wear pretty much the same
things all the year round
And so my wife came out Imagine
her astonishment- In the middle of
the veranda stood our breakfast table.
and all the rest Of the space, Us well as
the ratings and the steps. was covered
with an immense company OF monkeys,
as grave as possible and as motion.
less and silent as If they were stuffed
Only their eyes kept blinking and their
little round ears kept twitchlng. My
wife laughed heartily-at which the
monkeys only looked all the graver--
and sat down.
"'Will they eat anythingr she asked.
Try Them said.
$50 she picked up biscuit and threw
1t among the company. Three hum
dred monkeys jumped into the air like
one, and for an instant there was a
riot that defes description. The next
moment every monkey was sitting fn
It's place as solemn as IL 1t had never
moved Only their eyes winked and
their ears twitched.
"My wife threw them another bis
:uit. and the riot broke out again Then
she threw them another aud another
and another But at last we had given
away all that we had TO give and got
up to CO. The monkeys at once rose
and, advancing gravely to the steps.
walked down them in a solemn pro-
cessfsn and dispersed for the days oc-
cuPahons.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
SUGGESTS WARTIME DIET.
Macaroni and Cheese an Ideal Meat
Substitute, Says Health Board.

maCdF0nt and SneeSS an i0eai MS1t
Substitute, Says Health Board.
A New York health department bull
letin urges people 10 depend "n naca-
roai AMI cheese instead Of meat as the
ideal wartime diet"
DR.. Marion II. Mcmillan. chief of the
food inspection bureau of the board of
health. says that. for many persons
who are unable to buy sufficient guam
titles of Ircats TO sustain their fami
lies, macaroni aud cheese would be an
ideal food
LET the American housewife take
q lesson from her Italian cousin and
learn the many palatable dishes to be
made from macaroni and spaghetti
says the bulletin. ''Yery few realize
the amour. 1f nourishment contained
in an average helping two heaping IA
blespoOnfuIsj of macaroni baked with
cheese. Such a helping contains three
times as much nourishment as q slice
of lean roast beef and Is practically
equal TO the latter in building mp mus
Gle. bone and sinew. Study the follow
Ing comparison
Roast beef Qean). helping 200
gramsl contains 150 calories. of which
90 calOries are protein.
"Macaroni baked with cheese A
helping f15O gramsl contains 45O Gallo
ries. Of which so caIories are protein.
Smash the high cost of living. Meat
every day Is unnecessary"
The PessimIst.
The pessimist stands beneath the tree
Of prosperity and growls when the
fruit falls on his head.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
RADiUM AND LIGHTNING.
And the Better Protection of Horses
During Thunderstorms.

Radiuln has been discovered vastly
to improve lightning rods in their pro-
lection of. buildings during thunder
storms. OF course the enormous cost
of radium prevents any practical use
of the fact as yet. But there is Il very
fair possibility that the information
gained in this way will lead to new
form of lightning rod which will be
more efficient or that further expert
nents will show that tiny quantity
OF radium at reasonable cost will i'm
prove the protection.
The purpose of lightning rods, Of
course, is to catch the electrical cur
rents in the air during storm and
lead them safely into the ground in
stead of allowing the lightning to pick
Its own course down through house
or church steeple, and their use is
based on the principle that metal rod
will give the electricity a smoother
path Of lesG resistance than ordinary
building material.
The whole trouble with lightning
rods now III that. though they can bC
made to do the trick If the electrical
discharge is near them, there is no way
TO lead electricity through the air to
the rod. Radium will do this part of
the work, as has been demonstrated in
scientific experiments. Two milli-
grams of radium on the end of rod
made the air considerable distance
away 4 vastly better conductor.
Thus any electrical discharge within
several yards or the rod had path
open for it along the radium rays to
the rod and then down the rod to the
earth.-Saturday Evening Post
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
@ 1914. oy American Press Association.
Too Much Wit.

An East Cleveland man who likes to
tinker about his home pulled away the
steps to his side door last Saturday
and took them into the garage, where
he added sundry nails to their makeup.
He was Juggling them back when his
next door neighbor looked over the
fence and said:
"Hello. Brown. What you doing?
Repairing your house"
I'm taking steps in that direction"
Brown replied.
He was so much pleased with his
wit that he forgot his caution, tripped
on croquet wicket and, falling over
the steps, cut his nose on the scraper
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
This Mas In Denmark.

An Englishman having business In a
certain Danish town arrived at the
railway station. He inquired Of q
group Of men standing near the way
to the house he wanted, whereupon
one of them offered to go with him
and show him. With recollections Of
what such service meant in Eng
land he said. II don't want guide" +"
"But surely you asked us to show you
the way" said one of them. Yes, but
I don't want a guide" "My dear sir,
I am not guide; am the bishop"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
ART TREASURES or Fna.CE.
Precautions That Guard Them at the
Louvre, In Paris.

6O0NICg al iSs
Those who visit the Louvre do not
suspect tile labor that is necessary in
keeping the building in order. 1t must
be protected at night against fire ana
burglars by watchmen. who, with re-
volvers at hip and dark lanterns in
hand, make their rounds. accompanied
by police dogs.
Upstairs and downstairs and along
the corridors. says the Paris CORE
spondent of the New York Sun. the
distance they travel amounts to four
miles, and in every room the watch
men must punch the clock that
shows whether the rooms have been
inspected and how often.
During the night the most valuable
works OF art are kept under lock and
key. When the galleries are closed to
the public clever piece Of mechanism
is set in motion that carries the royal
Jewels. worth millions of dollars, into
q special burglar proof chamber. The
Venus de Milo, too, has her own spe-
cial bedroom An iron shutter rises
from the ground in front Of her and
hides the marble features of the god
dess.
In the early mon .ing an army or
custodians pours through the rooms.
and the process of cleaning begins. A
force of 100 men sets to work with
brooms, busters and floor polishers.
The custodians exceed the strength OF
a company of soldiers on a war foot
ing. There are one chief custodian,
three underchiefs. twentyseven supe-
rior and 14S inferior custodians. To
these must be added the Louvre's arti-
sans. for the great place has its own
works department and almost its own
factory
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
He RivaIed Cicero.

Quintus Hortensius. the Roman ora
tor, would have come down in history
with great f.me had any Of his speech
es been preserved. He died I'm the
year 80 B. G. He was a soldier and
statesman, and his mentality can be
judged from the fact that he was a
rival of Cicero.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31

From time immemorial such great
sentiments as liberty. justice. truth
have been spoken of and when put into
verse. statue or painting have been
represented as being feminine. Just
why this should be so there is no tell
Ing, but it is so. 1t was in obedience
to this custom that Liberty Enlight-
ening the World" stands in the shape
Of q woman.-New York Journal.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
"One Eve Open.r

Some years ago in London a French
man stepped into Il hanson and was
asked:
Where do you wish to gO?"
"One eye OPEN" he replied.
fright" said cabby. who understood
nothing and drove off After time.
same question. same reply. Finally
the driver descended and demanded
further information.
Zone eye OPEN" still was the an
swer. Cabby fnrious A crowd assem-
bled, policeman appeared on the
scene and demanded the whole story.
Then the mystery was solved. The
fare wanted to be driven to / High
Hoiborn-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
A Spirit of RESIGNATION.

An actor on his benefit night. having
q very limited audience, when he came
to the often quoted passage, "'Tis not In
mortaIs to command success, but we'll
do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it."
heaved deep sigh and substituted for
the last line. but we'll do more. Sem
pronius: We'll do without ft"-"Pic-
lures and the Picture Goer."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
FiatterInq.

FiatterInq.
Very Stout Farmers Wife Ito little
rustic, her protegecW Well. Sam, your
master and | are going to the cattle
show. CowbOy-Oh. I'm sure | hope
you'll take the fust prize. 'm-that /
do.-London Tit-Bits.
Aye, There's the Rub.
If we had TO turn our own grind
stones we wouldn't have so many axes
To grind. Cincinnnti ENQUIRER
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Father Eoota the Bill.

Father (having just accepted cigar
from son)-And what do you pay for
these? Son-Two for quarter. Fa-
th7r-What! And l content myself
with two for dime! Son-Well, you
know, dad. our cases are different. If
had as large family as you to sup
port | shouldn't smoke at all.-BOston
Transcript.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Watch and Watch,

First Pickpocket-Here he comes,
now! Second PicEpocket-An right
You keep a watch on i'm while take
a watch Off 'im!-London Answers
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Where TO Find IL,

Wigwag-I never knew such a fel-
low as Bjoncs. He is always looking
for trouble. Henpeckke-T Then why
doesn't be get married?
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
Extravaq qance.

Extravaganza in thought is as bad as
extravagaQce in living expenses.-E.
w. Howe's Monthly.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31

Some idea of how the Germans were
harl assea " artillery fire during their
retreat was obtained on visit to the
fields near MeauX. The German in
fantry had taken a position in sunk
en- road on either side of which were
stretched in extended lines hum
mocks, some of them natural and
some the work of spades in the hands
of German soldiers.
Beside many bodies were forty or
fifty empty cartridge shells while frag-
ments of clothing, caps and knapsacks
were scattered about. This destruc-
ton was wrought by batteries little
more than three miles distant.
Struggling clumps of wood inter
gened between the batteries and their
mark, but the range had been de-
ternined by an officer on an elevation
a mile from the gunners. He tele-
phoned directions for the firing and
through glasses watched the bursting
shells.
The sunken road was Uttered with
bodies today. Sprawling in ghastly
fashion, the faces had almost the same
greenish gray hue as the uniforms
worn. The road is lined with poplars,
the branches of which severed by frag
ments of shells, were strewn among
the dead In places whole tops of
trees had been torn away by the artil-
lery fire
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
DYING Poor.

1t Is no disgrace to die poor. but it's
mean t"i"k TO play on your relatives.
--Hnsrou Tr" "rc..rir1+
Murder Comparisons.
In Italy there are about $500 muir
ders annually, Russia about 2,4OO and
Spain about 1,6OO.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31

Our Funny Language.
A man feels put out when he diScov.
ers that he has been taken in.-Chicagc
News
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-31
A Demonstration.

'T distinctly saw you with police
mans arms around you."N
"Oh, yes, mum! Wasn't it nice OF
him? He was shown me how to hold
a burglar If found one in the house."
Life
The Detroit times., 1914-01-31
MOTHER! IF CHILD'S
TONGUE is COATED
If cross, feverish, constipated, bilious,
stomach sour, give California
Syrup of Figs"

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow Children simply will no.
take the time from play TO empty
their bowels. which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish;
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue. mother, n
coated. or your child is lstless, cross
feverish. breath bad. restless, doesn't
eat heartily. full OF cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment
give a teaspoonful Of California
Syrup Of Figs" then don't worry be-
cause II Is perfectly harmless. md in
a few hours all this constipation uoi.
son. sour bile and fermenting waste
will gently move out of the bowels
and you have we'll playful child
again. A thorough inside cleansing"
Is oftimes all that is necessary. II
should be the first treatment given In
any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit ng syrups
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
OF all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle Look carefully
and see that II Is made by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Don't
be fooled.-Adv
The Detroit times., 1914-01-31
WARRANTS OUT FOR
GIRLS RELATIVES
Young Wife Tells Prosecutor OF
Sas
Revolving Conditions in Dubois
st. Boarding House

George and Julia Dumics, husband
and wife, told story in the prosecut
ing attorneys office, Friday morning,
involving Mrs. Dumics uncle and
aunt, and l6 boarders in their rela-
tives home, No. 1867 Dubois-st. War
rants have been issued for the arrest
of Martin and Mary Slucka, the uncle
and aunt and it is probable that the
federal authorities will be asked to
take action TO deport some or the
boarders as undesirables.
Mrs. Dumics told the prosecutor
that her aunt sent her money on Jan.
I, TO come TO Detroit with her hus-
band She said that the letter de
clared that Slucka was railroad
boss who would give George work
While the latters wife waited table
in their boarding house. The Dumics
came TO Detroit, Jan II. They found,
Mrs. Dumics said. immoral conditions
in the boarding house. On one occa-
sion, she told the prosecutor the
boarders drove Dumics from the house
and subjected her TO mistreatment, at
the point OF revolver She escaped
from the house, Friday morning, and
appealed To the authorities.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-31
The Confessions of a Wife
The Question of Mollie

OF inciinations," said Dick, brought
back TO the present predlcament on
my mention OF Mollie.
Il can't understand what mother ia
thinking OF to leave MoIlie here with.
out first being absolutely sure she
was In our care"
] wanted TO tell Dick that I had
encountered many mothers Just liks
his women who believed their daugh.
tiers could do no wrong, simply te.
cause they were their daughters.
Consequently they let them take care
or themselves. tell them nothing OF
the pitfalls of life. the temptations OF
love or the ugly episodes which mas
querade under the name OF Good.
II had come to Dicks mother with
the tale that her daughter was going
out 10 dinner with a man unknown
to the family, except by somewh hat
unsayory reputation, and that dinner
over she was planning to let herself
alone into a deserted house late at
night, she would have been insulted
But this was the case, nevertheless
and | am sure Mollie was perfectly
innocent in her intentions.
She was only thinking of a good
time, but like many girls who started
out with the same idea she might
have found herself having a very bad
time, all because her mother went
on the supposition that Mollie was not
a human personality with human
faults, failings, curiosity and impulse.
but--her daughter
Now, Dick" / whispered as Mol.
lies steps were heard coming down
the hall, you know you promised to
let me run this"
"All right" answered Dick little
obviously. as .MolIie opened the door
and looked up and down the street.
She gave sigh OF relief; evidently
she had not heard the motor and
thought we did not know OF her in
tended escapade.
Ito BE Continaed.)
The Detroit times., 1914-01-31
BURKE EXTRACTION
PAPERS HELD VOID

Another battle in the long war be-
tween Charles Russell Burke and the
foes that he believes are backed by
the Standard Oil company was won
Friday by Burke when extradition
papers on which it Is sought to take
him back To Pennsylvania were de-
clared void by Judge Connolly.
The papers were issued in an eff
fort TO take Burke back TO Pittsburgh
to face charges made by his first wife.
Judge Connolly ruled that they were
improperly drawn up and not issued
under the laws of the state, which
declares a wife cannot testify against
her husband in this way. The papers
were signed by a Pittsburgh alder
man although only magistrate has
the authority to sign such document
Burke declares his troubles began
with the discovery OF a method TO
turn oil into gasoline at small cost.
His refusal to sell out to the stand.
ard Oil company aroused the corpo-
ration's ire, he believes. and as re-
suit he has been bounded in every
business and social undertaking for
years as we'll as having his patents
held mp
Governor Ferris had approved the
extradition papers several months ago.
but was SO Impressed with Burke's
story that he granted a six months
stay. Fridays action settles the mat
ter unless fresh charges are made.