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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Hospital Efficiency.

A highly developed efficiency system
IN saving time and trouble for the staff
is used in a London hospital. Lndica
tors bearing the names of the officials.
house doctors and some of the staff
doctors are located in many rooms and
Railways. and these indicators show
at all times whether or not any one
of the officials Is in the hospital AMI
available for consultation. When each
doctor comes into the building but
ton is pressed that makes ii known
on all the indicators that be has ar
rived; and when he goes out the indi-
Gators are made to record that fact
The indicators also show the word
engaged" which means that the Of
fetal or doctor is not to be disturbed
"a push on n button in the officials
room accomplishing this. Thus. in any
part of the hospital. at any time. each
doctor knows and each nurse knows
when the various officials and doctors
may be asked TO give attention to any
matter.-Saturday Evening Post.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
What Bobwl.ite Eats.

Fifteen per cent of the food of the
bobwhite IS composed Of insects, In
Guiding several Of the most serious
consists of weed seeds. one-fourth Of
grain and about one-sixteenth of wild
fruits. Taken in all the bobwhite Is
very useful to the farmer, and while
it may not be necessary to remove it
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, 1914-10-24
Won MoItke and AIS Snuff.

During the Prussian advance in the
Franco Prussian war Won Moltke con,
tinually took pinches of snuff. When
he was told that MacMahon was
marching northward be exclaimed,
"He is surely madw and forthwith
nearly emptied his snuffbox as he re-
tired to his tent to organize the plans
that eliminated in the tremendous con-
f1ict of Sedan. At the end of the war
Won MO!tke received a bill from the
military stores with this item: "For
one pound of snuff supplied to General
Won Moltke, ] thaler." The great sol
dier paid it without q murmur.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Accounting For Patrick Henry

1t is related that Chief Justice Sal
mon p. Chase on stopping at the birth
place of Patrick Henry in Virginia ex-
claimed: what an atmospheric What
a view! What glorious mountains! No
wonder Patrick Henry grew hereP
Whereupon an honest native dryly re
marked that the atmosphere, the view
and the mountains had been there for
ages. but that only one Patrick Henry
had been produced.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
ART TREASURES OF FRANCE.
Precautions That Guard Them at the
Louvre, In Paris.


Those who visit the Louvre do not
suspect tie labor that is necessary in
keeping the building in order 1t must
be protected at night against fire and
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
spundent 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 Il clever piece of mechanism
is set in motion that carries the royal
Jewels. worth millions of dollars, into
a 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 mo' ning an army or
custodians pours through the rooms.
and the process of cleaning begins. n
force of $50 men sets to work with
brooms, busters and floor polisherS.
The custodianS exceed the strength or
a company of soldiers on war foot
ing. There are one chief custodian,
three underchiefs. twenty-seven 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, 1914-10-24
RADiUM AND LIGHTNING.
And the Better Protection of Horses
During Thunderstorms.

During ThunderStormS.
Radiun has been discovered vastly
to improve lightning reds 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 very
fair possibility that the information
gained in THIS way viii lead TO new
form of lightning rod which will be
more efficient or that further expert
ments will show that tiny quantity
of radium at q reasonable cost will inn
prove the protection.
The purpose of lightning rods, or
course, is to catch the electrical cur
rents in the air during Il 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 smoothSI
path of less resistance than ordinary
building material.
The whole trouble with lightning
rods now iD that. though they can bs
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 mili-
grams of radium on the end of rod
made the air a considerable distance
away vastly better conductor.
Thus any electrical discharge within
open for it along the radium rays tc
the rod and then down the rod to the
enthusiastically Evening Post
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Do You Know2

Most people are fond of good puz-
zles, and many are not entirely happy
until they have solved them, but the
man who resolves not to go to bed un-
til he has found a divisor without q
remainder (other than and itself for
ILL, III III, Ill, Ill, Ill will be able to
earn good living afterward as sleep
less wonder, for nobody in the world
yet knows whether that number has o
diyiSor or not
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Father Foots the Bill.

Father (having just accepted cigar
from son)-And what do you pay for
these? Son-Two for quarter. Fa-
ther-What! And 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, 1914-10-24
Sonqs of a Nation,

Andrew Fletcher, a Scotch writer,
who died in 1716, wrote to the Marquis
Of Montrose, the Earl of Rothes and
others, 81 once knew a very wise man
that believed that If a man were per
nitted to uls!.e all the ballads Of q
nation he need not care who should
make the laws Of nation"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Quite 4 DifarAnoe.

When a woman winds a towel
around her head and calls for bucket
OF water 1t means the beginning of
big day, but when man winds p
fowei around his head aus ralls for
water II means RI" euu II big night.
-AfiaH}a Constitution
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
lmposSihle,

Insurance Agent-It was you who set
the house on fire with your alcohol
lamp. Tenant-Me? Not on your life!
In the first place, haven't got a lamp,
and in the second place I'm lifelong
member OF the Temperance league
Journal Amusant.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
A Nice Polite Man.

There's some good things in town
this week." said the girl who was hint
ing for an invitation to the theater.
well" responded Mr.. Crouch, 'T
amt one of 'em."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Watch and Watch.

First Pickpocket-H he comes,
now! Second Pickpocket-All right.
You keep a watch on i'm while 7 tako
a watch Off 'im!-London Answers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Breakfast Table Talk.

Mrs. Hasche Ito new boardeD-How
did you find your steak this morning,
Mr. Jobson? Jobson-Oh, quite easily;
Ia = Observation-Disclosures Answers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Comparisons.

81 like athletics for girls. You ought
70 see how my daughter can run up a
rope"
And you ought to see how mine can
run up ili."-Raltimore American.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Human Stepping Stones.

When a Chinese lady approaches q
muddy place she beckons Il boy. The
boy drops on his haI"'s and knees il
the mud. and the la. uses him as
stepping stone, for which service she
gives him a small coin.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Old, but Pointed,

Wlilis--Putting pin in a PERSONS
cbaiF is an old joke. Wallace-Yes,
but II hasn't lost its point yet.-London
Telegraph.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Whera to Find Il.

Wigwag-I never knew such a fel-
low as Bjones. He is always looking
for trouble. Henpeckke-Then why
doesn't b. get msrriedf
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24

&nere tB no grace in a benefit that
FsS6a 70 the fingers Seneca.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Iron Ore.
Wonderful Sewers.

The sewers of Paris are the most
wonderful in the world and constitute
one of the sights of the city. Visitors
are allowed to inspect them on certain
days each week, and it is certainly an
experience to make Il personally con-
Quoted" tour of the two main sewers
The journey is made on electric cars
and launches. which draw rp occasion
sy at brightly Illuminated stations.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
An important Advantage.

An Important Advantage.
DO you think college education af-
fords a man an important advantage in
life?"
"Oh, yes! One has to have it in order
to get into university club. Chicago
Herald
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Che eerfuI.

A certain philosopher used to thank
his lucky stars when he had the gout
that it was not the toothache. and
when he had the toothache he gave
thanks because he had not both COM
plants at once.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24
Woman's ADVANTAGE.

It's easy for woman to clean up.
She can rub little powder on her nose
and cheeks. but a man has to take off
his collar and necktie and wash.-De
troit Free Press.
Iron Ore.
Next to the United States. Germany
and France are the largest producers
of iron in the world.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-24

m Could ANYTHING
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State of Ohio, Insurance Department. Colum-
bus, March J., l9l4.-I, r. NJ. Small, Deputy
and Acting. Supt in absence OF the Super
intendent OF Insurance OF the State OF Ohio,
do hereby certify that the
Glens Falls Insurance Company
located at Gens Falls, in the State OF New
York, has complied in all respects with the
laws Of this State, applicable to it, and Is
authorized during the current year to transact
in this State on the capital stock plan its ap.
propriate business OF insuring property against
loss or damage by fire and lightning and tor
nadoes, and making all kinds of insurance on
goods and other property in course OF trans
portation on land aud water and on any yes
sci or boat, as prescribed in Section 9Sl0
paragraph first, General Code OF Ohio. Its
condition and business, on the thirty'hrst
day Of December OF the year next preceding
the date hereof, is shown by its statement, re-
quired by law, to be as follows; Aggregate
amount OF available assets, $S,S2S,539.Ti ag-
gregate amount of liabilities (except capital
including reinsurance, reserve, S27O6, ,23S.49 !
net assets, $3.50, ,30088i amount OF actual
paid.up capital, S600.oO000; surplus, $2,3l2,'
50O.sS; amount of income for the year In cash,
s2,S43, SPOIL; amount OF expenditures for the
year in cash, $2734, ,527.84. In witness where.
OF, 1 have hereunto subscribed my nGnie and
caused my official seal to he affixed, the iFy
lsEALI r. M. Small,
Deputy &c Act supt. In abssncc Of Supt. Of Ins
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State of Ohio, Insurance Department, Colum-
and Acting Supt. in absence OF the Super
intendent OF Insurance of the State of Ohio.
do hereby certify that the
Illinois Surety Company,
located at Chicago, in the State of Illinois,
this State, applicable to it, and is authorized
State its appropriate business of guaranteeing
lie or private trust who may be required TO, or
do in their trust capacity, receive, hold, con-
troll disburse public or private moneys or
property; guaranteeing the performance OF
contracts other than insurance policies, and
executing and guaranteeing bonds and under
takings required or permitted in all actions
or proceedings, or by law allowed, as pre-.
scribed in Section 9510, paragraph second,
law. Its condition and business, on the thirty
ceding the date hereof, is shown by its state
ment, required by law, to be as follows: Ag-
gregate amount OF available assets, $780,
2l7.O9; aggregate amount OF liabilities (except
capital, including reinsurance, reserve, $j37,.
6ls.s6; net assets, S55S,59s25; amount of
actual paid-up capital, ,$5oo,ooo;oo; surplus,
SSS,S9S.25; amount Of income for the year
in cash, $422,s37.63; amount of expenditures
for the year in cash, 1891 ,lSS.63. In witness
whereof, have hersunto subscribed my name
and caused my official seal to be affixed, the
LsEALl r. NJ. Small,
Deputy & Act. Supt. in absence of Supt. of Ins.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State of Ohio, Insurance Department, Cslum-
bus, April !, 1914.-I, X. NJ. Small, Deputy
and Acting Supt. in absence OF the Super
interdent OF Insurance OF the State OF Ohio,
do hereby certify that the
Missouri State Life Insurance Company,
located at St. Louis. in the State OF Missouri,
has complied in all respects with the laws
of this State, applicable to it, and is author
jzed during the current year to transact in
this State its appropriate business of making
insurance on the lives OF persons, and insur-
ance connected Herewith and appertaining
thereto, and against permanent physical disa-
bilty, and granting, purchasing and disposing
of annuities. Its condition and business on
the thirty-frst day of December OF the year
next preceding the date hereof, is shown by
its statement, required by law, to be as toi-
lows: Aggregate amount Of available assets
$9,O32, 1906; aggregate. amount OF liabilities
(except capitaD, including reinsurance. re-
serve and special aocumulations, S,S34,O6l94;
general surplus on polcy-holder's account,
$l,l9S, ,674.72; capital stock, $l,OOO00O.0 90;
amount OF income for the year, %,Of6,S6l.15;
amount of expenditures for the year S2,63O,-
367.46, In witness whereof, have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused my official
seal to be affixed, the day and year first
IsEALl r. NJ. Small,
Deputy & Act supt in absence of supt, of Ins
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30
POETRY AND The EYE.

A writer In Scribner's Book Buyer
Bees an explanation of the modern dis
taste, or rather lack of taste for
poetry in what he says is the fact
that people in these days read so
much and so hastily that they do
not consciously pronounce words and
30 lose the effect Of sound and CON
seQuently Of yhyme and rhythm. taxi
ting in only the meaning OF the
words. That is, the reader depends
upon the eye rather than the ear.
He has learned to dispense with the
process Of mentally repeating words
in reading-"that process of mental
bearing which for so long preserved
their phonetic values by giving the
effect of sound" This seems rather a
fanciful argument. Many persons,
partly because of the habit Of much
reading, partly because of naturally
quick perceptions, read very rapidly,
taking In the sense Of book page
almost at glance. They certainly do
not pronounce every word even men,
tally, yet such Is the Quickness of the
eye that an unusual word, typo
graphical error or a strange construc-
ton instantly attracts attention. When
they read verse they read 1t as such,
with some attention to its metrical
qualities and the character of it's
rhymes as we'll as to its thought.
Otherwise they would not read it all
for few persons find the sentiment Of
poetry sufficiently striking to spend
their time in reading it without re-
gard to its form.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State of Ohio Insurance Department, Colum'
bus, April /, 19l+.-I, r. NJ. Small, Deputy
and Acting Supt. in absence OF the Super.
intendent Of Insurance OF the State of Ohio
do hereby certify that the
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New
York,
located at New York, in the State OF New
York, has complied in all respects. with the
Laws Of this State. applicable to it, and is
authorized during the current year to transact
in this State its appropriate business OF max.
ing insurance on the lives of persons, and
insurance connected Herewith and appertain
ing thereto, and against permanent physical
disability, and granting, purchasing and dis
posing OF annuites. Its condition and business
on the thirty-first day of December of the
year next preceding the date hereof is shown
by its statement, required by law, to be as
follows: Aggregate amount OF available assets,
s6O7 ,s65so; aggregate amount OF liabli'
ties (except capitaD, including reinsurance,
reserve and special accumulatons, $6O7,7
S63.s0; amount of income for the year. $50.
49,49043; amount OF expenditures for the
year, s74,s56, ,679.73. In witness whereof, !
have hereunto subscribed my name and caused
my official seal to be affixed, the day and
isEALi R. NJ. Small,
deputy & Act. supt in absence Of supt of ms
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30
THE PIONEER

While old line life insurance, as Il
is written by practically any of the
American companies, is all perfectly
safe as to carrying out the guarantees
contained in the policies, the service
that is afforded by the various COM
panies differs very materially.
The evolution of the life insurance
contract has been an interesting study.
A number of the large companies
have been writing business for more
than sixty years. Their first policies
and those isued for number of years,
bore no semblance to the modern con-
tract, which experience has warranted
their issuing with perfect safety.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co. of Newark, N. J., now in its sew
entieth year, has been the pioneer in
liberalizing insurance policies, having
had non-forfeiture values in all of its
policies since 1879. The Mutual Bene-
st (being purely mutual company
has always extended, so far as pos
sible the liberal features incorporated
in its later contracts, to all of its old
policyholders, thus, eliminating any
possibility of discrimination between
its policyholders. The new policy
holder of today is the old policyholder
of tomorrow. 1t is of prime i'm
portance to any insurer to know
thoroughly the character of service
that insurance companies have rem
dered to their old policyholders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State Of Ohio. Insurance Department, Coium-
bus. March !, 1871, R. NJ. Small, Deputy
and Acting Supt. in absence OF the Super
intendent OF Insurance OF the State OF Ohio,
do hereby certify that the
Great Eastern Casualty Company,
located at New York, in the State of New
York, has complied in all respects with the
laws OF this State, applicable to it, and is
authorized during the current year to trans:
act in this State, its appropriate business OF
making insurance the health OF individ-
uals and against personal injury, disablcment
or death, resulting from travelling or general
accidents by land and water; making insur-
ance against loss or damage resulting iron
accident to property from cause other than
FIRE or lightning, to-wit. insurance against loss
resulting from burglary, robbery or theft, and
plate glass insurance; guaranteeing the hdei-
ity OF persons holding places of public or pri-
vate trust, who may be required to, or do, IN
their trust capacity, receive, hold, control, dts
burse public private moneys or property;
guaranteeing the performance OF contracts
other than insurance policies, and executing
and guaranteeing bonds and undertakings re-
quircd or permitted in all actions or proceed
ings, or by law allowed, as prescribed in Sec:
tion 9510, paragraph second, General Code OF
Ohio. Its condition and business the
thirty. day of December OF the year next
preceding the date hereof. is shown by its
statement, required by law, to be as follows:
Aggregate amount of available assets, S95I,-
7o2:7s; aggregate amount OF liabilities SeNcept
capitaD, including reinsurance, reserve,
$56s, ,l74.35; net assets, 1872, 2,52S.43; amount
of actual pad-up capital, S2S0,00O.00; surplus,
Sl22, ,52S.43; amount OF income tor the year in
cash, Sl,03s, ,326,4S; amount OF expenditures
for the year in cash, 1886, 9,530.33. In witness
whereof, have hereunto subscribed my name
and caused my official seal to be affixed, the
M Is2AIl N N' '''' 1R. Nj. Small,
Deputy & Act. Supt. in absence OF Supt. of lns.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

State Of Ohio, Insurance Department. Column
bus. March !. l9l4,-I, R. NJ. Small, Deputy
and Acting. Supt. in absence OF the Super
intendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio,
do hereby certify that the
Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Company.
located at Hamburg, in the Empire of Ger
many, has complied in all respects with the
laws of this State, applicable to it, and is
authorized during the current year to trans
act in this State on the capital stock plan its
appropriate business of insurng property
against loss damage by fire and lightning
and tornadoes as prescribed in Section 95l0,
paragraph first, General Code OF Ohio. Its
condition and business, on the thirty.frst day
Of December of the year next preceding the
date hereof, is shown by its statement, re-
qured by law, to be follows: Aggregate
amount of available assets, Sl,944 0l+92; ag-
gregate amount of liabilities (except capitaD,
including reinsurance, reserve, $l,3s3,s 5000;
net assets, $s6o,l44.63 surplus, $56o,14463;
amount of income for the year in cash,
1881, ,S67.6l; amount of expenditures for the
year in cash, $l,379 lso95. In witness where.
OF, have hereunto subscribed my name and
caused my official seal to be affixed, the day
and year first above written.
[sEAL1 R. NJ. Small,
Deputy S: Act. supt. in absence of Supt, of Ins.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-30

A great many cities will not per
NIT spooning in their parks, but there
is change of opinion starting in. 1t
began in Birmingham, Ala, when
lovers were prohibited from hugging
and kissing and such general demon
strations of affection In the park.
That regulation is reversed and now
they can sit on the benches, hold
hands and osculate and engage in
such gentle forms of affection, so they
keep away on the inside of the lines
of propriety. 1t is thought down there
1t is better to let the lovers indulge
their gentle emotions in public than
go of in hiding, where they may not
be restricted by the considerations Of
propriety, says Ohio State Journal.
But there is real reason, to-wit, that
these soft and sweet experiences con-
stttute the fiowery margin on the path
to matrimony, and what the world
needs Is more matrimony.