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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
ELECTRIFIED CELLULOlD.
Pulling a Couple of Strips Between the
Fingers Changes Them.

Fingers Changes Them.
If you will take two thin lengths OF
celluloid, put them in contact and then
suddenly and rapidly pull them be
tween your fingers you will observe
they both have become electrifed-not
only on their outside surfaces. where
the friction of your fingers caused a
negative identification, but also on the
inner surface of the celluloid.
The strange part about this is that
one of the inner surfaces of the piece
is positively charged and the other one
Is negatively charged. If one of them
is slightly curved during the friction
the convex one will be positively
charged and the concave sided one will
be negatively charged.
1t seems, therefore, to depend upon
whether the surface Is concave OF
whether it Is convex-depressed or ex
panded-to produce negative or posi-
tive electricity. Even the most minute.
imperceptible curvature is sufficient to
give the expected result 1t also is i'm.
possible to pull the strips of celluloid
through the fingers without producing
such strong electriication that one
piece will support the other.
Even the vapor pressure Of liquids is
stronger at the convex surface than at
the concave. If electrons are consid
cred as particles of gas dissolved in
solids-as they once were-or as mega
tive electricity. there will be a greater
tendency for the electrons to escape
from the convex side. which therefore
will be left positively charged. This
also is In perfect accord with the latest
researches upon electrons.
Interesting experiments car be made
by following the above directions. Gel
luloid has peculiar properties for tests
New York Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

AAU NA"S "AE1 OCNAHB
Sumter. the battles Of Bull Run. Antie-
tam. Gettysburg. Stone River, Vicks-
burg, Wilmington and many other i'm
portant events of the war.
General Grant remarked with some
emphasis and asperity that Stone Riv-
err was nj victory. that a few such vic
tories would have ruined the country.
and he knew of no important results
from It, The president said that per
haps he should not altogether agree
with him, but whatever might be the
facts his singular dream preceded that
fight.
Victory did not always follow his
dream, but the event and results were
important. He had no doubt that a
battle had taken place or was being
fought. and Johnston will be beaten.
for l had this strange dream again last
night. 1t must relate to Sherman; my
thoughts are In that direction. and !
know of no other very important event
which is likely just now to occur"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

aginative fancy took fire at once. His
bleared old eyes saw celestial visions.
"Hold, dar. Alabaster" he roared
solemnly.
"Yassiri" Alabaster shufled to a
~standstilI.
"De Lord has shined upon yo', yo' pore
little brack sinner. | seen it wild desc
bline ole eyesr' quavered MI. Worth.
Alabaster shifted tearfully. II Amt
done muffin" he walled.
Its whut youse gwine ter do. chile
Of light" went on the preacher dream
lily. "Sho'ly yo' came erlong in a pill
lar OBJ fab. Somethin' great is gwine
ter happen ter yo'. Glory, gloryp' He
leaned OIL his cane and swayed to and
fro, his eyes closed tightly.
Alabaster shiyered with superstiti-
GUS fear.
Il amt done muffin 'cept fine out
how to be president like Mistah Aba
ham Linkum.' he protested feebly.
Mr.. Worth's eyes popped wide open.
"Whut yo' say?' he demanded prac-
tically.
II fine de secret how ter git ter be
president" muttered Alabaster. II
read all erbout it in de Linkum book"
"TrashT' calculated the good man
scornfully. "Alabaster Johnson, de
Lord has put a pillah OBJ fab befo'
yo', and yo' trihin' eyes don't see nuf-
fin but White Houses. Chile" he end
ed impressively. "recomember, White
Houses amt fer brack folksi"
Mr.. Worth turned on his heel and
trudged mutterfng down the road. Ala
baster surveyed the back of his faded
coat with mingled fear and relief.
II reckon he's gwine ter tell mann
my" he muttered as he scampered on
his way.
Again the red dust arose under his
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
LincOln's Strange Dream
Before Ills Death

a L noo of the day OF which Lin
- coin was shot a cabinet meet
"a ing was held. which the presi-
LEM attended. accompanied by
General Grant. The meeting was thus
described by one of the men who were
present-Gideon Welles, secretary of
the navy.
Congratulations were interchanged
and earnest inquiry was made wheth-
er any information had been received
from General Sherman. General Grant.
who was invited to remain. said be
was expecting hourly to hear from
Sherman and had a good deal of ankle
ty on the subject of the movements of
his army.
1.-THE president remarked that news
would come soon. and come ~favorably.
he had no doubt, for be had last night
his usual dream which had preceded
nearly every important event of the
war. | inquired the particulars of this
remarkable dream. He said 1t was in
my departmental related to the wa
ter; that he seemed to be in a singular
and indescribable vessel. but always
the same. and that he was moving with
great rapidity toward a dark and In
definite shore; that he had had this
singular dream preceding the firing on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

XXOUNG Alabaster Johnson rev
erently closed the Life of
Abraham Lincoln" and.
climbing upon a chair. he
placed the large book on the clock
shelf. AS he jumped to the floor his
grandmother's turbaned head appeared
In the doorway. She rolled an in
quisitive eye at the small black boy.
"Alabaster, what you been up tor"
she queried sharply.
81 been readin' bout Mistah Abraham
Linkum." he retorted. "Dere amt no
harm in dat, | s'pose?"
"Cose dey amt, honey" cried NAM
my Nettie heartily.
II done got de secret now, nanny"
ehuckled little Alabaster.
'Whut secret?"
How to git to be president OBJ desc
yere United States"
'Sho!"
Alabaster's beady black eyes glitter
ed with triumph.
"Recomember. yo' KANT have no Sc
crets from yo' ma" warned Nettie as
she returned to her washtub.
'T's gwine ter tell you later, ma"
conceded Alabaster. with masculine
diplomacy as he lodged out of the
house.
Out in the kitchen Nanny Nettie
was blinking In unexpected tear into
the maelstrom of soapsuds.
Dress his lii inherent hearth" she
murmured tearfully. 'Doan' he know
so longs he's brack he KANT be pres
dent?"
OF course little seven-year-old Ala
baster didn't know that or he would
not have praneed so e~xcitedly down
the crooked path to the rickety gate
and out into the red dust of the road.
The dust arose in little spurts under
his flying feet until his going was
marked by a cloud of reddish dust that
might have resembled the pillar that
marked the Israelites' progress.
Thus thought the Rev. Benjamin
Worth. pastor of the weather beaten
Bethel church on the hillside. His i'm
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

Hes a frightful bore. your baron
Here he's been buzzing the whole even
Ing long about Kant and Schopen-
hauer."
"You have my sympathy. For my
part l detest philosophical discus
sions."
philosophical discussions, indeed.
Kant and S~chopenhauer are the names
Of the baron's two horses."-New York
Post.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

~ 1OUNG Alabaster Johnson rev
erently closed the Life of
Abraham Lincoln" and.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
A Complicated Case.

"Growcher always looks worried
Why doesn't he think of something
~pleasant?'
"WeIl. he has himself kind of whip
sawed. The only thing he thinks of
with pleasure is money. And he can't
think of money without worrying
Washington Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
Rreakina Him IN.

"Do you want me to misrepresent
the goods and say they are fine when
they are not?" asked the new sales
man.
YES" sternly answered the I'M
sc%rupluous dealer. always remember
that our assets are your disabilities"
Baltimore American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
Nice Family lar.

"Last night" said Mr.. Henpeck. a
dreamed that ! was In heaven"
"And was | there with your his
wife asked.
"Didn't | say it vas heaven?" was
his crushing reply.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06
HOW LINCOLN AMUSED Elk
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN,.

! IN June. 1912. relates 1.-The
! Everyday Life of Abraham
! Lincoln" ex-President Van
; Buren, was journeying through
! Illinois with a company of
friends. When near Springfield
! they were delayed by bad roads
and were compelled to spend the
night at Rochester. some miles
out. The accommodations at
this place e very poor, and a
few of the ex-president's Spring
. field friends proposed to go out
to meet him and try to aid in en-
tertaining him. Knowing Lin
coins ability as a talker and
story teller. they begged him to
go with them and aid in making
their guest at the country inn
pass the evening as pleasantly
as possible. Lincoln, with his
usual good nature. went with
them and entertained the party
for hours with graphic descrip-
lions of western life, anecdotes
and witty stories. Judge Peck.
who was of the party and a
warm friend of the ex-president.
says that Lincoln was at his best
and declares, Il never passed a
more joyous night" There was
a constant succession of brilliant
anecdotes and funny stories. ac-
companied by loud laughter. in
which Van Buren, bore his full
share. "He ALSO" says the
Judge, gave us Incidents ard
anecdotes of Elisha Williams
and other leading members of
the New York bar and going
back to the days of Hamilton
and Burr. Altogether there was
a right merry time. and Mr.. Van
Buren, said the only drawback
upon his enjoyment was that his
sides were sore from laughing at
Lincoln's stories for a week
thereafter"
A A A A
The border vidette., 1914-08-22
Wages of SaIaried Men Gut

All salaried men in the employ of the Copper Queen Mining company have had their month ly wage from the company cut ten per cent, an equal cut to that imposed on the wage earn CTS of the company. The an nouncement to this effect was made Monday by Assistant Gen eral Manager D. s. Dowell, the cut taking effect immediately.
 The decrease will be effective in all departments where sal aried men are employed.
 The announcement that they will be given less pay in the fut- ure was most graciously re- ceived all along the line. Every one of the heads of the various departments and the several employees under them had expected the move, and though they did not express joy at having their salaries low cred, they were willing to the degree of satisfaction-Pros- DectOr.
The border vidette., 1914-08-22
GREAT eUCKING AT THE FAIR

Two thousand dollars has
 been set aside by the State Fair Commission for Cowboy Sports.
 Five hundred dollars and the entry fees added will be given to the broncho busters, and the money divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. It is estimated that the | total purse will be 575O. Seven hundred and fifty dol lars is hung up for cowboy re- lay races. Two hundred and fifty dollars on Monday, S25O on Wednesday,, and S25O on Satur- day. The boys must saddle from the ground and change every quarter mile. The dis tance of the race is one mile and half and the money divided on the results of each days per- formance
 One hundred and seventy five dollars will be given to the win ner of what is known as Cowboy Cutting" Contest. Two bar relS will be set about twelve feet apart, fifty yards south of the wire, and two barrels same dis tance apart will be set fifty yards north of the wire. The horses will start from the wire at the crack of the gun, pass between the first two barrels circling around one of them and passing between the barrels again and circling around the other barrel and then away to the second set of barrels, cut ting the figure eight between and around them also, and back again to the starting point. Stop watches will be used and the horse doing the stunt in the quickest time will be declared the winner.
 In addition to the above there will be potato races, commencing on. first day of the Fair and occur ing daily, and Secretary Wood announces that if the right sort of steers can be secured, bare back steer riding contests will also be held.
The border vidette., 1914-08-22

A contract was let Saturday
 by the directors of the Tucson | Country Club for the erection ot
 a new club building to cost S15,
 900. The Southern California
 HCme Builders association was the successful bidder. Work on the new structure will be started
 this week, and it is expected
 that the building will be ready
 for occupancy before Dec. 1. The board of supervisors con
 vened Monday morning pursuant to adjournment to hear what ever objection there might be to the proposed 1914-15 tax lavy. There was not a single objection recorded and it is therefore to be presumed that the people of the county are satisfied with the proposed amounts to be raised for county expenses for the year. Next Monday, the 17th, the board will meet again and fix the rate on the S1OOO valua tiOn to be levied for the various purposes. The state rate has been fixed at All cents on the SlOO, and it is expected that the state and county rate will not amount to more than S1.O5, which will be the lowest rate in the history of the county Florence Blade.
 The watchfulness and alert ness of sheriff Adams and Con- stable Murphy of Phoenix has just broken up what threatened to be the mOstgigantic conspiracy againt law and order that Ariz- ona has ever known. A number of discon tented Mexicans organ ized a junta in Phoenix and met daily for two or three weeks, laying plans to seize the capital city and loot the bank and pro- mipent business houses during the absence of the national guard companies at the annual encampment It was planned to seize the Tempe armory, where guns and ammunition could be secured, and then march on Phoenix. In some manner Sheriff Adams of Mari copa county got wind of the plot, and with the assistance of Con stable Murphy, began to run it down The result of their work is the arrest of the leaders of the plot and the fruStation of their plans.
The border vidette., 1914-08-22
A Tribute to Marcus A. Smith, of
 Arizona.

On February 15, 1909, at the short session of the SiXtieth Congress on the day the bill ad- hitting Arizona as a State was passed, the following speech was made by Mr. A. O. Stanley, of Kentucky. The statehood bill being under consideration, MT Stanley said;
 "Mr. Speaker, l think it en- tirely fitting that in speaking of these Territories we should speak of the gentlemen who have represented them. My love for Arizona has been increased by my admiration for her good judgment in sending Mark Smith to Congress. Applause. )
 No Member of the Sixtieth Congress will retire from it more universally beloved or more universally regretted than my dear old friend the gentle man from Arizona (Mr. Smith. ] (Applause)
 II might be tempted to ques- tiOn the appreciation and the wisdom of Arizona In permitting him to return to private life
The border vidette., 1914-08-22
War Cannot Effect the Production of
 Gold.

We note in one of our ex- changes that men battle for gold and that it takes gold to carry on a war successfully. But our esteemed contemporary fails to put it that whenever the grim god of war hovers over coun- try gold silently sinks into hiding. The other day forty three millions of dollars in gold were dumped into the maw of the New York banks and within four hours thereafter no trace of it could be found. It will be found that the cheaper money is used for all war purposes, while old money bags is gloating over his yellow coins in some safe depository. And it is only when the wars are over does gold again come to the front on the demand of the money kingc for their pound of flesh.
 But this was not what we started out to write about. We wished to point out that the one metal that never lost it's prestige by war is gold, and right here in old Mohave we have that gold in abundance. It is the one big gold county of the state. When every other country is cutting it's force mines of Mohave county are adding daily to the number of employees. And all the gold mines of Mohave coun- ty are not under the domination of corporations but there are hun dreds of mines yet to be opened in our mountains and hills that will be producing for the next hundred years. Miners that have been laid off by the big copper companies might well employ their time in prospecting the big veins of the river range as we'll as the Wallapai noun tains and opening gold pro- ducers. The people need the gold and it is never a drug in the market. We have the mines that produce this gold and it is only necessary to open them up and start the golden stream to the mint. Miner.
The border vidette., 1914-08-22

Two thousand dollars has been set aside this year by the state fair commission for the cowboy sports at the big annual Arizona shCw. Supervisor Tom Wills of Pinal county is chairman of the cowboy sport department and is working like a beaver to make his end of the fair as big a sue cess this year as it usually is.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-25
APPEAL. A MADE
TO PRESIDENT
SOUTHERN FARMERS AND
CONGRESSMEN ASK
FOR AID
SITUATION GRAVE
Wilson Assures Committee That
Everything Possible Will Be
Done To Aid the South

Washington. Sept. 24.-President
Wilson today assured large delega-
tion or Southern farmers and con-
|gressmen that he realized fully the
|acuteness OF the cotton situation,
owing to the lack OF demand for the
staple due to the European war, and
promised to take under consideration
q suggestion for n government loan.
The president pointed out, however,
that extreme care should be take,
not to put into operation any unsound
economic policy that might embarress
the government In the future.
G. s. Barrett. 0f Georgia, president
OF the National Farmers Union, head
ed the delegation and appealed to the
president to give his support to the
bill. introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Henry. providing for di-
rect government i6ans TO cotton
growers.
Mr.. Barrett told the president that
In spite Of the "buy-n-bale" move
ment and other relief measures the
demand for cotton was still made
quate and the price not sufficiently
high to. help growers. He declared
IA very serious situation would con-
front tho farmers OF the South unless
the Henry bill or legislation similar
10 twas sASsaed. s.
s"I nAsshnt say that, the gravity OF
the slt3t toHSis very manifesi " E,-esl-
dent JS1n ssaid. "and l want you to
knoWsahat Il have been giving a great
deal OF attention to It, with the car
nest desire to see some way by which
the difficulties o0uid h6 solved with
out committing the government In
principle to any action which would
plague us I'm the futn tnr6; because the
SafiEar. gentlemhn,s sof the present SIT
iwhat sAppeafS s 10 sbe 3 .neds : llsse6
should make some! dicaf ID departure
sfS7,m agnli economic practice Witch
In tho future years NE would very
much, regret We have got.to make
sacrifices. not to make fundamental
|nnfstakeS. ~ i;,i{ 10. ~ ,s,i tiftssAS e,
"Now I an, not thereby implying a
Judgment as to any specific proposi-
ton. but feel bound myself to guard
against impulses when impulses ara
so strong: just as l feel 1t SO neces-
sary for us In an International situa-
tion for us to guard every impulse and
see that we do not make any mistake
which future generations who have
the Just cause to blame ps for. But
L want you to know how sincerely ]
appreciate the gravity of the situa-
tion, and how entirely willing am to
consider anything that Is laid before
me by. way Of practical suggestion"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-25
PQLJLIRY EC1rlE
l2EssA - ! sssSsII 1 81
WIN Purchase Show oR., 4 isii NOV
Arranging Prizes and CompIet.
! ~ & 8 ing All Plans For. Exhibit

~ The date OF the big poultry show IN
Anderson is Nov 17th, There will be
q meeting OF the Chamber Of Com
merce Saturday at 1880 to complete
the arrangements and. every poultry
fancier In Anderson county Is invit-
ed. d :. - -:
#. Newt Campbell, ofjNeal's Creek,
is very very much interested in this
proposition and. urges alt poultry fan-
ciers to come out and organize. There
Will be at least &c ciss55S5 uf poultry
and pets on exhibition and In fcw
hours yesterday Mr.. Campbell secur-
ed the promise OF S65 in prizes. This
will be increased later.
Mr.. Campbell said yesterday that
ne was very much Interested sn get
ting the pit game fanciers to turn out
and exhibit their fowls and he has
asked that as many as possible or the
pit breeder attend the meeting which
is to be hold here Saturday, afternoon,
He suggests that II, they. cannot Come
In person. that they send notice OF
their intention OF entering. ~ MStitt
Negotiations were opened yost4sdAy
with Rock Hill In an attempt to pur-
chase a number of show coops.'' It IL
Understood that the Rock Hill Poul-
try Association has number 6f
coops, no longer needed since the as
ISOLATION disbanded,t I and It is possi-
BILE that these will be brought to An
derson and used here.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-25
THE ROAR OF CANNON,
CONTINUES WITHOUT A
LULL AT BATTLEFIELD D
FRENCH CLAIM TO
HAVE ADVANTAGE
No Changes of Importance Made.
But Several Slight Advances
Reported

Paris. Sept 24-The following Of
fetal announcement was made In Par
Is this afternoon:
First: Our left wing between the
River Somme and the. River Oise,
our troops have advanced In the d.
rection of Roye. A detachment oc-
cupied Peronne and held this position
In spite OF a spirited attack on the
part Of the enemy
Between the River Oise and the
River Aisne the enemy continues to
maintain important bodies OF troops
we'll entrenched. We have made q
slight advance to the northwest CT
Berry-AuBac
Second: On the center between
Rheims anu the Argonne district, the
situation shows no change. TO the
east Of tho Argonne and on the heights
Of the sMeuse tle enemy has c0Httnuetl
his attaclSs Delivering them With yes-
pectal fYiQ3ence, The fighting, con-
tinueB, nep6hpaIilbtl by alternate sf9&
ttremontg ny certain points and iadXars
ces at others. n. u .
"On our right wing there has been
no change OF mportanca 3, q ~ =.
6: In gteFregion 5of Naa ICY and, tliS
Vosgets ertaih defaohmanta 0f thS hnl
ems 5AaYat agasn Httemnt4d IL, enter
up0nSaGei gfench coll, driylag back
iishti coverings OF our troops, bt,t the
ofIenUtve was soon stopped q &.
3 I'm Gnllciat the fiuRstnna having
taken possession Of Jar rostgu, arc NOW
completely Investing, FrzemEyl AMI
continuing their Offensive movement
on CraCCW " gsTsa, M Z: y \; * :st
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-25
OFFICIAL REP ORT
FAVOKS GERMANS
Dispatch Announcer That Allies
Have Been Repulsed at sev-
eral Points with Heavy Loss

London, Sept. "a. The correspon-
dent Of the, Reuter- Telegraph Co. at
Berlin, in q dispatch reaching here
by the way of Amsterdam, transmits
ans official report given out at the ar
my headquarters. The announcement
is dated September 2S, evening, as is
as follows:
"The right wing of the Gernan west
army, beyond the River Oise, has been
engaged In battle with tho French
who tried unsuccessfully to envelop
e. = -. .s =. 7, q, ri. q J,
Eastward. as far as Afgonne forest
there were no important engagements
today. s,s
.'To tho eaat OF the Argonne region,
Varrennes was captured In the course
Of the day. and the attack IL now pro-
ceeding I. ~
German troops attacking the
French forts south Of .verdun yicto-
riously repulsed "a violent c1rntcr at
tack made from NerdnRj: To,iI and
across the River ;eMuse " The heavy
I. artillery. used against q; Troy6n-I Les
Poraches, Camp des ROMANS & and
Luneeyille was yisibly successful.
In French Lorraine and on the Al
aecc frontier French advances guards,
att some points have been repnlseiI. !.
There has been no deci1lye action
at any point 4. i, s )
sE 'No3news has been received from
either the elgtans ipr sthe eastern the
atr6s OF war =. =. S e. 81 s. {,