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The spominions Of Canada.

We are accustomed to take the ex-
preston OF the Dominion OF Canada
for granted, but the original Of that
somewhat unusual word Is known to
very few. When at length the great
scheme OF Sir John Macdonald was
realized. and the nine provinces group
ed themselves together into one great
confederation, a serious difficulty was
resented by the choice Of a suitable
lame. For a time almost a deadlock
ensued.
AT length one old member OF parlia-
ment rose from his seat and told his
colleagues that he had read In his BIZ
BILE that very morning the words. His
dominion shall be from the one sea to
the other" Accordingly he suggested
that Canada should be known as the
Dominion. or Gods Land The sug-
gestion seized upon the hearts and i'm
aginations Of those present. and it was
promptly acted upon.-Pal Mall Ca
zette.
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A joke On the Lynx

Frequently during the winter nature
plays a joke on the lynx Mr.. Lynx
does his hunting at night and lies out
stretched on some horizontal limb dur
ing the day. Some day, while the
lynx Is dreaming, the sun comes out
bright and warm and softens the sur
face Of the snow to such extent that
when the animal climbs down and
starts In search OF his supper the soft
snow collects In great clumsy balls on
the long foot hairs. The lynx sits
down and with his sharp teeth gnaws
away the accumulated snow. gets mp
and starts on, only 20 find that the
balls have collected again Again he
sits down, a little less patiently this
time, and gnaws the snow away. In
a short time II has accumulated once
more The Infatuated animal tears at
the persistent snow with his sharp
teeth and wounds his feet until they
bleed. You can often track the ami
NAL by the bloodstains on the snow
Youths Companion
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A Gramonhone Trick.

The neatest thing In gramophone
tricks Is to offer a bet TO any member
Of the company that you can play
record without the machine II is Q
perfectly straightforward matter, says
the Strand Magazine. Take a lead pen
ell and a piece OF note paper and ex-
plain that this is all you are going 70
use. Then tx the lead pencil into the
hole OF the disk so that It can be set
spinning on the point like a child's tee
totum- Fold a piece Of paper. which
should be thin and crisp. and hold the
sharp point Of the paper in the groove
Of the record very lightly, so as not 20
disturb the equilibrium Of the spinning
disk. The record viii be distinctly
played. only very family. Of course, n
You are substituting a somewhat pEtm-
five producer" instead OF the patent
sound box
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Tn. cam.Fs Stomach.

The stomach Of a camel Is divided
into -four compartments, and the walls
Of these are lined with large cells, SV-
ery one Of which can be opened and
closed at win by the means Of power
ful muscles. When a camel drinks It
drinks for such a long time you really
think Il never meant to leave OF. The
fsct Is that It Is not satisfying its
htnt but II filing up fts cistern a.
vel One after another the cells OF its
stomach are dled with water, and a.
Sooa as each is quite full it Is tightly
closed Then, when few hours later
the animal becomes thirsty, all Il has
b DO Il to opan one OF the cells and
allow the water TO how out Next day
Il opens one or two more cells, and
% It goes on day after day until the
whole s1pply il exhausted In this Gu
Kious way q camel can 1--we I'VE OF even
II days without drinking at al, and
% b able b travel quite easily through
the desert, where the wells are often
hundreds Of miles apart-Exchange.
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hh8 beyley told me that Nr. Phauua.
The ocnlist. told a gentleman, who told
Oar. the following anecdOts Of the Iats
Duchess OF Devonshire: Mr.. Phipps
WIS sent for to Chatsworth to operate
upon the duchess eye BE stayed
there some time and at parting ~
eeived from the duke fee Of E,oo0
Just before he stepped into his car
mage a message from the ducham
brought him 10 her chamber. She
hoped the duke had done what was
handsome by Mr.. Phipps. The gentle
man protested:
Yes, and more than handsome"
1T Is an awful thing" continued her
grace, TO ask, but really am at this
moment In immediate want Of such a
sum. and II you could, Mr.. Phipps"-
What could the oculist do? He pro
duced his 1900, took his leave and
never heard OF his money from that
day TO this.-From "Recollections Of c
Long Life" by Lord Broughton-
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Food Value Of Cheese.

Cheese is wholesome and u very val
liable food. II Is rich In proteid and
can be used as q substitute for meat
One pound OF cheese is equal IL pro-
ted to two pounds Of beef. Cheese is
indigestible If eaten raw. This may
be somewhat overcome by cooking II
and adding a small amount of bicar-
Donate of sodium An admirable way
Of eating cheese is by combining II
with macaroni. 1t is enjoyable served
In the form of Welsh rabbit To pre-
pare Welsh rabbit use the following In
gradients: One tablespoonful Of butter,
one teaspoonful Of cornstarch, half a
cupful OF thin cream, half a pound Of
sharp or mild cheese (as may be pre-
ferre0 cut in small pieces, one-fourth
teaspoonful OF salt, one-fourth tea
spoonful OF mustard. few grains Of
cayenne and toast Melt the butter,
add the cornstarch. stir until well mix
ed, then add the cream gradually, cook
slowly for ten minutes. season and
serve poured over toasted bread
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Farraau4's Way.

While preparations were being made
for the attack ON New Orleans, the
navy department came into possession
Of a complete set Of plans OF the de
lenses OF that city. Not only were the
positions of the forts laid down, bat
also, the submarine mines as well as
the system Of torpedoes, and the re-
serve Of war vessels which were 20 Co
operate with the land batteries. No
time was lost IN sending It to Admiral
Farragut, but no acknowledgment ever
reached the navy department Mean
while the passage OF the forts was e.
fected New Orleans captured, Admit
ral Farragut in due time went north.
Proceeding 70 Washington. be at once
called at the navy department, where
be received hearty congratulations
upon his brilliant successes While he
was In the department prominent OIL
cial referred 70 the plans Of the de-
fenses OF New Orleans and asked the
admiral II he had ever received them.
Yes" he replied, Il received the plans,
but on examination I found out that
according TO them, New Orleans could
never be taken 50 ! tore them up and
threw them into the waste basket
ArgO1aut
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Ths Grant administration broughk q
brilliant throng Of military ofncss 70
the capital and the young people Of
The Presidents famfly-hs had q
daughter and several sons-mads the
white House gay. Mrs., Grant was
plain h appearance, unpretentious IN
manner, but genuinely hospitable and
quicker witted than she was generally
given credit for being.
Addressed In French by a young dip
lomat at one Of her receptions, she re
sponded In English.
ABR said the bumptious foreigner,
attempting to be facetious. Madame
does not speak FrenchI How surpris-
ing! In Europe all the ladies OF the
upper class speak French and general
" two or three other languages be-
sides"
know" said Mrs. Grant dryly, -and
can understand why this must be on
a continent divided into so many small
Kingdoms, some Of them smaller than
our smallest states, each speaking a
different language, but In our great,
united country. one language only is
spoken from end to end OF It We need
no other"
The abashed foreigner retired.-EI-
change.
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Truth Persists.

The preJudices Of one age are con-
demned even by the prejudiced Of the
succeeding ages. The truth haters OF
every future generation win call the
truth haters OF another generation by
their true names-for even these the
stream of time carries onward In
fine. truth. considered in itself and in
the effects natural to II, may be con-
sidered as a gentle spring or water
course. warm from the genial earth
and breathing up into the snowdrift
that Is piled up and around its outlet.
II turns the obstacle into its own form
and character and as It makes fits way
increases It's stream. And should IT
be arrested In its course by a chilling
season 1t suffers delay, not loss, and
waits only for q change In the wind to
awaken again and roll onward--Taylor
Coleridge-
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rAl. L,.np.n.d n Ne,r Yor.s.

mo spfk English" gesticulated Hanz
Nth rising excitement. looking rather
Wildly about for an interpreter. down
NJ the Seamen's Church institute on
south street Arab translators are not
frequent about the institute. and the
nan behind the desk down In the saw
tnes department was distinctly nysn-
ned, says the Lookout
sHe won't take this money; ms mteL-
EFT on the gold he deposited with u z
year ago" he explained at last 20 :
efittering eyed man from Bagdad WnO
fnaIly came to the rescue
con. no, be can't; Aohammeoans-
they can't-any Of them 1t Il agains'
their religion 70 take interest Han,
IS very good, very devout" prooeseeo
the interpreter. And hans went away
virtuously content
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In the Stocka.

In England the punishment OF the
stocks has been inflicted within the
memory Of men now living In the
Manchester Guardian OF June II, 1872.
there is an account OF a man enduring
this form Of punishment at Newbury
He was a rag and bone dealer OF in
temperate habits and was fixed in the
stocks for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. ''Twenty-six years had elaps-
ed since the stocks were last used. :"
states this account. "and their reap
pearance created no little sensation
and amusement several hundreds Of
persons being attracted to the spot
where they were fixed The 'amuse-
ment'' does not appear to have been
shared by the prisoner, who was re-
leased after four hours and seemed
anything but pleased with the laughter
and derisiOn OF the crowd"
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n@e are few persons Outside Of ths
navy VINO have ever seen q subma-
hSs rms" IN action The modern
Euhmsrsfble craft built Tor the United
Btates navy are al provided with these
lateral rudders, but when the vessels
are at the surface or moving IN lsvei
plane under water the rms are folded
back into recesses In the. sides Of the
hun ne purpose Of these plans = %
aid he submarine 10 rise or sink on
an even keel -Porpotsing." or riGiog
and diving at an angle, Is avoided IN
submarine practice as much a. po1i-
bla he lateral Ems are attaehed 10 the
h1l b. ball and socket joints. % that
they may be rotated to give q planning
elect ether upward or downward at
any angle and folded away when not
n uBaRopular Mechanics
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Mhr In tha sI<Y RIusf

When a piece Of iron Is slowly heat
ed In q fame It at first radiates beat
and a. the frequency Of the wave mo-
tons becomes greater It radiates hight
first red rays. then yellow and nnaE
u, II the heat Is verv intense. white
HRht Is emitted The red rays. are
longer and Of less frequency than tie
blue. When whitE light q passed
through a prism the waves are acted
upon and are separated. The red rays
are diverted less from their previous
direction than the violet This = ex-
smpIihed By light from clear Ky.
.Refraeted BY suspended particles IN
the afr. the blue rays are diverted
more than the others and give q blne
appearance to the otherwtse coloriesS
clear nky.-Samuel 8. sadtier. 8 b, IN
Chemistry Of Familiar ThinGA'
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PAINTING and Music.

Whereas, while polish. refinement
culture and breeding are in no way
arguments for artistic result IT In also
no reproach to the most finished scholar
or greatest gentleman In the land that
he be absolutely without eye for paint
ing or ear for music-that In his heart
he prefer the popular print to the
scratch Of Rembrandts needle, or the
songs Of the hall to BeethoVen's o
minor symphony. - James AacNefn
Whistler.
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Patriotic Jam&

In some school not Iocated-locatS q
to please yourself - the teacher was
hearing the history lesson Turning 20
one Of the scholars. she asked:
James, what was Washingnm's
farewell addressr
The new boy rose with a promp6
tude that promised wen for bis an
gwer.
Heaven. ma'am." be said.-Cursnt
Opinion.
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E-.hn.n,. eanarnaitX.

Mr.. Heyman said to Charles Froh-
man one day:
do you know you are not doing night
In sending money to all the people who
write and tell you they are IN hard
luck7 They may be imposing on you"
There may be some that are TN
posing" Frohman answered but I
know that there are others in want, %
I can't afford TO make q mistakA"-
New York World
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The use OF anthony II 30 naroen
the softer metals. such Is On ana 80
4 Ire manufaeture Of shrapnel shells.
behbltt for machinery bearings Ups
unptaI ana castings Of al kinds IN u
n1ra Etate Il eaunot be employed hor
suy useful purpose owing % in e
creme britfsenesA III value IN aloy-
ing. hows4sr, Il great, not only bscanss
4 hordens metal but because q 10
low melting point
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I've sock Wee Cheap 10 IVA
The high cost Of living lends an m
tsrest 30 q volume issued by the Lon
don Pipe Roll society. From the In
PRODUCTION one gathers an idea OF
prices IN 11oA Certain land was to
be stocked and price for each class
Of stock was fixed Oxen figure at
tour shiIlings, COWS q shilling less
Farm horses were also four shiIlings a
bead pigs were a shilling. and sheep
stood at sixpenee- Incidentally. the
book proves the antiquity Of the Ia
mtliar nne In London Of 20 shtllingA
for Il records its imposition as long
ago a. 11s5 on one who had over
trOvn q ptIloEy.
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PATRON Van der Donck, In the yean
after 1919. lived such a serene and TO
bust life on bis Hudson river estate
that the Dutch villagers called his
manor farm de jonkbeers Iandt-tnS
eentleman's land. later COMPRESSED Do
the frugal English into YonkerA
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Oh EnaIi,h customs.

The ladies Of Edward Tvs time
dined at IL IN the morning and were
IN bed shortly after 8 at night Per
haps none Of the old English CUSTOMS
has undergone such a charge a. ne
number of meals taken q day and TIE
times Of retiring 20 rest
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pei,onsua Fish.

Poisonous fish are rare here but
cannon In the tropics A japanese
ash. fugu, has deadly poisonous roe
Roe Of ufke and meat Of surgeons ara
poisonous when spawning The bne ana
liver Of many ash are poisonous But
most nsh poison e due TO decay.
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Badly shrunk.

The loser Of an election bet IN Bal
tfmore one time had 70 wheel the win
ner several miles In q wheelharroW,
with the provision that every time the
man stopped to rest i've inches were
to be cut or the legs Of bis trouserA
He stopped four times
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eeod Rs,Ix.

Ths teacher was drilling the class IN
mental arithmetic.
Now. boys be said here = an
cay OnA A man desiring 70 so into
ooHinssR borrows 100000 az - pa
cent for four yearA What's the re-
Hiti ouiekF
Pfteen hands shot up and nfteen
Puloa shouted A chorus;
rhs man goes roker-sE Louis
RoNDtsDatch.
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nioh.v Splash.

when a l2-inch shell strikes the va
Ter II throws up g splash" higher than
a batfleship's mast This -splasn
weighs about 1000 tons. enough b
Drown q small ship.
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lradame-I don't know where Our
son egts an his faults from I'm sure
h. doesn't get them from me- Mon
eIeur-No. you're night there; pa
haven't lost any Of yours
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POssrs Version.

On the last day Of school prizes were
distributed ut Peters school When the
little boy returned home the mother
was entertaining callers
asWeIl. Peter" asked one Of the call
ers. did you get prizeT
NO" replied Peter. but ! got hor-
rEbse mention kew York Times
Blur.
s.BahF sneered the blustery man
-Blun 4 the thing A man can bluR
his way through lie!
But" said the conservative. II you
couldn't swim and zen In you eouldn't
blnR ths river fur . sscond'-LlTng-
IN LancA
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nxsa,s chef wisdom consists q
lnorins bis sOIIIes--RoehsfOueru'd
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DETOUR.

Farmers near here have been busy
this week harvesting ice.
John Miller, OF Union Bridge, spent
Xmas day with his mother.
Wilbur Delphy and wife spent a
few days last week with friends here,
The town has been very lively this
week on account of the numerous
masqueraders.
Harry Speilman, Of Washington, is
visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Speilman.
James Schildt spent Thursday at
ternoon in Westminster on business
George Eichelberger, of Baltimore,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. George
Miller, of near here
Those who spent Christmas Day
with MIR. and Mrs. r.. y. ShOrb we're:
NJ. A. Rooms, wife and two sons, OF
Taneytown; DIR. and Mrs Kemp, Of
Uniontown, and DR.. Marlin Shorb, OF
Baltimore.
Marguerite Coffman, Of Woodsboro
il visiting her sister, Mrs Joshua
I'll. ii. Boyer spent Xmas Day at hi
home, here.
Jennie Waffle is visiting her broth
er, Caleb Wolfe.
a number of our people have fallen
on the icy paVements. All were lucky
i'm escaping uninjured.
John Coshun and wife visited Mrs.
Coshun's brother and father, Of near
Rocky Ridge, on Christmas Day.
Doran Albaugh is spending a few
days with his sister, Mrs. q. ;. j. Fox.
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A Dance Near WarfeIdsburg.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Beaver gave a
dance to their many friends Wednes-
day, December 20, in their new
house, one OF the most beautiful
homes in Morgan Valley. The house
was tastefully trimmed with holly.
At 7.30 the guests began to arrive and
were royalty entertained. Music was
furnished by Mr.. Charles Wagner
and son, or Smallwood. AT Ill o'clock
all were invited to the dining room
where table was laden with all the
good things of the season in abund-
ance, consisting OF cakes of various
kinds, candies, nuts, bananas, oranges,
and lemonade. This was MIR. Beaver :
birthday and he received several
presents. In the wee hours the
guests thanked the host and hostess
for their hospitality and began to
wind their way home.
Among those present were: Messrs-
and Mesdames-EliasB Beaver, Horace
Stoner, Clarence Devall, John r. <VN-
hide, Claude Robert, Robert Zahn,
Paul Beaver, Paul zahn, Mrs Fran
ces E. Owings, Misses-Blanch Ow-
ings, Goldie Shipley, Mary Owings,
Sarah Beaver, Jennetta Owings, Bur-
zey Beaver, Myrtle Owings, Annie
Beaver, Louise Owings; Messrs-
Ralph Horton, George nj. Owings,
John Owings, Earl Owings, George w.
Owings, Jr., John Owings, Jr., ]. Nc
Clellan Owings, Roscoe Foutz, Earl
Gibson, Clarence Caples, William
Caples, Lester Polster, Harvey Carr,
Jessie Cushing, Beard Arnold, Kelso
Beaver, Norval Beaver, Charlie Wag-
ner, Walter Wagner, Elias Beaver,
Jr., Erwin Beaver, Robert Beaver,
Herman Wagner, Courtney Beaver
and Carroll Horton.
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HOW A DEEP
SEATED COUGH
And Sore Lungs Were Over
come by VinoI-Mr. Hill
mans Statement OF Facts
Follows:

Camden, Nv. J.-"I had deep seated
cough, rundown system and my lungs
were awfully weak and sore. am an
electrician by occupation and my cough
kept me awake nights 20 thought at
times would have to give up. l tried
everything everybody suggested and
had taken SO much medicine I was dis
gusted.
"One evening read about Vinol and
decided to give it trial. Soon noticed
an improvement. I kept on taking it
and today am well man. The sore
ness il all gone from my lungs, DO not
have any cough and have gained fifteen
pounds In weight and am telling my
friends that Vinol did it." - FRANK
HILLMAN, Camden, N. J.
1t il the curative, tissue building in
fluence OF Gods ivers aided by the blood
making, strength creating properties of
tonic iron, contained in Vinol, that made
it 50 successful in Mr.. Hillman's case.
We ak every person I'm this vicinity
suffering from weak lungs, chronic
coughs, OF rundown condition of the
system to try a bottle Of Vinol on our
guarantee to return your money il il
fails to help you.
Shaw Drug Co.. Westminster. Md.
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Telephone Company Helps Employees

The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company announces that ar
rangements have been made by which
employees OF the Bell System who
have been two years or more in the
service and who SO desire may pur-
chase stock of the Company for $110
per share on easy terms OF payment.
No employee can purchase more
than one share for each 5000 OF an
nual wages he receives nor more
than ten shares whatever his wages.
The terms of payment will be $500
per share per month beginning with
March, 1915, and the quarterly divi-
dends paid on the stock will 20 to-
wards paying for it after deducting
interest at 4 per cent per annum on
the unpaid balances.
The American Company has paid
s per cent dividends for seven years
and il IL calculated that dividends at
this rate and the $500 per share per
month payments by employees will
pay for the stock in full by Novem-
Der, 1918. Any employee who 20 de-
sires can after March l, 1917, but not
before, pay i'm the balance on his
stock and receive his stock certi-
ficate.
Should an employee leave the ser
vice or die before hi stock Is fully
paid for, the amount he has paid In
plus the accumulated dividends lless
4 per cent interest) will be paid back
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company Is parent company
of the Bell Telephone System which
operates or connects with eight and
a half million telephone stations
throughout the United States.
1t has about $4,000 stockholders
and 100000 employees. Its issued
capital stock is nearly $350,00O,O00
and II quoted On the Stock Exchanges
at about $118 per share.
The Company makes it plain that
no employee is under any obligation
to buy any stock but 1t IL believed
that a considerable number Of EN-,
ployees will take advantage of this
opportunity to save a little money
every month and invest il i'm the Dusi
ness.
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