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SWAMPED WITH PROFITS.
Story Of the Patent on the Screw With
the Gimlet Point,

Story Of the Patent on the Screw With
the Gimlet Point.
Perhaps the shortest patent applica-
ton eXtant is the one on file in the
patent office at Washington. which
reads. II claim Il patent on a screw
with IL gimlet point"
Previous to that all screws used in
woodwork had been Of the blunt end
variety, and the carpenter had to care
fully bore a hole with IL gimlet or au-
ger before inserting his screw and
forcing it home. The advent Of the
screw with IL gimlet point which would
bore itself in revolutionized this.
This patent was held by the Ameri-
can Screw company of Providence, II.
l., and before the patent ran out and
it was impossible for others to manu-
facture it without damage suits this
company made tremendous profits.
The demand for the gimlet pointed
screw was, of course, immense, and
the company did not know what to do
with its profits.
All Of it's dray horses were carefully
selected blacks, and tremendous prices
were paid for good stock. The harness
was of patent leather trimmed with
red. while the wagons plying back and
forth between the factory and the
docks or the railroad had red UNDER
gear to match the harness trimmings
and the wheels We're decorated with
gold leaf. II carat fine But this is all
past. Today the pointed screw can be
purchased at any corner store for Il
few cents package.-Wall Street
Icl,rnnl
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described in diary kept by McCon-
nell. BREAKFAST on that April 1 he re-
cords as delicious" and it consisted of
seal liver and bacon, with chocolate and
biscuits. He added, I'VE are limiting
ourselves to one biscuit per meal re-
Gently III order that the ice party may
have good supply"
"Fogs and thick weather hampered
us greatly" says stefansson. "On June
Ii we reached the north top of the is
land ana found there the record left by
Mclintock, dated June Is, 1853.
ION June Is from Il forty foot high
ice cake near our camp Storkerson
sighted new land to the northeast. We
landed on it next day ut a point dis
tant about fourteen miles. near IS de-
grees north, III degrees west. We fol-
lowed the coast east for three days
only. We actually saw only about 100
miles OF coast line. running somewhat
south OF east from the landing place,
but mountains We're seen. at least fif
ty miles farther east, at a height Of
1900 feet.
Twenty miles inland still higher
hills were seen in all directions, From
north to east the distance was esti-
mated ut over fifty miles of land; there
fore it is OF considerable size. It is
low where we first landed, but becomes
higher and more rugged as ono nro-
ceeds eastward. Caribou and other arc
tic animals, excepting bears, are album
dant
AS summer was now coming on
rapidly. we turned toward home ON
June -. We discovered small islands
between Melville island and New Land
and took formal possession Of these
lands ana left record of our discov-
cry. We followed the west coast Of
Melville island south, crossed to the
bay or Mercy and stayed there from
July Il to July 20.
We caught sledge at McLure's
wintering place and Travelled diagonal
" across Banks island to kellett, ar
rivns home OH Aug. S to find every
thing Weell.
Besides the provisions we brought
from home, we used about 10000
pounds OF meat and fat for food ana
fuel. Seals furnished most Of this. ex-
cepting seventeen caribou, four bears
and two musk oxen.
I'VE had no great hardships at any
time and never We're in imminent dan
ger. On Aug. II the schooner Polar
Bear came into Kellett and reported
the North Star long overdue at Bailice
island. and the expedition and supplies
arrived at Hershell island.
Fearing the nonarrival of the North
Star, l chartered the Polar Bear to Get
supplies from Hershell island, hoping
to land them to form more northern
base for next years work, either on
Banks island or Prince Patrick island.
| planned to make a farther journey
next year into Beaufort and explore
further the new land already discov-
cred"
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Golden TeXt.-Watch ye. stand fast
in the faith, quit you like men, be
strong Il Cor. Xvi, 13).
Verses S-10.-Loyal under difficulties.
Daniel was about fifteen years of age
when selected by order Of King Nebu-
chadnezzar for training to occupy gov
ernmental position. With Daniel there
We're three Of his countrymen, eXiles in
Babylon. They We're of royal blood, Of
splendid physique. attractive appear
ance and fine intelligence. They were
to be educated and maintained at the
kings expense for three years in such
a way that they would be tit to "stand
before the king" and render him eff
cient service Their names We're chang
ed in such way that they would also
be induced to renounce their religion
for the Babylonian faith. "Daniel,'
which means God Is my judge" was
changed to Belteshazzar-"Be protect
his life;' "Hananiah,' ''Jehovah IS
gracious" into Shadrach. the COM
mand of 1Aku;" "Mishael," ''who is
what God is into Meshach, "who is
what .\ku is" "-Azariah,' "whom Je-
hovah helps" into Abednego, servant
of Nebo." Thanks to their early train
ing in religion, these four were able to
take a stand for principle Daniel is
ccllent support in the other three.
"Purposed in his heart"-a courageous
determination which was full of risks
"Would not detilc himself" Daniel
took Il very profound view of the whole
matter. "Thc kings meat had been
sanctified by sacrifice to the gods OF
Rabylonia, and to have eaten it would
have implied the acceptance of these
gods and their worship. The prince
Of the cunuchs" was responsible for
the health Of the young men in train
ing. "Why should he see your faces
LEST he should sec.' Any such mis-
hap would reflect on the character and
ability Of the prince OF the eunuchs.
"Endanger my head" lie would not
only he dismissed. but be even killed.
Verses 1l-16.-A reasonable PROPOSE
ton.
The behavior of Daniel was such
that he had won the favor of this su-
pervisinG officer who, however had Sc
rious objections. lie then turned to
"MclZar,' the steward, who was di-
rectly responsible for Daniel and his
three companions. "prove thy scrv-
ants, l besccch thee, ten days" He
suggested practical test which could
not but meet with the approval of the
steward. "Give us pulse to eat'-veg-
etable food of various kinds. 1.-THE
portion of the kings meat" The
kings dainties consisted of meats and
wine. ".\s thou seest, deal with thy
servants" They We're willing to abide
by the consequences if the test proved
unfnvorable. At the end of ten days,
which was sufficiently long period to
Judge of the effects of the diet. an
agreeable discovery was made Their
countenances appeared fairer and fat
tc.." The food was found to agree
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26

tok. or Duck island, q narrow spit of
sand thrown up by the movement of
heavy pack ice. This is about 100
yards wide, Il mile long and about four
miles from the mainland. At the end
OF two days the explorer decided to
send Mcconnell back for two more
hunters. That night a gale came up,
and for four days it blew continuously,
and all the ice was blown away.
For seven days the party lived on
Duck island. and at the end of that
time the ice had formed sufficiently to
allow them to get ashore. AS the gale
had been from the northeast. Stefuns-
son concluded that the Karluk had
drifted to Point Barrow. For that
point the men set out. and in nine days
they walked 145 miles over the ice.
At the point disappointment awaited
them The KarlulI. caught in the gale
and the drifting ice, had not brought
up there. She had drifted clean past
and. as it aftelward proved, to her
doom. Stefansson, however. predicted
this, for he thought the chances We're
very slight against her being caught In
the ice before spring. She had been
seen to go past, natives said. week
before the shore party came in sight
800 Mile Journey Across the Ice.
At Point Barrow Stefansson decided
to take his men to Collinson Point,
some 300 miles farther east, which he
heard the party of DR.. Anderson, that
had gone north in the gasoline schoon-
ers Mary Sachs and Alaska, had rench-
cd i'll safety. The men left on their
300 mile journey across the ice ON
Nov S. 1913. Stcfansson then believed
that the Karluk could not be depended
upon TO come back for them.
On March -, 1911, Stefunsson decid-
ed to set out into the uneXplored north
in search of any land within 1:1O or 200
miles, 1t WAS the day after the party
started that Mcconnell returned to find
Martins Point deserted. He started
after them and overlook the explorers
next day. The party consisted Of eight
men and four dog teams. StcfanSsOn's
intention was to so notrh over the ice
anu w '"' ' 1lSit>iiL l)OSSll}lt.
From March % and until April Nc
Conneil and his companions were with
Stefansson. On the latter date Stcfans-
son decided that the sleds were in too
bad shape for Il long journey and so
he sent all back except Ole Anderson
and Storkcr StorlScrscn, who are trad
crs and trappers, personal friends of
StcfanSSon and men of experience in
the north. He had with him also two
dog teams.
II will continue north in search of
land, and if at the end of fifteen days'
travelling ! have not sighted any. then
| will turn back he said to McCon-
nell.
The latter records that this was in
IO:26:l north latitude and 14O:3O:7 west
longitude.
When the three men set out they had
with Alcm six of the best dogs of the
nineteen they had brought from Mar
tins Point. They had also one sled, on
which they packed 900 pounds of pro-
Visions or enough to last them sixty
days and the dogs fifty days. They
were also equipped with two rifles and
400 rounds of ammunition.
The happenings OF that last day on
the ice before Stefansson disappeared
to he gone nearly a year and 4 half are
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
Trap Shooting Popularity.

In order to get an idea of the rapid
ly increasing popularity of trap shoot
ing 1t is only necessary to point to the
monthly average increase of trap shoot
ing organizations in the United States.
According to latest figures. this is
given at POO gun clubs, and. OF course,
there are not included i'll this number
the owners of hand traps, who with
their friends constitute host Of pri-
vate gun clubs.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26

The general plan was to cruise north
ward as far as feasible and to establish
winter quarters upon any land that
CHANGED to be discovered. The vessel
was to head to the eastward. We're no
land discovered, and the winter base
was to be established as far north as
possible along the western coasts of
Banks or Prince Patrick islands, From
that vantage point it was intended to
start the following winter to explore
toward the northwest. but possibly
heading directly into the north.
Stefansson said it was largely a mat
ter Of luck, and with him it was His
plans as made We're not carried out.
The karluk ran into four days Of ter
rifle gales while In KotZebue sound
The whaler weathered the storm, but
there We're hours when the seas broke
over her bows and swept her decks.
On Aug. l she got into loose ice close
in toward the Alaskan shore, and as it
closed In she fought her way forward
with ever increasing difficulty. There
! came time, however, when she was
twenty miles south of Point Barrow,
that she refused to bulge, and for four
days she stayed fast. 1t was then that
the party realized that 1913 was the
worst in history of arctic exploration
for ice.
When Stefansson saw that there was
promise Of long delay he walked four
miles across the ice and twenty to
FONT Barrow There he purchased
equipment, which included slels, dogs
ana umiaks, the native skin boats. To
the karluk came unexpected release.
n strong ofTshore wind cleared the
sea or ice, and Captain Bartlett was
enabled to bring his command to Point
Barrow. Under these conditions hut
little delay was experienced or little
difficulty encountered in slowing the
| supplies safely on board
! karIuk Caught In Ice.
With things shipshapc, the party sail
ed away to make Prince Patrick Land,
as had originally been planned. They
had Journeyed but two days eastward
"heh more ice was encountered.
Again the valiant 247 ton barkcntine,
with her steam auxiliary power, buck
el the increasing ice foes For two
days she kept this up with a show of
Roadway, and then the ice closed in.
ana the Narluk was fast again Caught
III the great ice pack, the karluk drift
ed up and down the north const of
Alaska until Sept. 10, 1913. Then she
stopped drifting. and in intense cold.
surrounded with close packed. ri,lrun
ice, she stayed motionless for ten duys
Ihe vessel was fast about eighteen
miles off the mouth of the Colvjlle riy
er. The explorer and Captain BARTLETT
decided that the failure of the craft to
drift showed that she was frozen in
for the winter, and SO Stcfansson do
clded to take Il party ashore. Fresh
meat was running out. and he wanted
to get caribou. \ hunting trim he fig
ured would not take him more than
thirty miles from the vessel He took
Jenness, Wilkins, Mcconnell and two
Eskimos. They carried with them two
sleds, dog teams and provisions to last
two weeks
The party did not succeed in making
shore. The hunters reached Amou],,-
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
Puzzled.

Every man who is not monster,
mathematician or mad philosopher is
George Eliot.
We are puZZling our brain to know
which one of these fellows we are
Ohio State Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
Many Seek Upland Pitcher.

Five major league outfits have made
flattering offers for the service Of Nor
gan. the pitcher, whose contract is
held BY the Upland team of the Della
ware County league.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
THE LONG ROAD.

" Il are women lOSetHeT-
W. my mother and me.
NV With our eyes on the
w dull, gray past,
And the pain she knows
is the pain / see,
For our ways are one at last.
Oh, the roads were rough and the
sharp winds tore
AS she battled fiercely ahead;
And my brain grew sick and my
heart grew sore,
But l followed her whittier she
led!
For a mothers cry is a daughters
cry,
And the load is the same hard
load.
And the mothers lag and the daugh-
ters fly
Till they meet on the flint strewn
road!
1t was sweet to rush to her yield
ing breast,
But it's better to clutch her hand,
And we know our love is the love
that's best
For both of us understand.
New York Times.
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General Plan Of Cruise.

brought the total number on board up
to thirty-one.
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Reversible.

4 guns" spells the same both back
ward aud forward.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26

That combs are of ancient origin is
proved by the fact that they We're
found in the ruins Of pompeii.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26


Newly Discovered Land.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

in the faith, quit you like men, be
strong Il Cor. Xvi, 13,
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Idea of InternatiOnalism.

"Pan-Americanism is an expression OF
the idea of internationalism America
has become the guardian of that idea :
which will in the end rule the world.
Pan-AmeriCaniSm Is the most advanced
as well as the most practical form of
that idea. 1t has been made possible
because of our geographical isolation.
of our similar political institutions. and
Of our common conception of human
rights. Since the European war began
other factors have strengthened this
natural bond and given impulse to the
movement. Never before have our peo-
pie so fully realized the significance of
the words peace and fraternity
Never have the need and benefit of in
ternational cooperation in every form
of human activity been so evident as
they are today.
The path of opportunity lies plain
before us Americans. The government
and people of every republic should
strive to inspire in others confidence
and cooperation by exhibiting integrity
of purpose and equity In action. Let us
as members of this congress, therefore.
meet together on the plane of common
interests and together seek the common
good. Whatever is of common interest
whatever makes for the common good,
whatever demands united effort Is
fit subject for applied Pan-American-
ism. Fraternal helpfulness is the key
stone to the arch. Its pillars are faith
and Justice
I'm this great movement this congress
will, | believe, play an exalted part.
You. gentlemen, represent powerful in
telIectual forces in your respective
countries. Together YOU represent the
enlightened thought of the continent
The policy of Pan-Americanism is
practical. The Pan-American spirit is
ideal. 1t finds its source and being
in the minds of thinking mon. 1t Is the
offspring of the best. tho noblest con-
Ception Of international obligation.
with all earneStness. therefore.
commend to you, gentlemen, the thought
of the American republics, twenty-one
sovereign and independent nations.
bound together by faith and justice. and
firmly Cemented by a sympathy which
knows no superior and no inferior. but
which recognizes only equality and fra
ternitV"
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
POSLAM READILY
S00THES,HEALS
A|L|NC SKIN

Use POslam when the complexio Is
unduly infamed.
When tormented by itching skin;
When pimples, hives, rashes, or like
troubles annoy;
When the feet are itching, chafed or
blistered
When eczema, acne, salt rheum or
any itching skin disease affects;
Poslam soothes, Coos comforts. re-
lieVes burning, smarting and itching
Works rapidly in restoring the skin to
normal and presentable appearance.
And If ordinary soaps lrritatc. try
POslam Soap. medicated with Poslam
and superior for daily use on the skin.
For samples. send &c stamps to Emcr-
gency Laboratories, 70 West 25th St.
New York city. Sold by all druggi
-AdVL
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
CREATOR OF NATIONAL
PARK IS EXPECTED
Enos Mills Among Those Here
for American Civic Associa-
ton Conferences.

Enos Mills, who created the Rocky
Mountain National Park; Warner Heg-
enan Of Berlin, who has spent his lie
studying how to plan small cities; Lord
and Lady Aberdeen OF Scotland, Miss
Margaret Wilson. representing those
who would use schools as social CEN
ters, and authorities on nearly every
municipal question. will gather in
Washington tomorrow for the opening
of the convention of the American civic
AssoCia tlon.
In addition to those representatives
of the association, tomorrow morning
will be given over TO greetings from
persons who head other bodies engaged
in the same llrc of work.
Mrs. Percy V. Penny ckcr. who
heads the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. will speak in the morning.
Then will come Clinton Rogers Wood
ruff from the National Municipal
League. who has made a lifelong stndy
of municipal conditions.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Increase of Traffic
Sign of Good Times

StN TRAECISCO. Dec. = f. p Nc
COrmiCk. vice president OF the Southern
Pacific sees the beginning of n period
of better times in the recent increase In
transcontincntal freight and passenger
business, which he declares is not 4
mere furry
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Germany Gets Cereals.

PARIS, Dec. @7.-It is reported froH
Bucharest that the transportation Of
cereals from ROuma MIA 10 Germany and
Austria Hungary, under the agreement
recently made between Ro'manis and
the central ruwers, began on D"CCm0u.'
"a. nccordinC to a dispatch to the llaNlt
agency from Athens,
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
On National Parks.

Tomorrow afternoon d'sCussion WI b.
on "Our National Parks" and the first
address will be that OF j. Horace Nc
Farland president Of the American
civic Association, on what Shall We
DO, with NiagHra?" Other addresses
for tomorrow afternoon are "NatiOnal
Parks and Preparedness Enos Mills,
chairman national parks commission;
wv oman and WoodCraft." Mrs. John
Dickinson sherman, chairman OF the
conservation committee, General Fed
Grafton OF WOman's Clubs; "What Must
BE Done For the Parks" r. Il. Mar
shall, general superintendent national
parks -. G.: "A National
Park Service. What IT Proposes" Rich
ard B. WatrCus. secretary Of the asso-
citation and "PiCtOrial GlimpScs Of our
National Parks illustrated by motion
pictures Robert :. Yard. Department Of
the Interior, Washington, u. G.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Against the Hyphen.

Tho association has zone on record
as the enemy If the 'hvDhcn" in Amer
ican citizenship. and Il feature of the
program are the discussions of the
problems Of assimlating the inml-
grants.
on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Mar
garct Wilson viii preside at the session
devoted to Schools as Community Cen
tcrs." At that time Prof. f.. j. Ward,
formerly of the University of WisCon-
sin, who is CominG 30 Washington to
be- affiliated with tho Interior Depart
mcnt. viii talk on community Center
Organization for National l'"fcuS" am!
MnI.lG AlinS mont -
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
In Harmony With Monroe Doctrine.

IF | have correctly interpreted Pom
Amercanism from the standpoint of the
relations of our governments with those
beyond the seas. it is in entire harmony
with the Monroe doctrine. The Monroe
doctrine is a national policy of the
United States; Pan-Americanism is an
International policy of the Americas.
The motives are to an extent different:
the ends sought are the same. Both can
exist without impairinG the force of
either. And both do exist. and. | trust,
viii ever exist in all their vieor
Put Pan -AmeTiCansm extends beyond
tho snhere OF politics and finds its ap-
Bliration i'm the varied fields OF human
enterprise. Bearing in mind that the
essential idea manifests itself in CO.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Discuss Many Problems.

Frederick Law Olmstead from the
National Conference on City Planning
DR.. Henry Sturgis DrInker. from the
American Forestry Association, and the
Rev. A. II. Scott OF Canada, from the
Ontario Horticultural Association, will
be among tho ether speakers.
Among the widely divergent problems
to be discussed are the following:
The solution of the rural slura.'
Schools az community Ccntcrs.
Better industrial housing.
Small town planning.
Preservation of Niagara.
Creation of n national park service.
Among the reforms for which the as
sociation has been lighting are clean
streets germ free drinking water. un-
derSround wires for electric lines, play
grounds for children and parks fOt
Grownups, water fronts free from nth,
public comfort stations, garden schools
for children, grouping of public build
incs, care of trees and planting of new
ones. and dozens of other live problems
in growing American cities.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-03-11
A Matter of Business.

The Milton Manufacturing Com
pany, the American Car and Foun-
dry Company, and S j Sinner &
Sons, of Milton, Pennsylvania, have
issued absolute orders demanding
that their employees abstain from
alcohol and refuse to sign license
petitions or otherwise indicate SYM
pathy for the saloon.
Thirty men. were discharged by
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany because they signed liquor
license applications.
1t is not desired to regulate the
opinions of the employees in regard
to prohibition but the stand is taken
that man who signs q liquor IL
cense application does not properly
appreciate the danger of liquor to
himselfsand the community. He is,
therefore, not safe employee for
concern demanding efficiency.
Indulgence in the use of liquors
is a menace to all business inter-
ests," declared Mr. George S Sinner.
president of the Milton Manufac-
turing Company. If the employees
should be protected by the employ
er, why shouldn't the employer be
as we'll protected by the employe?
Our employees have congratulated
us upon the step we have taken."
Heads of the other companies in
volved gave similar reasons for their
action.