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Evening journal., 1915-07-21

the quick firing gun is marked by the
ability of American inventors. who
labored under ereat encouragement.
They would have dropped dead from
the exhaustion of surprise If they
had received such opportunities for
development as are now proposed by
the administration
Dr. Richard } Gatling. Of the re
volving cannon or gun, worked under
great disoouragement and received
more aid abroad than he did in his
native land.
Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt
rapid fire gun. went bankrupt once
in his career and tnen gained sub
stantal backing The Colt rapid mr.
ing gun Is now heins sent over 70
| Europe as fast as it can be delivered.
Hotchkiss the inventor or the gun
which bears his name. was Of an old
New England family, but owineto the
support he obtained abroad he spent
most Of his later days in Paris ant
established a factory there. ..t.
The rife has been developed in
many forms through American ingen-
iuity. Francis Pannermsn. who is
writing a history Of modern firearms
said yesterday he could prove that
many of the rifles used by European
governments werc really OF American
origin. The Mauser represents Amer.
lean invention deprived of its fruits
The clip used 70 feed cartridges into
rifles came originally. according Il
this authority, from the effort Of ar
American to invent q cartridge boz
with a spring which would force the
ammunition out. as required.
The revolver Is partly an American
invention and its original type wal
the Colt which was useu much n
the civil war.
Credit Due Americans.
And here only the high lights o
American invention In weapons havl
been touched. The conical pointel
she'll the various types OF powde
used in filling them, fuses in settini
them off. and even the lathes whicl
iare used in fashioning shrapnel an
other explosive shells, are distinctive
lly American.
Il is a fact that the Cleveland auto
I matte machines about which ther
+ has been so much controversy recent
o ly because Of an Advertisement in tn
, American Machinist testifying to thei
. efficacy I'm explosive she'll making ar
in use in the Krupp works.
A American manufacturers of m;
! chine tools have supplied much al
h paratus used in European arsenal
I And when one speaks Of America
/ machine tools, all honor should I
l. paid to the American inventor. Thon
n as Blanchard who introduced the al
r. oestor of the valuable lathes. as
basis for the manufacture OF arms
Il all kinds.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
AUTO Clubs Will
FIGHT Toll CHARGES
Will Take Up Question at
Once With the State
Commission
WANT STATE TO
PURCHASE ROADS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July 2l.-Af-
ter years of submission to turnpike
nompanies. automobilists in Philadsl-
mia and neighboring counties are IN
rebellion
campaign against tollgates will
he conducted by the Automobile Club
nj Philadelphia. which will carry its
rfeht Ia the Public Service Commis-
sion Announcement of this was
made Yesterday by Howard Long
streth. chairman Of the Good Roads
Committee The club will have ok
perts make a careful investigation Of
every toll road. The data thus col
lected will be the basis of the clubs
complaint to the commission that toll
roads virtually are unit for use, and
that their charges are eXorbitant.
While no toll roads in this section
are considered in frst-class shape by
sutomobilists, those which are most
severely criticised are the West Ches-
ter pike and the Bethlehem and
Doylestown pixies, in Bucks county.
State Senator c. j. Buckman Of
Langhorne. yesterday accused the
turnpike companies of Bucks county
of deliberately neglecting their roads
In order to put every cent collected
into dividends. He charged that they
wero taking advantage of the States
plan to take over toll roads included
in the State highway system. The
feel. he said. that since they may sell
out. there is no use in repairing the
roads. and furthermore, the more di-
vidends they can show, the better the
price they expect to get
vile" was the adjective the Sena-
tor used to characterize the condition
of Bethlehem and Doylestown pixies
and the Newhope-L -Lambertville pike
"The first two" he said. have TO be
used by automohilists to get to the
Water Gap, while the third is the
main motor highway to New York
They must be used, regardless oi
their condition.
New Jersey. the Senator said, hat
reason to complain. II permits II!
excellent roads 70 be used by Penn
sylvania automobilists. while its citi
zens find eastern Pennsylvania high
ways full of toll gates and in th'
worst possible condition.
]. II. Weeks, president of the Auto
mobile Club of Delaware county. as
serted that repairs made on Cheste
pike last fall we're the result of Gov
srnor Brumbaugh's plan. The i'm
provement will result in greater us
Of the road by automobilists,' he said
"and thus increase dividends. This
combined with the investment in i'm
provements. will enable the compan
TO ask for a good price
Both the Philadelphia and Delawar
County clubs officials we're unani
nous in the belief that the one solu
tion of the turnpike problem was III
purchase of roads by State OF coun
ties. There also was agreement tina
turnpikes which we're not part of tn
State highway system should be pur
chased by counties, perhaps wit
State aid.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
Enigma Composed of 35
Letters
For Young Readers of EVENING
JOURNAL. Written by JAMES
T. CR0ZIER.

My 2S-5-16-32-S was one of the chill
dren of Israel.
My 25-1O-S4 21-9 is what we should
all have.
Ny 22-17-6-27-7 was very wicked
man.
My 4-34-29-26 is a very bad habit.
Ny. 31-15-10-1-22-3-1S is an article
much used.
My 2-27-14-S-23 is an animal.
My 13-6-2O-16-24-14-f9-17 is a word
in this enigma
My 33-34-11-15 is to be bad.
My 9-15-29-21 we like to have in
winter.
My 12-S5-SO are letters alike in this
enigma.
The whole is a quotation found in
the 121st Psalm.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
clears The COMPLEXION
Discovery that Removes Pimples
Eczema and All Skin Troubles.

If you are troubled with pimples,
blackheads. acne. BARRIERS itch.
biotches, freckles or other skin dis
ease or blemish, now is the time TO
get rid of it with Hokara
This pure and simple skin healer
is beins introduced in Wilmington by
n. B. Danforth, Market and Second
SITS. at the low price Of z5c COR a liberal
sized jar, and they have sold hun
dreds of treatments
It contains no grease or acids. is
oleanly to use and is a true nour-
ishment for the skin. cleaning and
clearing it in every pore. making it
soft, white and beautiful
If Hokara does not do even moro
than is claimed for it and give per-
feet satisfaction, return the empty lar
10 n. B. Danforth's Drug Store and
they will refund your money. If you
have any skin trouble. you cannot
spend 25c TO better advantage than
for a jar of this skin food.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

TODAY's OLDEST STORY.
BY The United Press.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. July 81
AN inventory of the furniture in
the new posioffice building is be-
ing delayed, while officials are
seeking to determine the differ
ence between cuspidor and a.
spittoon. There are several OF
each in the new furniture No
dictionary makes any distinction
between them and while Arthur II.
Remcle and corps OF assistants
are working on the puzzle the in
ventory lags.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
How American inventors Aided MafioH
Recalled as New Navy Board Forms
AMERICAN INVENTORS THAT ALTERED WAR.

David Bushnell's Under Water
Boat.
Robert Fulton's Flunging Boat.
Robert l.. Stevens Submarine.
Simon Lakes Submarine.
Fulton Torpedoes.
Bliss Torpedoes
Stevens Elongated Shell Cthe
basis of the modern proiectile).
Ericsson's Monitor
The Ericsson Banded Guns.
The Parrctt Cannon.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

The Dahlgren Gun.
The Rodman Gun,
The BufinSton-Crozier Dis
appearing Gun Carriage
The Calling Gun.
The Hotchkiss Revolving Can
non
The Colt Rapid Fire Gun.
The Maxim Rapid Fire Gun.
The Revolver introduced by
Samuel Colt.
Many types Of rifles.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
ALIENS FooT.EASE DOES IT.

When your shoes pinch or your corns
and bunions ache so that you are tired
all over. get Aliens Foot-East. the
standard remedy for the last 25 years
and shake it into your Shoes Il will
take the sting out Of corns and bun
ions and give instant relief to Tired.
Aching. Swollen. Tender feet Sold
everywhere. 25c Don't accept any
substitute.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid Of Coffee Habit"

The Injurious action OF coffee on the
hearts of many persons 10 well known
by physicians to be caused by caffeine.
This is the drug found by chemists In
coffee and tea
A woman suffered a long time with
severe heart trouble and finally her
doctor told her she must give up cof-
fee, as that was the principal cause Of
the trouble. She writes:
my heart was so weak II could not
do it's work properly. My husband
would sometimes have TO carry me
from the table, and Il would seem that
/ would never breathe again.
THE doctor told me that coffee was
causing the weakness OF my heart. He
said I must stop II. but It seemed !
could not give II up until was down
In bed with nervous prostration.
For eleven weeks l lay there n
suffered. Finally husband brought
home some Postum and I quit cofee
ana started new and right. Slowly l
got we'll. Now | do not have any ead
aches, nor those spells with weak
heart. we know II is Postum that
helped me. The Dr.. said the other
day: I never thought you would %
what you are / used to weigh "
pounds and now I weigh 1853.
postum has done much for me ana
I would not 20 back to coffee again
for I believe II would kill me III ReS'
at Il. Postum must be prepared 40
cording 70 directions on pkg then "
has a rich flavor and with cream Il
fine"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Wen
vfle." IN pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
REGULAR Postum - must be wei
boiled. 16c and 25c packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A t%easpoonful dlssolveH quickll
4 in a cup Of hot water and, with cream
4 and sugar, makes a delicious beyerag'
Instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious an
cost per cup about the same.
"ThOre's a Reason" for Postum.
-sold by Grocer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

The professional joker entered the
office one morning in fine humor. Say,
BILL" he shouted to his friend at the
next desk, Il heard Of a job that would
interest you. II takes only a few
hours in the evening and pays good
money"
Fine" said Bill. Tell US about
it,"
We'll, you Just go down TO the
aquarium and see my friend Mr. -.
He'll fix II up for you. But be sure
to bring a trap along"
"a trap2"
Sure. You'll have to have a trap
The jobs catching mice for the cat
fish"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
ALFALFA FOR FORAGE CROP
Every Farmer In semlarid District
Should Grow Some Of It-oood
stand 10 Difficult.

Alfalfa is pre-eminently the great
forage crop for the semiarid regions.
Every farmer should grow some al
falfa al soon as he a get his land in
shape for Il. II is dlficult. however,
to get a stand Of alfalfa on new break.
ing and a full crop Is not produced
until the second OF third year after
seeding. &c II IL necessary for the
farmer to grow some other crops as
forage until he can have the Alfalfa.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Mr.. ]. NJ. Sinclair. ed for four years
and was in a nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me, 10 / decided to
try podds Kidney Pills, and | cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thRnkfulness. as they cured me. Dla-
mOnd Dinner Pills cured me OF Con-
sti%pation."
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
soc, per box.-Adv.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
Easy Money.

Burglar-Come, now, ! just beat up
the janitor and got upstairs here and
| want your purse quick.
Flatdweller-You beat UP the jani-
tor?
Burglar-Yes. Here, where are you
going?
Flatdweller-It's all right. l haven't
any purse myself, but I'm sure l can
raise one among the tenants In a few
minutes.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
To Get Best Results.

Soil, a mixture Of earth, water and
air. Too much OF either is bad and
too little means an entire or partial
crop failure. Like any other com.
pound. Il must be mixed properly to
secure the best results. Deep tillage
TO conserve the moisture and frequent
civilizations TO stop evaporation and
introduce The air together with proper
fertilizlng, will get the results.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Shortly afterward
he learned that at
another m a o
shop they had need
ed men. II he had
known II he could
have secured work
at his trade and
have been clothed,
well fed and happy.
He had no means Of
knowing except by
direct application
that at this place
there was work.
Today, as a result
- atuHy NJ ayafama
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

silllous-some men are sorry they
are married. and some are sorry they
are not.
Cynicus-Well, it's better to be
sorry you are not than sorry you
are.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

"Thsy tell me. Mrs. Comeup, your
daughter went through that recep-
ton in her honor without any faux
pas"
mo such thingl She had as much
Of It as anybody that was there"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Inflammation Of
the bladder. La
ter / became so
much worse that
/ consulted q
doctor, who said
that / had Dia-
betes and that
my heart was at
fected. suffer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Poultry, running in the orchard and
fields, is a great help to the farmer In
his work OF destroying harmful In
sects. by all means keep as much
poultry In the orchard IS you can.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
SUFFERED FoR FoUR YEARS.

Mr.. J.. II. Sinclair Of ollvehill,
Tenn, writes; II strained my back,
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backaohe and
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Many a man burns his bridges be-
hind him without carrying any fire in
surance
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Chickens come home to roost, and .
promissory note always displays the
same tendency.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Red Cross Bag nlue makes the laundress
happy. makes clothes whittier than now.
An good grocers. Adv.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

THE author of that work hasn't .
leg to stand on"
How about his %footnotes?"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

youring monster known as
unemployment
The division OF informa-
ton Of the bureau Of lmmi-
grafton not only is engaged
in the work OF promoting
the beneficial distribution Of
aliens admitted to the Unit.
ed States, but under the gen.
eral power OF the law is d..
recting the distribution Of
residents and citizens Of the
United States "whu wish 10
avail themselves of oppor.
tunities for labor afforded
through its instrumentallty."
Recently the post omce
department and the depart.
ment Of agriculture have en-.
tered into a cooperative ar.
rangement with the depart
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09

Keeping a mans nose TO the grind
stone doesn't sharpen his wits.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
M MEI7Z0NMhLLN2RU W1Y

Dor; Anthony Caminetu, the commissioner gen
eral Of immigration, and T. v. Powderly' chief
Of the division Of information Of the immigration
bureau.
Nobody knows definitely how many unemployed
men and women there are in the United States
today. One thing, however, is known definitely
that the number probably is not as great nor any
thing like as great in proportion to the popula'
ton as II has been at times In the past. There
are enough Of the unemployed. however, to make
the problem a serious one. but there seems to be a
belief on the part Of government officials that the
broadening Of the field OF federal effort to help
men and women to work steadily will sap the
strength Of that dreaded and at times actually de-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06
PROPER RATIoNs Fur LAMBS
No Animal Capable Of Giving Better
Returns Than Sheep Good, Warm
sheds Ars Essential.

Az economical consumers Of rough
age and homegrown grains. no animal
ID capable Of giving better returns
than the sheep. Many farmers have
found lamb feeding . profitable bust
ness. Feeding range lambs seems en-
pecially adapted to many farms where
labor II available during the win
ter, and where one Of the chief ends Of
stock feeding II the resulting manure.
On such farms band Of range lambs
will clean up the fields in the fall.
utilize the farm roughage. ana leave
large supply of manure, besides pay
ing profit for their food and attend
ance.
Good lambs. bought early In the fall.
and started to pasture and fall for
age. may gain from eight to twelve
pounds per head at very low cost
Such lambs are In much better condi-
tion to put on full rations Of grain. and
viii make better gains than those pur-
chased later and put on full feed at
once.
The lambs should 60 into the feed
lot before the weather Is cold and
changeable. What they will CLEAN
from the fields after the first stormy
weather will hardly Offset the losses
from exposure and dampness. Good
warm sheds that open toward the
south are best.
During the full feeding period. they
will thrive better II kept in lunches Of
forty or fifty. In order to do this, the
shed may be subdivided. Yards and
sleeping quarters must be dry and
clean. Foul air and dampness are two
things that sheep cannot stand. The
feed troughs for grain should be fast
ened securely to the racks to prevent
waste. Succulent feed adds to the eff
ficiency OF the ration. Roots and corn
silage are the best for conditioning
lambs at this time Of the year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06
a New Cure.

+ A bedpost has not generally been
regarded 30 much as an eye-opener as
an eye-shutter. but II a story that
comes-from Boston Is true-and what
story from Boston was ever untruei-
our oculists should go to school to the
landmarks Of Morpheus. Mr.. Frank
H. Hayes. who has been stone blind
for nine years. SO the tale runs. struck
his head violently against the bedpost
on arising, and was astounded few
minutes afterward to find that his
sight had been entirely restored. We
do not know whether the virue Of this
cure lay In the bedpost or In the fact
that Il was Boston bedpost. but II It
was really effected In this way there
would seem to be a good deal in such
inanimate objects not heretofore
dreamed OF In the philosophy Of optics.
One Of the morals of this modern mir
acle would seem to be that knocking
n sometimes a very eficacious proc
ess, and that the only way to make
some folks see things Is by knocking
them into their heads.-Baltimore Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06
TALK ON WESTERN
CANADA
Facts Don't Lie Western Can
ada Is Full Of Facts Here
Are Three OF Them.

4. @. +. Moore. Underhill, Man.
Came from Bruce County. Ontario,
1852. with = capital OF t2.00. Home
steaded quarter section. Now owns
$500 acres for which he paid average
Of S20.00-worth today $4,000 per acre.
3. James Steel. Battleford. Sas-
katchewan. Came from Perthshire.
Scotland. 1904. His fare advanced to
bring himself and family to Canada.
Took up homestead. which he sold
later $500 per acre. buying 1000
acres at $500 per acre Has been
very successful In mixed farming.
Values land now at $4,000 per acre.
and 10 worth $4,000. IF ! had re-
NAMED In the Old Country my gray
hairs would have been . passport to
the poor house," he says.
8. H. J. Smith. Glover Bar. Alberta.
Came from North Michigan. 1898.
without capital. Now farming 500
acres. valued at 5000 per aero. Pur-
chased originally at $500 per acre.
Engaged In mixed farming. Cows
average him $4,000 year.
All this talk about the exploitation
Of labor by capital. class distinction.
living wage. high cost of living. and
80 forth. doesn't hold the slightest
interest for the Canadian farmer.
Why? Because he has proved that
you can't begin too poor to become
rich In Canada: that free homesteads
preclude the possibility Of being
robbed Of freedom and independence:
that the high cost of living can't hurt
the man who grows most Of his own
necessities; that his labor brings re-
ward in exact and just proportion to
time and intelligence invested
II those who whine at urban condi-
lions would give little time to in.
vestigating those suburban. they
would likely spy q clear way out Of
their difiiculties. For the first step.
drop q card to any Canadian Govern
ment Observation-Disclosures.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06

grain bin. The cost Of this will be
about IS In all. For dippers use to-
mato cans, or anything suitable.
The 8-foot boards are used to make
the hopper spout through which the
grain Ia carried. The pulleys are
placed inside the hopper spout, about
inches from each end, and the con-
veyor belt runs over them. The
sprocket wheels are outside Of the
hopper spout The small sprocket is
ON the shaft Of the lower pulley, and
the power IL thus transmitted from
the large sprocket wheel to the pulley
belt, to which the carrier cans are at
tached. A pointed stick at the lower
end runs into the wheat and holds
that end solid. A pointed piece IL or
16 inches long at the lower end keeps
the hopper working straight down into
the grain. The triangular frame 10
used to keep the larger sprocket wheel
on. This frame u fastened to the
hopper by bolts and b shaped to At on
the grain bin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06

Cannot Be ExceIled for Prepare.
ton Of Seed.
All Parts Of Device Can BE Obtained
From Old and Discarded Machin-
ery-TotaI Cost 10 Not More
Than Five Dollars.

BY obtaining q belt from someone
who owns threshing machine you
can easily make an elevator for ham
ding loose grain from one bin to an
other or for sacking. The use Of thia
machine cannot be excelled when the
time for cleaning seed grain comes.
writes George Bersaw of Mora. Mimi.
in Missouri Valley Farmer. With II
one man can furnish . steady run Of
grain into the tanning mill while the
other runs the mill. The elevator also
Is handy for loading grain in q wagon
box. One man can easily load 100
bushels with 1t in less than an hour.
To make this elevator you will need
four boards 8 feet long. planned ON
both sides; one secondhand drive belt
8 inches wide and IA feet long; two
3 or inch pulleys with shaft IL
inches long and two sprockets from an
old binder, one inches and the other
as large as you can get It for easy
drive. say IL or IA inches. Put q
crank handle on the larger sprockGt
II the elevator II to be run by hand,
or II by power arrange for small
pulley. Tbs drive chain to work over
the sprooNets should be 8 feet long.
Also bracket irons will be needed for
placing the drive pulley on and for at
taching the entire elevator to the