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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-01

her fnthcr, who has owned her, 10 her
husband, who now possesses her, as
certain marriage ceremonies interpret
the act, she will be a definite entity
She and her husband respect each other
mutually. 1t Is a partnership without
commercialism or subservience.
Mr.. Bridges, very much in earnest,
spoke pityingly Of the ELLEN Key
movement" which advocates the eman-
cipation of woman and so-called free
love. "She and her followers are giddy
with the first breath OF freedom. They
confuse the institution with the evils
that sssall 1t. Marriage has certain
dismal corners, containing ghasuy
Shosts. But II Is not marriage that
has placed them there. The fact that
monogsmy Is not prnctised In Amer-
can and European countries is very
poor argument in favor of sanctioned
polyeamy. OF the Mahometans, to
whom polygamy is permissible. % per
cent are homogeneous"
Monoramy Is the Natural State
The survival of this custom, he
thinks, shows the superiority OF IT,
And monogamy is the natural state
when the old prophets came to the
people and said they were inspired
they were not speaking altogether
falsely. They were brilliant thinkers
with uncommon sense. They saw that
marriage is more than mere legal or
religious ratification of union. Mar
riage is the contract OF two souls Tor
whom the ceremony is but symbol
Of the true state within. And when
the Church said that marriage Is In
dissoluble, it was correct. Marriage
is the greatest tie on earth. lts
strength is second to none, for even
parenthood is derived from it."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
WATCIilN Gtbe DIGESTIO ofFOOD

latest triumph OF the x-ray
operator is to follow and photo
graph food IN its course through
the entire digestive tract Of a human
body. In the medical View this Is
an accomplishment OF the first Inn
portance. in that 1t throws clear light
upon some OF the digestive problems
that have been only vaguely under
stood. IL understood at all It has
q special value to the surgeon, en-
abling him to recognize and Instantly
locate any obstruction to the process
of digestion.
II there is some stoppage IN the
aesophagus. for instance. the x-rav
not only locates It exactly. but de-
zines it perfectly long before It would
be even suspected by the ordinary
.diagnostician. The exact position OF
the stomach is thus to be ascertatned.
as well as its shape and size. BY
following the food to the various
parts of the intestines and noting
the time taken. any area Of obstruc-
n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
In Early Days the World Rang with the
Adventures Of Men Who Sought the
Fountain Of Youth and the
..Philosopher's Stone.

physics at Cambridge University. ana
the leading investigator in electricity'
magnetism and light, now comes Tor
ward to deny Sir William Ramsays
conclusions uneauivocally. Thesewere
based upon the presence OF lines N
the spectrum. procedure known as
spectrum analysis. ".
Sir ]. ]. Thomson used an entirely
dinerent method. which is much more
sensitive than was Sir Williams. For
example. he used a glass bulb-ealie e
a crookes tube-like those used N
taking Montgomery pictures. TINS y -
q vacuum tube from which al ar
has been exhausted. From It come
negative or cathode rays and POSITIVE
or anode rays. 1t was with the rays
coming forth from the positive pole
that the Cavendish professor discov-
cred an entirely different explanation
described by his London confrere.
Sir j. ]. Thomson then began e
manipulate the discharge Of positive
rays from q large Crookes tube It
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

~ URING the first month OF the
present European war the
rainfall In Belgium was con-
siderably below the average. No
body commented particularly upon Y.
however. farther than to remark on
Its eject in facilitating military oper-
atoms.
Late in the fan excessive rains fell.
nooding the country and rendering
the operations Of the armies extreme
~ dinIcult. Forthwith g host OF wr1-
tars came to the front with articles
showing that the discharge Of high
explosives incident to the lighting had
doubtless produced the great precipi-
tatIon.
They seem to have forgotten how =.
the discharge of high explosives In
tho first weeks Of the struggle was
attended by unusually dry weather.
They likewise ignored the fact that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
Wb LEAD Cannot Changed GOLD the DIeanss 50 Fondy Hop

showed the presence OF helium for twa
DAYS. and. though thus exposed fot
weeks to the positive rays. no mors
was found. This also disproves trans
mutation from lead. Platinum. o1y-
gen and hydrogen were similarly
treated. with much the Same result
Briefly, there was not little OF tot
Of evidence In support Of the trans
mutation OF any element whatsoever.
II. chimera Revealed.
From Prof. Thomson's detailed and
paanstaking experiments the deduc-
t,on il comprehensive and inevitable
that the hopes Of the alchemists are
lust az numerical today as they were
centuries ago The elements supposed
10 have been transmitted In recent
years by little band Of modern
chemists are. after all. gases and eie-
ments actually present. yet hitherto
inbound. hidden away deeply In me
.interstices OF the metal from Wnicn
they emanate. The bombarding rays
ero,n = Crookes tube merely Mberate
tba Imprisoned elements, a power that
even the greatest heat lacks.
As for the discovery by Ramsay OF
shelium In old. worn-out Roentgen-ray
r,,b. appearing only when they are
,,aa+ed5 prof. Thomson shows this 70
"a dne to the previous liberation OF
~. =, be,,,,rn. which adheres to the pores
Of the glass until the heat drives
II Is also possible that all elements
are slightly radioactive, or that GER
tain elements are driven into heavier
metals during their m t c ''s in.o
,s ,essr objects. Be ali this as It may.
the fact remains that the philoso-
n nlb stone and the transmutation
hv1pothesis have no leg left to stand
mon. Moreover, Prof. Thomson has
again given pause to the radium en-
thusiasts. for they. too. must rear
range their theories and their re-
searches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

T-HE man who makes high
dive into tank containing four
feet of water gets SO @geared
up to the task that 1t Is done as
naturally as walking or sleeping"
20 use the expression of veteran at
the performance.
Ana yet it is not this confidence
this gertrude that sometimes causes
erievous accidents. but carelessness:
for a careless walker may very
readily bring injury to himself. As
sleeping Is not conscious operation.
one may not be careless In the sense
the word as applied to the other
acts. but he may be what is APP
preaching carelessness In the acts
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

to be the result. He must at all
times know where he is eat" with
nothing left to mere hazard.
Our pictures are from tnstantane-
Gus studies Of high diving men Ash.
when there is nothing solid more
touching the feet, nothing to which
to hold, and the body is cast free out
into void. it takes a definite CON
centration OF mind to keep 1t from
swinging beyond control In beWilder-
,nent or fear. These two emotions
scarcely ever beset the high diver.
when they do. he ceases to be high
diver, or ceases to exist.
some of the most spectacular div
ing In the open has been done at Tor
bay. England. and the take orr
from Saddle Rock into the sea is as
thrilling a spectacle as one would
wish to see in lifetime. Some OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

ring after battle or on q MONDAY ~
an unpleasant experience and like.y
to impress the memory. Everybody
forgets about pleasant weather on
such occasions and the tendency is
therefore 10 assume q casual rela-
ton between the noise Of battle OF OF
the Fourth Of July and the rain, al
though the weather records offer no
1ustihcation for such an assumption.
The records of English meteorology
show that the rainfall Of Essex Is less
BY q considerable traction than that
OF any other portion OF the United
kingdom. Curiously enough. It Is IN
Essex that the great. guns for the
army and navy are tested out In
all England there Is not section SO
frequently trembling To the shock OF
high explosives.
In point of fact. science has demon
atrated conclusively that the forces
which result IN conde and pre-
cipitations are all silent forces. Every
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

on are here introduced to 2
~ rooster that has been character
y lied as "more human than Ros-
tand.s chantic1eer.'' He believed.
from the very beginning. In holding
himself upright before the world
scientists have puzzled their brains
"a discover by what anatomical fan-
+aav this proudly crested fowl was
enabled to assume the posture OF
man.
He has the distinction OF being an
lnnparalleled freak among his kind.
Int Il Is not noticeable IN the picture
that ne seems inclined to lower his
crest r,.e because OF 1t. HE Is barn
Sa,rd contortionist,'' remarked man
from the city who beheld him for the
Asst zine: ana yet that does not thor
sangl,lv express 1t; for. while the
gesture would indicate that the roos-
Tar ts doing an anatomical stunt
which upsets the usual order o.
things. he is nevertheless. merely IN
III. natural unnatural attitude.
ENGLAND is the country Of the ma
4ivitv of this remarkable fowl. and
the man who owned the photograph
from which our picture was made
wrote as follows: Here is g roos-
ter. born ana reared Within q few
miles OF Waterford, who believes N
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

under ordinary conditions rain falls
on more than 15o days Of the year
in Belgium and that a season of
heavy rain in the late fall Is quite
usual in times of profound peace.
Commenting upon these facts
scientific writer remarks that the
whole argument by which people seek
to substantiate the idea that rain may
be caused by discharging high explo-
sives Is based upon a memory which
conveniently overlooks events contro-
verting the idea.
There Is no question but that rain
fall has frequently attended or very
closely followed giant outbursts OF
explosive force. Everybody has read
Of the rain on the field of Waterloo.
Few veteran soldiers fail to recall
that they were often drenched with
rain Immediately after the battles IN
the civil War. Most Of Americans
remember rainy independence Days.
Rain. especially heavy rain. occur-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

s-F-yrME Yas when every third sa-
want was dignihed alchemist.
and every fourth one an eminent
astrologer. Those were the old days.
to be sure. yet when you reflect upon
the fact that the great Industrial and
practical sciences of chemistry and
physics are the Offspring Of the one.
and the science of astronomy the OUT
come OF the other. you must pause
not In derision. but with spirit of
homage and humility before both OF
those ancient and medieval forebears
Of modern knowledge.
The savants OF that era held It as q
sane ambition of their hopes SO to
conquer the baser things of the physi-
cal world that they might at will con-
vert cheap minerals into fine gold
They held to the principle that there
was an underlying agent or element
In all matter with real capacity for
changing granite or tin into gold.
chalk or coal into diamonds. and even
death itself into life
Golden Spur 60 Discovery.
444S pulAOSORAS1 . 6IOASa SAAAo $500
tifc ta1isman. this elixir of life, this
source of. magical wealth. was alike
the aim Of the alchemist and the ignis
fatuus OF the explorer and the ad-
venturer. Indeed. It was a lure that
actually and ultimately led to fabu-
ious wealth for mankind, IL not for
the individual seekers themselves.
Not only did 1t lead to tho discovery
Of America and the great western
hemisphere. but this selfsame. selfish
desire-scoffed at by straight-laced
Puritans. bigoted and intolerant der
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
Alcohol for Motors

rr-lHE unquestioned shortage OF
gasoline in Germany probably
= VIII lead to the universal adop-
ton Of denatured alcohol for indus
trial motor vehicles. For several
years both France and Germany have
demanded interchangeable carburet-
ers on subsidized motor vehicles. and
Prince Henry,s stirring appeal OF two
Years ago. Germans. use benzol!'
served to Impress German motorists
ana truck users with the fact that
gasoline is not the only motor fuel
available.
The wisdom of the a1cohol-benzol
propaganda is shown at present in the
European war. where Germany is able
- look with unconcern upon the COM
nlete shutting of OF its gasoline sup
plies. More than 100 100000 gallons Of
denatured alcohol were ready for the
motor trucks!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
A Crookes Tube, with Which
Experiments In the New
Magic Have Been
Conducted.

these or similar elements were trans
muted from the metals acted upon
by the rays.
Prof. Thomson then ascertained
that the same condition that gave
rise to * also produced heliun
and neon. Yet his colleague. Sir
william Ramsey. had overlooked the
source Of all OF them. and attributed
their origin to the heavier elements
present. All of the supposedly revolu-
tionary tests OF Ramsay and his as
sistants were then repeated at the
Cambridge physical department.. with
different conclusions.
Apiece OF lead bombarded with the
positive rays from the Crookes tube
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

before sleep IN what he eats. and 50
induce the disaster OF nightmare.
Ana right here is curious fact. that
most high divers-probably because
OF the hne physical condition which
they are compelled to maintain-ar
free from violent and disturbing
dreams.
IN witnessing the body Of the diver
shooting down in graceful slant TO
the water. or turning over in the ar
before going head first into the HOOD.
we have but q faint idea of the skin
required to do It, despite the profess
sional talk that would minimize 1t.
In the first place. when a diver takes
or. he should maintain full control
of his body. especially in somer-
saulting, for II he lose 1t for brief
second, and thus any part OF the act
Is left to chance, an accident is likely
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

ton is very speedily to be discovered
A physician in describing these
triumphs OF x-ray exploration. refers
to the popular Impression that the
discovery OF foreign substances In
the body or fractures OF the bones.
are the limits OF fits usefulness. He
afirms that these rays show the
size Of the heart, demonstrating
whether It 10 dilated ana II there IL
hutd present. They reveal any thick
ening in the p1eura ana inflammation
Of the lungs. Through them tcber-
culosis may be detected before the
physician is likely to suspect its pres
ence.
He stout1y maintains that the enc
tire internal mechanism OF the body
Is thus TO be examined more accu-
rately than by any other method now
within reach and ventures the as
sertion that no surgeon win operate
and few physicians prescribe In sus-
pected maladies OF an important
organ, until he has first submitted
that organ to this searching photox-
rapIy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

r-T1 HE occasional appearance OF 9
human giant. SO long mystery
to the scientist is very clearly
explained In some recent experiments
upon the lower animals. In the
Marine Biological Laboratory of
Naples, DR.. Driesch. by forcing two
embryos together when they were in
an early stage. has succeeded In
blending them perfectly. The result
was a single embryo. but one Of
abnormal1y large size.
on this side OF the Atlantic. at
about the same time. Prof Loeb
succeeded in fusing some eggs Of the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

ally. up to lead and silver-to say
that the laboratories were bestirred IS
to put 1t mildly. indeed.
Ram.ay's Astounding Claims.
Sir william Ramsay's position was
so secure that when he gave what
seemed to be indisputable evidence
that lead came from ionium. and that
radium came from lead-it had al
ready been proved by Rutherford and
soddy that radium breaks up into
.niton. helium and many other ele-
ments-when Sir William promulgated
these startling discoveries It sent g
cola ahiyer up and down the spines Of
ali but true-hearted believers TO
overthrow the results Of so eminent 2
savant must perforce require even. T
possible. a greater investigator
That very situation has now come
20 PASS. Sir ]. j. Thomson. who is the
discoverer Of those tiny corpuscles
lcalled electrons. nyriads Of which are
contained In every atom. and who Is
also the cavendish professor OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

s Hand the Water

the most famous divers Of the world
have ..taken orr from the rugged
50-feet eyrie.
They have gone down to the dane
ing. sunut sea In the curved Eight Of
the arrow: they have cast OF from
the perch horizontally and. appar-
emily suspended in the height for q
brief second. descended like q plum
met. But the most beautiful esshibt-
ton was the Swedish style OF diving
the swallow dive-with the hands
outstretched like wings.
And when this is performed-not
IN electric-lighted indoors -but high
rooted by clear blue sky, and the
diver, like swift pinioned bird, feels
the can of the sea and gives himself
boldly to the air-then you have q
really beautiful. thrilling and inspir-
ing sightl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
How SCIENCE Has
Again = isprovedtl the
P ossible Magic Of a
Philosopher Stone :
RvDR. LEoNARD KEENE HIRsHBERG
4 3 N a N s -11nhns Hopkin. IEnixersitxl

wishes Of religion. as well az the
prudes Of that day-resu1ted not only
In the establishment OF religious and
moral freedom. but In the creation OF
the sciences OF chemistry. physics.
electricity. agriculture and all the
other wealth creating Industries of
modern life.
AS the great new sciences OF chemis-
try and physics became firmly estab-
lished nearly every serious-mtnded in-
vestigator ceased his attempt to trans
mute iron. zinc and the baser metals
into gold or silver. The men who SO
continued to experiment were sent to
Bedlam. In brief. they were. until
ave years ago. called madmen OF
fools.
Then. with vengeance. there
emerged again into the calcium glare
of the scientific world the long-dis-
carded principle of transmutation.
The effulgence was none the less star
thing and binding since It emanated
from one Of the greatest chemists
known to experimental science. Sir
William Ramsay.
When he announced that he could
transmute copper into nthium the
scientific workers began to sit up and
take notice. Nine. Curie. the discov-
erer of radiun, disputed Sir Williams
results. but his eminence as re-
search worker OF undisputed renown
overshadowed her. Even when he
later promulgated the fact that he had
obtained carbon. boron and many rare
metals from other elements; when he
told the astonished Investigators that
the ancient a1chem1sts were right, and
that an element like hydrogen could
be built up into the gas. neon, then
into oxygen. carbon and so on. gradu-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
Under the Keen Eyes Of Science, Theories
Do Not Go. Facts Must Be
Ueterm1neQ Uy ACGAd1
Sight and Test.

was connected by aluminium wires
with an induction electric current,
when he found that new gas. which
he calls xclosely like helium-and
also the gas neon appeared on the
scene. There was. however. never any
obvious connection between the ap-
pearance of either OF these gases and
the material IN the Crookes tube.
dwelling the FaIlaey.
The two gases, * and neon. were
neither increased nor diminished in
amount, no matter whether oxygen
nitrogen. air. helium or anything else
was present. Yet Sir William Ram
say hal enormously concluded that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

starfish. Instead Of three or four
ash. as would have developed under
normal conditions, there was but one.
But it proved to be giant among
starfsh. The human giants. insofar
as their history is known. have
usually been born Of parents or nor
NAL size. AS rule. what offspring
they have. IL large. are far from
gigantic. Not infrequently they are
underdeveloped In the light Of the
experiments here cited It seems quite
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
WIN a GIANT Is Really BLENDED TWINS

clear. therefore, that the giant grows
from two ova that have been accident
ally fused. In this view he is really
two beings In one. These have DIFF
ferent Characterization. They may
even be- of different sex.
Indeed. the fact that the giant IL:
usually below average In mental
qualities Is probably due to diver
gencies in his constituent personali-
ties which bar high intellectual de-
velopment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

attempt to produce rain in the laborar
tory by explosives has failed. No
such EFFORT in, the open has succeed
ed under conditions giving gertrude.
TO the scientific mind therefore. the
man who proposes to produce rain
by discharging high explosives in the
air is on a level very little above that
OF the man who processes to bring
rain by charms and incaatations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

During the bombardment, by COM
bined British and French squadron.
OF the German positions on the Bel
rian coast. one British vessel is said
to have fred no fewer than 1000 lyd-
dite ana shrapnel shells. So rapid
was the nring that some Of the guns
discharged Il pro5ectiles minute
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

a wealthy young Mnglishnans be-
fore going to the front, insured his
life Tor 1000, coo, the risk being split
among several ofdces. The drst pre-
mum was $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10
21l. Gas Inennbers,

The Primitive Methodists Of Eng
land have 1859 ministers. who care for
211, e4s members
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-10

The Chinese have twice sacked AGcss
COW once IN 1897 and again Ia 1zg1.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-23
NOTICE TO BANKS
AND BANKERS.

Notice Is hereby given that the
County Court, OF Holt County. Mis-.
souri,, will receive sealed proposals
from any banking Incorporation, as
ISOLATION, or individual banker In said
County. as NAV desire to be selected
a. the depository uf lie funds Of said
County said sealed proposals shall
he delivered TO the undersigned Clerk
Of said Court on or before noon ~ the
first day Of the May term Of said
Court, Monday. May J. lplj, and said
proposal shall state the rate Of inter
est that said banking corporation, as.
ISOLATION or individual banker oilers
TO pay ON the funds OF the County for
the term OF two years next ensuing
the date OF said bid 1t Is ordered by
the Court that said funds he divided
Into ten equal parts and the bids
herein provided for may he for one
or more Of such parts. said bids will
be opened at noon on Monday, May
Jrd. 1918.
Each Of said bids shall be accom-.
panied by a certified check for not
less than such proportion OF one and
one half per centum OF the county
revenue OF the preceding year as the
sum Of the parts or part OF said funds
bid for bears to the whole number OF
said parts, as a guaranty OF good
faith ON the part OF the bidder, that
II his bid should be the highest lie
vii enter into the bond as provided
by law. Sea-. ~.
The county revenue Of the preced.
Ing year was, to.wit: $4,000. go.
Tie Court reserves the right TO re.
ject any and al bids.
a. Il AZ