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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Most Remarkable
Of Boundaries

,-r-,HE demarcation OF the Aiasla-
Canada boundary from the st.
Elias range straight north aaors
the last meridian to the Arctic
ocean has been In progress since 1scs.
and Is reported to have been COM
pleted during last summer.
This undertaking was notable for
several reasons No other modern
boundary demarcation has extended
into such high latitudes. and few
boundaries of equal length anywhere
in the world are so straight: the line
Follows the meridian without the
slightest deviation. regardless OF
mountains, swamps and forests.
Wherever the boundary passes
through timber and brush q 2o-noos
clearing has been made. Monuments
have been set up along the entire line.
Al points visible from each other.
gsneraIly at distances Of three or
four miles. At important points these
monuments are nve-foot shafts OF
aIuntnum bronze. weighing 500
pounds, set In 1000 pounds Of concrete.
The boundary is SEQ miles lonE. ana
d marked by about 400 monuments.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

distances, IN the near neighborhood
of it's home. Then It is liberated at
greater and increasing distances
miles away, so miles away. 100 miles
away, and 80 on. But for these.
performances. It is always shipped
from home in the same direction. On
a new route 1t would be lost
The carrier pigeon is naisnamed: It
is the homer. that carries messages.
The latter has been. derived through
the interbreeding OF several different
varieties. chief among which are the
carrier. the dragon. the owl pigeon.
and the swift srnerie.
The processes OF evolution as modi-i
ned by human control have had no
more remarkable Illustration than
that AFFORDED by the demonstrated
pigeons. all the varieties OF which
fanta1is, pouteurs, tumblerss and the
restare descended from one original
kind OF bird. the blue rock. But
the 'shomer' is the only pigeon In
which the special aim OF breeders has
been to develop the intellect.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Breeding PIGEONS to Develop Their cLEVERNESs

FEEDERS Of .shomers" are al
X tertng the shape of the skull OF
II this variety of pigeon with
view to improving the mentality OF
the bird.
The homing pigeon hitherto has
had a short. hat skull. sloping away
behind. Now, as result OF selective
breeding 1t is acquiring an elongated
Uranium with rounded dome. The
Improvement of its intelligence &C
complished by this means is declared
to be surprising. Its brain is bigger
ana has more room for thoughts.
The .homer,s is the only bird that
is bred by man for the improvement
of It's mind. Other pigeons are pro-
pagated for color. plumage. and Incl
dental points Not 50 the homing
variety. What is chiefly required OF
II is intelligence and memory-though.
in addition, it must possess strength.
endurance and swiftness of flight.
It must have big chest. with strong
f1ight-muscles: also broad tail feath-
ers, and long, broad wings. Yet an
other essential qualification is keen
eyesight.
No other kind of animal has ever
been subjected to such severe breed
ing OUT as the homing piseon-a
process which in its case. carried on
through centuries. has eliminated
every individually that has failed to
exhibit the special qualities. mental
and physical. which are demanded.
Consequently the bird has undergone
a steady and progressive improve
ment- Only a few years ago homing
fight of 500 miles In day was
thought phenomenal; today flights
of 500 or even 800 miles In "a hours
are not very uncommon.
In one recent instance a homer"
accomplished a flight of 1900 miles
some days being required. however.
to cover the distance. 1t should be
understood that the pigeon flies only
In the daytime. resting at night But
another Important point to consider
is that the bird. in flying. usually
travels a far greater distance than
the shortest route between the place
of departure and its destination It
does much circling and makes wide
detours, scanning the country over
which 1t passes and looking for faInt-
liar landmarks to guide It
This Is where memory-as wen as
evesiRht-comes In. The bird does
not nnd its home by Instinct" but
nv its remembrance OF landmarks
y u .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Curious FACTS About the Eel

about the middle OF August From
every little pond and stream they
issue. following the downward cur-
rent. There are obstacles innunier-
able, of course. such as dams and the
like, but the eel host surmo,nts them.
often squirming its way over dry
ground for long distances. until at
length the taste Of salt assures OF
proper conditions for spawning.
The eggs are minute and number
less. Millions OF them perish as food
for fishes But millions survive. de-
velop. became cells and Join the vast
horde that instinct drives back to
fresh water. In the spring.
In the meanwhile, cells which have
not felt the resistless call of the salt
water. bury themselves in the muddy
bottoms Of the streams for winter
of comparative inactivity.
It took science long while to. dis
cover that these peculiar fishes nave
scales. Even now. the ordinary per-
son is hardly prepared to credit them
with such protection. And yet the
scales actually exist. Being minute
in size ana Embedded In the thick
skin. they are quite invisible. but
they furnish. nevertheless. an armor
quite as effective as do the larger
scales which protect other fishes
If injected into man. the blood OF
an eel causes death almost imme-
diately. This should deter no one
from eating the hsh. however. for
the heat OF cooking destroys the toxic
properties of its blood and besides.
that blood is practically harmless
when taken into the stomach.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
WV The Ripbt Time to DRINK WATER Is When You Are THIRSTY

The water leaves the stomach very
quickly. and. contrary to the time
honored theory of these doctors,
carries with it no appreciate guam
tity of the solids there. These are
left to the action OF the gastric juice
once. IN the intestines, water mate
rally retards the development OF the
bacteria there. It thus becomes an
important agent In lessening the ma
flevolence of the micro-organisuas
which produce sputrefaction-
These are the facts which convince
medical men that water best aids In
the digestive plan when it Isl taken
with meals If consumed at other
times 1t causes more or less glandu-
lar waste, of course, for it stimulates
the secretion Of gastric juice. no mat
ter when 1t is taken.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
How

HE lays down her teeth at night
Just as she lays down her stlken
~ robes" Being written of an ell
der1y lady. the epigram is neither
pleasant nor polite. although in both
respects 1t is superior to another by
the same author, which reads: she
anects reality by wearing false teeth
made Of bones and Indian ivory"
Most people would probably aserlbe
these sayings to some ill-natured wit
Of today, we're 1t not that everybody
knows that bones and ivory are no
longer used In the construction OF
artifcial teeth. But even this knowl-
edge hardly prepares the average
,,erson for the statement that the cpl
grams quoted are almost 1000 years
old. having been written. IN fact, Dy
the noet Martial in the first century
of the Christian era
. Evidently. therefore. dentistry is by
no means a modern profession.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

-HrNK of some society women.
opulent in purse and person
alike, ana supplied with choice
o, automobiles. being compelled to
seek the aid of .charley horse" ma
chine for the reduction of their In
creasing or too. abundant adipose It's
sue, "charley horse" would have an
odd sound in a fashionable drawing
room. but to the man who daily reads
his athletic ana baseball news 1t is at
once suggestive OF the training camp
and active field The term is used to
denote a condition arising from
bruised muscles among athletes. and
cne OF these strenuous young men in
Kidding himself Of his afhiction by
the new method usually refers to the
operation as rolling away my Char
ley horse.
A recent European observer states
that more than half of the women In
the big cities OF America are either
inclined to stoutness. are frankly
overweight or Interestingly embon-
point That Is to say. FAT. as ex-
pressed In ampitudinous Silhouette,
billowy curves and cascading chins;
for. declares this writer. overeatins
and the national passion for candies
ana soda fountain sweets are factors
IN determining what is likely to be-
come the national type of the pam
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

-aE egg OF an eel viii not DE-
ye,op In fresh water. It took
= the naturalist long time TO
make this discovery. Centuries passed.
indeed. before any of the wise men
knew that cells produced eggs.
These nsh were well known In the
d.y. Of Aristotle, and priced as food.
hut that astute scholar taught that
+hsv we're without, sex ana produced
spontaneously from the earths en-
trails. Pliny agreed with him az 20
their sex. but affirmed that tney
,,bbed themselves against the rocKs.
thereby scraping particles OF Sums
sro,,, their skins which developed 10
II Was not until 1877 that natural
- an italian, by the way. identtned
= taroale eel. He taught that the
xo,,np were born alive from their
r,otbers. More than a hundred years i7
afterwards. another man OF sciences
.ucceeded In detecting a male Gel
t,,,,. overthrowing at last the teach
ing OF Aristotle.
knowledge of eels advanceo %
.,o1vly for the simple season That
thew were studied only in their SUM
mer homes, bodies Of fresh water.
.They do not spawn there. An uner-
-,ng instinct teaches them tfat their
aegs need the stimulation OF bracsStsn
water to develope them into activity.
Every fan. therefore. the cells OF
the world. at least such OF them as
s s,- not sterile or too young. seek the
sea. The great migration begins
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Worlds Biggest Telescopes

IN recent number of the observa-
tory. Mr.. II. p. Hollis gives q very
= interesting list of large refractors
and rehectors, either under construc-
ton or already set up in observa-
tories. The largest working objective
is that of the Yerkes Observatory IN
Wisconsin, o. S. A.
OF the refractors under construction
the following may be mentioned: a
s2-inch for the Nico1aieff Observatory,
Russia: a. 26-inch for the Union OBJ
seryatory, johannesburg: three "a
inch for the following observatortes:
Argentine National Observatory. Corr
dof,a. Chill National Observatory,
santiago. and the Detroit observa-
tory. Michigan. q. s. A.. and a 90
inch for the Chabot Observatory. Oak
la nd. Cal Ear, os soss.s 7s-lnen reaector
holds the field for the largest reflector
(metallfc specu1um), while DR.. Conn
mons 6o-inch (silver on glasso. now
at the Harvard Observatory. U. s. A..
comes second.
OF the rehectors under. construction.
two giants are in hand, namely, one
Of 100 inches for the Mt. Wilson Solar
Observatory, and one OF Y incnes ZOE
the Dominion Observatory. Canada.
Others under construction are 40
inch for the simeis Observatory. Crt-
nea, and two of so inches. one Tor the
Helwan Observatory. Egypt. and the
other for Mr.. D'Esterre's Observatory,
surrey, Eng. 1t Is interesting to note
that the number OF instruments in
each list is about the same. namely.
ss refractors and 40 rehectors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
How They BLAST With Liquid OXYGEN

the LIQUID oxygen for d few minutes
lust before they are required for use
II the bag is now lighted with q
match 1t viii burn quietly and very
slowly. but Il detonated It explodes
with the force of dynamite. and the
cost Is much less.
Much less carbon monoxide 10 given
on than by most other explosives.
ana there is no danger from misfire
e the oxygen win evaporate In q
short time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

TT has long been known that nauid
oxygen mixed with substances Ike
~ cotton wool forms powerful ex-
plotive. but serious difficulties were
encountered in it's practical use a
newl method has now been discovered
for banding this oxygen that makes
Il practical for commercial use.
Baga are filed with special form
OF lanspblack. which are soaked In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Means Of Reducing

knowing that he was being eondi-
TONED by his own personal effort and
not by { machine under which he
was passive.
.Fat. as q matter OF fact. IL sort
ne charley horse, to pink-of- condi-
ton feminine beauty; and this Lace
should reconcile otherwise puncti-
ious ladies. who stand on polite cere-
nony. to the use OF the Charley
horss machine which comes from
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

a POST folk are sceptical Of snake
mi stories. for the queer but well
AVA grounded psychological reason
that when dealing with such sub
feet the mind of the ordinary person
Is prone to lapse into wild exagger-
alton. But here we are able to give
the picture of an actual exhibit. which
viii 20 far toward establishing the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

authenticity Of some Of the big claims
made by otherwise reputable observ-
ers. This snake is 1e yards long
just think of that!
When Aagot LANCE. the Amazon eS-
plorer, coming for the first time from
series OF remarkable adventures In
that wild country. had his stories
given to the world with the enthusi-
astic editorial approval of Mark Tel
fair. he aroused widespread criticism
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
H Made TEETH BRIDGES Thousands Of Years Ago

skill that challenge wonder as Wen a
admiration.
Dentistry seems to have been prac-
tised on this side of the ocean almost
MS early as in Europe or Asia. It Is
quite likely, indeed. that the art OF
fillinr teeth was first discovered here
At any rate. pre- Columbian skulls
rom both Ecuador and Mexico are In
evidence having teeth richly inlaid
with gold. and In some instances
precious stones
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

california. has the worldwide repu-
tation OF fathering the most daring
engineering projects In the world IN
the way of electrical generation ana
transmissioN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Making a Concrete Buoy

- REINFORCED concrete during
TX the last few years has been M
= y vading many fields which htta-
erto have been considered as belong
ing exclusively to iron and steel. One
OF the interesting Illustrations of this
fact is the construction Of concrete
buoy at kingston. Jamaica.
It is stated that the cost IL only
about so per cent. of the cost OF sirn-i
liar buoy made Of steel
To prevent the mooring chain from
taiurir,g the bottom OF the buoy the
latter is made concave The nanhole
cover was srouted into It's place after
the buoy was afoat. Leakage Il
handled by means of a pump-ncle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
Flesh and How
Il Is Operated

tie sphere OF Che athlete and the
boxer.
The athletic department OF Chicago
University was the nrst to try it out
Coach stags Is quoted as SAYING
his men have had no permanent
..charley horses since the machine
was Installed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

About 100000 demi3ohns are made:
yearly In the united States, but the
largest sizes are imported. It fs pre-
dicted that the general temperance'
movement win decrease both outputA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

Showing the Operation of Fat Reducing Machine Two
Sets of Vertical Cylinders Turn Alternately TO josie
the BODY which Is Held in by Bands at the Back
This Tvpe of Machine Shows Operating Handle but They
Are Commonly Run by Motors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

,orse,. which is merely negative
but you cannot roll an ath-
ete or a boxer into the condition
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

that he would attain by hard road
work. where he is furnishing the mo-
tor power for his own machine ana
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
STILL CRILLINC
CONNIE MACK
Experts Continue TO Pound Ath-
Ietics' Pilot and His Team.
MAY FOOL EN- next YEAR.

Leader Of Philadelphia Americans Hat
Been Known to Handle Weak Team
One Season and Then Put Fear In
Other Clubs the Following Season
Other Notes.
Never before has the term white
Elephants been so applicable as it is
today in the case of the Athletics
Mahout Cornelius McGillicuddy has
the cheapest baseball club in the ma.
jor league world. but it is doubtful II
he has made enough kale to settle the
feed bill Of his pachyderms.
Philadelphia has turned its dorsal
exposure toward Mr.. Mack and his
team. The face Of Connie after a four
game series in Philadelphia between
the Athletics and Browns looked just
like a worlds champion dill pickle For
only the park employees and few
regulars, who called more to get the
Pills score than to see the game, at.
tended the pastiming Of the once IA
nous pennant machine.
A world Of spleen must embitter the
clubs owners when they think how
the city neglected the club when II
was worlds championship team and
then forgot it entirely when an en-.
deavor is being made to give the fans
something new and. N time. better
than the old.
But there Is no manana for the fan
only today. When tomorrow comes
around. If you happen to be up there
fighting for the flag. they may patron
fze you. But in the meantime. nothing
doing.
If Mack's outfit is first division
team next year. then. according to 1915
dope. won't the Browns have a double
wrap on the worlds championship:
When a man manages a ball team
after his playing days are over it is
very wise for him to cOnfine himself
to those duties and not attcnit Ia
break into the actual playing "f the
game. Nothing turns the fans quicker
against Il leader than when he uses
poor judgment regarding himself
Bill Donovan OF the New York Amer.
leans is not apt to ever finish Il game
! again for his team. His experience th,:
ether day when. with his team three
runs to the good. he took out Brown
and substituted himself. finished his
pitching career.
Harry Wolverton made similar mis-
take while in charge Of the New York
club. He put himself in as pinch
hitter on several occasions and invari
bad. The wise manager let's his play
ers do the playing. even II he feels
that there Is some baseball left in him
The resignation Of Fred Clarke from!
the management Of the Pittsburgh
club was to be expected. Clarke has
been In baseball since 1894, every year
Of which he has spent in the employ o.
Barney Dreyfuss. He has been most
successful manager. but he has also
been able to make some very good
investments. thanks to the aid of his
employer. and is today one Of the
wealthiest men in baseball. Clarke
has tired of being active In the sport
Being away from his Kansas ranch
every year most Of the time no longer
suits him. and 1t was only because it
pleased Dreyfuss that he remained
with the club for the past few years.
It was Fred Clarke who hrst ap-
preached Walter johnson in behalf of
Grifhth. after ne had jumped to the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
HERE IS SOME PITCHER.

ersymsisr, Eighteen, TwirIs Thirty.
four Innings In One Afternoon.
Walter Breymeier, eighteen years
old. pitcher for the Proctor Recreation
Centers. a semiprofessional team in
Peoria. ILL.,, recently pitched thirty.
four innings in double header against
Keifer's Colts. another semiprofession-
81 team. The first game was called at
the end Of the eleventh inning with the
score 0 to o. while he won the after
noon game for his team. 4 to s. with
a single in the twenty third inning.
It. took three hours and thirty min.
utes to complete the second game.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This is a purely local event.
1t took place in Aberdeen.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizens word;
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
Mrs. N. j. Doll, 406 E. Second St,
Aberdeen, says: "The first l noticed
that something was wrong with my
kidneys was when my back began to
ache. This was soon followed by
headaches and dizziness, and my kid
neys became irregular in action. The
kidney secretions were unnatural. My
back at times was very lame. | felt
tired and nervous and was all worn
out. Nothing seemed to help me
much, until l tried Doan's Kidney
Pills. The first box benefited me so
much that l got another. Now am
feeling fine and have little or no
kidney trouble"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Doll had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. (22)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
COUGHS THAT ARE STOPPEO!

Careful people see that they are
stopped. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is a remedy of tried merit. 1t has
held it's own on the market for as
years. Youth and old age testify to
its soothing and healing qualities.
Pneumonia and lung troubles are Of
ten caused by delay Of treatment DIR.
Kings New Discovery stops those
hacking coughs and relieves la grippe
tendencies. Money back if it fails.
800 and $1.00. (O
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
Alexander Gets a $1,000 Bonus.

Grover Cleveland Alexander has
gathered unto himself a $1,000 bonus.
His 1915 contract stipulated that he
was to get $1,000 above his fixed salary
II he won twenty-five games or more.
He annexed his twenty-1fth victory
recently BY banking the Giants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
UMPIRE CHILL A BOXER.

Mas Met Several Good Men and Also
Aided as . Trainer.
Ollie Chill American league umpire.
was boxer. He boxed Eddie Santry
and other good boys Of several years
ago. and in the winter. after he became
an umpire. helped Ray Bronson. the
Indiana polls scrapper. in his training.
Chill started as an umpire in the Cen
trail league. went to the American as
ISOLATION and then to the majors.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
His Reflection.

His Reflection.
isn't that beautiful picture? Psy-
che ut natures mirror; young girl
gazing at her reflection in the pellucid
pool"
bah! don't care for that kind Of
STUFF
Il suppose not II you gazed into
the water you'd see an old crab."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
RunnAr Hackina Now a Dentist.

Runner Hackins Now a Dentist.
Guy Haskins. the former University
of Pennsylvania athlete, who eight
years ago held the eastern intercollegi-
ate one mile running record. is now a
dentist In Christchurch. New Zealand
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07
RUDOLPH MAY BE TRADED.

eoston's Star Pitcher May Wear Cub
Uniform Next Season.
Dick Rudolph, the Boston Nationals
star twirler, may not be seen in the
uniform of the Braves next season. 1t
is said on good authority that Mana
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07

Photo by American Press Association
LARRY DOYLE, GIANTS SECOND sACKER.
ing Of a number Of his men and be
lieves the team will be greatly benc
flied by their absence.
1t is said about the only one Of thu
inf1eld that will be on the job next
season is Larry Doyle. the Giants sec
ond sacker. McGraw believes Larry
has many more seasons good playing
in him. so will hold on to him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-07

Bic Field For Netre Dame.
Notre Dame university will lay out
modern baseball. track and football
sections on Cartier feld.