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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
oecret Desire For Conquest
BY FLORENCE E. lODER

'o woman, however ,nro,
ss,,as uas on her appearance, is aver que onIt de
, a,,slled with the result. 1ses ~ ssp aui.e ,e
already she yearns to be eAo oret' ls
ssa and i she is plain, then she De nins. Irss,
Sssa ane :. share Of good looks which p'hss nss
''A so obviously, denied her, -"'
nave just received a me,.no,.,
NJ up''',e ',' from girl who, apparently has
nro,., Illusions concerning her lack Of
ae'eness' s,,a.l, Not even by the biggest
o.,, 0n OF Imagination could anyone
rr,,on ,a., me anything but plain" she she
~ s S'u'nearted damsel has pret.
s,s'er' and to the latter fall all tho
erou 'iines and the fun for which the
plain sister Graves. '
">-.H
"ii'er Oh the letter has some
very decided views on the matter "so.
c,ally the plain girl is not wanted !.
'ne says "and yet I am as fond Of life
as my pretty friends are. If i go to a
aance, l am disengaged more than
na'i the time, despite the fact that 7
a
',i perfect dancer. My pretty sister,
"no uances badly, has no lack of mart.
ners.
II my sister and go to a party to.
Y <er she is always asked to sing
.,EYet I have a much better voice
NVshe has. She can sing dainty
. Ze songs about moonlight on.steps'
and stolen kisses and Secluded
nooks,' and you know quite well that
before she has finished, virtually everv
man in the room would welcome the
opportunity of acting the songs with
her.
My mother is wonderfully pretty
and | know it is a constant source OF
annoyance to her that she should have
such plain daughter. She does not
scruple to voice her opinion on the
subject, and it hurts me more than ]
can say.
Your sister pays for dressing,
mother often says.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

ing horsemen, has been selected to
head the second Mustang Company
and will make his appearance on the
regular Mutual program in gripping
plays with western atmospheres and
setting. The accompanying photograph,
taken shortly after his arrival at the
Mustang studios, in California, shows
Taylor and his famous broncho, "Ted-
dy," who will appear with him in the
photo plays in which he will be fea-
tnrpd
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

When A. R. Fishers term Of county
assessor of Weld county expired he
went into fat berth provided for him
by the C. & s. railroad. Now - J. r.
Seaman is going out Of the same Office
in Larimer county after four years
service the Western Light 4 Power
Co. 10 taking good care of him In
similar way. What 10 there about be-
ing county assessor that peculiarly fits
man for service in . big industrial
corporation like a railroad or power
company? You are entitled to your
own guess. We have ours. But it's
dollars to doughnuts that the Union
Pacific won't give Abe Aumpsr job.
-Ault Advertiser.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

THE wise members Of the Twentieth
General Assembly will fight clear Of
any action repsaling or annulling the
laws which the people Of the state have
made by the use Of the Initiative. or
ratified on Referendum. Senators and
representatives may think they are .
long way from home and the next cleo
ton when they get to Denver; but,
really, in this day Of newspapers, the
citizens Of rural communities will be
found ~ we'll posted on the doings Of
their Legislators - are the people Of
the cities; and their memories are long
er. The legislature will have enuf to
do at this session. II it aecomplishes
half the work It was sent for. without
tinkering with the Initiative and Refer
endum. Recall. Headless Ballot, Direct
Primary, and other laws BY the elector-
ate. When the people find that these
laws require repeal or amendment, they
have the power to act in the case, with
out being told by the legislature where
to head in.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

HAVE you written to Representa-
tives Graves and Gilcrsst and Senator
Winbourn in appreciation Of the work
they are doing for county division? A
few letters Of encouragement right
now. that they could exhibit to other
legislators. showing the unanimity Of
desire for county division. and the dis
appointment that will certainly be felt
and manifested in case the bill IL de-
featsd, might be the means of insuring
favorable action. Also, letters to &C.
quaintances among the county officials
and other prominent people of Gresley,
asking their influence, would help.
Older Weld County is not injured in any
way by the creation of Pawnee County;
but Is benefited by the fact that its
officials. especially the commissioners
and superintendent Of schools, are Civ
On more time for attention to matters
nearer home. AS good citizens. they
Of Weld will approve Of the efforts of
its legislators to extend the benefits Of
self-government to Pawnee.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

THE Ti-City Press. Of Grover. last
week devoted about - much space to
Keota q it did to its home town. Ks-
ota u we'll advertised, all right. Then,
too. turn about 10 fair play. Ksota
News last week had an inspiring article
on the development Of this section Of
the country rs an alfalfa ssed and hay
producing center, in which progress-
i've Grover farmer was given honoroble
mention.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice Of Final settle.nent

Palmer Deceased
NOTICE il hereby given. That on Monday,
tho 18th day Of March, A. D.. l9i5, being one Of
the regular days Of the March Tern of-tho
County Court Of Weld County. in the State Of
Colorado. l. Leonard A. Jackson Administrator
Of said estate. will appear before the Judge Of
said Court, present my final settiement ~ such
Administrator pray the approval Of tho Same.
and will then apply to bo DISCHARGED ~ such
Administrators. At which time and place any
per,on in interest may appear and present OBJ.
jections 70 the Same, il any there be.
Dated at Greeley Colorado, this 18th day Of
LEONXRDA JACKSON, Administrators
Of the estate Of Theodore p. Palmer Deceased.
Ira 8. Griffin Attorney.
Feb. TO %.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior

U. s Land Qehee q DeeNeR. CoaoF16o
Jan. 26 1915
Notce b hsssby pIvsa th.4 Heayy Horst. q
Keota. Colo. Who On Nareh 3, 80. 0aAe he1stssd
Ent.y. Ne. Olz556 ios IL. Sectiea $. Town
shlp N. RAADe 60 w. 8 p MssidlAa has f1ed no
ice q intention 10 make 6aal ttrse yesrysoof 10
eee1baeh elaio 10 the land a6o~s de1uDs4 before
Colo.. On the l7th day of March. 1918.
Clhimaat names - wjenesses: loha Hoss1. JoAa
kneisiss. John J. kneisies. Jaeob hesst ~ q
q MARY WOLFE DARCN. RsnsAr.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice for Publication
Department Of the Interior
U. 8. Lad O0ss Il StesiaG. cologado

Ja0o1Yy =. rs
fss: ss.sg .;a 'ha. wa1 xs. Il &c.. .sii Mt
Z, t0lS, made ORD. and Add. n. e. No. OlS70I.
ssd sc.i.l Ne; Ss9o47: e. NE 4 Ses2 2 T.9N.
tioa IS. TowesAip 70 n. Raaqs 50 Wes4 eth
PRINCIPAL Msgidlaa. has 6led ssebee q h1setloa b
make Gaal thsse year psoe(. 10 sseab1sh eialn 20
ths Ind above AsscTibed. before Ullted States
Co0nissiooes. Clyde L. Stanley. q keota. Colo
r>do. On tAo l7th day Of March, l01S
Clainant nanes - Witnesses: JoAa Deal JoAa
Roby. J. A. Ruasey. Grant Davis. ~ a keota.
% AT. BROWNS. Rsdssss.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice For Publication
Department Of the Interior

Jaa 26. 1918
Noties b hereby aivea that Thoaas O. bseAss. a
keoen. Colo. who. on Juiy y, NOS. made ho0o-
stead entry. No. O-400. fos NV -. Ses4ioa 2z.
Township 8 n Raaoe 60 W, 8 p Maldiaa. has 6lsd
soelee q iateneIoa to aale lnAl i've year prool
- estab1sh elaiD 10 ths Ind shove described BE-
fore u 8. ComaaisGIoae1 Clyde l. 9eanley q koota.
Colo. On the o7th day of March. l9lS.
CAk11nt n1Mes n witnesses: Jeaoe L Z1tf3e.
Cowiey. an Of keot1. Colo.
90 MARY WOLFE DARCN. RaGlsaa.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

HOW would it do to liven up; to push
things; to boom your town; to advertise
your business; to renew your subscrip-
ton; to speak kindly to all; to wear .
smile; to take advice as freely as you
give it; to stand by your town and all
its interests; to speak your apprscia-
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

GREELEY STANDARD urges edi-
torially that the legislature should put
thru . gerrymander bill to get rid Of
Edward Keating - congressman. 1t is
to be hoped that the legislatures . stand
ard Of decsncy is higher than that Of its
newspaper advisor.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice for Publication,
Department of the Interior

Jan. rs, 1915
Notiee b hereby Ttven that John Horst. Of
Keot1. Colo. who. on March 3. 1910. m1de home
stead entsy. No. Of2S57. for e. l-2. Section 26.
Township z N. R1ase 90 w. 6 Mesidian. 4as filed
10 estabish ciaim to de iaad above descIibed Sc
fore U. S. Commissjoaer. Clyde l. Stanley. at
keota. Colo. on the 17th day of Mach. 1915.
Claimant names ~ witnesses: Henry Hort. John
kneisler. John J. kneisler, Jacob Horst. an Of
Ss MARY WOLFE DARcIN Resssser.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

tive words where your friends can hear
them; TO ssnd this paper to friends
whom you wish kindly to remember; to
show your interest in your community
by speaking we'll Of 1t. standing by il,
and living for it?
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DoportmeoG Il ~ In11ior
y. >. Las1 o9ss = Ds.yss. csssssls

kss'e: ! hs:s, -. ~ Il: - w. BE- ss~':. SO g.
SssesassS ~ sssx n. s7oec. ca Nv 4. ssetioa
e: Is..sA.I sH - g y, - es.so..: ..:
00ook % esknbaA GAnan . ~ IQ9A abeve AsselbeA
bslose U. q Ceaailsioaes C4yde l. St1alsy a
Keot1. Colo.. o. tAs 2lah day u February. nlS.
Cla11aot naAas ~ v1ln0aooe: Cs10A Oov1s.
Thomas c. Cowssy, Thoalas o. Baehes. Ann
Jobbins. al Of keeta Cesc
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice for Publication
DepaTtnsat Of the Interior
II. g 1Snd Or n Deaver. Cob.

J1a- II. ms
Notice = hershv avea that nensy Dsioes. q
Keota. Colo. Who. o February z9. 0lO: n.ds
hooesasad seasy. No 0lzSl4, Sor n IL. Ssettoa
10. Ts..ship n. R..se 90 w 8 me.tdias. -
pgoo[ - ose1bask eiain to the laad above d.
seS1boA boloeo u. & CoQsslcney Clvde L Stan.
isis.
Ciainaos nanss = Witnesses: JoAa 1nhaslaa,
RWU nn:ea cserss Sesakes gehn sgskes. sa d
IS NARY WOLFE DXRCfN RshsAsr.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

II you want to live in the kind Of . town
Like the kind Of town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in grip
And start on . long, long hike
You'll only find what you left behind
For there's nothing that's really new.
It's knock At yourself when you knsek
your town;
1t isn't your town-it's you.
Real towns are not made by men afraid
Lest somebody else get ahead.
When sv'ryons works and nobody shirks
You can raise q town from the dead,
And il while you make your personal
stake
Your nsighbor can make one, too.
Your town will be what you want to
see.
It isn't your town-it's you!
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior
u. 8. Land O0les It Sassllna. Colo.


JansaTy -. l9lS
Keota. CoIorado. No. o ocsobs. e. 1908. Juiy
l. 1913, made Osio. and ADD. Il. Z. No. 0940l.
and serial. No. 0e0z2S. for NIB ~, Section 81.
l-1 Sc ~. SE Ia NE IA Sec. -. and SW IL
MA, Section
"a Township % ~ Raaos - West. 6tA P!heiUal
Mesdan. has ~ nodes of heeatioa - anake 6aal
throe yeaY prool. 10 ese1b4ah eiain 10 IL land
above dsse1ibed. befose unaked States Coaaisaioa-
l7th day Of March, ms.
Clalnaat aamos n witnesses: Roes ~ Dusban,
Alfred N. Dnbin. Fred Ashdowa. L11lan AsAdown,
an Of Keota. Cob.
80 A. p. BROWNS. Realsas1.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
w. G. SHORT
Keota, Colo.
General Blacksrnithing
and Horseshoeing

Notice of Application to Lease State
Lands
Of1ss OF the State Board OF Land CommissSou-
en-, Denver. Colo. Jan. %. 1915.
Noties 10 hereby given that Bruce g. Eaton,
whose posto6ice address is katon. Colorado. has
made application No. A3l50 70 lease the follow.
Ing described School Lands situate in Weld
County, Colorado. towit:
All Section N, Town NJ. Range g ".
Notice 10 further hereby given that all other
persons desiring TO DIE an appiicatlon to isess
nee prior - Fob. q. fols. as no oshes ap-
piicstion TO lease tbs above described laDds
will be considered after said date.
T. HO0GATT. Register
State Board Of Land Commissioner.
Jan. p Feb s, IL. 10.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DepaFtneat Of thenItsEior
U. 8 L.sd o1el e Ds.xss. ceaosado

Notice b hsspby eivea thaf Hsasy Soeakss. a
Keota. Colo, vAo 9 Anpaee y. l90o. oade hooe-
ssead enery: Ne: ol03A3, fes " IL. Sesttoe le.
has 6lsA noeiee a 6eeatioa b nake kaal thnes
year proof 10 esl1basA caim 10 de land above de-
scrIbed. before U. 8. Ccoaie.5ea! Cayde L Seae-
IBIS. '' o''' " - -- ~ y
Clahmaat names ~ witaesses: neaD Dsines. loAn
Speke.. csos1s Spealss. ceorse Sases. % q kse-
h Colo. Noa-eoAl
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

Roll film for almost any size Of Kodak
or Brownie camera, at Stanley's.
Ingersoll, the watch that made the
dollar famous. at Stanlsy's.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Dspartnsat Of the Interior
U. 8 ksaA O1cs 4 StesilnG ceessa6o
O0N

A.s;s. ces.. sss. E. No. q. isii: -. So::.
fo:.nssp 10 4. R.Sss 80 s. s. v. Cd Priseiesi Nssid.
isa has NJ soliee q htestioa 70 make aaa1 th9se
year useof 30 sskabsh eian 70 he laad Above 49,
sf keoea Coao. . IL 2Ath day a Pshsnssy. 1918.
CaAiDAaa as0s - Witnesses: lack Sava0e. -
Avalo. CoSo. Io1aD Hodsoo. of Av1lo. Ccso.. Dove
Bostoa, a Avalo. Colo, AAdy 90ssA. At K1o&naa.
Is Az. BROWNS. RaasAw.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE OF CONTEST
For pub4eatioa
Cootesa No. 64O7
DEPAkTHKN5T or THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

Soss1na. Colorado. Jan. ID. MS.
To Jaaes n. WAlfe a SsesiinG. Coio.. ceatesaee:
Yos are hsgsby oe1lksA that Tho0as r. Chap-
msa. whe 6sss s1erln6 Colo. = y. post
okce aAdroeA ID % Dec g. l9sA. ~ y ~
oAee - ~ eosseee..asA .upse.ssee e eoseess
d sssiai No. 0l3l24. as6e Nay 81. 1910. 90
l2, Seetioa IS. TewssAap 10 n Raaoe 56 w.
6eh r. MesiAna. and = oroands Tor ~ eostest be
sneses that yss have .eves ess,b,shed q naia-
t1ined res1deoee % I'D lAnd and tAAt yoo have
never enltivaAsd q otAsswise hOroved the same.
Yea1rs. sAsrsfpes. fulAss seti6sd sAat tAe said
a1annkioas wn - talsa - eoafessed and yoaY said
sa6y. ~ b eaecsied whhost further nght 70 Be
AooGd. eaeAeS bsfore thk o1Ree o. o. appeal n you
lSn % q b ~ oee witAia twenty days aftes De
fomtA psbaest1ea Il ~ aoetes. - ahown below.
yor aaewer. uodW ealA. specifically respoadias 10
thsse Ansolaieas a eocasst toesthsr With doe
Woof thaA 90 Aave served COPY of yoes answss %
~ 80 esoesseant seAez = pessoa q b. registered
Yos sAsuh saase h ysar aaswez lie aane of lie
paG9 o0ce % We6cA yoo desise futre notices b be
AF. BROWNS. Reaister
JOHN w. CLOYD. Receiver.
Daes ef 1Est pshAe1l3on Jan. 70.
O0ae a aoeo0d plb1eatioa Feb. S.
D0Ae a thlsd psbee1tioa Feb. z.
DoAs a fosEsk pub1eatioa Feb. -. MS.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior
Uaited SGaAss LaAd OMee at Deavss. Cob.

JAA. L rs
, ,Noetce = hsrsey evs. tAat Cses1s Seeaks. q
ssesd eetzz., Ne. otos4i., e! IL: Seetioa e,
Township n Raaos 60 W, ilesidaa. has 9a:d
es&abssA elaia % Tie had above dsseSsbed hsfoss
U. 8. Coanissiooer CIyde L St1alsy. 1t keoea.
Colo. o. lie 2StA day of February. l01S.
C1ainaat nanes = Witnesses: JoAa Spekes: neasy
Co3o Non-coal
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior
U. 8. Laad Q1ee = Ds..sr. ceassado

Noaies b Asssby ovsa tAai leha Soehss; u kesea.
Cola. Mo g As1nt q. 600. 9ade keass1ee1
safy. No. Ot03A0. 1es ~ l-2 Section IL. Tewashlp
has I'D aoeiee a 6asotioo % 0ao 1aal thsee ysa1
pgosl 10 eseabAlA eialn 10 ths hel skove D.
saboA. hs1uso y. 3. Co0slee0 Ceyde L Sean-
Ciainaae naaes . wilneasass Hsazy Dsines.
csegDe S1salH. Beay SDsahsr. Cssrss Sssss. all
S. MARY WOLFE DARcM Rsasaw.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05
Notice Of Applieatioa to Lease State
Lnnia

Omes Of tho State Board Of Land Commissioo.
sss, Denver, Colo, January =. 1915.
No<Sos Il hereby givsn that Henry Defines
whose pos&oDco address 10 Keota. Colorado, has
mads application No. A $40 70 lease tho follow.
Ing described School Lands, situate in Weld
County. Colorado. towft:
ACRES PART OF SEC. SEC. TIP. RANCH
All s. IN cow
Notice 10 further hereby given that all other
psssons desiring 70 Ale an application % Lease
this tract of land must die the came In this Of
flee prior TO March S. 1918, az no other applt.
cation TO lease the above described lands will
b considered after said date.
v. r HO0GATT, Register State
Board Land Commissioners.
Feb. S. II. 10. =.
The Keota news., 1915-02-05

A. ?. BROWNS. Rsals1ss.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Perry.

Perry, August 4.-C. E. Morgan OF
the M. u. T. Co. was in town to make
arrangements with the people OF Per-
ry concerning the Main street and
Madison street crossings. AS there
have been several narrow escapes,
owing to the unprotected crossings.
It was decided to have all southbound
cars slow down to six miles an hour
at Madison street and safety stop
signs at Main street crossing.
Mrs. Bessie MacQueen is attending
the Chautauqua in Lansing this week
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Clark of Pitts
burgh, Pa, are spending the week at
the home of c. c.. Austin.
Miss Beulan Durant is taking a
weeks vacation from her duties at M
Rams store, Mrs. M. Ram is taking
her place.
Rev. M. Endy of the Congregation
al church left Wednesday for the
west to spend a couple of weeks.
There will be no services in the
church here for two weeks.
Mrs. w. ]. Conklin expects to start
for Detroit, Toledo and Cleveland, o.
in a few days where she will pur-
chase her fall millinery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
THREE SlSTERS.IN.LAW HELD
Saginaw Police Have Strange Case Of
Alleged Thieving.


Saginaw, Mich, Aug. enlarged
with shoplifting, Mrs. James Mera.
lone, Mrs. Frank Meralone and Mrs.
Josephine Meralone are being de-
tanned at central station.
Through their arrest the police say
that they have broken up a systematic
scheme of robbing local merchants
Central station has enough dry goods
and miscellaneous merchandise to
stock a small store. The goods are
new except some pieces which bear
the marks of two local hotels.
The police say they found these
goods in the homes of the three won.
en-, who are married to brothers.
There is also detained a twelve year
old girl, a daughter Of one of the
women, through whom the party was
caught. 1t is charged by a shoe mer.
chant who watched TIE alleged opera.
tions in his store. that one Of the
women handed q package to the child
who put it in valise and crossed the
street. The rolice say that the broth
ers were peddling stolen merchandise
through South Saginaw.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
New lothrop.

New Lothrop; August A little
child of John King fell into tub OF
hot water, Saturday, and scalded it.
self badly.
Fourteen auto loads of New 10th
rop people went to Long lake Sunday
and enjoyed picnic dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Poyer and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Bishop spent the
weekend in Eaton Rapids, attending
the camp meeting.
NJ. p. camp meeting begins August
II at Gull Lake. Archie Hess will
go as a delegate from the local
church.
VIM. H. Boose of Logansport, Ind,
has returned home, after spending a
few days at E. M. Burpee's.
Elder Pierce preached at the M. E.
church Sunday, in the absence of Ell
der Tingtin.
Mrs. Nelson Carpenter and chill
dren spent Monday and Tuesday with
H. Carpenter.
c. S. Kelley and Joseph Windlin
were in Detroit, Monday.
Mrs. Geo. LapwOrth of Flint is
visiting at c. S. Kelley's and VIM.
Lapworth's, this week
At the meeting Friday evening, it
was voted to build a brick school
house.
The Trip to Palestine will be end
ed Sunday, and picnic will be en-
joyed the coming week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and got
bottle. felt better the next month so
/ took three more bottles of it and got
well so ! could work all the time. /
hope every woman who suffers like did
will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. - Mrs. P. w. LANsENC,
Route No. /, Florence, South Dakota.
Why willwomen continue to suffer day
in and day out or drag out sickly, half
hearted existence, missing three-fourths
of the Joy of living, when they can find
health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health Of thousands of women.
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
MODERN BAYONETS.
Rigid Tests They Must Pass Before
They Go Into Service.

Any soldier will tell you that moth.
ing in his equipment wears better than
his bayonet. for this few inches Of
steel seldom snaps or loses its shape
however great the strain imposed upon
II. This is because the modern bay
onet has to pass through twenty-three
severe tests before 1t is considered tit
to be attached to a soldiers gun. A
bayonet blade is forged from the
finest steel. and the first stage of its
manufacture consists Of hea ting 1t un-
til red hot. when 1t is placed under a
hammer which deals 1900 blows a
minute. This process results in the
original piece Of steel being hammer
ed out to twice its length. The bar Is
then heated again and rolled between
two huge iron cylinders, which press
1t into the rough shape Of blade
Emery wheels then grind its edges un
til they are as sharp as a razor.
Altogether the bayonet passes through
200 processes before It is ready for the
testing room.
The first test applied to the polished
blade is the striking" test. A steel
arm grips the bayonet and with great
force drives it against solid piece Of
wood. A badly produced blade snaps
like needle. but good piece Of steel
energies from this severe test with it's
edges straight and unblunted.
Then comes the bending test. The
point Of the bayonet is firmly gripped
in a vice, and it is bent and twisted
into part of circle. If 1t survives
this ordeal the blade is placed straight
up under a heavy weight attached to
a lever. The steel is bent beneath the
weight. and to pass this test it must
lift up the mass Of iron by its own
elasticity.
However badly bent, a good bayonet
should spring back perfectly straight,
and 1t is tested for this quality before
leaving the factory. The blade is
placed on a curved block, the point be.
ing secured in a hole. The bayonet Is
then bent to the curvature Of the
block, and when released It must
spring back to its original straightness
to satisfy the rigid ruling Of the in
spector. Altogether a bayonet has to
pass twenty-three tests with regard to
its accuracy and strength.-London
Answers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
CURIOUS FERRYBOATs.
Crossing the River at Simla 10 .
Comical Performance.

Crossing tho River at Simla 10 .
Comical Performance.
Perhaps the most curious ferryboat
to be found in the world is at Simla
The river that flows to the northeast
of SUM, the chief town of the Simla
hill states. has few bridges. so, neces-
sity being the mother Of invention, a
novel method has been adopted.
The skin of buffalo Is inflated with
air and is placed, with the four feet
upward. to float In the water. The
owner then throws himself over 1t and
the one or two passengers sit or lean
on the top of him. BY means Of a
small paddle in his right hand and the
movement to and fro Of his legs in the
water the owner takes his passengers
across.
The journey takes from three to five
minutes, and the modest sum Of pice
(onehalf cent? Is charged. 1t is only
by repeated crossings in day that
man can earn much. but SO many ma
tives use this means Of going to and
from their villages that the trade is
not unremunerative.
Few things are more comical than
these mussacks. whether moving In
midstream or being carried back to the
village at night on the owners back
They are, OF course, very light and
are about two and a half yards long
They seem to be safe. except in mon
soon weather, when heavy rain has
caused rapid current, but at such
time two mussacks are often linked
together, SO that, being heavier, they
can avoid the rocks.-Losdon Strand
Magazine.