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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
WAR BABE FOR ADOPTION.
German Mother Unable to Get Word
of Her Soldier Husband.

Mrs. Carl Muller of Yaphank has in.
serted an advertisement in several
Long Island papers Offering for adop
ton a newborn war babe, whose moth
er, German woman. is stopping at
Mrs. Muller's home
The baby's mother. who doesn't
want her name known save to the cou
pie who. she hopes. VIII adopt her lit
tie daughter. does not know whether
she is a widow Or not" said Mrs. Mu
Ter to 4 reporter The mother is a
friend Of mine who came 70 the United
States after her husband had been
forced to fight for Germany She has
tried repeatedly to obtain word from
or of her husband without result ard
she has DO knowledge whether D." ha~
been killed or Is st:N ti:,2..1- ST.
feels that he cannot Gre r5- Grr Est.a
dau@bler. who was bore un Fe5. -
md IS Il little Gel~. AMI san is WILLING
70 g,ve full s;!@geuGe. T. = cOHu.r WIZ
.7lu caaviLca her that the laly wi.
lave good i;0aIe aHd kind trAatGaaat
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Animal Etiquette.

No one who is at all observant of
the ways of animals can have failed
to notice how gentle large dogs. like
the St Bernard and the Great Dane,
are to their smaller canine fellows. 1t
is rare that big dog turns upon one
of the little fellows, no matter how
aggravating and snappy the latter may
be. Instead, he invariably treats the
small dogs antics with unruf1ed and
digniffed tolerance. For there is
recognized code Of etiquette among
animals, II you please, quite as much
as there is among human beings. In
truth, there are not a few respects in
which the animals can give points on
politeness ana good behavior to man
himself
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
NORTHERN AFRICA.
Where Once the Ancient Romans Ruled
In Wealth and Splendor.

1t is not generally realized that dur
ing the early centuries Of our era the
Roman proconsular province of Africa
r1Valed Italy itself in wealth and bril-
liancy and that in what are now
Tunisia and Algeria there exist Roman
ruins that vie in number splendor, and
state Of preservation with those to be
found anywhere else.
The fall Of Carthage I'm 14G b. C.
led the Romans to establish themselves
In North Africa. at first in a modest
settlement, the purpose Of which was
to see that the PhOenician city was not
rebuilt, Ere long they themselves
however, reoccupied the site and built
on 1t city that became the third in
the empire.
The gradual extension of their rule
was forced on the somewhat unwilling
Romans. To protect their settlement
against the predatory Phoenicfans,
Lfbyans, and Berbers they found 1T
necessary to push their conQuests along
the littOral to the west and the south
into the high plateaus between the Tell
Atlas and the Sahara Atlas. and even
we'll into the desert itself. till a good
part OF what are now Tripoli. Tunisia.
Algeria and Morocco was ruled by
them.
The country was much more exten-
sively cultivated and thickly populated
than at present. and for centuries was
the principal granary of Rome. After
lasting for nearly six centuries Roman
rule in North Africa was brought to
an end by the invasion Of the Vandals
from Spain and their capture Of Car
thage in 439 \. D.-ArSonaut.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
BUCK THE LINE HARD.
People Who Do Big Things Do Not Let
Themselves Be Held.


Ii was ON the football field 1T one OF
tile large ct'lleges. \ big tackle had
been brought over 10 the varsity ield
from one of ehe class elevenS. Lit was
his first experience with the big team
He. played q fine game until the Othe
side had the. ball Then he did no,
break through as be should The
coach finally stopped the play ana
went over to him.
What is the trouble? Why don't
you. get thrOugh?' be said
THE man opposite me is not playing
fair. He is holding me-" said the
tackle.
If he holds you again I'll put you
off the field.' flashed back the coach
OF course. as the tackle said, it is
against the rules to- hold an opponent
unless he has, the ball. but the coach
wanted results and not excuses. His
position was that Il man ought somehow
to break away. that mo- man must let
himself be held. And that is true, no
one ought to let himself be held. The
excuse may be. excellent. but a player
who is held is, put out OF the game a.
effectively as if he were off the field.
He might just as well be of the field.
The people who accomplish things
worth while in. the world are those
who will not let themselves be held.
There have always been things enough
to hold them. They might have found
excellent excuses, bat they have not
had 70 use any eXcuses.-YOuth's Com.
panion.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
LincoIn's Funeral Coach.

The first Pullman sleeping car, con-
structed in 1864 in the shops Of the
Alton and Chicago and called the Pho
neer, served as the funeral coach for
President Lincoln It's cost was $1S.-
600, which was regarded in those days
as most extravagant, and as it was
higher and wider than the ordinary
cars and the clearanceS of station plat
forms and bridges when it was decid-
ed that it should be- the funeral coach
of the president many changes were
involved. Gangs Of men were set work
Ing night and day to- cut wider clear
ances all the way from Washington
(by way Of New York and Albany to
Springfield. Ill.-Brookryn Eagle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
DEEP BREATHING.
1t Frcshens Up the Whole System and
Kills That Tired Feeling.


Deep breathing does more than bene-
flt the lungs. Psychologists tell US
that the great advantage is that it
gives the liver healthy squeeze. ALL
organs in the abdominal cavity as we'll
as the liver are apt to get overcharged
with blood from careless habits of
sitting. A relaxed sitting position
causes the abdominal muscles 10 relax
so that blood runs into this part of the
body like water and it accumulates
like stagnant pool
The blood needed In the brain is
down in the liver. The condition pro
duced led the ancients TO refer to a
man with the blues as a hypochOndriac.
which means. literally, down under the
ribs. Today we speak Of the condition
as being down In the mouth because
the lines Of the face are pulled down.
Melancholy Is due to cOngested
condition OF the liver and Oth1r organs
depriving the brain of blood necessary
to keep up the normal balance of ac
tivity. When one is tired or feels the
detected feeling coming on. relief can
De OOlSlneu Dy lying OH tue uOOT WITH
a pillow under the middle Of the back
and taking few long. deep breaths.
If the arms are thrown over the
head and dozen deep breaths are
taken. a new spirit will come into the
brain. Sometimes this is done alto,
matically, rs when we throw up the
arms and Straighten up after Il c; lch-
cd position ar 4 ldeSk.-Cincinnati n
The Check Went Back.
Not long ago woman wrote her first
story and sent it to magazine. To her
surprise and delight it was accepted.
The story was duly published and Il
check for payment forwarded. With
the check was Il printed slip reading,
NO more checks viii be sent until this
one has been returned" Back by re-
turn mail went the check. with a note
from the lady to the effect that she was
very sorry the magazine had had the
trouble of sending it. and please to send
the others immediately.-New York
Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Necessarily Slow.

A California. youngster had been per
mitted to visit a boy friend on the
strict condition that he was to leave
there at o'clock. He did not arriV e
home till Z, O'Clock. and his mother was
very angry. The. yOungster insisted,
however, that he had obeyed her or
ders and had not fingered unneces-
sarily on the way.
"Do you expect me to believe" said
his mother, that it took you two hours
to walk quarter of a mile?" She
reached for the whip Now, sir, will
you tell me the truth2'
''Ye-es, mamma" sObbed the boy,
Charlie Wilson: gave me mud turtle
and l was afraid-to carry it-so led
it home st. Louis, Post-Dispatch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03

Little, Maui In would tell ''whoppers.'
One day her aunt thought she ought to
be cured of this habit. so she spoke
seriously to the little maid. who prom
Used to mend her ways
To point the moral auntie. told the
tale of the shepherd boy who was al
ways calling Wolf until no one
could believe him Then one day the
wolf really came and ate up all the
sheep.
ALI the Sheep interrupted Maudie
Yes, every one of them," replied
auhtie decidedly.
EVERY single One?"
Auntie nodded.
Well = said Maudie slowly, 81 don't
believe yon. and You don't believe me
SO, the=e!' Answers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
INVISIBLE ICEBERGS.
Conditions Under Which They Cannot
Be Seen on Clear Niuhts

Be Seen on Clear Nights.
In a recent communication To the
New York Tribune Abbot H. Thayer,
the artist, asserts that many vessels
have been lost by collisions with ice
bergS because under -ertain conditions
Of AAy and light they are invisible. He
cites the fact that on tn. occasion of
the Titanic disaster although the black
ship was clearly visible to survivors at
. distance Of several miles. they could
not see the white bergs against which
they actually heard the wash Of the
sea.
Mr.. Thayer claims that on clear.
starry night the D"rgS are SO nearly
the same color rs the sky that they are
totally invisible and that the same is
the case under many conditions of
cJ"1d:aess, the only exception being
- len the side Of the berg viewed is in
such shadow that it shows black
against the sky. In other words, it is
impossible to see white against white.
In answer to the criticism of those
who say they never SaW berg at
night that was fhp color Of the sky
the answer is that this is very natural,
because this is the very condition un-
der which the berg is invisible. Mr.
Ihayer maI:rs Tic suggestion that u
very simple Wy to avoid the danger
or collidin~ with an invisible berg
would be to use Il Srarchlight The re-
hectlon would show up the berg very
plainly
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
mo WAR WHILE Am SEC
RETARY," MR.. BRYAN DE-
CLARED IN 1913.

In a speech on May -, 1913,
to visiting British, Canadian and
Australian delegates on the trea-
ty of Ghent celebration Mr.. Bry-
an told the diners that there
would be no war while he was
secretary of state and that he
would never have accepted the
portfolio of the. premiership if
he had thought for one moment
that there would be war during
his incumbCncy OF the office.
In his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Il made up my mind before ]
accepted the offer Cf the secre-
taryship of state that l would
not tabe the office if l thought
there was to be Il war during my
tenure.
when l say this am conf
dent that I shall have no cause
to change my view, for we know
no cause today that cannot be
settled better by reason than By
war.
az believe there will be no
war while am secretary Of
state, and | believe there will be
no war SO long as ] live. hoHC
we have seen the last great war.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
MYSTIC NUMBERS.
Romance That Is Woven Around the
Seven, Three and Nine.


Seven, Three and Nine.
There are seven days in the week be-
cause Of the oriental tradition that the
world was created In seven days. The
Romans had no week. but reckoned by
months, countiAG forward and back
ward from the ihes and nones, until the
fourth century when they adopted the
Jewish Christian week.
Because OF its relation to the creation
the number seven has always been in
vested with an occult and mystic sig
ntdcance. There were seven wise men
In antiquity and seven wonders OF the
world. The seventh son Of a seventh
son, or seventh daughter Of a seventh
daughter was supposed 10 possess pow.
ers Of prophecy or divination. For
seven days seven priests with seven
trumpets invested Jericho. and on the
seventh day they encompassed 1t seven
times. The ancients knew Of seven
planets and seven metals. There were
seven heavens and seven hierarchies OF
angels
Seven had a mystical significance
n&1O1lS peOpleS WHO udu no ITdulLlOn OF
q seven day creation, and this was due
to its being indivisible by any number
but itself and to it's being combina.
ton Of 3 (called by Pythagoras the per.
feet number. representing beginning.
middle and endl and 4. the square num-
ber.
The Pythagorean idea about 3 receiv.
ed confirmation when the doctrine of
trinity in unity was promulgated by,
the early Christians. For is itself at
once trinity and unity.
The number was endowed with
mysterious properties because it Is. the
product of three times three-perfec-
ton multiplied by perfection. To. see
nine magpies was remarkably lucky
Nine grains Of wheat laid on four
leafed clover enabled one 10 see, the
fairieS.--New York World
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
A Lost Mine.

Among the famous lost mines Of the
western world and one which is again
being sought is the TisingaI Of Costa
Rica. 1t is said to have yielded great
quantities OF gold in the time Of the
Spanish domination. After quelling
the Indian uprisings. however, the
Spaniards failed to relocate the mine.
1t is thought that it lies hidden in the
bed of one of the larger streams.
Many legends are heard dealing with
its wonderful richness, and many at
+empts have been made to find it, but
far without avan.-Argonaut.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
ARMY BUGLES.
Fashioned From Shsets OF Copper by
an Ingenious Process,

Fashioned From Sheets of Copper by
an Ingenious Process,
From start 10 finish the making Of
m army bugle is process Of much
Ingenuity and interest. \ bugle may
DOT ut first sight present striking re
SemblanCe TO its cousin. the coach
horn. but one is practically curled
dp version of the other. for before the
ougle is bent into shape it consists OF
narrow tube tfty-one inches long.
In the first stage OF manufacture the
ougle is cut out OF sheet copper and
oiled into two thin cylinders. technic-
ally known us the bell" and the
branch" The narrow tube. which in
The. bell is gradually shaped out on
moldS until the opening is the regular
four inches in diameter 1t is then
spun" on wonderful machine. aud
an expert workman takes the rough
edges or the copper.
Both sections are afterward filled win
iGOlten lead preparatory TO the bendin:
sage, and it is this solid Stutiing
which prevents the tube breaking in
,ha process and allows ii TO keep it's
shape. The expert workman, with the
ak. Of n formidable lever and hammer.
bends the bugle into the familiar
shape. the lead being subsequently
aaelted out at 81 charcoal furnace after
which the instrument is sent of To the
pO.ishers.
Ohe of the most intricate parts of the
bugie is the mOuthpiece. which is made
of nickel silver and turned out ON n
special lathe. With the mouthpiece
Fixed the instrument is ready for the
testing oom.-PearSon's Weekly
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Food For Punsters.

y cont see how Fussleigh gets any
enjoyment ont Of his food. He's diet
ing. you know"
Yes
HE uses this new mathematical
masticatory' system"
Good gracious, what's that? So
many chews TO the nouthful?"
NO. He eats beans by the dozen.
rice by the grain. fish by the perch
and spaghetti by the yard
Does he seem better?"
'Measurably so" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
THE VOICE AND THE STAGE.
Being a Good EIocutionist Does Not
Make a Good Actor


Make a Good Actor.
Of al the things TO eSchew, elocu-
ton school6 stand first. Actors should
know nothing of the rules of elocutiOD
as taught in any school of which have
ever heard. l can always tell at the
first glance whether an actor is Il stu
dent of elocution. No good elocuuOnist
was ever good actor. That is, ma good
reciter-and elocution schools produce
only reciters-is ever good actor.
Reciting and acting are two entirely
different arts. The reciter is never
natural, never can be. Awhile ago one
of the most distinguished professors of
elocution in America-he had the chair
of elocutiOn at one of our biggest uni
verSities-came to bean. actor. 1t was
thought that he would be something
wonderful because of his knowledge
and gift of elocution.. He went back
to teaching. He could do that better
than most. but his acting was bad. All
the rules Of elOcutiOn an. actor ever
needs can be obtained in singing les
sons.
NOW, proper enuncldCioni OF words
is different matter. An actor should
not have to be taught that, but If he
does need it it. is pretty bad need
and he should never rest until he has
lost all slovenly habits. Some of my
friends think am too severe on this
point. / am not. One cannot be too
severe. 1t is clean cut work. perfect
in its smallest details. that makes for
perfect illusion on the stage, and / am,
always for such work.-Henrtetta
CrOSman in Centur7
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Wonderful Memories.

We are told that Pascal never for
got anything he had seen, heard or
thought Avicenna could repeat by
rote the entire Koran when he was
ten years old, and Francis Suarez had
the whole of st. Augustine in his mem
ory. In three weeks Scaliger. the IA
nous scholar, committed to memory
every line of the "IHad' and the
odyssey" Another scholar, Justus
Lipsius, offered to repeat the "Histo-
ries" Of Tacitus without mistake on
forfeit of his life.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
ROMANCE IN GEOGRAPHY.
Names That Speak OF Achievement and
90 Desperate Need.

Geography is II fascinating study.
The history Of the human race is writ
ten in large characters on the earth's
surface for the seeing eye.
Most people know that Pixies peak
commentaries the explorations of a
daring young officer early in the last
century. But how many know that in
the name Of the Bill Williams river
fingers the only memorial to famous
trapper and Indian fighter Of Kit Car
sons time, to whom the Rocky noun
tain country was an open book before
even Fremont ''blaZed the trail'' to the
Pacific
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Pure Bred Arab Horses.

In Cairo there is Il society for pre-
serving the pure bred Arab horse. Il
is said that recent changes in the lives
and habits Of the Bedouins have re
suited in the deterioration OF these
horses. y practical horSeman IF wide
experience says that rs Il rule the Arab
horse is now no better treated than our
own horses, whatever may have been
true of the old days when such poems
as The Arab TO His Steed" were writ
ten.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
5Uyinc Wives.

Wives are stl!i obtained by purchase
in some parts Of Russia IN the dis
trict Of Kamyshin, or tie Yolga this
is practically the only way in which
marriages are brought about The price
Of a pretty girl from Il well 10 do fam
lily ranges from 500 to $500.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
OBSERVATION.

1t is the close observation of little
things which is the secret of success
In business, IN art, In science and
in every pursuit In life. Human
knowledge is but an accumulation
Of small facts made by successive
generations of men-the little bits
of knowledge and experience care
fully treasured up by them growing
at length into a mighty pyramid
Samuel Smiles.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Thereby Hangs a Tale.

Nature Faker-Why do the leaves
turn red in autumn? Freshman-Its
the established law of creation. Ma
ture Faker-You're wrong. They have
to BLUSH when they think how green
they've ,been.-BrunOnian.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Child OF Ills Own Brain.

"Johnson needn't be mad because the
teacher criticised his boys composition.
The boy will improve"
You don't appear to understand.
Johnson wrote the composition him
self. kansas City Star.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
ErInk Picrtn of Water

y ROumanian scientist claims that
any one can live to be 100 years old
barring accidents, if he drinks enough
water. He declares he has discovered
that old age is due to u decrease in
the amount Of water in the system
AMI that Father Time may be check
mated by systematic water drinking
during middle age
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
His Occupation.

What does your father dof"
whatever mother tells him"
Il mean what's h75 OccupatiOn?'
"Oh, his occupation. Pas a cOnfia-
grafton ejector; puts out fires. you,
know. Boston Transcript.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Younu Waran Taxes Poison.

PiytE>ursh. June 29.-4Irs. Emma G.
EIarCen, aged nineteen, 5 alleged t.
have attem~tad suicide in her homo.
sol Sandusky street, by drinking
poison. ii 5 said that because her
husband, Michael Marreu, refused I;
so TO an amusement park with her she
became despondent.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Veteran Drops Dead Driving Auto.

WilliamsQort, Pa, June 29.-.t
Horace Rogers, siXty-nIne years old
Civil war veteran and prominent res
dent Of Picture Rocks, was fatal
stricken and died while driving his
automobile. Another mCtOrist passed
by when the man lost control of his
car ald. quickly stopping his machine
ran to Rogers car ard shut off III,
power.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
STRENUOUS Love,

do yer love me. Erb?"
Love yer. Liza! should jest thinb
does. Why, if yer ever gives me uu
I'll murder yer. can't say mOre'n
that. can I?"-LondOn Punch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
= sure Proof,

"The new family who have just
moved in have something i'll their lives
they want to hide"
why do YOU think so:"
Because their hired girl is deaf and
dumb. b.'-Baltimor American.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Same Way.

How did you ficd dear old Broad
way"
That way yet"
What way"
old and dear. Leader.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Very MoNinn.

Talk about moving things with a
derr1ck-the most powerful thing
known to move man Is a wOman'g
eyes.-Florida Times Onion.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-26
VALE BAND COMES
TO BOOST CELEBRATION

The Vale band gave concert In
the park Tuesday evening, boosting
the Pioneers Day Celebration at
Vale tomorrow. and the Better Bah
les Contest. on this week. Every
one was invited 10 come To Vale for
the Better Babies Show and also for
the celebration Friday. u. 5. Sen
ators Harry Lane and George H.,
Chamberlain & will he ON hand To
speak and a big program will occupy
the whole day. A barbecue will be
held at noon to which all are invited.
The band gave an excellent
though short program. About three
hundred Ontario people were In the
park To listen TO the concert.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-26
homer's Birthplass.

Chios Is the most probable biz tn
place of Homer and shows the blind
bard's cradle. school. house and tomb
Near the poets alleged school says
shop bearing across the front the coax
Ing saying of Iiecuba To Hector, Wine
doth vastly increase the strength OF a
weary man" Although almost exter-
minated by the terrible massacre OF
ls22. the people of Chios are the most
prosperous In the Levant. Nearly all
leading Greek bankers aud merchants
hail from this island. and the well
known families of Rail- aud Rodocana'
shi are OF ChiOt origin.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-26
Why It's "t+orsep chss,nu,

A generally accepted reason why the
horse chestnut Is so called is on nc
count OF tho resemblance TO a horse
shoe that Is 10 he found when the
twlgs OF the tree are SLICED obliquely
In the south We may admire the bloom
OF this early towering Tree, but In the
brth, in certain parts of Yorkshire,
aothers pay more regard 10 the nut.
Shich, when grated. they hold TO be
IN infalliblc cure for whooping cough,
London Chronicle.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-26

The Oregon club tennis team met
defeat Tuesday evening at the hands
of the team from Riverside addition,
II. h. Cockrum and Swagler played
for the Oregon club and Peterson
aud Smith for Riverside, The score
was 3 to q and d To 3.