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as We have any proof of
 mat IL can remain that long has been well known to US by the evidence curiously given to us by the seals themselves. They have a habit of turning themselves head down in the sea, with their hind fiippers lifted up entirely out of the water completely reversing their normal attitude when rising to breathe and survey. This habit is to enable them better to scratch their sides and loins with the fore fiippers than they can when not thus inverted, because the hair and fur open better in this queer position un- der water when rubbed by their flip pers. A great many stop-watch rec ords have been made Of the time un- der water which a seal would keep it's head when thus scratching. and the limit of four to five minutes was ire Quently m de never longer.
 With reference to the powers 0. Ge- struction, of course our fur seal boat has no torpedo tubes. but 1t can and does shoot its mouth off-' at fish with deadly certainty.
 In this connection it is interesting to note that seals do not catch fish by pursuit Of them-not at all; they shoot down. from above. upon ,he backs. or up from below, to strike at the bel. lies Of their finny prey.
 How fast these rhocine submarines can speed up under he stimulus Of ex. citement or fear no one knows. But 1t is well known when a vessel is con- ing down before a gale of wind from the islands. logging l4 to l6 knots, that bevy of fur seals will often fol- low the ship for hours. md repeatedly swim by it. swim around 1t. and then re- new the chase and circling Of It, Henry w. Elliott in New York Times
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WILL UNCLE SAM OWN CARS?
Decision Rests Upon Result of Postal Department investigation In
 St. Louis.

On the report of Post once depart ment officials regarding an investiga- tion in St Louis largely will rest the decision of the postmaster general as to whether there will be a mail col lection service with government. owned vehicles in St. Louis and other large cities.
 Many bidders for contracts have been wondering at the delay of the post office department in awarding contracts for which bids had been received some time ago. notably in the cases of St. Louis, Chicago. Cleve- land, Cincinnati and other big cities in the middle West section, for screen wagon service and other features of the collection and delivery of mails.
 The chief reason for the delay Is the desire of Postmaster General Burle- son for a service with government. owned vehicles in St. Louis and Chi cago. in the belief that if the scheme can be worked successfully in those cities it can be adopted anywhere else He has a concrete example be- fore him in a report made by Otto Praeger. postmaster of Washington, who, with Chief Inspector Coombs, was in St. Louis looking into the situ- ation. This report deals with the first experiment with government-owned vehicles made in this country by Post master Praeger in Washington. under authority of congress
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IT SlUGS HARD. Coffee a Sure and Powerful Bruiser.

Let your coffee slave be denied his sup at it's appointed timei Headache sick stomach-fatigue. I know it all in myself. and have seen 1t in othera Strange that thinking, reasoning be- ings will persist in its use," says To- peka man.
 He says further that he did not be- gin drinking coffee until he was twen- ty years old. and that slowly 1t began to poison him, and affect his hearing through his nervous system.
 Finally, quit coffee and the condi. tions slowly disappeared, but one cold morning the smell of my wife's coffee was too much for me and I took a cup. Soon l was drinking my regular allowance. tearing down brain and nerves by the daily dose of the nefa. rfous beverage.
 Later, l found my breath coming hard, had frequent fits of nausea, and then I was taken down with bilious fever.
 Common sense came to me, and quit coffee for good and went back to Postum- l at once began to gain and have had no returns of my bilious symptoms, headache, dizziness or yer. tigo.
 q now have health, bright thoughts, and added weight. where be- fore there was invalidism and the blues.
 My brother quit coffee because of its effect on his health and now uses Postum. He could not stand the nerv- ous strain while using coffee, but keeps well on Postum." Name given by Postum O., Battle Creek. Mich.
 Postum comes in two forms:
 Postum cereaI-the original form must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack. ages.
 Instant Postum-a soluble powder dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter. and with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. BOG and soc tins.
 Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup.
 There's a Reason" for Postum.
 -ssfd by Grocers.
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SPARK PLUG.
Condition That Frequently Will Make For Troublesome
 Smoking Exhaust.
HOW TO DO AWAY WITH IT
Many Causes Are Apt to Give Rise to Most Annoying State Of Affairs. But All Can Be Dealt
 With by the Man
 Who Knows.

A smoking exhaust is not always due to the use of too large an amount of oil. particularly with the engine that relies wholly upon the splash or all loss system of fabrication. Even some other systems give trouble which is indicated by the first and sec ond cylinders being overiubricated. a condition generally learned from fouled spark plugs. As rule trouble is not experienced with the rear cylin- ders.
 Usually the expert advocates the fit ting of new and patent piston rings and new pistons. but these sometimes fail to cure the trouble. One of the most common causes of overiubrica- tion of the first and second cylinders of the motor fabricated by the splash system is illustrated in the accom- panying drawing. The line C indf- cates the level in the crankcase while that from A to B shows what should be the proper level.
 The condition illustrated by the level C exists with large number of motors, and is usually caused by the front springs settling. which results in the front end of the crankcase being lower than the rear. Under such con ditions the connecting rods of the first and second will dip deeper into the oil than the third and fourth as indicated
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Colorado.

Boulder county reports the location of &6.000 per ton gold ore in the Liv. ingston mine.
 The work of retimbering and repair. ing the Fortune shaft at LeadvilIe is being rushed to comrietion.
 The Hope shaft, near the head of East Seventh street. Leadville, Is now producing a heavy tonnage of high grade iron.
 Rapid progress is being made with the equipping of the giant dredge- boat now floating on Derry lake. Lead vile district.
 Several parties from Aspen have gone into the new gold district near Thomasyille, according to the latest reports from there.
 Cripple Creek reports that Fish & Harris. leasing on the 700-foot level of the Findicator, are maintaining a heavy output of ore.
 The Mountain Top mine in Ouray county several weeks ago shipped its first car of ore to the Salida smelter which brought return of $f,ss135 on he 46,505 pounds shipped.
 In the Leadville district the reopen. ing of the Fortune mine in the Big Evans section by James McNeece will undoubtedly prove to be a moving fac. tor in the future condition of the camp.
 Cripple Creek reports that the main shaft of the famous Strong mine has reached a depth of 1850 feet. The Strong mine has been one of the big yest producers of the east end of the Cripple Creek district for a score of years.
 One Of the best mineral finds made in years in the Raven Hill country Is reported from the W. P. II. prop erty, where Clutch and associates are operating under lease The ore vein is said to have a width of four feet, while the screenings are reported as grabbing around eight ounces or s1so ton in gold.
 In the second quarter of this year the Camp Bird mill at Ouray handled 1929 tons of ore. Revenue from bull. lion and concentrate reached $1s7,992. while the working expenses were S7s, 72o. leaving 1I30,0o0 net profit.
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Unioue Club Formed.

Most of the farmers and automobil- ists residing near Bothell. Wash, have formed an organization which is called the Chuck Hole club" Each mem Der of the club pledges himself to boost the good roads movement in ev- cry way and to personally see that at least one chuck hole Is filled up once a month A few such organizations are needed badly. in nearby territory in Virginia. During the winter months when the farmer has more time than in summer and the horses need exer else it would be splendid idea to repair a short section of the road ad- icining his property. It would not take many weeks before the road would be in good shape and provide easy hauling for the teams when spring sets in.
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hiis its lungs with air Literally com pressed). turns its head down, and. with its powerful fippers, drives it be- low the surface to the depth of five or ten feet, then ahead on that level; thus submerged. the body of the seal ghdes through the water as swift iy as swallow in the air-it is van ishing streak to our eyes.
 How long 1t remains thus submerged when travelling, no one has any def. nite knowledge, but the best consensus of opinion gives 1t rise a intervals of every three or four minutes to breathe
 that is, pause of less than two or three seconds with barely more than its nose and eyes above the surface, for exhalation and renewed inhalation when Jown goes the trim body to speed ahead again.
 When our submarines were first brought out. a trip of more than 800 miles from base was the utmost limit of their cruising. Today. they have been so perfected by the Germans that We know they can cruise safely more than 5000 miles from that base. There fcre, in this connection 1t is interest ing to know that the fur seal makes a
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New Mexico.

The mines of the state will have an exhibit at the state fair at Albu- querque.
 The Brown oil well near Artesia will be put in shape to supply fuel for the plaster company at Oriental.
 The Black Cloud mine at Mazda, lena is shippingg a car of ore every four days and it is testing out ill good shape.
 New Mexico produced 5s.97i fine ounces of gold, valued at sl,2ls. .000l and 1.771, 300 fine ounces of silver. valued at s979.500. in 1914.
 The Royal John Mining Company, with office at Deming. John C. Wat son, agent, has filed incorporation pa. pers, the capital stock being s250.000, and 5000 of it paid in. There are 25.o0O shares at sl0 each.
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Arizona.


 New machinery is to be installed on the Payroll mine at Chloride.
 Report comes from the Detroit mine in Bobtail basin that the shaft that Is now being sunk to the 100 level is all in ore of high grade. This ore gives average assay of s20 gold, ten ounces silver and fifteen per cent lead.
 That the Duquesne mine will shortly open up on full time with the com pletion of their mill and the proved success of the Notation process, is the prediction at Patagonia of mining en- gineers who have visited the property. One of the greatest bodies of ore ever found in a mine in Wallapai mining district is reported from the 200 level of the Tennessee mine. The drift north on that level is said to be in solid galena and of such width that no walls are in sight.
 Because of the Copper Queen smelt' CT speeding up pits production and outputting over 11,000,O00 pounds of copper, the August smelter record a, Douglas bettered tha; of the previous month by about 2,000.000 pounds. II stood at approximately 1s,70o, 900 for the two plants.
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Deer pitehes Motor Car.

While Theodore Meskey of Bridge port was driving his runabout car along the State road near North Sa lem this afternoon Q deer dashins across the roadway struck one of the front wheels, swerving the car into a ditch. Meskey was thrown out and escaped with bruises.
 The deer lost its footing when it struck the machine. turned a so-aer. sauit. regained it's feet and ran into the woods near by. It was apparently uninjured.
 It is believed the deer escaped frog, the range Of John D. RockefeIler's es- tate at Pccantico Hills few days ago. Mount Kisco (N. Y.) Dispatch to New York Times.
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Potomac Was Threater;..y 10 Cut A.-.i1r ..,s ..noIe 6iuH-Good En-
 pineerins Work.

The high plun on which stands Mount Vernon, the home of our first president, has for years been in dan ger of gradually sliding into the Po- tomac.
 This danger became acute few years ago when it was discovered that A new landslide was beginning that threatened to destroy the broad lawn in front of the mansion, if not the foundations of tte mansion itself, and engineering work, recently completed. was begun at that time to save the historic site from further damage.
 The ground slopes from the mansion ,o the edge of the blun, and from this point drops steeply for hundred feet or more to the edge Of the Poto- mac. The river at this point is a wide tidal estuary and the action Of the waves has caused a steady erosion at the foot of the blri.
 Underlying the blun are strata of sand. clay and soft sandstone. which. on investigation, were found to be saturated with water, and this. com h,ned with the erosion of the waves. has resulted in landslides that have doubtless been going on intermittent ly for ages.
 To cure the trouble small drainage tunnel was first driven in the bottom of the sandstone stratum and carried hack from the river front distance of about 20c feet.
 From this tunnel heavy flow Of water Immediately started. and this flow continued for several months. Ali the end of that time the flow d. minished to a moderate amount. and has remained practically constant ever since.
 Tn oreyent further erosion at the
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weight found after the ivory had been unlcaded from the vessel When the ivory was later weighed al the factory of the ultimate importer the weights were lower than those returned by the government officials and approximated the weights contained cn the invoice When the question came before the board of general appraisers. Judge Waite did moi attempt to decide whether ivory is an absorbent o; moisture. but held that the importer had failed to prove his case. So the question remains sn open one
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a submarine has a great advantage over the human boat-it has eyes that can look ahead and around under wa ter-how far. we do not know, but 1t is reasonable to assume that the seals eyes can see as far under water as the eye of camera cen, and which We have the evidence of in good rec ords.
 Then, too. it also has an acute sense of hearing under sea. for we know that the whirring of a propeller s screw will drive all the seals away for miles around a steamer. We know
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MACHINE TO GRIND VALVES
Popular With the Owner of an Automobile.

Valve grinding for the owner who drives and takes care of his own car has always been more or less of te- dious job. It has also been rather diff ficult for the man who grinds his valves to do it correctly, and If he did it was always a full days task. A new machine has been placed on the mar ket that will do away with the tedious work, and at the same time grind ev- cry valve to perfection.
 This appliance will make it possible to grind all the valves of either a four or siS-cylinder car in half an hour, and at the same time give per feet seat for the valve. The appliance is quickly fitted to the motor, and four spindles that resemble a screw driver, or six, in case it is six-cylinder. are inserted in the valve openings. The ends of the spindles fit into the slots in the top of the valve. and by the turning of a small crank the spindles give the valves a one-fifth recipro- eating motion.
 One thing that has always made grinding valves a ticklish job for the private owner has been the inability to get a firm. even measure on the valve. This uneven pressure is bound to produce a valve that will not have a perfect seat. and it is impossible to keep the grinding compound in place between the seat and valve. The ma chine will give an even, steady pres sure and burnish the seats and valves Experience is not necessary to oper- ate one of the appliances. and the man who takes care of his own motor will welcome it's arrival.-Farm Progress.
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Easily Settled.

What's the trouble about the pro gram"
 This prima donna insists that her name be in larger letters than that of the trained chimpanzee."
 Let her have it that way" direct ed the vaudeville manager The monk is intelligent, but he hasn't arrived at :he point where he is going to kick about the way We print his name"
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Nonbiindinq Device.

to the glass Of the lamp for the pur- pose of so influencing the rays that they will practically all be directed on the road or street surface without producing any binding effect upon pe- destriacs or occupants of other ve- hicles. since the rays Of light are di- rected forwardly in a line below the ordinary level of sight-Scientifc American.
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The Way lt Goes.

The girls demand that the men they wed shall be tall and distinguished looking, with curling locks and gold galore, and have perfect dispositions and soulful eyes. dance divinely. De masterful. yet tender. and otherwise more or less resemble Greek gods and heange's. And then they marry US poor, skinny. blunder ng. shambling. misshapen. awkward runts. with our sins and foolishness heavy upon us. and look as fondly triumphant. bless 'em. as if they had each won a capital prize! Kansas City Star.
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IVORY ABSORBING MOISTURE

The average person does not asso- ci.,e ivory as an absorber of water, b,,t this quality of the product was brought out in customs case. says sn exchange. The American Express rommpy entered ivory. which 1t ..a,mea had absorbed moisture on the ~ov.,e rom Africa Collector Ma ,one.s men weighed the product and found that fl exceeded the invoiced -.,.h, bv a fair margin The col ,sc1or accordingly took duty on the
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INFLUENCES RAYS OF LIGHT
New Construction of Headlight for Automobiles Does Away With
 Previous Disadvantages.

The device is adapted to be applied to high-power headlights for automo- piles and the like, the device being preferably, although not necessarily, in the nature of an attachment applied
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less Than Human.

Tom. the country six-year-old, pre- senting himself one day in even more than his usual state of dust and dis order. was asked by his mother if he would not like to be a little city boy. and always be nice and clean in white suits and shoes and stockings. Tom answered scornfully: They're not children; they're pets."-Harper's Monthly.
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that because some or the early pelagic sealing vessels were fitted with small auxiliary screws. and these, when put into use. had to be re- moved.
 Then, on the other hand, we find that our submarine boat has one great adyan- tage over its sealing prototype-it can re- main for many hours, yes, days under sea. The seal cannot stay there more than four or five minutes. as far
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HAVE SAVED MOUNT VERNON

foot or the blun through the action of the waves a heavy masonry wall was then built along .he edge O! the river. It is hoped that danger of future slides has been eliminated Popular Mechanics.
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Without Doubt.

Did you see where France is going to make all her fat men do military duty?"
 That confirms the claim that they are going to continue Q stout fight"
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only when wholly sub merged
 Unlike. however. the
 Unterseebot," the fur seal is not fitted for swimming on the surface; it only rises there to survey. to breathe. and 10 sleep; | never attempts to swim with head above water on any course, no matter how short. It rises. when undis- 1urbed or not alarmed, looks about with head an d eek we'll stretched up above the surface Of the sea,
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Makes the laundres- happy-that's Red Gross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
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mas been suggested to us by any form oi natural animal life is not so patent. nouotiess it has often been in the minds Of fishermen and whalers when tempest tossed and severely driven. certainly it you'd be happy ship for them that could be so constructed "nlch would safely dive with all or board to the quiet depths below, there 10 rest content and easy until the
 clouds rolled by" above.
 We have come to regard the soaring aloatross or the condcr as the proto. tSpe or the aeroplsne. When We look TOT a natural model for the submarine we ma it well made in the body of me TUT seal and fully suggested by us method of progression in the sea, Tor lt travels ,bara
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p.psads on the Ripen n.ss

Depends on the Ripen.ss.
 An apple q day keeps the doctor away"
 Not much in those adages," cor1- mented the physician. q mako my vacation money out of green apple cases"
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Too many people are like cider they become sour with age.
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ESTE MINING NEWS
IN 8 R | E E

Metal Market Values. Spelter, St. Louis-$ii.46. Copper. casting Lead, New York-$i.9o. Bar silyer-$0.4SSs.
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Tn Style.

I'd like a stylish loan" What kind is that?"
 "One which is E-shaped.
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SEALSACT MUCH LKESUBMARINE

HAT airships. gliding planes. and aeroplanes nave DSau suggested 10 man by tn, flight Of birds is well under stood
 by us. That the dead, ly submarine Of our present maritime war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-21
ARCHIBALD
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those travelling with me, l asked Prince
Hartzfeldt to prepare me an open letter
stating that l was friendly to their
cause
According to Archibald, he suggested
almost word for word. the letter which
Prince Hartzfeldt wrote, which. he said
ne intended to use only in the event We
were subjected to any local hostile dem.
onstration."
Archibald asserted he did not know
the contents Of the other letters. Am.
passador Dumba's letter, he said. was
delivered to him at the steamer by the
ambassadors secretary. while the pack.
ages he carried for Count Won Bernstorfr
the German ambassador. and Capt. Won
Papen' German military attachee at
washington. were delivered at his hotel.
secret service men who interviewed him
ABOARD the Rotterdam at Quarantine. ac-
cording to Archibald, merely asked if he
mad not been presented with a gold-head-
ed cane or had been asked to deliver a
cane to anyone in Europe before his de-.
parture. Upon his assurance, he said
that he had not, the officers asked no
further questions.
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offensive, however. and another winter
in the trenches may be looked for as
assured.
Intense interest is taken in the Bulga-
rian situation and the efforts Of the OPP
position parties to induce the King and
government to depart from the paths OF
neutrality and join the Entente powers.
1t is believed. however, that despite the
denials the railway agreement with Tur-
key binds Bulgaria to maintain a be-
nevolent neutrality towards Turkey and
the Germanic powers.
A victory for the Italian arms Is claim
ed by Rome in the region of Osteria and
Fiorentini. where a violent Austrian at
tack was repulsed after hours of fu-
rious fighting. In the Plezzo basin sector
inf1ammable shells thrown by the Italians
did much damage around Cozsoca. Over
and in Plezzo, while shells from Italian
batteries caused vast conflagration at
Koritnica, where Austrian troop move
ments had been reported