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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

two wires Of different metals-either
platinum and silver or bismuth and
silyer-and covering the junction
with notwithstanding surface painted
with lampblack.
The wire used is so fine that 1t can
scarcely be seen without the aid OF q
reading glass, and the absorbing sur
face is about the size Of pinhead.
Wizards Wee Window.
This battery is Enclosed in glass
cell with a window of huorite. A
vacuum is maintained in the cell. and
1t Is placed In telescope SO that the
light of the star to be observed is TO
cussed upon the huorite window.
The tiny battery, or thermo-couple,
Is connected with a tangent galvan-
ometer, which is Enclosed in an Rrmor
of soft Swedish iron to protect 1t
from extraneous magnetic nfiuence.
Thus the amount of current gener-
ated in the thermo-coupleb by the heat
of the star is measured by the gal
yanometer. Within the galvanomete
suspended upon fine thread Of spun
quartz
Some distance IN front of the win
dow In the galyanometer a scale Is
set up with strong light upon It
This scale is reflected in the little
mirror. which is observed through q
microscope.
There is tiny dot upon one side
OF the face of the mirror. Fhe geper
alton of current in the therrno-couple
causes the quartz thread to twist
turning the mirror from side to side
aud this DETECTION is measured upon
the reflected image of the scale.
Hearing from the Stars.
Now, as we know-or at least as we
have been taught to belieye-heat is
mode of motion. So is sound.
which prompts Mark Teliair to ask
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Do CLEAR SKIES Really RAIN? ?

Prof. Gustav HeIimann. In q 70
cent publication OF the Pr,lssian
Mateorological Institute. sees in the
conception OF the. ssrein merely the
survival ef the old-fashtoned belief
that evening dew falls from the
(clearl sky, and he finds that the.
seran OF early French writer's was
Identical with that "evening damp
nesss which was supposed to be In
furious to human health.
It still remains possible that rain
may sometimes fall from clear
sky. though this Is not likely ta be
a phenomenon peculiar to the early
evening. Some cases can be sex-
planned as due to the eblique falling
of raindrops. carried horizontally by
the wind. when the clouds from
which they came have passed away.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

placed on porches. in tents. or IN
large. airy, we'll ventilated rooms.
Cold feet and spratned Joints had
to be remedied at times before walk
ing in sleep and other manifestations
ceased. One youngster suffered ZOE
six months before a hospital surgeon
hit upon the point of Irritation. II
hinged upon disease beginning in the
hip Joint.
Don't Get Excited.
The emotional excuses associated
with certain homes and households
were found guilty sources in children
and adolescents. Bad teeth, adenotds.
ragged tonsils, heart Infections, acute
Joint fevers, tuberculous troubles Of
the lungs and bones have. all insti7
gated nightmares, and must be sought
for when these nocturnal visitattons
are present.
A not infrequent and far from limo
cent. originator of the trouble is gam,
bling, violent. and exciting plays.
stories or activity Just before bed
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

DoETS. like scientists, differ "
their ideas about darkness and
light. nighttime and daylight
Thus one writes: "Oh, mysterious
night! Thou art not silent; many
tongues hast thou!r To which Long
fellow replies: How absolute and
omnipotent is the silence Of night!
And yet the stiffness seems almost
audiblei From all the measureless
depth of air around us comes hnlf-
sound, a half-whfsper. as II we could
hear the crumbling and falling away
of earth and all created things. in the
great miracle Of nature. decay and re-
production. ever beginning, never
ending-the gradual lapse and run
ming of the sand In the great hour
glass OF Timel"
The man given to strenuous night
mares naturally will give an entirely
different Interpretation than either
of these two. Which causes us to
speculate as to how really great
poet would illumine with his magic
of expression such curious Attic
tion.
Several explorations and researches,
however, show that nightmares arise
from multitude of fountain heads.
one boy whose parents tried for
weeks to cure him of Nightmares was
finally relieved by the discovery OF
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Why We Have Those
SLEEP TROUBLES
Called NIGHTM
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE F4IRsHBERG
q M NJ D. fIohns Hopkinsl.

' I
an unusually obseryant physician.
who found he had an itching dandruft
Of the scalp When this apityriasis"
Of the head was cured the Nightmares
stopped as ifby magic.
Bad Dream. in His Teeth.
Another. q well known manufact-
urer, upon the advice OF all the clint-
cal professors and 1926 per consulta.
ton experts yainly had given up the
white lights" Holsters, cards, late
suppers and other things Was cured.
one fine week, by thinking dentist,
who discovered a source of chronic
disturbance in three teeth affected by
pyorrhoea-
Books, as might be expected. cau-
ton doctors when Nightmares occur.
to look for some arrangement of the
digestive apparatus" Mothers who
do not read medical advice blame tae
afaiction on worms. In an extern
siye Investigation recently made such
antique excuses were not discovered
once In 500 EXAMPLES.
Strange to tell. the commonest
causes OF nightmare were determined
to be faulty quantities or kinds OF
bed clothing. Too little bed covering
was oftener at the bottom of the
trouble than too much, but the latter
was also frequently at fault
Several persons were relieved when
made to sleep alone in single beds
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
r-HE report of the United States

"HE report OF the United States
commissioner OF fisheries calls
= attention to the desirability
Of developing widespread interest In
pond culture, both In artihcially con-
structed fish ponds and In the nat
uraI inland waters of small area in
This country, Thousands Of acres OF
land unsuitable for agriculture or
other established industries might
he made. to yield fish. and this move
ment might help to bring DOWN the
cost of living.
''It is very common to see pehds'
swamps and small sheets of water
lying useless, and marshy meadows
producing nothing except small
quantity of Inferior grass" says the
commissioner with small
amount of labor and capital such
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

TT may not mean much to you to be
told a machine has been invented
that can measure the heat of the
stars millions Of miles away, but
when the proposition is given IA
terms of familiar things one, in q
measure. appreciates the marvel of
the contrivance. Suppose q German
soldier, thinking himself shielded
from observation, struck a match to
light his pipe, but that three-foor
reflector, on a mountain So miles
away, caught his image with the
little, flaming light-then. with a
maryellous instrument, would the OBJ
server be able to tell exactly the
heat Of the flame.
Or IL n candle were burning at the
same point its heat also would be &C
curately recorded Now, Ii we could
reflect our temperatures with the
same luminosity OF Nikola Tesla
when he passed tremendous electric
current through his body before the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia,
then could this uncanny instrument
So miles away take the temperature
many times more accurately than the
skilled near at hand observer. In
fact. it can measure as minute an
amount as one-millfonth OF degree!
Triumph of Little Things.
Sirius, the Celestial furnace" be
ing 40 times hotter than the sun, and
having an atmosphere of glowing
hydrogen, is so far away that it's stu
nendous heat cannot effect any known
thing save the magical metre of w.
w. Coblentz of the United States
bureau of standards, who demon
strated his invention at the Lick OBJ
servatory, Mt. Hamilton. Cal. 1t is
called a radiation pyrometer, and the
thermo-electric battery used is, per-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
A Handy HANDLE for BOXES
TRAVELLING salesman who
has a knack for figures has
estimated that during a single

~ SSe-ASe$NS4~r-~
~ has a knack for figures has
estimated that during single
year the stores of the country. in put
ting up boxes and packages, use
more than a billion little wooden
handles to facilitate their. carriage
by purchasers. Now IL these handles
were sold at wholesale five for cent.
they would represent an outlay by
the stores of 100000. money given
away without return.
We do<not youch for the correct
ness of these figures, but we will ac-
cept that they fairly approximate the
facts for the purpose OF drawing at
tention to the arrangement of an in
ventive citizen of Elyrta, o.. destined
to cut into the wooden handles use
and simplify the process of packing
for waiting purchasers.
This new kind OF a pasteboard box
can be snapped together and locked
by the handle, which is also of PASTE
board. The handle ia simple and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Nightmares Are Often the Result of Too Little or
Too Much Bed Covering Particularly the Former.

time. These often escape dlscoV
cry. except in such a painstaking
investigation as was just made. a.e,v
Nightmares are. after all. ms asaa
an advanced degree OF disturb disturb
physical dreams. Prof Morley N OH
an eminent Norwegian psycnolos s,is
was able to produce experimen.. aar.
every stage of dreamy sleep roaA
tossing and pitching, active dreams,
restlessness. night terrors' nlsn.
mares, to nearly complete insomnia,
by the insertion of pieces OF cotton ~
the nostril, tickling the throat. tyine
the arms, pinching the toe, tickn VIZ
the sole, applying Ice OF heat to me
skin, or melting other local conlas.
and Disturbances upon the sleeper :
anatomy.
From Submerged conseiou'ness.
Psychoanalyststs Of the Freud'
Bleular schools Of psychology nave
also traced some nightmares to the
long suppressed and unfnihllea
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
: 1ET1T1ANs commenting on
modern reoklesspess in eat

~ IETITIANS commenting on
modern reoklessness in eat
ing. quote the remark OF
Seneca. the Roman philosophers.
Man does not die. he kills himself"
Originally made to live 1000 years.
man has fallen to an average OF only.
one-third OF a century.
It has taken 5000 years. the author
tiles tell us, to develop a race that
will live, by hook or by crook. sas long
as SO years, which IL given az the
present day average. The blame IL
placed upon our disregard OF plain
honesty in Twins.
we scorn everything natural and
surrender to artificial qualifications
and Indulgence that tend to ruin tina
natural health OF the body: Our dis
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

TN English dictionaries we find the
word serein defined as q fine rain
= which sometimes falls from a
clear sky shortly after sunset The
werd Is French. but has become the
International designation in meteoro-
logical works Tor this alleged .phe-
nomenon, which Is always described
as quite rare.
Has the phenomenou real exist
ence?
The fact that stereotyped de-
scription OF 1t has been passed on
from one meteorological writer to
another since the latter part of the
18th century is by no means con.
elusive evidence on this point, TO.
science has perpetuated many
myths by the process of refteratfon-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
WHY FISH May Be Raised on FARMS

pIaces might be transformed into
ponds which, aside .rom their value
for fish culture, would be OF mate
rial benefit to farmers as reservoirs
for the storage OF water for irriga-
ton during periods of drought"
Young fish for stocking ponds and
all necessary advice and instruc-
lions can be obtained free of cost
by Uncle SANS farmers by address,
ing tie commissioner Of iishertes in
Washington.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

In the last three months of 1914,
16,575,O17 pounds of cocoa was ex-
ported from the United Kingdom,
more than the total for the whole
of the year 1913.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
How MANS Living Habits Kill Him

erection cannot be trusted 60 do the
common obvious thing.
It is pointed out that animals live
longer on natural food than on mans
mixture. A sick horse turned cut to
pasture will get well. land If fed on
bran. oats and other food nrsscsgbeA
by man he dies.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
How the u. S. LOSES So, 10000 Year in BABIES

containers bearing label reading
"Not for babies" This would pro-
tect the mother, the baby and the
honest dairyman. Skinned milk Is
no more food for babies, declared
the doctor, than ground corncobs is q
proper cereal for adults.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

A child of 8 feet should weigh
q little more than 2s pounds. and up
to feet 2 pounds more for each inch
OF height. Thence the increase Is
Il pounds.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

4 Spanning . distance Of two miles
and seyanty-three yards, the Tay
bridge, in Scotland. Is the longest
bridge In the world.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

strong and inexpensive. IL will not
add greatly to the cost of manufact-
uring the box-not nearly so much as
the familiar wooden handle twisted
into the cordfng; neither does it add
to the general bulk In storing the
sections OF the box
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

AT least half a Dozen hairdress-
ing entertainments In London en-
,ploy lady BARRIERS.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Lively Exercise Of Excite
ment Immediately Preced-
ing the Sleep Time Is Often
q Cause Of Nightmares.

wishes Of a lifetime. Uncopsc!ousiy
these. dampened and occult aisap-
pointments rise to the surface Of COZ:
seriousness In sleep. and the battles Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

regulation Of the sale OF skimmed
milk. This product has Its legitimate
place, but dealers should not be per.
mitted to sellit tomothers for babies
He recommended that sales OF
skinned milk be permitted only in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Arrows Suggest Three Ere
o1,ent Seats OF Trouble That
NAV Cause Nightmares-the
Brain Teeth and Stomach.

bygone years ARE fought over again.
Plainly. such nightmares are a most
unpleasant type, and should be. as
they are. cured by q psycho,analysis.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

The Indian girls OF Arizona show.
their unmarried state by dressing
their hair In the form OF squads
blossom. which Is changed after
marriage
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Covent Garden. London's great
est vegetable and fruit market,
was once convent garden owned
by the monks of Westminster.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
YACHT AND BOAT
CLUB HOUSE

The Devils Lake Yacht &; Boat Club
have started the erection Of club
house at the Chautauqua grounds, and
the same will be rushed to completion
so as to be ready to use when the
boating season opens this year. Eel
seth & johnson have the contract.
The plans call for a building 40x50
feet, two stories high, the main part
being about 30x40 feet and the bal
ance to be screened for porches. It is
located just west of the tennis grounds
It will be complete with fire place
and when finished will be a neat and
attractive building, and will not only
add much to the Chautauqua grounds
but will be a source of much pleasure
for members of the club.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
LAKE5NoR1H DAKOTA. THURSDAY.
FARMERS OF TEN
ARE BUNC0ED

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside woman, living in Gulf
coast state, describes as follows how
farmers in her part of the country are
swindled:
"a few weeks ago our community,
and in fact the whole rural population
of the county, was canvassed by two
men who claimed to be noted opticians.
They sold one or more pairs of glasses
at every house where one of the in
mates wears glasses. The price was:
Cheap glasses, $40; best glasses 500.
These glasses are just such as To-
cal optician sells for $3.50 to $500 a
pair. Although the cry OF hard
ii, cs' is N the mouth of every farm
er, these doctors" carried off enough
cash to keep themselves in first-class
style for many months.
In the spring an agen. t,aversed
the country selling patent medicines,
salves, liniments, etc. He told his
customers he would notify them by
post what day to meet him in town the
following November for their goods.
"Strange to say that, although oul
little town can boast Of only three
hundred inhabitants and the surround
ing country is settled up by conc
horse" farmers, that patent medicine
man stood on the station platform that
November day and collected $1,000 at
a moderate estimate. He stopped in
every little twon on the railroad fol
collections, and must have relieved oul
county alone of $4,000. These arc
only two instances, but there are many
others"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
Jury BELIEVES
STATEMENTS BY
COLONEL TRUE
AFTER BEING OUT MANY HOURS
THEY GIVE FULL VERDICT FOR
DEFENDANT. ...

Syracuse, N. Y, May 27.-The jury
trial Of the William Barnes suit for
libel against Colonel Roosevelt today
returned verdict in favor of the de-
, fendant, after considering over II
hours the question Of placing all costs
upon the plaintiff.
The jury believes everything that
Roosevelt charged is true, therefore
the paintiff not having been libeled,
is entitled to no damages.
Colonel Thanks Them.
After the announcement of the ver-
dict, the attorney for Barnes objected
to its receipt. The objection was over
ruled, the jury was thanked by Justice
Andrews, and then filed out into the
jury room.
Roosevelt broke off hand shaking
and followed the jury, shaking the
hand of each man, saying: "In my
whole life shall work in the interest
of the public and none of you gentle
men shall ever have a chance to say
! have done otherwise"
Photographed With Jury.
The Colonel was then photographed
with the jury. After being photo
graped, the Colonel added to the jury
81 was moro moved by the verdict than
is possible for me to express. None
of you will ever have cause to regret
your action. l was especially graft
fled when verdict came from a jury
composed of men of every politica
faith"
Questionable Juror O. II.
The foreman Of the jury announce
the verdict for the defendant. The1
the jury was polled. Ten Jurors ans
wered for the defendant, and then thu
clerk hesitated, and called the name O.
Edward Burns, who voted for thu
plaintiff yesterday.
Burns arose, and in a deep voice
said: "For the defendant" The 12tl
juror gave the same answer.
Roosevelt was elated. Before tht
verdict, the court warned against dem
onstrations. Despite this some stoo,
on chairs and waved their arms, bu
there was no applause.
The foreman said forty ballots wer
taken before the verdict finally wa
agreed upon.
A crowd gathered at the doors O
the court house and cheered Juro
Burns as he left the building.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
FARGO SHR|h[RS
:. CELEBRATE
Ell ZAGEL TEMPLE PLANS ON
ENTERTAINING VISITING NO
BLES.

Illustrious Potentate T. L. Gage and
the other officials of Ell Zagel Temple
are planning a big Shrine celebration
here June 4th. There will be large
class for initiation at that time and
visiting mobiles from Minnesota, South
Dakota and all over North Dakota are
expected in attendance. Hhe cere
monial session will follow a parade in
the afternoon and banquet at 6 p. m.
On this occasion the new addition to
the Masonic temple will be opened for
the first time. This addition to the
temple makes it the second largest in
the entire United States used exclu-
sively for Masonic purposes. Ar
rangements will also be completed fo1
the trip on a special train to the I'm
perial council at Seattle July 9th to
20th.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
MAKE YOUR
own LUCK

In the June American Magazine R.
w. Lardner writes another amusing
baseball story. This month he dis
cusses Ty Cobb, the famous Detroit
baseball player who came into the big
league from Georgia. Following is an
extract from what Larder writes of
Cobb:
GAIL my life I have been hearin'
about the slow, easy-going Southerner.
Well, Ty's easy-going, all right-like
a million dollar tourin' car. But if the
Southerners is slow, he must be kid
din us when he says he was born down
South. He must come from up there
where Doc. Cook pretty near got to.
"You say you've heard ball players
talk about how lucky he was. Yes, he
lis lucky. But it is because he makes
his own luck. If he's got a horse
shoe, he's his own blacksmith. You
got to have the ability first, and the
luck'll string along with you. Look at
Connie Mack and John D. and some O.
them fellas".
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-05-27
D. |. GETS NEXT
ENCAMP

The Twenty-sixth Annual encamp-
ment Of the North Dakota depart
ment of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public has been in session at Minot
this week with good attendance. It
was a great gathering for the old vet
Grams. The membership at the close
Of the last year in this state was only
21S, and is growing smaller each year.
The next encampment will be held
in Devils Lake, probably in June next
year, an invitation being extended by
the Commercial Club and was unan-
imously accepted.