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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-07-24

The fairest action Of our human
life is scorning to resent an injury.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
Ostrich Forcibly Fed.

The Geological Society Bulletin re-
marks that refusal of food is generally
the first symptom that an animal or
bird is sick. The ostrich is ole of
the most provoking in this respect,
and. if heroic measures be not adopt
ed, sOcn becomes so thin as to become
a prey to some really dangerous all
ment.
\ fine South African ostrich re-
ceived from Arizona at the New York
Geological gardens in Bronx park last
summer refused his breakfast on De-
cember %, 1914. He showed no other
symptoms of illness. A week passed
and he began to look thin. Keeper
George Snyder, at considerable person
al risk, began system Of forci0le
feeding, ramming bolus after bolus OF
food wrapped in lettuce leaves down
the throat of the unwilling bird.
This treatment was kept up for
more than six weeks, and the ostrich
became so accustomed to it that he
ceased to resist On February 6, 1873,
he first eyinced a willingness to fed
himself, and within short time lis
hunger strike was over.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
Look Before You leap.

Listen to this: AT the age of TWEEN.
ty," says a phrenologist, 1.-The head Of
every woman should be clipped close
as the head Of a convict. and care
fully measured. The inches should be
placed on record; then the hair should
be allowed to grow. Women's heads
are a great deal smaller than they
are measured Beautiful hair, lovely
hair, fluffy locks, rebellious tresses
hide a multitude Of chronological
Jumps that every man should know
about before he marries. The male
head as automatically charted by
the halter, looks more like a bear
track then a brain container. What
must the female caput look like? We
are accustomed to judging a man BY
his whole head, and as his hair Is
usually short cropped a tolerably cor.
rect estimate Of his character and
abilities may be arrived at. Not so
with a woman. We Judge her by her
figure and looks. In her garrulous
vivacity she is as unknowable as the
Sphinx in his majestic silence Make
your sWeethearts shave their heads be.
fore you ask for their hands in mar
riage"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
Old Sport of Fa!conry.

Falconry is an ancient sport. 1t ap-
pears to have been known in China
1900 years ago, aIl at an equally
early date in the valleys of the Nile
and Euphrates. The references tC 1t
in Aristotle. Pliny and Martial are
definite. 1t was probably introduced
into England from the. continent IN
the ninth century and was followed
there down to the middle of the seven
teenth century with greater ardor
than any other sport, even than fox
hunting. Falcons we're allotted to men
according to their rank: To the en-
peror, the eagle and vulture; to kings.
the gerfalcons; to earls. the PEREZ
grimes; to yeomen, the gOshawks; to
priests, the sparrow hawks, aud to
servants, the useless kest:els.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
MADE A MATTER OF BARTER
John Wanted Contract to BE Explicit
as to the Ownership Of Those
Trousers.

A village clergyman in England,
walking round his parish, met an old
parishioner. We'll. John" he said,
how is it | have not seen you at
church for several Sundays" "Hain't
got no Sunday trousers" answered
John. Well" said the clergyman,
Il think We can remedy that. | have
a pair at home which will just about
fit you, and | will have them sent to
you today. Thank said John.
The trousers were duly sent, and the
following three Sundays John was
seen at church. Then, after being
absent for some time, the clergyman
again met him. We'll, john" he
said, you have no excuse for not
coming to church lately. How is it
have not seen you there?' Look
here, parson!' said John. Il like a
man to speak plain. | know what you
mean; you're a-thinking about them
trousers. I come to church three Sum
Gays, an, if you don't think earned
them trousers, just tell me how many
more Sundays l shall ha' to come
afore they're mine altogther!"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

To be practical for all the demands
of Journey, long or short, to be com
Portable, are the ends sought for in
this suit of good Wear-resisting serge.
1t IS one Of the plainest and quietest
of models and is presented for the con-
sideratiOn Of those who are preparing
for a summer outing which may take
them over land and sea, in cities or
10 the wilderness.
An easy adjustment to the figure, a
certain masculine severity and sim
plicity of line in this suit, have re-
suited in meeting that demand for a
combination of the smart and practi.
cal
The skirt is plated with a straight
panel down the front and back hay
ing two wide plaits at each side. 1t is
cut ankle length and finished with a
three-inch hem. There are small peck
cts at each side and the waist extends
three inches above the normal waist
sline. The short skirt is the only one
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
DIVINE WORSHIP IN MINES
Workers Underground Are Afforded
Places in Which They May Per-
form Religious Devotions.

In the Myndd Newydd coal mines,
in Wales, there s an apartment used
exclusively as a place OF worship.
This underground chapel dates from a
period of more than fifty years ago,
since when it has always been used
as a church, the miners assembling in
this strange room every morning TO
perform their religious devotions.
The chapel is situated close to the
bottom of the shaft, so that the min
ers, on descending the pit, can attend
before proceeding to their various
stations. The apartment lacks or.
namentation or adOrnment, the pillars
and beams supporting the roof being
of rough wood. A disused coal trolley,
turned on end, serves as pulpit.
The miners sit upon wooden benches
placed across the chapel from side to
side, and the oldest worker of the
mine performs the duty of pastor.
IN the salt mine at Wieliczka, Aus
tria. there is a chapel of st. Anthony,
a Byzantine excavation, supported by
columns. with altar, crucifix and life
size statues Of saints, apparently in
black marble, but in reality made OF
salt.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
Had Not Noticed Any Improvement.

'Less'n one shawl yeah ago. brud.
dren and sistahs," dramatically de-.
clared Brother Bogus, during the ex.
perience meeting, Il was mizzable
wretch, wadin' in de slough O. sin and
wallerin' in de sasspole O. 'nickertv,
l loved de wrong and hated de right.
lied, | stole, | cheated and was de
most contaminated sconl in dis town,
But now, bruddren and sistahs, what
do yo' s'pose brung about de change"
What changer" pessimistically de,
manded Brother Grump, whose grudge
against the speaker was one of long
Standing.-Kansas City Star.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

beach or mountain road Is required.
garden hat is shown made of plain
chambray for the brim with a pulled
crown made of figured cretonne. One
hardly needs a pattern for a hat so
simple as this, but the standard pat
tern companies furnish such patterns.
The brim is circle of butchers linen
covered with the plain chambray on
both sides. It is stiffened with rows
Of machine stitching. The crown in
this hat is made Of small circular
piece of the linen covered with Gre
tonne, with a puff of the cretonne
gathered into it. The lower edge Of
the puff is turned up and gathered
and sewed to the brim. There is a
band Of silk braid about the crown,
finished with little bow having dou-
bic loops. Gayly Powered small fig
ured cretonnes are used with plain
goods of the same color as that pre-
vailing in the cretonne.
The black-andwhite checked hat is
part hat and part bonnet in design.
A stiffened cape at the back may
be either turned up or down, and fast.
ems by means Of a loop to a button on
the visor at the front, Bright red,
green, or black braid is used for the
| binding and the crown is a circle plat.
ed into the band at its base. Machine
stitching and an interlining of butch.
er's linen provide the requisite stiff.
ness for the brim and cape
JULIA ROTTCMLCY.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
TEACHING CHILDREN TO TALK
Comparatively an Easy Matter to Get
Them to Use the Right Words in
Right Place.

We teach our children to eat nicely
TO walk gracefully, and to dress them
selves neatly, and all the rest of it,
bnt very few of US take the trouble to
teach them how to talk in all interest
ing way, though the art of entertain
ing conversation is as valuable an
art as one can possess, says the Cam,
dea Daily Courier.
If YOU listen to the ordinary gossip
IN an average family you Will notice
that the children use the same set
Of words again and again. They have
half a dozen adjectives with which
they sprinkle their conversation and
they help out their lack of expression
by such tags as "Oh, we'll you know
what | mean" or 1T was a sort of
what .do.you-call-it" and so on.
It is a pity to allow such sloyenIy
habits of speech to be formed. Even
when the accent and grammar are
quite good, the children's speech is
often very unlnteresting just because
of the thoughtless style OF expression
used.
When a glaringly unsuitable word is
used take a chance of speaking about
it and suggesting a better one. There
will be no need to nag at the chill
dren on such points as these. They
will be only too glad to learn, if they
have the chance, for most little ones
are instinctively attracted by the mere
sound Of fine words.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

Whether to be worn to gather vege-
tables or flowers from the garden or
to 20 a-marketing in the morning or
for the drive about the country every
woman wants becoming headWear.
And it seems she is destined to be
gratiiied, for the garden hats and sun
bOnnets of today are as carefully
planned as the dress hats with which
fair women fortify themselves to meet
the critical eyes of their peers.
Cretonnes, ginghams, chambrays, and
new fancy cotton weaves have been
brought into unfamiliar service and
used in new ways to evolve the home
made headwear that is illustrated in
the picture given here. Even the
plain little sunbonnet manages to be
becoming and prettily frivolous, while
it fulfills it's mission of shading the
eyes and protecting the neck.
Some of the new cotton fabrics, such
as cotton gabardine or cotton poplin,
are of just the right weight and body
for these pretty bonnets. Plain white
tape or binding braid makes an at
tractive finish and adds to the firmness
of edges and shapeliness of the capes
and brims. There is quite a variety
in paper patterns for making them and
they are designed to be easily laun
dered. There are the time honored
ginghams and chambrays, more beau
tifully colored than ever, to be used
! and combinations Of plain and figureC
fabrics where q fanciful bonnet for the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

really to be considered for a jour
ney or for street wear in city.
The coat is a box model with dou.
bic breast when fastened at the front.
1t opens with long reverS and is fur
nlshed with pockets at the sides and
an inside pocket for convenience.
such as are found in mems coats.
The sleeves are long and plain, having
cuffs finished with braid and three
bone buttons like those used for the
fastening at the front of the coat. A
plain full blouse of white crepe de
chine open at the throat, has wide
collar of black-and-white wash silk and
a small cravat bow of the silk as
finish. 1t fastens at the front with
square buttons Of black jet.
A well-fltting Panama hat, with band
of black.and-white ribbon, short white
washable gloves with black stitching,
and cloth-topped shoes complete the
details of a costume ia which the traV-
eler will feel at ease wherever her
wanderings may carry heE.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

mettle by The-Girl-With-t the Clever.
Tongue who had stirred his sluggish
wits in order that they might follow
her swift flowing stream of repartee.
The Man sang her praises, declaring
that she was just the sort of girl a
man needed to hold him up to his
highest possibilities, and The-Girl-
More-kind-T han-Clever answered me.
chemically, bordering the strange
ways of life-and of men-in her
sweet and simple heart.
The Man had been paying court to
The-Girl-with-the-Cle for six
months She had kept him in leash by
the power of her wit and the charm OF
her vivacity, and she felt that his
heart was an ally of his admiration
They were seen much together, and
the brilliance of The Mans wit was
beginning to win an equal fame with
that of The Girl with the Clever
Tongue, although every one said that
it was her cleverness which he re-
fieeted
Everybody saw the proud light in
The Mans eyes when The irl-with-
the-Clever-Tongue held her auditors in
a spellbound circle, and everybody ex'
pected the announcement of their en-
gags men
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
The Ootimist,

On the whole, poets do not seem to
have too good a time Of it. It is
rather rare for an editor to see eye
70 eye with them in regard TO the
uality Of their work
Percival Fiipt0p had had his work
turned down by five editors in sue
.cssion. and was ROW being told the
,old and bitter truth by the sixth. His
age sol the better Of him.
Some day" he burst out, you cd
tors will be fighting for my work"
Never mind chortled he of the
ard heart. wien that day comes,
wen if lose. III be just rs happy!"-
Philadelphia inquirer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
a Question of Time.

she was a young and pretty girl OF
a sporting turn of mind. Somehow
sne heard that a certain horse was to
WIN a certain race, and, deciding to
indulge in little speculation, she
went to "bookie' and put a dollar
on Tor a win, asking how much she
would get if it came off.
II 1t starts at 20 to I you will get
$21 back" said the bookie. "if a. n
Il. {. l. vi back; if at 5 to 1, you'll get
Sc back"
see'' said the maiden, "and if it
starts s, at l o'clock, how much do I get
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
OF MORE AVAIL

Every man who came in contact
with observation-disclosures
sought her favor. Wherever she went
she was easily the center of attraction,
and the man who happened to be her
escort never failed to feel sense OF
pride in the fact.
Friends of her own sex who were
jealous Of her popularity guarded their
secret carefully, for observation-disclosures
Clever-TOngue had a quick wit, and
her venOm0us sarCaSmS did not al
ways spare even her closest friends.
In her heart Of hearts almost every
girl in her social circle was secretly
afraid of her, even while they enVled
her fascinating yiyacity, and the cleV
erness of her repartee.
This was particularly true OF 1he-
Kind ThanClever, whom no
one had ever heard utter WittiCism,
although every one admitted her gen
tleness and her kindness Of heart ana
lONEu Her even Nullt liiCS No4i''NN' ~
her something of a bore. And they
all felt sorry for the distressing fire.
uuency with which she became the
butt of the sallies of The-Girl-with-the-
Clever-TOngue, who took a keen de-
light in watching the tender eyes OF
her victim widen with pain when some
particularly clever sarcasm wrung a
laugh from her companions.
The Man was talking to The-Glrl-
More-Knd-T han-Clever, but he was
conscious Of the imperious young
woman who was the center of laugh
ing group at the other end of the
room; a young woman who was boast
ing to her circle of intimates that
once she engaged the attention of The
Man he would forget the existence of
The-Girl More d-Than-Clever.
No one who listened doubted that
-Girl-with- the-Clever-Tongue could
make good her boast, and so it was
that no one was surprised when the
party broke up that she had held The
Man in rapt attention from the mo-
ment she had secured an introduction
to him until the time came when he
was forced to resume his escort of
The l-More-Kind- Thsn-Clever.
And if he was more passing witty
and entertaining on their way home
1t was because he had been put on his
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

charmed with her brilliance and her
beauty, and those who saw them to-.
gether at the dance were perfectly
sure that the matter of their marriage
mad been settled and everybody said
that 1t would be a fitting and bril-
liant match.
When The Man and The-Girl-with-
the-Clever-Tongue reached the latter's
home, the manner of The Man was
quite impersonal as he babe her good.
night, and his companion wondered
greatly as she went slowly to her
room, for she was perfectly conscious
that no one had been spared the hurt
OF her sarcastic thrusts that her bril-.
lance might carry The Man quite off
his feet that night.
A week later friend met The Man
and congratulated him upon the an
nouncement of his engagement to The.
Observation-Disclosures, admitting
his surprise.
Why he said, we all thought you
as good as engaged to The.Girl.with.
the-Clever-Tongue."
TO have my life strewn with moi.
soned darts" questioned The Man.
with laugh.
i admit, answered the friend, that
Kindness of heart is of more avail"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25
Keep SchooIroom var+i,,+.a

MORE woman patients, three to one
are sent to hospitals than men This
ZONES IN large degree from the fact
lhat women live indoors and breathe
4 uust-laden, secondhand atmosnhare
IL TINS is true of housekeepers, how
10uoly true 1t is of school teachers.
teachers suffer from brain fag NOT
because teaching itself is depleting,
out because the average schoolroor,
Is badly ventilated.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-25

But the announcement was ho'
made.
The Man was the most desirable
catch in town. Aside from TINS tIie
heart of The Girl with the Clever
Tongue was involved. She had MADE
IN her mind from the first to enSnare
The Man, and now that she knew that
sh, loved him she was more deter,
mined than ever. She never doubted
that she could, for it had been her
| pastime TO bring men to her feet only
to send them about their business
again with her singing Sarcasms ran
king in their hearts.
The-Girl-with-the-C lever-Tongue was
we'll aware that her large following OF
admirers expected some dehnlte con-
summation of the open court paid her
by The Man and it stung her prlde
that she had nothing to report.
He laughed at her clever sallleS. lie
enjoyed vying with her in her game
of brilliant repartee, He was proud
of her popularity, but for some reason,
which Observation-Disclosures lever-Tongue
could not understand, he did not ask
her to marry him.
Once in a great while it reached her
ears that The Man was still friends
with The-Girl- More-Kind- Than-CleVer,
but it gave her no concern.
"a man doesn't marry bore, she
remarked, and then made it point to
be little more sCathing and personal
in her sarcasms whenever she CHANGED
to meet The-GirI- More -Kind-Than-Clev-
er.
The. GirI-with-the-C lever-Tongue had
not seen The Man for several weeks
when he invited her to dance. She
heard he had been out Of the city.
Someone said that he had been to see
The Girl-More-Kind Than-Clever, who
had not come home from the noun.
tains, but The-Girlwith-the- Clever
Tongue hooted at the very idea. And
she made up her mind to put a stop to
such rumors.
She put on the prettiest frock She
owned-the one The Man had so much
admired, and determined that she
would bring him up to the point OF
asking her hand in marriage.
Never in all her life was she more
entertaining. Never more scintillat.
ing with wit. The Man was frankly
delighted to see her again, frankly
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-07
BISHOP HOSS ID
 FOREIGN COUNTRIES
WILL PRESIDE A. CONFERENCE IN CHINA. JAPAN, KOREA, CUBA
 AND AUSTRIA.

St Louis, May G.-Bishop E. E Hoss of Nashville, Tenn, was assigned to conference during the ensuing year wAich win take him half way around the world, at meeting of the college of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church south, here today He will pre- side at conferences in China, Jaaan, Korea, Cuba and Austria It was said such a trip was planned for Bishop IIoss to afford him an opportunity Of regaining his health
 Bishop W. A. Sander will hold con ferences in Mexico and Bishop E. D. Mouzon in Brazil IA greeting of friendship was addressed to the bish- ops of the southern Methodist church at today's meeting by three bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, repre- senting the northern branch who also were in session here.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-07
MOTHER AND CHILD
 FOUND MURDERED
SKULLS CRUSHED WITH HAMMER AND THROATS CUT WITH
 BUTCHER KNIFE.

Chicago. Ill May G.--+Mrs John Cop persmith and ther two year old son John Coppersmith IT,, were murdered in their apartments on the north side today by a robber who crushed the skulls of his victims with a hammer and then cut their threats with butcher knife
 The murderer remained long enough to wash his hands and to ransack the apartment for valuables. He took a diamond ring and Mrs. Coppersmith' 8 wedding ring from her fingers.
 What the police consider their best and most tangible clew to the murder CT was the bloody impression of a hand on a table in the kitchen. Two men were arrested tonight.
 Mrs Coplersmith was a wife of John Coupersmith secretary of the P w. Coppersmith company, commission merchants The husband was only able to tell the police that he had left his little family alone in the flat when he went as usual to his office this morning.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-07
LIGHTNING SETS OIL
 TANKS ON FIRE,

Muskogee, Oklahoma, May G.-Two fifty five thousand barrel oil tanks near Tulsa. valued with their contents at $7l,000 were struck by lightning this morning and totally destroyed, the owners making no effort to save them. Flames were prevented from spreading to other nearby tanks. Der ricks are down throughout the oil fields but because of cr1 pied tele- phone service it is impossible to esti- mate the damage.
 Dave Baldridge, a farmer is believed to have been drowned lnear here today while attempting to ford a creek swol- len by recent rains The men, his team and wagon were swept from the creek into the Grand Eiver and search ing parties have found no trace of Baldridge or the outfit.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-07

the men back he would lead the strike himself This, he said led to an or der 10 take the men back and all but a few returned The witness al 70 told of an assault upon a labor or. ganizer by a constable named Luther in the presence of a state detective. who arrested Luther and went on his bond after which Luther was prom ised by the authorities to go free.
 Recardug tne charge made by the Order of Railroad Telegraphers that the Pennsylvania railroad dominated the city of Altoona Mr. Hover said he did not believe such a general charge could be supported.
 General Superintendent Creighton began a statement and will continue tomorrow He said he wished to an sWer Hover as soon as possible. but was asked to step aside iu order to accommodate another witness who had to leave the city.
 Early in the day w. II. Pierce of the Brotherhood of Federated Labor Employees charged that w. C Lee. pre-deu of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmon, was a traitor to his fellows in the Altoona strike in that he deserted the shopmen after promising them support. Lee win be asked to reply To the charges.