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BENEFIT FOR FL0TuLA FUND.
Noted Artists Will Appear at the
Metropolitan JAM. 4.

A concert for the benefit OF the French
F1oiula Fund Will be given at the Met
r'lSltian Opera House on the evening of
January 4. Among the artists to APP
year are Emma Calve, Yvette Guilbert,
nathleeu Parlow. Victor Maurel and
Yves Nat
lhe concert will he given under thu
patronage OF Mr.. and Mrs. August Bel
mont Joseph II. Choate, Mrs. William
~ vanderbilt. the Countess lei de Ia
1''ze, otto H. Kahn. Mrs. Henry Clews,
WIS Frederick G.. Havemeyer. Miss
VN'Ia cutting, Mrs. +. MacNeil Bacon,
AIRS Paul d. Cravath. Mrs, Charles Rob.
",on SH!th and Mrs. Payne Whitney.
BOXES and seats may be obtained O!
Mss Gertrude Robinson Smith, 80 West
inifiy- ninth street.
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N Y. EDUCATOR TO WE'D ARTIST
" histicr Pupil VIII Marry Curator
Of BROOKLYN Institute.

PHlttuELPHIA, Dec. l5~.-Informal an
n"irHoUout has been made OF the en-
Eas"u'nt Of Mrs. Alice Mumford Rob-
''' Of inIs city to Robert ste wart Culin,
curator uf the Brooklyn Institute OF
'''- and Sciences, who achieved a ma
.pidI reputation as an archeOlogist
'iFur his connection with the Univer-
,'} Of Pennsylvania and the University
Museum.
Mrs Roberts Is q portrait painter, a
''.Iner pupli Of Whistler and a frequent
Contributor to exhibitions. She ~ the
Woo" Of Jacob g. Roberts. an author,
N'o d.cd four years ego,
h''n Mrs. Iton~'s and Mr.. Culin ara
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lei

CONDoN--At his residence. AZ East
seventy-n,nth street, Capt. Edward
O'Meagher Condor In his ssventy -sixth
year. beloved husband Of Sarah ConAon
and father OF Eva Condor.
Mass OF requiem at Church of N. jean
Fap,is,e, lo..nr;on avenue AND
Seven.y-sixth oct. Saturday. d.
cefnber IS, - ODD A. VI. Imermsns
calvary.
CHAGIN.-In Philsds.phts. on DsosmSsr
Is. Charles Isaiah Craeir-
Notice OF funeral later.
DAVIa-Sudden4y, on Tuesday. peoembet
IL. 1913. at santa Monica, California
Mira. Robert Benson Davis,
Funeral services at $50 Riverside. ~. 7
Date and time OF services later.
COLLIN hA-Charles A.. or December Is,
1915. after Il lingering illness. IN his
forty-seventh year.
Funeral services at his late resfdano~
ara5 bias, Twenty seventh street.
Sheepshead Bay. on Friday. Decemb-r
II, az $3.50 =. NJ. Relatives and friends.
also members OF Merchants Lodge. No.
7os. f.. and A. NJ! Kisnet Shrine
Dauntless councii. No, 1887. are re-
specttuiiy invited 20 attend.
HAFFNER.-Dr. Charles A.. OF 10 Went
io5th street. on December II. ia hA
fortie.h year. beloved husband OF Lucy
Hanner.
Funeral services at tho above rssidsncs
Thursday evening At s:l6 O'Clock.
sMlTH-Suddenly. on Monday. December
-. 81 his residence. Is West Fif.y-
FIRST street. A. Alexander Smith. NJ. D..
IN the sixty-ntnth year of hts age.
Funeral services Will be held IN the Fith
Avenue Presbyterian church. not ia
Chapel. as formerly announced. on Fri
day morning. December II. at 1880
O'Clock. Interment at Easton. Pa. AZ
tho cor venierce Of the family.
SMITH ON Tuesday. December II. Nor
timer Smith, In his ninety-s'Sth ysaA
at his home In Ridgefeld Park, ". j..
Funeral services a. the homo Of hs
daughter. Mrs. Josie r.. Barnes, Thurs-
day. December rs. at 2 r. NJ.
sOUTHARD.-Suddenly, on "wednesday
December rs. 1913. at Baldwin. L. l..
Y. Terry Southland. aged 81 yeara
Funeral services at his late residence
GRAND avenue. BALDWIN, Saturday
afternoon. December -, az ? y, NJ.
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Abrahain q. Ttnstman.

PI1rsBvRG, Dec l5.-Abralsm over
holt Tinstman. aged 81. died Of pneu-
monia last night at his home here, He
was tnstrumental In starting Henry c.
Frick In business and probably was one
OF tho oldest coke manufacturers in
Pennsylvania He had been engaged IN
the coke business for fifteen years and
for thirty years bought and old coal
landA Mr.. Frick worked as a hook
keeper for Mr.. Tinstman and his partner.
Joseph Rfxt. Later they organized the
Frink Coal and Coke Company.
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Walter L.. Sears.

Walter L. Sears. 81 wears old. superin-
tenden. OF the City Free Employment En-
change. died yesterday at his home, Sss
Nostrand venue Brooklyn, after u
weeks illness, Before coming to Nav
York as head OF the exchange In Septem
Der last year he was IN charge of tina
employment exchange N Boston. ~,
was "A member of the Knights Of Pyth,as
and the Rotary club. He IS survived by
a daughter.
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OBITUARY.
John =. Dentos.

John Spader Denton. II. died yesterday
at his home IN the Franklin Apartments
on Hardenbrook avenue. jamaica He
had been connected with tho New York
Custom House for forty years. He was a
Mason Inc member Of the Royal Area
mum. At one time he was deputy grand
master Of the Long Island Masonic dis
trict. He had been warden and vestry-
man Of Grace Episcopal Church. Jamaica,
for ~thirty-eight years He Is survived
by hts wife, who was Miss Ada G. Gail,
INC by one son. Frank D.. Denton Of
Hollis.
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Mrs. Robert RensOn Davis.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 15,-MrS. Robert
Benson Davis of New York and Los
Angeles died at Santa Monica YESTERDAY.
Mrs. Davis was the wife a wealthy hak-
ing powder manufactures. His New
York home was at $50 Riverside Drive.
In June. 1911. Mr.. Davis brought suit
against his wife, charging that she tried
TO conhne him In an insane asylum. Mrs
Davis brought suit for d separate main
tcnance and obtained a verdict giving
her $500 a month alimony, with the
costs of the trial and attorneys fees. HIS
petition was denied.
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LOCKE ART SALE BEGINS.
Collection Includes Porcelain
Glass ana Metal ware.

The sale was begun yesterday by the
American Art Association OF the diver
sifed art objects collected by Charles e,
Locke. The dispersal win require four
LAYS. The first session was occupied
with the sale OF many small OBJECTS.
mostly of old glass,
Among the prices were: No. 81. a
glass c~entrepiece OF Bohemian ware. 10
Otto Berret. agent. for $50. and No. 1856.
an object in old German glass. 20 A. A.
Lawrence for $50. The total wal 1891.
Al to-day's sale old American. English.
Roman, Greek and Eastern glasses Will
be sold.
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LEAVES ALL TO HUSBAND.
Bichloride Victim says in Will His
Love VIII Aid Children.

MyNEoLA, l.. l.. Dec. 1.-THE will Of
Grace II. Hall. who died In Nassau Hos
pital November 20. was filed in the Sur
rogate's court here to-day and yes
the entire estate of $4,000 to her hus-
band, James Willett Hall.
In her will, Mrs Hall said that she
bequeaths her entire estate to her hus-
band to the exclusion Of her children.
knowing that ne. prompted by %paternal
love, will make suitable provision for
them.
Mrs. Hall died after taking bichloride
OF mercury at her home In Great Neck.
At the Inquest ono of the maids testified
that she had heard Mrs, Hall say that
she wanted to die. but this was denied by
members OF the family. Mrs. Hall Is
survived by her husband. two sons and
two daughters.
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P
Son of Boston wooden Man WEEDS
Duluth Girl.

DULUTH. MINI, Dec. 15.-Cornelius
Aver Wood OF Boston. son OF William NJ.
Wood. president Of the American Wooden
Company. was married here to-day at
Trinity Episcopal church TO Miss Muriel
Prindle. daughter of William Prindle
william w. Wood. Jr., OF Boston.
brother of the bridegroom. was best man.
The ushers were James PillinShast.
Providence: Francis kittridge and
George Simpson OF Boston, and Wallace
Fleming OF New York. The bridesmaids
were Miss Rosalind and Irene Wood of
Boston. sisters of the bridegroom. and
the Misses Marjorie Church OF Brooklyn /:
Lillian Shedd. Katherine Abbott and
Caroline Marshall of Chicago. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wood. the bridegroom's
parents. and other prominent Eastern
people were present.
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weaPs-D0wsey.

Miss Ethel Dow sey. daughter OF DR..
and Mrs. George IL. Dowsey of Beach
road. Great Neck. L.. l., and Leslie Ed
mund Wears OF Manhattan were married
last night at the home OF the brides
parents. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. q. w. Hardendorf of Cleve-
land, Ohio, an old friend OF the Dowsy
family. assisted by the Rev. Frederick
Schmitt, pastor OF the Community
Church OF Great Neck.
The bride was attended by her sister
Miss Helen Dowsey. Miss Audrey Magee
daughter of Belmont Burderte Magee Oh
Great Neck, vas flower girl. DR.. ohvei
+. Coleman Of Madrid. n. y, ATTENDED
Mr.. Wears as best man,. The coupie VIII
reside al Flushing.
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PANAMA AUTOGRAPHS 1891 so.
Anderson Print and Water Color
sale Nets S3,bs2.O5.

The sale OF prints and water colors In
the Anderson Galleries concluded last
night with n session that brought ST.
53s.45, making a total Of $3.50 80.
The set OF Panama Autographs, by
Joseph Pennell. Nos. 2S6 to 30s, twenty
three in all. sold for $SSl.bO, A. w.
Watson paid $3.50 for No. 2+6, a repro
duction OF Morland's Tea Garden; Max
Williams gave $50 for No. All. Wilson's
mezzotint OF Gainsborough's "Dutchess
of Devonshire.' and q. Alderman paid
sac each for No. 40 ana No. ia. Will
sons mezzotints OF Miranda and Mrs.
Sheridan"
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COOk-HutchinaOu q.

n. j., Dec. 15.-Miss
Alice Newbold Hutchinson. only daush-
ter OF John T.. Hutchinson. president OF
the Bordentown Baking Company n
t~rea OF the American Jersey Cattle
Club. and Mrs. Hutchinson. was married
to-day to George r. Cook. president OF
the Cook Linoleum Company of Trenton.
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Charles A. GOlImar.

Charles A, Gollnar. IS wears old, OF
the Nthographing firm of Higgins A
Gollmar OF S6 and 3s Perry street. died
at his home at 2725 East Twenty
seventh street. Sheepshead Bay, Brook
Ign. yesterday. Born In Brooklyn, he
had been in the ithographing business
for thirty-four years. lie was a Mason
and a member OF tho Royal Arcanum.
He was single.
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sCHIERENS PAY DOUBLE TAX.
Estate Left by Ex-MayOr to widow
who Soon Died, &sOO.0 87.

Mra Marie Louise Schieren. who died
on March II. ies than twenty-four hours
after her husband. ex-Mayor Charles A.
Schieren of Brooklyn. left a gross estate
of 81. ose, 206, of which $500. ss7 was in
herited from her husband. The Sch!eren
home at 405 Clinton avenue, now for
sale Is appraised at $4,000 and IL the
only piece OF realty which Mrs Schieren
owned. The net estate amounts to ST.
O52. s42.
Although Mrs. Schteren outlived her
husband by less than a day. the $500, 600
odd inherited from him will pay a
double transfer tax. It. together with
the rest OF the estate, passes TO four
They are Charles A.. Jr.. q. Arthur and
Harrie v. Schieren and Mrs. Ida May
Mathews.
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Joseph wolIrnberger.

Joseph Wollenberger, 80 years old, a
member OF the firm of wollenberger 4
Strauss. meat dealers, died on Tuesday
At his home, 2S4 Fourteenth street,
Brooklyn. He was a member OF Flat
bush Camp Of tho Modern woodnen Of
America, Montauk Council. n. A.. and
the Federation OF jewish Societies. He
leaves a widow. two sons n q daugh-
ter,
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DR.. william y. Thomas.

Or, William Il. Thomas, 42 years
Old. OF 22S Sixth avenue, who had
been practising IN Brooklyn since
1895. died on Tuesday from pneu-
monia at the German Hospital, He was
Il member of Adytum Lodge. No. $40, +.
and A. NJ Horizon Tribe. Order OF Red
Men, and the Kings County Medical
Society. He Ia survived by his wife, a
eon and daughter.
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~"e'1i Trhie DesDa'ch to TIM Sus.
'oN'oN Doe 1.-THE Rev. DR.. John.
.I" Huntington Of New York will he
bI."l shortly to the widow of Major
...'' Wan, who Is a daughter OF the
10 'iou Sir Edward Russell.
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Wis, Pauline CIas. To We'd.

aud Mrs. Charles Hepburn Glass
~itpounced the engagement OF their
iThtcr Miss Pauline WILDER Glass to
Stanley Clark Of New Rochelle.
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L~iNcoLNroN. N, c.. Dec. i6.-Leonard
Paulsen of Paulsen. Linkroun 4 Co..
New York iron merchants. died hero to-
day. Mr.. Paulsen lived in East Orange.
". J.
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ALYERSTONE
DIES AT AGE OF u
Former Chief Justice Upheld
Z. s. Claims on Alaskan
Boundary Board.
SERVED IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON. Dec. 15.--Viscount Aver
stone. who for almost thirteen years was
Lord Chief Justice OF England. died to-
day. Viscount Alverstone would have
been 20 years old on December 90. His
only son, whose wife was a daughter OF
Sir Francis and Lady Evans-Lady
Evans was a daughter OF Samuel
Stevens OF New York-dide some time
& and the barony therefore lapses.
Sir Richard Everard Webster. first
Baron Alverstone. recipient Of the Grand
Cross of st. Michael n st. George and
England's Lord Chief Justice for more
than twelve years, will be best remem-
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lister a general anaesthetic. Anti-te-
tanic serum is of great value as a
prophylactic measure, but 1t should
be given soon after the receipt OF the
injury
Parents should realize that Fourth
of July tetanus Is easy to prevent,
but extremely difficult to cure. No
blank cartridge wound Is too trivial
to receive medical attention. How
ever slight the injury may appear.
summon a physician and at once
adopt energetic measures. Reli-
ance upon home treatment may prove
disastrous and result in the sacrifice
of life. In 1908, before the wide
spread recognition Of the possibili-
ties OF preventive treatment, one
case OF tetanus developed to every
four blank cartridge wounds report
ed; in 1914, there was but one case
to every forty such injuries. This is
the measure of the success of pre-
yentive treatment.
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kNOW IOWA.

The farms of Pottawattamie county
are worth as much as the farms of
either Arizona. Delaware, Rhode Is
land or Nevada.
The farms of four Iowa counties,
CWoodbury, Linn, Plymouth and Jasp-
err are worth more than the farms of
either New Hampshire, Vermont, Con-
necticut. Florida, Wyoming, New Mex
leo or Utah.
The farms of seven Iowa counties.
CMarshall. Polk, Shelby, Cedar, Clin-
ton. Crawford and Sioux exceed IN
value the farms of either Oregon.
Idaho. Montana, Louisiana. Mississippi,
Ala bama. New Jersey, West Virginia,
Massachusetts or Maryland
The farms of eight Iowa counties,
exceed in value the farms of either
Washington Colorado. Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Mort I
Carolina or Virginia.
The farm lands of fo-ty-three coun-
ties in Iowa have increased more IN
value in the ten years ending in 1909
than the farms of any state in the
union, except the state of illinois.
The corn, oats, wheat and barley
crops of ten Iowa counties, (Pottawat.
tamfe. Plymouth. Benton. Jasper,
Crawford. Linn, Sioux, Shelby. Tama
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FOURTH OF JULY rETANUS.

The American people nave reason
to congra tulate themselves over at
least one achievement, and that is
the rapid disappearance of Fourth OF
.Julv tetanus. While the total casual
ties Of the glorious day are less than
quarter what they were five years
ago, the deaths from tetanus have
shown a much greater reduction. IN
1903 there were All Fourth of July
victims of that dread malady, in 1909
the number had been reduced to 1870,
while from last seasons celebration
there were but three. This is life
conservation in the true sense Of the
term. Why not entirely eliminate
the disease this year?' asks the Unit
ed States Public Health service.
The blank cartridge wound is the
great cause of Fourth of July tetan-
us. When driven into the tissues. the
-vadding carries with it innumerable
bacini, and the absorption of the
poisonous products given off during
the growth Of these organisms pro-
duces the disease. The bacilli thrive
only in the absence of oxygen. II is
for this reason that the physician en-.
larges the wound of inlet and after
removing all foreign material,
dresses the injury in such a manner
that development of the organisms is
inhibited In order to accomplish
this, it is usually necessary to admin
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proud OF. Each volume has a book
plate which reads, Donated in 1915
to the Carnegie library, LaHarpe, I'LL
nois, by Capt. Henry King, in mem
DRY Of HIS son, Willis Grant King.
A company of citizens and farmers
have organized and taken over the
grocery stock Of the Wholesale Sup
ply Co., and will continue the bust
ness. having moved the stock to the
Warren building across the street
from the former location. G. H.
Thompson has been selected as mana
ger and having had years Of expert
ence in the grocery business, should
make success Of this new venture.
The building vacated by the above
store will be Immediately fixed and
furnished as ladies' waiting room.
The late Mrs. Clara Burr Bradfield
having beQueathed $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF establishing such room in
LaHarpe.
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LAHARPE, ILL.
: 80 >><>~ . Z

Mrs. c. K. Todd and daughter
cises of the University of Illinois last
the graduates.
John NJ. Lyon and family have gone
to attend the Panama exposition ana
also visit friends along the coast. Rob-
ert Cuttings, Jr., accompanied the
Lyon family.
Mrs. Ella Stone enroute to wiscon-
sin. spent few days with Mrs.
Ethelyn Warren and other relatives.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Frank
Warren entertained in her honor. old
friends and neighbors OF the Stone
family.
Miss Madeline Moon in company
with Miss Grace Fulton of Nauvoo,
will leave June 20 for California
where they will attend the exposition
and visit relatives. They will also
visit in Washington before their re-
turn. Miss Fulton has been the guest
of Miss Moon the past week.
Miss Vera Mcclure is at home for
the summer from Albion, Ill.,, where
she is Instructor in music IN a Con-
gregationaI seminary.
Ruth Thompson, Esther Sea, Ollie
Smiddy and Stella Snyder are attend
ing summer normal at Macomb. Miss
Blanche Shrier and Miss Myrtle
Youtz are in school at Normal, III.
Mrs. L. E. Warder and two children
of Corydon, Iowa. are visiting the
ladies' parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. P.
Levitt.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Davis who has spent
the winter at Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
Is at home for a few weeks.
Our Boy Scouts came home from
Keokuk loud in their praise Of the
good tines they had and the hospit-
able manner in which the Keokuk
PEOPLE entertained them. They are
already planning what they will do at
the meet next year.
Mrs. Mary Rich is at home after
spending week with her daughter
Mrs. D. W. Loomis of Warsaw.
The LaHarpe Carnegie library is a
very busy place now unpacking and
placing the 800 books that were do
rated by the late Capt Henry King OF
ST Louis There We're thirty-f1ve
boxes of books packed and delivered
here without anv expense to LaHarpe.
It was a gift that we should all be
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DoNNELLsoN.
80 >>~>>>>> =

Mrs. Katherine Wagner OF .Daven-
in our vicinity.
Mrs. A. w. Fruechte Of Quincy visit
ed home folks several days the past
week.
Miss Lena Wise is visiting in Illi-
nois.
Misses Esther Bentzinger and Elsie
Neuman were ever Sunday visitors
near Alexandria, lilo.
Mrs. Irwin Hentzel and children OF
Keokuk visited home folks the past
week.
Miss Aggie Lowenberg is home
from a two weeks visit in Quincy.
Mrs. F. C. Taber visited with Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Wiegner in Farming
ton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Warren and
children and Miss Minta Warren ara
home from a two weeks auto trip
through Mahaska and adjoining coun-
ties.
l.. e. Barnes was a Mt. Pleasant
caller Thursday evening.
W. A. Butler has returned home
from a several weeks stay in Kinks.
vile. Mo-. with his sister, who Is
quite sick
Rev. L. c. Garner Of Mt. Pleasant
was in Donnellson Saturday.
Clint Clemens was in Keokuk Tues.
day.
The Sunday school of the G.. E
church will have their annual Sunday
school picnic at the fair grounds on
Saturday, July 3, to which all are
cordially invited. Watch for further
notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Hentzel attend
ed the funeral Of Mrs. Hentzel's broth.
Ter at Burlington, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. McMul1en OF
Irwin, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs Geo Holde
fer Of Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs
Elizabeth Raw OF Galveston, Texas
and Mrs. Charles Frank OF Keokuk
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holdc.
fer Saturday.
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FOLLOWING FATHER HOME.

FOLLOWING FATHER HOME.
Years ago, when /
Was jest little lad,
Ar after the school hours used to
work
Around the farm with dad.
used to be so wearied out
When eventite was come,
That | got kinder anxiouslike
About the journey home;
But dad he used to lead the way,
AM once in while turn round an
say,
So cheerin' like, SO tender, Come!
Come on, my son, you're nearly
home!"
That alters used to help me some;
An so followed father home
I'm old an gray an feeble now,
An trimbly at the knee
But life seems just the same today
AS then it seemed to me.
For while am still so wearied out
When eventid.e is come,
An still git kinder anXiouslike
About the journey home;
But still my Father leads the way,
An once in while hear him say,
So cheerin' like, SO tender, Come !!
Come on, my son, you're nearly
home."
An same as then, that helps me
some;
And so I'm following Father home.
John Talman.
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CHANGING ELECTRIC CURRENT,

The electric current as usually pro-
duced and transmitted is alternating
in character. That is, the current
flows first one way and then the other
over the circuit Alternating current
has one popularity which direct cur
rent has not. It's voltage, or pressure,
can be easily raised or lowered. max
ing 1t most economical for long dis
lance transmission. But there are
MANY uses for electricity where al
ternating current will not do at all,
namely. battery charging, electroplat-
ing, street railway and locomotive
service, and many others. For these
purposes the alternating current has
to be changed into direct current.
There are four well known ways for
changing alternating current into d.
rect current, all of which are In rra:-
teal operation, as follows: BY the
rectifying commutator, by the mercury
vapor rectiher, by the rotary converter
and by the motor-generator
The method for making the CONVEX
sion depends entirely upon local oper-
atine conditions. For small installa-
tions. such as a moving picture show,
or for charging battery in an electric
automobile, the mercury arc rectiher
Is generally used. For large installa-
tons. such as a street railway system
or an electrified portion OF railroad,
the rotary converter system is gener'
ally used For intermediate service,
either large or small, the motor-gener-
ator sets are entirely suitable.
No attempt is made to change d.
rect current into alternating current.
When this is at all necessary. in such
instances as the ignition system Of a
gasoline automobile, where current IS
supplied from batteries. a vibrator Is
used which gives the direct current a
pulsating flow which corresponds in
effect to alternating current. Batter
les produce only direct current and
can be charged only with direct cur
rent. The voltage of a pulsatins cur
rent can be raised or lowered with n
small transformer, or induction coil,
Just the same as in alternating cur
rent