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The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

day the absolute need OF safety ap-
planes was Just as well recognized
as the necessity for greater power.
longer trains, heavier rails. and high
er speeds. The hand brakes. and the
old link and pin type OF couplers gave
way to the automatic air brake and
automatic couplers. and in the per-
fecting of these two devices one Of
the greatest strides in safety was ac-
complished A little later the need
arose for some practical mechanical
means that would indicate to the en-
Rineer the condition Of the track ahead,
and this was met by the adoption of
the automatic signal system. Today
there is q demand for still further
perfection along this line. and this
a mechanical, electrical means for the
automatic stopping of trains whenever
there il danger ahead. Many railroads
are taking keen interest in this latest
appliance to the safety first" family.
The railroad arrangements and Of
ncials are thoroughly alive to the cam
paign of safety first. and as they are
educating their employees to this great
principle, they are also educating the
travelling public, and this Corpora
ton between the railroads and the
public is bearing splendid fruit. Sta
tistics show that there is a marked
decrease in accidents as a direct re-
suit of this campaign; however. there
is no disposition on the part of the
progressive railroad management to
allow this educational campaign to re-
tard the science Of safety first as re-
CARDS the mechanical appliances, and
the safety first art has brought out
other desirable inventions, such as the
crossing bell. the interlocking plant.
the vestibule platform. steam car
heating. electric train lighting. the
telephone. the telephone, etc.
We are indebted to Mr. Samuel o.
Dunn, editor of the Railway Age
Gazette, who is fully informed on the
great question of transportation, and
enjoys a high reputation among pub
lie business men throughout the
United States, for the following infor-
nation on this subject:
In discussing such a question as
safety on railways. 1t is always dam
gerous. and often misleading. to COM
pare the statistics of a single year
with those of another single year
There may be influences at work in
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-29

Verses 1-4-A noble girl,
Elisha's sympathetic, hopeful, low
GUS and sociable temperament gives
color to the incidents which We are
now to study. "Naaman. captain of
the host Of the king Of Syria" This
Syrian nobleman was the general of
the Syrian army and had Won military
distinction. "The Lord had given de-
llverance.' This record was written
for the lsraelites, and, although .Jeho-
yah was not recognized by the Syriuns,
the historian attributes victory to his
divine intervention, for to his mind
there We're 10 gods but the one su-
preme God Of Israel. "a leper." All
his honors counted for nothing. now
that this awful disease afflicted him,
"A little maid captured from one OF
the border villages of Israel was sold
into the family of Eaaman. "The
prophet that is in Sainaria.' This slave
girl shared the distress of the family
over the atiliction Of the general, and
she Frequently expressed q wish in the
presence Of her mistress that Naaman
might be in her native land, for then
me could surely be healed. "'Told his
lord" The news Of this healer was
carried by an interested party to the
king. Who was greatly exercised. "Go
to, go'-"Go now Qevision). He sug-
gcstcd that stops should be taken
promptly to get In touch with this cx-
traordinary man. "a letter unto the
king of Israel" This was a friendly
communication requesting him to use
his high office IN behalf OF Naaman.
Ten talents Of silver This amount
ed to about $4,000. "SiX thousand
pieces Of gold a gold shekel was
worth S.. Ten changes Of raiment.'
All this wouli seem to be Il lavish Gift,
but not any too costly for the man who
could restore to health Naainan.
Verses I, S.-A troubled king.
When the delegation visited the king
of Israel and presented the Syrian
kings letter. there was much disturb
ance in the mind Of Jchorum, who
mt once interpreted it as Il pretext to
wage war. "licnt his Clothes" This
was Il token of intense anguish. Am
/ God. to kill and to make ulivc:' No,
but he had access to God, who would
it for him, If the conditions are met.
"Scc how he sceketh Il q%uarTcl.' In
his nervous excitement he miSintcrDrct- |
cd the motives Of the king of SYRIA
and saw trouble where only peace was !
intended. How many people yield to
temptation to their own undoinc. !
"Whcrrfurc hast thon"' Elisha heard
Dr the kings dilemma and ut once sent
n messenger reasSuring JehOrnm and |
him that there is q DroDh.
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Flexible Stone.

ltacolumite is a peculiar stone which
is found in Brazil. When flexible itacol-
unite is cut into thin plates, and when
examined with Il microscope it is found
TO be composed almost entirely of fine
grains OF sand of peculiar shape, with
indented edges which interlock like the
fingers Of clasped hands. The flexibil-
ity OF the material results from this
1~nterlocking OF the grains of sand. of
which it is chiefly composed. Although
but few persons know that this stone
can be anything but hard, the flexible
stone Is not so much Of Il curiosity as
it seems, for it is found in North Caro-
lima, and there are specimens of it in
a case at the Philadelphia collection.
The sensation Of handling a piece Of
stone which bends like a piece OF ,,,h.
Der Is a strange experience. If hand,ol
too roughly the stone breaks.-Indion.
apolis News.
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Saving and Small EARNINGS.

In the Scotch parish where the saw
1ngs bank originated a great majority
OF the inhabitants were poor %cottayers.
Their average wages did not run over
8 shllllngs about So IL week.
1T seemed" wrote Samuel Smiles.
IA very unlikely place in which to es-
tablish a bank for savings. where the
poor people We're already obliged to
strain every nerve to earn a bare liy-
Ing to provide the means of educating
their children-for. however mall his
income. the Scottish peasant almost
invariably contrives to save something
WhereWith to send his children to
school-and to pay their little contri-
buttons to the friendly society of the
parish"
In four years this unpromising field
yielded to the Rev. Henry Duncan's
bank at Ruthwcll nearly $1,000. The
bank became self sustaining, and all
over Scotland and England the new
savings bank idea spread. - Chicago
News.
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ct III Israel who can demonstrate the
power of jehovah for the benefit of
Naaman, if he is willing to submit tc
the prophets terms.
verses o, 10, 14.-An angry man.
IL was a great relief to Jchoram
when he received this message. The
ca'aic;'de at once proceeded to the
humble home OF the prophet. elisha
sent a messenger" 1t is strange that
he should have done this Instead If
coming out III person and greeting the
distinguished visitor. But he wished
TO emphasize the fact that Jehovah
was the healer and not his prophet
Go II wash in Jordan.' This was q
test OF his Obedience. 1t was not the
water that would cure him, for. MS
Naaman maintained, the waters of his
native rivers. ALBANIA" and "pharpar,"
were far purer than the muddy Jordan.
1t was rather his spirit OF faith in the
prophets word and faith in the God
OF the prophet which would make him
"cleah. At first he resented what
seemed to bc Il series of insults, but he
was hhally persuaded by his servants
TO Try the cure. dipped himself V
tllnes.' 1t was only after the seventh
dlp tilat the healing was wrought and
III was c!can,' to his amaZement and
de'lght. Naaman then returned to Eli
sha and apologizcd for his behavior
and also offered Il present in token of
ms gratitude. "False patriotism"
Naaman narrowly escaped not being
cured because he allowed his preiu-
dlces to control his Judgment. He lost
ms sense of perspective. But better
counsels prevailed, and he saw that his
objections We're really sentimental
Ills vanity was hurt. and he wanted
to disguise this under the plea of na-
trlotism. There are many things that
can be learned by one country from
others concerning the government of
our cities and their architectural adorn-
mcnt. If the practice Of mutual OK
changes and fraternal courtesies were
more extensive in all walks Of life, the
I OF peace would really begin. Thou
blessed Jehovah, inspire us with cra-
cious kindness and liberality.
The Lesson Hymn.
lHymnal, No. iSS. Tune. St. HiIda
l lay my sins on Jesus,
The spotless lamb of God:
He bears them all and frees US
From the accused load.
l bring my guilt to Jesus
10 wash my crimson stains
White in his blood most precious
Till not a stain remains.
l lay my wants on Jesus:
All fullness dwells in him:
He Ecaleth my diseases,
He doth my soul redeem:
l lay my gricfs on Jesus,
My burdens and my cares;
lie from them all releases,
lie all my sorrows shares. !
~Horatius Bonar.
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PERFUME OF MUSK.
The odor Is Penetrating Because the
Substance Is Radio active.

The Odor Is Penetrating Because the
Substance Is Radio active.
The extraordinarily penetrating DOW.
ef OF musk perfume is accounted for
by the fact that it is radioactive. The
United States consul ut Chunkinc.
China, writes that this property causes
the odor to be carried through the air
In IL way that would otherwise be i'm
possible. And he adds that this radio.
active property affects most peculiarly
the natives who carry it. II it is held
close to the body for my length Of
time 1t produces sores that are proba-
bly, similar III character t. those caused
by pure radium."
Musk Is II secretion of certain glands
or pouches Of the male musk deer and
Is secreted only during certain seasons
or the year. 1t is difficult to obtain
pure. and IL of the largest French
manufacturers of perfume keeps a rep
resentative ut Tachienlu. near the
Ilbetan border, for the sole purpose of
buying it.
Three thousand pounds of musk on
an average are shipped every year
from Chunking, and fully half OF this
has passed through Tachienlu. which
Is one OF the principal musk markets Of
the world, though eighteen days Jour.
ney from Chunking, the nearest mort.
The deer, which are seldom more
than three feet long and twenty to
twenty-five inches tall, are being
slaughtered in such numbers that thew
are becoming more and more scarce
II will eventually be extinct.
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England's First Scientist,

The first great English scientist was
Roger Bacon. who died in 1894. The
exact date Of his birth is unknown, but
it is believed that this year marks the
seven hundredth anniversary. He was
prosecuted and condemned and much
OF his work destroyed. so that the ex-
tent OF his discoveries cannot be def
nltely known. 1t is certain that he
was centuries ahead of his ignorant
and cledulous times in chemistry, me-
clanics and mathematics. Branded as
a magician, he was thrown into prison.
From 12T until Il short time before
his death Bacon was immurcd in a
filthy cell. He is said to have invented
the camera obscura, the air pump and
the diving bell. and he was acquainted
with the uses of optical lenses and the
nature of gunpowder, although the pro-
jectile power of %gunpowder appears not
to have been discovered until the fol-
lowing century. 1t is said that during
4 war Bacon set fire to the chief build
ings IN a town by using burning lenses.
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he Jocose Gods.

what hunor could be wider than
that OF life itself? Franz Schubert ON
his deathbcd read the complete works
or j. Fcnimore Cooper. John Milling.
ton Syngc wrote "Itiders to the Sen
on a secondhand forty dollar tyIcwrit.
er ana Wore II cclluloid collar. Rich
ara Wagner made Il living during four
lean Years arranging Italian opera
arlas for the corlct. Thomas IIcury
HuXley's wife called him ''IIal." Her.
bert Spencer sang bass in a barber
shop quartet and was In love with
George Eliot. William Shakespeare
was Il social pushcr and bought him
a bogus coat of arms. Bismarck wag
AFRAID or his mother. The greatest sol
dler III Hungarian history was named
Hungadi Janos. - Owen Hattcras in
Smart Set.
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Photos copyright 1915 by American Press Association
eoTToMP PICTURE GIANT coAsTD DEFENSE eN AT FORT MONROE

AS for the mine defenses, which i
can be stated are now in good condi
ton. every mine company in the coast
artillery corps must be maintained al
ITS maximum strength. No half man
ming Is possible here. for the training
OF men for this most important Of de.
fenslve works is a most difficult task
n one that takes time. These men
must know all about explosives and
how to handle them. They must know
all about the laying Of submarine ca.
bles. and 1t Is absolutely essential that
they shall be able to maintain and To
operate an electrical system that is
complicated and demands a thorough
knowledge Of electricity on the part of
those responsible for its operation.
Submarine Mines Necessary.
In the protection Of New York, Bos-
ton. Norfolk, New Orleans, San Fran
cisco and u other great ports, both
at nome and IN u insular possessions,
the war function Of the submarine
mine is n the Importance of which
cannot be overestimated. On stormy
nights and during fogs the mine is
more than any other instrument of
modern warfare responsible for the de-
tense of these great ports.
And when war does come the mine
companies cannot be increased with
volunteers, since experience has shown
beyond all doubt that the mine plant
Ing and mine operating soldier must
undergo a long and thorough course of
training under the most expert Of tu-
tors, and. further, that In this branch
OF the service. perhaps more than any
other. the necessity Of team work is
great. 1t is entirely out of the ques-
ton to expect to get militiamen or vol
unteers who will be Of any use in this
important branch of our scheme of ma.
tional defense.
fortunately for the country, the mine
companies Of the coast artillery are MS
efficient as any units Of their kind In
any army In the world, and in the
event OF war the harbors Of all our
great ports could be mined within
y" AouA uOuIS ultcC inc ucclar1tiOn
OF war. Tho scheme Of mine defense
a been carefully worked out for near
~ al the great seaports, and those
Wh1ch have yet to be included within
the approved plan of mine defense will
shortly be provided for. 1t can be
stated without violating any conf
dence that among the cities the mine
defenses of which are already worked
out and ready to be placed in OPERA
ton are those Of Portland, Nc: Ports
mouth. n. H.: Boston. New York. Phil
adelphia, Norfolk, Charleston. New
orleans. San Francisco and Seattle.
How Guns Are Manned.
Now a word as to the proper man.
ming Of the great guns and mortors
that form the backbone Of the co,st
defense of this country. AS already
stated the hope of the wal department
has been to half man these guns and
mortars with regulars and to dcpcnd
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Bodie Boast.

oS0S
ave told 'em many a time never ia
pitch that ball when they see ME
swinging"
1t was Ping Bodie who was doing the
talking. and the fence buster of two
leagues was issuing a warning in ex-
traordinary to the beavers of the Pa
ciiic coast who can be expected to face
him during the coming seven months.
when I'm swinging it's n bad time
for the pitchers to be pitching the ball."
he remarked. IF they'll only watch out
a bit and catch me unawares it will be
a different story"
And then some fan who was st,nd-
ing alongside declared in terms of an
probation:
"lou sure do wallop the ball some"
EYES," boosted Ping. right back at his
man, land I'm going to bust up many
a game III the Coast league this sea-
SON"
Which leads n to believe that mod
esty is not the besetting sin Of the out
fielder.
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upon the national guard coast artillery
organizations for the personnel that
would be required to bring the man
nlhg OF them up to the maximum
strength needed. But the hopes of the
war department have not been realized
IN either instance, and the national
guard, instead of being able to furnish
the one-half personnel expected Of 1t,
cannot even furnish one-fourth the
quota desired.
4here are in the coast artillery de-
tachments a few positions that could
be filled by men with little training,
such as tor Instance, ammunition de-
tachments, the details Of which the Or
dlnary citizen could master in a few
Gays. But for every position for which
me- could be quickly trained there are
q dozen others where the training must
necessarily be Of extended nature and
"here. II the soldier is to be rated as
etaclent. his training must be as thor
ough as the most expert of coast artil.
lery and ordnance officers can make if
ouch positions as these are those of
battery commanders, officers to whom
VIII be intrnsted the all important task
OF handling the range finding appara-
tus II determining the positions of
the enemy, gun pointers, officers as
Well as enlisted men, who will be ON
celned In the range correcting. range
setting and range finding work which
Is as difficult as it is scientific.
C~annoneers Must Be Trained.
Likewise the cannonccrs must be
trained. not here and there, but ut the
points where the batteries they are to
handle are emplaced. AS the railroad
engineer knows his engine, so must
the cannoncer know his gun or mortar,
II ne IS to render the service his coun.
Try should expect Of him in the event
OF Il national crisis.
Under the present scheme the animal
report OF the chief Of coast artillcrv
SHOWS the gun defense Of this country
Is supposed to include 1900 officers and
3b,Ool enlisted men. These figures IN.
dictate what We need, not what W..
have, by any means.
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Remarkable Baseball Game,

In a semiprofessional game recently
played at Seattle. Wash, between For:
Lawson and Covey the teams battle(
eleven innings before Fort Lawson
scored on a base on balls, a wild throw
to second and another to third. Nei-
ther team made a hit in the entire
game off Pitchers Watterson of Fort
l4aWton and Ruth Of Covey. The only
ma who reached first base on Pitcher
Ruth was the man who tailed on his
Walk and the two successive wild
throws. while Watterson permitted but
three men to reach first base, all OF
them walking.
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Peter Mac Comes Hioh.

"Thirty-tiye thousand won't buy him.
nor will S5O.OOO.' was the emphatic
reply Of Captain David Shaw of Cleve-
land when Trainer W. ]. Andrews
made that offer for the young trotter
Peter Mac.
Andrews is said to have offered $780,
GOO. and his patrons told him to boost
1t, but Captain Shaw has bred many
horses. none Of which compared with
this stallion, ard he docs not need the
money.
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Marked Activity Is Seen Among
All the Fortresses Which
Protect Us From Possible In
vaders - Placing of Mines.
How Guns Are Manned.

~ NE Of the first acts Of President
Wilson If this country Is called
~ upon to prepare itself to meet
the possible attack Of a first
class power will be to bring the coast
artillery arm Of the national defense
up to the very top notch Of efficiency.
AS a matter Of fact. this work is al
ready under way. and all one has to
DO In order to realize that this Is 80 is
to read the reports Of the chief Of the
artillery corps and those of pe-
c1al boards and others to whom Is in
trusted the working out of a definite
ana reliable system Of defense for
Americas long seacoast lines, the plans
emoody1ng not only the manning and
armament Of the great Notifications.
out also the land supports of those for.
t1ications.
me policy Of the war department
a since 1909 been to man fully all
1ortlncat1ons In Hawaii, the Phil,p.
pines and the Panama canal zone. as
We'll as mine defense areas regardless
OF whether those mine areas are in the
continental United States, in the in
sular possessions or canal zone. Fur
thermore, It has been the desire of rho
war department to provide a regular
army personnel for the coast artillery
sufficient to hall man the emplaced
guns and mortars in the United States
proper and to develop the a de-
1ense organizations Of the national
guard until the guard Is able to fur-
n1sh the men necessary to furnish the
remaining one'half Of the needed per-
sonnet.
Armament at Minimum,
At the present moment the arma-
ment OF the insular coast defenses is
the absolute minimum that is neces-
sary. That the armament should no
further increased until guns are EN-.
placed that will have range sufficient
TO hold In check at long distance any
attacking feet that may be brought
against them is the opinion Of coast
artillery experts Of the army.
In these defenses the manning COM
PIGMENTS, unlike the case in the Unit
Cd states proper, must be maintained
at their maximum, for it is an un-
doubted and accepted fact that in the
event OF war the reinforcement of
the troops at any of these Notifications
cannot be guaranteed by the war de.
partment. The REINFORCING of the
troops in the Philippines and Hawaii
be practically impossible, while
REINFORCING of the troops in Pana.
ma would be at least q most difficult
problem to solve.
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Ava w. Richards, Cornell's cham
p1on high jumper and all round athlete.
may not return to college. 1t is said
lilchards hasn't enough money to con-
tinue his education.
1i1chards is now visiting his parents
III Utah. Richards is the most versa
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-29
Record Double PIav.

Outtielder Pownall of Wichita, Kan,
made an unusual play in a game
against Lincoln. Neb., when he threw
out two runners at home on n throw.
The bases We're full. and a Texas
lcaSuer was knocked out to Pownall.
The man on third waited to see if the
ball would be caught, while the man
on second took a chance that it
wouldn't be. The two runners came
toward home together. Pownall caught
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A Disguised Ilover.

When James ". of Scotland went ~
London to propose for the hand of
Margaret. the daughter of Henry VII
he was somewhat Disguised to find hor
at their first meeting so busily engaged
in a game of cards that she was scarce
ly able to give him any attention.
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Topics OF the Sport World
BY SQUARE DEAL
By SQUARE DEAL

the a OF the first bound and threw
TO the catcher, who tagged the first
man as he slid in md then jumped
over him and tagged the second run
ner. There is no record of Il similar
play ever having been made.
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Quite a Funny Bone.

II tell you, having a rib cracked is
no joke, now"
isn't it? l supposed it was perfect
~ i d splitting.' - Wisconsin State
Journal.
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tile athlete in Corncll's history. In the
last intercollegiate meet he won points
for the lthacans in the shot, broad
jump and high jump. and only recently
nc won the decathlon at the national
championships at San Francisco.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-29

Natural History Fact.
The rabbit is timid, but no cook.
however clever he may be-, can make
1t quail.
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN,

Golden Text am Jehovah that
healeth thee CIXod. XIV, 2G).