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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
GRANDPARENTS CLOCK
HAS Tucked rs YEARS.
And IL Is Still Ticking In a Home In
Kansas City.

For three generations an old grand
fathers clock owned by W. Nash, OF
2619 East Eighteenth street Kansas
City. has counted off the seconds.
Seventy-6ve years ago the mother OF
Mr.. Nash. then "a young girl. sent back
to her old home in County Tyrone, Ire
land. for some things for her new
home. She was To marry an Irish lad
she bad met in this new country.
Most important of her orders was
one for q clock to be made especially
for her.
There Is an old clOckmaker at
home" she told her sweetheart. whose
clocks are the finest to be had His
name Is Jonathan Frost, and his
clocks. they say. will last forever"
The clock came at last 1t was In a
case OF cherry wood. grand to behold.
But its most interesting part, at least
to our modern eyes, La the works.
The wheels with on exception are OF
WOO0~ GO N6ACL0Ay AACy NaA NC4
and OF such fine hard wood were they
made that today the old clock still
keeps almost perfect time. There Is
one small brass wheel In the case.
Only twice has IL ever had 10 be re-
paired. and then thorough cleaning
was all that was necessary. In 1850 1t
was sent to clock repairer, L. Reicht,
In Platte City. Mo. And fifty years
later. in 1909. it was sent again to him.
Although he was then an old man, his
hands were still skilled in the repairing
Of delicate machinery.
However, the old clock was once
more merely in need OF cleaning. and
it was soon sent back to the home OF
Mr.. Nash, where it is now ticking as
cheerfully as ever. There Is no indi-
cation that it will cease soon. 1t re-
quireS winding every twenty-four
hours There is also an alarm, which
LIS as good as ever. The clock has out
lived it's first owner by many years as
well as number of others In the fam
ily.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02

Even the least Superstitious are often
struck bS the misfortunes which at
tend some persons on certain dates. A
large firm in the city has in It's EN-
ploy living instance Of the fact On
June u an employee lost his left arm
by coming In contact with machinery.
The accident disabled him for his then
employment. and he was given that
of q messenger. On another June -
he was run over In the Strand while
on an errand. Result. broken leg.
The next accident was fall on the
stairs in the firms buildings-again
June 12-the right arm broken this
time. The fourth mishap on another
anniversary broke three ribs. The
firm took the case into consideration
and issued an order that in future the
employee was to take a holiday on
that date. an order with which he has
now complied for several years.-Lon-
don Tit-Blts
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
American Restaurants.


What diSeoncerts the European In the
great American restaurant is the ex-
ceSsive. the occasional maddening slow
ness OF the service and the lack of in
terest in the service. Touching the lat
ter defect, the waiter is not impolite:
he is not neglectful. But he is too often
passively hostile. or ut best neutral.
he, or his chief. has apparently not
graSped the fact that buying meal Is
noE like buying n ton OF coal. If the par
chaser is TO get value for his money H..
must enjoy his meal. and il he Is TO en-
Joy his meal ii must not merely be etli-
ciently served. but it must be efficient
ly served in sympathetic atmosphere
The supreme business or a good waiter
Is TO create this atmosphere. True thar
even in the country which has carried
cookery and restaurants TO loftier
heights than any Other-I mean. of
course, Belgium. the little country OF
little restaurantS-the subtle ether
which the truly civilized diner demands
Is rare enough. But in the great res
taurants of the great cities Of America
IL Is, fancy. rarer than anywhere else.
Arnold Bennett in Harpers Maya
zine.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
HeIpinq the Poet.

Longfellow, the great poet was not
ed for his fondness for children. and
this extended to all little folks wheth
er of his family or not. There was on.
little boy of whom he was very fond
and who came often to see him. One
day the child looked earnestly at the
long row Of books in the library and
at length asked, Have you Jack
the Giant Killer?" Longfellow was
obliged to confess that his great library
did not contain that venerated volume.
The little fellow looked very sorry and
presently slipped down from the poets
knee and went away. But the next
morning Longfellow saw him coming
up the walk with something tightly
clasped in his little fists. The child
had brought 2 cents with which Long
fellow was to buy "Jack the Giant
Killer" Of his own.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
AN OLD NORMAN CUSTOM.
The "Cry For Justice" Still Survives
In the Channel islands,


In the Channel islands.
An interesting and unusual revival
OF an ancient EOrman custom occurred
at Guernsey not long ago when Daniel
Sebire, jurat, justicier elect of Alder
ney, whose election the royal court an
nulled because he had been sentenced
to term of imprisonment some years
ago, raised a Glamour de haro, or q
CRY for justice" against fresh cleo
ton by kneeling bareheaded at the en-
trance of the courthouse and excIaim
ing: Hare! Haro! Haro, d l. aide
mon prince. on me fait tort" Help
me, my prince. They do me wrongD
The Glamour de haro, an ancient
Norman custom. sIlll survives in the
Channel islands. The appellant must.
on his knees and before witnesses.
raise the cry that acts as an injunc
don until the alleged tort or trespass
has been passed ON by the court. II
the trespasser continues he is liable to
arrest and punishment Although the
Glamour Is still legal in the Channel
islands, recourse to it Is very rare. and
there has be9n no instance of it I'm Al.
derney for two centuries. 1t is, how
ever, a very effective procedure.
The derivation usually ascribed to
the forr2 Of the plea is curicns "Haro"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
The Hourdlass.

Instead of being obsolete and simply
an interesting relic. the hourglaSs in
various forms is a twentieth century
necessity. A machinist authority
points out that for such purposes as
timing hardening and tempering heats
In twist drill manufacture. where sec
onds or minutes must be gauged accu
rately. nothing serves like the hour
glass with the right amount of sand
Accuracy to fractions of q second can
be had much more easily than by
watching the hands OF a watch
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Edison and the Bee.

1t is recorded that Thomas A. Edison,
after watching the tremendous energy
Of busy and noisy little bee, re-
marked:
"a real plane, a heavier than air
machine Of great weight. can be buiF
as soon as we obtain something that
beats the air at the rate of 200 time4
a second. That bee weighed 1900
times more than his wings If we
can only get to that, get to that-the
greatest thing for the smallest wing
that is the thing. The bees wings
beat the air 800 times a second"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Dog spooks.

The phantom dog specter was one of
the hardest Of old English supersti-
tionS. Almost every county had its
black dog which haunted its lonely
spots and was the dread of every ma
tive. Most Of them were regarded as
devils. but some were held to be the
spirits of human beings. transformed
thus as punishment. Lady Howard.
Devon notable of the, days Of James
l., for instance. was said to be COM
PEELED to haunt Okehampton in the
form Of a dog as punishment for her
cruelty to her daughter.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Relics OF Old Persia.

Shuster. uhe old capital OF Persia, ig
one OF Trans wonder cities IL. the
dawn Of Persian civilization It took a
leading part On the bank Of the only
navigable river the country can boast,
the city gets its name from the famous
ruler. Shapur. who built great irrtgat
ing dams and noble bridge across the
Kurun. now wrongly credited to the
Emperor VaIerian. Sixteen hundred
years have left the great bridge. a
quarter of mile In length. with yawn-
Ing gaps, bur the water of the river
runs today through the channels and
tunnels made to fertilize land that
had not yet been overrun by the Arabic
barbarianS who destroyed the culture
of Persia--London Mail
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Photo by American Press Association.
Old EnQlish Slaves.
4 l..

Before the conquest and for a long
time after at least two-thirds of the
people Of England were denuded Of all
the substantial attributes Of freedom.
The lords had the absolute disposal of
them. They might be attached to the
soil or transferred by deed, sale or con-
veyance from one lord to another.
They could not chance their place or
hold property-in short, they were
slaves under their obligation or per-
petual servitude, which the consent of
the master alone could dissolve. The
system was not fairly abolished until
the reign Of Charles II, and so late as
1775. pen were bought and sold in
Scotland with the estates to which they
were bound.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
MOISTURE AND DUST.
Why This Rain Combination In tho Air
Shows a Red Sun.

Why This Rain Combination In tho Air
Shows Red Sun.
An old wea ther proverb runs. "a req
sun has water in his eye" and the con-
dition which gave rise to it Is explain.
ed by Professor w j. Humphreys of
the United States weather bureau In
q discussion OF some useful weather
proverbs.
The condition that most favorS a red
sun Is a great quantity OF dust-espe-
cially smoke particIes-in a damp at
mosphere. Smoke alone in sufficient
quantity will produce this effect. but
1t is intensified by the presence OF
moisture
The blue and other short wave
length colors of sunlight are both scat
tered and absorbed to greater extent
by a given amount OK dust or other
substance. such as water vapor. than
Is the red. and this effect becomes
more pronounced as the particles Goa
leSce
Hence when the atmosphere is heav-
lily charged with dust particles that
have become moisture laden We SEQ
the sun as fiery ball
1t has been known that this dust has
much to do with rainfall, since 1t was
proved by the physicist Aitken years
ago that cloud particles. and therefore
rain. will not under ordinary conditions
form In q perfectly dust free atmos-
phere. but will readily form about
dust notes OF any kind In an atmo-
sphere that Is sufficiently damp. A red
sun, therefore. commonly indicates the
presence OF both OF tue essential rain
elementS-that is. dust and moisture
Rocky Mountain News.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Woman's Weapons.

A number of married men were re-
Gently dining together at their club.
The question was asked, What trait
in your wife do you consider the most
expensive one" The answers were
as numerous as the men in the party.
With one ii was vanity, another re-
ligion or charity or love of dress The
put answered oracularly, Her tears"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
The Word MAGNET.

Magnet Is derived from the name Of
the city of Magnesia, in Asia Minor.
where the properties of the lodestone
are said to have been discovered. It
has, however, been asserted that the
name comes from Magnes, the name
Of shepherd who discovered magnetic
power by being held on Mount Ida, In
Greece. by its attraction for Ns nails
ln hiR shoes.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
AT SO HE'LL QUIT TOBACCO.

Vermont's Oldest Living Ex-Governor
Also to Give Up Bridge.
Vermont's oldest living ex-governor,
John W. Stewart, ohsexved his eighty
ninth birthday quietly. When asked
IL he had any message for his friends
Ar. Stewart said:
TELL them that 1 practiced law for
nifty years, and then / took up bridge
whist playing. / am probably the
poorest player in the world and may
for this reason go back to the practice
OF law"
He also announced that after having
smoked tobacco for seventy years he
tRtends to give up the habit.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Madison and the Constitution.

It is generally understood that James
Madison was the chief author of the
constitution Of the United States. Be
yond a doubt the great instrument was
the joint product of the entire con-
vention, but from the best accounts
Madison was the man who put it into
shape as we have it today.-New York
American
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
RIGHT LIVING

Live right today and it viii be a
step toward living right tomorrow.
No man has any right to expect to
live differently tomorrow from the
way in which he is living today.
WhathechoosesfoEtoday he chooses
for tomorrow. What he overcomes
today he is overcoming for tomor-
row. Yet most Of US live as though
we did not believe this, and we try
hard to persuade ourselves that we
are safe In 50 living.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
WORRY.

Do not worry; eat three square
meals day; say your prayers be
courteous to your creditors; keep
your digestion good; exercise; go
SOW and go easy. Maybe there
are other things that your special
case requires to make you happy.
but my friend. these | reckon viii
give you a good Lft.-Abraham
Lincoln.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Barley Water

Barley water Is safe and cooling
drink and Is nutritious as well Put
into pitcher one large tablespoonful
of well washed pearl barley, pour over
Il two quarts OF boiling water. cover
and let stand until cold Drain of the
liquid. add one-half cupful OF sugar
and o little nutmeg. If liked the juice
OF lemon Is a pleasant addition.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Trouble Saved,

II thought you We're to move to u
more expensive apartment
'The landlord saved us the trouble.
replied Mrs. Flimgilt He raised til,
rent Of the one we have been occupy
ing. Washington Star.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Good Advice,

Lord KitchenerS answer to the
young reporter who asked him for his
autograph is wholesome advice for ait
autograph hunters. Young man. GO
and make your own autograph worth
having."-Youth's Companion.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Knew the Exact Arouas.

De FaQue-It / could get some one
90 invest $1,000 In that scheme OF Minis
A rO046 make some money. Dawson
How much could yOu maker De
E'RQue-Why, $1,O0O-Baltimore Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02

-'Sir. came down from a long line
or ancestors"
"Indeedi Were many or them nanS.
ing ON t?"-Exchange.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Hand me- downs.

Ell have to wear fathers old clothes.
I don't suppose you girls have any
troubles like those"
"Yes. we do" said the girl. 81 have
to wear mothers old air."-Kansas
City Journal.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02

Things are his property alone who
knows how to use them.-X snophon.
OF Course.
'Can you tell me which class Of peo-
pie live the longestF' why, centena-
rians. I believe "--Dallas News.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Well Named,
Our First SawmiU.

It is said that the first sawmiH In
the United States was at jamestown.
from which sawed boards We're ex-
ported in June, 1907. A water power
sawmil was in use in 1925 near the
Present site OF Richmond.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Upsetting His Theory.

''The heavy explosions of a battle al
ways cause rain. 1t rained after Wa
aerloo; it rained after Fontenoy; it
'rined after Marathon"
But Marathon was fought with
spears and arrows, my dear"
There you 60 Always throwing
mia water on anything / have to say"
louisville COurier-J Journal
Well Named.
HFWhy do you call your horse LionPes
Because he is such q roarer."-Baltd
more AmeriPah -
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
TRUTH.

Truth is so estInabIe a quality
that is Will not permit Of any tam
perine. Like n mnror. to breathe
upon i with cold falsehood only
makes it reflect dim image Of its
purity. An untrulhful man is an man
always to be feared.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
x Pnenomrar>.,.

'TWhat Is phenomenon. Uncle Billr'
"a phenomenon Is small boy about
your size who never bothers anybody"
London Telegraph.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
The Horse Show

Here he is shown in his glory and pride.
Glossy the name OF him, satin his hideS
Beautiful women In gorgeous array
Worship the horse as the king of the day.
Masters to pet him and grooms at his
beck
Stall OF the finest and ribbons to deck;
What does he do that such fayors should
flood?
Goes through some PAGES that prove he
has blood"
Over in Europe his brothers lie dead,
Mangled by shrapnel and torn by the lead:
Valiant in battle. the troopers best
friend
Faithful are they to the slaughterlng end.
Where are the honors and ribbons they
get?
Where are the maidens admiring to pet7
Women who weep for tkeir soldiers In
vain
Waste not their tears on the four footed
slain.
Sum-
His Credit.
els his credit good?" "His credit
has never been questioned-nor test
ed."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
--Sz1cCz-,-
The Mystic Canine.
a barrister once opened his cross
examination of a handwriting expert
by asking, where is the dog?"
what dogF said the astonished wit
ness.
''The dog" replied the tormentor.
(which the judge at the last assizes
said he would not hang on your evi-
dencef"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Napoleon and Tobacco.

Napoleon, who tried to smoke once
and then with dire results. instituted
the French tobacco monopoly. which
the German government now proposes
to adopt so far as cigarettes are con-
cerned. At a court function held early
in 1910 the emperor remarked q lady
wearing jewels of such magnifcence
that he inquired how her husband
made his money. "He is a tobacco
merchant" was the reply. which led
him to seek further information as to
such a profitable business. Before the
year expired Napoleon issued a decree
restricting the sale and manufacture
OF tobacco exclusively to the state. It
has remained a monopoly ever since
and for many years past has brought
In an annual revenue OF over $S0,000,-
600.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02

Try TO do your duty and you at onca
know what Is In you.-Goethe
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-01-02
Ir Funny Language.

a man feels put out when he discov.
ers that he has been taken in.-Chicago
News
Arizona republican., 1915-04-04
Official Organ of State Federation of Clubs

of the two little princes in the LOW .chard the Third. and not one grue- some detail was omitted
 Scenes like this and even those of worse moral effect have led some of the bright thoughtful minds of the world. to attempt to set 1part some hours of each week for the children that they may see only those pictures that are suitable and good for them.
 l shall try to tell you of some Of the measures enlisted by orSaniZa- tions formed for just this purpose and hope to enlist every member o1 this club in a campaign for the iti- nOcent amusement of our children in Phoenix by these picture houess.
 Our intention is not to blacklist, but rather as lady expressed the matter to me, we will white list them," by our patronage of the best shows.
 We shall find no difficulty l im- agine, in inducing the manager of some house or houses as the case may be, to cooperate with us, pro- viding we can convince him that fls business will prosper thereby; and we cannot blame him for feeling that he must make his work succ ess.
 We have not the audience of one million children that New York Clty mas, but it is quite as important that the proper entertainment he furnish ed the youth of o,A city though their comparative number is small and although we cannot follow explicitly any of the measures submitted to Us by the reports l shall read to you we can. l hope. get inspiration from them and find some ideas that wifi be practical here.
 I am greatly indebted to Mrs
 Alexander Ghe chairman of the civ ics department of our club for sta tistics on the subject to which shall refer this afternoon.
 There is q National Board of Cen sorship established by the People $
 Institute in New York City, 1hicf passes upon ninety eight percent o1 1 the pictures shown in the United States and which is moving as "a pidly as the public will permit. to- ward q. complete dininfecting of tAi: form of amusement from every tain' : of harm: but the trouble is not W,ti l the picture man, he must make Ei' business pay. He only shows tha ] class of picture which commands th' , largest audience. We must creat' the preference for the clean, the hes ] pictures by local endeavor. by stu diously giving our patronage to tA'
 worthy house, to the man who at- i tempts to make his profits iron 1 clean shows instead of from re"l i which show vice and corruption. This censorship board is not con | nected commercially with any pictuT
Arizona republican., 1915-04-04

travelling fund. While in Florence,
 Mrs. Ross also lectured before tlle
 Parent Teacher Association of which
 Mrs W. G. Randall, chairman of the public health department of the
 state federation of clubs. is presi
 dent.
 Home Made Furniture" will ..ea
 ture the program of the Washington
 Woman's club Wednesday when the
 club will meet at the home of Mrs.
 R. F. Fleet The discussion will be
 led by Mrs. Charles Aune, chairman
 of the home economies department.
 The club is shortly to issue it's first
 year book and at this weeks gath
 ering a review of the copy will be
 presented for the clubs approval.
 In two afternoons devoted to sewing
 the members completed fifty gar
 ments for the needy school children
 of Phoenix The organization, ai-
 though small is one of the most active in the state federation ard has accomplished much in the way of social center work for the com
 munity betterment. During the sum
 mer months each member will en- deaVor to earn one dollar and at the first meeting in autumn will he Experience Day" when she will tell how the sum was earned. For the best answer in verse a money prize will be offered and this favor to- gether with the more or less hard earned dollars will be used to se- cure the club a life membership in the Childrens Home. This inst;- tuition is located in Los Angeles and it's purpose is finding homes for chil- dren. it's territory embracing Cali l fornia and Arizona.
 The movement for the establisl! ment of local branch of the na- l tional drama league in Phoenix, will be forwarded April 15. when a meet ing will be held and all interested in ihe plan will present their views ' The Harmony club held it's fort nightly social afternoon, WednesdaA 1 at the Womans club, the hostesses l being Mrs. C. c. Werner, Mrs F. " 1 De Gang and Mrs. H. J. Bennett Whist was q fea ture of the occasion The prizes were won by Mrs. W. F 1 White Mrs. A. J. BellaS ana Miss ] Dorothy Warner.
 ] The working class in art of the 1 Woman's club passed Monday sketch ] ing at Telegraph Pass. On Wednes- l day the members will sketch on tho desert when the group Of artists vii be accompanied by Sara Bentor