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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
~ IHY do women eat less than
NM men?" was asked of promi-

wv 1HY do women eat less than
NM men?" was asked Of a pronai-
nent physician.
Before tell you why. he replied.
'I will say that. though it is now an
accepted fact, the time is on the way
when the sex distinction In eating
viii be practically abolished. All
this will come with the Industrial
emancipation of women. That men
eat more tnan women is due to the
fact that women have smaller pro-
portion Of active tissue than men OF
the same weight, and more inactive
material such as fat.
.sWhen human work makes a gem
era1 activity in the tissue OF woman.
naturally she will eat more. Thus 1T
is now possible to Judge by q vom-
ans appearance and the expression of
her appetite whether she Is given to
wholesome outdoor exercise that calls
into play the entire body"
Francls G. Benedict and L. y.
Eames. after series Of extremely In
teresting experiments In the nutrt-
ton laboratory of the Carnegie 1nsti-
tute at Washington. have found that
men eat S or per cent. more than
women
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

ToRTY years will soon be the old
age mark for business men IL
there does not come a change IN.
the manner of living 10 cities. accord
ing to deductions Of DR.. Louis B..
welsmiller. physical director OF the
New York West Side z. NJ. G. A
These deductions are based on the e,S-
animation of more than 1000 men DUE
Ing the last year.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said about the advantage of a sound
mind In sound body the tendency
In large cities. DR.. Welsmiller says, IS
10 go on demonstrating excessive ac-
tivity Of mind. The condition Is said
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Why You Need to
Be ii Perfect TUNE.
With the Person You
Wish to MARRY.

ably he Just as capable q workerSo
happiness the home ofmost men who
are even casually appreciative; but
that "she must be able to sing mezzo-
soprano" probably reveals some hid
den springs in the nature of the chief
executive of which his political
friends-and enemtes-have no idea.
Prof. Fritz Hoetzer of New York
-gravely opines that in this phase OF
the marital diagnosis DIR. BAR. noting
Mr.. Walsh's sensibility8 to sound. OBJ
tanned therefrom his "chromatic con-
tent" And, as content is what this
debating Of the marriage problem
aims to accomplish, DR.. Ban. 1t seems,
has made a really conspicuous
achievement.
Tuninx-Fork Test.
Imagine taking a MANS musical
measurement to fit him to wife!
Herein. without intending to depart
from the formality of the laboratory,
science introduces sort of Cupids
cabaret show A viennese psycholo.
gist, who has applied the theory Of
rhythm to the selection of marriage
mates. declares that. putting aside
all of the complexities that attend
the problem, he is enabled to select
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
WhyHe's Called Tommy Atkins

THE sobrsquet Tommy Atkins
as applied to the British soldier
dates from the time when IT
was the custom to supply every man
in the army with 8 small tocker
manual In which was entered q rec
ord Of name. age. date OF enlistment.
length OF service. wounds and medals
OF honor OF the indlvi dual soldier.
IN sending out these forms for In
formation the war office used a ly-
pothetica1 name. Tommy Atkins.
instead Of the zeal one to be written
in later In this way the name came
TO be applied to designate any British
soldier.
In the same way the British sailor
got his name, "Jack Tar"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Are CITIES Making LIFE Shorter :?

to be peculiar to hustling business
men. Observation-Disclosures because of
the campaign against it. has been on
the decrease, while diseases Of the
heart, arteries and Kidneys which be-
long normally only to old age. have
been on the increase. until there a-e
more die from the latter than from
tuberculosis.
and this tense condition Is allowed to
hold on too long. A more general re-
gard for the advantage of play that
will cause complete forgetfuIness Of
business is suggested as the only So
luton Of the problem OF insuring ra-
tional health conditions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

Potsdam, however, founded after the
close Of the seven years war. is the
favortte summer residence Of the
court, and It was there that Frederick
III. died. after his brief and inet'
fectual reign.
The Emperor OF Austria is. per
haps. more richly endowed with OIL
cial residences than any other mon
arch. except the King Of Italy. who
seems to have palace in every city
In his kingdom.
The. important palaces at Vienna
are two-the Hofburg, in the heart Of
the city, and Schonbrunn. In the
suburbs.
The royal palace in Brussels is a
modern building. practical but unin'
teresting.
The sultan's palace. too. the Dol.
mabaghcheh. is quite modern and un.
interesting. It is long range Of
buildings. rather like sea front
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
How STAR GAZERS
Follow ARMIES

"xHE experiences Of Belgian as
tronomers during and after the
German invasion make interest
ing reading. especially the account
OF the occupation of the royal OBJ
servatory at Uccle by German meteor
ologists. On Aug. 20. 1914. the observa-
tory-which in ordinary times is the
headquarters of the national meteor
illogical service as well as the ma
tional astronomical cent?
made "ield weather station" of the
German army, similar to those estab-
lished by the Germans at Liege and
Na1nur, and later at points on the
Belgian coast.
Four German meteorologists,
guarded by a company of soldiers.
moved In, bag and baggage. and at
once began making regular observa-
lions. not only of surface conditions.
but also Of the upper air currents,
with the aid OF pilot balloons. In
Guiding electrically lighted balloons
for the night observations. Tic re-
suits were telegraphed to the
Deutsche Seewarte at Hamburg.
About the middle of November the
observatory was made the "fleld
weather centre" or headquarters Of
the whole system of field weather
stations maintained by the German
forces. Meanw hi1e several Belgian
astronomers, who had remained at
the observatory. were allowed to COM
tinue their astronomical work, in
Guiding the service. and this arrange
m emf ia still in force.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
That REGULATES

ting tightly over the other end Of the
rod. Normally, connection between
the two is made by pin that passes
through an opening in the sleeve and
free end of the rod. Tie closing of
the electric contact when the speed.
limit is reached lifts this pin out OF
engagement and breaks the connec-
ton between the rod and the sleeve.
This causes the throttle to close slow
~ OF. its own weight. and no amount
of manipulation of hand or foot con-
troll will be communicated to the car
bureter. When the car has fallen boz
low the speed limit. however. the
speedometer contact is released the
magnet permits the pin to fail back
into its place and the throttle rod is
again continuous.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

wv YHEN one comes to think OF 1t.
NV 1t is surprising how many
fabulous animals come regu-
larry to the dinner table or supper
table
Among them. Of course, the most
familiar is the welsh rabbit" which
insits original form was merely toast
ed cheese Some folks declare that
the name is corruption Of rarebtt.
but this has never been proved
Then there is the golden buck. %
which is q Welsh rabbit with a
poached egg on top. A Chinese rab-
Bit IL q Welsh rabbit with rice in it.
and Mexican rabbit" otherwise
known as Spanish rabbit'O contains
tomatoes and onions.
So much for the rabbit family. But
how many people are there who are
acquainted with the ''Cape Cod tur-
key? The answer is, nearly every
body In New England. where Goldfish
sometimes goes under that name.
Scotch woodcock'' Is two slices Of
hot buttered toast. with an anchovy
on each slice and a sauce made OF
half q pint Of milk and the yolks OF
three eggs poured over them.
Less familiarly known Is English
monkey which is made by soaking
a cupful Of bread crumbs in cup OF
milk and adding a tablespoonful OF
melted butter, beaten egg and half
a cup Of grated cheese-the whole.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
TIE FORTIJNE TELLER Who Went to PRISON

the logic OF ofricialdom' which re-
CARDS matters of this kind with s,ls-
ptcion coupled with quick, drastic ac-
ton, holding. in effect. II prophets
must predict, they should keep the
violent things to themselves. Such g
phophecy, it might be. likely would
serve as a suggestion to O cracked
brain Nfhilist, wavering between
sane poverty and the madness which
promises fame through assassination,
These are the things that the lowly
fortune teller did not know. Nor
could she know. oven though she
were a seeress. And after 20 years In
prison she win be wiser and per-
haps realize the utter futillty Of
prophecy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
SCENCE Latest and Very Curious Methods Testing HARMON

sembles him in outward appearance.
And the same prescription to the
woman.
A tall man. with fair hair and blue
eyes. should seek mate who stands
about his own height and has the
same colored hair and eyes as him
self.
Many unhappy alliances, says the
expert, are due to the fact that tall,
fair men marry short dark women.
or short, darkmen choose tall, blond
brides.
Physical characteristics denote GER
tain mental traits and thus people
who are not alike in appearance also
diner in their respective opinions on
men and matters.
Mating by Looks.
TAN. thin and dark men are very
often mean, unimagtnative and mo
rose. On the other hand. short. faip
women are more often than not very
lkind-hearted, generous and high-spir-
tied. Combine these opposites and
trouble inevitably results.
A short woman may at first admire
and seek the company of tall man.
but the novelty soon wears OF. She
begins to realize that his height ac-
centuates the shortness OF her own
stature, that he has nothing Of her
own nature, or that his ideas on men
and matters continually clash with
her own.
The truth is that what we like In
others Is generally what we like In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

of row OF houses standing on the
river-like shore of the Bosphorus. In
ternally it is gaudy place. all bright
paint. gliding. stucco and colored
glass.
The old palace Of the Empero1s Of
Byzantium probably, contained some
Of the most beautiful halls, chambers
and chapels that ever existed in the
world, but not one stone of all this
building remains-the destruction OF
wonderful works of antiquity being
one of the many changes due to the
presence Of Turks at Constantinople.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

YERE is the Kharkhof gipsy
IA who prophested the violent
y = death of the Gear and was
sent to prison for 20 years for her
s-a cautious prediction. which would
60 far toward showing that q prophet
has no honor in hisor her--own
country. Her name Is Agafya Pas
tulxhin.
she says she could not have truth
f,,Ilv nredicted otherwise. for what
sba said was what she actually fore
saw And, having visfoned the vio-
lent end OF the Great White Car.
abe Is no less a faithful subject In
having given voice to the prediction.
This may be gypsy logic. but 1T is not
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
viennese Psychologist Suggests the Use Of Tuning
Finding the .itch, of Candidate for Marriage and OF
Thus Determining Their Likelihood OF.
Partnership Harmony
Partnership Harmony

nerve tissue, its senses and its world
of ideas Of things that are and things
unseen-the human body is just like
q finely organized musical instru-
ment, which responds to the touch OF
impressions; and it would take q
wise man to say that the Viennese
experimenter is fantastical and who'll
ly wrong. It would be a blessing IL
there could be a general application
of the tuning fork to the life and the
activities OF the race"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

= TOW would you like to be Kissed
and fondled by a lion2 surely
= there are other things better
to be preferred: and when pictured
one can scarcely tell whether the per-
Eon is being caressed or assaulted.
In the moving pictures that employ
an entire zoo OF animal actors
scene is not infrequently presented
show1n9 a lion. tiger or leopard and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Wireless Wonder on Wheels

FT1HE signal corps Of tne United
states army has just taken de-
livery of what. is probably the
most powerful portable wireless teleg-'
raphy outfit OF its Kind The APP
paratus is mounted on motor car
chassis and can be set UP complete
ana in operating condition In as short
a. time as IL minutes.
Under favorable conditions. the APP
paratus has a sending radius of up to
500 miles. Messages from points $500
miles distant have been received. The
generator which furnishes the current
IS driven by the same motor that pro-
pela the vehicle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

Suppose that. in some way the hui
man actor, became scratched or
bruised, SO that he began to bleed.
And you know what tradition long
associated with the circus and our
natural history tells us-that once a
wild beast tastes human blood it be.
comes mad with the lust to slay!
Which would show that doing picture
stunts with the big cats is not likely
to prove a3popular feature of the big,
new profession.
The man here shown is not being
mauled. though simple unsheathing
of the needle-like claws Of the beast
and down-stroke would be sufficient
nearly to tear on the side OF his face.
But the baby noness actually appears
to be kissing him. and, in fact, Is
giving himas near a kiss and an en-
brace as baby lioness can give.
She was only six months old when
the photograph was taken and as
much attached to the. keeper as
though he were her blood kin. Age
has since changed her sktttishness
and her frank affection. for a lion Is
81 dignihed beast when 1t Is not dan
gerously ugly.
You have doubtless seen that widely
reproduced picture called The Lion's
Bride" Well. the animal men after
beholding the baby noness kiss and
"mumble'' the proud keeper called
him THE Lioness's Father
BLESS her little leonine heart"
said he. "she is fine BIT of baby
and it is a genuine pleasure to father
herr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

perfect mates by the application Of
the tuning fork! This is called
..marital notation" and all the savant
has to do Is to get the mote" OF 9
man and OF a woman, and wherever
the combining OF the two makes per
feet harmony there is the perfect love
match.
Indeed" observes Newberry o.
Norwood in discussing this particular
angle of the subject. the human
body. with its flesh and blood and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
How Il FEELS to Be KISSED BY a Baby LION

its human victim. and the spectator
gets the Impression that the man
really lis being mauled by the beast
Never mind how the trick is done. IT
is not without genuine peril. No
matter how well the Jungle actor is
trained. there is always a lurking
danger that 1t may get too well
heated in the assumed role and lapse
into reality.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

with salt and pepper added. being
poured over toasted crackers.
The Knock turtle" is one OF the best
known of fabulous table animals, be-
ing served in the form OF soup. In
"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland"
viii be found striking picture Of
this remarka BILE reptile represented
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Some Of the Fabulous ANMALS That Meet the BIZ

chow sauce. The paste thus prepared
is spread on slices Of dry toast, or
sometimes served in crab shells.
Last, but not least remarkable, OF
these NEUROLOGICAL creatures, CLASH
fed by the Kitchen naturalist. is the
corn oyster" which IL small fritter
OF green corn. fried ikea real oyster
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

with the body of a turtle and the
head of calf
Mock duck. is a roll OF chopped
meat and bread crumbs, baked.
..Mock crab is made by mixing equal
parts OF grated cheese and butter
seasoned with salt, pepper and vine
gar. ana adding q few drops Of an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Russia 4

Russia is 20 times larger than
France and Germany put together
g. 100000 square miles,. and her popu-
lation is supposed to number 165, O00,-
600. 1oo.ooo.Ooo more than that of Ger
many.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

After over 40 years two unexploded
German shells fred during the Fran
co-Prussian war have been found
during digging Of trenches near fort
on the outskirts OF Paris.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Great Differences in Phygi-
ca; Proportion Are Said to
-e an Obstacle to Happy
Marriage.

still another physician has advo-
Gated what might be called physical
attunement.' z advancing the ingen-
ious theory that the secret OF happy
marriage is for q man to marry q
woman who. as near as possible re
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23

From the earliest attempts to ad-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
Little Stories by Little Folk
First PriEe)
Spring.

BY Helen q. Mccormick, Aged Y Years.
Silver Creek. Neb. Blue Side.
Spring Is the best time OF the year to
a great number Of the children. In the
spring the children love 20 90 picking
the flowers They hasten TO see who
can find the first violet.
The violet il the first flower 20 wake
from ns long winter nap. The vioiets
begin to peep their little heads out from
beneath the green leaves and grasses
They arc loved by all the children. espe-
ciaily the girls.
Another early blossom Is Of the apple
trees. pink and white flowers. They are
ont a. AEON as the sun comes and warns
the baby bUdA
Robin RED Breast is another early
visitor and many other gay songsters
can be heard In the trees They soon
come back from the sunny south and
build their nests in the old tree they
built them In the year before.
Also. IN a little while. the green fields
are growing. and the corn, and wheat
arc waving in the soft wind and warm
sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
Second Prise)
Three Campers.

By Myrtle Cain, Aged ~ Years, e6l6
Brown st.. Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
One day girl ehum, my brother and I
took our lunch and went for camp
We decided We would go to the Missouri
river First We stopped at our aunt's
house and got some matches.
Soon we came 10 the river. We gath
cred some sticks and Paul made fire.
We started to fix lunch when We heard
a shot We looked up and saw four
men IN a boat.
After lunch We slId down the nm and
gathered lot OF milk weed pods and
watched tho Ice float down the river
untIi we were tired OF watching II. Then
we got cur lunch boxes and started for
home, We went through large sweet
potato patch and gathered lots OF little
shells, then we took the road which led
for home. when we were within one OF
two blocks from home We laughed Sc
hard we had 10 cit down and rest. When
We got home ! went 20 the playhouse
and played for a while and then went
to bed That was tho happiest day for
three small campers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
A Problem.

By Zera Fink, Aged ~ Years, Holdrege,
Neb. Red Side.
Now. after years OF continuous pros
perity. during which time our great ma
tion has steadily advanced, and not suf-
fered from the evil effects OF war, we
have become and now rank as the great
est nation of the western hemisphere
perchance the greatest in the world. Yet
in all our commercial pomp and glory
we have yet to contend with and battle
with one great question. now occupying
the time and interest Of the greatest men
OF our age-a question put before the
American people for them to decide which
course we must, and shall, pursue to at
tain supremacy OF the commercial world.
Shall IL be by peace and quiet. or by war
and turmoil II is the business and right
of every American TO decide. Let us, as
earnest advocates of God and peace. re-
solve that the demon Of war shall moi
lay his clutching fingers upon us and
that our nation shall not be stultified IL
the eyes OF our European brethren.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
'Dandelion Cottage. .

by .lEdith Kenyon. asa Cunning street
Omahp, Neb. Blue Side.
One day ] was reading a book called
'DaHdeiioa Cottage" II was very inter-
estine. l told some other girls 20 read
n. and they liked It very much. 20 we de-
ciced 20 do the same AZ the girls ia the
book. 50 one day we all got together
and went 70 = Girls house. she had
nios backyard. and We made something
that looked like house. or course. We
couidn't have as sood house a. the one
We read about. but we thought that Il
would 90. We let the dandeiions grow
because We called it ''Dandeiion Cottage. Z"
u vas shaded By trees. except IN a few
places. We planted some cueumbeFs and
other things. but We were not able 20
sc them srew very weii. for some boys
caFeiessly stepped on them. We could
not have much Of q playhouse. either.
for the boys bothered ne. So We had 20
give up -Dandsiion Cottage"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
Trip to AsOhison.

BY Norma Conner, Agod 10 Years. Au-
burn, Neb Red Side.
Last summer we decided 10 take trip
TO Atchlson IN our automobile. We
thought we would start about 7 o'clock.
but were no excited that we could not
sleep. We got up early and were ready
to start at s o'clock. We reached
Atchiscn distance OF nlnety-nine miles
at 10 o'clock and surprised my aunt 30
much that she could scarcely get dinner
for us. While there. We took several nice
auto rides. We crossed the Missouri river
and visited my great grandpa who lives
near Rushville. Mo. Our cousin came
home with us on our return trip. We had
a puncture, the only bad luck we had
travelling a distance Of 100 miles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-28
George Washington.

BY Roberta II inter Aged Years, Utica,
Neb. Red Side
George Was iington was born in Vir-
ginia, February - 17s2. His father died
when he was a hoy. His mother had
a colt. She wanted too have the colt
broken. but shs was afraid that the men
would not be able to do II. One day
George and sc ne other boys we're play
ing. George i'd. IL am bound 20 break
that colt" Hn got on and George could
hardly stay on Then the colt reared up.
Then Il reared W once more, but George
succeeded. George chopped his fathers
little cherry tree down when his father
did not want i'm TO. George Washing
ton could jun D. the highest. He could
wrestle the he g After one OF the wars
George Wash ngton married Martha
Custis.
DO you know how old George Vhshing
ton would be? He would be 1sS years old.
When George Washington died. he was
past 20 years old