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The Detroit times., 1916-07-15
ORPIIEUM.

"The Plum Phiends." harum.
scarum gathering OF comedians and
girls. IA musical comedy farce con-
structed for laughing purposes only.
viii headline the bill I'm the Orpheum
next week. Jack Hhnley. an eccen-
tric' comedian. Will be the principal
fun maker. hut everyone in the east
win contribute TO the gaiety. Novel
tiAs In scenic and costume effects
also are promised. There are 10
people in the company. James
Grady and company. In an interesting
and quaint character playlet The
Toll Bridge VIII be the added fea-
ture. MIR. Grady IL character
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AnlII. AC-

Another warm weather entertain
1r"Ut ri ne light frotby type will be
prtscntcc IN the cadillac thcatcr next
week ~ "Tl- Iollire ~ Bur'csquo," a
q cry miNturs of singing. dancing aud
f9ri-iqal,sf. t~cseitrd by n oomnanV
% go. inciuo'' g chorus OF % sing
'rt giris The show Is arranged in
two SECTIONS q lively FIRST part aud
rev burlesGuc During the action Of
The sltitS new singing and dancing
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number VIII be introduced. william
~. Trueheart. Jimmy Cooper and Sam
carlton are the principal funmakers.
Mhile Connie Lehr Fuller and Dolly
horrissey are the principal women.
other members OF the company in
clude Jack Hubb. Charles Dunn,
Harry Peterson, Frances Delray and
Babe Bay. Several good acts will be
presented in the olIo saCtion. incIud-
ing Golden and Mack. eccentric aero
bRtic dancers The added attraction
Tor tho week will he Naked Truth" !"
"a number In which a graceful young
woman VIII present a series Of three
classical dances with special scenic
and electrical effects.
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RECEIVER TO
RUN BUSINESS
OF WILLIAMS co.

Federal Judge Tuttle has appoint
ed the Security Trust Co. receiver
for the Williams Brothers Co, pickle
manufacturers. with authority TO
continue operation, OF the company's
plant and business. The legal pro
ceedings are OF a friendly nature.
and are brought 10 facilitate fhanc-
ing operations OF the company. AS
sets OF the Williams Brothers Co.
are said TO be approximately ST..
250,000, and liabilities about $780,
900. The company has so stations
In Michigan. where cucumbers and
other produce are bought and ship
ped TO the Detroit factory.
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strength 10 the leading role OF Rich
ard Walton, the district attorney.
conviction. Is evidenced in the hun
drcds al letters Of Commondation re-
Celyed by the theatcr management
prnisinG the mancT in which the vital
subJec' matter IL presented. and the
splendid lesson which the outcome Of
the story teaches
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TEN PIE.

Toplining the Temple bill next
and artist. Winsor McCay. creator OF
Little Memo" Dull Care" Dreams
OF Rarebit Fiend" and other
comics. Artist McCay II the origin
ator Of the scheme OF drawing pie
lures that live and move" In which
by the aid OF the movies. his draw
ings seem To take on life last time
he Visited the Temple he had Steve,
me Hungry Mosquito" an animated
drawing that convulsed everyone
with laughter. and this time he Will
oner new one In "Gertie. the Bash
ful Dinosaur" "Gertie" was a
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The day of the two-for-a-quarter
linen collar has passed. It's Is

The day of the two-for-a-quarter
linen collar has passed. It's rs
cents straight now. Nobody knows
Just why the price hps advanced
not even the haberdashers. but Il
u put down In a general way 10
the war and the increasing high
cost OF living, etc. And there IL no
hope even In the celluloid. as far
as price goes. for this erstwhile
adjunct OF the country undertake
er's wardrobe will soon cease to he
manufactured. The celluloid is
needed for something else--munl-
tlons. or battleships. or something
along that line.
Prfnting-the plain neat kind-thnf
IN rtght--Times Jon Dept.--Main $50.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-15

actor OF established reputation and
his new vehicle Is said 80 be orig
iual In many respects. William Nor
row. assisted by Esther Joy. both
Detroiters. Will provide a tuneful
Offering. 'On Country Road a
musical skit that permits Morrow TO
present child impersonations. Miss
JOY has n pleasing voice and Will
ofrer "A variety Of new songs. The
Nespo Duo. Italian street singers
and accordionists. and the PalO sis
ters, two girls who do thrilling feats
on the trapeze and wind up by pos
ing on n suspended rope. are other
acts. There viii be feature flms be-
fore and after the vaudeville with
the matinees continuous each after
noon from ! 10 o'clock. Movies
also are shown from 10 1.3o o'clock
at night before the first evening
show
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Philadelphia claims that in Broad
street II has the best-lighted long
street in the country.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-15

WAsIlINGEON.

WASHINGTON.
Dustin Farnum. whose heroic eN-
ploits In silent drama have made
him one OF the interesting figures OF
the motion picture world, goes
through more perils and performs
more daring feats in "Davy Crock
ett." In which he viii be seen in
he Washington theatcT next week
\ few OF these are riding an un-
roDquerable horse. a rescue through
DANES. holding door against the
assault OF pack Of real wolves with
only his arm az bar against the
attack. and a number OF other equal
ly thrilling acts. Farnum appears
ns tho famous Indian fighter and
trnpper. The mellower side OF his
nature Is revealed I'm an afair OF
the heart with Eleanor Vaughn.
played by winsome Winifred King
ston. "bavy Crockett" was pro-
dueed In California. and the scenic
grandeur OF tho state has been util-
lzed In a striking manner. So great
has been the demand 10 see the
motion pictures OF Twilight sleep
that the Washington management
has decided to retain them for an
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mammoth creature OF prehistoric
days, but a. gentle and playful as "a
kitten. AIDED by the moving picture
machine, McCaY has transported
delight aud amusement Of the vaude-
Vile pubic. The second feature oi
the program viii he the Ballet
Diyertisement, series OF classic
and character dances, presented nv
Dottie King and a ballet OF eight
strel. Bert Swor. formerly of Swpr ~
Mack and last season comedian with
Al. O. Fields minstrel Sv'or ".
offer realistic Impressions Of ths
eouth"rn dnrkey some coon sons
eccentric Shuflira and laugh-t th.-
ter Another Offering of ciaas w.f
be thai Of Sn,uscI Kelly aud Mar I'D.
wilder, aid tHNoTttes ig thcu sIaG.
Ing novelty. 'atclodila Fast aud
Present Enrla. violinist. and nuha-
bers; Maud ltochczs n Night In ~
Monkey Music Hair; Rita Roland
and Fred Hlllcbrand in Look Pleas
ant, Please. Two Tom Boys in gym
nastic fun. Three kitars Jsps and
the Mooreoscope review.
MILES.
As the feature attraction on the
Miles program next week. Edna Aug.
clever character Comedienne and inn
personHtor OF stage celebrities, will
make her initial bow to the patrons
OF popular priced vaudeville. Miss
Aug recently completed long tour
OF eastern vaudeville thcatcrs ITor
reputation as an imitator Of ccle-
brated stars stands uncNcellcd. She
not only lmpersonates. but character
lies each in gesture. voice and man
types from every day life from the
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has been revived ne returns TO
aVcnge his fathers death. a series
Of thrilling and realistic scenes fol-
low. Hart engages in several big
lights In which his immense strength
~ brought into play. Billie Burke
will bc seen In the motion picture
novel "Gloria's Romance" by Mr.. and
Mrs Rupert Hughes. and Henry san
trey viii Offer several new song So
lections y traNelogue Mutt and
Jef comedy and the topical reyisw
OF current and local national news
events. including views of the. Ger
man submarine Deutschland, VIII also
he shown. Fun pictures for the chill
dren starting AT . o'clock Will pre-
cede the regular matinee, Saturday
afternoon
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DRtRy LANE.
Lovers OF the silent drama VIII be
Interested In the opening Friday.
July 81, of the new motion picture
theater. the Drury Lane, on Wood
The Detroit times., 1916-07-15

to Alice. II is here that the author
gives the story mystery twist and
unusual scenes. combining the dra-
matte comedy and melodrAmatic ele-
ments. Mr., Davis In a tried play
wright and considerable interest Ia
attached to his latest work. the title
OF which Will he chosen 10y Garrick
playgoers next week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
LUCKY AND UNLUCKY THINGS
Mole on Your Back, You'll Have Money
by the Sack, Is One of
the Omens.

Lucky" and "unlucky" have come
to horseshoes, to the color of hair, to
your manner of Saying things'-in a
word, to every possible event in life.
It is unlucky to have a dead bios
SON." it is unlucky to go out with
your ''shoelaces united the latter
we naturally believe; it is unlucky to
bring hawthorn blossoms within the
house," it is lucky to hear the
cricket
The latter is, of course, supposed to
bring luck into the house.
Very lucky it is to find a spider on
Your clothes; it is called a money
spinner in many parts of the country.
Feather beds should not be turned
en- a Sunday If your teeth grow wide
" apart you will be a traveller If
YOU have mole on your back you
will have money by the sack. On the
other hand, mole at the base of the
neck shows that you will be hanged -
Caesar, Napoleon. Bismarck and
others were not above the supersti-
.ion of lucky" and "unlucky" days.
Thursday was the 'unlucky" day of
Henry VIII, of his son Edward, and of
lis daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.
Isn't it strange that they all should
have died upon this day? But it is a
fact.
Anyhow, what is luck?
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Definition of Getty"

In England the term city" from
early times was usually (but not al
ways) applied to a cathedral town,
and for several centuries it was under
stood to have a half legal meaning of
IAN important town which is or has
been an episcopal see." This sense,
however, never became fixed as mat
ter Of law, and the title Of city is now
occasionally conferred by royal author
ity on important boroughs that are
not episcopal sees, such as Leeds. In
Canada a city is supposed to be a mu-
nicipality Of the highest class, vary
ing in character in the different prov
inces. In the United States the name
denotes municipality ranking higher
in population than town, borough or
village, but in many states, especially
in the West, the name relates to the
form OF government, and often, also,
the title is used in anticipation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

and the location of the one-half inch
holes for the bowels, which should
extend entirely through the pieces
Coat the ends of the bowels with glue
and fasten them with finishing nails
driven through the edges of A and B.
Fig. shows unique rack for dish
towels, with the back board so hinged
that, when the towels hung upon them
have dried and been put away, the
arms may be dropped out of the way
as in Fig. 5.
Fig. shows the dimensions for
board A, Fig. the dimensions for
board B. and Fig. s the length of the
broOmhandle arms G.. The holes in
board B must be of the exact diameter
of the broomhandles Coat the ends
of the arms with glue, and drive nail
through the edge of board B into
each.
One pair of hinges is sufficient for
Ringing board B to A. They should
be screwed to the edges as shown at
D Gig. 81 Screw eyes E and F Gig.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
BiSnouth in Alaska.

A considerable ledge Of rock, carry
ing bismuth in commercial quantities,
has been found in the Totalanika coun-
try of Alaska by well-known miner
named John Leach. Tests demon
strate that the ore carries bismuth
from 20 to 80 per cent pure Bismuth
brings from $500 a ton upward, and
Of all metals is perhaps the easiest
to mine. 1t melts at a temperature
slightly above 26S degrees centigrade,
and can, therefore, be melted with
wood fires, obviating the necessity of
shipping the ore outside with the
heavy incidental transportation and
melting charges, burden other min
ing interests have to bear because of
the governments policy of forbidding
the development of coal mines in
Alaska. While the presence of bis
muth ore in Alaska has long been
known, the Leach claim is the first
discovery of large deposit. Here
tofore most CT It used in the States
has been imported from SaXony and
Bohemia, although Connecticut has
mines from which considerable guam
titles of the ore have been taken. Bis
muth is used principally as an alloy
constituent, but also enters into the
preparation of paints, medicines, face
powder, etc.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
SEAL WAS HIS SIGNATURE
Letters Instead of Going Through
the Formally of Signing Them.

Practically every man of any stand
Ing in ancient Babylonia had seal
cylinder or seal, the impression of
which upon the document or letter
served the purpose of his signature.
Thousands of these have been found,
cut out or all kinds of hard stone,
which had been imported from distant
lands, for Babylonia is an alluyial
plain.
AS substitute for a seal the indi-
vidual would make his thumb-nail
mark upon the soft clay or impress
upon it portion of his ziziktu. which
was a cord attached to an undergar-
ment. This in all probability is to
be identified with the zizith mentioned
in the Old Testament (Num. 1873
39), and even at the present time
worn by orthodox Hebrews.
In all periods scribes are very nu-
merous. This is inferred from the
TACT that in some periods almost every
document is found to have been writ
ten by different scribe. In the AS
syrian period women are known to
have belonged to this profession. The
scribes wrote the legal documents, as
well as the private letters of individ-
uals. They even placed the seal inn
preston upon the legal documents, in
proximity to which they wrote the
name of the person to whom it be-
ionged, usually the obligor or the wit
ness
In the time of Hammurabi (about
1000 B. CO. there was at hand an Off
Ger called the burgul, who was pre-
pared to cut temporary seals upon
soft material for those who did not
possess them. This is the custom in
oriental lands in the present day.
In Constantinople, for instance, the
curbs of certain streets are lined with
scribes prepared to write for the IL
literate. An occasional man among
them is provided with little blank
stamps in soft brass, and with an en-
craving tool is prepared to cut the sig
nature or initials of the man upon one
of them while he waits. The impress
sion of the stamp is affixed to his let
ter in place of his signature.-Prof. A.
T. Clag, in National Geographic Maya
zine
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Rinqs on the Oyster.

A popular theory about rings on an
oyster shell being an indication of its
age is not supported by the careful
investigation of Miss Ann L. Massey,
who tested specimens from the oyster
station at Ardfry, at the head of Gal
way bay.
1t has been supposed by many that
each ring, or group, on the oysters
deep valve stood for a years growth,
but Miss Massey says that this deduc-
ton is not reliable. After a patient
scrutiny of over six hundred samples
of various ages, from eighteen months
to six years, she says: AN oyster of
eighteen months or two summers APP
pears to possess at least two rings, but
may have as many as five.
"One of three summers has at least
two rings and may have six. A four
year-old oyster may have only three
rings or may possess seven or eight. "
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the embankment. She slipped from
his arm and sa swaying to and fro
from sheer fright, staring blankly at
him
Il must see if help is needed below,
he said, glancirg down at the clogged
roadway, and as he faded from her
view Gladys, even amid her distrac-
ton, recognized him as a newcomer
to the town whom she had noticed
passing the house during the previous
week Then a veil stole over her
ind and she sank back senseless.
Thus she was found five minutes later,
when her mother and sister attracted
ing to the scene.
As to the young mamie was Hec-
tor Morrison-he who coming from
town also by the shortcut route, had
dashed up the incline barely in time
to save himself and Gladys. had gone
below 10 find that none of the train
crew had been hurt Three freight
cars were a mass of splinters and
twisted iron. Their contents had
poured out across the tracks. He
gave the Heterogeneous mass a cal
culating look Then he loitered about
the spot whittier the usual throng of
sight seers was attracted.
Two hours later, as the wrecking
crew arrived, Morrison was still in
evidence. When the debris of the
broken cars had been removed to the
wrecker's trailers, and the scattered
and damaged freight packages had
been tossed into a heap where there
was surplus space where the cut wild
ened, Morrison got after what he had
been waiting for-the arrival of the
local claim agent
There isn't much salvage in that
heap yonder," observed Morrison. L
noticed crate OF crockery smashed
to bits and those miscellaneous
bundles are crushed fat"
It's pretty bad mix up" asserted
the claim agent
''Iu take a risk on twenty-five dol
lars" announced Morrison quietly.
IN accept it. said the claim agent
(.
Hector Morrison was not trader.
although the town of Dwight might
have thought so, for he was something
of mystery. He had come to the
place about a month previous, taking
a lonely old cabin up in the hills He
did not circulate much about the vicin-
fly and sometimes would be gone for
several days at time. On OCCASIONS
this would involve a long tramp, on
others he would go to some farmers
convention or rural exhibition
Had anybody asked the secret of his
isolation and aloofness he would prob
ably have enlightened them. He was
simply newly fledged lawyer who
had worn himself down with constant
study. His physician haG advised
country air and as much interest and
employment in what was going on
around him as he could encompass
without overtaxing himself
In keeping with this latter sugges-
ton was his purchase of the aban-
doned odds and ends of the freight
wreck. 1t gave him occupation, and
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81 are provided for pin H to slip
through when the arms have been
raised, to hold them in that position
Gig. ~.
Screw one screw eye into the edge
of board B (E, Fig. 81, and two screw
eyes into board A Of, Fig. 81, in the
right positions so when the arms are
raised screw eye E will come between
screw eyes F. Screw eyes G Gigs. 4
and 81 are provided for hangers.
The purpose of the bread-slicing
board Gig 81 is to make it easy to
slice a loaf of bread so each slice is
of equal thickness on all edges.
Fig 10 shows the dimensions for
base A, and Fig. II the dimensions for
uprights B. Block will keep up
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p !
!: HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 5:
z By q
!: A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
CORK TOYS.
Copyright. by A. Nicely Ha

If you will save the cork from every
empty bottle before it is thrown out
or disposed of to the ragman, you
will soon have enough shapes and
sizes to provide an afternoons fun
of toymaking. If you do not want
to wait until enough corks have accu-
INFLATED by this means, you can get
what you will need at a drug store.
In addition to corks, you must have
some cardboard, some worsted, beads,
toothpicks, burnt matches, pins and
glue. For cutting the corks use a
very sharp knife.
The horse Gig. u has body made
of two tapered corks. with the small
ends glued together. Use the pat
tern in Fig. for the head, and glue
this in slot cut across the end of
the body. The legs may be toothpicks
or matches; glue them into holes in
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the cork body. The tail is made of
several strands of worsted tied to a
pin Gig. 81, which is stuck into the
body.
The funny little porcupine Gig. A.
has a tapered cork body Gig. 81,
toothpick legs, a cardboard head
Gig. g., and toothpick quilts
Because cork birds and animals are
funny creatures at best, it is proper to
devise varieties other than those
found in ZOOS. Fig shows a pc
culiar specimen. Isn't he a dandy
with his ornamental neck? Five
glass beads strung upon a toothpick
form the neck, the cardboard head
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In Defense of the Toothbrush.

DR.. T. Benedict Furniss defends
the toothbrush, in Oral HYGIENE"
from the attacks recently made upon
it by DR.. Bernard Feldman. Until it's
enemies devise something better, he
says, it will not help matters to throw
out the best thing for cleaning the
teeth that we know anything about.
1T must be remembered that the
tooth bristles, bathed and saturated 80
frequently with tooth paste ingredi-
ents more or less antiseptic, furnish
anything but a happy abiding for
germ pests, nc matter how vital and
resistant they may be. SO that If we
merely hang the toothbrush some
where in the sunshine after each wash
ing Of the mouth and teeth and buy
new brush at decent intervals, we
need not get worrying about virulent
bacteria"
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Student Wisdom.

The following is an essay written by
a pupil III a high school: THE best
way to keep baby in good condition is
to keep it clean. Every time you give
it a bath powder it all over. Any time
you take it out in the go-cart keep it
in the shade. Do not let it eat heavy
food until it is at least one year old,
and do not let it get a hold of any
kind of green apples, pears, peaches,
etc. Keep it away from gas stoves
and lamps"
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rights B the right distance apart for
the slot for the bread knife. Nail up
rights B in place, then slip saw
through the slots, and cut small
groove in base A ID, Figs. and III so
the knife will cut through the bottom
bread crust easily.
Strip E Gig. 81 is nailed to the far
edge of base A, to push the bread
against when cutting, and strip F
Gig. 81 fits between uprights B, on
the end of base A, and should be OF
the proper width so there will be ex-
actly five-sixteenths of an inch space
between iss inside edge and slot ID.