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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-01
Wronn Deduction

Wrong Deduction.
"Who breaks, pays"
"Oh, no; not if they're broke. BAL
timore American.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
A CLOSELY GUARDED CLOCK.
II Is the Most Accurate Timekeeper
Man Has Devised


In the Case School of Applied Science
in Cleveland there is clock that holds
the worlds record for accurate time
keeping. Over period OF several
months it showed a variation Of only
eight thousandths of second a day,
which In a years time would be less
than three seconds.
Ship chronometers, which are the
most accurate time measuring instrl-
ments in general use, cannot keep true
time within less than three to five sec
onds month. Marine observations
are absolutely dependent on accurate
timepieces. but ships officers have to
be satisfied if they can adjust their
chronometers so that they will either
gain or lose a certain amount each day.
Then they add or subtract and get alb
solutely correct time In plotting rec
ords of ships timepiece It's desirable
ity Is judged by line that asceuds or
descends with absolute regularity. If
the line rises and falls the instrument
is worthless
The Case clock stands on a stone pier
independent of the building that ex-
tends sixteen feet to natural shale
foundation 1t is in a small room sur
rounded by two other rooms, all built
with brick walls. Gas stoves heat the
outer rooms. and electric contact ther-
mometers regulate the temperature.
The gas stove flame automatically rises
or falls with the variation In the out
side air temperature Thus on warm
days in August the flame in the gas
stove is very low. while in below zero
January 1t burns at its brightest. In
the clock room itself the temperature
Is adjusted by an ordinary sixteen can.
die power incandescent lamp that Is
flashed on and off by another electric
contact thermometer, The school strict
ly enforces the rule that there must
never be more than two people In this
inner room at one time
The clock, which stands five feet
high, has three separate dials that reg
lister the hours, minutes and seconds.
1t is inclosed in an alright glass jar,
inside OF which are delicate instru-
ments for measuring temperature. at
mospheric pressure and moisture. A
small amount OF chloride Of lime, which
is an efficient desiccating material. Is
kept always In the jar to absorb the
moisture
BY the aid of set Of dry batteries
the clock automatically winds itself
every seven minutes The movement
Is adjusted slow or fast by pumping
air in or out Of the glass container
Observations are made from the out
side through double glass windows
through the separating walls and by
means of small electric lamp placed
over the dials
Not only can this wonderful piece OF
clock mechanism be adjusted to show
less than a three second annual varia.
ton, but 1t is also possible to make
electric connections with other similar
clocks elsewhere With this as mas
ter clock the others can be made tc
keep the same accurate time Youths
Companion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Rugged and Barren, 1t Was Once a
Land of Fable and Adventure.

Lower California, once a land of IA
BILE, romance and thrilling adventure,
Is one of the most sparsely settled re-
glons of the Mexican republic 1t has
an area corresponding in size to that of
the Atlantic coast peninsula OF Flor
ida. but nearly 700 miles more coast
line owing to its extreme length of 100
miles. Florida has more than fourteen
times as many people.
Varying in width from thirty TO 100
miles, Lower California is rugged.
barren strip of land with n mountain
Gus backbone largely of volcanic ori.
gin. For nearly POO years after its dis.
coyery by the Spaniards it was thought
to be an island.
The southern portion OF the peninsula
has some rain, bat the northern section
is dry and arid, producing cereals, To.
bacco, grapes. casSaYa and sugar cane
only after being thoroughly irrigated
The mineral resources are valuable
and varied. Gold. silver lead copper
salt, gypsum, turquoises, opaIS and gar
nets are proftably mined The silver
mines of In Paz were worked by the
Jesuits as early as 1900. three years
after the famous padre, Salyatierra
established the first permanent Spanish
settlement in the land
The magnificent Magdalena bay. on
whose projected waters, forty miles
long and twelve miles wide, the Pa
cific fleets OF the American navy have
conducted their target practice in re.
cent years, was discovered by Fran
cisco de Ulloa in 1879 while on voy
age of exploration seeking the pearls
and gold Of the "Amazons"
Lower California has two capitals
La Ensenada, with a population of
1000, siXty-fiye miles by sea from San
Diego, Cal. and La paz. With $500
people, many of whom earn HveH.
hood from the ports pearl fisheries,
which are among the most important
In the world
In addition to its pearl oysters the
waters of Lower California yield
Bponges, tortoiseS, sperm ana gray back
whales, while IN the bayous ana river
mouths Of the east coast many alliga.
tors are to he found.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Historic Hampton Roads.

In no territory of like extent in the
United States is more historical inter
est gathered than in that which Dor
ders Hampton Roads, Here was plant
ed the first English colony In America; /;
here was held the first gathering of the
peoples representatives to make their
own laws; here were erected the first
fortitications 10 the English speaking
new world; here were fought the land
battle that terminated Americas war
of Independence and the naval battle
that reyolutionized the warfare Of the
sea
The first fortihcatons where Fort
Monroe now stands were built 305
years ago, in 1911 Since that time,
with short lapses, there has been some
sort of a fertilization always guarding
the entrance to Chesapeake bay.--Na-
tional Geographic Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Never Was nunion John

OF the objects whose name is derived
from the dtminutive OF John the union
jack cannot claim TO be one. In the
days of chiyalry the knights and men
alarms wore a surcoat, or "jacque," as
it was called, bearing the emblem ell
ther of their nationality or Of the lord
to whose service they were sworn.
Gradually the word was transferred to
the banner which was carried before
the army, and this use of the word still
survives today In the name Of the Brit
ish national flag and also that Of the
small fiagpole at the bow OF a ship
known as the 'jackstaff. London
Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
FaeI!ItatIna Payment Of s!!Is.

II we were In a business where we
sent out bills TO customers the first OF
every month. we should make it point
always to inclose a self addressed en-
velope for the return remittance. This
practice involves small expense to the
creditor, and II makes 1t little harder
for the debtor to find an excuse for lay
ing aside the bill for a few days. We
notice In our own small affairs ten
dency to pay first the bills whose pay
ment requires the least trouble, and we
suppose other people are correspond
ingly lazy. Paying bills is hard enough
work at best, and ought to be made as
easy as possible. Ohio State Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
BLAMED THE DEMONS.
Story Of the Physical Reform alton of a
City In Korea.

SIty IN NpF6d.
In Pyengyang. city in Korea sur
rounded by a river and resembling a
boat in shape, 1t was believed that II
any one should venture to dig a well
the water would rush In. sinking the
boat and drowning all the city's in
habitants.
Needless to say no wells were dug
The streams washed the filth of the
city down into the river. Then the
watermen filled their buckets at the
river and sold drinking water
throughout the city.
Constantly recurring epidemics were
the result But the people did not
blame the dirt They blamed the devils
1t was the duty Of every Korean
doctor TO know the 300 places where
the human body could be pierced with
a red hot needle without causing death
The needles were from three TO twelve
inches in length, and the doctor was
supposed to know how deep they should
be thrust The purpose Of the probing
was to let out the devils which caused
the disease
When Christianity came to Korea it
brought hygiene aud medicine along
with It. A hospital or dispensary was
not known in Korea until founded by
a Christian missionary
The Japanese government is now
splendidly following suit with the es
tablishment Of hospitals and medical
schools
Fine waterworks systems have been
installed and the sort Of water that
gushes from the hydrants IN Pyeng-
yang IS stated to have reduced the
death rate by 10 per cent.
The old boat city OF Pyengyang is
now underlaid with network OF
sewers Willard Price in World Out
look
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
A "BlT" OF MONEY.
The Use of the Term to Designate e
Small Coin Is Very Old

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80 a,,..,. 49,. ,''' .",.,, ~ 80 " ~
,ta ~ '',.'
ILL - ,.na,.
''Lca - ni'lie1
bllt according 10 u writer IN the Ne"
YORK sun the use OF the word bit IN
the sense OF Smai COIN Is very an
cicnt. The Colonial Records Of Penn
sylvania' aver that ~ a council held
Mt Philadelphia we 2lth of the Sth
month. lGS3 under the presidency Of
VIM. Penn. Prop and Gov
The 7ovr telleth ca. Pickering & saml
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
EARLY ADVERTISING.
Before and After the Advent of the
Printing Press.

Advertising has now become a Gus
tom SO extensive In its application and
of such vital Importance that 1t is
difficult to realize that it was ever
possible to do any trading without it.
Yet before the advent of the printing
press and the newspaper there were
many hundreds Of years when there
was no such thing as advertising as
1t is known today.
In ancient times merchants In Rome
and Athens employed criers to go about
the streets shouting out the quality and
prices of their goods. Written notices
serving as advertisements to call at
tention to an auction sale or a meeting
were displayed on walls only occasion
ally. In the old days of London shop
keepers clerks stood In front of their
stores and called out their wares to
passersby, prefacing their announce
ments with What do you lack? What
DO you lack?
One of the first newspaper adver-
tisements of which there Is authentic
record was printed ia the Mercurius
Pofittcus. London, In January, 1852
II was publishers announcement and
read as follows:
'Irenodia Gratulatoria, an Heroick
Poem, being a congratulatory pane
gyrick for my Lord Generals late re
turn. summing up his successes in an
exquisite manner. To be sold by John
Holden, In the New Exchange, Lon
don. Printed by Tho Newcourt, 1885,"
Here is another example OF early
London advertising:
Two men beg to acquaint the public
In general that they keep the cleanest
barber shop In all London where the
people can have their hair cut for
two pence, dressed for three pence and
be shaved for one penny. One OF these
men can bleed and draw teeth very
well He bleeds both In the English
and German method and is exceedingly
careful. New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Whales enc Llved On Land.

Scientists tell us that wha>es did not
always live in the sen, but in prehis
toric days dwelt upon the land They
are not true fishes, and their skeletons
still give evidence OF the days when
they possessed four legs Further
more, While fishes breathe water from
which the air is separated by means of
their gills whales breathe air ana sepa
rate the life giving oxygen from the
other gases by internal lungs like land
animals. In contrast to fishes also
they are warm, red blooded animals
The largest whales are found in the
antarctic and arctic seas.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
GIFT OF THE CAB.
Why Stephenson Thought There Was
No Power to Equal It.

NO FO"Sf " GNNdi X
When George Stephenson. the per
fector Of the locomotive. was visiting
the seat of Sir Robert Peel at Drayton
on one occasion says the writer of
Famous British Engineers" there
happened Ia he present Dr auckland,
the scientist and Sir William Folett.
the famous advocate.
Stephenson discussed With Or. Buck
land one of his favorite theories as to
the formation of coal and, though un-
doubtedly in the right was ultimately
vanquished by the arguments and ora
tory Of the doctor, who was a better
master Of tongue fence than himself.
Next morning while ponderlng over his
defeat in the solitude OF the garden he
was accosted by Sir William Follett
and conided to that gentleman the
story Of his failure.
Sir William, acquainted with the de
tails of the matter in dispute, agreed
to take up the case and soon after
ward attacked DR. Buckland on the
subject long discussion ensued. IN
which the man of law completely 81
fenced the man of science, who was
at last compelled TO own himself van
quished Sir Robert Peel, highly
amused at this example of ''tit for
tat" then turned to the inventor and
inquired, with a laugh
And what do you say on this mat
ter, Mr.. Stephenson?"
"Why," he replied, II win only say
this-that of all the powers above and
under the earth there seems to me no
power equal to the gift of the gah"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Our First Canal.

Americas first canal was dug at
South Hadley, Mass, when Washing
ton was president 1t was completed
In 1896. That little waterway gave De
Witt Clinton his idea for the canal
across New York state-the greatest
single impetus ever contributed to the
upbuilding of large city
1t was the Erie canal that gave New
York the needles speed to pass Philadel.
phia as the metropolis Of this CONT
nent-Philadelphia Ledger
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Two Sets of Muscles.

You have two sets of muscles-the
outer ones, which you can feel. and
the inner ones, which are your lungs,
heart, stomach and other internal or
gans. The outer ones are conyeniences
for performing actions. The inner ones
are your life-the fate" which makes
you happy or depressed, powerful or
weak, useful or the contrary. These
inner muscles require training, just
like any other muscles. by intelligently
directed exercise.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18

Twelve persons decided to lunch to-
gether every day and agreed not to sit
twice In the same order One or the
number, IA mathematician surprised
his associates by informing them that
their decision meant that one and one
third million years must elapse before
they would again be seated In the
original order Two men can sit to
gether only in two different ways, three
In six ways. four in twenty four five
in 100. six In T20, seven in 800. eight
in 40320, nine in 362, ,SSS, ten in 3,629
500, eleven In 30,01GS00 and twelve In
479 100. .GO0.-Buch fur Ale
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
GRANT AND MARK TWAIN.
When the Humorist Took the Stump
For the General.

TOT hnS ScFlSTdis
The year 1880 was presidential one
Mark Twain was for General Garfield
and made number of remarkable
speeches in his favor. General Grant
came to Hartford during the campaign,
and Mark Twain was chosen to make
the address of welcome. Perhaps no
such address of welcome was ever
made before. He began:
II am among those deputed to vel
come you to the sincere and cordial
hospitalities Of Hartford, the city OF
the historic and revered Charter Oak,
of which most of the town is built"
He seemed to be at loss what to
say next, and, leaning over, pretended
to whisper to Grant. Then, as if he
had been prompted by the great soldier.
he Strengthened up and poured out
fervid eulogy on Grants victories, add
Ing in an aside as he finished 4 near
ly forgot that part of my speech. 10
the roaring delight of his hearers,
while Grant himself grimly smiled
He then spoke OF the general being
now out of public employment Of how
grateful to him his country was, and
how 1t stood ready to reward him "in
every OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES way"
Grant had smiled more than once
during the speech. and when this sen
tence came out at the end his com
posure broke mp altogether while the
throng shouted approval Clemens
made another speech that night at the
opera house-a speech long remember
ed In Hartford as one of the great
efforts of his life.
A very warm friendship had grown
up between Mark Twain and General
Grant. 4 year earlier, on the famous
soldiers return from his trip around
the world Il great birthday banquet
had been given him In Chicago at
which Mark Twain's speech had been
the event of the evening The colonel
who long before had chased the young
pilot soldier through the Missouri bot
toms had become his conquering hero,
and Grants admiration for America 9
foremost humorSt was most hearty
Albert Bigolow Paine in St Nicholas
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Cost of Discovering America

The discovery of America cost lit,
tie more than $1,000. at least so say
some documents that were found In the
archives OF Genoa. These documents
give the value Of Columbus fleet as
$4,000. The great admiral was paid a
salary OF $500 year the two captains
who accompanied him received n sal
ary of 5000 each, and the members OF
the crew were paid at the rate Of $3.50
a month each.-American Boy
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Securing a Prisoner.

A sheriff, annoyed by the crowd
which follows when prisoner is taken
along a public thoroughfare handcuffed
to n policeman, devised simple way
of Handwriting a prisoner so that he
can be taken through a crowd with.
out every one being aware that he is
really in shackles. Instead of locking
the prisoner to the officer, the prisoner
Is handcuffed to a heavily laden suit
case, which he is required to carry.
The suitcase is filed with bricks and
weighs from twenty to fifty pounds,
making escape very difficult.-Detroit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
A KINGS Library.

Frederick the Great employed archi
tects to build library, but they fought
with true professional etiquette over
their designs. The monarch who had
braved the might of Europe was not
to be defeated by parcel of nagging
professional men. "Confound you"
said the king don't waste any more
time This cupboard opposite me is OF
a very good design; copy that" They
did as they were ordered.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Her First Day In Church

The two trustees in the church took
up the collection In the middle aisle
then began in front again and worked
the side aisles.
II should think" whispered the smaI
girl to her father, they wonld have
four walters, one for each aisle :
Newark News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18

IS ne Il TeaI TTIeHu
II don't think so. He's always will
ing to lend money to you If you need
it but he isn't afraid to ask you to pay
it back If you don't show any signs OF
ever going to do so.'--Detroit Free
Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Slight Misapprehension.

rs your husband an altruist?'
81 don't think So" replied young
Mrs. Torlzins, land l almost hope no
body asks him to join. Charley has
so many uniforms now that | can
hardly take care of them Washing
ton Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Platinum In Colombia.

Platinum thrown away by early Span
ish explorers. ignorant of it's value, Of
ten is found in excayating foundations
for new buildings in Colombia some
times in sufficient quantities to pay the
cost of building.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
One Way to View IL.

Distance lends enchantment to the
vfew,' some poet says"
That's right. At al. rate it's easier
30 admire a girl when she's well or."-
Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18

What one needs to cultivate is a
tenacity of purpose that will not quail
nor turn aside, courage that in emer
gencies dares to separate from the
crowd, that never recognizes defeat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
prnhah,lu

my barber told me a wonderful sto
~ this morning"
Illustrated with cuts, presume ?"--
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
LOOKING Ahead.

Here's my l. O. o. for $10.'
But you only borrowed So"
"Oh, that's all right! If don't Dor.
row the difference by next week re
mind mew-Puck
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18
Givinu Him a Tin

Passenger-Steward. are we nearing
port? Boat Steward-Yes. sub: Ger
tinly, sub! 1t am only about three tips
away now.-Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-18

It's the things we shouldn't 90 at all
that we never put Off TIL tomorrow II
we can do them today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-23
Nate Jackson
Tries to Get
on with Wilde
CUrIey Authorized to Promise
Fyweight Champion Local
Boy VIII Make IA Pounds
RingSide,

II Jimmy wilde wants IN tackle anoth-
or American scrappfr. Natc jackson 10
willing 10 take his chances with the Cy.
weight champion OF the world Wilde. ais
though weighing lIttlo over 90 pounds,
ellowed Young Zulu hid to come into the
ring Mt liz pOuuds--and knocked him out
IN tho eleventh round, Jackson might
be able to make he pounds II he lost
enough on tho way over through seas
sickness, but he prefers TO set the llmis
at ia pounds.
This is no idle dream The match may
never DO made. but there In about a0
much chance for II as there Ia for a Will
lArd-Carpcntirr fight for the Same man
who is on hs way to Europe 10 try TO
get the worlds heavy weight champion
and IN" French champion together also
VIII try TO get JackAkOn and wilde to-
gethcr
In letter written Just before he de-
parted for Europe. and received by SAM
my Samson this morning. Jack curley
referred 10 a talk he had had with Sam
ron when he WAS down here last summer
hnd saying that he supposed Jackson
sun was willing 10 go against any body at
from llt TO i20 pounds. he would try to
match him IN London with the winner Of
the Wllde-Hulu Kid bout at IA pounds.
| This letter was written before Wilde
knocked out the American.
Jackson says he would he iickled to
death TO make the trip and. SAYS he will
not have To cut off even n finger to mako
llt pounds II given thirty days notice.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-23

twice and drew this statement from his
sleeve.
There IL no question I'm my mind but
That the klnesthetic neurunes 20 into a
state OF Information The Caviclcs wah-
BILE and are followed by freezing Of
the motor poles This unbuttons the
golfns center and, ] fear Ms IN the case
there, In an immobile bail
Many of the golf clubs throughout o.
mnd which seek To get one or another
of the four chief annual tournaments and
ihll may find the reason where they least
suspect II 10 rcside-in the fact that their
courses are not, In the classic phrase.
tests OF golf" That Jerry Trsvers or
Chick Evans or Francs Ouimet or walter
Travis fails after repeated trials to play
course marked at 70 par In less than
~ or SO Is not by any means proof that
IN" course IN fair test II liz. more
than likely, proof that the way around
has been made highly hazardous with
out regard for n properly played game.
courses there are with every mole OF
the eighteen so short In yards a. barely
10 get within its par markings string
or i've, for instance, ranging from 40
yards to $50 and yet far more difncul,
IN the playing than others carrying 20
10 bOO moro yards for the same par