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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
FIsh-Rescue HospitaI.

Iowa has a fish-rescue hospital to
which fish are transferred from the
small lakes which dry up in the sum.
mer. The building measures is by 50
feet and is filled with sto rage tanks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

IN The fiscal year ending with June
20 vessels sailing from American ports
We're aided in time OF peril by wireless
telegraphy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

Bishop Moreland said that a nagged
married man who does not seek di.
vorce is a true hero-but we'll dare
anyone Of them to wear a hero medal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Not Qualified.

Gibbs-How are Holsters caught?
Bibbs-Don't ask me. I'm 10 chorus
girl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Have No lime for cYnlos.

Laugh at cynics: your well-earned
fame awaits you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Now oafetx pexlee.

A clever device to insure that pds
more than ten mon ct once shall ride
On the mine cages II in use at the
colliery of Jermyn & Company al
Rendham. It consists Of q turnstile
with four spaces. which will revolvs
exactly two and half times in one
direction, thus admitting ten men. The
turnstile revolves on screw thread.
OF which there is Just enough to per-
NIT the two and half revolutions.
Then the gate to that shaft is closed.
and that to the adjoining shaft opened
and ten men are admitted by the
turnstile revolving In the opposite ii.
rection to the cage In that shaft The
device stands between the two shafts
It Is the invention OF Sup.. John Cor
coran. and has been In use Ions
enough for a thorough test. The only
way to load more than ten men on
either cage Is for the extra man tc
climb over the turnstile or gate, and.
of course, the headman will not per-
init that
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
City Of Magnificent Distances.

When the government was moved %
Washington in 1900 It was far from
being a satisfactory place Of residence.
The city was laid out in the wilder.
ness. They ''took to the woods for
capital city. 1t was the first time that
a government had actually gone into
the wilds and selected site for cap
ital and laid out its city on well de
fined plan. As beautiful as we eonsid-
er Washington today. the minister
from Portugal, the Able Corea, who
was considered one Of the greatest
wits of his time and who in 1916 called
It 1.-The city Of magnificent distances
80 named it purely in derision. In that
day there was little but distance in
the city. As late as 1912 Charles Dick.
ems, after his visit, wrote that Its
ytreets begin In nothing and lead no
Khere."-Frederick I. Fishback in Na-
honal Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
His Coilsoa H.rd;>..

Il remember when it was really q
disadvantage to have had a technical
mining education" said John HAYS
Hammond. Il remember going to one
OF the large mining magnates of the
day In California, who had got his in>
formation and experience by hard
knocks, and asking for job. He
said: There is one serious objection
to you. You have been at Freiburg.
and you know you have to unlesrn a
good deal when you get into active
practice am sorry to say there Is
great deal Of truth In that too.
Well said. I win tell you in con.
ndence. but do not repeat this to my
poor father, who has made every sacri.
nee to send me abroad for a mining
education-I did not learn a confound.
ed thing at Freiburg.' Then be said.
I Will take you And that was the
drst Job 1 ever got"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
~ 49, 1iilax

4la have o&sssd ups their nssa -
he ttheusands upon the 6eId Of battla,
but In the struggle for existence womaE
= continually offering up her LIE for
man. II there Is mission Of mercy to
perform she undertakes It. II there y
suffering or distress to succor her wh
ling hand Is always ready. II wretch
edness and misery need comforter
she Is present. The faintest whisper OF
pain brings her as pilgrim to it,
couch. and In the chamber Of dealt
she takes her place. assuaging thu
hopeless sufferer with the COMFORTING
assurance that there Is home beyonC
the grave free from the agony Of pain
She suffers herself without, a murmui
'pr complaint. and the man that would
n the slightest degree add to It and In
rease. the anguish that II Is her lot to
bear h beneath the level Of the brute
Il she should happen to possess de
fects and faults. which every human
being has In a greater or less degree
let him compare them With her virtues,
and especially with his vices, and ev'
cry impulse Of hts better being will
yrompt him. ~ overlook them and make
due allowance therefoF.-lsidor Rag
= 81.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Embarrassing.

In south Africa General French earn
al the title of 1.-The shirt sleeved gen
sral." Mr.. Chisholm says in "sir Jonn
FRENCH General French was oiten
to be seen walking about In camp IN
shirt sleeves. One afternoon a CORE
spondent rode up to the lines ana. see
Ing a soldier sitting on bundle OF nay
smoking dilapidated looking OLD priaf
nine. asked where the general was.
.sThe old man is somewhere about
eoolly replied the soldier.
swell, just hold my horse while 90
and search for him"
Certainly. SIR" and the smoker rose
obediently and took the bride.
Can you tell me where the general
TAP INQUIRED the correspondent OF .
stan officer farther down the line.
General French? oh. he's some
where about. Why. there he Is. hold
ing that horses headr'
And the ofacer pointed directly to
the smoker still TRANQUILITY pulling At
his pipe and holding the horse.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Chinese Architecture.

The monuments Of China are among
the most conspicuous in the world.
Interpreted broadly they range from a
coin or an oracle bone to the Great
wall. China has more than 1900 i'm
portant specimens Of the pagoda, an
original form of tower architecture un-
surpassed for beauty by any similar
kind Of structure. The Porcelain tower
at Marking deserved to be ranged with
the wonders Of the world, and for
reasons whit b made it the superior of
the so called seven wonders. Chinese
sculpture has never been surpassed,
and there is ho evidence in mundane
art to show that it ever will be. There
Is single fragment in the Metropoli.
tan museum in New York-a stone
head Of the Tang period-whose gran.
deur Of plastic mastery since its ap
pearance has conferred distinction upon
the sculpture of the worid.-Journal Of
the American Asiatic Association. !
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
III. Jumping Frea story,


1t was In the Angel Camp bar tina
Mark Twain heard from an ex-pilo
called, Ben Coon the jumping fro:
story. Clemens related 1t to Artemu
Ward. who urged him to write II, to b.
included In a book that Ward was pub
fishing. Clemens dallied and sent 1
to the publishers too late. but the,
handed 1t over to dying paper Gale.
the Saturday Press, which gladly CAV
It pride Of place in its columns OF
Nov. 49,. 1885. Professor Sidgwicl
synopsized It In Greek form for BIZ
book Greek Prove Composition" am
thus arose the legend that the jump
Ing frog. story originated in ancfen'
Greece. q legend In which Clemens hin
self believed tin Professor Sidgwiel
andeceived him In 1890 By telling hin
that the Greek version was merely ,
translation Of Clemens own work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Belgium. pestmsn.

u A Belgian who has money owing h
aim often hands the account to his
postman. who passes it through the Of
dee. to be presented to the debtor IN
whatever locality the iatter may re
side. and II payment be made the
creditor receives It from his p0stmax
on the following day. with but tri-
ding deduction for commission.
As to newspapers, almost all regular
subscribers to journal pay thei,
money to 4 postman. and two or three
days before the subscription expires
that o6nciai presents he notice for the
renewal q the subscription during >
fresh term:
All this makes OF the Belgian post
man a Kind Of ambulating genera
agency and bank Of deposit. and tn.
man Is obliged to have u desk sluns
in-front Of him and to carry a locked
and chained portfolio under his arm
for valuables. bur he gets through h.
work satisfactorily. because tis round.
are short I'easson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
n.i.v.A n A Aasmsnss.s

n the hattie Of Friedland, On June
- 1907. there was young lieuteaant
tn Napoleon's army named Schramm-
when the victorious general was riding
over the battlefield that evening ne
came upon the eighteen-year-oid omcer
wing on the ground MORALLY wounded
and weeping bitterly.
"Why do you weepT asked Napo-
,eon as he rode By.
"gecause l must die before can
pecome a captain" the youth COM
planned. u.u..n.
THE words of the dying lieutenant
.oftened the emperor's heart my
,on. | shall gladly fulfill your WISH.
10 said. 81 hereby advance you 10 tne
rank OF captain
The unexpected promotion actually
..v we'd the boys life. he recovered
later on he fought most valiantly Tor
~ cause of Napoleon. and Dy the
time Of the battle Of Waterloo he had
aIready become a general. He out
lived his ..last moments" on the Held
of Friedland by more than seventy
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

Survival Of The Fittest Among Birds.
The struggle of life among the birds
and other wild creatures is SO severe
that the feeble and malformed, or the
handicapped in any way, quickly drol
out Probably none Of them ever dies
from old age. They are cut off in theii
prime. wedding out process goes or
from the time they leave the nest. A
full measure of life, the perfection OF
every quill and feather and 'unerrine
instinct carry them along. They are
always In the enemy's country; they
are always on the firing line; eternal
vigilance and ceaseless activity are the
price Of life with them. The natural
length of life Of our smaller birds Is
calculated to be eight or ten years. but
probably not one in a thousand reaches
that age. Not half dozen times In
my life have l found the body Of q
dead bird that did not show some
marks Of violence-John Burroughs In
Harper's Magazine. it
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
o,sl1 9sl'es 90

XDesS -
DR johnson was 3 great IA Gr1AkR
Il II stated that he would drink thirty
or forty cups Of tea during m EVENING"
Yet he lived to fair age and appar-
emily suffered no very Ill effects from
his great thirst for tea. He was one
of the most notable Of feeders and ate
his food in what we should now think
rather piggish fashion, making great
grunts and groans of satisfaction or
enjoyment the while and going the
round of the menu very thoroughly.
Charles Reade, the famous novelist.
Il reported to have been one of the
strangest feeders on record. A conten
porary, writing of his meals at the Gar
rick club, says: "He took caul!
flower. fanked by jug Of cream as
his first course. and great, salad t.
follow. washed down by curious drinks
Of the shandygaf order. He would
drink coffee associated with sweets.
black pudding and toasted cheese. to
the amazement Of any onlooker."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
The Inn. Of ch.n...v

MOST OF the old inns of chancery arc
no more. Clements inn. where Fal.
stan and Shallow heard the chimes at
midnight" New inn. of which Sir
Thomas More was a member: Lyon
inn' where CODE once taught the stu.
oents; Furnivals inn. where Charles
DICKENS lived; Thavies inn, which was
one OF the earliest of all the legal set.
Elements In London; Barnard's inn.
wnere Lord Chief Justice Holt was
among the ''principals"-all these his,
'orlc places have I'm the change and
cnance OF time" disappeared from
view. staple inn remains in its an
Gent state by the good will Of the in.
surance company that purchased it
number Of years ago.-London law
Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Remedy For Anaoe.

The greatest remedy for anger IS T.
lay. Beg anger to grant you, this at
the first, not in order that it may par
don the offense. but that It may form
a right judgment about 1t. If It de.
lays 1t will come to an end. Do not
attempt to quell it all at once. for its
first impulses are fierce. By plucking
away its parts we shall remove the
whole. We are made angry by some
things which we learn at second hand
and by some things which we ourselves
bear or see. Now, we ought to be slow
to believe what is told us. !" = II
you were about to give sentence In
court about ever so small a sum Of
money you would take nothing as
proved without a witness, and wit
ness would count for nothing except on
his oath. You would allow both sides
to be heard: you would allow them
ume.-Seneca.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

Perhaps the most curious mineral
found in the United States - staurol-
ite, otherwise known ~ the fairy.
stone" This 10 an iron-aluminum
silicate found only in Virginia and
North Carolina, the reddish-brown and
brownish-bIack crystals occurring In
well-defined single and double crosses.
There Is some commercial demand for
the crosses as curios, which are worn
as watch charms or on chains In the
manner of locket or lavalliere-a de-
mand perhaps stimulated by the
quaint legend which is told Of their
origin; the fairies living in the caves
Of the mountains, on hearing the sad
tidings of the death Of Christ, fash
toned these crosses - mementos Of
him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

Ain,enAd. 'savsd BY psnisnlfe.
= Caught beneath Z falling tree.
Thomas ]. Todd. farmer. near FED.
eralsburg, Nd. had . narrow escape
from being crushed to death. He was
passing through . woods on his farm
when large trsas suddenly fell. knock
ing him down and spinioning him b.
meath It
Realixing his perilous position, with
40 help near. he reached in his pocket
Rnd managed to get his knife. Lying
On his back. undergoing severe pain.
he cut down two saplings and with the
prongs Of these, after an hours work.
succeeded in prying the tree on his
lower limbs far enough to let him
SQueexe out. asa s 80 81
He was brought to . physician in.
Cederalsburg and his wounds dressed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
British Museum Treasure. Guarded.

British Museum Treasures Guarded.
According to the annual report pro
scented to parliament, special precau
lions have been taken to protect the
British museum collections in the
event of raids by hostile aircraft. Al
an early stage Of the war . lar mum
Der Of the more portable obs ess OF
special value were removed to posi-
lions Of greater security In safes cr IN
strong rooms, their places IN the ex
hibition galleries being taken by oh
.ec:s Of lesser value or by facsimiles
Additional measures. including the
protection OF certain objects which
cannot safely be removed. have been
taken since the close Of the year -
which the report relates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
Recruits.

80 Recruiting posters in England are
numerous and striking. One Of them
shows the black silhouettes OF sol.
diers climbing hill with bayonets at
the ready. Don't stand looking at
this" says the inscription, but go
out and help them" One poster
clearly unonicial-was chalked on q
glass "Blimey. when are you goingr'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
1skleo An the Blame

was. a fool ever to marry yoo.
eobbed Mrs. Winks.
"Now, my DEAR" said winks nobly
Il cannot permit you to take the blams
for that 1t was l who was the too
for ever asking you The mistake was
not yoars. but nina" - Harper
Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

"A young woman In Vancouver put
. note in . pair of socks she had knit
asking the soldier who, got thsm to
write her. Sne received. q letter from
q man in northern logging camp stat
ing that he had bought the socks for
IS cents" says the Rocanville (Sask)
Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

How sympsthies Are Divided
There are now In the United States
t,063,028 persons native to Germany.
Austria and Turkey. and $685. 24 ma
tive to the nations fighting IN the op
posing alliance, 90 Jfs 3 fFs .astt rs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
A Cinch.

Dubbins-Do you know where | car
and lot facing south: Sfubhins
Why not try around the north pole
That's very likely place
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

Romantic Rutb-I.o wants all o.
nothing. Practical Pete-Then loves
not like our sheriff. for he'll take any
thing he can get.-Raltimore American
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

: gentle man to the best Of our rrc
,-. s'''cn' q retired linen draper ur,s;
NY S..e"' eng day with The iut-n,,..n
- putting The dfth STANDARD ,n,,.,r,,
Their fasinrs in the reo.r,,,,n, :, r..
'.p ne hes'in. What is .hr -an,s.,l
= oiiiiid Capita. n was IN.
crushing reieinasel from TN. s,,,:,r, ,a,s
- 'ne class Fhe ex finer draper TIA
moi pursue his g.ayr.l.ht.a, ,.,,nir.,,
further cornhii. Masnx,ns
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

While shame Keeps it, watch. vir'u
Is not wholly ey,in.iiiShei In the hen
.Rurl-e
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

In his book about his distinguished
rather the son Of Louis Aeassiz tolls =
s'ory mat relates to the life of the
great scientist In America. A few
s s. before his death he came into
a's house In Cambridge delighted with
~ occurrence he had just seen in Bos-
ton A carriage pushing through The
s,owu mad Knocked down woman.
ner escort proceeded to pummel tse
a.iser. sBut why" asked the listener
ulun 1ne owner come to his drivers
assistance! oh" exclaimed Acas.
elz. II was holt};r, 49,,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30

Men who think they can't smoke pipe roll ciga-
rette can smoke and will smoke if they Prince
Albert And smokers who have not yet given r. A. AIRY
OFT certainly hays big surprise and lot of enjoyment
coming their way as soon es they invest IN supply.
Prince Albert tobacco will tell IL own stofyi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
pRINIjGl|;E|| ALBERT
the national JOY ssnoke

has flavor as different It IS delightful You tas
And that isn't strange either.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-03
Threatened the kino.

The honor Of knighthood is not one
which appeals to everybody. Coke of
Norfolk, who considered that he had a
far better claim than the speaker to
the designation OF first commoner Of
England. strongly disliked the idea Of
u handle to his name This fact was
well known to George Nv. When Coke
was chosen to head Il deputation pray
Ing the king to dismiss from his per-
son and council those advisers who by
their conduct had proved themselves
alike enemies to the throne and peo-
pie George announced that he would
get even with him. III Coke Of Nor
folk enters my presence" he declared.
II swear I'll knight him." The threat
was repeated to Coke, who rejoined,
IF he dares such thing l swear Ill
break his sword" And, as the sturdy
Norfolk squire was quite capable Of
doing this George refrained from car
rying out his threat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-03
Changing Tom Reeds Face.

Thomas 3. Reed was once the victim
Of printers error the unusual aptness
Of which after the first flush of indig-
nation had subsidized appealed so strong
ly to his sense Of the comic that he
never failed to refer to the matter with
the keenest gusto whenever he met the
man whom he, with the utmost mock
solemnity, always held responsible for
1t The late Colonel John A. Cockerills
handwriting in the heat Of composition
was sometimes liable to lose itself in
an almost interminable tangle, deci-
pherable only with the greatest diff
Guilty. On one occasion he undertook
to say that "any one can see Tom Reed
has the face Of an honest man." but
was Mortified when he opened his pa
per the following morning and found
that the types made him say that amy
one can see Tom Reed has face like a
harvest moon"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-03
FLYING BULLETS.
Forces That Control the Curve They
Take to Reach the Ground.


The trajectory Of rifle Is the curve
which the bullet describes in travel
ing from the muzzle Of the rifle to its
mark at a given range. This curve is
the component Of two forces-tirst, the
momentum impaired to the bullet in
the rifle barrel and, second, the down.
ward pull of gravitation. Many per.
sons have the erroneous idea that SC
long us body is travelling ahead very
fast it will not drop
The fallacy Of this notion can be
very prettily shown by laboratory
experiment in which two rubber balls
of the same size and weight are pro-
jected from miniature catapult at
precisely the same instant, but in such
a way that ball A has double the We
locity of bali b. Although ball A will
travel twice as far as ball B before
it strikes the floor, it will always be
observed that the two balls strike the
floor at the same instant. 1Eaty;;;.!.;s..Llzo'a-s
High velocity, then. does not free
rifle bullet from the effect Of gravity,
but it does enable it to travel greater
distance ahead before it has had time
to fall any given distance. That is the
true reason why high velocity tends to
give Il low trajectory. For comparison
Of cartridges the height Of the trajec-
tory at midrange is generally taken as
the misunderstanding, .r-r--7---- -.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-03
APACHES OF PARIS.
Strife Over an Underworld Beauty Led
to Their Undoinq.

Strife Over an Underworld Beauty Led
to Their Undoing.
The apaches Of Paris are an order Of
the lowest and most dangerous crimi-
nails in the world. There is not great
central organization like the Italian
orders and no fixed rules or assemblies.
1t consis merely of groups of crooks
operating in different quarte.'s of the
city. These little groups or circles take
their names from the quarter Of the
city that they inhabit and have their
own conventional signs, places meet
ing, leaders and the like. Tie men,
bers are usually young, beginning as
boys Of ten or fifteen years
The women associated with these
criminal bands are called marmites in
the vernacular Of the underworld.
There was struggle in Paris between
the apache bands Of Manda and Lecca,
involving, like the Iliad, the abduction
Of Helen. She was famous beauty
in the subterranean cafes Of Paris and
called. in the argot Of Montmartre, La
Casque dor. The very name has the
ring Of apee, She was betrothed
to the leader sof the Manda and was
carried off by the rival band Of Lecca.
War followed between the bands-a
bitter, vindictire, bloody feud.
This contestsdestroyed the apache as
cendancy il Paris.-Melville D. Post in
Saturday ;.rening Post
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-03
Feet of the Chameleon.

In their tongue. their feet and their
eyes chameeons differ remarkably
from other lizards. Their feet, though
possessing five toes, are divided into
two grasping groups, looking like a
hand in mittens. and only by close ex-
animation you perceive the presence
of the two or the three opposing re-
spectively, but so close together as to
appear like one broad one. On the pad
ded soles or palms of these grasping
limbs you can feel and see the small
may one say-palpi, which enable them
to grasp so firmly that it is difficult to
detach a chameleon from its foothold.
These clinging feet, together with their
prehensile tail, enable them to sustain
themselves on the branches in the
strongest gale. vi" 'f-r"- II, ~ ~ =,