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Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Money Tn China and Egypt.

Coins were made ill China so long ago, it is said, as the year 225O B. O., but they could not have been other than portions of metal cast into porta- ble shape, such as were all the earliest moneys. In Egypt, the cradle of civili- zation and commerce, strange to say, there was no imperial coinage. Copper, silver and gold were used, but they were manufactured into Jumps, shaped sometimes like brick, and in the case of gold and silver were nodded in rings, like the ancient Irish money of ten centuries ago. It appears almost in conceivable that a people who created the pyramids and erected such mag nifcent temples should have been en- tirely ignorant of coins. Yet it is cer- tain from the statements of Herodo- tus that such was the case. The first coinage of money in Egypt was not struck to assist the Egyptians them selves in their commercial dealings, but, rather, because the foreign mer- chants with whom they traded, the Greeks and the Phoenicians, demand ed some medium which would have the guarantee of its value apparent on it and which would circulate for that value.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
A "Friday" Ship,

A true story is told of a skeptical Massachusetts captain who way back in the early years of the republic de- termined to exhibit the fallacy of the Frislay superstition. He contracted on certain Friday for the building Of Il snip. and it was arranged that the
 !zec., cf tAis rcgcel was laid on Friday. that an> N ls launched on n Friday, na,ne1' Friday. commenced loading OH Friday and hauled into the stream
 on the same day of the week. To add to the possibilities of disaster, a negro cook named Friday was engaged, and. thus fully freighted with the sinister name, the Friday sailed on q FridaT. bound to a port in the West Indies. From that day to this no tidings of the ill fated craft have been received.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
PeriIous to Handle.

The production of chryslrohin, n medicinal principle much used in par asitic skin diseases, is attended with great peril. It forms about 70 per cent nf goa powder, obtained from cavities in the Brazilian araroba tree (-Andira anarabo), and in securing this r0wGer the trees are felled. though e.ghty to one hundred feet high. and oi;cn three feet in diameter. The ma terial is found as damp pulp or Jumps i'll tle center of the trunks, the yield sometimes reaching sixty or sixty-tive pounds per tree, with none at all in some trees. The accompanying caus- tie liquid makes the substance difficult to handle and, despite gloves and masks, workers for any length of time invariably lose their hair, eyebrows andNeyelashes and sometimes even be- come blind, while sores from the burns may cause long disability. X eat has been known to lose its fur from sleep ing on a bag of the powder.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Profitable Pebbles.

The flint pebble industry gives oc- cupation to many women and children along the French coast lying between Havre and Dieppe. The pebbles col lected in and near Havre are selected for their spherical shape and are usel exclusively for pulverizing in certain industries, particularly i'll the manu- facture of cement and in copper mines. being employed in the interior of large cylinders. In the cement industry the slow turning of the pebbles produces a powder which becomes an ingredient of the cement, while in the copper in dustry the metal is freed of all impuri- ties by the grinding operation. The same kind of pebbles is used for crush ing purposes in the manufacture of paint. Another important use of flint pebbles is i'll the manufacture of porce. lain, the pebbles for this purpose be ing found between Fecamp and Calais. Philadelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
The Worla,s createc4 JuLne.

IT greatness consists of great abili. ty linked with great opportunity, then we must pass unchallenged the dec. laration that Marshall is the greatest judge in the language. states Hugh II. Brown ill Case a:.d Comment. NJ English judge ever had the opportunity Of new fiel,. except Hardwicke in equity, Mansfield in commercial law and possibly Stowell i'll admiralty. The world never had known a science of a written constitution of govern ment until it came i'll Marshalls time.
 Standing before his portrait in com rany with Il distinguished foreigner, an American lawyer said. "We con slider him the greatest judge of our country" X British justice replied. You might well say the greatest judge of any country"
 Another Engiishman. James Bryce said in substance that the higher qual. itics of Marshalrs decisions never had been surpassed and but rarely equaled by the most famous jurists of modern Europe or of ancient Rome.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Snubhad the comnoaer.

Gustav Mahler had queer experi~ ence in Munich ono day for which his name was partly responsible. His new symphony was being rehearsed, and he took advantage of m hours intermis- sion to get some fresh air. "On return ing to the building" says Munich pa per, "he lost his way and tried ty reach the hall through corridor ia which plasterers were at work. 'You cannot pass through here he was told. But am Mahler.' (Huhler Is the Ger. man for painter.1 You look it. was the unsympathetic reply of the man who blocked his way. We are not ready for the painters yet, so run on And the composer, realizing that argu- ment would he useless, plunged into the labyrinth and finally reached his destination"
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Testing Hocions.

Pure woolcns arc adulteratcl even more than silk because they are h greater demand ana also because they are quite easy tu initiate. Many n yard of cloth sod as pure wool" con tans from 50 to G0 per cent cotton. Blankets sold as half wool have fire quently been found to contain only 10 per cent of pure wool There are ma chimes today which clcverly wrap wool around cotton threads. and the finished product has every appearance of being all wool" Another method of aduterating is by taking cotton cloth and "felting" short wooden threads upon its surface by means Of heat, moisture and pressure.
 X purchaser may be fully convinced from the appearance and feeling of cloth that it is all wool. but the only safe method Is to take home the sam pie and make tests. Immerse the sam pie of so called wool in oil of vitriol for about two minutes. This will destroy the cotton, but the wool will not be affected Another test k to moisten n sample with 30 per cent nitric acid. This will turn the wool yellow, but the cotton will retain its color.-Washing- ton Post
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
An Invisible Clock.

A public clock which can be heard, but not seen, is one of London's cu- rious possessions. It is in the tower of St. Mary Abbot's church, Kensing ton, and is the only public clock in the immediate neighborhood. It chimes the quarters and the hours, but com. mits itself no further. It has no dial, no hands, no outward and visible sign of any kind, to show that it is a clock. This eccentricity, it is explained. is the result of two causes-one act thet. ic, the other financial. When the tow CT was built in 1879 a clock was sug- gested as an afterthought, but the architect protested that it would mean the addition of fifteen feet to the tow CT and the ruin of its cherished propor- tions. A second point was that the church, having but slender funds, could not afford a clock with a dial. X compromise was arrived at by install ing the works of chiming clock in the belfry without dial or hands.-Pear- sons.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
The Lonuest East.

The record for fasting, so far as our best information goes, is held by Graine, q French murderer, who de. termined to starve himself to death and from day to day after his arrest refused to eat.
 In spite of every effort. on the part of his keepers, who first tried to tempt him to eat by placing the most dainty meals fin his cell and when that failed attempted feeding him by force, he held out for sixty-three days, at the end of which period he died.
 With the exception of Graine's case the longest we'll authenticated instance of fasting on record Is that accomplish ed by Giovanni Succi, who lived at the Royal Aquarium, London for forty five days without food.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Harvest From One Ad.

Do you know what was the largest harvest ever reaped from an adrer- tisement?
 It was the settlement in pennsylya- mia of 100000 German colonists at Germantown. which was the first Ger man settlement in America. We also know that in fifty years double that many thousand Germans came to Will liam Penns colony.
 Furthermore, history tells us that wars and religious prosecutions in Germany caused this then unparalr leled exodus of men and women.
 But what brought them to pennsyl- vania and so made of this the Ger man commonwealth? An advertise ment written by William Penn him. self and distributed among the Ger mans along the Rhine, who had been stricken by the Thirty Years war; Philadelphia Ledger. w
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Won by Good Looks.

One man in English history owed his success in life almost wholly to his good looks. 1t was George Villiers, first duke of Buckingham. James I. was wanting n private secretary, and. when young Villiers applied Cor the po-s sition the king was much impressed with the beauty of his person and the gracefulness of his manners. He gave him the place, and that was the begin ming of great career. From that time to the end of James reign the history of England was in great part the per sonal history of George Villiers, the ad- venturer-first the cupbearer, in few weeks knighted, then made gentle man Of the bedchamber and knight of the Order of the Garter; then success sively he was made a baron, n yis- count, m earl, marquis and lord high admiral of England
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Salt In the Spectrum.

The extreme delicacy of the spec trum test is illustrated by the fact stated by Lommel that the three-mii- lionth part of a milligram of salt of sodium, an imperceptible particle of dust to the naked eye, is yet capable of coloring the flame of candle yellow and of giving the yellow lines of SO dium in the~spectroscope. Indeed, SO dium in the form of q common salt Sodium chloride) is so universally present as an impalpable dust floating in the air that it is next to impossible to get a spectrum which does not show the sodium lines.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
An Emperor,s Cor1pIimens.

Napoleon III. had his full share Of the Bonaparte wit, tinged with kind Illness all his own. At q ball at the Tuileries a middle aged officer and his fair partner came to grief. As the mortified veteran scrambled to his feet the emperor extended hand to him and turning to the lady, remarked:
 Madame. this is the second time l time was on the battlefield Of Ma genta."
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
PRESENT ENJOYMENT.

Get all the happiness you can from what you have. Few peo- pie, either rich or poor, make the most of what they possess. In their anxiety to increase the amount of means for future en- joyment they are too apt to lose sight of the capability of their means for the present.-Leish Hunt.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Matter of Taste.

Now comes learned man, a doctor, who says there is no reason on earth why people should not eat bugs. We'll this is a free country, doc, and just to show you that our heart Is right we hereby notify you that yeu are welcome to our share Of potato bugs and buffalo moths if the per capita sup ply does not satisfy your appetite. r. s.-Would you advise eating them with sugar and cream or salt and vine gar?-Ohio State Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Knew the Brand,

''Is that Landseer, Mir. Croesus?' asked the visitor, pausing before tll" painting.
 'No," replied the host; reckon it is a Durham. See how broad it is be tween the horns, and see the color and curl on its forehead. That's a genuine Durham ure."-Exchange
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
BaIky Machine.

Do you want me to watch your au- tomobile?" asked the boy.
 "Yes," replied Mir. Chuggins., "And if it tries to start up and run ava don't stop it. Holler for me. and TT take a, chance on overtaking it ana getting the first ride I've had for thre2 or four hours. Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Back to Her Tender Years.

Boarder--This beef is very tough. 1t Is evidently from m old COW. Mrs. Hashleigh-Let me tell you, sir,t that the tendercst beef I ever ate was from COW fifteen or twenty years old. Boarder-Thats easily explained. The COW was so old she was childish.-Chi- cago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
A Woman and a Trunk

Griggs-Weren't you surprised thae the customs inspector didn't find those things you smuggled in? Briggs-Ob. no. My wife slowed them away. you see. She can pack things in n trunk where she can't even find them her self.-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Sufficient.

Him-Darling. would ask you to be my wife. but I'm afraid my income Of only $2,000 year would not be sufE:- cient for us to get along on. Her-Oh. yes: it would. I can dress on $1.J00 a year, and We would have all the rest for our living and household expenses. Indianapolis Star.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Mark Twain's Definition.

It is told of Mark Twain that during a conversation with d young lady of his acquaintance he had occasion tt mention the word drydock.
 What is d drydock, MT. Clemens? she asked.
 "A thirsty physician" replied the hu mOriSt
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Grnrcka Marks.

Sometimes scorch marks may be re moved by merely laying the dry gar ment in the sunshine until the rays mains 1t may be dipped in soapsuds of some strength and placed in the sun again until the spot is gone.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Before and After.

She (before marriage)-Jack, dear, you are the sweetest man! Oh, how love you!
 Jack pinching her cheel)-How much?
 She (after marriag ge)-Jack, dear, you are the sweetest man! Oh, how l love you!
 Jack (diving for his purse)-How much?-London Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
EuSincss Instinct.

The following epitaph may be seen in the cemetery of a parish in the en- virons of Paris:
 Here lies Mime. N., wife of NJ. N., master blacksmith. The railing round this tomb was manufactured by her huShand.'
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Mioh& Work.

Wife, why don't you hire a better cook2" tice one away from our rich neigh sbors"
 "Well, can't you draft one from the minors s7"-Exchange,
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Mercy Is Not Strained.

He (brutally)-Women have no sense of humor, anyhow She pointedlyl- Oh, yes, they have. The reason they don't laugh at the funny things they see is because they don't want to hurt the poor things feelings.-Richmond Tmes-Dspatch.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Genuine Faith Cure,

Towne-Do I understand you to say that Spencer's case was really a faith cure? Browne-Yes. You see, the doctor and the druggist both trusted him.-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Wisdom.

Wisdom may be compared to water. AS water leaves the heights and gath- CTS in the depths, so is wisdom receiv- ed from on high and preserved by a Iowly soul.-Talmud.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Cold Snatchers.

Teacher-Johnny, can you tell me the function of the pores of our bodies ? Johnny-They are things we use to catch cold wfth.-Christian Register.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Only Suspended.

Sentence is suspended,'' said his honor "And listen here.'
 "Yes, sir"
 ''If you don't behave yourself some thing is going to drop."-Louisville Courier-J Journa1
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Gave Her Proof.

Do you believe, sir. that the dead ever walk after death?'
 ''No doubt of it, ma'am. I have heard the dead march,"
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Be Not Fearful.

You will never fear the trouble that comes your way if you are cheerful; neither will you enjoy the blessings of each day if you are fearful.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Limited Time.

Docs the landlady give you your meals on time?' Sadly "Yes, but fear she won't trust me much long. er."-Dallas News.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Truth.

Truth is n torch, but one Of enormous size, so that we slinll past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear 1t shonld burn us.-Goethe.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Much Needed,

What do you think of the Don'r Worry clubw
 "'S all right. Only I wish some ono would start Don't Worry Other Pen pie club."-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
It's Class.

She-I waive all claim to your pitt full, unworthy utterly despicable af
 fecticns. He-Whew, but that was some hot wave.-Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Never at 8 Loss.

This is the flat"
 "The rooms are rather dark" Great for photography" enthusel the agent.-LouisvilIe Courier-Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

lapse of time, or, rather, we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Kindness of Nature.

"Ain't nature wonderfully
 "N-hy?"
 ''She gives us all faces, but we can pick our own eth"-Haryard Iapt- pOon.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
For Safety.

Jack-My stcnographer was forever making mistakes. had to discharge her to keep her from marrying me- Town Topics.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

It is manly to love ones country: it ia godlike to love the world.-J. W. Colklin.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
Stays.

In 1914 stays were introduced into costumes of gentlemen to keep the doublet straight and confne the waist.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

Stupidity has no friends and wants none.-Horace Greeley.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

There are 4.00o,0oo tons of stone In the pyramid of Cheops.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

Content myself to be obscurely goo' .. tI ',~frTTgxrt..
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31

Whether you kind u this department saving that include Coats Suits nights good have the models much different from some while the from third to half what vii be all lines
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
TWO OFFICERS KILLED
IN TESTING BONE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Naval Lieu
tenants Luther Welsh ana G. Is. Bron-
son were killed at Indian Head, Md,
late. yesterday by the premature eX-
pIosion of an aeroplane bomb while
testing bombs designed for use against
war vessels.
The report of the accident to the
navy department from the inspector
of ordinance at the naval proving
grounds said the bomb detonated i'm
mediately beneath an airship in
which the officers were flying. APP
parently it struck some part OF the
machine when it was discharged.
Lieutenant Bronson was born in
Illinois and appointed to the naval
aeronautics, Pensacola, Fla, and re-
Gently was ordered to Indian Mead
to conduct tests Lieutenant Welsh
was born in and appointed from Mis-
souri,. He was stationed as an ord
nance officer at the Indian Head
proving grounds and was with Lieu
tenant Bronson, as passenger, when
the explosion Ohcurred
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
HUGHES DECLINES
TO TALK AS YET
His Secretary Gays He Will Not Con-
graduate President wilson
"Nct YETI

New York, Nov. 11.-Lawrence
Green. secretary to Charles E. Hughes
said today in response to questions
by newspaper men, that Mr.. Hughes
would not today send congratulations
to President Wilson. "Not yet said
Mr. Green.
Mr. Hughes himself declined to
make any comment upon election re-
suits. He rose about o'clock and
after reading the newspapers, went for
an automobile ride. He apparently
was in cheerful spirits.
1t was expected that he would re-
ceive a visit during the day from
Chairman Wilcox, and one or two of
the other party leaders, probably at-
ter the conference at republican head
quarters, set for noon on the question
of a recount in close states.
This matter, it was understood, MI
Hughes was leaving entirely in the
hands of his campaign committee.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
STOCK MARKET
AGAIN ACTIVE
WITH WILSON'S ELECTION GER
TAIN BULLISH TENDENCY OF
PAST FEW DAYS Is RESUMED.

New York, Nov. 11.-An unmistak-
able turn away from political 1nflu-
ence was manifested by today's stock
market Wall street evidently &C
cepted the nationak election as set
tied fact and proceeded with the bull
ish enthusiasm of recent days.
There were some nominal declines
at the opening but these were more
than counterbalanced by the strength
of various specialties, some OF which
rose to unprecedented prices. Chiefly
among these were Central Leather
which advanced IL points to 122 IL,
making a gain of 20 points thus far
this week, International paper, which
rose over five points to "a, Lackawan-
ma Steel 2 points to 81 and American
writing paper preferred points to
50 Sd.
Gains of 2 to 4 points occurred in
other leading issues, including Cuba
cane sugar, and some of the better
known equipments.
Cooper and the metal group in gen
cral were strong at gains of point or
more.
United States Steel was taken in
two lots of 1000 to 5000 shares at one
point advance and other fayorites
were higher on an average gain of a
point.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
ESCAPED CONVICT SHOT IN
HIP BY DEPUTY WILLIAMS

Macon, Nov. 10.-When officers at
tempted to arrest him in fish mar
ket on Poplar street yesterday morn
ing. Son Booker, one Of the four ne
groes who escaped from the Rolf con-
Wet camp Monday morning, made an
attempt to draw revolver Deputy
Leland Williams was quicker than he,
however. and shot the negro in the
hip. Booker was then placed under
arrest.
officers searched him and found
that he had two pistols and forty-fve
cartridges. He also had between SIS
and $50 in money, was wearing good
overcoat, had hat on his head and a
cap in his overcoat pocket. The ne
gro claimed that he had the money to
buy ticket north with
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
LEGALITY OF ELECTION
IN KANSAS QUESTIONED

Topeka, Kan, Nov .11.-Charles H.
Session, republican state chairman,
announced today that legal counsel
had been engaged to investigate the
constitutionality Of the electoral vote
in Kansas. He would not say wheth-
er or not the vote would be contested.
1t was claimed at republican head
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
FEDERAL. AGENTS WATCH
POLLS IN MINNEAPOLIS

St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 10.-Accom-
panied by staff of special agents,
Hinton G. Clabaugh, of Chicago, chief
Of the bureau of investigation of the
department of justice, arrived in st.
Paul today. District Attorney Alfred
JACQUES said he understood the men
would be distributed throughout Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth to keep
TAB on the election situation
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12
CITY COURT WILL
BE RETAINED, VOTERS REcl0E

Sparks, Nov. 10.-The general cleo
ton held here yesterday was. quiet,
but a. good vote was polled Main in
terest in this county was whether or
not the city court Of Nashville would
or would not be abolished. lndica-
lions are positive that the. court will
be retained.
On the eve of the election j. P.
Knight, defeated candidate for repre-
sentative in the primary election on
September II, ran on the independ'
emit ticket and was again defeated by
1000 majority, by the representative
elect, A. II. Giddens.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12

Portable power plants up TO fifty
horsepower that. use crude oil for fuel
are coming into common use in France
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12

Congress has appropriated money
for experiments looking to the in
crease of production of sugar beet
used in the United States.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12

quarters that the voters cast their
ballots for the presidential candidates
rather than for electors. The vote for
electors this year was made for the
group instead of for individual cleo
tors as in the past Republicans say
that this manner of voting was uncon-
Btitutional.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-12

About twelve out of every hundred
marriages are second marriages.