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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

ing precious cotton for explosives.
1t is reported that one firm in Ber-
lin is selling "Lignin" as an absorb
ent for blood at a price of about
eight cents per pound in 1O0.pound
lots. 1t is put up in sheets about
14x2i inches and in packages OF eight
pounds or rolls of two pounds.
One of the most effective wound
dressings among these substitutes is
said to be sphagnum moss which to
some extent had been used in both
England and Germany before the
war. The moss is so full of minute
tubes that in Its ordinary state lc
holds nine times its own weight OF
water and is therefore a powerful
absorbent when dry. 1t is very soft
and light. Gathered from the swamps
1t is dried on rocks or bushes until
bleached white. then cleaned and
sterilized.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
"LIGNIN" a Substitute for COTTON

THE supply OF cotton, so neces.
sary to the warning nations for
the manufacture OF modern high
explosives, is said to have become so
low that a diligent search is now be.
ing made for adequate substitutes.
Thousands of tons of cotton are de
manded for comparatively short cam.
paigns.
The hope of chemists has been
that cellulose from some special
wood might be nitrated successfully
into gun.cotton, but that success has
not yet been reported. A measure
OF success in getting a substitute has
been obtained, however, in using Ger.
tain forms of paper pulp, ligntn. ETC.,
as a dressing for wounds, thus saw
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

A sTRoNoMERs and biologists
~ habitually deal in large num-
bers. 1t is utterly impossible
to conceive of billion miles. and
even the familiar illustration of a
railway train going so many miles an
hour for SO many years conveys a
very vague idea.
1t is equally difficult to form an
idea OF the vast period OF time with
which biologists deal. What idea
can man, who is limited to hundred
years, form OF million years?
Prof Croll tells how n striking i'm.
preston OF such lapse OF time may
be partially conveyed to the mind:
Stretch a piece OF paper So feet
4 inches long around the walls of n
room somewhat over 20 feet square,
recall the events of life to give some
conception OF hundred years. and
then consider that a mark one tenth
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

But after the flesh Of the herbivor-
Gus animal has been eaten BY another
animal, the trophogen undergoes a
transformation which makes is less
suitable for food. From this reason,
perhaps. we seem TO have natural
repugnance for the flesh of carnivor-
Gus animals. Tho flesh of the cat
and the dog, while DEMONSTRATING. is
not priced as food.
1T Is not difficult, however, to
change any animal from q carnivor-
Gus to an herbivorous diet, and vice
versa. In countries where canine
flesh is eaten it is customary to feed
the dogs on vegetable diet before
slaughter.
Most of the important food AMI.
mails are herbivorous. Tho tropno'
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
HowBLOTTINGPAPER AbsorbsINK

DLAcE your hand in water and
your hand, when withdrawn, is
wet. The limited attraction be-
tween the hand and the water is
gagged by the weight of the water
that clings to the hand.
Imagine several hands placed close
together in water, but not touching
one another. II this composite hand
were formed of ten single hands it
would attract ten times as much
water as the one hand would attract
and hold on its surface. So, wisp
OF hay, composed of hundred spears
of dried grass, placed in water, will
remove hundred times as much of
the fluid as would cling to one spear.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

Bushes in a marsh will remove a
certain amount of water which will.
by capillary attraction, cling to their
submerged parts.
Under the microscope, fbrous blot
ting paper, when absorbing ink, re.
sembles, on a small scale, marsh
matted with shrubs and sticks and
twigs. around which water is flowing
as ink runs about and among the
tlbers that together form the spongy
paper. There is limit to the amount
of liquid which "blotter' will alb.
sorb, as there is a limit to the
amount of water that a marsh will
absorb without overlooking. That
limit. in the "blotter," is the com.
bined capillary attraction of the
fibrous shrubs and sticks and tyigs
that together form the paper.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

gen does not seem to deteriorate so
much, however, in passing through
successive stages OF the lower ami.
NAL forms. Chickens and other edible
fowls eat insects and other small in
vertebrates, but their food is manly
vegetable; while the hawk, the owl,
the eagle and other birds of prey are
not generally eaten by man. Fishes,
on the other hand, subsist almost en-.
tlrely on animal foods, eating each
other and all manner of small inyer-
tebrates. But fish is not defined as
flesh, and there are peculiarities
about its nutritive composition that
science has not yet explained. Suffice
It to say that in fish, as well as in all
other forms OF food products. the nu-
tritive element is trophogen, and in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
The "UDO," NEW Spring VEGETABLE

cIous OF vegetables, but unless prop.
erly cooked 1t is sure to meet with
ridicule. The reason for this lies in
the fact that its stems contain a
resinous substance which gives them
a decided flavor of pine when tasted
raw. There are many people who
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
There are no declensions, moods,
lenses or infections of any kind in
the Chinese language.

The balloons of the British army
differ from all .those made in other
lands. They are made, not of silk,
as used to be the custom, but of the
intestines of oxen, and it takes no
fewer than 10000 to make one hal.
loon.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

was considered, by 25 per cent.
The effect of street car traffic was
also considered by these investtGa'
tors. Ii was estimated that streets
with car lines have one-thtrd more
dust than streets without them. and
the best of such streets are generally
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
How Science REVEALS the SOURCE of All DUST

worse than the worst of the free
streets. The extra amount of dust in
the air of streets having street car
lines consisted largely of fine parti-
cles of iron; the amount of sand-like
dust, or silica, being about the same
in both types of street.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

nent among them is J. IT, King. president and manager of the Alaska Steam Laundry. Incorporated. The story Of his business career is one of continuous success.
 Born on farm. in Clay county. Kansas. 39 years ago. where he was reared, he answered his country's call for volunteers. in 1898. bCcom- ing a member O: Company (. the Twcnty-Second Kansas Volunteers. of which company he later became First Sergeant. He served with dis
 war. at the cud Of which he re- C"ivcd an honorable discharge, and Iclurned home. where he entered tEe employ of the II. D. lee Wholesale
 ...s. '"M;!:u!iM.; wit: this concern six years.
 Nr. King came To Alaska in 1909. Y u"n hr became cu"ncctci with n" J. r.. Iorg"Mac:, Company. hard S..Tr dealers. Of Junrad. remaining '.ii il"In but short time. when !" accepted t position with the Seat .r IiH!dwar'. Con';,ny. II" again 'l'!rncd to Jun"au iu l"lU. tn Till , lc position Uf m;.EarCr oi the Alas .a supp! Company. when that firm .AS first organized. He continued ! ,itn this institution until the fall 1 ,i 1911. q; which time he purchased l h" minority stock of the Alaska ! H"..m Laundry. with which concern .c ha; cOntinurd to date. continuing l v increase his interest from time time. until h" nos owns the con | rolling stock. This year Mir. King
 .r,amr associated with the Worthcn .uImb"r Mills, in th" capacity Of
 .i"S manager. which position he
 .o!ds in addition to his interest in
 Ar launicy.
 Ur is q member of the Juneau ly CcGncil. and i ,o"sid"rci "l,' l tn" Lest a'.i n,ust successful | ,usirr,: men in th" city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

Totals ....$'.-l7.i7t =2".>l'ool
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minds ul the masses the unpue>tion- ah.c losic 0: their attitude
 For many years the Fire Depart ncrt wdS tie only organized body !m ,E" community. IL anti-dates the mun.oip.. organization. and many oi ;h" rE.:n&ncrs now upon the statute bcok ui the city are but re-enac;- n"ui. O: rules made by the early .:5" dsrIrtmcnt.
 \" chief. MT. Nakntinc was sue ,, cd,d hy ". W. Casey. Tom Price. T.m Poster. Fl Hurlbuit. Milton W.n. aid sim F-c.ma:t. il! the order r.U,!. The dcpnrtG"nt wa thor ,.;,Hly r,organilrd again. December .:a l:li. w,,m it waS placed upon ,:" present basis.
 Jurrau may be considered fortu- ..;' . ,:u'i,t rh,r!ly of lrAI:, :rd,tI., and. in ;h" early day5. i ,..AuG. uI:r."ura' ;hr has cNpcr- ...,! >u; au" truI- d!,a~t"TouS
 .!r. u:.G ,!.u WA9 when the o!i Ju. .,1.. Hn;'1 hnrm..i. with A loss ot
 .,,m I.I..,:.. hurncl 10 death and
 .ppI...ln..,rl, thirty mor" or less
 ':..'.i. injured. Th"r" haN" been
 ..n nI..d.n@s totally destroyed hy i:". Tine only one of which l have
 .ny Attenuation. except th" hotel I.t mrl..iunrG. was building To- "i,d Mmrr, rhc I.ouv"r Bar now l4!.,i.. h""rhrr fire that threatened 'p a=suIn" srriuds proportions was ! Ia, ul th" Dream Theatre. which 1 rrU.r,d several years ago. but af TT i"ur hours ot very hard work on
 n- l.rt ut the lire boys ihe blaze
 ALa r>liuguishrd. and the greater
 ;or,inn oc th" building Was saved.
 The ci;. k justly proud of her ! ire d,pArtmrnt. and aS time con
 luu"s [" go hy it will b" kept ul
 iY rhr most modern standards oi
 ,qupurLt ani efficiency.
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Jtameau Fire Department
# Sl" Elu4#'% Chief of ,s, Jl.,.,n Iirc n~la:. n,

"u..r thr rr} u4~ paid 'h. ijrrm' u :.'. .t.u G.: <l';> ." Tor r,~ponil0a ?" '..1s a',t :.@"'.!.y ,.r,.. aui 'a" ....:.,. -alu ,l >l"- .o: IjIu' ..u"n' - ..:,. H...:. .,,,u "l which h.," ...... . ..d 1urj"" ,h, I"-' twenty .. .... ..-. I'll, r,.p.,. tu" t.tnl cost
 : ......'- 4.' tar !.r,~ rH.:t A...r
 ., ...' ! .n ''... ",;.. -.:.,," p,,"ul, -.:. l.!i "nl,unr- 'o ,n' In..l -.u
 >'.-n:o r> .U. :.r O.: ii" regular
 .:. Q, ''.- F'a-, tn... unl ;!... l-''.'. nr-.r. ra" n'nr. oe rA~ u:..,e j. r.,u.! !i,r du".:s i.v ;. :.,A arG '@,, "< .n, .arirr u.r H.. .-,I a'I r~""i,.:!y" dollars pr~ g..:11. having hvrn increased tw"n- .. ttH.. I,iI4rs ab"U; :.\ months ago.
 Tn. .Iun'.m Fir" Department con .~'- e. t"o wcli"rganiI,.l v"lun- ..r r.InpaiIr-. Company N,:mbrr b.. j. ,au;.u.,d Of Ill" following
 ai-:~i mon: Jack Woodward. John ,nI,T.. Martin i.av"nih. Royal Shcp- ::|. rom krighaum, Harry Bruhn, .nr..H.. EirHAri-Dn. Alex Jorr.gan. ..-;- E"aH-. William TT? and Max ..'H.n..":. captain ol ii" company.
 ,I.:..h', enlisted m"u com n r, '..pIu. Numh"r Two: Harry .",a-. D5l3: 'iruy. Victor Ep-t"yn. i.ar, NauI. C. r.. Cartwright. Mar DH G",I-r"il.. John Musrth. Wallace  i'"IG". \. II. I"igirr. Amos Sund- ,;r,u and /. VI. itralfnCd, captain ,r ih" company. [ have ;h" honor
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

T. the lead in shipments over last y"2r os shown in the above ta- Dl". Couiinnc5 for thc next siE nan;'., o' the present yr2r. il is prediction tha. the total commerce ~;il r,Lrh fl not exceed tllr One iiun.IrrI Million Mark in 1916. For Ike "Iic"!ar year it was $&2.>7il22.
 .Nl-kI also holds first place. in lhc va..c ol its commerce. among the "dtIl ing Territories of the United Stnt,E. aa is shown by the returns 'or rhr ;rl months ended April 20, I"li.
 .Ni'~N'! .................. $A".32l.aG" ii"..yii .................. T:.l2?.l"0 ra:.o Rico .............. .l.IGG.I4l Ai.:ppi&vs .............. 39..S9.Ao&
 EMPIRE ads have 1nousanus of readers.
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NU 'iTi in T." Uat''.. States. " l';-uln .- u. -.l'. A.s more
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UContirurl from r..r" lN'
 ..uncu NaiI"y ............ ll,"H'.HiI
 For monthly comparison ot th" ;r"wiH of Alaskan bu-i:,- figures o7 the first four months of the present. year ar" available. these ia i"n with the returns for the same months of the year, 1915, show:
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

Juneau
 NEW CITIES ike size Of Juneau " hAs bunch of business men % strong and efficient as those NEo contrnI tn" commercial inter "st& ui this community, and prom
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

For thc SiN months cndcH June z" i"IG. figur"S are available show .ug 0Mi! shipments oi Alaskan pro luCts ID the United Stat"S. These Ire compared with those for the am" period of 1915:
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THE PROGRESS
 or ALASK 4

IContiruci from i"r" lNI
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
THE THIRD TICKET

Without any pomp or ceremony the
Progressive Republicans of Delaware
met in Dover Wednesday of last week
and selected the following state ticket
to be voted for at the general election
on November 7th.
Presidential electors, same as organi-
zatiOn ticket; United States Senator,
DIR. Hiram R. Burton, Lewes; Cover
nor, John G. Townsend, organization;
Congressman, Edward G. Bradford,
Wilmington; Lieutenant-Governor, JEFF
ferson Cooper, Cheswold; Attorney
General, David J. Reinhardt, Whining
ton, organization; State Treasurer,
William Swain, organization; Auditor
of Accounts, A. l.. Hudson Jr.,
Smyrna, State Insurance Commissioner,
George c. Herring.
The loyalty of all the named indepen-
dent candidates cannot be questioned
and the acceptance of these men by the
Progressives, if such be the case, would
in no way jeopardize their interests or
the party's interests the future The
Kent County Independents are jublant
over their action and feel that rebuke
from which they will not soon recover
will be administered to the organization.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
PAPER CLIMBS HIGHER

The threatened paper famine is get
ting in its work among the school
children and the result is that while the
price of pads will be about the amount
Of paper will be less.
The scratch tablet, along with all
other things made out of paper, is suf
fering severly on account of the paper
famine. Local dealers say that the cost
of all their wares have advanced and
some even declare that the big tablets
will be very scarce. Others say that
the trade must have penny and nickel
tablets but that this season these old
stand-bys will necessarily be reduced in
size.
Penny pencils still will be on the
market. For awhile the factories
stopped making them, but now have re-
sumed operations, and there is expected
to be no shortage on penny pencils, al
thought some dealers may sell them un-
sharpened, it thaving been the distinction
of the all ready for the small hand to
WELD it.
All other school supplies are costing
more or less in being secured for the
same amount of money than was form
erly the case. Slares and slate pencils
are tabooed in schools, and consequently
there is not much demand for them.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
STUDENTS ORGANIZE

The four Delaware College classes
have elected their officers for the col
lege year just starting. These officers
under the new state of affairs at the
college will hold an important position
in the college activities as the faculty
looks to the class officers to assist in
adjusting many matters in connection
with the student body. The class
officers for 1867 are as follows:
Seniors-President, Leroy B. Steele;
president, Lawrence L Smart;
treasurer, Robert H. Pepper, and secre-
tary, James M. Heinel.
Juniors-President, Donald P. Horsey;
vice-president, Paul D. Lovett; treas
urer, George A. Hudson; secretary, j John
H. Anderson.
SOphomores- President, William S.
Fitzpatrick; vice-president, Henry w.
Marston; treasurer, James G. Nc Millen
secretary, William M. Pierson; his.
torian James P Truss.
Freshmen-President, F. Bayard Car
ter; vice-president, H. C. Greene; treas
urer, j. W. OlcOtt; secretary, ]. w
Anderson, Srd.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
MORE CASES OF PARALYSIS

No more health certificates will be
issued for children 16 years of age or
under to go out of the state into states
infected with infantile paralysis, unless
the children are visiting and wish to go
home, or unless they are going to re-
main away for a long period This is
the latest announcement made by health
authorities in Wilmington, regarding in
fantile paralysis. This means, it is
pointed out, that the so-called ''prOmis-
cuous visiting"in in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and New York states will be
stopped for children within quarantine
age. The action is taken, it is declared,
because it is thought infection of infan-
tile paralysis may have been brought
into the state by some people who have
been getting permits to go out and then
coming back again.
Three new cases of the disease were
reported Friday-Henry Mroczka, 10
Stroud street, q years; EdIey Daremr,
18 months, of 522 Lincoln street; and a
child on West Second street, name and
age not given. According to the
records of the Health Department, the
Italian child on Lincoln street, had been
i'll for several lays but Friday morning
paralysis set in and the house was
quarantined.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
Milk Producers Association

On Saturday last about one hundred
farmers, those who are shipping milk
to Wilmington met in the Irish Amer
lean Hall, 6O8 French ST., Wilmington,
and formed an organization known as
the Milk Producers Association. The
following officers were appointed: Pres
ident, Chas. P. Dickey; Vice President,
John F. O'Neal; Secretary, John Fra
zier; Treasurer, j. Atwood Weldin.
A committee of six were appointed to
draft bylaws and present them at the
next meeting. The price of milk was
set at five cents per quart for the month
of October.
All farmers who are shipping milk to
Wilmington are requested to attend the
next meeting to be held on Saturday,
September 80, at O'Clock, 2 NJ in the
Irish American Hall, 608 French St. !,
Wilmington. Those who are unable to
attend and wish to enroll as members,
please send their names to the presi-
dent, Chas. P Dickey, Stanton, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
Paper Market Critical

The paper situation is becoming
serious problem and it begins to look as
though many of the papers will have to
suspend publication unless the public
gives full aid and assistance to those in
the printing and publishing business. 1t
is our desire to continue giving to our
readers an eight-page paper, but in order
to do so, every subscriber whose sub
scription is now due, will have to help US
by paying at once, or we will be COM
PEELED to mark them off our list.
The Delaware Pilot and Sussex Jour
nal, as well as many other papers. have
reduced in size in order to meet the sit
uation, while The Seaford Tribune
makes the announcement through its
columns this week, that it is compelled
to cease publication, temporarily, be-
cause of the shortage of blank paper.
Therefore, we most earnestly ask all
patrons of this paper to give US their
support.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
MRS. JOsFPHINE MegLEARY

Mrs. Josephine McCleary died at her
home here on Friday, after being con-
fined to her bed for eighteen weeks.
She has been an invalid for thirteen
years but has had devoted nurse in her
daughter, Miss Jennie McCleary. She
was born in Wilmington on April 18th,
1916 and came here with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Nathan Simmons, VIII N
shewas but two years old, and has made
her home here since that time. Her
husband John F. McCleary, died July
21st, 1896, aged 73 years. Mrs. McCleary
leaves two children, Miss Jennie Nc
Cleary, of Middletown, and Cecil Nc
Cleary of Milford.
The funeral services will be held on
Tuesday, at 11.3O a. M, at the house,
with Rev. F. H. Moore in charge. in
terment will be made in Forest Gene;
terry.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
Saturday, October 9TH, on ac-
count Of holiday our store will be
closed till 6 P. NJ, then open till
II.3O. FOgeI & Burstan.
More Praises For The Electric Iron

Perhaps it is a fortunate thing for
Mr.. Frank Pool that the ladies of
Middetown have not yet received the
ballot. for we fear some of them might
feel bound, irrespective of their political
views, to vote for his competitor for
the State senate, Mr.. Walter Leather
bury, out of gratitude for bringing to
their notice that rarely delightful house
keeping gconvenience-th the Westinghouse
Electric Ironer.
After a months use of it the ladies
are more than pleased. And what is
more, they have discovered still another
good quality in it over the old style
iron-it does not stick to starched
clothing even tho over starched
Perhaps a word of caution should be
spoken not to allow it to overheat-for
it is a famous ter, all right-but to
pull out the plug, or better, shut off the
currant at the wall switch, and then
iron for Is minutes or more without any
electricity. No housekeeper Who has
never used this ironer, dreams how fine
a thing it is, how it saves time strength,
steps and labor at every turn.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-02
OUR STATE LIBRARIES
Delaware in The Front Rank With
Travelling Libraries
BOOK WAGONS VISIT FARMS

Almost no man, woman or child is
working at a job about which he or she
could not learn much of value from
some book. The lawyer and the doctor
have always found it necessary to read
constantly IN order to do their work
well. The teacher and the minister
have always found books and periodicals
necessary. We of this generation are
discovering that it is also true that everv
farmer, mechanic and housewife can do
his or her work better by reading.
Delaware is in the front rank of states
which aim to place books within the
reach of all their inhabitants, by means
of travelling libraries, book-wagons and
parcel post service. These books and
this equipment belong to the people of
the state and it is the purpose of the
Delaware Commission to see that no
person in the state, whether he lives in
the city, village or on farm, is with
out the books which he needs, whether
for infration and help in his work, or
for recreation in his leisure moments.
The travelling libraries are collections
of books which are sent out from Dover
in stout, hinged boxes, circulating free
of charge. They are made up of from 35
to so of the best popular books both for
grown-ups and children, in stories, his
tory, travel, biography, science and
literature. They are sent to schools,
Sunday schools, oranges or any group
of people willing to be responsible for
their safe return. Application for a
travelling library should be addressed to
the State Library Commission, Court
House, Dover, Del.
In order to serve those who cannot
conveniently use the travelling libraries,
the Commission sends boOk-wagons to
visit farms, thus carrying books directly
to the doors of those living at distance
from others. These wagons are in
charge of women who become greatly
interested in fitting the books to the
needs of the farmer or his child, and
delightful personal relations are often
established between the "book-wagon
lady" and the farm-dweIlers.
In New Castle County there are three
book-wagon routes starting from Town
send. In Kent County there are six,
three from Dover, one from Kenton and
two from FELTON,. Sussex county has
five routes, Delmar, loves Cross Roads,
Millsboro and Staytonville.
For further information apply to the
State Library Commission, Court House,
Dover, Del.
Books will also be sent by parcel post
to any individual studying a special sub
ject Apply to the State Library Com
mission, Court House, Dover, Del.