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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
CHAPTER /
Toward Eternal Fires

WAS born In Connecticut about 80
1 years ago. My name is David Innes
am graduate of Andover and Yale.
My father was wealthy mine owner
When was 10 he died. All his property
was 10 be mine when l had attained my
majority-provided that l had devoted
the two years intervening in close appli-
cation to the great business l was to in
herit
did my best to fulfil the last wishes
Of my parent-not because of the Inherit
ance, but because 1 loved and honored
my father. For a six months l toiled in
the mines and in the counting rooms. for
wished to know every minute detail of
the business.
Then Perry interested me in his inven-
ton.
He was an old fellow who had devoted
ne better part of a long life to the per-
fiction of a mechanical subterranean
pfospector. AS a relaxation he studied
paleontology.
looked over hfs plans. listened to his
arguments. inspected his working models,
and then, convinced, advanced the funds
aecessary to construct full-sized, prac-
teal prospector.
! shall not 60 into the details OF its
eonstruction--lt lies out there in the
aesert now--about two miles from here.
tomorrow you may care to ride out and
go It.
Roughly. II is steel cylinder 100 feet
ons, and pointed so that 1t may turn and
twist through solid rock If need be- At
one end is a mighty revolving drill oper-
s1ed by an engine which Perry said gem
dated more power to the cubic inch than
any other engine did to the cubic foot. 1
iemember that he used to claim that that's
invention alone would make us fabulously
sealthy-we were going to make the
1nole thing public after the successful
ssue OF our first secret trial-but Perry
ssVer returned from that trial trip, and
only after ten years.
recall as Il were but yesterday the
asht or that momentous occasion upon
sneh We were to test the practicability
mat Wondrous invention.
was near midnight that we repaired
the lofty tower in which Perry had
instructed his iron MOLE" as he was
4eat to call the thing.
inc great nose rested upon the bare
salh or the floor, We passed through
~ ny uoors into the outer Jacket secured
sa, sssin, ana then passing on into the cabin,
s1nleh contained the controlling mechan-
~ ~ within the inner tube, switched on the
seetrlc lights.
refry looked to his generator; to the
sleat tanks that held the life-giving
ssaenleals with which he was TO manu-
.as'ure fresh air 10 replace that which
consumed In breathing; to his instru-
sn's Tor recording temperatures speed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26

realization that I could no longer carry on
this unequal struggle against the inevi-
table.
With my last ilckering ray of con-
sciousness 1 turned mechanically toward
the distant meter. 1t stood at exactly
800 miles from the earth's surface-and
suddenly the huge thing that bore us
came to a stop.
The rattle of hurtlIng rock through the
hollow Jacket ceased. The wild racing o
the giant drill betokened that It was run
ming loose in air-and then another truth
flashed upon me. The point of the pros
pector was above us.
Slowly 1t dawned on me that since pass
ing through the Ice strata II had been
above, We had turned In the ice and sped
upward toward the earth's crust
Thank God! We were safe!
put my nose to the intake pipe through
which samples were to have been taken
during the passage of the prospector
through the earth. and my fondest hopes
were realized. A food OF fresh air was
pouring into the iron cabin.
The reaction left me IN a state of coll
lapse and lost consciousness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26

Ron G0 RHE WHEREVER THERE is THIS FDENTAL FACT BRIDGES
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

Never invest in an alligator hide
It's a skin game.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13
TESTS OF MILK PRODUCTION
Cost Of Feed Must Be- Considered In
Determining Value Of CoW--Fat
q Content sis Factor.

You cannot tell by the test alone
the value Of COW. 1t depends as
much on the amount of milk she gives
as on the test Of the milk. A cow that
gives 10000 pounds of three per cent
milk produces 800 pounds of butterfat
and cow that produces 5000 pounds
Of Eve per cent milk gives no more;
one will produce as many pounds OF
butter in a year as tho other. and in
asmuch as the fat content Of milk is
fair indication of the other milk solids
present, then the 10000 pounds OF
three per cent milk Is worth more
for food than the 5000 of five per cent
milk. Therefore one COW is as valuable
as the other from business stand
point, provided it did not cost any
more to keep one COW than another.
This third factor must therefore be
considered in determining the value
OF any cow-the cost Of production.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

To choose clothes for a girl of ten,
or thereabout, is more of task than
confronts the mother of the very little
girl. or presents itself in clothing the
nearly grown miss. It happens that
the child from six to fourteen is very
likely to be too thin and, hence, angu-
lar and awkward. Sometimes she is
considerably too fat. In either case
the mother must select styles that Will
tone down her defects of figure ana
keep her unconscious Of them. Oc-
casionally little girl grows up with
out the usual experiences of the awk-
ward age" and the chances are that
she owes much to a judicious mother
who clothed her artfully
Up to twelve years simple and al
most straight lines are to be recon-
mended in the garments of children.
The skirt reaches the knee or little
below it. But in the matter of length
there is very good authority for ex-
tending the skirt several inches below
the knee, especially for the girl past
eight. For slender child full long
wasted blouse and very short skirt Is
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

CARING FOR LITTLE CALVES
No Good Results Can Be Secured From
Half-Starved, Stunted Animal
Keep Them Growing.
tBy N. A. BRoNsoN.l

(By N. A. BRONSON.)
Everybody has way of doing things
and this is my way of taking care Of
the calves.
I have ten good cows which raised
myself, and / found out that to raise
good cows you must begin at the be-
ginning. No good results will come
from half-starved, stunted calf.
let the calf suck the cow the first
two days. It is better for it and
the mother, too, and the calf is more
apt to get all the milk than l would
be, thus getting it out Of the cows
bag and into the Calls stomach,
where it should be, with less trouble
and better results.
At the end Of this time l milk the
cow and feed the calf; tie the calf
where 1t cannot see its mother, and
If the weather is cold I wrap some
thing around it when the barn doors
are open. Never allow calf to shiver
II you want it to keep we'll.
For the first two weeks l feed new
milk as. soon as MIXED, and then
begin to mix in separated milk by de-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

When Paris determines to make use
of a good, common-sense idea in Gre
ating the styles for womankind, we
may be sure the idea will be graceful
ly handled. Among the recent impor-
tations are leather-trimmed tailored
suits and separate skirts which prom
Use to be entirely successful with
American women, who are keen to ap-
preciate the union of utility and beau
ty In their apparel.
Among the best examples of the
combination of fabric and leather are
separate skirts made Of strong, soft,
wooden plaids, trimmed with glace
leather, matching the predominating
color in the plaid. They are short,
fitted smoothly about the hips, cut
with moderate flare, and faced up
about the bottom with leather. A belt
of leather and leather pockets, or
leather-trimmed pockets, usually ap-
pear as finishing details.
Entire skirts Of leather or entire
jackets Of leather followed In the
wake Of these first models but are not
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13
SILAGE REDUCES FEED COST
Kansas Station Conducts Test on Pro
ductinn Of Butterfat During Sum-
mer and Winter.


An experiment conducted at the
Kansas experiment station shows that
silage reduces the cost OF producing
butterfat from 80 cents to 81 cents.
The herds In this case were Of sufii-
cient size to give reliable data and
eliminate the difference that might oc.
cur between two cows.
The lot which were fed silage gave
seven pounds more milk in the sum-
mer and 95.5 more In winter per
month than the herd which we're fed
dry feed. The butterfat was also in
creased by .46 in summer and 40 IN
winter. The difference in the cost OF
feed was even greater.
The silage-fed cows saved so cents
per month In the cost Of feed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

good style, or the high-waisted bodicel
with full fiaring skirt. Elbow sleevesl
and square-necked patterns look well
on her.
Two pretty frocks for the ten-year-'
old are shown here which will prove
successful on almost any figure. One
is of sapphire-blue chiffon made In
one piece with small bolero of net
and embroidery like the chiffon in
color. It Is finished with double
founce and worn over a silk slip in
the same shade OF blue.
The dress of white net Is made In
the long-waisted style that is always
worn. The blouse Is laid in plaits on
the shoulder and the full, plain skirt
is finished with group of narrow
tucks. 1t does not quite reach the
knee and is worn. over a fine lawn
petticoat edged with val lace and
longer than the skirt by almost the
width of the edging.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

so we'll received. While every woman
will see the advantage of leather
protection for the bottom of cloth
skirt and the harmony of leather in
troduced in the details of finishing.
all-leather garments are too cumber-
some to be graceful, and there is no
good reason for making them.
One of the leather-trimmed skirts Is
shown in the picture given here. The
leather facing about the bottom Is
Joined to the cloth by piping OF
leather and the top of the facing Is
shaped into very wide and very shall
low scallops. On one Of the best i'm
portations the leather facing was put
on in four sections and these were
laced together with silk cord.
Narrow leather bindings finish the
pockets and belt. Skirts Of this kind
are cut very short, not reaching below
the tops of high boots. which often
match the leather trim In color.
Never invest in an alligator hide
pocketbook. It's a skin game.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-13

FJeTQs
grees, adding at first third, then q
half and when month old give all
separated and take care to have 1t
warm.
Buckwheat shorts and bran are
good, but never put them in the milk.
Have small box nailed in conven-
lent place on the manger or side of the
wall and fill with dry feed. The calf
will soon learn to help itself.
When six weeks old put clover hay
within reach; this will aid the diges-
ton and increase growth.
If eggs are plenty break one or two
in the milk, and you will be surprised
at It's sickness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
who are Real Amer,cans7

Dubuque Times-Journai: The publ
cation of a list of names of men ap
pointed to perform an official duty
brings from an anonymous party the
charge there were only two American
names on the list. The writer makes
this inquiry: isn't it too bad there
are no natives capable Of voting at
conventions and assisting in selecting
government off1cers?" We fear our
correspondents prejudice disqualifies
him from becoming critic. The 10y
atty of men to the United States must
not be measured by the names they
bear, but by their character. Time
was when foreign name was a han
dicap in this land Of the free, but the
broadening spirit of evolution has CIV
en- equal opportunities to all men who
show their loyalty by their actions
and not by proclaiming ancient line
age.
There is nothing in the constitution
of these United States that discrim-
mates against a man because of his
name, race of religious affiliation- If
they are loyal citizens of the republic
they need offer no other qualifications
to earn the respect and admiration of
all other genuine Americans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
S,ckenino Stuff.

Knoxville Express: The Oskaloosa
Herald reprints with great pride an
article from a Los Angeles (Cal.)
Paper, giving Oskaloosa as the birth
place Of movie actor in Los An
geles. The article begins:
There are many little villages
throughout the United States whose
greatest claim is that some noted man
or woman was born there. This may
or it may not be true of Oskaloosa.
Iowa; nevertheless. this little town,
which is marked as the county-seat on
some maps, was the birthplace OF
Chester Conklin, now one of the stars
under the direction of Mack Sennett,
of the Keystone Film company" -
Well, this sort Of stuff is all right
if Oskaloosa likes it, and she seems
to do so; but it sounds rather sicken-
ing to outsiders. The idea of patroniz-
ing a good Iowa town and giving as
its claim to fame the fact that jay
actor in movies was born there! Who
in thunder is Chester Conklin, any
how, that his being born in town
should confer any distinction upon it?
We know all about Oskaloosa and
Iowa, and have heard of Los Angeles,
but where does Conklin come in?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
A Reconciliation Room.

Ohio State Journal: A Chicago
Judge suggests reconciliation
room" as an antechamber to the di-
vorce court The judge says in sup
port Of the idea that he has had 1000
divorce cases since September 1, and
has always felt the need Of some
thing beside law in the adjudication
of them. Here is the trial process
carried on in the reconciliation room,
according to the judge.
THE case would then go on trial
exactly as IL it were being tried for
divorce purposes. But instead OF
seeking to maintain an impartial at
titude toward the evidence, weigh it
and mete out the legal decisions
known as justice, the presiding Of
fetal would endeavor to reach under
the emotions aired before him. He
would listen to the testimony and en-
deavor to mend the hearts voicing 1t
instead OF sanctioning the break"
A strain OF oommon sense runs all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
MIR. Stewards Reply to the One Court
House Committee

history straight.
committee
sending county
nomination ticket
Of the heart did
like making prerma pledge but nominated and elected
feasible
Of the entire county.
then stated them that if Madison
ticket
withdraw
meantime
Nadison). On April 1916
committee, to
endorsed Stor
Democratic friends what
advised nomination
following Monday.
g. 1915. received from e.
ton asking meet their committee Again
better that withdraw.
a to
Mr. Storms signed and this resolution
governed by that method.
them. had before
the I at
primary?
the whole
that is In
Very yours.
J. w. STEWART.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
Pastors Of City Have Been Seen by
the Suffrage Committee and VIII
Make Announcement OF Lee
ture Tomorrow.
MCDOWELL WILL SPEAK
Former keokuk Man viii Deliver
Address at the Hippodrome at
4 O'clock to Which the
Public Is Invited.

The endorsement and cooperation
of ministers of the city of Keckuk
have been secured for the meeting
which will be held tomorrow after
noon at four o'clock in the Hippo
drome theater. The meeting will be
on the subject of equal suffrage, and
will be addressed by Gerald Nc
Doweu.
Mr. McDowell's boyhood was spent
In Keokuk where his father Col. John
Adair Mcdowell was prominent in the
early days. 1t is hoped that a large
audience will greet Mr.. Mcdowell
clergymen here endorse Mr.. Nc
Dowell and his lecture and will an
nounce the meeting from their pull
pits:
The Revs. John C. Sage, r. B. Nc
Allister, F. G. Edwards, w. r. Bacon,
j. C. Hughes, Father Dunnion, c. f.
Elliott, H. B. McElree, F. G.. Boards
ley.
Two or three ministers are absent
from the city and could not for that
reason give endorsement.
Rev. F. B. McAllister will introduce
The speaker and Miss Anderson will
open the program with a piano num-
Der.
The Rev. Eleanor Gordon OF Hamil-
ton will have place on the platform.
Something About Mr.. Mcdowell.
At an early age Mr.. Mcdowell en-
tered Racine college at Racine, Wis,
then the finest military school in the
west and, after graduating, began
teaching there while still young
man. On the death of DR.. DeKoven
chat eminent divine who made the
school famUus) Mr.. Mcdowell was
made head master and choir leader
and distinguished himself in that
capacity.
Here he began the study Of law and
was admitted to the bar, and prac-
tised for several years at Kenosha,
Wis, until mining interests tempted
him to Colorado, where he remained
a few years as attorney for large in
terests.
Mr.. Mcdowell is now interested in
the Sheldon school Of science Of bust
ness which is the mother of sound,
logical principles of vital interest to
both employer and employees; and is
now giving instructions and lectures
to the ablest and most progressive
business men of Illinois on business
getting and business building, and the
fundamental principles underlying it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20

the institutions do not run to frills
and knfcknacks at the meals. The
wards get very little ice cream, but
plenty of fruit, and the Sunday meals
usually include pie and cake, al
though the meals during the week, as
a rule in most institutions, do not
provide 1uxuries. The children at the
orphans home get cookies at supper,
and the inebriates also get cookies or
gingerbread for the last meal of the
day. Eggs, milk and butter are lib
orally supplied to the states wards.
To feed the 0,0O0 wards, the state
buys immense quantities of food.
About 100000 pounds of meat are
purchased each year, in addition to
the beef and pork raised at the state
farms: beans, rice and other foods
are bought by the tons; sugar Is pur-
chased at the rate of 100000 pounds
a year, and other foods in proportion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
City Clerk Sandberg Has Them for
DISTRIBUTE on-Order This
Year Was In
creased.
ALL MUST SECURE TAGS
Authorities to Make Canvass Of the
City and Prosecute All Who
Fall to Pay for
License.

The city clerk has just received the
order of 1916 dog license tags and is
ready to put them into circulation.
All dogs running at large must have
tags by June of this year.
This year the order was increased
on account of the large number OF
dogs in the city, and owing to the
fact that the police are contemplate
ing a vigorous canvass right from the
start, as there have been numerous
complaints from various parts of the
city of dogs whose owners make no
attempt to comply with the law IN
securing licenses.
It should be explicitly understood
that the payment of Sl-35 for males
and 1885 for females covers license
for dogs running at large within the
city limits and should not be confused
with the s1.00 paid the county treas
urer as a state tax. All dogs must
carry a tag except those confined on
the owners premises at all times.
A systematic canvass will be made
by the officers of the city OF all per-
sons owning dogs or harboring dogs
and unless the license is paid. 1nfor-
nation will be filed against the re-
spective owners and In addition to
IQe regular llCSu6C tAC o"hoAS "NiA
be subjected to fine OF $l.00 and
costs, amounting to 1885.
ANY owners desiring to surrender
a dog on which he does not care to
pay a license, If he will send the dog
to the police station or notify the
police, arrangements will be made to
send for same.
The gas box has been thoroughly
overhauled and is in good running
order to dispose of the large num-
Der of worthless dogs running at large
in the city, of which numerous COM
plants are coming in daily. The po-
lice departments expects to make
active use of the box in dsposing OF
this nuisance.
If you believe in preparedness, Sc
cure a 1916 license tag, say the
authorities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
Reporter Bryan.
Jennings

Chicago Post: William Jennings
Bryan, it is said, has been re-engaged
as a reporter for the republican and
democratic conventions. He had the
Job in 1912, fraternizing with the
boys in the press seats at Chicago and
turning out copy that was fairly
readable. but no better than the
average. When he got to Baltimore,
however. he forgot his reportorial
duties, and mixed in on slate making.
Perhaps ne will be able to avoid the
temptation this year at st. Louis, but
the combination of newspaper man
and politician is not the best. The
newspaper end of it is likely to suf-
fer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
A Deciduous Tree.

Washington Star: John Drew was
congratulated at the players in Gram
ercy park on the abundant hair with
which. despite his years, he is still
blessed
Thank goodness" said Mr.. Drew,
complacently, 'T'm not like Tree.
Tree went into Los Angeles
barber shop the other day and said:
Can You cut my hair without my
taking off my collar
THE barber, with loud laugh
slapped Trees pink and polished
dome jocularly.
why, bless your heart, Sir Her
bert he said, I could cut it without
your taking off your hat"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20

first two years of Wilson was char
acteristically Bryan. There can be
no other conclusion than that it was
Bryan, who was popularly supposed
to have nothing to do with what was
going on, who was really furnishing
the punch to the administration,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
When BRYAN Ief

Des Moines Register: Now that we
are face to face with the situation,
and are compelled to recognize that
the president is not at all the man we
had taken him to be in those first
two years, we may properly recall
that Mr.. organs outstanding quality
ie persistence, that sticking to a
thing has been his weakness as well
~ his strength, that everything In the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
inebriates Eat Less.

The persons at the 1neor1ate nos
pital at Knoxville do not require as
much food as the men in the prisons.
UIbav can be maintained for $1.25 a
week for food alone The bill of fare
for the hospital is about the same
az that of the prisoners, except that
tbe Quantities are not so great.
Foods served are nutritious, but
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
this statement. The idea of

through this statement The idea OF
healing a fracture between husband
and wife according to law is all nom
sense. There is not enough wisdom in
the whole state library to cause a
man and woman to return to their
first love. The only way to do that
is to forget law, presidents, quarrels
and get down on the solid foundation
Of all human progress, which is love.
That is always there If we look for
it Alright. If we look for meanness we
will find that, too. but we must not
forget that the final resort OF justice
is the heart
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20

Detroit aldermen have found that
one of the precincts carved out of the
thirteenth ward is entirely uninhab-
tied, though votes have been cast
there and election officers drew the
usual stipend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20
different since Daniels Came.

Rock Island Union: The issue OF
veracity between Josephus Daniels and
Admiral Fiske is. unfortunate-for
Josephus, at any rate. And the sur
prising thing about it is the general
acceptance by the public that Dan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-20

iels is in the wrong. Time was when
the word Of a secretary of the navy
was taken at its face value-but that
was before Daniels came into the
cabinet