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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Most Exact Man in the World


 In the July American Magazine is an article by Merle Crowell on John Brash- ear' the worlds greatest instrument maker, who commenced life as a mechan- ic in Pittsburg rolling mill and who ground the lenses for his earlier tele- scopes in his spare time and by his own hand.
 instruments invented and perfected by Dr. Brashear have made 1t possible for us to determine, where our fathers only speculated; to be precise, where they were approximate; to know, where they guessed. From his workshop have gone forth instruments of widely divergent uses but of uniform precision. The Bra smear photo-chronograph that measures the speed of a cannon ball is no less wonderful than the glass plane 30 inches in diameter with no part of the surface varying a millionth of an inch from a. perfect plane.
 When the International Bureau of Weights and Measures decided to fix for all time the length of the standard me- ter-the measuring unit of the scientific world-by expressing it in wave lengths of light, the great Nicholson promised to turn the trick if he could find any one who could grind his optical surfaces so that they would nowhere show an error as great as one-millionth of an inch. With the whole world of instrument makers to choose from, Nicholson se- lected John A. Brashear of Pittsburg. Quietly, confidently, the ex-mllwright ac- cepted the most delicate scientific job ever given to the hand of man-and he and Mcdowell carried it through.
 Before Bashear's performance, tho worlds scientific standard of length-a precious platinum bar-had been locked in an underground vault in Paris, and resurrected for inspection only once in 10 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

Pastors History of the Popes, translated from sthe German. The Ger mans are pastmasters of historical re- and among the foremost ot these is that Innsbruck professor. who, fl om the secret archives of Rome. gave most vivid pictures of the days when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Summary Discipline

FTUIII tII6 w tUII
 50 Crimson Gulch has experienced reform!'
 q should say so." replied Bronco Bob. An you bet it's the real sim cere thing. Piute Pete an Three Finger Sam is now in the hospital bein' probed fur bullets"
 How did that happen?"
 "They would insist on playing cards on Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Useless Suggestion

From the Washington Star
 'Is your boy Josh going to stay on the farm?"
 I'm afraid so," replied Farmer Corn tossel. i've bought him all the stories I could find about boys who run away an come back on Christmas eve with money enough to pay off tho mortgage. But he doesn't seem to take any of 'em to heart"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

great pontiffs ruled Christendom and spoke authoritatively urbi ct orbi They, these pontiffs of whom so many false portraits have been drawn by partisan historians, could adopt the words of Queen Katherine in the play: t "'After my death. I wish no other her.
 ald
 No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honor from corruption, But such an honest chronicler'
 Life of John Henry, Cardinal New man. by Wilfred Ward. More than a mere biography more than the mere laying bare to our vision, the inner workings of the supersentive soul of the most remarkable English Catholic con- vert of the past century, the book vfv- idly portrays Victorian times and gives by far the best account of that remark able movement in England's religious life, that Newman himself in a literary masterpiece called The Second Spring. that some other writer calls Tho Stir ring of the Valley of Dry Bones.'
 ""The Imitation of Christi After holy writ the most helpful of spiritual books. When Z
 "'Worried and wearied and wasted.
 By life's stupendous lie,
 Read A-Kemps. and find spiritual refreshment. This book is too little known and too little used. The ill-fated Gordon carried copy to Khartum, and doubtless it solaced him during the dark days preceding his sad end. Open the book at random. read a few para graphs, the cares that oppress the day will vanish utterly and we will realize, How soon a smile of God can change
 the world. How we are made for happiness how
 work
 Crows play, diversity a winning fight
 such are my six best books, not, in deed. the six best ever written but the best for me, since, at any time and in any mood I can open and read with pleasure and profit. Another might find these tiresome and prosy. and provoca- tive of yawning. Well. 'chacun a son gout' For me. these six fulfill the end books should fulfill. if Sir John Den : hams words are true:
 "'Books should to one of these four
 ends conduce.
 For wisdom. piety delight or use.
 'l hope you Will accept this answer to your question, I mean this answer to my own question. which. relying on your gracious perms ssion, I made bold to substitute. I hope others more com petent will dare where I dare not dare, will bravely go forth and
 "'With extended view
 Survey mankind from China to Peru "T nerbans cowa i.d',, 'f vnn -Y''I hut at least very comfortably and coz fly. shut myself up within the four walls of my den. and there . "The world forgetting. by the world
 forgot"
 from by library shelves select as worthy of especial praise. these. My Six Best Friends
 MIR. JAMES BOWRON.
 "T suppose you would be surprised if I were to say that the best six hooks, ir the sense of being the most indis- pensable. are the gospels of Luke and .Tohn. the prophes'es of Isaiah and Revelation. tho poetry of the Psalms and the philosophy of Romans. "Tn other words. the 66 oivinrlv in srired books cooposing the lihNarv which we commonly call the Holy Fible embrace within themselves all that $ ..z l l.1 II,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
DIR. J. H. PHILLIPS.


 Your request has reached me during a high pressure of work. To select the "six best books ever written" is not an easy task and l should like to qualify any choice I might make. The term best is relative, not absolute In certain moods find Longfellow, Whittier. Shakespeare, Tennyson Goethe and Dante to be best. each answering cer- tain need and each best in turn, ac- cording to the nature of the mood or mental need
 Again, l find myself in certain mystic moods when I think that Maurice Mae terlinck's Wisdom and Destiny is the very best-the best for that hour; or per haps it is Hamilton Mabie's Life of the Spirit or Henry Van Dykes Blue Flower" Again, there are moods that require Carlyle or Ruskin or Mathew , Arnold.
 \ Sometimes I have special purpose in my reading-some essay to write or lecture to prepare-well, the best book for me in such cases is the one that helps me most in my work
 There are other books which one reads for profit as well as pleasure some of these I need to review from time to time. There are a score of such best books The Worlds Almanac serves as q steady helper. I keep it near the telephone to help me answer questions.
 Of course I have shelves filled with professional books. The six that I pro- nounced best yesterday are discarded to- day and the six that I like today may be abandoned tomorrow.
 Of course there are novels which I like to read and re-read. If I were to name the ''six best in their order I should say George Eliot's 'Silas Marner," '"The Egois." by George Meredith, Thacker- avs Henry Esmond." "The Europeans by James, Hawthorne's Marble Faun" and 'The Witch of Prague by Marion Crawford. But even here again each is best according to the day and the mood. As a matter of fact I might as well try to tell you about the "six best vege- tables'' or the "six best fruits" So much depends upon the season and much upon the state of my appetite"
 MRS. LULU HUDSON MOODY.
 As easy to say which the six most beautiful roses ever seen or loveliest strains of music ever heard as to say which are the best six books! The world is full of roses and music and books and all good things appealing to each ind- vidual according to his sensibility or per sonal taste. One would have to possess marvellous discrimination, and be able to read books in all languages. and then give unlimited time and consideration to the subject, to answer the question in- telligently.
 If we narrow it down to a discussion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

AELIEVING THAT those of us
 who care especially for books k- would be interested in the CS&!Ssl opinion of our fellow townsmen
 as to the '"Sfx Best Books Ever Written" a short time ago letters were sent to number of well known people, asking them to choose from the worlds great library what they regarded as The Six Best Books Ever Written"
 Some very interesting replies were re- ceived; a few declined to give their opinion; others expressed their ideas in such negative terms that it was quite Impossible to arrive at a conclusion as to what they really did think; few modest people said that they felt that they were incapable of making a decis- ion; others declared that they had never read 'The Six Best Books;' there were few so careful as to disclaim any wish to sit in judgment on the worlds litera- ture and said that while they had their preference they would rather not say so publicly, and personal preference being nothing more than judgment, they objected to it beina known.
 Altogether it was rather an amusing Symposium" that "the humble scribe" found herself engaged in, but after all, as MT. Harry Leon Wilson once said when asked his opinion as to the Six Best Novels in the English Language
 There are not Six Best Novels in the English Language Criticism in spite of an occasional vexed pundit to the contrary being still as far from an exact
  be no six proved best novels in any lan- guage."
 Of course selecting "The Six Best Books Ever Written," is a tremendous job; it is like selecting the six prettiest women in the world, or the six best motor cars; few people would care to have anybody else pick any of these for them.
 Of course there are plenty of perfect books for that matter; that is, humanely perfect, Caruso is perfect tenor, and the heroines of Robert w. Chambers stories are perfect ladies, and the heroes of Rupert Hughes novels perfect gen. tlemen, hit the main trouble Is in mak- ing a selection from so many, of the six best books ever written-"there's the rub"
 One result of the present Symposium" is to establish beyond a doubt, the fact of the popularity of two novels, which, after the Bible, are mentioned in practi- cally each list as favortes; these are Les Miserables" and David Copper field
 '.Vanity Fair" comes in for nice showing and The Scarlet Letter. has an enviable place
 Among those who sent interesting re- plies to the Symposium" in regard to ''The Six Best Books Ever Written are the following:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

but for the clever, homely philosophy of Mrs. Porper
 Our Mutuals Friend, is still my very dear friend and l believe no heroine of fiction can excel Lizzie Hexam.
 'Kipling's Captains Courageous is to me one of the best books ever written and not nearly so well known as it should be. I have read it over and over again and always find it refreshing.
 I'd like to mention Jane Aye" the thrills it gave me which I'll probably never get again from any book.
 And Cooper's Stories, supposed to be for boys, but which make girls eyes nearly fall out as well, but you said six. So here they are. Would that we had writers today who could match these six.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
PR1cE POUND GUILTY OF nult


!. Frederick i. Price Of Minneapolis
was found guilt atpTday afternoon !.
~ 4 Jury 81 court III that city, Of
numbering his wife. The jury reached
q diet after nsarl niteteen hours
deliberation. The verdict carries with
it a sentence of lifA imprisonment in
the saltwater p,6siniitentiary. Price,
through HIS attorney, asked for new
trial, but was denied it.
When Price heard the verdict Of the
jury he trembled violently, it Was
said. He stated that the jury was IN
Auenced against him by few indis.
Greet actions on his part but added
that he could not understand the story
of Etchison, whom his attorney
charged with the murder, and was I'M
able to understand how the jury could
render such q verdict.
Price waa.convicted on charge OF
numbering his wife, Mary Fridley
Price, on November %, 1914, by throw
ing her down the cliff on the river
boulevard, while out for an automobile
ride. Etchison was along on the trip
and it was his testimony that convict
ed Price.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
MAN WHO TRIED TO BLOW UP
BRAINERD DAM GOES TO PEN
TTENTIARY

William Fischer Of Brainerd, on Sat
urday morning pleaded guilty. before
Judge McClenahan Of that city to
placing big charge Of dynamite I'M
der the dam at northeast Brainerd in
an attempt to blow it up: He was
sentenced to an indeterminate term
not to exceed years in. the Stillwa-
ter penitentiary.
Fischer gave complete confession,
telling all about his plan to blow up
the dam in order to regain the use Of
about 90 acres of his land, which was
covered by water as result Of the
dam. Several wears ago he had sold
the flowage right on this land to the
Northwest Paper company Of Brainerd
for 800.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
TREATY V|OlATORS' SENTENCED
IN FEDERAL COURT AT DULUTH
TWO CASES DISCHARGED
AND ONE CONTINUED

Convictions and sentences were Sc
cured by Indian Agents L. W. and A.
j. Carson Of this city in ten out of
thirteen cases Of: introducing liquor in
to Indian territory, in federal court at
Duluth last week. Two of the cases
were dismissed and the thirteenth was
continued to the next term Of court.
The agents returned here Sunday. A
fine of 500 and 60 days in the county
Jail was imposed in each instance
where the defendant pleaded guilty.
Those who were sentenced are
Charles Erickson, Tom Wallace, Guy
C. Wood, Walter Ebinger, Gust Fran
zen, Carl Nelson, Lois Hitnrski, Char
les Williamson, Alec Halkole and Mi
Ian Sipov. The dismissed cases were
against Carl Bogren and Peter Nor
quist. The case of John O'Brien was
continued.
All the arrests were made by Agents
L. w. Carson, A. J. Carson and Peter
Wenzel, also stationed here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES
= Lettuce for use in hotbeds should be


shown now.
:. Tt is time to get hotbed material in
shape for use next month.
The Progressive is one of the best,
if not the very best, of the autumn
bearing Strawberries.
Many varieties Of seeds are going to
he scarce this ~ear. It will be we'll to
have the seed order in early.
For the home garden choose vege-
tables of best quality. Quantity is not
the important thing.
Most vegetables need rich, we'll
worked soil. Having this, and adding
thorough cultivation and care, anyone
can have number-one garden.
Tramp the manure in the hotbed un-
til it is solid then put the glass on and
= leave it few hours before putting
the soil in. This will make heating
sure. =
Swiss chard should be included in
the seed ORDER It makes good
"greens'' and is rapid grower. It
may be sOwn at the same time as early
cabbage and transplanted to frames or
field.
Don't purchase the lowest priced
seed. In nine cases out Of ten the
highest priced seed is by far the cheap
est. The seed doesn't cost much, af-
ter all, in proportion to the labor put
on plants, once they start. A full
crop is important, and possible only
with good seed.
Harold Simmons. an apple grower
at Howard Lake, has averaged 1927
per barrel for Duchess apples for three
years. The cost Of barrels, spraying,
picking, etc., was 66 cents per barrel.
The freight and commission was 60
cents, making a total cost of $1.35 to
raise and market the crop. Wealthy
apples cost him $1.44, and he received
1878 per barrel. He thinks the profits
from his orchard are commensurate
with the care he takes. Orcbarlin@ is
his main work, not side line. He
does his own pruning and supervises
carefully his spraying and pi:king.-
Leroy Cady. Associate Horticulturist,
University Farm, st. Paul.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
COME AND GONE

Misses Cora Wolf and Clemmle Fa.
zendin of saltwater returned home on
Monday, after visit at the home OF
the formers sister, Mrs. NJ. V. Wetzel.
Luther Snow of Ausland was in the
city on business Monday.
Mrs. F. Graham returned Sunday
from Omaha, Neb., where she spent
several weeks visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Little6eld,
Otto Brick, cashier Of the Genola
State bank, was here to spend Sunday
with his parents.
Judge f. w. Lyon made business
trim to Royalton Monday.
=. +. Weber and J. w. Crosstleld
were in St. Cloud Sunday for the an
nual poultry show.
/ Gust Lindgren returned MONDAY
from business trip to st. Paul.
John Vandersluis, court stepograher,
spent Sunday with relatives in st.
Paul.
Mrs. Barney Burton returned Sunday
/ from q visit with relatives in Mime
apolis. 4~;,
| to Aitkin Monday.
Miss Esther Dickinson returned on
Monday from q visit with her sister,
Mrs. j. Cottingham, at Motley, over
I Frank Reid of Leech Lake visited
relatives here Friday, enroute TO MIN,
] neapolis, where he entered hosp1tal
for an operation.
DR.. =. II. Newman returned Friday
Il from Minneapolis, where he attended
!, convention Of veterinary surgeons.
Mrs. B. F. Case returned the iatte'
mart If last week to st. Paul, after
Visit with relatives here.
Il d. r. McGin returned to his home II
! Chicago Saturday, after attending m
! funeral of his uncle, D. I. thompson
here.
! &. +. Kirscher visited his family 9
Minneapolis over Sunday.
r 3. Willard made business trl]
to Peouot the first Of the week.
NJ. Edwin Raber returned Tuesda;
IS, from Hebron, N. D., where he has spen
i several weeks with his parents. M
Raber is employed at the Mode
8 Bakery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

Betsey, the little daughter of Chas.
Lundwall Of Green Prairie, was oper-
ated upon at St. Gabriel's hospital on
Wednesday morning. She is doing
we'll.
Austin Grimes, roadmaster for the
N. P. at this point, is confined to the
N. P. hospital at Brainerd by ill.,
ness. He submitted to an operation
last Saturday and is doing very well,
according to information received by
Mrs. Grimes.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

Cafarelli's five-piece, orchestra gave.
one Of the most successful dances Of
the season at the Moose han Friday
evening. About sixty couples attended,
and all reported that the dance was
the best they had attended in many
months.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
FIRST
FIRST NATIONAL HAS A NEW
BANKING MACHINE

The First National Bank Of this city
has just installed a Burroughs calculat-
ing machine which automatically adds
up deposits or any other sums, sub
tracts, prints dates, computes new
balances, etc. It also prints over
drafts wherever they may appear,
when used on the accounts of deposit
tors.
Next month the bank will also make
number of changes in the banking
the business.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

Ed. NJ. LaFond, manager of the
Transcript, was in st. Paul Tuesday to
attend the annual meeting of the North
Star Daily Press association, which was
held at the Merchants Hotel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

Bastien's four-piece orchestra fur
nished the music for masquerade ball
at Randall Friday evening. Miss Ma
rion Wands Of this city, who teaches
school near Randall, was awarded the
first prize for the best masquerade CO.'S
tune.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

julius Jetka and wife, who are on a
trip to the south, have written to a
friend here. The communication was
written at Brownsville, Texas, just
across the Rio Grande from Mexico.
They stated that they were enjoying
the trip. They expect to return home
soon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
FATHER AND DAUGHTER LAID 70
b REST BE FL

The remains Of D. T. Thompson and
Mrs. G.. T. Bascomb, father and sister
Of Mrs. F. w. Lyon Of this city, ar
rived here Friday afternoon and were
laid to rest in Oakland cemetery. Rev.
Philip r. Gregory conducted the SER
vices for Mrs. Bascomb and the Ma
sonic lodge here had charge Of the fun
eral Of Mr.. Thompson. = s$
ID. T. McGill of Chicago, nephew =,
Mr.: Thompson, and Miss Mildred Bas-
comb, daughter of Mrs. C. T. Bascomb,
we're here from Chicago to attend the
funeral. The former returned home
the following day and Miss Bascomb
went to Brainerd for visit with rela-
tives Saturday, enroute home.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

GERMAN Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lutheran Zion 8 congregation. Rev.
F. j. Oehlert pastor, 400 Third avenue
northeast. Sunday services: Services;
at 10 O'Clock a. m. Buchanan services:
and Holy Communion at 1890 a. m.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

Members of the Gliding club were
entertained at dance at the Elk's hall
Tuesday evening bv Messrs. and Mes
danes T. Amo. Carl Bolander, Herman
Pantzke, G. w. Firnstahl and G. c.
Raymond.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

GETS FINE AND JAIL SENTENCE
Jacob Blake Of Pierz was arraigned
in federal court at Duluth. on Thurs
day of last week on a charge Of being
short in his accounts as postmaster at
Pierz. He was sentenced to pay a fine
equal to the amount of the shortage
and to serve 60 days in the county
jail here. In default of payment of
fine 30 days more confinement will be
added to the sentence, in lieu of the
fine.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
LOCAL GIRL m MIlJNEAPoLlS
BEAUTY CONTEST

"A very pretty picture Of very
pretty Little Falls girl appeared I'M g,
recent issue Of the Lake Street Herald.
Of Minneapolis. The picture was that
of Little Ruth Stedley, 6-year-old1
daughter Of Mrs. Amanda Stedler of
this city. It was published il connecs
ton with writeup on q beauty con-
test conducted by that paper, which
closes February 1.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21
CHORAL CLUB MEETING ToMoR-
ROW NIGHT 81 sfS

The Choral club will meet. at the
high school auditorium tomorrow eve.-
ming at 7:45 for the final rehearsal be-
fore the Community Concert, which
will be given on Sunday afternoon. All
members Of the club are urged to at
tend. "
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

c. B. Buchanan has been confined to
his home with illness the past few
days.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

The Farrow stage between this city
and Pierz makes only one trip daily
now, leaving here at o'clock p. m.
Horses and sled are used instead of an
automobile.