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The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Care Of Hsrnss. leather.

Harness leather cannot be neglected
without injury that lessons It's dura-
bility. II should be washed and oiled
frequently. The washing should be
done In tepid water with neutral
soap and sponge or stiff brush. Aft
er rinsing In clean tepid water the har.
ness is hung up TO drain little while
before oiling.
For driving harness neatsfoot or cas-.
tor OIL is best, but for heavy harness
there may be some tnllow In the oil.
The applications should be light for
driving and liberal for heavy harness.
The oil. warm TO the hand, u rubbed
thoroughly into tho leather while II is
stin wet from tho washing. Excess
oil which the leather Is unable 20 take
up should be removed with a clean,
dry cloth.-,New York Sun.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Her ssors, Of Success.

"How is II that you are able to do 30
much more than other people2" asked
a tired, nervous woman who stopped
Mrs. Palmer for word at the close OF
one OF her lectures.
Because" she answered with the
sudden gleam OF smile, II haven't any
nerves or any conscience. and my hus-
band says haven't any backbone
IL was true that she never worried.
She had early learned 10 live one day
at time, without looking before and
after" And nobody knew better than
Alice Freeman Palmer the renewing
power OF JOY. She could romp with
some OF her very small friends In the
half hour before an important meeting,
go for long walk or roe along coun-
try lanes when a vexing problem con-
fronted her, or spend a quiet evening
by the Gre reading aloud from one OF
her favorite poets at the end OF a busy
day.-Mary II. Parkman In St Nlcho-
laa
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
cloaoed Mufflers.

The poor performances OF motor
may be caused by clogged muller.
and by increasing the back pressure
the power OF the engine Is inevitably
lessened. The muller certainly ought
90 he cleaned out once year. The
muller is filed with metal conyolu-
tions. which gather dirt aud carbon,
blocking the passage and hlndering the
escape OF the exhaust gases. IL the
stoppage reaches sufficient degree OF
completeness there Is danger that an
III timed explosion may extend back
TO the muffier which acts like closed
explosion chamber and blows II 10
atoms. The clogging of the muffier Is
assisted by the use OF too much oil In
the engine. This excess oil finds its
way back and getting on the passages
and parts, acts as catch-all for car
bon and dirt.-New York Post
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28

There Is a side 10 the whole problem
Of physical examination which is very
important. ! am interested In physical
examina lions, not 10 shut men out OF
work, but 10 use them more intelli-
gently and TO give them a proper
chance. oftentimes employers and the
men affected do not know that some
thing has gone wrong with an en-
ployee. There was one concern that
did not care two straws about phys
ical examinations and would not pay
any attention 10 the question. One
day an elevator man took up a party
Of investors who were going 10 board
meeting In the establishment. He was
seized with heart disease right between
the floors, but fortunately the elevator
stopped itself by the rarest good for.
tune. The executives OF the plant now
agree that physical examinations are
no idle luxury. Men owe II 70 them.
selves, the company owes II 10 itself
and the company owes II 10 It's EN-.
ployees to have such examinations
Meyer Bloomfield In Industrial Man.
agemcnt
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Animal Curiosity.

A COW will approach new object
fascinated, but with timorous suspi-
cion. and horse is even more timid,
gazing at a distance for awhile, ready
TO fee In a moment The monkey viii
snatch at everything that is new and
deliberately examine II TIL. finding that
he cannot eat It or mock mankind
with II. he Will drop Il and let II pass
from his shallow memory, There is
pathos in the slenderness OF animal
curiosity, II Is 80 easily satisfied The
thought. IL thought II be, usually ends
with the first flush OF surprise and the
impression OF safety.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Our suor.ms cour4

As originally made up the supreme
court consisted Of a chief justice and
1--WE associate Justices In 1907 sixth
associate was added when new dis
trict had been created 10 take In the
new western territory comprising the
states OF Ohio. Tennessee and Ken
lucky. In 1897 the expansion OF the
nation westward again called for an
increase In the court, and two more
associate justices were added.
In 1868 a ninth associate justice was
needed, but i've years later, when ap-
preaching vacancies made II likely that
President Andrew Johnson might have
the appointment OF the new members,
congress. then In open antagonisrn 10
the chief executive. reduced the num-
Der TO seven, thus preventing him from
making an appointment
This number two years later, after
the Inauguration OF President Grant.
was increased TO eight associate jus
tices and chief justice, and as then
constituted the court has remained.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28


A well dressed man leaving Wash
ington theater recently. absorbed In TO
fiection on the performance he had just
witnessed. noticed crowd OF theater
goers lingering ut the entrance. The
w. ID. M. did not natter himself that
he was the center OF attraction, al
though he had been somewhat promi-
nent In his home town. and. giancing
backward. saw party leaving the the
ater, OF which the president was the
center. This was the cause OF all the
commotion. At this juncture the w. ID.
NJ. lost his equilibrium. stumbled and
fell In a heap In the presidents path
An alert corps OF ever present secret
service men, instantly ON the Job, lifted
the prostrate w. ID. M. to his feet and
courteously brushed him on. hending
him his hat, cane and gtssSsts Ti~s
w. ID. NJ. later confessed to friends
that be had faint suspicion that IN
the brushing process he had been sys-
tematically and incidentally "frisked"
for concealed weapons.-lndianapolis
News.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28

Summer boarders are people who
spend several weeks In the country
each summer longing for a trip home.
They are usually very witty persons
and make comical remarks 10 the farm
er. Aside from the board they pay
him the farmer cleans up a tidy sum
each summer by sending the things his
boarders say 10 the comic weeklies. A
summer boarder can merely look at q
cow and quick as a wink he win say
something funny. The farmer puts
this down In book he always car
ries around with him. In the course
OF a couple OF weeks he has several
pages OF good Jokes TO sell at his own
rates IL you board with farmer any
summer say some funny things to him
about the cows or the pigs. IL he
keeps a horse always poke fun at hts
horse. He win laugh at the funny
things you say. Then he will go In
and open up a can OF fresh country
peas out OF his own cellar so that when
you go back TO the city you will miss
the country vegetables. When you
leave be sure and tell him how you
enjoyed the country eating so that he
can laugh some more.-Philadelphia
Star.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
A Bible In Forty five Volumes.

The ''grangerized" Bible mentioned
by a correspondent, which was valued
at $1,000. was probably the celebrated
"Bowyer Bible,- the arrangement of
which occupied William Bowyer, the
printer. from 170s TO 1924. II was
based upon copy OF Macklins costly
edition OF the Bible which Bowyer in
terleayed with 1000 engravings, cost
ing 10000, and sumptuously bound I'm
forty-five volumes, which were inclosed
in handsome oak cabinet
At his death a lottery was got up
for the benefit of his daughter with
the Bible as the sole prize. A Somer-
setshire farmer, Mr.. Saxon. won it, but
subsequently it changed hands several
times. the last recorded sale occurring
in 1851. when Robert Haywood of Bol.
ton bought 1t for f500.-London Spec
tator.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Country Children.

Alice Freeman Palmer. the far famed
president OF Wellesley college, grew up
as farmers daughter In after years
II Is said that she was always sorry
for children who do not grow up with
the sights and sounds OF the country.
"One is very near 10 all the simple.
real things OF life on a farm" she used
10 say. There Is a dewy freshness
about the early out OF door experiences
and warm wholesomeness about
tasks that are a part Of the common
lot. A country child develops. too. a
responsibility power 10 do and 20
contrive-that the city child, who sees
everything come ready 70 hand from
a nearby store. cannot possibly gain.
However much some Of my friends
may depiore my own early struggle
with poverty and hard work, can
heartily echo George Eliots boast:
But were another childhood world my
share.
would be born little sister there.
st. Nicholas
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Guinea Pinn a, Eood.

The cavy guinea Pig Is typically n
pet animal and has no other excuse
for existence than the pleasure he gives
those who appreciate his good quail
ties. But IL is TO tho undeniable edi-
bility OF the cavy that we owe the ex-
istence OF the cheerful little squeaker
OF today.
The Incas OF Peru long ago domes-
ticAted the wild ancestor OF the mod
ern anlmals--a small. taillcss, uni
colored member OF the genus Cavix,
the exact identity Of which is a matter
OF some doubt. These creatures were
allowed to run freely about the home
OF their owners. whose object in breed
ing them undoubtedly was for their
food value.
The time which must undoubtedly
have elapsed since this domestication
was first begun is evident from the en-
tirely changed color OF the present
day cayy.-"Pets," by Lee S. Crandall.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
MANY Nama. Enr Illan.

In England one never hears the lilac
pronounced "laylock- now. according
10 the eighteenth century habit, but II
is noted In The Book OF Flowers" by
Katharine lyman and Frances Matt.
land. that old fashioned people In Ire.
land still keep up that pronunciation.
In Henry Wills time, when the tree
was new In England, 1t was called the
'lilach."
Other names OF it were pipe bush.
pipe, blue pipe tree and pipe privit. on
account OF the hollow stalk. LILLY
oak" is one variety OF the spelling OF
lilac" evidently TO make sense" of
It Among modern names are men
toned May flower devon and Corn
walD, May lilies Oevon). Princes
feather (CornwalD, soldiers feathers
(Somerseb. ducks bills and OYSTERS
London Globe.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28

For many centuries we English have
plumed ourselves upon the victory or
Agincourt- But the French have an
account OF the affair not 90 much 20
our credit. IL was arranged, according
10 this fable, by the two leaders tlitt
only the mobiles on each side were 70
fight King Henry V. then artfully ".
nobled his whole army and hence got
the best of the enemy. Shakespeare
unwittingly gives little countenance
TO the legend when he makes the king
declare In his address 10 the soldiers.
"Be ye ne'er so vile. this day shall gen
tie your condition. London Standard
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
orIo,n Of Chalk.

Deposits OF chalk are found on some
shores OF the sea. A piece OF chalk.
such as the teacher uses 10 illustrate
something on the blackboard at school,
consists OF the remains OF thousands
OF tiny creatures that at one time lived
In the sea. All OF their bodies ex-
cepting the chalk-called carbonate OF
lime in scientific language-has dis
appeared, and the chalk that was left
was piled up where II fell at the bot
tom of the ocean, each particle press
ing against the other with the water
pressing over II all. until IL became al
most solid. IL took thousands OF years
to make these chalk deposits of the
thickness In which they are found,
says the Book OF Wonders" Later on,
through changes In the enrth's surface,
the mountain OF chalk was raised un-
I'll II stood out of the water and thus
became accessible 10 mankind, inelud-
ing schoolteachers.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
The LARGEST Insect.

The grasshoppcr has cousin VINO
is the largest insect in the world. He
Is called the cyphocrane and makes
his home principally In Java and Su-
matra. This greatest OF small crea-
lures Is twelve inches long and dur
ing his lifetime gets n new skin upon
seven or eight occasions. And each
time he sheds his skin he grows bit
larger. IL the process were continued
long enough he doubtless would grow
up,
The cyphocrane is described as hav-
ing bulging head OF a deep green
color spotted in brown. with eyes Of
bright green crossed by fine brown
stripes. The body OF this insect Is dis
proportionately large and brilliantly
colored, says an exchange. The legs
are SIMILAR 10 those Of the mosquito,
having the power TO draw blood from a
victim. The cyphocrane is n particu-
larly annoying and dangerous pest.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28

The United States was In actual fact
the originator OF what may be called
the intensive campaign for popular
subscription 10 a war loan. Jay Cooke
in 1862. undertaking on commission the
floating or 100000, 900 United States
bonds on which Wall street had looked
coldly at the treasury's terms. started
his 200 subordinates to canvassing
an towns and villages OF the country.
BY the visiting or every house like
book agents. the enlisting Of local COM
mittees. the placarding OF town halls
and postof1ces and railway stations,
the constructing OF patriotic appeals
through the newspapers and the pro-
motion OF public meetings be drew on
reserves Of capital previously unsus-
pected and actually elected In the time
prescribed s15.0O0,000 more subscrip-
tions than the authorized total OF the
loan before be could stop the wheels OF
his organization.
In short. the United States invented
this method OF floating war loans. as
Il invented such other appurtenances
OF war as the armored ship and the
submarine.-Alexander Dana Noyes In
Scribners.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Rssp.c, IN. Children.

Don't call the children kids. A kid
Is a goat, and. while goats are all right
In their way. children are better. The
dictionary says kid" applied 10 child
Is slang And so IL Is. II depreciates
the child There is no sense In taking
away the dignity Of child by calling
him an animal We must keep up the
human relation, where respect, sympa-
thy, love dwell. The older people may
overlook the false appellation. but il
stays with the child and makes him
feel. after oil, that he is only a little
goat and that his fond delight is In
eating old rags and paper boxes. Real
ly the child is an angel rather than u
goat and is entitled TO the sweet con.
siderations that belong TO a human be.
ing, and II he does not get these II is
very likely he viii be sort OF goat all
his life. So drop the kid" vocabulary
and give the child every chance 10 be
a true human. .-Columbus State Jour
nal
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Tn. TURK and the Crescent.

The crescent was not originally the
emblem OF the Turk. IL was arst used
by the primitive Christians OF Constan-
tinople and the eastern provinces OF
the old Roman empire as an emblem
OF the growing influence OF Christiani-
ty. IL was not until about the year
1853, after the Turks had overrun Asia
Minor and part OF southern Europe and
had captured Constantinople, that the
Turks adopted the crescent as their ma
tional emblem. The Koran prohibits the
use OF images and symbols In the re-
ligious ceremonies OF the strict Turks
or the internal decoration OF the tenn
piles and mosques, the rule being so
strict as not TO allow the martial or
civic decoration OF the greatest gem
erals or pashas. successful commanders
or other distinguished persons The
adoption OF the crescent by the Turk
as national emblem Is an oddity
which has SO far remained uneYplain-
ed.-Philadelphia Press.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Pnisn and Pnu.r.

The man Of polse is the man OF pow
cr lie has taken time TO find himself
He knows his abilities and limitations.
He knows when he is encroaching too
far on his reserve vitality. and be has
viii power enough 60 stop-yes. quit
when he has gone the limit. AS you
cultivate poise you generate power. 1t
is the silent yet powerful dynamo that
gives momentum 10 your life and work.
Edward s. Babcock.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Purely Business.

Little Bobbie. aged tive. was one Of
those who permitted few things TO es-
cape his attention and consequently
was always asking questions. Some
OF the members OF the family were
talking about life insurance, and Bob
bic had to know what that was He
was told II was a provision whereby,
when his father died. the family would
receive certain sum OF money. This
seemed clear TO the youngster, but II
was noticed he seemed TO he engaged
In deep thought Finally he said,
But, mamma. how soon will we have
TO kill him Indianapolis News.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Poisonous Snakes.

Poisonous snakes have diamond
shaped head, about four times larger
at the jawbone than at the neck. and
sharp tails. All snakes, however, are
poisonous during the shedding" pc
riod OF seven days. They go blind two
days before shedding. The Gila pro-
nounce hee-la) monster Is so called on
account OF being found near the ella
river in Arizona and New Mexico. Its
bite is deadly, and It IS much feared
by the Indians. as no remedy is known
for the bite. They are peculiar crea-
lures, having the shape OF large liz
ard, with feet marked like those Of n
monkey. Some scientists say that the
bite OF the CHA monster is not poison
Gus I'm itself, but that II its breath Is
blown on n person with n weak heart,
the person will faint away for an In
definite time. In captivity the ella
monster Is fed on warm milk and chop
ped meat every six weeks.-Wide
World Magazine.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Enoournna the Morkern.

If you have people working for you
one way to encourage them TO do more
and better work Is occasionally TO pick
out instances where they have shown
signs OF ability and commend them.
ANY worker. particularly a young work
er, Is likely TO be unable TO discrim.
mate always between his good work
and his poor work. lf you are his
boss 1t is up TO you TO help him distin-
guish between the two. IL is also up
To you to take the young man I'm hand
and explain to him why the good job
is good and why the poor job Is poor.
In the first instance he viii be hearing
something pleasant and inspiring. and
In the second instance he will be In a
better mood 10 listen 10 you. You can
also depend upon It that the man who
is intelligenty praised for a good piece
of work will try 10 duplicate that work,
30 that he may earn more praise
American Magazine.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
What Hi. Scrap Book rslIs.

/ take down my old scrap book,
wherein | have pasted certain clip
pings 10 the number OF about 6,000
Among them are references 20 gents
who elope, relate meteorological rem
iniscences OF the years agone, tote
amulets to ward OF pestilences or
boast OF their distinguished ancestry;
items about men who blow down the
muzzles OF guns, race with limited
trains for railroad crossings and insist
upon advising the president and many
others OF their silly Fix When have
perused the battered tome for an hour
or so l feel greatly refreshed, for | re
alize that | am not more than half as
big a fool as other people seem TO
think -Festus Poster In Kansas
City Times
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
sneszina In Persia.

The well known superstition that 20
sneeze once is bad omen seriously
interferes with many OF the duties and
pleasures Of the Persian When be Is
30 unfortunate az TO sDccDe once he
quickly says. "Sebar amad" "a time for
waiting has come, and for at least
two hours thereafter he cannot be per
suaded 10 take medicine. start on n
Journey or begin any new or important
work. a missionary surgeon who has
more than once had TO POSTPONE an op-
eration because he or the patient
sneczed once says. Il have now become
an adept at producing double sneezes. +"
Los Angeles Times
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
JOY of Pooketa.

The pocket has TO be lacked before
It is properly appreciated, the London
Chronicle says. This writer had taken
his pockets as matter OF course until
enc evening he attended IA fancy dress
ball In costume which, he discovered
when too late TO remedy the defect,
was absolutely pocketless. The ques-
tion at once arose what 10 do with
pocket handkerchief, money, cloakroom
ticket, and so on. The handkerchief.
OF course, went up his sleeve but II
took some minutes 10 devise recepta-
cles for coins and other necessaries in
the lining OF the cap, the heels OF the
shoes and the Gun OF the coat. All
night long, however, he felt ost
through having no place to thrust his
hands into. Since then he finds hun
self frequently putting his hands into
his pockets TO experience the sheer Joy
Of knowing that they are there.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Where the Fruit Grows.

I A politician who had been In office
and on the payroll Of a certain city for
many years was addressing meeting
OF his fellow citizens. 1t was a labor
meeting.
"You men must know" spouted the
orator. that you are the great body
polite I'm this city. You are the roots
and trunk Of our great municipal tree.
while we who represent you In office
are merely branches on that magnih-
cent tree"
'-rrue for your piped a man in
the back OF the hall But did ye
ever notice all the fruit grows ON the
brnncheeY'
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
May 3. tho olds., Book.

In an ancient Samaritan synagogue
at Shechem double roll OF parchment
is guarded jealousy and is zealously
preserved. IL was 10 Shechem that
Abraham came IN his first visit 10 Ca
naan. Near SheChem jacob sank his
famous well. and the returning Israel.
ties heard here for the last time the
voice OF Joshua. Shechem was the
first residence OF the kings OF Israel
and was city of refuge. Here at
Jacobs well Jesus met the woman OF
Samaria. Here the great Justin Mar.
tyr was born. After the division of
Israel into two kingdoms Shechem be.
came the religious center of the north.
ern kingdom, and Jeroboam's self mp
pointed faith degenerated into the Sa-
maritan worship OF our Lords day.
which is perpetuated In the old syna-
gogue which holds this scroll. This
double roll Of parchment, possibly the
oldest I'm the world, contains the first
five books OF the Old Testament and
may be as old as the days Of jeremiah.
Christian Herald.
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
old Tim. virolri. T.v.rn,.

So universal IN the early days in this
country was the custom OF free en-
tertainment that II was law IN vir-
ginia that unless there had been a
distinct agreement 10 pay for board
and shelter no pay could be collected
from any guest, no matter how long he
remained. In the few taverns that ex-
listed the prices were low. about shIl-
ling a dinner, and IT was ordered that
the meal must be wholesome and good.
Exchange
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
What He Would Do.

At the time that Frederick IL. used
TO sup with his French philosophers
he demanded of them one day. "What
would you do II you were the king OF
PrussiaY"
Every guest tried a Hattering and
witty rejoinder. When the Marquis
dArgens' turn came he said: "Sire.
what would l dor would sell my
kingdom and acquire a small province
In France"
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Don't Tickle tho Baby.

. Come and see baby laugh. :
. mother" said baby's big sister Z
. as her mother returned from her :
= work. Mother was quite pleased
y TO see the little one so merry. IL Z
y didn't occur to her that tickling
. could do the child any harm.
= Anything that brings child
. into a state OF screaming and I
. laughing excitement is over
. straining the young nerves and
. setting the seeds OF hysteria
. which will probably blossom
. forth In man or womanhood.
. Proof has been given that cer-
. tain people who lack will power
. have,Seen unduly tickled In their
. youth. Merry laughter is healthy
. II II Is provoked naturally, but
. when Il Is induced by tickling
. until the child Is in a shriekIng
. condition the result Is disastrous.
. Mothers aud all others having
. the care Of children should take
. this advice to heart
The diamond drill., 1917-07-28
Equal plvis;on.

Its good thing for man and wife
60 have tastes in common"
True TO some extent But you can
divide the newspaper more amlcably
when she's satisfied with the society
news and doesn't want 70 take the
sporting section away from YOU
Louisville Courier-Journnl