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The Ordway new era., 1917-09-28

arranged point Of asslgnation with his
assistants, Patria slipping quietly up
stairs to her dressing room.
She threw open the door and en-
tered without ceremony, courageously
prepared to do>what she had come to
do, but at once disappointed and q
bit relieved to find the room tenanted
only by an astonished maid.
II wish to see Miss Channing," Pa
tria demanded.
Madam will find her on the lawn"
the maid replied. eyeing this strange
masGuerader with considerable suspl-
cion. "She has just descended to dance
for her guests"
One Of Patria's hands brought from
beneath her beach wrap treasury
note.
"Please find her for me-ask her to
come here without delay"
"And whom shall say-T
."Tell Miss Charming friend Of Ed
Guards wishes to see her ON important
business"
The money changed hands the maid
departed on the errand; Patria select
ed chair close by the door and sat
down, retaining her mask.
Minutes dragged interminably. A
rumor Of applause, hAnd-clapping com
mingled with cries Of "Encorsl En-
c0relr came from The lawns.
Patxia ross and went 10 the window.
Hhs could nale out n1thing more ID.
illte 49, II ln1s svalDent ~ ~
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
THE SPEED OF SHIPS.
influence of the Depth of Water and
the "Wave of Translation"

On first thought the seas depth
seems Of little Importance if the ship
finds depth enough to give her an easy
draft. If she can run free apparently
it makes little difference whether she
has six feet or 600 feet between her
keel and the bottom. Such an infer
ence is, however, erroneous, for the
depth exercises an important influence.
The British cruisers Blake and Blen-
helm were expected to run twenty one
knots, but actually ran two knots less
In shallow water. They ran again I'M
der the same power but the depth
was between 135 and 165 feet, and
their speed was twenty-five knots, one
knot in excess Of the maximum cal
culation.
The difference in speed is attributed
to the influence of the "wave Of trans
lation" displaced by the ship as she
moves forward, which acts as a brake.
The nearer the ships keel to the bot
tom the stronger the friction. A ship
drawing twenty-seven feet of water
say a ship of $1,000 tonnage-feels
that friction over depth of go feet
According to some calculations. the
dragging influence ceases to be felt
at a depth equal to ten and one-half
times the draft If the ship stands high
out Of the water.
A curious feature of the matter is
that the speed of the ship is as impor-
tant an element as the depth of the
water-that is to say, the influence of
the depth on the ships speed is more
or less powerful in proportion as the
speed Is great. A ship increases her
speed more readily over deep water;
but, on the other hand, the faster a
ship runs the more depth Of water she
requires to prevent the hindrance
caused by the dragging influence of
the friction which is always felt when
the ships keel ''senses" bottom.
Running ten knots an hour, a ship
must have between twenty-six and
twenty-segen feet of depth or-she is
dragged from below. If running
twenty knots she needs a depth Of l04
to l05 feet, and when running thirty
knots she feels the drag over u depth
Of nearly 324 feet.-Exchange.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
LiBELED THE KING.
Then He Turned Infcrmer and Won a
Substantial Reward.

OupStartlal reward.
colonel in the Prussian army, who
had been discharged Mt the close of the
Seven. Years war. importuned Fred
erick the Great to be reinstated.
Weary Of the !ncessant solicitations of
his troublesome visitor, Frederick at
length gave orders that he should
never be admitted to his presence.
Some weeks later a most bitter libel
against his majesty appeared. Freder-
lex seldom gave himself any concern
about such attacks. but the present one
eXasperated him so much that he Of
fered a reward of 80 friedrichs of gold
for the discovery of the author. The
day following the disgraced colonel de-
manded and obtained an audience.
Sire" he began, on being admitted,
your majesty has just promised so
friedrichs for the discovery of the au-
thor Of recent publication. am come
To claim that recompense. Behold i'm
me the unfortunate libeler! My life l
forfeit freely, but remember your royal
pledge, and while you punish me, send
10 my poor wire ana children the re-
ward due to the informer."
The king, although struck with the
sad extremity and self sacrifice of the
officer, said sternly.
"Go instantly to the fortress of Span
dau and there await my judgmentr'
Il obey" said the culprit. But the
money!?
within two hours your wife shall
receive It," said the king. Take this
letter and give 1t to the commandant,
but he must not open 1t until after din
ner."
The colonel arrived ut Spandau and
gave himself up as prisoner. At the
prescribed moment the commandant
opened the royal mandate. 1t ran.
To the bearer l give the command of
Spandau. The present governor Is to take
the command OF Berlin as a reward fer
past services. FREDERICK.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14

tie progress ana development OF the
country. Major General Hugh L. Scott,
chief of staff of the army, will be
grand marshal. Thousands of Uncle
Sans blueiackets and marines and as
many soldiers as can be spared from
the border will be in line, as well as
the MILDLY boys from Annapolis and
the cadets from West Point.
"Uncle Sam at Work."
Westinghouse are so adept In
making preparations for presidential
inauglrations that nothing has been
overlooked in providing for the accom-
mediation, comfort and entertainment
of thousands of visitors. In addition
to the inaugural ceremonies, with the
interesting pageant, arrangements have
been made for the exhibit during in
augural week of "Uncle Sam at Work"
the various departments and bureaus
of the government. The treasury de-
partment will show how paper money
and postage stamps are manufactured
at the bureau of engraving and print
ing and gold and silver coins are made
at the minis. There will be an inter
esting display Of counterfeits and
cOunterfeiters by the secret service,
and the rescue of life and property
will be shown by the coast guard.
which now includes the life saving
service.
The museum of the dead letter bu-
reau. with its freaks Of the mails, will
be a feature of the display of the post
office department; the war department
will present an intensely interesting
exhibit, including methods of nationa,
defense. and the navy department will
show models of our peerless dread
Ia tights. battleships and submarines.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Judgment Day.

De day er Judgment looks so fur
of dat some folks thinks dey kin cut
up whilst it's comm an den hop down
an pray Off de high links long TO de
trumpet blows. But when dey makes
requirement Of conscience dey finds
dat de day er Judgments been here all
de time!-Atmnta Constitution.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Old Mexican leqend,

The early Tarascans, Mexican tribe,
once possessed the art. now lost. of
tempering copper One of their legends
is not far removed from the Bible
story Of Noah. According to them.
Trezpi-t their Noah-escaped an all de-
stroying food in great boat laden
with animals. Even the story of the
dove is closely followed, for Trezpi
sent forth first vulture and then a
humming bird, and so ascertained that
dry land existed.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Musical Bruises.

That's peculiar looking bruise you
have on the back Of your neck" OBJ
served the doctor.
YES" said the patient. IL am sub
ject to those. You see, I'm a clarinet
player In an orchestra"
II don't see how that can produce
bruises on the back of your neck"
1T doesn't produce them exactly, but
t places me In position where I am
very liable to get them"
How is that?'
Il sit directly In front OF the man
who plays the slide trombone. New.
lrk Eagle.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Too Exactinq.

Lucy-Don't you just adore Clarence
Joyce? My. l think he's the handsom-
est thing! Mabel-Well, his nose is a
little fat, and his hair pretty light
and his eyes are a tritle big and pale.
and his eyebrows Lucy-Oh, know.
You always expect man to be a regu.
lar Venus!-New York Times.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
The Soft Answer.

A certain politician seeking office was
very much incensed at certain re-
marks which had been made about
him by the leading paper of the town.
He burst into the editorial room like a
dynamite bomb and exclaimed:
you are telling lies about me In
your paper, and you know it!'
"You have no cause for complaint"
said the editor coolly. what in the
world would you do If we told the
truth about you?"-New York Globe.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
HELPING Out.

"And has your daughters course in
domestic science interested her any in
the housework?"
ITO some extent. Occasionally she
condescends to show hermother where
In old fashioned methods are all
wrong."-Kansas City Journal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
INAUGURATION DAY
At THE CAPITAL
Old Fashioned Democracy to
Characterize Ceremonies.
BIG PYROTECHNICAL DISPLAY

President Wilson Is the First Democrat
to Succeed Himself Since the Days Of
Andrew Jackson-Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Marshall to Accompany Hus-
bands In Inaugural Parade.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Dubious Outlook,

II understand you have a new neigh
Dor. Do you expect to be friendly
with himT
II hope for the best. but he has five
little boys. and my library windows
are In an exposed position. Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Literal Promise

"Uncle Bill promises me a rousing
dime ON his farm"
Hell give you rousing time, don't
fear. IL win be somewhere about 8 In
the morning. American.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
Two of a Kind,

Everything have In this world
owe to my wife,"
I'm almost like you too. Everything
owe In this world my wife bought"
Detroit Free Press.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14
BY FRANK B. LORD.

by FNHNN q. LSnC'
Washington is rapidly completing its
preparations for the second Inaugural
ton of Woodrow Wilson as president
of the United States. The occasion
will present the first instance Of
Democratic president succeeding him.
self in the White House since the days
of Andrew Jackson. This is one Of
the reasons why exceptional efforts are
being put forth to make the ceremO-
MES BETTING and impressive and at
the same time characterized by gen
uine old fashioned Jeffersonian democ-
racy.
President Wilson has notified the
inaugural committee that he does not
favor the customary inaugural ball,
and accordingly that feature will be
eliminated. Instead on the evening
following his induction into office there
will be presented ON the famous White
Lot, directly south Of the executive
mansion, beautiful pyrotechnic dis
play designed in itself to teach les
BON in patriotism.
Inaugural Takes Place March s.
Owing to the fact that March falls
upon Sunday the ceremonial inaugu-
raj of President Wilson will take place
on the following day. In order that
there may be no lapse of time during
which the country will be without an
executive head the official oath of office
will be administered to President Will
son In private at the White House at
noon Sunday, March 4, by Chief JUS
tice White Of the supreme court of the
United States. Three times before In
the history of the country March A
has fallen ON Sunday-in 1921, at the
beginning of Monroe's second term; In
1915, at Taylor's inaugural, and again
in 1877, when Hayes became presi-
dent The formal ceremonies will oc-
cur on Monday.
Starting from the White House at
II o'clock, escorted In carriages by
congressional committee, Of which
Senator Overman of North Carolina Is
chairman, the president will proceed
to the capitol. For the first time In the
history of any Inauguration the wife
of the president elect will accompany
him on the trip. Mrs. Thomas X. Mar
shall, wife of the vice president elect,
will also ride in the carriage with her
husband. The president will take the
oath of Office and deliver his inaugural
address on the huge platform erected
on the plaza at the east front Of the
capitol.
Pageant to Be Spectacular.
AT the conclusion of the presidents
address the great spectacular pageant.
which the people of Washington have
devoted nearly three months In pre-
pairing, will start from the capitol and
proceed westward ON Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street and thence
through the grand Court Of Honor
erected In front Of the White House.
= From the presidential stand In the
center Of the court Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Marshall, together with their wives
and members of the cabinet and their
wives, tie diplomatic corps and prom
iuent officials, will view the parade.
Snder the direction of Colonel Rob-
ert N. Harper, chairman Of the citi-
Gems committee Of Washington, the
people of the national capital have put
forth every effort to make the Wilson
inaugural procession not only a grand
march Of triumph, but pageant which
shall be educational aud illustrative Of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14

The olive tree lives better under wa
ter than any other plant which Is not
aquatic.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-14

Fame can never make us lie down
:ontentedly on q deathbed.-P0pe.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
American Business Enlists

"Undismayed at the prospect of
great taxes, facing the consumption
of its accumulated savings, American
business without hesitation pledges
our government its full and unquali-
fed support in the prosecution of the
war until Prussianism is utterly de-
stroyed."
This resolution was adopted unani-
mously by the late convention of the
national Chamber of Commerce in
Atlantic City, representing every
branch of American industry and COM
merce and speaking directly for sew
eral hundred thousand business and
men.
Never before did the business in
terests of this country express such
enthusiastic devotion to a great ma
tional purpose. And it was no mere
formality, no empty phrsse-making,
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
MORE HOGS, MORE PROFITS
Every Brood Sow Should Be Kept
Pork Situation Serious

Accp the brood sows. They mean
more meat and profit.
The world is facing a great meat
shortage and every indication points
to much advanced prices for pork in
1918.
Every good brood sow should be
kept on the farm and bred to produce
a large thrifty litter of pigs. Colo
RADIO ne 80 pigs to meet her pres
ent deficiency of 20 per cent.
Thousands of profitable brood sows
and promising gifts are now being
driven upon the market whereas they
should be kept N the breeding yard to
furnish the much needed pork for the
coming year. Americas swine herd
have been decreased upwards of fif-
teen per cent during the past year.
The United States as present is
chipping vast quantities more pork
to Europe than this time one year ago.
Three-fourths of the worlds exports
Of pork come from the United States
IN normal times. This amount has
l.reely increased since the war began.
The allies are calling on us for
r,orc and more pork and we must fur
T,ish It to win the war. The allies
lords have been greatly depleted since
fho war and it will take years after
peace to restore them to normal pro-
duction.
More hogs will mean more profits
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26

no hp-loyalty. The resolution was in
harmony with the entire proceedings
of the convention and appears to rep
resent the real spirit of the nations
business leaders.
Some of our industries have acted
selfishly and unpatriotically. Some
men, no doubt, in every industry, have
been selfish and unpatriotic. But in
general American business has shown
when the war test came, wonderful
ly high average of disinterested de-
votion to the cause of national safety
and world democracy. And that av-
erage is far higher today than ever
before. The profiteers are having the
greed shamed out of them and are
falling in with the generous majority.
And the government is obtaining the
service of our ablest
manufacturers, merchants, financiers,
and professional men on an incom-
parably greater scale than in any
other war we ever fought.-Appleton
(Wis.) Post.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26

Before selling as junk, however, re-
move all bolts and screws of various
sorts. Very frequently a bolt is lost
on a machine in the field. No old
bolts are at hand, the village hard
ware store is several miles distant,
the machine is run without the bolt
and breakdown results. With an
assortment of old bolts this could be
prevented. Almost as serious is the
use of bolt of too small size. If all
the bolts from several farm machines
have been saved the assortment will
supply almost any ordinary need. In
the replacement of bolt the diameter
should receive first consideration. A
bolt of too small diameter breaks at
the time when it is most needed it
never does its real duty, since i. al
lows too much play of the parts. If
bolt is too long this can be remedied
by bushing up with washers or old
nuts of larger size and the strength
is only very slightly impaired.
There may be other parts of the
old machine worth keeping for repair
purposes.-E. R. Gross, Colorado Ag-
ricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo
RADIO.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
A sack Of LivIno Matter.

As might be expected, 1t is among
the inhabitants of the water that we
End the simplest types Of life. One
Of the polyps, the hydra. illustrates
how simple these structures sometimes
are. This little creature is nothing
more than a sack Of living matter, the
inside coating attending to the work
Of digestion and the outside membrane
doing the breathing. Yet the functions
of the two membranes are SO slightly
specialized that the polyp may be
turned inside out and the former stom-
ach begins respiring, and the former
breathing apparatus digests food.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
KEEP MACHINERY IN &C. ID RE
PAIR
Save Bolts from Old Machines Being
Junked for Used in Repairing the
Equipment in Use

The use of badly worn machinf
results in inferior work and is almosi
certain to cause = great loss of timc
due to break-dovns when there is tn
greatest need fer the work to advance
rapidly. The solution of this difficulty
is: Order repairs early, anticipate the
breakdown and order repair for
the weak part which will most GER
.ainly give way soon, or buy a new
machine to replace the old one which
IS really unfit for further profitable
use.
All old machinery should be sold
a. junk at the earliest opportunity.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
in 1918.

in 1918.
The boys and girls OF the pig clubs
have raised hundreds of good gifts
during the year. These valuable meat
producers should be carefully fed and
handled throughout the winter in or
der to produce hearty litters next
spring.
The pork situation for the coming
year is indeed serious. Thousands of
valuable stock hogs are being fed soft
corn and rushed upon the market.
Many are light and of poor finish
]. T. Tingle, Swine Specialist, U. S.
d. A., Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26

You see. the tree Is nair dead, any
way" pursued Mark. at seems like
sacrilege, when Father Moore thought
SO much of 1t, but we can't freeze. The
old tree is our last resource"
So the dying elm was felled and they
had blazing fire for the first time In
weeks.
'Lettie." said Mark, hurrying into
the kitchen a few days after that,
"here is something that interests you"
As he spoke Mark extended a small
package done up in oilskin. His voice
was husky. his eyes lit up with the
animation OF uncomfortable excite
ment.
"It fell out from the hollow tree log
I was splitting" explained Mark. 81
opened it."
"What is 1t. dear?" inquired Lettie.
"Papers your father must have hid
den in a plugged up cavity in the old
elm" enlightened Mark. "Lettie, our
fortune has come!" he pronounced,
and sank into a chair overcome. Faith
er Moore told me would be glad. Oh,
1 am, indeed, glad, brave little woman
for your sake and the baby'sl When
your father wandered out that morn
Ing with the hatchet, he must have
intended to pry out the plug in the
tree and get this packet, probably feel
Ing that his time had nearly come and
Intended to reveal to you his secret"
Ills secret7" repeated Lettie vague
ly.
'Yes. letter in the packet tells of
how, three years ago, his brother left
him his splendid farm in another state.
1t was true, and long before spring the
loyal husband and patient, uncom-
planning wife and mother, and sweet
darling little Dot were domiciled amid
comfort and plenty in new home.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
Asia Minor Puzzle.

"Asia Minor" Is a geographical term
Of vague extension. 1t puzzles anyone
to say exactly where 1t leaves of. The
name dates only from the fifth century.
A. D., when Orosius used 1t evidently
as a novelty. The Roman empire knew
no Asia Minor. Indeed, the Roman
province of Asia" was actually small
er than this Lesser Asia. The alter
native name Anatolia Gland of the sun
rise or east), which has found favor
with the Turks, is equally indetermi.
nate
The Lamar register., 1917-12-26
Esparto Shoes Wear Long.

at is not uncommon In some parts
Of Spain or Portugal to hear the na-
tives boast of wearing a pair Of Es-
parto shoes for 25 years or more" says
a writer in Popular Science Monthly.
'The soles will survive an aggregate
exceeding 5000 miles of walking with
out wearing away appreciably."