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The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Romanoa Of = Shadow.

1t is hard TO believe that a shadow
is probably the origin of all astronom.
ical, geometrical and geographical sci
ence. The first man who fixed his
staff perpendicularly in the ground and
measured its shadow was the earliest
computer Of time, and the Arab of to
day who plants bis spear in the sand
and marks where the shadow falls is
his direct descendant 1t is from the
shadow of Il gnomon that the early
Egyptians told the length of the year.
1t is from the shadow of a gnomon
that the inhabitants of upper Egypt
still measure the hours of work for a
water wheel In this case the gnemon
is a lhura stalk supported on forked
uprights and points north and south
East and west are pegs in the ground
evenly marking the space of earth be-
tween sunrise and sunset In a land
Of constant sunshine a shadow was
the primitive chronometer. 1t was also
the primitive footrule. London Mail.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Gems of Answers.

Among the gems of history answers
on examination papers are the follow
ing:
"The courage of the Turks is ex-
planned by the fact that man with
more than one wife is more willing to
face death than if he had only one"
Julius Caesar was murdered at the
moving picture house"
"When the last French attack at
Waterloo proved a failure Napoleon
turned very pale and rode at full gallon
u 81. He!eila." f
Among .Eowlers' on general sub
e,ts were the following;
"Amhieuity means telling the truth
whom you don't mean to-"
THE fannelette peril means petit
.oat government"
Much butter Is imported from Den
mark because Danish cows have great
er enterprise and superior technical ed
ucation to Ours."-London Globe
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Ihankfu; Invalid.

swell, Mrs. Davies, said the district
visitor to the old woman who had been
bedr:dden for years, land how are you
today?'
"Oa. I'm pretty well. thank you."
was the cheerful answer.
"Ah. that's righty' responded the
clergyman sympathetically. II hardly
expected to find you to be. in such
good spirits, considering your aftliction.
was afraid should find yog down
hearted
.sNo. no. sir!" she cried, interrnpting
him. mo, no. indeed. sir! I've much
to be thankful for, have. Why, only
the other night when that house Just
opposite was ON fire ! couldn't help
thinking of all the poor people crush
ing each other In the street and many
of them not getting sight OF the fire
at all. while here was l. all nice and
comfortable In bed. and could see 1t
beautifully through my window with
out even turning over. Yes, sir; I've
lot to be thankful for" ."-Exchange. /.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

Though the Italians share our own
belief that twelve men can properly
and justly decide the fate of anybody
accused Of crime, while the verdict Of
eleven is worthless, they have exer-
cised enough of intelligence and fore
sight to provide for the always posi-
bic emergency that arises from the In
capacity Of one or more jurors to con-
tinue in case.
They do 1t by selecting not twelve
jurors. but twenty-four, to hear and
judge the testimony. After the TWEEN
ty-four have been chosen, however.
they are separated into two classes of
twelve each. The duty of one Of these
dozens is to serve exactly As our
Jurors do. The others simpl sit In
court. listening to all that goes oil
and ready to fill the places of any In
the first twelve who may die, fall
sick or otherwise become incapacitat-
ed for service. The extra or super
numerary jurors have no voice or vote
unless transferred to the other class
New York Times.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
MUSIC AND MUSCLE.
Energy Expended In Playing Bach
Aria on the Cello.

Energy Expended In Playing a Bach
Aria on the Cello.
A simple air played Oh the violon-
cello calls for total expenditure of
energy equal to two and three quarters
pound per note or more than four tons
Of energy for the single selection. notes
the Popular Science Monthly This
statement is vouched for by Professor
Poffenberger of Columbia university.
who made some experiments in his
laboratory with the aid of the famous
Dutch cellist Michael Penha.
A special apparatus is necessary to
conduct the tests. Against the surface
of revolving carbon cylinder is sus-
pended a chalked point which is actu,
ated by a slender wire attached to the
musicians finger At each pressure
the tension vibrates along the commu
nicating connection and records the en-
ergy expended.
raised the point to distance equaling
three pounds in weight. that being the
record of the forefnger. The pressure
alone required to produce the charac-
teristically luscious tones Of simple
Bach aria averaged two and three
quarter pounds per note. The total
energy expended amounted to 9.414
pounds. or more than four tons.
This same amount of energy would
be sufficient to carry lahorer through
his entire days work. Yet it took but
Eve minutes for the artist to exert the
same amount of force.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Some Letters.

An ingenious person has discovered
that the three most forcible letters in
our alphabet are n R 6 (energyl; that
the two which contain nothing are NJ T
lempty); that four express great corpq-
ieace, @ B C T obesity; that two are
In q decline. D & ldecayi that four In
dicate exalted station. x 1 N @ excel
leney,. and three excite our tears. yet
when pronounced together are neces-
sary to a good understandings p @
;slegy and legl
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Hovv - Make Use Of vermin.

In Paris. says writer in the New
York Sun, rats are made to serve a
useful commercial purpose. When the
animals are caught they are put into a
deep walled pit and fed regularly.
Once q month there Is a general ex-
acptiop, accomplished In a scientific
manner by means of gas. BY that
lime the rats are sleek and plump, and
their hides are in excellent condition.
The hides are removed and treated
and eventually are made into kid
gloves 1t has also been found that
the skins can I've used for bookbinding
and in the manufacture Of photograph
frames
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
ENGLISH PHEASANT.
haIIy From Asia, It Is Still Found
In China and Tibet.

iaIIy From Asia, It Is Still Found
In China and Tibet.
orally speaking. the English
ant is misnamed. since it came
Asia and is still to be found in
Tibet and China. The birds
brought to Europe more than 500
! ago. turned loose on hunting
erves and thrived amazingly. They
bly, the finest bird shooting in Scot
and Engiandaand so much care is
h. in raising them that they may
|ost be regarded as aailalf domesti-
ID bird.
hder the present system the eggs
hatched by hens or in incubators.
chicks are carefully fed on in
and prepared foods, and when
are able to shift for themselves
Y are turned into the woods. While
common pheasant will roost in
IS, it is a ground bird The female
remain under cover until 1t is al
vt stepped upon.
ecadse of this trait the pheasants
aroused by men who beat in the
let's until the pheasants take flight
shooting boxes. where the hunt
concealed. Philadelphia North
ean.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

prise For the Man Who InveskiAs
gated the News "Fake."

RQriSS Fof fnS MAN VINO tUWSSNt~
gated the News "Fake."
Some years ago strange. weird sto-
ries used to ioat Into Washington from
Kitty Hawk. n. c.. describing a great
bird. seen oniy at night, lowering over
1.-THE sand dunes and brushwood OF the
locality.
1t was ssJ pIepOsterOus that Kitty
Hawk was soon eliminated as news
ource iii every metropolitan newspa-
eer Office Washington would not ac-
cept such stories unuer any circum-
stances The boys ON Newspaper row
were too experienced 10 be caught by
North Carolina takers.
Kitty Hawk was wiped Off the news
map.
And vet the reports Of the great
bird seen only after nightfall!' were
absolutely true. After some Of us had
exhausted our fund of oriental lore
about the roc-that gigantic bird that
was of such use to anxious Schahera-
Zade Of the Thousand and One
Nights in rescuing Sinbad and other
unlucky travellers from danger-and
others had gone so far as to suggest a
return of the fabled dodo in stupendous
proportions 1t was finally suggested
that somebody go to Kitty Hawk and
expose the faker.
mot on your lifer said |. There
are as many fakes right here in Wash
ington every twenty-four hours as ]
Z care to expose"
The one man who finally went with
deep reluctance fathomed the mystery
and literally discovered" that two
young Ohio boys. the Wright brothers
of Dayton. had solved the impossible
problem Of aerial hight.-Julius Cham
bers. In the Brooklyn Eagle.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
FREAK TREES.
Heavy snowstorns Often Cause Ben
and Twisted Trunks.

and Twisted Trunks.
To the person who is not versed In
forest lore the grotesGuely bent tree
trunks shat are to he ieund in almost
all woods are mystls..iiig. and wonder
is often aroused as to the cause.
Forcsters win tell uuestioners that in
the case Of trees ilt mountainous cOun-
try and other sections where the snow
fall is heavy the Wei'sllt of snow Is re-
sptnsi.;le in most Instances for the
queer twists they assume.
When tree is young the weight of
snow that fNls on its branches often
bends the trunk over until 1t is fat
tened to the ground. Sometimes 1t is
buried under six or eight feet OF snow
and held in that position so long that
when warm weather comes the tree
fails to spring back into its normal po-
sition.
The summer sun causes the tip OF
the young tree to turn upward. and If
it manages to withstand the weight OF
the snow of the next winter that por
tion of the tree will, as a general rule.
continue to grow in normal way
"Hairpin'' bends and other odd shapes
result.
A curious tree stands on the top OF
Tunnel hill. Johnstown. Pa. about four
miles from town. 1t is n sugar maple
about 100 years old. which has PRO
longed its own life by grafting 3
branch into much younger tree. :
Popular Science Monthly
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
How To Check That Cold.

When it is painful to breathe and
fever sends chills up and down your
back, you are in for cold. A timely
dose of DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey
will stop the sneezes and sniffles.
The pine balsam loesens the phlegm
and clears the bronchial tubes, the
honey soothes and relieves the sore
throat. The aptiseptie qualities kill
the germ and the eongested condition
is relieved. Group, whooping cough
and ohrenic bronchial affections
quickly relieved. At your Druggists,
96e.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
i. 1. j. = I. -ss'-ss.'i. 7 !. + !.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.



= The average healthy adult re- !
j. uuires at least eight hours Of !
!. sleep in the twenty-four to keep i
+ In the best condition. Perhaps !
I. YOU are one of the exceptions !
\ that have managed to get along i
+ pn five or six hours for years and !
j. seem to thrive on it. :.
i. If so you aie an exception. for I
j. most people would run down" !
!. on that amount OF sleep. Every !
j. day workers should make it !
i point to be in bed by 10 o'clock !
i ut least five nights in the week. !
!. The bedroom should be quiet !
+ and we'll ventilated. Never per- I
!. nit yourself to ''sleep cold" This !
!. does not mean. however, that !
!. you should pile on covers until !
i. you are weighed down with !
i. them. as this will only disturb /
!. your sleep and make it restless. I
+ The bed. If possible. should be !
i. in that part of the room where !
i. draft will not blow over you. i
i. A hard mattress is better for !
/. health than soft one. and a i
\. feather bed should not be in any !
4. modern home. !
i !
i. i. 4. + - !. !. i. !. i. i. !. i. i. + !. + !
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
sloan's Llnimept For stiG Joints

Sloan's Liniment For Stiff Joints.
Rheumatic pains and aches get
into the joints and muscles, making
every movement torture. Relieve
your sufferings with sloan's Lini-
ment; it quickly penetrates without
rubbing, and soothes and warns
your sore muscles. The congested
blood is stimulated to action; a
single application will drive out the
pain, slaop's Liniment Is clean, con-
venient and quickly effective. it does
not stain the skin or clog the pores.
Get bottle to-day at your Druggist,
26c.. a
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
poduinq Mother Mena.

ht prodigies are not unknown ir
land Chinese Buddhists find 1t
account for them. According
doctrine of the transmigration
persons passing through hades
way to the wheel of life
elaunches souls into the bodies
or animals just being born)
ross a bridge. Before mount
idge they are stopped by an
Ealled Meng. who, ladle in
pels each soul to drink a
of the waters Of forgetfui-
which the popular name is
eng's soup. Those who drink
rget all that they had passed
+ had known in their former
nus on being reborn into the
! are entirely ignorant. Some,
manage to dodge Mother
enter the world full Of
hich they display as soon
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

There is nothing that will give any
more pleasure for SO long time for
so little money as the four monthly
magazines we send our subscribers.
Are you getting these magazines? II
not, write or telephone us.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
star Fixinq.

ron the stars have TO be repaired.
paT"
Il never heard that they did. Where
lid you get that ideay'
81 have bcen reading about 6xed
ltars. and supposed that somebody
Ind TO fix them"
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
whittiers Safeguard.

When an overtimid visitor from the
city once commented to the poet Whit
tier upon the insecurity that seemed In
separable from so many doors opening
out from all sides of the large old coun-
try home the master Of the house strove
gently to restore confidence by plead
Ing that most of them were locked at
night.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Found a Sure Thing.

l. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N. Y,
has used Chamberlain's Tablets for
years for disorders Of the stomach
and liver and says, Chamberlain $
Tablets are the best have ever
used" Obtainable everywhere,
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Most
Effectual.

81 have taken great many bottles
of Chamberlain Cough Remedy and
every time it has cured me. have
found it most effectual for a hacking
cough and for colds. After. taking
it a cough always disappears.
writes j. R. Moore, Lost Valley, Ga.
Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

Why not send us in subscription
to the Midland Journal? For an
addition 25 cents you can get one
years subscription to four good mag
aZines,
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Answer Il.

Little Willie fwho is of painfully
lnquiring turn of mindI-Mamma. tell
me. do mosquitoes bite us because they
like us or because they don't like MS?
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Cuff. and the Laundress.

Why are laundry women the most
forgiving Of fheir sex? Because the
more cuffs yop give them the more
they win do for you.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

You can get four standard mag
azines one year for rs cents extra by
renewing your subscription to The
Midland Journal.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Nippon.

NtPPVu'
a, that postage
I time issued in
tenn of western
were Of four
These stamps.
shortly after
d In 1872 by
eiies n the denomination of
Use denominations are still in
but at the present time
far wider variety. the values
One-quarter of q Cent to So.
nps were extremely crude
Were without gum and
y the ancient method of
g. Today electric ma
ut the stamps, as we
this county, in ener-
Japan Society BHlle-
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
L4ansn Natnre.

Some Ese': are not only eager to give
The dev llali:s due. but they insist on
- at bonus. It is the Lord
y finds collections poaF.-
ST,
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

When peace is declared those
American war brides'' will look
like bunch of old hehs.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

The great soul Of this world is JUST
CARLYLE.
The biggest value we have ever
offered our subscribers is The Mid
land Journal and four standard mag
azines. all one year. for only $1.25.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

arg the brightest Of
y make a paradise
ne.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

Do you knew you lcan get four
standard magazines II combination
with The Midland Journal by paying
only rs cents extra. Send in your
order today,
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

Escn is q constituent
is known to be small
ynt its exact size has not
lined.
Zese light waves can be meas
due to the fact that as light
are refracted it is only a matter
rmining the angle of refraction
triangulation finding the length.
bas City Star.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

company money.
up about 81 worth
ing TO boil her message
tsburgh Post.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

man send thirty
she likes"
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Under Water.

beaver to remain un-
ong time is not really
em as it looks. When
! lis frozen over a bea
ko the under surface of
pei his breathe that it
de, fat bubbl The air.
81 with the i've and wa
the bearer breathes
ption he can repeat
ptter and muskrat
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

4dS UEeu
Of a MILL
ractions Of
d the small
these waves
Rf the other
l 100000 Of
B. The neg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-11
RAILROADS. WILL
HAVE TO CARRY
TROOPS CHEAPER
This Is Reason Cited for Rate
Increase,

WASHINGTON, May II. - Julius
kruttschnitt. chairman OF the Southern
Pacific. toldthc interstate commerce
commission today in hearings on the
railroads application for IS percent
higher freight rates. that an immediate
reason for the increase is that the rail.
roads soon will he called upon to carry
great quantities OF military supplies and
troops at government rates which arc
lower than commercial charges liz
spoke particularly for western roads.
e Mr.. kru,tschnitt declared the recent
action OF the railroads IN creating a Spe
cial committee on national defense, oI
which he is member "contempla,cS th'
,ubordina,ion of railway traffic and Ia
oilities OF all roads to the preferred
needs OF the government
The demands for food products ot al
kinds and the demands for shipmen
abroad" he said, will tax the resource
ofall carriers and they arc so urgen
,ha, they must he complied with, re
gardless of expense.
Travel will be Curtailed and trcigh
handled at full commercial rates vii
have to give way to government bus,
ness handled at less than commercial
rates and under conditions which vii
involve increased costs. The movemen
of troops usually involves a onewa
haul OF empty equipment. and II is es,i
mated tha, both troops and freight q
the United States government are han
died over western roads at an avetag
! of abou, one third less than the rate ap
plicable to commercial business"
At the beginning OF today's hearin
counsel for shippers asked the commits
sion to call President Smith OF III
louisville 4 Nashville, who they sale
had been here conierring with couns,
for the railroads bu, had left before CIV
ing testimony Counsel for the shipper
asked the railroad lawyers to produc
Mr.. Smith, saying they did not wish I
subloena him.
The railroad lawyers replied ,h'
shipper. could issue their own course
{ commissioner Hall merely announce
,ha, the commission would he very gla
TO hear from Mr. Smith
The understanding at the hearing wa
that the shippers want Mr. Smith to te'
,iiy about the extent Of his roads carr
ingS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-11
MExICANS RUSH
TO Get OUT OF
UNITED STATES
Normal Movement Toward
North Is Reversed,

Ell PASO, Texas. MAY ll.-Therc
has been a rush for safe conduct passes
for Mexico among Mexican workmen
in the United States, although at this
season the normal movement is in the
other direction, Andres Garcia. ii,spec.
tor general OF Mexican consuiates. said
today, l, has been the rule for Mexi.
cans TO come north in the spring for
work on the railways and in the fields
bu, this year the movement is the other
way
Among the causes. Mr.. Garcia gives
the general improvement of economic
conditions in Mexico. with the re-es.
tablishment OF stable government Cror
prospects. he said, arc also excellent in
the southern republic
Farmers in the southwest are agitat.
ing for the limiting oi the new SS head
tax and literacy test during the period
OF the war, on the ground that Mexico
now affords the only means OF supply.
ing labor for ranches.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-11
Legislatures
Slip Worrying
State Lawyers
Norman and Supply Hospital
Appropriations Are Bad
Iy Mixed Up,

One Of those little legislative over
sights which got by" the Sixth session,
IS mrrowlng the faces OF the attorney
generals force The question is whether
the Norman hospital for the insane will
have any appropriations for the coming
fiscal year, as intended by the lcgisla-
turc
Senate bill 299, which was designed
to provide for the support and malnten-
ance OF the institutions at supply and
Norman. fails TO mention the Norman
hospital in the title OF the act, only Sup
ply being named Section Of the act
also names only supply while the item
lled appropriation names Norman to
tho exclusion OF supply
The attorney general IS expected to pass
on the question within a day or two
stating whether the act can be construed
according TO what the intentions OF thu
legislators undoubtedly were.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-11
GIRL, IS YEARS
OLD, HELD ON
KILLING CHARGE
Suspect She Shot Chum Over
Love Of Boy
JEALOUSY MAY BE CAUSE
Tells Different Stories to the
Police,

CHICAGO. May ll.-Thirtecn-year-
old Doris Anderson is held by the po-
lice today on suspicion that she shot
and killed Grace Hagemanu her
schoolgirl chum, also - years old yes
terday afternoon over the love OF a
boy
Grace Hagemann was killed in the
areaway Of house OIL the northwest
side late yesterday afternoon She was
shot IN the back, the bullet gong
through her body and emerging at the
righ, side ot the chest Doris was
the only one who saw the shooting
She insisted all through the police en'
aminstions since, with one exception
that Grace shot herself Discrepancie'
developed in her story when under ex
animation by the police. she SAID one
while off her guard. tina, Il was JUS
pointing il at her and |, went off &C
cidentally"
Later she retracted this story. say
ing that she made 1t while confused.
Examination OF the dead girls
clothes revealed no signs OF powder
marks, indicating that the shot was
fired from some distance. Physicians
also said i, would have been impossl-
bic Tor the Hagemann girl to hold the
revolver behind her in such a position
as to deliver the bullet in the direc-
ton in which the missile entered the
glrrs body
The theory OF the little girls aiiec.
ton for Rhine Fleok. boy friend, is
held by the police as possible mo.
tive for the death OF the girl JEALOUSY
possibly may have caused the murder
the police hold, while considering the
possibility that the girls had entered 4
suicide pact and that the Anderson
girl lost her courage when she saw
her friend fall