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The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
Strange Cause of Fire.

How terrible fire that gutted an
entire New York tenement house was
caused by a combination of a milk
bottle, a lamp and a peaceful tabby
cat is one of the incidents brought out
In an article on "Curious FIRES by
Charles 7. Hill, in st. Nicholas. The
cat in question was reposing in the
open back window Of a first floor fiat
in the tenement Of a spinster who
was called into the front room just
at the moment when an irate lodger
In the house at the rear, exasperated
by the nocturnal concert Of two undo
nestle tabbies on the rear fence, SHE'D
a milk bottle at them which landed
wide Of its mark and crashed against
the tenement window sill. The spin
ster's tabby, dazed with fright, gave
one fearful leap, clutched at the table
cover and overturned the lamp.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
TO HELP SCOUT LEADERS
Famous Educators Join in Organizing
Educational Department for Boy
Scout Movement.

New YOrk.-The National Council
of the Boy Scouts of America has just
completed the organization of an ed.
ucational department of the Boy Scout
movement which will:
l. Conduct conferences on leader.
ship with scoutmasters and other
tscout officials throughout the country,
2. Promote and develop courses for
leadership in scouting both in connec.
ton with established educational in.
stitutlons, and under the auspices of
local scout councils.
3, Arrange for campaigns to pro.
mote better general understanding
Of the merits of the scout program.
i, Present It's plea for leaders to
various student bodies and at conven.
lions and conferences Of religious and
educational workers.
8. Develop correspondence courses
for inspiration and instruction OF
scout leaders,
W. NulllNult lilt llltItSl Ol SCHOOL
teachers and others particularly con.
cerned with education matters, in the
value Of the activities prescribed in
the scout program.
Mr., Lorne W. Barclay has beer
chosen to head this new department
Mr., Barclays educational training and
experience particularly fit him fol
work In this new field. He has an A
b. degree Bethany college, Canada /,
andB. ID. Yale school of religions,
Mr.. Barclay will be assisted by o
committee of eminent educators, con,
sisting Of Jeremiah w. jerks, LII. d..
director Of the division Of public nf,
fairs, New York university; Dr. James
u, Russell, dean Of Teachers college
Columbia university; Prof. Norman Il
Richardson, head of department OF re.
llgious education, Boston university, 10
which the courses In scouting and rec.
reatlonal leadership OF Boston unlver.
slty are given.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
MAPS SAVE MANY MILLIONS
Work Of the Government Geological
Survey Is Having a cumula-
tive Effect.

The work Of the governments old
est scientific bureau, the geological
survey, is having a cumulative effect,
as the years go by, In n thousand dif-
ferent ways in enhancing the econo-
mic efficiency Of the nation. The foun.
datiOn of the geological surveys work
Is the construction ~ a great topo-
graphic map of the United States. Al
ready 100000 square miles, or 40
per cent of the nations area, has
been mapped The distinctive eharuc-
teristic Of these maps, which are mi
nutely accurate in every detail. is the
contour lines each line representing
n certain altitude above sea level, the
intervals in altitude represented by
the distance between the lines being
10 to 100 feet according 10 the char
acter of the country. These maps are
Of immense practical value. For ex-
ample when the LuCkawanna railroad
decided tO relocate "a miles of its
main line a few years ago, the engi-
neer of construction got down a geolo-
gical survey map and, sitting COM
fortably at his Office desk, ran all the
preliminary surveys and even made
the final location for his twelve mill
lion dollar Improvement from the data
on the printed sheet. 1t was only nee
esSary to shoulder a transit and go out
into the brush to verify the final To-
cation and drive stakes. - Charles
Frederick Carter in Worlds Work.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
WAR FORTUNES IN BRITAIN
Big Profits in Manufacture of War
Munitions and in Other Lines
Of Industry.

War fortunes are being made in
Great Britain, says the Edinburgh Scots.
man, in the manufacture of munitions
of war, in shipping, in coal, in many
trades that have been stimulated to
unusual energy and by fiShermen-by
the few who have been left to carry
on that industry. Trawler shippers
are driving their own mOtOrcarS and
their wives and daughters ride in them
clad in costly furs. Potato growers
are gaining great wealth by the rise In
"Spuds." "a little over two months
ago" says the Scotsman. "a South
Lincolnshire farmer sold his 1000
acres of growing potatoes at f40 an
acre, on the assumption that the price
would be IS ton. He made profit
of over 100000, but the purchaser Is
in a position to sell today at double
the price he gave, and to make a prof
it on the deal of 100000. Imagine
t6O,OOO from 1000 acres of potatoes !
SO much for the romance of the hum
Bile tuber, the staple food of so many
hundreds Of thousands of poor people,
who will soon grimly wonder where
the romance comes in, if today's alb
normal prices are not Immediately re-
adjusted, and potato eXploiters taught
that there is limit to profit monger-
ing, even although the nation Is In
the thrOes of a great war;"
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03

ters and spread only to the front and
laterally, but not to the rear toward the
thrOwer. They are, therefore, of es-
pecial value for fighting at close quar-
terS. They are constructed that they
may be exploded only after they have
Travelled eight meters toward the tar
get.
TESTS with this kind of grenades
had the following results:
"VOlleys were fired from seven how
tiers at a group of 50 figures diStrib-
uted over a space of 900 square me-
ters at distances of go to 310 meters.
After the fourth vOlley 6S figures were
hit 143 times.
'The hand grenade weighs one kilO-
gram and contains 100 bullets weigh
ing "a grams and a bursting charge
weighing 10 grams. In contrast to
the abOve-described 'hOwitzer' grenade,
the bullets fly in every direction, so
that it is only adapted for throwing
from cover. A vOlley of seven gre
nades, thrown by hand from cover,
made 119 hits on 33 figures against the
target already described.
"The last kind of these grenades is
the mine grenade. 1t weighs about
four kilograms and contains 400 49,
gram bullets and a 200-gram bursting
charge. The 400 bullets will cover a
space of at least 800 square meters.
These grenades together with their
electrical connections are placed about
One-half meter under the surface of
the ground, so that they are complete
ly invisible to the enemy.
Bullets in All Directions.
when it is set off, the grenade rises
about three-fOurths Of meter above
the ground, then eXplOdes, and throws
the bullets in all directions parallel
with the ground. At a distance of ten
meters the bullets will go through
wood at least 100 millimeters tnlcK
and retain deadly effectiveness for a
distance of so meters. A detachment
Of 100 men can lay line of these
mines over a front of 1000 meters in
less than two hours.
"In test three mine grenades were
laid il the corners Of a triangle whose
legs were 80 meters long, among a
group Of 145 wooden double silhouettes
that were scattered over space Of
2,7OO square meters. The grenades
were set off electrically one after the
other. The result was that 120 sill.
houettes were hit 700 times"
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
A Sure Way.

Congressman Charles r. Davis OF
Minnesota relates that one afternoon
a train on Western railroad stopped
at a small station, when one of the
passengers, in looking over the place,
found his gaze fixed upon an interest.
Ing sign. Hurrying to the side Of the
conductor, he eagerly inquired: "Do
you think that | will have time to get
q soda before the train startsY
"Oh, yes answered the conductor.
"But, suppose suggested the thlrs.
ty passenger, "that the train should
go on without meT
I'VE can easily fix that" promptly
replied the conductor. 81 will &c
along and have one with you."-Argo.
naut.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
Smoke Less, Read Less, Too,

In the last year Harvard students
have smoked fewer cigarettes and
cigars and have played billiards and
pool less than they did a year ago.
There was n loss Of about 20 per
cent in the sale Of cigarettes and
cigars, Harvard students spent S3,0i2
for tobacco in 1915 and only s., ,537 In
1916.
For billiards and pool Sl325 was
spent In 1915 and 81 ,292 In 1915.
Curlously enough, the reading habits
of Harvard men slumped last year In
1915, S1,325 wns spent for reading
matter; in 1916, 81 1902.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03

Freddie Welsh Is one of the shiftlest
and hardest to hit persons IN the fight
game. He fights not only with his
fists but with his brain.
To n friend who recently asked why
the dancing champeen" did not stand
up once In a while and take a lacing,
Freddie replied that he must wln--for
three reasons.
81 must win Cor three reasons" he
said smiling. "One Is Mrs. Welsh and
the other two are the two little
Welshes."
The photograph shows the "three
reasons" as they recently appeared
on the sands at Los Angeles.
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
Not Goino South.

Redd-Is Black going South for the
winter as usual?
Green-No.
"What's the matter7 thought he
liked II where II was warm in the
winter"
"Well, you see, his wife's mother
has come TO live with them, and be-
tween his wife and her ma he thinks
they'll make It warm enough for him
ut home this season."
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03
CONTRACTORS.
LAUNDERING THAT
WINS.
THAT is THE HARRISON SORT

TNT TO TIE TINNNIOOIN OOH
We have built up from almost no
business to the largest Laundry here
abouts, and one Of the most up-to-
date in this country.
Brains, the know how" and keer-
at-iveness are responsible for those
results which good dressers prefer.
You don't know just how good your
linen can be made to appear until
you've sent us a bundle.
Harrison Steam Laundry
Phone No. 7
The Harrison times., 1917-02-03

form, II is not surprising that the in
ventOr'S mind occupied itself with this
means of combat, and has endeavored
to adapt it to the requirements of mod
ern warfare.
First of all, it was very important
to invent a prOjectile that would unite
deadly effectiveness with complete
safety of the thrower. Mr. Aasen, the
Danish inventor, constructed a num-
ber of hand, rife, and mine grenades
which are said to fulfill these require
mentS.
"The hand grenades are carried by
the man until required and then
thrown by hand. The rifle or how
tzer' grenades are fred from a firm
rest such as a wooden stand made
from a rifle held at various angles of
elevation by means Of stakes. The mine
grenade Is anchored in the ground
and discharged by electricity upon ap-
prOach of the enemy.
THE following report is made of
the tests which the inventor held with
his grenades on his private proving
ground in Copenhagen:
"Seven men behind cover fred vol
leys at group of 50 wooden double
slhouettes, distributed over space
Of 900 square meters under cover.
From the first volley 90 hits were made
on 43 silhOuettes, After the third vol
ley 72 targets showed 16S hits. The
distance was between 800 and 400
meters.
Weight of Rifle Grenade,
"The rifle grenade weighs about $50
grams. 1t contains 72 bullets weigh
ing 2.5 grams and Y grams of ex-
plosives. The y bullets cover a space
of at least 40 to 80 square meters. The
rifle grenade may be fired from an or
dinary army rifle at any range up to
about 400 meters. The great destruc-
tive effect of the grenade is due to the
fact that the explosion takes place i'm
mediately after the grenade strikes
the ground before it has had time to
bury itself in the soil.
"The 'hOwitzer' grenade weighs one
kilogram and contains 215 bullets and
a bursting charge weighing 200 grams.
1t can be thrown with the hand 40
meters or with 'howitzer' 800 meters.
The 'howitzer' is a contrivance made
Of cylinder and weighs II Kilograms.
It may be carried like rifle. The bull
lets Of this grenade cover a semi-cr-
cular space Of at least so square me-
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INTERNATIONAL.
.SUNDNSQlON.
LESSON

By REV. B. B. sUTCL1FFE, Extensioo
Department Moody Bible Institute.)
Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper
Union.)
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-29

10. Well stop at the next bit Of scrub
and see II We can't find enough dry
stuff for a fire. Wee.ah-h-h-h. boys
KOOsh-kOosh-" and he snapped his
whip over the backs Of his team.
From the bundle Mt the girls breast
there came 4 small wnillng cry. And
far back In the plain there answered II
the scattered voice OF the pack.
At last Knxan was on the trail Of
vengeance. He rnn slowly nt first, with
Grny Wolf close beside him. pausing
every three or four hundred yards to
send forth the cry. A gray lenping form
Joined them from behind. Another
followed. Two came In from the side.
and Kaxan's solitary howl gave place
to the wild tongue Of the pnck. Mum.
bcrs grew. and with increasing number
the pace became swiftcr. Four-six-
everi-ten-fOurteen. by the time the
more open and wlnd.swept part OF the
plain was reached.
II was a strong pack. filed with old
and fearless hunters. Gray Wolf WIS
the youngest. una sue Kept close To M.
xnn's shoulders. She could see nothing
of his rc,l.shot eyes md dripping laws.
md would not have understood II she
had seen. But she could feel and she
was thrilled by the spirit OF that
strange and mysterious savagcry that
had made knzan forget all things but
hurt and death.
The pack made no sound. There
was only the painting Of breath and the
soft fall Of many feet. They ran swift.
~ and close. And always kaznn wns n
lcnp nhend. with Gray Wolf nosing his
shoulder. When nj last he saw n NOV
ing blotch far out on the plain ahead of
him. the cry that cnmc ont OF his
throat WINS one that Gray Wolf did not
understand.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-29
KNIT HAT OF SATIN RIBBON
One Hundred and Forty vards Re.
qulrsd 70 Weld the Fascinating
Piece Of Hsadesar Into SHAPE.

At the precise moment that the com.
mnnd In issued to reduce the measure.
mcnt Of every new frock We are con.
frOntetl with . hat which exncts no
less than 40 yards Of ribbon. to make
II, snys Q Puris letter.
Just think Of Il! One hundred and
forty yards to fashion an amusins
fancy for resort.
Il nny be a. well to add that The
ribbon chosen Ii satin, NJ q rule. and Il
IL knitted Into shape according to the
latest within Of Dame Fashion. These
hundred aud forty yards Of ribbon.
however. will not run the risk Of com.
promising either the resources or the
future Of our country. for many young
coqusttes nnd amusement In welding
this fascinating type Of hcadgear Into
shape BY their own agile fingers. For
sport and country wear the vogue for
crochcted c. knitted hats, made either
10 silk or wool. grows each day. and.
always evolved In the most vivid
hucs'' possible. these affairs are made
to harmonlxe with the Jersey Of
sports coat and the scarf they accom-.
pany.
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Reason Behind
Each New Style

taken In the largest subscription for
the Liberty loan. 1t may develop into
a pastime, II the interest and excite
ment in this kind of clothing keep up.
At the moment Of writing, our gov
eminent has not put an embargo on
the amount of material to be used In
each gown. Germany and France have
both done this, and those who are IN
Paris say that the French dressmakers
have taken the keenest delight in fol-
lowing the decree. A quantity Of ma
terial in a gown has never appealed
to French designer, and with the gov
eminent behind the elimination Of fab
RIGS, each Of the gowns turned out this
year shows originality of conception
and treatment in achieving an artistic
result with very few meters Of cloth.
The French silhouette.
A few of the American clothes
which were designed before the
French silhouette was thoroughly &C.
copied, have taken their place a Ut
tie behind the front row of fashions
because they look bunglesome. Here
is the French silhouette as the best
dressed Americans have adopted It:
A slim underskirt made in one piece
that runs from the collarbone nearly
to the ankle In street frock, and
from bust to within six inches Of the
ankle in an evening gown. 1t is mere
ly the skeleton Of the gown, but on
it are draped the few remaining
yards of fabric that are allowed to
complete the work.
Therefore, 1t is quite fashionable to
use transparent material for the af-
ternoon and evening. in order to
slow the slim little slip beneath. It
Is not necessary that the transparent
fabric used over this slip should be
cut of to correspond. 1t may rise
to the shoulders and drop to the In
step, and in that very alluring trans
parency. you get the East Indian ef-
feet.
The statement may be taken As au-
thoritative that whatever gown has
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-29

lame. and when once they came upo,
the remains OF an old camp. Kazan,
teeth were barred in snarling hatred Of
the man-scent that had been left be-
hind. Growing in him there was a de-
sire for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for his
own hurts. and for Gray Wolfa He
tried to nose out the man-trail under
the cover Of fresh snow. and Gray Wolf
circled around him anxiously. At last
he followed her sullenly. There was
savage redness in his eyes.
Three days later the new moon came.
And on the fifth night Kaxan struck q
trail. 1t was fresh-so fresh that he
stopped as suddenly as though struck
by bullet when he ran upon 1t, and
stood with every muscle in his body
quivering, and his hair ON end. It was
a man-trail. There were the marks of
the sledge. the dogs feet, and the snow
shoe prints Of his enemy.
Then he threw up his head to the
stars. and from his throat there rolled
out over the wide plains the hunt.cry
the wild and savage call for the
pack. Never had he put the savagery
In 1t that was there tonight. Again
and again he sent forth that call, and
then there came an answer and an.
other and still another. until Gray Wolf
herself sat back on her launches and
added her voice to Kazan's, and far out
on the plain white and haggard-faced
man halted his exhausted dogs to lis.
ten, while voice said family from the
sledge:
'"The wolves, father. Are they com
ing-after us?"
The man was silent. He was not
young. The moon shone in his long
white beard. and added grotesquely to
the height Of his tall gaunt figure. A
girl had raised her head from bear.
skin pillow on the sleigh. Her dark
eyes were filled beautifully with the
starlight. She was pale. Her hair fell
In thick shining braid over her shoul
der. and she was hugging something
tightly to her breast.
They're on the trail Of something
probably deer" said the man, looking
at the breech Of his rife. "Don't worry,
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-29

New York.-Everything that was in
vented In clothes this year had a rea'
son. Skirts are narrow because the
French government limited the use Of
cloth to five meters. They are minus
fasteners because these accessories
were difficult to get and wartime &C
tivities demanded a speedy method Of
dressing, so frocks were made to go
over the head and tie around the body
in primitive fashion.
Certain dyes were exploited because
there were no others to be had.
Frtnged fabrics were introduced be-
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-29

Leopard meets muskrat In this coat
made BY caIlot. Il serves for the
street and the motor. The cap 10 a..
ranged 70 match, with Its leopard skin
crown end 10 vpturnsd mvslsrat briH,.
cause applied ornamentation was cost
~ and the supply was vastly decreased
from that Of former days.
Immense top coats with inter-lln-
ings were made BY the dozens because
the French women were compelled to
walk through . lack Of taxicabs, and
the American women were supposed
to have started on a system Of econ.
Omy which would compel them to walk
instead Of paying money for taxis.
voluminous peltry was applied to
all costumes because of the intense
cold on both continents last winter and
because Of the scarcity Of coal In Paris
last January and the promise Of 1t In
this country for this winter.
The Paris designers have given all
kinds Of anecdOtal reasons for their
gowns, and some of the American
dressmakers who are not given to Ell.
their narrative or reasons for their
clothes, are repeating the French talk
In an interesting way.
Nest Dominant Fashlon.
The most dominant fashion pro-
duced this winter II the garment that
slips ON over the head and has pieces
Of the material to tie It into place.
This II quite as primitive a. In days
when Aelisande lived, loved and died.
A year ago. the reporters who study
clothes intently and with an inside
knowledge Of scarcity Of certain ma.
tcrials, prophesieti that the near fu-
ture would bring about women's
clothes that were fashioned to be I'D.
justed without fasteners. France sent
up some trial balloons In gowns that
were cut In two pieces and tied
around the hips by sash that was .
bit Of the mntcrinl III the front wideA
and evidently these trial ballWQo
proved that the nIr was safe for ~
sending out OF dozens Of such frocks.
The Americans huve accepted them
In high giee. II In . novelty that
tickles the mind Of the novelty.hunt.
Ing American women. When you nee
q group Of fashionably dressed won.
en- eagerly talking aud gesticuluting.
pulling odt pieces Of n frock here and
there and turning themselves around
a. on . pivot. you will realize that
they ure each explaining to the other
how the frock II adjusted without q
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER
NEHEMIAH BUILDS THE WALL OF
JERUSALEM.

LESSON TExT-Nehemiah 4:7-21.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord II my
Helper and I will not fear what man
shall do unto me.-Hebrews 1876.
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The strange influence Of q
kind woman once more works
wonders on the savage disposi.
tIon Of the weif.dos-as de.
seribed In the next lnstaiimsnt.
GRO BE coNTiNuEpJ
eeld Feathers.

On August -. 1893. according TO q
story handed down In England. IMAM
passing IA bridge near Preston. Lam.
cashire. saw two large hocks OF birds
meet 70 rapidly TINT 1870 fell TO the
ground. He picked them up and sold
them In Preston market the same dAy
New York Telegram
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Olsek oatin Os.vs.

A French model In black satin
sAows 3aunty little bows Of this ma.
esfial at the turned.bAck cuffs tha4
terminate he elbow.isngth slesve9
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KAzAN EXPERIENCES THE JOY OF MATING AND HUNT.
ING GAME WITH THE WOLF PACK

Kazan vicious Alaskan sedge
his life and goes
zaon his bride country
Even the master afraid to touch the dog
Mistress wins his devotion instantly
Ceady dogteam driver Joins the
following night MCready attacks
the BRIDE flies throat to
the woods and joins wolf pack. he fights pack
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-09
CARE FOR TUBERCULAR VICTIMS
(BY UNITED PRESSl

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a resolu-
tion by which the fight against tnbey5
cu1osis would be made thoroughly ma
tional, with INDECENT sufferers from the
plague maintained jointly by the states
Of their residence and by the federal
government, is before Congress.
Representative Hilliard Of Colorado,
a student Of tuberculosis and methods
of fighting it, sponsored the bill. It pro-
vides for Immediate designation Of hos
pitfalls and sanitoria already esta blished
for the treatment of the white plague.
To these would be consigned cases of
consumption. Provision is made for
the treatment Of INDECENT tubercular
cases.
The government would pay so cent:
a day for each such patient and the
state in which the patients reside would
pay $1.oO a day.