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spanish poubloons.

Should one find a pirates buried
treasure he would have to dispose OF
his Spanish gold at its bullion value,
for since Aug. 1, 1908, when the COM
mon crier made proclamation from the
steps of the Royal Exchange of Lon
don that after that date the doublOon
would cease to be legal tender In the
West Indies, including British Guiana,
the doubloOn has not been the precious
thing 1t was. In 1870 and for a cen
fury after it was worth IS, more or
less. 1t has ceased to be coined in Its
native country, Spain, and since 1908
1t has been unpopular In the West In
dies, where for long time 1t figured
In a mixed circulation, embracing Brit
lsh, United States and Spanish coins.
In the interest of romance, however,
the name at least must survive. 1t
signifies nothing more than that the
coin was double the value of pistole,
but the "doubloon" was never such a
mouth filling mockery as "pieces of
eight" which suggests great riches,
but means only Spanish silver dollars,
pieces equivalent to eight reals.-Roch-
ester Post Express
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William De Morgan.

In spite of himself William De Nor
gan became famous. He deliberately
violated all the rules made for the
guidance of novelists who seek to be-
come popular. None of his novels was
addressed to the greater public that is
avid for the latest thing of the moment
In fiction, but nevertheless the reach
ed that public. He was law unto
himself in the novels that he wrote
during his marvellous career that span
ned only ten years. 1t is doubtful If
In English literature or In any other
can be found writer whose life and
literary career are comparable to his.
He was an old man when the world of
readers came to know him, and his age
was an asset toward celebrity. At
seventy he was hailed as eagerly as
Kipling was hailed at twenty, and In
his way he was no less prodigy than
the younger writer-Bookman.
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Joy In Trying.

Do not allow yourself to just drift
along through life. Set before you an
aim. some real purpose. Cultivate hope
and ambition to accomplish something.
Do not be contented to let things hap
pen: make things happen. Whatever
YOUR business or occupation aim to ex-
eel in it. Financial gain is not all one
gets from labor well performed. Your
character is elevated and your mind Is
enlarged. and the satisfaction In haY-
ing done well is the most real Joy.
Don't be afraid to set your aim high.
Gid 1t with your highest ideals. Let
the hope of its attainment nerve your
every act. Turn incidents and circum'
stances toward the attainment of your
aim. If you have no aim you reach
nowhere A life without purpose Is
dreary thing, without real joy. Sup
pose you fail to reach the heights you
have set as your standard; you will
have gone higher than If you had not
strlven. You will be more useful, OF
more worth, than if you had not tried
Milwaukee Journal.
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tinue two years, and take a military
census of present and past Princeton
men to find what each can do for his
country.
The university has also notified the
war department 1t stands ready to turn
over its plant to the government when
ever required.
The resolution to appoint commit
tee to supervise the research work of
the university professors was made al
the suggestion of George e. Hale. chair
man of the national research council
and Of the Mount Wilson solar OBJ
servatory, who wrote to Professor Ed
win G. Conklin, explaining what the
world of science expected in event OF
war. In his letter he says:
I'm the face of war every loyal man
of science would be willing to drop his
present work and devote his time and
attention to researches in military
problems. No one should hesitate be-
cause he faces new conditions. His
experience as an investigator in any
field will serve him well. 1t should
not be forgotten that many Of the
greatest discoveries have been made by
men Of science who have come with
fresh vision into a new department,
where freedom from the hampering
eneoC VI naDIU ana urauIUIon mas Ilvrv
than compensated for deficiency in spe-
cial experience"
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A Famous New York Street.

Few of the thousands of people who
pass the corner of Nassau and John
streets every day know the early his
tory of Nassau street. And yet right
at that corner is a bronze tablet which
gives in concise form the following
historical information:
Nassau Street, Known Originally
as the Street That Runs by the Pye
Woman Was Laid Out About 1896 and
Was Named In Honor of the House of
Nassau. Whose Head at That Time
Was William the Third, King of Eng
land and Stakeholder of the Dutch Re
public. Nassau Street Became Identi-
fed With the Jewelry Trade More
Than Half Century Ago"
The bronze tablet is on the exterior
of the building at the northwest cor
ner of Nassau and John streets. 1t
was erected by the Maiden Lane His
torical society in 1916.-New York Sun.
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submarines. Among other things, re-
ports show that Germany probably has
200 1,OO0-ton submarines of the newer
type capable of wide radius of action
and greater execution than any devised
by other nations.
The very latest German submarines
have considerably thicker skins than
earlier types and are said to be able to
take considerable punishment from
light guns, especially in clashes with
armed merchant craft.
The understanding is that the Ger
man navy has largely standardized
submarine construction and can turn
, out the largest underwater craft In
large numbers in short time.
In view of the feverish activity of
the German navy in turning out SUBJ
marines, naval experts are not inclined
to belittle the task which lies before
the United States and the allies in
Kidding the high seas of the under
water menace. If Germany can turn
out large, powerful submarines IN
great numbers and keep them coming
steadily the task will prove anything
but easy.
The fact that the tonnage destroyed
n'.>-- TL 49, r--- - L-'-- -
figure set by Berlin has encouraged the
belief In the allied countries that Ger
many has already passed her maxi
mum in utilizing the submarine to
''starve" England and the nations
fighting with that country.
But American naval officers are not
inclined to take this view. Although
they are confident the submarine prob
lem will be solved, they will not be
surprised If ii takes a long time
Naval preparations for all emergen
cies have settled down largely to rou
tine. Instead of being in haste navy
department officials and navy officers
go about their tasks with cool determi-
nation. Some of tie higher officers skip
the barber shop occasionally and work
long hours in their offices and in their
homes after office hours. But there is
no outward evidence of excitement In
or about the navy department The
machinery is in smooth running order
and appears to be working with pre-
cisiOn
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Wall Balanced Diet.

One Of the most common faults Of
the diet is the eating Of too much pro-
tein foods. In excess this is hard for
the body to excrete and is likely to de-
compose In the intestines with the
formation of poisonous waste products.
Green vegetables and raw fruit are
important elements of the diet. There
is little energy In these foods, but they
supply mineral salts which the body
needs and curious substances called
vitamins, which are easily destroyed
by cooking.
One food expert has suggested rule
for securing a well balanced diet. 1t
Is: An ordinary family should spend
about as much for milk, vegetables
and fruits as for meats, fish and eggs
and as much for milk and eggs as for
meat and fish.
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potato PATRIOTS" NEEDED.
Woodcraft League Urges Boys and
Girls to Help Nation.


Ernest Thompson Seton, chief of the
Woodcraft League of America, has sent
an appeal to the members of the league
asking them to shoulder the hoe and
"hoe your countrys way to victory in
the campaign to increase the food sup
ply of the nation. The league believes
that potatoes may decide the great
war" and urges boys and girls wishing
to become potato patriots to join the
Woodcraft potato clubs.
Each patriot will agree to plant and
raise not less than fifty hills of this
very necessary vegetable and donate
the receipts to some worthy war fund.
Those who join will receive a club but
ton and complete instructions for plant
ing and caring for their potato crop.
An American flag and n Woodcraft
League Potato club pennant will be
given to the patriot raising the best
crop from $50 square feet. Groups of
five will receive a charter personally
signed by Ernest Thompson Seton.
Free seed potatoes for planting TWEEN
ty-fve hills will be given to the first
hundred applicants.
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Cousin Henry is an expert In mo-
tives. II you were reading off list
of names and overlooked Henry he
would understand He would know
exactly the motive that prompted you
to do 1t. If you don't think to intro
duce him to the man who is with you
he can see through 1t. He may have
to go back four or five years, but he
will make a complete case against you.
In less than an hour he will know
what your motive was. Right now he
is angry because his daughter was not
selected as valedictorlan Of her class,
You may think that the other girl de-
served TO be selected, but you don't
know all that Henry knows. 1t is a
long story, but he is willing to tell 1t
to you and after hearing 1t you will
understand the motive-you will I'M
derstand that it is case of spite work.
Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
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The emerald has been known since
early times both in Europe and in GER
tain parts Of the orient, where its at
tractive color and rarity have endowed
it with the highest rank and varied
lore. Its name may be traced back to
an old Persian word which appeared
in Greek as "smaragdos," mentioned
by Theophrastus over 800 years before
the Christian era, and again in Latin
as "smaragdus," seen in the writings
of Pliny, who particularized somewhat
on its properties and supposed me-
dicinal virtues and was even shrewd
enough to suspect it's identity with the
much more common beryl, although
eighteen centuries elapsed before this
suspicion was verified by scientific
proof.
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BOARD FOR WAR METALS.
Members to Deal With Supply of Brass
and Aluminium.

Washington-To deal with problems
of brass and aluminium supply for the
army and navy the Council of National
Defense created two committees to act
In conjunction with the raw materials
committee of the Civilian Advisory
Commission. The two new committees
are expected to bring highly valuable
technical information to the army and
navy. Committees to deal with other
raw materials vital to the conduct of
the war are being formed and will be
announced later.
The two committees announced fol
low:
Brass-Charles f. BROKER and c. d.
Goss, Waterbury, Conn; Lewis Fl.
Jones, Detroit; Barton Hazelton, Rome,
N. Y, and f. J. Kingsbury, Bridgeport,
Conn.
Aluminum-Arthur L. Davis, New
York; e. e. Allyne, Cleveland, and 10
seph A. Janney, Philadelphia.
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BOY STUCK IN BIG GUN.
With the Help of Rope He Game Out
All RIGHT.

South Bethlehem, Pa.-The Bethle-
hem Steel works recently forged the
first sixteen-inch gun for the United
States navy, the second made in this
country. The first one, also cast here,
guards the Atlantic entrance to the
Panama canal and can fire a shot al
most sixteen miles.
A slender apprentice wanted to have
the honor OF having crawled through
the sixteen inch naval gun. 1t wasn't
an easy job to work himself along, and
halfway through he got stuck and
yelled for help. Some of the men want
ed to pull him out backward, but one
of the mechanics sympathized with the
boy and pushed in a rope from the
front. He managed to get it around
his shoulders and eventually landed
head foremost.
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PISTOL THREAT HOLDS MAID.
Society Leader Takes Drastic Step TO
Prevent Servant From Leaving.

Evanston, Ill. The practice Of old
feudal Kentucky of shooting those who
invade your home in search of some
thing you own will be staged In staid
old Evanston unless other women
cease enticing away the maids of one
society leader late from down south"
Annie, maid extraordinary. is the
bone Of contention.
II am caring Saturday night" said
Annie after talk with one of her mis-
tress friends. Mrs. Jones will pay
me higher wages"
Down where come from" drawled
the mistress, they shoot people for
taking things of whole lot less value
than servar :. You can go with Mrs.
Jones If you want to. But some day
am going to call on Mrs. Jones. Either
she or you is going to answer the door.
am going to. shoot the first one of you
| see. That's all"
Annie is holding down the old job,
and Mrs. Jones is not nearly so anxious
to hire her 90 she believed she was.
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How David Garrick Made His Fortune.

If David Garrick had had no more
than his salary as an actor he would
have had little to leave at his death.
He made his fortune as joint proprie-
tor, and for time as sole proprietor,
of Drury Lane theater, so that the
amount set down to himself as salary
was practically nominal When he re-
tired from the stage in 1776 he sold
half his share In the theater for 1885,
900. He was probably the only actor
who consistently made Shakespeare
pay, and, like Shakespeare, he was
actor, author and proprietor.
1t may be recalled that Garrick, who
had no enemies outside his own pro-
fession, was the grandson of French
man exiled at the revocation Of the
edict of Nantes and that his father
was a captain in the army.-London
Standard
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NOVEL RECRUITING METHOD.
Premier Of Aussralia's Plea Given ORA.
matte Effect.

acknowledgements from Australia
describe a scene that occurred In sgd
ney while Premier Hughes was ad-
dressing a crowd of 10000 people and
appealing for recruits. AS he was
speaking some troopers of the light
horse led into the square fifty riderless
horses carrying white cloths inscribed
who will fill an empty saddle"
"You are living" Mr. Hughes plead
ed. "You are Australians. Your coun.
try is In danger. God will be with you"
Within twenty minutes every horse
had rider, and the jangling bits and
the Gathering hoofs had reused the
crowd to a state of intense excitement
1t is expected that this dramatic Incl
dent will help in stimulating the re
cruiting campaign.
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The history Of science has seven
n~"'>'~--- '-'-- Ll40.4 iII al ages more
or less have tried to solve, but which
have finally been given up by all. To
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow
ing: First, squaring the circle; second,
duplication Of the cube; third, frisco
ton of an angle; fourth, perpetual mo-
ton; fifth, transmutation of metals;
sixth, fxation Of mercury; seventh,
elixir of life. Some lists put the phi
losophers stone for the last three and
then add astrology and magic to make
the seven.
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JAIL De LUXE, BUT EMPTY.
Westchester Offers Marble Baths, Etc.
but Can't Get Convicts.

New York-V. Everit Macy, multi
millionaire commissioner of correction
of Westchester county, has taken over
the new penitentiary de luxe at East
View, but he cannot get any prisoners
to fill 1t.
There are plenty of Westchester men
serving sentences-20O In fact-but
they were committed to Blackwells Is
land for their full terms. and there
seems no legal way to transfer them.
New York would like to let go of them,
but can't Mr.. Macy needs at least
forty at once or there will be no gar
den truck in the summer, there being
no one to plant the garden.
The prison has marble shower baths,
writing desks, real linen for the tables
and pretty much all the comforts of
home except freedom.
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U BOAT RADIANCE
Knotty Problem ConfrontS United
States Naval Department.
CONFIDENT OF SOLVING IT.

Do Not Expect It Will Be Easy Task
However-Latest German Submers'-
BILE Said to Be Able to Take Consid-
cradle Punishment From Light Guns
of Armed Merchant Graft.
Washington. Navy department al
vices indicate that Germany has laid
down no new capital ship or destroyer
during the war, combining new con-
struction to submarines. Battleships,
battle cruisers and destroyers building
when the war began have been I'm
ished, but aside from them Germanys
naval constructing geniuses have de-
voted their efforts to turning out large
numbers of submarines and to improv.
ing such craft.
While little positive information has
been received, naval officers are salts
fed with the information regarding
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Not That Bill.

II can't tell canvasback duck from
a barnyard specimen"
Experts say you can tell by the
bill"
How so? The bill for one is al
ways as high as the bill for the other.
That's what I'm kicking about
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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II understand they sold their house
for $4,000 more than they paid for it. !"
How luckyw
Lucky nothing! After they'd sold
1t they discovered that they've got to
pay $1,000 more than they received
for their house for another home to
live in."-Detroit Free Press.
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EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM.
Lloyd George Now Discovers He Had
Hundreds of Schoolmates.

LOndon.-LlCyd George told a friend
the other day that he was beginning to
schoolmates as there were passengers
on the MayfiOwer, which carried the
pilgrim fathers to the American coast
in the seventeenth century.
The premier made this observation
after the amusing discovery that he
had thousands of schoolmates when he
was schoolboy in Wales. He said the
attendance never exceeded thirty. but
that almost every day his mail in
cludes a letter from SoWriody WIN he
gins by saying, II was once at school
with you"
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His Hard Luck,

A small boy whose record for de-
pUrumenC at school had always stood
at 100 came home one day recently
with his standing reduced to SO.
"What have you been doing, my
SOM" asked his doting mother.
"Been doing?" replied the young
hopeful. Been doing just as / have
been doing all along, only the teacher
caught me this time" - Philadelphia
Inquirer
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WOMEN WEAR HOOPSKIRTS.
Old Time Costume Reception In Cocks
Home For Belgian Fund.

New York, 1.-THE old country place of
Representative William w. Cocks at
Westbury ON Long Island, had the ap-
pearance of an old manse during the
Revolutionary war, Mrs. Cocks and
number of her neighbors held recep-
ton at which every one wore an old
costume. There were the hoopskirts.
the hustle and the hobble.
Over 500 persons crowded the Cocks
home and good sum was realized for
the Belgian relief fund, for the benefit
of which the affair was held.
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Too Much For Him,

II thought he was going to marry
that girl?"
"Well, he did think Of 1t. But it
seems when he called the other night
she threw him down"
well, If she's as good as that at
wrestling l don't blame him for quit
ting"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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WOULD COVER FAIR FORMS.
Illinois Bill Fixes Low Limit For De-
collete Gowns.

Springfield, Ill.-A barred zone"
regulating decollete gown exposures In
bathrooms will be established by the
state of Illinois If an amendment Of
fered by Senator Denvir to a Demo
cratic bill is adopted.
Senator Denvir's amendment would
prohibit at public dances women from
wearing any dress that exposed the
body below a line drawn from Shout
der tip to shoulder tip.
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DYE STOCK RISES $50 TIMES.
Britisher Bankrupt Before War Now
Worth $425,ooo.

London.-The few firms Of British
dye manufacturers have made enor-
nous profits since the beginning OF
the war. The report of one of them
shows that the value Of its shares has
risen from 50 to $500.
The value OF the stock held by one
stakeholder who was declared bank
rupt before the war jumped to $425,-
600. Before the war the stock was
worth about $500.
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COLLEGES IN WAR
Institutions of Learning Rush to
National Defense.
SCIENTIFIC AID IMPORTANT.

Princeton Has Adopted Resolutions to
Enlarge Military Science and Tactics
Course to Continue Two Years-Cen-
sus of College Men to See What Each
Can Do.
Princeton, n. J.-Princeton univer
sity will not be behind other American
institutions of learning in furthering
Americas defense. OF the many pre-
paredness measures proposed here one
of the most important is the scientific
aid to be given the national research
council In solving military problems
and devising new engines of war.
President Hibben has appointed
committee Of twelve members of the
faculty, alumni and trustees to super
wise this work.
The faculty has also adopted resolu-
lions to enlarge the military science
and tactics course, Which will now con
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didn't | tell you that when you
met a man IN hard luck you ought to
greet him with a smile?" said the wise
and good counselor.
YES" replied the finty souled per
son. 81 went even further than that
I gave him the grand laugh"
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Books In Brazil.

In Brazil, as throughout South Amer
lea, French is almost universally read.
Editions of the classics are found in
most homes, and bookstores are filed
with modern French writer's of prose
or verse, sometimes in translation and
as frequently in the original.
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Young Clerk-DO you like to stand
in front of the store and see the crowds
so by? Old Merchant-No, but l like
to stand in the back of our store and
see the crowds come buy.-Exchange.
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Best Way of Takina Iron.

When anemic persons have to take
Iron the best form in which to admin
DRY, asparagus, lentils, carrots and
peas, all of which contain much iron.
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Gold, like the sun, which melts wax
and hardens clay, expands great souls
and contracts bad hearts.-R ivarOl.
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Let us teach people as much as we
can to enjoy, and they will learn for
themselves to sympathize. Stevenson.
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Scribbler-Can you suggest a simile
for giving advice? Scrawler-How
would pouring water ON a ducks back
do?-Philadelphia Record.
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A Stioker.

Howell-ROwell is a man of tenacity.
Powell-Yes. If he were dog and got
a grip on your trousers you would be
perfectly safe in ordering a new pair.
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Pistols.

Pistols were invented at Pistoja.
Italy, and were first used by English
cavalrymen In 1914.