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Counting Seconds.

An easy method Of counting seconds
that is sufficiently accurate for photo
graphic purposes is to repeat phrase
that it takes one second to pronounce.
The majority Of people will require
one second of time to pronounce the
words one hundred and one as rapidly
as clear enunciation will permit. The
last word of the second should always
indicate the number of seconds that
have been counted. Six seconds, for
instance, should be counted one hun
dred and one, one hundred and two,
one hundred and three, one hundred
and four, one hundred and five, one
hundred and six. Many who use this
method can count from thirty to sixty
seconds without varying more than one
or two seconds from the time recorded
by a watch.
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The Eskimo Skin Canoe.

The kayak, or skin canoe, Of the Es-
kimo was in use on the coast Of north
ern Russia two or three centuries ago,
according to DR.. MacRitchie, r. g. A.
(ScoD. Evidence of this Is obtained
from statements made by Burrough In
1856 and from the chronicles Of Dan
ish expedition to Vaigatz In 1858. 1t
was further shown that three kayaks
were captured Off the northern shores
Of Scotland about the end of the sew
enteenth century. One Of these Is still
preserved in the museum Of Marischal
college, Aberdeen. An important fact
is the occasional presence Of a kayay-
using race Of Firms or Ftnnmen In
the Orkney islands during the last
twenty years of the seventeenth CEN
tury, as testified to by three writer's
Of that period.-Toronto Mail and En-
pire.
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Cheap and Dear Men.

In an interview with Darwin P.
Kingsley a writer in the American
Magazine reports:
Suppose you explain, Mr.. Kingsley,
some of the differences between the
$1,000 a year and the $1,000 a year
man."
Punch, faithfulness, capacity for
work and inclination for it." returned
the life insurance president, make up
the yardstick which measures most diff
ferences In salary. It's not at all diff
cult to spot the youth who has the
makings of winner.
'The 5000 a year man. to begin
with, is always on the job. He is too
busy to watch the clock. He is likely
to be quicker at his work than the man
at the next desk, and he Is always look
ing for more things to do. In a room
full of clerks the man who Is always
holloing for heavier tasks doesn't have
to ask for promotions"
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Eye of the Submarina.

Without the periscope the submarine
would be blinded fighter. Its most
deadly work Is done when 1t Is so far
submerged that only foot or two Of
the periscope's tip can be seen. The
periscope Is q long vertical tube Of
small diameter with pFisms at either
end and the necessary lenses. It rises
eighteen feet above the deck, and be-
low, where the other end pierces the
hull, Is the eyepiece for the observer.
1t can be turned in any direction, and
when merchantman trying to run the
blockade or an enemy ship comes with
In its field the submarine Is suddenly
transformed into q formidable and
stealthy sea tiger. The periscope be-
comes its eyes and the dials, COM
passes and other instruments Of the
fire control its brain. The engines that
carry it to effective range are its swift,
tireless legs, and the destructive charge
Of 250 pounds Of guncotton in the un-
leashed torpedo Is the death dealing
jaws and rending claws Of the great
cat that has seen its prey and steals
up on it with the skill Of a tiger stalk
ing buffalo. No tiger Is more merci-
less.-Frank e. Evans in st. Nicholas.
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WEALTHY WOMAN MINISTER.
Countess Sophie Will Help Charitable
and Social Institutions.

Countess Sophie Will Help Charitable
and Social Institutions.
Petrograd.-In a workman's blouse
and q leather skirt Countess Sophie
Panin has already taken up the office
Of assistant minister of social tutelage,
a department of state with the func-
ton Of administering the charitable
and social institutions and also the
care of children. The countess is the
worlds first woman minister. She Is
forty-f1ve years old and wealthy. She
resides In a palace, which she trans
formed into a peoples house, combt-
nation Of recreation place and popular
university.
AS an active worker Of the Constitu-
tional Democratic party the countess
recently was elected a member Of one
Of the newly created subdistricts. She
declared that her staff Of officials will
consist for the most part of women.
She hopes that her appointment will
be the signal for the transfer Of social
institutions In other countries into the
hands Of women.
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Fortress, Silence, Gloom!

The fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul
Is the gloomiest Of bastiles. 1t stands
on the bank Of the Neva In Petrograd,
opposite what was the Winter palace
Of Russia's masters. 1t Is a veritable
temple Of silence, such as Carlyle sigh
ed for In vain. Prince Krapotkin, who
spent many weary months within its
walls, tells how the officers moved
about with silent tread. The floor Of
his cell was covered with felt, and he
found that though the walls had the
appearance Of being paper the paper
was only pasted on canvas, behind
which was a wire grating packed with
layers Of felt Krapotkin measured
his cell and found that ten steps from
one corner to the other repeated 150
times was two-thirds of a mile. He
desired to walk five miles a day and
accomplished his task walking rapidly
to the corners, but turning slowly to
avoid dizziness.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Butter From Bird Fat.

A queer sort of butter is obtained In
Trinidad, where COWS and cream are
scarce. This hutter is the boiled down
fat Of bird called the guacharo. This
bird lives in the darkest caves and sell
dom is seen. in the daylight. The young
birds are extremely plump. and from
them is obtained the rich fat The
birds are taken from their nests when
two or three weeks old. After they are
killed they are put on to boil. not In
water. but in their own fat. The na-
tives experience some difficulty In get
ting at the nests Of the guacharo, for
they must creep through caves and
wade through stsgnant pools to reach
their prey. The full grown guacharo is
30 timid that no one ever has been able
to photograph a living specimen.
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Washington. - Senator William E
Borah Of Idaho lost his watch recently,
and President Wilson found 1t. The
senator was riding his horse In Rock
Greek park when he looked at bis
watch, the present Of Occur d'Alene
miners. Then he showed 1t into the fob
pocket of his riding breeehes-Or
thought he did. When some time later
he reached for the watch it was miss.
ing. Recalling the spot where he last
had looked at 1t, he galloped back, dis
mounted and, leading his horse by the
reins, scanned the bride path.
Just then President and Mrs. Wilson,
attended by a cavalry sergeant, can
tered up the path, and the president
stopped when he saw the senator.
Lost anything, senatorT' asked the
president.
"My watch" replied Borah.
The president dismounted and Joined
In the search. After ten minutes be
suggested that perhaps the senator had
missed the fob pocket and that the
watch had dropped inside his riding
breeches. Sitting down on a log, the
senator pulled off his right riding boot
and found the watch.
AS the president turned to remOunt
he said with whimsical blandness:
"Why don't you wear a wrist watch.
senator?"
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The Latchstring 10 Out.

The saying "The latchstring is out"
signifies hospitality. 1t is a standing
Invitation to visit the party who uses
1t. In early times throughout New
England and other parts of the coun-
try the houses were built of logs, and
the door fastenings were simply q
wooden latch on the inside Of the door,
which fell into a notched stick in the
doorpost. The simple contrivance was
owing to the fact that nails and iron
were hard to get On the inside the
latch was lifted by the hand easily, but
to lift it from the outside a hole was
bored in the door, which was made of
slabs, and a string passed through,
which was fastened to the latch. BY
pulling the string the latch was lifted
and the door opened. To lock the door
the string was drawn inside SO that q
person on the outside could not use 1t.
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Courtesy TO the Flaa.

Civilians have all kinds Of trouble
when visiting a military camp, because
they invariably attempt to pass the
flag waving at regimental or brigade
headquarters without paying 1t any
more recognition than they would an
ice wagon or a garbage can. But in
such places they are compelled to e1-
tend proper courtesy to the flag Of
their country. There is always hawk
faced colonel roosting In the black
depths Of his tent just behind the col
ors, and woe to the soldier On guard II
he lets a civilian go past without sa-
luting.
When q civilian starts to pass the
colors without removing his hat the
sentry, knowing that the regimental
hawk Is glaring balefully at him,
swoops down on the surprised civilian
and sternly says, Take OF your hat"
Women, Of course, cannot take OF
their hats to the colors, but as they
pass the colors or the colors are car
red by them, they can at least stop
talking and keep their eyes fastened on
Old Glory.-Chicago Herald.
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RAVEN CATCHES COINS.
London Misery Bird Seizes Money
and Afterward Hides Il.

London Misery Bird seizes Money
and Afterward Hides Il.
London.-Even a raven has his likes
and dislikes. At the Cardiff barracks
there Is one sergeant for whom the
bird (sent home by the Second Welsh
regiment some years ago. bears a pos
tive dislike.
When the gentleman In khaki with
three stripes comes along the raven
retires with a hop, a skip and q jump
to safe distance Of twenty yards.
When the sergeant moves off the ra-
ven returns to the spot he retreated
from, but If his pet aversion should
turn he gets ready to move of again.
The dislike was evidently created by
teasing, for the sergeant often gives
the sable bird his dinner.
The raven Is very fond of playing
with coin. If a person drops, say, a
shilling it is caught In the birds beak
before the coin can reach the ground.
Then, having secured his money, the
black old miser seeks an early oppor-
tunity to hide it.
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.

Many people do not know that tu-
berculosis can be cured. 1t is surpris-
ing how some persons are depressed
when informed that they have even be-
ginning consumption. The distressful
picture of advanced, far advanced and
even fatal tuberculosis must be upper
most in the mind of such. No wonder,
if such picture is in mind, that they
become panicstricken when their dis
ease is diagnosed as tuberculosis.
Many times the fear of the disease is
so great that the patient will request
the doctor to conceal the facts. The
folly of such a request is so evident
that to discuss it seems a waste of
time, space and energy. The person
who has tuberculosis should know it as
early as possible in order to take prop
er measures to cure it. Early tubercu-
losis is more easily cured than the mod
erately advanced case; the moderately
advanced case is more easily cured
than the far advanced. Those facts
are so evident that there should be no
question.
When people know the signs of early
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Odd Marriage Ceremony.

Polynesia is probably the only place
In the world where the marriage feast
takes place without the presence OF
the bridegroom. For some unexplain-
ed reason the young man is "sent into
the BUSH when negotiations are open
ed with the family Of his bride, and he
remains there during the subsequent
festivities. 1t is only when the guests
have departed and the girl is left alone
with his parents that messengers are
dispatched for him.
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There's Profit In GROWING Herbs.

Particularly pleasant to grow are
herbs" says Grace Tabor In the Wo
mans Home Companion, "and by lit
tie study Of their very special market
they may be easily turned into pir
money. Every butcher who makes his
own sausage is a potential customer
and the large packing houses, Of course
use large quantities. Chemists, per
fumers and pickle factories also re
quire them. Solicit trade If this line
is what you think>you would like, Of
fering a sample Of your wares, just as
any manufacturer shows samples OF
his goods"
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He Had To.

If all men were like a colored porter
In Frankfort, newspaper men would
find the game an extremely easy one.
The porter, who is known to every
man and boy In the city, recently was
divorced from his first wife and with
In few days was married again. A
reporter happened In the clerks office
Just as he was about taking out his
license.
"When are you to be married,
Frank" asked the reporter.
The porter told him, and the ques-
doning was continued until his wife
to be grabbed hold Of his arm and
whispered, Don't tell that man all
about this"
"I've got to-" the porter whispered
back. "He's a reporter."-Indianapolis
News.
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ENLISTED AS PRIVATE.
Former Congressman Quickly. Earned
Promotion to Rank of CORPORAL.

Former Congressman Quickly. Earned
Promotion to Rank of Corporal.
Detroit.-Edwin DENLY, aged forty
seven, probably the most distinguished
American to enlist In the ranks at the
first call to arms, was promoted to the
rank Of corporal In the United States
marine corps. Mr.. DENLY was a MEN,
Der Of congress from 1904 to 1911, for
mer president Of the local board Of
commerce and prominent attorney Of
this city.
Corporal DENLY, who Is undergoing
military training at Port Royal, 8. c.,
headed the list in a competitive exam
ination open to all members Of his
company. His enlistment as a private
IN the marine corps caused consider
able comment when he expressed the
belief that he could serve his country
best as an enlisted man.
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tuberculosis they will proceed TO o..
rid of them. Follow the good old %,
sible rules that are a powerful aid !,
curing consumption and most svmr
toms will disappear. Those that fail
to vanish will best be gotten rid ~
by your family physician eonstaD,
care, treatment and supervision.
There is a wide circle of earnas,
workers in every progressive eft,
teaching the people to prevent con.
sumption and the way to cure it. Tbev
are pointing out the errors that helm
to make consumption so that such NAV
be avoided. The way to prevent tbs
disease and the method of cure bavs
much in common. Common sense i,
the basis of both.
Irregular eating, going to work or to
school without breakfast, insufficient
food during the day, overeating at one
meal, bad air, dirty and dusty living
rooms, not enough sleep, frequenting
Overerowded and poorly ventilated
buildings, drinking beer, gin, rum and
whisky or other alcoholic beverages
smoking and splitting and snuff dip
ping help to produce consumption
Avoid those evils also to cure the dis.
ease.
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Tokyo,

1t is remarkable how many persons,
some Of whom may lay claim to edu-
cation and familiarity with Japan, per
sist in misspelling the name Of Japan's
capital. OF course If government off,
cials and western diplomats In japan
insist on spelling it To-E-o, western
people, ignorant Of the japanese Ian
guage, cannot be blamed for pronounc-
ing it in three syllables Uo-keeyo),
much to the amused disgust Of the Jap
anese. The japanese ideographs are
only two and are best represented by
the two romaji syllables Tokyo, pro-
nounced with a very slight emphasis
on the first syllable.-Japan Magazine.
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Her Dear Husband.

"Why," exclaimed a newly married
woman to a bunch Of friends, "for
three months after our marriage my
dear husband made me bake hot bis
cults for him every meal"
"And yet your husband is strong,
healthy looking fellow" answered her
friend In establishment. Doctors say
that SUCH diet is terrible, and
"Oh, yes, this husband is healthyl i
was referring to my first husband"-
Cleveland Plalin Dealer.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Give Your Stomach O Rest.

+ Give Your Stomach q Rest.
+ Give your stomach a good rest
I. by eating plain salads or fruits
+ or fresh green stun, cutting out
{. tea and coffee, soda water and
1. other destroyers, and drink all
+ the water you can pour down
I. and watch the effect After this
+ internal cleansing you can eat
I. what nature intended you to eat
+ meats, vegetables, fish, eggs
+ and whatever you really crave.
+ Men cannot make rules that go
+ contrary to nature Fads are
+ symptoms Of diseased stomachs
+ or the outgrowth Of some indi-
+ vidual idiosyncrasy. There are
+ no brain foods, no muscle build
+ ing tablets, no nerve strength
+ eners, that can be made to take
+ the place Of q varied diet. Ev-
+ cry bit Of food contains elements
+ which are taken up by the blood
+ and distributed to the body.
+
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CENSUS FACTS SACRED.
Detectives, Collectors and Relatives
Turned Away Disappointed.

New YOrk.-Ever since the an
nouncement was made that regiStra-
ton under the state military census
law was practically complete the Of
fees of the city director of census and
the tabulating division have been the
objective points for private detectives
bill collectors and relatives looking for
missing persons.
No single item of information was
given out nor will be, for the state
officials say that all facts gathered by
the census takers are sacred and be-
yond the reach of subpOenas.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Snikenard.

Spikenard, or nard, mentioned by St.
John xii, 8. and st. Mark xiv, 8, was a
highly aromatic plant growing largely
In the Indies. From this plant was
made the valuable extract or unguent
or favorite perfume used at ancient
baths and feasts.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
ManiIa's Name Widely Used.

Manila has given its name probably
to more articles Of commerce than any
other city in the world. Manila" to
bacco, cheroots, hemp, hats, paper
mating, bracelets and rings are just
a few of the things which remind peo-
pie in different countries Of the capital
Of the Philippines.-London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
SHARK CAUGHT IN SOUND.
Makes Hard Fight, but Goes to chine''
Cafe For Food.

New London, Conn. - Sharks. tha'
terrorized bathers along the Atlanuc
coast last summer, have reappeareu
this season.
A seven foot man eater was tOWeu
into this harbor by the fishing smack
Ellen. The big fish was caught In tns
trawling nets a short way out In Long
Island sound. It was alive Wnen
brought here and put up hard strug
gle before being landed.
The shark was taken to a Chinesc
restaurant in Bank street, where II
was utilized for food.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
GERMANY'S AlRSHlP
MOTORS UNCERTAIN

@ Paris-Owing to the lack OF
6 material Germany's newest
= highest powered aeroplanes are
@ less reliable than the older ones
o being equipped with smaller mo
o tors, because iron has been sun
O stituted for brass. This hloi
q nation comes from an aSialoi
o prisoner who was flying In q TO
o paired English machine "nieu
Q had fallen behind the GerI'AD
q lines
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
ERNAL HOT E L
CHICAGO
6155 WENTWORTH AVE.
PHONE 3465 ENGLEWooD
ROOMS 25c PER NIGHT AND UP
ROOMS S1.oo PER WEEK AND UP
Plant of an Artist.

"How was the big political meeting|
"It should have been better" replied
the leader of the band. IF the speak
ers hadn't kept getting up and inter
rupting the music it would have been
q fine concert. Washington Star.
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His Experience.

'1That young electrician got an an
swer from the girl he proposed to that
was opposed to all his scientific princi
pies"
"What was it?'
"a decided negative which was also
quite positive."-Baltimore American.
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Somethina Maansrian.

Ars. A.-What did your husband say
when he saw the bill for your new
gown? Mrs. B.-I didn't hear. start
ed to play on the piano.
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lust Like n Woman.

'T understand your wife has been
quite Ill, but Is now convalescent."
"Yes."
"How was she looking when you left
the hospital?"
'In the hand mirror. Times
Union.
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Monna Luck

Fatgued Phifp-Did the lady t,row
boilin' water on youse? Wandering
Walter-Worse'n dat, Phil: worse'n dat.
1t was soapsuds!
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

Watertown, Mass.-James Monahan,
who came to thiss country from Ire
land In 1S4S, Is dead at his home here
ut the age Of no years. He was forty
one years old when he came here.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
A Wise BOYS Reply,

Willie's Mamma Come now, VII
lie, am ready to hear you repeat your
history lesson. Wfllie-Aw, let history
repeat itself-Philadelphi Record.
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His Loyalty to Alma Mater.

"You say Dibling's allegiance to his
alma mater has never waveredT
"Never. Dibling has been out Of col
lege more than twenty years, and he
still borrows money from bis college
chums Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
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Of Coura-

''How did Blanche happen to marry
an opticianr'
"It was an optician that asked her"
Puck
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Hateful.

The Woman-I hate to think Of my
thirtieth birthday! The Man-Let's not
bring up the past-Exchange.
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Useless Advice.

Mrs. Batz-You ought to brace up
and show your wife who is running
things at your house. Cralle (sadly)
1t isn't necessary. She knows
Puck.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

A man should be upright, not have
10 be kept straight.-Marcus Aureliue.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

The high impulse should be followed
at any risk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

TO ALLEN STEVEN.- read your
letter to James Steele, Jr., and have
come to the conclusion that you are
either an atheist or a man who says
things just to cause argument. Any
man who sincerely believes the world
would be better off or could even ex-
list without the thousands Of Gods
own good men is cracked in the up
per story.
Now, come of, Steven, and quit
your kidding. I have read many of
your letters in The Day Book and
other papers and have not found one
argument that is worth considering
by an intelligent person. In my Opin-
ion, you would do the world a great
deal more good if you would shovel
coal more and write less.
So, cheer up, pal, and get on the
right side Of the fence. The white
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

conditions to make himself and his
family more comfortable. People
may not look around twice when this
man passes, and he may not have any
desire to be the wisest man in town,
but to the mans family waiting at
home for his return he is the best
man in the world. He may not be
rich, but he is surely happy.-H. E.
Scheck.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

but to the mans family waiting at
home for his return he is the best
man in the world. He may not be
rich, but he is surely happy.-H. E.
Scheck.
WHY PRAISE FIELD IlI?I am
enclosing some clippings from Trib-
Une regarding the enlistment Of Mar
shall Field III, which lauded him to
the skies. Marshall Field !. is en-
titled to all the credit given him. He
worked up the business which bears
his name.
When he lived some of the profits
were distributed among some Of his
employees. His will, however, only
left a measly 100000 for their
share. have been informed that be-
fore he died he was arranging to
make another which would be a more
liberal allowance.
Marshall Field IL spent about
week in the business, then got tired
and spent the rest Of his time dash
ing around town. F. Ill, the great
hero who is now enlisting, to the
best Of my knowledge, has not even
been in the wholesale store more
than two of three times, and l, as an
empIoye for the last Is years, have
never seen him.
You will remember before he was
married he was going to live in Chi
cago and get in and work at the
place which kept him in society all
his life and his father before them
without either of them turning a
hand. A fat was rented by him at
$4,000 a year in advance without
anyone occupying it. When he was
married he and his wife did not like
the idea of living in the west, so they
went to the east.
What chances is he taking that
any Tom, Dick or Harry does not
take? He does not worry about liv-
Ch1vr1I 10 no kT,o ,I1,I