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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Effect of Wind Upon Sound.

One of the government scientists
gives an interesting explanation Of the
action of the wind in preventing the
spread of sound.
1t is, he claims, not the wind as such
that prevents sound from travelling
against it, but differences in the
strength Of the wind If, for instance.
the wind is stronger above than below
or stronger at one side its effect will
be to tilt the sound waves in one direc-
tiOn or another. Differences of temper
ature in the air also cause DETECTION of
the waves Of sound. Other atmos-
pheric causes exist which defect sound
from a straight course. Some of the
sirens in this country. says this sc1en-
tist, produce sounds which ought theO-
retically to be audible at a distance of
1900 miles; but, in fact, the auth0ri-
ties are satisfied if they are heard only
two miles away. The reason for the
between calculation and
was probably atmospheric
detection of the sound.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Vacation and Efficiency.

1t is the change really more than the
rest that is of so much value in vaca-
ton. Besides the absorption of the
fatigue products, there is an opportuDj-
ty given those functions which have
remained inactive and sluggish, and
even atrophic, to exercise and develop.
1t is a restoration of balance For con-
fined and sedentary workers even hard
and coarse country work is restful and
invigorating. For indoor workers this
sort of a vacation means a new lease
on life. Very often a border line case
of tuberculosis is maintained Il little
longer above the line by proper vaca-
tion. The increas sed tendency to arteriO-
sclerOsis and other degenerative cOndi-
tions, as well as premature senility,
nearly all the result Of high pressure
and efficiency, can be much neutralized
by periodic vacations, a vacation free
from the grind, of course, but also
from the worry incident thereto. The
vacation is a therapeutic measure come
to stay.-New York Medical Journal.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
A Thirtu.threa Year lob

The founder of synthetic phiIosO-
ply" so called as being an attempt at
fusing all the sciences into a whole,
was Herbert Spencer. 1t was in 1859,
when he was about forty, that Spencer
projected his scheme Of philosophy,
based on the principle Of evolution I'm
its relation to life, mind, society and
morals He proposed a scheme requir-
ing him to complete eleven volumes I'm
twenty years, but he was thirty-three
years at work on it, and then 1t had
greatly exceeded the original scope. To
the accomplishment Of his self imposed
and gigantic task he devoted all Of his
time, strength and mental powers,
gteadfastly refusing honors and titles
Delicate from infancy, he yet lived TO
pass his eighty-third milestone.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Miuht Have chanqed History

Here is the story Of an averted trag
edy which, if it had not been averted,
might have changed the whole course
Of modern history in Europe. The time
was about three weeks after Sado'wa
The place was the little village Of PRS
dorf, about thirty miles from Vienna.
King William Of Prussia and Bismarck
were there, and they sat down on a ter
race outside q small cafe to drink beer
Kern, an Austrisn forester, saw them
He regarded them as the deadly enc
mics Of his country. He was an excel
lent marksman, and he had his double
barreled gun with him. Taking aim
from behind cover. he was about to
fire when his wife, seeing what he was
after and fearing the consequences,
clutched him by the cOattails. He turn
ed to argue with her, and before the
argument was finished the king and
his chancellor had disappeared. So
nothing happened. But if Kern had
been allowed to FIRE there might have
been no German empire.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

meet. De Reszke didn't even remember
Caruso's name.
You have quite a nice voice; if you
keep up your studies you ought to get
along" was the older artists patroniz-
ing remark The two did not meet
again until a few years ago when Ca
ruso sang in Paris. De Reszke was one
of the first to seek him after his tri-
umph. After De Reszke had finished
his compliments. Caruso with a twin
kle in his NeapOlitan eye, replied:
well | think YOU did tell me that If
| kept at it might get alongr'
There have been great tenors in the
past. but none has surpassed EnricO
Caruso. whose concert in Pittsburgh
at ShrilierS Mosqu on Saturday even
ing. May ath. is attracting residents
tW hundred miles distant.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

~ARUSO made his first appearance
in America at the Metropolitan
~ Opera House in 1908. His pred
ecessor In this country as a
popular tenor was the famous Jean de
Reszke, who established a standard Of
excellence difficult to maintain 1t was
no easy matter to win over an opera
public that bad made De Reszke its
idol, but the public soon took Caruso
to it's heart and there he has remained
e, II since. His admirers declare that
his voice this season is more expressive
and beautiful than ever.
1t was in Italy some 20 years ago
that Caruso and De Reszke first met.
Caruso then unknown to fame He
sang one afternoon at a reception at
which De Reszke was present. and
when next day the two happened to
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
JAIL DE LUXE, BUT EMPTY.
Westohester 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 it.
There are plenty of Westchester men
serving sentences-200, in fact-but
they were committed to Blackwelrs is
land for their full terms, and there
seems no legal way to transfer them.
New York would like to let 60 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.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Passing counterfeits.

Johnny-Say, papa, passing counter
felt money is unlawful, isn't it? Papa
Yes. Johnny-Well, papa, If man
was walking along the street and saw
a ten dollar counterfeit bill upon the
sidewalk and did not pick it up
wouldn't he be guilty of passing coun-
terfeit money, and couldn't he be ar
rested and put in jail? Papa-More
likely the lunatic asylum. Now you
may go to bed, my son.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
NOVEL RECRUITING METHOD.
Premier of AustraIia's Plea Given Dra-
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" J"
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-
cTuiting campaign.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
BOARD FOR WAR METALS.
Members to Deal Win Supply Of BraOs
and Aluminium.

Members to Deal With supply Of BrROa
and Aluminium.
WaBhin gtOn.-To deal with problOMS
Of brass and aluminium Supply for the
army and navy the Council Of National
Defense created two committees 10 act
IN conjunction with the raw materials
COMMITTEES Of the Civilian Advisory
COmmtSGiOa. The tive new committees
are expected to bring highly valuable
technical information to the army anu
navy. Committees 10 deal with Othe8
raw materials vital 70 the conduct Of
the war are being formed and will be
announced later.
The two committees announced fol-
low:
Brass-Charles r. Brooker and c. D.
Goss, Waterbury, Conn; Lewis Fl.
Jones, Detroit; Barton Hazslton, Rome,
N. Y, and r. J. Kingsbury, Bridgeport
Conn.
Aluminum-Arthur II. Davis, New
York; e. e. Allyne, Cleveland, and Jo-
seph A. Janney, Philadelphia.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
India Paper.

Processes used in the production of
certain kinds of paper are trade Sec
rets.
Thus the methods employed to pro-
duce the thin, tough, opaque variety,
known as the Oxford India paper,
have never been divulged. 1t was first
made in England at the Clarendon
Press paper mills in 1875 and was
used for printing an edition of the
Rihle
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
The SteepIechase,

The first steeplechases were literally
'chases to a steeple." The earliest we
can discover was a match in 1852 be-
tween Edmund Blake and Mr.. O'Calla-
CHAN over four and half miles Of stiff
country between the church of Butte
want and st. Leger church spire.-Lon-
don Tatler.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM.

Lloyd George Now Discovers He Had
Hundreds of SehOOIR1atOs.
London.-LlOyd George told a friend
the other day that he was beginning to
think that he had had almost as many
schoolmates as there were passengers
on the Mayfower, 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 a schOolboy in Wales. He said the
attendance never exceeded thirty, but
that almost every day his mail in
cludes a letter from somebody who be-
gins by saying, II was once at school
with you"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Quick Work,

'"That editor is terribly slow at read
ing manuscript"
''Think so? Why, know the time he
went through twelve stories in less
than a minute"
Gracious! When was thatY
"When the elevator broke ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

D. Have you read the Consti-
tuition of the United States?
r. Yes.
D. What form of Govern
ment is this?
R. Republic.
D. What is the Constitution
of the United States?
R. 1t is the fundamental law
of this country.
D. Who makes the laws of
the United States?
R. The Congress.
D. What does Congress con-
sist of?
R. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who is our State Senator? ?
R. Wilbur P. Graft.
D. Who is the chief executive
of the United States?
R. President.
d. For how long is the Presi-
dent of the United States elect
ed?
R. -Four years.
D. Who takes the place of
the President in case he dies?
R. The Vice President.
D. What is his name?
R. Thomas r. Marshall.
D. BY whom is the President
of the United States elected?
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
chosen?
R. By the people.
D. Who makes the laws for
the State of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
D. What does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
D. Who is our Assembly
man?
R. Wilmer H. Wood.
D. How many States in the
union?
R. Forty-eight.
D. When was the Declaration
of Independence signed?
r. July A, 1776.
D. By whom was it written?
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
R. Washington.
D. Which is the capital of the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state in the United States?
r. Two.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
4 sren6er apprentice wanted to have

4 slenGeF 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.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Got Hin Dose Later.

Mr.. Courtney (latteringly)-I had the
blues awfully when 1 came here to-
night, Miss Fisher, but they are all
gone now. You are as good as medi
cine. Miss Fishers Little Brother
Yes; father himself says she'll be
drug on the market If she doesn't catch
on to some fellow soon
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Its COMPLAINT.

A somewhat weather beaten tramp
being asked what was the matter with
his coat replied: Insomnia. 1t hasn't
had a nap for ten years ~
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

Blibson-HOw was Jones yesterday
Glibson-He seemed to be laboring un-
der a strange delusion. Blibson-In-
deed! L thought he was playing golf.
Glibson-So did Jones!
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Taste and Temperature.

The sense of taste resides in little
flask shaped pockets imbedded in the
spin of the surface Of the tongue and
IN the upper part of the throat Each
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Drawn Glass.

On account of it's great strength
drawn glass is used for many pur-
poses. 1t withstands sudden changes
of temperature, resists fire to great
extent and is very strong.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
BOY STUCK IN BIG GUN.
With the Help of Rope He Came Out
All Riqht.

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
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
His Position.

What was at the bottom Of that fight
between Thompson and JimpsonT
"Jimpson was till Thompson was
pulled off,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Millions Oninion.

Milton was once asked if he intended
to instruct his daughter in the different
languages. He replied: ''No, sir. One
tongue is sufficient for woman"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
An Individual Preference.

whats your favorite animal?"
"a goldfish" replied Mr. MeektOn.
at doesn't sing or have to be put out
Of the house at night. Washington
Star
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

1t requires certain amount Of tact
to be sincere with your friends and
still keep them.-Philadelph Record.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Voters Catechism.

D. Who are our U. S. Sena-
tors?
R. Boise Penrose and George
T. Oliver.
D. By whom are they elect
ed?
R. By the people.
d. For how long?
R. Six years.
ID. How many representa-
tiveS are there?
R. 435. According to the
population one to every 211,0O0,.
(the ratio fixed by Congress af-
ter each decennial census.)
D. For how long are they
elected?
R. Two years.
ID. Who is our Congressman
R. Nathan L. Strong.
d. How many electoral votes
has the state of Pennsylvania?
R. Thirty-eight.
D. Who is the chief execu-
tive of the state of Pennsyl-
vania?
R. The Governor.
d. For how long is he elect
ed?
R. A years.
d. Who is the Governor?
R. Martin G. Brumbaugh.
D. Do you believe in organ
lied government?
R. Yes.
d. Are you opposed to or
ganized government?
r. No.
d. Are you an anarchist?
r. Nc.
D. What is an anarchist?
r. A person who does not be-
lieve in organized government.
d. Are you a bigamist or
poligamist?
r. No.
D. What is a bigamist or po-
lygamist?
r. One who believes in hav-
ing more than one wife.
D. Do you belong to any Sc
cret society who teaches to dis
believe in organized govern
ment?
r. No.
D. Have you ever violated
any laws of the United States?
R. No.
d. Who makes the ordinances
for the City?
R. The board of aldermen.
D. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the U. S.?
r. Yes.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28
Procras stinators.

Lots Of people have to tell what they
are going to do or they would have
nothing to tell.-Life.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-04-28

The more one judges the less one
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Early Railroadino,

Some seventy five years ago when
two trains of the Western Atlantic
railway met on the roads single track
line violent discussions ensued be-
tween the conductors as to which train
should back up and take the side
track, and the engineers frequently
joined In the dispute. Rule IA, issued
March 1, 1852, says: las general rule
when trains meet between stations the
train nearest tie turnout will run back.
Any dispute as to which train Is to
retire is to be determined at once by
the conductors without interference
on the part of the engineman- This
rule is required to be varied In favor
of the heaviest loaded engine or worst
grades if they meet near the center"
Conductors were admonished never to
leave either terminal point without the
mail or at least first sending to the
postofice for it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Lofty HimalaYa.

Himalaya. in south central Asia, Is
the most elevated and stupendous
mountain system on the globe. 1t is
not, as sometimes represented, sim
gle chain, but a system, consisting Of
several parallel and converging ranges.
with a vast number of rugged. snowy
peaks, separated by great elevated val
legs and plateaus. On the north the
system descends to the elevated pla-
teau of Tibet. on the south to the de-
preston drained by the Gauges and
the Indus. The system starts with
the Karakoram, in the Pamirs, whence
it trends southeast and east, sweeping
In a broad curve. convex. southwark
The mass of the Himalaya proper ex-
tends from the great bend Of the Indus
In the west to the great bend OF the
Brahmaputra In the east, q distance of
nearly 1,oO0 miles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
The Famous MosIem Kaaba.

It Is a curious fact that the kaaba,
which is one of the great attractions to
the pilgrims who go to Mecca and Me-
dina, antedates Mohammed as an in
stitution and consequently is Of pagan
origin. 1t Is a small building. in one
wall Of which Is set the famous black
stone, probably meteorite, which the
pilgrims all seek to kiss. The structure
has actually been rebuilt more than
once since Mohammed. but its old pa
gan form has been preserved. 1t was
originally a heather temple, of such
standing among the Arabs that Mo-
BANNED felt compelled to adopt it into
his new religion and even to permit
the continuance Of ancient customs
concerning it. He did destroy the idols
it contained, but he made a great con-
cession to the old prejudices Of his
converts by making the observance Of
an old pagan feast Of Mecca one Of
the five great precepts Of the new faith.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Rov. .nd Gtrla


The difference Is apparent early: a
boy has as much fun In stoning q cat
as q girl has In hunting for ytolets.
A boys curiosity Is directed to the Ice
box; a girl would like to see what is
In the top bureau drawer.
A girl can give the impression when
away from home that her parents are
wealthy; boy cannot.
Every boy Is old enough to be vel
come to sit in the neighbor girls par
lor many years before his sister thinks
he is old enough to sit In the parlor
at home.
A girl Is never so young that she will
reveal to guests at a party that the
spoons are borrowed; a boy child never
grows so old that he fails to.
Give the boy a dollar and he will
eat it; give his sister one and she will
wear it
A brother and sister may have hair
Of the same shade, but the boys is
called red and the girls auburn.
When brothers fight it Is over the
larger share Of pie; when sisters quar-
rel one has worn something belonging
to the other without asking permits.
sion.-Youth's Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Arkansas the Miahty.


II all the rice In Arkansas were one
grain 1t would take Grand canyon to
store it If all the corn In Arkansas
were one ear it would take the COM
bined force Of all stump pullers to ex-
tract one grain from that ear. II all
the chickens In Arkansas were one
chicken 1t would straddle the Rocky
mountains like colossus and its crow
would shake the rings from Saturn. If
all the hogs in Arkansas were one hog
he could stand with his hind feet on
the island Of Cuba and his fore feet
on the isthmus of Panama and dig the
canal with one stroke Of his snout. If
all the COWS in Arkansas were one cow
she could Craze on the evergreens Of
the tropics and switch the icicles from
the north pole 9th her tail and it
would take a canal from the great
lakes to the gulf Of Mexico to carry
boats laden with her butter and cheese.
II all the mules in Arkansas were one
mule he could stand with one fore foot
on Mexico and the other fore foot on
Canada and kick the man out Of the
moon.-H. s. Taylor, Inspector United
States Indian Service.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Abused Superlatives.

1t is hard to make people understand
that the adjective almost invariably
weakens the noun and that the word
very" for INSTANCE, does not strength
en- a statement. but qualities it. But
the use of the supeElative is even more
abused. We talk of the ''unimpeach-
able" honesty of somebody or other.
knowing perfectly well that anybody's
honesty may be impeached. What
seems tn Ge required is a readjustment
of our habits of thought and better
teaching Of the value of words and
even of the usefulness of grammar. A
superlatIve necessarily involves an AK
iOm. 1t commits you. like saying that
the sum of the angles of any triangle
is equal to two right angles. Your di.
lemma arises when you try to prove it.
"lmpregnability" and ''invulnerability'
and all other superlatives in general
use are posing as axiOms when they
are mostly faIlacies.-Wall Street Jour.
nal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
In Northern France.

1t Is strange and terrible to visit
Paris-and no one can be happy-but
to one who has loved France 1t Is far
worse to visit the lovely northern
country. There is here a sense Of
emptiness. as IL terror still hushed the
normal cheerful noises Of mankind
The people of these regions have lost
everything. Their houses are burned;
their animals. even the rabbits, are
gone; their farm implements are shape
less pieces of grotesquely melted iron.
They live in temporary. patched shell
tiers and In the houses built by the So
ciety Of Friends OF mass themselves
In some nearby village that escaped
destruction. After a time in this silent
country one gets the sense that Ge-
struction Is normal, and tears start to
ones eyes at the sight of an unde-
stroyed French village smiling In the
sun. So changed are all values that l
could feel nothing strange In the
words Of the woman who told me:
Fortunately my husband is a bunch
back. He can't go to the war."-Mary
Heaton Worse in Century.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-31
Art of Politeness,

All truly artistic effort is a labor of
love, and love never counts the cost
Art has no price and makes none.
A perfect art Of politeness ever in
wolves In one respect or another acts
Of self abnegation.
There is the famous example of Lord
Stair and Louis XIV. when his lord
ship, being hidden by the king to pre-
cede him into one of the royal car
riages, Immediately complied.
The politeness was equal on both
sides. The French sovereign gave
proof of so magnanimous a monarch
by abandoning his prerogative Of pre-
cedence in his own dominions to the
Scotch viscount.
The English ambassador returned the
compliment by yielding immediate ODE
dience to the behest Of a king who
was not his master. Neither sacrifice
was outdone by the other.