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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
FAIRFIELD

V. j. Getchell Company G, 311th
field signal battalion, Camp Grant
Rockford, visited Saturday night and
part of Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Fl. Getchell returning to
Camp Grant Sunday night.
Mrs. w. V. Luce and children visited
Thursday night with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Crop, Bar
aboO.
The allied relief workers met with
Mrs. Jesse Newell last Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Cline came out from Bar
aboo Sunday for a visit with her son
Charles.
Farmers are busy preparing the soil
for the corn crop A few have already
planted, the weather last week being
favorable for the termination of the
plant.
Last Friday a heavy windstOrm,
nearly tornado, passed over this sec
ton, overturning chicken coops, out
houses and other out buildings, fol-
lowed at night by fine rain. Sunday
afternoon another heavy wind and
rain passed over here, so that now the
ground is thoroughly wet.
On account of rain there was no
service in the Baptist church Sunday.
The Red Cross groups will have a
union meetinf Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Earl Thomas.
Mrs. E. A. Webster returned home
Friday after an absence of seven
weeks. She spent a month with her
daughter, Mrs. Ivan Newell, at Will
mot, Kenosha county, and the remain
der of the time at Rockford with her
niece, Mrs. H. w. Gunther. She visit
ed Camp Grant, saw the troops of ar
til1ery leave on their way to Sparta
Her son Earl is with them.
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WI1WEN

A little son gladdened the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Sprecher Wed
nesday, May Is.
The Misses Meta and Freda Accola,
who have been staying with their sis
ter, Mrs Eugene Enge, have returned
to their home in Prairie du Sac, and in
tend to take trip to California and
Oregon
Herman Koenig and Jacob lark OF
Prairie du Sac made a trip to Reeds
! burg on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Busse and fam
, lily of Madison called on relatives in
our vicinity Sunday.
Edwin Schneider, who is in training
at Battle Greek, Mich, is visiting his
relatives here.
Miss Vera Felix is employed at the
Wesley Sprecher home.
Clarence Sebranke of Prairie du Sac
is employed at the John E. Schneider
home.
School closed last Friday. Evange
line Clavadatscher and Carl Enge re
ceived their diplomas.
The building of the new tabernacle
is we'll under way and will not be long
till it will be completed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
D. Martin home.

D. Martin home.
Mrs. Walter Kimball and son War
rem visited in Greenfield recently.
Mrs. Carrie Nutting is visiting in
Adams and Oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Whitcomb of
Adams motored to Camp Grant to see
their son Leo, and on their return trip
spent Monday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett have sold
their property in Lyons and expect to
return to their farm this fall. During
the summer they will live in Mrs.
Hewitt's house.
Christ Wiley and son Of Sank City
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgerton Berkeley Friday.
Miss Mable Barron has been seri-
ously i'll the past week.
Al Hunt and family of Chenille Wis
tied Tuesday at the home of Willard
Kimball, who is in very poor health.
Charles Cone, who has been very
sick, is much improved.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
IROVION

Mrs. Andrews of Upland Calf, and
Mrs. George Andrews and son of Bara-
boo were guests the past week at the
Andrews and Fitzgerald homes.
The presiding elder was a guest at
the parsonage Friday.
Mrs William Miller and two sons of
Lime Ridge was a weeks guest at the
Lewis Hawkins home and of other
friends
Gerald Wright has typhoid fever.
David Graves, son and daughter of
Henrietta came over Friday and took
his son James back for visit.
Carl Tyler of Goodrich and Fred of
Gary, Ind, are helping their mother
straighten up after the cyclone.
Repairs on the Matthews house are
nearing completion.
Mrs. S. Andrews is visiting in Bara-
boo.
V. All cut his finger quite badly in
the lawnmOwer
Mrs. Seamans and children spent
Saturday and Sunday in Reedsburg
with Mrs. Seamans, Sr.
Mrs Webley and daughter returned
to Reedsburg on Saturday. She has
been helping care for her cousin, Mrs.
w. D. Hudson, who has been ill.,
George Pugh of La Vale is helping
Mr. Palmer
There was no school Monday as
Miss Harmon was called home Friday
n
Rev. A. " Ingham, presiding elder,
will conduct the Sunday morning serv-
ices in the l. o. o. F. hall He met
Friday evening with the church off
GERS to see about repairing the church
Several committees were appointed to
handle finances and repair work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding and chill
dren of North Freedom were Friday
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Foulkes.
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OAK Hill.

George Goodrich, who spent several
weeks in the Reedsburg hospital, has
returned home.
De Los KinnamOn moved his house.
hold goods Thursday to La Valle
where he expects to make his home.
Miss Minnie Lucht visited from Sat
urday until Monday with her parents
in Big Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Olson and daugh-
ter Irene spent Sunday afternoon at
the V. J. DecOt home.
Fred Mueller and son Ernest mo-
tored Monday from BarabOO and called
on the formers sister, Mrs. Dora
Schultz.
Mr. and Mrs. August Zimmerman
and daughter LeOna called on rela-
tives in Reedsburg on Monday.
Mrs. James Martin and two sons,
Mrs. Carrie Page and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Forest Page of La Vale and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Page of Beloit
were entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Goodrich one day the
past week.
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500 REWARD, $1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrah. Catarrah being
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrah Medicine
is taken internally and acts thru the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
System thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature IN
doing it's work. The proprietors nave
so much faith in the curative powers
of Halls Catarrah Medicine that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send Tor
list of testimonials
Address F.. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggist,
75c.
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Obituary
Cassius S. Jeffries

Funeral services of Cassius S. jeff
ries took place at the home on Web
ster Prairie Tuesday morning at 10: 80
o'clock, Rev. J. Lloyd Smith officiat-
ing. Miss Olga Reinking sang. The
bearers were Truman Myers, James
Francisco, Albert Hansen, George Bal?
ley, Sol. De Koeyer and George Powell.
Those from away who attended were
Mr.. ard Mrs. KautZ, Elroy; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Mccoy, Elroy; w. J. Cunning
ham, Madison; Mrs. w. Isaacson, Mad
ison; Mrs. Charles Utter, Madison;
Mr.. and Mrs Merton Seymour, Reeds
burg, and Mrs. Alice Jeffries and
daughter Florence, Beaver Dam.
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of the formers parents.

of the formers parents.
Miss Olive Michael has returned
home after completing her school du-
ties in district No. s, Honeycreek.
The cyclone caused considerable
damage near Leland. Mrs. Otelia
Mellentine's barn was blown from it's
foundation.
Sunday afternoon, May 10, about
forty friends and neighbors gathered
with we'll filled baskets to surprise ia
cob Michael, it being his fifty-ffth
birthday. All enjoyed themselves in
spite of the disagreeable weather In
Guided in the attendants were: Mr..
and Mrs. Anton ALERT and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Braun, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Kruse and family, Mr.. and
Mrss. Carl Luck, Miss Olga Braun,
Herman and Albert Braun, Grandma
Boettcher, Mrs. D. Dempsey and
daughter Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Raddatz and family, John Luck,
Erwin Luck, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed lick and
family of Denzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Flor
ian Held and family of Denzer, and w.
Martin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
HONEY CREEK AND
SUMPTER

This vicinity had quite few hard
storms last week. 1t moved quite a
few silOs and blew down trees.
Elva Wheeler is employed at the
Robert Alvin home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Huber, Jr., and
children visited relatives at Plain on
Sunday
Chrissie Check is employed at the
Fred BuelOw home
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Rooney of Bar
aboo visited at the Henry Pickar home
last week.
About 20 friends gathered Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lapple to surprise Miss Konop
in honor of her birthday. The time
was spent in playing games and music
on the piano and Victrola, and the
evening went much too quick. A mid
night supper was served.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23

Miss Velma Hansen represented the
Lyons school in an educational con-
test at Reedsburg, carrying off first
honors in Arithmetic, with a prize of
two dollars, and second place in spell
ing She was accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Robert Hansen. Others
to go were Principal and Mrs. w. L.
Gates, Bessie Barkley and Irene Hunt
ingtOn.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Holloway have
purchased the property known as the
William Garety place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Kimball will
leave Thursday for Rochester, where
he will receive medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richie were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Berkeley.
Mrs. Dambeck of Baraboo spent
Tuesday with her daughter Mrs. Guy
Farwell.
Misses Edith and Lucille Tinkham
were North Freedom visitors Monday
Mrs. r. Brown, who formerly made
her home with Mrs. Wilbur Berkeley
had the misfortune to fall and break
her hip recently She is staying with
her granddaughter, Mrs. Jennie Rey
nolds, in Excelsior.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zeigler and
three children spent Sunday at the j
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
RAILWAY PRESIDENTS
RELIEVED; FEDERAL
HEADS To BE NAMED

Every railroad president in the
United States was relieved from act
i've duty as executive manager OF his
road on Tuesday by Director General
McAdoo, who will appoint a federal
director for each road, responsible
only to the administration. In many
cases the president may be named.
To safeguard the interest of stock
holders and maintain the individuality
of each railway, federal directors
whenever possible will be appointed
from among the officers OF the com
pany. This will avoid disrupting any
road
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
PLAN REUNION
FOR DAY IN JUNE
Pupils of the Baraboo Collegiate
to Gather Here for Day of Rem
iniscences

Arrangements are being made for a
reunion of the former pupils of the
Baraboo Collegiate institute, an i'm
pOrtant institution here before the
Civil War. Letters have been sent out
to those residing at a distance by Mrs.
M. E. Haines and others, urging a sue
cessful meeting. The old institute
building stands at the rear of the stone
residence erected by the late AL. Ring
ling, while the bell that summoned the
pupils to their tasks now swings low
at the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Halsted in Devils Lake State
park No doubt the hollow metallic
vessel will be placed near the place
of gathering that it's sound may once
more be heard by those who respond
ed to it's call fifty or more years ago.
The institute was formally estab-
lished in 1858, among the founders be-
ing D. P. Crandall, Herbert Hunting
ton, Terrell Thomas, C. A. Clark, &.
c.. Cowles, E. Martin and others.
Among those who gave instruction in
the school were Rev. Warren Coch-
rane A. L. Burnham, Professor Pills
bury, Professor Hobart and Professor
J. S. Kimball. With the opening OF
the present free high school it ceased
to exist, and lives now only in mem
DRY.
There are many pupils who will re-
ioice in the eunion day now ap-
preaching.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
DELLONA AND NORTH
EXCELSIOR

Miss Lila Dryer, accompanied by
Miss Berry, who also teaches at Mer
rimack, spent the weekend at home.
Miss Lille Claridge, who has been
spending a few weeks with her grand
parents at Reedsburg, returned home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simpson at
tended the funeral of Robert Ayers OF
Lodi on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Dryer entertain
ed their children and grandchildren
Sunday in honor of their son Clifton's
nineteenth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stanton of Pay
cite, Idaho, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Rick last week.
The Excelsior literary will hold its
regular meeting next Friday evening.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
NORTH BARABOO

The storm in this neighborhood
caused damage as follows:
The barn on the Irving Griffin farm
was lifted from it's foundation and
smashed Part of the flying timbers
struck the house and damaged the
trees near by.
The barn on the Henry Simon farm
was damaged and machine shed blown
down.
On the John Goerks farm the ma
chine shed, windmill, chimneys and
roofs suffered.
Damage is reported from the farms
Of James Turner, John Bick and Fred
SchkenkhOff.
IN GREENFIELD
Lightning struck the house occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cowles in Green
field.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
Luht IU

Miss Kate Kaney of Madison is
guest at the Frank Kaney home.
John Donahue of Reedsburg attend
ed mass here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Dwyer and Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Dwyer attended the flu
neral of their cousin, Mrs. Margaret
Matteson, of Pewaukee, on Wednes
day of last week.
Mrs. Homer Hart of Sandusky is
spending the week at the A. P. DwyeI
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Biser and family
of Bear Valley attended mass here on
Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
Dining in Scotland

A Scotchman dined in Broadway
restaurant, and was disguised when
the waiter brought him a bill for
$3.75.
mon, mon" said the Scotchman, Il
could get a better dinner nor that in
Scotland for a shillin'."
"Ah, come off," said the waiter.
what would they give you for shil-
linz"
mon" said, the Scot, they'd give
me soup, fish, roast beef, chicken, ice
cream, fruit, cheese, coffee and a CT
gar"
"My goodness" said the waiter,
that's bargain! Whereabouts in
Scotland is it,"
81 don't know, mon," said the Scot,
''but amt it awful cheap"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
ANOTHER EXCURSION
TO MADISON SOON

Someone from the Office Of County
Superintendent G. w. Davies will con-
duct another excursion to Madison on
Saturday, May 25, at the request of
several teachers in the county. Teach
ers, parents and pupils are invited to
take the educational trip to the CAPT
tai This trip will include study OF
the state capitol building, historical
library, college of agriculture, the zoo
at Villas park, and other interesting
sights and experiences. 1t is planned
to go on the train leaving Reedsburg
about a. M, Baraboo about 1880.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23

Mixed and butchers, s1705 to 1880;
good to heavy, S1715 to 1855; rough
$16.35 to 1915; light, $17.30 to 1885;
pigs, $14.50 to 1850. Cattle receipts
$4,000, market weak, 15c lower. Beeves
$1,000 to 1910; cows and heifers, $3.50
to 1850; stockers and feeders, $3.50
to 1910; calves, So to a. Sheep re-
ceipts $4,000, market weak, 15c lower.
Natives, s11.50 to 1450; western, So
to 14.75; lambs, $3.50 to 1850; west
ern, s14 to 1875; ewes, SO to IA.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
North Freedom
Department
BY Our Regular Correspondent

One of the team of horses was a colt
and Mr.. Walsh succeeded in turning
them into the bank to stop them. The
rig was broken and Mrs. Walsh so
shaken that S. j. Hackett, who was
driving car, took her to William
Lange's, near which place the accident
occurred, until another buggy could
be procured.
Death of Young Wife
Mrs. Julius Kramer died Tuesday
morning at her home on High street
of complication of troubles. She was
seventeen years of age and was mar
ried last fall. Before marriage she
was Miss Elsie Hertz, and leaves, be-
sides her husband, her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Hertz of Westfield,
two sisters, Mrs. Maahs and Mrs. Jul
Jus Hellpap of the village and three
brothers. The funeral will be held
Thursday.
Lecture
Attorney John F. Doherty of La
Crosse will speak in the NJ. w. A. hall
Saturday evening at Sis. Admission
fee of 10 cents will be charged to de-
fray expenses.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hackett of Valley
Junction have been spending a few
days with relatives here.
Mrs. Reinholdt Hertz spent Wed
nesday and Thursday with her daugh-
ters in Madison.
Miss Thecla Hackett spent the week
end with Miss Louise Hass in Reeds
burg.
Mrs. William hayes of Oregon is
spending a few days at the home of
her son, Stanley Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hill of Bara-
boo spent Sunday with the formers
sister, Mrs A. M. Petteys, and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ristau and son
Carl have been spending "a few days
with their son Edward in Minneap-
oils.
Misses J. H. Mastin and daughters,
Misses Reba and Wava, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Elias.
William Lyon and family are enjoy
ing a new Ford.
Dorothea, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Max Pawlisch, has been having
very bad time with the humps.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maaske of
Ableman spent Sunday at the home of
the latter's niece, Mrs. Lewis White
Warner Ragatz was home from Adj
ans to spend Sunday.
G.. w. Hackett as been home from
Kansas City for few days, returning
the first of the week.
Mrs. Parshall Carpenter returned
Monday to her home in Baraboo after
visiting relatives here.
Miss Katharine Donovan of Baraboo
spent the weekend with the Misses
Agnes and Mabel Dickie.
Birthday Surprise
Members of the finch club surprised
Mrs. Mary Tumble at her home Fri
day evening. The occasion was her
birthday, and a pleasant time was en-
loved. Refreshments of ice cream and
waters were served.
Program for Memorial Day
Meet at G.. A R. Hall at l p. M, and
form line of march, headed by band to
M. e. church, where exercises will be
held.
Song, "The Star Spangled Banner"
Invocation.
Address of welcome, President Of
Day S. j. Hackett.
Song
Reading roll of honor, J. w. Warne.
Gettysburg address, John Hoffman.
Grafton, Edwin Pawlisch.
Song.
Address, A. S. Kingsford, Baraboo.
Autos will be in readiness to carry
members of G. A. r. and W. r. G. to
the cemetery, where the services will
be concluded.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
CITY PURCHASES
FIRE ALARM SIREN

The city of Baraboo has purchased a
fire alarm siren which will give warn
ing in the future. The siren is oper-
ated by electricity and was tested on
Tuesday evening about o'clock.
Heretofore the alarm has been given
by the lighting company whistle, but
since steam is little used, it was nee
essary for the city to provide some
means of sounding the alarm.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
SUMPTER

During the severe storm of Friday
afternoon the metal roof was torn from
Swain Mather's barn. The silo on the
Dallman farm was also badly injured
and many trees broken and the cleo
trio lights put out. A huge cloud di-
vided here and part went east and part
west
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
HELPS TO KEEP FIT

When the digestion is out of order
it throws the whole physical being
out of gear. B. B Hayward, Unadilla,
Ca, writes: Foley Cathartic Tablets
give me quicker relief than anything
/ have ever tried. They relieve
biliousness, bad breath, bloating gas,
indigestion and constipation. No
gripping or nausea. Sold Everywhere.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
SHE GOT GOOD RESULTS

This honest testimony from a
woman who has suffered should be
needed by all afflicted with backache
rheumatic pains, or any symptom of
kidney and bladder trouble: 81 have
got such good results from Foley Kid
ney Pills that l sleep much better.
Mrs. Chas. Gray 270 Sixth ST., De-
troit, Mich" Sold Everywhere.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
MAKES QUICK SALE
ON SEED CORN

E. A. Bump advertised quantity of
seed corn in this paper and before
breakfast the next morning had sold
the entire lot to r. l.. Glazier, who
conducts a flour, feed and seed store,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
CUT THIS QUILT Is WORTH
MONEY

Don't Miss This. Cut out this slip
enclose with five cents to Foley & Co.
1886 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, H.,
writing your name and address clear
ly. You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, tor coughs, colds
and Group Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets.-Sold Every
where
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
LELAND

Miss Amanda ALERT and girl friend
from Muscoda are visiting at the home
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23
NEBRASKA SWEPT BY
STORM; IL KILLED

Nebraska has been swept by tor
nado and '-e are reported killed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23

Chicago Livestock
Hog receipts 10000, market strong.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23

Lambs on the Timothy Hackett
place south of town are being killed,
presumably by dogs. Nineteen have
been lost so far, and one sheep badly
injured. Fred Kapelka, who has
charge of these in the absence of n.
B. Hackett, heard dogs after those in
the woods near the residence and saw
two dogs, one of which he got.
Rio Broken in Runaway
AS men and cars were returning
from work at the quarry on Saturday
afternoon they met Mr. and Mrs.
James Walsh of Maple Hill, and their
team became frightened and ran away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-14

clear it OF bubbles If the stirring
IS not done at proper intervals and
the heating not intense enough the
bubbles will remain and the glass be
unfit for lenses. Again, If the tenn
pcrature is too high the clay Taking
Of the PCT falls into the molten mix
ture and ruins the glass. This pro-
cess being complete the crucible of
glass is put IN the auneaiing oven
~ hich is carefully closed, and allowed
20 cool. The glass is then broken into
sections and the perfect ones put into
disk shaped clay moulds where they
are remoitcd and shapedto the moulds.
After this they are annealed very
slowly he greatest care being used
to prevent this from being done too
rapidly.
A yield Of perfect optical glass
amounting to 10 or at most 20 per
cent of the tota, contents or each pot
is ali that can be expected and small.
CT yields serve To explain the relative
/ ~ high price of optical glass as com.
pared with other varieties of glass
. Il is very difficult, 20 produce large
pieces OF perfect optical glass as al
/ times single fine vein too small &c
+ be seen by the naked eve will run
through a whole block in such a way
that It cannot he removed without
cutting up the entire piece.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-14
binoculars And Microscopes.

The glass used in binoculars and
field glasses is somewhat of this type
but the methods of making It were
discovered long before that Of the
Photographic lens, and Is sometimes
known as GaIiieo's glass because 1t
was believed to have been invented by
his genius or perhaps 1t was by ms
aid that he discovered mountains IN
the moon. the satellites OF Jupiter
and spots in the sun. Binoculars are
imposed OF two of Galleo's glasses
fastened together and raised and low
cred at will by a screw placed IN the
center Of the hollow tube which sep
'arates them and which adheres TO
the frame work on each side at the
bottom.
The microscope too plays IT'S part
in war for the Medical Department
use mum ers OF them in their re-
/ search work and lenses Of the finest
quality are needed here. Both the
simple and com pound type are used.
Then there Is the lens used in gun
sights which must be accurate and
( requires the most delicate handling
I Searchlights- and signal lamps re
quire another kind OF glass. These
are being manufactured In large
quantities especially in En- giand where
! the ereater part OF the lens fitting is