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New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
The Man Who Invented
the Peanut

THE peanut has not always been with
US, as some of the men past fifty
can testify. Indeed, according to The
Pittsburgh Dispatch" that delicacy was
popularized by man who died this sum
mer:
There died the other day at his home
in Norfolk. Va, Thomas B. Rowland. aged
ninety-three, the father of the goober'
TIE present generation OF peanut lovers
probably presumes that we have always had
the peanut, yet men not much past middle
age can recall when peanuts were eaten
almost by stealth, when they were yet to
become a national food familiar on every
ball ground and circus stand. In those DAYS
you could buy quart for a nickel-another
illustration of the Fl. c. of L. in these times
Rowland returned to his native state
after the war to find land of desoation
He entered the produce business. and one
day had the idea that there was posi-
bllty in the peanut, popular comestible
among the Southern natives He tried to
interest some of his Northern customers.
who were dubious and reported peanuts
were hard to sell. Rowland, according to
the story hired the loudest voiced vender
he could find, equipped him with push
cart and roaster, and the cry OF Red
roasted peanuts, five cents a cup.' startled
Northern passersby. Curiosity triumphed
and the peanut came into it's own. The
Italians took them mp, and soon peanut
stands were a familiar part of every street
: scene in the centres of population. One Of
the Italian vendors, petroni by name. had
the enterprise to interview p T Barnum
snd secure concession from him for the
sale of 'goobers' at the circus. the first
appearance of the henceforth indispensable
feature of the grandstand and the bleach
ers.
Rowland lived to see the peanut. once
hard to sell, being raised by the millions
of bushels and sold at prices that he never
would have thought possible, extolled by
dieticians, and manufactured into & VARIETY
of foods which have given il the dignity
of q place the menu and among the
staple crops of the country
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
A Weather Glass

THE following directions for making
a weather glass are contr buted to
The Electrical Experimcnter " by G. E.
Spitzmiler:
A test tube about 10 inches long and
e inch in diameter IL fastened to a base or
hung up by wire. In this test tube are
Put drams 0? camphor. u dram Of potas-
sum nitrate, Il dram Of ammonium chic
rids, ounces Of pure alcohol, ounces Of
water n the Ingredients do not mix
esssly tube should be put in warm water
Or shaken thoroughly. After cork is
put in the tube 1t il ready for work.
Following ~ the weather which the
eaanges in the liquid denote:
Clear liquid Bright weather.
"crystals At bottom Thick air, frost in
winter
Dim liquid Rain
Dim liquid With small stars Thunder
stprmz.
Large fakes Heavy mir, overcast sky;
in winter
breads IN upper part Windy weather.
nrhh( dots Darnp weather, fog
n'sing fake2 which remain high Wind
N upper ar.
enal starr 10 winter on bright, clear.
>1@ da2s~snow in day two"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25


1N Enthusiastically in the act OF
being shlvered--and planks,
which are accepted as the conventional
composite parts Of shipbuilding. Com
mon sense has, however. always added
coherence to these details by the imag-
med use of nails of copper or steel, and
it provides something of shock to find
that in this late day ships are fastened
together with wood l.. c. Everard tells
the story of "treenails,' as they are
called. in the August number of Mum
sey's":
tremendous wooden nails. called tree
nails-trunnels, in shipbulders' parlance
are still used to fasten together the
panking frames and ceiling of wooden
ships The planking is the outer she'll of
the hull, the ceiling the inner, and the
frames form the skeleton incosed between
the inner and outer Shells The wooden
nails have to be of considerable size to
reach through all three thicknesses. In
many instances they are as much as three
feet long and as large in diameter as one
and half inches.
"a hole is bored with an auger through
planking frame and ceiling and the tree
nail is driven home in this with a wooden
mallet. The men who do the work acquire
a muscular development like blacksmith's
in the process, for the treenail is usually
turned larger than the auger hole-some-
times as much as one-sixteenth of an inch
and has to be whacked pretty hard to
drive it in to the head.
"Whittier, who we'll knew the work of
the New England shipbunder, says in IA
miliar poem:
Lay rib to rib and beam to beam,
And d,-ipe the treenails free.
"Unless the nail is of the best quality
and Of straight grain it is likely to broom,
or split under the hammering There is
danger of this even with the best mate
rial and two ways have been suggested for
minimizing the danger. The outer half of
the hole is bored with one auger and the
inner half with an auger one-sixteenth of
an inch smaller. The treenail is tapered
one-sixteenth of an inch from head to
point, or it is turned in two drifts, the half
at the entering end just the size of the
outer part of the auger hole and the half
at the head one-sixteenth larger, each por-
ton of the nail thus being one-s ixteenth
larger than the hole it must ultimately go
into. nail made in this form can be
simply pushed in half the way and then
hammered home
"After the nails are driven the heads are
sawed off even with the planking, a split
ls made in the middle of each head and
wedge is inserted. Some shipbuiders also
wrap the treenails near the head in oakum
before driving them home
THE wedges used nowadays are the full
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

those VINO can Sec--lS de-
scribed in "Sccntifc Mechancs.' The
publishing of "zegler's Magazine" the
blind mans paper, is complicated task,
as the following exposition suggests:
ain printing newspapers for the blind,
and illustrating them, several highly in
genious machines are employed 1t is d
much more complicated affair to produce
the curious raised letters or signs than to
print in the ordinary way, but the work is
carried on by marvellous labor saving de-
vices, much the same as in regular print
ing Office There are typcsettng machines,
typewrtcrs, machines for producing the
curious blind pictures or illustrations. and
printing presses. No newspaper man OF
printer would feel at home, however, sur
rounded by this unfamiliar looking ma
chncry.
The blind mans newspaper is not print
ed. of course, in any familiar sense of the
word. It's letters or hieroglyphics have
length, breadth and height, as we'll and it
is this third dimension that complcatcs
the work. 1t should be called punched
or pressed, rather than printed, page
Every detail of the typed word, as we'll as
the illustrations, must be raised high
enough above the surface of the sheet to
be distinctly felt by the sensitive fingers
of the blind reader. The actual work Of
printing is necessarily much slower than
in the case Of ordinary printing. The same
ingenuity which has served to save so much
time and labor in turning out news
paper has rcvolationzcd the process in the
blind mans paper Office.
"Thcre is at present but one publication
in America issued for blind readers. but
the invention of this ingenious time-sav-
ing machinery opens great possibilities. The
blind mans paper, entitled "Zi"gler's Mag
azine" is not for sale on the newsstands,
nor is it hawkcd about by the newsboys
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
a CCORDING to the Continental
"A editor of THE London Mail"

N editor of The London Mail"
many ideas have been sub
mitted to the inventions department of
the Ministry of Munitions. One in ten
may be useful; the others are old or
impracticable.
"a frequent suggestion made to the de-
partment is to attach searchlight to an
anti-aircraft gun, project the light on the
object and shoot along the beam But shells
will not follow the path Of light A plan
put forward to prevent polished railway
lines shining at night was that the last
coach of the last train should drip black
ing them!
proposals include she'll containing
gravel to lay pathway over the mud: and
another containing irritant powder or
sticky substance to hamper machine guns
BY one scheme two guns are to be fired
simultaneously, the shot being connected
by chain to which bombs and incendary
devices are to be attached 1t is clear that
variations in powder or differences in wear
of the gun would make it impossible to
predict which direction the device would
take.
Another favorite subject dismissed as
mechanically unsound is the relay she'll
she'll acting as a small gun discharged in
midair and expelling small inner shell,
the object being to obtain an increased
range The explanation is that a shell in
flight does not point directly along its
trajectory, but makes an uncertain angle
with it, so that accuracy OF aim would be
impossible.
"All kinds of substances have been pro-
posed as fuel. One man had q powder,
he said, which, mixed with water turned
1T into motor spirit, but he declined to dis
close the powders composition.
Electricity, many folk believe, can
achieve anything. 1t is proposed to cleo
trocute the enemy; 10 interfere with mag
netos or compasses of aircraft: to explode
ammunition dumps.
Magnetism is proposed for attracting
and bringing down enemy aircraft-or re
pelllng them-and for diverting falling
bombs
Suggestions are frequently received in
connection with colored searchlights, but
color, it is found, cannot be impaired to
beam without reducing its intrinsic
brilllancy. The most wonderful PROPOSE
tion of all is that of black beam for
obscuring the moon
Among miscellaneous projects are: One
to cool machine guns by placing them in
vacuum jacket, the inventor forgetting
that thermos TASKS keep things hot as we'll
as cold; second to petrify the German
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

CHELL SHOCK is thing that came
upon a world 'unpreparcd. Days
~ and nights of uninterrupted death,
shatterng explosions, mud and
water and hunger and sleeplcssness-all
the concomitants of modern fighting
have caused this peculiar lapse Of brain
and nerves which for want Of Il better
name is called shell shock. Victims of it
we're first put in asylums for the insane
in England, until it was discovered that
their symptoms were not of the usual
recognizable kind Only recently have
scientists been able to discover some of
the fundamental effects Of the displace-
ment Of quantities OF air the brain le-
slons that result from tremendous explo-
sions in the atmosphere NJ. Allen Starr,
emeritus professor Of neurology, writes
llluminatlngly Of the subject in the Au-
gust number Of "Scribncr's Magazinc":
"ln number Of fatal cases recorded
nv +. W. Mott small homorrhagcs, micro
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Out of the Many

soldiers by squirting cement over them.
and third to throw live wire cables among
the enemy by means Of rockets
inventions relating to the production of
munitions have been far more practicable
than any others. Mostly they have beeM
put forward by those actually engaged II
the work, who in many cases have them
selves put their ideas into practice"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

MI o. I-nX,ncer
stationed at Washington Barracks, q
battery OF powerful searchights which
in searching planes night Daily
and the becoming quickly rigging their
This picture good Of these
Comrnte nPutlcn
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

~ OMANTIC literature has handed
down many words, like oakum,
Il Va timbers-usually in the act Of
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
NEWS OF SPRING HILL

Spring Hill, Mar. 21.-Ev-
cry one enjoyed the speaking
Sunday afternoon and will
profit by it.
We had a refreshing rain
Tuesday morning, for which we
were thankful, as it was getting
so dusty and the gardens and
war patches were needing the
moisture.
Messrs. Jno. Ward and Tom
Yocom were among the num-
ber that left Saturday for the
training camps.
Miss Maud Palmer and 9TH
ers were down from Hope We'd
nesday in the interst of tn w.
o. w. Circle.
Miss Ludie Tarpley spent a
few days with her friends at
Sheppard last week.
Let's nave a spelling match
every other Friday night, some
thing interesting and educating
to old and young.
Rev. Applewhite was accom-
panied to his appointment by
his wife, and they enjoyed a We
ry pleasant visit at w. H. Ohm
stead's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Yocom
are rejoicing over the arrival
of their first grand-child. May
the little granddaughter prove
a blessing to them in their old
age.
Jimmy.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
PUBLIC ROAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a pc
tition has been flied with the HEMP
stead County Court asking that a
public road be opened in Hampstead
county, Ark, as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the SW corner of the
SW Ia of Sc Ia of Sec. 18, Town
ship 10 S. r. % West; thence due
North through the centers of Sections
Is, Z and of said Twp. and Range
to the center of Section 6; thence di-
agonally across the SW IA Of NE Ia
Section 6, in a Northwesterly direc-
ton, to the NE corner of last mem
toned 40 acre tract; thence due
North Of the NV corner of Sc Id of
Sc Ia Of Sec. 81, Twp. 8, S. r. 23
West, where it intorsects the Bethel
public road, an approximate distance
of miles.
Ii. NJ. STEPHENS, ct al.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
news OF HCCASKILL

McCaskill, March Give
have had lots of fine weather
in March and most people have
put it to good use. Some corn
planted already.
Rev. Roy Whitten filled his
regular appointment at the NJ.
E. Church Sunday.
F. d. Barrow and Geo. Holt,
OF Ozan, were in town last Sat
urday.
Mrs. NJ. o. Gorham is back
to her duties in the postoffice.
Mr.. H. o. is improving at a rap
id rate, but it will be some time
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
Warning Order.

No. 1856. In the Chancery Court of
Hampstead county, Ark.
Cleo Hendricks, Plaintiff,
VS..
James Hendricks, Defendant.
The defendant, James Hendricks,
is warned TO appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, Cleo Ken
bricks.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 10th day of March,
1918.
o. C. Bailey.
Circuit Clerk.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

pThis place Sunday.
Miss Lannie Hawthorn visit
ed Lucille Payton Sunday.
Miss Grace Emrick went to
Hope on a shopping tour last
Thursday.
Mr.. Roy Payton visited Mr..
John Andrews last Sunday.
Miss Ada Boyce visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ruby Long Sunday.
Mr.. Olmstead's school will
close at Bright Star next Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Lewis of
Hope visited this place Sunday.
Sunday School at this place
every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Everybody is welcom-
ed.
There will be preaching at
this place next Sunday at 3
O'Clock by Rev. Fox of Hope.
Come and bring somebody with
you.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Germany has made threats
to sell the property of the cit
izens of the United States in
that country, but as the United
States has about a hundred
times as much German proper
ty, it might be a good swap.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

DR.. b. j. Money, Supreme Grand
Ruler Of the Council of Shepherds,
was a visitor at the local council,
Pilgrim Rest, No. 119, Washington,
which met in its regular session last
Friday night His address to the
council was full Of instruction and
most encouraging. His report shows
that within four years the member
ship Of the order has increased from
one to more than eight thousand, and
has paid out for charity a sum ex-
cccding $4,000; and has purchased
a farm Of 300 acres which is now
owned and controlled by the Supreme
Council Of Shepherds
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Some of the western sena-'
tors, those from the wheel
growing states, are making a
fight for higher Wheat. They
think the price fixed is not
highosrSNpgh, but in view of the
fact wrat the western farmers
made money on rs cent wheat,
it would seem that the price
fixed ought to meet the situa-
ton, and the wheat growers
ought to be a little more than
we'll pleased with it.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
Warning Order.

No. 173. In the Chancery Court of
Hampstead county, Ark.
Josephine Mercer, Plaintiff,
VS..
Sam Mercer, Defendant.
The defendant, Sam Mercer, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the com
plaint Of the plaintiff, Josephine
Mercer.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 26th day of Feb, 1918.
o. c. BAILEY,
wa Clerk
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The Kaiser says he is ready
to sacrifice 100000 men-Well
the allies have the ammunition,
so just trot 'em out. That will
not be the first 100000 that has
gone down on the wetsern
front.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

1t is hard to help those who
will not help themselves, eth
er in times of epace or war, and
that is about the situation in
Russia at this tine.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The allies on the western
front have been successful in
every attempt on the Teuton
positions so far, and the Amer
leans have shown themselves
able to beat Fritz at his own
game.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The allies need $4,000 more
bushels of wehta, an DIVE are
expected to supply it. How are
we going to do this?Just make
gardens and eat less wheat.
The wheat we don't have to
buy will supply the amount
needed and help win the war.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
~ CountY Lndre

We arc authorized TO announce L.
WASH HUTSON as a candidate for
County and Pkrobatc Judge of Hem
stead County, subject to the action Of
the Democratic Primary election
We are authorized to announce r.
L. BYERS as a candidate for County
and Probate Judge Of Hampstead
County, subject to the action of the
voters at the Democratic primary
election.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The French people do not
like the idea of bombarding
open towns where women and
children are likely to bee kill
ed, 1t is hard indeed for the
allies to adopt such modes of
warfare, even as a reprisal.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
For Prosecuting Attorney Eighth Ju.
diciai Circuit

We are authorized To announce
HON. WILFRED HEARN of Arl,a-
dClphia as O candidate for Prosccu-
ting Attorney for this, The Eighth Ju-
dicial Circuit, subject 60 the action
Of the Democratic Primary in May,
1918.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Sammy is proving himself
master of the situation and the
regular army, especially those
who have had experience in
border warfare, will show the
surviving Teutons that there
are some things that even En-
peror Bill's army has to learn.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

and relatives. She was one of the old
citizens Of Washington; she leaves
sister, Mrs. Sophia Davis, mother Of
H. W. Ferguson, several sons and
daughters and a host Of friends to
mourn her loss. The remains were
laid to rest at the old cemetery.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The Woman's Missionary society Of
the c. NJ. E. Churcn was reorganized
Sunday evening, with Mesdem N. ].
Currie, president; Dena Cary, secre-
tary, and Rosa Turner treasurer. The
society is called to meet in special
session in connection with the stew
ardess board, next Sunday afternoon,
to lool, after business of Importance
relative to the missionary mass meet
ing which will convene in Washington
April 1928. All are earnestly re-
qucstcd to be present.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Emperor William says that
Won Hindenberg will win, but
who can tell what William
thinks from what he says.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
COlOred Folks Column
Edited by Rev. Geo. L. Tyus.

Regardless Of what the enemies and
slacEers Of the government may do or
say, let our people follow the Stars
and Stripes; and as far as we are
able let us sacrifice our time, money
muscle and blood that when this
worlds conflict shall have ended de-
mocracy will triumph over autocracy.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

N. B. Robinson and little grandson,
Robert, left last Friday for Marvel to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Nor
row They returned Monday accom-
panied by his wife, Mrs. Amelia, who
has been there on a visit during the
winter.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
POLITICAL
GntS
For State Senator

We are authorized to announce
HON. JAS. d. MONTGOMERY as q
candidate for State Senator from this
District, subject to the action OF the
Democratic Primary election. ...... ..
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
For Circuif Judpr

We are authorized to announce d.
L. KING Of Lewisville as a candidate
for Circuit Judge Of this district,
subject to the Democratic Primary
election.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
APPRAISEMENT.

County of Hampstead,
State of Arkansas.
we, w. p. Mason, A. F. Smith and
A. Y. Yarbrough, three citizens of
Hampstead County and household
ers therein, having thereto been ap,
pointed by J. p Baker, a justice of
the peace of said county, have this
day viewed a certain mare and colt
as an estray. Said mare is flee
bitten gray, about Ia yearsold and
branded on left hip, and is of the
value of $1,000; also one deep bay
horse colt coming two years old, and
OF lhe value of $4,000.
w. p. Mason,
A.. +. Smith,
Z A. Y. Yarbrough,
appraisers.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Bernard Martin, VINO was an en-
ployee at the Tyson livery stable, has
accepted a position in Hope
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

The five-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Martin, who live on
the Conway farm, northwest Of town,
died at II o'clock Tuesday Of Ty-
phoid fever, after an illness Of over
thirty days. Buria1 occurred at the
Presbyterian cemetery Wednesday
services by Rev. Geo. B. Hardy Of
the Baptist church
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
For Representative.

We are authorized to announce W.
J. HARTSFIELD as a candidate for
Representative from Hampstead CO.,
subject to the Democratic primary.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Enteredatpostoihce at Washington
Ark, as second class mail matter.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

MIR. Sam A. Young, one of our good
farmer friends of the Bright star
neighborhood, renewed subscription
with us Monday. Mr.. Young is one
of the sons of the South who went
though the Civil war and he has been
a friend and supporter Of the Tele-
graph for many years.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22
Dicky
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
Continued from first page.)

NNDlJlnuCu from IltSJ page
the constitution and laws of
said state, do hereby set apart
and designate Saturday, Mar.
%, 1913, as War Saving Certif-
icata and Thrift Stamp day in
Arkansas, and urge the patriot
ic workers in our state on that
day TO hold rallies in all parts
Of the state for the sale of these
certificates and stamps which
will be an important factor in
making the world safe for De-
mocracy. l furthermore urge
the ministers of all denomina-
tions to preach sermons on
Sunday, March "a, as to the val
ue of War Savings Certificates
and Thrift Stamps, both as in
dividual investments and loans
to the government, calling at
tention to the fact that a dollar
boarded is a Stacker, a dollar
wasted is a traitor and a dollar
saved is a patriot"
Chas. II. Brough,
Governor.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Rev. c. l. Bullock has purchased
the property owned by Prof. z. T.
Stamps and viii occupy the same
within a few days. The property is
better known as the Joe Green place.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Prof. Y. Il. Stamps renewed sub
scription for the Telegraph Tuesday.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

A neat little sum was realized from
the entertainment given by the S. l.
A. at the public school Friday even
ing, under the management Of Prof.
and Mrs. r. N Bragg.
Washington telegraph., 1918-03-22

Mrs. Miami Poindexter, 80 years of
age, died at her home in Hope Sun
day and the funeral was attended
here Tuesday at St. Paul c. NJ. E.
Church by Rev. J. II. Currie in the
presence Of a large number Of friends