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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
EYE HAS GREAT SENSITIvITY
Wonderful Human Organ Capable Of
Adapting Itself to Any Possible
Circumstances.

On entering dark room after a
stay in the outside daylight the eye
at once begins to increase in sensi-
tivity. At first this increase appears to
be slow, but after five minutes the in
crease is quite rapid, the eye acquir-
ing a sensitivity several hundred times
It's initial value. After 80 min
utes' sojourn in the dark the sensitiv.
ity still increases, but more slowly
than before, and after As minutes or
an hour the maximum sensitivity Is
reached. The final sensitivity varies
slightly with different people. but In
fully adapted condition the eye y cas-
lily, 5000 or 10000 times more sensitive
than it was at the beginning.
These facts are obtained from a
study Of the sensitiveness Of the eye
in the dark made by Selig Hecht Of
Creighton university, Omaha, and pub
lished in the Journal Of General
Physiology. Mr.. Hecht's study goes
to show that the increased sensitive
ness is due to a reversible photochem-
ical reaction within the retina, involv-
ing photosensitive substance and its
two products Of decomposition.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
ExPL0 sI0Ns CAUSED BY DUST
70 by No Means the Only De-
structive Agent. ""

When the bureau of chemistry Of
the United States department of agri-
culture started investigations with the
object Of reducing fires and explosions
caused by dust in the grain elevators
and mills it was not long before the
experts realized these fires and explo-
sions were by no means confined to
the grain BUSINESS. These dust-explo-
sion investigations are having wide
influence, which has extended to many
industries. Aluminium dust, starch
and even fish meal, by-product of
fish canneries, have all been found
susceptible to the conditions which
produce disastrous explosions.
The latest development goes to
prove that the mysterious blow
Sacks so well known to firemen are in
some cases caused by dust. With the
knowledge Of this fact as a guide
many fatal accidents may be avoided
The firemen Of America find the mat.
ter Of sufficient Importance to war
rant their cooperation with the de-
partment Of agriculture In study Of
preventive methods.
The subject was taken up by the
National Firelnen's association al
their twenty-second annual convention
at Peoria, III. Engineers engaged In
the dust-explosion Investigations rep
resented the department Of agriculture
at the meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
No Time for Interruption.

However deplorable the fact may
be, playing two-handed pinochle at
Is cents a hand is one of the favorite
diversions of commuters between this
city, New York, Atlantic City. Cape
May and other commercial outports Of
Philadelphia. One man, who carries
his pleasures as. well as his worries
home from work, was playing pi-
nochle in his library the other eve
ming with a crony, when the butler
entered and handed him a telegram.
He returned 1t unopened. "1'n look at
it later"
But the messenger Is waiting, sir, )"
the butler respectfully demonstrated.
The f1nancier read the telegram. It
said: "Struck S,OO0-barrel gusher to.
day. Everything f1ne."
"Confound you, Thomas. why did
you spoil my game" he cried.
He didn't care nearly so much
about the fortune he had made, as
about the 25 cents he was in danger
Of losing.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
WAR "MYsTERY' MADE CLEAR
Men on the Leviathan Now Under
stand How Their Officers Detected
Them in Smoking.

Men who sailed on the Leviathan
when she was being used as a trans
port will learn with interest the ex-
PLANTATION Of mystery" Of the giant
liner in those war days, mystery
which has been the subject Of many
midnight conference in the lee Of the
deckhouse. Only recently former
officer of the Leviathan told the story.
1t appears that several of the crew
sought a lower hold far from the
haunts of the officers on duty and
there, believing themselves carefully
concealed, they smoked to their hearts
content. But the ship had fire de-
lection system consisting Of series OF
pipes to the holds, through which
suction fan Is continually drawing air
samples to the wheelhouse. Thus the
officer on duty there noticed the curl
ing wisps of smoke coming out OF the
pipe from one Of the lower holds.
Shifting the smoke he detected the old
familiar odor Of tobacco.
1t was an easy matter to hurry
down and catch the men in the act
and start them on q round of extra
duty, which cured them Of smoking
aboard ship. They were puzzled to
know how the officer had traced them.
The hold was way down near the keel,
far from the wheelhouse and there had
not been another man within many
yards of their position. They knew
no officer had followed them and they
took it for granted that there was no
direct connection between the hold
and the wheelhouse. And no one en-
lighteled them during many trips to
France.-New York Evening Post.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Beavers Remarkable Work

A single colony of beaver are cap
able of constructing a dam II feet
high and a quarter Of mile long.
Such a dam was recently discovered
by a state game warden, In secluded
spot along Taylor's creek, Bayfield,
county, Wis. The beaver house at
the center Of the dam, 16 feet high
and 40 feet broad at the base. the
sleeping apartment inside the house,
was exceptionally spacious for a
beaver home, being large enough for
a tall man to lie down at full length.
The floor was found to be covered with
dry substance and was as clean as
whistle. Large quantities of food
were found stored for cold weather
use. Nine beavers. the parents and
their children, were found living COM
fortably in the house. the result of
theirN engineering feat.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19

Books From Washlnoton's Library.
The sale Of the library of the late
Samuel Riker Of this city was con.
cluded at the Anderson Galleries re-
Gently. DR.. A. 8. Rosenbach paid
$4,000 for George Washington's copy
Of "A Collection Of All the Treaties
Of Peace, Alliance, and Commerce Be-
tween Great Britain and Other Pow
ers From the Treaty Signed at Num-
ster, in 1854, to Treaties Signed at
Paris, in 1885," three volumes, Lon
don, 1885. The work contains Wash
ington's autograph on each title page
and his book plate on the inside Of
each front cover. The work was auc-
toned off at the sale Of the library
of Lawrence Washington, the great
grandson Of George Washington. in
Philadelphia, in 1s76.-New York
Times.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Explaining the "Rine Finger"

OF all the men, both young and old,
who place engagement rings on the
fingers Of their brides-to-be, it is al
most an absolute certainty that not
one-tenth of them knows why he places
the ring on the ring finger Of the left
hand. OF course. the answer could
be: "Everybody's DOM It," The GUS
tom of placing the ring upon the fourth
finger seems undoubtedly to owe its
origin to the fancy that special
nerve, or vein, ran directly from this
finger to the heart. Macrobius, in his
Saturnalia, alludes to the belief in the
following words: Because Of this
nerve, the newly betrothed places the
ring on this finger Of his spouse, as
though it were representation Of the
heart" This information, he asserts,
was derived from an Egyptian priest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
NOVEL CURE FOR 1ooTHAcHE
Dr.. Wiifred r. GrenfeII Tells Of Ex-
perfence With Patient Possessing
Powerful Imagination.

In medicine things sometimes hap
pen that professional men have difn-
Guilty in explaining, according to DR..
Wilfred T. Grenfell, who in his auto
biography tells the following story:
A big fisherman came aboard my
steamer one day and said that he had
toothache. His jaw was swollen. his
mouth was hard to open, and the Of
tending molar was visible within; but
when produced the forceps he pro-
tested loudly that he would not have
it touched for worlds. .g
"Why, then, did you come to mel?
I asked. "You are wasting my time"
II wanted you to charm her, doc
tor" he answered. ."
"But, my dear friend, do not know
how to charm, and I don't think 1t
would do the slightest good. Doctors
are not allowed to do such things"
He was evidently much put out. ana
had turned to go when l said, III you
really think it would do any good,
come along. You'll have to pay 70
cents exactly as If you had it pulled
out"
"Gladly, doctor. Please 80 ahead"
He sat on the rail while put one
finger into his mouth, touched the
molar and repeated the most mystic
nonsense 1 could think Of. "Abra-
cadabra Tiddlywinkum Umslopoga,
and then jerked the finger out lest the
patient close his ponderous jaws. The
fisherman took turn round the deck,
pulled out the quarter and solemnly
handed 1t to me, saying, "All the pain
il gone. Many thanks, doctor"
I found myself standing alone In
amazement. twiddling a miserable
shilling, and wondering how ! came
to make such fool Of myself
Youths Companion. I
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
SERVED IN ORIENTAL STYLE
Magnificent Banquet Given by King
Hussein Of the Hedjaz to
Lord Allenby.

A banquet given by King .Hussein
of the Hedjaz to Lord Allenby, the
British high commissioner, as de-
scribed by an Arab correspondent of
the London Times on March 2, was a
striking example of oriental magnifi-
cence. After preliminary visits and
military reviews, in which the
Bedouin cavalry dashed by at full
speed, firing their rifles, the banquet
was held in true Arab style in the
municipality buildings at Jeddah.
On the table. which was eighteen
feet broad by thirty feet in length,
barefooted walters dressed in rich Arab
costume walked about helping the
guests, 70 in number, to slices of the
joints of roasted half sheep stuffed
with almonds, rice and spices. Zach
guest had three or four plates, and
was surrounded by some 20 or 30
dishes of salads, fish, roasted chick
ems, pilaff of mutton and sweets of
all descriptions. The kings band Of
musicians played throughout the ban
quet.
At the end of the feast the kings
servants handed round silver basins
with ewers of scented water for the
guests to wash their hands in. Coffee
was served in another room while
guests of lower degree sat down at
the banqueting table. The remnants
Of the feast, which were considerable.
were distributed among the inhabi-
tants of Jeddah and the crews Of the
British shiCs at anchor in the harboi
Current History.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
The House Famine.

Morris Hillquit was discussing in
Albany the beinous profiteering on
rents which so many New York land
lords have been practicing.
''And despite this profiteering," he
said, "houses and apartments are in
greater demand than ever. Well-lo-
Gated tenants have their bells rung two
or three times day by total strangers
who anxiously inquire if by any chance
they think of leaving soon.
II heard Of chap who entered a
newspaper Office recently and said to
the girl behind the counter:
"I want to advertise in your paper
for a house!'
"'Yes. How many insertions?' said
the girl briskly. We make a reduc-
ton for space taken by the year, and
we have also a very reasonable three
year contract that would probably suit
you better STILL"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
4 CENTURY OF ANTHRACITE.
First Ton Of Hard Coal Reached the
City Of Philadelphia Just One
Hundred Years AGO.

An even hundred years have elapsed
since one William Wurts, Philadel-
phia merchant, drove his team Of
mules with the first ton Of anthracite
through the spring freshets and bog
land to the banks of the Delaware
river and floated the new fuel down
the river to Philadelphia on pine
log raft.
But he experienced no little diff
Guilty in that first anthracite year of
1920 in overcoming the popular objec-
ton that the coal was Extremely slow
Of Lighting" Pine log RATS floated
only 365 tons of anthracite that year.
But it fetched a price of $12 ton
and could be delivered freight-on-raft
Philadelphia at $3-a fact that was
freely advertised to attract additional
capital, for, of course. there was no
profiteering in those days.
Spring freshets and bog land and
slow inflammability no longer worry
operators. Silk shirts for miners are
a bigger nuisance. But production In
a hundred years has jumped to &c.
100000 tons, and could this year sur
pass the 100 million-ton mark, which
was almost reached in 1917.
Reading, Wilkesbarre, Lehigh
Mauch Chunk-these names are
spoken one thousand times hourly In
the industrial world today, simply be-
cause there lay up in the hills Of Penn
sylvania a hard, black substance, one
ton of which sly old William Wurts
steered on raft down the Delaware
to Philadelphia, just one hundred
years ago.-Wall Street Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Preachers Sons.

l know the age-old jibes concerning
preachers sons and deacons' daugh-
tiers, but have no great concern re-
speeding them. (The writer Ia one of
them.) 1t is true that much, and
much too much is expected Of them.
They are constantly in the eye Of the
members Of the congregation, and little
allowance is made for their shortcom-
ings. Trivial offehses are magnified,
and they are rarely treated with real
Justice. Yet in, long life I have
known many preachers sons. and
there have been very few s.black
sheep" among them. In nine cases out
OF ten they hsve proved to be high
minded, honorable and respected citi.
zens.-Melville E Stone in Golfers
Weekly. 81 Al,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Deadly Weapon Of Warfare.

An invention by a French wireless
engineer, NJ. Dunoyer, will completely
change the character Of naval war
fare, if it's claims are fulfilled, says
the London Mail. It consists Of what
he calls an Electric safety lock-" The
mechanism to direct the course of q
torpedo and secure its explosion
against an enemy warship can be
worked not only by wireless waves
of the right length, but also by a
proper sequence Of Morse signals. Any
error in the right sequence of dots
and dashes would run the mechanism
down to zero again and render the
torpedo harmless. Each torpedo
launched would have its own key Sc
quence of dots and dashes, and 80 the
enemy would be unable to tamper
with 1t. -..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Found "News'' 4Exaooerated.

- Founo NeWS ~exA00erateo.
Believing that the United States was
In the thrOes of q railroad strike and
not a wheel was turning, Frederick
r. Bartlett, wealthy sugar dealer and
engineer, of Easton, Nd, arrived at
New York on the steamship Mara.
caibo from Venezuela with a power
boat and enough gasoline to run it
to his home town. Reports received in
the South American republic, he said,
had indicated that he would have to
make his way home without the aid
Of railroads or even automobiles, be.
cause Of the gasoline shortage.
When Mr.. Bartlett found railroads
were operating he decided neverthe-
less to make a water trip to Easton.
So the boat was slung overheard and
with his wife and daughter he chug.
ged away for home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Old Rome Has Paper Shortage.

> Old Rome Has Paper Shortage.
lie Figaro of Paris has unearthed
for its readers what 1t believes is the
worlds first recorded paper shortage
It quotes from the "Causeries du
Lundi" where Sainte-Beuve, translat'
ing from Pliny, says that under Mbe
RUS there was such scarcity Of pa
per in the Roman empire that 1t was
necessary to appoint senators to regn'
late distribution; in other words, q
congressional board Of control. r.
Sainte-Beuve, grown cynical In his
day Of excessive erudition, books. ink
and paper, added: .z.s
.tHow welcome such a shortage
would be now! But such things hap
pened only under Tberius. We can.
not hope for like happiness today"
lie Figaro finds Sainte-Beuve re-
freshing reading, but in view Of the
situation in 1920, unduly appreciative
of Tiberius.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Good IN POVERTY ! \ I '
Mr.. GosIjngton Does a Little
~ Philosophizing.
Sees Much Benefit In the Necessity
to Work and Also in the Worry
Which Falls to the Lot Of
Majority Of Mankind. \ W.

"Glfmmerby, my friend Glimmerby,"
said Mr.. Goslington, ''propounds the
theory that both poverty and worry
are conducive to longevity; and i
think there is something in that. !
am not so sure about the worry, and
yet l think even that may be true. !
can see, for instance, that If man
worried hard enough he would keep
himself lean and so escape the ills and
Inconvenience attendant upon obesi.
ty; but that poverty tends to lengthen
life have no doubt whatever.
'"The man who is poor, as we, most
Of us are. has to work for living.
Surely it Is in work that we are most
blessed; and II we have work to do In
which we are interested, that appeals
to us, then are we fortunate indeed j;
we find pleasure In labor and Joy
In accomplishment; and It makes me
smile to think how In such work We
forget our worries entirely.
$50 we don't really need to consid'
er whether worry Is life prolonger
or not; all we want to lengthen our
days Is to be poor, poor enough 81
= that we have to work and keep plug
! ging; but l do wonder that Glimmerby
Z did not mention along with poverty
and worry, as among the things that
might tend to prolong life, our physi.
cal ailments.
"Some years ago friend Of mine
began to lose weight and hes kept on
in that way until he had lost rs
pounds. Then he consulted a doctor.
It was something that could be check
ed, controlled and perhaps entirely
cured If the patient would follow faith
fully the prescribed treatment; and
then he was told that the general bene-
fits he would derive from the treat
ment were such that his life might be
prolonged to greater limit than 1t
would have reached If he had never
had this ailment at all.
II might add that this friend has
now regained several of his lost
pounds, he is feeling very clipper and
cheerful and he fully expects to live
to be very old man.
1.-THE fact is that many things that
we may look at, when they come upon
us, as drawbacks are in reality bless
ings In disguise" "
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Windmill Generates Electricity.

The windmill has not been general
~ found available for the generation
Of electricity because of the Irregular
ity Of the air currents, but this has
been overcome by Swedish inventor.
Instead Of being directly connected
to the dynamo in the usual manner,
the mill-wheel shaft is geared to a
hosting device, which serves TO ele-
vate two-ton weight to the top Of a
53-foot steel and wood tower. When
the weight reaches the maximum
height, it Is released, and, as it falls,
actuates the dynamo, which is mount
ed on bracket at the apex Of the
tower with the mill wheel. A storage
battery and switchboard are housed in
the lower portion of the tower.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Just Like an Apple to Marjorie.

Little Marjorie. who Is three, TOLD
her mother, the wife Of Muncie man,
ufacturer, the other evening, that
while the mother was uptown shop
ping she had been taken by a serv'
ant to call on her father in the latter's
Office. a. ~
what time did you go?" asked the
mother.
ooh, in the core Of the afternoon
replied the little girl.
Mother doesn't understand what
you mean by the core Of the after
noon.'' 1t was explained to Marjorie
"Why, mean the middle" she said
simply, as wondering at the ignorance
Of grown folks.-Indianapolis News.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Concerning Aerial Fliehts.

"'I- VOuCVTUNH0 SVVb~B TUOUS0s
Air Commodore Edward Maitland of
R-34 fame, speaking at the Royal So
ciety Of Arts, said that while flying
the Atlantic he retired about 8 q. M,
and he was ashamed to say he slept
until nine the next day. He found
that the air not only induced sleep,
but sharpened the appetite. Ladies
had often asked him, the commodore
said, I'm what should we dress when
about to take an aerial flight?'' He
felt tempted to suggest crinolines,
which would become very useful as
parachutes should the necessity arise.
London Chronicle.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Historic House q Factory.


Apparatus for the manufacture Of
insecticide soon will be installed in the
old Billop house at Tottenville, head.
quarters Of General Howe during the
British occupation Of Staten Island in
1776 and since then place Of historic
interest. Announcement Of the sale
of the property was made yesterday
and with it came the news that the old
house will be converted into a fac.
tory.
All efforts to have the state pur.
chase the house and preserve it and
its dungeon and secret underground
passageway as relics of the War for
Independence were unsuccessful.-
New York Times.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
A,blno Robin Discovered.

Omaha, Neb.-An albino robin.
plnk-eyed- and white to its last feath-
er, was discovered in the yard Of an
Omaha resident. DR.. Scion Towne,
president Of the Nebraska Audubon
society, said the bird 10 rarity, the
proportion Of albino robins being
about one In 1000 GOO.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
A Bio Contract.

II see where the people at Atlantic
City are asking the authorities to
make the high winds stop blowing
the sand about at Chelsea"
NEXT thing the public will be de-
nanding that somebody stop the hot
air blowing in congress"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
sheep Should Re sheep.

A recently published book dealing
with political and social affairs In
England Is called The Island of
Sheep" whose authors Zone of whom
IN a prominent British statesman) are
disguised as "Cadmus" and "Har.
monia." The sheep referred to, are
the English and the island Great
Britain, The Butchers Advocate,
aroused BY the happy thought Of an
island filed with muttons, writes for
a COPY of "Cadmus H. Harmonic" to
review, ut being" they claim, "of
exceptional interest to the people
reached by our weekly
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
River. Football Revived.

Some athletic enthusiasts of Derby
shire. England, have recently revived
the game Of river football, which 10
said to be combination OF polo. Soc
Ger. basketball, wrestling. swimming
and pugilism. II is not exactly q
'1ady's game"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19
Marry In Haste.

At a tea number Of ladies were dis
cussing the best age at which to marry
Some championed thirty years. some
.wenty-eight, some twenty-seyen. Then
Miss Elsie De Wolfe. who has 80 bril-.
liantly succeeded in SO many fields
laughed and said:
The best age to marry IL while
you're st!ll too young to know better
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-19

china's Thirst for Education.
The sudden demand for popular etlu-
cation In China Is shown by the fact
that the school attendance In one prov
ince has increased 5000 per cent I'm
I'VE yearA
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-22
RELIGIOUS

The Epworth League, of the Meth
odist church, will have silver tea al
the home of Miss Lucille Bush, on
W. High street this evening at 500
o'clock. The public is invited.
Rev. Clyde Darsie is holding a
very interesting series of meetings
at Jeffersonville. The meeting will
continue during the week with
preaching each evening at 1880
o'clock.
The Rite Rev. Bishop Ferdinand
Brossard, of Covington, will be here
Thursday, the Oath, and will on this
date, at IL o'clock, A. NJ, at st,
Patrick's church administer the sac
rament of confirmation to a class OF
ID applicants.
Meeting at the Spencer Christian
church conducted by Rev. E. E.
Dawson will continue during the
week, audiences are large and deeply
interested. Three persons have beer
added to the church to date. Meeting
each evening beginning at z 80 P. M
Public invited.