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The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
DID NOT FALL FROM CLOUDS
University of Michigan Professor 9th
erwise Explains Presence Of Worms
After Heavy Rainstorm.

Reports from Lexington, KY, that
hundreds Of angle worms from two
to five inches long fell from the clouds
during a rainStOrm there, were de-
clared to be inaccurate by Professor
Peter Okkelberg of the faculty of the
University of Michigan.
The worms probably crawled up
through the ground, drawn by the
lure of the rain, according to Professor
Okkelberg. Cases have been known.
however. according to the professor,
In which cyclones or tornadoes have
created such a suction In the air that
worms and fish have been picked up
from ponds and lakes and dropped a
considerable distance away.
According to the Lexington story,
the worms were inCubated by the warm
winds from the moisture in the air
while being waited in clouds. This
is an impossible assumption, according
to Professor Okkelberg.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Asbestos Mining in China.

Asbestos is mined in SZeChwan
province of China, from where it is
shipped to Chungking at cost of IS
cents per 100 pounds. In the Shensi
province there is said to be a good
mine, and also one near PaOtlngfu,
but the transportation is very poor.
Several asbestos mines are located in
the vicinity Of Pekin; the fibers are
said to be very brittle and the prod
uct is used locally. Although Tientsin
in recent years has developed an ex-
port trade in asbestos prepared from
the native product by a Chinese con-
Germ, China also imports considerable
quantities of asbestos articles, such
impOrtatiOns in 1918 being valued at
$148, 1877.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
BE A SPORT.

You may call yourself dull in a fitsOf de-
spair.
Or dr6p all your pep. and say you don't
care;
But I'll tell you. my friend. that's .
habit to break.
In planning this world not a single mis-
take
Was made in the building. So when you
complain
Take stock Of yourself. You're the chap
that's to blame
Just right about face; It may hurt some'
it's true;
But that's just the way any good sport
would do.
When you wake in the morning don't
look for a cloud;
You know what's behind It. Just swing
in the crowd.
Be one of them. cheerfully singing along
You may get a bump. but don't stop your
song,
Perhaps one will hear It who needs just
OF encouragement now. Your song may
be it.
What matter II yesterdays failure were
big?
Today is your day, so get in and dig
II you meet any trouble, why just
change its name.
And call it a ladder. They oft lead to
fame
But whatever you do. be quick and be-
gin It;
You never can tell just how much there
Is I'm It.
Jane Bates. in Forbes Magazine.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Aunt Rertha,s ouiIa Board.

Just to show you what she can do
when she sets her mind to it, Aunt
Bertha was asked to try her luck at
getting connected with the spirit Of
Disraeli-we used up Napoleon and
the other stock characters the very
first week that Aunt Bertha began to
work the ouija board, and we had to
go in pretty deep to think up new
ones. The planchette started to move
the minute Aunt Bertha put her hands
on it, If you will believe me, and when
she asked: "Is this Disraeli?" it i'm
mediately spelled out "this is him." l
tell you, saw it with my own eyes.
Uncanny, it really was. There seems
TO be nobody whom Aunt Bertha can
not make answer her on the Ouja
board. There is even a pretty strong
chance that she may be able to get
Central, after she has had little more
practice.-DOrOthy Parker in the Sat
urday Evening Post.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Natures Vegetable Bomb.

Nature tries her hand at pretty near
ly everything. AS if to prove that she
could make a bomb, she produced the
shooting cucumber" This interesting
vegetable can be eaten. Probably some
people to eat it. But the chances are
that it is not good for much, CASTRO
nOmically speaking. One does not see
it in the markets. When it is fully
ripe the shooting cucumber" explOdes.
This, be it understood, in a literal
sense 1T bursts with violence, scat
tering its seeds far and wide. 1t is
the method the plant adopts for dis
tributing it's seeds, and is certainly
very curious.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Sixty-Pound Piano.

A piano weighing only 60 pounds
may not compare favOrably in looks
with a baby grand, but it has other
advantages. Soldiers at the front were
able to tuck it away in their equip
ment, and it helped to while away many
hours. The piano has regular five
octave range, but tuning forks instead
Of strings are used to produce sound.
This does away with necessity Of tun-
ing the instrument. When a key Is
struck a hammer drops on a tuning
fork, setting it in vibration and pro-
ducing a sound. The fork is connect
ed by a spring to a sounding board
which reinfOrces the sound. The pi-
anO Is also equipped with a loud
pedal. A damper that rests on the
end of one arm Of the fork may be
raised, when the fork is free to vibrate
loud and long.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

Save it If you canT
She pointed to a second-foOr win
dow, and without a word the fireman
rushed to do her bidding.
"HOw old was itf" asked one of the
bystanders.
"Only a month";" sObbed the dis
tressed one. "And look pas the fig
uFe of the fireman could be seen COM
ing down the ladder again. "He has
failed! He's coming back without it /!
oh, what shall dO-what shall do?"
The fireman approached.
I'm sorry" he said, "but could
find no child there"
"Child?" cried the fair maiden. 81
said nothing about a chiId!"
'Then-what was it?" they asked
her.
1T was my b-b-bicycle!" she sObbed.
I'D only had 1t a mOnth-On the in
stallment system, too"
And then she tainted.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Efficiency.

"'Pears like Polk Swaney, that
runs the store at the crossroads, hain't
Overrid with enterprise" commented
citizen of Fiddle Greek. ''Tuther
day, frinstance, 1 went there in the
middle of the afternoon, to buy little
something, talk politics, and so forth.
When I Sa'ntered in nobody was in
sight on the place. But after I'd
trOmped around for spell sleepy
voice from under the counter sOrter
snarled:
"If you're a drummer that aims to
sell me something, don't want it and
If you're a customer that is figgerin
on buying something, why In fury can't
you just as well come around some
time when amt plumb-yaw-w-w-wn
wore outT'-Kansas City Star.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Noiseless Coins

It is quite probable that the twen-
tieth century will soon see a new type
of coin, nOiselesS and clean, which may
replace the metal ones, which become
grimy and dingy with use. If expert
mentS now being conducted at the roy
al factory at Neissen are successful.
Germany may have 2 and mark coins
in constant circulation. The expert
ments, carried on at the request Of
the ministry of finance, give promise
OF feasibility. as the composition Ia
light and compact and while as wash
able as cups and saucers, is perfectly
durable. 1t Is said that these coins
would be difficult TO counterfeit be-
cause of the technical apparatus re-
quired for their minting
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
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Scrap Book
The
MAKES DOUBLE AIR CUSHION
New Form of Building Brick Resists
the Heat of Summer and the
Cold of Winter.

A building brick made of cement,
nodded cold, and that contains hol-
lows of such form that they give a
double layer of air chambers to a wall,
has just been put on the market In
France.
Each brick is 80 centimeters long by
Is wide and 10 thick (about 12x6x6
inches) and has two vertical, parallel
cavities. The cavities situated In the
outer part of the bricks communicate
with each other, but are entirely iso-
lated from the cavities in the inner
part. Thus, when a wall is built with
them there will be throughout its ex-
tent two entirely separate chambers of
air, forming two insulating mattresses
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

pointed. A little later he asked:
SIS the moon really made Of cheese,
daddy?"
Again came the response: 81 don't
known
Another look Of disappointment, an
other silence, and another question:
do cannibals use postage stampsP'
No less savage than the cannibalS
themselves was the distracted manu-
script reader, for the third time: Il
don't knOw!"
well, say. daddy" exclaimed the
youthful inquirer, very seriously, who
made you an editor?
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Game Herds Increase.

Big game animals are increasing on
the four big game reservations under
control of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The report Of
the chief of the bureau of biological
survey shows total of 1853 bison, 274
elk, "a antelope and 81 deer, an in
crease in each species over the num-
Der reported last year. The number
Of visitors to the big game reserva-
tons is also growing, says the report.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
"Harness" the River Jordan.

The Palestine Weekly. a Zionist pa
per printed in Jerusalem, brings news
of a project to develop the water pow
er Of the river Jordan. Since Pal
estine is a land without coal or fuel
of any kind, industrial progress de-
ponds largely upon utilizing the pow
er resources of the country to generate
electricity. 1t is suggested that the
Jordan, thus harnessed. would sup
ply not only power, light and heat. but
would also work pumps to irTigate ex-
tenslVe valley lands now barren.-Liv-
ing Age.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Rapid Wireless Transmission.

Recent lOng-range telegraphy expert
ments which have been made between
Great Britain and the occupied part OF
Germany, indicate that in short time
it may be possible to transmit mes
sages at the rate of 80 words per min
ute. 1t is stated that experiments In
wireless telegraphy by officers en-
plOyed at the signals experimental es-
adjustment at WOOlwich have sue
ceeded in transmitting messages over
considerable distances at the speed OF
100 words a minute and that very
much greater speeds have been proved
to be attainable.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Complete Kitchen in Small Space.

time forms a very serviceable table
Immediately in front of the stove. OF
to one side there is a lid, and when
this is raised sink is found under it,
AS the lid turns aside it is engaged
with a catch and held In a horizontal
position, where it performs the func-
tons of a drain board. In addition
to this there are a number of shelves,
compartments and drawers for special
and general purpOSes.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Motor Traffic.

This year will see in automobile
travel more than 100000 vehicles.
This is added to the twenty-odd mil
lion horses and mules which so short
a time ago comprised the whole mo-
tive power of our country highways.
This enormous modern traffic practi-
caIIy concentrates on the main lines of
travel. Probably 80 per cent Of 1t
IS concentrated on less than 20 per
cent of the total mileage Of roads
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Demanded on Direction.

A little girl was standing on the
sidewalk when an old man approached,
stopped, looked around a little, and
then inquired of the child: Il am
headed for Mr. James Ordway's.
Would you tell me how much farther
l will have to go down this street to
reach his hOuse?'
"WeIl," answered the little miss
thoughtfully, eff you keep headed the
way you are now I think you will
have to go some long ways, but if you
head the other way you will only have
to go to the second house back there"
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Family Was Greatly Favored.

The angel of death visits households
as a rule with strict impartiality.
There are not many families as high
" favored as the one referred to as
follows in a newspaper. Captain
Benjamin Franklin, eighty-One years
old. long active in the Republican pol
itics of southern Rhode Island, died
suddenly yesterday at his home in
Westerly, on the sixty-fOurth ami
versary of his wedding. He is sur
vived by his widow, six children, and
several grandchildren, no death hav-
ing occurred in the family in sixty
four years.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Wanted ComnanX.

Heavy spring rains had OverfOwed
the road and was halfway through
the deepest bog when my "fliv" started
to misfire. Then the engine died, and
l had to crawl over the fender to
crank up. Just as 1 turned the motor
over another backfire sent me sprawl
ing into the deep mud and water. I
came up at last, and the first quarter
turn sent the motor spinning perfectly.
All that ''fliv" wanted was company
down in the flooded road, for we went
through without a baIk after my wet
ting.-Chicago Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Never AGAIN,

The rain was falling in torrents and
the road was rapidly becoming sea
of mud. As it was getting dark, we
were driving fast to reach good
road when something darted from the
ditch directly in front Of the car. The
driver swung the wheel around, skid
ded, and landed in the ditch.
The something" said meow.
After Flooding a mile through the
mud to get aid for a broken wheel,
we swore never again to turn out sud-
denly on a slippery road, especially
for a black cat Exchange
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS.

Eva s., twenty-four years
old, a maid employed In Jersey
City, was locked up last night
in the West Thirtieth Street
police station. charged with
grand larceny. She is alleged
to have stolen $3.50 worth of
articles from a Sixth avenue
department store.
The explanation she gave was
that she saw sign in the store
which read: Customers, please
take small packages home."-
New York Times.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Fiaures on Channel Tunnel.

In order 10 expedite a decision re-
speeding the construction of a tunnel
under the English channel. a deputa-
ton of the channel tunnel committee
Of the house of commons recently call
ed upon the prime minister. His at
tention was called to the fact that no
serious engineering difficulties were
anticipated; that the time necessary
for completion would be five years, and
the total cost would be S155, 728, 900,
or double the pre-war estimate. There
was said to be great enthusiasm for
the scheme in France.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
MuItinIXinn Talk

whats this duplex system of teIe-
graphing?"
you can send four messages at
once"
"GOsh Wouldn't my wife like to
have a device of that kind attached
to her arynxT"-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
rh.se Cars Are lam DOOR.

In order to facilitate the loading
and unloading operations, some new
London subway passenger coaches are
equipped with five sliding doors. When
the train stops at a station practically
the whole side of the car opens and
the vehicle is quickly emptied and
filled again.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Max WIpe QUE the coyote.

The demand for the skins may be
the means Of wiping out the coyote
which has been the nuisance Of the
western lands for years. There are
great numbers of these animals fire.
quenting the vicinity of Mount Whit
ney and hunting and trapping are be-
ing pursued there with such vigor that
the pesky animals are threatened with
determination.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
AND THEN SHOWED.

Amateur Performer-Now that
you've seen my nifty act, what
do you say to my putting it on
at your show shop for a week?
Vaudeville Manager (dryly)-
Fear we can't come to terms.
Amateur Performer eagerly
Forget 1t! Make an offer!
Vaudeville Manager All
right. Hand me $1,000 in cur
rency and you're On.-BuffalO
Express.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
Horse Power and Candle Power.

ElOlSS TO"SI anu NouSlS ESNS''
While the horse is rapidly going into
the discard as a hauler of heavy loads.
his successor, the motor truck, is meas
ured by his pulling cSypacity-and prob
ably will continue to be measured by
that scale for centuries. And the cleo
trio lamp, be it a tiny might light" or
a tremendous glaring affair for street
illumination, is measured by what the
antedated tallow candle used to be
able TO do. Very few citizens use
candles nowadays-and yet this flick
ering wick is the standard for great
electric institutions all over the world.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
TOO MODEST.

"Why don't you go into pol
itics?"
"Tried 1t once and didn't like
it."
what was the trouble"
81 was too modest, 1 guess.
Anyhow 1 never seemed able
to convince anybody, even my
self, that l could fill the office
any better than the other fell
low"
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

and the brave fire.
men fought.
Every inhabitant,
however, had been
safely brought out.
But suddenly a
70 ng WON a n
rushed up to one
of the fremen.
"Oh," she cried,
Save It for me!
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
No Chance.

"No. 1 know nothing about music"
"AIl you have to do is to Jangle this
cOwbell."
"But suppose come in at the wrong
place"
"You can't do that in jazz."-Louis-
ville-COurier Journal.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

Daddy, who was
also an editor,
glanced up irrita-
bly, from a huge
pile of manu-
scripts. ST don't
K n o W - h q
snapped.
The little darl-
inc looked diS9D-
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
The Unbeatable Golfer.

"What sort Of golf does he playr
"WeIl, IL he can only get you to give
him enough strokes at the start b
plays unbeatable golf"
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
M.Innnns TO All We Have.

Flies are the chief food Of the pitch
er plant, which catches the insects by
swapping shut its petals.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

which will prevent the heat of summer
and cold of winter from penetrating.
They will also keep out in great meas
ure the noises of the street.
In official tests the new brick has
resisted a crushing force Of about 425
pounds to the square inch.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
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ALMOST TOO MUCH TO BEAR
No Wonder Maiden tainted, but Many
Would Like to Know Just What
Fireman Said.

The flames shot upwards; the smoke
curled in cruel clouds around the
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
AND THE EDITOR POWDERED
Possibly Unfortunate Man Had Also
Done a Little Wondering Along
That Line.

Daddy" plped the little darling. as
1t true the sea is a mile deep?"
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04

AN UNDESIRABLE COMPANION.
Turtle-You say you don't care
for Mr.. Goat?
Rabbit-No, he's always butting
In where he isn't wanted.
The Adair County news., 1920-08-04
NO NEED TO WORRY.

NO NEED TO WORRY.
Papa, the boys laugh at me be-.
cause 1 am so fat"
Never mind son, at the present
prices of food. that will soon be
changed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-14
Cony Giee Club Tonight

The Cony Glee Club gives its concert
and dance for the benefit of the music
fund n the school this evening al 5
o clock in the Assembly hall The pro-
gram will be given as below and the
Young people have eadeavored TO pre-
pare songs 10 interest their hearers.
Max G. Cimboilek, the violinist, viii be
the assisting artist and his solos will
be given with real artistic finish. The
Spanish dance by Miss Irene Goodrich
is done with this young lady's accus-
toned vivacity anu poise. Tickets at
90 cents ttax free, may be secured at
Fletcher and At the door.
The program:
songs of Patriotism and Loyalty:
The stars and Stripes. Marshall
Shout Aloud in Triumph Manney
state of Maine. ny State of Maine
Edwards
Violin solo ITO be announcedl.
Mr.. Cimboilek-
Songs of the Day-Old and New:
The Midshipmite.' Adams
When the Roses Bloom Again.
Adams
Forget Me-Aot, Giese
Carolina sunshine ST hmidt
Y. llaby Time Freeman
It's Morn, Geibei
The Club.
Solo dance-Spanish Dance
Miss Irene Goodrich
Songs of Nature:
Lovely Rose" Vincent
'Wjn o the Wisp.' Cherry
Moonlight Serenade' Won Bion
Girls Chorus.
Soprano obligato by Miss Frobe-ger
-AdT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-14
Pitman-Kinu

Mr. and Mrs. Linwood T Pit-nan
Of FitchbRrg, Mass, have arrived n
the city for few days visit with Mr.
Pitman's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam PitInan. On Monday morning at
Fitcilburg, Mass. occurred the mar
rage Of Linwood T. Pitman. formerly
Of Augusta and Miss Lola Pearl King
Of Taunton. Mass. The ceremony
was performed in the First Universe.
list church. Rev. Francis w Gibbs
officiating. Intimate friends and reia-
lives attended. Mr.. Pitman attended
the public schools of Lewiston. his
former home. and attended the Uni
versity OF Maine. graduating from
there. He was in military service
during the war. He has been en-
ployed by newspapers in Portland, IN
Manchester. y. II. and is now with
the editorial staff of the FTtchburg
Mass Sentinel. Mrs. Pitman is the
laughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J.
King, has attended the Taunton
GLASS schools. She was recently
employed III r4le Fitchburg Bank and
Trust Co. They are enjoying a we'd
ding trip through Vermont and also
liz this State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-14
War Relics Shown

n one of the show windows OF the
Ellinwood furniture store are shown
some very interesting and withal
deadly looking guns. which are be-
ing exhibited here by Lieut.. Waiter
q. Sanders in connection with the
army recruiting drive which S being
conducted this week. in all state
capitals. A Boche machine gun is
one of the most interesting looking
onIs. Some Of the German hand
grcnades which are made Of paper
ars also shown as well as a German
light machine gun such as one man
carries. Then in the lot there are
also some fine looking American fire.
aims, among them being a Lewis
nj, nine gun OF 80 caiibre sach as
WIS used by the United States dur
ing the war. 1t is an efficient. neat
cUn as are the L. 5. Automatic
f.fes and the rod shot guns shown
"A Springfield rifle is also exhibited
il the LOT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-14
May Sale At the
Penney Memorial Church

ceboraf's Have Attractive Tables
and Do Thriving 6usiuess-Enter-
tainment in Evening Is Enjoyed by
Large Audience
The Debcrahs- a May sale at the
Penney Memorial church par}ors Thurs
day afternoon. There was good at
tendance and the various tables did Il
thriving business. Mrs. Richard Upton
and Miss Harriet Holmes had charge
Of the white goods table: the candy ta-
bic was looked after by Mrs. Herman
Maasur and Mrs John Keller. On II
was daintily displayed some fine confec-
tiouery. The miscellaneous table. hay
ing on sale various varieties Of arti-
cIes. was under the direction of Mrs.
Alice Nutting and Mrs. Arthur Titus,
and the coffee and sandwich table was
under the charge Of Mrs Arthur Sonie
and MIS- Horace coiburn.
II, the evening an entertainment was
held in the vestry, the first part of the
program consisting of vocal, instrument
tsi music and readings. Then an enter
tainmeut entitled ''Zeiubabsl's Second
Wife was presented. Mr. and Mrs. r.
ii. brown and Miss Gertrude Walch
having parts. Those participating are
prominent in local amateur dramatics
and certainly did well. There was a
good crowd present az the affair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-14

men will be assisted in whatever line
they are Interested
The men who are already taking
courses are enrolled in a variety of sub-
jeets which will give interested appli-
cants the different possibilities. The
courses being pursued are: Bookkeep-
ing, saiesmanship, public speaking.
Journalism, automobile mechanics, ad-
verfising. penmanship. business arith-
rnetic, structural drafting, plumbing,
fuel and fue. economy, interstate COM
merce and railway traffic. modern bust
ness. and accounting. Seventeen of the
ID students are taking home-study
courses while the remainder are attend
ing business colleges, Augusta Y II. c.
A school, etc
Arthur 5. Merrill. secretary OF the
committee, viii be glad TO furnish an
piicaIion blanks 10 any who are inter-
ested He may be reached by telephone
at li-M Augusta or by letter at IS Win
throp street, Augusta.