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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-25

operates when It grips an object with
the suckers that lie on the under side
of its tentacles. They act as vacuum
cups. and to detach them the t~entacles
must literally be torn away
Who was 1t that invented the sus-
pension bridge? It was none other
than Mistress Spider. Also 1t was she
who first made nets for the capture OF
game. The silk she spins Is of so
excellent a quality that we would
have many beautiful fabrics woven of
it. were IT no that spiders are fierce
creatures and o eat each other up
If kept together In close confinement.
Cloth. Lace And Pottery
Nature was the first clothmaker.
The inner bark OF certain trees has
an exquisite weave" the fbers of
warp and welt being so interlaced as
to furnish a fabric highly satisfactory
for clothing. OF such a character is
the "tapa" which the women of
Polynesia utilize for garments and
other purposes.
If one would nave lace for trim
ming. 1t may be obtained In tropical
America from the ''lace tree" the
bark OF which when soaked in water
splits into as a as thirty layers of
lace-like material, most delicate and
beautiful. so hat a small piece will
yield many square yards. More than
three centuries ago the Spanish con-
querors in Mexico sent to the King OF
Spain a magnificent collar OF this nat
ura1 lace for a birthday gift.
The crayfsh. which looks like a
diminutive lobster. was the first work
err In clay, building "chimneys" OF that
material at the top Of its burrows.
But. II pottery be in question. there is
plenty OF 1t hat never was made by
human hands. In the region south Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-25

NVERY deluge OF inventions has
overwhelmed the United States
Patent Office since the war IN
Europe ended. The millionth
patent was issued August 8, 1911. but
now the business of invention is going
ahead with such a rush that No.
100000 will be reached before the
end OF next year
1t might be truly said that inven-
ton Is ages older than mankind, and
that the first Patent Office was Or
ganized and conducted by Dame
Nature. Indeed. IT is surprising TO
find how many so-called human in
ventions are mere copies Of originals
recorded therein.
For an example taken at random,
consider the saiiboat in which the
"argonaut," a cephalopod related to
the octopus, navigates the seas. 1t is
a boat of snowy Wilderness. most
gracefully shaped. and so fragile tina
the wonder is that it should be able
to defy the least boisterous waves of
ocean But the occupant in stormy
weather sinks far beneath the pillows.
coming to the surface only In calm
weather. and holding up. to catch the
wind. a pair of broad membranes into
which two OF its arms are expanded.
and which serve the purpose of a
sail.
The next time a gasntter to
mend your pipes. take notice OF the
pincers that he uses. They are rather
peculiar. only the lower part moving
on a hinge, n with teeth to make
their grip secure. Examination will
show you that they are modelled after
the claw of a lobster
The First BuIlscye Lantern
A deep-sea fish. known to science
as the "argyropelicus." illuminates the
darkness OF it's aqueous surroundings
with q score OF bullseye lanterns Gear
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VIZ up-to-date civilized moderns
now depend upon the electric furnace
for the production of many necessary
things. Our government minis have
recently introduced furnaces of this
kind for the melting of silver and
gold. They represent an e~xpedient for
utilizing enormously high tempera-
ture. such as in nature only a volcano
could engender. In effect. they imi-
tate the volcano.
If we would look for the original
hypodermic syringe. we shall find a
most perfectly constructed surgical
instrument OF the kind carried bv the
everyday mosquito. A fish of the Red
Sea was the first patentee OF the Ya,e
lock. the principle Of which is IL
Illustrated by a continuance for hold-
ing erect the foremost spine OF its
back IN.
Inventions Miscellaneous
Nature ages ago went into the bust
ness OF bottle-naking on a great scale.
We call her bottles "~gourds" ana
"calabashes." She Is a wholesale
manufacturer of boxes-wonderful.
too. they are. IN variety and cl-everness
OF constructton-as containers for
eggs and seeds. The wasp was the
first paper-maker; the tailor bird sews
leaves together with neat stitches for
its nest: the pearl oyster practiced the
ornamental art of plating many mil
lions Of years before our most remote
ancestors walked the earth. The
"thorny oyster" OF the southern pa
cifc has a hinge of exactly the model
now accepted as most improved and
up-to-date at our hardware shorS
The huge hollow head of the lantern
fly" which flies by night. is iHum-
mated by a p-hosphorescent candle :"
There Is. indeed. no end 20 the in
%ventions filed in natures Patent o.
fee. Human inventors nre drawing
| upon them all the time for ideas
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She Started and Continues to Run the First Patent
Office, and a Great Many of the Ideas Which We
Deem Our Own Were Original With Her.
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ried along its sides), which are of the
most modern and improved pattern.
each of them equipped with a double-
convex ems and a reflector. They are
connected with the creatures central
ervou system, and doubtless under
control from its brain. SO that pre-
surnably 1t can turn them on or Of
at will.
The principle OF the screw was ia
miliar to the ancients-though not
applied for fastening wood until less
than w centuries ago. But conceiv-
ably the idea may have been derived
from a mollusk called the "terebra."
the axis OF whose shell Is a perfect
screw.
The shell OF another mollusk. the
"~scalaria." native to Indo-Pacihc wa
tiers. offers a perfect model for the
spiral staircase. Yet another. COM
mon In the southern Pacific. was GER
tainIy the first comb. and Is used today
by the women of Polynesia to arrange
their tresses. 1t was long spines set
in a row like the teeth OF a comb.
and would make a beautiful ornament
for the hair If only civilized. fashion
were to adopt It.
The pneumatic tube might be said
to have been invented by the cham
bered" nautilus. whose pearl-lined
shell is divided into compartments
which are connected by a pipe. The
animal. a cephalopod. occupies the
outermost chamber. having tenanted
the others successfully during its
growth. At each move 1t builds a
wall behind it. continuing the tube.
by means OF which 1t Is able to control
the air-pressure inside of It's she'll. and
thus to rise or sink in the sea at will.
A Hint From The Octopus
THE "cupping' apparatus used in
surgery Is merely an adaptation of
the principle on which the octopus
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house that night. It Is interrupted by
the arrival of the sheriff who an
nounces that the tramp has shot a
man. The boy. along with the rest. is
sworn in as a deputy sheriff.
The boy rushes home and hides.
The old fashioned grandmother knows
what is wrong. She weaves a wonder
ful story. It Is the story of the boys
grandfather who believed himself a
coward A gypsy bag gives him a
magic talisman. With 1t he performs
such feats that he lives to see himself
praised as one of the bravest soldiers
in the Confederate Army.
still has this wonderful
taIisman. She gives 1t to the boy. II
is a new world that he now walks in.
He goes forth and single-handed cap
lures the tramp. Also he gives the
rival the whipping of a life time. And
then grandma tells him the true Sc
cret Of Observation-Disclosures. The
bow then wins his biggest victory
when the girl whispers Yes"
Harold Lloyd is the boy. Mildred
Davis, the girl.
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke. we feel sure. is a
future matinee idol. This little seven
year-old has numerous stage and
screen successes to his credit. Last
winter he co-starred with william
Hodge. In THE Guest of Honor and
was the sensation of the play. His
latest appearance is in Married Peo-
pie" Bobby is a small golden-haired
youngster. and his wealth Of acting
talent and his winning charm viii
AXE him far in the stage and screen
world.
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Boy"

The story is about the boy who "a
afraid. He had no more spirit than a
jack rabbit. His most precious pos
session was his old fashioned grand
mother. She had raised him through
Group. measles and whooping cough.
Into the boys life came the girl.
Also there came along the rival. a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-25

bu1let-headed young man. At the
girls house the rival climaxes a torrid
afternoon by dropping the boy into
the well. Wet and weary the boy ar
rives home where he finds a giant
tramp. He has not the courage to
evict the unwelcome visitor. but tries
to do so. with disastrous results There
Is a happy gathering at the girls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-25

to be a commercial subject, but Miss
Dalton accepted the work and when
her acting attracted u%nusual attention
soon found herself in comedies.
When Lloyd Hamilton made the
first picture of this seasons Mermaid
Comedies he selected Miss Dalton as
the best type of a girl to be his lead
ing lady. Her work in this picture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-25

Robinson Crusoe. Ltd" was so good
that she was signed up for all the
pictures of the series in which Mr..
Hamilton was to be starred. In ad-
dition to Robinson Crusoe, Ltd"
these pictures had included The
Nagrant." The Adviser" Rolling
Stones" The Rainmaker" and Poor
Boy!"
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fesses she is Garnett's wife, Hamil-
tons love for her reverses his views
and he begs her not to sacrifice her
self by returning to Garnett.
Milton Sills, Claire Windsor. Henry
B. walthail and Irene Rich head the
a~ll-star cast.
"They Like EN- Rough"
b star. Miss Viola Dana. plays
the role OF a girl whose aversion to
discipline and authority is almost a
mania. Discovering that her aunt and
uncle, with whom she lives. are plot
ting to marry her off to a certain
young man whom they regard as a
most desirable husband, Katharine
decides to take matters into her own
hands.
I'll show EN-" she says. .'Ill go
out and marry the first man l meet
and bring him pack as my husband to
the wedding"
Now it happened that the first man
that she met was a big. bearded,
rough-looking customer dressed in
lumberman's garb. Nothing aunted
Katharine offers him 500 to marry
her and after the saws:
Thanks a lot. see you again some
time. maybe" He informs her that
she will see him from now on. Jumps
into her car and carries her off to a
lumber camp in the mountains.
The rest of the story is concerned
with the efforts of the cave-man hus-
band to reduce her to a proper state OF
humility. her escape from the camp.
and her final discovery that the man
whom she has married Is not quite the
rough cave-man he has pretended 10
be.
irene Dalton
Miss Dalton is less than twenty
three years old and is a native of Chi
cago, where she lived until about two
years ago. A want ad. calling for girls
to appear In a motion picture attract
ed her attention. The picture proved
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york City. and was educated
n the New York public
n n A schools. She started her
screen career in June. 1918, as leading
woman in a film advertisement for a
well known brand OF sugar. Follow
ing this she played extra parts. She
played the lead opposite Lionel Barry
more in THE DEVILS Garden" and
The Truth About Husbands"
Her first really big part came in
Sentimental Tommy" in which she
played "Grizel." the success she
scored in this picture making her a
star. Three of her most recent pic
lures are "A Virginia Courtship," "A
Homespun vamp" and Through a
Glass window" She will next be
seen In THE Top of New York"
"One Clear Call"
Action in this production is about
three characteristics. Alan Hamilton,
the towns most promising surgeon:
Faith, a sweet. beautiful girl about
whom hangs a veil of mystery. and
Henry Garnett, a reticent sort OF man
who is proprietor of the Infamous Owl
Cafe and whose acquaintance Is
avoided by the best citizens.
The locale is a small town in Ala
banaa- ALI that is known Of Faith is
hat she collapsed in the local hotel
shortly after arriving on the evening
train. Hamilton falls deeply In love
with her. Knowing that Garnett has
only a short time to live Hamilton
risks his practice and reputation 10 be
his friend and help him In his last
days.
In discussing the case with Faith
the doctor scores Garnett's wife for
deserving him years before. He has
never seer the woman. but he insists
that If she had any strength OF
character she would be with her dy-
ing husband. regardless OF his un-
savory reputation, When Faith con-
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May McAvoy- Zone Clear CALI "They Like EN-
Rough Irene Dalton" Grandma's Boy"

HAA AY McAVOY was born in New
York City, and was educated
! n the New York public
N n A schools. She started her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-31
JURY STILL OUT

LOS ANGELES. July s1-The
jury in the trial of Mrs. NADIA
lynne Obenchain. accused of the
murder of her sweetheart. j. Be: :
ton Kennedy. broker. August 5.
last. still delibera1ing today after
1t had been outiftS-four and one
half hours.
When the jury wac locked up
last night, the latest rumor was
that, deadlocked at 10 to for
acquittal. it was considering d
compromise verdict of man
slaughter.
Judge John W. Shenk, who pre-
sided at, the trial. intimated he
expected to call the jury before
him again today and ascertain
what progress they had made
toward a. verdict. 5 5a;s
He also Indicated his intention
to keep them out. possibly until
Wednesday. unless they returned
verdict before that time. It is
Mrs. Obenchain's second trial.
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economy through consoldation1
and state Offices
5NEBRASKA:s Discomfort with
the old parties took expression
here several months ago in the.
formation OF a Progressive Party.
which win oppose the Democrats
and the Republicans In the fall
campaign. r .Bs B Howell IS
Omaha. republican national COM
mitteenan, was nominated # for
United States Senator after ma X
ing his campaign as forward
looking Republican and support
er of what he termed progressive
policies; namely opposition to the
ship subsidy bill favored by Presi-
dent Harding and support OF b
government merchant marine. OF a
sldiers bonus paid by the wealth
Of the country Of the gube,rnatttor-
ia1 agricultural bloc. OF collection
Of the allied debt and " IA IRA
tionaT tariff policy framed 81 to
destroy m onopoly Mr. Howell APP
proved the affirmations at the
Washington conference called by
the president. Senator Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock "a Democratic leader in
the Senate during the Wilson adj
ministration. was renominated by
the Democrats.
TEXAS: The Ku Klux Khan is
an issue: in both Senatorial and
gubernatorial contests for the;
democratic nomination. OF six
candidates for the senate one, r.
L. Henry, says he believes in the
Khan two are considered unfriend-
.ly, and two are noncommital. MT.
Henry has asserted that one of
the noncommital candidates is a
Klansman Gov Neff, who is a
candidate for denomination issop-
posed by Harry T. Warner, a
newspaperman Of Paris. Tex.
KENTUCKY: Proposed amend
ments tnSpermit the sale Of beer
and wines. though urged here. have
failed to find any candidates will
ing to make them. part of their
platforms. This state. som etimesa
fervfd over issues, promises a
quiet campaign along party lines.
without outstanding state or ma
tional issues. Thus far campaign.
ers have done little more than call
attention to the log cabin of the
rooster. Republican and demo
cratic emblems respectively. an
even these, by act of legislature.
have been eliminated from the bal
lots OF cities of the first class.
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28
Prominent Farmer Dies
Suddenly.

Robert ". Brownlcc dropped
dead in the hay loft of his bar,
some time last Monday morning
Mr.. Brownlcr failed to come t.
dinner and Mrs, Brownlee, sup
posing hat he was calling on
some Of the nciyhbors used the
phone 10 locate Iliin. Failing to
do so Il search was started by
tie urjghbor> which resulted in
finding the ii'eIr>> body late in
the evening.
Mr.. Brownlrc had been suffer
ing from IA leaky heart for sew
rral years and death is attributed
to this cause.
Robert Wellington I,rownlce
was born in Canada, April 9TH,
1870. and was at the time of his
death 81 years, s months and IL
days Of gr.--Adrian journal.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28
James r. Angle Dead.

james Il. Angle. for many
years one Of I he best known cit
liens of the county, died at his
home northwest Of town Thurs
day Of last week at II 100 o clock
in the forenoon. lie had been i'll
failing health for the past ycal
or more hut his condition was not
thought to be serious until about
ten days ago.
lie was Us years old at the
time of his death and is survived
by his widow and several grown
children. lie was formerly ac-
tive in county politics and at one
time served a term as deputy
sheriff of the county.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. l.. W. kcclc, Were held from
the Baptist church Sunday after
noon and intcrmcnt made III Oak
Hill cemetery.
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Jeff D. Ingram.

The first in a family OF twelve
children. is the death Of one o1
orr prominent citizens and re-
tired farmers, Jeff ID. Ingram, at
his home in Parker Kans., who
was born in Morgan county, KY,
August 18th, 1861, and the end
came to the long and patient suf-
ferer, December It'll, 1922, at the
age of 81 years. 3 months and
- days.
Tie was married to Lydia E.
Rogers October It'll. 1886. TO
this union were born three chill
dren, all Of whom were at their
fathers bedside when the end
came. One son, Albert W. In
gram, Ethel May Nicholas and
Nora Alice. the youngest daugh-
ter who is at home, and the
faithful wife, all have the deep
est sympathy Of their many
friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Ingram has been a mem-
Der oil the Christian church at
Parker for many years and was
Il man OF very strong character
with progressive ideas and good
Judgment. He has been in poor
health for sixteen years having
contracted asthma and was
never entirely relieved in all
these years of patient suffering.
His mother passed away III 1905
and the father in 1915. Nine Of
the brothers and sister were
present at the funeral services
which were conducted from the
Christian Church by the Rev.
Hill and was laid to rest in the
Highland Cemetery Sunday at
tcrnoon, December 10.--From an
ssawatomie newspaper. !
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28
The First Baptist Church.

One block north OF square.
Y. &. Bramlner, PASTOR. Res
502 y. Delaware. Phone JOG.
S. $. Teachers and officer,
prayer meeting 9:l5.
s. $. 9:3O. j. Il. Zwahlen
Supt.
A. NJ. Freedom. True and
False.
p. NJ. What Should BE Gun
Relation to William Jewell Col
legc.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday
Jan. 3rd. 1928. subject, Chris
.iian Zeal, by Ashby Wayiand.
No Sr. b. Y. p. L. They are
attending 9th Sunday meeting at
Rich Hill.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28

The Bates County Bull Sale
held in Butler Saturday Deem:
Der %, came up to all expecta-
tons in getting requirements for
the Better Bulls Contest After
checking up we find that we
have IL requirements from the
sale and the chance of getting
one or. two more. These ~ re-
placements gave Bates County a
big boost and though no one
knows who will win the contest,
Bates county will give the win
ncr pretty hard race for the
money although it is very doubt
full if we can win first place.
Most of the sale was a success as
far as prices paid for the bulls
were concerned. With the ex-
ccption of two or three the prices
were very satisfactory but the
outstanding feature OF the safe
was the enthusiasm shown by the
men on the seats for the Better
Bulls contest. The enthusiasm
ran high and it was the jolliest
bunch of farmers and bidders
that has been Witnessed at a sale
for a long time. Every person
seemed interested in the contest
and all hoped that Bates County
could win.
Ii Bates County should be
lucky enough to win, it would
be one of the best advertisements
that she could have all over the
state. The free publicity and adj
vcrtising would be much greater
than the prize money offered by
the KANSAS City Chamber of
Commerce, for Kansas City itself
will give a lot Of publicity to the
county winning the contest.
AS County Agent Of Bates
county | want to take this oppor
tunity Of expressing my thanks
and appreciation for the hearty |
and cooperation that
has been given me and the Better
Bulls Committee throughout the
year, If Bates County is lucky
to win first or second it
is due to the hard work and good
Of the Better Bulls Com
nittee, the breeders of the colln-
y, and the men who have bought
'urr BREEDS and reported repiac-
ncl.tS 1t takes a lot Of work on
ne part Of 10, OF men to put
,ver' ID county wide project like
his one, and although probably
ONE Of the purcbreos counting
requirements we've not as
.ood as they might have been. it
$ a step in the right direction,
nd il is hoped that in three or
our years a grade bull will not
'c allowed in the county.
Will also take this opportunity
o wish every farmer and family
i'll Bates County happy and
new year
1t is fitting at this time to cX-
'rcss our thanks and apprecia
ion to the editors OF the differ
nj papers for their loyalty and
to give space each
week Tor the farm notes sent by
he Agent and for their hearty
upport in this contest.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28
Miss Alice Stewart Dead.

Miss Alice Stewart died at the
home of her uncle, Joe II. Smith,
in this city late Wednesday even
ing. While Miss Stewart had
been in bad health for some
time she was seriously i'll only a
few days. She had made her
home with her uncle for many
years.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-28
Christian Science Society.

Corner TT. Scott and Delaware
Streets.
1000 IA. m. a Sunday School is
held with classes for all under
twenty years OF age.
IL 100 a. ~, morning service.
Subject, Dee. 81, Christian
Science. y
7:3O p, m. Wednesday, Testi
monial Service.
The Reading Room at thu
church building is open Saturday
from 2 40 to 5 90 p. m.
All are cordially invited t.
visit the Reading Room and at
tend the services.