Devil's River News. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 1726, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1924 Page: 2 of 4
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JBavii’a nivor Nnwn
roausHcn w**in».
STEVE MUEPHV. Publisher.
FOMtl IKIOS.
I
Xnt'TP*' »r the Pnstoltlcr
***econil-cl»*» matter.
SdWCKIPl ION t'J » VK*K IN A!lV.*NC«
rrnor*, 1'cia*.
Jn(iunr)' ft, *■ • V4
J. s oadsey.
James Smith Dabnev, 71 years
old, died at a 1* «.* tl borplUl ut I
o’tl c'i Friday a ter.mon after
eontn c mg pncumooii Dec. P.
Hope of nc vci.v was givm ip
two days ago. The funeial was
h> Id at 3 o’of'ck St un'ay e.f .rr-
i ouu from the home of Mr and fifty pur cent l*coke du-t.
Mrs *N. S. Hives at 3P4 AH n S > ilie Ford Motoi- Company
Bvrial was in Kaiiinouiit j has been having it until the time
Detroit, Mich —For rnorothanj
three year* the Ford Muter (Vn
puny at its Kiver ltcugu Plant
liCre has been mving dust un'd
to day a veritable Mount in <>f
it, conlainli (* at least 50,(IIJI) ton ,
stands out in m»po>iri|; p op i •
tiona at one plucu uu ttiu pi mi
grounds.
Of course, it isn't dost in the
o li tardy accepted terms, hut a
uiui! i ino-e valuable pm petty.
it i- bias (u iitcj dus , a line,
a itidnko -uOatsucc w h cli is blown
(:ftili the luinaii In the blast ui.d
,• i
U l telly Morlblens in that state,|
bit valuable beciu-e liny per
cent of it is iron i re a tie other!
As
■ #s i
L v*i:
s reel.
Cemetery,
Surviving ere the widow and
eovtfn children, all but <>no of
v hdtu were present ut the lime •>!
oeitb. The chddren am: A. E.
Dabney of Dallas, Mrs. It C.
Jtesgan of Dallas, Mm. N. .S.
J. ves, 1J. E and P. tv Dabney of
•yon Angelo,Mrs Jewell Matthews
«.f McAllen and MiaaKuthDabuey
of Dallas, and a brother C. 1
Dabney of Eldorado.
Mr. Dabney, who was promi
nent in live stock commission
circles, formerly engaged in the
r inching business ubout fifteen
i l«s southeast of Sa i Angi lo oil
vlut la known us the Sbipmn
i i eh. He came to San Angelo
lib bruary, 19J0, and in the m-
111011 wua school trustee for sever
i. i"urs. He wus born in Ken
milky, but has been a resident of
'J i xua over 50 years.
Mr. Dabney was an active mpin
her in (he Chuich of Cl.r rt.
Thornton (Jteive, minist< r of the
local church, mule the
remarks.—standard.
J. (j. Clurle 11 tu runt.
i, (J. Clark, accompanied by
lus daughter, Mrs. J. K. Powers,
returned Monday nite from S'»no
ra, where he had been called on
account of the death cf his son-
in-law, J." It. Powers.
We learned from Mr Cla»k
that Mr. Powers and some i tuei
boys, oi c a son of the ranch
uwiiej;. had ridden out iu the pas-
ture (•« Sunday afternoon. They
stopped i t a windmill to gi t a
drillin'*-wniru there one <>t the
burses started iff. Mr. Powers
got i ii bis horse am] started to
eateh hill), when (lie horse he was
i tiling sii pped on a rolling sione
Thu snldlu giitli broke and the
rider wus^xiwei less tiMivu him-
self. He fell and li e hor»e id led
over on him and ilia detached
saddle, j ii moments of eon-ciotis
ness, this was the best ■ xplitim-
tion of the accident Mr. Bovver.-
could give.
Mr. Clark stated that lie had
never met up with a better or
moro sympathetic set of pcoph
tliun those ut Sonotu. lie informs
im that Mr. Uiluon, the man for
whom Mr. Powers was winking
at the time of his death, paid a I
• lie burial expenses, buying the
' ly best that money tiff rd d.
. iso a burial lot in the cemetery
i.i Sonora, and would not heui to
luking a penny for it. lie also
sent a car aod three ineo out to
meet Mr Clark, and they had to
make the last 25 n iles by use of
a block and tackle.—Lorn-la lie-
porter,
came when Die iron ore could be
reclaim d, and in ex implus of
l lie v.i uu of little savings this
certainly stands out us among the
most striking.
A mouieut'a figuring will show
it. Of the 50 OOJ toni in the du*t
ill' ll itain at li.ver K iuge, 50 pci
cent or 33,000 tons is iron ore in
dust form. The Ford Model TJ
cylinder casting when finished |
weigh* 82 pounds and reclaiming|
of the 25.000 tons of iron ore dual
means sufficient iron for m ire
than <>00,01,0 cylind ir c istings.
Toe company now has started
to reclaim (his dust through the
new sintering plant which lias just
begun operations mid which form
another highly ioterestingjfeature
of the it.ver Rouge activities,
I ho sit tering Plant,a model of
eflicieney. is erected inclose proxi
mity to the two big bla-t furnaces
and j ‘ins the giant me bius from
wh’ch the furnaces are fed.
1 h» furnaee dust caught up in
funeral sue/ion conveying, iscairieddi*
iictly to the Sintering Plant, and
lhere is mixed with cast iron bor-
ings gathered from the various
Kurd manufacturing units.
Conveyors also carry the mixed
dust and borings to the plant unit
dump the mixture into the Sin
tering pan which is of three ton
japsuiiy. A gas fiune of intense
beat is passed over the dust and
action of the coke, under the
licnt h nil suction dral t fuses the
urx'ure into ( hunks of oulli dent
-im ami weight for use in the fur
mice and thus the iron ore iu the
dust is reclaimed.
K.-rd slotor a., j>r > 11 • i | a* the
new Kiver Kmge plant i- ut Ii ,
quality them any or. the in i' t.
running between 70 and 75 pi
cent iron ]„ is con-idei ■<! uc
imp Ttant lilast_ furnace iiiatdl .
and because ol its poious natur
pel mi's butter and more effective
operation of th -J;blii»t with the
iesu t ill it the furnace product is
in n o uniform und theief.no a
higher quality iron for tuc cast
mgs.
An average of 5) tons of blast
fuiii me dust comes from the two
:u n.accs duly. The Mutering
Plant will produce more than 25l)
tons of sinter u day due to the
mixture of irou borings and du-t,
which speeds up the process it
during the sintering period from
:0 to 30 minutes under ordinary
circuiostsncet to about "minutes.
At least 100 tons are being taken
■ very day from the great moon
tain of dust which tno company
has been saving and is estimated
that at tins rate it will take ayeai
and a half to u-e up the mountain
ami turn it into Ford irou.
Trade At
Our Store
You will bo oleased with our
large acaortment of eelect gro-
ceries, our true values, and
with our atoro service. Theto
things cou.it. They’ve made
our store crow. Customers
fiko cur ways. You will too.
Wir’d like to have you try our
—V
■i f nrrci
sfBKSl
t
—
Pillsbury’s
Best Flour
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
! The Newi ii authorized to announce
l he Ntw» talet lor announremeult it:
Con^reaiional. Legitlalure and Judicial
Dittrich $10 00.
Cou.vy nlfu et $10 00.
Precn.ct olhcet $2 50.
• All announceniintt are payable in
catb in advance*
NOTICE
is.
tho all purpose flour. It
makes delicious cake, pastry,
doughnuts as well as bread.
No need to have two flours —
one in enough, Pilisbury’s Best.
J. O. HIGHTOWER,
S inora, Toxas.
HCLLAN’D ONCE PART OF SEA
Pebbles Under the Surface of Several
Placca Onco Rested In Rhine
Basalt Region.
Before the birth of the Rhine a
great part of the Netherlands us one
now sees it was a sea, limited on the
tierman side by u rocky coast which
now shows itself in the Tuetoburger
Wald hill*.
The uplifting of the Ardennes in-
closed u sea in the interior of Ger-
many which, shielded by the Alps
on its southern coast and protected
from the cold winds of the noith,
became full to overflowing from the
melting ice, says the Detroit News.
Finally the pentup waters broke
through and in the bed thus formed
the Rhine has since been flowing.
With the rush of the waters
masses of rocks were hurried along
until the moving force exhausted it-
self; smaller particles wore carried
farther and when the sea was
reached its resistance robbed the
river of its final burden and sand
dunes formed llio nwiflida boun-
dary cf Holland. •
The pebbles and grains of sand on
».Iiieli rests the 6oil of Gelderland
and Overyssel and the island of
Texel show that their primitive
home wus the basalt regions of the
Rhine.
HHEfilF? & TAX COLI.K TU
W! IC O sssoock on a candidal,
for a'ejtioo 10 tits "(Bos of hherif
A Tat 0 dlvotor of Hil I n County
suhj ot la 'he Roiioo of the Donao-
ont'c primtris*
WVoClninS, t* » csndidsle f ir
ro.#l»(tiinn to ih. ottire i f f-herifl
• nd T-s Oollrator ot 8oH"0 cunly
*'ihj»o* to tbs sc'.ioD ol ibe Demo '
orst o prirairi
Hovr n Rat .Nrarly Dmtroyd
Mrs. L. Uowon'a (R. I.) Hours
Ter r. >n»h« w* w *lrin't g*» *nt<» thr crlftr. fear.
H| a Utf r »t. C$nt ni«rh« it m t our wliolr kiuh* it t.ft
Ora hr chew malrlirr. ‘I ho nr it »lay. w« K**t lha
«ftjr thinf »iti»R4l-Snaf* Ju.t on* vakr " R ' dijr
fciiaJ HfMfll. Ihvp: aifwJfc. O.V.,
bohi aaJfuaiAAlarti ly
HONOHA D«UG STORK
Tho Cemetery committee
requests tho News to cull at-
tention of the public to tho1
necessity of cleaning up of
the cemetery. Those desir-l
ing to have tho work done
should leave their donations
at tho First National Mat.k
to tho credit of this fun I.
LYCIUM OATES.
February 22, Emma Dec
Randle.
March 7. Apollo Duo.
Tickets lor sale at Cilmore’s
FINE PIECES OF CLD MOSAIC
Marvelous ‘‘Dove3 of Pliny” Are In
Museum of the Capitol
in Rome.
In one of tho rooms on the upper
floor of the .Museum of the Capitol
at Rome are the celebrated “Doves
of Pliny,” one of tho finest and most
perfectly preserved s|>eciniciis of an-
cient mosaic, says the Detroit News.
It represents four doves drinking,
with a beautiful border surrounding
the composition.
The mosaic* is formed of natural
stones so (-mail that 160 pieces cover
only a squaje inch. It is supposed
to be the work of Sosas, and is de-
scribed by Pliny ns a proof of the
perfection to which the mosaic art
had arrived.
This exquisite specimen of art
was found in Villa Adriana in 1737
by Cardinal .Funietti, from whom it
was purchased by Clement XI11.
WOULD WORK FOR FUN
An English paper tills a story
about a caddie who tried in vain to
get the job. of carrying the clubs of
a pompous amateur player. W hen
it was tho latter's turn to play he
placed the hall carefully, threw him-
self into position, swung his club
like a forgehammer and—missed.
Tho rejected caddie laughed joy-
fully. Once more the nmice droie
and missed and the caddie’s laugh-
ter became uproarious. At the third
try the ball was dislodged from its
jiereh and spun over the turf for
about six feet. "Hi, niou!’’ yelled
the caddie derisively, “I'll carry
tour clubs for the run o’ the thing.’’
DUST U AIR AT WASHINGTON
Weather Bureau Makes Daily Count
cf Particles Through Use
of Microscope.
In connection with the 6olar radi-
ation work of the weather bureau,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, a da ly count is now being
made of tho number of dm t particles
in the atmosphere at Washington.
To make the count, the'air pressure
within the dust counter is suddenly
decreased, causing a line of dust to
be precipitated on glass, where the
paitides are counted with a micro-
scope having a magnification of 1,-
000 diameters.
On.some mornings as many ns j.
3,000 il list partkbs a cubic centi-
meter have been counted, but -.on
dear mornings following precipita-
tion the number drops to 150. Most
of the particles appear to be ex-
tremely fine minerals or organic
matter from the earth’s surface, al-
though some uncommitted carbon
from smoke, gypsum and caleito
from building operations, and dia-
tonaccous material have been ob-
served.
Undoubtedly there are many par-
ticles which, while large enough to
act as nuclei for condensation, are
too small to be seen through a mi* j
croscopc with a magnifying power
of 1,000 diameters.
HOOTED AT THE IDEA
MARKINGS CN EGGS OF BIRDS
Pigment Deposited cn the Shell While
Soft—White the Primitive
Cater.
The markings on th” shells of
birds’ eggs, according to a recent
authority, aie produced by pigments
being exu.lcd on the shell while still
hi a soft state, in its passing down
the passage called tho oviduct. If
the e g is stationary when tlut pig-
ment is exuded, the markings take
lie form of round dots, which nat-
urally tend to group thcusei'i-
round the egg at one point; but
i.ort; usually the egg it moving
down the oviduct, rotating as it
’• o>. and the markings then form
irregular smears and blotches, says
ihe Detroit News. The general tint
>f (lie shell is produced at an earlier
itnge.
Wlrte seems to be the primitive
color for eggs, and it i^ pointed out
that most birds which nest in holes
lay white eggs so as to La seen.
Sparrows’ eggs differ, and many
birds which ns a rule lay heavily
marked eggs may at times .lay white
eggs. Thus, specimens of white
guillemots' eggs mo to !« Keen, and
at least one case is on record where
white eggs were laid by a.woodcock.
The color of the eggs laid by some
birds is said to increase iu intensity
as the bird grows older.
WHAT HE SAW
MALE DEER ARE NOT HEROIC1] BIRD FLIES INTO MUSEUW
utwjrer—Wore you there when tie
turned un tils adversary and drencneil
lillli?
Witness—No, sir; I only seen him
when lie turned on his hose.
Owl—Last night the farmer Invited
me lo live In Ills barn find catch mice.
Squirrel—Whnt did you do?
Owl—Hooted at the idea, of
course.
NEVER DID MEET HER
Private Banks bad been the most
bashful and retiring man in tho
army. When women visited tho
camp be had always fled for shelter j
and stayed there until after they i
had left. So it came as a surprise
when one of his former companions
ran across him in civilian garb and
was introduced to a large, husky
girl as Mrs. Banks.
When lie was able to get Banks
aside lie asked him how lie had met
his wife. “Well,’’ returned the little
man meekly, “it was tins way; I
never did exactly meet her. Sho
just kinder overtook me.”—London
Opinion.
AMONQ THE TOASTMASTERS
Af a dinner given many years ago
in honor of Hall Caine, the lute •
Thomas Nelson Page was invited to
introduce the English novelist. One
of the guests next to Mr. Page, just
before the toasts began, passed his
menu card around the table with the
request that Mr. Caine pat his sig-
nature on it. “That’s a good idea,",
said Page; “I must do that, too. Pvci
got to introduce Caine in a few min-
utes, nn l I want to he aide to sav
that I hayC* read something he hits
written.”
OUTDOING THE ANCIENTS
Tourists wotidcf at the ruins of '
ancient Roman’ aqueducts. Modern
Italians have, however, outdone the
old I,ntins, The.Apulian aqueduct
in southern Italy, now nearing com-
pletion, is the largest of its kind in
the world'. It has a main lino 152
miles long and 811 miles of
branches supplying water to 2(iiJ
communities with a total of 3,000,-
000 jK'oplc. Some of the pipes arc
made of a concrete composed of ce-
ment ami asbestos fiber.
WEE? TO KEEP WELL
Every one should weep once a
week.
Following (lie shock of learning
■ hat sneezing is beneficial to the
nose and throat, people arc now ad-
vised hy a doctor to weep regularly.
“Weeping iu moderation strength-
ens the eyes,” declares an eye spe-
cialist. "Tears have natural cleans-
ing properties, and impart a healthy
brilliance to the eyes. The difficulty
of deriving benefits from this nat-
ural tonic is that few people can
weep voluntarily.
“it is quite useless to sit down
with a pathetic book bceause the
knowledge that one is expected to
weep restrains the tears. The best
form of weeping comes from exces-
sive laughter, but few people find
much to laugh ut in these depress-
ing days.”
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Your modern youth is not at all
backward. This was overheard be-
tween dances. They were seated be-
hind a large palm.
“How alanit a little kiss, girlie?”
“Seems to nic," responded the dam-
sel, “that you are pretty fresh for a
young man who has just been intro-
dured -to me.”
He rolled a cigarette. There was
a long pause. Then the young lady
vouchsafed some further informa-
tion.
“I never kissed a man in my life,”
The youth spoke up promptly:
“Well, here's your cluuicu, giriio,
here's your chance.”
ttagi 8*nd Doe* Ahead In Family
M-orati*"* to f,eet Focalbl*
Danger*.
Deer migrate in families, a fam-
ily consisting of the stag (if his
antlers have not fallen), two or
iluee females end their fawn*, .hir-
ing the full migration the stags are
neither very gallant nor heroic.
When cn s ing an open space they
invariably make their mate* go
ahead. If tho does fare ull right the
stag envrges.
Peer always advance with the
wind, bcctuse slinking fets behind,
such as timber wolves and mountain
lions, are more feared than hunter*
ahead, says the Detroit News. When
crossing ii ftrcari they stop to drink
only if the air is free of the taint of
enemies; if the air is tainted they
bound across and quench their
thirst by lapping dew front bushes.
A stag, with a 30-inch spread of
n.iitlors, has been km wi ' , leap be-
tween two trees only 1 inches apart
while running at full k>. ed, unid to
be about -10 miles an hour. After
shooting tho stag- hunti found it
dillicnlt to maneuver the Same set
of antlers between the same two
trees.
CLOTH MACE OF HUMAN HA
Queues Freni China Woven In
Fabric Ux:d In Cottonexed
Oil Mill*.
Ton* of human hair are being
turned into cloth by a Southern fac-
t irv to supply the demand of cot-
tonseed oil mills of that section for
a fabric that will withstand, for a
time at least, a pressure of 1,000 to
4,500 pounds a square inch. Only
that made from hair is strong
enough. Formerly it was woven
from camel’s hair, but the price of
that product went so high as to pre-
vent its use.
After a series of tests, n method
was devised for weaving human hair
iu specially constructed machines.
The search for a sufficient supply to
keep tho factory going ended in
China, where buyers found a veri-
table army of coolies ready to sacri-
fice their long queues for American
money.
Bound in huge bale*, the hair ar-
rives at tho factory ready for weav-
ing, having already been inspected
and fteriiized on the way over from
the Orient.
Combed and carded, it is twisted
into threads and fed into the looms,
where it is woven into rolls of cloth
one-half inch thick, the bolt weigh-
ing 400 pounds.
ONLY PARTLY ROSE
Stilt sandpiper Alight* In Courtyar*
and la Added to th*
Collection.
Mioropalama hiniantopus gave it*
j self up to science in Washington the
; other day. This very rure shore bird,
commonly known as the stilt sand-
j p per, flew into the United State*
I National museum within a few feet
I of the exhibit space long since re-
served for it. Dr. Paul Bartfeli,
zoologist, saw it light in the inner
courtyard of the nutW'iiu, instantly
i seized this opportunity to engage in
6jK-iiiiiiu collecting de luxe, Bent an
as-ittaut scampering for a gun, and
goon lagged the bird which will
shortly fill the vacant space set asida
for it iu the District of Columbia
collection.
The District of Columbia biologi-
cal exhibit was organized last year
as part of the educational program
of the museum. It shows a pra<-
t: :..iv ci: ; icte collection of plants,
hi- -, i p:iios, fishes aud animal*
r • and around Washington,
ci. : me a center of attrao-
‘ Con ' hoot teachers and other*
iu* re. i"'. ;u the outdoor life of th*
cap till. jDtuJtoi Barticb, who" or-
ganised the exhibit, left a space in
one of the bird cases for the stilt
sandpiper, because this bird hail
been reported to have been seen
nearby. It is very rare, and until tlia
accommodating flyer dropped ill on
'the scientist it had been listed
among the “wanted" species.
JIM BR1DGER AT SALT LAKE
iiii
p
“It’a the dm pent Thing I Ever
Bought,’’ Writaa Mrs. J. Mason, Va.
"I tx,id St K Inr IwchktP uf RiLRmp im! )w(^
In* by the Urr* number t4 «l«r;%*S rata we'v«*
ui'. I reckon we’ve save*! hundlvdB o4 djIUr* in
cb^ki. «i»* and feed.” Your nett won’t t.wh It.
IUw dry up and leave smell JV. <aS*\ I1.J5*
SvW aud guaranteed Ly
SONORA DRUG STORE
" Rat-Snap Kills 48 Rats"
Writaa Inrin Nerhood, Ptnaijrlruia
TTa ray*: “After unfair ono larye rack mm.
counted 43 dead KAU." RAT-fiNAl*
Liil.» « n. dries up th«i citrcaaa, and leaven
no nmcIL Cate and dop won't touch it.
Comei m convanicn kj weaken; no mixing
withe Otar food. Got a packa^a today.
iraa nlsea: 8f « for kitchen or cellar 6Sc
—rchicken limi'O or corn crib: $1 .'J> for
bnvnn and outbutMinro. Your money bock
if RAT-ON Ai* doeon’t do the work.
iSSEEQ?
mm* CuvulMi
SONORA DRUG STONE
.TS - Agava* wo
SMEU
SOME COINCIDENCE
“Now, Tummy,” said the teacher,
“give me nn example of a coinci-
dence.”
“Why—er." paid Tommy, with
some hesitation. “Why—*r—why,
me father und mo mother was both
married on the mine day."
HIS OCCUPATION CONE
"What is your occupation?"
“I used to be an organist."
“Ami why did you give it up?”
“Tint monkey died."—Christian
Kmugcliit
HIS CHEAT SUCCESS
Friend—You said you always had
the last word with your wife, but
since I’ve been here site’s continual-
ly ordered you about.
Mr. Harass—1 do have the last
word. Didn’t you hear me say “All
figlil?”— Blnladclpbia Bulletin.
DECEIVINC LOOKS
“Bat she looks so confiding.’’
“That's why she’s so disappoint-
ing. When you get to know her
you discover that she has nothing to
confide."—Boston Transcript.
6TILL SAME AGE
When mol her introduced Doro-
thy to ti c .'utler, she said. “My lit-
tle girl was live year* old vestcr-
day.”
“And 1 am five years old today,
too,” said Dorothy.
She—When you heard the burglar iu
your bedroom did you rise?
lie—No; but my hair d!d.
FISH SERVE A5 COIN
Fish are used as money along tho
Labrador coast where there are no
stores, according to reports, and j
traders accept the finny exchange in ‘
payment for their wares. Currency
is almost useless, for the resident*
prefer to be paid in food and cloth-1
ing for their services. The last fish-;
ing season was unusually n-or. be-
cause the schools cf fish wliic.i nave !
regularly furnished th? chief means |
of livelihood to the natives, deserted
the waters along those shores. In
order to relieve the conditions, a pa-
per mill that will give employment
to many persons is being planned,
and fishermen are raising goats to
provide necessary food elements
lacking in the usual diet of fish,
white bread and tea.—I’upular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Spaniards Knew cf It but Na Record
They Visited It 3c-
fore 1C25.
The existence of tho Great Salt
lake of Fm'i was known to the early
Spaniards through rics told them
by the Indians, but there is no trust-
worthy account of any of them hav-
ing *cen it. To Jim Bridger, fa-
mous mountaineer and scout, i« ac-
corded the honor of having been the
first white man to look upon it*
brackish waters, says the Detroit
News. lie discovered it in the win-
der of 1S21-5, accidentally, in de-
ciding a wager. It appear* that a
party of trappers, encamped one clay
on B-ar river, had a discussion rel-
ative to the probable course of tho-
river. Bridger was sent out to de-
termine tiie question. After he had'
paddled a long distance he came out
on Great Salt Lake, whose water lu>
tasted and found it salt. He re-
traced his journey and reported the
result to his companions. No more
authentic aiuountl of tire discovery
of the (Jrrnt Salt lake fan be found.
WINGED TORPECO FOR U. S.
Although the tests have been
' shrouded in secrecy, it has 'heroin*
known that army and navy expert*
have been developing a winged
death-dealer—an air torpedo that
runs under it* own power. Its stop-
ping point can be accurately lived,,
it is said, and its explosion timed.
The device will uot oiiernte by radio
control, though experiments have
been made along that line. Use of
the wireless was discarded, as it wii*
feared that a torpedo so controlled,
would also be sensitive to inflcnc*
coming from other directions and
might become a “boomerang” by be-
ing turned back tipou its operators.
—l’opulur Mechanics Magazine.
MEDICINE AN EXACT SCIENCE
Ul --
A doctor wlin was particularly ex-
peditious in examining and prescrib-
ing for his patients was consulted
by a man whom he polished off in.
almost less than no time. As tIm-
patient wiis leaving lie shook hand*,
heartily with the doctor and said: --
“1 am glad to meet you, as I
hove often heard my father, Colo-
nel F., speak ol you.”
“What 1" exclaimed the doctor,
“axe you Dick’s sou?”
“Certainly.”
“Mv dea> fellow,” said the doctor,
“throw that fool prescription away
and sit down and tell ms what is th*
matter with you.”
«
GENEROUS AT TIMES
"I
II
t HOW’S THIS?
WALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE) will
ft* wWt we claim (or ft-rid four *T*lf i
jf^Caterrh or DmImm cauaod by
NALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE «ww
•l*ta »f an ointm>tit irhlrh QulcA.y
K*l!ev*» th* r*t*rrh*l Inflammation. »-nl
lha Internal Medicine, * Tonic. whUh
acta throurh the Hioed on the Muor:
Stirfae**. thua aeolsilntr to reatore l-i
ml oon<lttlons.
Sold bjr Irurrl-t- ter over • Tetuo,
r. j. Ch*M«a o». Toi»«* a
SAD RESURRECTION
“Now are you ge tting on ?” asked
a friend of nn acquaintance who
had gone on the stage.
“Oh, 1 have met with a share of
success, 1 played Hamlet for the
first time.”
“Did you get through all right.?”
"Yes. except that 1 happened to
etumble and fall into Ophelia’s
grave.”
“ That must have been embarrass-
ing.”
“ll was, but I wouldn’t have
minded it if the andience hadn’
scorned so disappointed when I g
out.”
“Republics are ungrateful,” re-
marked the ready-made philosopher.
“Sometimes,” replied Farmer
fomtofsel. “And yet every now ami
then somebody get* elected to offieo
in a way that shows a republic kin
be terrible forgiving.”
JUST LIKE A WOMAN
The Lawyer—1 have succeeded in
making a settlement with your hus-
band that is eminently fair to both
of you.
Mrs Triplewed—Fair to both! I
could have done that myself. What
do you think 1 hired you for?
TWO MAKE A BARGAIN
Adelina—Wasn't there some U’k
of Maud marrying a duke?
Dolly—Ye*, but, you see, tli*
duke didn’t say anything about it,—
The Sketch.
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