CANADIAN TROOPS KiNG A $ I jt. st At W~\ 4T > t 0 II & ,f- ft i 9 A P j\ * ; s1 ■% : Photo by American Press Association. Old English Slaves. Before the conquest and for a i time after at least two-thirds of i people of England were denuded of the substantial attributes of freedom The lords had the absolute dispo-- • ,v them. They might he attached to :! soil or transferred by deed, sale or < on veyauce from one lord to anothe They could not chance their place <>r hold property—in short, they were slaves under their obligation of per petual servitude, which the consent of the master alone could dissolve. T'': system was not fairly abolished i the reign of Charles 11.. and so late a® 1775 men were bought and sold in Scotland with the estates to which they were bound. Fhoto by American Press Association, j This new athletic field at New Haven will seat more than 70.000. TRUTH. Truth is so estimable a quality that is will not permit of any tam pering. Like a mirror, to breathe upon it with cold falsehood only makes it reflect a dim image of its purity. An untruthful man is a man always to be feared. Woman's Weapons. A number of married men were re cently dining together at their club. The question was asked, "What trait in your wife do you consider the most expensive one?" The answers were as numerous as the men in the party. With One it was vanity, another re ligion or charity or love of dress. The last man to whom the question was put answered oracularly. "Her tears." Different. Seedy Chap (stopping pedes!-6;n)— Pardon me, sir, but you look ven ;uuch like a man I know. Pedestrian—lndeed! Well, ye - ' look like a man I don't want to know. Good day!— Boston Transcript. ,1 The Hourglass. Instead of being obsolete and simply an interesting relic, the hourglass in various forms is a twentieth century necessity. A machinist authority points out that for such purposes as timing hardening and tempering heats in twist drill manufacture, where sec onds or minutes must be gauged accu rately, nothing serves like the hour glass with the right amount of sand Accuracy to fractions of a second can be had much more easily than by watching the hands of a watch. Sporting Note. Speaking of mollycoddle games, how would you like to play cricket on the hearth?— Judge. THE GERMAN CRUISER KARLSRUHE. —— / a,: —W \ I £.:■ M " •- :■ \ | • i. 1 \ I. -.-.J j4 K I y This warship has been destroying commerce in the West Indies and near the coast of South America. A Summer of Haze. Europe and Asia were covered by fog during the summer of 1783. Says Gilbert White (letter 109): "The sum mer of the year 1783 was an amazing and a portentous one. * * * for. be sides the alarming meteors ami tre mendous thunderstorms. * * * the peculiar haze or smoky fog that pre vailed for many weeks in this island and it every part of Europe and even beyond its limits was a most extraordinary appearance. The heat was intense. Calabria arid part of the isle of Sicily were torn and convulsed with earthquakes." Cowper also re fe i to this phenomenon in speaking of s tfure. with a dim and sickly eye." Rather Too Light. The landlady who had not a reputa tion for overfeeding her boarders asked I her solitary boarder as he looked dole j fully at his supper. "Shall I light the gas?" The boarder gazed at the scanty meal and replied. "Well, no, it isn't neces sary; the supper is light enough!"— London Telegraph. Stme as Being Away. Neighbor's Little Girl—When did you get back, Mrs. Browne? Did you have a nice time? Neighbor—Why, I haven't been away, my dear. "Haven't you, really? I'm sure 1 heard mother say you and Mr. Browne had been at Loggerheads for tv week.' - —National Monthly. Always Apprehensive. "My wife gets nothing but apprehen sion out of life." "How so?" "She's afraid of cows in the country and automobiles in town."—Kansas City Journal. Quite Enough. Penman—Did you wade through that List book of mine? Wright—Yes. I did. "Were you much stuck on it?" "(>nly a dollar twenty-five."—Yonkers , Statesman. Good Manager. "Is your son's wife a good man ager?" "Yes. She manages to make him jump whenever she gives bim an or der. which is more than I ever was able to do."—Judge. A Guide's Escape. First Guide—How was your life saved? Second Guide—He mistook a cow for me.—New York Sun. A Curious Superstition. Many Greeks firmly believe to this I day in a curious heathen notion, which holds that the fate of every child is controlled entirely by three mysterious spirits, who are spoken of collectively as the "moral." These three "fates" are supposed to be invisible women, who come on a visit of inspection j shortly after the birth of each child. They always come after sundown, says the superstition, and the Greek parents when a newly born baby is in the house and a visit from the "moral" is expected carefully leave the door open and lay ii feast and money offerings all ready for the "fates" when they should arrive. Bullet Wounds. The entrance wound caused by the modern small arm bullet is not a grewsome spectacle. It is small, and its appearance bas been compared to that produced by the bite of a certain parasite insect. Often there Is but little external bleeding, but this is not to be taken as a danger signal, at might be popularly supposed.—Londot Telegraph. Some Loud Noises Cannot Be Heard. Experimenters in vibration have found that no sound, no matter how loud it may be, can be heard unless it lasts longer than one-fortieth of a sec ond. They have found that both the number of vibrations and the duration of sound influence its audibility, prob ably the latter more than the former. This means that there are untold num bers of piercing sounds with infinites imal vibrations and short duration oc curring every moment about us. For tunately we are unable to hear them, else we should be driven crazy in a i short time. The ear apparatus Is so constructed that it records ouly those sounds that last one-fortieth of a sec ond or over.—Chicago Tribune. An Ungallant Rascal. i "I suppose." said tije angular spin- I ster, ''that you never had a romance?" "Dat's where youse is wrong," re plied the unlaundered hobo. "I wunst had a sweetheart wot wuz a dead l ringer fer youse." "And did she die?" asked the angu lar spinster as she helped him to an- ! other hunk of pie. "No, ma'am," answered the hobo, j "When leap year come round she j asked me t' marry her—an' I run away from home."—Chicago News. Beat Solomon a Mile. She—That's Mr. Osborn over there. He married a million. He—You don't say! Well, that beats Solomon. THE PATRIOT Prpsriig For Final Drivs Aga'nst Allies' Line I *x Ij! i i % .-i.V £• 1 X J.:! / 'J ' |QL .. \ '' Photo by American Press Association GENERAL VON KLUCK. GREAT VICTORY CLA MED Kaiser's Own Regiment Captures Strong Point In Argonne Region. Berlin (By Wireless to London), Dec. i.—The German official state ment claims the capture of a strong I French position in the Argonne forest 1 by Emperor William's own regiment The text of the communication reads: "In the western theater of war the enemy made insignificant advances which were checked. "In the forest of Argonne a strong point of support of the enemy was taken by the Wurttemberg infantry regiment No. 120, his majesty thr kaiser's own regiment. On this oc casion two officers and about 300 of the enemy's troops were made prisot ers. "There is no news from East Prus sia. "In northern Poland the battles are taking their normal course. "In southern Poland the enemy's at tacks were repulsed. "The report circulated in the for eign press that _the 23,000 prisoners Edison and the Bee. It is recorded, that Thomas A. Edison, after watching the tremendous energy of a busy and noisy little bee, re marked: "A real plane, a heavier than air machine of great weight, can be built as soon as we obtain something that beats the air at the rate of 200 time 3 a second. That bee weighed 7,000 times more than his wings. If we can only get to that, get to that—the greatest thing for the smallest wing that is the thing. The bee's wings beat the air 300 times a second." Well Named. "Why do you call your horse Lion?" "Because he is such a roarer."—Balti more American. Scotch Not to Blvme. The harp, says an English writer was the bighlauder's instrument be fore the bagpipe. That point was in sisted upon by a Scotsman of fifty years ago, the lord advocate of the time, who was anxious to disclaim bis country's responsibility for the bag pipes and to show that they were "English, essentially English." Heap pealed to Shakespeare, who often men tions the pipes, but not once in "Mac beth." his only Scottish drama, it is in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire that he localizes the instrument. James IV.'s accounts contain an item for "Inglia pyparis," while our Edward 1. hail his j court pipers, and from his time on tc ; Elizabeth's mention of such officials 1 constantly recurs. Most Englishmet are thankful to have given the pipes . safe conduct across the border. The Will to Do. Why is it that we, in the very king' j dom of grace, surrounded by angers j and preceded by saints, nevertheless can do so little and. instead of mount ing with wings like eagles, grovel in the dust and do but sin and confess sin alternately? Is it that the power of God is not within us? is It literally that we are uot able to perform God's commandments? God forbid! We are | able. We have that given us which makes us able. We do have a power within us to do what we are command ed to do. What is it we lack? The power? No; the will. What we lack is the simple, earnest, sincere inclina tion and aim to use what God has giv en us and what we have in us.—John Henry Newman. Too Regular. Not long ago a worthy woman of an lowa town who had lost three hus bands coyly admitted her intention to j marry a fourth. "Congratulations. Mary, congratula dons.'" cried a friend one day as she burst in upon the prospective bride. The latter sighed. "Oh. the wed dings are all very well," said she, "but what I do object to are the funerals." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Spoiled Everything. "What became of your Uplift socie ty?" "It went to smash." "How's that?" "Why. the very people we were go ing to uplift were the first to rush in | and loin."—Kansas City Journal. V- Soldering Aluminium. When holes appear in aluminium utensils it is not necessary to discard the dishes as no longer useful, for by a simple method they can be made to take solder. Insert a brass or copper rivet in the hole, flatten both ends and then solder over both the inside and the outside surfaces in the usual man ner. If you wish to solder a piece to a souud part of the utensil use a sharp awl to punch holes for holding spots o copper or brass. If the aluminium is very thick cut the holes with a small drill held in a carpenter's bit brace. To the Wholesaler. In placing INDIANA MACARONI on the market we are con fident that the quality of our product will create a big demand. Our plant is equipped with the most modern machinery, and our Mr. L. Giammerini has expert knowledge and experience in Macaroni preparation. To the retailer. If you are unable to procure INDIANA I-ACARC?.! from your wholesaler, or if we have uo representative in your town, write us and we will refer your name and address to your nearest wholesaler. If you desire a special kind of Macaroni, we can supply you. It will pay you to stock the highest grades. If our product is given an < npor tnrrtv, we are convinced that, your costuiucis will a!w.">■* c>r j This picture shows one way the Bel gian sharpshooters fight in Flanders. The soldier up the tree took advantage of the peculiar shaped trunk and branches, which formed a natural plat form and protection for him. His com panion shot from the bottom. RIGHT LIVING. Live right today and it will be a step toward living right tomorrow. No man has any right to expect to live differently tomorrow from the way in which he is living today. hathechoosesfortoday he chooses for tomorrow. What he overcomes today he is overcoming for omor row. Yet most of us live as tl ough we did not believe this, and \ve try hard to persuade ourselves thai we are safe in so living. Our Firat Sawmill. It is said that the first sawmill in the United Stat*"® was at Jamestown, from which sawed boards were ex- . ported in June. A water power sawmill was in use in 1(125 near the present atte of Rlebmond. | ~j 10 for £ lAryj I ! K P. lor2ird ul-:' i Co - S I (J—J\J- •''* ~ :~j !.*fw Yort Cty % 1 The Egyptian Lotus. The lotus figures to a very great ex tent In ancient Egyptian sculpture, though the flower is often crude and difficult to make out. The fruit of the Egyptian lotus was forbidden us food !to disciples of Pythagoras. The lotus was dedicated to the goddess of fe cundity, Isis, and buds are said to have been found in the tombs of ancient Egyptian kings. EgyptologLsLs have decided that the lotus of Egypt was the common white water lily of the Nile and not the true sacred nelumbo of the far east. A Great War "Scoop." , Days have changed for the war cor respondent since Archibald Forbes was praised in the house of lords by Lord j Salisbury and received by Queen Vic toria at Buckingham palace in recog j nition of his exploits as a news gatber i er during the Itusso-Turlrish war of 1877. Forbes' greatest exploit was his ride from Shipka pass to the nearest telegraph station at Bukharest and his reception en route by the czar, to whom he was the first to communicate news of the Russian victory, the for mer trooper of the Royals having out distanced not only all rival correspond ents, but the official messengers as well.—London Mail. Last Wish of a Poet. 1 wish to lie on the north side of the churchyard about the middle of The ground, where the morning and evening sun can linger the longest on |my grave. I wish to have a rough, ' unhewn stone, something in the form of a milestone, so that the playing boys may not break It in their heedless pas times, with nothing more on it than this inscription: "Here rest the hopes and ashes of John Glare." 1 desire that no date be inscribed thereon, as 1 wish it to live or die with my poem j and other writings, which, if they have merit, with posterity it will, and rf they have not it is not worth preserv ing.—dohn Clare, ISG4. Hard to Explain. It was a soulful night, and they sat together in the parlor. The following conversation was going on: He— l gave you that parrot as a Vt'thday present, did I not, Matilda? She—Yes; but surely, Albert, you are not going to speak of your gifts as if— He—lt was young and speechless • at the time? She—Yes (with increas ing wonder), and It has never been out of this parlor. He—There are no oth er young ladies in this house? She- No. there are not. He —Then why— why, when 1 kissed your photograph in your album while waiting for y