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One of the Interesting Exhibits Shown at
the Methodist Centenary Celebration
•T O prove that his soui is above worldly troubles and physical pain, this
1 Hindu I'akir nonchalantly reclines on a bed of spikes, much to the
amazement of less spiritual observers. The bed of spikes will be one of the
interesting exhibits shown at the Methodist Centenary Celebration, in Co
lumbus, 0., ,7V;e 20 *.o July 13. Whether a fakir, Hindu or otherwise, can
be found to d'iinonf*rate his power of endurance on it is still an unsettled
question with celebration clliciais. ,
To Pky Great Organ at
tlie Methodist Centenary
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Seattle will piay the great fW.-
000 organ la the presentation of "The
Wayfarer," the aiacaifieeat pageant
of the Methodist Centenary Celebra
tion, In Columbue, 0., June *> to July
It. Montgomery Ljmch, her heebaad,
will direct the ohema of 1,000 voices,
whichlsaj>anj?< *fce
REDUCED FARE
ADDS INTEREST
Visitors to Methodist Centenary
to Be Well Cared For.
REGISTRATIONS ON INCREASE
Heueing Committee ef tha Celebration
Have Mere Then Forty Thoueand
Reeme In Privet* Hornet at Their
Disposal, Whore Those VVno Attend
Can Be Lodged aa Cenvientty ae
at a Hotel.
Announcement by the government
that a special low rate of one and a
third fares for the rouud trip has
been authorised fer the celebration,
Oolumbus, 0., June 'M to July 13, has
tremendously increased the interest
in that eveut and advanced Manifold
the inquiries aad registrations com
tag from all parts ef the Waited
States. At headquarters the other
day a single mail brought sash reg
istrations from 14 separate states aad
South America.
The low rate has increased work
for the special committees, whieh
are reeponaible for housing the large
miux of visitors new seen to be cer
tain. Accommodations fail Into three
classen:
First, the hotels, which have an
average daily capacity of a.Otti vis
itors.
The second &etd of accommodation
wiH be in public buildings, which have
been specially frtted up for this sort
of servioe for tAe celebration. These
in elude the State School fer the Blind,
the State School for the Deaf, the
iarge barrache which were provided
at Ohio Statr university for the istu
dent army training corps, and other
buildings of a similar nature held In
reserve should the throng exceed
even present generous expectations.
The third line of convenieaoe for
the hospitality of Columbus is in the
homes of the citizens thdlfceelves.
Mere than 40,000 rooms hate beea
listed with the housing committee,
and these are card indexed by loca
tion, telephone number and best
means of access. Visitors to the Cel
ebration can be loiged ae conveni
ently as a clerk at a hotel as»igns a
visitor to his room. In order that
there might be no misunderstanding,
the committee In charge has a uni
form Gate for accommodations in pri
vate dwellings The charge will be
5' ner dav for a single person in a
re m and 51.50 per day for two per
sons in a room.
A!Wiiys £.eneiously provided with
restaurants, Columbus at the present
: time is having its number largely re
, ini'orced by reason of many place.; be
ing turned into restaurants which
were occupied as cafes before May
i 24. when the state became dry. In
J addition to tha e. extraordinary facil
; ities lor feeding large numbers quick
; ly are being installed in the exposi
i tion grounds.
ONSTE3 SCREEN ST
METHODIST CENTENARY
Special Lantern Devised For
Throwing Pictures.
Finishing details are being placed
on the arrangements for the erection
of the largest screen for the projec
tion of pictures ever built in the
world. This is to be one of the fea
tures of the Methodist Centenary Cel
ebration, to be held in Columbus,
June 20 to July 18.
This monster screen will have a
surface for pictures 115x116 feet. The
actual structure will be several feet
larger in each direction. A special
lantern has bean successfully devised
for throwing these tremendous pic
tures the necessary distance. The
screen will be 260 feet from the near
est spectator and will be built to
withstand 40 pounds pressure to the
| square foot. The, lantern which will
project these pictures has already
successfully thrown pictures on a
screen in New York City across a
distance of four and a half city
blocks. According to Architect Harry
C. Holbrook, the screen will be, in
effect, three sides of a house. It is
necessary to give it the foundations
equivalent to a four-story building.
In order that there may be as much
salvage as possible after the screen
has served its purpose, the picture
face will be of fitted lumber, which
later will be treated with a white
surface preparation.
The estimated cost of this screen
will be $B,OOO. The screen and the
lantern will be used in showing the
tens of thousands of views, made all
over the world by the Methodist
Missionary Survey, which has the
finest collection of pictorial reriewa
anywhere in the world.
Columbia Professor k Charge of
Exhibits at Methodist Centenary
PROFESSOR M<3NT ~A WAR
NER of Columbia university is
director of fine arts and designer of
exhibits and scenery for the Meth
odist Centenary Celebration, in Co
lumbus, 0., June 20 to July 13. On
plans which he laid down, the multi
tude of exhibits, domestic and for
eign. have been arranged in the build
ings in scenic effects, making them
at once appropriate, and effective.
Professor Warner had charge of
world exhiuits held in BSston, •Chi
cago, Baltimore and Providence ;n
past years, and has studied and work
ed abroad.
AREA OF DETAILED MAPPING
Notwithstanding Interruptions by War,
Larger Amount Was Covered in
Year of 1918.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Notwithstanding h certain amount of
interruption due to war conditions in
the work of the soil survey carried on
by the bureau of -soils of the United
States department of agriculture, a
larger area of detailed mapping was
done during the fiscal year 1918 than
during the preceding year, the area
covered amounting to 38,136 square
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Planetable Used in Soil Survey for
Constructing Base Map.
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miles. Prior to 1918 a total of 445,825
square miles had been mapped, so that
the total area covered by the detailed
work of the survey at the close of June
30, 1918, was 488,961 square miles.
That part of the United States lying
i within regions where the rainfall is
sufficient for crop production or where
water is available for irrigation cov
ers approximately 1,750,000 square
miles. The area mapped in detail dur
ing 1918 was equivalent to 2.2 per cent
of this area, the total mapped in de
tail to date 27.6 per cent, and the total,
both detailed aAI reconnoissance work,
much of the latter area calling for no
further work, amounted to 54.3 per
I cent of it.
TREES FOR ROAD PROTECTION
Active Steps Taken by New York
Organizations for Development
of Planting Scheme.
(By PROF R. B. FAXON, State Col
lege of Forestry, Syracuse, N. Y.)
Believing that the problem of road
side planting should not be entirely set
aside during the movement for a great
er mileage of improved highways,
active steps are now being taken
; by the New York State Motor federa
-1 tion and the State College of Forestry
, at Syracuse for the development of a
planting scheme for the section of the
highway running from Syracuse to
Utlca, a distance of about 60 miles.
It has been demonstrated by those
in charge of the work that aside from
the purely ornamental value of trees
along the highway, many practical ben
efits would result from their proper
use. It is not generally realized that
trees, by means of their shade during
the summer months, prolong the life of
the roadway for many years, and road
! experts in general are heartily in fa
| vor of this means for road protection.
' IMPROVEMENT IN WISCONSIN
Ten Million Dollars to Be Spent on
Developing Highways in Badger
State in 1919.
Ten million dollars will be spent on
developing, improving and patrolling
j the highways of Wisconsin during
; i9i9.
This announcemnt was made by A.
, R. Hirst, state highway engineer, who
explained that the increase, an amount
I elmost double that spent in former
years, was because $2,500,000 was left
over from last year and also to furnish
an opportunity for employment of re
•ned soldiers and sailors.
"Approximately $7,000,000 will be
spent in developing new roads, and
about $3,000,000 will be used to patrol
the state trunk highways. The money
will come from federal, state and coun
ty sources.
The senate committee on highways
is considering a bill to allow counties
1 to institute trunk lines and to raise
I the present limit of s.o<X> miles of fed
eral aid roads in the state.
GOOD ROADS TO SCHOOLS
Higher Attendance of Children Shown
by Government Survey After
Improver lent Made.
A survey made hy the government
of the effect of good road building on
schi ol attendance in eiuht counties
sh i\vs that before the roads were im
provM the average school attendance
j was pupils to each 100 enrolled, as
i j c..mpared with 76 after the roads were
' iniDi'oved.
[ MISS LESLIE
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By MILDRED WHITE.
Down the long snowy road came the
doctor's cutter. The impatient young
man lying upon a rudely-constructed
bed, lifted his head to watch its com
ing. It seemed hours since he had
crawled painfully to the door of this
shabby cottage, begging shelter.
The old woman who admitted him
ungraciously granted his request.
"Your leg is broken," she announced
coldly, as she prepared a couch for
his use. "Where did ye do it an' how
could ye get here?"
Tom Arnold explained about his fall
down a slippery trail, but the latter
part of her question remained unan
swered.
"Doctor's coming," she said laconi
cally.
When the doctor had come and the
broken leg was resting more com
fortably, the kindly old mountain doc
tor looked down into his patient's face.
"That was a queer spot for you to
be traveling about in alone," he said.
"Had to look the place over," Tom
explained. "I'm a civil engineer. We
are going to start some pretty big
work here after the thaws come. I'm
trying to make myself proficient, hop
ing for promotion."
"I have heard of the contract," the
doctor said, "and I have met the chief
engineer. He is staying down at a
hotel in the village." Tom nodded.
"That's why I was scouting round,
going back to him with information.
"But now—" he frowned suddenly.
"How long will I be laid up in this
hole?" he asked.
The doctor's eyes met those of the
young man frankly. "You should have
had medical attention earlier," he said.
"However, with good nursing—"
"Nursing!" Tom exclaimed, "who can
take care of me here? A glass of
water seems too great a favor to ask.
Couldn't you get me down to the
hotel?"
The doctor shook his head. "Dan
gerous work," he replied. "We will
have to get a nurse from the city," he
went on. "I will telephone tdnight
and see what I can do. She could ar
rive sometime tomorrow. I will meet
her at the station and drive her my*
self."
Therewith, Tom Arnold was obliged
to be content.
After the troubled painful night, the
long and wearisome morning, his eyes
spied gratefully at last the doctor's
approaching cutter. He could discern
a girlish figure on the seat at the doc-
I tor's side, and with a sigh of relief he
turned his head, to watch the cottage
door as It opened.
The doctor was smiling triumphant
ly, and Tom stared and drew a long
breath and stared again.
The girl who followed quickly Into
the room was very pretty.
"I caught your nurse," the doctor
exclaimed, "just as she was stepping
from the train."
"I am glad you have come," Tom
said.
"I'm glad, too," the girl replied.
"Doctor has been telling me about you,
and I want to do for you all that I
can."
Before the doctor had started upon
his return trip, Miss Leslie had charm
ed the surly old woman into cheerful
ness and had borrowed from her an
enveloping apron.
"I came so quickly," she explained,
"that I could not bring a proper cos
tume."
But as a nurse, she proved to be all
and more than could be reasonably
desired.
"If it were not for fear of losing
this big Job," he confided one morning.
"I'd be Joyfully resigned to my fate.
But I've worked so for this thing,
planned for It —dreamed of Just this
one chance through years of study.
>nd now to have It fall to some other
fellow because, well because my foot
happened to slip on an icy trail —"
The nurse nodded. "Such little hap
penings come," she replied, "all
through life. But we must not let
them —for one moment weaken our
courage. Who knows T" she smiled,
"this very Incident may be but a shc>rt
cut to your g0a1.."
"I can't see it," said Tom, but his
smile answered hers.
And then one evening, looking Into
the sweet face opposite his own, he
said, "I love you. Oh! how I love
you! I—can, never get along with
out you, dear. Even if I must fail
in this commission, there will be oth
ers. Would you be willing to be a
poor man's wife helping him on in his
struggle toward the goal?"
"Quite willing," the little nurse an
swered simply.
Then after a blissful silence, Tom
raised his radiant face. "Why," he
said, "I don't know your name. Miss
Leslie won't do any more."
"Leslie then," suggested the girl.
Seriously, she faced him. -"lt's my real
name, Tom," she said. "I'm Leslie
Bainbridge, daughter of your chief, the
one who can give your promotion, if
he wishes* and. he's going to do It
"I was on my way to visit him at the
hotel that day wheh your old doctor
drove up and told me to step into his
cutter. He seemed so sure of me that
I supposed he was father's agent. And
on the way he told me about you—your
great need —and I. was it impulse Tom?
or was It fate leading? I decided to
come to you and to do what I could."
"But oh! my dear, murmured Tom.
"you are now so far above me."
'Til come nearer then." cheerfully
answered Miss Leslie, and sank down
beside the couch, her curly head close
to his shoulder.
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feet, also increasing the operator's
field of vision. Sheets one one-hun
dredth-inch thick are about as strong
as the ordinary wing cover, and the
weight of nine ounces to the square
yard is but slightly greater. The rap
id spread of a tear when started Is a
disadvantage that may be overcome
with a re-enforcing of loosely woven
silk.
Taxes.
If folks had to pay taxes 01
prnuches this would be a smlller worh
than It ifc.
Pope's Poetry.
H!s poetry is not a mountain-tarn
like that of Wordsworth; it is not In
sympathy with the higher moods of the
mind; yet it continues entertaining in
spite of all changes of mode. It was
a mirror in a drawing-room, but it gave
back a faithful image of society, pow
dered and rouged, to be sure, and in
tent on trifles, yet still as human in its
way as the heroes of Homer in theirs ,
—Lowell.
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Burning Truth.
Said the facetious feller: "Theaa
golf fanatics get a lot of satisfaction
out of reducin' their strokes from last
season, but the real joy of life come#
from bein' able to reduce the number
of tons of coal from the winter ba»
fore."
Balute to the Flag.
The salute to the flag is given bj
raising the right hand, palm outward
until the index finger is even with the
lower edge of the forehead, and stand
ing at attention.
Production Wins.
Wealth does not come by the most
I diligent saving, but by the most dill
gent producing. Men and nations who
pinch the pennies hardest are never
the richest
Beef Suet Not Indispensable.
Norway has discovered that bee!
suet i$ not absolutely necessary to tin
manufacture of margarine. Cod lirer
oil, herring oil and other fish oils are
fe&ld to be excellent substitutes.
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