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14,892 tons gros as been s bv a I when this sort of {at is used. A Bel-
iehow 1 re ons gro has been sank y subwerged every night in several fee A FOSER FOR THE JUDGE i 2 rociDe ie as FAHpwH: Tia
yoldn’t” submarine or as a result cf striking of whicr OY machinery. The. same ma rere i gian recipe is as follows: Throw all the
14 accord me icial stato: iter D) : Ly. S ie . fat left alter drawing the goose into
sad, and 2 ming, aceord ng jo an ciiigial States, hin ty would be also set in action au- The Way the Accused Put the Case Up 12 wntar with a Ri x : ’
ment issued by the British admiralty. Es : : 8 h to the Court. old winter with a little salt as soon as
the lazy Twelve officers and 109 men were tomatioally If at eny ume Qurng the Writiug of Polish temperament and the goose is Srawn. When the bird is
2 saved. ' The admiralty statement adds | 2d poe place were tampered with.— talent. sidney Whiten Ji “Things 3 Da17 doue ladic off some of the dripping
: ate £ 1 nt, Sid { Er re 3 RAW a ,
L The that the vessel went down off the Irish Lond Globe. Remem ser’ has an amusing story of 2 bevore it bhiow ns or becomes strong and
the best coast last Thursday. ToT ee al Dill daw arot® a 1, | 8 (nc roasting proceeds leave only
n charge Botore bolas tnkon over by the Brit. ) Looked Like a Mistake. ne t | ous GW who Irate i etmgh dripping in. the pan to baste
1 ish admiral: gt Er : Ee of reser One of the hig eastern structural com- ehoini i Bake > is brought be for 14° | yeith. Next day put the dripping, with
ing, Mr. dot he L Se tic pg in Yi on Hh panigs, having a contract to build a law rou 3 Tob selliy poison Wiihos the fresh fat, in a stewpan, with slices
uns in a fay hi i tL gi Fon bc traveling crane above a coal handling in the le al eunctinaents bearing | of apple, and onion if approved. Add
n disap- ree 43s 16 Si Hite 8 ar lang at a dock, decided to employ a iio. s. salt aud pepper. When done clear it
5 tL Font ae 5 OWIEE | surgbon to remain “on the job." The igi. e procecnel tO. reat | and strain i into a jar. Cover it and
rd Har- y e gean Sieam Nav.gation €om- | pon gaq one was given a note which = the hr when the «ow sudden keep it in a cool place, .
e ablest pany of Liverpool. i read, “Please hand this to the foreman | IL inteviiiiod Tid with the question. nn
what did In an engtgement between Britisn | jy cHarge and tell him that you will ie ne, Presid. ut, Do you |
>» hurried
light naval forces and German torpedo
boat destrcyers in the North sea, a
look after any of the men who may be
injured by falling from the work.” The
understand au chemi
als?”
avout
ying
Russians Light Drinkers.
The Russian realized perfectly well
wrote a ANY bathroom equipments ot..cr- German destroyer was sunk and the | geetor without ado went out to the | “Mr. S. the expert, is here in thar the is He of the use of Youka
wise perfect are marred by the other torpedo craft scattered, it was | plant. He looked up at the false work | capacity,” vepiicd the judge. on EA rs ni
dead cer- : : : 3 officially auivunced in Lendon. hat wos being built in preparation for | “And oud. dr 8. quericd the Jew. Dot made Hie belied. disseminated by
noisy action of the closet fittings and by The sinking of a British torpedC | the ¢rane, and it was so high that the | “do you understand anything abou: the books of dilettante travelers, that
on office, the sound of the water in flushing and boat destroyer in another engagement | men on it looked like lilliputians. He | law?” NY en Russia asa hard driniss
ie tare refilling. : -with German torpedo boat destroyers | thought of the possibilities if one of| “You huve just heard (rom his |, Far from it. Certain very cousid-
ce’s win-
alms and the user as well as to'those in adjoin- and forty-four of the crew, also was Fe a mistake. It should have | about Taw ) case address yourself to opines = hem the pee “et of’
from the ing Tooms. announced. addressed tir's letter to an undertaker.” the judge.” . Te : or or ic a the Ju re oF tue:
t walked 4 7 Ci enyry oa An unidentified German vessel | —ArgZo.ul. “1 ask you, Mr. President, just to Ape; Su fertile IRIS RICHY
splendent A “Standard” Design “N’’ noise- shelled the Suffclk coast of England. Ah sonsider the cose 1 ile orthodox.” who refiniund ior, Pyle
ahh ] t consider 'the case for ome moment. | ciple. Many others as well did net in-
less closet which is in thorough keepin; There were no casualties. t ~nd [Motion Pictures. Y he {ude : . SHAE ML sD pS MY
5 i i ea mee 3 ay = . ou fre the jude of the court and ad- | gyjpe, either fromm distaste or from
tonight, with our scientific workmanship is the _ The heaviest fighting in progress As i » of entertainment. not in- | mit that you do not understand any- | conscientious scruples. In fact, sta-
ber some a ; solution. 1 in any of the war areas is in the Riga | struct votion picture will preb- | thing about chemicals, and the expert Hath al aviten: Shows thar the Deatle
ly it that “Standard” Design “'N'* Closct sector, where the Germans recently} ably evel tie lines of free. l tells us that he does not kuow any- | yf the Re empire consumed de-
AE & CO took the offensive and drove back the | even faut roti. of melodr ama | thing about law. And I, a poor Jew, et ol hor ay
inot. i | ) Re id Russians a mile and a half in the re, | and of Sm lee eget The Stave. | am expected to be familiar both with | copies i other Lurcpean coun
ewels—by gion of the Great Tirul marsh, that | free (rom SH Bn autiug stil fig vee the law and with chemicals. Now. | tries.— Robert I. flake in Atlantic.
you know ont Bs rd the way to Riga for forms o entertain te, Sui protais, Mr. President, I ask you how you ean !
to appear / erman forces. Eguiraie ore, ui HESS0U 96 | hogsibly convict me?” Lile Tos
1e famous Berlin announces that the attack i the spoken work, wine is to convey b - £ ™ Aitomalie 16.5,
———————— nt trang Three : 3 3g ate hai i Ha e practice of rupuiiag an automo-
netted the Germans strong Russian | ideas and Hizmiuate character. on os IMR TLE AL TI = bile with the top up win it is not
fe vas a positions on a front of about six miles, | creation of the cour .ete iy 0 FINDING THE ALTITUDE. fo Pop Ib a ts
CUT YOUR BUTTER BILL with more han 1,700 prisoners and | redlity and onthe pictorial ait 0. 8 gue = [rosiod BE IUHE. meni 3 wn
, then you thirteen machine guns painting. The movies and the spoieit | How Airmen Measure the Heights te Li oi aE = eT 9
i Be > > . die 30 Hntaodnisiie hy = Lapiaar Mach n-cs. Vien the wk
ninine so- . Attempting agiin to advance over drama aie not so antagonistic ud Véhich They Ascend. [ Pi 4 fost dash Wh
> told me Save about half your butter bill the frozen ground which has made the at st : ane LR ot ! Altimeters or barographs are used by | hen a juild Wo ii
. i .we think, will prove to us tha real intors rien ita bein | sistance Is especially great. X piles
ain Light- and get better results by using ci effort in this swampy region possible |; they sa il Re ie id Sl cul she to measur Wy 5 hs BO var ihmiel Toe a lis oo
. Brits SR enustal 5 whic ey ascend. Both of these in- | _ .. it A aed
; BI ¢ Cc / the Teutonic army has sustained re as different as painting and sculpture. struments are constructed Saoil | asoline with the top rolled and ¢ v-
anton Creamo verses, accoi ding to Petrograd. North- | Tou. Year Book. nents are IStrucied on exactly | ...q as compared with having the ton
ck lighted Butterine 2 =z west ‘of the marsh they opened a i ° the same principle as the aneroid ba- up with the back closed Wien going
ound more heavy artillery fire and attacked, but oo rometer. They depend upon air pres- | 5. a oi
y l . e ille 1 s E t against the wi bis exir: S ©S-
oner, while Rich in Butter Fats; Sweet, failed to maks Yond A Simi ; The Bull of Phalaris. sure. At sen level, where the air Is ~oait the Wind Uis eXita pull is om
Whol N aile o make any headway. simi $ veo fe oY pecially heavy, and difficulty iu mak-
ie Earl of holesome, Nutritious lar result met attacks between the | Ferillus of Athens'is said by the av- | much compressed by its own weight, Loo XX y [nu mdb
r ol eT cient authorities to have invented for | ¢ e is about fiftee 3 ing a hard (iii L may often be relieved
ort with a de in I 9 ; { the pressure is about fifteen pounds to , _ LE ; 4 an
Not made a marsh and the river Aa, and here, in a | py 10 ic tant of Aerigent BC by lowering tie top. Careful regula-
de. In his . wD, counter attack. the Russians dislodzed is, tyrant of agrigentum, 3, . | the square inch, but at greater heights | Ta 4 =
dy Evelyn Packing House ; a z Sdinioce 570, a brazen bull. which opened on the | jt hecomes jess. The barometer is gov- | Hon Of the tob. using it only when ex
1ad a horse : $ yormant side to admit victims who were to be | arpeq by the pressure and so indicates Sentinal. wil be foynn to bo.a worth
Churned fresh every day in The fighting extended to the south- | .oacted to death by the fire which was ! a S | while factor in reducing the gasoline
hat time— rich, sweet cream. Goes from ®, BD 3 > 3 y S| the height above sea level. 2
’ x : east of the river Aa near Kalnzem. | wyuilt underneath. The dyin oans of bill.
1d the Earl churn te user in odor and germ Tiers the Russians arto GLkine the ob : ying gr ‘| There are many forms of barometers. al bets
mond neck 4 iB Suss , g the the sufferers closely resembled the Spoiled His Speech.
hain Light-
Such sounds -are an annoyance to
roof package with eve
gr ¥'s So *t. area
aad 5.0
in the vicinity of Scuouven Bank,
with the lors of three of three officers | «
fensive, were caught in a counter at-
tack and compelled to retife north-
ward a third of a mile.
fall to the dock, and he
© foveinan: “I think the com-
thel) shold
“roaring of a maddened bull;” hence the
name that was given to the invention.
worship that I am au expert in chem
icals. If you want to know anything
The simplest is a bent tube of glass,
shaped like a very long letter J and
partly filled with mercury. The upper
erable secticas of the population did
not drink at all. Such were the Mo-
“When I rose to speak it was so still
in the hall you could have heard a pin:
odds?’ in- : It is refreshing to know that later ou | hart is closed, and the space above the | drop.”
Better than Butter for Everything In what appears to have been the | the populace rose against Phalaris and column of mercury is a vacuum. The “Yes?”
stories of most important offensive movement | burned the tyrant in the bull that he
ell, it hap-
iticians be-
Derby day.
d the earl -
ace. After-
lyn"—
\ 9?
her racy old
klace there-
; collar.
POORBAUGH
& BOWSER
Population by Sex.
About half the probable popnulaticn
of the world has been enumerated with
relation te sex. About 50.3 per cent
male, 49.7 per cent female, is the re-
sult of this count. Only in Europe.
Ch.im of Prahova.
No trave.er wuo bas visiled Rea
mau.a returns without peaising the
wonders of I'rullova. iicre, alte om
has passed the heights of Predesi, iv
a charming valley in the midst or Toi
undertaken on the Franco-Belgian
front in several weeks, French trench-
es on a front of approximately a mile
in the region of Hill 304, northwest
of Verdun, were stormed by German
troops, the Berlin war office an-
nounces. A counter attack delivered
by the French failed te drive out the
Germ:on~. who during the operati:
captur ‘b. ut 500 prisoners and t
had made to be the cause of death to
|0 many others.
A Better Trade.
*“1 understand young Briefless is
about to marry the daughter of old
Bonds. the millionaire?”
“Yes, so I am told.”
“Will he give up the law business?”
“Yes. He will give up the law busi
lower or hook end of the tube is open
and subject to the pressure of the at-
mosphere. As the pressure becomes
less on rising above the surface, the
mercury in the long part of the tube
falls. The extent of the fall indicates
the height.
Airplanes use one of these instru-
ments mentioned, which are practically
self registering barometers, and when
the airplane comes down the instru-
“Well, I stood there for a moment
looking out over the audience and fram-
ing my first sentence, and I am sure
that I should have been able to get
along all right, but just before I had
got ready to utter my first word some
fool in the back end of the hall yelled,
“Leuder!”
Reckiess Disregard.
“The law of supply and demand,”
wn in Eng- among continents, do the females out- 2 of great rocks and spotiing wa ag, Bune ; hid ness and go into the son-in-law busi | ment shows how high it has been car- | sald the economist, “1s as inexorable as
ve it is con- number the males. the proportion be- | ters. The andscape evokes recollec e, aris Account of the orma. ness. 2 HISAR ried.—Philadelphia Press. the law of gravitation.
» of jewelry ng: Female. 50.8 per cent; male, 49.4 | ious of Switeriand, with architecture | OFeDsive repcrts. it launched along : —_— You can’t always enforce either ot
lity, whose per cent. In most parts of the world | (hag recalls the orient. Azuga, Bustena rather wide iront, the attacks being Court Plaster, Leoking It Up. them. The law of gravitation: doesn’t
y were be- of which we have information the re- | ure seated on the Lauk ioe = tumuli delivered at four points between Ave You can make court plaster at hor. He was that type of genteel beggar | Prevent people from getting up in the
Pittsburgh verse is true. The percentage of males otis icon Farther away is Siuuia. The court wcod on the extreme left ol by spreading clean silk with a prepa | that “puts up a frent,” as the fellows | 8ir these days.” —Washingten Star.
in British India is 509; in the’ tribu- | ourt aud the Roumunian aristocracy | (p@ French lines about Verdun, and:| ration made by dissolving one part 6: | ggy. His face had more tears in it :
ar?’ mused tary states, 51.7; in Japan, 50.5. In |} .ce built in this delightful foo Dead Man Hl, a. distance of morc | isinglass in ten parts of water an: | than a cemetery, and he was just get At It Night and Day.
Evelyn was the United States by the last census BE a hs e vl 3 a vor than three and one-half miles, says | afterward straining it through muslin | 50 ready to tell his down and outer’s, “My daughter is a wonder at the
t Lord Har- there were 106 males to 100 females. | |u ue hotels. All that made life a. | (hat the attacks were repulsed, except | Add two parts of tincture of benzoid | tale when the man at the desk reached | plano,” said the proud father.
ed Paddock,
iship favors
1 moment in
. necklace of
one thing to
‘Wall droop-
+ Manhattan
ed with joy-
he tell Mr.
wait.
~& hom
r Coming
the divisions of native, foreign, etc.,
being as follows: Native white of na-
tive parentage, 104 males, 100 females;
native white of foreign parentage, 99.5
males, 100 females; foreign white, 129.2
males, 100 females; negro, 98.9 males,
100 females; all. other, 185 males, 100
females.—New York Times.
Adjustable Mathematics.
“Figures prove’ -— began the statis-
tical expert.
“Wait a minute,” interrupted Senator
Sorghum. “You tell me what question
you are discussing and which side of
Bukharest “is taken by summer so
journers to the shadows offered by
Prahova aud its sweet freshness
Near Sinaia the valley widens and
Campina appears, the chief city of the
coal lands and of the salt mines. Ani
mals that are at liberty assemble
about a block of salt to lick it, for
salt, like petroleum, is everywhere.
Ambiguous.
When Bilkins was away from home
on a long business trip he got a letter
from bis wife that still puzzles him.
it ended thus;
that the Germans penetrated advanced
trenches near Hil! 304. The German
statement mentions the fighting fin
the other sectors cf this attack as
“enterprices on Dead Man Hill and
northwest of Avocourt,” which
“brought the desired result.”
The number of prisoners taken in
Rumania has reached near 200,000
says the Overseas News agency. Dis-
persed scldiers who had hidden in/the
forests and villages and who hal
taken off thir u»'’'arms ure reappear
ing, the agen-y adds. Many still are
in hiding.
—New York Telegram.
Easy Marks.
“This world would te a pleasanter
place if there were not so many fools:
in it.” .
“Yes, but it would be more difficult
to make a living.” —-Boston 'Cranseript
Her Predicament.
“When in doubt plav a trump.”
“The trot’ le ts 1 in doubt most of
the toe And I s'dom get more than
four o- tive trurans "Louisville Cour
fer-Journal.
into a drawer and brought forth a dic-
tionary, placing it itn fromt of the ap-
pealing one.:
“What do you want—sympathy?’ the
man at the desk asked.
“Yes, sympathy,” was the half sob-
bed reply.
“Look in 8 for it.
other day.”
The sympathy chaser grunted auu
headed for the door. He wasn’t look-
ing for work, just sympathy—in the
form of a plece of loose change.—In-
dianapolis News.
I saw K there the
“That's so, for wonders never
cease,” said the man who occupied the
adjoining flat. —Boston Transcript.
Powerful Mind,
“So Stubkins has a mind of his own?’
“I should say he has. And you ought
to tee her nse it.” Chicago Herald.
Not Saige.
“Shall 1 lend him $2007"
“I don’t believe 1 would. He's one of
those chaps that never lets anything *
worry him.”--Detroit Free Press.
A Health Crank.
E we: ly : i Lieutenant Goorge Guynemer, {th ttre ‘ Goose Fat “ERS .
upg Bp tao it you are on and I'll tell you without “Baby is well and lots brighter than | prench avirior, by bringing an a'r “Honor thy fither and thy mother” | Goose fat makes excellent pastry that Have you any nice cocoanuts?
5, BB the trouble of going through the caicu- | ghe used to be. Hoping that you are | plane down on the Somme front, de. | stands Writ'ey ame the thre- laws of | ig absolutely free from any flavor of | Lc mum. Here's one full of milk.”
lation just about what your figures are | the same, I remain, your loving wife.” stroyed his twenty-eighth- machine. most revere iighteousness. Aeschy ! the bird or of the onion stuffing. The “But is it sterilized?” -- Boston Tran-
going to prove.”—Washington Star.
+ —Manchester Union.
Be a
lus.
|
i "aotry
‘rus out light and “short”
script.