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VOL. xm. NO. 37
WORK QF A GOOD SAMARITAN.
B*ek, the Proapoctor, Who Hat Made
the Desert Bloom With Guidepoata
Pointing the Way to 'Water and
8av»d Many Men From Death.
Ill the Americau Magazine is an artl*
ele about Lew Westcott Beck, who Is
known as the "good Samaritan of
Death valley.'' He and bis dog, Ru
fua, have saved many prospectors from
a horrible death by making the desert
blossom with guideposts showing the
way to water. The following is an ex
tract from the article:
"Time was when Beck was a plain
prospector in the Cripple Creek coun
try. He was in on the diggings at
Leadville. and he panned around in
Montana awhile. Likewise he rushed
into the Big Horn at the time of the
mineral strike there, but he never
•truck a lead that made him rich.
"Eventually he drifted dowu through
Nevada and into Death valley, chasing
rainbows Wild rumors about 'Death
LAND OP MIRAGES
DEATH VALLEY AND ITS TREASCHEROUS LINES OF BEAU I Y.
Valley' Scotty's big find in that section
electrified the country, and scores of
prospectors rushed into the desert, ex
pecting to make their fortune in a few
days. Beck was 'among those pres
ent'
"There were several in Beck's party.
They hiked many miles through the
mirage land, finding nothing worth
while and worrying constantly lest
they exhaust their supply of water.
For two days they sought water holes,
and when out of water they went for
hours with tongues swollen and lips
parched from want of moisture. Then
when death seemed Inevitable they
suddenly discovered a tiny stream
trickling out of a canyon at the base
of the Panamint mountains.
"When Beck returned to civilization
he was a changed mnn. He had seen
aanda that were strewn with skulls,
and that sight bad put a big idea into
his head.
"Came spring, and Beck made an
other trip through Death valley. At
his side was a Newfoundland dog.
The prospector carried a bundle of tin
strips. They were signboards to guide
the wanderers' steps aright
"Each summer since then the pros
pector and his dog have made a jour
ney to the land of the purple mist, pil
ing up rocks and attaching signs to
them, searching for lost travelers and
incidentally keeping a lookout for
piece of precious metal. Ouce or twiee
Rufus has led bin master to prospectors
who, after long suffering from thirst
had fallen upon the burning sands to
die.
"In signboarding the desert Beck has
gaved a number of thirst mad rain
bow chasers and lias also In remote
districts stumbled upon the bleaching
bones of dead men who may have
found fortunes in the silver sulphuret
district, but who did not live to tell
the world about it. At one time he as
•isted at the burial of four men who
died of thirst within two miles of
spring.
"The country that Beck traverses
the most arid section of the American
continent—a dreary stretch of hun
dreds of miles of desert, dotted here
and there with foothills, buttes, dry
creek beds, chaparral, prickly pear and
sagebrush. Springs are miles upon
miles apart Most of them are bitterly
alkali, and some are poison.
"On an ordinary summer afternoon
the thermometer ruus up to about 134
degrees in the shade out in Death ral
ley, and tte most unpleasant thing
about it is that there Is a dearth of
shade. When man ventures out upon
this trackiess expanse the shimmering
beat dazes him. the scarcity of water
crazes him. and the mirage—treacher
ous, lying thing of beauty that It is
looms ever before him. flashing upon
the canvas of his mind's eye a verdant
valley. gorgeously green with growing
things, fresh with flowers, wet with
water and waiting to welcome him.
"He can see grassy hill slopes Just
ahead, and the mirrored lake appears
to He Just beyond some beckoning
meadow. He follows on and on and
afterward drains the last drop from
his canteen Then his throat becomes
parched, his tongue cleaves to the roof
of his mouth, and strange things pass
before his eyes. The buzzards begin
to soar over bim. and the coyotes sit
is
U|Kn their hunkers and watch him
chase rainbows until he pitches for
ward upon his face and closes his eyes
upon a world that is too mysterious
and merciless tor him to linger
longer."
Song of a Little River,
There's no music like a littlc^il'wwr's
It- plays the same tune (and that's the
favorite) over and over again, and yet
It does not weary of It like men fid
dlers. It takes the mind out of doors,
and, though we should be grateful for
good bouses, there is. after all,
house like (Jod's out of doors. And
lastly, sir. It quiets a man down iike
•a.ving his prayers.—Robert Louis Ste
venson.
Rejected.
tiuft—B* via* and «tos will make n#
5® n sn :n wonr. ?Mie
I'm very sorry, but unfortunately I
want to be happy myself.—Boston
Transcript.
Evil couusel
Plutarch,
is swift In Its march.—
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
It
Causes Hardening of the Arteries
and Other Grave Troubles.
Physicians have always studied tho
pulse, because It gives valuable infor
mation concerning the body's condi
tion of health or disease. But it is
only recently that they have begun to
use the term "blood pressure" fre
quently and to regard the amount of
that pressure as of great importance.
That is because they now have instru
ments for accurately measuring the
pressure, which previously they could
only estimate by feeling the pulse.
Blood pressure or the degree of ten
sion of the blood current within the
arteries is chiefly significant because
permanent increase in it is quite
sure to be followed in time by harden'
ing of the arteries and by the degener
ation or disease of important organs,
especially the kidneys.
The blood pressure is increased by
number of causes that increase the
force of the heart beat or that con
tract the smaller blood vessels. Any
excitement—anger, joy. fear, ''nervous
ness"—raises It temporarily. But that
\s of little Importance unless the emo
tion is frequently repeated or unless
the person already has diseased arte
ries i he blood pressure that is per
r.ianently high is more serious. That
comes from long continued mental ex
citement. such as worry, business anx
iety or political strife or from the ac
tion of certain poisons that are formed
in the system and not properly ex
creted.
These poisons come from the waste
products of digestion, especially in
large meat eaters. They raise the
blood pressure by causing the smaller
arteries to contract.
In small amounts these poisons are
excreted at once, but in persons who
eat large quantities of meat, especially
of beef and mutton—poultry and fish
are less harmful—they are sometimes
formed in amounts so large that the
kidneys cannot dispose of them prompt
ly. When this happens, especially if it
occurs in a person who is under a con
stant mental strain, like the politician
the financier or the chronic worrier
there Is grave danger of a permanent
ly high blood pressure and, following
that, of hardening of the arteries and
of kidney disease, mental disturbance
or apoplexy.
If you must worry be a vegetarian
if you must eat meat do so only once
a day or, better still, every other day
—Youth's Companion.
King of Flowers.
On the score of age alone the peony
should command the interest of all
flower lovers. It has a history which
began many hundreds of years ago
The tree peony. Paenla moutan, is
nativ-e of China. This peony, more
than any other flower, has been the
glory and pride of the Chinese for near
ly 1,500 years and has been a subject
for their painters and a theme for
their poets. In China for more than
1,000 years a record has been kept of
the percentage of seedlings of this
peony and their characteristics. Its
great beauty and fragrance made it
centuries ago the favorite flower of
China's emperors, and it was called
Hwa Wang—king of flowers.—Subur
ban Life.
Just Try It.
A. curiosity in arithmetic has recent
ly been worked out by a British as
tronomer In answer to the question
What is the largest number that can
be expressed with three digits?
The answer is 9** (the ninety-ninth
power of nlnel.
The figure which this represents is so
big that it Is awesome. If it were
printed in full It would fill thirty-three
volumes of S00 pages each of fine type.
The first twenty-eight figures are
428,124.773,175.747.048.036.987.115.9, and
the last two are 89. In between these
are 369.693.070 figures.
If you don't believe it try it and see.
—Saturday Evening Post
The Unknown Quantity,
"I'll bet she will." began the rash
youth.
"Don't" interrupted his older and
wiser companion. "Don't bet that she
will ever do anything. You can never
tell what a woman will do."
"But," protested the young man.
was going to bet that she would do the
unexpected."
"Don't," repeated the elder earnest
ly. "Even that la no safe bet
Judge.
"His Busy Day.
"You say you called this morning on
toy husband at his office? He's always
*o busy. Did yon have any trouble in
seeiug him?"
'Yes. at flm*. Be was *min* behind
his desk, and I couldn't him until
ire moved his feet "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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THE BUTLER COUNTS
WHIRLING BODIES
They Invariably Tend to Point to
tire Pole Star.
SCIENCE AND SPINNING A TOP.
That the Earth Revolves on Ita Axis
May Be Proved by a Simple Experi
ment With the Gyrostat—Phenomena
of Rapidly Revolving Objects.
Spinning a top is not always child's
play, although it has generally been re
garded as a Juvenile sport. Once In
England top whipping was practically
ordered by law. There was a huge
top formerly provided in every village
to be whipped in frosty weather that
the peasants might be kept warm by
the exercise and out of mischief while
they could not work. Shakespeare In
"Twelfth Night" says, "His brains
turn like a parish top." Ben Jonson
in "New Inn" writes, "He spins like
parish top," and Beaumont and
Fletcher have "dances like a town top
and reels and hobbles." Evelyn, the
diarist, speaking of the uses of willow
wood, says that it was ordered that
the great town tops should be made
thereof."
Of late years, however, science has
taken a hand In spinning tops with
fruitful results. From spinning tops
we can learn many interesting and
valuable things. For example, we can
prove that the earth revolves on its
axis and Calculate at what speed.
The phenomena of spinning bodies
are extremely interesting. If you throw
your hat into the air. but without spin
ning it. It will fall perhaps on one side,
perhaps on the other, but if you give it
spinning motion before sending It
into the air it will always come down
the same side down as it went up. The
same thing is true of coins and in fact
of all objects spun in this manner. A
knife, if merely thrown into the air,
may come down at any angle, but if
held point down and sent spinning into
the air it will on falling stick its point
into the floor invariably.
Other bodies- acquire rigidity when
spun rapidly. Thus a piece of chain
if placed on a wheel and made to re
volve rapidly will form a perfect circle
and If thrown off the wheel suddenly
will roll across the table or the floor
just like a solid hoop until its speed Is
diminished, when it will fall into
huddled mass.
It is a strange fact that spinning
bodies always tend to point to the
north star—the pole star. Gently, but
firmly, they seem to tug at their moor
ings in an effort to assume the angle
that" will point them in that direction.
Once they have attained it they do not
vary.
If. now, you want to prove the rota
tion of the earth by means of a spin
ning top you can do so as follows:
Provide yourself with a gyrostat capa
ble of being driven by electricity so
that it can run for twenty-four hours
or more without stopping. Set this go
ing and" point it to the north or pole
star. It will soon assume that direc
tion. Now. as the axis of the top is
pointed In a certain direction (say the
north wall of the room) and stays
there, without ever moving, this will
be a guide to you to check off your ob
servations. And as you watch you will
notice that in six hours' time the top
will point to the west and six hours
later to the south, six hours later to
the east and at the conclusion of the
twenty-four hours It will have complet
ed the circle and will again be point
ing due north. It will have completed
the circuit of the four walte of the
room.
What does this mean? It means that
the room has revolved round the top
but as the room is fixed to the solid
earth it Implies that the whole earth
has revolved round the top, which
alone remained stationary. Conse
quently we have proved by this means
that the earth has turned once round
on its axis, and that it does so turn
and that the heavens remain still and
stationary.
Many interesting astronomical dis
coveries have been made by the aid
of spinning tops, and the facts obtain
ed by their study have been applied to
the rotation of heavenly bodies, the
earth Included, and the "wabble" of its
axis has been calculated by this means
In many ways, therefore, the spinning
top is a valuable scientific instrument
—Hereward Carrlngton in New York
World.
Effect of a Dream,
"The happiest dream I can recall,
said a successful business man, "was
one I had ten years ago. In It I was
with my good mother again, seated in
the old home church. She placed her
band on my head and whispered. 'Son
I am proud of you." That little state
dent has kept me out of wrongdoing
more than all the sermons I have ever
heard and, 1 think, has made me a bet
ter man."—Philadelphia Record.
At Values Are Judged.
"Great Scott, woman! Are you try
tog to ruin me?"
"Why, Henry! You don't even know
rhat I paid for the gown."
"I know that any gown that looks
As bad as that one costs more than
San afford to pay."—Life.
Quite Correot.
philosopher says. "A man worships
what he cannot understand." If he is
»eferring to women be is correct.—New
Orleans Picayune.
Chance generally favors the pruteftt
~Jo«b«rt
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913.
CORROSIVE ACID BURNS.
If Splashed With Vitriol Plunge Ints
Water at Onoe.
A burn from sulphuric acid—vitriol,
as it is often called- Is one of the most
painful and disfiguring wouuds that
can be received. Sulphuric acid is the
most powerful of caustic liquids.
When it touches the tissues of the
body it disorganizes them rapidly, ex
hausting the water in them, coagulat
ing their albumen ana changing the
nature of their salts, thus tninglng
about a destruction that is sometimes
fataL When the burnt place heals it
does so with a hideous scar, resembling
that of leprosy or lupus.
On being splashed with vitriol there
is only one thing to do—rush for the
nearest water and plunge the burnt
member Into It If the face be splash
ed it should be Instantly immersed In
a bowl or pail of water, or In a lake or
river if these be handy The object is
to dilute the acid as quickly as pos
sible and so check its rapid corrosion
»f the flesh, for if let alone it will eat
In to a great depth.
Having washed away the acid, cover
the wound at once with some alkali,
luch as iimewater or milk of magne
sia. If these are not obtainable suds
made from pure soap will do. Then
treat the wounds as ordinary burns
are treated. If the mouth be burned it
should be rinsed out with water, fol
lowing this with Iimewater or milk of
magnesia, which should be kept in the
mouth as long as possible.
A burn from nmmonla, though not
nearly so serious as one from acid, is
very painful. It should be treated
with a diluted acid wash made from
vinegar or the Juice of a lemon or
Uma Afterward it should be coated
with gum tragacantb or gum arable.—
New York World.
BROAD DAYLIGHT AT NIGHT.
That's the 8ight That Startles One In
Alaska In Summer.
Speaking from an experience of
more than 100,000 miles' travel on sea
and land. It Is remarkable bow many
things you see in Alaskan waters
which you have seen nowhere else in
the world. It was a novel sight to
have a whole school of whales spout
ing at one time, with some of them
cruising up near the boat and rolling
over like submarines pitching In a
heavy sea. And the herds of Alaskan
fur seals, hoarsely bellowing as we
Approached, added to memory's reper
toire of barking monkeys, groaning
camels and trumi*ting elephants.
Another unusual thrill that comes
to the summer traveler in Alaska
springs from the eternal daylight of
that wonderful country Whether you
actually see the midnight sun or not
depends upon the date and the latitude
to which you ascend, but darkness is a
thing of the pnst after the second
night out of Seattle. A dusky gloam
ing takes Its place until you get still
farther north, and then you may read
a newspaper on deck at midnight with
out straining your eyes This phe
nomenon is one of the strangest in
Alaska. It gives you a shock to leave
the club at Dawson or Fairbanks at 1
o'clock in the morning and find your
self In broad daylight when you come
out on the silent streets!—Edgar Allen
Forbes in Leslie's
Meeting a Crisis.
"How much do you charge for cut
ting ofif a dog's tail?" said a small boy
to a veterinary recently, exhibiting a
quarter in one hand and leading a
lean canine with the other.
"The operation customarily costs $1,
but 1 will do It for you for 50 cents,"
replied the gentleman addressed.
The boy looked at the coin in his
hand disappointedly for a moment
but his face quickly brightened He
stuck out his hand which contained
the coin and said 'That's all I've got
Cut off a quarter's worth."—National
Monthly.
Passing It Along.
"What does ytfur mother do when
things go wrong?"
"She just takes It oat on pa."
"And what does your sister do?"
"She hops on to pa and ma both."
"And what does your father do?"
"It's different with pa. He don'
dare say much to ma and sis, and so
when he gets mad he Just takes it out
on the street railway company and the
beef trust"—Detroit Free Press.
How, Indeed.
"I never can believe a word that
woman says."
"It's rather funny. She said
same thing about you yesterday."
"That's Just like her. How can you
have confidence in any one who talks
about another behind her back?"—Chi
cago Record-Herald.
It is related that
the
Railway Punctuality.
au
Anglo-Inlian of
fleer once asked the station master at
Delhi whether the 12 o'clock train from
Calcutta was li).
"Which." was the reply—"today's or
yesterday's? They are both due, but
yesterday's isn't in yet!"
Took a Job Lot.
"Jugt one kiss." murmured toe book
keeper.
The pretty stenographer pointed to
a placard.
"No Goods at Retail," it stated.
8o he took a Job lot—Washington
Herald.
In Old Sgypt,
An American professor claims to
have discovered that it was a crime to
flirt in ancient Egypt If the fair sex
looked
anything like the pictures they
toTt behind them It waa.-Toronto Star
-Jlug'
HIGHLY COLORED HILARITY.
Queer Kind of Fun That Goes With
One Hindu Festival.
The "Hoil Festival," as celebrated
annually by the maharaja of Patiala,
India, is described by Charles Ber
tram in his volume, "A Magician In
Many Lands." Mr. Bertram writes:
"Early in the morning I went to the
club, where I found many of the
guests, who were taking part In the
ceremony for the first time. We were
provided with a complete new suit of
Hindu garments, and our dressing
was superintended by the mabaraja's
servants We had camels, elephants
and victorias provided for us. I was
on an elephant in a kind of box. and
we drove in procession to the palace
of the native city.
We were received with great ac
claim by the natives, and I was led to
believe that it was to be decidedly a
dignified occasion, but I was woefully
mistaken. The fun had not begun
Certain formalities had to be gone
through before the signal was given.
We took our seats in the courtyard
of the palace at a long table that was
londe(3 with large gilt dishes filled with
different colored balls as large as or
anges
and filled with holi powder At
a signal the brother of the maharaja
came to the front of the table and sa
laamed to the prince, who took one of
the balls and threw It gently across
the table, striking the officer on the
breast
The ball broke and scattered the
powder over his costume. Then there
was a general scramble, and in less
time than It takes to write hundreds
of balls were flying about their many
colored contents scattered broadcast
on the crowd Next baskets of loose
powder were thrown upon us in hand
fuls.
'It was no use to expostulate the
moment you opened your mouth some
body filled it with powder. The battle
grew fast and furious, when suddenly
an enormous stream of water from a
fire engine drenched everybody. The
colored powders became wet and, min
gling together, dyed us all in brilliant
ly variegated hues.
"After this sort of thlnp had gone on
for half an hour it ceased by mutual
consent, and we returned to the pri
vate gardens of the maharaja. where
we were most unceremoniously pitch
ed into a tank of running water. I
was dyed a deep scarlet all over my
body, and It was fully a month before
the color entirely disappeared from my
face and hands."
Maddening Calmness.
A New Yorker who had planned a
week end trip with his wife fumed
and fretted without avail on the morn
ing set for their departure because she
made such slow progress in getting
ready for the Journey At last he fairly
dragged her from the house and into
a waiting taxlcab, although she kept
protesting that there was no occasion
for hurry, as they had plenty of time.
Arrived at the station, the couple dash
ed for their train and were Just in
time to see it pulling out "There,
sold the irate husband, "didn't I tell
you that we'd never catch that train
on account of you 7"
"Yes," said his philosophic spouse
calmly, "but we didn't miss it by
much."—New York Tribune.
London's Kennel Club.
The London Kennel club has pedi
grees of 500.000 dogs on flle. The club
was organized in 1873 At the annual
show of the Kennel club in London
about
$40,000
is awarded in prizes A
committee of the club meets twice a
month, and the chairman and mem
bers of the committee sit as Judges
and Jury in every disputed case passed
up to them by the judges of shows
Witnesses are called in the ordinary
way and sometimes the sentences are
very severe Not infrequently the
owners of dogs are prohibited from
ever taking part in a show afterward.
He Unburdens Himself.
"Can you bear it if I tell you some
thing serious?" ventured the young
husband.
"Yes. Don't keep anything from
me!" gasped the bride.
"Remember, this does not mean that
my love for you is growing less."
"Don't break my heart What is it?"
"Well, my dear, I'm getting tired of
angel food every day for dinner
Would It be too much to ask you to
have liver and onions?"—Kansas City
Journal.
Ocean Derelicts.
Abandoned vessels have often float
ed for many months waterlogged, but
carried far by winds and currents.
There was the Fanny E. Wolston. de
serted on Oct 15, 1891. which traveled
about 4,000 miles before she was last
reported in December. 1893 And the
W. L. White was a derelict from 1888,
when she was near
New
York, till she
ran ashore on the Hebrides a year
later Forty vessels saw her. but
could not sink her.
Cruel Hazing.
"Have you heard what Mabel's fra
ternity did to her?"
"They have terrible Initiations, I an
derstand
"That's what They ordered her to
help her mother with the dishes for a
month."—Washington Herald.
Relativea of Suocess.
Luck and Industry met on the hSgrb
way of life. "I understand we re
lated," remarked Luck.
"Yes, tn a sort of a way," replied
Industry "1 am the mother of Suc
cess, while you are a distant relative."
—Philadelphia Record.
It is the hatred of narrow mlndt for
liberal ideas that fetters the march of
progress.—Victor Hugo.
ii r. nTlfrnmin
The Other Way.
Mrs. Sourspite When 1 gave you
that solemn warning against marry
ing I said that some day you would
regret It That time will come, mark
my words. Mrs. Newed—That time
has come. Mrs. Sourspite (gleefully)—
I thought so. Then you regret your
marriage? Mrs. Newed—Oh, no. I re
gret the warning you gave me. It
kept me from marrying for nearly a
fear.—Puck.
Strictly Buslneee.
He's running his business oa strict
ly common sense lines."
"In what way?"
"Well, for instance, he says he won't
hire a man who comes from New York
unless he also knows something."—De
troit Free Press.
Inconsistent.
Poet— You said the other day in your
paper that poverty is not a crime. Ed
itor-Well? Poet- And yet you de
cline my verses simply because you
say they are poor.—Puck.
Qualified His Opinion.
I say. caddie, did you ever see a
worse golf player than I?'
No. but then. sir. I've only beeb
caddying for four years Petroit
Free Press
What should you not wish done tt
yourself do not unto others.—Chinese.
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Served every Day
Lunch Counter Connected
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i! Ilie H.HJones Service Disintectors
Used by all the leading Cafes
and Business Houses in the city
No Bad Odors and Perfect San
itation at All Times
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Just Bear In Mind
The Ohio Union Bottled Beer
When you want a geod Beer, all who have drank
it are delighted. Nothing but Hops and Mall of
Quality are used in making our
Zunt Heit, Special Brew and Tannhauser
£Sold by all Leading Cafes in Hamilton
Ohio Union Brewing Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
READ THE PRESS
$1.00 FEB. YEAH
Getting a Verdict.
"We couid have settled our dlffl
culties by tossing a coin. Instead we
spent a lot of money in going to law."
"Well?"
"I understand the jury settled the
fthole matter by tossing a coin."—
Kansas City Jouruul.
What She Lacked.
Wlgg—1 suppose Mrs. Pneurich has
the best of everything. Wagg—Well,
perhaps the best of everything except
man.»jers.—Philadelphia Record.
A Smoke Nuisance.
Willie—Paw. what is the smoke nnt
sance? Paw—The fellow who is al
ways borrowing matches, my son.—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Not
6nly strike
when the iron
but make
it hot
bv
Cromwell.
holbrocK Bros.
Reliable Dealers in
Dry Goods, Carpets, Cloaks, Queenswar*
Millinery. Heus* Furnishings
Voss-Holbreck Stamps with
all Cash Purchases.
JI^^L Jlfit
Meet him at
Cor. Front and Hish Sis.
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Is hot,
striking-Oliver
Overheard on the 6treet.
"Hasn't that girl an ethereal look?"
"Very
"Let us listen to what she is saying
to her companion I'll wager it Is
something soulful'
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ter likes tripe, but I prefer limhurger.*'
—Chicago Journal
The least moment is of Importance to
all nature The entire ocean Is affect
ed by a pebble. —Pascal.
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